Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 1819: Chapter 1460: Thanking Friend Xing for His Generous Assistance_2 Chapter 1819: Chapter 1460: Thanking Friend Xing for His Generous Assistance_2 He looked to be a little over twenty, dressed plainly.

The woman's clothes were rather nice though.

It seemed her family doted on her.

Gave her all the good stuff.

Jiang Hao hesitated for a moment before nodding,

“Come on up.”

The carriage was spacious enough to accommodate two more people without trouble.

Soon the man brought the woman onto the carriage, deliberately sitting farther away from Jiang Hao and his companion:

“Thank you both, Friend Xing. I have nothing to repay your kindness, but here are three spirit stones, a small token of my gratitude.”

He handed over three spirit stones.

Jiang Hao accepted them.

Looking at the weak woman sitting aside, he asked,

“What happened to her?”

“We encountered demonic beasts on our way here and barely escaped with our lives.

My sister was gravely injured and needs rest,” the man explained.

Then, looking earnestly at Jiang Hao, he said, “I am Luo Wen, and this is my sister, Luo Shi. May I know the names of you two?”

“Jiang Hao Tian.” Jiang Hao pointed to the Heavenly Note Sect next to him, “My couple, Heavenly Note Sect.”

“Luo Wen complimented, “Indeed, a talented man matched with a beautiful woman.” He then asked, “Are you also headed to the Heavenly Faction to participate in the disciples' selection trial?”

Jiang Hao nodded, “Yes, are you as well?”

“Yes, this is our second time going,” Luo Wen said with a sigh. “But the Heavenly Faction is extremely strict. I heard the rules are quite chaotic.

However, we bought some secrets to entry from a senior.”

“Oh?” Jiang Hao was surprised, “There are secrets to entry?”

“Yes, we didn't believe it at first either, but many people bought it, and some even got in.

We are less fortunate and learned about it late; we're not sure if we can still make it,” Luo Wen lamented.

After a pause, he asked,

“Would you like it?”

Jiang Hao nodded, “I'm interested, how many spirit stones does it cost?”

“We bought it for three thousand spirit stones. Since you've helped us with a ride, let's make it a discount–nineteen hundred spirit stones. Just what I need to buy medicinal pills for my sister,” Luo Wen sighed.

Jiang Hao paid the nineteen hundred spirit stones without hesitation.

Then he received a brocade pouch.

“This needs to be opened at the Taoist Sect entry; otherwise, we can't get past the heart trial,” Luo Wen kindly warned, then sighed again looking at his sister, “I've thought about it, and we better go back. My sister is badly injured; if we don't get back quickly, there's a risk to her life.”

“Need my help?” Jiang Hao kindly offered, “I can help you get back to the city quickly.”

“No need,” Luo Wen shook his head. “I wouldn't want to trouble you further. Oh, and about the brocade pouch, make sure you don't open it until you've passed the heart trial.

We don't even know what's in it.

I hope you succeed.”

They then left the carriage, bidding farewell to Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao also waved goodbye, offering a polite gesture.

As they drove away, Jiang Hao heard Luo Wen and his sister bursting into laughter.

“Another fool taken in.”

“Nineteen hundred spirit stones–earning them too quickly.”

“Yeah, this time it was your turn to pretend to be grievously wounded.”

“Can't wait to see their face when they open the pouch.”

“What if they actually believe it?”

“Then it's even funnier.”

Listening to their conversation, Jiang Hao was somewhat resigned.

Where was the trust between people?

But it was just nineteen hundred spirit stones.

He had plenty of spirit stones; he wasn't short of a few.

Heavenly Note Sect looked at Jiang Hao, “Are you happy to be deceived?”

“Not really. I just find it quite amusing. I didn't expect there to be swindlers here,” Jiang Hao reflected.

“And you still gave them the spirit stones?” Heavenly Note Sect inquired flatly.

“Aren't you curious, senior sister?” Jiang Hao held up the brocade pouch, “Don't you want to know what they've put inside?

Besides, they can deceive, can't we deceive too?

Once we've seen the content, then we'll find someone to bring onto the carriage.

Sell it to them for five thousand this time, making a clear profit of three thousand one hundred spirit stones.

A guaranteed profitable deal.”

Heavenly Note Sect was silent for a moment before asking, “Have you ever made a profit in business?”

Jiang Hao: “…”

Why bring that up?

Afterward, Jiang Hao opened the brocade pouch and pulled out a piece of paper.

It read, “Flirty talk to the senior sister who recruits disciples will guarantee direct entry into the Heavenly Faction.”

As he read this sentence, Jiang Hao was stunned.

Who would dare to write such a thing?

And who would dare to do it?

Did they have a death wish?

This was the Heavenly Faction.

One wrong move could mean a direct confrontation; you may not die, but you'd certainly suffer.

“These people are cruel. But it should probably be adjusted,” Jiang Hao said as he took out a pen and started revising, “Lie down, pretend to have a stomachache, stand out from the crowd, and go directly into the sect.”

Heavenly Note Sect: “…”

Thus, Jiang Hao put the note back into the brocade pouch.

“Now we just need to find the right person,” Jiang Hao said with a smile.

Then, he started looking outside the carriage, hoping to encounter a destined person.

“How many do you plan to deceive?” the Heavenly Note Sect asked curiously.

At this moment, she was also looking outside, helping Jiang Hao find people.

“Just one, to break even,” Jiang Hao said.

“There, someone's over there,” the Heavenly Note Sect pointed ahead.

Jiang Hao came to the Heavenly Note Sect's side, both of them looking outside.

Standing side by side, they looked quite intimate.

The Heavenly Note Sect didn't feel any discomfort.

Then, Jiang Hao saw a woman slowly walking with an oiled paper umbrella.

Jiang Hao controlled his carriage to quickly reach her side, and then asked, “Fairy guard, are you heading to the Heavenly Faction?”

The woman walking on the road looked at Jiang Hao, slightly surprised, “Yes.”

“To join the Heavenly Faction?”

“Yes.”

“Are you confident?”

“No.”

“Fancy a chat on the carriage?”

The woman glanced at the Heavenly Note Sect, and finally nodded.

After boarding the carriage, she unexpectedly asked Jiang Hao,

“What do you want to say, Friend Xing?”

Smiling, Jiang Hao said,

“On the road, I received advice from a senior, claiming there's a trick to getting into the Heavenly Faction.”

“Oh?” The woman was slightly surprised, “What kind of trick?”

While speaking, Jiang Hao took out a charm bag and said,

“The trick is right in here.”

“How many spirit stones?” the woman asked, quite savvy.

“That senior said destiny is worth its weight in gold, but we, the people of immortal cultivation, are not so vulgar about talking gold or no gold,” Jiang Hao said seriously.

Hearing this, the woman was quite surprised, “For free?”

Jiang Hao shook his head seriously, “We, the people of immortal cultivation, discuss spirit stones. Five thousand spirit stones.”

The Heavenly Note Sect: “…”

The woman also looked astounded.

Finally, she shook her head, “That's too expensive.”

“Five thousand to get into the Heavenly Faction, don't you think it's worth it?” Jiang Hao asked.

“But I don't have five thousand spirit stones,” the woman shook her head.

“How many do you have?”

“Six hundred.”

Jiang Hao: “…”

The woman felt Jiang Hao didn't believe her. In the end, she took out her storage bag.

Indeed, only six hundred.

Jiang Hao was even more speechless.

“There's no one else up ahead, do you want to sell it?”

“Sell!”

Eventually, the woman got off the carriage and walked away.

Jiang Hao was gloomy.

“A net profit of three thousand and one?” the Heavenly Note Sect asked with a laugh.

Unexpected, truly unexpected.

A short while later.

Finally, they arrived at the marketplace.

By now it had gathered a considerable crowd, as for what 'Inquiry' was, he had never seen it.

The massive marketplace felt crowded at this moment.

There were quite a few people looking forward with great anticipation.

After waiting for a moment, when most of the people had arrived,

A fairy guard came to the very top, looked at everyone below, and took out a charm bag, saying,

“Has someone been selling these charm bags outside?

Any purchasers, bring them out truthfully.”

For a while, quite a few people seemed panicked, but even more were smirking.

It seemed they already knew there was something fishy about these bags.

Soon, nearly two hundred people presented their charm bags.

Jiang Hao marveled, he had deceived so many.

Two thousand a piece, how many spirit stones would that be for two hundred people?

Is it really so easy for others to make spirit stones?

But these people were all duped.

However, suddenly a voice announced, “Those with charm bags can proceed to the next round unconditionally.”

As the words fell, the entire marketplace erupted with an uproar.

Why them?

Jiang Hao was also stunned.

Was that stuff actually useful?

Just then, the fairy guard who bought the charm bag came up to Jiang Hao and them, smiling,

“Thank you, Friend Xing, for your generous assistance.”

Jiang Hao: “…”

The Heavenly Note Sect covered her mouth with her hand and chuckled twice.

Jiang Hao couldn't understand, how could the Heavenly Faction's recruitment of disciples be so inexplicably strange?

It all looked like a scam, yet it turned out to be useful.

“Everyone else will test their aptitude,” came a voice from up top.