The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 102 - 101 The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada

Chapter 102: Chapter 101 The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada

Xie Jiuniang’s Sect mission was to go to the back mountain and pick wild Spiritual Honey, specifying a need of one hundred catties, surely assigned by some greedy glutton with plenty of Spirit Stones.

This wasn’t a challenge for her.

She knew of a place on the back mountain abundant with honey. It was the very Gully Valley where she had knocked Wu Shuangshuang unconscious last time.

Before departing, she spent two hours at her small courtyard on Shihao Mountain and then took the Little Immortal Crane to the Sect gate.

Upon leaving the Sect, Jian Lingyan informed Xie Jiuniang, "No one is following."

Xie Jiuniang was surprised, "Such a good opportunity, why didn’t Xie Ying come over? Before leaving the Sect, I had even deliberately dawdled."

"So, what do we do now?"

"Carry on with the mission as usual."

Xie Jiuniang rode the Immortal Crane, flying leisurely.

As soon as she entered the outskirts of the back mountain,

Xie Jiuniang detected a sweep of Divine Sense from someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage, albeit discreet.

Jian Lingyan warned, "Master, it’s your eldest sister’s Divine Sense."

Hook, line, and sinker!

Xie Jiuniang reflected, "So she had arrived early at the back mountain to wait for me."

She pretended to be unaware and continued to fly inward, releasing her Divine Sense from time to time to scout the path ahead, just like many novice disciples on their trials would.

Disguises also need to be reasonable.

For instance, if she displayed herself as at the eighth level of Qi Cultivation, she had to keep her Divine Sense within a believable range.

Jian Lingyan asked, "Master, guess who she has brought with her?"

"She came alone."

"Eh, Master, how did you guess correctly?" Jian Lingyan followed up with a question.

Xie Jiuniang explained, "Xie Ying has already achieved Foundation Establishment while I appear to be at the Qi Cultivation Stage. With her having an upper hand in cultivation level, she would surely believe that if she makes a move, I would have no power to fight back."

The disparity in cultivation levels contributed to Xie Ying’s confidence. Mainly, Xie Ying was habitually selfish and distrustful, especially regarding matters of opportunity. She would not easily tell others. Xie Jiuniang suspected that even Xie Haoran might not be aware of the existence of the Fusang Order.

The fewer people who knew a secret, the safer it was.

Xie Jiuniang waited for quite a while, but Xie Ying didn’t make her move.

Xie Jiuniang puzzled, "Little Jianjian, there is no one around, why hasn’t she acted yet?"

"Perhaps she’s waiting for the best opportunity?" Jian Lingyan speculated.

"That’s the only explanation," Xie Jiuniang thought, though her face showed nothing, "Let’s go to Gully Valley and collect honey as normal."

Hidden in the darkness,

Xie Ying had disguised herself, even wearing a mask.

The mask blocked the probing of Divine Sense.

Even if encountered by acquaintances, they wouldn’t be able to recognize her at first glance.

She followed Xie Jiuniang the whole way, gritting her teeth with frustration, "Already in the outer area, why is she still riding the Immortal Crane? Doesn’t she have any experience? Flying in the air is convenient, but it’s also conspicuous and easily attracts attacks from flying creatures..."

These were the common knowledge for cultivation world disciples embarking on trials, something the family would teach from a young age.

Xie Ying scorned Xie Jiuniang, certain she hadn’t paid attention in class.

Particularly since flying at high altitudes made it inconvenient for Xie Ying to make a sneak attack on Xie Jiuniang. She had received news earlier that Xie Jiuniang’s Little Immortal Crane was quite peculiar, sometimes capable of flying at an unusually fast pace.

A single lapse could let Xie Jiuniang slip away.

Therefore, Xie Ying kept waiting for the right moment.

This waiting lasted until Xie Jiuniang reached Gully Valley.

Before entering the valley, Xie Jiuniang deliberately left the Little Immortal Crane outside, instructing it that if she didn’t return in an hour, it should not wait for her and head back to the Sect on its own.

The Little Immortal Crane nuzzled her with its head to show it understood.

Xie Jiuniang smiled, "Wait for me to return, and I’ll give you a bottle of Spiritual Honey."

"Li!" The Little Immortal Crane cried joyfully.

Next, Xie Jiuniang disguised herself as a little chicken and began searching for a Spiritual Bee hive in Gully Valley.

Xie Jiuniang asked, "Little Jianjian, how is it?"

"Following you now," Jian Lingyan warned.

After waiting for a long while, still no sign of Xie Ying taking action, Xie Jiuniang grew puzzled. Xie Ying was really patient today.

Just then, she stumbled upon a bee hive and had no choice but to start working.

Using an Invisibility Talisman and a Breath Concealment Talisman, Xie Jiuniang stealthily sneaked in, approached the hive, and took away half the honey, leaving the other half untouched. She was careful enough not to alarm the queen bee.

Such skill, such experience, she was indeed savvy.

She successfully retrieved the honey without getting stung by the Spiritual Bees a single time.

Xie Jiuniang was all smiles with satisfaction.

Then she moved on to the next bee hive.

This time, for some unknown reason, just as she had dug out a small part, something suddenly struck the hive, alarming the queen bee, and buzz buzz buzz... a massive swarm of Spiritual Bees flew out, making one’s scalp tingle.

Xie Jiuniang slapped down an Earth Escape Charm and escaped right away.

"Little Jianjian, what happened?" Xie Jiuniang was beside herself with anger.

So frustrating, she had barely taken a bit and there was still so much left.

"It was your elder sister, oh," Jian Lingyan said angrily. "Just now she was so mean, deliberately throwing a small stone."

"This sneaky woman, she’ll have what’s coming to her," Xie Jiuniang declared as she made a run for it, feigning a clumsy escape, even though she had escaped a distance away and was still discovered by the Spiritual Bees.

Watching from the shadows, Xie Ying took pleasure in Xie Jiuniang’s misfortune.

It made her feel good to get some revenge.

In the end, Xie Jiuniang, seemingly worn out from the chase, took the opportunity to throw out a Small Isolation Array and hid inside it before the swarm of Spiritual Bees could catch up to her. She waited for nearly half an hour before the bees outside finally dispersed.

Xie Jiuniang pretended to test the water as she emerged from the formation.

However, as soon as she stepped out, a fragrant aroma wafted over, the familiar scent of Thousand Mile Intoxicant.

Thousand Mile Intoxicant worked well on cultivators at the Qi Cultivation Stage, but its effect was greatly diminished on those at Foundation Establishment. At this moment, Xie Jiuniang appeared to be at Qi Cultivation, but was actually at Foundation Establishment.

Xie Jiuniang pretended to be affected and collapsed to the ground.

After waiting a while, Xie Jiuniang didn’t wake up.

Thinking she had succeeded, Xie Ying slowly revealed herself and stepped towards Xie Jiuniang.

She squatted down beside Xie Jiuniang, reaching for the Storage Bag at her waist. Her gaze then shifted to the ring on Xie Jiuniang’s left finger, her face twisting with malice, "A Storage Ring? Where did this wretched girl get this?"

She received one as a gift from her master.

This girl, with her mediocre talent, couldn’t possibly have a master, and yet she also had one?

Xie Ying reached out to take off Xie Jiuniang’s Storage Ring.

Suddenly, Xie Ying smelled a strange fragrance, felt dizzy, and inwardly cursed, losing consciousness the next moment.

The supposedly unconscious Xie Jiuniang on the ground suddenly opened her eyes.

Seeing the unconscious Xie Ying on the ground, Xie Jiuniang knew her trick had worked.

"Good thing I searched Wu Tong and found plenty of drugs," she thought. Otherwise, how would she have managed to find something on short notice to deal with Xie Ying?

At that moment, Xie Ying was wearing a mask, and Xie Jiuniang had no intention of removing it.

She took back her Storage Bag that had been taken by Xie Ying, reattached it to her waist, and then it was her turn to take off Xie Ying’s Storage Ring, erasing the Divine Sense mark.

"Oh wow, quite a few treasures here."

Xie Jiuniang unceremoniously took all the unmarked items like Spirit Stones, Spirit Pills, and Spiritual Liquids.

Among them was the Fusang Order she had been longing for.

Then, she placed the Storage Ring back on Xie Ying’s finger and threw Xie Ying into the Small Isolation Array.

Xie Jiuniang couldn’t possibly stand guard over the unconscious Xie Ying, so throwing her into the array, and not abandoning her in the wilderness was considered merciful.

"Master, it’s bad, a Nascent Soul expert has locked onto you!" Jian Lingyan warned urgently.

Xie Jiuniang’s heart tightened.