Chapter 1240 - 1213: Behind the Mary Sue 12

Chapter 1240: Chapter 1213: Behind the Mary Sue 12

Zhu An Yue listened to the maids talk about the happenings within the Xiao Family.

When she heard that Xiao Lai and Xiao He were both sending people to find Xiao Qing, she couldn’t help but laugh.

It turned out her memory was correct, Xiao Qing had indeed gained a fortunate encounter; his Spirit Root was restored.

Thinking of her memory where Xiao Qing later swept through powerful enemies, obtaining countless Spirit Grasses, Spiritual Medicines, and Spiritual Artifacts, becoming the strongest Cultivator in the entire Dongling Continent, Zhu An Yue was even more determined to hold onto Xiao Qing tightly.

She pondered for a moment before getting up to find the Family Head Zhu.

When she arrived, Family Head Zhu was also listening to people report the disturbances caused by the Xiao Family.

Seeing Zhu An Yue enter, Family Head Zhu was quite happy.

He instructed the servants to leave after they finished their report, then spoke to Zhu An Yue: "Do you have something on your mind, Yue’er?"

Zhu An Yue bowed to the Family Head Zhu: "Father, I wish to renew the engagement with Xiao Qing once he returns. Initially, when the engagement was withdrawn, I did not want it, but couldn’t go against Father’s and Xiao Qing’s wishes. Now... I still want to marry him, I beg Father’s approval."

Family Head Zhu smiled: "Good, good! Since my daughter wishes to marry Xiao Qing, then when he returns, I shall seek him out. Even at the cost of my dignity, I must fulfill my daughter’s desire."

In truth, Family Head Zhu wasn’t doing this purely for Zhu An Yue; he clearly understood that Xiao Qing’s future achievements would be substantial. He intended to tie him down before Xiao Qing became too powerful.

"Thank you, Father."

Zhu An Yue bowed again: "I want to go to the mountain to search for him."

Family Head Zhu thought for a moment: "Very well, take a few more people with you."

Zhu An Yue was prepared to head up the mountain to find Xiao Qing when Anning returned.

Upon hearing about Xiao Qing’s circumstance, Anning told Family Head Zhu and Zhu An Yue: "Sister, it’s better not to go. If Brother Xiao hears you are coming, and chooses not to see you, others might say he is heartless. But if he chooses to see you... the Xiao Family is searching for him, and reportedly Xiao Ping was crippled by him, and Xiao Lai is waiting to tear him apart. If some from the Xiao Family follows you and finds Brother Xiao, it would be harmful to him."

Upon hearing this, Family Head Zhu quickly said: "Yue’er, follow your sister’s advice, we won’t go."

Zhu An Yue’s expression turned somewhat sour.

She was annoyed with Anning, feeling that Anning sided against her.

"Fine, I won’t go."

Zhu An Yue said in a huff.

Anning didn’t respond to Zhu An Yue, instead directly speaking to Family Head Zhu: "Father, during this recent seclusion, I gained some insights, at least solidifying my cultivation. I wonder if I can visit the Book Collection Tower?"

The Book Collection Tower is within the ancestral grounds of the Zhu Family.

The Zhu Family’s ancestral grounds store spiritual artifacts and some spirit pills accumulated over thousands of years, while the Book Collection Tower houses various cultivation techniques and several books. To enter the ancestral grounds and the Book Collection Tower, one must be a very important member of the Zhu Family, at least Zhu Family members must reach Foundation Establishment before entering.

Zhu An Yue was about to leave when she heard Anning’s request, which annoyed her even further.

When she heard Family Head Zhu smile and say: "Alright, I’ll give you the Jade Token for entering the ancestral grounds later, you may go yourself." She was upset to the core.

Without paying much attention to Anning, Zhu An Yue exited the study after a while.

Once she left, Zhu Anning stayed behind to discuss many things with Family Head Zhu, sharing insights and experiences from her cultivation, while Family Head Zhu also shared some of his experiences, guiding Anning on some cultivation methods.

Anning smiled after listening: "Father’s experience is indeed profound, I had been mistaken before, I will surely correct it in the future."

Her praise delighted Family Head Zhu: "If you have any questions in the future, be sure to ask, the path of cultivation allows no room for error."

"Yes, I will often seek Father’s guidance in the future."

Anning agreed with a smile.

After leaving Family Head Zhu, Anning paid a visit to Aunt Feng.

Before descending the mountain, Anning had refined a batch of elixirs to heal internal injuries.

Years ago, Aunt Feng experienced an incident, leaving her body somewhat weakened, harboring many old injuries. Anning had refined this medicine specifically for her.

Anning handed the medicine to Aunt Feng and stayed for a meal.

During the meal, Anning noticed a significant improvement in Aunt Feng’s treatment.

Previously, Aunt Feng’s meals were not poor but not particularly good either; often the dishes were cold. Sometimes when it was time to eat, the kitchen claimed they couldn’t make it, requiring Aunt Feng to wait a long time.

For Anning’s sake, Aunt Feng never acted out and simply endured some matters quietly.

Regarding meals, she often tolerated a lot, enduring much grievance over the years.

But today, the dishes brought by Xiao Yao were richly arranged; there was even a bowl of Spiritual Beast Meat Soup, and the rice was made from premium Spirit Rice, all steaming hot when served.

Xiao Yao was saying to Anning while arranging the food: "Ever since the Second Miss reached Foundation Establishment, Aunt and I have eaten much better, at least the kitchen hasn’t dared to slack from making three meals a day."

After arranging the food, while Aunt Feng and Anning were about to eat, Xiao Yao brought up another matter: "By the way, there’s something I should let the Miss know."

"What is it?"

Anning asked after sipping some soup.

Xiao Yao smiled: "Madam sent word that Aunt’s monthly salary has increased. Previously Aunt received two Spirit Stones a month, but now it has increased to five. With more Spirit Stones, Aunt can save up to break through the ninth level of Qi Refinement Realm. Should she succeed, no one would dare bully us anymore."

Anning smiled: "Don’t worry, once my cultivation is higher, no one will dare bully Mother or you."

Xiao Yao beamed with joy.

After eating, Anning strolled in the courtyard to digest before returning indoors at dusk.

She didn’t stay at home, as night fell she sent the maids away, saying she wanted to retire early and didn’t want to be disturbed.

In truth, she silently climbed out through the back window, leaving the Zhu Family’s residence.

Under the cover of night, Anning sneaked into the Xiao Mansion.

She came here to retrieve the belongings of Xiao Qing and Xiao Yuan’s parents on their behalf.

Back then, when Xiao He expelled the brothers, he left them with nothing, but all the brothers cared about were their parents’ belongings.

As Anning sneaked into the Xiao Family’s mansion, she extended her Divine Sense to monitor the situation in various courtyards.

Furthermore, she aimed to find items left behind by Xiao Rong as soon as possible.

The Xiao Family’s old mansion was large, filled with numerous arrays. Normally, intruders would quickly become entrapped by arrays or be eliminated by the Xiao Family’s mechanisms.

But Anning was not afraid.

She bypassed the traps without triggering the arrays, reaching the main courtyard.

The main courtyard housed the head of the Xiao Family, Anning believed the belongings of Xiao Rong would be kept here.

She first concealed herself in the main courtyard for a while, then released her Divine Sense to search.

Soon, Anning discovered a spatial array behind the bookshelf in the main house.

She smiled, stealthily entered the room, casually drawing a Resting Charm imbued with the Time Law. Once crafted, these charms transformed into golden lights and entered the bodies of those inside.

Instantly, everyone in the room fell asleep.

Anning approached the bookshelf, feeling her way forward until she vanished behind the shelf.

Indeed, there was a spatial array here.

However, the one who arranged it had a simplistic understanding of spatial law, thus the array was quite rudimentary in Anning’s eyes.

She didn’t use a Jade Token, instead, she connected with the array’s Array Base through her Divine Sense, smoothly entering the array.

Once inside, a fairly large space appeared.

If this spatial array had been arranged by a true master with a deep understanding of spatial law, this space would be immense, potentially larger than the Xiao Family’s main residence, possibly containing mountains and rivers.

Yet the creator was ignorant of spatial law, the array only extended to a room-sized space.

Within lay numerous precious items crucial to the Xiao Family.

Such as top-grade spirit pills, some spiritual artifacts, and items left by Xiao Rong.

Anning didn’t bother selecting, instead directly collecting everything into her possessions.

Anning’s Storage Bag was originally not large, but under her hands, it maximized its usage.

Anning directly applied a spatial array to the Storage Bag, enlarging its space several times over, allowing it to store everything inside.