His Brother-in-Law Regretted It Bitterly

"Is there more? More?!" Xu Xuanyu was completely enthralled and kept urging her on.

"There is. When brother-in-law shattered the void to travel, he could cover hundreds of thousands of li in a single leap. Elder He and I both experienced it firsthand. It was incredible!" Xu Yunyi said.

"What!!!" Xu Xuanyu's mouth fell open in shock. "Why does it sound like brother-in-law is far stronger than the rumors we heard about the Eternal Night Demon Emperor made him out to be?! Could it be that the stories going around outside have actually toned him down?!"

"That must be it. In any case, brother-in-law is just too powerful!" Xu Yunyi said with utmost seriousness.

"Tsk, tsk! All of a sudden, I want to go over there and have a look around too..."

Xu Xuanyu's face was full of longing.

"Forget it. If eldest sister found out, she'd lock you up for sure. Besides, brother-in-law might not even be willing to receive you. With no one to protect you, you'd practically be courting death over here..."

Xu Yunyi quickly stopped her younger brother from entertaining the idea.

She really wasn't sure whether Lu Qing'an would put aside their past grievances and receive her younger brother.

A wave of regret washed over Xu Xuanyu, and he slapped his own face hard.

"I was such a fool!!!"

"Wait!" Xu Xuanyu suddenly thought of something. A glimmer of hope returned to his reddened face, and he hurriedly said, "Second sister! Help me out, will you? Since you're living with brother-in-law, could you put in a few good words for me when you have the chance?! Tell him I know I was wrong and regret it! I'll never do it again! How about it?"

"It's enough that you know you were wrong. I'll try to put in a few good words for you with brother-in-law from now on. But I can't promise I can get him to stop hating you," Xu Yunyi said.

"Good, good, good! Thanks, second sister! You really are my favorite second sister! Mwah, mwah, mwah!" Xu Xuanyu said with a laugh.

Xu Yunyi shook her head with a smile. When her younger brother wasn't running his mouth, she still thought he was pretty decent.

He and his younger brother had always been close.

"Oh, right! What about He Hong? He's so close to brother-in-law. He must be living the dream?!" Xu Xuanyu swallowed.

Xu Yunyi said, "Elder He? With brother-in-law's help, he should soon have the best artifact refining room on the Cangyun Continent. And the strongest artifact refiner in the Demon Domain is teaching him more advanced artifact refining techniques."

"Wait! The strongest artifact refiner in the Demon Domain-is that the one who forged the strongest armor and sword for the Eternal Night Demon Emperor?! Ah! He's living the dream! I'm dying of envy!!" Xu Xuanyu raked a hand through his hair.

Having talked this far with her younger brother, Xu Yunyi knew it was time to end the conversation.

"All right, I have to go. Remember what I told you earlier: don't tell eldest sister who brother-in-law is! Otherwise, you won't be able to pursue the woman you like! Besides, it really could cause problems with eldest sister's Dao heart. For now, let's keep it from her as long as we can," Xu Yunyi warned.

Xu Xuanyu took a deep breath and nodded. "All right, I'll remember."

His feelings were a tangled mess. His eldest sister and the Eternal Night Demon Emperor had separated, and this...

Alas!!!

"Oh, right! Remember to watch out for Lin Qingxue! She probably won't do anything to eldest sister, but I'm afraid she'll do to you what she did to me! And keep a close eye on Zhengran! Protect him! I keep feeling there's something wrong with Lin Qingxue!"

Xu Yunyi's face went cold at the thought of Lin Qingxue.

She hadn't thought there was anything wrong with Lin Qingxue before, but after everything that had happened recently, she had seen through her.

She was definitely a bad person!

Xu Xuanyu nodded seriously. "All right! I'll take good care of myself and Zhengran!"

"Okay, that's it, then."

"Oh, right, second sister, can I tell eldest sister how you're doing? She really does care about you. Now that you've successfully converted your cultivation, maybe I should tell her, so she won't keep worrying... Of course, I won't mention brother-in-law's identity!"

Hearing her little brother's words, Xu Yunyi felt a surge of emotion.

Although the three siblings had been through these unpleasant things, they really were close.

"You can, but you mustn't let anything slip."

"Hehe, don't worry. Your little brother is so clever, I won't make a mistake!" Xu Xuanyu said with a grin.

Xu Yunyi: "..."

You call yourself clever with that brain of yours...

"All right, take care of yourself!"

After ending the voice transmission, Xu Xuanyu took a deep breath and put away the voice transmission jade slip. He closed his eyes and carefully sorted through all the information he had just received.

"Alas!"

In the end, all that came out was a long, deep sigh.

Then he left his residence and flew toward the hall where his eldest sister was.

When he arrived at the hall, Lin Qingxue was nowhere to be seen. Only Lu Zhengran was there, cultivating with his eyes closed.

"Xuanyu, did you get in touch with your second sister?"

As soon as Xu Qingying saw her younger brother arrive, she asked how Xu Yunyi was doing.

"I did," Xu Xuanyu said.

"Really? How is she now?" Xu Qingying asked hastily.

Seeing the concern on Xu Qingying's face, Xu Xuanyu forced a bitter smile. "Eldest sister, second sister is doing well-almost unbelievably well, in fact. She returned to her residence over there not long ago, and she's successfully converted her cultivation..."

"What? Are you sure?!"

Xu Qingying's beautiful eyes widened slightly.

That quickly?!

"Second sister had no reason to lie to me. Judging by her tone, it should be true. You could send Elder He a voice transmission and ask him," Xu Xuanyu said.

At that moment, Lu Zhengran also opened his eyes. He was astonished to hear the news.

Xu Qingying pondered for a moment, then said, "There's no need to ask. I hope she really has succeeded in converting her cultivation! It's just that she might never come back now..."

"Eldest sister, it's all right. Once I reach the Saint King Realm, I'll go over there and see them..." Xu Xuanyu suddenly couldn't help saying with a smile.

"Nonsense! What would you go there for?!" Xu Qingying scolded in a stern voice.

Seeing his sister grow angry, Xu Xuanyu hastily ducked his head.

He really wanted to go over there...

"I'm just worried about second sister..."

Xu Qingying took a deep breath and said, "Even if someone goes, it won't be you! If it comes to it, I'll send Zhengran!"

She knew full well what her younger brother's relationship with Lu Qing'an was like.

If Lu Qing'an really had done something to harm her younger sister, then sending her younger brother there would be sending him to his death.

But he would never lay a hand on his son.

Hearing this, Lu Zhengran said, "Mother, I'll do as you say."

He actually missed his elder and younger sisters a little...

Xu Xuanyu glanced at his nephew, green with envy.

He wanted to go too!!!

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. In a few days, Mother will get you that time treasure. Time flows thirty times faster inside it than outside: one day outside is a month inside. Raise your cultivation as quickly as you can, so when you go see your sister, she won't look down on you," Xu Qingying said.

She had been urging her son to cultivate all this time because she wanted him to improve further.

If the siblings really did meet, she also hoped her eldest daughter would see how quickly her son's cultivation had advanced, have a change of heart, and return to her side.

Lu Zhengran nodded. He too was fired up. The next time he saw his sister, he was determined to make sure her cultivation couldn't catch up to his!