Book 1: Crying Brothers: The Little Sister We Hate Is Actually a Bigshot

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A relic, or in other words, Nuwa's relic, as the name implies, is the leftover material from the mythological story of Nuwa's mending of the heavens.

Of course, Nuwa used the best divine stones, & the relics were considered the secondary products she selected. Although they weren't as good as the divine stones, they still possessed unique properties.

Relics usually appeared as ordinary Rain Flower Stones, & only those with sufficient spiritual power could discern their distinctiveness.

This often led to relics ending up in human hands, where they were mistaken for ordinary stones & circulated as such. It wasn't uncommon for them to appear as Rain Flower Stones.

"It looks a bit like it... but this picture doesn't really reveal much," Ji Jing carefully examined the picture but found it difficult to determine whether it was a relic. She needed to see the actual item at the auction.

"Yao Yao, ur brother still spoils u so much. I'm so envious; I wish I had a brother too." A female voice chimed in, & Ji Jing looked up to see that Ji Yaqi had completed a circle around the hall & returned with a friend. What's going on? Why is she back again? Ji Jing silently turned to a random page in the promotional booklet & pretended to be engrossed in it.

"Oh, what's this?" Ji Yaqi's friend continued, "I heard about you. u grew up in a mountain Daoist temple, right? It really is true that clothes make the person; u look more decent in this outfit than I expected." She looked directly at Ji

Jing, making a blunt remark without reservation.

Ji Jing glanced at the speaker but didn't respond.

Ji Yaqi immediately wore a perfectly timed expression of embarrassment & helplessness, saying, "Sister Jingjing, this is my friend, Huang Yuan. She's a bit straightforward in her speech, but she means no harm."

What a perfect expression. Any outsider would be amazed by how polite Ji Yaqi was & wonder how such a polite Ji Yaqi ended up with the rude Ji Jing.

For others, when they greeted someone so kindly & were ignored, they would surely feel unbalanced. Why hadn't they received the same favor as Ji

Yaqi, the real daughter, & instead had to deal with this rude stepdaughter?

Resentment, sadness, anger – these were the emotions Ji Yaqi wanted to see.

Unfortunately, Ji Jing had no expectations or hopes for the Ji family. She wasn't disappointed by their unequal treatment; instead, she found happiness in the love she had received. The cake from Ji Ming, the Daoist robe from Mingze, & the various gifts from the demons had made her birthday memorable & enjoyable.

Ji Yagi's attempts to provoke her emotions didn't work on Ji Jing.

"Oh, who is this?" Their conversation inevitably shifted to Ji Jing.

"This is Ji Jing, my sister who just came to our family last month," Ji Yaqi introduced her friend in a friendly manner.

"Came to our family?" The choice of words was quite deliberate, implying that Ji Jing didn't belong to "them." Ji Jing silently sipped her juice while turning to an unrelated page in the promotional booklet.

"Oh, I've heard of you. Weren't u raised in some remote mountain Daoist temple? It seems like clothing really does make a difference; u look more presentable now than I had imagined," Ji Yaqi's friend looked directly at Ji Jing & made a straightforward comment.

Ji Jing glanced at the speaker but chose not to engage.

Ji Yaqi immediately wore a perfectly timed expression of embarrassment & helplessness as she said, "Sister Jingjing, this is my friend, Huang Yuan. She's a bit straightforward in her speech, but she means no harm."