Sheng Yue raised her chin again and looked at Sheng Lao Er.

Sheng Lao Er's face remained indifferent. "It's not worth it for a tree."

"Okay, I understand what you mean." Xinghe's gaze swept over the group, finally settling on Sheng Yue, who was on the verge of fainting.

"You're really like a toad crawling on your foot; you don't bite, you just disgust people."

She placed her hand on Sheng Yue's wrist. "Oh, I thought it was some serious illness, that you were always threatening to die. It's just a minor heart problem. It's amazing you've been pretending for so long."

Tears welled in Sheng Yue's eyes as she looked at Xinghe with shock and heartache. "I know you don't like me. I... I'll leave. Yes, I should have left a long time ago."

The hatred in Sheng Laosan's eyes deepened. "You brat, are you sick in the head? Is it fun to bully Yueyue? You're the one who should leave this family the most."

"Sheng Laosan, I was invited back by you three times. This is my home." Xinghe's cat-like eyes were a little cold. "You were talking about her but not you, right? That's right. You were poisoned with croton oil and you're still so nice to her. This is all you'll ever be."

Sheng Laosan flew into a rage, "What the hell are you spouting? You're talking nonsense and have no manners at all!"

Xinghe sincerely asked Shengyue, "Why didn't you put more medicine in back then and just poison him to death?"

The scene was in complete chaos.

Xinghe added fuel to the fire, "I can treat you as strangers, but she—" Xinghe pointed at Shengyue, "If there's a next time, watch out for ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night."

Sheng Laowu chuckled, "Sister, what are you doing? We're all family, let's talk this out."

He subtly shielded Sheng Yue behind him, saying, "They're just being ignorant, don't take it personally. There must be some misunderstanding."

"Is it a tree? I'll have someone send one over in a bit."

Xinghe saw that Qingsheng Laowu's stance was that he was protecting Shengyue, both openly and secretly.

Perhaps because there were no expectations to begin with, Xinghe wasn't too disappointed.

The look in her kitten-like eyes gradually returned to calm. "No need. From now on, you will only have one sister, Shengyue. My name is Xinghe, and I am a Taoist nun from Fuyun Temple."

Fate is something you can't force.

She has witnessed countless blood relatives turn against each other, fighting to the death.

Therefore, not everyone is suitable to be a relative, and some of the karmic consequences that fall on them are mitigated.

The remaining part will likely become a hurdle for each of them, neither too big nor too small.

Once the karmic consequences are completely resolved, she'll return to the Taoist temple. She's been away for almost ten days and wants to go home.

Xinghe turned and walked towards the door. Jintong was so angry that he wanted to do something, but Xinghe glanced at him indifferently.

It followed Xinghe in a huff.

It's already late, and there are so many stars tonight, a sky full of stars.

The old man said that when he found her, it was a night like this, with a sky full of stars, their light even more dazzling than the moon.

So the old man named her Xinghe (Star River), hoping she would always be like the starry sky.

From that day on, the old man struggled to raise her, but unfortunately, he didn't get to enjoy a single day of happiness before he went to the underworld.

When the Jade Maiden returned after placing the saplings, the battle without gunpowder was over. The Golden Boy angrily recounted the day's events to the Jade Maiden.

The perfectly good ground suddenly cracked open, and the Jade Maiden, enraged, yelled, "What the hell?! I'm going to kill them right now!"

What right do they have to treat my sister like this?

She and Jin Tong are people she wouldn't even dare to touch a hair on, so why should they be bullied by them?

Xinghe gazed at the starry sky and said, "Come back."

The beautiful girl was unwilling to accept this.

"Alright, so many people don't like me, are you going to beat them all up one by one?"

After careful consideration, the maiden said, "It's not impossible."

Xinghe picked them both up and put them on his shoulders. "Don't be too demanding in life."

"When I get back, I'm going to save up money to renovate our Taoist temple and make it look beautiful. Then I can plant the little poplar tree wherever I want."

Xinghe Changxiang Weilai patted Yu Nu's head and said, "Here's a room for you. Do whatever you want with it. Also, get a room for Jin Tong and fill it with flowers and plants."

Jin Tong raised both hands in agreement, "Great! I want to grow the flowers and plants myself."

The girl pouted, her face full of displeasure.

They stayed with Xinghe until she was completely asleep, then left a substitute behind and quietly slipped away.

My sister doesn't mind, but they don't want to let it go like this!

Why are they bullying my sister? They're just doing it because she has no one to protect her. They're the ones who are behind her.

Jin Tong said cautiously, "But my sister won't let us do it."

The beautiful woman was exasperated. "You're so stupid! Who said we were going to do it ourselves?"

Before long, the Jade Maiden pulled back the two wild ghosts who had been beaten black and blue.

Upon seeing this terrifying figure, the two wild ghosts nearly wept and huddled together for warmth.

“Immortal, Immortal Child.”

The beautiful woman grabbed their ears and said, "I need your help with something. You'll be very grateful if you can help me."

The two wild ghosts trembled even more violently, "Please, please just say it."

The maiden beckoned them over and whispered something in their ears.

The two ghosts' eyes lit up. "This is our specialty, don't worry."

Yu Nu snorted. They hadn't really gotten serious before, and these people from the Sheng family actually thought they had some skills.

After giving instructions to the two wild ghosts, the Golden Boy and Jade Girl ran back like thieves and snuggled up to the starry river to sleep.

Sheng Yue cried until her face was pale, she was on the verge of death, and looked pitiful.

Tears fell one after another.

"I should leave."

"I shouldn't have stayed."

"It's all because of me. Xinghe just hates me so much that's why things turned out this way."

"I'm leaving. Once I'm gone, she won't bother you anymore."

"I'm leaving now."

She ran outside while crying.

The brothers took turns trying to persuade her.

Sheng Laosan said, "It's so annoying! How many times has this happened in our family since she came back? She's just a troublemaker!"

And then there's the matter of croton seeds. She can pin this on Yueyue, even though it was Yueyue who did it.

“We brought her back from that poor, remote place, and not only is she ungrateful, she's also caused all this trouble. We should never have brought her back.”

Boss Sheng said calmly, "Stop talking nonsense. We'll be living under the same roof for a long time, so don't have any direct conflicts with her in the future."

"So we're just going to watch her bully Yueyue?"

"Mom and Dad will be back soon," said Sheng Laoda.

Sheng Laosan retorted, "Afraid of her? Even if Mom and Dad were here, I would still do the same. It's true, we've made such a fuss over a tree, I'm not afraid of being laughed at by others."

"No matter what, this kind of thing can't happen in front of Mom and Dad. Mom just had surgery and needs to rest."