Chapter 1263: Chapter 1236: Behind the Mary Sue 35
Zhu An Yue was about to go crazy.
"Brother, how can you do this? You are actually speaking for Anning, whose brother are you?"
The Family Head Zhu couldnât listen anymore: "Silence, go back to your room immediately and reflect. Do not leave your room without my permission."
Zhu An Yue was so angry she wanted to scream: "Father, Iâve suffered for so many years. Not only do you not care about me, but you also always side with Anning. You are too heartless. I... I have always considered the family. If I had known this, I wouldnât have put on such a show when you annulled the engagement back then. Maybe I shouldâve just let Xiao Qing wipe you all out."
Zhu An Yue was genuinely so angry that she lost all rationality and blurted out whatever came to mind.
Her words left the Family Head Zhu stunned for a moment, and he exchanged a glance with Zhu Anshun, who understood.
Zhu Anshun pulled Zhu An Yue away: "Alright, calm down. Iâll take you back to your room. You havenât seen our new home yet, have you? Let me tell you, the courtyard we built for you is wonderful."
He finally managed to drag Zhu An Yue out of the main house.
On the way to Zhu An Yueâs room, Zhu Anshun chatted and caught up with her: "We havenât seen each other for years, have we? I wasnât home before, and when I returned, you were not at home. Itâs been so many years, and we havenât talked heart-to-heart."
After all, he was her brother. Although Zhu An Yue was angry, she couldnât stay mad at Zhu Anshun.
Her expression gradually softened into a smile: "Yes, itâs been so many years since weâve seen each other. Iâm starting to feel unfamiliar."
Zhu Anshun pointed to some spirit plants ahead and introduced them to Zhu An Yue: "By the way, what was the deal with the annulment between you and Xiao Qing?"
Zhu An Yue let her guard down with Zhu Anshun: "It was like that. Father always wanted to annul my engagement with Xiao Qing. One day, he used the pretext of exchanging for spirit stones to force Xiao Qing to cancel the engagement. Brother, can you imagine how humiliating that is for Xiao Qing? If the engagement was annulled like that, we would have become enemies with Xiao Qing. Fortunately, I was clever and staged a scene in the study in front of Xiao Qing, so he didnât hold a grudge against our family."
Zhu Anshun sneered: "Let him hold a grudge, a useless scoundrel, what are we afraid of?"
Zhu An Yue hurriedly gestured for him to stop: "Donât say that, Xiao Qing is definitely not useless. He was just temporarily down on his luck. Didnât he have an adventure later and regain his cultivation? How has Xiao Qing been these years?"
"Quite well. Heâs become a well-known sword cultivator across the entire Dongling Continent. Last year, I heard he single-handedly challenged several sects."
Zhu Anshun shared some things about Xiao Qing.
Zhu An Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew this would happen. In his past life..."
She didnât finish her sentence, and Zhu Anshun didnât ask further.
As they neared Zhu An Yueâs room, Zhu Anshun suddenly asked: "An Yue, you arenât young anymore. Do you have a man you like? If you do, Iâll handle the engagement for you."
Zhu An Yue shook her head: "No, no need. I want to wait for Xiao Qing to return."
Zhu Anshun squinted slightly: "Very well."
He escorted Zhu An Yue into the courtyard, had her familiarize herself with the attendants, spoke a few words, and then left.
Zhu An Yue was exhausted. After bathing, she lay down and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Zhu Anshun went to find the Family Head Zhu.
As soon as he saw the Family Head Zhu, he said directly: "I think An Yue seems to be able to foresee the future, but then again, not quite. Itâs like sheâs reliving life after death..."
The Family Head Zhu nodded: "Itâs quite possible. She was very certain that Xiao Qing would make a comeback and always spoke for him in front of me."
Zhu Anshun sat down: "I guess that in the timeline she experienced, our family did annul the engagement with Xiao Qing. Xiao Qing held a grudge against our family. Later, when Xiao Qing regained his cultivation, he sought revenge. He not only challenged the Xiao Family but attacked our family. Our familyâs heirs are all hot-tempered and naturally unwilling to admit defeat. As a result, Xiao Qing ended up wiping out our family. I estimate An Yue probably died around that time. Even if she didnât die then, her subsequent days werenât any better."
The Family Head Zhu pondered for a moment: "Keep an eye on her during this period, donât let her cause trouble, and observe how she acts."
"Alright."
Zhu Anshun agreed.
Zhu An Yue didnât know she had been exposed. After a good sleep, she woke up and ate a lot more.
Over the following days, Zhu An Yue kept eating and drinking and then would go speak with Mrs. Zhu.
Later, when Mrs. Zhu mentioned finding a match for Zhu An Yue, she couldnât sit still.
Just then, news came regarding Xiao Qing. It was said Xiao Qing had arrived in Tianjing City and had challenged a big noble family there, and was now dealing with the aftermath.
Upon hearing this, Zhu An Yue demanded to go find Xiao Qing immediately.
Zhu Anshun tried to persuade her, but she wouldnât listen.
When they spoke more deeply, she even got angry with Zhu Anshun.
"Originally, the engagement annulment wasnât my idea. In my heart, he is still my fiancĂ©. Now, since he is unmarried and so am I, why canât I find him?"
Zhu Anshun scrutinized Zhu An Yue and noticed her gaze lacked deep affection for Xiao Qing. Instead, it was filled with false calculation, which chilled his heart.
"Be honest and stop causing trouble for the family."
"How am I causing trouble?"
Zhu An Yue nearly jumped up: "Finding my fiancĂ© is called causing trouble. What about Anning? You donât say anything when she goes out with Xiao Yuan."
Zhu Anshun felt his heart growing cold.
Looking at Zhu An Yue, he felt his sister had become so unfamiliar.
Where had the obedient and cute little sister from childhood gone? How had she become so unreasonable?
"In any case, you cannot go."
Zhu Anshun turned and left, while Zhu An Yue began to plead with Mrs. Zhu.
Knowing the Zhu Family wouldnât let her go to Tianjing City, she pretended to be obedient, staying with Mrs. Zhu and then quietly practicing her cultivation.
Seeing Zhu An Yue settle down, the Family Head Zhu and Zhu Anshun didnât pay much attention.
Because of their lack of attention, Zhu An Yue found an opportunity to slip away.
Meanwhile, Anning and Xiao Yuan were in Liang City not far from Tianjing City.
The location marked on the map Mrs. Feng gave Anning was Liang City, and Anning went there to find the treasure.
She and Xiao Yuan followed the mapâs directions and searched until they reached a large mountain outside Liang City.
The mountain was tall, but its vegetation wasnât abundant, with many places having exposed huge rocks.
Anning kept walking until she reached the edge of a cliff.
She and Xiao Yuan exchanged smiles, took out their flying swords, and descended the cliff on them.
While the mountain seemed mostly stones from above, there were numerous spirit plants below the cliff with various flowers competing in beauty.
Anning continued her search until she found what she was looking for in a cave.
It was a box made of Immortal Stone. Anning dripped a drop of blood on the box, which then opened to reveal a scroll inside.
Upon opening it, Anning couldnât help but exclaim.
Xiao Yuan took a glance and was equally stunned.
"The Heavenly Mending Record, itâs actually the Heavenly Mending Record. How could it appear in such a medium-level plane?"
Even though Anning had gone through so much, she couldnât help but be startled upon seeing the Heavenly Mending Record.
Xiao Yuan picked up the Heavenly Mending Record and examined it for a while: "This is a fragment."
Anning put the Heavenly Mending Record back in the box and stored the box away: "Of course, itâs a fragment. If it were the complete Heavenly Mending Record, this plane would have exploded long ago."
She didnât rush to leave but sat down with Xiao Yuan to ponder carefully.
"This body possesses immortal spirit energy. Consuming it can increase cultivation. If just a physical body can be so potent, isnât the original soul even more formidable? No wonder the Heavenly Dao wanted to plot against her so thoroughly."
Xiao Yuan held Anningâs hand: "Xiao Qing is said to be a favorite of the Heavenly Dao, but itâs merely the Heavenly Dao pampering him, fattening him for the slaughter later."
Indeed, Anning and Xiao Yuan had long figured out the situation.
Zhu Anning was an immortal from a high-level plane descended to undergo a tribulation. How could a lower cultivator from a medium cultivation plane possibly know this? The men who confined Anning under the guise of love, eventually dismembering her, where did they learn of this? If not for the Heavenly Dao letting them know, who else could have orchestrated such a thing?
This worldâs rules were incomplete, and the Heavenly Dao always intended to mend the heavens, that is, to complete the rules. Zhu Anningâs body and soul were the best material for mending the heavens.
But alone, Zhu Anning was not enough. Xiao Qing was also considered valuable mending material by the Heavenly Dao. He carried great Qi Fortune and Merit. The Heavenly Dao favored him, granting him various protagonist auras, allowing him to become invincible. When his cultivation reached its peak and he developed a Sword Heart, the Heavenly Dao planned to use his and Anningâs souls to complete this worldâs rules.