The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 276 - 275: The Gongsun Family Has Many Treasures

Chapter 276: Chapter 275: The Gongsun Family Has Many Treasures

Xie Jiuniang didn’t learn Gongsun Yu’s good habits.

Instead, she perfectly imitated the face of jealousy and venom he’d show when no one was around.

In the shadows, Gongsun Du derisively tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Just moments ago, he had no idea why he went mad, actually feeling that his grandson seemed a bit odd, with stupidity consistently clear in his eyes. Disappointed, he no longer paid attention to the "grandson" by the Spiritual Spring.

Xie Jiuniang suddenly felt the pressure on her lift and puffed out her chest, her eyes gleaming hostilely as she returned to her earlier residence.

She had wanted to probe into the City Lord Residence, to see if she could sneak into the treasury.

The sudden appearance of Gongsun Du killed off that bit of wishful thinking for Xie Jiuniang.

One really shouldn’t treat others as fools.

The recent appearance of Gongsun Du was likely due to him sensing something amiss.

Slipping through just this once did not guarantee safety. If she did anything else that didn’t match Gongsun Yu’s temperament, those doubts would resurface.

Jian Lingyan couldn’t help but express its disapproval, "You’re too cowardly, aren’t you, unwilling to take any risks? You are the Child of Destiny, where’s your adventurous spirit and boldness?"

"How am I cowardly?"

Xie Jiuniang would never admit she was cowardly, it was just being cautious at best, "This is prudence, do you understand prudence?"

Haughty, she stalked back to Gongsun Yu’s small courtyard with a walk that acknowledged no kin.

Then she activated the Array Plate again to isolate any probing.

Xie Jiuniang assumed a meditative pose.

She wasn’t cultivating, but thinking about how to destroy the foundation of the Gongsun Family. Such a vile family should not exist. However, she wouldn’t let her hands get too stained with blood.

Cultivators, cultivate to become immortals, not demons.

Having too much blood on one’s hands was detrimental to cultivation.

She carefully recalled Gongsun Yu’s memories.

The Gongsun Family had many treasures that made her envious.

For instance, the underground Fortune Treasury.

Every item inside was incredibly rare, the accumulation of tens of thousands of years for the Gongsun Family; the treasury itself was even a Semi-Immortal Artifact.

What was not known to the public was that the Gongsun Family had plundered the fortunes of others, and inevitably, some with spiritual intelligence that refused to acknowledge a master were trapped, unable to break free, and left in the underground treasury.

The underground treasury had another name within the Gongsun Family, that was, Fortune Pavilion.

The direct descendants of the Gongsun Family had one chance to enter. Gongsun Yu had gone but obtained nothing.

This stirred Xie Jiuniang’s heart.

It set her heart aflutter, that kind!

Unfortunately, it wasn’t easy to get in, especially since it was a Semi-Immortal Artifact, and it might have acknowledged a master.

Next was the Ancient Exotic Flame!

Gongsun Yu only heard from his elder that an ancestor of the family once possessed a Strange Fire. Unfortunately, the Strange Fire had developed spiritual intelligence early on and adamantly refused to accept a master, leading the ancestor to seal it.

Suddenly, Xie Jiuniang opened her shining eyes, the gleam within them sharp and cutting, "Little Jianjian, is there a large Spirit Vein beneath the city? Didn’t you find it earlier?"

Jian Lingyan was confused, "I didn’t detect it."

"Then something must be concealing it, go check again."

"There are only roots underground."

"Could the roots be concealing the Spirit Vein? The spiritual energy in this city is rich; it’s almost like there’s a large Spirit Locking Array set up. If there’s a Spirit Vein here, that would make sense."

"Ah? I’ll check again."

When Jian Lingyan spoke of investigating, it needed to burrow underground to take a look.

Xie Jiuniang stuck a Hiding Talisman onto the body of the Broken Sword.

With a whoosh, the Broken Sword disappeared into the ground.

After roughly half a quarter of an hour, the Broken Sword had not surfaced, but shared its thrilled findings with her through their bond.

"Master, we’ve struck it rich!"

Jian Lingyan was so excited it was almost incoherent, "A large Spirit Vein, so huge, with Top Grade Spiritual Stones, oh oh, and Spirit Crystals. The roots underground are too plentiful, they’re blocking my path..."

Xie Jiuniang understood.

The Gongsun Family had chosen this place to hide from the world, and this large spirit vein was the very foundation of their clan. For the Gongsun Family, hiding from the world meant recuperating and multiplying.

This spirit vein must be destroyed!

Destroying it would undoubtedly ruin the future foundation of the Gongsun Family!

Countless thoughts flashed through Xie Jiuniang’s mind.

Was she tempted?

She was.

But could she do the digging? No!

The underground roots were intricate, and it was almost impossible to steal the spirit stones quietly without making a fuss. Moreover, once the giant tree discovered someone was stealing from it, the situation would become extremely dangerous.

But it didn’t matter if she couldn’t dig; didn’t she have someone by her side who loved to steal from homes?

Let Him do it!

So, Xie Jiuniang asked, "Little Jianjian, how long would it take you to completely absorb this spirit vein?"

"One month?"

"Then this spirit vein is quite large." The longer the time, the cooler Xie Jiuniang’s head became.

After pondering for a moment, Xie Jiuniang made up her mind, "Little Jianjian, all the spirit stones below are yours. Try to absorb as much as possible, it’s best if you can cut off the spirit vein."

Jian Lingyan asked excitedly, "Master, can I really? Are you not lying to me? Woohoo, you are too good to me, too good."

"Alright, take it easy, don’t make a big fuss, or you’re dead," warned Xie Jiuniang, half a reminder and half a threat, afraid that the creature would get carried away with the absorption.

Jian Lingyan promptly agreed, repeatedly assuring her that it would be careful.

Xie Jiuniang entered the Small Tortoise Shell and then soul-searched the Foundation Establishment named "Azuo," clearly understanding his daily routine.

This person was named Gongsun Zuo and was a member of a collateral branch of the Gongsun Family. His parents died when he was young, leaving him alone now. In order to obtain cultivation resources, he joined the family’s patrol team.

He was recently assigned to guard a secret post.

It was a rotational system, changing every three days.

Calculating the time, someone would soon come to relieve duties.

Xie Jiuniang looked at the two unconscious men, not wanting them to wake up and damage the space. She decisively took out two Immortal-binding Ropes, tied the two men securely, and tossed them into a corner. She even felt that this wasn’t secure enough and threw out a puppet to specially guard them.

Once again, she adopted Gongsun Zuo’s disguise.

Xie Jiuniang transformed back into Gongsun Zuo and left the city, returning to the secret post she had previously been at.

The location of this secret post was a tree hollow.

Inside the tree hollow, there was also a pot of Soul Identifying Flowers.

Soon after she entered, a young man came over, "Old Zuo, it’s time to switch shifts."

"Okay, I’ll leave it to you. I was almost suffocated here," Xie Jiuniang said in a languid manner as she walked out of the tree hollow.

The shift change went smoothly.

Then she left conspicuously.

Not in a hurry to return to the city, she pretended to be training in the oasis, killed a demonic beast, but in reality, she was discreetly planting something, carefully planning her escape route.

Entering the Gongsun Family alone was like dancing on the edge of a knife, a single misstep could spell disaster.

Before nightfall, Xie Jiuniang returned to the city.

After entering the city, she returned to Gongsun Zuo’s residence based on his memory. The house was filthy, resembling a dog’s kennel. A simple Dust Cleansing Technique would have cleaned it all, but why would anyone ignore it?

She didn’t want to stay long.

She hung up a sign indicating that she was in closed-door cultivation, activated the Array Plate inside the house, and then sneaked back to Gongsun Yu’s residence.

Xie Jiuniang would come back.

Of course, she had another purpose.

The best place to go would have been the City Lord Residence, but when she thought of Gongsun Du...

Never mind, it’s better to stay cautious.