Chapter 23: One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Spirit Stones! (1/2)

“Who is this…?”

Qin Jiuyou looked at the round-faced, slightly frowning Xuan’er, who was puffing up her cheeks and staring at him, momentarily stunned.

She was simply too beautiful! How could there be such a lovely girl?!

Qin Jiuyou, a disciple of the Harmony Sect, had cultivated in the Harmony Sect before arriving at Hermit Valley, where there were no shortage of beautiful senior and junior sisters. In the martial world, he had also been among many flowers, considering himself well-versed in women.

However, upon seeing Xuan’er, he was captivated; this girl was truly stunning.

The perfect combination of temperament, features, and figure, not to mention she looked only thirteen or fourteen, still retaining a youthful innocence.

If given time, what kind of fairy would she grow into in the future?!

Ning Wuxie hugged Xuan’er’s shoulders, telling her not to act impulsively: “This is my younger sister, named Jiang Ningxuan.”

Qin Jiuyou came back to his senses and looked at Ning Wuxie. Remembering his earlier gaffe, he felt embarrassed and cleared his throat to cover his awkwardness.

He glanced at Ning Wuxie and then at Xuan’er, feeling something was off about how Xuan’er was being held by Ning Wuxie.

Xuan’er leaned half her body against Ning Wuxie, resembling a little cat curled up in his arms.

At this age, younger sisters should typically show disdain and hit their older brothers, right?

He smiled slightly and tentatively asked, “Is she… biological, or the kind that is… adopted?”

Ning Wuxie was taken aback, realizing what Qin Jiuyou meant.

After all, he currently looked not much older than Xuan’er, so Qin Jiuyou was questioning Ning Wuxie’s true intentions in bringing Xuan’er along.

“Of course, she is biological!” He glared and said, “We came into this world together!”

“Understood, understood,” Qin Jiuyou saw that Ning Wuxie was a bit irritated and quickly backed down, “Brother Ning, you must understand me. I come from the Harmony Sect and have seen too many cultivators messing around with relationships in the martial world.”

Ning Wuxie was speechless: Were there people more chaotic than them?

“However, I believe Brother Ning is definitely not that kind of person. Those who slander you, I will not. Little sister, those who speak ill of your brother are just those outside, not me.” He said to Xuan’er.

Ning Wuxie also spoke to comfort her: “Xuan’er, don’t be afraid. Brother Qin is a good person.”

Xuan’er’s anger subsided, but she still looked at Qin Jiuyou warily and nodded.

Qin Jiuyou now understood that in this little girl’s world, everyone except her brother was indifferent to good or bad. She felt no guilt for misunderstanding and did not think she should be close to good people; she only wanted to trust Ning Wuxie.

Just like now, she remained curled up in Ning Wuxie’s arms, her expression indifferent.

It was hard to believe where Ning Wuxie had found such a beautiful treasure of a girl…

“Xuan’er, you should go back first. Brother has something to discuss with Brother Qin.” Ning Wuxie said to Xuan’er, who gently responded and turned to go back inside.

With Xuan’er gone, the two men could finally discuss real topics.

“Brother Ning, it really sold out! Over forty thousand copies. Do you know how much I sold each one for? Fifty spirit stones!”

Qin Jiuyou instantly returned to a state of fervent excitement.

“Seventy thousand!” Ning Wuxie was also surprised; this was indeed not a small sum.

In his previous life, the Human Sect’s annual activity budget was just over ten million, yet Qin Jiuyou had earned seventy thousand in just a few days in Hermit Valley!

Was the harvest too quick, or were the current crops too strong?

“We agreed, you take four, Brother Ning, don’t worry.”

Qin Jiuyou took out a spirit ticket, which was different from the usual blue spirit ticket. This one was entirely purple, with intricate patterns, and had the words one hundred and twenty thousand written on it, looking very luxurious.

Qin Jiuyou handed the spirit ticket to Ning Wuxie without any reluctance.

“Brother Ning, as I mentioned earlier, I plan to focus on this in the future.”

“Your idea of a sneak shot perspective is simply brilliant. Can you tell me if there are any other good ideas?” Qin Jiuyou showed a pleading expression.

Ning Wuxie was speechless: “This… let’s talk about it later; there’s plenty of time.”

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