"Fourth brother, sixth brother, besides these, does the master have any other instructions?" Niu Yancai asked.
“That’s all.” Niu Hu Po and Niu Zi Hua thought for a moment and then shook their heads in unison.
"You just said that the future Tianyuan City will be inhabited by cultivators, with no ordinary people?" The third brother, Niu Qingling, asked with a frown.
"Yes." Niu Zihua nodded.
"Is this also a hint from you, sir?" Niu Qingling pursed his lips. "Does he want us to send all the mortals away from Tianyuan City?"
“I don’t think so,” Yun Zhan, who hadn’t spoken until now, said.
"Then why are there no ordinary people in the future Tianyuan City that the fourth and sixth brothers saw?" Niu Qingling asked.
"Today, Miss Bai refined a batch of pills in Tianyuan City. Mortals who consume them will immediately develop blue and purple spiritual roots," Yun Zhan said.
"Does Young Master Yun mean that you will turn all the mortals in Tianyuan City into cultivators?" Niu Qingling's eyes widened.
“I think what Young Master Yun said is absolutely right,” Yuexi said. “Qingqing is the kindest of all.”
"Sir, sir..." Niu Qingling's lips trembled, and it took him a long time to say, "Sir, are you planning to transform the Southern Wilderness with such a grand gesture?"
"Since we can't figure it out, let's not try to guess," Yun Zhan said. "Right now, we have other things to do."
"What's going on?" Everyone looked at Yun Zhan.
"With Miss Bai's help, we don't need to worry about the demonic beasts anymore. Now we should be thinking about the matter of the third young lady from the Zheng family," Yun Zhan said.
"The third young lady of the Zheng family? What's going on?" Bai Wenyuan asked, taken aback.
Luo Xingran and the other Tai Chi masters also looked over.
"That's how it is." Bai Wuji immediately recounted in detail Bai Qingqing's dislike of Zheng Wanyu and Zheng Wanyu's transplantation of her sibling's spiritual root.
This immediately aroused public outrage.
“I will personally oversee this matter,” Bai Wenyuan said, standing up.
“I’ll go with you.” Luo Xingran said coldly, “If City Lord Zheng refuses to deal with this, I will teach him a lesson.”
Transplanting someone else's spiritual roots is something that everyone should condemn.
Moreover, the gentleman has made his position clear.
Zheng Wanyu is courting death.
“I don’t think City Lord Zheng would show favoritism,” Yun Zhan said. “After all, Fourth Hall Master Niu and Sixth Hall Master Niu saw City Lord Zheng advance to the Immortal Realm in the mirror.”
“Young Master Yun is right,” Niu Yancai said. “Since you are willing to take action, it proves that Lord Zheng is not someone who cannot distinguish right from wrong.”
If he were truly an evil person, like Zheng Wanyu, the gentleman would certainly not offer any assistance.
"I'm afraid someone might cause trouble, so it's better if we personally oversee the implementation," Luo Xingran said.
"Let's go, it won't take much effort," Bai Wenyuan said.
In fact, Luo Xingran had predicted it.
Zheng Wu Hui had no intention of showing favoritism; after thoroughly questioning Zheng Wan Yu, he imprisoned her.
Zheng Wanyu initially refused to acknowledge it, until Zheng Wuhui found Zheng Wanning.
Zheng Wanning is Zheng Wanyu's twin sister. Because Zheng Wanyu stripped her of her spiritual root, her body rapidly deteriorated and she aged quickly.
According to the lifespan of ordinary people, she is only in her forties now.
But she looks like a woman in her seventies or eighties.
He was so old that he was on his last breath.
Even though Zheng Wu Hui spared no effort to use his treasured elixirs to prolong Zheng Wan Ning's life, it was to no avail.
He was already nearing the end of his life.
Luo Ji, their biological mother, was kneeling before Zheng Wu Hui, pleading desperately.
"Husband, please forgive Wanyu, she already knows she was wrong."
"The major families and sects of the five continents have long established rules prohibiting the transplantation of other people's spiritual roots; otherwise, they will be killed without mercy," Zheng Wu Hui said coldly.
"As long as my husband doesn't say anything, who will know?" Luo Ji cried, her eyes filled with tears.
"The sect leader of the Star Moon Sect and the people at the Cloud Auction House already know about it," Zheng Wu Hui sneered.
"Then, then let's secretly send Wanyu away and tell everyone that Wanyu has been executed, how about that?" Luo Ji looked up at Zheng Wu Hui with a pleading expression.
“Wan Ning is also your daughter, so why do you keep referring to Wan Yu?” Zheng Wu Hui frowned.
"Even if Wan Yu is killed, Wan Ning is already ruined. Does my husband expect me to just watch both of my daughters die?" Luo Ji cried, gasping for breath.
"Shut up!" Zheng Wu Hui flicked his sleeve and said sternly, "This matter is settled. You don't need to concern yourself with it anymore."
"My husband..." Luo Ji's face was streaked with tears.
"Enough!" Zheng Wu Hui glanced at Zheng Wan Ning, who was lying unconscious on the bed and looked so old that he was unrecognizable, and sighed: "If Wan Ning were awake, he would be so heartbroken."
Luo Ji paused in her sobs, a hint of guilt flashing in her eyes.
But it was only for a moment.
“Since my husband has made up his mind, there is no point in me saying anything more.”
"Fine, fine, do whatever you want, I don't care anymore. Anyway, she's not just my daughter."
After saying that, Loki covered her face and walked away sobbing.
Zheng Wu Hui assumed that Luo Ji was just upset and didn't pay much attention to it, focusing all his attention on how to save Zheng Wan Ning.
After all, Zheng Wanning's condition was really bad; he was barely clinging to life.
Little did they know that after Luo Ji left, she took the stolen city lord's token and secretly went to the place where Zheng Wanyu was imprisoned.
"Mother, Father isn't really going to kill me, is he?" Zheng Wanyu asked, her face pale with fright, clutching Luo Ji's hand tightly.
“Your father is determined,” Loki said. “I’ll release you now, and you can go as far as you want.”
“I know I was wrong, but it’s already happened, and Wan Ning can’t go back to the way things were before. Is Father really that heartless?” Zheng Wan Yu said aggrievedly.
“You know your father’s temperament,” Luo Ji sighed and said, “Let’s go quickly, or we might not be able to leave.”
"Will I never see my mother again?" Zheng Wanyu asked, wiping away her tears.
“Once this matter is completely over and your father’s anger has subsided, I will plead for you,” Luo Ji said. “You must take good care of yourself while you are all alone out there.”
"Mm." Zheng Wanyu nodded.
She was just saying it casually; if she manages to escape this time, she doesn't plan to come back.
Luo Ji's cultivation level was only a few minor levels lower than Zheng Wu Hui's, so it wasn't difficult for her to break the spiritual energy restriction he had set for Zheng Wan Yu.
Feeling the abundant spiritual energy flowing through her body, Zheng Wanyu's helplessness and despair dissipated considerably.
"There are quite a few low-grade spirit stones here, and some mid-grade spirit stones as well. That should be enough for you to last for a while," Luo Ji said, handing a storage ring to Zheng Wanyu.
"Thank you, Mother." Zheng Wanyu hurriedly accepted it, feeling relieved. "Take care, Mother. I will always think of you."
"Let's go quickly." Luo Ji wiped away her tears, feeling very reluctant to leave.
After watching Zheng Wanyu's figure completely disappear into the night, Luo Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards her own courtyard.
He had already lost one daughter; he couldn't afford to lose Wanyu as well.
P.S.: Zheng Wanning is a name derived from Nianying (Eagle). Thank you! Hooray! Mwah!
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