"Don't talk nonsense!" Fang Zhixing gave Fang Ruotang a look.
They led her to the other side, afraid that if the little sister stayed with these two madmen for too long, she would catch their madness.
"The two of them are like fighting cocks, they never stop. Even someone as emotionally stable as me is being driven crazy by them."
Fang Ruotang glanced at the two elementary school kids arguing behind her and asked speechlessly, "Why are they trying to steal you?"
Fang Zhixing rubbed his forehead. "Perhaps it's my own fault?"
"Hmm?" Fang Ruotang asked curiously.
Fang Zhixing, however, seemed unwilling to talk about it.
Fang Ruotang, being such a curious person, couldn't stand this. If she didn't figure this out today, she wouldn't even have a good appetite for dinner tonight.
He immediately asked about the small mirror.
The little mirror answered jokingly.
[Your fifth brother didn't want his wife to be nice to other men, so he took the initiative to do some things for her, such as taking care of Lu Zichao and giving him spirit stones and teaching him martial arts moves.]
Lu Zichao is straightforward and simple-minded. Your fifth brother treats him well, so he becomes close to your fifth brother, which has led to the current situation. Your fifth sister-in-law gets jealous whenever she sees the two of them together and won't allow Lu Zichao to be near your fifth brother.
[Lu Zichao felt that he and your fifth brother were both men, so what was wrong with hugging and cuddling? Plus, he was used to bickering with your fifth sister-in-law since childhood, so he would do what she forbade him to do, which eventually led to the situation you see now, with constant chaos and commotion.]
Fang Ruotang: ...
It's very complicated.
"You've dealt with your rival in a different way, it's just a bit unconventional."
Fang Zhixing looked at Fang Ruotang, feeling both amused and exasperated. But what she said made perfect sense; it was just that this wasn't his original intention.
These two, the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix Chick, are completely out of control. Now they've gone too far, and he's caught in the middle, getting a headache from all the noise. At such a young age, he's already at risk of receding hairlines.
"Fifth Brother, think about it more positively. It's not a bad thing. Besides, it's better for Lu Zichao to be closer to you than to Fifth Sister-in-law. Moreover, Fifth Sister-in-law grew up with him since childhood and knows his character better than any of us. Arguing with him is just annoying because he sometimes lacks tact and likes to get in the middle of you. If you really think he's trying to steal you away, with Fifth Sister-in-law's current cultivation level, how could she possibly just use brute force to pull Lu Zichao's hair?"
“I know what’s going on, but that’s precisely why I can’t do anything about them. It’s just that the kids are trying to get the adults’ attention, and he’s the adult they’re trying to be.”
Hearing Shen Lixia and Chen Lixia arguing, Fang Ruotang asked curiously, "What are they saying?"
"Xiaxia tried to shake off Lu Zichao by lying to him that the mission she had taken on was dangerous, so she wouldn't let him come with her. But Lu Zichao knows Xiaxia well and knows that she wouldn't choose a difficult mission, so he didn't believe her at all. He couldn't reason with Xiaxia and was just begging me!"
Fang Zhixing rubbed his head. This little thing had caused a fuss for two days. Although it hurt Lu Zichao a bit, Xiaxia was his wife, and he had to put Xiaxia's feelings first. So he refused to go with her, but Lu Zichao didn't accept it.
"So that's what it is. I came to ask, Fifth Brother, I have an Ice Spirit Root and two Dark Spirit Roots. Do you want to exchange them now?"
"Why did you suddenly think of changing my spiritual root?" Fang Zhixing's eyebrows were slightly raised, and it was clear that he was in a good mood even though he was being bothered by the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix Chick.
But then his expression darkened, and he unconsciously glanced at Shen Lixia.
Fang Ruotang didn't pay attention to these details and said directly, "I only realized after hearing what Fifth Sister-in-law said that you don't care who took the spiritual root from, or whether it's dirty or not."
Fang Zhixing was a little unhappy.
After Shen Lixia found out that her seventh brother had changed his spiritual root, she was eager to ask Fang Ruotang what other spiritual roots she could give him.
He tried to stop her then, but fearing she wouldn't listen, he deliberately got very angry. Unexpectedly, she still secretly went to find Fang Ruotang behind his back.
"Fifth Brother?" Fang Ruotang noticed that Fang Zhixing's aura had changed. Then, recalling what Shen Lixia had said while chatting with her group of sisters, she immediately guessed what was going on and pouted, deliberately showing her dissatisfaction.
“If I hadn’t overheard Fifth Sister-in-law and Fourth Sister talking, I wouldn’t have known that you didn’t care whether spiritual roots were clean or not. You’re really strange. I clearly have good spiritual roots, but I’m just leaving them idle. You didn’t even bother to tell me or ask me about them.”
Fang Zhixing was stunned.
Two points were extracted.
First, it wasn't that Shen Lixia was disobedient and went to ask for it; it was that Fang Ruotang overheard their conversation.
Second, Fang Ruotang scolded him for being too formal with her.
"No!" Fang Zhixing immediately retorted, explaining, "Fifth Brother knows what kind of person you are. The reason he didn't ask you is because you always keep your family in mind and would never forget them if something good happened."
To put it simply, the Fang family members help each other and trust one another.
Even though spiritual roots are such rare things, in their eyes, if Fang Ruotang doesn't give them a replacement, their first reaction is that Fang Ruotang must have her reasons, and it's definitely not that she's unwilling to give them a replacement.
Moreover, everyone in the Fang family knows Fang Ruotang's temperament. From top to bottom, even the maids who serve her in her courtyard, she hopes that they can live a long life.
Therefore, no one would deliberately scheme or keep an eye on the treasure in her hands.
"Alright! I'll forgive you this time. I think these spiritual roots are unclean because they were taken from evil cultivators. Seventh Brother and Wuyou had no choice but to have them replaced. I was thinking of replacing them with cleaner ones for you in the future. Since you don't care about cleanliness, then take a look and see if you prefer ice spiritual roots or dark spiritual roots. I specially saved ice spiritual roots for you! After all, Fifth Sister-in-law has water spiritual roots."
"Okay! We'll do as you say and change to the Ice Spirit Root."
Fang Zhixing understood the attributes of spiritual roots, so Fang Ruotang didn't need to say anything more. Moreover, Shen Lixia had already heard them talking, so she stopped competing with Lu Zichao for his affections and stood obediently behind Fang Zhixing.
Her small hands gripped his belt tightly. Hearing the conversation between the siblings, she was extremely uneasy, fearing that Fang Zhixing would punish her again.
She didn't like the two of them sleeping in the same bed, but he wouldn't touch her. During the day, they were never idle at night; she was used to daily physical intimacy.
Fang Zhixing grabbed Shen Lixia's hand, and she immediately inserted her five fingers into his palm with delight, staring at their clasped hands with a smile on her face.
Fang Ruotang didn't miss their subtle actions, and seeing how close their relationship was now, she was very happy for her brother and sister-in-law.
"Fifth Brother, let's change it now!"
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zichao couldn't help but lean closer and ask, "Since my brother-in-law has changed his spiritual root, he no longer needs his original one. Can I have it instead?"
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