Ignored

"Elder Brother, what did you say?"

Tang Hao was stunned when he heard that.

But when he looked at Tang Yuehua, he immediately understood.

Because Tang Yuehua, whose feelings had just been exposed by Tang Xiao, had gone even paler.

It was over. Elder Brother really knew.

"Big Cousin actually saw through it!"

Bai Lu, standing to the side, was equally astonished.

But at this point, she could not help Tang Yuehua either. There was nothing she could do.

"Little Sister likes that boy. If we take her back, Little Sister will be swept away by him!"

Tang Xiao looked at Tang Hao and spoke again.

"That brat is worthy of her?"

Having finally understood, Tang Hao's face immediately filled with ridicule.

Then Tang Hao firmly objected. "No. I absolutely will not agree to this!"

"Elder Brother, Second Brother..."

Tang Yuehua was devastated. Her pale face pleaded helplessly as she looked at her two brothers.

"Little Sister!"

"Don't forget your status. You are the Young Miss of our Clear Sky Sect. How could that brat possibly be worthy of you?"

"I'm going to settle the score with that brat right now. How dare he set his sights on my sister!"

Seeing his little sister's pleading expression, Tang Hao did not soften in the slightest. Instead, he grew even angrier.

With that, Tang Hao prepared to head back and teach Gu Ziyi a lesson.

He did not care whether Tang Yuehua had fallen for Gu Ziyi first. In any case, it was all Gu Ziyi's fault.

"Hao Zi!"

But just as Tang Hao turned around, Tang Xiao grabbed hold of him.

"No matter what, he helped Little Sister solve her inability to cultivate. He has done our Clear Sky Sect a favor!"

"After giving him a spirit bone, we'll be even. There's no need to go looking for him anymore!"

Tang Xiao first held Tang Hao back before turning to Tang Yuehua again. "Your Second Brother is right as well. With his talent and status, even if you still couldn't cultivate, he would not be worthy of you!"

"Now that you can cultivate, he is even less worthy of you!"

"You are the Young Miss of our Clear Sky Sect. No matter what kind of man you like, his status and talent must first be a match for yours!"

"Otherwise, you would only bring shame upon the Clear Sky Sect!"

Ignoring Tang Yuehua's deathly pale face, Tang Xiao continued speaking to her harshly.

He wanted to shatter his sister's fantasies outright.

"Exactly. Little Sister, you are the Young Miss of our Clear Sky Sect. You absolutely cannot bring shame upon the Clear Sky Sect!"

"If you really got together with that brat, would our Clear Sky Sect have any face left?"

Hearing his Elder Brother's words, Tang Hao's expression immediately turned solemn.

The sect held an extremely important place in his heart. He would not permit anything that disgraced it.

Tang Yuehua's expression changed slightly at those words.

"Little Sister, you don't want Father to find out about this either, do you?"

"If Father finds out..."

Seeing the change in Tang Yuehua's expression, Tang Xiao immediately added more fuel to the fire.

Though he did not finish his sentence, he believed his little sister understood.

If their father found out, then in order to make his little sister give up completely, Gu Ziyi's situation would become dangerous.

Of course, unless absolutely necessary, he would definitely not tell their father, nor did he recommend doing so.

It was not because doing that would harm the sect's reputation, but because he did not want his sister to be too heartbroken.

Moreover, if this caused his little sister to harbor resentment toward the sect, that would not be a good thing either.

The best course was still to make Tang Yuehua willingly return with them and completely sever contact with Gu Ziyi.

"No! Elder Brother, I'll go back with you!"

Sure enough, after hearing Tang Xiao's words, Tang Yuehua immediately stopped resisting.

"That's more like it!"

"Little Sister, I know you may not understand right now, and you're very sad, but one day, you'll understand why Elder Brother did this!"

Hearing Tang Yuehua's words, Tang Xiao immediately softened his tone and gently consoled her.

Afterward, Tang Xiao took Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu directly back to the sect.

As for Heaven Treasure Academy?

In his view, there was no need to return at all.

There was no need to say anything more to Gu Ziyi, much less warn him not to harbor any improper thoughts toward Tang Yuehua.

There was absolutely no need.

It was unnecessary! With Gu Ziyi's talent, he would never have the chance to stand before the Clear Sky Sect in the future.

He surely would not dare!

At Heaven Treasure Academy, Gu Ziyi had no idea that after helping Tang Yuehua obtain her soul ring, Tang Hao and the others had returned straight to the Clear Sky Sect.

At first, after waiting several days without Tang Yuehua and the others returning, Gu Ziyi thought they had simply been unlucky and had failed to find a suitable soul beast.

But when an entire week passed without their return, Gu Ziyi realized something was wrong.

"With Tang Xiao and the others' abilities, finding a suitable Hundred Year Soul Beast for Tang Yuehua shouldn't possibly take that long!"

Gu Ziyi then thought of Tang Xiao's attitude toward him.

Gradually, Gu Ziyi's expression darkened.

"Have we been discovered?"

That was the only explanation Gu Ziyi could think of. Only if the matter between him and Tang Yuehua had been discovered would Tang Xiao and the others leave without a word while taking Tang Yuehua away with them.

Gu Ziyi could actually understand Tang Xiao on this point. If it were him, he also would not want his younger sister to be with a boy of poor talent.

But understanding was one thing; when something like this happened to him, it was an extremely unpleasant matter.

"Maybe they just haven't found a suitable soul beast yet..."

Gu Ziyi consoled himself. That possibility still existed.

Some soul masters could spend months without finding a suitable soul beast.

"But that shouldn't be the case for the First Soul Ring!"

Gu Ziyi clenched his fists, ultimately unable to convince himself.

Still, he could only passively accept such a thing. He had no way to resist it at all.

Yet Gu Ziyi still held onto a sliver of hope.

But when more than ten days passed, and the semester had completely ended with the start of the break, yet Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu still had not returned, Gu Ziyi knew there was no accident. Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu had already been taken back to the Clear Sky Sect by Tang Xiao and Tang Hao.

"They actually left without even saying goodbye?"

"They completely ignored me!"

The more Gu Ziyi thought about it, the more stifled he felt. If Tang Xiao had stepped forward to warn him not to continue approaching Tang Yuehua, he might have felt a little better.

But no, there was nothing.

He had simply been ignored.

Bang—

Gu Ziyi viciously punched the tree in front of him, venting the frustration in his heart.

Whoosh—

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew over Gu Ziyi's head.

Then, a letter slowly drifted down from above him.

Gu Ziyi's expression changed slightly, and he immediately reached out to catch it.