The Second Elder had been staying with the Ji family for several days, and his belly had grown so huge that he could barely walk.
Liu Dazhuang was delighted to see how much the Second Elder loved the pork from his household, and kept piling more into his bowl.
The Second Elder hated to waste food. Even when he couldn’t eat another bite, he forced the meat into his mouth. He wouldn’t drink water, because water would take up precious room in his stomach.
At last, when the meat was practically lodged in his throat, he finally struggled to wave his hand.
In all her life, Ji Yingjin had never met anyone who loved her family’s pork so much. The look she gave the Second Elder grew considerably warmer.
“Madam Ji, your meat is truly incredible.” The Second Elder chewed the pork and gave her a thumbs-up.
Ji Yingjin laughed nonstop. “Second Elder, you must come over to eat more often in the future.”
The Second Elder nodded. Of course he would!
But eating pork wasn’t the only reason he had come this time.
He had to persuade the two of them to return.
Ji Zhaoxi would definitely be going back. She had already become completely absorbed in her talents.
It was Wen Shubai who was the problem…
Ji Yingjin and Liu Dazhuang weren’t particularly sad when they learned that the two would be returning that day.
They had been sad in the past because every trip home took such a long time. But now that their daughter knew how to fly on a sword, coming home would be incredibly quick.
Their things had already been packed. The Second Elder kept watching Wen Shubai’s luggage.
Surely he wasn’t really planning to build a courtyard there?
“At the Absolute Heaven Sect, you must cultivate properly, but don’t wear yourself out. If you miss your father and mother, just ride your sword home,” Ji Yingjin said cheerfully.
The moment she imagined her daughter riding a sword home while everyone else stood there dumbfounded, her heart filled with immense satisfaction.
Liu Dazhuang lowered his voice. “Daughter, don’t leave just yet. Wait until all the vendors come out and there are more people around.”
He absolutely had to make sure everyone saw how capable his daughter was!
Ji Zhaoxi understood what they meant. She felt a little embarrassed, but this concerned the reputation of the Ji family. She refused to be embarrassed!
Sure enough, the moment they reached the entrance, Ji Zhaoxi and the others drew everyone’s attention.
Liu Dazhuang and Ji Yingjin stepped back and nodded at her.
“Go ahead, daughter.”
Ji Yingjin noticed that the door of the Liu family across the street had opened a crack.
Hmph. Let Liu Canfu see what her daughter was capable of.
Liuli had her bundle on her back and was so excited she could hardly contain herself. It was time for everyone else to witness it, too.
Wen Shubai looked at her gently.
The Second Elder watched Ji Zhaoxi anxiously. He had forgotten to tell her that if Wen Shubai refused to return later, she should simply drag him back. After all, she was strong.
A gaze silently peered through the crack in the Liu family’s door.
The surrounding vendors stopped selling their vegetables. The people buying them stopped shopping. Even the children who had been playing and fighting stopped, all of them staring at Ji Zhaoxi with their mouths hanging open.
Ji Zhaoxi: “…”
Her ears instantly turned red. She looked at Ji Yingjin and called softly, “Mother.”
She felt that perhaps her skin wasn’t as thick as she had thought.
Ji Yingjin raised her eyebrows and clicked her tongue.
Ji Zhaoxi choked slightly. Her natal sword appeared in midair in an instant. Visible ice-blue sword aura swirled around its blade as it continued to widen, radiating a bone-chilling cold.
Ji Zhaoxi lightly touched the ground and landed steadily on the broad blade. She pulled Liuli up after her.
Liuli kept watching everyone’s reactions, and the smile on her face grew wider and wider.
A wave of astonished exclamations rose from the crowd.
“So this is sword flight…”
“I can’t believe the Ji family really produced a genius.”
“That sword can carry so many people?”
Ji Yingjin and Liu Dazhuang were bursting with pride, their backs straight as rods.
Ji Zhaoxi coughed awkwardly. “Father, Mother, we’re leaving.”
“Wow! When Immortal Ji coughs, she even has an immortal aura!” a child suddenly shouted from the crowd.
Ji Zhaoxi nearly choked on the spot.
Even the dogs and cats in the alley stopped darting around. They all crouched in corners, staring at her.
Ji Yingjin raised her voice. “Daughter, even the Sect Master says you have great talent. You must cultivate well at the Absolute Heaven Sect!”
Another wave of astonishment swept through the crowd.
Ji Zhaoxi’s ears turned even redder. She didn’t bother saying goodbye properly anymore. Standing at the tip of the sword, she hurriedly flew away.
Watching Ji Zhaoxi’s thoroughly reddened ears, Wen Shubai let out a muffled laugh.
The Second Elder laughed as well. “Miss Ji is simply too adorable. I’m sure many people feel the same way.”
The smile on Wen Shubai’s face gradually faded.
Liuli sat behind Ji Zhaoxi, sheltering herself from the wind, and corrected him. “Second Elder, it isn’t many people. It’s everyone.”
Everyone thought her young mistress was adorable.
The Second Elder’s face brightened even more. “That’s right, that’s right. Everyone. Everyone thinks Miss Ji is adorable.”
The sword’s radiance dragged a long trail of flame behind it, carving a perfect arc across the sky.
“Wow…”
The people below raised their heads and gazed at the sky, unable to stop themselves from exclaiming again when they saw the arc.
Ji Yingjin and Liu Dazhuang were grinning so broadly that their eyes had narrowed into slits.
The door of the Liu family suddenly slammed shut with a bang.
Ji Yingjin and Liu Dazhuang laughed even louder.
At last, they had gotten their revenge!
Back when Liu Canfu’s daughter had gone to the Absolute Heaven Sect, Liu Canfu had deliberately come to the entrance of the Ji family home and shouted about it.
And now? Let’s see whether Liu Canfu still had the nerve to show off in front of them!
Liu Canfu hurried back into the house and immediately wrote a letter to his daughter.
[Dear daughter, could you come home one more time and fly on your sword in front of everyone? This is extremely important. Reply at once!]
Liu Canfu silently prayed that his daughter hadn’t cultivated the Unfeeling Dao to the point of going astray. He hoped she would take pity on her pride-conscious old father.
The closer they flew to the Absolute Heaven Sect, the more nervous the Second Elder became.
He kept staring in the direction Ji Zhaoxi was flying.
They were almost at the Immortal’s Rest House…
They had arrived!
The Second Elder suddenly turned toward Wen Shubai. Wen Shubai, carrying his bundle, showed no reaction at all.
The Second Elder’s eyes filled with suspicion as he continued watching the scenery below.
They had already passed the Immortal’s Rest House. Wen Shubai no longer had any chance to go down the mountain and build a courtyard!
The Second Elder’s expression grew increasingly solemn.
They had reached the Absolute Heaven Sect now!
The Second Elder abruptly looked at Wen Shubai again. Up ahead, Ji Zhaoxi was desperately holding back her laughter, her face flushed red from the effort. Wen Shubai helplessly glanced at her.
Ji Zhaoxi’s natal sword came to a stop at the entrance of the Absolute Heaven Sect. Several disciples stood there, and they immediately came forward to greet them.
“Little Junior Sister, you’re back.”
“Senior Brother.”
Wen Shubai smiled and nodded at them.
Ji Zhaoxi and Wen Shubai carried their bundles on their backs, while Liuli held her collection of biographies. Together, they walked into the Absolute Heaven Sect.
The Second Elder stared blankly at Wen Shubai’s back.
He had really come back just like that?
He had thought he would have to use threats and enticements to persuade him.
Liuli turned around and gave the Second Elder a sympathetic look.
Combined with the Second Elder’s enormous belly, the sight made him look even more miserable.
The Second Elder met Liuli’s gaze, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
So that was why Ji Zhaoxi had been laughing the entire time on the sword.
Those two really were shameless!
They had already planned everything together and still hadn’t told him.
Forget it. As long as everything had worked out in the end, that was what mattered.
The Second Elder rubbed his empty stomach.
He was hungry again.
He’d go to the Immortal’s Rest House for something to eat later. He was practically wasting away from hunger.
