How come we didn't realize before that this adopted daughter was both stupid and useless?
Lu Xuening stared at Lu Xiuwen in disbelief. Marry Duan Yong? Marry that toad Duan Yong? No! No, absolutely not!
Father, Father, how could you be so cruel!
She was his most beloved daughter.
"Father, Father, I have always been in love with Brother Huaiyuan. We are already engaged, how can you break off the engagement? Father, Brother Huaiyuan and I are in love with each other. Father, we have already made vows of eternal love. How can you be so cruel as to make me marry someone else?"
Lu Xuening cried as she spoke, large tears streaming down her cheeks. Her tearful appearance broke Lu Yunli and Xu Lianxin's hearts.
Lu Xuening was already dissatisfied with Gu Huaiyuan, but even so, he was still a million times better than Duan Yong! She would never marry that sleazy, disgusting toad. Now, she could only desperately cling to Gu Huaiyuan as a lifeline; she didn't want to, she didn't want to marry that toad.
Xu Lianxin grabbed Lu Xiuwen's hand and actually knelt down: "Husband, husband, everyone already knows that Xiao Ba is engaged to the Gu family, and she and Huaiyuan are in love with each other. How can you be so heartless?"
Looking at his wife with tears in her eyes, Lu Xiuwen couldn't bear it in the end. Besides, he had raised Lu Xuening for so many years, and he had grown attached to even a dog.
He looked at Lu Xuening and said coldly:
"Don't think that I can't see through your little schemes. Do you really think that a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator can fool a Void Refinement cultivator? If you ever have any more crooked thoughts in the future, I will not let you off easily. From today onwards, you will reflect on your mistakes on Jade Peak and are not allowed to step out of Jade Peak for twenty years."
Lu Xuening's face was ashen, and she looked at Lu Xiuwen with a sob in her eyes, but Lu Xiuwen's face was nothing but cold indifference. She was terrified and trembled as she kowtowed to Lu Xiuwen: "Yes, Father!"
Lu Xiuwen stopped looking at Lu Xuening and looked at Lu Yunli: "As for you, you'd better figure out a way to calm Xiao Qi down."
Lu Yunli kowtowed with a grim expression: "Yes, Father!"
Lu Xiuwen was in a bad mood just looking at the two of them, and said coldly, "Get out of here!"
Lu Yunli and Lu Xuening left with their heads down and in a state of fear.
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Amidst the rosy clouds, Xu Yunzhou and his wife Wei Linglong were drinking tea aboard a floating ship belonging to the Shenmeng Sect.
"Is Xu Lianxin out of her mind? She doesn't dote on her own daughter, but dotes on an adopted daughter, and a useless one at that. She even wants to marry her own daughter to that kind of person and ruin her. If I had such a talented daughter, I would give her all the best things in the world," Xu Yunzhou said.
They've all lived for thousands of years. Even if Lu Yunli said it was his own decision, judging from Xu Lianxin's expression, Xu Yunzhou and Wei Linglong could easily see through the deception.
Wei Linglong said with a smile, "It's better if the two of them don't understand. I think Ayao doesn't have much affection for her parents anymore. If she marries into my Shenmeng Sect in the future, she will definitely be of one mind with us."
“A daughter is no longer under her father’s control when she grows up, and a son is no longer under his mother’s control when he grows up. Even if Lu Xiuwen does not agree to this marriage, as long as A Yao wants to marry, the Lu family has no say in it.”
Xu Yunzhou nodded, completely satisfied with A Yao. If A Yao had even the slightest thought of leaving the Lu family and joining the Divine Dream Sect, he would immediately break ties with Lu Xiuwen and help his son snatch her away. Having such a talented daughter-in-law, even turning against the Lu family was a worthwhile investment.
Outside the cabin, Lou Munan stood in front of the railing, surrounded by many crows, with even more flying around him. These crows looked no different from ordinary crows, but their eyes were blood red, gleaming with a cold, eerie red light.
Lou Munan's long hair was blown by the wind. He raised one hand, and a crow landed on it.
Several guards looked at him curiously, thinking to themselves: When did the young master start liking to keep crows?
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On Jade Peak, Lu Xuening was weeping, holding a handkerchief. She was surrounded by Lu Yunli, Lu Yunchuan, Lu Yunlin, and Lu Yunxing. She was under house arrest, but Lu Xiuwen hadn't forbidden anyone from visiting her.
"Father actually wants Xiao Ba to reflect on his mistakes for twenty years and forbids him from stepping out of Yu Shu Peak for twenty years. This punishment is too harsh!" Lu Yunlin said indignantly.
Lu Yunxing looked at Lu Yunli anxiously: "Big brother, isn't Mother going to plead for Xiao Ba?"
“Father, Father is really angry. He even got angry with Mother. It’s all my fault…” Lu Xuening said, sobbing. “It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have brought Duan Yong. I only wanted Seventh Sister to meet her fiancé. I never expected Seventh Sister to be angry.”
Lu Xuening's eyes were red from crying, and she cried louder and louder, looking like she was about to faint from crying.
"That Lu Xueyao is really something. She doesn't like Duan Yong, so she just told Mother she didn't want to marry him. Not only did she directly attack Xiao Ba, but she also made a big fuss, enraging Father. Clearly, Xiao Ba and my eldest brother were doing it for her own good," Lu Yunlin said angrily.
“I chose Duan Yong for her because he comes from a humble background and is honest and kind. Even if she causes trouble after marrying him, we can support her. She doesn’t understand my good intentions at all.”
“My father also misunderstood me, thinking that I deliberately humiliated her. He even asked me to find a way to appease her anger. Now, the entire Lu family obeys her every command, and I, as the young clan leader, will probably have to give up my position to her one day.” Lu Yunli’s expression grew increasingly gloomy as he spoke.
Lu Yunxing stood up and said, "No, I need to go find my father."
After saying that, he strode outside, and after a few steps, he transformed into a long rainbow and flew away into the distance.
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Night had fallen. In a room within the Lieyang Sect, the sect leader was furiously whipping his eldest son.
"How could you be so stupid? Madam Lu would betroth Miss Lu to you as your dual cultivation partner, and you actually believed that?"
“You have angered Miss Lu Qi. If she becomes displeased, our entire sect will be destroyed.”
"Father, Father, it was that eldest young master who told me that." Duan Yong, with snot and tears streaming down his face, hugged the legs of the Lieyang Sect Master, feeling extremely wronged. It was clearly the eldest young master's fault, what did it have to do with him?
"Didn't you ever have any doubts? What makes you think you have the qualities to make the eldest daughter of the Lu family, especially such a privileged woman, marry you? They're using you as cannon fodder in their infighting! You idiot! Get out, get out of here!"
The leader of the Lieyang Sect kicked Duan Yong to the ground, and Duan Yong scrambled out of the room.
The sect leader of the Lieyang Sect was in a terrible predicament. What should he do? What should he do now? Although he hadn't punished his foolish son today, the matter was definitely not over yet.
After Duan Yong left, he returned to his cave and grew increasingly angry. He took his anger out on his concubines, grabbing a whip and, ignoring his internal injuries, lashing them mercilessly. Those outside listened to the screams of agony but remained unmoved, long since accustomed to it.
A crow flew by in the night.
The crow looked down from the sky over the entire Lieyang Gate.
It opened its mouth and spat out a red ball of light.
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