The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

A flash of astonishment crossed Zhou Yun’s eyes. She hadn’t expected the two of them to actually be from the Seven Emotions Sect.

The strength of the Four Great Sects was, of course, far greater than that of the Four Small Sects. Even her father wouldn’t dare to offend them lightly.

’But now, these two are going back and forth, trying to pass off her five hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones as ’compensation.’ How shameless!’

She had been pampered since she was a child. Even though she knew people from the Seven Emotions Sect were not to be trifled with, she still couldn’t stomach it.

She couldn’t help but sneer, ”The Seven Emotions Sect is very powerful, but what right do you two little cultivators have to represent the Seven Emotions Sect? Are you the Sect Leader’s daughters too?”

It had to be said, Zhou Yun was quite a character. Her words really left Lu Sangjiu momentarily speechless.

When she recovered, she suddenly looked at Luo Linlang with a perfectly straight face. ”Senior Sister, has your identity as the Sect Leader’s illegitimate daughter finally been exposed?”

Luo Linlang: ”???”

She froze. ’Little Junior Sister, the Sect Leader has been a bachelor his entire life! You can’t just pin this on him!’

However, Lu Sangjiu had already made the outrageous claim. From the sharp gasps of the surrounding crowd and the utter astonishment on Zhou Yun’s face, it was clear that they all believed it.

Luo Linlang wanted nothing more than to cover her face and flee this troublesome place, but her affection for her Little Junior Sister ultimately overcame her embarrassment.

Luo Linlang took a deep breath, her expression serious. ”Junior Sister, there are too many people watching. Don’t speak carelessly.”

This statement was ambiguous, but it could easily be taken to mean it was true.

And so, the eyes of the onlookers glinted with gossip, their hearts thumping with excitement... ’Today’s gossip was totally worth it!’

’The Sect Leader of the Seven Emotions Sect has an illegitimate daughter!’

Feeling these gazes, Luo Linlang was inwardly weeping... ’Sect Leader, I wasn’t the one who mentioned an illegitimate daughter, so please don’t come after me!’

But in any case, between their well-rehearsed act and Luo Linlang’s earlier extravagance, basically everyone believed them, including Zhou Yun.

She fell silent, her expression grim.

Du Xing’er, standing beside her, whispered, ”Senior Sister... it’s not a good idea to offend people from the Seven Emotions Sect. Let’s just drop it.”

Zhou Yun was looking for an outlet for her anger, and hearing this, she couldn’t help but snap, ”What else can you do all day besides being a spineless coward? If you want to back down, go ahead. I will never bow my head!”

Though her face was filled with grievance, Du Xing’er still forced a smile at Lu Sangjiu and her companion. ”I’m sorry, my Senior Sister just has a bad temper... Please don’t take it to heart.”

With that, she scooped up the five Mid-grade Spirit Stones from the ground and placed them in front of Lu Sangjiu.

Lu Sangjiu, in turn, dropped the act. After taking the Spirit Stones, she gave the room card to Du Xing’er.

Then she said to Manager Hu, ”We only have one superior room left now. Don’t get the bill wrong.”

Manager Hu: ”...”

Having witnessed everything, his feelings were quite mixed.

He had thought Lu Sangjiu might give up the extra room to build some goodwill.

He never expected her to ”give it up” like this. Wasn’t this just pure extortion???

And he had a feeling that they had planned this from the very beginning... Their execution was even slicker than that of the disciples from his Gold and Silver Gate!

However, watching them instantly profit by over five hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones, Manager Hu was truly envious.

’It’s just a pity we in the business world can’t pull stunts like that. We don’t have the backing to afford offending people. Otherwise, I’d love to learn their tricks...’

Lu Sangjiu had successfully achieved her goal. She had already eaten her fill and even managed to use the leftovers to swindle five Mid-grade Spirit Stones from Zhou Yun.

Her mood, which had been gloomy since encountering the disciples from the Gold and Silver Gate, finally brightened.

Pain doesn’t disappear; it just gets transferred.

”Let’s go, Senior Sister. Back to our room!”

The superior rooms were on the top floor of the inn. Each room had its own Barrier, and the room card was the key to open it.

The Barrier was very strong, capable of isolating each room so that the occupants couldn’t spy on one another, providing excellent privacy.

As soon as Lu Sangjiu and Luo Linlang entered the room, Luo Linlang could no longer hold back and started to whine.

”Little Junior Sister, you’ve gotten me into so much trouble! If the Sect Leader finds out I’ve been ruining his reputation like this, he’ll probably want me dead!”

Lu Sangjiu wore an innocent look. ”I was just posing a question. And you never confirmed it. How is that ruining the Sect Leader’s reputation?”

”Besides, no one out there knows us. Even if the rumor spreads, they won’t be able to trace it back to us. So relax, Senior Sister.”

Luo Linlang: ”...”

’She had a point.’

She gave Lu Sangjiu a long look and sighed with feeling, ”Little Junior Sister, you’ve learned some bad tricks.”

Hearing this, Lu Sangjiu suddenly looked at her with tears welling in her eyes. ”Senior Sister, are you blaming me? Do you think I did something wrong and embarrassed you?”

Luo Linlang: ”...”

Even though she herself would burst into tears at the slightest disagreement, she couldn’t stand to see others cry.

The sight of Lu Sangjiu’s face made all her anger instantly vanish. She quickly comforted her, ”Of course not! How could I ever bring myself to be mad at you!”

”Really?” Joy appeared in Lu Sangjiu’s eyes. Then, with a moved expression, she said, ”I knew you were the best, Senior Sister! I like you the most!”

Luo Linlang blushed a little at her straightforward words and couldn’t help but think smugly, ’Little Junior Sister really does love me the most!’

’If First Senior Brother and Third Junior Brother found out, they’d be so envious they’d cry, wouldn’t they?’

Lu Sangjiu then took out the Spirit Stones she had just swind—ah, no, *earned*, and said with a well-behaved look, ”Senior Sister, you know me. I’m not really greedy. I just felt bad that you spent so many Spirit Stones just now.”

”This is the money we earned. It’s all for you, Senior Sister!”

Luo Linlang was stunned. She couldn’t believe her Little Junior Sister had actually done it all for her!

Her eyes welled up with tears. ”WAAAH, Little Junior Sister, you’re too good to me!”

”But you already gave me a lot of Spirit Stones after you came out of the Secret Realm. How could I take your money again? You should keep it for yourself!”

After speaking, she even made a fist. ”Don’t worry, Little Junior Sister! Your Senior Sister will definitely work hard to earn money and support you!”

Seeing that Luo Linlang was completely taken in by her act, Lu Sangjiu looked gratified. ’Excellent. Another successful day of maintaining my persona!’

Although the two were sharing a room, the space was actually very large. It was divided into an inner and outer chamber, so they could have their own space and not disturb each other when needed.

Because there was a small Spirit Gathering Array in the room, they didn’t want to waste it. After they finished chatting, they prepared to go meditate and cultivate separately.

Lu Sangjiu insisted on taking the outer chamber, leaving the inner one for Luo Linlang.

This moved Luo Linlang deeply once again. She felt that her Little Junior Sister was the best Little Junior Sister in the entire world!

’Yes, I must earn more money so that Little Junior Sister can live without a care in the world in this money-devouring hellhole!’

Just as Lu Sangjiu sat down on the couch in the outer chamber, she felt her Communication Talisman vibrate.

She took out the Communication Talisman, only to discover with some surprise that an aura had been added to her talisman at some point. The current communication was coming from it.

But this aura was actually familiar to her. It was... Gu Jue?