Ride the fairy crane directly to Cave Mansion No. 4.
I met Xie Xu in front of the cave.
When Xie Xu saw her, he asked with a smile: "Did Xiaojiu go to see his parents? Are they okay?"
"Everything is fine." Xie Jiuniang invited Xie Xu into the cave.
When Xie Jiuniang was about to put out the tea set, Xie Xu stopped her. He came here mainly to tell her the news he had learned from Xuanyuan You.
These people have been trying to find out her whereabouts.
Except Gongsun Yu, no one else is the real mastermind behind this.
Xie Jiuniang expressed her gratitude and gave Xie Xu a portion of the food her mother had prepared. Don't doubt where this food came from. It was prepared by Moran a month ago. When Xie Jiuniang came back to retreat, she was so obsessed with the Hidden Talisman that she forgot about the food. Fortunately, the food in the storage bag would not spoil for a while.
Xie Xu accepted the food and expressed his gratitude.
Xie Jiuniang went to find Xie Siniang again and gave her a portion of the food as well.
After coming out of seclusion, she did not retreat again, but went to the spiritual field and then went to inspect the area below the waterfall.
"Cry!"
The little crane descended from the sky.
Xie Jiuniang smiled and said, "I'm poor and don't have any elixir. How about a spiritual stone?"
"Cry, cry." The little crane looked down on her.
The sword spirit suddenly explained: "Master, it said that as long as the distance is not far, it can take you for free."
Xie Jiuniang was surprised.
Not only did the little crane say it was free, but the sword spirit could actually understand animal language.
Xie Jiuniang asked: "Little bastard, how come you can suddenly understand animal language?"
"I can always do it." The sword spirit's answer made Xie Jiuniang feel upset. "I didn't explain it to you before because I saw that you were having a lot of fun."
"Then thank you." He thought she didn't know that little bitch was hoping that she would get into trouble.
"You're welcome."
The sword spirit chatted again, "Master, if you need any interpretation in the future, you can ask me. The fee is not expensive, one spirit stone at a time."
"Okay, I'll deduct it from the debt."
Xie Jiuniang readily agreed, blocking the sword spirit's idea of making extra money, and asked the crane to take her to Mingjing Lake.
There is a freshwater lake on the northern side of No. 4 Mountain, called Mingjing Lake. When you fly high up and look down, the lake surface is as clear as a mirror.
There are quite a few houses around, built around the lake, where hundreds of disciples live, forming a small group.
Most of the people who choose to live here are those who cannot rob caves and spiritual fields, and are not strong enough to kill monsters. Their daily income is to open up wasteland and farm; when they are free, they go to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to take on tasks and do some miscellaneous work, which is trivial and low-paying.
Her father asked her to make friends, reminding her of the people who had shown her kindness in her previous life. In this life, her situation was too dangerous. She would not pull them into her circle, but she could give them a hand.
"Junior sister riding the crane, is this your first time to Mingjing Lake? I haven't seen you before." A girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old looked up and greeted her below.
Xie Jiuniang smiled and said, "I want to hire someone to help me build a house and plant fruit trees."
"What about me? My name is Zhou Ning." The girl asked impatiently.
Xie Jiuniang nodded.
Just as she was about to speak, another young man waved at Xie Jiuniang and asked jokingly, "Wow! A distinguished guest has arrived today. Is Xie the little profiteer coming to Mingjing Lake to do business?"
"You can call me a distinguished guest, but can you please not call me a small profiteer? When I do business, it's all based on mutual consent and honesty." Xie Jiuniang refused to be labeled a profiteer.
The boy laughed out loud.
Zhou Ning was surprised.
Among the new generation of disciples, the reputation of the little profiteer was very loud. However, since he came to the outer sect, he almost disappeared.
We actually came to Mingjing Lake today
There were many disciples at the mountain sect that day, and Zhou Ning was standing in a remote location, so he had never seen Xie Jiuniang in person. When he saw her today, she was very different from the cunning and profiteer image in the rumors.
Very quiet and very beautiful.
Zhou Ning's first thought was to suspect that someone had slandered her. How could such a lovely junior sister be a profiteer
The three of them told each other their names.
The young man's name is Shi Qi. He comes from a small family. He was able to enter the sect this time thanks to Xie Jiuniang's blessing.
When he was about to give up, Xie Jiuniang appeared and sold him a bottle of rejuvenation pill, but the price was very high. Therefore, anyone who had traded with Xie Jiuniang had a love-hate relationship with her.
Xie Jiuniang came here today to invite four or five people to work by the waterfall, building a small bamboo house, planting fruit trees, etc.
Fifty spirit stones per person.
There is not much work to do and it is simple.
When Shi Qi learned the purpose of Xie Jiuniang's visit, he volunteered to go and call for help.
Zhou Ning also wanted to bring her friends along.
Xie Jiuniang landed on the lakeside on a crane. When she saw the familiar environment again, it felt like a lifetime ago.
"Thank you, Junior Sister." The person who came was Cheng Huaixin.
Xie Jiuniang showed a proper look of surprise and asked, "Fellow Daoist Cheng, no, it's time to call me Senior Brother Cheng now. Senior Brother, what a coincidence."
Cheng Huaixin said, "Unfortunately, I heard that Junior Sister Xie was looking for someone to do some work, so I came here to recommend myself."
"How could it be? Senior brother has half a million dollars, yet he still needs to work for others?" Xie Jiuniang's face was full of surprise, but she was curious about how Cheng Huaixin would justify himself.
Cheng Huaixin smiled embarrassedly and confessed: "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by my junior sister. I was just angry at the time and shouted randomly. There was no such a large amount of spirit stones in my storage bag."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jiuniang gave him a thumbs up.
This reason is credible.
Unfortunately, she didn't want to invite a wolf into the house, so she declined politely: "Sorry, Senior Brother Cheng. I promised Shi Qi and Zhou Ning that they would go and call for help. And I don't need many people this time, only a few."
"That's a pity. Next time, junior sister, you need to hire someone, please remember to notify me." Before leaving, Cheng Huaixin left his sound transmission talisman.
Shi Qi brought two male cultivators.
Behind Zhou Ning followed a beautiful and tall female cultivator. The female cultivator was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a pure and weak temperament. Her words and actions revealed a bit of weakness, which could arouse the man's desire to protect her.
Xie Jiuniang looked at her twice more. Seeing an old friend again, she felt a little complicated. Don't think that she is weak because she looks weak. In her previous life, a playboy disciple wanted to do something bad to her, but she killed him directly and defected from the sect.
That dandy disciple was the son of a certain elder of the sect. I don't know if she escaped the pursuit. But since then, I haven't heard any news about her.
Zhou Ning said quickly, "Junior Sister, Sister Bai is very capable. The house I live in was built by her. She is also a good person and takes good care of me."
For fear that Xie Jiuniang would not agree, he pointed to an exquisite house not far away.
The house is made of wood and has two floors. It looks like a small pavilion. There is a small courtyard outside with half an acre of cultivated land, and tender green sprouts have just grown out.
Xie Jiuniang didn't say anything.
When she was young in her previous life, she was also taken care of by Senior Sister Bai. Unfortunately, the beauty had a rough life. Should she get rid of that playboy first
The female cultivator said softly, "Xie Junior Sister, my name is Bai Mudan, and I'm very happy to meet you. Your name is well-known in No. 4 Mountain."
"No, no." Xie Jiuniang was a little embarrassed for once, "I'll build a small building like that, too."
Then, a few people chatted for a while, exchanged notes, and made an appointment for tomorrow.
It’s not that Xie Jiuniang doesn’t want to start work today.
She didn't have enough spirit stones, so she had to go collect the debts first.
If I don’t collect the debt, I won’t have enough spirit stones to buy fruit tree seedlings.
However, before Xie Jiuniang received the bill, she heard a piece of news that shocked her so much that she almost dropped her jaw...
(End of this chapter)