Wasn't she out completing the mission entrusted by Senior Xuanjiu?
Long Aotien was filled with sadness. His long-planned Playing Possum, counting spirit stones until his hands cramped, was all gone…
Shi Qinxin really couldn't stand his pathetic appearance: "It's just some spirit stones, get a grip!"
Even in front of his senior sisters, Long Aotien didn't care about losing face. He said aggrievedly, "But I'm the poorest in our sect! At most, you guys only have cultivation problems, but I… I was scammed out of all my belongings!"
Talking about the sad past made Long Aotien even sadder.
Because of the spirit stones earned before, even if the senior brothers and sisters had cultivation problems, their living standards didn't decline, unlike him, who could only survive by picking up trash…
Tian Ning comforted him seeing his pitiful appearance: "Fourth Senior Brother, try to think positively. On my way back, I asked a Fellow Cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect. In previous Six Sects Grand Competitions, the Wanjian Sect, Fu Immortal Sect, and Beast Taming Sect always took the top three spots, so everyone basically bets on these three sects."
"Even if you try Playing Possum, you won't earn much, after all, everyone still believes in the fighting power of Sword Cultivators, and our Wanjian Sect's Sword Protecting Mountain is definitely an underdog."
"If you really want to earn spirit stones, you might as well join the Dan Ding Sect on the spot and lead the Pill Cultivators to win first place."
Long Aotien: "..."
Thank you, little Junior Sister, you're not really helping.
Tian Ning: "Why bother working so hard? You'd be better off slacking off and reading storybooks."
Long Aotien sternly said: "Little Junior Sister, at such a young age, how can you be so lazy?"
Tian Ning: "I almost forgot, I brought back gifts for everyone this time!"
Saying that, she took out a handful of Top-Grade Spirit Stones and stuffed them into Long Aotien's arms.
"Fourth Senior Brother, your gift."
Long Aotien: "..."
Such an extravagant gift, yet delivered right to his heart, it's incredibly thoughtful!
Long Aotien did a dramatic slide, immediately changing his tune: "Little Junior Sister, at your age, it's perfectly acceptable to be carefree and slack off freely! From now on, whoever dares to stop Little Junior Sister from slacking off, Fourth Senior Brother, I'll be the first to charge forward!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Han came out from inside.
Long Aotien: "..."
"Not bad, your cultivation base has improved after going out," Zhou Han raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. He didn't expect that in just a few months, Tian Ning had improved from Great Perfection of Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment Second Stage.
Although this strength is completely insufficient for the Six Sects Grand Competition, it at least proves that Tian Ning hasn't been slacking off these days.
"Go in, Senior Xuanjiu is waiting for you," Zhou Han said: "You did well, you completed the important mission Senior Xuanjiu gave you in such a short time!"
Tian Ning: "..."
If he knew that Xuanjiu actually asked her to go to the Central Continent to eat mung bean sprouts, would his admiration shatter?
At this time, Jiujiu on top chirped twice, flapping its small wings and flying to the coffin next to it, looking very unlike when it met that green-haired turtle.
Alright.
Tian Ning didn't insist. She handed the coffin to her third senior sister, asking the three people to help her take care of the little guy inside for a while.
Little guy?
The three people were puzzled, and it was only then that they noticed that she was actually carrying a coffin.
Long Aotien was shocked: "Isn't there a corpse inside?"
As a result, when they lifted the coffin lid, it was even more terrifying inside, it was actually a three-year-old toddler!
"This… this…" Shi Qinxin was surprised: "This should be a child that Little Junior Sister picked up on the road out of kindness, right?"
Long Aotien: "Third Senior Sister, how could a picked-up child be wearing such luxurious clothes?"
Shi Qinxin: "!!!"
Where did this child come from? Could it be that Little Junior Sister was tricked into taking care of a child for an Old Man!
Zhou Han was speechless: "Instead of guessing wildly, why don't you just ask her?"
Good idea!
But Tian Ning isn't here right now…
When Tian Ning went in, Xuanjiu was already impatient. He excitedly rubbed his hands, his eyes shining: "Quickly! Quickly! Where's my mung bean sprout?!"
"Don't rush," Tian Ning said: "I want to ask you for something."
"What do you want?" Xuanjiu urged: "Give me the mung bean sprout first!"
Tian Ning skillfully took out a Porcelain Bottle, implicitly stating what she wanted. Actually, Long Han had plenty, Tian Ning was just simply curious, how strong was Xuanjiu's effect?
The originally anxious Xuanjiu fell silent after hearing Tian Ning's words. After a long time, he found his voice: "How can a young girl like you say such a thing?"
Tian Ning: "Actually, the Aphrodisiac Pill is quite useful."
It has helped a lot more than once.
Xuanjiu: "..."
He never would have imagined that an ancient Divine Beast would have such an outrageous request made of him!
If it were anyone else, Xuanjiu would definitely teach them a lesson, but this girl is different, she's not only protected by the Phoenix Lord…
Xuanjiu: "No!"
It's a matter of male beast dignity, how could he possibly agree!
Since she couldn't get what she wanted, Tian Ning simply plucked Xuanjiu's turtle hair. The ancient Black Tortoise's defense is unparalleled. Tian Ning was worried about encountering danger during the Six Sects Grand Competition, so she simply asked Xuanjiu to add protection to her coffin, so that if they encountered danger, they could hide inside with her senior brothers and sisters.
Xuanjiu thought it wasn't much, but Tian Ning took out more than ten coffins.
Xuanjiu: "..."
Tian Ning: "There's another one outside."
In the end, Tian Ning was kicked out by Xuanjiu.
In the courtyard, Jiujiu was playing with Long Yunqi who had just woken up. The Little Fire Phoenix was standing in the distance watching them, scared but wanting to get closer.
Rarely, Jiujiu generously took out a small piece of Fire Marrow and pushed it in front of Long Yunqi with its small paw, signaling him to eat it.
The little guy looked curiously at the fiery red crystal. He could sense the rich Spiritual Energy inside, but the thing was too hot, he didn't like it very much.
Jiujiu chirped twice, and Long Yunqi stuffed the small piece of Fire Marrow into his mouth.
Soon he stuck out his tongue, a part of it was burned red.
Hearing the sound, Long Yunqi immediately ran to Tian Ning, aggrieved: "Wuwu sister, it hurts!"
Tian Ning took out an ice-type Spirit Plant from her Dimensional Pouch for the little guy, and Long Yunqi held it in his mouth, feeling better.
"Jiujiu, next time you can feed Yunqi water or ice-attribute Spirit Plants, he'll be super happy." It's rare that Jiujiu was willing to share her favorite Fire Marrow. Tian Ning knew that Jiujiu actually liked Long Yunqi very much, it's just that a phoenix and a dragon have different tastes.
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