The spiritual energy inside the room was much higher than outside. After discovering this, Xu Yuehuai sat down without hesitation to meditate and cultivate.
On the other side.
The entire Pu family was in a state of high anxiety, with Old Master Pu at home, "Hasn't he come back yet?"
"Reporting to Master, not yet." The steward lowered his head, also looking somewhat anxious.
"What can I say to you! I only said to stay with Miss every step of the way! She told you to leave, so you left? Are you listening to her or me?!" Old Master Pu was furious. His precious granddaughter had disappeared without a trace, and all the people he sent out to look for her had returned empty-handed.
He hadn't seen anyone for seven or eight days, and he was so anxious, with nowhere to vent his frustration.
Grandpa Pu only has this one granddaughter, and he dotes on her the most. He does whatever makes her happy.
None of the cultivators in the house dared to speak, for fear of incurring bad luck.
"Grandpa!" A gentle, warm voice rang out from the doorway. The woman's clothes were dirty, and when she saw Grandpa Pu, her lips trembled and tears streamed down her face.
Grandpa Pu was overjoyed to see his beloved granddaughter return. He rushed over to her and saw her crying. This broke his heart. "What's wrong? Stop crying! Who bullied you? Why are you all dirty? Tell Grandpa, and Grandpa will raid their hideout!"
Grandpa Pu's strong voice trembled slightly as he gently wiped away his granddaughter's tears with his rough fingers.
This granddaughter looks exactly like the person Xu Yuehuai met on the cliff!
She is Ji Yuanchi!
Ji Yuan didn't cry for a while before remembering that she had something important to say. She turned to look at Grandpa Pu, her eyes filled with hatred, and said, "Grandpa, I don't want to marry Wu Chen!"
Grandpa Pu was taken aback, not understanding what was wrong with the little girl. Just a few days ago, she liked Wu Chen so much and wished she could stay by his side all day long.
Regardless, he agreed. "Alright, Grandpa will send someone to cancel the engagement later. The Wu family is not good enough for my precious granddaughter. Now that the engagement is annulled, I doubt they'll dare say anything!"
Looking at Grandpa Pu's protective manner, Ji Yuanchi felt a mix of emotions. Thinking about what she had experienced these past few days, she felt a wave of bitterness wash over her.
Before this, she preferred to trust a stranger rather than her grandfather, and even sent away the cultivator her grandfather had sent to protect her. It was this behavior that led her into such a dangerous situation.
After Ji Yuanchi returned home, Grandpa Pu stayed by her side the whole time.
Ji Yuanchi had no intention of forgiving Wu Chen and Yi Zhuo, that despicable couple, and directly revealed everything they had done.
When the protective old man, Mr. Pu, heard that his granddaughter had almost lost her life because of these two people, and that the two of them were now separated forever, he was terrified. After the fear came endless anger. "Well! The Wu family has really raised a fine son!"
Ji Yuanchi smiled bitterly, "I've been blind for so many years, keeping Yi Zhuo by my side, thinking she was genuinely good to me, but I never imagined she would do something like trying to harm me."
Seeing his granddaughter upset, Grandpa Pu quickly comforted her, "Chichi, tell me, what do you want those two scoundrels to do? Grandpa will definitely get you justice!"
"How about I wipe out the entire Wu family?" Old Master Pu's eyes blazed with boundless hatred.
Ji Yuanchi said, "Alright! But we must keep Yi Zhuo around; I want to collect the debt myself!"
Grandpa Pu was worried that his bloodthirsty appearance would frighten his granddaughter, but he didn't expect Ji Yuanchi to agree without any hesitation.
Grandpa Pu smiled with satisfaction, "These are the children of the Pu family!"
“But Grandpa, I only survived this time because I met a girl named Xu Yuehuai. If it weren’t for her, you would probably be burying your child now.” Ji Yuanchi made no attempt to hide the admiration in his eyes when he mentioned Xu Yuehuai.
Ji Yuanchi chatted with Grandpa Pu for only a few words before becoming drowsy. Her body was still very weak and had not recovered, so she was very sleepy. Seeing her like this, Grandpa Pu could not bear to keep her with him any longer.
After leaving Ji Yuanchi's room, he said to the steward beside him, "Go and check on this Xu Yuehuai. See if she is in Qingcheng. If she is, then you must thank her properly for saving my son's life."
The butler agreed, "Yes, but sir, according to what Miss said, this Xu Yuehuai doesn't ask for anything. What if she's deliberately trying to get close to Miss because she thinks she's someone special?"
With an ambiguous look in his eyes, Grandpa Pu said, "I don't care what her purpose is in the future, the fact that she saved Chichi is undeniable."
*
After a good day of rest in the house, Xu Yuehuai prepared to go out for a stroll to learn about the current situation in Qingcheng.
As soon as she came downstairs, the shopkeeper spotted her immediately. "Miss Xu, are you getting ready to go out? I noticed you haven't eaten anything this morning. Why don't you eat something at the shop before you leave?"
The shopkeeper was all smiles.
Xu Yuehuai looked at the few people sitting in the lobby. It wasn't lunchtime, and there were only a handful of customers in the restaurant. She looked at the sky outside and agreed, "Okay, then please bring me some of the restaurant's signature dishes!"
Seeing this, the innkeeper smiled and said something to the kitchen staff, then sat down opposite Xu Yuehuai and began to chat with her, "I don't think Miss Xu is a local. May I ask what brings you to Qingcheng?"
The shopkeeper's tone was very calm, and he didn't make anyone feel uncomfortable at all.
Xu Yuehuai figured that since she was just asking for information anyway, it didn't matter who she asked, so she simply asked the shopkeeper, "I'm not a local. I came to Qingcheng to get into Qingcheng Academy, but I don't know the rules here."
The shopkeeper was a shrewd man. Seeing that the person had already hinted at it to this extent, he smiled and replied, "That's easy. Today is the last day for Qingcheng Academy to recruit new students. You'd better hurry to the registration office in the West District to register."
"There aren't many rules about registration. Qingcheng Academy accepts everyone, including evil cultivators and ghost cultivators. Just register, get your token, and then you can wait for the assessment in three days."
"This assessment is the key point. Qingcheng Academy is not located in the main city, but on a mountain in the western district. It is built against the mountain. This assessment is also quite significant. There are six stages in total. As long as you pass them all, you are halfway to entering the academy."
The innkeeper slowly explained, and the dishes that had just been prepared by the kitchen began to be served one by one. Xu Yuehuai took a sip of tea and asked, "Does the innkeeper know what these six tests are about? What preparations do I need to make?"
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