The Arrogant Immortal-Chapter 43 - Calling You Elder Brother is a Sign of My

Xie Haoran saw the coldness at the bottom of Xie jiuniang’s eyes and didn’t doubt her resolve. Confused, he asked, “Why? We are related by blood, kin of the same ancestry.”

“Ha! Kin?”

Xie jiuniang’s eyes held a scornful light.

She loathed the senior branch, even more than Lin Wangchen.

Lin Wangchen had clear prices; you reap as you sow. The senior branch, on the other hand, was no different from blood-sucking parasites, clinging and relentlessly draining blood. In the past life, they had indirectly caused her parents’ premature deaths… Had it not been for the elder uncle’s machinations behind the scenes, her parents would not have taken on the task in the Mortal Realm.

Otherwise, with her parents’ shrewdness, even if she had met with misfortune, they still would have lived well.

Xie jiuniang said coldly, “There is not a single good person in the senior branch, including you.”

“Jiuniang!”

Xie Haoran, unaware of the truth, felt that Xie jiuniang was being too extreme, “You have many misunderstandings about the senior branch; any misunderstandings can be resolved by sitting down and discussing them. After Yingying arrived at the Sect, she has been thinking about you. Today, she even repeatedly instructed me to arrange for you to join the Inner Sect.”

“Ha, what a joke.” Xie jiuniang knew all too well, “She just lacks a stepping stone, a boost to reach greater heights.”

“Yingying means well,” said Xie Haoran helplessly.

“Well-intentioned? Then tell me, what is her version of being well-intentioned? And how does she arrange for me to go to the Inner Sect? Do you dare to violate the Sect’s rules?” Xie jiuniang deliberately posed a triple question.

Xie Haoran spoke truthfully, “Yingying will go to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to issue a daily task; when you accept it, you can go there to practice.”

“You think I’m as sick as you?” Xie jiuniang was genuinely amused, “Tell me to not be a proper Outer Sect disciple and run off to be her servant? Where does she get the gall?”

“It’s just a title; you won’t actually be required to do any work.” Xie Haoran didn’t understand what Xie jiuniang was being so stubborn about.

Isn’t it good for a family to help each other?

Xie jiuniang said with sarcasm, “Just a title? Are you really that clueless or just pretending to be dumb?”

Xie Haoran said with a look of helplessness, “It’s fine if you don’t want to go, things aren’t as complicated as you think.”

“Xie Haoran, I address you as ‘older brother’ not out of obligation, but because of my own good upbringing. Tell me, if someone who always steals your things suddenly says they want to consider your best interests, wouldn’t you be scared? If it were me, all I would think about is what they want to take from me this time,” Xie jiuniang asked with a tilt of her head and a smile that was not quite a smile.

Xie Haoran was startled.

What did she mean by that?

Xie jiuniang raised an eyebrow and asked again, “Could it be that you’ve heard I came into some unexpected wealth and have set your sights on it?

“Jiuniang, Yingying’s master is Lord Ziyang; she’s not lacking in resources,” Xie Haoran felt Xie jiuniang was getting more and more outrageous.

Xie jiuniang couldn’t be bothered to refute.

Hadn’t the senior branch taken away her Qi Nourishing Pill before, even when they didn’t need it? They hadn’t even spared a few Spiritual Tea buns.

Not wanting to discuss further, Xie jiuniang hit the nail on the head, “Xie Ying is so noble and pure, so why didn’t she arrange for the fourth sister? Don’t tell me there’s only one servant spot available, even a person with a severe brain disease wouldn’t come up with that.”

“This…”

Xie Haoran was at a loss for words.

Xie jiuniang looked directly at Xie Haoran, her eyes cold as ice, “Tell Xie Ying to behave herself; the family can no longer restrain me now.”

Leaving behind a cold remark, she turned indifferently and left.

Xie Haoran felt a shiver of unease.

Xie Jiuniang’s attitude towards their main branch was not simply a minor grievance between juniors.

Xie Haoran tracked down his brother, who was talking to Xie Siniang, and called over a disciple from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, ordering him to help escort Xie Haoen back to Qianlong Peak.

Xie Siniang looked suspicious, “What do you wish to ask, eldest brother?”

“Jiumei seems to hold a deep grudge against our main branch,” Xie Haoran said, paying close attention to Xie Siniang’s reaction.

Xie Siniang replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world, “Isn’t this something everyone knows? While our third uncle and aunt weren’t around for several years, our main family continuously exploited little Xiaojiu, ultimately causing her to run off to Yunmu Mountain where she nearly met with disaster.”

“Our eldest sister is the most formidable, seizing the opportunity that belonged to Xiaojiu. Without Xiaojiu, she would have never turned into a Heavenly Spiritual Root…”

Xie Haoran’s eyes widened suddenly.

No!

How could this happen?

Guessing that he might have been kept in the dark until now, Xie Siniang continued leisurely, hitting where it hurt, “I presume the family letters you received were penned by our uncle, right? It’s only recently that I found out he’s been keeping a mistress, lavishly bestowing her with gifts… Oh my, surely the gifts you gave us haven’t been diverted by the uncle to provide for his woman and child…”

Xie Haoran left, feeling awkward.

He was no different than someone making a hasty retreat.

Pleased with herself, Xie Siniang decided to go and have a chat with Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang had just finished setting up the Formation again when she saw Xie Siniang coming and invited her into the cave-dwelling.

The dwelling was simple, with nothing adorned.

Xie Jiuniang arranged the table and chairs, brewed a pot of Spiritual Tea, and asked with a smile, “Did something delightful happen to you, fourth sister?”

“Let me sit down and tell you all about it in detail,” Xie Siniang quickly relayed the incident with Xie Haoran, describing it vividly, “Xiaojiu, you should have seen the look on our eldest brother’s face, hahaha… His very own son’s gifts used by his father to support a mistress on the side, hahaha.”

Xie Jiuniang chuckled softly.

After thinking for a bit, she then told Xie Siniang about Xie Ying’s plans.

Xie Siniang inquired, “What does she want to do?”

“Up to no good, I’m sure.”

Xie Jiuniang speculated that Xie Ying’s swift visit was likely because she heard about her recent Sect initiation test… Did she see something advantageous in it?

At this point, she was unaware of the secretive strife between Lin Wangchen and Mo Chuan, which had resulted in Mo Chuan’s crafty maneuvers putting her in the limelight within the Inner Sect.

Curious, Xie Siniang asked, “What do you say, would she dare to make you work if you really went?”

“She wouldn’t. But she would then, in front of everyone, personally complete the menial tasks that are mine to do.”

“And then what?” Xie Siniang pressed on.

Seeing her curiosity, Xie Jiuniang continued, “Someone will then ask her why she is doing these tasks? She’ll respond that her sister Jiu is cultivating and since there’s nobody to do these tasks, she just did them herself. And then, she successfully reaps a wave of praise.”

Xie Siniang listened with great interest, “What happens next?”

“Do you think I’m a storyteller,” Xie Jiuniang replied, irritated, “What else could happen? She’ll keep doing my chores, speaking well of me. After some time, when her good reputation has spread, mine will be ruined.”

“Such a venomous intent, our eldest sister is planning to step over Xiaojiu to climb higher,” Xie Siniang pinpointed the key issue at once.

Xie Jiuniang wasn’t making baseless claims.

She had lived through it in a former life.

Back then, she had just joined the Sect, ignorant about everything, missing out on both the cave-dwelling and the Spiritual Fields, leading to a somewhat difficult existence.

Two months later, Xie Ying came to her with the same words as Xie Haoran.

Xie Jiuniang complied and went.

Yet, she got embroiled in troubles and shamefacedly returned to Shihao Mountain in the Outer Sect.

The fault lay in her own youthful ignorance and naivete…