Upon hearing Zhou Ying's words, the First Elder flew into a rage: "Why not? Bai Ying is your own daughter, yet you treat her so cruelly, letting her sleep in the open in front of the stone tablet, and now you won't even give her a decent room! Bai Di is just reflecting on her mistakes in seclusion, so what's wrong with moving her to a different room? Is she more precious than Bai Ying?"
Zhou Ying's face flushed and paled in turns, her lips trembling slightly; she wanted to retort but dared not. She lowered her head and muttered softly, "Xiao Di has lived in this room since she was little; she's used to it. Asking her to move out now will definitely make her unhappy..."
"Unhappy?" The First Elder sneered. "It's better for her to be unhappy than for Bai Ying to be heartbroken! As her mother, you don't know how to treat everyone equally, and you always favor Bai Di. How can you face Bai Ying? Besides, you should know who will contribute more to the family!"
Zhou Ying bit her lip, a hint of grievance flashing in her eyes: "But Bai Ying has been away from us for so many years, and she's not close to us anymore. Xiao Di is the child who has always been by our side..."
The First Elder trembled with rage, raising his hand as if to slap Zhou Ying, but ultimately restrained himself. He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and said, "Precisely because we're not intimate, we must make amends! If you continue to be so stubborn, you will utterly disgrace the Bai family!"
After saying that, the elder ignored Zhou Ying and turned to the people behind him, instructing, "Go and clean up this room immediately and rearrange it according to the standards for the most distinguished young lady of the Bai family."
Those people quickly agreed, but their commotion was so great that it drew Bai Di out of the house.
Bai Di overheard Zhou Ying telling her about the changes to the room. Her face instantly turned deathly pale, her eyes quickly filled with tears, and she said softly, with a wronged expression, "Okay."
The Grand Elder nodded in satisfaction upon seeing Bai Di's expression. With a touch of authority on his face, he slowly said, "Your attitude is good. Well then, I won't wrong you; your confinement will be waived. But you must not do anything foolish like that again."
Bai Di lowered her head and nodded obediently, softly saying thank you, Elder, but a hint of resentment flashed in her lowered eyes.
She cursed wildly in her heart: That damned Bai Ying, she deserves to die! That bastard has been away for so many years, how come she didn't die! Why did she have to come back at this time? Why is she so powerful as soon as she comes back!
Bai Di was filled with resentment. She knew all too well that once Bai Ying returned, everything she had would be taken away. Her parents might still cherish their past relationship and protect her now, but what about in the long run?
Bai Di's face was extremely pale, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists, his nails digging deep into his palms.
Just then, a commotion arose outside the door; it turned out that a distinguished guest had arrived.
Those who came were from several families that were on good terms with the Bai family. The patriarch of the Cui family walked in first, and as soon as he stepped into the Bai family's gate, he greeted the Bai family's elder with a big smile: "Congratulations! Your family has produced such a genius!"
“Yes, yes!” someone from another family chimed in. “And what about young friend Bai Ying? Could you please introduce us?”
The First Elder's face beamed with undisguised joy. Ever since Bai Ying's dazzling performance in the arena and her subsequent fame, congratulations had been pouring in. Even families that were previously out of reach had sent representatives and brought numerous precious gifts. The Bai family had never been so lively before, and the First Elder felt his back straighten considerably.
"Thank you all, but Bai Ying isn't home right now. I'll take her to visit you all when she returns." The elder replied politely, then, beaming, pulled Zhou Ying over and said in a loud voice, "Everyone, let me introduce you. This is Bai Ying's mother."
Upon hearing this, the people immediately swarmed around Zhou Ying, vying to strike up a conversation. Zhou Ying, overwhelmed by the compliments, wore a radiant smile throughout. No one noticed that her other daughter, Bai Di, stood quietly beside her.
Zhou Ying still cared about Bai Di and wanted everyone to know about her daughter, so she took the initiative to introduce Bai Di to them: "This is my other daughter, Bai Di."
However, those people only glanced at Bai Di casually, nodded, and treated him perfunctorily as if he were an ordinary junior, before enthusiastically turning the topic to Bai Ying.
Bai Di stood aside, watching everyone discuss the topic of her mother and Bai Ying with great enthusiasm. She felt like she was invisible. This feeling of being ignored made her hatred and jealousy towards Bai Ying reach its peak. She gritted her teeth in her heart and really wished she could kill Bai Ying immediately.
She had been pampered in the Bai family, but all of that shattered instantly when Bai Ying returned. Those who used to greet her with smiles and fawn over her now seemed to have changed their tune, only seeing Bai Ying's brilliance and ignoring her completely. This huge contrast filled Bai Di with resentment.
Seeing that no one was going to pay attention to her anymore, she simply turned around and hurriedly left the Bai family.
Bai Di turned around and came to the Hua family home, crying and sobbing.
The Hua family at this moment was completely different from the bustling Bai family before. A gloomy atmosphere permeated the place, as if it were shrouded in a thick haze.
After being severely injured, Hua Mujian was completely crippled. The elders of the Bai family gathered together, all sighing and looking worried. Hua Mujian's dantian was completely destroyed, his golden core shattered into countless pieces, and even his prized spiritual root could not be saved.
The elders of the Hua family were extremely anxious and tried every possible method. They finally managed to replace Hua Mujian's spiritual root, but it was all in vain and had no effect.
Hua Mujian's original spiritual root was of exceptional quality; he was exceptionally talented and should have been the most dazzling star in the Hua family. But now, he could only be given such mediocre spiritual roots, resulting in such a tragic end.
Hua Mujian's mother was constantly in tears, on the verge of a mental breakdown, and seemed to have lost her soul.
The moment Bai Di saw Hua Mujian, tears welled up in her eyes again, and she stumbled and threw herself into his arms, crying out, "Brother Hua!"
Bai Di's voice was filled with heartache and grievance, as if she had found someone to confide in at this moment. But no one knew that she simply wanted to find someone who could deal with Bai Ying. And the Hua family had clearly become her target.
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