mtl008 Chapter 432: Pretending
Chapter 432: Pretending
The pavilion in the backyard of the Wei residence.
Wei Xiangyuan played the zither in the pavilion, the music melodious and tinged with a touch of solitude.
"Young Miss, people from the Pill Sect have arrived," the maid said.
"come in."
"promise."
Wei Xiangyuan knew that the Dan Sect had been restored to its former glory thanks to Lu Yuguan's kindness.
"Sister Wei!"
Qingjue, carrying two large jade boxes, walked along the pebbly path and called out from afar.
Wei Xiangyuan paused, then smiled and said:
"Just send it by messenger, why bother you to go in person?"
"How about that?"
Qingjue placed the jade box on the stone table. "These pills are precious, I have to deliver them in person to put my mind at ease."
"Furthermore, my position as sect leader is entirely due to the support of Master Lu Dan."
"Sister Wei and Master Lu have a close relationship and have helped the Dan Sect many times. It is only right and proper that I visit them more often."
Wei Xiangyuan smiled faintly and gestured to the maid to serve tea.
"The sect leader's visit this time wasn't just to deliver pills, was it?"
Qingjue rubbed her hands together, feeling a little embarrassed.
"I do have something I'd like to ask Sister Wei."
"speak."
"The Pill Sect wants to open a few pill shops in Crane Continent. What do you think... is that feasible?"
"Oh?" Wei Xiangyuan asked with curiosity, "The Pill Sect's pills still lack a market?"
Qingjue chuckled and said, "We've taken in quite a few new disciples this year, which has increased the sect's expenses. We're thinking of finding more ways to expand our reach."
Upon hearing this, Wei Xiangyuan lightly tapped the stone table with her fingertips.
"The pill workshop was originally mostly owned by the Yao family."
"The Yao family is now under Miao'er's management, so I can help mediate a bit."
Upon hearing this, Qingjue leaned forward and lowered her voice.
"Sister Wei, I've heard some rumors."
"It is said that Yao Miao'er, the current head of the Yao family, is not in a very secure position."
"Many of the elders in the clan do not seem to respect her."
Wei Xiangyuan frowned slightly.
"It's true."
“Miao’er is still young, and her background is quite bumpy, so it’s inevitable that some people will look down on her.”
Qingjue sighed.
"She's had a tough time too..."
The words have not yet fallen.
A faint voice came from behind the two of them.
"Oh?"
"What rumors have you heard?"
"Tell me about it too."
Wei Xiangyuan and Qing Jue felt a chill run down their spines and turned around abruptly.
In the shadows of the pavilion corner, Lu Yuguan was seen leaning against a pillar with his arms crossed, having listened for an unknown amount of time.
"Yuguan!?"
Wei Xiangyuan was so startled that she stood up.
Qingjue jumped up.
"Brother Lu!?"
"You...you didn't go into the portal...when did you come out?!" Wei Xiangyuan exclaimed in surprise.
Lu Yuguan stood up straight, his aura profound and his spiritual power contained yet not revealed.
"Ugh……"
"It's a long story..."
Wei Xiangyuan's face was filled with surprise and joy, and she immediately gave instructions to her maid.
"quick!"
"Prepare a banquet! To welcome Young Master Lu and wash away the dust of his journey!"
Lu Yuguan shook his head.
"No need, I have important business to attend to in Zhongdu this time."
He turned his gaze to Qingjue, "You just said, what happened to Miao'er?"
Qingjue was startled by his gaze and quickly told him the rumors she had heard.
As Lu Yuguan listened, his eyes gradually turned cold.
"The tribesmen are not convinced?"
"Unstable position?"
"Miao'er is Li Chonglin's maid, and no matter what, she is someone by my side. How can I let her be bullied?"
The words have not yet fallen.
He flickered and disappeared from the spot like a wisp of smoke.
"Tearing through the void?"
Qingjue murmured, "Alchemist Lu... is already a Nascent Soul Realm expert!?"
*
The council chamber of the Yao residence.
The atmosphere was solemn.
Yao Miao'er sat in the main seat, her face pale.
Several clan elders, all with white hair and beards, spoke one after another, their tone aggressive and confrontational.
"Miss Miao'er, it's not that we're trying to make things difficult for you."
"The Yao family's business is vast, involving many secret formulas for elixirs. You are still young, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to win their respect!"
"Yes, why not temporarily entrust the management of the pill shop to us old folks?"
"You're a girl, and from such a background, why do you have to work so hard?"
Yao Miao'er bit her lower lip.
She was naturally gentle and weak, and now that she was surrounded by people, she was even more speechless.
at this time.
hum...
The space fluctuated.
A figure appeared silently in the center of the hall.
"Oh?"
"Tell me about your background."
Everyone was shocked.
The elderly men were horrified.
To appear here silently is no sign of an ordinary cultivator!
Yao Miao'er looked up and was immediately filled with astonishment:
"Young Master Lu?"
"Why are you here?"
Lu Yuguan turned around, smiled gently at her, and then looked at the old men who had made trouble, his eyes instantly turning icy cold.
"Who just said she came from a bad background?"
One of the elderly men in black robes forced himself to remain calm and stepped forward.
"Who are you?"
"This is a matter within my Yao family; how dare outsiders..."
Snapped!
A crisp slap rang out.
The black-robed elder was sent flying, crashing into the wall, spitting blood, and collapsing to the ground, his cultivation completely destroyed!
The whole hall was dead silent.
Everyone fell silent, too afraid to move an inch.
Nascent Soul Realm!
He is definitely a Nascent Soul Realm expert!
The old man in black robes was a reclusive expert hired by the Yao family. His cultivation was close to the half-step Nascent Soul stage. To have one's cultivation crippled by the opponent's palm strike, what else could he be but a Nascent Soul stage expert!?
Lu Yuguan's gaze swept over the remaining few people.
"Who else has an opinion?"
An oppressive aura, like a mountain, enveloped the entire council chamber.
Several elderly men trembled all over and knelt down one after another, kowtowing repeatedly.
"Senior, please spare me! Senior, please spare me!"
"It was our blindness that led us to offend Patriarch Miao'er!"
"We don't dare anymore!"
Lu Yuguan didn't even bother to glance at them.
He walked to Yao Miao'er's side, gently patted her shoulder, and then shouted loudly:
"Listen up, everyone!"
"Miao'er is my sworn sister!"
"From this day forward, anyone who dares to disrespect her or outwardly comply with her but inwardly defy her... this will be their fate!"
After Lu Yuguan finished speaking, he manipulated the power of the Chaos Fire.
In an instant.
All members of the Yao family, no matter where they were, felt a strange tremor and knelt down on the ground!
When Miao'er saw the disheveled state of those clan elders, all the grievances that had been building up in her heart vanished.
"May I ask your name, Your Excellency?"
A bold elder looked up and asked.
Without saying a word, Lu Yuguan lightly tapped his fingertip, and a burst of spiritual fire instantly reduced it to dust.
"You are not worthy to know my name."
“However, I do have news to tell you,” Lu Yuguan said, stepping on the incense burner, “Yao Guang is dead! The demonic cultivators have been wiped out! Your Yao family’s schemes have long since turned out to be worthless!”
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked.
The elders' eyes were filled with disbelief.
They never expected that Yao Guang, who colluded with the demonic cultivators, was already dead, and that the demonic cultivators they regarded as their pillars of support had also been wiped out.
“This…how is this possible?” an elder said, his voice trembling.
Lu Yuguan sneered: "Why is it impossible? So-called demonic cultivators are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs!"
At that moment, he finally understood why everyone liked to show off.
"Tong-chan."
【say】
"It feels so good."
【where? 】
"..."
"You'd better not say anything, it'll ruin the atmosphere."