Coming Home Made Such a Big Commotion

The rosy-nosed man froze, then looked strangely at the bewildered Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi. "...You two didn't know?"

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi exchanged a glance. They both saw the confusion in each other's eyes, their minds filled with question marks.

Lu Gaoyang suddenly thought of something, and his heart skipped a beat. He asked, "...What should we know? What happened to my boy? Did he get himself into trouble?"

Lu Gaoyang felt that Lu Yi had a pretty good temperament and shouldn't do anything to stir up trouble. Why did it sound as if he had done something everyone knew about? Was the brat asking to have his legs broken?

Lu Gaoyang felt it was necessary to hold a family meeting after going back and discuss how to break Lu Yi's legs.

Wang Siqi asked worriedly, "Brother Li, what happened to my Yi'er?"

Seeing that the two truly had no idea, Li Mang, who was also a steward, found it baffling. He said, "Your boy went up on White Sheep Peak's platform today, and he actually cultivated White Cloud Swordplay to the realm of Return to Simplicity. You two are his parents, yet you didn't even know?"

"????" Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi's heads were filled with question marks after hearing Li Mang's words.

"Wait, wait. You're saying that little brat of mine... cultivated White Cloud Swordplay to the realm of Return to Simplicity?!" Lu Gaoyang felt either that he had misheard or that Li Mang was still dreaming.

"Yeah. Don't look at me like that. News of today's events has spread like wildfire through the outer sect. The one giving a lecture today was Liu Ningshuang, True Inheritor Liu. I heard that True Inheritor Liu thinks highly of your boy. She even gave him a bottle of Top Grade Qi Condensation Pills and invited him to take Drifting Soul Peak's assessment! Old Lu, you're about to rise! Your boy seems to be a real genius." As Li Mang spoke, his eyes turned green with envy as he looked at Lu Gaoyang.

Damn it! Why didn't Li Mang have such luck? Why didn't he have a son like that? The moment he thought of his own son, anger surged in his chest. The boy was nearly twenty and only at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. Breaking through to Foundation Establishment was simply unrealistic. There was no comparison at all!

The more Li Mang thought about it, the angrier he became. He wanted nothing more than to go home at once and break his own son's legs.

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi had no mind to spare for Li Mang anymore. They looked at each other, their expressions extremely strange. Their own son—wouldn't they know him best? Why did it sound as though Li Mang were talking about someone other than Lu Yi?

Wang Siqi came back to her senses and smiled at the somewhat twisted-looking Li Mang. "Brother Li, we have something to take care of, so we'll be leaving first..."

Before Wang Siqi could finish, a gentle laugh rang out. "Siqi, Gaoyang, so you're here."

The expressions of Lu Gaoyang, Wang Siqi, and Li Mang all changed. They turned to see an elderly man with a gray beard approaching with a smile. The three hurriedly bowed. "Greetings, Elder Qi."

Elder Qi was the Outer Sect Elder in charge of the entire Affairs Hall. His name was Qi Feiyu, and he held great authority. He was also a Golden Core cultivator, immensely powerful.

Qi Feiyu usually cultivated in seclusion and was rarely seen. Lu Gaoyang and the other two had never expected him to appear here. And from the looks of it, he seemed to have come for Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi?

"No need for formalities." Qi Feiyu wore a gentle smile as he looked at the still-dazed Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi. "Have you encountered any difficulties in your work recently? The work in the task area can be quite taxing."

"Thank you for your concern, Elder Qi. Our work has been going smoothly," Lu Gaoyang said with a smile.

"It seems you've both been doing well... Ah, there happen to be two vacancies for stewards responsible for distributing outer sect disciples' resources. You two may take those posts. With your abilities, there should be no problem." Qi Feiyu smiled.

Lu Gaoyang: "???"

Wang Siqi: "???"

Li Mang: "???"

Qi Feiyu's words left all three of them dumbfounded.

Distributing outer sect disciples' resources was a highly coveted post! Generally speaking, there would always be some surplus among the cultivation resources the sect allocated to outer sect disciples. A large portion of that surplus went to the elders, while the rest basically ended up in the pockets of the stewards in charge of that area. It was an unspoken rule in the Affairs Hall.

What steward didn't want to squeeze their way into the resource department?! But those who could get in usually had powerful backers. Ordinary stewards could only watch from the sidelines.

None of the three had expected Qi Feiyu, an Affairs Hall Elder, to personally appoint Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi to positions in the resource department. They were completely stunned.

Seeing the shocked expressions on Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi's faces, Qi Feiyu smiled. "Well? Are you willing?"

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi came back to their senses, delight filling their faces. They smiled. "Of course we are. Thank you, Elder Qi!"

Lu Gaoyang cautiously asked, "Elder Qi... could this be because of my Yi'er?"

Qi Feiyu smiled faintly. "Lu Yi has good talent. Once he enters the inner sect in the future, the sky will be wide enough for birds to fly. Gaoyang, you are blessed. Work hard."

Naturally, Qi Feiyu had also heard of Lu Yi's affairs. The name Liu Ningshuang carried far too much weight within the White Cloud Sect. Since Lu Yi had earned Liu Ningshuang's favor, even Qi Feiyu could not avoid extending goodwill toward him.

Qi Feiyu did not linger. His body vanished from where he stood, and the three Foundation Establishment stewards present could not even see how he had disappeared.

After Qi Feiyu vanished, Li Mang's eyes turned even greener as he looked at Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi. "I never thought even Elder Qi would personally appoint you to the resource department. Old Lu, you've really started to rise!"

Li Mang grew even angrier. Why didn't he have a son like that?! It looked like he would have to start a new account.

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi were still in a daze, as if they were dreaming. They exchanged a glance, then Lu Gaoyang smiled. "Old Li, next time I'll host and treat you to a celebration. We have something to do this time, so we'll head back first."

Li Mang understood and nodded. "Go on, go on."

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi hurried out of the hall. Along the way, they noticed that quite a few people seemed to look at them strangely. Stewards who had only had ordinary relations with them now greeted them with broad smiles. Even stewards of higher standing treated them warmly. The two understood that all of this was likely because of Lu Yi.

Once outside, they immediately mounted their swords and soared into the air, flying toward White Spirit Peak.

White Spirit Peak.

Lu Yi figured Old Lu and Old Mom had not gotten off work yet. He was debating whether to first cultivate the White Cloud Qi Guiding Art for one circulation. Liu Ningshuang's lecture today had given him new insights into the Qi Guiding Art, but he was also a little hungry and did not really feel like cultivating.

Just then, two piercing sounds of air being torn apart approached from afar, their momentum immense. Lu Yi's eyes widened. An enemy attack? That can't be possible, right? What cultivator had eaten bear's heart and leopard's gall and dared cause trouble in the White Sun Sect?

Still, better safe than sorry. Lu Yi cautiously stood up. If there really were enemies, he would run.

At that moment, Lu Gaoyang's voice rang out. "Lu Yi! Get out here!"

Lu Yi froze, his expression turning strange. He put down the longsword in his hand and walked out of the room. He saw Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi standing aggressively in the small courtyard. Fine sword marks covered the courtyard floor, while the flowers and plants nearby had all been sliced apart.

A question mark slowly appeared in Lu Yi's mind. "Dad, Mom, what's wrong with you two? You made such a huge commotion just coming home?"

"What's wrong?! Isn't it because of you?!" Lu Gaoyang glared at Lu Yi.

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