The eldest girl quietly took out a small mirror from the Storage Bag.
In the mirror, there was a delicate, aloof little face.
It indeed seemed hard to approach.
So, is this the reason Master prefers Qing Jun?
"Qing Jun." Zhiwei called, and when her junior sister turned her little face questioningly, she said, "It’s nothing..."
Qing Jun, looks full of vitality, very adorable, and likable.
"Damn it!"
Qing Jun grinded her small tiger teeth, puffed up in anger, her senior sister actually teased her!
Everyone likes to bully her, right!
Chen Ye naturally didn’t know about the two disciples’ matters, still watching Xu Qingsong coldly.
Xu Qingsong frowned secretly.
What’s with this man?
He originally thought bringing Xu Qingjun home was a matter of course.
The last time he mentioned Qing Jun’s hidden illness, although this man acted well, there were still traces of worry between his brows.
This is an overt strategy.
If Chen Ye has feelings for Qing Jun, knowing she has a hidden illness, he would surely want to rely on the Xu Family to resolve it for her.
If Chen Ye doesn’t have feelings for her, when facing the giant Xu Family, he would wisely abandon Qing Jun—after all, she’s just a girl, how can she compare to his own safety?
However,
after this person disappeared for a month, he returned appearing completely confident and unfaltering!
Xu Qingsong wore a gentle and elegant smile, but those clear eyes carried no warmth, as if the man who poured his efforts for his sister was just a trivial stone by the roadside.
Seeing Chen Ye not speaking, he stepped forward again, lowering his voice further:
"Steward Chen, I had already made the stakes clear last time. Qing Jun’s internal hidden illness is no small matter. This concerns the Xu Family’s bloodline secret, and more importantly, Qing Jun’s life. Although you are her master, you are ultimately an outsider. Entrusting her to family care is the safest plan. Besides... the Xu Family will not sit idly by as its blood flows outside."
These words were presented as both persuasion and threat.
Unexpectedly, Chen Ye suddenly chuckled:
"I knew you came here to take Qing Jun... But, I’m very curious why your Xu Family clings to a girl?"
Xu Qingsong smiled gently: "Qing Jun is my sister, a direct blood relation. Besides, how can the Xu Family’s blood flow outside?"
Hearing this, Chen Ye couldn’t help but want to laugh more.
What is blood kinship?
Qing Jun is just a stone egg!
"Taoist Friend Xu, this is incorrect, you and I both know, Qing Jun isn’t Xu Buhui’s child. Since it’s so, what reason does your Xu Family have to take Qing Jun away?"
"Since there’s no blood relation, yet I’ve raised her for nearly nine years, who is the real outsider?"
Chen Ye’s voice was calm, and as for Xu Qingsong’s threat, it seemed like a breeze brushing over a hill, not leaving the slightest ripple in his heart.
"You!"
Xu Qingsong’s expression finally darkened.
He did not expect a rootless Spirit Plant Cultivator to dare confront him like this.
He said coldly: "Sharp-tongued! Chen Ye, don’t forget the gap in cultivation between us! If the Xu Family wants to take someone, it’s not your place to interfere!"
"Oh? Unable to resort to reason, so you resort to force?"
Chen Ye raised his eyebrow, unafraid,
"In that case, may I ask, does Taoist Friend Xu intend to use force against me, a Steward of Herb Peak, within the Lingyin Sect’s territory?"
Xu Qingsong’s fingers trembled slightly, his face ashen, staring fiercely at Chen Ye for a long time.
He knew that persisting today would gain no advantage, making a retreat with the eerie chill of a brewing storm.
Watching Xu Qingsong’s retreating figure, Chen Ye slowly exhaled a heavy breath.
He knew this matter would not be resolved so easily.
But so what?
Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover with earth.
Moreover, if he spoke amicably, would Xu Qingsong even listen?
"Rootless?"
Chen Ye gently closed the courtyard door, repeating Xu Qingsong’s words.
Not necessarily...
He had the favor of Foundation Establishment from Luo Heng, and his relationship with Bai Susu... could be considered decent?
Plus Mao Qingzhu, that’s three Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Furthermore,
Upon leaving Moon Rhinoceros Lake District, Hee Qi had already successfully broken through to the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, with a Foundation Establishment Pill for aid, in a few years, he might achieve Foundation Establishment.
As for himself, with Qingzhi as his Puppet, complemented by various means, at full strength, he likely had few adversaries during the Qi Refining Stage.
"Master, Qing Jun forgives you!"
Seeing that second brother left, the little girl hurriedly ran out, hugging her arms, looking up at Chen Ye with a small face.
In truth, Qing Jun was very nervous, constantly watching secretly by the window, afraid her master would hand her to bad people.
But seeing her master standing his ground, she felt completely at ease.
Yes, how could Master abandon cute Qing Jun!
After all, Master is Taoist Zhang! He would never let Qing Jun go!
"Forgive me for what?" Chen Ye was taken aback.
The little girl sighed wistfully: "Sigh... Qing Jun is so pitiful."
Thinking thus, she couldn’t help but lament self-pityingly.
"?" Chen Ye, although not understanding Qing Jun’s meaning, his hands already started itching.
"Because there’s a Taoist Chen as Master!"
The little girl glared angrily at Chen Ye, then turned to run away fast.
Chen Ye was stunned for a while, then suddenly had a dark expression.
Naughty girl!
...
In the days that followed, Luoli Courtyard returned to its former tranquility.
Chen Ye did not mention the matter of the Xu Family again, as if the conflict that day never happened.
He either practiced cultivation or told stories to his disciple.