Chapter 3: Eldest Aunt Wants to Vomit Blood in Rage

Xie Jiuniang calculated that Xie Ying would acknowledge it.

Because Xie Ying, like her mother, was very good at managing her own reputation and always liked to take the moral high ground in her actions.

As expected, Xie Ying admitted it, albeit reluctantly.

Xie Jiuniang headed towards the main hall in the front courtyard.

Walking along the way, judging solely by the buildings in the Xie family residence, one would think that the Xie family had a deep foundation. The ground was paved with high-grade green spirit jade, and even if several large spells were cast on it, there would be no traces.

In fact, the Xie family’s roots were indeed in Yunmu City.^[1]Cloud Mist City

There was one late-stage Nascent Soul^[2]Nascent Soul: The fourth stage of cultivation, where a cultivator’s soul becomes independent of their physical body. old ancestor, two early-stage Nascent Soul elders, five Golden Core family members, and numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It was a major clan in Yunmu City, and a dominant one at that. After all, Yunmu City was established by the Xie family ancestors, and only the Xie family could activate the city’s protective array.

The reputation was quite impressive, but the reality was that Yunmu City had now declined into a small city with mediocre spiritual energy and no special products.

The few things that could be used as selling points were probably the relatively good public security within the city, which was known in the cultivation world as one of the cities rarely visited by demonic cultivators.^[3]Demonic Cultivators: Cultivators who have fallen to the demonic path, often using evil methods to gain power.

This was thanks to the craziness of the Xie family’s ancestors. The four city gates^[4]Four City Gate: Each facing the four cardinal directions. were all embedded with Holy Light Stones using special techniques.

Holy Light Stones were the bane of demonic energy. As long as demons approached the city gates, those with lighter afflictions would lose control of the demonic energy within their bodies, while severe cases would explode and die.

In addition, there was an ancient demon-slaying protective array in the city. Once activated, it could slaughter demonic beings below the Divine Transformation^[5]Divine Transformation: The fifth and highest stage of cultivation mentioned in the novel. stage like dogs, making even demonic cultivators wary.

In her previous life, Xie Jiuniang had always thought that the family was very poor.

So poor that they only had a small, dilapidated city left.

As for what other foundations they had, Xie Jiuniang didn’t know and had no idea. In her previous life, she had never been in contact with the core of the family.

Grandfather Xie Tian was the patriarch of the clan and also the lord of Yunmu City. He was at the late Golden Core stage, and his principal wife had fallen early on.

Only three sons were listed on the clan’s genealogy.^[6]Meaning, legitimate descendants, or ones that the clan acknowledge.

Among the three, only the eldest uncle, Xie An, was born of the principal wife. He was the Junior Patriarch and had taken over the family affairs several years ago.

The second uncle, Xie Ping, was a third-grade Talisman Master^[7]Talisman Master: A cultivator skilled in creating and using talismans, which are paper charms imbued with spiritual power. with many wives and concubines, but he only had one child, Fourth Sister Xie.

Xie Jiuniang’s father, Xie Shen, was the youngest. His birth mother was a mortal who had passed away from illness a few years ago. Three years ago, Xie Shen and his wife, Mo Lan, were sent by the Clan to the mortal realm to be in charge of jade mine extraction.

At this moment, inside the room.

In addition to Eldest Uncle Xie An, Grandfather, who rarely showed his face, was also present.

“Greetings, Grandfather, and Eldest Uncle.” Xie Jiuniang paid her respects to each of them.

Patriarch Xie nodded.

Eldest Uncle asked with a smile, “How are Ninth Girl’s injuries?”

Xie Jiuniang obediently said, “Thank you for your concern, Eldest Uncle. After a night’s sleep, I feel much better than yesterday. The physician said that my injury only requires a common Rejuvenation Pill to heal, but I know the clan is very poor, so I endured and didn’t ask for it, thinking that saving a few spirit stones for the clan would be good.”

Eldest Uncle Xie’s expression stiffened slightly.

Beside him, Patriarch Xie couldn’t bear to listen and retorted, “Who told you that the family is very poor? Even if we’re poor, can we be short of a Rejuvenation Pill for you?”

Xie Jiuniang sighed, “Grandfather, there are no outsiders here. You don’t need to put on a brave front. Being poor is just being poor. It’s not embarrassing.”

“Nonsense!”

Patriarch Xie was a very dignified man, wearing a purple daoist robe with complex stripes, solemn and grand yet not lacking in understated luxury.

Xie Jiuniang still didn’t feel like he was rich.

As the Lord of a city and the Patriarch of a Clan, his attire was equivalent to the Clan’s face. If he dressed shabbily, wouldn’t it be like telling outsiders that the Xie family was not doing well?

If Patriarch Xie knew Xie Jiuniang’s thoughts, he would probably slap her to death.

In the entire Xie clan, only Xie Jiuniang felt that the family’s expenses exceeded its income, and of course, she was rightfully justified. If the Main Branch had to reallocate her meager resources and this still didn’t count as being poor, then what was considered poor?

Xie Jiuniang found a chair and sat down, taking a bite of the spirit fruit on the table and exclaiming, “It’s so delicious. I haven’t eaten spirit fruit in a long time.”

“I have some more here. If Ninth Girl likes it, take it back to eat.” Right now, Eldest Uncle Xie only wanted to shut Xie Jiuniang’s mouth. The little girl used to be quiet, but suddenly she unleashed a big move.

Faced with his father’s questioning gaze, he felt guilty.

Xie Jiuniang asked in surprise, “Really? You’re really giving it to me?”

Taking the small bag of spirit fruits, she smiled and said, “Eldest Uncle, do you want to give me Eldest Aunt’s Foundation Establishment Pill first?”

“What do you want the Foundation Establishment Pill for?” Eldest Uncle Xie’s heart was pounding.

Xie Jiuniang directly said, “Eldest Aunt said to exchange my annual allocation for a Foundation Establishment Pill, and Eldest Sister also agreed. Oh right, Senior Lin Wangchen was also present.”

Her little face was extremely sincere, not showing the slightest bit of pretense.

Whether Eldest Uncle Xie believed it or not was unknown.

Patriarch Xie seemed to believe it and immediately made a decision, “Since your wife promised, give the Foundation Establishment Pill to Ninth Girl.”

Eldest Uncle Xie said with difficulty, “Father, this is not appropriate. Ninth Girl is only at the third level of Qi Refining…”

Xie Jiuniang interrupted him, “Eldest Uncle, it was Eldest Aunt who insisted on the exchange. I have to say, Eldest Aunt is truly a good mother, racking her brains for Eldest Sister. The day before I went to Yunmu Mountain, she even went to find you…”

“Alright! I’ll give it to you right away!”

Eldest Uncle Xie quickly interrupted her, his heart almost jumping out of his throat. He swiftly took out a small medicine bottle containing a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Xie Jiuniang happily took it and said, “Thank you, Eldest Uncle. Now it’s good for you, good for me, and good for everyone.”

Eldest Uncle Xie thought: What the hell is good?!

The development of the matter was smoother than expected. Xie Jiuniang hadn’t expected Grandfather to speak up and help.

Foundation Establishment Pills were not difficult to refine, but one of the main ingredients was very hard to cultivate and was always in short supply.

The Xie family would receive some Foundation Establishment Pills every year, usually distributed according to the family’s contributions. Eldest Aunt had been stuck at the peak of Qi Refining for more than ten years, and this year, she finally got a quota for a Foundation Establishment Pill. Suddenly losing it, she would probably be so angry that she would vomit blood.

She suddenly felt excited at the thought. Hehe.

But since her Eldest Uncle was so cooperative, Xie Jiuniang didn’t have to stomp on him further. As long as she didn’t suffer any losses, it was fine.

There were still many days ahead.

After Xie Jiuniang left, Patriarch Xie’s expression turned solemn, his Golden Core pressure surging out as he questioned, “Xie An, what have you been doing behind my back?”

“Father, please calm your anger…”

First Master Xie hurriedly knelt down in panic, “It’s… it’s just that your son has been short on funds recently. Sob, sob, children are not easy to raise, and children with high talent cost even more spirit stones, not to mention there’s more than one…”

Patriarch Xie’s face turned black.

The Main Branch only had one son and one daughter.

The eldest grandson, Xie Haoran, had gone to the Tianxu Sect^[8]Sky Void Sect ten years ago, and only the eldest granddaughter, Xie Ying, was at home. Yet Xie An said there was more than one?

Raised outside?

Shameless, definitely unlike his old man!