The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 193 - 192 I Know a Secret Oh

Chapter 193: Chapter 192 I Know a Secret Oh

Xie Jiuniang had never left the flying boat.

Even though she was concerned about asking the masters from Rongsheng Trading Company to remodel the small palace, she didn’t go to look for Song Baobao.

Lord Guangcheng had told her to stay on the flying boat and not to wander around.

She had agreed obediently and couldn’t go against her word in secret.

It was Xuanyuan You who had taken a trip to the Sword Sect and seen Song Baobao before coming back to tell Xie Jiuniang, "Song the Fool is injured, quite seriously too."

"Can he recover?"

"He should be able to."

"Then that’s nothing, being able to come out of the secret realm alive is already good enough. Look at the disciples from our flying boat, more than half of them are injured." Xie Jiuniang softly said, then gave another glance at her sectmates on the flying boat.

Many of them looked miserable.

At this time, there would occasionally be one or two disciples climbing onto the flying boat, all of them just having come out of the secret realm.

Every one of them bore some signs of distress.

Another person climbed up; it was Qiao Shiyun.

Qiao Shiyun was covered in a murderous aura at this time, reeking of blood. It was unclear whether it was from demonic beasts or from humans.

As she stepped onto the flying boat, she performed a Dust Cleansing Technique.

Her gaze swept around the area, pausing briefly on Xing Luan, then landed on Xie Jiuniang, and she revealed a smile, walking over to the empty space next to Xie Jiuniang and sitting down.

Qiao Shiyun smiled softly, "Yuanxi, how do you fare?"

"I’m fine, not injured. How about you, Third Senior Sister Qiao?" Xie Jiuniang asked politely.

"I’m alright. I didn’t come across you in the secret realm, but I did hear about your deeds," Qiao Shiyun said.

"Senior Sister, you shouldn’t make fun of me."

Xie Jiuniang replied with a shy and bashful tone.

Qiao Shiyun’s face held a slight smile, but inwardly she only wished to curse ’little fox’. Pretending to be all innocent and cute—who didn’t know who?

Then Qiao Shiyun turned to look at Xing Luan, "This senior sister is... please forgive my poor eyesight, how come I’ve never seen you at the sect?"

"I am Xing Luan, a disciple from Danfeng." Xing Luan introduced herself simply.

Qiao Shiyun’s beautiful eyes suddenly widened, about to say something, but Xing Luan smiled at her, abruptly stifling the words that were about to burst from her mouth.

Xie Jiuniang noticed Qiao Shiyun’s unusual behavior.

As a disciple of the Sect Master’s master, she naturally knew quite a lot about the sect’s affairs. The case of Xing Luan’s disappearance was known by the older disciples, so it wasn’t a secret. The sudden sight of a living person was shocking but not out of the ordinary.

Qiao Shiyun collected her thoughts and sat down to meditate and recuperate.

Don’t think she looked fine; she actually didn’t have much spiritual power left in her.

Xie Jiuniang and the others didn’t disturb her.

Xie Haoran and Xie Ying, among others, were sitting not far from Xie Jiuniang.

The group was also meditating and healing their wounds.

Xuanyuan You was sitting next to Xie Jiuniang and suddenly turned his eyes, whispering into her ear, "Little Profiteer, aren’t you going to do some business?"

"Not going to. It’s tiring." Xie Jiuniang didn’t feel like moving.

Xuanyuan You stroked his chin, "I’ll do it then."

"Alright then, selling healing medicine is the best, charge a bit higher and for sure someone will buy it." Xie Jiuniang and Xuanyuan You hadn’t used much elixir in the secret realm.

She took out the majority of her elixirs and handed them to Xuanyuan You.

Xuanyuan You then became active among the disciples, thoroughly enjoying himself. Xie Jiuniang earned a considerable sum without moving a finger.

When the time came, the secret realm closed.

The disciples who hadn’t come out lost their chance forever. Throughout the centuries, Xing Luan was the only one who fortuitously managed to come out alive.

The casualties among the sects’ disciples were heavy, but the sorrow was not pervasive.

In the Cultivation World, one faces death far too often, and cultivators have such long lifespans. If one were to grieve over every death, how could life go on? There’s a reason it’s said that cultivators are detached from emotions.

The sect’s flying boat took to the sky.

Three months of training in the secret realm officially ended.

All of them would start their return journey.

One thing caught Xie Jiu’niang off guard; it seemed that her long-cherished wish to refurbish the little palace would have to be postponed. The Sect’s flying boat passed over the Sword Sect’s territory without stopping.

She could only look for another opportunity to have Song Baobao make the introduction in the future.

Along the way, powerful individuals successively came to fetch their severely injured juniors. Among them was the Lin Family’s Divinity Transformation ancestor, who took Lin Wangchen away. Additionally, there was True Lord Muhong.

True Lord Muhong, upon receiving a message from his disciple Xing Luan, immediately left his retreat and hurried over to take his disciple away ahead of time.

With a Divinity Transformation expert clearing the way, the journey was relatively smooth.

Over a month later, upon returning to the front of the Sect’s gates, Xie Jiu’niang felt as if she had been away for ages.

"Little Profiteer, come down already, what are you daydreaming about?" Xuanyuan You urged.

Xie Jiu’niang put away her meditation cushion and stepped out, with Dashan following closely behind.

A Nascent Soul Demonic Beast and a young Golden Monkey cub were particularly eye-catching.

They leaped from the flying boat and landed on the ground.

The plaza was set up with several tables again, and the Sect Affairs Hall’s stewards were present. In addition, some disciples from Danfeng were treating the injured, and of course, they were charging a fee, though it wasn’t expensive.

Xie Jiu’niang saw Mo Chuan.

Mo Chuan was treating a disciple’s injuries.

Qiao Shiyun stood by his side, talking with him about something.

However, Xie Jiu’niang didn’t pay much attention. Instead, it was the Jian Lingyan who heard some gossip, "Eh, dog master, I know a secret oh."

"What secret?"

"That one named Mo Chuan didn’t go to the secret realm this time, did he? It turns out he owed Qiao Shiyun a favor, and he returned the favor by giving her his spot."

"No wonder."

Xie Jiu’niang remained indifferent.

It wasn’t any important secret; it was just gossip to listen to for a moment. The priority was to line up and hand in the Sect’s assignment.

The Sect’s task was to collect Rootless Vine, Mysterious Ice Figs, and Witch Demon Flowers. Harvesting ten of each species was the minimum requirement. If the amount of one type was insufficient, the other two types could be used to make up the difference.

Out of these three items, the most scarce was the Mysterious Ice Fig.

The other two were not so difficult to find.

Xie Jiu’niang and Xuanyuan You, in their two months out, even went beyond the range of the map and collected a considerable amount.

Xuanyuan You was busy counting the items, "Little Profiteer, how much will you hand over?"

"Didn’t they say ten of each type?" Xie Jiu’niang replied with a question.

"You can hand over more, the contribution points won’t be less. We’re not alchemists, so there’s not much use in keeping them. If you’re worried about needing them and not being able to find them later, you could keep one or two of each."

"You’re right."

It made sense to keep one or two of each for future emergencies.

Any more wouldn’t be of much use; Xie Jiu’niang’s alchemy skills were not advanced. But when she observed the disciples in front of her, most of them were bringing out about thirty-some plants. There were even some whose numbers fell short, making up the difference with other Spirit Plants...

Xie Jiu’niang fell silent.

Thinking of the hundreds of Rootless Vines and Witch Demon Flowers in her storage ring.

And the thirteen Mysterious Ice Figs.

Handing them all over would attract too much attention, wouldn’t it?

Xie Jiu’niang turned to look at Xuanyuan You, thinking of the amount on him, which, though not as much as hers, was still in the hundreds. Then, without a word, she and Xuanyuan You discreetly switched places.

"You go first." Xie Jiu’niang decided to let him take the spotlight.

Xuanyuan You, unsuspecting of anything, took his turn and pulled out over two hundred of the Sect-designated Spirit Plants, instantly capturing the attention of everyone present, including Lord Guangcheng.

Lord Guangcheng was rather speechless.

This straightforward creature!