Not only were they envious, even the Grand Elder planned to tell the Head of the Family every detail afterward, to get some benefits.
Tian Ning is just a little girl without cultivation; why would she need such a good thing…?
Because the Dragon Clan elders were present, the few people with different thoughts didn't reveal anything. Anyway, the person is at Wenren Manor; there's no rush.
Lambs who can't protect their treasures will sooner or later be devoured by wolves.
After the things were delivered, the Dragon Clan elders left. The Grand Elder chatted while seeing them off, and Long Ye and Long Han naturally followed. They couldn't understand why the Dragon King valued a little girl so much? The other two wouldn't be foolish enough to stay with Tian Ning.
A group of people left just like that, the crowded courtyard was empty, leaving Tian Ning alone.
Putting away the good things she just received, she didn't expect the Dragon Clan to be so generous.
Looking at the dragon egg in her hand, with its beautiful light blue ripples, like ocean waves, shining like a jewel in the sunlight, Tian Ning pondered, was this a contract with the Dragon Ancestor, letting her raise the child well?
"Jiujiu, do you want to be a mother and hatch it?" It should be similar to a hen brooding its eggs.
The sparrow on the roof, only one-fourth the size of the dragon egg, tilted its head, its big eyes full of confusion, unable to understand this cross-species mother-child affection.
Forget it.
Water and fire are inherently incompatible. If Jiujiu really hatches it, she and Xiaobai might be able to use chopsticks to eat a banquet…
Tian Ning took out the Healing Pills, necessary for injuries, from her Dimensional Pouch, grabbed a handful like candy beans and put them in her mouth, then bit her finger, and dripped blood onto the dragon egg.
As the fresh blood landed on the dragon egg, a layer of light blue glow appeared, the ripples spreading like life-infused waves, like a sparkling sea surface, beautiful enough to make one unable to look away.
The contract should have been successful.
As for the rest, it's up to the youngster to work hard to hatch from the eggshell.
Tian Ning put the dragon egg in her box and didn't care about it anymore. She started tidying up the things in the room. She couldn't stay in Wenren Manor anymore; if she waited for those troublemakers to come, she'd be a fool.
The maids who were still looking forward to the storybook's sequel came to the courtyard at this time and were startled by the chaotic scene inside. Sixth Miss's room had its door broken, and the inside looked as if it had been ransacked by bandits. The cozy room Sixth Miss had previously arranged was gone, the room was completely empty!
"Sixth… Sixth Miss…"
Did they get robbed?
Fortunately, the person was fine and still standing there.
Before she could think about how Wenren Manor could possibly be robbed, she heard Sixth Miss, who was not at all flustered, say: "I'm going to Wanjian Sect, you don't need to come see me anymore."
The maids knew about this, but they didn't expect Sixth Miss to leave so quickly. They felt sorry for the unfinished storybook and wanted to keep her, but there was a difference between master and servant; they hadn't been by Sixth Miss's side for long, and for a moment they didn't know how to speak.
Among them, Mo Ran had the simplest mind and didn't think too much. She didn't want her to leave and wanted to persuade her: "Sixth Miss, if you leave《The Hou Mansion's Adopted Daughter Ran Away While Pregnant: Forced to Escape Their Coercive Confinement》what should we do! I haven't seen the ending yet, you can't leave so soon… and those storybooks in your room…"
Just thinking about it feels a pity.
"If you like them, you can borrow them. I have many more storybooks here, wait, I'll find them for you." Tian Ning generously found a pile of storybooks from the box and gave them to the maids.
Holding the heavy storybooks in their hands, the maids' upturned corners of their mouths never went down.
Sixth Miss is so kind!
Cui Zhu was also happy. In this large manor, they always repeated monotonous work day after day. Their occasional fun was listening to the gossiping old women gathered together. Rarely did they encounter such interesting storybooks; no one expected Sixth Miss to be willing to lend them to them.
But then she looked at the storybooks Sixth Miss gave them: 《Brother Big Shot Only Dotes on His Soft and Cute Fake Sister》, 《Top-Tier Shura Field, Five Brothers Refuse to Let Me Go》《The Fake Princess Became a Beloved Child》…
Cui Zhu: ???
If it weren't for her certainty that Sixth Miss didn't know about her suspicions about Fourth Young Master and Fifth Miss, Cui Zhu would almost think Tian Ning did it on purpose!
Even the books given to the other maids were all about brother-sister relationships…
Was it really just a coincidence?
With such suspicions, the maids took the storybooks back to read. They also had good friends among themselves, and when they saw them, they found them novel, so they gathered together to read. Although these storybooks are cheesy, the content is illogical, and some are even licentious, it's not an exaggeration to call them 'vulgar and crude', but they seem to have a kind of magic, once you start reading, you can't stop!
The trend of reading storybooks instantly became popular among the servants of Wenren Manor. From the elderly maids who roughly cleaned, cursing 'those little sluts are so shameless' while reading; to young maids blushing and secretly reading in bed at night, then opening their eyes, it was dawn… even some male servants curiously asked the maids to borrow them to read.
As for Tian Ning? She had already taken her newly acquired treasure to Wanjian Sect.
Before parting, Senior Brother gave her the token of a direct disciple, with which she could enter and exit the Wanjian Sect mountain gate.
Tian Ning asked a passing disciple for directions to Sword Protecting Mountain. The other party looked at her strangely but still pointed out the direction.
Sword Protecting Mountain was remote, it was not an exaggeration to say it was in the corner of Wanjian Sect. Tian Ning walked a long way before arriving. She climbed the mountain and saw a young man in goose-yellow clothes sitting on the steps from afar.
"Senior Brother!"
Fu Hongming heard someone calling him, and when he looked around, he saw the junior martial sister who had entered today.
"Junior Martial Sister!" Seeing Tian Ning carrying a large box, with a sparrow and a white cat beside her, he quickly stepped forward to help.
"No need, Senior Brother, I can carry it. I had a little conflict with my family, can I live here directly? I've packed everything." Tian Ning asked.
"Of course!" Fu Hongming knew something about Junior Martial Sister's background from the Sect Leader, knowing she was a pitiful person: "Junior Martial Sister, I'll take you to your place, and I'll take you to see Master and the others."
"It's just… their situation isn't very good, you need to be prepared."
Tian Ning nodded obediently.
Living here is better than living in Wenren Manor, where people come to pick a fight every few days.
Fu Hongming took her to a larger courtyard, obviously cleaned in advance, the room was fully furnished, there was a small bamboo forest at the west gate of the courtyard, and there was a large open space in front where she could do whatever she wanted, which was even larger than the courtyard Wenren Manor gave her.
"It was prepared in a bit of a hurry, Junior Martial Sister, if you need anything, just tell me."
Senior Brother's gentle, motherly-like demeanor made Tian Ning like him.
Tian Ning put down her things and followed Fu Hongming to see the others.
They first went to their Master's residence. Fu Hongming pushed open the door and saw a strikingly beautiful person lying on an ice bed, pale-faced, looking no different from dead.
Fu Hongming went over and checked their breath, immediately letting out a sigh of relief, happily dancing: "It's great, Junior Martial Sister! Our Master is still alive today!"
Tian Ning: "..."
Fu Hongming recovered from his joyful mood and explained to her.
"Our Master is unfortunate. Five years ago, that damned fifth martial sister betrayed the sect and fell into demonic cultivation. Master was harmed by her and can only lie here unconscious, and we don't know when they will wake up…"
"Seniors from Dan Ding Sect have also come to see them, but they are helpless."
Fu Hongming was emotionally affected by what he was saying. He took out a handkerchief to wipe away his tears: "They said that Master might not be able to hold on, and die in their sleep. I have to come to check Master's breath every day, to see if they are still alive… Wuwuwu, Senior Brother, I suffer every day, for fear that Master will be gone… Then our Sword Protecting Mountain will have to disband…"
Tian Ning: "..."
So if this person dies, their Sword Protecting Mountain will disband immediately?
She had joined such an unstable sect?!
Fu Hongming finished crying and continued to take Tian Ning to the next residence.
This time, before entering the door, they saw billowing smoke coming from the chimney. The woman inside was like the wicked witch in a fairy tale, brewing a pot of strange green liquid, shouting in a sharp voice: "Bitch, you all die! Die for me!"
If it weren't for the woman's direct disciple's clothes and striking face, Tian Ning would really have thought she had gone to the wrong place.
"Third Martial Sister! Third Martial Sister! Stop for a moment, this is our new junior martial sister, Tian Ning." Fu Hongming seemed to have seen it all before.
"Junior Martial Sister, this is your third senior martial sister, Shi Qinxin."
"Oh, a new junior martial sister?" Shi Qinxin covered her mouth and looked at Tian Ning seriously, then smiled strangely: "Junior Martial Sister doesn't seem to be the same kind of bitch as the fifth martial sister!"
She said, filling a bottle of unknown green liquid for Tian Ning: "Here, here, this is a poison specially made by the third senior martial sister. If you encounter a man who dares to deceive you, use this to kill him! Don't let his bitch of a wife go either!"
Tian Ning: "..."
Is this place really not some kind of mental hospital?
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