The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot-Chapter 227 - Jade Heart
Chapter 227: Chapter 227 Jade Heart
Chapter 227 -227 Jade Heart
The red-robed woman sat on the ground, shivering somewhat, she didn’t even dare to lift her head.
She didn’t know why, but in the face of these two people, there was a kind of terror in her heart. They were merely two ordinary mortals, yet she felt an intimidating presence seeping out from their very bones. It was suppression by bloodline, leaving her completely unable to resist.
Now, she didn’t even have the courage to run away.
Zhong Niangyao looked at the fox spirit, who had remained silent all along, and spoke, “Judging by your appearance, you must have transformed into human form not long ago. What’s your name? Why are you causing trouble in this mine?”
“I… my name is Hu Xiaoman.” The red-robed woman kept her head down, not daring to look at Zhong Niangyao and Lu Yichen, and softly replied, “I haven’t harmed anyone, I just… I just wanted to drive them away and stop them from continuing to mine here.”
“This is someone else’s Jade Vein, on what basis do you stop them from mining?” Zhong Niangyao felt somewhat speechless and then suddenly asked, as if she had thought of something, “Is there some treasure here that you can’t take away, so you devised a plan to drive everyone away?”
Upon these words, Hu Xiaoman froze entirely, but soon returned to normal. Yet she still didn’t dare to look at Zhong Niangyao, and did not answer her question.
Seeing this, Zhong Niangyao knew she had guessed correctly, “What exactly is this treasure?”
There was a trace of sternness in her tone.
Hu Xiaoman still kept her head down and did not speak. She clearly knew, in front of these two people, she didn’t even have the courage to lie. So now she could only respond with silence.
“Speak up,” Zhong Niangyao’s brows furrowed, “If it weren’t for the fact that you haven’t killed anyone, I would have stopped speaking to you so politely and already subdued you.”
“If you don’t want to speak, then there’s no need for you to ever open your mouth again.” Lu Yichen took a step forward, his voice indifferent, “I am not known for my patience.”
There was no fluctuation in his tone as if he was merely expressing his intention. But it made one feel that he wasn’t just talking, he really meant what he said.
“I’ll speak, isn’t that enough?” Hu Xiaoman was also frightened and hurriedly spoke, “At the deepest part of this vein, there is a Jade Heart. This Jade Heart can aid my cultivation, which is why I have been preventing your mining.”
Then, she recounted the story in detail.
Hu Xiaoman originally lived in this mountain range. Initially, she was just an ordinary little fox, but it was because of the mountain’s Jade Heart that she had the opportunity to begin cultivating. Over nearly a hundred years, she managed to cultivate into human form.
Not all Jade Mines contain a Jade Heart; maybe not even one would be found in a thousand mines. A Jade Heart is said to be the essence of heaven and earth, containing abundant Spiritual Energy. Naturally, it’s favored by mountain spirits for cultivation, as cultivating with the Spiritual Energy of a Jade Heart is incredibly efficient.
After transforming into human form, Hu Xiaoman continued to cultivate here, relying on the Jade Heart.
She didn’t know why, but she simply could not take the Jade Heart away from the mine; she could only cultivate nearby by absorbing its Spiritual Energy. However, this was not a significant issue for her, as she had never thought about leaving the mountain.
But then, people came to mine this Jade Vein. Worried they would find the Jade Heart, she devised small accidents to try and stop the mining.
What she didn’t expect was that today she would encounter Zhong Niangyao and Lu Yichen, who instantly exposed her whereabouts.
After listening to Hu Xiaoman’s narrative, Zhong Niangyao found it laughable, “Indeed, the Jade Heart is precious, but this vein naturally belongs to someone else. What right do you have to stop them from mining?”
Hu Xiaoman kept her head low, daring not to respond.
Facing Zhong Niangyao, she constantly felt a sense of oppression. Even without harsh words from the other party, she could feel a tremendous pressure. It seemed less like deliberate intimidation and more like innate, bloodline suppression.
Yet she could see clearly; even though the person before her might use spells, she was truly a mortal.
Zhong Niangyao turned her head to look at Lu Yichen and directly said, “What do you plan to do? The disturbances in your mine were all caused by this little fox spirit.”
“Since no lives were endangered, I don’t intend to pursue the matter further,” Lu Yichen said to Hu Xiaoman indifferently, “However, I will be taking the Jade Heart.”
“How can you do that?” Hu Xiaoman burst out, forgetting her fear, and objected vehemently, “I still need to rely on it for my cultivation!”
“You must think it’s yours after using it for so long,” Zhong Niangyao’s lips curled into a sarcastic smile, “You should understand that the Jade Heart was never yours to begin with. The fact that you could use it to cultivate and even transform into human form is already your good fortune.”
“Being too greedy never ends well.”
“But—” Hu Xiaoman still couldn’t accept it in her heart, “It has always been me cultivating here. They came later.”
“Hu Xiaoman, we are not discussing this with you; we’re informing you,” Zhong Niangyao looked at Hu Xiaoman with a smirk, “After all these years, if the Jade Heart truly belonged to you, you would have taken it with you already. The reason you couldn’t, and why you’ve resorted to so many tactics, isn’t that right?”
With these words, Hu Xiaoman found herself unable to say anything in rebuttal.
“Take us to the Jade Heart,” Lu Yichen stepped forward, his tone indifferent yet commanding.
Hu Xiaoman didn’t want to lead them to the Jade Heart.
But upon hearing that commanding tone, her heart sank. She didn’t even dare to resist and led Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao towards the deepest part of the mine.
Following Hu Xiaoman, they found that parts of the mine yet to be mined had already been dug out by her. Their journey was smooth.
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After an indeterminate amount of time, Hu Xiaoman stopped and began to mutter some spells.
As the incantation ended, the space around them seemed to distort for a moment.
