Nan Sinning turned her head, and sure enough, she saw Luo Qingyao cowering among the male cultivators, looking pitiful and delicate. So, her fourth senior brother liked this type?
Qin Sangyue nodded and said, “You’re not wrong.”
Liang Xiao had just shown a trace of joy when Qin Sangyue continued, “With Luo junior sister in this state, you, as a male cultivator, shouldn’t go up and make things worse. Seventh junior sister, go and bring her a set of clothes!”
Hua Shengqing was already displeased with her fourth senior brother, and hearing senior sister’s command made her even more reluctant.
She loathed Luo Qingyao and wished nothing more than to see her humiliated further—why would she willingly bring her clothes?
Nan Sinning had read the book, so she knew the hidden context. With a thought, she eagerly said, “Senior sister, fourth senior brother, let me go instead!”
Qin Sangyue looked a bit puzzled. “Little junior sister, you…”
Back in the secret realm, Luo Qingyao had tripped both her and senior sister at the same time, nearly causing their deaths. Could her little junior sister really bear no grudge at all?
Nan Sinning smiled lightly. “Seventh senior sister is too tall, her clothes won’t suit Luo junior sister. I’m a bit shorter, so mine would fit her better.”
In truth, cultivators’ robes could adjust size with spells, but ordinary clothes could not.
Thinking of her own robes, which were enchanted, Hua Shengqing grew even more unwilling. How could someone like Luo Qingyao be worthy of wearing the same pink robes she wore?
So Hua Shengqing gently pushed Nan Sinning forward. “Then you go.”
Liang Xiao didn’t object either, probably thinking Nan Sinning had a point.
Nan Sinning took out a red-and-gold dress from her storage ring. It looked dazzling and ornate, but in reality, it was just an ordinary garment with no magic.
She stepped forward, covering her eyes with one hand as she loudly said, “Luo senior sister, to thank you for sending someone to pick the Blazing Heart Soul Fruit in the secret realm for me—otherwise I couldn’t have recovered my intelligence—I brought you this dress! No need to thank me!”
Hearing her words, Qin Sangyue finally understood why her little junior sister had insisted on personally delivering the clothes. She couldn’t help but smile.
It seemed her junior sister’s personality was completely different from what she had guessed—but very much to her liking! Someone who repaid grudges without hesitation—refreshing indeed!
Hua Shengqing almost laughed out loud. Their little junior sister was ruthless! She had exposed Luo Qingyao’s scheming in front of everyone, making her lose even more face.
Zhou Lixing also felt a burst of satisfaction.
Only Liang Xiao frowned slightly at Nan Sinning, as though disapproving of her methods. But remembering senior sister’s description of how dangerous the situation had been, he felt stifled.
The onlookers, though unaware of the details, exploded at the mention of the “Blazing Heart Soul Fruit.”
“The Blazing Heart Soul Fruit? The one guarded by the sixth-rank Kuiwood Snake?”
“It must be! This secret realm has only that one fruit!”
“She tricked someone into picking it for her? That’s heartless!”
“Bah! Murdering for treasures is common, but tricking someone into fetching a sixth-rank fruit? That’s vile!”
…
Luo Qingyao’s face turned pale when she heard Nan Sinning’s words. She nearly leapt up to strike her.
But remembering that she was still surrounded by admirers, and that so many were watching, she forced herself to endure it. With a weak, helpless look, she whispered, “Junior sister Nan, you misunderstood. I never told Zhang Yun to do that. He… he acted on his own, I…” She sobbed.
Seeing her like that, the male cultivators around her instantly came to her defense:
“That matter had nothing to do with Luo junior sister!”
“It was Zhang Yun who lied to you, and only later said he’d gift it to Luo junior sister. Who knows what he was planning?”
“Exactly! If you want revenge, go after Zhang Yun! Don’t blame Luo junior sister!”
…
A group of male cultivators cackled like ducks, noisily shielding Luo Qingyao.
She herself shrank back like a quail, letting others fight for her.
They not only argued with Nan Sinning but also explained to the crowd that Luo Qingyao had nothing to do with it. Whether the onlookers believed it or not was another matter.
Outwardly pitiful, inwardly Luo Qingyao fumed. Damn Nan Sinning! Why hadn’t that Kuiwood Snake swallowed her whole!
Nan Sinning wasn’t surprised by Luo Qingyao’s cowardice, nor did she care about the men defending her. She casually tossed the dress forward and added loudly, “Also, I heard in the secret realm that two male cultivators said Luo senior sister obtained the Sword Bone. Let me congratulate you in advance! Surely you’ll break through all the way and ascend as a Sword Immortal!”
The moment those words left her mouth, Luo Qingyao’s face drained of all color.
Said in front of so many people, she could already imagine how many would covet her Sword Bone, and how endless the troubles would be.
Her sycophants rushed to comfort her.
“Don’t be afraid, Luo junior sister! I’ll protect you!”
“Me too! With me here, you’re safe!”
Some even scolded Nan Sinning, but Qin Sangyue discreetly flicked stones to swell their lips, silencing them.
Nan Sinning ignored them, smiling sweetly as she returned to her senior brothers and sisters.
The louder the men shouted, the more convincing it became that Luo Qingyao truly had the Sword Bone.
Aside from Liang Xiao, who gave her several complicated looks, the others all admired Nan Sinning, clearly impressed with her bloodless but cutting tactics.
Meanwhile, though Luo Qingyao had put on the dress, being encircled by her admirers made her look even more constrained and uncomfortable.
Just as Nan Sinning thought the excitement was ending and prepared to leave with her companions, a group of cultivators in identical white robes with golden trim appeared, surrounding the half-naked men.
Hua Shengqing leaned close and explained, “These are people from Medicine King City. The one who just shouted at you the loudest is Xiao Jingwen, the city lord’s grandson.”
Nan Sinning immediately remembered. In the book, Xiao Jingwen was one of Luo Qingyao’s top sycophants, backed by Medicine King City. The city specialized in alchemy and was filthy rich.
In the story, Xiao Jingwen had declared that the entire city was willing to serve Luo Qingyao.
It sounded glorious for Luo Qingyao, but in truth, the city’s alchemists were the ones being exploited.
Moreover, since Medicine King City supplied about half the continent’s pills, most rogue cultivators and small sects depended on it. If Xiao Jingwen tied the city’s power to Luo Qingyao, with her selfish nature, Nan Sinning could easily imagine how pills would become outrageously priced and how many ordinary cultivators’ futures would be ruined.
Confirmed: Luo Qingyao wouldn’t just harm herself and her sect—she’d harm the entire cultivation world!
While Nan Sinning recalled the plot, the people from Medicine King City had already handed each man a set of robes.
Clothes could be put back on, but lost dignity could never be recovered.
When they had been robbed in the secret realm earlier, no one expected this kind of “bonus.”
Though it was regrettable that Luo Qingyao hadn’t been killed, this kind of extra gift could keep coming.
At that moment, Xiao Jingwen, now dressed, stormed over to Nan Sinning. “Nan Sinning, hurry up and apologize to Luo junior sister!”
Before she could respond, Qin Sangyue pulled her behind protectively.
“Daoist Xiao, don’t think my junior sister has no one to defend her!”
Nan Sinning instantly felt a surge of security. Her senior sister really was the best!
Peeking from behind Qin Sangyue, she saw Xiao Jingwen’s arrogance drop. Even as the Medicine King’s grandson, he had no confidence before a Golden Core cultivator.
Nan Sinning, merely at the seventh layer of Qi Refining, suddenly felt bold again. From an angle only Xiao Jingwen could see, she stuck out her tongue and rolled her eyes dramatically, full of provocation.
As expected, Xiao Jingwen was so furious he jumped up, pointing at her, unable to form a coherent sentence. “You—you’re looking for death!”
Everyone looked at Nan Sinning. She blinked innocently. “Me? What did I do?”
Hua Shengqing stepped forward as well, snorting. “You’re an alchemist—do you really want to go against sword cultivators?”
Though still in Qi Refining, as one at its peak, she could easily thrash a mere Foundation-stage alchemist like Xiao Jingwen.
Even Zhou Lixing, usually silent, stepped forward. “Letting sword cultivators deal with you might be bullying. How about I step in?”
The few of them glared fiercely at Xiao Jingwen. His legs almost gave out, and he stammered, “You… you’re going too far! Don’t expect Medicine King City to sell you pills anymore!”
Liang Xiao sneered lightly and suddenly called out, “Senior brother Shen, tell me, is Medicine King City run by Daoist Xiao now?”
Xiao Jingwen flinched and spun around, only to see his senior brother standing nearby.
Named, Shen Tangyuan walked forward gracefully. His presence made Nan Sinning’s eyes light up.
Most cultivators were good-looking, but few embodied “refined and elegant” so perfectly as Shen Tangyuan.
He approached, first greeting Qin Sangyue and the others, not even forgetting Nan Sinning, before saying warmly, “Junior brother Liang, it was my fifth junior brother who was reckless. Medicine King City is, of course, still led by our master.”
Though spoken in a mild tone, the effect was a resounding slap in Xiao Jingwen’s face. The silent slap truly rang loud!