Half a month later.

Outside Jinling City.

Wind and Rain Pavilion.

Lv Luo sat restlessly, twisting a piece of brocade handkerchief in her hands: "Brother Fang, are they really coming back?"

"Since a reply has been received, they will naturally come."

Zhong Shenxiu, bringing Qin Weiyin the maid, answered calmly.

He had sent a letter to Lv Luo's relatives and received a reply, arranging to meet here.

In fact, his spiritual sense had already detected the other party, but they were slow, still leisurely making their way here.

After thirty minutes, the earth suddenly trembled and split open, revealing a fissure.

A beast resembling a fish-child emerged from the ground and, opening its mouth, spat out two figures.

'No wonder they chose to meet outside the city; if this mode of transport entered Jinling City, it'd surely cause an uproar…'

Zhong Shenxiu looked at the two and saw that they were a young man and woman, both wearing Taoist robes and looking quite arrogant.

"Aunt!"

Seeing the female Daoist, Lv Luo immediately rushed over, grabbing her aunt's hand, and started lamenting.

The female Daoist comforted her softly, but her expression suddenly changed as she grasped her niece's hand: "Oh? I left home when I was young and didn't have much contact with my brother, nor did I ever assess your aptitude. I didn't expect you to possess the innate Xuan Ying Phoenix Body!"

"What?"

The male Daoist, who had been extremely arrogant and unwilling to speak even a word, was also moved: "To think it's such a Spiritual Body; congratulations, Junior Sister, congratulations!"

'Is this some kind of soap opera?'

'If this were a storybook, after the male and female leads fall in love, the heroine would be taken away by a master and inevitably awaken a special constitution, making her cultivation speed not much slower than a protagonist with cheats…'

'Although I'm not the male lead, should I now step in and ruin a pair of lovers, asserting that youth should not be underestimated?'

Zhong Shenxiu watched this scene, his expression becoming quite strange.

At this moment, Lv Luo had finished speaking with her aunt and introduced: "It was this Mr. Fang who saved me and also helped me find my aunt."

"So it is Mr. Fang in person, thank you."

The female Daoist formed a Dharma Seal: "I am Daoist Xuanjing from Yuan Yin Temple. May I ask where you practice, fellow Daoist?"

From Lv Luo's previous words, she already knew this Fang Lang was a cultivator.

"I'm a Wild Fox Zen, learning a bit of everything…"

Zhong Shenxiu showed a 'remorseful' look.

"So you're a heterodox cultivator!"

The male Daoist snorted coldly: "Heterodox cultivators often do not obtain True Inheritance and are mostly eccentric in temperament. Junior niece, you carry the responsibility to honor the family, so later, mingle less with such miscellaneous people... Know that our Yuan Yin Temple is also an orthodox branch of the Fang Xian Dao! It's inappropriate to associate with those of questionable backgrounds!"

Daoist Xuanjing looked at Zhong Shenxiu and saw that this young man had very 'meager' mana, feeling a bit disdainful.

Looking again at Lv Luo beside her, seeing her niece seeming to have some fondness for this Fang Lang, she felt even more resolute.

Her niece was destined to be a True Disciple of the Xuanmen Orthodox, with a bright future ahead.

Mixing with side-path cultivators was absurd.

Immediately she too turned coldly towards Zhong Shenxiu and said: "I have here a token for you to go to Yunhai Temple. Perhaps you can achieve a proper background there… Let us part ways here, and in the future, do not associate anymore."

She was a person devoted to cultivation, having little to do with social interactions, and her speech was very direct, but the high-and-mighty tone of charity in her words was exceedingly apparent.

As for Yunhai Temple? Though also considered a great sect, it was far inferior to Yuan Yin Temple, and the token's grade was too low, going there would only amount to being a menial worker.

By then, with strict monastic rules in place, a single prohibition against seeking a Dao companion could completely block any potential between the two.

These unspoken thoughts, Daoist Xuanjing did not articulate.

Lv Luo, at this time, indeed felt a bit conflicted.

After all, Fang Lang's demeanor and wordings had indeed impressed her a bit previously.

Yet now, a broader and brighter path lay before her once again.

"Brother Fang…"

She looked at Fang Lang, seemingly about to cry, just as she was about to voice her rejection.

In the crossroads between affection and the grand path, she ultimately chose the latter.

"Wait…"

Zhong Shenxiu interrupted: "Are you people idiots, arranging my affairs so unilaterally?"

"What?"

Lv Luo was dumbfounded, while the eyes of Daoist Xuanjing flashed with rage: "Impertinent brat!"

She was a high-level master of the Cultivation Fifth Realm, would she deign to speak kindly with a loose cultivator of such low strength if not for her niece being present?

"You…"

Zhong Shenxiu pointed at Lv Luo: "You have a slight favorability towards me, how is that my business? I only helped you casually because it seemed interesting."

Then he pointed at Daoist Xuanjing: "And you, without understanding anything, came to sabotage lovers; are you daft? How could I possibly fancy her?"

"And you!"

He pointed at the male Daoist: "Such unfounded superiority, I truly wonder how you've lived until now without being beaten to death."

"Hah!"

The male Daoist was so enraged that smoke almost came out from his ears: "Junior Sister, this demonic man spouts nonsense to break the Dao Heart of our junior niece, he cannot be left alive!"

Only then did Daoist Xuanjing realize her previous mistakes and overthinking… At this sight, Fang Lang indeed had no intentions… yet the situation had already unfolded, and it was difficult to step back now.

In reality, all it took was a simple apology to resolve the issue.

But facing a loose cultivator, she saw no need to apologize; after all, the prerequisite of an apology is equal status.

In her eyes, this Fang Lang couldn't possibly reach her level.

"Enough, a lesson will suffice, let's go!"

She casually tossed out a jade pendant, with mana attached, aiming to strike the young man to the ground spitting blood, and then leave nonchalantly.

This jade pendant, in fact, was the token for Yunhai Temple.

After all, if Daoist Xuanjing made a statement, such essentials had to be in place!

"What a steadfast Dao Heart!"

Zhong Shenxiu praised: "Killing you would sully my hands, Weiyin!"

Qin Weiyin, who had been trailing behind Zhong Shenxiu and barely noticeable, opened her mouth, as if something indescribable was emerging.

Then, a shadow flashed, wrapping around Daoist Xuanjing, and she was gone…

"Aunt?"

Lv Luo screamed.

The male Daoist's expression changed dramatically: "You… where did you take my Junior Sister?"

"Naturally, I casually killed her…"

Zhong Shenxiu said nonchalantly: "Anyone who dares make a move against me, none have survived… Actually, I initially wanted to leverage Lv Luo's connection to involve the Tai Sui Society, but I didn't expect the side of your Yuan Yin Temple… Yet it seems none of you are inclined for reasonable discourse, instead possessing resolute Dao Hearts. I couldn't outtalk you, so I have no choice but to eliminate you all, this too is the wisdom of our forebears!"

"You… you… you…"

The male Daoist's hand trembled uncontrollably: "You're finished, you dare kill Daoist cultivators; heaven and earth, no one will protect you!"

"Dare you speak to my master like this, you deserve a beating!"

Lv Luo only heard Fang Lang's maid shout reprimandingly, then with a mere raise of her hand, she struck the male Daoist, causing him to spit blood, making her feel as if she were dreaming.

"Ugh… little Daoist, initially it was merely a matter of two deaths, why did you have to involve your Yuan Yin Temple too?"

Zhong Shenxiu sighed: "In that case, I'll have to storm Yuan Yin Temple to see if your Dao Heart is steadfast."

He waved his large sleeve, wrapped up the male Daoist, and left with Qin Weiyin, leaving the dumbfounded Lv Luo behind.

Well, he never kills female sect joiners, only eradicates entire sects...

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