The Sixth Elder's slightly cloudy eyes opened. "Thirteen, why are you so reserved in front of Grandfather? Are you secretly blaming Grandfather for not protecting you?"
In the past, as soon as Concubine Mo Xue saw the Sixth Elder, she would throw herself in front of him and act like a spoiled child. She would even push away the maidservant next to him and take over the job of massaging his legs.
Xue Huan couldn't do these things, so she just treated them coldly.
Anyway, with Mo Xuefei's personality, it is impossible for her not to have resentment about being sent to Yaowang Valley by her clan. Her cold behavior will only make people think that she is throwing a tantrum.
"Grandfather, you're joking. How dare Concubine Xue blame you?"
She said "how dare you" instead of "no", which means she was indeed blaming me.
The Sixth Elder laughed instead of getting angry, "Hahaha, you've made some progress since your trip out."
He waved his hand, and the maid who was massaging his legs retreated.
"Come, sit next to grandpa." The Sixth Elder waved at her.
Xue Huan didn't move. "Grandfather, just say whatever you want to say."
The Sixth Elder stared at her for a while. Xue Huan kept her head down with a calm expression.
As long as she didn't meet another cultivator of the same level as the Sun family's ancestor, she wouldn't have to worry about being seen through.
Finally, the Sixth Elder gave up and said, "Xue Fei, I heard you found a master? Why haven't I heard you mention it before? Is it possible that even Grandfather is wary of you?"
"I went down the mountain on a mission and by chance I became your disciple. I thought I'd tell you when I got back, but I was abandoned by my clan as soon as I got back. They wanted me to die in Medicine King Valley. So why would I tell you?"
The words were filled with lingering resentment.
The Sixth Elder sighed, "You kid, you're blaming Grandfather and the entire clan. But there's nothing Grandfather can do. Our ancestor's time is up. Once he's gone, it's only a matter of time before the other clans will gnaw away everything in our Mo Clan."
"Let's not talk about the distant future, let's talk about the upcoming Qiu Tan Conference. The Qiu Tan Secret Realm requires the joint efforts of the five ancestors to open the entrance. If my Mo family's ancestor is gone, how can the Mo family's disciples enter the secret realm again? Without the opportunity to enter the secret realm, the younger generation of Mo family disciples will not be able to gain experience, and their cultivation will fall behind. How can they compete with the other families? If one step fails, every step will fail, and then my Mo family will be finished!"
This is the truth, but not everyone has the awareness to sacrifice themselves for the overall situation, and Mo Xuefei is certainly not one of them.
After hearing what the Sixth Elder said, Xue Huan showed a look of understanding and emotion on her face, but she couldn't be completely relieved after all, and there was still a knot in her heart.
Seeing this, the Sixth Elder said nothing more, "You've been flying a kite all day, you must be tired. Grandfather, I won't nag you any more. Go back."
"Xue Fei, take your leave."
As soon as she left the main courtyard, Xue Huan met Mo's father.
Seeing her come out, Mo's father's eyes lit up and he walked over quickly. Even though it was such a short distance, he walked with great effort and was panting heavily.
Compared with the last time they met, Xue Huan found that this man looked even weaker, with two dark blue lines under his eyes.
As soon as he came up, Father Mo said, "I heard that you have a five-hundred-year-old spiritual ginseng in your hand?"
Five hundred years old! And this ginseng is still full of spiritual energy! If I eat it, my cultivation level will immediately increase significantly, right?
Not only does it help with cultivation, ginseng itself is a nourishing food, maybe it can even cure his impotence!
As soon as he opened his mouth, a foul smell came out. Xue Huan quickly stayed away from him. This man was a cultivator after all, and he lived in a place with relatively rich spiritual energy like Lingxi Mountain. How could he make himself stink so bad?
The turbid energy in his body was about to overflow.
"Who told you that, father?"
"Don't worry about who told me this, just tell me whether you did or not."
"Yes, but I won't give it to you even if I have it."
After Xue Huan finished speaking, she used the light body technique to run away in a few seconds. Mo's father jumped up and down and cursed behind her, making him very angry.
Returning to Xuejin Courtyard, Xue Huan discovered that the courtyard had been occupied by someone.
"Sister, I'm sorry. I thought you'd never come back after going to Medicine King Valley, so I asked Grandpa for permission to move here. What do you think we should do now? How about I clear out a room for you to stay in temporarily?"
The person who was speaking was Mo Xuefei's cousin, who was ranked fifteenth in the clan.
Her talent is the same as Mo Xuefei's, both of them have four spiritual roots. The two have been at odds since childhood because Mo Shiwu mocked Mo Xuefei for being a motherless child. Mo Xuefei is not someone who is willing to suffer any loss, and she has a strong desire for revenge, so she always wants to get back at him.
Whenever Mo Shiwu suffered a loss, he would complain to the adults. Since no one was there to support her, Mo Xuefei devoted herself to cultivation, and her cultivation level always surpassed Mo Shiwu. When Mo Shiwu mocked her for not having a mother, she would mock her for her slow cultivation.
The two had no major grudges, but they had constant minor frictions, and over time they developed an irreconcilable hatred.
When Concubine Mo Xue was chosen by the Medicine Pearl to marry into the Medicine King Valley, Mo Shiwu was overjoyed. As soon as Concubine Mo Xue left, she urged her father to go to her grandfather and ask for Xuejinyuan to be taken over.
Unlike Mo's father, the good-for-nothing eldest son, Mo Shiwu's father has three spiritual roots and is highly regarded by the Sixth Elder, so his words carry more weight in front of him.
Thinking that Mo Xuefei would die if she left, the Sixth Elder agreed to his son's request, and Mo Shiwu happily moved into Xuejin Courtyard.
Xue Huan looked at Mo Shiwu's smug and arrogant look, and was too lazy to argue with her, so she turned around and left.
Mo Shiwu looked at her from behind, smiling as if he had won a battle, and hypocritically asked, "Where are you going, sister? It's already dark."
Xue Huan pretended not to hear and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
She went to find the patriarch.
The clan leader originally wanted to meet "Mo Xuefei" and ask her about her life in Yaowang Valley, but thinking that it was getting late, he decided to meet her tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, she came to find him on her own initiative, so the patriarch naturally had no reason not to see her.
"This time, Concubine Xue played an indispensable role. If it weren't for you, my Mo family wouldn't have been able to obtain the longevity elixir."
As soon as Xue Huan entered, the clan leader praised her.
If she continued to dwell on the fact that she was abandoned by her family and sent to Medicine King Valley to die, it would seem that she was too ignorant.
"Second Grandfather, you are too kind. As a member of the Mo family, Xue Fei should stand up when the Mo family is in trouble. Otherwise, I will be ashamed of the family's training of me for so many years."
"Haha, Xue Fei, it's great that you think so. Second Grandfather was worried that you might be holding a grudge."
Xue Huan didn't respond.
"Xue Fei came to see me, but what's the matter?"
"I went down the mountain on a mission before, and by chance I got a 500-year-old spiritual ginseng. It would be a waste to keep such a treasure for myself. I'd better give it to the clan so that more people can benefit from it."
Xue Huan took out the spiritual ginseng from the storage bag.
As soon as the spiritual ginseng appeared, the clan leader's eyes flashed with light. He almost couldn't wait to take it and gently stroked the spiritual ginseng as if he were stroking his lover.
The patriarch, who was so obsessed with the spiritual ginseng, did not notice that a blue jellyfish-like insect had quietly approached him and sank into his body.
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