The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 96 - 95: We Can’t Afford to Offend the Other Party

Chapter 96: Chapter 95: We Can’t Afford to Offend the Other Party

The two began discussing everyday matters.

Xie Si Niang gradually wore a face full of frustration.

Because Xie Jiu Niang was as clueless as someone who had been in secluded cultivation, barely knowing anything.

"I wanted to ask Uncle Tang, wasn’t he in secluded cultivation for Foundation Establishment? Hasn’t it been half a year already? He should have come out by now, right?" Xie Si Niang asked directly.

Xie Jiu Niang realized and said, "I’ve been so busy, I didn’t even notice Uncle Tang."

"Could it, could it be that something happened to him?"

With Xie Si Niang’s mention, Xie Jiu Niang also became anxious. Normally Foundation Establishment doesn’t take this long, and one who succeeds wouldn’t be silent about it.

They exchanged a look and hurried together towards Xie Xu’s cave dwelling.

As they ran, Xie Jiu Niang controlled her speed to stay behind Xie Si Niang, while her consciousness commanded Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan to check on Xie Xu’s situation.

Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan was aware of the location of the cave dwelling, not too far from the small waterfall.

After a short while, Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan said, "He’s not in mortal danger, but the situation... doesn’t look too good."

"What do you mean?" Xie Jiu Niang asked for a clearer explanation.

Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan said, "He’s injured, and it seems quite seriously."

Finally, they arrived outside the cave dwelling.

Xie Si Niang gently touched the formation, a very subtle motion. It wouldn’t affect the person cultivating inside but would let them know someone was outside if they were not cultivating.

"Who is it?" the person inside inquired.

Xie Si Niang said urgently, "Uncle Tang, it’s me, Si Niang."

After waiting for a long time, the formation opened.

Xie Xu was in clean Outer Sect Disciple robes, his face pale, but other than that, no abnormalities were noticed. His eyes were warm and smiling as he looked at them.

If Xie Jiu Niang hadn’t been told by Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan, she might have overlooked it for a moment.

Xie Xu smiled and asked, "What brings you girls here..."

"Who was it?" Xie Jiu Niang suddenly interjected, her face stern as she asked, "Uncle Tang, who disrupted your breakthrough?"

"Cough cough...cough cough cough."

Xie Xu couldn’t hold back his cough and nearly lost his balance.

"Uncle Tang!" Xie Si Niang was shocked and quickly moved forward to support Xie Xu.

Xie Jiu Niang felt regretful, blaming herself for being too impatient, and moved forward to help Xie Si Niang escort Xie Xu into the cave dwelling.

Upon seeing the man, Xie Jiu Niang’s past life experience of two hundred years allowed her to instantly recognize the reason.

Xie Jiu Niang knew Xie Xu’s injury required a sixth-grade Revitalizing Pill. Her storage bag only contained third-grade Revitalizing Pills, which were meager help for Xie Xu’s condition. Still, she took one out and let Xie Xu take it.

Xie Xu drew a relieving breath.

Xie Si Niang gave him a glass of water, and after he drank it, he felt much better.

Xie Si Niang said angrily, "Which bastard did this?"

"It’s over now, this matter..." Xie Xu seemed reluctant to delve into it, "We can’t afford to provoke the other party for the moment, let’s talk about it later."

Xie Si Niang had no choice since Xie Xu wasn’t willing to speak; she couldn’t force him.

Xie Jiu Niang, however, said gravely, "Uncle Tang, are you worried that we might act rashly and suffer for it? Have you thought about us being kept in the dark, and that if we bumped into the other party we would be unprepared..."

Xie Xu sighed, "I did think wrong."

Considering the two were girls, if they encountered the other party without any preparation they really might get into trouble, so he decided to explain the whole story.

Xie Xu narrated, "It was Wu Tong from number three mountain, known to be a wastrel with a bad reputation. His father is a Nascent Soul Elder from the Inner Sect’s Fafeng, and hardly anyone dares to offend him. Seven months ago, for reasons unknown, he came to the small waterfall, and on seeing Bai Mudan, he harassed her..."

Wu Tong had a weakness for women.

On seeing Bai Mudan, how could he resist?

Xie Xu happened to be working in the Spiritual Fields and intervened when he found out, inevitably leading to a conflict that almost escalated to the Law Enforcement Hall. Later, Xie Haoran stepped in to calm things down.

Xie Xu thought the matter had passed but didn’t expect that during his breakthrough, he would be attacked by someone in the middle of the night, targeting his formation.

The one saving grace was that Xie Xu was not in the process of opening his Sea of Consciousness at the time but was at the step of converting Spiritual Power to rain. Even so, he was seriously injured. He would need at least three to five years of recovery, unable to use Spiritual Power for a while.

Xie Jiuniang knew that Wu Tong was the very debauchee who had harassed Bai Mudan in her previous life, ultimately leading to his death at her hands.

After pondering for a while, Xie Jiuniang asked, "Little Uncle, are you certain it was Wu Tong who attacked your formation?"

"I didn’t see the person, but the only one who bears a grudge against me is him. When that person attacked the formation, he cursed me for meddling in affairs that weren’t my concern." Ever since Xie Xu arrived at the Sect, he had been kind to everyone and had not offended anyone.

"I will investigate this matter thoroughly." Xie Jiuniang suspected that the situation was not as simple as it appeared.

That Wu Tong had been able to swagger around the Outer Sect for ten years without being detained by the Law Enforcement Hall owed a lot to the fact that he always skirted around the edge of the sect’s rules. When encountering ordinary female cultivators with good looks, he would only go up and tease them, not daring to act recklessly without full preparation. A few teasing words spoken could not be pursued by the Law Enforcement Hall; he could easily claim to be an admirer, and pursuing the object of his affection did not break any sect rules.

He dared not openly violate the sect rules because if he did, his father, who had not yet achieved Divinity Transformation, would not be able to protect him.

I remember that in my previous life, there was a female cultivator who fell for his scheme, but there was no evidence to present to the Law Enforcement Hall. The Law Enforcement Hall investigated, and he blatantly claimed he was the victim and even had a Shadow Stone as proof.

The Shadow Stone recorded that it was the female cultivator who initiated everything and couldn’t wait to get her hands on him. Throughout the entire event, he was simply the reluctant party.

Even the female cultivator herself couldn’t explain it clearly.

Upon inspection, the Law Enforcement Hall found no residual medicinal effects on the female cultivator. In such a case, if Wu Tong accused the female cultivator of slander instead, she could have been penalized with ten years of labor in the mines.

Wu Tong generously stated he wouldn’t pursue the matter, and the female cultivator ended up having to thank him instead—utterly shameless.

In the end, the matter was left unresolved.

Anyone with clear eyesight could see there were issues, but with no evidence, even the Law Enforcement Hall couldn’t find a reason to proceed with punishment and interrogation.

Xie Jiuniang knew that Wu Tong had a kind of drug that was non-toxic and colorless. It was said that even sows would go mad under its influence. The problem was that its effects didn’t last long—dissipating in less than half an hour—which made it impossible to detect or investigate.

Xie Xu had been injured for over three months now.

In the meantime, a clan Disciple realized he had been in closed-door cultivation for too long and sent a Sound Transmission Talisman to inquire; Xie Xu replied that everything was fine.

Choosing not to tell others was because Xie Xu knew there was no evidence, and speaking up would be futile. If someone acted impulsively and got expelled from the Sect because of it, it would only make him feel guilt-ridden for the rest of his life.

Xie Siniang promptly informed all the clan Disciples, and everyone, putting aside their matters, rushed over in haste.

Thirteen people, since their arrival at the Sect, had finally gathered together once again.

Upon learning about Xie Xu’s plight, everyone was extremely angry, but it was Xie Xu who calmed everyone down, urging them to keep a cool head.

After discussion, the first priority was to seek out a sixth-grade Revitalizing Pill. If they were in the family, the family could help out.

Being in the Sect, however, made things not so easy for them; first, because they didn’t have enough Spirit Stones, and second, because elixirs above fifth-grade had always been in short supply, practically priceless.

If there was no sixth-grade available, a fifth-grade would do.

Next, everyone looked towards Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang pondered, "Let Siniang take care of the elixir matter and ask our elder brother. In the Inner Sect’s Pill Hall of Danfeng, Inner Sect Disciples can exchange for elixirs. But for exchanging fifth-grade elixirs or higher, it will probably require a certain amount of Contribution Points. I just don’t know if our elder brother has enough..."

"Cough, cough."

Xie Xu coughed again, "Xiaojiu, I will find a way to deal with my injuries. I can’t delay everyone... cough, I can’t let everyone spend on my behalf."

"Why are you putting on such airs, Little Uncle?" Xie Siniang spoke bluntly, not giving face, "Consider it a loan for now, you’re not being asked to never repay it."

Pfft!

Ha ha ha.

Xie Jiuniang found it amusing.

True to Siniang’s nature, her words left Xie Xu with no retort.

The others also wanted to laugh but managed to hold it back just in time.

Xie Jiuniang detested the main house, and if it were her who was injured, she would definitely not seek help from Xie Haoran. But Xie Xu and the others had no issues with him, and unlike her who had partially left the family, it was not unreasonable for them to seek Xie Haoran’s help in acquiring elixirs.

On the spot, Xie Siniang took out Xie Haoran’s Sound Transmission Talisman, activated it with Spiritual Power, and quickly said, "Elder brother, Little Uncle has been seriously injured and urgently needs a sixth-grade Revitalizing Pill."

The energy of the Sound Transmission Talisman instantly condensed into a miniature white little flying crane, which, after Xie Siniang finished speaking, streaked away as a beam of light heading towards the Inner Sect.

The issue of getting an elixir was left to Xie Siniang to handle.

As for the investigation, Xie Jiuniang took the initiative to take it on.

Xie Jiuniang asked, "Does anyone know the whereabouts of Wu Tong?"

"I can look into that."

One of the clan members raised their hand.

Seeing that he was quite clever, Xie Jiuniang let him go handle it.