Wasn't she going out to complete the task entrusted to her by Senior Xuanju?
Long Aotian was filled with sorrow. His long-planned scheme of playing dumb to outwit the enemy, counting spirit stones until his hands cramped, was all gone...
Shi Qinxin couldn't stand his spineless appearance: "It's just some spirit stones, what a spineless thing!"
Long Aotian didn't care about losing face in front of his senior and junior sisters. He said aggrievedly, "But I'm the poorest one in our sect! At most, you guys have problems with your cultivation, but I... I was swindled out of all my possessions!"
When talking about his sad past, Long Aotian became even sadder.
Because of the spirit stones they had earned in the past, even though their cultivation levels had problems, their living standards did not decline, unlike him, who was pitiful and could only make a living by scavenging garbage...
Seeing his pitiful state, Tianning comforted him: "Fourth Senior Brother, try to think more positively. On my way back, I asked the fellow Daoists of the Beast Taming Sect. In previous Six Sects Competitions, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, the Talisman Immortal Sect, and the Beast Taming Sect always took the top three spots, so everyone basically bets on these three sects."
"No matter how much you pretend to be weak to deceive others, you won't earn much. After all, people still believe in the combat power of sword cultivators. Besides, the game of our Ten Thousand Swords Sect's Sword Protection Mountain is definitely unpopular."
"If you really want to earn spirit stones, you might as well join the Dan Ding Sect right now and lead the alchemists to win first place. That would be more reliable."
Long Aotian: "..."
Thank you so much, junior sister. It would have been better if you hadn't offered any comfort.
Tianning: "Why bother with all that trouble? I might as well just laze around and read a storybook."
Long Aotian said sternly, "Junior Sister, how can you be so lazy at such a young age?"
Tianning: "I almost forgot, I brought back gifts for everyone this time!"
As Tian Ning spoke, he took out a handful of top-grade spirit stones and stuffed them into Long Aotian's arms.
"Fourth Senior Brother, here is your gift."
Long Aotian: "..."
Such a flashy but impractical gift, yet it touched his heart so deeply—it was truly a heartfelt gesture!
Long Aotian slid to his knees and immediately changed his tune: "Junior Sister is at the perfect age to be carefree and play dumb! From now on, if anyone dares to stop Junior Sister from playing dumb, I, her fourth senior brother, will be the first to rush to the front!"
He had just finished speaking when Zhou Han came out from inside.
Long Aotian: "..."
"Not bad, your cultivation has improved after going out." Zhou Han raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Tian Ning would advance from the Great Perfection of Qi Chain to the second stage of Foundation Establishment in just a few months.
Although such strength is completely insufficient for the Six Sects Tournament, it at least proves that Tian Ning has not been slacking off these days.
"Go in, Senior Xuanji is waiting for you," Zhou Han said. "You did well, completing the important task Senior Xuanji gave you in such a short time!"
Tianning: "..."
If he knew that Xuanju actually wanted him to go to the Central Continent to find mung bean grass to eat, would his idealized image shatter?
Just then, the chirping creature above chirped twice, flapped its little wings, and flew to the coffin next to it, looking quite unlike the guy who had seen the green-haired turtle.
Okay.
Tianning didn't insist. She handed the coffin to her third senior sister and asked the three of them to take care of the little one inside for her.
Little one?
The three were puzzled, and it was only then that they noticed she was carrying a coffin.
Long Aotian was shocked: "Could there be a corpse inside?"
When the coffin lid was lifted, something even more terrifying was revealed: a three-year-old child inside!
"This...this..." Shi Qinxin was surprised: "This must be a child that Junior Sister picked up on the road out of kindness, right?"
Long Aotian: "Third Senior Sister, how could an adopted child be dressed so richly?"
Shi Qinxin: "!!!"
Where did this child come from? Could it be that Junior Sister has been tricked into taking care of an old man's child?
Zhou Han was speechless: "Instead of guessing, why don't you just ask her?"
Great idea!
But Tianning isn't here right now...
When Tianning went in, Xuanju was already impatient. He rubbed his hands excitedly, his eyes shining: "Quick! Quick! Where's my mung bean grass?!"
"Don't be in such a hurry," Tianning said, "I want to ask you for something."
"What do you want?" Xuan Ju urged, "Give me the mung bean grass first!"
Tian Ning skillfully took out a porcelain bottle and subtly indicated what she wanted. In fact, Long Han had more than enough. Tian Ning was simply curious about how powerful the Xuanju was.
Xuan Ju, who had been eagerly waiting, fell silent after hearing Tian Ning's words. It took her a long time to find her voice: "How could a young girl like you say such a thing?"
Tianning: "Actually, the love potion is quite useful."
They've been a huge help on more than one occasion.
Xuanju: "..."
He never imagined that someone would make such an outrageous request to a dignified ancient divine beast!
If it were anyone else, Xuan Ju would definitely have taught them a lesson, but this girl is different; she has more than just the Phoenix Lord protecting her...
Xuanju: "No way!"
This concerns the dignity of a male beast; how could he possibly agree!
Unable to get what he wanted, Tianning simply took advantage of Xuanji's favor. The ancient Xuanwu was an unparalleled defensive weapon, and Tianning was worried about encountering danger during the Six Sects Grand Competition, so he simply asked Xuanji to add protection to his coffin. This way, if danger arose, he could hide inside with his senior brothers and sisters.
Xuanju thought there wouldn't be many, but Tianning took out more than a dozen coffins.
Xuanju: "..."
Tianning: "There's another one outside."
In the end, Tianning was blasted out by Xuanji.
In the courtyard, Chiu Chiu was playing with Long Yunqi, who had just woken up, while Little Fire Phoenix stood at a distance, watching them with a mixture of fear and a desire to get closer.
It was rare for Chiu Chiu to be so generous as to take out a small piece of Fire Marrow, push it in front of Long Yunqi with her little paws, and gesture for him to eat it.
The little guy looked at the fiery red crystal with curiosity. He could sense the rich spiritual energy inside, but it was so hot that he didn't really like it.
After chirping twice, Long Yunqi finally put the small piece of fire marrow into his mouth.
He quickly stuck out his tongue, which was now red from being burned.
Upon hearing the noise, Long Yunqi immediately ran to Tianning with a pitiful expression, crying, "Waaah, sister, it hurts!"
Tianning took out an ice-type spiritual plant from the mustard seed bag and gave it to the little guy. Long Yunqi put it in his mouth and felt a little better.
"Chirp, next time you can feed Yunqi water and ice-attribute spiritual plants, he'll be super happy." It was rare for Chirp to be willing to share her favorite fire marrow. Tianning knew that Chirp actually liked Long Yunqi very much, it was just that one was a phoenix and the other a dragon, so their tastes weren't quite right.
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