amaotonovel Chapter 389 The Nine-Tailed Temple 3
Chapter 389 The Nine-Tailed Temple 3
"That's because it's unlucky!"
Kong Zhi felt that if he kept throwing spirit stones at them, he would really become a sucker in the eyes of these Guiyuan Sect disciples, even though he didn't lack those spirit stones.
"Oh!"
Then he saw the Guiyuan Sect disciples move in unison, taking over the spot where he had just been sitting, and what they were holding in their hands were all top-grade spirit stones.
Kong Zhi: "..."
Are these Guiyuan Sect disciples out of their minds?
"Move aside, I want to see too!"
Kong Zhi felt that if he turned around and left, he would truly become a great traitor.
He had spent a large sum of spirit stones beforehand, but got nothing in return, so he was really unwilling to accept it!
If he really lets these Guiyuan Sect disciples leave before he even leaves, they'll be dead the very next day!
Kong Zhi vowed that he would never be able to let it go for the rest of his life!
Qin Che and Wen Sishu exchanged a glance, then silently moved to make room for the unfortunate Medicine King Valley disciple!
Each exquisite spirit stone, in a different color, floated on the shimmering water, its tiny tails trailing as it sank downwards like a beautiful bubble.
It was quickly swallowed up by the crystal-clear spring water.
One after another, they threw in nearly a hundred top-grade spirit stones by Cheng Jiu alone.
A turtle's shadow?
Not a trace.
Cheng Jiu fell into deep thought. Did this legendary sighting of the tortoise really exist?
Could this be a legend concocted by the Heavenly Mystery Sect to swindle spirit stones?
Before they joined forces, Kong Zhi had over a thousand spirit stones! That's an incredibly high fortune!
Perhaps they were destined to be apart, and even the spirit stones couldn't bring them together!
"Continue? Why did you stop?" Kong Zhi looked at the seven people who had given up in confusion. They were just giving up because of such a small amount of spirit stones?
Guiyuan Sect is really poor!
Kong Zhi's expression betrayed her disdain. Although Cheng Jiu and the others knew that Kong Zhi meant no harm, her attitude still made them grit their teeth.
Gong Cheng and Qin Che exchanged a glance, then flanked each other, seemingly praising Senior Brother Kong to the skies!
"Of course, I can't compare to Senior Brother Kong's wealth and power! Senior Brother Kong is an alchemist!"
"That's right, we'll need Senior Brother Kong to make the final decision!"
Kong Zhi wholeheartedly agreed, "That's right, that's right."
In the minds of most disciples of Medicine King Valley, disciples of other sects are all poor bastards.
This gives the disciples of Medicine King Valley a subtle sense of superiority over disciples from other sects!
Of course, the disciples of Medicine King Valley only dared to think about such things in private. Poverty cannot be defined by spirit stones alone; these disciples are still their biggest customers.
If they dare to show it openly, they might just face the fists of other sects!
Those sword fanatics from the Dragon Abyss Sect, those body-bound barbarians from the Boundless Sect, and even the Guiyuan Sect and the Cloud Soaring Sect could easily outmaneuver them!
Those present were all core disciples of the Guiyuan Sect. Kong Zhi was flattered and became quite arrogant. With a wave of his hand, he took over the actions of Cheng Jiu and the others, scattering spirit stones until he saw a tortoise.
Cheng Jiu and his group had already lost interest in seeing the turtle. There were so many fun things to do at the Nine-Tailed Temple, why should they be stuck here?
As for seeing the tortoise, it would be great if Senior Brother Kong Zhi were there.
The seven decisively gave up on this wealthy and powerful senior brother from Medicine King Valley.
"I remember the Heart Pool here is quite nice! It's said to reflect the love between past and present lives! Shall we go take a look?" Qin Che had already prepared his strategy.
The Heart Pool is also a must-see, but why is it that this pool with its extraordinary abilities is not as impressive as the ordinary Turtle-Seeing Pool?
That's because most cultivators seal their hearts and lock away their love, and they are really not interested in love. Those who have a Daoist partner will not come to the Heart Pool. If it were to reflect any lovers from past lives, wouldn't that just make things difficult for them?
Only young disciples like Cheng Jiu would bother to see something so unusual.
Li Weixin immediately stopped chatting with her senior brother Mo.
"See you later, senior brother! Farewell!"
They happily followed Cheng Jiu and the others away.
Mo Wen watched as Kong Zhi gradually became engrossed.
I'm so frustrated!
He knew his friend's relentless nature, never giving up until he achieved his goal.
He watched the sun gradually set in the west; it seemed he was going to spend most of his time here!
Looking back, he realized that he hadn't visited most of the places, and he hadn't even met the host and the holy child he had mentioned at the beginning.
It's going to be trouble again!
It'll cost a fortune again, so here we go again!
What Mo Wen was a little afraid of was that, what if, what if Kong Zhi didn't see the tortoise today!
With his relentless nature, he wouldn't give up until he achieved his goal!
Mo Wen covered her face in pain, realizing that this partner's job wasn't absolutely necessary!
His capricious partner, and his own unfortunate self!
On the other side, Cheng Jiu and the others were completely oblivious to Mo Wen's suffering. The eight of them huddled together, pushing and shoving each other as they approached a heart-shaped spring.
Just as its name suggests, this spring also emits a pinkish halo, making it look incredibly romantic.
Unfortunately, none of the people present understood the problem; instead, they encouraged each other, trying to make their friend the first innocent victim!
"Brother! Brother! My dear brother! Aren't you curious about who your future sister-in-law is, what she looks like, and whether she's pretty? Go see her! Go see her!" Gong Yu winked at her twin brother, urging him on with a mischievous smile.
Gongcheng remained expressionless, finding his annoying younger brother irritating: "Why don't you go look?"
"Eldest brother first! Eldest brother first! How can a younger brother surpass his older brother!" Gong Yu said with his hands on his hips, speaking with righteous indignation.
Gongcheng felt a toothache from his words, thinking that his shameless younger brother was shameless and that he never usually put his elder brother first.
Is this when the eldest brother takes precedence?
Miyagi didn't want to argue with her; he preferred to do something practical rather than fight with her!
"Whoa! Whoa! Bro, what are you doing! Put me down?"
Gong Cheng suddenly lifted Gong Yu up and hurled him toward Xin Chi. Gong Yu hadn't expected her brother to do this! Caught off guard, Gong Cheng actually succeeded.
Gong Yu struggled incessantly. His cultivation level was nearly the same as Gong Cheng's, and Gong Cheng couldn't really control him for a while, almost letting Gong Yu escape.
Unfortunately, the twin brothers have forgotten that there's not much of anything here, except plenty of people who are mean to others!
Cheng Jiu and Ying Yue watched the show with delight, both of them acting as if they were detached from it and not getting involved.
The other four, including Wen Sishu, all looked over as soon as they saw this.
With the combined efforts of five burly men, poor Gong Yu was like a struggling fish, unable to move.
He was pressed directly to the edge of the heart pool.
The pink pool water rippled with peach-colored arcs, its surface shimmering, reflecting only Gong Yu's disheveled figure.
"There's nothing there!" Gong Yu stared at the clear reflection in the spring water, his tone certain: "I'm so handsome!"
"cut!"
Qin Che and the others released their grip on him, thinking he was about to say something!
A bit disappointed.
Narcissistic guy.
Before Gong Yu could continue admiring the handsome face reflected in the spring, Qin Che shoved him away with one hand: "Junior Brother Gong Yu, don't block my way!"
Gong Yu staggered a few steps, looking incredulously at the group of guys scrambling to get closer to the Heart Pool.
Senior Brother Qin Che, do you want to listen to what you have to say?
Which bastards managed to pin him down to the edge of the heart pool?
Used it, then tossed it aside!
Is there no love left?
When Cheng Jiu and Ying Yue saw Gong Yu's appearance, they looked at each other, unable to hide their smiles.
"How boring!" Qin Che stood up, somewhat disappointed. "Not a single one!"
Although we didn't get to see each other's good moments, isn't that something none of us did?
I didn't pay too much attention to it.
"Junior sisters, would you like to go and take a look too?" Qin Che asked.
Yingyue nodded. She was actually quite curious too. Cheng Jiu wasn't very interested, since, if you really wanted to talk about it, her past and present lives were quite clear, and no one knew them better than her!
In my past life, I was a recent graduate who had no time to date.
This year, where can men find the fragrance of the Great Way? She only wants to pursue the Great Way!
Just as she expected, only a beautiful and delicate face was reflected on the water's surface, without any surprises!
Qin Che and his six companions had also gathered around at some point, looking at the water without any surprise.
Qin Che shook his head and sighed. They really were a perfect match; each one of them was more solitary than the last!
What are you looking at?
A sudden voice broke into this incongruous atmosphere!
"Senior Brother Liu!" Cheng Jiu was pleasantly surprised. He hadn't expected to run into an acquaintance in this small Nine-Tailed Temple.
"Junior Sister Xiao Jiu, Junior Brother Wen, Junior Sister Ying... You said your Guiyuan Sect arrived yesterday, yet not a single one of you came to see me!" Liu Shaoyuan looked at the Guiyuan Sect group with resentment, as if to say, "I am very disappointed in you."
Cheng Jiu looked up at the sky. Could she say she had forgotten?
The others also looked around nervously, appearing guilty.
Fortunately, Liu Shaoyuan wasn't here to interrogate them this time. After quietly observing their guilty looks for a while, he changed the subject: "Did you come here to see the turtle too?"
"No, but I saw that you seemed to have passed Guiquan. Guiquan was there, and Senior Brother Kong Zhi was also there." Cheng Jiu pointed in the direction he came from.
"Senior Brother Kong is here too! Then Senior Brother Mo must be here as well! But where is Guichi?"
"When I came, I asked Fellow Daoist Xingze, 'Aren't tortoises sent to Dragon Spring Pool for a cleansing once every hundred years?'"
Liu Shaoyuan looked puzzled. Had he misheard?
"Huh? Huh~?"
"Is that so?" Qin Che's voice was stammering and hesitant. If, ah, there really were no turtles in the turtle pond, wouldn't it be a waste of time?
He even tricked him! Ugh! He deserves to die!
Although he was angry at the time and his intention to cheat was not wrong, cheating people outright is still too much...
Hopefully, Brother Kong didn't keep obsessing over that!
Liu Shaoyuan seemed to sense something was amiss, and he gave the group of Guiyuan Sect disciples a meaningful look: "Senior Brother Kong is quite meticulous!"
"Um, um!" Qin Che's eyes betrayed his guilt, making Gong Yu somewhat uneasy. "Why don't we go back and check?"
Liu Shaoyuan nodded.
Although flying on swords is forbidden at the Nine-Tailed Temple, Cheng Jiu and his companions were able to return very quickly thanks to their footwork.
After all, Senior Brother Qin Che was in a hurry!
"?"
"Why are you back?" Kong Zhi rose slightly from the luxurious chair.
Before the Guiyuan Sect disciples could even catch their breath, they saw the Longyuan Sect senior brother, who had replaced Kong Zhi, throwing those glittering, top-grade spirit stones into the water.
Generous and magnanimous.
Li Weixin's gaze swept over the ornately decorated, seemingly comfortable chair where Kong Zhi was sitting.
Alchemists, indeed, never shortchange themselves!
Someone else will take care of things like throwing money around!
Li Weixin couldn't help but wipe away a tear for her beloved senior brother Mo Wen. It must have been tough to have such a partner!
"Junior Brother Liu! What brings you here?" Kong Zhi noticed the newcomer in the group and, seeing their harmonious atmosphere, couldn't help but look them up and down: "You all know each other?"
“Junior Sister Cheng Jiu is from my hometown!” Liu Shaoyuan nodded.
"I see!" Kong Zhi nodded in understanding. It's true that people from the same hometown are easy to get to know each other. For example, he and Mo Wen are from the same hometown!
"You also saw a turtle? What a pity, senior brother. I threw in quite a few spirit stones, but I didn't even see a glimpse of a turtle. If it weren't for the fact that we're not allowed to fight here, I would definitely have gone down to take a look."
Kong Zhi sullenly told fellow Daoist, "It's a pity that this is the last remaining tortoise on the Xuan Tian Continent. In order to protect it, there must be many restrictions. Otherwise, everyone would be like Kong Zhi."
If you see a tortoise, you must die to show the world!
Even a tortoise couldn't withstand this kind of torment!
Qin Che's gaze wandered slightly, but the good thing was that he no longer looked guilty.
Gong Yu watched with great admiration. As expected of his senior brother, he was shameless!
Little did she know that in her beloved brother's eyes, she looked just as good as her senior brother Qin Che.
He probably thought his face showed some guilt, a sign of his conscience. The eldest brother doesn't laugh at the second brother, right?
"What? You're saying the turtle isn't in the turtle-seeing pond?" Clearly, even the biggest culprit in the room couldn't hold back upon hearing this news.
So what was he doing before? Was he a traitor?
Even if he didn't care about those spirit stones, Kong Zhi still felt his heart bleeding.
Mo Wen stopped when he heard the news and stood next to Kong Zhi, becoming a background figure!
That's terrible news!
Mo Wen wanted to ask for leave, but he didn't know if Kong Zhi would approve it.
Based on his understanding of Kong Zhi, he knew that Kong Zhi would definitely try to make up for this in some other way, and if he didn't, he would never be able to rest.
And his partner will definitely be the first person to confront his troubles!
Sure enough, although Kong Zhi did not show it on his face, his soul had actually been wandering for a long time. When he turned around, his heart was pounding!
No, why is that?
Ah!
No, he must refine ten batches of pills today to make up for the losses. He'll have Mo Wen take the orders later!
Ah~ Ah~!
Kong Zhi could not accept being taken advantage of.
"Senior Brother Kong, would you like to go and take a look at Dragon Spring Pool?"
"I'm not going!" Kong Zhi didn't want to see Jian Gui at all right now. He hoped that name would be far away from him now and from now on! Never to be associated with him again!
That way he won't think about being taken advantage of.
"Alright!" Liu Shaoyuan was a little disappointed: "When you see a turtle being cleaned, there's usually a gambling market nearby. This year, the Tianji Sect has a lot of medicinal herb secret realms. I thought Senior Brother Kong would come with me to take a look!"
"Wait, what did you say?" Kong Zhi snapped out of her embarrassment instantly.
"What?" Liu Shaoyuan didn't react.
"You said that if you see a turtle being cleaned, there will be a blockage at the market. Is this year's 'miracle drug'?"
"Correct!"
If there's anything that holds a fatal attraction for alchemists, it's undoubtedly precious elixirs!
Kong Zhi instantly forgot his embarrassment. What sucker?
This is merely a necessary tribute before meeting Lord Turtle!
"Don't ask, don't ask, let's go and see!"
Kong Zhi's change of attitude was faster than turning the pages of a book, leaving Liu Shaoyuan completely stunned.
Kong Zhi had no idea what his junior brother was thinking. He excitedly led Mo Wen straight to Longquan Pool.