Liu Wanqing tried to calm herself down, but Fengxi's actions were tantamount to deliberately slapping her in the face.
It was quite unexpected that after she returned from her trip, she not only repaired her spiritual veins but also broke through her cultivation level.
"Sister is joking. But you didn't know your own strength and cut off the guard's hands and feet. That's beyond my help. Father will deal with it according to family rules!" she said calmly.
"It's good that you're not angry, little sister. It's just a slight punishment to let these lowly servants know who the real master is and that status isn't so easily changed," Fengxi retorted sharply.
Liu Wanqing's expression turned slightly cold. Feng Xi had reprimanded the guards twice for their identities, which was actually telling her that she was born out of wedlock and needed to know her place.
"Then the younger sister will have to see if the older sister is really quick-witted later." She snorted coldly and turned to leave.
She was already at the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm. If Lin Fan hadn't been there just now, she would have tested Feng Xi's strength herself.
The guards picked up the severed limbs and helped each other leave.
"You really know how to cause trouble!" Lin Fan patted Lei Yunshi's face, a cold smile playing on his lips.
Lei Yunshi rolled his eyes. Was it his fault for being handsome? His imposing appearance was something he was born with.
"Brother, how did I do just now?" Fengxi asked happily, like a child who had done something great and wanted to be praised.
"Very good, watch your words next time!" Lin Fan said, giving a thumbs up.
Feng Xi truly lives up to his reputation; his acting skills and eloquence make dealing with these female supporting characters a piece of cake. He can do it all with just a few words.
Soon, the second young lady tried to take the Thunder Cloud Lion's mount away, but was stopped by the eldest young lady. In a fit of anger, she cut off the arms of several guards, which spread throughout the Liu family and shocked everyone.
Has the young lady become so fierce? Is she no longer the useless person she used to be?
So, Liu Qingtian summoned her back to the South Courtyard.
The place was crowded with people, including not only guards and servants, but also elders and younger members of the Liu family.
"Greetings, Father! Greetings, uncles and elders!" Fengxi walked in and greeted them politely.
"Kneel down!" He saw Feng Xi walk in, his face darkened, and he immediately shouted.
"Why?" Fengxi asked haughtily, raising her chin and looking directly at this cheap "father."
"You wretched child, don't you know you're wrong?" Liu Qingtian slammed his fist on the coffee table, smashing it to pieces, and roared in fury.
"Please enlighten me, Father!" Fengxi said, neither humble nor arrogant.
"You cut off the guard's hands and feet without cause, isn't that a mistake?" Liu Qingtian said coldly.
Fengxi sneered and retorted, "May I ask Father, according to the Liu family rules, do I have the right to punish those who disobey their superiors?"
Liu Qingtian frowned and said, "Of course!"
"They saw me, their legitimate daughter, yet ignored me and tried to forcibly take Lei Yunshi away. That's their first crime. They even dared to attack me. If I weren't strong enough, I'd probably be seriously injured and lying in bed right now. That's their second crime. Cutting off one of their arms is a small punishment to let the Liu family know what hierarchy is and who is the legitimate daughter!"
Feng Xi looked around at everyone with a cold gaze. Although she was only at the Golden Core stage, her aura was quite regal. Those with weak wills lowered their heads and dared not meet her eyes.
"Sister, you've misunderstood. Father agreed to let me take the Thunder Cloud Lion away. He only planned to return it to you after the Four Saints Gathering. They were just following my orders!" Liu Wan said softly.
"What? They obey your orders but not mine? Is it possible that my sister is the legitimate daughter? A mere guard obeying my sister instead of the legitimate daughter—are they planning to rebel against the Liu family?"
Fengxi bowed to Liu Qingtian and said firmly, "Father, since they want to rebel against the Liu family, they should be executed!"
"You bastard!"
Enraged, Liu Qingtian unleashed the pressure of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. Everyone was gasping for breath, their minds reeling from the pressure, though it wasn't directed at them.
Lin Fan shifted his form and appeared in front of Feng Xi, shielding her from the oppressive aura, his eyes filled with cold killing intent.
"Pfft!"
Those watching coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground, including Liu Wanqing, who was also sent flying. The two confronted each other, and others suffered, but only a few Nascent Soul stage elders of the Liu family were unaffected.
"Who are you?" Liu Qingtian withdrew his oppressive aura, his eyes narrowing slightly. He had just seen the young man in front of him enter with Feng Xi, but he hadn't expected him to possess such strength!
"Let me clarify two points first. First, the Thunder Cloud Lion is my mount. The Liu family head gave it away to someone else. Does that mean that anything that enters the Liu residence belongs to your family?"
"Secondly, I came north on my master's orders, but my junior sister wanted to go home, so I followed her. If Patriarch Liu wants to harm my junior sister, I will not allow it, and my master will not allow it either!"
Lin Fan said calmly, and he also concealed his aura. Just now it was just a battle of pressure. He was full of spiritual treasures and was not afraid of the pressure of the Nascent Soul stage.
"May I ask where you studied, young friend?" Liu Qingtian's expression darkened slightly as he calmed down.
"Cloud Top Immortal Palace!" Lin Fan said proudly.
Liu Qingtian was taken aback, then frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "I have traveled through the thirteen prefectures of Zhongzhou in my life, and I have never heard of the name Cloud Peak Immortal Palace."
Lin Fan sneered and said disdainfully, "Country bumpkin, it's normal that you haven't heard of it!"
Liu Qingtian's face darkened. As the dignified head of the Liu family, this was the first time someone had called him a country bumpkin. Such provocation was simply unbearable.
But considering that the young man before him had a Thundercloud Lion as his mount and his cultivation was unfathomable, he held back.
“Since the Thunder Cloud Lion is your young friend’s vehicle, it must be a misunderstanding. I apologize for that. But I was disciplining my daughter, which is a family matter. How can outsiders interfere?” Liu Qingtian said.
Lin Fan snorted coldly and said sternly, "My master saw that my junior sister was exceptionally talented, so he took her in as his personal disciple and even reshaped her divine-level spiritual veins. I have important matters to attend to in the north this time. If it weren't for my junior sister wanting to go home, who would want to come to this poor and desolate place?"
"I brought my junior sister back not so she could be bullied. If my senior brothers and sisters find out, they will definitely come to demand an explanation!"
However, he pointed at Liu Qingtian and cursed, "You old bastard, you treated Junior Sister badly before. Her divine spiritual vein was taken away, and you didn't stand up for her. Now she's just disciplining a few servants, and you dare to lay a hand on her? Do you think my Cloud Peak Immortal Palace is easy to bully?"
"Cough cough!"
At this moment, the eldest elder of the Liu family coughed. He was a seventh-level Nascent Soul cultivator, but he couldn't see through the cultivation level of the young man in front of him. He only felt that the young man was terrifyingly strong.
Lin Fan's displayed strength and aura left them completely bewildered, unable to discern for a moment whether the Cloud Peak Immortal Palace truly existed.
After all, the matter of reshaping the divine spiritual veins shocked them; only extraordinary methods could possess such terrifying power.
What if they are those low-key, reclusive sects that are unwilling to emerge from the world? It should be noted that some ancient lineages have not emerged for tens of thousands of years, and there are few records of them even in the Central Continent.
"Young friend, you misunderstand. The patriarch did not mean that!" the elder explained.
"Hmph, I'm pressed for time; I don't have time for these roundabout ways!" Lin Fan tossed out a scroll and said:
"When Master first met Junior Sister, she was critically injured and on the verge of death, being hunted down. Since Patriarch Liu does not like Junior Sister, this is a blood oath. From now on, we will sever our father-daughter relationship and have no further connection with her. By cutting off Junior Sister's hopes, her future path to immortality will surely be smooth!"
"Enough..." Liu Qingtian's face was ugly. He had been insulted by Lin Fan earlier, which made him feel very embarrassed. Now, Lin Fan wanted to sever his blood ties with him. Wouldn't that make him a laughing stock? He couldn't stand it, so he stood up and released all his pressure.
"Master, let's talk this over!"
Several elders stood up at the same time, releasing strong auras to dispel the pressure, while a few others stood behind Liu Qingtian, forming two opposing camps.
The First Elder turned to look at Lin Fan, his tone polite yet somewhat obsequious, and said, "Young friend, rest assured, we will investigate this matter thoroughly. If anyone tries to abuse their status to break the Liu family's rules, I will not allow it."
He snorted coldly, slammed his cane heavily onto the ground, and glanced at the injured Liu Wanqing and Liu Qingtian without leaving a trace, his meaning quite clear.
"It seems there's a reason why the Liu family has fallen from grace. They don't distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children, and they lack a proper hierarchy. So what if you stole the divine spiritual vein? How many years can it last?" Lin Fan sneered, then pulled Feng Xi away gracefully, and no one dared to stop him.
The Liu family members looked at each other, still not quite understanding what Lin Fan had said.
How domineering! Is this the successor of the Cloud Peak Immortal Palace? Pointing at the patriarch and cursing him, this demeanor is truly the style of a successor of an immortal sect.
Although the four major families are very strong and are top-tier clans in the Four Saints County, they are not a threat to those ancient lineages.
If the young lady were to actually join the Cloud Peak Palace, her status would be so noble, yet she would still be bullied at home. This is intolerable.
The story of the Liu sisters had already spread throughout the Four Saints County. The legitimate daughter's divine spiritual vein was stripped away, and her fate was unknown. Meanwhile, the illegitimate daughter awakened her divine spiritual vein, and her strength skyrocketed. It was obvious that something fishy was going on.
"Liu Qingtian, although you are the head of the family, don't go too far. The last time the spiritual vein was stripped, it was a done deal, and we have nothing to say. But if you continue to act based on your likes and dislikes, we old folks will not stand idly by."
The First Elder said in a deep voice that they had originally supported Liu Mengli, as awakening a divine-level spiritual vein was of great importance to the Liu family.
However, she was tricked into having her spiritual veins stripped away, turning her into a cripple. They could only give up if they wanted to pursue the matter, since Liu Qingtian was determined to protect Wang Qingxian and her daughter at all costs, and there was nothing they could do.
However, it was impossible for Wang Qingxian to become the matriarch of the Liu family. This matter caused the Liu family to be the subject of gossip. Even though Liu Wanqing had a divine spiritual vein, she could not stop the gossip.
Now that Liu Mengli has returned to the Liu family, has a powerful backer, and has rebuilt the divine spiritual vein, they need to reconsider the issue of the Liu family's heir.
If she could frame and hunt down even her own sister, it's hard to imagine what the Liu family would become if she came to power. If they displeased her, these old folks might not even survive.
Therefore, they need to put a lot of thought into choosing an heir. After all, Wang Qingxian is no pushover. If she gains power, the Wang family will surely rise to prominence. Who knows, the Liu family might become the Wang family in the future, and their ancestral legacy might become someone else's. How would they face their ancestors after they die?
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