Fortunately, Su Changqing has no other merits, except that he is very good at self-regulation.
He glanced at Shen Boyuan, thought for a moment, and said, "The Shen family and the Su family are truly related by marriage. Speaking of which, should Teacher Shen call you aunt or cousin?"
Shen Boyuan, who was inexplicably caught in the crossfire, was speechless.
Su Changqing was immediately comforted. That's great! Everyone was demoted in seniority, it wasn't just him!
Bai Tingtao was extremely agitated and his emotions remained unsettled for a long time.
Everyone was surprised; the old man had always been stubborn and had never been seen to show his emotions like this before.
Ruan Mulan, however, was somewhat softened by Bai Tingtao's crying and finally invited everyone inside to chat and reminisce.
Once inside, everyone was once again awestruck by the villa's exquisite and luxurious design.
Bai Tingtao had calmed down and looked at Ruan Mulan kindly, "Xiao Lan, I'm sorry you suffered all these years."
He could tell at a glance that Ruan Mulan had been cursed, and it was the Bai family's method. He immediately became anxious and wanted to calculate Ruan Mulan's fate on the spot.
“Strange, Yuan Qingwan used such a ruthless method, you should have…” He looked at Ruan Mingying again, and was even more shocked, so much so that he stood up abruptly.
"How could this be!"
Su Changqing asked, puzzled, "Elder Bai, is there a problem?"
Cheng Jingru couldn't help but look up and stare intently at Bai Tingtao.
Bai Tingtao suppressed the turmoil in his heart, "You have all been poisoned, and in theory, you should be dead. But you are all fine... This is because a master changed your fate and used superb magic to cover up your destiny charts."
He sighed softly, "I am truly humbled by the profound level of this master's cultivation."
Su Changqing cast a suspicious glance at Ming Zhuo: "Could it be that Teacher Ruan changed your fate?"
Bai Tingtao shook his head: "That person made the move eighteen years ago, so it shouldn't be him."
Eighteen years ago, Mingzhuo was just a newborn baby. No matter how talented he was, it would have been impossible for him to do that, right?
Everyone dismissed their doubts, thinking that this was absolutely impossible.
Mingzhuo smiled but didn't say anything.
Ruan Mingying frowned slightly: "You mean to say that we are alive not because we lost money to clear our karma, but because a master changed our fate?"
Bai Tingtao: "I didn't see Xuanxuan, but I guess she's like you, already dead. There are four lives lost, and no matter how much you try to change your fate, you can't escape the backlash. Moreover, evil spirits will always be watching you, which is why that person concealed your destiny chart. But in that case, you'll need to spend money to avert disaster."
It's not that I have bad karma in my life, but that I've been terribly harmed by others.
Those who have been cursed will be marked by evil spirits, and their luck will be worse than that of ordinary people. They can only rely on spending money to avert disaster.
Ruan Mingying took a deep breath. So that's how it is!
“But I don’t remember encountering any so-called master during that time.” She lowered her eyes in thought, then looked up at Ruan Mulan, only to see Ruan Mulan firmly shake her head at her.
That period was the darkest time for the family. If there really was such a kind and wise person, how could they not remember him?
Bai Tingtao was also puzzled. That person's cultivation was far above his own. Was there such a person in the Xuanmen eighteen years ago?
Mingzhuo coughed lightly. "Alright, now that we've finished talking about our family, how about we talk about yours?"
She said calmly, "Didn't the Bai family not come looking for us back then because they didn't care?"
Bai Tingtao felt somewhat ashamed, but he didn't hide it; the whole thing was a series of unexpected events.
The aunt rushed back to the Bai family because she had deduced that the Bai family was facing a great calamity. She entrusted the child to Yuan Qingwan, but she herself died in battle at the Bai family's home.
He mentioned his child before he died, but he happened to be away from him.
He understood why his mother did that; it was to clear away obstacles for him and because she felt that having a child out of wedlock was a bad thing.
As long as the child's existence is denied, everything in the Bai family, everything in his aunt's family, belongs only to him.
"But what's done is done, so let me atone for my mother's sins," Bai Tingtao made up his mind.
"Xiao Lan, I've been keeping the property left by my aunt's branch sealed up, as well as several ancestral properties of the Bai family. You can go and complete the formalities, and they will all be handed over to you in the future."
Ruan Mulan was stunned. Having been used to losing money for so many years, she never expected that one day she would inherit a huge fortune.
"I should also return the positions of family head and the four elders to you," Bai Tingtao added.
My aunt was forced to leave by my mother back then because she had come of age and was very talented. The position of head of the family should have been returned to their branch of the family.
My aunt didn't want to argue with them, so she made an excuse that she wanted to travel around.
Bai Tingtao only understood this painstaking effort many years later.
Ruan Mulan: "What are you giving me? I'm not a cultivator."
Bai Lingzhi: "Then give it to Zhuozhuo."
She looked at Mingzhuo. Ever since that fight, she had developed a great liking for him. At the time, she thought it was a pity that the two of them were too far apart in age and it would be difficult for them to get along.
But now that Mingzhuo has become her sister, she is overjoyed and has no objection to Mingzhuo succeeding her as the head of the family.
Mingzhuo: "I don't need it."
Su Changqing was a little anxious. He felt it was normal for Mingzhuo not to care about the position of family head, since Wu Jiao had intended to recommend her as the dean.
"But the position of elder is still worth considering. I think Teacher Ruan... Uncle Ruan is quite suitable."
I almost misspoke; I forgot that Mingzhuo is already an elder.
Sigh, we can no longer play together happily. How sad.
Mingzhuo: "What elder position? No way!"
Why are these people always secretly trying to give her a position?
Bai Tingtao pondered for a moment, as if he had figured out the key point: "Do you want to be the dean? But the dean has to deal with too many miscellaneous things, and it's thankless work. It's not as prestigious as being an elder. Do you want to reconsider?"
He openly started undermining others.
Wu Jiao, who rushed over, was speechless.
Although the biggest obstacle was gone because Mingzhuo and Bai Tingtao became relatives, no one expected that the Bai family would actually give the position of elder to Mingzhuo!
He immediately became anxious: "Professor Bai, you can't steal her from me! Professor Ruan is my chosen candidate for dean!"
Bai Tingtao: "I think with her abilities, she's more suited to be an elder. The dean's cultivation level doesn't need to be outstanding, but elders need to guard treasures; the nature of the job is different!"
Mingzhuo: "Alright, all of you, stop talking. I don't want to be any of them!"
She was baffled. Had these two even asked for her opinion before they started arguing?
When Su Changqing walked out of Qinghui Residence, she still felt like laughing.
It's truly a rare sight; Old Bai and Wu Jiao actually got into a fight over who gets to take someone.
He saw Cheng Jingru come out afterward, and stopped after thinking for a moment.
"By the way, Jingru, could you remind your relatives and friends not to spread rumors?"
Su Changqing had heard some rumors, especially from the students who went on missions with Cheng Jingru. They would occasionally come into contact with Cheng Jingru's family and relatives, and there were always bad things said about Mingzhuo's mother.
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