The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 290 - 289: Thick-skinned yet Unaware

Chapter 290: Chapter 289: Thick-skinned yet Unaware

Not just that.

Xie Jiuniang took out another large jar.

Then it was divided into three smaller jars, even smaller than the four given out earlier.

"Who are these for?" Jian Lingyan asked.

Xie Jiuniang said, "These are for Lords Ziyang, Guangcheng, and Xiaoyuan. I originally didn’t want to give one to Lord Guangcheng, after all, I’ve repaid his favor. But if only Lord Ziyang receives it, Lord Guangcheng would lose face. So I might as well give him a bit of a treat."

With this in mind, the wine given to the four Great Demon Guards seemed less humble by comparison.

Even Jian Lingyan felt too embarrassed to make any more sarcastic remarks.

What about the remaining three jars?

Xie Jiuniang had a clear plan: "One jar for my Grandmaster, one for my Master. The last jar is for me to drink myself, at most I’ll share a little with my Uncle Master."

"You’ve divided them up quite clearly."

"Of course, the closeness of our relationships must be distinguished."

The age of the wine wasn’t long enough to affect the taste much, but the richness of the spiritual energy wouldn’t be altered much by that.

Before long, Xie Jiuniang climbed out of the wine cellar.

The four Great Demon Guards were waiting outside, and their eyes lit up as soon as they saw her.

"Little master, you’re out. Let me help you." She Mei swayed seductively over to offer her help, in an overly exaggerated manner.

Xie Jiuniang shuddered, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing much, just now I smelled a rich aroma of wine, somewhat like the Monkey Wine I’ve had in the Central Region," She Mei said, looking intently at Xie Jiuniang.

As if she was the wine itself.

Xie Jiuniang knew it was because the aroma spilled out while she was distributing the wine, "I’ll give it to you now, one jar each."

With a wave of her hand, four jars appeared.

She Mei was the first to take a jar, followed by Xiong Zhun.

Lang Kai and Jiu Lai swiftly stepped forward, and the remaining two jars of wine were taken.

Xie Jiuniang then pretended to be generous, "If you seniors want more Monkey Wine in the future, you can come to Elder Dashan to get it. The regular ones can be charged to my account, but you’ll have to pay for the expensive ones yourself."

She Mei teased, "Little master, that’s not generous of you. Why not make them all free? Why should we have to pay?"

"I’m poor and can’t afford the expensive ones. You all saw it when I was at the Sect Affairs Hall, these few jars nearly emptied my coffers," Xie Jiuniang said with heartfelt sincerity.

Indeed, her apparent assets were gone.

The four Great Demon Guards could not say much to that.

After four or five months, Xie Jiuniang stepped out of Zhengyang Peak again.

Thinking of going to the Purple Sun Peak to deliver the wine.

Lord Qiansha’s voice transmission reached her ear, "Yuanxi, come to the Main Peak’s hall."

"Yes, Grandmaster," Xie Jiuniang rejoiced inwardly.

She summoned Broken Sword, jumped on, and headed for the Main Peak.

The existence of Broken Sword was no longer a secret among the aristocratic families, so there was no need to keep hiding it.

Soon, she arrived at the great hall of the Main Peak.

At the entrance to the hall, she peered inside.

"Aren’t you coming in?" Lord Qiansha’s chilly voice rang out again.

Xie Jiuniang straightened her back, tidied her clothes, and gracefully stepped into the hall.

Seated in front of the hall were not just Qiansha, but also Chaoruo, who had returned to the Sect at some unknown time, and several other powerful members of the Sect.

Guangcheng and Ziyang were present, and to her surprise, so was Lin Wangchen’s master—Lord Minhuang.

Xie Jiuniang guessed inwardly, could it be about the new Secret Realm?

The four great Demon Guards stayed outside the Main Peak.

They were stopped by a Divinity Transformation cultivator, after all, they were not from the Tianxu Sect and there were some areas they could not enter.

Xie Jiuniang stepped forward to greet each of the powerful cultivators from the various sects and then, at Lord Qiansha’s signal, took her place by his side.

"Yuanxi, there are some in the Sect who are curious about your acquaintance with the Demon Emperor, just say a few words," Lord Qiansha said casually.

But Xie Jiuniang read between the lines.

Some had raised objections to her relationship with the Central Region.

Intercourse between the Demon Tribe of the Central Region and Human Cultivators wasn’t common. In fact, the Demon Tribe generally looked down on Humans, considering them weak, so they typically did not associate with Humans, yet they coveted the Elixirs and Magic Artifacts crafted by Human Cultivators.

On the Human side, there was a prevailing belief that ’those not of our race must have different hearts,’ and they always maintained a defensive stance.

Without the Demon Emperor, there was no need to worry, but with the Demon Emperor, it was different—who knew if the Demon Tribe might stir up trouble?

Xie Jiuniang thought it over and then spoke with an even tone, "During my last trip to the Central Region, it was the first time I met the Demon Emperor. At that time, the Demon Emperor saved my life, in the presence of Lord Ziyang and Lord Guangcheng. Later, I was taken back to the Demon Emperor’s Palace..."

She omitted the matter of the dragon’s body.

And made no mention of the detour to the Western Region, but told everything else, including her shopping spree in the Central Region. She described various specialty products in meticulous detail, leaving the powerful figures listening with bemused expressions.

Were they hearing a story, or was she peddling goods?

One of the Divinity Transformation cultivators asked with a stern face, "You still haven’t explained, why does the Demon Emperor treat you differently?"

"Is that even something that needs special explanation?" Xie Jiuniang brazenly feigned ignorance, "As an exceptional young individual like myself, and the rising star of the Eastern Region, isn’t it expected for the Demon Emperor to treat me differently? Besides, he’s not the first to do so, there’s nothing surprising about it."

The crowd fell silent upon hearing her words.

Mostly because she spoke with such candor that it hardly seemed like a lie.

Some knew that she was favored by the Heavenly Dao.

Indeed! Treating her differently was only too normal.

With nothing more to clarify, to press the issue further would seem petty. Then, several Divinity Transformation cultivators left, while those remaining turned to look at Xie Jiuniang.

A Divinity Transformation cultivator asked, "Little Yuanxi, are you selling those Central Region specialties?"

"Selling!"

Xie Jiuniang replied promptly, her voice particularly loud.

The nickname ’Little Profiteer’ wasn’t for nothing. She sold her goods on the spot, doubling the price regardless of Lord Qiansha’s stern cold face, selling off most of the specialties she brought back from the Central Region.

She gave no discounts even to Divinity Transformation cultivators.

The Divinity Transformation cultivators might only use a few, but their juniors might need them.

Central Region specialties were rare in the Cultivation World because the seven cities of the Central Region controlled their sales, and it was difficult for ordinary cultivators to buy them in large quantities. Xie Jiuniang’s case was an exception this time.

A good punitive meeting turned into a trade fair.

All transactions were required to be made with Superior Spirit Stones.

Xie Jiuniang would have preferred Top Grade Spiritual Stones, but that was unlikely. After the buying Divinity Transformation cultivators left, even fewer people remained. When she saw Lord Guangcheng about to leave,

"Lord Guangcheng, Lord Ziyang, please wait!" Xie Jiuniang quickly approached them, "I’ve been wanting to thank you both."

She then took out two small jars of Monkey Wine.

And handed one to each of them.

Xie Jiuniang said with a smile, "This is the new batch of Monkey Wine that I asked Elder Dashan to brew, bought with all the rewards I received last time. It’s a small token of gratitude, not to be taken as a grand gesture."

Lord Guangcheng accepted it.

Lord Ziyang, a rather stern man, saw that Guangcheng had taken his and followed suit.

Originally, Xie Jiuniang wanted to ask which of them was acquainted with Lord Xiaoyuan so she could ask them to relay a jar as a gift.

Later she reconsidered.

It would be better to wait for another opportunity to offer it, or to have it delivered through Rongsheng Trading Company and passed on by Song Baobao.