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The four people were talking about the strange things that happened this morning.
“That courtyard is indeed strange,” Cui Yong said. “I wanted to go into that courtyard to take a look, but I couldn’t get in. It seems like there’s a special formation.”
Cui Ying was taken aback and asked, "Father, can't you get in? My brother Huashan and I used to go to the courtyard all the time without being stopped."
"Oh?" Cui Yong asked in surprise, looking at Hua Shan. "Is it true?"
Hua Shan nodded and said, "It's true. Yingmei and I used to go to his house for meals often, but we didn't fly there. We walked in, concealing all our aura and acting like ordinary people. I guess that might be the reason."
Upon hearing this, Cui Yong squinted and remained silent for a long time.
Over the past few years, Cui Ying has come to regard He Tiantian as a very good friend, so she does not want her father to be enemies with He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie's family.
"Father, can we get along with them peacefully?" Cui Ying said softly. "I've known them for several years and found them to be good people. I don't want to hurt them."
Cui Yong and Cui Heng exchanged a glance, then laughed and said, "I came here to visit you, not to be their enemy. Besides, we don't know their background, so we can't act rashly."
Hearing this, Cui Ying breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "Father, actually I quite..."
I enjoy the mundane life here, with its joys and sorrows, its scheming and its mutual help. I want to stay here with Brother Huashan, to experience the world's wonders.
"Oh?" Cui Yong nodded upon hearing this. "Your mother and I met in this mortal world back then, what a pity..."
Cui Heng's eyes lit up, as if he had another idea.
However, he worried that Cui Ying and Hua Shan were young and wouldn't be able to keep secrets, so he didn't say anything. He planned to talk to his older brother when the opportunity arose, perhaps giving them another chance.
Everyone understands what "what a pity" means!
Although those who cultivate themselves cannot achieve immortality, their lifespan increases as their cultivation deepens.
Cui Yong is already eighty-eight years old, but he looks only about fifty. Based on his cultivation level, he could live to at least one hundred and fifty or two hundred years old.
However, his wife died at the age of sixty.
This is a pain in his heart that cannot be healed.
“Good, it’s good that you two have been cultivating, so you can support each other and grow old together.” Cui Yong said softly again, not wanting his daughter to suffer the same pain again.
Fortunately, they were all cultivators, and their initial decision was correct.
"Thank you, Father," Cui Ying said with a smile. "Father, we're doing very well at work in Nanshi. Why don't you stay here and keep us company for a while? Also, since Brother Huashan and I are now married, I'd like to invite a few friends over for a meal. Is that alright?"
"Should we invite Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian?" Cui Heng asked, knowing that his niece and He Tiantian had a good relationship over the years.
“Yes, but there’s also Huang Jingli and her husband, and Qin Li,” Cui Ying said. “We can also observe them openly and honestly. If there are no problems, I hope you won’t touch them, after all, they are good people.”
“Yes.” Cui Yong nodded. “Our Xiaoyao lineage pursues nothing more than non-action and fearlessness, following the laws of nature, thereby increasing cultivation and lifespan. Unlike other factions, we do not harbor ulterior motives and resort to any means to achieve our goals.”
"That's good." Cui Ying nodded. "This way, we may not achieve great things, but we can still live comfortably."
Cui Heng squinted and didn't speak, making it impossible to see the expression in his eyes.
“Alright, I’ll go with Brother Huashan to invite them and Huang Jingli and her husband today,” Cui Ying said with a smile. “Brother Huashan and I have always been the ones eating at their homes, so this time we’ll treat them properly.”
"Okay," Cui Yong said, "Do you have enough money? I have some here..."
While they were on the mountain, they ate and used their own food. When they came down the mountain, they had no money, so they would just dig up a good medicinal herb from the medicinal herb field and sell it for a lot of money. So they were never short of money.
“Father, we have a job and we get paid.” Hua Shan said, “Uncle-Master, Father, please have some tea. We’re going out to invite some guests and buy some groceries.”
“Okay, you guys go ahead.” Cui Heng nodded.
When they arrived at Mount Hua, Cui Ying had left, and the courtyard was quiet.
"Speak your mind," Cui Yong said slowly, sipping the tea he had brought from the mountain. This younger brother must have something on his mind, otherwise he wouldn't be so quiet.
Cui Heng smiled and said, "Brother, I do have something to do. He Tiantian is just an ordinary person, there's nothing wrong with her. But Huo Yingjie... there's something wrong with him..."
“What’s the problem? Tell me in detail,” Cui Yong said. “I also want to know what has happened to you in the mortal world all these years.”
“I once tried to test Huo Yingjie with my own aura, but I was bounced back and couldn’t get any information out of him,” Cui Heng said. “Moreover, Huo Yingjie gave me a meaningful look at that time. That look was so piercing that I still can’t forget it.”
Cui Yong was taken aback and asked, "In that case, I can't test him anymore when Yingying treats us to a meal. It doesn't matter if Huo Yingjie is an ordinary person, but if he isn't, if we keep testing him, we'll definitely anger that expert. In the end, instead of forming a bond, we'll become enemies."
“Yes, brother,” Cui Heng said. “If possible, we can talk to him and show our goodwill.”
"Okay!" Cui Yong nodded. "Alright, we'll find an opportunity later."
Meanwhile, in Huashan, Cui Ying went to He Tiantian's house.
He Tiantian is washing her hair and drying it in the yard!
"He Tiantian, we're already married in Nanshi. We'd like to invite you and your husband, Huang Jingli and her husband, and Qin Li. We got along well during our three years of university, so let's have a meal together," Cui Ying said with a smile. "When are you free?"
“I’m fine with anytime, since school hasn’t started yet,” He Tiantian said. “By the way, I want to congratulate you on your marriage! I also think you and Huashan are getting married soon, and I’ve already prepared a wedding gift for you two.”
Cui Ying's eyes lit up, and she nodded, saying, "I really want to see what the gift is!"
"Haha, you didn't invite us to dinner, so I won't give it to you," He Tiantian laughed. "I'll show it to you when you invite us to your wedding, you'll be so impatient!"
"He Tiantian, you're so naughty!" Cui Ying said, wrinkling her nose in annoyance.
"I'm so sad!" He Tiantian said proudly, tilting her delicate chin up.
"Hehe, actually you're great too!" Cui Ying laughed. "I didn't have many friends growing up, but being a sent-down youth allowed me to make some good friends, especially you and Huang Jingli. Let's be best friends for life, okay?"
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