Pretending to be a big shot?

Subsequently, Mu Xue stopped overthinking.

The Heavenly Pool River would open in half a month, and by then, it would be determined whether the Lu family would break off the engagement again.

Sigh.

A sigh escaped her.

Mu Xue felt helpless. She was supposed to marry into the Lu family smoothly, but because she had lost all her cultivation, she could be engaged to be broken off at any time.

However, she couldn't afford to have her cultivation undone.

Fortunately, there were no problems for the time being.

Sometimes it was easy to want to be invincible, but it was more difficult to want to be ordinary.

Mu Xue was silent for a moment. At this time, several people arrived in the courtyard.

It was Ding Liang and Tang Yi.

Tang Yi brought Yalin with her.

Seeing Tang Yi arrive, Mu Xue stood up and then politely called out:

"Aunt Tang."

Tang Yi's expression was a little awkward at this time, and her gaze was also a little evasive.

She hesitated for a moment and said:

"Yalin is still young and might not be able to learn the Heavenly Maiden True Scripture. If Xue'er finds it troublesome, then forget it. There's no need to waste time on Yalin."

She really wanted to drop it. Now that the clan leader had given the order, no one was allowed to covet anything of Mu Xue's.

It was already a miracle that she was fine this time. If it happened again, she would lose a layer of skin even if she didn't die.

Mu Xue beckoned to Yalin. Yalin looked at her mother and found that her mother did not refuse, so she happily walked over.

After Yalin came over, Mu Xue said calmly:

"I can teach her. Aunt Tang doesn't need to overthink it."

Tang Yi looked at Mu Xue for a long time and finally asked:

"You, don't you blame us?"

Mu Xue unconsciously touched Yalin's head. She lowered her eyebrows as if recalling something, and then said softly:

"I do."

Mu Xue paused, then continued:

"But, after all, we are family."

They were family. In her previous life, she only occasionally returned after getting married. Although she wasn't treated very well, she still came back.

However, after that day, she never returned to the Mu family again.

That day, she saw Lu Shui make a move for the first time. It was also that day that Lu Shui razed the entire Mu family to the ground.

Lu Shui didn't kill anyone, nor did he injure many people.

But she could never come back. Even if the Mu family was rebuilt, she could not come back.

Hearing what Mu Xue said, Tang Yi lowered her head and finally said:

"If your mother were still alive, she definitely wouldn't treat you like I do."

Mu Xue didn't speak, she just touched a knot on her wrist. She always felt that her mother must have doted on her very, very much.

But she had never met her mother.

"Sister, my hair is itchy," Yalin said, looking up at Mu Xue.

Mu Xue's hand was still stroking Yalin's head.

Seeing Yalin look up and speak, Mu Xue came back to her senses. She then gently scratched Yalin's little head with a slight smile and said:

"Is it better now?"

"It's not itchy anymore. By the way, Sister, are we fighting little monsters today?" Yalin asked.

Mu Xue nodded:

"En, but I have to teach you writing first."

Tang Yi watched from the side. She was sure that Mu Xue had really smiled at Yalin just now.

Did she really want to teach Yalin?

Why?

The Heavenly Maiden True Scripture was her last value. Was she really indifferent to giving it away so casually?

"Liu Huo? When did our sect have someone like this? And a Young Sect Master?" In a certain Dark Depths, there were several stone pillars. Four black shadows stood on the pillars. One of them said with great disdain.

"But the Sect Master has been gone for many years. Could it be that he, the old person, personally appointed him as the Young Sect Master?" This time, it was a female voice.

"Since the Sect Master didn't issue a direct order, it means we need to assess him, so there's no need to hold back."

"What do we do now?"

"Send him to the Secret Appraisal. Those in favor, raise your hands."

In the next moment, three out of the four people raised their hands.

"Alright, we'll send his name to the Secret Appraisal first. We'll fill in the rest next time we have a harvest."

"Are you sure about this? Getting onto the Secret Appraisal is easy, but getting off is difficult," that woman said.

"What are you afraid of? If this Liu Huo really is the Young Sect Master, he's someone we can't afford to offend. At worst, I'll eat my own shit to admit I was wrong."

"Heh, are you scrounging for food and drinks again?"

"..."

"Why are you guys here too?" Lu Shui asked as he walked onto the Fishing Platform.

The chill had already begun to erode his body, but he offered no resistance.

True Martial and True Spirit were quite surprised to see Lu Shui.

They hadn't expected even the young master to be here.

Subsequently, True Martial said:

"Third Elder said we were incompetent."

Lu Shui nodded. He didn't ask further; it was obvious he was the culprit.

Lu Shui then sat to the side and began to study the Heaven and Earth Array Patterns, the only thing he could do here.

As for Active Methods, he couldn't cultivate them without Five Elements power.

His cultivation was currently lingering on 2.4. He had successfully advanced to 2.4 before returning, and he was still quite a ways from 2.5.

He had thought he'd reach Third Tier in a week, but now it seemed he'd have to postpone it by a few days.

No big deal.

"Young Master, I have a question for you. Do you know who that little girl from before was?" True Spirit asked.

She was still quite confused. The little girl didn't seem simple at all, yet there was no one like her in the Lu family.

Lu Shui was silent for a moment. Second Elder Lu Youting, who could never grow up.

She was quite caring towards the Lu family's female relatives.

She rarely appeared in the Lu family, and even when she did, few people knew her identity.

The Second Elder didn't want to say, and others couldn't say.

Speaking would lead to the child's debts being paid by the father.

Neither the Second Elder nor the Third Elder would act against him when he was still young, but they could act against his father.

And his father would act against him.

So, it was best to be a good child.

Finally, Lu Shui spoke:

"It cannot be said."

So the young master doesn't know either, True Martial and True Spirit thought.

Often, when the young master didn't know something, he wouldn't say he didn't know. He'd just say it couldn't be said, or it wasn't the right time, or they wouldn't understand even if he said it.

So, when hearing such words, one could directly translate them as: I don't know.

True Martial and True Spirit didn't ask further. Asking too much might lead to them being misunderstood as deliberately trying to embarrass the young master.

True Martial and True Spirit not speaking, Lu Shui was naturally happy to have some peace.

However, today he had seen through the Second Elder's identity. He wondered if she would mind.

He figured she wouldn't.

(Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't know who the Second Elder was.)

Nighttime.

Lu Shui was still reading. The Wind Frost River continuously emitted a faint light, enough for him to read.

"Young Master, aren't you cold?" True Martial asked from behind.

At this moment, they were doing their best to resist the cold, but it was becoming less effective. Both of them were shivering from the cold.

It was precisely because of this that they were very curious. How could Lu Shui, with such weak cultivation, still be able to read with complete focus?

Distraction couldn't resist the cold either.

Lu Shui's entire body was ice cold at this moment, but he could still endure it.

It was just that what Lu Shui and True Martial were enduring was different.

Lu Shui thought for a moment, then said:

"Withdraw your power. Don't try to resist the cold; let your Spiritual Energy stabilize."

True Martial and True Spirit didn't understand, but they did as he said. However, stabilizing Spiritual Energy required closing their eyes to adjust.

"Remember, no matter how much the cold provokes you, don't use your power," Lu Shui added.

Then, he continued to read his book.

After a long while, True Martial and True Spirit opened their eyes. A hint of horror showed in their gazes. They weren't cold anymore.

Although their bodies felt a bit chilly, it was completely within their tolerance.

"What's going on?" True Martial subconsciously asked.

Lu Shui turned a page of his book and said:

"There's a coldness that makes you feel cold."

True Martial and True Spirit were utterly confused.

Lu Shui didn't look up and continued:

"The Wind Frost River's coldest aspect isn't the chill, it's a cold heart."

"What do you mean?" True Spirit asked.

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you," Lu Shui continued reading, no longer intending to answer.

True Martial and True Spirit understood. So, the young master only half-understood it himself.

But the young master was truly powerful. Did this mean he had been faking it all along?

Or had his acting recently reached a new height, and he was planning to try a new approach, pretending to be a Big Shot?

They couldn't get an answer.