Chapter 170

Chapter 170: Regret Beyond Remedy

Wei Ling Yue’s step staggered as he crossed the threshold. After that, he left in a sorry state without looking back.

Yun Xi watched Wei Ling Yue go with an indifferent expression. Only then did she get up and head to the main courtyard where her mother had lived before. Du Ruo Lan had already vacated it, and the old items Feng Jia Yun had used were also sent back.

The servants in the courtyard moved quickly, yet made no noise at all. When they saw Yun Xi, they all stopped and saluted respectfully.

Yun Xi waved a hand. “All of you, leave.”

“Yes.”

The servants withdrew from Zhuo Hua Courtyard at the fastest speed.

Yun Xi gave a light flick of her sleeve, and the gates of Zhuo Hua Courtyard closed. After that, she released her Fourth Rank array disc so no one could disturb her.

The Fei Xia Butterfly flew off from Yun Xi’s hairpin and landed on the pear blossom tree in the courtyard. Dian Dian also cautiously poked his head out. After getting permission, he boldly began exploring Zhuo Hua Courtyard.

The entire Zhuo Hua Courtyard was very quiet, with only the soft rustling of wind brushing past flowers, grass, and trees.

Yun Xi stretched lazily, then sat down by the stone table beneath the pear blossom tree. She brewed herself a pot of Snow-Moon Tea to relax.

Ten years was just a snap of the fingers to cultivators, but it was not a short time for mortals. The four maids who had served her before had all long since left the Wei Family and gone on to live their own lives.

Feng Xiu, the girl the Feng Family had sent to her side, had returned to the Feng Family after Yun Xi entered the sect. It was said that three years ago she left Kun Yu City to seek an opportunity to establish her foundation. Yun Xi could not help but sigh at how Kun Yu City had changed beyond recognition.

Unlike the novel, this time she truly returned home in glory. She had already begun changing her fate. She had firmly suppressed Wei Yun Qing, and she even spoke toughly to demand her own things back from Wei Ling Yue. She was very satisfied with how she had performed.

Meanwhile, Wei Ling Yue, whose emotions had shattered, vented his pent-up resentment on Du Ruo Lan.

After Du Ruo Lan vacated Zhuo Hua Courtyard, she returned to Begonia Courtyard, where she had lived back when she was a concubine. The maids and servant women were cleaning up and rearranging the courtyard when they saw Young Master Wei Ling Yue storm in, fury written all over his face. The servants immediately withdrew from the main hall, reading the mood at a glance.

“Du Ruo Lan, look at the fine mess you’ve made!”

Wei Ling Yue flicked his sleeve and swept Du Ruo Lan off the chair and onto the ground.

Du Ruo Lan ground her teeth. Only after a long moment did she stand up from the floor, her tone calm as she asked, “Husband, what did Ruo Lan do wrong to make you this angry?”

Wei Ling Yue was already seated in the main seat. He said coldly, “If you hadn’t insisted on moving into Zhuo Hua Courtyard, my relationship with Yun Xi wouldn’t be so stiff right now.”

Du Ruo Lan’s breathing caught. She lowered her eyes and said, “Ruo Lan is your wife. Isn’t it only right and proper for me to live in Zhuo Hua Courtyard? You allowed it. Besides, after Yun Xi came back, I gave the courtyard up immediately. What is she still unhappy about? You two, as father and daughter, can’t fall out over something this small, can you?”

Wei Ling Yue was already lashing out in frustration because he had nowhere else to put it. After hearing Du Ruo Lan’s analysis, he grew even more irritated. He waved impatiently. “Enough. Stop saying useless things. Hand over the Youth-Preserving Pill I gave you last time.”

Du Ruo Lan looked up at once. “Husband, I want to keep that Youth-Preserving Pill for Yun Qing.”

Wei Ling Yue frowned. “I told you to bring it back, so bring it back. I’ll prepare another Youth-Preserving Pill for Yun Qing.”

He could not exactly say it aloud-that it was Feng Jia Yun’s pill prepared for her own daughter, and he had snatched it away. Now that the rightful owner had come to reclaim it, he could not fight her. He had no choice but to comply.

Du Ruo Lan could not refuse Wei Ling Yue. Reluctantly, she took out the pill bottle. Wei Ling Yue put it into his storage pouch.

“Yun Xi is a Golden Core cultivator now. Be more polite to her. The matter of you giving her the Rong Ling Pill has already been exposed. You’d better behave, or I won’t be able to protect you either.”

Wei Ling Yue left those words behind and walked out of Begonia Courtyard.

Du Ruo Lan collapsed onto the ground. She never expected Yun Xi to already know all of it. Wei Ling Yue definitely would not have brought it up himself, so Yun Xi must have noticed long ago.

But back then, five-year-old Wei Yun Xi had held it in and never revealed it. Only after she returned powerful did she tear the truth open. It was terrifying. She was even more formidable than that mother of hers who never cared about anything.

Du Ruo Lan regretted her choice back then. Her own daughter was far away in the sect, and distant water could not put out a nearby fire. Now she could only pray that Wei Ling Yue would protect her for the sake of old feelings, and for the sake of their daughter Yun Qing.

As for the Wei Yun Qing Du Ruo Lan pinned her hopes on, she was currently resting in Bao Hua City. She had fallen into the Bao Hua Mountain range midway through her journey. Fortunately, she had not landed in the inner region, but in the outer region.

To stay alive and make her way out of the Bao Hua Mountain range, Wei Yun Qing could only grip her sword and move forward while fighting demon beasts along the way. On the very day Yun Xi returned to Kun Yu City, Wei Yun Qing also stumbled out of the Bao Hua Mountain range.

This time, Wei Yun Qing was somewhat battered, but she broke through at a critical moment and stabilized her cultivation at mid Foundation Establishment. She even dug a scarlet bracelet out of a demon beast’s belly. After she bound it with a drop of blood, she was overjoyed, because the bracelet contained its own world-a small space.

The space was less than three hundred square meters, but it could hold living creatures. She could even enter it in person. However, once she entered, the bracelet could not disappear. It could only remain where it was, not at all on the same level as Yun Xi’s redwood token space.

Even so, for Wei Yun Qing, this was already a huge stroke of fortune. After stuffing some good finds from the outer region of Bao Hua Mountain into the bracelet space, she stayed in Bao Hua City for several days. She rearranged the space inside the scarlet bracelet, and only then set off for Kun Yu City. This time, she would press Yun Xi down.

Yun Xi, who was talking with Wei Ling Tao, sneezed. She felt someone must be badmouthing her behind her back.

Wei Ling Tao asked with concern, “Yun Xi, are you feeling unwell?”

Yun Xi smiled slightly. “I’m fine. Someone is probably thinking about me.”

After that, the two spoke about Wei Zong Jin’s cultivation progress. He was Wei Ling Tao’s son.

Once Wei Ling Tao learned how his son Zong Jin had been doing, he politely thanked Yun Xi. With a Foundation Establishment Pill, it was only a matter of time before his son established his foundation. Taking a few more years to temper himself was actually better, and all of this was thanks to Yun Xi. He understood that clearly.

Seeing that the conversation was about done, Yun Xi took out a storage pouch and pushed it in front of Wei Ling Tao.

“Clan Head, these are some pills I refined. They can help Wei Family disciples cultivate. There are also three Foundation Establishment Pills inside. You can decide how to distribute them.

“I’ve already formed my golden core, so I can also save the Golden Core Formation Pill the sect prepares for personal disciples. However, I’ll need to wait until I return to the sect before I can claim it. When the time comes, I’ll have someone send the pill back.”

Wei Ling Tao’s eyes lit up. These past few days, he had been anxious because Feng Jia Qing advanced to the Golden Core realm. Now that he had Yun Xi’s words, his heart finally settled.

No matter who in the clan used that pill, the family would gain another Golden Core cultivator. The Wei Family would remain the top family in Kun Yu City. So he immediately smiled and replied, “Second Uncle will thank you on behalf of the Wei Family. Everyone has seen the contribution you’ve made to the clan. You are the clan’s support, and the clan will always be your way back.”

Yun Xi smiled faintly. She felt her Second Uncle really knew how to speak, but she still added, “Clan Head, you alone should know about the Golden Core Formation Pill. Don’t spread it. And I only want to give that pill to you, so there’s no need for my father to know.”