Lexi: "I don’t care if this is real or not, count in for ssing with cultivators from the Primal Heaven Sect. I’ve got a personal score to settle with them. A while back in a Secret Realm, a whole group of them cornered and snatched my Spiritual dicine. That was supposed to save my mom’s life. Those goddamn assholes."
Reading the comnt on her post, even through the screen, Celeste Grant could tell the cultivator on the other end was cursing up a storm.
NinthHeavenNights: "My god, what kind of beef is this? To make Trillia offer so many Spirit Stones just to ss with soone. Three top-grade spirit stones... that’s 300,000 low-grade spirit stones! *Hiss*... I’ve never seen that much money in my life. Trillia, are you a guy or a girl? Need a Taoist Companion?"
Galevoid: "I’m in. Trillia, wait to hear from ."
Raine: "Count in... ssing with people is my bread and butter."
Looking at the replies, Celeste Grant calmly posted an anonymous response.
"To all my fellow cultivators, I am a female cultivator. This bounty will remain active for two months. In other words, as long as you have the skills, the Spirit Stones are not an issue. Whether the targets live or die isn’t important. What’s important is how miserable they beco. Sotis, death isn’t the best form of revenge. Making them have nightmares every day, forcing them to live a life worse than death—that’s what I want."
Her reply sent a new wave of excitent through the thread.
The comnters were thrilled.
Lexi: "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Looks like Trillia really has a major grudge against them."
Fia, just passing through: "I’m so jealous it hurts. Hey, rich sis, looking for a sugar baby?"
Lia: "Do I look like your long-lost older brother?"
Flora: "@Lia Your scheming is so obvious it’s practically slapping in the face."
Buck: "All of you, get lost... I’m obviously her long-lost younger brother, don’t you dare fight for it. Damn it, this bounty is so high! Too bad my cultivation is so low."
Sir Albus: "How could I possibly miss out on sothing this fun? The Spirit Stones don’t even matter. What matters is that I’m the kind of guy who just loves to help people achieve their goals and finds joy in lending a hand, hehehe. Trillia, you just wait for my good news. I’ll even take a video for you when it’s done."
Seeing this,
Celeste Grant smiled.
Even in a new world, one saying remained a golden rule.
’Money makes the world go ’round...’
As she watched the engagent on her bounty post continue to skyrocket, Celeste Grant knew there would be so good drama to watch in the coming days.
’My dear little sister Jocelyn, you’d better hang in there.’
"Hahaha..."
She was certain that in the days to co, Jocelyn Grant and her paramour would have a truly *wonderful* newlywed life.
’A villainess like has to be useful at critical monts, after all.’
’Jocelyn Grant.’
’This is my wedding gift to you. I do hope you like it.’
When Javier Sinclair ca over, he saw his wife smiling with such a gentle expression. Seeing Celeste Grant like this, he knew soone was about to suffer.
From his understanding of Celeste Grant, the gentler her smile, the more viciously she twisted the knife. That was one of the things he loved most about her.
"What wicked sche are you plotting now?"
’That’s the mother of my child, all right. We’re truly a match made in heaven.’
Seeing him approach,
Celeste Grant smiled and beckoned him over, shifting to make so room. "Co here, I want to show you sothing."
Javier Sinclair walked over and stopped beside her. He braced one hand on the side of the lounge chair and leaned down to look at her.
"Celeste, you have such a devious smile. What wicked idea have you cooked up?"
She placed a hand on his chest and batted her eyes at him. In a deliberately sweet, put-on voice, she said, "Whatever do you an, darling? Do I look like so kind of wicked woman to you? Look at . What sort of bad thoughts could I possibly have? A simple, innocent soul like wouldn’t even hurt a fly."
The corner of Javier Sinclair’s mouth twitched at her cloying tone.
"Speak normally."
"But I *am* speaking normally. Isn’t this how you n like it? *Darling~ Sweetheart~ Dearest~*"
’If it were anyone else, he would have sent them flying to the other side of the world, lounge chair included. But since this was his wife, her little antics were perfectly fine.’
He leaned down and kissed her cheek. "I love my wife no matter what she’s like."
Celeste Grant glanced at him, gently stroking his hair where it fell from his shoulder to her side.
"Co lie down with . It’s really comfortable."
"Mm."
Javier Sinclair saw her make room and lay down beside her, and was imdiately t with her complaints.
"It felt so spacious when I was here alone, but now that you’re here, you’re squishing . Turn on your side a bit more, you’re going to flatten ! Your fra is a little too big."
Javier Sinclair said, "I’ll just take that as a complint."
Javier Sinclair chuckled. He reached out, scooped her up, and turned her around before settling her on top of him. Holding her waist with one hand, he said:
"Isn’t this better?"
Celeste Grant settled onto her side in his arms and handed him her phone.
"Take a look at this."
He glanced down and saw the bounty post Celeste Grant had published.
Javier Sinclair paused for a mont and said in a low voice, "A bounty post? This is about that Jocelyn Grant woman again, isn’t it? If you want to cause her trouble, it would be simple. I can send my n to take care of her."
Celeste Grant shook her head slightly.
"No need. Our people have better things to do, and since she can’t be killed, sending them would just be a waste of ti. It would be overkill. I’d much rather spend a little money to have an endless stream of people go and make her life miserable. The very thought is thrilling."
Javier Sinclair nodded. "That works too. As long as you’re happy."
Celeste Grant found a video Jocelyn Grant had posted on her phone and showed it to him.
"I stumbled upon a video from Jocelyn Grant earlier. She’s found another Taoist Companion. This woman clearly has too much ti on her hands if she’s posting videos. Since she seems so idle, how could I not give her sothing to keep her busy?"
"In the coming days, we can just wait and watch the show. I’m really looking forward to it."
Celeste Grant explained her idea to Javier Sinclair, and the two of them embraced and shared a sinister laugh.
They say birds of a feather flock together,
and Javier Sinclair and Celeste Grant were two of a kind. They could understand each other’s thoughts with a single glance. In a way, they were a perfect match...
「The mont Celeste Grant’s bounty was posted.」
Many in the Cultivation World had already begun to take action.
As the saying goes, "n die in pursuit of wealth as birds die in pursuit of food," and those three top-grade spirit stones were enough to make many cultivators risk it all.
This job.
They were taking it.
They might not have had any grudges against this Sean Lockwood and Jocelyn Grant before, but from this mont forward, they definitely did.
In the Cultivation World, there was no shortage of people with a flexible moral compass. A popular saying was, "If you don’t look out for yourself, the heavens will destroy you." And an even truer principle was, "Better my fellow cultivator dies than I do."
At this mont, cultivators from both the Immortal and Demonic Paths imdiately headed for the Primal Heaven Sect’s territory.
Their destination was the sa, their target was the sa.
The location all these people were heading to was the Primal Heaven Sect; their mission targets, Sean Lockwood and Jocelyn Grant.
Among them, a cultivator at the Late Stage of Golden Core had already set out alone, all to gather enough Spirit Stones to buy a Sixth Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill for his son.
As for Jocelyn Grant, she had no idea that people were coming specifically for her.
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