Fang Ruotang arrived at Fang Zhixing's courtyard with a worried expression. She didn't say a word, but stared at him with a bitter and resentful look.

Fang Zhixing felt uneasy under Fang Zhixing's gaze.

He couldn't help but recall the events of the past two days, and realized he hadn't done anything to upset Sixth Sister!

"Sixth Brother, why don't you just say it directly? Don't scare your Fifth Brother like that. You know your Fifth Brother isn't very brave."

"Fifth Brother, we just found a girl with an excellent water elemental root."

"So fast? Wasn't it said to be difficult?"

"It's difficult! But it's just such a coincidence!"

"Isn't this a good thing? Why do you seem a little unhappy?"

"It's all good, but she has a childhood sweetheart fiancé, and she's gone back to break off the engagement."

Fang Zhixing glanced at Fang Ruotang's expression and knew what she was thinking.

“If you don’t like it, we won’t arrange a marriage between our families. It’s not a big deal, and we don’t want to upset you over something like this.”

“But this is a top-grade water elemental root. Who knows when we’ll encounter it again? Most importantly, you’re about the same age, and your family backgrounds and upbringings are similar.” Fang Ruotang’s face was scrunched up with worry.

Fang Zhixing chuckled and tapped Fang Ruotang on the forehead.

“Rare does not mean nonexistent. Even if it is not possible, it doesn’t matter. Fourth Sister can rely on her own efforts, and so can I. There is no need to take shortcuts.”

"It's not a shortcut! Dual cultivation can benefit both parties, it's not a one-sided exploitation. Besides, top-grade water spiritual roots are actually very dangerous, and it's easy to become a target for evil and unorthodox exploitation methods."

"What do you mean?"

"It's a cultivation vessel! We are respectable people and wouldn't do such a thing. Besides, we have the cultivation method given by the little mirror, which can quickly improve the cultivation of both parties. But it's not necessarily the same for others. With this kind of physique, if no one protects them, it's easy for something to go wrong and they will be unilaterally drained of their essence."

"I can't believe it."

Fang Zhixing was a little surprised, as he didn't know about this.

"I went to great lengths to find her, thinking that finding even one person would be a rare opportunity. Once I found her, I would definitely marry her and make her my fifth sister-in-law. With us protecting her, even if the two worlds were connected in the future, everyone would know that she has a top-grade water spiritual root and no one would be able to touch her. But I never expected things to turn out like this."

Fang Ruotang was truly troubled.

She didn't want Shen Lixia to be her fifth sister-in-law, but she was also afraid that if she left her alone, something might happen to her in the future, and she would definitely feel guilty about it.

"Alright, don't worry about it. I'll talk to her about this and meet her fiancé." Fang Zhixing couldn't bear to see Xiao Liu so conflicted.

He took it all on, while asking a question.

"Can I agree to let her join the Heavenly One Sect?"

"Sure! But if she cultivates through the normal path, she definitely won't progress as quickly as through dual cultivation."

Regardless of whether Shen Lixia becomes her fifth sister-in-law or not, someone with such a superior talent as the top-grade water spiritual root will definitely be recruited as a disciple of the Tianyi Sect.

As a disciple of the Tianyi Sect, she would certainly do her best to protect him, but the possibility of her disciples receiving the same treatment as her fifth sister-in-law is almost nonexistent.

She can't always keep someone by her side to take care of them.

"Okay, I'll handle it then, you don't need to worry about it."

Are you going to the Shen family now?

"No need, let's wait for their news. What if they don't want to break off the engagement?"

Fang Ruotang looked at Fang Zhixing as if he were an idiot.

"How is that possible?"

Such a good thing, let alone Shen Lixia's enthusiastic desire to break off the engagement, even if Shen Lixia herself disagreed, the Shen family would still make the decision to break off the engagement. Who could refuse?

Fang Zhixing awkwardly touched the tip of his nose.

"Actually, the fact that Miss Shen was able to take the initiative to break off the engagement suggests that their relationship might not be as deep as you think, at least not as close as you believe."

"Um?"

Fang Ruotang was suspicious, and then asked the small mirror.

【is that so? 】

The little mirror suddenly lost confidence when asked the question. After glancing at the contents of the retrospective mirror, it hesitated and lacked conviction when answering.

[No, really? In the original timeline, the two supported each other through difficult times; neither of them abandoned the other, right?]

So, their relationship must be very deep?

Yes, yes, right?

Fang Zhixing seemed to be deep in thought when he heard Xiao Jingzi's words.

Deep feelings aren't necessarily romantic love; there's also the possibility that the two people are simply good people.

"Let them make their own decision! We won't interfere, okay?"

Seeing Fang Ruotang's inner turmoil, Fang Zhixing subconsciously began to resist the marriage as well. He had no expectations for this girl, Shen. He didn't share his fourth sister's reluctance to get married, but at this moment he also felt that marriage was a bit troublesome.

In contrast to the Fang family's resistance, the Shen family was filled with joy.

When Chen's mother hugged Chen Lixia, she lost the composure of a matriarch and said with laughter and exclamations, "Baby, you are so amazing. You are my pride and joy."

"Right! I also think I'm amazing. You don't know how many people want to be the Grand Preceptor's fifth sister-in-law. Out of all those people, I'm the only one who's exceptionally beautiful and charming, hahaha! I'm destined to be the Grand Preceptor's fifth sister-in-law, and I'm no ordinary woman." Shen Lixia never hid her true nature in front of her family.

"Our baby is so wonderful!" Mother Shen hugged and kissed him, praising him.

Lu Zichao clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "If you find something of value, do not forget me."

"Absolutely! Miss Li broke off her engagement with the Crown Prince and joined the Tianyi Sect, bringing one of her younger brothers with her. I can also join the Tianyi Sect now. Once I'm in, I'll ask the Grand Preceptor if it's possible to get you in through the back door as well."

Lu Zichao rubbed his hands together, his face full of excitement.

"Alright, alright, my future rests on your shoulders, so you'd better take it seriously! If you fail, remember to give me a Marrow Cleansing Pill!"

It's no secret that disciples of the Tianyi Sect receive good treatment.

"You two!"

Chen's mother was both amused and exasperated.

If you didn't know, who would guess that these two are an unmarried young couple?

Lu's parents sat to the side, happy for Shen Lixia.

"Don't listen to this brat. First, you need to establish yourself in the Fang family. Besides, you and our Zichao are engaged. If you go in, you'll have to bring Zichao with you. It's hard to guarantee that the Fang family won't have any objections. Let's put this on hold for now."

Shen Lixia said nonchalantly, "What are you thinking? If I couldn't bear to part with Lu Zichao, would I want to be the Grand Preceptor's fifth sister-in-law? That's just wishful thinking!"

"Listen to your aunt, let's take this time."

Contrary to Fang Ruotang's concerns, both families actually supported Shen Lixia's trip to Tianyi Sect to test her spiritual roots; they just hadn't expected the result to be so good.

It's not just about getting a youth-preserving pill.

“Yes! Listen to your Aunt Lu.” Mother Shen also chimed in, for women are always more perceptive.

"Alright, alright! But should I send someone to the Fang family to tell them that we've already broken off the engagement? I was actually thinking of telling the Grand Preceptor to send someone to my house to propose marriage immediately."

"By the way, I'll call you godmother from now on! Lu Zichao, you're so lucky. Since you're so interested, I'll call you godbrother from now on."

Shen Lixia's suggestion was immediately accepted by both families.