Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 192: Oiran

"Xiang Ling, what are you doing here?"

"Sister, I came to see you..."

"I'm not worthy. I don't have the luck to have a sister who is the top courtesan at Tianxiang Tower."

Although she said she wasn't worthy, her words were filled with mockery, and Zhong Cang instantly understood what kind of place Tianxiang Tower was.

However, as he looked at the elegant and beautiful sister, and then at the tomboyish younger sister, Zhong Cang was puzzled by the stark difference between the two.

"No, their appearances are similar. Ling Que just hasn't taken care of herself, or perhaps she intentionally made herself look ugly... It's a clever survival strategy."

On one side, Zhong Cang watched the sisters argue.

On the other side, the argument between the two sisters involved Zhong Cang.

"Who is this man and why is he in your room?"

"He's none of your business."

"You... I'm your sister."

"I didn't say you weren't."

When it came to arguing, Ling Que, despite being smaller, was sharp-tongued from her years of mingling in the market. Even Zhong Cang was often irritated by her, let alone the gentle Xiang Ling.

In the end, Ling Que emerged victorious from the argument.

However, when Xiang Ling turned and left, Ling Que had a smug expression on her face.

But as soon as she confirmed that Xiang Ling had left, Ling Que's triumphant expression instantly collapsed.

Relying on the haze that merged with her body and mind, Zhong Cang keenly felt Ling Que's emotions. At this moment, she was filled with worry and sorrow.

"Sniff..."

Taking a deep breath, Zhong Cang absorbed this thread of sorrowful emotion into his heart and lungs, causing the haze to grow slightly.

At the same time, he spoke up.

"You've been working so hard to accumulate wealth. Is it because you want to redeem your sister?"

"Mm..."

Startled by this question, Ling Que, after a few moments, became like an angry little cat and said indignantly,

"Hmph, what nonsense are you talking about? She lives a luxurious life, while I only have plain rice. Why would she need my worries?"

Confirmed. Ling Que was indeed worried about her sister.

If it were his previous personality, the indifferent Zhong Cang would have directly said, "I'll help you redeem your sister, and we'll settle the debt."

But now, with the haze merging with his soul, Zhong Cang could absorb negative emotions to increase the haze, which in turn boosted his spiritual growth. This made him want to absorb negative emotions.

However, Zhong Cang was well aware that an overwhelming amount of negative emotions could easily make him become dark and extreme.

Therefore, Zhong Cang suppressed his desires and dared not absorb them recklessly.

He wanted to absorb, but he couldn't. Now, because of the influence of the haze, Zhong Cang had developed a somewhat mischievous mentality.

He enjoyed teasing others and making them feel frustrated and annoyed. These emotions belonged to the negative category and could be absorbed by the haze.

More importantly, these negative emotions were not extreme and didn't have a significant impact on Zhong Cang.

...

Feeling the change in his mentality, Zhong Cang playfully said,

"Isn't that right? Sigh, I was actually thinking of helping you redeem your sister, but now it seems better not to."

As he expected, when these words came out, Ling Que's expression instantly changed.

Seeing this, Zhong Cang, who had a mischievous thought, rubbed his chin and said, "No, we can't give up. Speaking of which, Miss Xiang Ling is extraordinary and gentle. Redeeming her and making her a maid would be a good choice."

"Giggle..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the sound of grinding teeth from the spirit sparrow resounded next to Zhong Cang.

After a while, she stared at Zhong Cang and gritted her teeth, saying, "Hmph, who do you think you are, talking about redeeming Sister... Xiang Ling can be redeemed? She is the flower courtesan of the Tianxiang Tower. If it weren't for this young lady, even if you were to bankrupt yourself, it would be difficult to see Xiang Ling, let alone redeem her!"

"Is that so? You think I can't redeem her? How about we make a bet? I bet that I can redeem your sister within three months."

"Let's bet..."

Completely disbelieving in Zhong Cang's ability, the spirit sparrow, upon hearing Zhong Cang's provocation, readily agreed without hesitation.

However, halfway through her words, she thought of something and looked at Zhong Cang with anger and embarrassment.

"You scoundrel, bastard! How dare you think of my sister... I shouldn't have kindly saved you in the wilderness!"

After saying that, she ran towards the house. Halfway through, she thought of something and angrily said, "And also, you won't have dinner today."

"???"

This sudden outburst of anger left Zhong Cang a little confused.

After thinking for a long time, Zhong Cang finally understood something, leaving him speechless.

"This little brat, does she really think that the stake I want in the bet is her? She wants both sisters, doesn't she?"

...

On one side, while practicing, Zhong Cang kept himself in a pleasant state of mind by teasing the spirit sparrow.

On the other side, Xiang Ling, who had left, immediately became gentle and charming upon returning to the Tianxiang Tower.

However, as she returned to her own room, that gentle demeanor disappeared. Her entire aura, devoid of the worldly charm of the Tianxiang Tower and the helplessness she felt towards her sister, became filled with killing intent, just like when she first met Zhong Cang.

At the same time, as she touched a bracelet, her body immediately lay down on the bed, but her consciousness, through the Law Weapon connection, arrived at a cave dozens of miles away.

In the cave, Xiang Ling was manipulating a puppet.

But this did not hinder her agility. After getting up, she left her small house and went outside.

And there, the two fierce men who had followed Xiang Ling to the spirit sparrow's house were already waiting.

Signaling the two to follow, Xiang Ling approached a woman who was playing with silk threads.

"Leng Yan, you were in charge of collecting information below the Tianyun Immortal City, right?"

"Is there a problem?"

"My sister's courtyard has an extra person. What's going on? Why didn't you report it?"

Upon hearing this, Leng Yan closed her eyes and pondered for a moment before calmly saying, "Because it's not important. He is a passerby my sister picked up who was being chased. We took him in for spirit stones. It has nothing to do with us and won't affect our actions."

"How can it not be important? That man is being chased, which affects the safety of the spirit sparrow!"

The one speaking behind Xiang Ling was not her, but a knife-wielding swordsman waiting beside her.

However, upon hearing such words, the woman named Leng Yan didn't even bother to respond. She just looked at Xiang Ling and calmly said, "Do you want the team to help you get rid of that Zhong Cang?"

"No need, I will handle him myself."

After their conversation, Xiang Ling didn't let her consciousness leave or leave the place. Instead, she immediately joined a meeting.

At the head of the meeting was a man wearing a mask, and the reason for the meeting was related to a relic secret realm.

"Has the Five Spirit Tokens been confirmed in whose hands they are?"

"It has been confirmed..."

"Very well, in thirteen days, we will take collective action. We will surely restore the glory of our ancestors!"

"Restore!"

...

Zhong Cang had no idea about what was happening in the cave. Due to the misunderstanding, the spirit sparrow ignored him for several days.

However, seven days later, as Lingque looked at the spiritual stone in her hand, her expression became somewhat numb.

"How... is this possible?"

Her voice was dry, and she found it hard to believe what she was seeing.

On the other hand, Zhong Cang smiled faintly and said, "Now, do you think I can redeem your sister and make her my maid?"

"..."

Faced with this question, Lingque fell silent.

She never expected that the person she randomly picked up in the wilderness would turn out to be a master of talismans.

Yes, Zhong Cang could draw talismans.

Since he owed money, Zhong Cang felt a bit embarrassed. That's why he asked Lingque to buy some materials for drawing talismans and drew a Foundation Building Stage Thunder Talisman, which was a master-level talisman.

Thunder talismans were already rare, and they had high damage against various evil spirits, demonic energy, and even curses. This talisman became the treasure of a small shop, and Zhong Cang earned a total of eight hundred spiritual stones because of it.

Earning over six hundred spiritual stones (after deducting the material cost of over one hundred) with just one talisman was an exaggerated speed of making money, which left Lingque stunned.

Especially when she thought about herself, Lingque felt even more sorrowful.

As a clever girl, Lingque had been earning money since she was eight or nine years old. Although she had a sharp tongue, she knew how to pretend. She would act as a well-behaved and clever girl, attracting customers at the city gate and introducing various shops to newcomers in Tianyun Immortal City.

If she was lucky, she might receive a spiritual stone as a reward at the end of the day.

Moreover, she had made deals with some shops. She would bring new customers to their stores, so she could earn double the money by attracting one person.

However, she didn't have customers every day, and not all customers were generous enough to give her spiritual stones.

After three years of hard work, she had earned less than eight hundred spiritual stones in total.

And now, Zhong Cang casually drew one talisman and earned more than what she had earned in three years of hard work. How could she not feel numb in this situation?

After the shock, she had to admit one thing: if Zhong Cang continued to draw talismans and was willing to spend, he could really redeem her sister.

Just as she was thinking about this, Zhong Cang's voice followed closely, and his words made Lingque's chest ache with anger.

"By the way, after redeeming Miss Xiangling, what should I do? Warm the bed, warm the bed, or warm the bed?"

"Giggle..."

Looking at Lingque, who was staring at him fiercely, Zhong Cang didn't get angry. He just smiled and said, "My shoulders are tired... Do you need me to teach you how to save your sister?"

Of course not.

Although she was annoyed, Lingque still came to Zhong Cang's side and gave him a massage with her small hands.

To Zhong Cang's surprise, Lingque's massage had some skill to it, and it made him feel very comfortable.

The only thing that made Zhong Cang a little unhappy was that he didn't sense any negative aura from Lingque.

Of course, Lingque wasn't angry.

She wasn't stupid. Or rather, she was very smart to be able to live well in Tianyun Immortal City at such a young age. That's why she could feel that Zhong Cang was just teasing her to make her angry, and he didn't really intend to do anything bad.

For some people in modern times, such a mischievous personality was still considered bad.

But on the outskirts of Tianyun Immortal City, in a place where the world was corrupt and the strong dominated everything, Zhong Cang, as a strong cultivator, only teasing her a little without any resistance, was no longer a question of good or bad, but rather kindness.

The flaws of the weak would be magnified, while the weaknesses of the strong would be seen as a preference for indulgence.

Just like an ordinary person getting drunk, they would be seen as a disgusting drunkard, but when a sword immortal got drunk, it was seen as carefree.

...

Growing up with this mindset, Lingque naturally wouldn't get angry because of Zhong Cang's teasing.

Especially, she could feel that Zhong Cang mentioned her sister's situation because he wanted her to beg him.

And she was certain that as long as she begged, Zhong Cang would definitely redeem her sister from the Tianxiang Tower, and then hand her over to Lingque.

In this situation, all that remains in Lingque's heart is gratitude, how could she possibly be angry.

At this moment, as Zhong Cang massages her shoulders, the smile on the corner of his mouth is a reflection of her pleasant mood.

However, although she really wants to free her sister from the demonic cave and reunite with her as soon as possible.

Lingque doesn't immediately plead, she's not stupid, and it's easy for her to guess that Zhong Cang is being so good to her for a reason.

She saved his life in the wilderness, so he will help her once in return.

But it's very likely that Zhong Cang will only help her with one thing.

"Asking for spirit stones is one thing, before my sister arrives, this scoundrel makes me do things every day and keeps track of my expenses. If nothing unexpected happens, when he recovers, he will leave behind some spirit stones for me and then quietly leave."

"If my sister appears, he will consider redeeming her as one thing. If she is redeemed, based on the relationship we've built over these days, he might leave us some spirit stones, but that's all he will do."

The latter option is not bad, but Lingque doesn't want it.

After massaging for a while, when Zhong Cang closes his eyes to enjoy it, she obediently says, "Master, is the massage comfortable?"

"It's indeed... hmm?"

Opening his eyes in surprise, Zhong Cang says speechlessly, "Are you trying to take advantage of me?"

This statement is out of the blue, but Lingque understands the meaning behind it - if she becomes his apprentice and takes care of his household affairs, Zhong Cang naturally cannot refuse, and in doing so, he will have to do two things.

However, even though she understands all this, Lingque pretends not to and pouts her little mouth as she pitifully speaks up:

"I'm not trying to take advantage, it's just that you didn't consider it thoroughly, Master."

"What do you mean?"

Smiling at Lingque, Zhong Cang wants to see how she will defend herself.

"The innocent are guilty, and the guilty are more guilty. My sister is so beautiful, if you redeem her and place her on the outskirts of Tianyun Immortal City, isn't that like putting meat in a wolf's den? Believe me, within three days of your departure, my sister will be devoured by someone. It's better for her to stay at Tianxiang Tower."

..."

Indeed, Zhong Cang had not considered this matter, or rather, he had not carefully thought about the affairs of Lingque's family.

Seeing him silent, Lingque adds more effort and says, "Master, I learned these massage techniques from my sister. If you redeem her, you can enjoy them every day."

..."

This time, Zhong Cang is truly speechless. After a while, he finally says, "Do you know what you're saying?"

"...Yes, I want my sister to become your concubine."

When the words "concubine" are spoken, Zhong Cang's gaze at Lingque becomes even more peculiar.

"Do you have a grudge against your sister?"

"Of course not, I'm doing this for her own good."

Zhong Cang: "Go on, I'm listening."

"I'm not making it up. It's true that it would be better for my sister to be with you... Although she has never served anyone as a courtesan, she has fallen into the world for a period of time. A genius like you, Master, would never marry her as a legal wife. Becoming someone's concubine is the best choice for my sister. You are so strong and have a good personality, becoming your concubine would be her good fortune."

"Of course, if my sister is willing to marry an ordinary cultivator, she can still become a legal wife. But if she were willing to do so, she wouldn't have sold herself to Tianxiang Tower back then..."

As she speaks, Lingque becomes a little downcast, thinking of some past events.

And it must be said that what Lingque said actually makes sense.

Zhong Cang is starting to be convinced.

However, whether to accept Xiangling as a concubine and make Lingque his disciple, Zhong Cang is still hesitant.

Therefore, he doesn't immediately respond, but instead prepares to think it over.

But the next day, something happens that changes Zhong Cang's mind.

On this day, after Lingque massages and pats Zhong Cang's back, she goes out to busy herself with her own work.

Not long after she leaves, the secluded courtyard gate is knocked on, and Xiangling comes to the door.

(End of this chapter)