{"id":7219,"date":"2025-07-26T10:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7219"},"modified":"2025-07-26T10:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:25:30","slug":"the-spiritual-plant-master-transmigration-chapter-66-bad-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/the-spiritual-plant-master-transmigration-chapter-66-bad-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spiritual Plant Master Transmigration &#8211; Chapter 66 &#8211; Bad Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Xiaofan returned to the other courtyard hugging a huge pile of toys. When Xiao Qingyan saw Xiao Xiaofan\u2019s smiling face, he became furious.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">His own son was still lying in bed, yet Xiao Xiaofan had gone out with Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jingfeng, feasting on delicacies. Xiao Jingting had said he was going to take the little fool back to teach him a lesson, but apparently, this was how he taught him\u2014by taking him out to eat and buying him toys.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">When Xiao Xiaofan saw Xiao Qingyan, he immediately hid behind Xiao Jingting.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Though not very smart, Xiao Xiaofan had an instinct for seeking benefit and avoiding harm. He knew Xiao Qingyan was not easy to deal with and became alert at once.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Looking at Xiao Jingting, Xiao Qingyan said in a gloomy tone, \u201cThird Brother, you really had a good time. Took the whole family out to have fun. Didn\u2019t you say you were going to educate your son? Is this your so-called education?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cBig Brother, I did educate him. I told my son that if he ever bullies anyone again, he won\u2019t get treats or toys any more. He was so scared, just look at how he\u2019s hiding now,\u201d said Xiao Jingting.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Qingyan forced a fake smile. \u201cThird Brother, you\u2019re really putting in a lot of effort.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cIt\u2019s alright, raising kids is hard work,\u201d Xiao Jingting sighed dramatically.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Hearing this, Xiao Qingyan\u2019s face twisted with anger.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Shaking off Xiao Qingyan, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan went back to their own courtyard.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan looked at the person lazily rubbing his feet on the bed and was a bit speechless.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cI think I saw some big commercial firms on the street today,\u201d Xiao Jingting said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan nodded, \u201cThat\u2019s right, Mo City is nothing like the countryside. The shops here have tons of magical items and talismans; it\u2019s just a pity\u2026 they\u2019re too expensive.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">In the past, when he was strapped for cash, he didn\u2019t even dare go inside. The one time he gathered the courage, the shop attendants took one look at his shabby clothes and had no interest in helping. Some even kicked him out, sneering that people like him didn\u2019t belong in such places.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">After that, Xu Muan would just stand outside the shops, yearning at the dazzling magical advertisements.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cI\u2019ve still got thirty or forty thousand taels of silver. Let\u2019s go take a look,\u201d said Xiao Jingting.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan asked curiously, \u201cWhy not go today?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting said a little embarrassed, \u201cYou just said it, big commercial firms\u2014everything is expensive. If we went in today and Xiaofan started wanting things left and right that I couldn\u2019t afford, how embarrassing would that be?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan: \u201c\u2026\u2026\u201d So that was the reason\u2026 Honestly\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cYou offended your big brother today,\u201d Xu Muan said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting replied lazily, \u201cSo what? I already offended him long ago. Big Brother is so weird\u2014he used to bring up the academy all the time, like it was the best place in the world, but lately he hasn\u2019t mentioned it much.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cMaybe he\u2019s not having a great time there,\u201d said Xu Muan.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting nodded, thinking: Bifeng Academy should be like a top university in my previous life. Prestigious schools are famous and bring honor, but there\u2019s just as much infighting. In my past life, it wasn\u2019t rare for students from Tsinghua or Peking University to take their own lives.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cWhat do you know?\u201d Xiao Jingting asked.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cYour big brother was courting Ouyang Jing, the marquis&#8217;s daughter, but she seems to have gotten involved with a high-level practitioner at the academy. She complained to that person about your brother pestering her, so that seventh-level guy got people to make things hard for your brother. It made things almost impossible for him at the academy.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cLuckily, the academy has its own rules, so even though your brother was targeted, they didn\u2019t dare go too far. Once the drama dies down, it should be fine.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting stroked his chin. \u201cNo wonder Big Brother hasn\u2019t brought up the academy lately. He can&#8217;t get by there anymore.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Looking at Xu Muan, Xiao Jingting\u2019s eyes sparkled. \u201cAlright, enough about him. Let\u2019s go to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan looked at his shiny black eyes and couldn\u2019t help blushing.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThird Young Master, there are guests,\u201d a servant reported just as Xiao Jingting got out of bed.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cWho?\u201d Xiao Jingting asked.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cSun Qi, Young Master Sun of the Sun family, and Zheng Liming, Young Master Zheng of the Zheng family.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">A look of helplessness appeared on Xiao Jingting\u2019s face\u2014these were the original host\u2019s rascally friends. A real hero has three sidekicks, and so does a good-for-nothing heir! The difference is, a hero\u2019s friends will lend a hand in trouble, while an heir\u2019s friends will just look after themselves when trouble hits.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan shook his head. \u201cSo they came after all\u2014even later than I expected.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">In every big family, there are always a few troublemakers only interested in pleasure. The original host, Sun Qi, and Zheng Liming were exactly this kind of trouble.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">The difference was, Xiao Jingting was a direct descendant of the Xiao family, while Sun Qi and Zheng Liming were only collateral relatives in theirs, so their status and treatment were far below Xiao Jingting\u2019s. Every time they hung out, Xiao Jingting paid eight or nine times out of ten.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">When the original host was down on his luck, he even put aside his pride to ask these two for help, but they didn\u2019t even respond.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting rubbed his fingers in disgust. \u201cThey let me die when I begged for help, now they come crawling back\u2014shameless.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan smiled. That\u2019s just how this world worked\u2014fawning on the powerful, snubbing the weak.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cAre you going to meet them?\u201d Xu Muan asked.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting shrugged. \u201cThey\u2019re already here, I guess I should go kick them out.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">He and Xu Muan went out. As soon as Sun Qi saw Xiao Jingting, his face lit up with excitement, \u201cBrother Xiao, it\u2019s been so long! I missed you so much!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting sneered, \u201cOh? You missed me, yet never visited me in Tuqiu Village?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Qi laughed awkwardly. \u201cThe family was strict lately. I really couldn\u2019t get away!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting replied with a mocking smile, \u201cIs that so? Now you\u2019re free, but when I went looking for you before, your servants told me you were in seclusion, not leaving until you reached fourth-level Qi Refining. Judging by your cultivation now\u2026\u201d\u2014still only third level!<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Qi forced a smile. \u201cI don\u2019t have your talent, Brother Xiao. I spent months in seclusion and made no progress. But you, at your age you\u2019re already at fifth-level Qi Refining! I bet you\u2019ll reach ninth-level and rule your own territory someday.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting waved his hand. \u201cRuling my own territory? I wouldn\u2019t dare dream\u2014just trying to feed myself.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Qi, seeing Xiao Jingting\u2019s cold attitude, felt embarrassed.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cBrother Xiao, now that you\u2019re finally back, we\u2019ve organized a feast for you at Cuiwei Pavilion,\u201d said Zheng Liming.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting rubbed his forehead\u2014talking about a banquet in a brothel right in front of his wife, seriously\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan looked displeased at Sun Qi and said coldly, \u201cNo need to be so formal. Cuiwei Pavilion isn\u2019t cheap, save your money.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zheng Liming frowned at Xu Muan and then looked to Xiao Jingting\u2014as if not even seeing Xu Muan as a person.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting glanced at Xu Muan and smiled, \u201cWhatever Muan says goes for me, too.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zheng Liming said in surprise, \u201cBrother Xiao, are you turning over a new leaf? Even Miss Jinhong at Cuiwei Pavilion has been asking about you. She was heartbroken after you left.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting narrowed his eyes, recalling that Jinhong was an older, flashily dressed woman\u2014she used to be famous but no longer enjoyed her prime. Skilled at pleasing people, she had once entranced the original host, who wasn\u2019t very bright. After he left, losing such a wealthy fool, of course she was heartbroken\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">The original host sure had bad taste, thinking about it now gave Xiao Jingting a headache\u2014damn, why did he transmigrate into such a person?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cMiss Jinhong has plenty of admirers, doubt she remembers me. Brother Zheng, you must be joking,\u201d said Xiao Jingting.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cJingting, you&#8217;re wrong there. To Miss Jinhong, you are different from the rest.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan snorted coldly, \u201cShe\u2019s slept with thousands, used by tens of thousands, and you insist on pushing her at Jingting? What\u2019s your motive? If there\u2019s nothing else, you\u2019d best leave.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Qi froze, utterly shocked at Xu Muan, focusing on Xiao Jingting with a look that said, \u201cCan\u2019t you control your wife?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting fiddled with his ring, ignoring Sun Qi\u2019s gaze. Sun Qi kept looking at Xu Muan as if seeing him for the first time.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThis so-called kindness, I really can\u2019t accept. As for Miss Jinhong, why don\u2019t you go enjoy her yourselves? My cultivation isn\u2019t very stable, I need to go into seclusion\u2014please don\u2019t visit for nothing,\u201d Xu Muan said fiercely.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cSister-in-law, how could you say that\u2026\u201d Sun Qi protested.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cHe\u2019s right, I really do need to go into seclusion soon,\u201d Xiao Jingting chimed in.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cAre you joking? Normally only eighth or ninth-level Qi Refining practitioners need seclusion,\u201d said Zheng Liming.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cHow\u2019s that a joke? You two are only at the third level and can go into seclusion, but I, at fifth level, can\u2019t?\u201d said Xiao Jingting.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Qi and Zheng Liming, full of embarrassment after a few more forced courtesies, finally left.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cBah, success has gone to his head. Now he pretends not to know us,\u201d said Sun Qi, his expression changing as soon as they left the Xiao residence.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThat Xiao Jingting has become totally henpecked. Who knows what trick Xu Muan used?\u201d Zheng Liming was amazed.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cHe used to despise Xu Muan like he was something dirty, now he\u2019s acting whipped. The world really is strange.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThey say after being kicked out, Xiao Jingting could only rely on Xu Muan\u2014so their relationship got close.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cXu Muan knows how to overstep his boundaries. In the countryside, with no pretty women around, it\u2019s no wonder Xiao Jingting favored him. Once Xiao Jingting returns to normal, Xu Muan will have nowhere to cry.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThat\u2019s right, a lowborn bastard who really thinks he\u2019s something now.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Back then, Xiao Jingting, Sun Qi, and Zheng Liming always hung out together. As the most favored, with the most money, Xiao Jingting led the trio.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">On the surface, Sun Qi was always respectful, but secretly he was very jealous. When Xiao Jingting\u2019s parents had their accident and he was kicked out, Sun Qi had secretly rejoiced, thinking he finally got what he deserved.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Who would have thought the tables would turn? Not only were Xiao Jingting\u2019s parents alive, but he also reached fifth-level Qi Refining.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cWhat a pity. I wonder how he broke through to fifth level?\u201d Zheng Liming asked.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cI heard the guy got lucky and found some rare spiritual treasure in the hills near Tuqiu Village, so he advanced,\u201d Sun Qi replied.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThat wastrel sure had good luck, running into something like that,\u201d Zheng Liming said jealously.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cYeah,\u201d Sun Qi said, eyes tinged red.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cIf the mountains near Tuqiu Village produce spiritual treasures, I\u2019ll go look for myself someday,\u201d said Zheng Liming.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Sun Qi gave a bitter smile, \u201cOf course you\u2019re not the only one with the idea. Xiao Jingting\u2019s use of a spiritual treasure to break through is no secret\u2014the four great families all sent people to search, and sure, they found a few spirit plants, but nothing special.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">After Sun Qi and Zheng Liming left, Xiao Jingting breathed a sigh of relief. The original host had really surrounded himself with a messy crowd.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cMuan, you were so cool just now,\u201d Xiao Jingting said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan smiled helplessly. The way things turn out! He\u2019d never thought there\u2019d come a day when he could openly scold all of Xiao Jingting\u2019s drinking buddies.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cYou sure have a lot of friends,\u201d Xu Muan said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting sneered, \u201cDon\u2019t care if they don\u2019t show up, but if they come, I\u2019ll kick every one out.\u201d None of those guys helped when he was down.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cAren\u2019t you worried it\u2019ll hurt your reputation?\u201d Xu Muan asked.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting answered carelessly, \u201cWhy should I be? I don\u2019t have much of a reputation anyway.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan: \u201c\u2026\u2026\u201d Well, that\u2019s true!<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Edited by: Tetsu<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Proofreader: Taalia<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xiao Xiaofan returned to the other courtyard hugging a huge pile of toys. When Xiao Qingyan saw Xiao Xiaofan\u2019s smiling face, he became furious. His own son was still lying in bed, yet Xiao Xiaofan had gone out with Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jingfeng, feasting on delicacies. 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