"Mother, you're back. Where is that girl?"
"hehe……"
Upon returning to the Su residence, Yin Jiao'e did not see Su Yunying. Instead, she saw Luo Fengjiao with a gloomy expression and a questioning look in her eyes, which made Yin Jiao'e feel uneasy.
"Mother, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Why? You'll have to ask my dear daughter how she treats my granddaughter."
Upon hearing this, Yin Jiao'e immediately became anxious: "Mother, did you hear what that girl said? You mustn't believe her, she's talking nonsense and has a lot of prejudice against me and the Su family, you..."
"Enough, stop talking!"
Luo Fengjiao interrupted her.
"Yin Jiao'e, you know better than anyone what you want to do to Xiao Ying, but I'm making this clear today: I've made up my mind about Su Yunying as my granddaughter!"
Yin Jiao'e was immediately taken aback; this was not what she had expected.
"Mother, what do you mean by this?"
"What do you mean? Xiao Ying is a descendant of my Fire Phoenix clan. What's wrong with me acknowledging her?"
"But……"
"But what? You don't want to?"
"Mother, you've misunderstood. She's also of the Fire Phoenix clan, so why would she be unwilling?"
"I'm glad you don't mind."
Luo Fengjiao's complexion improved slightly. She picked up her teacup, ready to take a sip of water to moisten her throat, but Yin Jiao'e made another request.
"Mother, I'm wondering if we could include Xuejiao in the Fire Phoenix Clan's genealogy as well?"
"What did you say?"
Luo Fengjiao stared at Yin Jiao'e in shock, momentarily doubting whether she had misheard.
Yin Jiao'e, however, forced herself to say, "Mother, Xuejiao has been with us for many years, and I want to give her a good background and a proper title. The Fire Phoenix clan is currently small in number..."
With Xuejiao's talent and abilities, she will surely help my Fire Phoenix clan prosper, so I think..."
"Don't even think about it!"
Luo Fengjiao slammed the teacup down on the coffee table, resolutely rejecting Yin Jiao'e's unreasonable request.
"What qualifications does Su Xuejiao have to join my Fire Phoenix Clan? The title you mentioned, isn't the title of Su family heiress enough?"
"But Xuejiao doesn't have a suitable family background, and I'm afraid this will be detrimental to her future development."
"Please, Mother, suggest to the clan head that Xuejiao be included in the family register."
"Yin Jiao'e, you must know that the Fire Phoenix Clan values bloodlines the most. Does Su Xuejiao have the bloodline of my Fire Phoenix Clan?"
You usually pamper and spoil her, letting her go out and mess around with shady things.
I won't interfere, but this concerns the purity of my Fire Phoenix lineage's bloodline. How can I talk to the clan leader about this?
This is absolutely impossible!
Yin Jiao'e's eyes darted around a few times, then she whispered, "Mother, I have a way to make Xue Jiao legitimately enter the Fire Phoenix Clan's genealogy."
"What method?"
"that is……"
For a moment, Yin Jiao'e began to stammer.
"That's right, could we transplant the phoenix blood from Su Yunying's body into Xuejiao's body? That way, Xuejiao would also have the bloodline of the fire phoenix, and I think the clan leader wouldn't say anything then."
Luo Fengjiao remained silent, staring at Yin Jiao'e with disbelief.
After a long while, she suddenly stood up and slapped Yin Jiao'e across the face.
"Yin Jiao'e! Do you know what you're saying! Xiao Ying is my own grandson! Even tigers don't eat their cubs, how dare you make such a request!"
Yin Jiao'e trembled all over, covering her face as she looked at Luo Fengjiao's gloomy face.
"Mother! You can hit me or scold me, just please grant me this request!"
"You unfilial daughter! Do you want to kill Xiaoying?!"
Luo Fengjiao pointed at Yin Jiao'e's nose and cursed.
"I was wondering why Xiaoying, such a sensible child, wouldn't want to acknowledge you. It turns out it was all your own mother's doing."
You haven't raised her all these years, fine, but now that you've finally found her and brought her back, your purpose is to dig out her bloodline to pave the way for your adopted daughter?
Yin Jiao'e, what were you thinking? No matter how much you love your adopted daughter, you can't pave the way for her with my granddaughter's life!
I truly doubted I had misheard; how could my daughter say such wicked things?
Yin Jiao'e: "Mother, I really didn't want her life. I... I only wanted the phoenix blood in her body."
Luo Fengjiao: "Since ancient times, taking someone else's bloodline can lead to the loss of all cultivation and being reduced to a mortal, or even the severing of all meridians, death, and the dissipation of one's cultivation. Don't you know that?"
Even if you were just extracting her bloodline, what difference would it make from killing her? Yin Jiao'e, you've truly disappointed me!
Yin Jiao'e lowered her head and muttered softly, "I know it's not very humane to do this, but if Xue Jiao has phoenix blood, wouldn't her chances of joining the Confucian Sage Sect be greater?"
"Her? And she's even a disciple of the Confucian Sage Sect?" Luo Fengjiao sneered. "Yin Jiao'e, don't you know your adopted daughter's cultivation level and talent?"
Even if she truly possesses phoenix blood, with her current cultivation level, do you think the Confucian Sage Sect would necessarily accept her?
Yin Jiao'e hurriedly explained, "Xue Jiao has a very good talent. She is already at the Qi Condensation Realm at the age of seventeen. Her future is promising."
"How stable can a cultivation foundation built up with spiritual herbs be?" Luo Fengjiao spoke without any mercy. "Besides, being a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator at seventeen is already quite remarkable."
"To tell you the truth, on behalf of the Fire Phoenix Clan, I've recommended my own granddaughter to participate in this Southern Region Immortal Martial Arts Competition. Compared to your adopted daughter, I have much more faith in Xiaoying."
"Mother! Aren't you being ridiculous?" Yin Jiao'e was very dissatisfied. "What cultivation level could that girl possibly have? How dare she compare to Xue Jiao?"
"You're blind!"
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