Xu Fengzhi's gaze swept over Lu Yunshen, Lu Yunxing, and several others, finally landing on Lu Xuening, his tone full of sarcasm.
Lu Xuening's face turned extremely ugly, and the faces of the Lu clan members around her also turned ugly. Xu Fengzhi had mocked them all. Lu Xuening and Lu Yunli wanted to say, "No, we're not that delicate, okay?"
But, but it really was three years ago...
Lu Xuening was extremely embarrassed, and she was on the verge of tears: "I...I..."
As she spoke, her eyes reddened. Lu Yunxing and Lu Yunlin immediately became anxious when they saw the tears in her eyes.
"That's different, she did it on purpose." Lu Yunlin said loudly, his gaze towards A Yao fierce and menacing, as if he wanted to hit her.
"What makes you think Ayao did it on purpose?" Xu Fengzhi stood in front of Ayao and questioned Lu Yunlin.
Lu Yunlin's gaze fell on Gu Huaiyuan, who remained silent in the crowd. Everyone turned to look at Gu Huaiyuan. Why did they think A Yao did it on purpose? Because she had just been jilted and then injured her sister who had stolen her engagement the very next day. It was hard not to make the connection, but who had any evidence?
"She was jilted, so..."
Lu Yunlin was interrupted by Lu Yunshen before he could finish speaking. Lu Yunshen yelled at him, "Shut up!"
People who rarely get angry can be quite shocking when they do. Lu Yunlin was stunned when his third brother yelled at him like that for the first time.
Lu Yun Shen's face was grim. Everyone initially thought Xiao Qi had done it on purpose, but it was all just their assumption; they had no evidence whatsoever, yet they punished Xiao Qi. Every time he thought about it, he was filled with regret. Why hadn't he stood up for Xiao Qi back then?
When he saw the bloody wound on Xiao Ba's arm, he felt heartbroken and thought Xiao Qi deserved some punishment. Looking back now, he realizes he was a jerk.
There was utter silence all around.
Lu Yunshen said softly, "Let's not talk about the past anymore."
Xu Fengzhi looked at him coldly. "Don't mention it again?" If A Yao had the right to say that, why should he? He wasn't the one who was wronged.
"About that matter, I... I've already forgiven Seventh Sister. Seventh Sister, can't you let go of that matter?" Lu Xuening looked at A Yao with teary eyes.
Ayao looked coldly at Lu Xuening, a mocking smile curving her lips. "Fine, she did nothing wrong, why should she forgive her?"
"Seventh Sister, have you always disliked Eighth Sister? Eighth Sister didn't mean to steal your affection. Seventh Sister, Seventh Sister, please don't dislike Eighth Sister, okay?" Lu Xuening said, tears streaming down her face.
Seeing Lu Xuening crying her eyes out, not only Lu Yunlin and Lu Yunxing felt sorry for her, but also her cousins Lu Yunli, Lu Yunhan, and Lu Yunhua, as well as her cousins Lu Xueya and Lu Xueling. Someone immediately tried to smooth things over.
“Sister Xueyao, we’re all family, why are you being so formal?” Lu Yunli said.
“Yes, Xueyao, let bygones be bygones!” Lu Xueya said.
"Seventh Sister, let's not dwell on those unhappy things as a family."
"Yeah yeah!"
Ayao looked at them coldly. If she hadn't changed her appearance so drastically, if she hadn't revealed her strength that shocked them, they wouldn't be trying to persuade her gently, but would be mocking her directly.
"Lu Xueyao, can't you be a little more magnanimous?"
"You're the older sister, so you should be more considerate of your younger sister."
"As expected, being raised outside has corrupted him; his heart has turned bad."
"Seventh Sister, if you're so petty, who will respect you in the future?"
The words they spoke in their past lives echoed in my ears.
Ayao looked at Xu Fengzhi beside her: "I have never taken you to Flying Snow Cliff."
Xu Fengzhi said, "No."
“Let’s go now!” Ayao said.
Xu Fengzhi smiled gently: "Okay!"
Ignoring everyone, A Yao flew forward, with Xu Fengzhi following behind. The two of them left just like that, leaving the ignored crowd looking at each other awkwardly.
Lu Xueya gave a disgruntled snort, feeling that A Yao was too arrogant. Not only Lu Xueya, but Lu Qingqing and the others also felt that A Yao's ignoring them was a sign of disrespect.
Lu Xuening bit her lip, her eyes blurry with tears. She thought to herself: Lu Xueyao just left like that? Well, now everyone knows how petty she is.
However, watching A Yao and Xu Fengzhi walk away, seeing how handsome and beautiful they were, she felt unhappy again.
That Xu Fengzhi is truly blind! He knows how wicked Lu Xueyao is, yet he still likes her. What a despicable couple!
Lu Xuening gritted her teeth inwardly.
Lu Yunshen watched A Yao and Xu Fengzhi disappear into the sea of clouds, his head bowed, his expression somber. He didn't even hear Lu Xuening calling him.
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A waterfall cascades down a cliff, above which grow many giant trees, some tens of meters tall. These trees are covered in snow-white blossoms, each petal like a pear blossom, crystal clear. When the wind blows, the pure white petals flutter down, as if a snowfall has occurred.
Two figures flew in from afar, going upstream along the waterfall and landing on the cliff. The girl, dressed in a purple gauze dress, had snow-white skin and a beautiful face, her complexion as clear as ice. The man, dressed in a blue brocade robe, was handsome and elegant. They jumped one after the other onto the thick trunk of a giant tree.
"This is Flying Snow Cliff." Xu Fengzhi looked at the trees full of blossoms, as delicate as pear blossoms, and showed his appreciation. "The scenery here is really beautiful."
Ayao sat down on the tree trunk and looked at the distant mountains, saying, "I used to come here often when I was unhappy."
It's been over 178,000 years; she hasn't been here in so long.
She was reborn three years ago, and has been busy cultivating ever since, so she hasn't been here before. For her, the last time she came here was in her previous life.
It has been over 100,000 years.
After what just happened, Xu Fengzhi now fully understands that not only her parents and siblings treat A Yao badly in the Lu family, but also her other relatives and blood relatives.
"They treated you like this, do you... do you want to leave the Lu family?" Xu Fengzhi asked.
Ayao said, "I want to, but now is not the time."
Xu Fengzhi looked at her beautiful profile and carefully chose his words: "If, if I were to invite you to the Divine Dream Sect as a guest now, would you... go?"
Ayao turned to look into his light brown eyes, the affection in them unmistakable. Ayao shook her head: "I'm not going."
Xu Fengzhi was not surprised at all by this answer.
“Don’t treat me like some pitiful little thing waiting for someone to save me. If I want to leave, I can leave anytime,” Ayao said.
Xu Fengzhi looked at her, then at the distance: "More than ten years ago, when you went missing, your parents mobilized almost the entire Lu family's connections to find you, and even our Shenmeng Sect helped. They finally found you, how could they..."
Xu Fengzhi couldn't understand it.
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