Looking at A Yao's pale face, Lu Yunxing recalled the day his mother whipped her and she refused to admit her mistake. So he suggested locking her in the water dungeon and even roughly dragged her in himself, taking away her storage bag.
At the time, he felt she deserved it, but now he feels he went a bit too far.
She was constantly cheated out of her things by the servants, neglected by others, and even had her engagement broken off, so it's no wonder she was dissatisfied with Xiao Ba.
A sense of guilt arose, but then she felt it wasn't Xiao Ba's fault; it was Xiao Qi's own fault for taking her anger out on her. Oh well, she'd forgive her this time. Anyway, Xiao Ba's injuries had long since healed, and she didn't care about the matter.
Seeing Ah Yao's dark eyes looking at him, he said:
"I...I've come to return this to you."
He then took out a storage bag.
When Ayao saw the storage bag, she waved her hand, and the storage bag flew towards her. She caught it, placed it beside her, and then closed her eyes, looking as if she was about to continue cultivating.
Lu Yunxing stood there, stunned. He was a little annoyed that she dared to ignore him. But when his gaze fell on the empty room, he felt a pang of unease.
He stammered, "I...I didn't know they...they were so bold. My third brother was furious today and killed them all."
Ayao opened her eyes. Had she killed them all?
That's quite unexpected.
This isn't like Lu Yun Shen's usual behavior. What's wrong with him?
“I’ve never seen Third Brother so angry. He scared me. The person has been dealt with. You shouldn’t hold a grudge against Xiao Ba anymore,” Lu Yunxing said.
Ayao thought to herself: Isn't it Lu Xuening who's trying to make trouble for me?
She was too lazy to argue and simply said, "Okay."
Lu Yunxing looked at her in disbelief. She didn't even talk back. Was this Lu Xueyao?
He stared blankly at Ayao, feeling that she had changed drastically. Her gaze towards him was incredibly indifferent, even cold. She wasn't like this before. Lu Yunxing knew very well how much the old Ayao craved their brothers' care and attention.
"Do you have anything else to do? If not, I'm going to start cultivating," Ayao said.
"I...I..."
After stammering for a while, Lu Yunxing couldn't get the words out and finally had to leave. Once outside, she felt a tightness in her chest, but she didn't know what she was angry about.
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News of Lu Yun Shen's furious punishment of forty-nine clansmen quickly spread throughout the entire Lu family. The Third Young Master had never been so enraged before. Upon further inquiry, the reason was revealed to be that those people had secretly withheld the Seventh Miss's belongings.
When everyone found out, they had different thoughts. Some were shocked and thought those people deserved it, while others were uneasy. It turned out that the Seventh Miss still had some status. Would she have already made a grudge against them?
“These lackeys are so audacious that they even dare to embezzle Xiao Qi’s things. Third brother, you did a good job this time, deceiving your superiors and subordinates. This kind of behavior must not be allowed to spread in my Lu family. If they are not severely punished, people will think that my Lu family has no rules.”
The speaker was Xu Lianxin, the wife of the head of the Lu family.
Xu Lianxin was over three thousand years old. This female cultivator in the Refinement stage looked no different from a young woman in her twenties. Her long, black hair was styled into a high bun, her eyebrows were arched and her face was rosy and radiant. She wore a purple palace dress embroidered with peony patterns, and she was stunningly beautiful and had a noble air about her.
Xu Lianxin, a high-level cultivator from a prestigious family, wouldn't care about the lives of a few Golden Core or Foundation Establishment cultivators. She wouldn't even flinch if forty-nine ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators died. The Lu family had plenty of Nascent Soul cultivators, and Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators were even more numerous.
“Mother is right,” Lu Yunshen said, bowing his head.
In the hall, Xu Lianxin sat at the head of the table, with Lu Xuening sitting next to her. At the lower end of the table sat Lu Yunshen, Lu Yunxing, Lu Yunqi, and Lu Yunlin.
“However, Xiao Qi is also at fault. She’s not mute; if she noticed something was missing, wouldn’t she have said something?” Xu Lianxin frowned as she mentioned A Yao.
Xu Lianxin was a perfectionist. Not only was she born into a good family, but she was also beautiful, talented, and married well. All her sons were outstanding individuals. She also took great care of Ayao, who was her beautiful little daughter at the time.
However, when Ayao was found, she was dark-skinned, thin, and had a coarse demeanor.
Oh my god!
How could this be her daughter?
But the blood connection is undeniable; this is her daughter.
All the guilt and remorse vanished the moment he saw Ayao, replaced by disgust.
How could a perfectionist like Xu Lianxin possibly tolerate her daughter being so vulgar? So even though she accepted it, she still felt immense inner resistance. That's why she was so cold towards Ayao, even wanting to hide her away so she wouldn't embarrass her in public.
Lu Yunxing and Lu Yunlin felt a little guilty after learning about the grievances A Yao had suffered over the years, but after hearing Xu Lianxin's words, most of their guilt dissipated.
Yeah! She's got a mouth, why doesn't she speak up? Isn't this what she brought on herself?
"Mother……"
Lu Yunqi suddenly spoke up, and everyone looked at him.
He lowered his head and said, "Xiao Qi, she, she told me, but at that time, I, I didn't pay attention. I didn't expect the servants to be so bold."
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire hall froze.
She did speak up, but she didn't receive any help.
Xu Lianxin's expression changed repeatedly. Lu Xuening looked at her mother and then at her brothers, and began to sob. She cried as she said:
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault. It's all because of me that Seventh Sister has suffered so much. If I had paid more attention to Seventh Sister, I might have discovered that those scoundrels were embezzling Seventh Sister's allowance. It's all my fault."
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