Luo Qingdie? She's super easy to deal with!

"Who are we? We're her biological parents," Luo's Father said, puffing out his chest. "Since ancient times, when have children not listened to their parents? With just one word from me, she'll obediently come over. She wouldn't dare utter a single word of protest!"

"Exactly," Luo's Mother chimed in. "Don't be fooled by her being a Mahayana Stage cultivator or the Sect Leader of the Inquiry Sword Sect, making her seem so powerful. In front of us, she's just the little girl who grew up drinking my milk, whom I cleaned up after, and who used to run around at our feet."

"That's natural," Yang Ruying nodded. "If it were usual times, I wouldn't butt in. But Luo Qingdie's personality has changed drastically. It's not safe to infer based on her past behavior. Simple familial affection might not be enough, so I want to confirm... besides blood ties, how is your relationship?"

"Immortal Master, please don't worry. We treated that little girl very well," Luo's Father said with a clear conscience. "Ask anyone in the surrounding villages, has anyone ever said we treated our daughter poorly?"

"Right," Luo's Mother continued to support him. "Other parents are very harsh on their daughters, but we doted on her like a treasure. We never let her do any dirty or tiring work, and we treated her just as well as her younger brother. For every new piece of clothing her brother got, she got one too. For every bite of food her brother had, she had one too. Everyone worried we'd spoil her!"

"Is that so? That's good. But that was all when she was little, wasn't it? Luo Qingdie left home early and didn't spend much time with you, did she?" Yang Ruying asked again.

"If you say not long, then yes, it wasn't long, but we always thought of her," Luo's Father said. "When her Master wanted to take her away back then, we absolutely refused, fearing she wouldn't be able to take care of herself out there."

"Yes. We wanted to go with her, or at the very least, bring her younger brother along, but that old geezer wouldn't agree no matter what," Luo's Mother added. "We had quite a big argument then. When she left, we were crying buckets at the doorstep. She saw all of that."

"And didn't we go find her later?" Luo's Father said.

"Yes, yes, yes. How far is the Inquiry Sword Sect? We walked for several months on our own two legs just to see her. As long as that little girl has a shred of humanity, wouldn't she be moved?" Luo's Mother also said. "She cried her eyes out back then."

"Later, we also repeatedly told her to visit home more often. Didn't she bring back a pile of gifts every so often?" Luo's Father said. "If there weren't any feelings there, would she be so obedient?"

"And every time she came back, we praised her for being accomplished, capable, and a good daughter. She was very happy too. We got along so harmoniously, how could our relationship be bad?" Luo's Mother said.

"I see. With such good parents, it's no wonder Luo Qingdie remains so filial even after becoming the Sect Leader," Yang Ruying nodded with satisfaction, feeling his chances of success had increased significantly.

"I understand the feelings between you, but I still want to know your specific plan. How do you intend to proceed?" Yang Ruying asked. "If Luo Qingdie were to arrive right now, and you heard the rumors and went to see her. What would you say upon meeting her? And how would you lure her into the trap?"

"That's simple! I'll demonstrate for you, Immortal Master. Let's just say Luo Qingdie is standing right here," Luo's Father said, pointing to an empty space. He took a moment to compose himself, and his expression immediately turned fierce and menacing.

Then, he suddenly slapped the air in front of him and said, "You unfilial wretch, what have you done?! The whole city is abuzz with rumors! They say you're indiscriminately killing innocents and being jealous of the virtuous. We sent you to the Inquiry Sword Sect for this? You've disgraced both your mother and me!"

"What, you dare glare at me?!" Luo's Father roared, his hair standing on end, and slapped again. "What? You even want to kill your own father? You've gotten ambitious, haven't you? Your wings have grown strong. Come on, kill me!"

At this moment, Luo's Mother also walked over, cursing loudly, "The ancestors were right, daughters are just money-losers. I thought you'd be different after cultivating immortality, but you're still the same. I shouldn't have given birth to you in the first place. Let's go!"

Luo's Mother pretended to grab his ear and said, "Let's go. You want to know why? Of course, we're taking you to the authorities to confess! Do you want to implicate us too?"

"Hurry up!" Luo's Father kicked him. "Useless thing!"

After their performance, the two stopped their actions and said to Yang Ruying, "It's roughly like this."

Yang Ruying: "..."

He blinked for a moment before reacting, and said hesitantly, "Isn't... isn't this a bit too much? What if Luo Qingdie can't bear the humiliation?"

"What are you afraid of?" Luo's Father said loudly, as if his emotions were still running high. "She's my daughter, it's only natural for me to hit her! She didn't bring back enough gifts..."

Before he could finish, Luo's Mother subtly elbowed him.

Luo's Father then seemed to snap back to reality and said, "...Her returning home too late made us worry terribly. In a fit of anger, I scolded her first, then hit her, and she didn't dare utter a single word of protest."

"Not to mention she was in the wrong first this time. What's wrong with me hitting her? I hit her because I love her!"

Yang Ruying frowned, feeling something was off.

He thought for a moment and said, "But her personality has changed, and this plan cannot afford any mistakes. So, what if! What if she really fights back, what will you do?"

Luo's Father and Luo's Mother exchanged glances and smiled again.

"That's simple too. It's troublesome to explain, so let me demonstrate again for you," Luo's Father said.

Luo's Father pointed to the empty space ahead. "Let's say Luo Qingdie is here, and she gets furious and starts yelling and hitting us."

Luo's Father took a deep breath, then staggered back a few steps, his eyes instantly reddening. Two tears trickled down, and he said in a muffled voice, "You hit me, you dare to hit me? Fine! Fine! You've gotten ambitious! You even dare to hit your father! You're the Sect Leader of the Inquiry Sword Sect, a Mahayana Stage cultivator. I, this old man, am no longer qualified to discipline you!"

Meanwhile, Luo's Mother directly sat down on the ground, flailing her hands and feet, crying out, "Help! My daughter is hitting her parents! Come and see, she's going to beat me to death! Does such a thing exist in this world? A daughter who hits her parents?! I might as well die. I'll just die! What has my life been worth? If I had known this would happen, I might as well have aborted her! Waaaaah."

Yang Ruying: "..."

After a moment of stunned silence, he finally reacted and said, "Alright, alright. I understand now, the two of you. You don't need to act anymore."

The two then changed their expressions, revealing smug looks.

"Immortal Master, don't worry. As long as we start crying, no matter how angry she is, she'll obediently bow her head and apologize. She'll do whatever we tell her to do," Luo's Father said.

"Mhm. I believe you. I believe in the methods of you two elders," Yang Ruying nodded with a strange expression. He hadn't expected these two to be so skilled and resourceful when dealing with their own daughter.

He mused that anyone who still had a shred of familial affection wouldn't be able to withstand these two moves.

"Then I'll be counting on you two then. For now, you can go down and rest. Conserve your strength." Yang Ruying said.

Thus, Luo's Father and Luo's Mother bowed and took their leave.

However, for some reason, a strange feeling lingered in Yang Ruying's heart.

He hesitated for a moment, and then, just to be safe, he called over a subordinate. "Go and verify what these two have said with others. See if there's anything suspicious about it."

The subordinate immediately accepted the order and retreated to investigate.

Meanwhile, on the road to Qingyun City.

Chu Lu suddenly let out a sound and stopped abruptly.

"Luo Qingdie, what's wrong again?"

"Interdimensional Merchant! Interdimensional Merchant! How could I forget this satisfying point!" Chu Lu exclaimed, clutching his head.

Luo Qingdie looked confused. "What 'Interdimensional Daoist'?"

"Simply put, I'm here to gain benefits from you," Chu Lu said. "You know how poorly I was doing in my own world, right? I was only at the Late Qi Condensation Stage, and my cultivation method was flawed."

"Yes, so what?"

"But now that I'm here, with you backing me, I've become an invincible Mahayana Stage cultivator!" Chu Lu exclaimed. "I can completely use this advantage to bring over a bunch of cultivation methods, pick the best one for myself, and take the rest back to sell in bulk for a huge profit. Wouldn't that make me rise to power?"

This was actually something that could have been thought of easily.

It was just that Chu Lu's transmigration was sudden, and he was so focused on Luo Qingdie that he only realized this now.

Although the Transcoding Function would be unlocked after completing the mission, no one knew its specific function or what price it would cost. It was definitely not as good as getting something for free.

"Oh, right. Chu Lu, you're so smart," Luo Qingdie said. "I happen to have a lot of cultivation method manuals in my Storage Ring. I don't need them anyway, so consider them my payment. Take whichever one you like."

"Thanks," Chu Lu replied, then quickly opened the Storage Ring. The first thing he saw was a pile of pills.

There were pills that aided cultivation, strengthened the body, and could even awaken special abilities, but Chu Lu wasn't in a hurry to take them.

After all, he was still in the state of Body Seizing Luo Qingdie. Taking them now would essentially mean Luo Qingdie was taking them. It would be better to wait until the mission was completed and he was out of Luo Qingdie's body.

Next, he saw a large stack of cultivation methods. After browsing through them, he found a Qi Condensation Stage cultivation method.

A Qi Condensation Stage cultivation method that Luo Qingdie had kept until now was naturally one she had practiced herself, meaning it was the Inquiry Sword Sect's top Qi Condensation Stage cultivation method.

Chu Lu excitedly opened it and was stunned.

Luo Qingdie: "What's wrong?"

"I can't understand it."

"Huh? What can't you understand? I can teach you."

"No, it's not the content I don't understand," Chu Lu said with a frown. "It's these characters, I can't understand them at all."

"How can that be? These are very common characters. Chu Lu, you can understand the storybooks from the stalls, so how can you not understand cultivation method manuals?"

"Hmm... it's probably the Chat Group's doing," Chu Lu mused. "Perhaps the Chat Group realized this loophole long ago and specifically patched it up. Otherwise, what would be the point of the Transcoding Function?"

"I see. But I can understand it, so I'll read it to you," Luo Qingdie suggested.

"Okay, I'll trouble you."

However, as soon as Luo Qingdie opened her mouth, the words that came out turned into a jumble of gibberish.

So Chu Lu quickly told her to stop and explained the situation.

"This doesn't work either? The Chat Group is so cautious," Luo Qingdie complained. "It seems there's no other way."

"No, I still have a way," Chu Lu said after thinking for a while. "We can consider encrypting and then decrypting it."

"Huh?"

Chu Lu took out the book he had bought earlier, "The Story of Me and Luo Qingdie Fighting Fiercely." "I can understand this book, so here's what we'll do. For example, the first character of this cultivation method manual is 'Wang'. Then, the first 'Wang' character in this storybook appears on the third page, sixth line, fifth character. So, you'll translate the first character of the cultivation method manual into 'three, six, five', and so on, turning the entire cultivation method into numbers. Then I can translate it back. This way, we can bypass the Chat Group's restrictions."

"Amazing, Chu Lu," Luo Qingdie exclaimed.

"Just average," Chu Lu said modestly. After all, this was just the most basic knowledge of cryptography from his previous life.

Afterward, the two tinkered for a while and successfully translated the cultivation method into a form that Chu Lu could understand.

Chu Lu looked at the cultivation method manual titled "Six Qi Palace Breaking Method" and excitedly opened it to read. Then he was stunned.

"Huh? Seeking hidden acupoints in the human body? Breaking through the lower six heavens and upper three heavens? Stimulating human potential? Releasing external phenomena? What is all this?" Chu Lu asked blankly.

"What's wrong? Isn't this a very common Qi Condensation Stage cultivation method?" Luo Qingdie was surprised, then realized and asked, "Is it not like this in your world?"

Chu Lu shook his head. "In our world, we train our blood and qi, then merge with the spiritual energy of the outside world to cultivate magic power, storing it in the dantian."

"Really? It's different then?" Luo Qingdie was very surprised. "Even though the realm names are the same. Can you cultivate it?"

Chu Lu pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not sure, but I guess maybe not. The reason the Chat Group blocked these cultivation method manuals might not be to plug a loophole, but to protect us. Cultivating methods from different worlds might cause very serious problems for people from different worlds. And that Transcoding Function might not just translate text, but also convert the content of the cultivation method into the corresponding world's system."

"But if that's the case, then you won't be able to take those pills either, right?" Luo Qingdie asked.

After all, these pills were designed to complement the cultivation system.

"Perhaps. In the end, these are all just guesses. We won't know if they're right or wrong without actually trying," Chu Lu said.

"But you can't try it now, can you, Chu Lu?"

"Yeah, I need to finish this mission quickly," Chu Lu said with a hint of urgency in his eyes. "Let's hurry to Qingyun City and settle this matter quickly! Anyone who stands in our way will be killed!"

"Uh, this..." Luo Qingdie suddenly said.

"What's wrong?"

"Chu Lu, didn't you ask me before if I had anyone I cared about? I gave you a lot of examples, but I just remembered I might have missed someone."

"Who?"

"My grandmother."

Qingyun City.

Yang Ruying had just finished inspecting the magic formations, confirming the sentries deployed in every corner of the town, ensuring every detail was perfect, and guaranteeing that he would be notified the moment Luo Qingdie approached.

But no matter how many times he inspected, the unease in his heart never dissipated.

At this moment, the subordinate he had dispatched earlier returned. He whispered something in Yang Ruying's ear.

A moment later, Yang Ruying's expression changed slightly. "I knew it! Go and summon those two old folks immediately!"