In Zhu Yi's sharp, emotionless eyes, the old patriarch saw the genius girl's disgust for the Zhu family.
The old man, with his wisdom honed by life's experiences, understood that the fact that this young girl wouldn't do anything to take advantage of the Zhu family's misfortune was already a testament to her tolerance.
"Take her away. Since she's sick, let's get her treated properly." The old clan chief's wrinkled face softened slightly. "Let Bingniang come with her."
Zhu Yi hadn't expected the Zhu family to agree so readily.
“Grandfather! How can we let Bingniang leave? Shouldn’t we teach this ignorant little girl a lesson?” Zhu Zhanyi said, her face showing reluctance.
The old man remained silent, staring at the Zhu family heir whose foundation had clearly been eroded. In an even colder voice, he addressed the assembled Zhu family elders, saying, "Zhu Zhanyi is not suitable to continue as the head of the Zhu family. Elders, please choose someone else."
With just a few words, the cause and effect of events were established.
Zhu Yi was surprised that the trip went so smoothly. Even the father and daughter who had caused trouble at Tianlan Sect before did not show up, and there were hardly any embarrassing incidents along the way.
She gave the old patriarch of the Zhu family an ordinary lotus seed from the spirit realm, hoping they would make good use of it.
That way, she really wouldn't owe the Zhu family anything.
The Ice Maiden, dressed in a light blue silk gown embroidered with orchids, still sported the same womanly hairstyle as I remembered.
However, Zhu Yi felt that there was a sense of weariness and vicissitude in her expression.
The young Zhu Yi was neglected when she needed her mother the most, and now, after several lifetimes, she has no affection for this nominal birth mother either.
It's just an obligation.
In that past life, even if biological parents abandoned their children, there would always be a bunch of self-righteous moralists who would stand up and say things like, "It wasn't easy to give birth to you. Now that you're grown up, you're capable of being filial to your parents. Filial piety is the most important virtue..."
Therefore, behind the farces of those shows where people go to great lengths to reunite with their families and use the guise of kinship to get their daughters back into the family is the reality of them using morality, ethics, and kinship to coerce their new daughters into buying houses for their sons who live nearby...
Ice Maiden wasn't that greedy.
She looked Zhu Yi up and down carefully, and after a long while, she said with a hint of sadness, "You're not her. Where is my daughter?"
Zhu Yi raised an eyebrow. As expected of her mother, even after being separated for so long, she could still see that Zhu Yi was different from the timid, cowardly, and untalented Zhu Yi she used to be.
She was certainly not Zhu Yi, who died tragically at the hands of Zhu Qianying in her previous life.
That was only half of her. Because the "Zhu Yi" who was undergoing tribulation in the small world had not returned to her original position, that timid Zhu Yi always had low cultivation and could not think of such profound things.
"How so?" she asked.
"My daughter doesn't have the courage to speak harshly to the clan leader." Beneath Bingniang's beautiful face, it was unclear what was troubling her.
“Indeed, that’s why she was bullied so badly. Now you’re free, you can go wherever you want, you can even come with me to the Tianlan Sect to settle down.” Zhu Yi didn’t know what to say.
She simply couldn't treat Bingniang with the same affection she would show her own mother.
Outside the Zhu family ancestral home, there is a flat and tidy long street.
Few people come to the streets, with only a few farm vehicles delivering vegetables appearing here and there.
Bingniang hadn't left this place for a long time. Looking at the azure sky, tears welled up in her eyes. "It's good that you're alright."
Although she didn't know what had happened to this little girl, Bingniang was certain that her lovely, kind, and timid daughter was really gone.
Although the white jade lantern hairpin adorning the girl's hair was dazzling and was her daughter's natal magic item, a mother's intuition told her that the stronger and more resolute woman in front of her was not her daughter.
"Forget it, seeing you about to cry gives me a headache. Why did you ever show me such concern before?" Zhu Yi complained.
"Would you be willing to do some small business at the Tianlan Sect? The Tianlan Sect has taken in many of our Hehuan Sect's junior disciples, who may need someone to take care of them. I remember you were also an outstanding disciple of the Hehuan Sect before!"
Zhu Yi only mentioned it casually, suggesting that Bingniang find something to do to settle her life after leaving the Zhu family. She thought she was willing to do so.
"Okay." Bingniang answered decisively. She looked at Zhu Yi with affection and suddenly felt a little sad, realizing that she hadn't taken better care of her daughter in the past.
The girl in front of me had a completely different temperament from the daughter I remembered.
However, the fact that she was recognized by her daughter's companion artifact proves that she was not just some random wandering ghost possessing her body. By chance, her daughter has become different.
The crane-feather flying vehicle carrying the three people quickly arrived at Anyuan Town at the foot of Tianlan Sect Mountain.
Zhu Yi handed over the original Meow Meow Eatery to Bing Niang, and only the revenue from this shop, her share of the profits, was given to Bing Niang to make a living.
Even if she didn't have any maternal feelings for Bingniang in her subjective will, out of consideration for the debt of life she owed, she still felt that she should give her some income as a living allowance.
Giving something voluntarily and extortion under duress are two different things.
Bingniang was surprised, but she didn't hesitate and readily accepted what Zhu Yi gave her.
After leaving the Zhu family, she needed to find something to do.
After Zhu Yi greeted Mu Yu, Bing Niang was incorporated into Tao Shan's organization. She would also have to find a fixed time each month to go to Tao Shan to answer questions for the junior disciples of the Hehuan Sect.
“My mother is more suitable to instruct the disciples of the Hehuan Sect on the techniques of Hehuan. Otherwise, would you be suitable, Senior Brother?” Zhu Yi asked curiously with her bright, watery eyes. “The techniques of the Hehuan Sect are not difficult, but if you encounter difficulties in cultivation, you always need an elder to guide you.”
"Senior brother isn't well-versed in this, so arranging a guest lecturer position for my mother would make her a semi-elder. It's not like she's harming these children. If any girls in the sect secretly borrow cultivation techniques from the library, at least she'll have someone to talk to."
Mu Yu's icy expression was truly astounding.
He knew that the virginity training methods of the Hehuan Sect did not necessarily require sexual intercourse between men and women to practice.
Advanced techniques for achieving sexual harmony require a long period of foundational training before actually engaging in sexual intercourse with one's lover.
Su Linyuan coughed softly behind Zhu Yi, "Yi'er, didn't you bring a lot of braised duck products to Elder Hanbai and Master Jieduan?"
Zhu Yi suddenly realized that she seemed to have discussed some veiled topic with Mu Yu, and honestly offered her jade food box, "Senior brother, let's eat well!"
Mu Yu's eyelids twitched; he was quite happy to accept the gift made by his junior sister.
A new disciple was on duty inside the library.
Bingniang received a new waist token, and from then on, she became the manager of the books on the Art of Love in the library.
Zhu Yi allocated three small houses for her on Peach Mountain. In fact, Peach Mountain is very large, with many scattered small courtyards within the peach grove. Zhu Yi did not touch the original magnificent mountain palace of Master Yujing; after cleaning it up, he placed it here.
"I really like it here, Yi'er, thank you."
In the lush peach blossom forest, Bingniang sighed with genuine gratitude, for Zhu Yi had found her a place to stay, whether it was Peach Mountain of Tianlan Sect or the streets of Anyuan Town.
For the rest of my life, I have something to look forward to, something to do, and someone to love. That's wonderful.
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