Those below the Nascent Soul stage can fly faster on swords, but they can still fly without a sword. Ayao crossed mountain after mountain and arrived at her dwelling place—Yingxiu Peak.
The Lu family's ancestor was a Nascent Soul cultivator, which allowed them to seize the vast spiritual land of Kunshan. The entire Kunshan mountain range belongs to the Lu family, and twenty-three large and small spiritual veins converge beneath it.
Although Ayao and her six older brothers grew up with their parents, they already had their own independent mountain when they were a month old. They only moved out after they grew up.
The seven siblings' mountain peaks are named after the five colors of the rainbow: Crimson Serpent Peak, Orange Washing Peak, Yellow Sparrow Peak, Green Shadow Peak, Azure Phoenix Peak, Blue Jade Peak, and Purple Extreme Peak. All seven peaks are located on the main spiritual vein, making them exceptionally rich in spiritual energy.
Purple Peak originally belonged to A Yao, but when A Yao returned to the Lu family, Purple Peak had already become Lu Xuening's. Since they loved Lu Xuening so much, they certainly couldn't wrong her and make Lu Xuening give up Purple Peak.
Mother Xu Lianxin said that although Ayao is the eldest daughter of the main lineage, she cannot bypass the elders and seniors who are at the Refinement stage. She should ask the elders to give up the good place on the main spiritual vein and go to Yingxiu Peak on the second-class spiritual vein instead.
Upon arriving at Yingxiu Peak, Ayao landed on a gravel path. She walked forward along the path, with Lu Yunshen and several others following behind her.
Looking at the surrounding scenery, Lu Yunshen realized that it had been a long time since he had been here.
How long has it been? He was shocked to find that the last time he was here was two years ago.
As they walked, Ayao stopped at her feet, and the people behind her also stopped.
Voices came from behind:
"Oh dear, what a terrible misfortune. That idiot Seventh Miss doesn't even know how to please her parents and brothers. I had to bribe the steward to get assigned here, and it's been four years now, and I haven't gotten a single penny."
"That's absolutely right, this Seventh Miss is a jinx."
Besides A Yao, there were several maids serving her on Yingxiu Peak.
The Lu family is a large clan, including not only members of the Lu family but also members of other surnames.
The non-clan members are low-level cultivators who serve the Lu family. These low-level cultivators voluntarily become non-clan members of the Lu family in order to benefit from the Lu family's spiritual veins for cultivation. If they succeed in their cultivation, successfully form a Nascent Soul, or have other merits, they can be granted the Lu surname and become disciples of the Lu family. This is much better than going to a small sect outside.
Even the weakest part of Kunshan has more spiritual energy than many small and medium-sized sects. Moreover, being able to cultivate in a super cultivation family like the Lu family offers more opportunities, which is why many people are desperate to become servants in the Lu family.
The maids serving A Yao were all at the Qi Refining stage. They were completely unaware that A Yao, Lu Yun Shen, and the others were behind them, and they were all complaining:
"I'm already here, and I can't even get transferred. Ugh! What bad luck!"
"Why doesn't she just hang herself? After all, the head of the family, the lady, and all the young masters don't care about her."
"Yes, yes, she's dead, we're free."
"What Seventh Miss? I think she's not even as good as the dog that Eighth Miss keeps. Even Eighth Miss's dog is more noble than her."
Ayao didn't react to these words, but Lu Yunshen beside her looked extremely ugly. These lowly servants, how dare they, how dare they...
Unable to control his killing intent, the maids turned around in terror, their faces ashen. Before they could kneel and beg for mercy, Lu Yun Shen released his Nascent Soul stage pressure, and the maids coughed up blood. They knelt on the ground, trembling, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths, their bones cracking as if they were about to be crushed by the pressure.
"Third Young Master, Third Young Master, spare my life, Third Young Master, spare my life..."
With a wave of his hand, Lu Yun Shen caused the maids to scream as their cultivation was crippled.
"Throw them out of the Lu family."
His voice was cold and icy; he had lost all his gentle and refined demeanor.
"yes."
The guards following behind him threw the maids out of the Lu family compound.
After dealing with the maids, he looked at A Yao, who remained indifferent, as if she hadn't heard anything. He said, "What Xiao Qi and the others just said..."
"Oh, I didn't take it to heart. It's not like it's the first time I've said it." Ayao smiled.
Seeing A Yao's smile, Lu Yun Shen felt as if he had been hit in the chest with a heavy hammer. He had never imagined that the maids on Yingxiu Peak would disregard Xiao Qi so much.
They actually dared to say such things, they deserve to die! Anyway, it's not the first time they've said it, which means that these maids have neglected Xiao Qi countless times without their knowledge. If the people of Yingxiu Peak are like this, what about the others?
"Why didn't you tell me they were so disrespectful?" Lu Yunshen said.
Ayao said, "Third brother is so busy, how could I dare to bother you with such trivial matters? Besides... they only said a few honest things that I don't like to hear. I think third brother made a big fuss about nothing."
Lu Yunshen was struck dumb upon hearing this.
Ignoring him, Ayao walked forward and arrived at Lanyue Pavilion on Yingxiu Peak. The magnificent pavilion was empty and sparsely furnished, completely at odds with its exterior. Lu Yunshen followed her in, looking at the hall, which was even more rudimentary than the servants' quarters, and asked Ayao, "Where...where are the furnishings here?"
Ayao said, "I took it and sold it."
"Sold?"
Lu Yunshen looked puzzled.
Ayao said, "If I don't sell, where am I going to get the spirit stones to buy pills, magic weapons, and other things?"
When she first returned to the Lu family, no one dared to neglect her. But later, seeing that she was no longer favored, the servants and stewards began to slowly and subtly deduct her belongings, gradually becoming bolder and more blatant. She knew all of this.
Knowing what to do was pointless; her parents wouldn't listen to her, always getting impatient. Her brothers were the same. She'd spoken to her fifth brother once, but he hadn't paid any attention, saying maybe she was late and thought she was being nosy. After that, she never brought it up again.
"What's your monthly allowance?" Lu Yunshen frowned.
"Twenty low-grade spirit stones are hardly enough." Ayao sat down at the table and poured herself a cup of tea.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Your monthly allowance is a thousand high-grade spirit stones," Lu Yunshen said loudly.
Ayao said, "A thousand high-grade spirit stones, that's so much! I've never seen anything like it."
Lu Yunshen then asked, "What about the two bottles of Grade 5 Purple Mansion Pills that I had someone give you last month?"
Ayao said, "What Purple Mansion Pill? I've never seen it before."
Lu Yun Shen immediately understood everything. He was furious and looked at a Nascent Soul stage guard behind him. The guard immediately used a sound transmission talisman to summon a manager.
The steward named Ming Jing was initially unhurried, until he saw Lu Yun Shen ask him with a gloomy expression, "Where is the Purple Mansion Pill I asked you to deliver to Xiao Qi?"
Manager Ming's face changed drastically, and he suddenly knelt down, drenched in cold sweat.
"Third Young Master, I...I..."
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