So, Nian Jiaojiao turned and began searching the inn.
"Jun Ye?"
"Jun Ye!"
"Jun Ye—"
But after searching every corner of the inn, Nian Jiaojiao still couldn't find any trace of him.
When she returned to Father Xu's room, she couldn't help but say, "Husband, you can't be this biased. Even if he is your Saint Son, I am still your daughter-in-law."
Father Xu opened his mouth to speak, but Nian Jiaojiao interrupted him. "Forget it, at least I still have a trick up my sleeve."
Nian Jiaojiao took out the contract she had signed with Jun Ye.
She activated her ability.
Soon.
Jun Ye appeared in the room.
It's just that... his pants were only halfway up...
At this moment, Father Xu's voice came from behind, "The Saint Son is using the restroom..."
Nian Jiaojiao: ...
Looking at Jun Ye's darkening face, Nian Jiaojiao felt a bad omen.
"Heh, I just remembered, I have something to do. See you tomorrow."
After saying that, she didn't wait for their reaction and darted out of the room, not forgetting to close the door as she left.
Nian Jiaojiao walked down the street, constantly muttering to herself.
Embarrassing.
It was simply too embarrassing.
Well, I'll just wander around for the night and return to the inn tomorrow. By then, maybe, possibly, probably, everyone will have forgotten...
...
The next day.
After returning to the inn, Nian Jiaojiao saw the two of them sitting at a table by the entrance.
Nian Jiaojiao stepped forward to greet them. "Why are you dining here today? The second floor by the window has a better view."
As a result, Jun Ye replied indifferently, "Isn't it more convenient to sit here for you to see us more clearly~"
Nian Jiaojiao knew she was in the wrong and said no more, then sat down next to Father Xu.
"Waiter, a bowl of congee and three steamed buns."
"Coming right up!"
...
Half an hour later, Nian Jiaojiao, Jun Ye, and Father Xu arrived in front of a large pit.
Looking at the pit before them, Nian Jiaojiao suddenly said, "Since it's all down there, it seems like it doesn't matter if you're here or not."
If she came alone to dig for treasure, she could get the entire treasury. She suddenly felt a bit at a loss.
Hearing Nian Jiaojiao's words, Jun Ye looked at her as if she were an idiot.
Then, he jumped down first.
Nian Jiaojiao followed closely behind.
After walking for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea in the pit, Jun Ye suddenly stopped.
Nian Jiaojiao looked around the empty surroundings. There was nothing here.
Jun Ye calmly took out a talisman paper on the spot. Muttering something, the surroundings of the three of them quickly changed, turning into stone walls.
Nian Jiaojiao looked around, feeling as if she had entered a vast underground castle.
"This is a barrier?"
Nian Jiaojiao suddenly thought of how the Qingzhou school of miscellaneous studies hid themselves in the city through such a method. If it were a barrier, she really wouldn't have found the place without Jun Ye.
Nian Jiaojiao's heart suddenly felt balanced. Thankfully, it wasn't a loss.
As if sensing Nian Jiaojiao's little thoughts, Jun Ye gave her a contemptuous glance. Hmph, woman, so mercenary!
Jun Ye and Father Xu walked into the palace. Looking at the ruins within, they both felt a sense of desolation. The great Black Lotus Sect was gone just like that.
Along the way, they also saw some corpses of disciples. Clearly, these people had been crushed when the palace collapsed. Ironically, it was precisely because of this that their bodies were spared. As for those who were truly capable of escaping, they were fed to the tentacle demons as soon as they left the barrier, leaving no bodies behind.
However, it was precisely because these Black Lotus Sect disciples temporarily sated the tentacle demons that the demons, after capturing Jun Ye and Father Xu, treated them as "reserve food," allowing the two of them to last until Nian Jiaojiao arrived.
Sensing the emotions of the two ahead, Nian Jiaojiao faithfully followed behind, not speaking inappropriately to interrupt their thoughts. Although, in her opinion, these Black Lotus Sect disciples had, to varying degrees, harmed innocent civilians, dead is dead, and she didn't need to trample on them further.
After who knows how long, the three of them finally arrived in front of a stone house.
When Jun Ye opened the door, Nian Jiaojiao followed him into the stone house, her heart filled with joy once again. She had initially thought that the treasury was only as large as it looked from the outside, but she didn't expect there to be an inner world. This treasury, as large as seven basketball courts from her previous life, she loved it!
However, she subconsciously ignored some of the gold and silver treasures inside. In terms of wealth, she was not lacking, and her desires were also minimal. She first went straight for the Dharma technique shelves.
It had to be said that the Black Lotus Sect's millennium of accumulation really had some substance. These two shelves were filled with Dharma techniques. Thinking of the man at home still using basic Dharma techniques, Nian Jiaojiao continuously flipped through the Dharma techniques.
"This one."
"Mhm, I'll take this one."
"And this one."
"This one..."
Nian Jiaojiao's eyes gleamed. Her husbands were about to get a major upgrade!
Jun Ye couldn't stand it anymore. If she kept taking them like this, how could the Black Lotus Sect develop in the future? So he stepped forward with a stiff face and said, "Woman, what are you taking so many Dharma techniques for?"
Nian Jiaojiao smiled and replied, "Because I want to."
At this moment, Father Xu came to mediate. "Jiaojiao, if you like these Dharma techniques, you can just copy them. You can copy as many as you want, and neither side will lose anything."
Jun Ye's expression improved considerably upon hearing this. Nian Jiaojiao also graciously agreed to this method.
An hour later, Nian Jiaojiao rubbed her slightly sore wrists. Even using her abilities, it took this long to copy them all. But if she let others help, she wouldn't feel at ease. Dharma techniques were too important, and they were for her husbands to cultivate in the future. If there was a small mistake, she wouldn't know where to cry.
With the Dharma techniques in place, the next step was the artifacts...
Nian Jiaojiao "wolfishly" and "thirstily" pounced towards the treasures. This posture made the two loyal disciples, who were focused on restoring the glory of the "Black Lotus Sect," feel like "sitting on pins and needles" and "like thorns in their backs."
The two followed Nian Jiaojiao closely, one on each side. Jun Ye even reminded her, "According to the contract, you can take one item of the Yuwu realm artifacts, four items of the Yiwu realm artifacts, five items of the Qüwu realm artifacts, and eight items of the Tuosuo realm artifacts."
"Ah, as a thousand-year-old great sect, how is it only this much?" Nian Jiaojiao was somewhat disappointed.
Jun Ye gritted his teeth and said, "Do you think artifacts are easy to come by?" These artifacts were passed down by generations of his Black Lotus Sect over a thousand years, and now this woman was taking so many with just a few words. Jun Ye's heart was bleeding. Bleeding.
Nian Jiaojiao pouted. Seeing that she had gotten enough, she stopped talking and seriously began choosing artifacts.
...
After coming out of the treasury, Nian Jiaojiao prepared to set off back to the Royal City. Before leaving, she asked Father Xu if he wanted to go back to see Yu Chuan, but Father Xu refused.
"Jiaojiao, of course, I miss Chuan. But I don't have the face to see him, nor can I see him. My identity as a Black Lotus Sect disciple is a hidden danger, so it's better if we don't meet from now on. This pill is an antidote. Give it to Chuan when you get back."