Storms Raged After the Break

Hua Youxing hesitated for only a single breath.

She straightened her sleeves, strode forward, and said loudly, "The Elder is right."

Beside her, Qi Fengzi covered her mouth in surprise. Was Sister Hua really going to abandon her husband?

The choice before her was far too difficult: on one side stood the Lineage that had been passed down for generations within the Medicine King Sect, and on the other stood the husband with whom she shared deep affection.

That old Alchemist Cang Dong was too hateful. Our family had never provoked him, so why was he pressing them so relentlessly?

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Alchemist Cang Dong halted. As expected of someone from the Medicine King Sect. She knows what her true support is.

Xingrentang had built such a vast business largely upon the Medicine King Sect's name. The Hua Family had endured for so long for the same reason: they had emerged from the Medicine King Sect.

Even after marrying, Hua Youxing had remained so formidable because her own family business supported her.

If she betrayed the Medicine King Sect and lost her identity as Xingrentang's young mistress, how would she differ from any ordinary woman?

The courtyard fell utterly silent, as though everyone were waiting to hear what Hua Youxing would say next.

Her voice rang clear enough for everyone around to hear. "It is indeed improper to use my maiden family's assets to subsidize another household..."

Qi Fengzi's heart clenched at those words. That was not right, was it? Zhou You and Da Qian Martial Arts School had never taken advantage of the apothecary.

Their dealings had always been fair.

Even when Qi Fengzi had been sent to the Medicine King Sect to study and undergo assessment, they had paid their own way and never taken anything for free.

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