Chapter 171

Chapter 171: Sabotage From Every Side

Wei Ling Tao hesitated. “This… might be inappropriate, no?”

Yun Xi said as if it did not matter, “There’s nothing inappropriate. Father was injured when he tried to break into the Golden Core realm. His meridians are damaged, and he can’t advance in the short term. If that’s the case, there’s no need to waste time.

“As long as the clan head can form a golden core smoothly, I’m sure everyone will be happy to see it.”

Yun Xi had put it so directly. What else could Wei Ling Tao fail to understand? It was nothing more than his eldest brother’s actions chilling the child’s heart, and now he was suffering the backlash. But for Wei Ling Tao, that was a good thing. As long as Yun Xi did not relent, Wei Ling Yue would only be the Wei Family’s eldest young master and would have no right to covet anything else.

So Wei Ling Tao did not pretend to refuse. He nodded and said, “Alright. Second Uncle understands what you mean. Leave the rest to me. These next few days, now that you’re back with the clan, just relax.”

Wei Ling Tao was the one benefiting, so he wisely stopped while he was ahead. He chatted with Yun Xi a bit more about the Wei Family’s future development, then suggested that the next day, he and Yun Xi go together to congratulate the Feng Family.

“The Feng Family’s clan head has advanced to Golden Core. He’ll probably invite the families of Kun Yu City to celebrate. I’ll go with you to offer congratulations. You can also stay at the Feng Family for two days and strengthen your relationship.”

“Alright. I was going to visit my uncle anyway and retrieve my mother’s keepsakes he helped hold for me. I’ll go with the clan head to the Feng Family.”

“Good. Then it’s settled.”

After confirming the next day’s plans, Yun Xi returned to Zhuo Hua Courtyard.

Once she was back, the Feixia Butterfly reported the conversation between Wei Ling Yue and Du Ruo Lan to her word for word.

A trace of disdain flashed in Yun Xi’s eyes. Her so-called father was truly selfish. No one could touch his interests. If someone got in his way, he could abandon them no matter who they were.

In the early part of the novel, Wei Ling Yue treated Wei Yun Xi as somewhat important only because she had a single thunder spirit root. In the later part, after Yun Xi made a mistake and was tortured to death, he did not even make a sound. So Yun Xi was not surprised at all by his behavior now.

“I understand. Keep an eye on them and see what tricks they try to pull.”

Yun Xi gave the order casually.

The Feixia Butterfly felt her master was using her talent for a trivial task, but she also enjoyed the leisure. She flapped her wings and flew off.

After the Feixia Butterfly left, Dian Dian finally leaned close to Yun Xi and said, “Master, I kept forgetting to tell you. In the inner valley of Xia Fei Valley, during the time I was separated from you, I went to the Feixia Butterfly’s old nest and helped you find some butterfly eggs that weren’t contaminated.”

Yun Xi was a little surprised. She poked Dian Dian’s forehead. “I couldn’t tell you had that up your sleeve. Why are you only telling me now?”

Dian Dian scratched his black ears with a paw. “Heh heh! On the way, Dian Dian was always with the Feixia Butterfly. Those were her children, so Dian Dian didn’t dare take them out. Later, after we were teleported to the mortal world, we ran into so many things. The spiritual energy there was thin too, and it wasn’t suitable for hatching eggs, so Dian Dian forgot.”

“And why did you remember now?” Yun Xi asked with a smile.

“Master needs eyes now. Just one Feixia definitely isn’t enough. For missions like monitoring Du Ruo Lan, ordinary First Rank Feixia Butterflies can handle it. There’s really no need to make a Third Rank Feixia do it. Dian Dian thought about hatching these eggs so they can become Master’s eyes in the future.”

“Mmm. You’re thinking pretty far ahead. How many eggs did you get? Are you sure they weren’t contaminated by those demonic cultivators?”

“Dian Dian found ten eggs. They were all left behind in cracks and corners. The demonic cultivators probably overlooked them, so Dian Dian picked up the leftovers.”

“You did well. Give me the eggs. I’ll have Xian Ling help out. It should be able to speed up their hatching.”

“Yes, Master!”

Dian Dian opened his mouth and spat out ten eggs, each about the size of a baby’s fingernail. Yun Xi swept them into her token space with a flick of her sleeve, then sent a voice transmission to the Xian Ling Grass, telling it to provide spiritual energy to the eggs and help the Feixia Butterflies hatch as quickly as possible.

She also casually rewarded Dian Dian with a mid-grade spirit stone. Dian Dian chirped happily, swallowed the mid-grade spirit stone in one bite, and then went to patrol the new territory in high spirits.

Just then, the array outside Zhuo Hua Courtyard was triggered. Yun Xi swept her divine sense over and discovered it was Wei Ling Yue. She raised a hand and opened the array to let him in.

Wei Ling Yue had already done his mental preparation. There was no embarrassment on his face. After sitting down across from Yun Xi, he pushed a storage pouch in front of her.

Yun Xi swept it with her divine sense, then put it away. She tossed Wei Ling Yue a pill bottle in return-the healing pills she had talked about for so long.

Wei Ling Yue pulled the stopper and sniffed. After confirming it was a Second Rank top-grade healing medicine, he smiled and put it into his storage pouch.

Before Wei Ling Yue could speak, Yun Xi said, “Father’s injuries can’t be delayed. If you drag it out, it will affect your attempt to advance to Golden Core. Over the next two days, you should go into closed-door cultivation as soon as possible to heal.”

Wei Ling Yue hesitated. “This… you just came back two days ago, and I’m going into seclusion…”

“Father, it’s not like I’m never coming back. Your injuries matter. This concerns your future path.”

Wei Ling Yue seemed convinced. In the end, he nodded. “Alright. I’ll listen to you. Tomorrow I’ll go into seclusion to heal. Once I’m better, there will be plenty of time for us father and daughter to be close.

“When I’m not by your side, if you have anything, go to the clan head. He will surely solve it for you.”

In her heart, Yun Xi rolled her eyes. She had never seen this man stay by his daughter’s side before. What was this act of deep father-daughter affection? Still, she nodded and said, “Alright. Your daughter will remember.”

With that, she lifted the teacup on the jade table. Wei Ling Yue, reading the room well, said he had to make some arrangements before going into seclusion. With light steps, he left Zhuo Hua Courtyard.

The next day, Yun Xi and Wei Ling Tao represented the Wei Family and went to the Feng Family to offer congratulations.

Yun Xi’s arrival made all the forces in Kun Yu City attending the banquet realize the Wei Family now had another Golden Core cultivator. And she was so young, a junior from the Wei Family. She had even become a disciple of True Monarch Yu Ling of Hao Ran Sect. Her immortal path looked boundless.

For a time, countless people came to befriend her, flatter her, or introduce their own talented youths. Wei Ling Tao smiled as he controlled the scene, while Yun Xi only smiled and nodded. It took half a day of socializing before she finally had time to sit with Feng Jia Qing.

Feng Jia Qing was now a true Golden Core cultivator. His aura had not completely retracted, but his energy was steady, showing his foundation was solid. His breakthrough had been a matter of natural course. Since he had stayed at the peak of late Foundation Establishment for ten years, no one doubted the smooth advancement.

Yun Xi told Feng Jia Qing about how Wei Ling Yue grudgingly returned the storage pouch. Feng Jia Qing laughed loudly in satisfaction.

“This had to be done by you, his own daughter. If the Feng Family stepped in, it would turn into a clash between two families. You handled it very well.”

“Uncle, don’t worry. With Wei Ling Yue’s talent, forming a golden core is nothing but a fool’s dream. It’s not that I’m looking down on him. Even if he uses pills to stack his cultivation to a breakthrough, the thunder tribulation at the Golden Core realm is not easy to endure. If he doesn’t want to turn to ash, he’d better keep the status quo.”

“You just need to understand that yourself. Your father has ambition, but not the strength to match it. People like that tend to chase quick gains. It’s best for him to stay where he is.”

“Don’t worry. As long as Wei Ling Tao is here, that embroidered pillow of a father of mine won’t get what he wants.”

On the very day the Feng Family celebrated, Wei Yun Qing returned to Kun Yu City. As soon as she entered the city, she heard that the Feng Family’s clan head had formed a golden core.