{"id":7227,"date":"2025-07-26T10:44:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7227"},"modified":"2025-07-26T10:44:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:44:47","slug":"the-spiritual-plant-master-transmigration-chapter-70-matters-in-the-second-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/the-spiritual-plant-master-transmigration-chapter-70-matters-in-the-second-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spiritual Plant Master Transmigration &#8211; Chapter 70 &#8211; Matters in the Second Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cMother, how\u2019s the situation over at the second branch?\u201d Xiao Muhong asked anxiously when he saw Liu Xian return.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cXiao Jingting and Xiao Qingyan are completely at odds now. Xiao Jingfeng has fully sided with Xiao Jingting, but Xiao Jingfeng isn\u2019t valued much, so whichever side he\u2019s on doesn\u2019t greatly affect Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu,\u201d Liu Xian replied.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cI see.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cWatching the drama today, I got really fired up. That idiot Xiao Jingting should know I purposely schemed against him\u2014I gave him problematic farmland on purpose. I exposed this in front of Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu. The way Wang Lu looked at me was like she wanted to skin me alive.\u201d That brat also took the chance to extort 2,000 taels of silver from her. Liu Xian didn\u2019t mind the money, but the loss of face was huge.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Liu Xian wrung her handkerchief. Wang Lu would definitely hold a grudge now. That woman was ruthless \u2014 who knows how she\u2019d make life difficult for her in the future? Damn it! That filthy pigfaced bastard fell off a cliff but didn\u2019t die \u2014 truly a plague for a thousand years.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cIf I\u2019d known earlier, I should have just wiped out Xiao Jingting then,\u201d Xiao Muhong said darkly.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Lately, Xiao Muhong had seen Xiao Jingting a few times and felt the man had changed completely. He believed Xiao Jingting was now a greater threat than Xiao Qingyan.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Liu Xian nodded, \u201cYeah! Such a pity. If we hadn\u2019t underestimated him from the start and kept a closer eye, maybe things would be different.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">That guy Xiao Jingting \u2014 he even dared to sell those rare spiritual treasures. If she\u2019d kept watch, intercepting the items, perhaps her son might already have broken into the sixth level of Qi Refining\u2026 But it was too late now, and thankfully, none of those treasures fell into Xiao Qingyan\u2019s hands.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cMother, today Xiao Jingting spent over 100,000 taels on a magic item. I heard its main function is to \u2018play dead\u2019 \u2014 if something goes wrong, you hide in the spirit tower and all is well,\u201d Xiao Muhong said, a bit jealous and dismissive.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Liu Xian ground her teeth, \u201cThat brat used to love mixing with the rouge and powder crowd. Now, who knows what happened, he\u2019s actually making progress.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Muhong nodded, \u201cYeah! Since Xiao Jingting got serious, he also seems a lot craftier.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cWhat about your wife?\u201d Liu Xian asked.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cShe\u2019s training,\u201d Xiao Muhong said. Before Xiao Jingting returned, he and Sun Miaomiao had a good relationship, but since Xiao Jingting\u2019s return, Xiao Muhong felt he had grown distant from Sun Miaomiao.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting looked at the land deeds and the spirit tower in front of him and said, \u201cOur parents really have taken sides beyond reason.\u201d Luckily, he wasn\u2019t the least favored.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan nodded, \u201cYeah!\u201d Xiao Jingting got ten acres of premium farmland, twenty acres of medium-grade, and thirty acres of low-grade \u2014 sixty acres total. Xiao Jingfeng got half of Xiao Jingting\u2019s allotment, and Xiao Qingyan got twice as much.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu were both spirit cultivators; if they put effort into tending those spirit fields, they would surely get good harvests. But at their cultivation level, the resources they needed generally couldn\u2019t be bought with silver.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">People in this world could cultivate, and their physiques were far better than Earth\u2019s, but their lifespans were similar. Even a ninth level Qi Refining cultivator only lived a bit over a hundred years; those who reached Foundation Establishment lived up to about two hundred.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">To live longer, some gifted cultivators weren\u2019t content with the ordinary. Naturally, Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu were no exception, often going out to seek chances.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Most of the farmland in their hands was leased out, but with their strength, just a few spells should produce decent yields.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cFortunately, Second Brother doesn\u2019t mind,\u201d Xiao Jingting said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan bowed his head, thinking: whether Xiao Jingfeng truly doesn\u2019t care or is just resigned, that\u2019s uncertain.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cHow\u2019s Xiaofan?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThe little firebird got a bit hurt, Xiaofan\u2019s a bit upset and is staying by its side,\u201d Xu Muan said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting shook his head, \u201cXiaofan and that Yuerong brat are incompatible; if those two stay together, trouble is bound to happen sooner or later.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan nodded, \u201cWe got the land. Let\u2019s move out quickly.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cSame here. Once we get settled and working, a monthly income of ten thousand taels isn\u2019t a joke.\u201d Leaving those two brats at the Xiao residence was like having two ticking time bombs at home.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting fondled the spirit tower in his hand and looked at Xu Muan. \u201cMuan, do you think buying this spirit tower was right or wrong?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan nodded, \u201cDefinitely right.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cHow so?\u201d Xiao Jingting asked.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cIt helps cover your tracks! A high-level magic item can have many undeveloped functions. It wouldn\u2019t be strange if you farmed better than others,\u201d Xu Muan said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and thought: Xu Muan\u2019s really sharp. His jade pendant\u2019s space must never be exposed. Xiao Jingting guessed the reason he could survive and transmigrate into this body had to do with that pendant, which likely had other functions he didn\u2019t yet know about.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">The spiritual spring inside the jade pendant was key to his ability to grow spirit plants well, but he could just blame that on the spirit tower.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cWife, you\u2019re really smart,\u201d Xiao Jingting said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xu Muan smiled faintly, \u201cBy the way, many books in your room I\u2019ve already dealt with. Some of your books were rare editions, so I managed to sell them for six hundred taels of silver. Not much compared to ten thousand, but better than nothing.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting: \u201cThanks, I appreciate it\u2026\u201d He knew the books Xu Muan sold were the original host\u2019s erotic paintings. Damn! Erotic paintings were actually valuable here? And some were rare copies? What a scam.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cI also sorted out some useful books for you; you can read them when you have time,\u201d Xu Muan said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Jingting nodded, \u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">At Xiao Qingyan\u2019s courtyard, Xiao Yuerong was throwing a furious tantrum.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cI won\u2019t accept it! You said you\u2019d punish that stinky brat properly, but nothing happened to him.\u201d Xiao Yuerong sulked and rolled on the ground in anger.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zheng Peier looked gloomily at the persistent Xiao Yuerong and thought about how merciless Xiao Jingting\u2019s scolding had been. She felt angry. Xiao Qingyan only cared about spiritual treasures and stayed silent when she was insulted.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cMother, buy me a flying bird. That little fool already has one, riding that bird is so cool. I can\u2019t even compare with that idiot!\u201d Xiao Yuerong stood up.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zheng Peier nodded, \u201cAlright, whatever you say.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cI really don\u2019t know what Third Uncle likes about that idiot. Mother, do you know? The little fool likes eating garlic and stinky tofu. He always smells bad and even tried to bite me!\u201d Xiao Yuerong rubbed his chubby arm in disgust.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zheng Peier squinted. Xiao Jingting was truly strange. Previously, he never cared about that fool! Now he protected him like a treasure. As for Xiao Xiaofan, that was fine. But Xiao Xiaodong seemed precocious\u2014he reached the second level of Qi Refining earlier than Xiao Yuerong\u2019s own son, Xiao Yuefeng. He might be a threat to her son in the future.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Zheng Peier sent Xiao Yuerong off and then went inside to see Xiao Qingyan.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Qingyan drank gloomily, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you? You look so bad. Father and Mother have always favored you. The farmland they gave your two younger brothers combined isn\u2019t more than yours.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThey gave me more, but they also gave the second brother quite a lot!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Previously, the father gave the second brother only a fraction of what he gave Xiao Qingyan. Xiao Jingting got farmland, and so did Xiao Jingfeng, although not much compared to him. But what was Xiao Jingfeng anyway? Now he openly opposed him everywhere. Thinking about nearly missing out on an advanced spiritual plant that might have been his big break, Xiao Qingyan felt exceedingly bitter.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Wang Lu sat at the dressing table and sighed softly.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Linfeng looked at Wang Lu, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong? In a bad mood?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cI didn\u2019t expect the second and third brothers to have both reached the fifth level,\u201d Wang Lu said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Linfeng smiled, \u201cIsn\u2019t it good that the sons have made progress? Do you wish they were failures?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Wang Lu forced a smile, \u201cI naturally want our sons to succeed, but these three brothers don\u2019t work together to face outside threats. They dislike each other; it might lead to infighting.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Linfeng sighed, \u201cBefore, second and eldest brothers got along better, but the third brother\u2019s relations with the others were cold. This time, second and third brothers are very close, but with eldest brother it\u2019s\u2026\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Wang Lu lowered her head. After returning, she had thoroughly investigated what happened at home.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cSecond brother was expelled from the mercenary team and wronged; eldest brother didn\u2019t help. Second brother must\u2019ve resented eldest brother deeply,\u201d Wang Lu said.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Linfeng sighed helplessly, \u201cEldest brother\u2019s actions may have been inappropriate, but second brother also holds grudges. Forget the other things \u2014 but to sell rare spiritual treasures instead of sharing them with brothers is intolerable.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThey sold them already. It\u2019s probably too late to get them back. Second brother was in a bad state then. If he hadn\u2019t sold, he might have offended the Marquis\u2019s family. That Liu Xian woman put on a false face for me. When I got into trouble, she showed her true colors. The land she gave the third brother was far, isolated, and full of monsters. If not for the third brother\u2019s luck, he might not have survived.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Wang Lu\u2019s expression darkened.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Linfeng also grew grim. Though he hadn\u2019t seen eye to eye with eldest brother Xiao Chengfeng, he thought things had at least been bearable on the surface. But when he learned what the eldest brother did when trouble came, he felt very cold inside.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cThe third brother was expelled and stripped of his rights, the second brother\u2019s reputation was ruined and he was kicked out \u2014 all the work of your good eldest brother and sister-in-law. I also think eldest brother was bullied in the academy by those same two,\u201d Wang Lu said angrily.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Linfeng nodded, \u201cEldest brother and sister-in-law really went too far.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Xiaofan excitedly rolled on his bed. Xiao Xiaodong looked at him and curled his mouth, \u201cWhat\u2019s up? So happy?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cBrother, we\u2019re going to move out soon!\u201d Xiao Xiaofan said enthusiastically.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Xiaodong nodded, \u201cYeah.\u201d If they moved, Xiaofan wouldn\u2019t eat so much garlic every day for security.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Xiaodong was a bit troubled and scratched his head. Why was there only one bed in the room? Why did he have to sleep with Xiao Xiaofan? That bastard liked to steal the covers, stick his stinky feet near his mouth, and grind his teeth. Worst of all, Xiaofan liked eating smelly food, filling the whole bed with stench \u2014 truly maddening.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">\u201cBrother, aren\u2019t you going to sleep on your side?\u201d Xiao Xiaofan asked.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Xiaodong shook his head, \u201cI\u2019ll sleep on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Xiaofan didn\u2019t insist and soon started snoring softly.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"my-0\">Xiao Xiaodong irritably moved the foot that had reached his face away, thinking: That stinky brat has such a big heart; he fell asleep snoring so quickly.<\/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>\u201cMother, how\u2019s the situation over at the second branch?\u201d Xiao Muhong asked anxiously when he saw Liu Xian return. \u201cXiao Jingting and Xiao Qingyan are completely at odds now. Xiao Jingfeng has fully sided with Xiao Jingting, but Xiao Jingfeng isn\u2019t valued much, so whichever side he\u2019s on doesn\u2019t greatly affect Xiao Linfeng and Wang [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-spiritual-plant-master-transmigration","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/11609s.jpg?fit=180%2C250&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7228,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7227\/revisions\/7228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}