The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 308 - 307: The Past

Chapter 308: Chapter 307: The Past

Xie Jiuniang, who originally thought she had no friends, unexpectedly found one visitor after another came to see her upon her return from seclusion.

Some debts owed by certain individuals, which had not yet been repaid, were all suddenly remembered by Xie Jiuniang.

The puppet horses from under Longyuan Abyss...

Xie Jiuniang’s eyes gleamed as she glanced at the group of people who had specifically come to freeload food and drinks. They hadn’t gathered the same number of people who were at Longyuan Abyss back then.

Out of the ten, only Mo Chuan and Ren Bingyan were absent.

Raoyang, Qiao Shiyun, Zhan Chengxiu, and Tong Hanming were the first to come, while Ban Pu, Zhu Qiu, and Zhong Xu arrived a bit later.

As everyone gathered, it was natural for Xie Jiuniang to greet them.

"Do you still want to rent the puppet horse from back then?" Xie Jiuniang currently didn’t lack resources or spirit stones, but her money hadn’t just fallen from the sky.

What was hers needed to be claimed.

Someone said sourly, "Junior sister, you are now a Golden Core and on top of the Child of Destiny list. Can’t you be a little more generous?"

"The puppet horse is broken. Didn’t we agree the price was several hundred thousand back then?" Someone else joined in.

Xie Jiuniang looked towards the two speakers.

It was Tong Hanming and Qiao Shiyun.

Among the crowd were not only those who had been to Longyuan Abyss, but also several unfamiliar faces who had come with Zhan Chengxiu and others, either alone or in groups. They were all specifically here to see if the new leader of the Child of Destiny list really had three heads and six arms.

Looking left and right, they just couldn’t see anything special about the young girl.

Wasn’t she just a little more business-savvy, thick-skinned, stingy, and full of crafty ideas?

Also, didn’t she just spend a little more time in seclusion?

How did she suddenly rise to the top of the Child of Destiny list?

The rankings of the Child of Destiny list remained a mystery to this day.

When they saw people like Qiao Shiyun take out spirit stones one after another, depositing a large sum into Xie Jiuniang’s account, and thought of her widely known nickname, the Little Profiteer, they inexplicably felt regrets—they shouldn’t have come.

Really, they should not have come.

It felt like they were hurrying to deliver spirit stones to her.

Xuanyuan You looked on with eyes that shone brightly.

After this small episode, which no one paid much attention to, only Xuanyuan You took it to heart. He planned to seek out the Little Profiteer to discuss business after the others had left.

Raoyang brought out a damaged puppet horse, "Junior sister, this one’s broken, can it be repaired?"

Xie Jiuniang, who had just picked up her tea, glanced at the dilapidated puppet horse and calmly replied, "It can’t be repaired, nor is there any need to."

A flawed item, once broken, should be thrown away.

After thinking for a moment, she added, "You can sell it to Artifact Peak as a discarded material, you should be able to get a few spirit stones for it."

Raoyang, "..."

Qiao Shiyun and others, who had just paid compensation, couldn’t help feeling like they had been duped.

Qiao Shiyun looked at Xie Jiuniang with a complex expression.

A true Golden Core stage two cultivator.

When Xie Jiuniang first entered the Child of Destiny list, even in the last position, Qiao Shiyun had been unbearably jealous. In just a short time, the other party had jumped from the bottom to the top of the list.

All of a sudden, she couldn’t muster the jealousy anymore.

Just like many others outside felt, the change in the leader of the Child of Destiny list certainly caused a sensation for a while.

But then upon reflection, what about someone with three Spirit Roots?

The other person had already achieved Core Formation, while she was still at the Foundation Establishment stage. That was the difference; what right did she have to be jealous?

Now, those who should really be worried were the peerless elites on the list who were utterly crushed by her!

To be surpassed by someone with three Spirit Roots!

Ha, how painful must that burn their pride?

Qiao Shiyun’s once unstable state of mind, miraculously steadied itself.

Nobody knows about a loss of face if you’re not on the list.

To be on the list and yet be unable to compare with someone with three Spirit Roots, that is the true embarrassment.

Once these people left...

Those from the aristocratic families within the Sect, however, were not having an easy time.

The disciples of the Gongsun Family had been recalled by their clan.

Those who didn’t respond were essentially severing ties with the family. Other families within the Tianxu Sect didn’t have many disciples, with the Lin Family and Mo Family having the most. Initially, the non-core family disciples weren’t clear about the grudge between the Child of Destiny and their families.

Later, as the situation escalated, it could no longer be concealed.

Some were secretly called back by their families, or left the Tianxu Sect under various pretenses.

Who knew if those who continued to stay in the Sect would eventually be held accountable?

The fall of the Gongsun Family could be said to be unexpected.

But now, with the disappearance of the Ao Family, no one dared to consider it a mere coincidence.

Fafeng, the cave dwelling of a Direct Disciple.

Lin Wangchen sat cross-legged, his face cold and stern, no longer the sunny youth he had been when he first met Xie Jiuniang. Perhaps it was due to his injuries, but he seemed to have lost some weight.

When alone, a shadow of gloom surfaced in his eyes.

Because of his injuries, he rarely appeared in public these years. Outsiders thought he had nearly recovered, but he knew all too well that without encountering great fortune, his wounds would not heal...

He was refused medical help by the Mo Family due to a shortage of medicines.

Fortunately, the Ren Family had sent a large compensation, which included various healing medicines.

Regrettably, even saving Ren Bingyan’s life did not sway her; she remained indifferent towards him over the years.

He told himself that it was time to give up...

A voice rose from the shadows, "Young Master, the old ancestor instructed you to set a new target. He said that with the chaos in the heavens, now is a good opportunity."

Lin Wangchen said, "I know."

"Young Master, do you have a new target?"

"Not for the moment..."

Besides Ren Bingyan, Lin Wangchen originally had a better target, that is Xie Jiuniang. Sadly, she held an inexplicable hostility towards him, even though she always concealed it well.

Given the current situation, it was even less likely.

The Child of Destiny was now engaged in a fight to the death with his family; peaceful coexistence was impossible.

He could only let the family find a suitable match.

"Send a message back to the old ancestor to have the family help look," he instructed.

"Yes!"

Lin Wangchen felt an inexplicable sense of urgency, as though there was a knife hanging over his head.

There were some things that could not wait...

Elsewhere, on Danfeng.

Inside an Alchemy Room.

Mo Chuan had just finished a batch of pills when he received a message from a subordinate.

"Young Master, the young master of the Lin Family has sent a message back to his family, asking them to find him a match."

"Find out as quickly as possible what match he’s looking for." Mo Chuan felt there was something significant behind this, and it wasn’t simple.

A voice came from the mulberry branches, "Why are you always watching him? He’s already a cripple."

"As long as he’s not dead, I’ll keep watching him."

"You’re so strange. If there’s such a deep hatred, why not just kill him and be done with it?" The voice was perplexed.

Mo Chuan was silent for a long time, his voice a bit ethereal: "My sister’s path to immortality was ruined because of him, and she still likes this person. I think his death would be too easy, but I can’t kill him..."

The reasons he couldn’t kill him were too many and too complicated.

Moreover, he had promised his sister that he wouldn’t seek revenge.

The bright and vivacious girl of the past, whose life hadn’t truly begun yet, had her cultivation destroyed and her path to immortality severed because of Lin Wangchen, all due to the jealousy and schemes of other women.

The Lin Family had only sent an apology afterward.

Just to let it go like that...

Mo Chuan couldn’t accept it, and his feelings of injustice simmered perpetually.

Back then, he was too young.