books44 Chapter 207 Grudges
Chapter 207 Grudges
"Of course, this second young lady was unwilling! How could she have imagined that her father would be so biased, preferring to give the position of head of the family to an outsider rather than to her?"
Fortunately, this second young lady had been trained as a shadow and possessed some skill. Despite the Bai family patriarch's best efforts to prevent her from escaping, she still managed to do so.
This second young lady was quite lucky; she happened to run into the Immortal Lord Caoxuan, who was on his way to escape an arranged marriage.
Seeing that she possessed a certain charm and resilience, Immortal Lord Caoxuan accepted her as a disciple under a nominal title and drove away the servants who came to pursue her.
Li Weixin looked at the expectant gazes of the group and said, "Time flies, and the baby boy chosen by the Bai family head has grown up. He looks exactly like the young lady from back then."
Arrogant and domineering, he caused chaos throughout Baiyun City, a complete local tyrant.
Compared to the former young lady, this guy has an added lecherous habit.
The young lady from a powerful family who came to train was not only beaten half to death, but her family also set their sights on the Bai family's Thousand-Petaled Lily, demanding that the Bai family hand over the cultivation method of the Thousand-Petaled Lily.
"You must understand that this is the foundation of the Bai family's existence. The Bai family head stated that he could hand over the person who offended this young lady, but the secret method for cultivating the Thousand-Petaled Lily was absolutely out of the question."
"Serves him right! But this Bai family patriarch does have some redeeming qualities!" Cheng Jiu commented cheerfully.
Look at his second daughter, whom he looked down upon, who became a disciple of the Great Ascension Immortal Lord, while his eldest daughter, whom he cherished, and that baby boy—one ran off with someone, and the other dragged the Bai family down with her.
This is all retribution! What woman is unfit for the position? The excuse is simply that the head of the Bai family has terrible judgment and has raised a rotten child!
Well, that's great! He got what he asked for!
"The family behind that young lady only had their own secret recipe in mind. The guy who offended her was just an excuse for them to cause trouble."
Seeing the Bai family's stubbornness, their patriarch personally descended upon the Bai family, forcing them to hand over the secret technique, or else he would annihilate the Bai family.
"Then the Bai family is finished!"
The family that Li Weixin called a "big family" must be quite powerful. What strength could the small Bai family possibly have to resist? Baiyun City is just a small city affiliated with the Yunxiao Sect. What kind of big family could the Bai family be?
Cheng Jiu estimated that it was probably about the same as the Luo family, or maybe even weaker.
"At this time, the Second Miss, who had disappeared, suddenly returned. She not only repelled the families that were besieging the Bai family, but also secured her position as the head of the Bai family with her formidable strength."
The former head of the Bai family was imprisoned in the backyard, and the Bai family became the domain of this second young lady.
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Cheng Jiu's eyes widened. Was this still written language? How come she couldn't understand it?
Think hard!
Thinking failed!
No, why is this second young lady back? Since she can cultivate with Immortal Lord Caoxuan and has a bright future, she should cultivate properly!
Why bother coming back and getting involved in their family's mess?
In the end, Cheng Jiu chose understanding and respect. Actually, this works too. You used to ignore me, but now you can't even reach me. I'll prove with my strength that the Bai family head's ideas were completely wrong. Who says she can't be the Bai family head?
We cannot expect everyone to think like her; we must respect other people's ideas.
Cheng Jiu finally calmed himself down; this result wasn't bad, was it?
"No! Is she sick?!"
Not long after Li Weixin said that, the second young lady of the Bai family sensed a breakthrough opportunity, left her ten-year-old daughter in the Bai family, and went out to gain experience.
Cheng Jiu couldn't hold back any longer. Regardless of whether this second young lady was her senior brothers' grandmother, she had only one thought: Is she crazy?
Was her Bai family a warm haven? How could she just abandon her daughter like that? How old is her daughter? Could she possibly protect herself?
Gong Cheng and Gong Yu did not refute their junior sister's words. If this second young lady were not their elder, they would both want to curse!
Is this something a mother should do? So irresponsible! If only she had sent her daughter to her master's side! She shouldn't have left her in the Bai family's den of dragons and tigers!
They really felt sorry for their mother when she was young! No wonder she had such a mother! No wonder she was willing to endure the pain of ascension to raise the two brothers and entrust them to someone she trusted.
Tears welled up in Gong Yu's eyes. Mother is so wonderful!
What happened next was both within Cheng Jiu's and his companions' expectations and beyond their expectations.
Three years after the second young lady left, the eldest young lady, who had eloped with someone, returned! She was accompanied by two twins.
When asked about the young lady's experiences over the years, it was revealed that the rogue cultivator had used sweet words to deceive her and trick her into eloping with him.
After the young lady exhausted all the opportunities she had brought from home, and there was nothing left to squeeze out of her, the rogue cultivator immediately turned his back on her!
The young lady, who had once been pampered and spoiled, was now being physically assaulted. Unable to bear such humiliation, she poisoned him, causing his death!
After the rogue cultivator died, the young lady wanted to return to her family, but back then, the two of them ran as far away as possible to avoid being caught by the family.
Lost in the process of getting to Baiyun City, and with the journey too long and no spirit stones on her, the young lady had no choice but to wander and search for her way home.
As for the two children she was with! This young lady is quite attractive.
While passing through a large city, she caught the eye of a young master from a wealthy family. He was charming and elegant, and the young lady was beautiful. The two quickly fell in love.
Their happy married life lasted only a few years before the young master developed a desire to take a concubine. The young lady, however, could not bear sharing a husband with another woman, and so she poisoned the young master to death.
After the young master's death, the young lady fled to avoid being caught. During her escape, she discovered she was pregnant, but she never considered having an abortion.
She gave birth to the child and wandered with her two children until she finally arrived at Baiyun City.
"A legend!" That was all Cheng Jiu could say after hearing this. This young lady was no ordinary person either!
With her personality, she'd thrive anywhere.
They can't stand even the slightest grievance!
"However, the year she returned to Baiyun City, the position of family head was still held by her younger sister. She probably knew that she didn't get along with her younger sister, so she stayed in the city."
It wasn't until her younger sister had been away on her journey for three years that she dared to return and acknowledge her family. "Li Wei sighed, if it weren't for such a bizarre experience, she wouldn't have become the subject of conversation among noblewomen like his mother.
His speech is more witty than anything in a script!
"Her father was heartbroken to see his daughter suffering and looking so miserable!"
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Cheng Jiu couldn't understand and was heartbroken. The other person had abandoned the Bai family and eloped with someone else, so their feelings for the Bai family couldn't be as deep as the Second Miss's!
After doing something like this, he was heartbroken when he got back! So the second young lady isn't his daughter after all!
"Who knows the specifics? Anyway, the very next day, this young lady became the head of the Bai family."
"Wasn't the Bai family headship left to Gong Cheng, the mother of Senior Brother Gong Yu?" The other party is the daughter of the former family head and is the rightful heir!
"Who knows? Anyway, her maternal grandfather gave her position as head of the family to her eldest aunt!"
"I remember that the second young lady wasn't going to the training camp, not that she died. Doesn't she have any objections?" Cheng Jiu wondered. This second young lady and the eldest young lady had a grudge, right?
Could she tolerate her father giving the position of family head, which belonged to her daughter, to her eldest sister?
"I don't know. Anyway, this second young lady never appeared or showed up. Rumors say she ascended to heaven, while others say she died while searching for opportunities. But the latter is more convincing!"
Anyway, the latter version of events didn't circulate for long, and the treatment of the second young lady's daughter in the Bai family took a sharp turn for the worse! After that, there was no further news about the second young lady's daughter.
Li Wei sighed, "How can anyone be satisfied with only eating half of this melon? I later sent someone to inquire, and I heard from the current Bai family that the daughter who was left behind was apparently persecuted to death by the head of the family at the time."
Who would have thought that, grown up today, I would actually hear news of that young lady again!
Li Weixin looked at the wooden plaque in Gong Yu's hand with a complicated expression: "The other party has also changed their surname."
Bai Qing and Song Qing seem to have a slight connection in their names, but how could they be associated with each other? One is a pitiful little girl from the Bai family, and the other is a powerful being who has already ascended to immortality!
"Is that young lady still alive?" Gongcheng asked, for they wanted to avenge their mother!
"He's been dead for many years! He was only at the Nascent Soul stage! His cultivation and talent weren't anything special!"
However, if you go looking now, you probably won't find the Bai family!
After all, it wasn't just that young lady who plotted to seize the power left by your grandmother; the powerful family that suffered setbacks at the Bai family's hands also held a grudge and never forgot the Bai family!
It will then devour the remaining blessings that your grandmother could not protect.
The Bai family is now just an ordinary family in Baiyun City, with only a few cats and dogs, and the highest cultivation level is only at the Foundation Establishment stage.
However, the story of this family's rise and fall is so convoluted and complex that it has garnered some fame.
Li Weixin was still reeling from the Bai family's final fate, and could only say they deserved it.
The head of the Bai family spent his entire life trying to ensure the smooth continuation of the family under his leadership, but unfortunately, the Bai family was ultimately doomed because of him.
If he had allowed that second young lady to become the head of the Bai family back then, they wouldn't have attracted the covetous eyes of that powerful family.
If he can protect Song Qing and raise this granddaughter well, with Song Qing's talent, she will surely protect the Bai family in the future.
Out of consideration for Song Qing, that powerful family would not take action against the Bai family. After all, without knowing who the second young lady was, they would still be mindful of her and dare not attack the Bai family.
Unfortunately, the head of the Bai family ultimately allowed his eldest daughter to harm the orphan left behind by his second daughter, which allowed that powerful family to see the true nature of the Bai family and then take action against them.
One wrong step leads to another; the food is being fed to your mouth, but you can't even bear to chew it.
Who knows if the other person will regret it at the end of their life!
In the end, the Bai family was left only as a topic of conversation over tea.
"..." Gongcheng glanced at his younger brother for a long time before speaking, "Then let's visit the former residence of Immortal Caoxuan sometime in the future!"
In the entire story, it seems that only the Immortal Lord Caoxuan deserves respect! This kind and powerful being has already ascended to heaven, and there is nowhere to express gratitude, so they can only visit to express the respect of these juniors.
Looking at the precious wooden plaque, Li Weixin hesitated before speaking: "Perhaps your maternal grandmother also doted on your mother, and she may have encountered some accident."
"I think! In any case, it probably doesn't matter to Mother anymore!"
As a son, Gongcheng naturally felt even more sorry for his mother. All these years, his mother hadn't returned to retrieve the wooden plaque; she probably didn't care anymore.
Gong Yu: "Why don't we just burn it? It's really disgusting!"
Gong Yu felt nothing for his maternal grandmother whom he had never met. The suffering she endured in her childhood was caused by her father, and the loneliness and helplessness of her mother in her youth were abandoned by this grandmother.
As a junior, he couldn't judge this behavior, but as a son, he was quite resistant to the wooden plaque that implicated the past.
Miyagi nodded, and a ball of blazing flame appeared in his hand.
The little iron-eating beast hesitated before saying, "This is wood that grows in the Phoenix Graveyard, a fire rabbit!"
It won't melt!
Miyagi: "..."
Not wanting to give away his mother's belongings, Gong Yu silently took the wooden plaque and stuffed it into Gong Cheng's ring: "Brother, it's less likely to get lost if I leave it with you, so I'm entrusting it to you!"
Miyagi: "..."
Damn it, I was too late!
"I'll be going now!"
After finishing the melon, Little Iron Beast slowly got up, and with the ginseng doll on its head, bid farewell to Cheng Jiu and the others.
"Thank you so much for taking care of me these past few days!" Cheng Jiu said earnestly.
"You're welcome, it's my duty!" the little iron-eating beast said earnestly.
Watching the little iron beast leave, Cheng Jiu took out his Song Immortal Tokens: "I remember collecting a few from my senior sister before."
After flipping through a few pages, Cheng Jiu drew out the Song Immortal Card of Immortal Cao Xuan: "I think you senior brothers will want it!"
"Thank you, junior sister!" Gong Cheng and Gong Yu accepted the Song Immortal Tokens, which held great commemorative significance.
Cao Xuan Xianjun was a rogue cultivator, and she didn't leave behind many epic stories. During her training, she practiced medicine and saved people, rescued people in danger based on her liking for them, and usually acted as a chivalrous hero, eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path.
Compared to other powerful beings, each with their own story, he seemed rather insignificant.
Her Song Fairy Card is relatively unpopular among all the Song Fairy Cards, but there are still female cultivators who worship this Grass-White Immortal Lord.
The ability to stand out among millions of cultivators is the skill of this Immortal Lord Caoxuan.
Because of their scarcity and obscurity, and because those who buy the Caoxuanxian brand of Gexian brand are true enthusiasts, it is extremely difficult to find them on the market.
After trading the Song Immortal Tokens, the group went back to rest.
Cheng Jiu had always believed that only the Demon Emperor lived in the Demon Emperor's Palace.
Looking at the golden hair, lotus-like face, beautiful upper body, and a magnificent fishtail that shimmered brilliantly in the sunlight, the demon leisurely swimming in the lotus pond was still somewhat bewildered.
Mermaid?
Oh no, it should be mermaids!
"Your Highness!" The plum blossoms on the ground spun rapidly, soon forming a human shape, from which Mei Jun stepped out.
"Aunt Mei!" The girl's voice was clear and pleasant, and her innocent and clear eyes blinked curiously at Cheng Jiu, like an animal that knew nothing of the world: "Is this His Majesty the Demon Emperor's guest? She is so beautiful!"