Ayao had no intention of getting married, but she wanted to know Lu Xiuwen's attitude. She asked, "If I say I want to, would Father be willing to let me become a cultivation partner with Xu Fengzhi?"
Lu Xiuwen lowered his gaze and picked up his teacup: "You're only nineteen, there's no rush to find a Daoist partner."
This answer would not surprise Ayao at all.
In her past life, Lu Yunli betrothed her to Duan Yong, and her mother agreed. She cried, holding a sword to her neck, and came before him. At that time, he didn't fly into a rage. He simply said calmly, "If you don't want to, then you don't want to. Why are you making such a fuss?"
He didn't force her to marry Duan Yong, simply because he felt the Lieyang Sect was unworthy of marrying a daughter of the Lu family. He didn't love her; if he cared even a little bit about his own daughter, he would be furious. Furious at her elder brother for mistreating her so easily, but he didn't.
He's angry now because she's valuable. Ayao knows her father's thoughts; he doesn't want her to marry anyone, he wants her to stay in the Lu family for the rest of her life.
“What you need to do now is focus on cultivation. I will do everything in my power to nurture you. Romantic feelings for your children will be an obstacle to your cultivation. You can think about your Daoist partner when you reach the Refinement stage,” Lu Xiuwen said.
Upon hearing this, Ayao asked, "Father said he would do his best to cultivate me. So, will the Lu family be handed over to me or my elder brother in the future?"
Lu Xiuwen was taken aback; he clearly hadn't expected A Yao to ask that question.
This daughter has such great ambitions?
She wanted the entire Lu family.
According to Lu Xiuwen's plan, he wanted A Yao to choose a cultivation partner from among the Lu family members in the future, and he had even chosen Lu Yin. Lu Yin was his disciple, and among the younger generation, he was the second person besides A Yao to have comprehended the essence of cultivation. He was also the most talented person besides A Yao.
The most perfect scenario would be for one's favorite apprentice to marry his own daughter, so that they could assist the eldest son together in the future.
However, it is clear that his idea will not come to fruition.
Xiaoqi and her older brother are sworn enemies, and now she has openly expressed her ambitions.
With Xiao Qi's talent, her future achievements will surely surpass mine. Reaching the Void Refinement stage is just around the corner, and the Integration stage will probably not be difficult for her either. If she weren't willing, Yun Li wouldn't be able to control her at all. Unfortunately, this eldest son is clueless and actually goes against his own sister.
But he couldn't bear to depose his eldest son.
Although he had many children, his eldest son was different. He was his first child, the only one he had raised from a young age, guiding his cultivation step by step, and the child to whom he had devoted the most effort. Even if he disappointed him, he didn't want to just abandon him.
However, if he doesn't abandon his eldest son, his daughter will certainly not stay in the Lu family. In this situation, he has to make a choice: if he chooses his eldest son, he can only marry off Xiao Qi; if he chooses Xiao Qi, he can only ruin his eldest son.
He can't make that choice right now.
Seeing that Lu Xiuwen had not given an answer for a long time, A Yao sneered inwardly.
She didn't care about the Lu family at all; she just wanted to make things difficult for her father. She knew the answer before she even asked the question. Wanting the horse to run but not feeding it? Humph!
"My daughter is taking her leave!"
Ayao turned and walked outside. After watching her figure disappear, Lu Xiuwen remained in the same position for a long time before sighing.
Ultimately, it was my own fault. If I had paid more attention to my daughter when I found her back then, the family relationship wouldn't be so strained now.
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Not long after A Yao left Mingyao Peak and returned to Ziji Peak, Lu Yunxing came to find her. This Lu Yunxing wanted A Yao to plead for Lu Xuening.
“Father is truly angry with Xiao Ba this time. Sixth Brother pleaded for Xiao Ba, but Lu Xiuwen not only didn't pardon him, but also extended the punishment to fifty years. Now, only you can plead for him, and Father will listen. Seventh Brother, you should put in a good word for Xiao Ba!” Lu Yunxing said.
Lu Yunlin's plea for Lu Xuening not only failed to help her, but also extended her period of reflection from twenty years to fifty years, after which no one dared to plead for Lu Xuening anymore. Lu Yunxing thought of A Yao; her father punished Xiao Ba for Xiao Qi's sake, and Xiao Qi's intervention would surely be effective.
Ayao looked at Lu Yunxing coldly.
Lu Yunxing said anxiously, "You're the one who caused this mess, you can't just stand by and do nothing."
"Did a pig eat your brain?" Ayao mocked.
“You…” Lu Yunxing’s eyes widened in anger.
“It’s just fifty years of reflection, what’s the big deal? Compared to being locked in a water dungeon all the time, fifty years of reflection is far too lenient,” Ayao said, expressing her strong dissatisfaction with the punishment.
"You're only going to the water dungeon for a few days, but Xiao Ba is going to reflect on his actions in his own cave for fifty years. You think that's too lenient? You, you... are you really that vicious?" Lu Yunxing said angrily.
"You know how wicked I am, so what are you doing here? I need to meditate, so don't bother seeing me out!" Ayao gave him the order to leave.
Lu Yunxing left A Yao's place in a fit of anger. After leaving his Purple Extreme Peak, he saw Lu Yunshen above the sea of clouds. Lu Yunxing stopped Lu Yunshen and said, "Third Brother, I have something to say to you."
Lu Yunshen followed him to a nearby mountain peak, where the vegetation was lush and green. On the opposite mountain peak, a waterfall cascaded down from a great height, but the water flow was blocked by a protruding rock in the middle, splitting into a "人" shape. Water mist filled the air and refracted into a rainbow in the sunlight.
"Third Brother, you used to care about Xiao Ba just like us, but now you've completely stopped caring about her?" Lu Yunxing questioned.
“She suffered such a great injustice this time, and you didn’t even glance at her. She cries every day now. I wanted Xiaoqi to say a few good words for her in front of her father, but Xiaoqi was sarcastic and even thought that Xiaoba’s punishment was too lenient.”
Lu Yunshen said, "Do you really think Xiao Ba did nothing wrong? Do you also think it's a good thing that Xiao Qi married Duan Yong?"
Lu Yunxing was speechless.
Lu Yun Shen sneered:
“I used to think Xiao Ba was innocent and naive, but this time she is not innocent at all. In the secret realm, Xiao Qi had already expressed her dissatisfaction with the marriage. You all know that she is close to Xu Fengzhi. Xiao Ba even brought Duan Yong over. Isn't that deliberately trying to annoy Xiao Qi?”
These words left Lu Yunxing speechless. Yes, everyone knows that Xiao Qi likes Xu Fengzhi. What else could it be but to disgust her by bringing Duan Yong here? This time, Xiao Qi saved so many people and made a big splash during the collapse of the secret realm. It must have been Xiao Ba who was unhappy and that's why she did that.
But... but...
“Even if Xiao Ba was wrong this time, confining him to Yu Shu Peak for fifty years to reflect on his mistakes is far too long,” Lu Yunxing said. “In the past, when Xiao Qi did something wrong, he was only locked up in the water dungeon for a few days.”
"That's all? I used to think so too, until I was locked in the water dungeon, and then I knew what it was like." Lu Yun Shen clenched his fists in his sleeves, his face full of guilt. Suddenly, his gaze sharpened as he looked at Lu Yun Xing:
"Did you know that every half hour in that water dungeon, the punishment restrictions would automatically trigger, causing excruciating pain that was worse than death?"
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