I Got Together with the Goddess [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 16

When they arrived at the hot spring area, the soldiers guarding the Yin family’s territory saw Si Xuansu and Jiang Yiqing. They originally intended to stop them but were rebuffed by Si Xuansu’s imposing aura. The two arrived at that place where the ground was solid…

Upon arriving at the hot spring area, the soldiers guarding the Yin family’s perimeter saw Si Xuansu and Jiang Yiqing. Though they intended to block their path, they were driven back by Si Xuansu’s sheer presence.

The two reached the location where the earth was exceptionally firm. There, they saw over a hundred craftsmen with their heads down, laboriously chiseling at the stone, yet they had made no progress for a long time. Jiang Yiqing, curious about the geology of this place, jumped down from her horse, placed her hand on the surface, and began to examine the strata.

This single look allowed her to witness something startling.

“Snowflake Earth-Surging Stone fragments x9, Swirling Celestial Spring fragments x9”

Jiang Yiqing took a step back, somewhat frightened—no, she was dazed by the sheer weight of this pleasant surprise. She had only speculated that there might be some rare stones inside given how hard the surface was, but she never expected it to be Snowflake Earth-Surging Stone.

To understand various natural treasures, Jiang Yiqing had purchased books from the “Mall” to study. Therefore, she knew the origins of the Snowflake Earth-Surging Stone. This was a rare stone formed by ancient volcanic activity; its color was snowy white with faint snowflake patterns, hence the name. This stone was famous for its hardness, making it nearly impossible for the axes and blades of mortals to cut through.

Although it wasn’t a “Saint-grade” stone, it was considered “Superior-grade.” More importantly, finding nine fragments at once allowed for a complete set, which was simply too wonderful!

The Swirling Celestial Spring fragments were the same; they formed a complete set. Based on the name, Jiang Yiqing gathered it was the name of a spring, but she wondered about its origins.

“Host, congratulations on obtaining a Saint-grade Celestial Spring! Even immortals might not necessarily get to soak in such a precious spring. Your luck is comparable to the gods!” The system’s voice carried a hint of trembling, as if it couldn’t believe Jiang Yiqing’s luck was this good.

Jiang Yiqing was overjoyed upon hearing this. The Swirling Celestial Spring was Saint-grade?! A single fragment of the Nine-Star Heavenly Ginseng or the Silver-Thread Spiritual Tusk was already so powerful; now that she had a full set of fragments, wasn’t she about to strike it rich?

Truthfully, if it weren’t for the sake of dealing with the Yin family, Jiang Yiqing wouldn’t have come here. She never imagined there would be a Saint-grade Swirling Celestial Spring within the hot spring area. Surely Yin Qiang and his son couldn’t have imagined this in their dreams. Making her enemies suffer a great loss was exactly what Jiang Yiqing loved to do most. Without a second thought, she collected the Swirling Celestial Spring into her space.

However, as it was a Saint-grade spring, collecting it took some time. Seeing her crouching on the ground with an expression that looked somewhat strained, Si Xuansu asked, “Yiqing, did you discover something?”

Jiang Yiqing could not wait to share her joy with her, saying, “There is a hot spring beneath this ground, and its quality is excellent.”

Si Xuansu hadn’t expected that she could discover a hot spring just by looking at the ground. She was greatly impressed by her broad knowledge: “Is that really so? This area is rich in hot spring resources. Several have been excavated since hundreds of years ago. It would be quite normal if there were still undiscovered one’s deep underground.”

Hearing this, Jiang Yiqing secretly marveled at her own luck. Hundreds of years had passed, and no one had found this Celestial Spring, yet now she had become its owner.

She smiled even more sweetly. In fact, she always felt that her space was missing something; later, she realized it was a hot spring. Finding the Swirling Celestial Spring today was truly fantastic!

Si Xuansu felt that her smile was sweet and lovely, though there was a hint of craftiness within it. The way the corners of her eyes tilted upward made her look like a pitiable little fox. Si Xuansu couldn’t help but smile along with her.

Just as Jiang Yiqing was about to tell Si Xuansu about the Snowflake Earth-Surging Stone, a noisy sound suddenly came from nearby.

Jiang Yiqing turned her head and saw Yin Qiang walking down from a nearby hillside. The look in his eyes as he watched them was extremely wary: “What are you doing here? This is a restricted area of the Marquis’s Estate. Even a General of the Middle Army cannot trespass without permission.”

Jiang Yiqing thought to herself that he clearly intended to claim the entire hot spring area as his own. Did he know that a Celestial Spring had already fallen into her pocket? If Yin Qiang knew, he would surely be fuming, but Jiang Yiqing had no intention of telling him.

Yin Qiang had received word from his subordinates that the General of the Middle Army and her spouse had entered the hot spring area. He rushed over immediately. From the hillside, he saw the two of them lingering at the construction site. For some reason, his eyelids began to twitch, giving him an ominous premonition.

“Young Lord, we have come to share the Marquis’s burdens,” Jiang Yiqing said, clapping the dirt off her hands as she stood up from the ground, offering Yin Qiang a smile.

Yin Qiang naturally refused to believe her, looking at her suspiciously: “Share the burdens? Stop joking. What is your objective?”

Jiang Yiqing whispered something into Si Xuansu’s ear. Si Xuansu nodded and said to Yin Qiang, “This General has indeed come to share the Marquis’s burdens. I heard the ground here is exceptionally hard and many craftsmen are at their wits’ end. This General thought perhaps I could lend a hand.”

Seeing the intimate attitude between Si Xuansu and Jiang Yiqing, Yin Qiang clenched his fists until they creaked. His eyes turned red with jealousy. However, upon hearing that Si Xuansu wanted to help excavate the spring, he did not refuse.

After all, the construction was currently at a standstill. If it were delayed too long, he feared the Emperor would find fault. He knew how powerful Si Xuansu was; if she could help them break through the rock, it would truly be a good thing.

“Then I shall ask the General to display her great skills,” Yin Qiang said fiercely. “But if there are no results, I can only say that you volunteered your services but failed to perform your duties.”

Jiang Yiqing felt that he would take any opportunity to shift the blame for the construction delay onto them.

Si Xuansu drew the sword from her waist. This simple movement made it impossible for anyone to look away from her. Jiang Yiqing was stunned by her sharp aura and her swift, beautiful movements, watching her without blinking.

She saw Si Xuansu raise the sword “Zhu Yu” (Candle Jade) and strike a massive boulder. After a thunderous boom, the giant rock split right down the middle.

The resulting stone dust blurred everyone’s vision, preventing them from seeing clearly. Si Xuansu followed up with several more strikes, shattering the giant rock into several pieces. Even the terrain where she stood was altered, turning from flat ground into a jagged landscape of scattered stones.

Jiang Yiqing was immensely shocked. One must know that the Snowflake Earth-Surging Stone here was thirty feet deep. Si Xuansu had shattered the stones at the very bottom. What immense strength that is required!

Furthermore, at first glance, she seemed to be swinging her longsword casually, but in reality every strike was calculated. The stones were broken into shapes that were strange yet perfectly fitting, almost like works of art.

Si Xuansu herself was somewhat surprised. She felt that her strength was much greater than before, and this had started precisely after she ate the Spiritual Tusk Fruit. The fruit Yiqing gave her was surely a miraculous one, capable of increasing one’s physical power to the level of thousands of pounds.

Seeing the stones break apart, Yin Qiang was so happy he began to dance with joy, commanding the craftsmen: “Load the stones onto the carts and take them away, quickly!”

Hearing that he wanted to take the stones, Jiang Yiqing thought to herself that the area around her hot spring still lacked some decorations; these Snowflake Earth-Surging Stones would serve the purpose perfectly. Besides, these were stones split by her Goddess—how could she let him take them?

“Does the Young Lord have nothing to give us in return? Why don’t you leave these stones to us?” Jiang Yiqing said with a smile, stopping him.

Yin Qiang had suffered losses at her hands before and had learned his lesson. Seeing that she wanted the stones so badly, could there be something extraordinary about them? These stones were as white as jade with beautiful patterns; they were rare, high-quality stone materials. He had wanted to transport them back to the Marquis’s Estate to build a grand garden.

“This place was discovered by this Young Lord first, so the stones belong to this Young Lord. You two volunteered to help; you didn’t say anything about wanting something in return earlier.”

Jiang Yiqing thought to herself that he was indeed shameless, but she didn’t mind. She had just placed a “Flying” talisman on the stones. No matter where they were, she would ensure they flew into the General’s Mansion tonight.

“Since you put it that way, I suppose you’re right. But surely you can give us those hundreds of gold?” Jiang Yiqing asked again.

Yin Qiang had promised a reward of a hundred taels of gold to whoever could break through the ground. Everyone knew this. Upon hearing this, he nodded reluctantly and said, “In a moment, I will have someone transport the gold to the General’s Mansion.”

“No need,” Jiang Yiqing said. “We intend to distribute the gold to the craftsmen who worked here. Young Lord, call someone to the Marquis’s Estate to get the money now. We will wait here.”

Hearing this, the craftsmen on-site raised their fists and cheered.

“Young Master Jiang is mighty! General Si is mighty!”

Seeing his family’s money being used by Jiang Yiqing to gain favor, Yin Qiang’s face turned as colorful as a cloth in a dye vat. Nevertheless, he sent someone to get the money.

Since opportunities to come out were rare, Jiang Yiqing invited Si Xuansu to walk around the hot spring area together.

Si Xuansu agreed. The horse Yunlin ran as if riding on clouds and mist. At first, Yin Qiang tried to chase them on horseback, but eventually, he simply couldn’t keep up.

After shaking off that annoying fly, Yunlin arrived at the source of the spring the Yin family was excavating.

Jiang Yiqing leaped down from her horse. After observing, she found that although this hot spring could not be compared to the Swirling Celestial Spring, it was still a high-grade hot spring.

The Yin family was very cautious with this spring, as it was to be presented to the Emperor. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong. There were soldiers guarding the side. Seeing the two of them arrive, they were all extremely nervous.

Jiang Yiqing smiled and told them they were just taking a look. True to her word, she left after only one glance.

The soldiers were relieved, unaware that Jiang Yiqing had already tampered with it.

The Yin family’s servants finally arrived with the gold. Adhering to the principle of sharing the wealth, Jiang Yiqing distributed the gold to all the craftsmen.

Everyone had worked for so long without any reward and was in a state of hardship and anxiety. Having received the gold, they didn’t know how to thank the two of them enough.

In this way, Jiang Yiqing and Si Xuansu left the hot spring area amidst the praises of all the craftsmen.