I Train Her Like a Dog!

The same place, the same people.

Yang Ruying watched the two people below with grim expressions.

Luo Qingdie's parents, however, looked extremely uneasy.

"You two, I explicitly told you how important this matter was, and that you absolutely had to be cautious and give it your all. So why?" Yang Ruying said coldly, "Do you still dare to lie to me?"

The two elders shivered and quickly retorted, "Little old man, every word I've said is true, not a single falsehood. Immortal Master, you must have misunderstood?"

"Still trying to argue!" Yang Ruying angrily slammed the armrest.

He already looked down on these two for their low strength and poor character. Coupled with the fact that any slip-up in this plan would cost him his life, he was even more furious.

"I've already sent people to investigate. You claim to treat Luo Qingdie and her brother equally? For every new set of clothes the brother gets, she gets one. For every bite of food the brother gets, she gets one?" Yang Ruying said.

"Yes," Luo's father said, looking confused, as if he didn't understand why Yang Ruying was angry.

Yang Ruying said coldly, "When the brother got new clothes, you patched up his old, worn-out ones for her. When the brother ate chicken meat, she ate chicken bones. You call this treating them equally?"

"Yes," Luo's mother also looked confused. "This is treating them equally. We didn't lie. For every new set of clothes the brother got, she got one. For every bite of food the brother got, she got one?"

Yang Ruying was furious. "You dare to lie with your eyes open! The items are different, how can you call it equal treatment?"

"But we still gave her a share, didn't we? Isn't that treating them equally?" Luo's father said, looking scared and wronged.

"Yes. Immortal Master, how did we offend you? Just tell us, and we'll apologize. But please don't scold us with such a ridiculous reason," Luo's mother also complained.

Yang Ruying froze. He looked at their expressions, which didn't seem fake, and a strange thought suddenly arose in his mind.

Could these two really believe they weren't being biased?

"Fine, fine. Let's not talk about that for now," Yang Ruying said, rubbing his forehead. "When you said Ji Xiangshan took Luo Qingdie away, you were all reluctant to part with her. That must be fake, right?"

"No, we wanted to follow them. And we cried a lot after it didn't work out," Luo's father shook his head. "All the neighbors saw it."

"That's true, you did want to follow them, but it had nothing to do with worrying about Luo Qingdie," Yang Ruying said. "You wanted your own son to join the Inquiry Sword Sect, which is why you pestered them. Your subsequent tears were because you failed, and you felt Luo Qingdie stole your son's immortal destiny, hating her to the point of tears!"

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!" Luo's father immediately flew into a rage.

Luo's mother also said with a ferocious expression, "Who is slandering us? I'll tear their mouth off!"

Yang Ruying said coldly, "Your son said so."

"Ah?" The two of them were stunned.

Then, Luo's mother shook her head and said decisively, "Impossible! Or he remembered it wrong. He was little then, what would he know?"

"Besides that, your parents, your son's uncles and brothers, all your relatives who were present and are still alive said the same thing," Yang Ruying said. "They said you two stood at the door, furious, shouting insults, calling Ji Xiangshan blind and senile for choosing trash. You called Luo Qingdie a seductress at such a young age, an animal. And you cried about your excellent son being robbed of his opportunity."

The two were stunned for a moment, and Luo's father remained silent.

Luo's mother, however, was furious. "Nonsense! It's all nonsense! How can I not remember saying those things? I clearly remember crying for my poor daughter who had to leave her hometown at such a young age! They are jealous of me and want to harm me!"

"Is that so?" Yang Ruying looked directly at them, gradually understanding their true nature. "If that's the case, then your traveling thousands of miles to the Inquiry Sword Sect claiming it was because you missed your daughter, not because you wanted to profit from her. And Luo Qingdie visiting you every few days wasn't because you had a good relationship, but due to your threats and inducements, coupled with pressure from the Inquiry Sword Sect members who were unaware of the situation. And your seemingly good relationship, while in reality you were constantly cursing her behind her back... you deny all these things too?"

"Nothing of the sort happened, how can I admit to it?" Luo's mother said righteously. "Isn't this a baseless accusation?"

"Heh," Yang Ruying couldn't help but laugh. "Impressive, truly impressive. No wonder Luo Qingdie was so firmly under your control back then."

Luo's mother's face turned ashen, looking angry and greatly wronged.

But Luo's father was silent for a moment, then spoke, "Immortal Master, let's be clear. What exactly are you thinking by saying all this? What are you worried about?"

"What am I worried about? Do I even need to say? There's no familial affection between you. How can I trust that you can successfully lure Luo Qingdie into the trap?" Yang Ruying said.

"Just that? Because of these things, you're worried Luo Qingdie won't listen to us? Immortal Master, forgive my presumption, but have you ever raised a child?"

Yang Ruying shook his head.

If he were judged by mortal years, he would have had children long ago. But by cultivator years, he was still a child.

"I see, then it's no wonder you don't understand," Luo's father said. "Immortal Master, raising a daughter is like raising a dog. You have to raise them harshly, make them understand hierarchy and status. If you're too good to a dog, dote on it, give it the best food and drink, it'll think it's the master of the house. It'll dare to bark at you, and if it's unhappy, it might even bite you. It'll turn into a stray dog."

"But if you raise it harshly, give it leftovers, kick it when it displeases you, and beat it with a stick when it bares its teeth at you, then it'll become obedient, well-behaved, sensible, and filial. It'll turn into a good dog."

"Immortal Master, you worry that those things have diluted the familial affection between us and our daughter. You're mistaken. It's precisely because we did those things that she is so obedient and filial. Otherwise, Immortal Master, think about it. You could find out these things, couldn't Luo Qingdie? Yet she still dutifully respects us?"

Yang Ruying's expression was subtle. His emotions told him this reasoning was absurd, but his rationality told him that the fact Luo's father and mother were still alive proved their words held some truth.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Ruying said, "But times have changed, and Luo Qingdie's personality is different now."

Luo's father smiled. "A dog is still a dog; no matter how its personality changes, it can't stop eating feces. A daughter is still a daughter; even if her identity, status, and personality change, she can't escape our grasp. Immortal Master, please don't worry. Just leave it to us. We will handle things perfectly."

Yang Ruying's expression was uncertain, his eyes shifting as if he couldn't make up his mind.