Especially the An family members who were not well-informed, they heard from others that Zhou Xu was the second-place scholar.
They were all incredibly shocked.
That's the Zhou family, the head of the four great families of immortal cultivation!
In terms of cultivation techniques, elixirs, and magical artifacts, Zhou Xu is far superior to An Zhengzheng. How could Zhou Xu, who comes from such a family, be inferior to An Zhengzheng in the joint entrance examination?
A girl?
“Zhengzheng, your grandmother was a bit anxious, but she loves you and was afraid you would go down the wrong path.” The clan chief already knew about what had happened in the past few days. “You little girl, you must have been terrified, leaving overnight.”
Hearing this, Old Madam An snorted coldly: "It's as if this old woman wants to mistreat her own granddaughter."
Everyone knew that Madam An was angry again, but the matter was already settled, and the recruitment of disciples by the major sects had ended yesterday.
If An Zhengzheng does not cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness, she will have no choice but to abandon the path altogether.
If a family produces a top scholar who ultimately abandons the path of righteousness, they'll likely be laughed at to death by outsiders.
An Mao's expression was also somewhat embarrassed. He said to An Zhengzheng in a deep voice, "Zhengzheng, quickly apologize to your grandmother."
An Zhengzheng calmly said, "Zhengzheng was too happy to be accepted into the Wuqing Sect that day and was only thinking about going to see it. I forgot to say goodbye to my grandmother and father. It was Zhengzheng who was not thoughtful."
He admitted his mistake, but only admitted the mistake without offering any explanation.
What's the difference between this and not apologizing at all!
Madam An was so angry that her face turned red. Her rebellious granddaughter had disregarded the elders' objections, secretly applied for a cultivation path, and even fled overnight.
Leaving aside all the mistakes mentioned above, they only said something about forgetting to say goodbye, how could they really know where they went wrong?
This kind of unfilial granddaughter should be severely punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall!
Despite her anger, Madam An had no choice but to reluctantly agree, as her fellow clansmen were all giving her meaningful glances.
The grandfather and grandson each had their own grievances, and the clansmen could only try to smooth things over.
The clan chief echoed An Zhengzheng's words, saying, "Zhengzheng is a good child, everyone knows that. A child who admits his mistakes is a good child."
An Zhengzheng smiled and waited for the clan leader to get down to business.
"My dear girl, I called you back today because I have two very happy things to tell you."
Two items?
An Zhengzheng pondered for a moment without saying a word, recalling An Qinghuan's expression when she entered the room; she seemed to have some frowns.
Sure enough, the clan chief gave his eldest uncle Anping a wink.
Anping led An Qinghuan forward: "Zhengzheng, you know that your cousin cultivates the Hehuan Sect, and appearance is the most important thing. The first thing to do now is to plant the Jade Beauty Gu."
Planting Jade Beauty Gu, as the name suggests, is planting a Gu in a person with outstanding appearance.
The person who plants the Gu will grow to look more and more like the person who was planted with the Gu, but will also cultivate an even more beautiful face based on that.
When a disciple of the Hehuan Sect proposes to a woman that she be implanted with Gu poison, the female cultivator who receives the invitation is usually delighted.
This is a woman's recognition of another woman's appearance; the more people who invite her, the greater the honor.
Before An Zhengzheng began her cultivation journey, she had some understanding of various sects and knew that this Gu was a newborn gift given to each disciple by the Hehuan Sect.
"Does Uncle mean he wants my cousin to plant the Gu poison in me?" An Zhengzheng asked.
Anping nodded and said, "Yes, everyone in the clan knows that Zhengzheng is beautiful."
If Zhengzheng hadn't been in the An family, Qinghuan probably wouldn't have had a chance to plant the Gu, as everyone outside would be fighting tooth and nail for it.
An Zhengzheng looked at An Qinghuan, who was biting her lower lip, and asked, "Is that what you think too?"
An Qinghuan had never liked her cousin An Zhengzheng. Since they were in school, she had sensed that An Zhengzheng had a kind of aloofness.
Even An Yirou couldn't escape talking about cosmetics, fancy clothes and shoes every day, and enjoying shopping, but An Zhengzheng was the one who didn't fit in.
Although she disliked An Zhengzheng, she also wanted An Zhengzheng's looks.
She suppressed her discomfort and said, "Yes."
An Zhengzheng then asked, "Do you think you're ugly?"
"What?" An Qinghuan's eyes flashed with anger. "What do you mean by this?"
Is this mocking her?
The clansmen couldn't stand it any longer and began to murmur in protest. Old Madam An angrily rebuked, "What kind of talk is that!"
An Zhengzheng ignored her and asked again, "Do you think you're ugly?"
An Qinghuan trembled with anger: "Of course I'm not ugly!"
"I know I am not as good-looking as you, and my cultivation is inferior, but what's wrong with wanting a better appearance?"
This cousin is so mean!
An Zhengzheng lowered her eyes slightly: "Actually, I also think you're not ugly, you're even a little pretty."
"What?" An Qinghuan was initially surprised, then sneered, "You clearly already possess it, yet you're making sarcastic remarks here."
An Qinghuan's words were somewhat harsh, but everyone present secretly agreed with them.
Perhaps An Zhengzheng didn't want her cousin to be prettier than her, after all, everyone knows that women are prone to jealousy.
After all, the word "jealousy" contains the character for "woman."
"Your appearance is unharmed, not at all frightening, and you could even be called a beauty." An Zhengzheng ignored the stares around her and stared only at An Qinghuan. "Even so, do you still want to plant the Jade Beauty Gu?"
"You should know that after being infected with Gu, in order to maintain your beauty, you need to take pills every day, which not only consumes money, but also carries the risk of backlash from cultivation mistakes."
"More importantly, looks... will fade with age. Do you want to spend the rest of your life on this? To pursue beauty, to seek the possibility of making people... especially men, happy?"
Hearing this, An Qinghuan scoffed, "With your looks, cousin, it's easy for you to talk. What woman in the world doesn't want a stunning face?"
Who wouldn't want to be envied by women, liked by men, or even married into a prestigious family?
“If you refuse to give it to me, I will find someone else.” An Qinghuan clenched her fist. “In short, I want beauty, and I don’t care if I have to pay a huge price for it.”
Seeing An Qinghuan's persistence, An Zhengzheng stopped trying to persuade her.
How many times has she advised An Yirou since she was little?
Is it useful?
No.
Now, let alone An Qinghuan, with whom she doesn't have a particularly good relationship.
An Zhengzheng spread her hands out in front of An Qinghuan: "Since that's the case, go ahead and cast your spell."
An Qinghuan was stunned. He... he agreed to that?
Seeing that An Zhengzheng didn't seem to be faking it, she couldn't hide her excitement and quickly took the Gu worm out of her sleeve and placed it in An Zhengzheng's palm.
A blue Gu worm, about the size of a thumb, flipped over in An Zhengzheng's palm and quickly burrowed into it.
The tingling sensation wasn't painful; in fact, it was quite pleasant. That comfortable feeling quickly spread to my face.
The next second, a blue butterfly flew off An Zhengzheng's head, landed on An Qinghuan's nose, and then disappeared without a trace.
"Qinghuan, let me give you a piece of advice: it's a skill to be able to appreciate your own beauty, but it's not enough to just focus on beauty. Beauty will fade with time, and there will always be young and beautiful girls."
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