"If anything happens to the Liu family, they can send me a message, and I will protect them for ten years."
"Ten years from now, I will have no further debts to the Liu family."
Xunmi straightened her back; even though she was abandoned by her family and stripped of her halo, nothing could break her pride.
"What? Girl, what's going on? You..."
Both elders were astonished that such a major event had occurred during their seclusion.
Why didn't they receive any news if it weren't for this accidental incident?
Wouldn't we be kept in the dark forever?
"Wait, girl, you just said you're already a Spirit Saint and are preparing to break through to Spirit Venerable?"
Xunmi nodded, reached out and took her great-grandfather's arm, her smile warm and beautiful.
"I have never forgotten the teachings you gave me when I was a child, Grandpa."
"Because of you, we have the opportunity to search today."
She thought that if the original owner's parents hadn't been so heartless, this family would still be a good one.
"Oh right, Grandpa, this is my apprentice."
He pulled Ouyang Hanshuang over and introduced her to the two elders.
"It's getting late, Grandpa, Second Grandpa, we should go."
"My promise is effective immediately. Liu Guang Sect is not far from the Liu family. I will come to see you when I have time, Grandfather and Second Grandfather."
Xunmi knelt down and kowtowed three times to the two elderly people.
That's all she can do. She will always remember the love her great-uncle and second great-uncle have for her.
Ouyang Hanshuang also knelt down and kowtowed. Her little master was actually more pitiful than herself.
She was indignant at her parents' behavior, but there was nothing she could do.
"Get up quickly, what are you doing, girl? You are a member of the Liu family."
"Who dares to kick you out?" The old man helped Xunmi up, his face full of anger.
Second Grandfather also helped Ouyang Hanshuang up and took the opportunity to examine her bones.
"Not bad, being proficient in both magic and martial arts is a good prospect, just like you, Xunmi."
Xunmi's eyes darkened; she could no longer cultivate martial arts.
"Grandpas, you don't know, Master can no longer practice martial arts."
Ouyang Hanshuang angrily retorted, and glared fiercely at Liu Huiran.
"What's going on?" Both elders were quite surprised.
"Hmph, isn't it because some people mistake fish eyes for pearls and drive Master out of the house?"
"They even allowed that fish-eye to hunt down Master, severing all of Master's meridians and crippling Master's cultivation."
"They even pushed Master into the Eye of Death. If Master hadn't been lucky, he wouldn't have come back."
"Master is kind-hearted. As soon as he heard that something happened to the Liu family, he immediately came back to help."
"I never expected that even a guard would say that the Liu family doesn't have an eldest daughter, only a second daughter, and wouldn't even open the door."
"I just chuckled... The world is indeed cold and heartless, a bunch of hypocrites who look virtuous."
Ouyang Hanshuang finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had found such a good person, yet these people were willing to hurt her. They were truly blind.
"If you ask me, some people are just..."
"Han Shuang, stop talking." Xun Mi interrupted Ouyang Han Shuang before she could finish speaking.
The two patriarchs and some members of the Liu family's collateral relatives who had followed them out and were unaware of the specific circumstances of that year were all stunned.
"Liu Huiran, explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened?"
"What, you think that just because we old codgers are in seclusion, you'll do any kind of bullshit and despicable thing?"
Grandpa was so angry that his white beard twitched.
His cultivation was destroyed, his meridians were severed, and he was left with the Eye of Death.
That means it's almost impossible to survive.
And now the girl is still alive, I wonder how much suffering she has endured for this.
She didn't hold a grudge, on the contrary... sigh, what kind of karma is this?
Liu Huiran was also a little nervous, as his daughter had never been close to him since she was little.
So when they learned that her cultivation had plummeted, and discovered that Xiao Xin was very outstanding and could consolidate the Liu family's position, they were surprised.
Without hesitation, he removed his eldest daughter from the position of heir and adopted his younger daughter instead.
But when they sent this daughter away, she was only at the Spirit General level. How did she become a Spirit Saint as soon as she returned?
"Ancestor, Liu Xunmi's cultivation level was too low at the time, and he was simply unable to represent the Liu family in the competition against the hidden families."
"If our main family doesn't have a capable leader, how can we be the head of a family that has inherited its traditions?"
"Xiao Xin was the Spirit King at the time, and she also became Tian Xuan's disciple."
Liu Huiran stepped forward to explain, his tone devoid of any regret.
Ultimately, he still didn't believe that Xunmi had already reached the level of a Spirit Saint. On the contrary, he thought that Xiao Xin, whom he favored, should be able to break through to the level of a Spirit Lord before this year's competition.
"Foolish, foolish! The Liu family will be ruined by you sooner or later."
The great-grandfather angrily flung his sleeves, wondering how the Liu family could have chosen such a person as the head of the family.
Xunmi gently patted her great-grandfather's chest to help him catch his breath.
"Grandpa, don't be angry, it's alright, it's alright. Haven't I turned misfortune into a blessing?"
"Besides, look, I'm not being controlled by anyone now, I can do whatever I want, isn't that wonderful?"
After comforting his great-grandfather, Xunmi turned to look at his father, who was both familiar and unfamiliar.
"Patriarch Liu, I need to explain that Liu Xunmi had already broken through to the Spirit Lord level back then."
"Just as she was overjoyed and wanted to tell her parents, she received the news that she had been expelled from the family by the head of the household."
"We've said everything we needed to say, Grandfather, Second Grandfather, Han Shuang and I will be leaving now."
He gently hugged the two elderly men and, where no one could see, slipped a small bottle to the grandfather.
He turned around, pulled Ouyang Hanshuang up, and used the wind to carry the two of them away, quickly disappearing into the sky.
That splash of red, that flowing black hair in the wind, that breathtaking beauty captivated many.
"My God, only a Spirit Venerable can break through the void! Didn't Miss say she was just about to break through to the Spirit Venerable realm?"
"It must be that the young lady is exceptionally talented and has entered the Spirit Venerable stage, but she hasn't officially broken through yet."
"I think it's possible that the young lady heard the news about the Liu family and rushed over, which is why she gave up her seclusion."
"The young lady is so kind, yet she was still kicked out of the house. How pitiful."
"The patriarch truly has no taste. If it were me..."
"Shut up!" Liu Huiran snapped angrily. Don't think he couldn't hear such a loud voice.
Staring intently in the direction the two had left, Liu Huiran's heart was filled with complex and unpredictable emotions.
Could it be that this daughter is really about to break through to the Spirit Venerable realm? If so, she would definitely win the championship if she participated in this year's competition.
I never imagined he had already kicked this daughter out of the house, haha...
The two elders snorted coldly, not even glancing at Liu Huiran.
"We are old. Patriarch, you should handle the affairs of the Liu family yourself."
After saying that, he quickly disappeared from the spot and returned to the Liu family's forbidden area to begin his seclusion.
They also set up restrictions to prevent people from easily entering.
"Second brother, this was secretly slipped to me by the girl. Open it and see what's inside."