"Don’t worry, sir, it’s not internal strife. Sometimes, we just have greedy people that bite the hand that feeds them. We can still provide you with accommodation."

"Can you tell me what the family is grieving about? Maybe we have something suitable for the occasion we can offer."

"You jest, sir unless you have an artifact to recover a scattered soul, then you cannot do anything.

This one is no big secret, so I can tell you: my sister's daughter, my niece, had an accident in the secret realm."

Jian Feng proceeded to tell what happened as Ming Yue felt confused, seeing his information from the carriage.

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Name: Jianfeng Xueqi

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[The target is ashamed, sad, angry, and pained. Has hostile intentions.]

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'Why did he feel angry and sad? I am sure he hates me,' MingYue thought.

[Queen, he still has hostile intentions.]

"He is probably thinking of bringing us someplace else and trying to hide it from the patriarch; that still counts as hostile intention.

I know his personality," MingYue continued in her mind, 'although I think he will be happy with my demise.'

Memories of her childhood appeared in her mind; her father was always cold to her, and her mother was always busy cultivating.

The ones who interacted with her the most were her little brother and uncle's family. But it's not a good interaction for MingYue.

Her little brother always pranks and debates with her, and her uncle always complains, telling her anything she does is never good enough.

MingYue always thought this was because her uncle was jealous of her talent, but it seems it was not the case.

There is no way her uncle can trick Vesa.

ZanLu then got another instruction from MingYue; this made him frown for a bit, but he still said it.

"I heard the rumor, so it's MingYue from the Blue Lotus Sect; a lot of people are saying she has a bad personality, only thinking about herself.

She even rejects the marriage alliance, making the family suffer a huge loss."

Jian Feng clenched his fist but forced himself to smile.

This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.

"No, sir, that is just a rumor. It's just some people becoming impatient because of their greed."

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Name: Jianfeng Xueqi

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[The target's anger is rising.]

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"So, that is wrong?"

"Yes, the family broke up the marriage alliance after having a discussion amongst ourselves.

It's not MingYue's fault. If anything, it's that useless bastard's fault."

"Useless bastard?"

"I apologize, I misspoke. Let's talk more in the inn. I am sure you are tired from the journey."

"Inn? I thought you would show us the way to your family home."

"The inn is a better place to rest, sir.

The situation at my place is tense now, but don't worry, I will convey everything we talk about to the patriarch."

The carriage quickly arrived at a large inn, with MingYue now sitting in the VIP eating area and ZanLu standing behind her.

Jian Feng is sitting opposite her.

He wants to ask but doesn’t dare to say anything. He still remembers the pressure coming from inside the carriage.

MingYue looked at her uncle, feeling complicated; she still could not accept that the man was feeling sad about her.

Family love? Such a thing doesn't exist in the Xueqi family.

She then took out her own photo from the storage ring and placed it on the table.

"She is still alive and in my hands now. What will you do for her?" MingYue asked with a cold tone.

Throughout all this, the others from the Xueqi family don’t realize MingYue's arrival.

JianFeng made sure the guards stayed silent so no one reported it.

And since there were no significant qi fluctuations, so no one realized it.

Seeing the photo, Jian Feng’s expression quickly changed. He believed MingYue since, in his mind, there was no reason for her to lie to him.

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Name: Jianfeng Xueqi

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[Hostile intention disappears, and the target is filled with hope.]

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“But how… the tablet clearly showed...” His voice cracked, but then he shook his head. JianFeng didn’t feel it was important as long as MingYue survived.

He stood up from his chair and kneeled on the ground, putting his head on the floor.

MingYue didn’t find it funny anymore; she felt angry.

She felt the urge to raise her tone and ask him just why he did this, but she knew it wasn’t the time for that.

First, she needed to find out what really happened.

What artifact was stolen?

What did her uncle mean by saying a dog that bites the hand helps them?

And more importantly, why did he treat her like that in the past if he really cared for her?

[The target is resigned to his fate]

MingYue's heart clenched, but she still put on a cold expression.

“I will do anything as long as you don’t hurt my family,” JianFeng said.

"Your family? Who did you mean by that, the whole Xueqi family."

"My wife, my son's family, MingYue, and her little brother. As for the rest, I don't care. All of them are heartless."

"Heartless? Even your own sister? Isn't she MingYue's mother?"

Jian Feng thinks the woman in front of him knows all these from MingYue, so he doesn't feel it's strange.

"Sister? I used to dote on her, but she's crazy now.

She'll do anything for cultivation. Even selling her own daughter, and the patriarch doesn't even care about it."

MingYue wants to ask him to explain further, but seeing the man on the floor pains her heart. "Sit back at the table."

JianFeng doesn't dare to dally and quickly returns to sitting back at the table.

"Explain in detail what you mean by that?"

Jian Feng sighed and continued. "You should have heard everything from MingYue, right?

You know her mother is suffering from poison.

She used to be the brightest talent in our family, but after some incident outside, she got poisoned."