The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune

Chapter 23: Chapter 22 What Kind of Immortal Technique Are These Chapter 23: Chapter 22 What Kind of Immortal Technique Are These Xuanbao vividly narrated her glorious deeds of how she used Immortal Techniques to have the Heavenly Dao teach those bad people a lesson, “…The Heavenly Father was too busy to notice, so I used a Little Fairy Technique to remind the Heavenly Father. Divine Lord Xuanyuan, look, even the Heavenly Dao must have thought they were too bad, for it brought down punishments upon them! That Little Fairy Technique was one you helped me cultivate, thank you, Divine Lord Xuanyuan, for giving me such a practical Immortal Technique.”

“…”
Xuanyuan Que was at a loss for words for a moment!

He never knew he had ever given her such an unconventional Immortal Technique.

What kind of techniques were these—Offensive Curse Technique, Malicious Intent Technique, Empathic Retribution Technique…
What kind of Immortal Techniques were these? They were more like curses!

That time she used her Spirit Root to trip up the Demon Lord, he managed to seize the opportunity to seal the Demon Lord for a hundred years.

He disliked owing favors, so he helped her heal her injuries, gave her several books on Immortal Techniques, and taught her some cultivation methods, so that a small Flower Demon like her could cultivate into a deity and not fall into the demon path, considering it a debt repaid.

He also did not know that among those Immortal Technique books, there were such strange and unorthodox techniques.

He was the War God of the Ninth Heaven and had always wielded real weapons to slay demons and eliminate devils, disdaining the use of those unorthodox methods.

Seeing him frowning, Ruo Xuan couldn’t help but timidly ask, “It’s not that these Immortal Techniques can’t be used, right?”

“No.” Xuanyuan Que replied indifferently.

These small spells, indeed as she said, could be considered enforcing justice on behalf of Heaven and were not harmful to others.

After all, as long as those people did not harbor ill intentions, they would not be punished.

He had really underestimated her!

He had thought a flower’s Spirit Root was single-minded, forgetting that the roots of grass were the most adept at twisting and turning.

Relieved, Ruo Xuan asked, “Then may I continue using them?”

“Hmm.” Xuanyuan Que nodded with a complicated expression but worried she might cause significant trouble by overusing Immortal Techniques. Since he was the one who brought her to the mortal realm, he said, “If you have any problems in the future, come here to find me. Don’t casually use Immortal Techniques.”

Every realm had its own order, and it should not be disrupted at will.

“Okay, thank you, Divine Lord Xuanyuan,” Ruo Xuan thanked him cheerfully.

With Divine Lord Xuanyuan so powerful, should she lack Immortal Techniques in the future, she would come to ask him.

“I’m no longer any Divine Monarch, and you’re not a Flower Fairy, just an ordinary person. You don’t have to address me like that.”

He purposefully reminded her that she was a person, to live well as a human, and not to think of herself as a flower.

“Okay, Brother Xuanyuan,” Ruo Xuan very consciously changed her way of addressing him.

Xuanyuan Que: “…”
There was no need to be so close.

Not far away, the elderly lady was very happy to see her grandson and Xuanbao laughing and talking as they walked back.

This was the first time she saw her grandson talk so much.

Taking her grandson away from the Capital City to recuperate here was the right decision; she finally found someone who could make her grandson talk more.

She had just found out where the Ruo Family lived.

She decided to move to the same village as Xuanbao.

Having finished speaking, Ruo Xuan returned to Ruo Shui’s side to bid farewell to the elderly lady.

She wanted to go back, practice on the way, and fill her Dantian with Spiritual Energy. Then she would go up the mountain again; she couldn’t let that Spiritual Energy go to waste, after all, she could cultivate again at night to refill it.

The elderly lady personally took her grandson to see them out, and the old maid attending to her even gifted them a large batch of return gifts.

Ruo Shui hurried to decline, “Madam, we cannot accept this. These things are too much!”

With so many items, what could their family possibly offer in return?

The elderly lady chuckled, “Child, don’t be polite. These things aren’t worth much. They’re not as valuable as the persimmons, jujubes, and chestnuts you brought. We have plenty of these items at home; they are gifts from children in the Capital City. Xiaojiu and I can’t finish them all, and it would be wasteful to let them spoil.”

Ruo Shui tried to stop the old maid from loading the gifts onto the cart but was skillfully dodged by her.

If even he could not stop her, it was clear that the other party was trained; Ruo Shui felt even more that this family was extraordinary.

The poor elderly lady’s heart was full of love for her grandson; they had made the long journey back to her hometown to treat her grandson’s illness.

After several refusals, unable to stop the maid from loading the cart and not wanting to seem overly fussy, Ruo Shui had no choice but to leave with a cart full of gifts.

He decided to bring the game he hunted on the mountain to them next time.

Ruo Xuan sweetly waved to the grandmother and grandson, “Goodbye, Granny, goodbye, Brother Xuanyuan, goodbye, Aunt Yu Hua!”

Her sweet little mouth didn’t spare even the old maid by the elderly lady’s side, bringing joy to everyone’s hearts.

The Ruo Family brothers were much more formal, following Ruo Shui’s lead in offering respectful bows and farewells with clasped fists.

Seeing the Ruo Family’s children so well-mannered made the elderly lady even more fond of them.

She waved her hand energetically and said warmly, “Okay, okay, okay, until we meet again, until we meet again, you children should come and visit grandma again next time you’re in town! Remember, Xuanbao!”

Xuanyuan Que just stood there, silent and aloof.

Seeing her grandson revert to his icy demeanor made the old lady feel a bit worried, but she wouldn’t force her grandson to change.

Ruo Xuan thought that Xuanyuan Que’s demeanor was perfectly normal, after all, the War God of the Ninth Heaven had always been reverently greeted and seen off by deities from all corners of the world; why would he act like them?

After bidding farewell, Ruo Shui pushed the cart away.

Once the Ruo Family had left, the old lady had made up her mind and asked her grandson, “Xiaojiu, what do you think about us moving to Xishui Village?”

Xuanyuan Que thought about the Little Flower Fairy’s recklessness in using her Immortal Technique, despite his warnings against it. She had been ripening plants, acting as a vigilante, using spiritual energy to attract game, imbuing rice fields with spiritual energy, and sprinkling Five-Colored Stone and soil from the Nine Heavens. Were these things to be used so carelessly?

Was it proper to use spiritual energy like this?

All things gravitate towards spiritual energy; wasn’t she afraid of attracting wild beasts down from the mountains?

Considering she was just a hundred-year-old Little Flower Fairy who had grown up alone in a desolate place like the Ruoshui Riverbank, she had no experience surviving in the world.

To prevent her from causing chaos or doing something earth-shattering that could harm the common folk, it would be good to move there to keep an eye on her.

He nodded his head.

Seeing her grandson merely nod and revert to his man of few words self, the old lady was even more determined to move over as soon as possible.

She immediately ordered the Shopkeeper to check if there were any estates or courtyards for sale in Xishui Village, and if not, to buy land to build on.

The Shopkeeper, recalling the old lady’s warmth towards the Ruo Family children, couldn’t help but wonder: if the nobles in the Capital City knew of this kind side of the old lady, would they still be as afraid of her?

But with the Ruo Family having gained the favor of the old lady and the young master, their prospects were looking bright once they moved over. With Xuanbao having the chance to grow up alongside the young master, the Ruo Family was likely on the path to ascend to greater heights!

The old lady was unaware of his thoughts; she couldn’t help but eat a few more dates, praising, “The fruits Xuanbao brought are really delicious, just as sweet as the fruits you, Xiaojiu, bring for your grandmother. Eating them makes my whole body feel comfortable.”

Xuanyuan Que lowered his eyes: Born of the same master, of course, they’re equally sweet.

Yet, he only knew how to ripen one or two fruits to strengthen the body of his grandmother, who had caressed and instructed him since birth, while she, fearless due to ignorance, openly ripened a whole tree full of fruits to sell.

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Ruo Shui pushed the cart back onto the main street and, having walked a distance, asked, “Xuanbao, do you like playing with Young Master Xuanyuan?”

“I do, Brother Xuanyuan is a good person.” He taught her Immortal Technique and mended her soul. In Ruo Xuan’s eyes, Xuanyuan Que was the most admirable deity in heaven and earth.

Ruo Shui, having been engaged in a lengthy conversation with the old lady Xuanyuan, now understood why the old lady was so enthusiastic.

It turned out that the handsome young master had been weak since birth, often falling ill, and his mother had passed away giving birth to him, resulting in his father, preoccupied with his many wives and concubines, neglecting him and leading to his withdrawn and reticent nature.

The grandmother had been told by a temple master that the south was more suited to her grandson’s personal fate, to strengthen his body and make him more lively, so she had brought her grandson back to their old home from the Capital City to settle down.

After seeing her grandson speak so much with Xuanbao, the grandmother thought it was Xuanbao’s liveliness and charm that had an effect on him, which was why she invited the entire Ruo Family in.

The love of a parent knows no bounds. Thinking of Xuanbao’s past, Ruo Shui could understand the old lady Xuanyuan’s feelings.

Hearing that Xuanbao also enjoyed playing with the young master, Ruo Shui didn’t mind Xuanbao befriending him.

Next time they came to the city, they would bring Xuanbao to keep the young master company and help save him from his solitary ways!

After all, Xuanbao was so lively, cute, and cheerful.

Ruo Xian thought about his sister coming to the city and making two new brothers. Did she think there weren’t enough brothers at home? Worried about his sister being snatched away, he couldn’t help but say, “Xuanbao, don’t you like playing with your brothers?”

Ruo Xuan immediately hugged her brother’s arm, “No! I like playing with brother the most! After we get home this afternoon, let’s go up the mountain to look for bird eggs.”

Ruo Bo and Ruo Hang chimed in, not to be outdone, “Xuanbao, aren’t you going to dig for turtle eggs with Second Brother?”

“Xuanbao, didn’t you say you were going fishing with Third Brother?”

Ruo Xuan vigorously nodded her little head, “Yes! We’ll do it all!”

Whether it was climbing the mountains for bird eggs, going to the lakeside to dig for turtle eggs, or fishing by the river, she had never tried any of it and was eager to try them all.

Ruo Zhou didn’t speak. Wherever his brothers and sister went, he would go.

Ruo Shui smiled as she watched the children and asked, “Xuanbao made quite a bit of silver today. What do you want to eat, or is there something you’d like to buy?”

The boys shook their heads one after another, “I don’t have anything I want to buy.”

“Neither do I.”

Since childhood, they had known that their father and sister needed medicine and treatment, so they never asked to buy anything, no matter how much they desired it.

Besides, they had already enjoyed pastries, candy, and fruit tea at the old lady Xuanyuan’s place and weren’t hungry at all.

Xuanbao remembered the sugar figures in the shapes of rabbits and goats she had wanted to eat the day before and said, “Let’s buy sugar figures, the ones shaped like rabbits and goats.”

So Ruo Shui pushed the cart, leading the children to buy sugar figures.

The county town’s main street was always bustling and busy with an endless stream of traffic.

Xuanbao looked around at the surrounding shops, and suddenly she caught a glimpse of a plump figure fleeting past the entrance of a gambling house. Pointing at the gambling house, she said, “Daddy, Third Aunt is inside.”