The Arrogant Immortal-Chapter 68 - Xie Jiuniang Outwits Xie Ying

“No way, no way, Little Jianjian, I am the Child of Destiny, and you haven’t realized it?”

“But aren’t you a fake one?” Jian Lingyan was shocked, disheveled in the wind, and upon thinking of the various incidents that happened after entering the Sect, it retreated into the Contract Space to sulk.

Xie Jiuniang was speechless.

So slow on the uptake, was there any hope for recovery? She remembered they had once even discussed the topic of the Child of Destiny.

Xie Jiuniang continued to dig.

In the end, it took her a Herculean effort to unearth a gigantic tortoise shell.

The tortoise shell was black.

A black giant tortoise, Xie Jiuniang had never heard of such a thing.

Xie Jiuniang tapped the Contract Totem, “Little Jianjian, do you know what this is?”

“A tortoise shell,” Jian Lingyan said morosely.

Xie Jiuniang was speechless again, “I have eyes to see. I’m asking if you know what tortoise this shell is from?”

“I don’t know.”

Jian Lingyan thought to itself, it’s not as if it knew everything.

Xie Jiuniang checked and found that not only did the tortoise shell block Divine Sense, but it was also extremely tough. She hacked at it with all her might with the bone knife, but not even a mark was made.

This was a top-grade material for Artifact Refining.

She placed the entire tortoise shell into her Storage Bag and climbed onto an Immortal Crane to fly upwards.

Throughout the journey, she didn’t get a single drop of water on her, and she wiped away the bloodstains on the big rock above the pond. From now on, no one would know that this place had been the site of two people’s death.

The evening deepened.

The world gradually fell into silence.

Xie Jiuniang rode the Immortal Crane, flying leisurely back to the Sect.

In other regions, flying at night was extremely dangerous, but near the Sect, there was no fear.

The Sect would send powerhouses to patrol monthly, eliminating dangers in advance. Moreover, the little Immortal Crane previously had exhausted itself while fleeing and needed time to recover.

Only after learning this did Xie Jiuniang allow it to fly slowly.

By the time they returned to Shihao Mountain, the sky was almost bright.

In the small waterfall, the fruit trees they had planted were all thriving, some were laden with fruit. The rice in the Spiritual Fields was a golden expanse.

It was the season of harvest.

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Xie Jiuniang looked at all this and felt pleased.

In her past life at this time, she was still living a hard life. Not to mention owning a patch of Spiritual Fields and an orchard, she couldn’t even afford Spirit Fruit.

“Xiaojiu! You’ve finally come out of seclusion!”

Xie Siniang came over, happened to see her, and was very happy.

Xie Jiuniang smiled and greeted her cousin, asking, “Why are you here so early, Fourth Sister?”

“Aren’t your rice crops about to ripen? I came over to check on them for you, worried that the birds might eat them if I didn’t.”

“Hahaha…”

Xie Jiuniang laughed out loud, took out an Isolation Array Plate, and protected twenty acres with it, “That’ll do the trick.”

Xie Siniang said enviously, “You’re about to harvest your rice, we still have a bit to go.”

“Do you want to borrow a Spirit Gathering Array Plate? I’ll lend you one.” Xie Jiuniang handed her two Spirit Gathering Array Plates, saying it was a loan rather than a gift.

Xie Siniang took them without any mental burden and promptly placed them in the Spiritual Fields.

It was then that Xie Jiuniang noticed the changes around the small waterfall. Someone had cleared some land, planted quite a few Spiritual Fruit Trees, and some had even built wooden huts and small courtyards, among other things.

Compared to its initial desolation, this place now had a trace of human warmth.

After finishing her work, Xie Siniang dusted the dirt off her hands and came over, saying, “I almost forgot to tell you. During your seclusion, your eldest sister came to look for you, saying to let her know when you’ve finished. Xiaojiu, should we inform her?”

With that, Xie Siniang took out the Sound Transmission Talisman left by Xie Ying.

Xie Jiuniang nodded.

Right then and there, Xie Siniang sent a message to Xie Ying.

The two sisters then started chatting about day-to-day affairs.

Xie Siniang brought up their third uncle and aunt, whom she had met at the Fangshi last month; the couple had inquired about Xie Jiuniang, and she had told them that she was in seclusion.

In addition, there were rumors at the Sect about Xie Jiuniang being a little profiteer. Xie Siniang thought about it and decided not to bring it up; it was too upsetting.

However, she greatly admired her cousin for being able to sell trash at high prices.

The rest of the matters were neither too big nor too small; Xie Xu and others were desperately cultivating, with each one of them making progress.

Xie Siniang had reached the sixth layer of Qi Cultivation last month.

“Congratulations, Fourth Sister,” Xie Jiuniang congratulated.

“What’s there to congratulate about, you’re already at the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation. Hehe… I’m still one level behind you, but I’ll catch up soon.”

“Yes, yes, you’ll catch up soon.” There’s no way she would catch up, not ever.

“Hoo?”

The Little Immortal Crane came out seeking attention, rubbing its head against Xie Jiuniang’s arm.

Xie Jiuniang stroked its head, “Go back and rest for now, come find me after you’ve rested.”

“Hoo hoo.”

The Little Immortal Crane bowed its head in acknowledgment and spread its wings to fly away.

And the direction it flew to was none other than Xie Jiuniang’s cave dwelling.

Xie Siniang envied her again, exclaiming, “The Little Immortal Crane is so cute, why can’t I have one take a fancy to me?”

“Haha, as long as you have Elixirs, you can have as many as you want.”

“Wow, tell me your secret, how did you manage it?”

No young girl could resist the charm of pretty and cute little animals, and Xie Siniang had not considered contracting one because she did not even have enough resources for herself, let alone maintain a Contracted Beast.

So Xie Jiuniang began to tell the dramatic story of her love-hate relationship with the Little Immortal Crane with great emotion.

Xie Siniang listened with a face full of speechlessness.

She couldn’t learn such thick-skinned tactics…

After nearly half an hour, Xie Jiuniang spoke saliva everywhere, finally concluding with, “As long as you are willing to give them Spirit-Gathering Pills, they will treat you like a lord.”

Xie Siniang gave her a sidelong glance, annoyed. It was clearly a simple question, yet she had to ramble on and on unnecessarily.

At that moment, Xie Ying arrived.

It was Xie Haoran who had personally flown her over on a sword.

The two descended to the ground.

Xie Jiuniang and Xie Siniang got up, gave a formal greeting, and called out ‘big brother’ and ‘big sister.’ Despite their dislike for them, they adhered to proper etiquette impeccably.

“Brother, I want to have a private chat with Ninth Sister,” said Xie Ying, who had come mainly to see Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang was not surprised and led her to the small courtyard beneath the waterfall.

The courtyard was regularly tended to, so it was quite clean.

Xie Jiuniang only invited her to the pavilion in the courtyard, where she then set up a Small Isolation Array Plate.

With no outsiders around, Xie Jiuniang’s attitude turned nonchalant, “What do you want with me?”

“I got a spot; are you sure you want to exchange it for the Water-Repelling Pearl?” Knowing that Xie Jiuniang didn’t like her, Xie Ying didn’t bother with small talk.

Xie Jiuniang laughed, “Of course. One Water-Repelling Pearl in exchange for a spot to go to the Tianshui Secret Realm. If Big Sister is worried, we can make it official with a contract.”

“No need,” Xie Ying replied curtly as she took out a Token for entering the Tianshui Secret Realm.

Xie Jiuniang took the Token, verified it was real, and then took out a Water-Repelling Pearl to hand over to Xie Ying.

Xie Ying accepted the Water-Repelling Pearl, inspected it, then asked with some doubt, “Is this a top-quality Water-Repelling Pearl? Why does it seem a bit small?”

“As long as it’s a Water-Repelling Pearl, it’s fine.”

Xie Jiuniang tucked the Token into her Storage Bag, then slyly added, “Our deal was for a Water-Repelling Pearl, without specifying top quality. I have two, so of course, I’m going to give you the worst one.”

Xie Ying’s normally composed face contorted for a moment.

The hand holding the Water-Repelling Pearl clenched, with veins protruding on the back of her hand…