Why are you trying to steal her destiny? She's the little ancestor of the Xuanmen sect!

Chapter 166 Money is the Greatest Motivation

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you looking at?"

Following Xiao Jiu Jiu's gaze, Ao Che's eyes fell on—

On a Barbie doll's princess dress.

That princess dress was a light blue tulle skirt with a large hem and rhinestones on it; it was beautiful just to look at.

Ao Che was startled: "Why are you looking at the skirt? You don't mean you want me to wear a skirt, do you?"

"Hey, little girl, stop joking!" Ao Che walked over to Xiao Jiu and tugged at her sleeve.

Xiao Jiu Jiu grinned broadly: "Hehe, do you want to wear a skirt?"

"Get out! I don't want to wear a skirt!"

Ao Che's entire face seemed to reject the dress.

"Pfft!"

Xiao Jiu Jiu laughed out loud: "I was just kidding, I never intended to let you use a skirt."

"But I've never drawn a formation before, I need to find something to test it on, right?"

"You've never drawn one?" Ao Che was completely taken aback. "Don't joke about things like this, I can't take being scared."

Xiao Jiujiu still smiled and said, "It's just drawing a formation. Practice makes perfect, don't worry!"

That dress is so beautiful, she's still reluctant to use it to draw a magic array.

Ao Che said with a look of disgust, "Even if you drew a magic array on the skirt, I would never wear it, much less go inside it."

It's not even as good as a safety amulet!

Xiao Jiujiu laughed and said, "I know, I know, you're a magnificent ancient dragon, you're very powerful!"

She walked over and took the dress off. "But this dress is very well made, it's a bit of a waste to use it for drawing formations."

"No matter how much it's a pity, I don't want it!" Ao Che strongly refused from the side.

Xiao Jiujiu said helplessly, "Don't worry, I already have a test subject, it's not you."

"These sparkly diamonds look really pretty." Ao Che's gaze fell on the diamonds on the dress.

I didn't notice it just now.

The diamonds are now sparkling under the lights, which is especially attractive to the dragon.

Xiao Jiu Jiu glanced at him, picked up the scissors on the table: "What are you doing? You like these diamond fragments?"

"Is this a diamond?" Ao Che's eyes lit up.

She cut off a piece and put it on the table. Xiao Jiujiu said, "Yeah, it's called a Moissanite. It's not very valuable, but it's very sparkly."

"She's quite pretty too."

These kinds of diamonds are usually used as wedding rings.

After all, a real diamond ring is easy to lose when you get married.

"I like this sparkly thing." Ao Che's eyes revealed his undisguised delight.

Xiao Jiu Jiu nodded, used scissors to cut off all the small diamonds and placed them on the table: "You want them? You can have them if you want."

Ao Che nodded and took all the diamond fragments.

The diamond fragments disappeared as soon as they passed through his hands.

Xiao Jiu Jiu paused: "Do you know spatial magic?"

"I have a storage bag, but that's not your concern. You should think about what you're going to do with the skirt. I'm not going in!"

Ao Che gave a haughty snort.

Xiao Jiu Jiu rolled her eyes: "I'm not asking you to try it."

"Then how are you going to try it?" Ao Che stared intently at Xiao Jiu Jiu with his big, bright eyes, his tone full of doubt.

Xiao Jiu raised an eyebrow and took a bottle out of her pocket.

"What is this?" Ao Che approached the bottle, suddenly frowning. "Is there a ghost inside?"

With a smile, Xiao Jiujiu said, "Of course, this is the little devil that's been smuggling things in Rui Rui's bracelet."

I caught it so I could use it for experiments.

With that, Xiao Jiujiu released the little devil.

The little demon was only the size of a palm, and at this moment it had no shape, just a wisp of black mist.

The black mist trembled in mid-air, as if it were about to dissipate at any moment.

Upon seeing Ao Che, the black mist shrank and flew to the bottle, pleading, "Let me in! Let me in!"

Its voice was so high-pitched that it sounded pitiful.

Little Nine beckons to it: "Come here."

"Is it a brat?" Ao Che's eyes lit up again.

Although the little devil wasn't even enough to fill his teeth, he was willing to eat whatever he could, and he wasn't picky.

A wisp of black mist, its expression obscured, could only be felt as it trembled before drifting to Xiao Jiu Jiu's side.

"I'll draw the array in a bit, then you can go in, okay?" Little Jiu Jiu pointed to her skirt and looked at the little devil.

The little devil nodded timidly: "Okay, okay."

"Okay, good girl, be good."

Xiao Jiujiu offered a word of comfort and then took out cinnabar, which she had purchased at a high price, from the safe.

After laying out the skirt, Xiao Jiujiu dripped a drop of blood into the cinnabar.

All formations require an energy supply; otherwise, they are just empty formations and serve no purpose.

After stirring it a few times, Xiao Jiu Jiu began to concentrate on drawing the array.

She was completely absorbed in the formation and naturally had no time to pay attention to the little devil and Ao Che over there.

The little devil hid beside the bottle, trembling with fear.

"Roar!"

Just then, Ao Che suddenly transformed back into his dragon form and let out a low growl at the little devil.

"Ah!" the little ghost cried out, its spirit body becoming somewhat weaker from fright.

Xiao Jiu Jiu's hand holding the paintbrush trembled slightly.

She turned and looked at Ao Che coldly: "Can you please stop yelling? Why are you scaring it?"

My hands are shaking so much! What if it fails? Are you going to draw it yourself?

"do not do that."

Ao Che realized his mistake and coughed lightly, saying, "I'm sorry, I was just hungry, it was an instinctive reaction, I didn't mean anything by it."

Upon hearing this, the little ghost's soul trembled even more violently.

It screamed in terror, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

I was doing pretty well when I was a smuggler.

I never imagined that life would be so hard after leaving work, not to mention having to be careful about my life all the time.

The little devil stammered, "You... do you still want to eat me?"

"I won't eat, I won't eat." Ao Che looked it up and down: "You scared away my appetite, which was originally going to be eaten."

I'll let you off the hook for now!

"All right!"

Xiao Jiu Jiu put down her pen and looked at the strange things drawn on the pretty princess dress.

She threw the skirt in front of the little devil: "Are you scared? If you are, hide in here."

"What, what is this?" The little devil was very wary and did not go in immediately. His eyes were full of defensiveness as he looked at Xiao Jiu Jiu.

Xiao Jiu Jiu tapped the table lightly: "Come inside the skirt, or he'll eat you up."

Under Xiao Jiujiu's threat, the little devil, who had originally wanted to struggle, gave up.

It can't beat the little trickster.

After a token struggle, the little devil looked at Xiao Jiu Jiu with a mournful face: "Big boss, can you let me leave?"

I will never steal other people's luck again. I know I was wrong!

"That won't do!"

Xiao Jiu Jiu shook her head: "This is the time when I need you most. You should sacrifice yourself for this!"

"Little auntie, please let me go!" The little devil struggled for a moment on the edge.

Little Nine-Nine frowned at it: "You're too pretentious, I don't like it."

As she spoke, she pushed the little devil directly into her skirt.

"Ah!" With a scream, the little devil actually got inside the skirt.

Now it's a skirt.

"Just cooperate properly, or I'll beat you up!" Xiao Jiujiu said with a smile.

The ghost wandered around inside, asking, "What's going on? Can you let me out?"

His humble appearance made Ao Che feel a little sorry for him.

How did you feel inside?

Nothing else matters; the important thing is the Soul Nourishment function.

The little ghost sensed it for a moment and exclaimed in surprise, "I can feel the part of my soul that was missing being repaired. It feels so comfortable here. What is this place?"

The brat, who had been so arrogant, suddenly realized that this place was actually quite nice! It fell in love with it.

"Never mind where you are, just come out."

Xiao Jiujiu immediately deactivated the formation, and the little ghost flew out, still looking somewhat unsatisfied: "That bottle was so comfortable, a pleasant surprise."

Xiao Jiu Jiu couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Stop talking about this, okay? Just think about what it's like inside!"

"let me see……"

The little devil recalled his experience and couldn't help but laugh: "It was very warm and comfortable inside. I don't know how to describe it."

It felt like I was back in my mother's arms, before I died.

"Well, that's right!"

Xiao Jiu Jiu nodded, satisfied, and said, "Since there are no problems, we can officially start drawing now."

"Um, boss, can you put me back?" The little devil looked at Xiao Jiujiu expectantly.

Ao Che scoffed from the side, "Weren't you very unwilling just now? Why have you changed your mind now?"

"Hehehe..." The kid laughed awkwardly.

"I'm too lazy to care about you."

Xiao Jiujiu cleared the desktop and spread out the fabric Ye Chen had given her again.

When the fabric was formed, it was already shaped into a flag, so she didn't need to cut it anymore.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Jiu Jiu took out a brush, dipped it in cinnabar, and began to draw a formation on the fabric.

The brush in her hand seemed to come alive, moving skillfully across the fabric to create intricate patterns.

The red cinnabar on the flag is not very conspicuous, which helps to conceal the formation.

As the last stroke was made, the entire talisman formed a complete array, and the flag emitted a pale golden light.

"It's done!"

Ao Che watched from the sidelines, initially observing out of curiosity, but now he was completely amazed.

He claimed it was his first time drawing a formation, but he's far too skilled.

The little devil hid in the corner, looking enviously at the flag that had already been drawn, "Wow, that's amazing!"

Putting down his brush, Xiao Jiujiu examined the formation on it.

The patterns of the formation cannot be fully integrated into it and are basically not visible.

But Xiao Jiu Jiu could clearly see and feel the power of the formation: "Hmm, it feels pretty good."

"Is this the formation of the Soul-Nourishing Banner?" Ao Che leaned closer, hovering above it to admire the patterns of the formation.

The more it looked at it, the more satisfied it became: "It looks amazing, very complex, and you drew it even better than before."

It's emitting golden light; it must be a magical artifact.

Touching his chin, Ao Che couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect you to have the aptitude to be a weapon refiner."

However, we are now in the Dharma-ending Age, and such high levels of energy no longer exist.

Xiao Jiujiu snorted: "The formation is an ancient formation left by my grandfather, so it's normal for it to be complicated."

This soul-nourishing banner can not only nurture your soul, but also enhance your soul power.

"I want to go in and try it right now!"

Ao Che excitedly asked, "Is it okay?"

"Ah."

Xiao Jiu Jiu grabbed Ao Che and chanted a spell over the flag.

A flash of golden light, and Ao Che was gone from his hand.

"It feels really nice in here!"

As soon as Ao Che entered, a warm current instantly enveloped him, nourishing his soul, which had been somewhat parched over the years.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "You know what, that kid was right. It really feels like soaking in a hot spring inside."

"Yes, that's right." Xiao Jiu Jiu nodded.

"You succeeded in drawing the array on your first try?" Coal Ball jumped in from outside.

It was looking around when it suddenly ran away, unaware of what had happened.

Xiao Jiujiu laughed and said, "There was no first time, this is my second time."

This is the first time I've used a skirt to draw on something, and I even had that little rascal try it out.

She recounted the story, then said smugly, "Even the dragon says I have talent. Coal ball, do I have talent?"

Of course! You've done a great job by doing this!

Ao Che, inside the flag, chimed in, "I feel my soul power has also improved a little. Staying here a bit longer will definitely be fine!"

Xiao Jiujiu smiled with satisfaction: "Drawing the formation is a great success!"

Seeing how much Ao Che was enjoying himself, the kid over there felt resentful.

He carefully moved to the edge of the flag, trying to get inside.

"roll!"

Ao Che, who was inside, spotted the brat and immediately ordered him to leave, "Don't even think about taking my flag, or I'll eat you up!"

The little devil pouted and peered curiously at the Barbie doll princess dress not far away.

"Didn't you just say you didn't want it?" Xiao Jiu Jiu asked, amused.

The little devil looked aggrieved: "I misunderstood you. I didn't know what was good for me. I really want to go in."

"Hahaha." Little Nine-Nine laughed wildly, handing the princess dress to it: "Then you can go in."

"Ok!"

The little devil automatically jumped into the skirt.

Once inside the formation, it comfortably squinted its eyes, and its humanoid form gradually solidified.

Coal Ball chimed in, "You're so talented at drawing formations. Your grandfather has several books on formations; you should take a look."

"Ah, I was just saying." Xiao Jiujiu fiddled with her fingers: "Actually, I still like reading faces."

Unexpectedly, Coal Ball raised its claw and pressed it onto Little Nine's hand: [No, having more skills will be better for you. Starting today, you'll begin learning formations.]

Before, you only learned things superficially; now you can learn them in greater depth.

"Huh?" Xiao Jiujiu was dumbfounded.

She's just a five-year-old baby!

"I won't listen! I don't want to! I'm going to rebel!" Little Jiu Jiu clenched her little fists, looking fierce.

Coal Ball: [What kind of rebellion is this! Starting tomorrow, you'll be taking a course on formations. I'll find you the books.]

"I'm not drawing anymore, it's all Ao Che's fault!"

Little Jiu Jiu lay on the bed, using her hands and feet to act cute.

Unfortunately, Coal Ball wasn't buying it at all.

He switched his attention directly to Xiao Jiu Jiu, pressing a paw against her face: "You have no choice but to study. It's all for your own good."

Fortune telling is not a long-term solution, but you know that drawing formations can make a lot of money, right?

Once you've learned it, I'll take you to a specialized place to sell array talismans. A single high-level array talisman can earn you hundreds of thousands.

"really?"

Xiao Jiu Jiu's eyes lit up instantly: "Okay, let's learn formations!"

She immediately took out a book on basic formations from the box and started reading.

Coal Ball looked at Little Nine's back from the bed and nodded with satisfaction...