The Life of a Clan Girl

In the misty rain, the Zhuangyuan Building opposite looked more and more like an ink painting. The willow trees by the lake hung down their soft branches, trembling with the raindrops under the rain curtain. There were people boating on the lake, and the boatman rowed very slowly. Just watching him made people feel peaceful.

Hearing what his junior sister said, Xu Shulou laughed, raised his hand to catch a golden acacia bird flying in the sky, took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the rain off its body, then took a note off its leg.

Xu Shulou unfolded the note: "Hehuan Sect has received the visiting card. We are welcome to visit at any time."

Bai Roushuang poked the albizzia. This bird was very small, not even as big as a palm. It was cute and well-behaved, and had a very pleasing appearance.

The bird jumped twice and tried to fly away, but Xu Shulou stopped it: "It's raining. We'll take you back later."

The tree rubbed her palm to show its agreement, and stretched out a claw to point at the fruit on the table next to it, indicating that it wanted to eat that.

Bai Roushuang's mouth twitched: "You are really rude."

Xu Shulou smiled, and good-naturedly ordered some fruit from the waiter. He sat down, broke it into pieces and fed them to the bird a little at a time. The little golden bird turned its butt towards Bai Roushuang and pecked at Xu Shulou's palm.

After eating, it flew onto her shoulder, buried its head under its wings and fell asleep.

Xu Shulou was afraid that it would fall, so he took it down and held it in his palm, then said to his junior sister, "Let's go."

Bai Roushuang nodded, and the two of them walked away with umbrellas. They did not fly on swords, for fear that the owner of the Immortal Sword would make up some bizarre story based on this.

In order to enter the Hehuan Sect, one had to dive into a large lake in the mountains. Before Xu Shulou stepped into the lake, the golden bird woke up in time and was unwilling to share the joys and sorrows with them anymore, so it flapped its wings and flew away.

"..." Bai Roushuang questioned, "Is it pretending to sleep?"

Xu Shulou smiled and shook his head, then jumped in. Following his memory, he swam a long way before he saw a faint light. When they came out of the water, there were already Hehuan Sect practitioners waiting by the lake to greet them, including the sect's daughter Luo Fusheng.

After not seeing her for more than ten years, the little girl has now grown into a stunning beauty, with alluring charm in her every move.

Although she was prepared, Bai Roushuang still gasped when she saw her face that looked exactly like the one from the other world.

"Sister Xu, Sister Bai, you two are as charming as ever." Luo Fusheng greeted the two of them. The golden bird flew much faster than them and had already landed on her shoulder.

"Daughter of Sect Leader Luo..." Xu Shulou's last word rolled on the tip of his tongue. He realized something was wrong. Looking at her clothes, he sighed, "Now, I should call you Sect Leader Luo."

Luo Fusheng nodded.

Bai Roushuang was stunned: "But, this kind of thing...how come we haven't heard the news?"

Many people covet the Hehuan Sect's skills, and the sect leader has changed from Luo Hongtang, who used to guard the sect, to Luo Fusheng, a young girl. How could this not cause any waves in the cultivation world?

"Mother... passed away. Before she died, she asked us to keep her death a secret," Luo Fusheng said with a smile mixed with sadness, "She also wanted to use her remaining power to protect our Hehuan Sect."

"..." So that's how it is. Bai Roushuang felt a little respectful and a little sad. She was not familiar with the late sect master Luo Hongtang. She just stayed in Hehuan Sect for a while more than ten years ago and learned to fly with a sword. But she turned around and said goodbye so casually, without any preparation, and was told that it was a farewell forever. This feeling was really uncomfortable.

Xu Shulou seemed to understand what she was thinking and raised his hand to hold her shoulder.

"According to the rules, the Hehuan Sect shouldn't let outsiders in at this time," Luo Fusheng continued, "but Sister Xu, you saved my life after all."

Xu Shulou said solemnly: "I will never reveal what I saw and heard today to anyone."

"I know you're all good people. Come in," Luo Fusheng led them in. "I was very happy to hear that you were coming to visit. Strangely enough, I dreamt about you two a while ago."

Xu Shulou paused and asked, "What did you dream about?"

"I don't know. I can't remember anything after I woke up," Luo Fusheng shook his head. "I only remember that the moment I woke up, I felt a sense of loss."

“…”

The three of them did not sit around the table, but found a secluded place by the lake and sat down. There was a swing hanging on the lake, just like it was back then.

A maid brought some spiritual honey and placed the cups next to the three people, and there was nothing else. Bai Roushuang smiled bitterly. It turned out that after so many years, the people of the Hehuan Sect still kept the habit of drinking spiritual honey and eating spiritual herbs, and never consuming other grains.

"In fact, we also saw and dreamed about you," Bai Roushuang said, "so we wanted to come and see if you were doing well."

"That's a coincidence," Luo Fusheng said with a smile, "I'm living a good life, but I've always tried to take on the position of the sect leader, but I'm never as good as my mother."

The little girl who used to catch bugs with me has now become the leader of a sect.

Bai Roushuang looked towards Xu Shulou, hoping to find a tacit sigh in her eyes, but she saw her senior sister reaching out to poke a passing caterpillar.

Well, Bai Roushuang thought, Luo Fusheng has grown up, but senior sister is still senior sister.

The caterpillars of the Hehuan Sect were round and plump, so Xu Shulou was not afraid. However, the golden Hehuan bird on Luo Fusheng's shoulder thought that she was catching insects to feed it, so it waited expectantly for a long time, but watched her let the caterpillars go again, and became sulky for a while.

"Is there anything we can help you with?" Bai Roushuang was a little worried. "The future of the Hehuan Sect..."

"The future of He Huan Sect? Relying on my mother's protection and blessing will not last forever. I plan to stop hiding from the world," Luo Fusheng replied. "I have a rare treasure, so I can't always rely on hiding to prevent others from taking it away."

Bai Roushuang was stunned as she had never expected her to say such a thing.

"The Hehuan Sect will join forces with the Xuanwu Tower to provide resources to help the tower owner Gao Ming compete for supremacy and take this opportunity to seize a place in the cultivation world," Luo Fusheng explained. "You should hear the news soon, so there is nothing to hide."

"..." Bai Roushuang was almost dumbfounded. She admitted that she brought a somewhat rigid impression from another world. Luo Fusheng there was almost fragile and fragile, so she subconsciously thought that A Fu here also had more or less such characteristics.

But the leader of the sect here, Luo Fusheng, has some ambition in her eyes that cannot be ignored.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm not absolutely sure, but I have to give it a try," Luo Fusheng didn't shake his head, "If I succeed, I'll join a famous family. If I fail, I'll retreat to the mountains."

Xu Shulou commented: "Strike first."

"Yes," Luo Fusheng agreed, "Once the news of my mother's death is known, the Hehuan Sect will immediately be in a passive position. We must take the initiative."

Bai Roushuang glanced at her senior sister, who didn't say anything more, but obviously agreed with Luo Fusheng's idea.

Come to think of it, this guy is on his way with a sword to kill people every day, and he never passively waits for others to come to him to kill him. He must like this kind of "take the initiative" decision.

"The Hehuan Sect has money but no power, which is very dangerous. I want long-term peace, I want bad people to not dare to come, I want the Hehuan Sect to stop hiding, I want to mourn my mother openly!" Luo Fusheng flicked her sleeves, and the momentum between her eyebrows was not to be underestimated. Given time, maybe she can really grow into a qualified sect leader, a king who leads the Hehuan Sect on the road to rise.

"Your mother..." Bai Roushuang wanted to say something to comfort her, but her words came out as sincere admiration, "She will definitely be proud of you."

Luo Fusheng's eyes softened. "There will always be people who covet the spiritual mines and clan rules of the Hehuan Sect. Last time, thanks to you exposing Gao Zhang, the Hehuan Sect escaped a disaster. I don't know if I will be so lucky in the future. I don't have the profound cultivation as my mother, and I can't protect the peace of a sect like she did. This move can be regarded as a desperate battle."

"Master Luo is courageous," Bai Roushuang said sincerely, "Then I wish you all the best."

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"Wow!" Bai Roushuang mouthed an extremely surprised expression to her senior sister as she left. "In two different worlds, the same person can be so different!"

"Aren't you the same?" Xu Shulou smiled.

"Me?" Bai Roushuang was stunned. "Yes, we have both changed a lot... But I can't say for sure. I don't know much about Luo Fusheng in the other world. Maybe she is just as ambitious there, but she just hasn't had the chance to show it."

"Are you relieved now?" Xu Shulou looked at his junior sister with a smile.

Bai Roushuang smiled awkwardly: "So, Senior Sister, you know what I'm thinking about?"

"I understand that you won't feel at ease until you see with your own eyes that they are taking completely different paths."

"Senior sister still understands me the best," Bai Roushuang held Xu Shulou's arm, "If you don't come to see me, I will always miss you."

"Where else do you want to go? I'll go with you."

Bai Roushuang was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to make a joke, her heart sank as if she had a premonition: "Senior Sister, are you..."

Xu Shulou nodded: "I have some insights in the other world, and I will probably go into seclusion again in a while."

"Congratulations," Bai Roushuang tried hard to force a smile, "During this retreat, will I be..."

With the speed of Senior Sister's progress, if Xu Shulou, who was in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, went into seclusion again, what would his cultivation level be when he came out? Bai Roushuang didn't need to guess at all, she knew it very well.

"I don't know either," Xu Shulou said softly, "but this retreat may take a long time, and I need to say goodbye to some people."

Some people may be separated from you forever in the blink of an eye.

Bai Roushuang walked with her senior sister in the rain. After a long silence, she looked at the rain curtain in front of her and said, "I wonder if there is a rainy day in the fairy world that you like."

Xu Shulou laughed: "There will always be one."