Stubborn to the End

Seeing how the two children were doing now brought her some comfort.

The two children looked all right.

Just then, she noticed her voice transmission jade slip vibrating. She took it out and saw that the person contacting her was her elder sister.

"Your mother is calling. Would you like to talk to her?" Xu Yunyi asked Lu Zixuan and Lu Miaomiao with a smile.

Yet the two, who had been happily showing off their things a moment ago, suddenly fell silent and lowered their heads.

Seeing this, Xu Yunyi gave a wry smile and connected the transmission.

"Sister."

"Where are you? Have you run into any danger?"

"No. I've already reached the place where they live. The two children are doing quite well now."

"Oh, that was quick... Are they there with you?"

"Yes. Is there anything you'd like to talk to the two children about?" Xu Yunyi asked.

Xu Qingying was silent for a moment before she said, "Ask the two children if they want to talk to me..."

Xu Yunyi had kept the transmission audible the whole time, so both Lu Zixuan and Lu Miaomiao could hear it. But when she looked at them, she saw that they still had their heads lowered, looking sullen and saying nothing.

"They don't seem to have anything to say..."

Xu Qingying: "..."

"All right, then..."

At that point, Xu Qingying took a deep breath, and then the voice suddenly changed.

It became Lu Zhengran's voice.

"Auntie, are my big sister and little sister there?"

When Lu Zixuan heard her younger brother's voice, she gave a low snort.

"Sister! How are things over there?"

Lu Zhengran had heard his sister and called out to ask.

Lu Zixuan ignored Lu Zhengran. She was utterly disappointed in her younger brother!

"Sister, say something."

Lu Zixuan simply refused to speak.

Lu Zhengran added, "Miaomiao, are you there? Second Brother misses you!"

Lu Miaomiao also turned her head away in a huff, saying nothing.

"Zhengran, if there's nothing else, I'll end the transmission."

Even Xu Yunyi felt embarrassed for her nephew.

"Auntie, don't hang up yet! Sister, you can definitely hear me, right? I've broken through three cultivation levels these past two days!" Lu Zhengran said with a smile.

Xu Yunyi: "..."

What are three cultivation levels? Your sister broke through an entire major realm!

Hearing this, Lu Zixuan still couldn't hold back. She said in a low voice, "Heh, you think three cultivation levels are impressive? Sorry, little brother, but you're still just my little brother! I just broke through an entire major realm! And Daddy gave me a divine weapon that's countless times stronger than your treasured sword! That's right! Countless times!"

"Sister, keep bragging! You're really sore that I surpassed you, aren't you?" Lu Zhengran said smugly.

"Ignorant! I'm done talking to you. Ask Auntie yourself!"

Lu Zixuan gave a couple of derisive chuckles. There was no need to say any more.

"Auntie! Is my sister bragging?"

Lu Zhengran simply didn't believe it.

She broke through an entire major realm?

A divine weapon?

And it's countless times stronger?

Who would have thought that after going to the Demon Domain, Sister would get so much better at bragging!

He had waited far too long for the moment he surpassed his sister.

When Xu Yunyi was asked, she said helplessly, "When has your sister ever bragged? It's all true..."

Lu Zhengran: "..."

Xu Qingying: "..."

Xu Qingying had been listening nearby the whole time. When she heard her eldest daughter's voice, her spirits lifted.

But after hearing what her eldest daughter said, she, like her son, thought her eldest daughter had actually learned to lie.

Yet now that she heard her younger sister confirm it, she frowned deeply.

Has my younger sister learned to lie too??

Can the Demon Domain corrupt people that quickly??

Breaking through an entire major realm in two days sounded impossible.

To say nothing of a divine weapon countless times stronger than her son's treasured saber.

Countless times-what did that even mean?

Even a supreme-grade tenth-rank treasure couldn't be considered countless times stronger.

"Hmph! Auntie, go ahead and help Sister lie to me! I'm not talking to you anymore!"

Lu Zhengran still thought they were lying to him. After saying that, he puffed up with anger and handed the voice transmission jade slip back to his mother.

Xu Qingying pondered for a moment, but ultimately chose not to expose her younger sister.

"Be careful over there."

"All right, Sister. If there's nothing else, I'll end the transmission."

After they finished talking, both ended the transmission at the same time.

Lu Zhengran looked at his mother and said, "Mother, Sister has actually learned to lie!"

"She's carrying some anger in her heart right now. Perhaps that's why she's acting this way. You're brother and sister; don't be too competitive with each other," Xu Qingying said.

Lu Zhengran fell silent, then nodded.

Xu Qingying was still frowning. She was a little sad that the two children had ignored her, but in the end she swept away those dark clouds and began cultivating.

In the Demon Domain.

After ending the transmission, Xu Yunyi looked at Lu Zixuan.

"Zixuan, I know you're very unhappy with the choice your younger brother made. But everyone makes their own choices. That's how life is: on different paths, people make different choices, and you can't change that. Whatever happens, you're still close family bound by blood. When you're a little older and have met more people, you'll understand how important close family is."

She had been through it herself.

After struggling through the world of immortal cultivation for so many years, she had found that of the many people she knew, it was ultimately her close family who treated her best.

So she treated these close relatives with the utmost gentleness.

She cherished everything she had now.

She knew perfectly well that her elder sister had been wrong in this matter, but there was nothing she could do. After all, she was the elder sister who had raised her and their younger brother from childhood, like a mother to them.

She had come this time not only to see the two children, but also to offer Lu Qing'an a proper apology on her sister's behalf.

Lu Zixuan nodded and said nothing more.

"All right, let's not talk about this anymore. These two things are for you. They're messages your mother recorded for you. You can decide for yourselves whether to watch them."

Xu Yunyi took out two formations and handed one each to Lu Zixuan and Lu Miaomiao.

The two looked at the formations Xu Yunyi had pressed into their hands, fell silent for a moment, then tossed them toward the bed, as though unwilling to watch.

But Xu Yunyi could see that neither of them had destroyed the formations. Presumably, they just couldn't get past their pride, so she got up and left, giving the two children some space.

When she stepped out of the room and saw that the two children hadn't followed her, she knew they still wanted to see what their mother had to say to them.

"Just like their mother, stubborn to the end."

Xu Yunyi shook her head with a smile.

Just then, she happened to see Lu Qing'an and He Hong emerge from another room.

"Brother-in-law, could I speak with you alone?"

Hearing this, Lu Qing'an pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement and walked out of the courtyard.

Xu Yunyi followed with graceful steps.

Xue Tianfei saw this and narrowed her eyes. Watching the two walk out, she turned to Xiao Qingyi. "Her sister has already divorced him, so why does she still call him brother-in-law? And talking alone? Doesn't she know it's improper for a man and a woman to talk alone?"

Xiao Qingyi said casually, "What's the matter with that? They say a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of affection, and a day as a teacher makes one a father for life. She's called him brother-in-law for a thousand years; she can't change the habit in a moment."

"Hm? Whose side are you on?!" Xue Tianfei said in a low voice.

Xiao Qingyi: "..."

You don't like what I say anyway.

Then I'll shut up, all right?