The Blade Is Already Sharpened

Mu Family.

In a courtyard filled with flowers, a young woman with a serene expression was misting a pure white flower.

She seemed a bit distracted.

At this moment, a maid approached her and whispered:

"Eldest Young Lady, Madam is here."

The young woman stopped and immediately stood up:

"En, I'm coming."

She handed the watering tool to the maid and walked straight towards the front courtyard.

The maid watched the Eldest Young Lady's back view, feeling a bit sad.

The Eldest Young Lady must be under immense pressure, otherwise, why would she be watering flowers late at night?

"Mu Xue, you're here? Sit down." A young woman in the front courtyard said calmly as she watched Mu Xue approach.

Mu Xue nodded and politely greeted her:

"Aunt Tang."

After Mu Xue sat down, Aunt Tang began:

"How have you been feeling lately?"

Mu Xue's expression remained unchanged, and she nodded:

"Fine."

"Lu Family's people might arrive tomorrow, do you know that?" Aunt Tang asked again.

Mu Xue was silent for a moment, then gave a slight nod:

"I know."

"You've lost all your cultivation for two years, and the Mu Family hasn't withheld any cultivation resources from you, nor have they reduced your privileges. This is all because you have a marriage contract with Young Master Lu. If the Lu Family truly breaks off the engagement, you can't blame me for what happens next. Your Father is also in a difficult position," Aunt Tang said with some difficulty.

Mu Xue maintained her composure:

"I know."

She knew from the beginning that to the Mu Family, she was merely a tool for a marriage alliance. Her father didn't favor her, and Aunt Tang didn't like her.

She had never befriended anyone in the clan.

Since childhood, she only knew how to cultivate and live in this courtyard. She disliked the outside world and communicating with strangers.

In her previous life, she lived like this for over twenty years until she got married.

This life brought some changes. She returned three years ago. For certain purposes, she had dispelled all her cultivation. Two years ago, her condition was discovered by clan members due to an accidental test.

Though she didn't care at first, she never expected that losing all her cultivation would lead to the Lu Family breaking off the engagement.

"If the Lu Family breaks off the engagement, then you'll be a commoner. Even as the Eldest Young Lady, you won't be allocated many resources. The best I can do is try to help you keep your current residence," Aunt Tang said, looking at Mu Xue.

Mu Xue's residence was a good place, only accessible to a few young masters and young ladies. Commoners couldn't live there.

Mu Xue fell silent again, then asked:

"Does Aunt Tang know who the Lu Family intends to form a marriage alliance with if they break off the engagement? Is it one of the Mu Family's other genius beauties?"

Mu Xue wasn't the most beautiful or the most talented in the Mu Family. If they didn't have her, they had many others.

Aunt Tang shook her head, she wasn't clear on that for now.

Then, Aunt Tang steered the conversation back to the courtyard:

"To keep you in this courtyard, we need an excuse. An excuse that shows contribution to the clan. This way, your Father and I can firmly help you keep this place."

Mu Xue gave a slight nod:

"Aunt Tang can send Yalin to me. I will be responsible for teaching her the Heavenly Maiden True Scripture."

Hearing this, Aunt Tang's eyes revealed surprise, but she quickly suppressed it, feigning embarrassment:

"Isn't that not good? After all, the Heavenly Maiden True Scripture is exclusively yours. Once you teach it to Yalin, your situation will become even more unfavorable. You don't need to worry about your residence. I will do everything I can to ensure you don't have to move out, as this was your Mother's residence before she passed."

Mu Xue softly replied:

"Aunt Tang doesn't need to worry. Just bring Yalin here."

Mu Xue understood that Aunt Tang's kindness and repeated offers to help her gain benefits meant she had her own agenda. At first, she didn't care, but now, she was simply going with the flow.

The Heavenly Maiden True Scripture was a top-tier cultivation method she had comprehended in the clan's forbidden land. Many coveted it, but due to her marriage contract with Lu Shui, they couldn't force her to hand it over.

Many people are now eyeing this cultivation method.

As for Yalin, she is Aunt Tang's youngest daughter, only five years old.

She is also her sister, just from a different mother.

Hearing what Mu Xue said, Aunt Tang said "reluctantly":

"Well, then Aunt Tang can't refuse. Yalin is still naughty, you can hit her as you please if she doesn't listen then."

Even though it was Yalin, Aunt Tang didn't care. If one person learned it, there would always be two.

From now on, the Heavenly Maiden True Scripture would belong to their entire family.

Afterward, Aunt Tang left, vowing before she left that Mu Xue's residence would not change in any way.

Mu Xue just nodded, she didn't say anything.

After Aunt Tang left, Mu Xue sat there.

The wind blew past her hair tips, stirring her long hair.

Mu Xue didn't pay attention. She lowered her gaze to the tabletop, and a faint voice came from her lips:

"The knife is already sharpened."

Mu Family Hall.

"Third Brother, do you have anything to say?" a middle-aged man said, looking at the visiting letter in his hand.

Mu Yuan, Mu Yuan is the current clan leader of the Mu family. Unlike the Lu family, the Mu family is prosperous, and the clan leader can decide most affairs.

And the Mu family's foundation is different from the Lu Family Elders. They have almost never appeared.

Mainly, many are in closed-door cultivation until death, or they have already died.

Not everyone can live as long as the Lu Family Three Elders.

And the Third Brother Mu Yuan mentioned is Mu Xue's father, Mu Ze.

Mu Ze shook his head, he had nothing to say.

Mu Yuan sighed:

"Forget it, I hope the Young Master of the Lu Family will at least leave us some face.

Regarding Mu Xue, cut off her resource supply. The Mu family does not support commoners.

Let her be mentally prepared.

As for that courtyard, after tomorrow, it will be transferred to your second daughter, Mu Yayue. You figure out how to get the Heavenly Maiden True Scripture."

Mu Ze nodded:

"Okay."

"Then let's disperse." Mu Yuan said.

Subsequently, the people in the hall gradually retreated.

After Mu Ze left, he originally planned to go back, but was suddenly called to a halt halfway:

"Third Brother, wait a moment."

Mu Ze stopped and looked back. It was Mu Jiang, his second sister.

"Second Sister, is something wrong?"

Mu Jiang looked at Mu Ze, who was no longer young, and said:

"What do you plan to do?"

Mu Ze said:

"I plan to ask first."

Mu Jiang frowned, then said:

"Mu Xue is a little girl after all. I hope you don't plan to force her to hand over the True Scripture.

Also, even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs. If you get the True Scripture, it's best to send her away from the Mu family secretly.

With your ability, it's not difficult to let her live a worry-free life as a young lady in the ordinary world, right?

If you don't want to do this, or find it troublesome, you can give her to me. I can make a Daoist oath that I will not covet Mu Xue's Heavenly Maiden True Scripture.

I know you don't dote on her, but she is your daughter after all."

Mu Ze was silent for a moment, then nodded:

"I know, I will consider it."

Mu Jiang's brows furrowed tightly. Mu Ze's demeanor made her feel that he didn't care about Mu Xue at all.

She paused, and Mu Jiang said:

"If you have no other way, I suggest you ask Tang Yi."

Mu Ze finally left.

Watching Mu Ze leave, Mu Jiang sighed.

Fortunately, Tang Yi wasn't too bad.

Without the Lu family as her backing, Mu Xue definitely wouldn't have a good time in the Mu family.

Leaving in secret was for the best.