Xie Jiuniang had persuaded for a long time before she was able to use rest as a reason to send her fourth sister away. Finally alone, she began to take stock of the storage bag.
At eleven years old, she was so poor that she hardly resembled the young lady of an aristocratic family.
The storage bag had a volume of ten cubic meters.
Setting aside what she had gained from Yunmu Mountain, there were only four low-grade spirit stones, eighty-three spiritual pearls, a low-grade magical implement Flying Sword, and the rest were just some ordinary daily necessities.
She opened the only Spirit Jade Box.
Inside the box, there was unexpectedly a high-ranking spirit plant, with several slender sword-shaped leaves, looking like emerald ice crystals. The spiritual energy lingered around it, indicating its extraordinariness at a glance. It was the Cleansing Spiritual Grass, yearned for by countless in the Cultivation World.
Suddenly, someone touched the room's barrier formation.
Xie Jiuniang put the things back into the storage bag before she closed the barrier formation.
Outside the room, the servant girl He Xiang said respectfully, "Ninth Miss, the young Clan Leader requests your presence."
The young Clan Leader was her eldest uncle, Xie An.
"I'm tired. I'll go tomorrow," Xie Jiuniang said, not waiting for He Xiang to speak again before resolutely activating the isolation formation.
What did he want with her?
It was nothing more than wanting to ask what had happened at Yunmu Mountain, and then scold her.
She was still a child now; she could be capricious.
She resolutely decided to ignore the people outside, but it wasn't long before the formation was triggered again and again.
The disturbance wasn't big, just annoying.
Xie Jiuniang was genuinely tired, and a surge of anger welled up within her. The more they pressed, the more she refused to go. What could they do to her? In her previous life, she had been obedient, and her end had been just that.
She simply rolled onto the bed and flung the silk quilt over her little head.
If the sky fell, she would talk about it after a sleep.
Xie Jiuniang didn't know when the people outside left, because she truly fell asleep, and slept till the next day's noon.
When she woke up, she felt refreshed!
It was just that she was hungry.
She shut off the barrier formation and called for the servant girl, He Xiang.
He Xiang was a servant girl trained by the family, assigned to her side when she was five to take care of her daily life. She always kept to her duties, didn't talk much, and managed the courtyard very well.
Xie Jiuniang ordered, "Go to the kitchen and get some food, quickly."
"Yes." He Xiang went out, and when she came back, she carried a food box in her hand.
The food was set on the table; two white buns, two small dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, all still steaming, but they were just ordinary food for mortals.
Xie Jiuniang took a bite of a bun and then asked, "Isn't there any spirit food? My portion for the month should not be finished, right?"
He Xiang said with difficulty, "Ninth Miss, your portion of the spirit meal… has temporarily been allocated to the eldest miss. The kitchen said it was with your consent."
Xie Jiuniang wanted to curse again.
It must be another trick by the main house!
Tch!
If there was anything she disliked the most as a child, it was the main house, always causing trouble, never happy to see the third house do well.
Were they just bullying her because she was young and had no elder at home to protect her?
Thinking of her parents, Xie Jiuniang's eyes reddened.
She remembered that she had also been pampered by her parents when she was younger, the treasure in the palm of their hands.
In her previous life, her parents had completed a family mission and encountered a beast tide while passing through Zangshen Mountain on their way home, resulting in her mother dying to save her father.
Lately, her father had a chance to break through to Foundation Establishment, but he gave the Foundation Establishment Pill to her instead, saying he couldn't let her mother wait too long…
Fortunately, she was reborn nine months before her mother's accident; there was still time for her to find a way to save them.
He Xiang thought that Miss Ninth was feeling aggrieved and couldn't help but sympathize with her a little, but alas, she was only a maid and couldn't help her much. Serving in the Xie Family, one only needed to quietly complete their duties; intervening in the masters' grudges was a taboo.
After Miss Ninth finished eating, He Xiang tidied up everything properly before saying, "Miss Ninth, the young Clan Leader has asked for you to see him as soon as you wake."
"Understood."
Xie Jiu Niang got up and walked out.
Unexpectedly, halfway there, she encountered a man and a woman talking in a corridor, looking very merry as they conversed.
The woman was Xie Ying, and the man...
Lin Wangchen?
What a surprise!
Without her involvement, Lin Wangchen still came to the Xie Family?
Was there some kind of destiny at play?
In her previous life, Lin Wangchen had sent her home and immediately became a distinguished guest of the Xie Family. At that time, she had thought that the family valued her greatly, which was why they treated Lin Wangchen, who had saved her, with such enthusiasm.
Thinking about it now, it was just so-so.
Lin Wangchen came from a top-notch aristocratic family in the Cultivation World, and he possessed exceptional personal talent; the Xie Family would have wanted to build a good relationship with him for a variety of reasons.
In her last life, she succeeded in her Foundation Establishment, and Lin Wangchen suddenly proposed to her; her family agreed without consulting her.
She was quite self-aware back then.
Lin Wangchen's charms were too overpowering.
He and she, were not a match.
It was just that the family's decision did not allow for her refusal.
On the night of their grand wedding, they did not consummate the marriage.
Lin Wangchen said that before reaching the Golden Core stage, it was best to maintain his primordial yin, stating that he wished to be with her for a long and lasting time, and thereafter, every time they met, he provided her with various resources.
What others struggled to obtain, she got easily, causing many in the Sect to envy her...
Smack!
Xie Jiu Niang slapped her forehead.
Had she overlooked something in her past life?
"Younger Ninth Sister, I heard you were injured; are you feeling better? I visited you yesterday, but He Xiang said you were resting," Xie Ying said. She was a beautiful woman, cold as frost; unapproachable when silent, but her words carried the gentleness of a lotus, "Don't be so reckless next time. The family was quite alarmed by your incident, causing quite a delay in affairs."
Xie Jiu Niang blinked her large innocent eyes, "Eldest Sister, I had no choice. The part of the inheritance that was mine was diverted by our aunt to you. I could only take risks to earn resources on my own."
Xie Ying's heart skipped, and she hurriedly glanced at Lin Wangchen.
Lin Wangchen's eyebrows raised in surprise.
At this moment, Xie Ying wished she could strangle Xie Jiu Niang.
Don't you understand that family scandals should not be publicized?
Did you take the elders' teachings as the mere wind beside your ear?
Xie Jiu Niang then smiled and continued, "Come to think of it, I'm actually at an advantage. Our aunt said she would compensate me with a Foundation Establishment Pill for using just one year of my resources. Do you know about this, Eldest Sister?"
Xie Ying knew that Xie Jiu Niang was setting a trap for her, but she could only play along, "I know, you will not be shortchanged."
"How generous! Eldest Sister, you are as kind-hearted as you are beautiful," Xie Jiu Niang said, sparing no effort in her praise, having achieved her goal, "Well, I will be leaving now, and not delay you from entertaining the honored guest."
Xie Jiu Niang strode past the two of them and left.
She showed no intention of greeting Lin Wangchen.
A flicker of surprise flashed across Lin Wangchen's eyes.
Was she pretending not to recognize him?