The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 435 When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken.

The farcical exorcism became a complete joke after the extraordinary phenomenon of Jinlian's enlightenment appeared. It was pointless to insist that Lang Jiuchuan was possessed by a demon. Even if she was truly possessed, the extraordinary phenomenon she exhibited made it impossible for anyone to call her a demon.

Golden Lotus, which only appears under the feet of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, has now appeared on the head of a little girl. It's already a miracle that she's not being called a Bodhisattva descended to earth!

But this scene has already been spread by some people. Even if it is not a bodhisattva descending to earth, it must be a great being reincarnated.

Tantai Cong couldn't lie either, and he couldn't justify having Lang Jiuchuan forcibly captured based on the facts. He had no choice but to call it quits, but he would never forget the grudge of being disfigured.

Seeing Tantai Cong slinking away, Lang Jiuchuan calmly tore off a small paper doll and quietly followed him. When her gaze swept over the people Zhishang had brought, she called out to him, "Senior Zhishang, may I have a word with you in private?"

Zhi Shang was taken aback. She actually called him senior?

He walked over and looked at Lang Jiuchuan, saying, "Do you want to question me? Even if you are not evil, I still insist that my divination was correct."

Lang Jiuchuan set up a small barrier to prevent others from eavesdropping, and said, "Senior, did you cast this divination on a whim, or was someone deliberately hinting at something to me?"

"I usually only focus on cultivating my spiritual path. This divination was performed by me several months ago. It indicated the emergence of heresy and some instability in the nation's fortunes, but I couldn't fully understand what the divination meant," Zhi Shang said. "Until a few days ago, I looked at this divination again..."

He paused abruptly, frowned slightly, and subconsciously tried to turn his head, but was stopped by Lang Jiuchuan.

"The Quanzhen School emphasizes internal alchemy cultivation and self-cultivation. I believe that Master Tao only values ​​this path and also the common people." Lang Jiuchuan looked at him and said calmly, "Senior, you should either wholeheartedly retreat from the world to cultivate internal alchemy and ignore worldly affairs, or if you cultivate in the secular world, you should be sharp-eyed and alert to the villains around you, lest you be taken advantage of and suffer karmic consequences. This would be detrimental to your cultivation of internal alchemy and make it impossible for you to reach the pinnacle of immortality."

Zhi Shang's expression changed slightly. He looked at her for a long time before saying, "If I said you were a demon, wouldn't you resent me?"

"How could that be? I think the Taoist priest is being deceived and his faith is wavering, so I'm secretly gloating."

Zhishang: "..."

She knows how to manipulate people's hearts.

Lang Jiuchuan sneered: "Whether I am a demon or not is for me to decide, not for others to decide. Senior Zhishang has accumulated merit, so he shouldn't be receiving offerings in this filthy Xuan Clan, where he is instead being harmed. I believe there are many true cultivators here who are practicing in seclusion."

After she finished speaking, she turned and was about to leave.

"You will cause the nation's movement to collapse and suffer."

Lang Jiuchuan paused, turned to look at him: "Senior, have you considered what the reason would be if this were true? I am the kind of person who will not offend others unless they offend me, but if they do offend me, I will kill them!"

She pursed her lips, looked up at the sky, and said, "If the world is always filthy, a period of upheaval might bring unexpected surprises. No destruction, no construction!"

Zhi Shang seemed to understand something, until the person who had accompanied him stepped forward and said, "Daoist Master, that demoness is known for her sorcery and deception. Did she speak rudely to you? That golden lotus might just be a trick she used to deceive people..."

Zhi Shang looked at him and said, "You've joined the Rong family. Who are you? Young Master Rong, or the head of the family?" The man's expression changed drastically.

Zhi Shang sighed, shook his head, and left. Perhaps seclusion and cultivation were the best path for him.

Lang Jiuchuan invited Gong Qi and the others to enter the Lang family first. Even if they wanted to exorcise some demon, they couldn't rush it. She also had to appease and explain things to the Lang family.

Master Xue and the others entered the Lang family's residence. Since they were already there, and there was medicinal tea available, it would be excellent to ask for a cup.

The crowd that had been gathering to watch the spectacle and gather information in front of the mansion scattered like birds and beasts upon seeing this, and reported back to their master. After today, the winds of power in Wujing had changed. The Kaiping Marquis's mansion was no longer the obscure, declining mansion it once was. Even if it did not rise immediately, it already had the leverage to forge a deeper relationship with them.

Putting aside the fact that Lang Jiuchuan had the golden lotus phenomenon to prove her Dao, just look at the powerful and influential people who dared to stand up for her and prove her Dao—aren't they all wielding real power?

With this connection, the Marquis of Kaiping's mansion has a bargaining chip. Even if this connection belongs to Lang Jiuchuan, she is a member of the Lang family. She dares to stand in front of the Marquis's mansion and confront the prince and a group of Taoists. Isn't that a statement that she will protect the Marquis's mansion?
If that's the case, then the Marquis of Kaiping's residence can be handed over.

Is it realistic? But that's just how the world is. Whoever has connections and resources doesn't need to do anything; people will flock to them. To put it bluntly, the world is a world of interests, where the strong prey on the weak. Every food chain is like this. If you don't want to be eaten, you can only rely on or associate with the strong.

Inside the Marquis of Kaiping's residence, Lang Jiuchuan personally fetched the medicinal tea he had prepared earlier, and also had a pot of refined well water boiled and brewed. He then personally presented it to Master Xue and the others as a token of his gratitude.

She could have broken the deadlock even if they hadn't come, but since they did, she should thank them.

Knowing that Lang Jiuchuan was still helping with Shen Qinghe's case, Master Xue and the others didn't linger. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they each took a packet of medicinal tea and left.

Lang Jiuchuan then said to Lang Zhengping, "This disaster was directed at me, and it has implicated the Marquis's family. It is my fault."

"What are you saying? We are family." Lang Zhengping said angrily, "We have never believed that you are a demon. In fact, even if you were, I would accept it."

Lang Jiuchuan raised an eyebrow and looked at him.

"You have never harmed anyone in the Marquis's mansion. Everything you have done has benefited us, especially regarding your father's death. You revealed the truth to him, preventing him from being reborn with a grievance. Compared to me, this useless Marquis, you have done much more." Lang Zhengping smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, it's nothing. The Kaiping Marquis's mansion was destined to decline. If it weren't for you, the Marquis title might have been downgraded. What would be the point of the Kaiping Marquis? If those people really want to get rid of us now, at worst we can go back to our hometown like the Ou family. I'll have Gao Ping buy more sacrificial fields for our ancestral home. Even if our property is confiscated, they can't confiscate the sacrificial fields. We'll still have food to eat."

Yes, this needs to be done immediately, there's no time to lose!
Lang Jiuchuan laughed and said, "It's good to keep some sacrificial fields, but it's not to the point of confiscating their property. They just posthumously honored my father, and now they're confiscating his property. Is it because of some baseless rumor about evil spirits? They have some shame and won't do something that contradicts themselves. They didn't do it before, and they won't do it again. But nothing is absolute. If that day ever comes, don't get involved with me."

Lang Zhengping froze, staring blankly at her, and said, "You..."

“Uncle, if I were to act alone, I could do whatever I wanted without any scruples. But with you all around, I feel constrained. So if that day ever comes, just cut ties with me and take the people in this household with me. Even if you don’t cut ties, just ignore them and leave me alone, just like I used to do when I was on the estate. Let me have no worries, and that will be helping me.”

Lang Zhengping's eyes reddened, but he shook his head with a bitter smile: "I understand what you're saying, but you've forgotten that when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact?"

(End of this chapter)