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Wang Mengde walked into the courtyard.

The two sisters looked over in unison.

Shen Qingyue's eyes lit up, and she hurried over at once.

"Brother-in-law, you came back so early today."

As she spoke, she naturally took the Bloodscale Fish from Wang Mengde's hand, carried it to the water vat by the kitchen door, and gently placed it inside.

Shen Qingxue remained where she was, her gaze falling on Wang Mengde as she looked him over from head to toe.

He had actually reached the second level of Qi Refinement. There was light in his eyes too, as though he had become confident all over. He no longer had that timid, useless look from her memories.

Yet Wang Mengde was still dressed in ordinary clothes, looking every bit like a country bumpkin.

There was even a faint fishy smell wafting from him.

Her brows knitted slightly, and a flicker of disdain passed through her eyes.

Wang Mengde looked at her expression without changing his own.

"What are you here for?"

Wang Mengde's tone was indifferent, without the slightest ripple.

Having fused with the previous owner's memories, he held no favorable feelings toward the woman before him.

The previous owner had taken Shen Qingxue in and brought her to have her spiritual roots tested. After discovering that she had three-attribute spiritual roots, he sold every valuable possession in the household to buy her a cultivation technique and spirit stones for cultivation.

But not only was Shen Qingxue ungrateful, she even despised the previous owner for being a useless coward. As time passed, her disdain only became more obvious.

After reaching the third level of Qi Refinement, she abandoned Wang Mengde and Shen Qingyue and went to the Evergreen Sect.

She had been gone for four years.

Seeing Wang Mengde's expression, Shen Qingxue froze slightly.

That tone...

Suppressing the strange feeling in her heart, Shen Qingxue said, "I came to see Qingyue."

She paused, then continued, "I just tested her with a crystal ball. Qingyue has three spiritual roots. I gave her a cultivation technique and told her to cultivate properly."

The moment she finished speaking, Shen Qingyue came out of the kitchen, her little face flushed even redder with anger.

"I don't want your disgusting, trashy cultivation technique. Get lost!"

As Shen Qingyue spoke, her eyes reddened, tears swirling in their sockets.

Back then, Brother-in-law had sold every valuable thing in the household to support her sister's cultivation. Who would have thought that once her sister reached the third level of Qi Refinement, she would abandon her and Brother-in-law, never to return?

If so many spirit stones had not been spent on her sister, how could she and Brother-in-law have lived such difficult lives?

Brother-in-law had nearly died.

If Brother-in-law had died, she would never have come to a good end either.

Now that their lives had improved, her sister finally knew to come back.

Actually, when she first saw her sister return, she had been very happy.

Her sister tested her spiritual roots and even gave her a cultivation technique. She had truly been delighted.

But who would have thought that what her sister gave her was a disgusting cultivation technique meant to turn her into a cultivation cauldron.

She had even told her to cultivate properly, saying that once she had cultivated it well, she would introduce her to Mystic Yin True Person as a wife.

She had heard of that True Person before. He was already over one hundred sixty years old and supposedly had more than two hundred wives and concubines.

She was about to explode with rage.

Seeing her younger sister like this, Shen Qingxue frowned slightly.

With a wave of her hand, a ripple of spiritual power spread out, condensing into a pale cyan soundproof light barrier around the two sisters.

"Idiot," Shen Qingxue snapped.

"The cultivation technique I gave you is a proper dual cultivation technique. It is a good technique with no side effects, not one of those evil techniques that drains you dry."

Shen Qingyue paused slightly, her anger easing a little before she said, "I'm not cultivating it. I refuse to marry that old fossil Mystic Yin True Person. If you want to cultivate it, cultivate it yourself."

Over the past year and a half, that big scoundrel Wang Mengde had often taken advantage of her. Recently, he had even kissed her cheek.

Although she did not want to betray her sister.

Her heart had long since belonged to that scoundrel.

She would never leave that scoundrel.

Shen Qingxue's face darkened, and she suddenly shot Wang Mengde a vicious glare.

"If not for..."

If not for the fact that she was no longer a virgin.

She would have cultivated it herself.

Standing outside the soundproof light barrier, Wang Mengde frowned slightly.

He could not hear what they were saying and had no idea why that heartless woman was glaring at him.

Shen Qingxue took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart. Her tone turned gentle.

"Qingyue, I'm doing this for your own good. Do you know how many people want to forge ties with a Foundation Establishment True Person?

"Do you know how many benefits there are to marrying a Foundation Establishment True Person?"

"What do you mean, for my own good?" Shen Qingyue snapped angrily. "You clearly just want me to marry that old fossil Mystic Yin so you can forge ties with Mystic Yin True Person."

Shen Qingxue suppressed the anger in her heart. Her expression grew even gentler as she slowed her speech.

"Although Mystic Yin True Person is old, he doesn't look old. He only looks to be in his sixties."

"If you do not wish to marry Mystic Yin True Person, that is fine too. Sister can find you a prodigy from a Golden Core Immortal Clan or a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan."

Shen Qingxue paused, coaxing her step by step.

"Once you cultivate this technique and become a cultivator, not only will you become more beautiful, your lifespan will grow longer, and the rate at which your appearance ages will also slow."

After hearing this, Shen Qingyue froze for a moment.

A trace of hesitation flashed through her eyes.

Become more beautiful.

Live longer.

Slow the onset of old age.

Those things...

Shen Qingyue subconsciously glanced at Wang Mengde.

That scoundrel was a cultivator. She wanted to grow old together with him.

She bit her lip and said nothing.

Seeing her younger sister's expression, the corners of Shen Qingxue's lips curled up slightly.

She knew her younger sister had been tempted.

Who could resist the temptation of cultivation?

Especially a seventeen-year-old girl.

Beauty.

Eternal youth.

Such words held fatal allure for any woman.

Shen Qingxue abruptly changed the subject. "If you do not cultivate, it will not be long before your face is covered in spots.

"Your face will be full of wrinkles, all your teeth will fall out, your body will become hunched, you will tremble and totter, and in the end, you will turn into a pile of yellow earth."

Shen Qingyue's body trembled.

A face covered in spots.

A face full of wrinkles.

All her teeth falling out.

A hunched body.

Just imagining it was terrifying.

Seeing her younger sister's expression, Shen Qingxue felt completely reassured and spoke earnestly.

"Qingyue, cultivate properly. You have three-attribute spiritual roots, and your talent is as good as mine. As long as you find a powerful backer and obtain vast cultivation resources, your future will be boundless."

Shen Qingyue thought for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Shen Qingxue revealed a gentle smile. "Do not worry. Sister will never harm you. Later, I will find you an outstanding prodigy from a Golden Core Immortal Clan or a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingyue subconsciously glanced at Wang Mengde.

When Shen Qingxue saw her younger sister's gaze, her face instantly turned cold.

Staring into her sister's eyes, she enunciated every word. "Shen Qingyue, do you like your brother-in-law?"

Shen Qingyue froze. Then her heart began to pound wildly, as though her most secret thoughts had been exposed. Her cheeks instantly flushed crimson.

She shook her head repeatedly. How could she dare admit such a thing before her sister?

Her head shook like a rattle drum, the movement exaggeratedly large.

"No, no, absolutely not."

"Big Sister, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"How could I possibly like Brother-in-law?"

Shen Qingxue stared at her, her gaze sharp as a blade. "Really not?"

Shen Qingyue took a deep breath and tried to calm herself, trying to look solemn and serious. With her little face taut, she said,

"No, absolutely not. That is impossible. I only... only see Brother-in-law as an elder."

Shen Qingxue stared at her younger sister for a long while. Seeing that her cheeks were red but her gaze was clear, she was finally reassured.

Thinking about it, that was true. Her younger sister had tested with three spiritual roots and possessed a bright future. How could she possibly like a useless coward like Wang Mengde?

Shen Qingxue solemnly reminded her again, "For this cultivation technique, the first dual cultivation produces the best effect. You must remember this: you absolutely cannot lose your virginity. You must save yourself for your future husband."

Hearing this, a faint blush appeared on Shen Qingyue's pretty face. She said softly, "I understand."

Shen Qingxue continued, "You possess mid-grade three-attribute spiritual roots and have excellent talent. Only a Foundation Establishment True Person or an Immortal Clan prodigy with three or more attributes is worthy of you..."

She paused, glanced at Wang Mengde outside the soundproof light barrier, and warned in a tone carrying several degrees of admonition, "You must never be like me and find a useless coward like your brother-in-law."

Shen Qingyue abruptly raised her head and retorted loudly, "Brother-in-law is not a useless coward! He is amazing. He has cultivated all three spells to the proficient realm."

Her voice was loud, filled with indignation.