I have the best bloodline

But Qingya couldn't possibly know any of this. Her current self-disclosure that she can see the Nine Netherworlds means that Qingya also possesses the bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Fox!

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Qingya asked, her voice filled with doubt.

Is it really that surprising that he's just a ghost cultivator?

Although ghost cultivators are not common, isn't it normal that I've seen them while traveling around with my master?

"Didn't you see the tail?" Su Yan was both shocked that Qingya could see Jiuyou and shocked that Qingya did not show any unusual composure even after seeing the nine fox tails behind Jiuyou.

"Why did you stop, sirs? Come this way, all the good stuff in our Spirit Beast Pavilion is inside."

The shop assistant walking ahead saw the two fellow Daoists stop in front of the archway and asked them if there was anything wrong.

Just then, Ai'er, who was in the courtyard of the animal shed, walked lightly toward the two of them.

"I am an unobservable entity. Without my permission or by those who share my bloodline, it is impossible to perceive my existence with the naked eye or through the senses."

"You can see my form, but you can't see my true form with your naked eye. Are you a follower of the Nightmare Suppression?"

Ai'er walked straight through the obstacles and pedestrians, looked at Qingya, and gave her a reasonable explanation.

She possesses the bloodline of a nine-tailed fox, but there is a problem with her bloodline, meaning it is not innate. Therefore, her own form may appear as a dreamlike mist in her eyes, and she cannot see her own form clearly.

"The body is the external manifestation of the soul; if you can see it, you can see it; if you can't see it, you can't see it."

Sister Ai'er came a short distance in front of the two of them and said:

"The fact that you can only see half of the situation proves that your physical body and soul are out of sync and not unified. Is it that your soul has possessed another body, or that your body has devoured it?"

"Stop! Stop!"

Seeing that Sister Ai'er's tone was unfriendly, Su Yan quickly stepped in front of the two and transmitted his voice, "Sister Qingya should be fine. We met at the academy, and Sister Qingya has been hanging around Grand Tutor Jin more than once. If she were really a follower of the Nightmare Suppression, she wouldn't have participated in the Red King's fiefdom spring outing organized by the Grand Tutor."

"Didn't His Majesty the Emperor of No Life light up the lamps of all those who were under the spell of the Nightmare Suppression during the martial arts demonstration before the Emperor? How could Sister Qingya possibly be a member of the Nightmare Suppression?"

Ai'er tilted her head and looked at Qingya.

Qingya made Ai'er's forehead break out in a cold sweat; an invisible pressure directly enveloped her heart.

"Reporting to senior, I am Qingya, a disciple of the Immortal Physician specializing in medicine, and have never practiced any evil arts. Please understand."

"The Fairy Healer?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 197 There's a business called Sister Ai'er

"The Fairy Healer?"

After Qingya introduced herself, Ai'er, who had initially been clearly hostile, gradually softened her stance.

Although the nine souls of the Unborn Emperor each inherited a portion of his power, there were significant gaps in their memories. Some memories about the Holy Mother of the Ten Directions who nurtured all spirits, as well as the events surrounding the slumber of Emperor Yu of Xia and Empress You Su, were not inherited.

Ai'er's biggest impression of the Fairy Doctor was that after the Imperial Martial Arts Competition, the original head of the Imperial Medical Bureau was replaced, and now the head of the Xia Yu Imperial Medical Bureau is the Fairy Doctor.

She was a subordinate cultivated in the outside world during her time as the Ten Directions Holy Mother, and her cultivation level was at the Integration Stage.

Xi'er told her all these things. Xi'er also said, "The Healing Fairy? The Healing Fairy is amazing! You can't find anyone more ruthless than her in the entire cultivation world. She actually extorted money from the Dragon Clan. She's probably the only human cultivator who isn't from a major power and can attend a large Dragon Clan banquet without having to cover her backside, right?"

"Moreover, she successfully extorted money and now lives a carefree life in the cultivation world, spending dragon spirit stones. She is one of the few human cultivators who is treated as an honored guest in both human and demon territories."

After Qingya explained her background and Su Yan testified that Qingya was one of their people, Sister Ai'er stopped making things difficult for Qingya.

They have all been brought under Xia Yu's command. No matter what kind of cultivator they are, as long as their true form has verified that they are safe, then no matter what happens, they will be fine.

Are you hungry?

Sister Ai paused for a moment, looked around the animal enclosure, and then looked at Su Yan and Qing Ya, saying, "Let's go eat."

"Uh, okay, Sister Aier."

Su Yan did not refuse Sister Ai'er's invitation, because he deeply remembered Sister Xi'er's words:

"Among the nine souls of the Nine Netherworlds, only you, Sister Xi'er, are kind-hearted. If you encounter other souls, you'd better be careful, or you'll lose at least half your life."

Although Sister Ai'er looks kind, Su Yan believes that Sister Xi'er would not lie to him. Therefore, there must be some problems with Sister Ai'er that he doesn't know about.

Moreover, it could very likely cause harm to oneself.

Therefore, Su Yan's rule of conduct is to try her best not to disobey her if she can agree with what Ai'er says.

"This way"

Instead of leaving through the main gate, Sister Ai led Su Yan and Qing Ya towards the back gate of the animal enclosure. Upon seeing this, Su Yan followed Sister Ai, casually telling the shopkeeper that she planned to just wander around without needing any accompaniment.

Su Yan and Qing Ya followed behind Sister Ai'er. Sister Ai'er stopped at the back door, turned around, and explained to Su Yan and Qing Ya:

"I'm waiting here for a spirit beast; they should be showing up soon."

"The exotic beast Dangkang has the effect of fertilizing the soil, making it very suitable for improving barren land."

As Sister Ai'er was speaking, a male cultivator dressed in coarse linen clothes suddenly ran out from the street corner, carrying an iron box about ten inches long and wide. The male cultivator's soldiers gave Su Yan a deep look, placed the box in the designated location according to the orders above, and left.

His orders were to come to the back alley at this time, put the iron cage on the ground, and then leave.

No matter what happens, he only needs to put things down on time; nothing else matters to him.

The cultivator glanced at Su Yan, then turned and left without the slightest hesitation.

"Take this and go!"

Sister Ai lifted the black cloth, and inside the iron cage lay a piglet with a pure white body. On its chest was a pattern that looked like a copper coin, and on its four ankles, which were less than two fingers wide in human hands, instead of the usual pig toes, there were small wings.

When the beast Dangkang saw the black cloth being lifted, its peaceful expression turned to anger. It exerted force with all four legs and slammed itself directly into the iron cage that imprisoned it.

"That's it, let's go!"

After confirming that the goods were correct, Sister Ai'er called Su Yan and they left with the exotic beast Dang Kang.

Are we rescuing alien beasts?

When Su Yan mentioned the iron cage containing the Dang Kang, she felt a sense of déjà vu about what was happening now, and couldn't help but recall the time when Sister Xi'er took her to rescue the Moon Rabbit.

"rescue?"

Sister Ai chuckled and said, "No, what we're doing now should be called kidnapping. Dang Kang is a strange beast that lives in the southern state. Now that it's spring plowing season, Xia Yu's northern region needs a Dang Kang to loosen the soil, so I came here on my way to have the Red King kidnap one for me."

"?!"

Su Yan and Qing Ya stared in disbelief at Ai'er, who was walking ahead of them.

........................

Sister Xi'er is a street hustler in Xia Yu. When she has nothing to do, she finds something to do. Sister Le'er lies in wait in brothels all over Xia Yu, reporting corrupt officials all year round to uphold Xia Yu's moral bottom line.

Report all those who treat the law as their bottom line!

As for Sister Ai'er, she was probably the head of the post station in the Xia Dynasty.

She would travel to various locations to assess the situation and bring back the supplies the locals needed. The means of acquiring these supplies included, but were not limited to, purchasing, robbery, and kidnapping.

Some things can't be bought and sold on a whim; you have to resort to unconventional methods.

Like this strange beast, Dangkang, it can turn barren and hardened land into fertile land within a few years.

In the northern part of the southern state, they usually only rent out animals and never sell them. Renting one can cost several million, but Sister Ai doesn't tolerate their bad habits.

Everyone else catches them from the forest, so what gave you the audacity to charge me millions in rent every year?

"I understand now, Sister Ai'er is doing business that's all about making huge profits with no investment."

Su Yan thought for a moment and didn't describe Sister Ai'er as a ruthless bandit. Instead, she racked her brains to come up with elegant words to describe Sister Ai'er's daily work.

The kings of different surnames expanded their territories, and the Nine Netherworlds carried out legal plundering. No wonder Xia Yu was so rich. Indeed, if you want to earn spirit stones, you have to be ruthless.

"No investment, huge profits. That's about right. Anyway, if I see something I feel I need, I'll just wait to return to Xia Yu."

As Ai'er gradually revealed herself, she retracted the nine tails behind her back into her body. From her sleeve, she took out a pink, ordinary money pouch, retrieved two qian of spirit stones, and tossed it to the clerk in charge of the elevator at Luohe Residence.

"Go directly to the top floor. I have a private room in the pavilion."

Luoheju is an asset of the Red King. Originally, Luoheju in the Red King City served as a military watchtower, but as the territory expanded, it lost its original function and was converted into an inn.

Luoheju in Xiayu City is a branch opened in cooperation with members of the royal family.

The main branch is Luoheju Restaurant in Chiwangcheng.

"This"

The man in charge of the elevator looked at the reward money in his hand and then at the three people in front of him.

After a slight hesitation, without saying anything, he directly operated the elevator to go to the top floor.

He didn't know if there were private rooms, but since the person in front of him could name the building on the top floor of Luoheju, he must have been there before, so he hesitated for a moment before letting him pass.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 198 Dang Kang, you better take a look! (Third update, bonus chapter for monthly votes.)

Led by Sister Ai'er, Su Yan and Qing Ya took the elevator of Luohe Residence and went straight to the top floor of Luohe Residence, which is usually not open to the public and is the pavilion and tower that the Red King usually uses to entertain distinguished guests.

"Dean?!"

Upon reaching the top floor, Su Yan stared in a daze at the building that was exactly the same as Xia Yuluo River Residence. Then he saw Grand Tutor Jin sitting by the pavilion, leisurely drinking tea, with some scattered documents on the table.

Grand Tutor Jin, who was leisurely sipping tea, seemed to only then notice Su Yan and waved to him with a smile.

"Why do you look so surprised? Grand Tutor is just a sinecure, so what's so strange about him seeing me here?"

Grand Tutor Jin said with a smile.

In a narrow sense, the Grand Tutor was the tutor of the crown prince or the emperor's sons. The title of Grand Tutor was mostly an honorary title bestowed upon certain important officials, a title that was the highest honor to show favor and had no real power.

If Emperor Wusheng goes into seclusion or goes missing, then Ao Jin, as a first-rank official, will assume the duties of regent and temporarily govern the Xia Yu Dynasty, and will also control the Grand Tutor, the head of the civil administration group, and the Grand Protector, the head of the military administration group, to complete the integration of the court.

Now that Emperor Wusheng isn't having many children and has no plans to travel far or go into seclusion, Grand Tutor Jin is naturally on vacation and has plenty of free time, but he's not really interested in visiting Su Yan.

They are so poor that they can't even afford decent refreshments. Grand Tutor Jin doesn't want to suffer in the poor countryside with Su Yan and the others.

"What did you learn in your dream?" Grand Tutor Jin asked Su Yan as he watched her walk towards the pavilions and towers. He then slowly picked up his covered bowl, took a sip of fragrant tea, and transmitted his voice to Su Yan.

"Ok?"

Su Yan raised her head with a slight surprise and looked at Grand Tutor Jin, whose face and figure were obscured by the eaves.