She had heard of Xu Fengzhi before; he was a genius of the Divine Dream Sect, a talent rarely seen in a century, and was also known as one of the Three Young Masters of the Southern Region, on par with her elder brother Lu Yunli and Nangong Qi of the Nangong family. Although she had heard of him, she had never met him.
Lu Yunxing and Lu Yunlin also felt that this matter was very confusing. Lu Yunxing said to the maid, "Explain it more clearly."
"It is said that a few days ago, Young Master Xu led his men to the Demon Spirit Abyss and encountered danger. Fortunately, it was Miss Eight who took action."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yunlin said, "Demon Spirit Abyss? Could it be that those rogue cultivators that Xiao Ba sent to rescue were actually people from the Divine Dream Sect in disguise?"
Lu Yunxing shook his head: "Impossible. Even if it's an act, it can't be Xu Fengzhi. Xu Fengzhi is already in the late Nascent Soul stage. The cultivators we encountered were at most in the Golden Core stage."
Lu Yunlin said, "This life-saving grace may not necessarily refer to saving Xu Fengzhi. Perhaps one of those Golden Core cultivators is a core disciple of the Divine Dream Sect, who may be related to Xu Fengzhi. That's why they came here specifically to express their gratitude."
At first, Lu Xuening was confused, but after listening to Lu Yunlin's analysis, she found it to be very reasonable.
She immediately became excited. The sect leader of the Divine Dream Sect was at the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm, and the strength of the Divine Dream Sect was in no way inferior to that of the Lu family. She had long been interested in Xu Fengzhi. The thought that she could easily get such a genius to come and thank her with just a few words made her very happy.
"Then let's go quickly!" Lu Xuening said.
So, accompanied by her two older brothers, Lu Xuening arrived at the Lotus Palace where her mother, Xu Lianxin, resided. Inside the main hall of the Lotus Palace, Xu Lianxin sat in the center, with Lu Yunshen and Lu Yunlin seated below her. Opposite the two brothers sat Xu Fengzhi, behind whom stood four Nascent Soul stage and four Spirit Transformation stage guards.
When Lu Xuening came in, she saw Xu Fengzhi.
Xu Feng was dressed in a long blue robe, the blue sash accentuating his handsome face and making him appear even more dignified and elegant. Lu Xuening thought to herself: This young master of the Divine Dream Sect is even more handsome than Brother Huaiyuan.
The Huaiyuan she was thinking of was her fiancé, Gu Huaiyuan. Before meeting Xu Fengzhi, she thought Gu Huaiyuan was perfect in every way, but after seeing Xu Fengzhi today, she felt that her fiancé had been overshadowed.
Although Gu Huaiyuan's family background was no worse than Xu Fengzhi's, and his talent was also exceptional, he was far inferior to Xu Fengzhi in both appearance and temperament. Moreover, Gu Huaiyuan had an older brother, so it was not certain that he would inherit the Gu family business in the future.
Lu Xuening felt a little down. Why wasn't her fiancé Xu Fengzhi?
Lu Xuening stared intently at Xu Fengzhi, who also looked at her. Upon meeting Xu Fengzhi's gaze, Lu Xuening blushed, revealing a shy expression, and immediately lowered her head.
Xu Fengzhi only glanced at Lu Xuening before knowing that she was not the person he was looking for.
"Mother."
Lu Yunlin and Lu Yunxing bowed to Xu Lianxin.
Hearing her brothers speak, Lu Xuening belatedly bowed to her mother, Xu Lianxin. Sitting to the side, Lu Yunqi noticed that his eighth sister had been staring at Xu Fengzhi for a moment, lost in thought. He secretly glared at Xu Fengzhi, remembering that the guy was quite the ladies' man, and thought to himself: I absolutely cannot let him make a move on my eighth sister.
"Xiao Ba, this is Xu Fengzhi, the young sect master of the Divine Dream Sect. Please get to know him," Xu Lianxin said with a smile.
Lu Xuening looked at Xu Fengzhi with timid yet affectionate eyes and said softly, "Young Master Xu, Xuening greets you."
Xu Fengzhi stood up and returned the greeting: "Greetings, Eighth Miss."
His gentle and refined demeanor improved Lu Xuening's impression of him even more. However, those who knew Xu Fengzhi knew that this was just superficial politeness.
Xu Fengzhi looked at Lu Yunxing and Lu Yunlin, and both of them clasped their fists in greeting, as they already knew each other.
"This is my daughter, Xue Ning. Nephew Xu, please thank her if you wish," Xu Lianxin said with a smile to Xu Fengzhi.
Lu Xuening looked at Xu Fengzhi with gentle eyes and said softly, "It was nothing, no need to thank me."
She was just about to show off her gentleness and generosity when she saw Xu Fengzhi turn his head away.
Xu Fengzhi looked at Xu Lianxin and said, "Perhaps there is some misunderstanding. The person who saved me that day was a female cultivator in the late stage of Golden Core, not Miss Eight. Miss Eight is only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment."
Lu Xuening's face turned deathly pale.
What? You specifically asked her to come over, only to tell her there was a mistake?
Xu Lianxin's smile vanished.
Xu Lian thought to herself:
“Just now, my dear nephew, didn’t you say that the person was wearing a jade pendant made of Xuanling Ancient Jade, with the character ‘Lu’ engraved on it? There are quite a few female cultivators in the late Golden Core stage in our Lu family, but only Xiao Ba has a Xuanling Ancient Jade.”
Xu Fengzhi frowned upon hearing this. In any case, the person who saved him could not possibly be this Eighth Miss. Her strength and cultivation level did not match, nor did her figure and temperament.
“Mother, have you forgotten? Xiao Qi also has the Xuanling Ancient Jade.” Lu Yun Shen suddenly spoke up.
“Xiao Qi, that’s impossible,” Xu Lianxin said immediately.
Lu Yunxing also said, "Xiao Qi is only at the Foundation Establishment stage."
Lu Yunshen said, "But apart from Xiao Ba, the only Lu family woman who has the Xuanling Ancient Jade is Xiao Qi."
Xiao Qi?
Xu Fengzhi thought of the missing seventh young lady of the Lu family.
More than ten years ago, when the seventh young lady, Lu Xueyao, disappeared, the Lu family sent many people to search for her; this was no secret. Later, when she still couldn't be found, they adopted another girl, Lu Xuening, who became known as the eighth young lady.
Could it be that Miss Lu Xueyao, the seventh young lady, has been found?
Xu Fengzhi asked Lu Yunshen curiously, "Is the 'Little Seven' that Young Master Lu mentioned the missing Seventh Miss?"
Lu Yunshen nodded: "Yes, my younger sister returned to the Lu family five years ago."
Xu Fengzhi found these words rather intriguing.
Although this is the Lu family's own business, the process of searching for that seventh young lady back then was quite grand. Not only did the Lu family search for her, but they also asked various sects for help. Even their own Shenmeng Sect helped in the search. It is evident that the Lu family head and Madam Lu doted on this youngest daughter. Now that she has been found, it has been five years, yet there has been no news of her.
Isn't this a joyous occasion for the Lu family, one that should be announced to the world?
"May I meet this Miss Seven?" Xu Fengzhi asked.
“Xiao Qi is in seclusion, so it’s not convenient for her,” Xu Lianxin said. She didn’t want anyone to know about A Yao’s existence at all.
Xu Fengzhi raised his hand, and a long spear appeared above his palm. The spear was entirely silver-white, with cyan lightning crackling around it. The light of the lightning had a holy quality that could destroy all evil. Xu Lianxin recognized the lightning on the spear as the Taiqing Divine Lightning.
"This, this is..." Xu Lianxin was extremely astonished.
Xu Fengzhi said, "This is a magical artifact left behind by the female cultivator who saved me. Do you all recognize it?"
"Third Brother, isn't this spear yours?" Lu Yunxing asked Lu Yunshen.
Lu Yun Shen stood up. Xu Feng Zhi waved his hand, and the spear flew towards Lu Yun Shen. Lu Yun Shen grasped the spear, and all eyes turned to him. He looked at the leaping lightning and was astonished. He said, "It's mine, that's right. I gave this spear to Xiao Qi. Could it really be Xiao Qi...?"
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