The Lu family controlled the entire Kunshan mountain range, and even other mountains near Kunshan belonged to them. Everywhere one could see towering mountains, endless red cliffs and strange rocks, precipitous peaks, and waterfalls and springs that cascaded down the cliffs like white rainbows, like flying pearls and shattered jade. The continuous mountain ranges were shrouded in a sea of clouds, with colorful mists and auspicious clouds swirling around them.
It's truly like a fairyland.
Just as Xu Fengzhi was about to praise the scenery before him, a series of voices drifted over.
"Huh? Who's that? Which branch of the Lu family does that girl belong to? She's so beautiful."
"I don't know, but I recognize the person next to her. He's the young sect master of the Divine Dream Sect."
"That woman looks just like Madam. Could she be a relative of Madam's?"
"So beautiful!"
Those whispering in the shadows were members of a branch of the clan. As they spoke, their faces showed doubt, and when they saw Ayao, they all looked on with a mixture of confusion and amazement.
Xu Fengzhi was utterly incredulous upon hearing these voices. Her family members knew him, an outsider, yet they didn't recognize her, the Seventh Miss. How absurd!
He went to look at A Yao: "Seventh Miss, is this really your home?"
Upon hearing his meaningful remark, Ayao replied, "Probably!"
After she returned to the Lu family, they hid her as if she were something shameful. Although the Lu family members gradually learned of her existence, their impression of her was still that dark-skinned, thin, wild girl.
She hadn't appeared in their sight for the past three years. After undergoing several marrow cleansings, her strength had greatly increased, and her appearance and temperament had also changed drastically. It was normal that they didn't recognize her when they saw her.
Lu Yunxing and the others were able to recognize her because Ayao was already familiar with them. None of the other clansmen were familiar with her, so it was understandable that they didn't recognize her.
However, some people have sharp eyes.
"That...that must be Miss Seven!"
As A Yao and Xu Fengzhi walked across a covered bridge, several members of the Lu family who were flying on swords watched them from a distance. One of them, a woman in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, exclaimed in surprise.
The woman's name was Lu Qingqing, and she was one of the more outstanding young women in the Lu family.
"What?! This is impossible!" A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who was in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, exclaimed loudly next to Lu Qingqing. He looked at the departing girl in purple. How could such a beautiful girl be that vulgar Lu Xueyao?
“Didn’t you see? The Xuanling Ancient Jade pendant she’s wearing around her waist, and she looks so much like the Madam,” Lu Qingqing said.
“That’s impossible. The last time I saw Lu Xueyao was three years ago. At that time, she was only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. The purple-clad girl who just passed by was in the late-Golden Core stage. How could she go from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to the late-Golden Core stage in three years?” said a girl next to Lu Qingqing.
The others also thought it was impossible. To advance from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to the late-Golden Core stage in just three years—this cultivation speed was simply freakish. They couldn't accept it at all. At this moment, Lu Qingqing said, "If it's true, why don't we go and ask them?"
With that, she mounted her sword and chased after A Yao and Xu Fengzhi ahead. The others were also eager to know if it was really Lu Xueyao, so they all followed suit on their swords. A Yao and Xu Fengzhi were admiring the scenery, so they walked and stopped frequently, and their speed was naturally not very fast. Therefore, Lu Qingqing and the others quickly caught up.
Lu Qingqing shouted at the top of her lungs, "Seventh Miss!"
Ayao and Xu Fengzhi were admiring the waterfall on a mountain peak when they heard Lu Qingqing's voice. Ayao turned around and looked back. The breeze blew her hair, and her clothes fluttered as if she were a fairy playing on earth. Her face was so perfect that Lu Qingqing and the others were stunned for a moment.
So beautiful!
When we called her Seventh Miss, she actually turned around! She really was Lu Xueyao!
Oh my god!
After the initial shock, Lu Qingqing and the others arrived and landed on the mountain peak. Lu Qingqing looked at A Yao's face, still filled with astonishment. Although she had just recognized A Yao, she wasn't entirely sure until now, when she finally said, "You...you really are Lu Xueyao?"
Ayao smiled and said, "If the Lu family doesn't have a second Lu Xueyao, then it would probably be me!"
Standing next to Lu Qingqing, Lu Shishi looked at A Yao and said, "What happened to you? And what about your cultivation level...?"
Seeing the shocked expressions on Lu Shishi's face, Ayao said, "They say that a scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation. We haven't seen each other for three years, right? Isn't it normal for people to have changed a bit?"
Lu Qingqing and the others looked A Yao up and down. This wasn't just a slight change; it was a complete transformation! Even though it's said that a girl changes a lot as she grows up, this was like a completely different person. And her cultivation level had increased so drastically!
"Seventh Miss, who are these people...?" Xu Fengzhi suddenly asked from the side. Lu Qingqing and the others looked at him. As for the others, Lu Qingqing and Lu Shishi, the two girls, looked at Xu Fengzhi's face up close and couldn't help but tremble. They thought to themselves that the young master of Shenmeng Sect was indeed exceptionally handsome.
The Kunshan Mountains are a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery, and almost every member of the Lu family is of exceptional appearance and character.
Ayao was ostracized not only because of Lu Xuening, but also because the Lu family members considered her vulgar and unworthy of being a member of the Lu family. Even because of Ayao's lack of favor, many otherwise outstanding young members of the Lu family sought a sense of superiority over her.
Even if I'm not the best, I'm still better than Lu Xueyao, right?
In her past life, Lu Qingqing, Lu Shishi, and the others around her had often teased Ayao. Ayao pretended to introduce her: "This is Lu..."
Then, pretending to be deep in thought, she finally said to Xu Fengzhi:
"I don't know what they're called either?"
Lu Qingqing was quite embarrassed. She clasped her hands in a fist and bowed, saying to Xu Fengzhi, "Lu Qingqing of the Lu family."
Lu Shishi blushed and looked at Xu Fengzhi, saying, "Shishi greets Young Master Xu."
The others also introduced themselves: "Lu Chen of the Lu family."
"Lu Family, Lu Zhi".
Seeing that A Yao didn't seem to like the Lu family members, Xu Fengzhi politely declined and left with A Yao. After they left, Lu Qingqing, Lu Shishi, Lu Chen, and the others immediately became uneasy.
"It really is Lu Xueyao! What happened?"
"Why are she acting so intimately with Young Master Xu? Is she planning to form a marriage alliance with the Divine Dream Sect?"
Before long, the entire Lu family knew that their Seventh Miss, Lu Xueyao, had been in seclusion for three years, undergoing a complete transformation, becoming as beautiful as a fairy. Moreover, her cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, and she was now at the late Golden Core stage. Furthermore, the Seventh Miss was quite close to the young master of the Divine Dream Sect, suggesting a possible marriage alliance.
Suddenly, the entire city of Kunshan seemed to have been bombed.
Inside a cave, several clansmen who were cultivating stopped and began gossiping:
"Really?"
"Really, really. Even pearls aren't this real. I checked it myself. Seventh Miss has become so beautiful! A hundred times more beautiful than Eighth Miss!"
"She and Xu Fengzhi standing together are truly a match made in heaven!"
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