The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 414 - 245: The Secret of the Ruishui River

The others burst into laughter, but Ning Xiaoxian just smiled without saying a word.

As a joke, since she had won the bet, the Ruoshui Ferry now belonged to the Ning family. Why would she reveal this secret and ruin her own business? She turned to Jin Manyi: "Miss Jin, a bet is a bet. The exclusive business of the ferry now belongs to me."

"Fine, it’s yours," Jin Manyi said, her face turning green and then white, before stomping her foot after a long while, "But how exactly did you solve the riddle? I must know!"

"Alright, finalize the paperwork first," Ning Xiaoxian said with a smile.

Jin Manyi was not one to be trifled with, but she was, after all, the Miss of the Jishi Building, with a formidable temperament and determination. She immediately summoned a servant to bring the documents. Coming from a wealthy family like hers, the servants carried various documents with them, all prefilled with the required text format, and she just needed to fill in the conditions. Then came the stamping and signing.

Both Jin Manyi and Ning Xiaoxian held a copy of the paperwork.

For Jishi Building, the transfer of the Ruoshui Ferry was a minor affair. The whole procedure took less than 15 minutes to complete.

Then came the Cultivators present, who merrily paid up their bets. Tens or hundreds of Spirit Stones for such an entertaining spectacle – it was an incredibly good deal. Ning Xiaoxian was not pretentious; she accepted each one and then said to everyone: "Today, as I’ve taken over the Ruoshui Ferry, I wish to have some good luck; everyone present who wants to cross will be charged only half fare!"

A chorus of cheers erupted immediately.

Miluo smiled at her, saying, "I’ve also lost a bank to you. I don’t have the seal with me right now. How about I send the contract over to you in a couple of days?"

Ning Xiaoxian nodded. He was also going to the Guangcheng Palace for the ceremony, they would meet again later, she was not in a hurry for the moment.

Afterward, under the expectant eyes of everyone, she set up a Barrier. The scope of the Barrier wasn’t large, including only herself, Quan Shifang, Jin Manyi, Qi Zai, Miluo, and Tu Jin who had just approached.

The others let out disappointed sighs.

She asked Miluo: "Do you also want to hear the secret?"

Jin Manyi casually cut in: "He is my betrothed, it won’t matter if he listens."

Miluo and Jin Manyi were betrothed? Ning Xiaoxian was startled, glancing at Miluo and then at Jin Manyi, feeling that these two together seemed a bit odd. However, although Jin Manyi had the temperament of a Miss, she was straightforward and beautiful, and paired with a schemer like Miluo, wouldn’t that be a perfect complement? Besides, Fengtian Prefecture and Jishi Building were both significant powers in the world, and their marriage alliance was a joining of strengths.

In this world, demons and Humans could marry openly. However, she was truly curious, the children born would certainly have both Human and Demon Clan bloodlines, like Wen Liangyu. But with impure Half-demon lineage, how would they cultivate?

Miluo kept a close watch on her reaction, seeing her dazed, a hint of unusual color flashed in his ruby-like eyes. Jin Manyi was impatient and said: "Hurry up and tell us, we don’t have much time."

"Actually, it’s quite simple. Within the area of the Ruishui River, the rules of Heaven and Earth do not apply completely," Ning Xiaoxian shrugged her shoulders.

"Any water will naturally flow downwards and have buoyancy. That’s the usual case. But the Ruishui River is peculiar." She revealed a crystal cup in her hand, "I scooped up a cup of the river water to observe. Initially, it was dark and murky, but once it settled, this happened."

Everyone’s gaze turned towards the cup. Apart from Jin Manyi, who already knew the reason, even Miluo exclaimed softly. Because the water in the cup was separated into two distinct colors, the bottom half clear, and the top half was as dark as the color of the river water.

She smiled slightly: "After seeing the water in the cup, I separated the two colors of water and measured their weight." Being a Pill Master, the alchemy scale she used for measuring the weight of medicine ingredients came in handy, "What do you think the result was?"

Everyone looked at her intently, full of interest, with no one speaking. She had to clear her throat and continued: "The weight of the clear water at the bottom was nearly identical to normal water, but the weight of the Black Water at the top was far heavier than the clear water below."

At this point, both Miluo and Quan Shifang’s eyes flashed as if they had thought of something.

"I found it very strange at the time. If we consider buoyancy, the heavier should sink to the bottom, while the lighter should float on top. Isn’t that the common sense?"

Tu Jin couldn’t help but chime in: "Indeed, that’s the case." He had intended to listen without speaking, but this river was well-known and full of strange occurrences, and his interest was piqued.