The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 272 - 271 The Gongsun Family of Tongling City

Chapter 272: Chapter 271 The Gongsun Family of Tongling City

"One million!" Xie Jiu Niang clenched her teeth.

The Jian Lingyan was pulled out, "Master, please hear my excuses, I accidentally knocked over the Spiritual Stone Box, and then accidentally fell on top of it..."

"Oh, then atone for it. From now on, it’ll depend on you to make haste on our journey."

Xie Jiu Niang allowed Him to explain.

But a mistake had been made, so naturally compensation was required.

Jian Lingyan suspected he had been tricked.

Later on the road, when no one was around, an ugly sword appeared, with a little old man sitting on top.

Indeed, after leaving, Xie Jiu Niang disguised herself again, turning into an elderly man, who was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage and looked as if he was about to kick the bucket, so poor that he could only use a Broken Sword.

The originally mystical and extraordinary appearance of the Broken Sword was also forced to masquerade as battered and dim, with no shine. Jian Lingyan expressed his grievances, but could not voice them.

Xie Jiu Niang lay on top of the enlarged sword blade, using her arms as a pillow, and curled up one leg, with the other leg resting on top, her bare feet swaying.

"You feel aggrieved?" Xie Jiu Niang asked.

Jian Lingyan hummed, "It was an accident."

"So, I am making you work to pay off the debt. Am I being unfair to you? I haven’t even recorded it in the ledger."

"You still want to keep track? It’s just a million!"

"Ha, you are too carefree, forgetting the days when even a single Spirit Stone was precious. This won’t do, Little Jianjian. You better travel diligently during this time, remember the hard times, and not become inflated after a few good days. Don’t forget the hardships you once endured and how hard-won today’s ease is."

Xie Jiu Niang just rambled on, leaving Jian Lingyan bewildered.

Was he really getting carried away?

Jian Lingyan didn’t speak anymore and just worked harder at being a flying device.

Along the way, they encountered several bands of bandits, but thanks to the exceedingly shabby appearance, it discouraged any thoughts of robbery. Xie Jiu Niang’s scheme was recognized as she intentionally approached them, harboring a plan of counter-thievery.

The result told her she was extremely secure.

She was successfully ignored and even told to get lost.

Which pissed her off so much that she could only continue to have the Broken Sword fly forward.

"Doggy master, if you wanted to make trouble, couldn’t you dress up a bit better?" Jian Lingyan couldn’t understand what she was up to now.

Xie Jiu Niang was nonchalant, "Leave it to fate."

No one came up to rob them, which was lucky for the others.

Jian Lingyan said, "Are you really going to the Western Region? It will take a very long time to go back and forth. Didn’t you promise to do alchemy for someone?"

"I can do the alchemy when I get back." Xie Jiu Niang pulled out a map of the Central Region. The map was quite simple, only marking the rough terrain, "Stupid thing, pay attention, to the next city."

From the Central Region to the Western Region, they couldn’t rely on the Broken Sword the entire way.

The fastest route had been planned out well in advance.

Upon arriving at the next city’s gate, Xie Jiu Niang paid the entrance fee and hired a boy inside the city to guide her, heading straight to the Rongsheng Trading Company.

Originally, the shop assistant at the counter, upon seeing Xie Jiu Niang’s disguised shabby old man, wanted to drive the person away but then noticed the old man was at Foundation Establishment. He held back, "Dear guest, how may I assist you?"

Xie Jiu Niang went straight to the point, "I would like a ticket for the Flying Boat to Tongling City."

"Certainly. Would you like a VIP ticket or a regular one?" the shop assistant was trained well, possessing good manners, and patiently explained, "The VIP ticket provides a private room on the second or third floor, complete with complimentary food and beverages, priced at 1.2 million. A regular ticket is only 500,000; that’s for staying in a large common area on the first floor."

The so-called large common area meant finding any available spot on the first floor and sitting there until the destination.

Xie Jiu Niang pulled out twelve large boxes.

Each box contained 100,000 Spirit Stones.

The shop assistant was momentarily astonished as he took the Spirit Stones and then handed Xie Jiu Niang a Golden Token.

Jian Lingyan grumbled painfully, "I remember Song Baobao gave our family a discount token."

"It’s with Dad." Xie Jiu Niang rarely used it; it was mostly Xie Shen who did, "And under the current circumstances, we shouldn’t use it either. It would expose our whereabouts instantly."

"I’m just saying, 600,000 Spirit Stones, that’s a lot."

"Yes, so many."

Xie Jiuniang answered nonchalantly.

Tongling City is a large city in the Western Region.

The power of the Gongsun Family is located right in Tongling City.

She decided to personally visit Tongling City, largely because it was convenient to travel there; only a large Flying Boat was needed, and a round trip would take just one month.

Her arrival was quite timely.

The Flying Boat would depart tomorrow morning, and she could board it this afternoon after buying the ticket. After purchasing her ticket for the Flying Boat, Xie Jiuniang did not leave but instead went to the Spiritual Plant Selling Area.

In the end, she bought only one thing.

She bought out the entire stock of Pure Spiritual Fruit from the trading company.

Hundreds of Pure Spiritual Fruits cost her over three hundred thousand.

Now, the young server no longer saw her as a shabby old man; spending over one and a half million in one go made her a rare major customer.

The transaction was complete.

Xie Jiuniang then said, "Rent me an Alchemy Room for one night."

"Yes, honored guest."

The young server informed the shopkeeper, then came out beaming with a smile and led her to the back. After walking a bit, they reached an Alchemy Room. "Honored guest, please. Since you spent over a million at our trading company, the shopkeeper has waived the rental fee for the Alchemy Room. Here is the Jade Token for entering and leaving the Alchemy Room."

"Thank you very much."

Xie Jiuniang took the Jade Token without any pretense.

She entered the Alchemy Room and activated the Formation.

Jian Lingyan asked curiously, "What are you going to do with so many Pure Spiritual Fruits?"

"They’re for an important use."

Without providing details, Xie Jiuniang took out the Alchemy Furnace.

Pure Spiritual Fruits are mid-grade Spirit Fruits that can purify Spiritual Energy when eaten directly, although the effect is minimal. They are commonly bought by wealthy families for their younger members to consume as fruit.

A mosquito is small, but it’s still meat, isn’t it?

Xie Jiuniang learned from the Poison Scripture that when combined with a few types of Spirit Plants, Pure Spiritual Fruits could be refined into Soul Transforming Pills.

Soul Transforming Pills have the effect of dispersing one’s cultivation.

If consumed by mistake, the Spiritual Power inside the body would gradually dissipate.

The speed of the dissipation varied.

Those with strong abilities would experience a slower rate of Spiritual Power loss, and vice versa.

At this moment, she took out the Storage Bag given to her by Qing Yi and found the several types of Spirit Plants needed, starting to prepare for the refinement of the Soul Transforming Pills.

The night passed.

The next day, before dawn broke.

Xie Jiuniang left the Alchemy Room and went directly to the West City Gate, where a large Flying Boat was docked, with four levels in total. The lower three levels were sold to passengers, and the fourth floor was reserved for Rongsheng Trading Company staff.

There was a ticket inspection in front of the Flying Boat.

Xie Jiuniang took out the Golden Token and successfully boarded the Flying Boat, then followed the details on the token to find her corresponding room.

Once she entered the room, she didn’t come out again.

Until the Flying Boat set off, more than ten days passed, and they arrived outside Tongling City.

She disembarked from the Flying Boat and paid the Spirit Stones to enter the city.

After wandering around the city for a while, she successfully reconnoitered the area.

Choosing an inn closest to the Gongsun Family’s old residence, she opened a standard single room and didn’t leave, keeping a very low profile.

In fact, although Xie Jiuniang did not leave her room, with the help of Jian Lingyan, she was still privy to the gossip outside. The disappearance of the Gongsun Family from the city was still a hot topic among the people.

It was said that the Gongsun Family’s mansion had long been deserted, with only a few deaf and mute old servants left to look after it.