The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 114 - 113: How do I deserve this?

Chapter 114: Chapter 113: How do I deserve this?

Gongsun Xue was not a generous person.

When she wanted to take revenge on Xie Jiuniang, she received a Sound Transmission Talisman from her, "Sister Gongsun, I have something to do and must leave ahead of time. Thank you for your hospitality this time; I’ll come to play with you again next time."

"How outrageous."

Gongsun Xue was about to order her men to intercept and kill Xie Jiuniang when she suddenly remembered the admonishment of the family elder.

It was still uncertain which of Xie Ying or Xie Jiuniang was the Child of Destiny.

Originally, there was an 80% certainty it was Xie Ying, but then the incident with Wu Sheng happened. There were even rumors that Xie Jiuniang had forcibly seized an opportunity from Xie Ying.

Seizing the opportunity of the Child of Destiny without suffering backlash?

Wasn’t Xie Jiuniang suspicious?

Suspicious!

Historically, those who forcibly took the chance of the Child of Destiny hardly ever ended well.

Why was Xie Jiuniang unharmed?

Either her luck was stronger than Xie Ying’s, or Xie Ying had given it willingly. However, from the news she heard, Xie Ying had gone to Shihao Mountain for a few days, which didn’t seem willing.

It was still unknown who the true Child of Destiny was.

Gongsun Xue reminded herself to stay calm and not to lose the bigger picture over something trivial, so she sent out a Sound Transmission Talisman, "Where is the target going?"

"Miss, the target has gone west," came the reply from a Sound Transmission Talisman.

Gongsun Xue sent another Talisman, "Follow closely and report to me if anything happens."

Just when she thought it was all settled, not long after, another Sound Transmission Talisman came, "Reporting to miss, I’ve spotted someone from the Wu Family, a Golden Core Cultivator."

Gongsun Xue crushed the Sound Transmission Talisman and gritted her teeth, "The Wu Family again?"

Why would the Wu Family send a Golden Core just to follow a simple Qi Cultivation practitioner?

Her family had only arranged for someone at the late Foundation Establishment stage...

Meanwhile.

In another inn within the city.

Wu Yu was just receiving a report from his scout.

Gongsun Xue may have heard about the incident at the back hill of Tianxu Sect, but Wu Yu knew far more details.

Because Wu Sheng was a participant, it was almost certain that Xie Jiuniang had taken a major opportunity from Xie Ying. Exactly what the opportunity was, Wu Sheng didn’t know, only that it was a token.

However, Xie Ying had Lord Ziyang backing her.

Behind Xie Jiuniang was the direct lineage of the Sect Master of Tianxu Sect, with even Lord Qiansha stepping in.

The elder in his family had instructed them to act cautiously this time and not to leave any handle.

This caution had allowed Gongsun Xue to get ahead and accompany Xie Jiuniang for several days.

Wu Yu waved his hand to dismiss the scout and called over another person.

This person was wrapped in a black robe, only revealing a pair of numb eyes.

Wu Yu asked, "How is Gongsun Xue doing?"

"Gongsun Xue did not obtain the opportunity, the Stone Elephant was split open by her sword. The Stone Elephant she threw out, I have inspected it, it’s just ordinary rock."

"Did you pick it back up?"

"I have brought it back," said the man in the black robe, who had picked up the Stone Elephant Gongsun Xue had ordered to be cleaned up and discarded.

Wu Yu observed the Stone Elephant that had been split in two by a sword.

Breaking off a small piece, he slowly crushed it into dust in his hand, "This kind of rock... is not found around Fengyue City, is it? The rock from a foreign place, huh."

The Stone Elephant found outside Fengyue City.

If it was just an ordinary Stone Elephant, the stone used should be from the nearby area, rather than tens of thousands of miles away. Ordinary people couldn’t do it, and cultivators wouldn’t be so bored.

Wu Yu said, "Have someone investigate along this rock lead."

"As ordered."

The man in the black robe left to carry out the order.

Xie Jiuniang still didn’t know that a common stone could expose something.

The stone was merely picked up by her at random outside Yunmu City.

Should the investigation trace back to the stone being from around Yunmu City, what then? At most, they would think she happened to carry a stone, which she used to fabricate a deception after encountering the Stone Elephant, and then successfully conned Gongsun Xue once more.

Who would suspect that she had created a fake Stone Elephant back in Yunmu City?

Now, Xie Jiuniang was sitting on the Little Flying Boat, discussing the tracker with Jian Lingyan, whose cultivation base seemed to be getting higher and higher.

From the late Foundation Establishment to the mid-Golden Core phase.

"What merit or ability do I possess?" Xie Jiuniang looked up at the sky, filled with emotion.

Jian Lingyan also thought those people were foolish, "Aren’t they stupid? Coming to be tricked by you not once but twice."

"Stupid or not, I do not know, but that they are dishonest is certain," Xie Jiuniang added another mid-grade Spirit Stone into the niche of the Little Flying Boat, "Before we go to the next location, we need to shake off the people behind us first."

"Aren’t you going to continue conning them? They are quite foolish."

"To think others are fools is the most foolish," Xie Jiuniang said upon seeing that Jian Lingyan was still not convinced. She then patiently explained further, "The same tactic can work once or twice, but if used repeatedly, problems will arise. When people become angry to a certain extent, they tend to lose reason, and I don’t want to be chased by one wave after another."

Even if she was prepared for being chased, it could not happen yet.

In her previous life, a total of seven aristocratic cultivating families had targeted her. So far, she had encountered four of them: Lin Family, Gongsun Family, Wu Family, and Mo Family.

The Mo Family and Lin Family were in the Eastern Region, while the Wu Family and Gongsun Family were in the Western Region.

There remained three families, one of which was in the Southeast Sea Region, and two were in the Northern Region.

The Tianxu Sect had some of their clan’s younger members approaching Xie Ying, while the real prodigies the clans focused on cultivating had yet to show themselves.

Xie Jiuniang inquired in her mind to Jian Lingyan: "Is there any danger nearby?"

"Nope." Jian Lingyan immediately caught on, "Are you looking for a dangerous place?"

"Of course. A place that even mid-Golden Core can’t easily pass through."

Upon hearing this, Jian Lingyan’s spirits immediately lifted.

Half an hour later.

Jian Lingyan suddenly said, "Master, there’s a powerful Demonic Beast in the mountain range ahead. Its strength is equivalent to an early Golden Core; it doesn’t meet your requirements..."

"It’ll do."

"Then what are we waiting for?"

Ready to cause some trouble.

The Golden Core True Person from the Wu Family following behind then saw a reckless little Qi Cultivator actually put away the Little Flying Boat, sneak into a Demonic Beast’s turf to dig up Spirit Plants, and went deeper and deeper.

"Roar!"

The Demonic Beast roared furiously.

The Wu Family True Person immediately sensed that something was amiss.

A slim figure was sprinting towards him, and upon seeing him, immediately shouted, "Fellow daoist, run! An intimidating Demonic Beast is coming..."

The Wu Family True Person did not flee, but raised his hand to block the Demonic Beast that had caught up.

Xie Jiuniang took the opportunity to throw out the Little Flying Boat and swiftly made her escape.

By the time the Wu Family True Person had dealt with the Demonic Beast, he could no longer find any trace of Xie Jiuniang.

Those from the Gongsun Family tailing behind were also unable to track Xie Jiuniang’s whereabouts.

At this moment, Xie Jiuniang had already changed into a young boy’s costume and appeared hundreds of miles away in Yaoguang City.

Yaoguang City belonged to the Lin Family, that is, Lin Wangchen’s family.

The family that originally established Yaoguang City was untraceable, but for thousands of years, the residents of the City Lord Residence were the Lin Family members. Almost all top aristocratic families would control one or two cities.

Xie Jiuniang paid a Spirit Stone to enter the city with great fanfare.

"Master, shall we find an inn to stay at?"

"No, let’s look for something first to avoid any unexpected complications later."

Xie Jiuniang headed straight to the impoverished district within the city.

In her previous life, it was in this slum where she had found that piece of Beast Skin.