"Elder, I have failed in my mission. Please punish me." The humble voice was filled with fear.
"Let it go this time. No one expected that girl Xu Nian would suddenly leave the Flying Immortal Sect. After she came out, she even went to crowded places. I couldn't take action directly after receiving the news." The Grand Elder's voice was gentle, but it made the people prostrate on the ground dare not utter a sound.
"You may leave now! Make sure to lure Xu Nian over; she is a potential threat." The elder's words relieved the servant who was prostrate on the ground, and he left the room after expressing his gratitude profusely.
Upon entering the courtyard, Xu Nian found nowhere to hide, so she immediately climbed over the wall and went outside, not daring to make a sound during the process.
Knowing that the Grand Elder of the Flying Immortal Sect was here, Xu Nian decided to leave first.
They weren't planning how to lure her over, so they certainly weren't going to leave anytime soon.
She had to think of a way to render a Nascent Soul cultivator powerless to resist.
Only after evacuating several hundred meters away from the residential building did Yuanbao say indignantly, "Host, so it turns out that all of this was the work of the Grand Elder. If you were still in the Flying Immortal Sect, he wouldn't be able to directly attack you, so he would have to order his subordinates to deal with you."
“That’s natural.” Xu Nian understood that when you can’t kill someone directly, tormenting them is also a means, especially for someone who still cares about their reputation.
"Host, please don't let him go." Yuanbao raised its paw, looking like it was determined to fight the evil forces to the end.
"Yuanbao, you're so cute." Xu Nian thought Yuanbao was a really good system. Not only did it work hard without complaint, but it also provided its host with enough emotional value when necessary.
"Yuanbao will work even harder." Yuanbao was overjoyed by its host's praise and wanted to spend some points to celebrate.
"So how many points did Yuanbao earn from selling his items this time?" Xu Nian asked with a smile.
"Host, let me tell you, this stuff is really valuable, it's worth two thousand points!" Yuanbao immediately covered his mouth after saying that, his eyes full of annoyance.
"Two thousand points, that's quite a lot. Remember to transfer every single point to me." Xu Nian pinched Yuanbao's big ears again with satisfaction.
This was a really good haul; she only gets 100 points for completing a task!
Two thousand points are equivalent to ten tasks, bringing me one step closer to being resurrected and able to retire at home.
"Can't the host leave some for us?" Yuanbao tried his best to argue for himself.
Thinking of Yuanbao's efforts and its contributions, Xu Nian realized that she couldn't just let the horse run without feeding it, so she said, "Then you keep one hundred for yourself, and the rest are all mine."
"Yay! Long live the host!" Yuanbao was overjoyed when he heard that he could get 100 points, and he was already planning how to spend them.
After teasing Yuanbao, Xu Nian started thinking about serious matters.
The Flying Immortal Sect really cares about its reputation. They found out she took so many things, but because of their reputation and face, they didn't issue a direct arrest warrant for her. They only dared to do some underhanded tricks. It seems this matter was orchestrated by one person.
Of course, we cannot rule out another idea of theirs: to secretly capture her so that they can seize all the cultivation resources left by her parents, and then they won't even have to share them with others.
It seems necessary to arrest and interrogate this elder. "Yuanbao, open the shop and search for items that can incapacitate a Nascent Soul cultivator, the kind that renders them powerless to resist."
“Received, host.” Yuanbao, with its two chubby little paws, immediately searched for what Xu Nian needed in the system shop.
"Host, there are three things here. One is the Spirit-Severing Powder, which will turn a Nascent Soul cultivator into a mortal for a short time after inhaling it. Another is the Spirit-Devouring Insect, which will devour anything containing spiritual energy. The third is the Spirit-Severing Lock, which will make a cultivator obedient no matter how powerful they are once they wear it."
When Yuanbao mentioned the last item, he gave a lewd smile, for which Xu Nian gave him a light tap on the head. "Stop reading those unhealthy books. How many points does the Spirit-Severing Powder cost?"
"Ten points, thank you for your patronage." Yuanbao covered his head where he had been hit, dropped the Soul-Severing Powder, and tried to slip away.
"Yuanbao, come back!" Xu Nian grabbed the little fat pig's hind leg, leaving it nowhere to escape.
"Host, what else do you want to do?" Yuanbao asked dejectedly.
"The important task of drugging him is entrusted to you. I'm just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and I'm easy to be discovered. The Grand Elder isn't stupid, and he's definitely not as wary of you as he is of me." Just like that, Yuanbao, who was tricked by Xu Nian into drugging him, happily went off to do so.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the little fat pig flew back and told Xu Nian that the mission was accomplished. Then, looking utterly hopeless, it slumped onto Xu Nian's shoulder.
It indicated that it didn't want to talk. Having such a lazy host is such a miserable fate!
Knowing that the Grand Elder could not use his spiritual power normally, Xu Nian immediately took Yuan Bao and climbed over the wall to enter. He grabbed the servant disciple and kicked open the Grand Elder's door without any politeness.
"Who is it?" The elder, who had just discovered that he could not use his spiritual energy normally, could only put on an act.
"Elder, it's been a long time." Xu Nian smiled and tossed the servant disciple to the Elder's feet.
"Are you Xu Nian?" the elder asked hesitantly.
"Oh my! Elder, you have such a good eye! You can still recognize me even though I'm dressed like this." Xu Nian's praising tone made the Elder feel aggrieved.
In this situation, he was lost in thought, but he didn't show it on his face. He could only play the emotional card: "I watched you grow up. Although you're dressed up to disguise yourself, people who know you well and are close to you will still recognize you."
"Yes! I grew up under your watchful eye, Elder, how could you bear to hurt me?" Xu Nian said, kicking the sitting Elder to the ground.
"Xu Nian, you...you're being insolent." The usually aloof and superior elder was furious at being treated like this.
However, all he could do was rage helplessly. Mortals were like ants in front of cultivators, and the Grand Elder, who had lost his cultivation, was just that ant.
Xu Nian didn't waste any words with him and went straight to the question: "How did my parents die?"
Upon hearing this, the elder's eyes flickered, and at the same time, he secretly began to reach for the plaque at his waist.
Seeing this, Xu Nian immediately ordered Yuanbao to search the Elder's body for all valuables to prevent him from causing trouble.
Of course, that handyman disciple shouldn't be let off the hook either.
These two are in cahoots; who knows if he'll risk his life to tip off the Grand Elder.
"Xu Nian, is this how you treat the elders of the sect? Where has your manners gone?" The Grand Elder's moral accusations were met with a smile from Xu Nian.
"How did my parents die?" This time, Xu Nian asked the handyman disciple.
"Elder Xu and Elder Liu were... were killed by the Grand Elder's sneak attack," the servant disciple said, trembling.
A sneak attack? It's impossible for a simple sneak attack to kill two Nascent Soul cultivators in one go. The perpetrator was only a Nascent Soul cultivator himself!
"Why did he kill you? How did he kill you? Where did he kill you? How many people were there?" Xu Nian asked Yuan Bao at this moment. He had bought a few Soul-Devouring Insects, just one.
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