The Liu family, while not comparable to a superpower like the Yaochi Holy Land, is still considered a top-tier clan within the cultivation world, with even an eighth-rank cultivator overseeing the family.
Moreover, there’s something widely known about the Liu family: their daughters are all exceptionally beautiful, each one stunning.
Especially the two daughters of the previous family head. They were unbelievably beautiful. The “Twin Beauties of the Liu Family” were said to be such that marrying even one of them would be a blessing earned over a past lifetime.
However, the head of the Liu family took advantage of the daughters’ beauty across generations to recruit many highly talented live-in sons-in-law, having them bear extraordinarily gifted children for the family.
The only issue was that there were far too many of these sons-in-law. One daughter might have over a dozen or even dozens of them, essentially being treated like a breeding machine.
One of the previous head’s daughters, driven by love, resolutely chose to elope with her lover, eventually falling out with her father to the point of severing familial ties.
The daughter she gave birth to later became the Holy Maiden of the Yaochi Holy Land.
Logically, this should have been a good thing, bringing great honor to the family. But for some reason, the Liu family head seemed to have lost his mind and stubbornly refused to acknowledge Liu Xueyao as a member of the Liu family.
However, as the daughters of this generation grew increasingly “off” in their development, distorted in every sense, not only were their faces no longer beautiful, but their sheer size alone became a major issue.
Because of the alarming condition of this generation’s daughters, no prospective sons-in-law dare to even approach them. The turnover rate was simply too fast. No decent family could tolerate such a situation. A few sons-in-law couldn’t even last a month.
Finding high-cultivation cultivators would solve the problem. They could completely endure it. However, on one hand, high-level cultivators have a low chance of producing offspring; on the other hand, they have no reason to marry into the Liu family and put up with such humiliation.
So recently, the Liu family’s attitude has begun to change. They want Liu Xueyao, the Holy Maiden of the Yaochi Holy Land, to return and acknowledge her ancestry.
Today is the day that Elder Liu, one of the eight great elders of the Yaochi Holy Land, and the Holy Maiden arrive at the Liu family.
“Second sister, it’s been decades since we last met. I hope you’ve been well.”
A middle-aged man with a face full of stubble spoke, forming a sharp contrast with the graceful, mature beauty in green standing across from him.
Liu Shijing said calmly, “Brother, let’s skip the pleasantries. Ever since you and Father drove elder sister to her death back then, I’ve been completely disappointed in both of you. If not for Granny Rong, I would never have brought Xueyao back today.”
Granny Rong was the wet nurse of Liu Shijing and her elder sister. Unlike their heartless father, she left a deep impression on Liu Shijing. It could be said that Granny Rong was the one who raised both her and her sister.
Liu Tiancheng’s expression stiffened slightly as he slowly said, “What happened back then… I had no choice. You know how cold-blooded Father was. He passed away a few years ago, so the past should just…”
“You mean the past should simply vanish into nothing?”
Liu Shijing’s current strength far surpassed Liu Tiancheng’s. The moment she said this, the atmosphere became oppressively silent.
In the end, Liu Shijing spoke again, “I don’t oppose letting Xueyao acknowledge her ancestry. However, it must be as the daughter of my elder sister, Liu Shiyao….not as the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.”
She understood her brother Liu Tiancheng’s scheme all too well. He merely wanted to use Xueyao’s status as the Holy Maiden to bolster the Liu family’s current prestige.
Sure enough, in the end he had become just like their father, gradually turning cold and ruthless in order to consolidate his position.
If the Liu family were to decline under Liu Tiancheng’s leadership, the eighth-rank ancestor within the clan would strip him of his position as head.
Beside Liu Shijing, Liu Xueyao silently held her teacup, taking occasional sips.
As for whether to return to the family, she didn’t care. Ever since she could remember, she had lived with her aunt. Wherever her aunt was, that was home to her.
The Liu family meant nothing in her heart.
Suddenly, she sensed a familiar aura deep in her bones, and her beautiful eyes lit up.
My husband!
***
Somewhere in a side courtyard of the Liu family.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
From a corner of a wall came dull knocking sounds, and then the figure of a young man slowly crawled out through a gap.
“Pah, pah! Finally got out. You thought you could trap me?”
Chu Feng spat out the grass in his mouth. Taking advantage of the guards letting their guard down, he used the last bit of his true qi to summon Xiao Bai and cut the ropes.
Luckily, his storage bag hadn’t been taken.
Although crawling out through a hole in the wall was embarrassing, even Han Xin once endured the humiliation of crawling between someone’s legs. A real man can bend and stretch. Right now, the priority was to get out and detoxify the poison in his body.
“Husband, what are you doing?”
“Shh! Keep your voice down…if you alert them, I’ll be caught again.”
Halfway through crawling out, Chu Feng suddenly froze. Wait… something’s off.
He slowly raised his head. Beneath a snow-white skirt, a pair of smooth, delicate legs came into view. A stunning, mature woman was crouching there, looking at him. Her beauty was breathtaking, her eyes filled with coldness…but the moment their gazes met, that chill quickly melted away.
“Big sister…..Holy Maiden… !?”
Chu Feng’s face was full of shock. What was going on? Why was she here!?
Liu Xueyao of the Liu family… the same surname Liu…
He started to piece it together. It sounded absurd, but the truth was right in front of him. He had no choice but to believe it.
“Husband, are you playing around?”
Liu Xueyao tilted her head slightly as she asked.
Chu Feng looked awkward and explained, “Holy Maiden sister, I’m… playing an escape room game.”
So embarrassing. Being seen in such a sorry state by someone he knew, and of all people, the Holy Maiden!
“Where is my little husband!?”
“Miss, I-I don’t know, he was just here a moment ago…”
“Useless!”
“Over there! Miss, he’s over there!”
Hearing the voice of the Liu family’s eldest young lady, Chu Feng’s expression changed.
Not good!
He hurriedly crawled out. Just as he stood up, a massive figure crashed down like a mountain.
Boom!
Dust flew everywhere.
Even Gaia would give that a perfect score!
“Little husband, running away comes with punishment.”
Hearing that voice, Chu Feng tightened his grip on Little Bai. A fierce battle was unavoidable.
“Husband.”
A familiar, delicate fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose. At some point, the Holy Maiden had already come to his side.
As the dust settled, Liu Jing saw Liu Xueyao beside Chu Feng and froze. Who was she?
“Hmph! So you’ve taken a liking to this little husband too? Sorry, first come, first served. He’s mine!”
Hearing this, a cold glint surged in Liu Xueyao’s beautiful eyes. Anyone who tried to claim her husband was an enemy.
Clang!
With her sword in hand, Liu Xueyao swung a simple strike. Wherever the sword energy passed, frost spread.
Liu Jing’s pupils shrank. Frightened by the attack, her legs gave out and she collapsed to the ground.
Bang!
At the critical moment, Liu Jing’s life-saving token blocked the strike.
However, Liu Xueyao was already unleashing her second attack.
“Stop!”
Liu Tiancheng rushed in at incredible speed with true qi surging as he formed a protective barrier in front of Liu Jing.
Boom!
Liu Xueyao’s strike made Liu Tiancheng’s throat tighten as he forcibly swallowed a mouthful of blood. What terrifying strength….so this was the Holy Maiden of Yaochi!
“What’s going on?”
A gentle yet mature voice rang out. Then, a graceful woman in green appeared in Chu Feng’s field of vision.
“Senior!”
Seeing another familiar figure appear before him, Chu Feng blurted out.
“You brat!?”
Hearing the familiar voice, Liu Shijing’s delicate body trembled. She looked over and saw the young man who had been appearing in her dreams these past days.
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