165: Chapter 165 Heading to the Xu Family

After leaving Zuixianju Restaurant,

Baili Yunche, Liu Ruyan, and Xu Yuehuan did not stay long, but instead headed straight back to the small courtyard where the Xuanyang Sect garrison was located.

Along the way, Xu Yuehuan appeared somewhat silent.

Although she tried her best to conceal it, Baili Yunche was still able to detect the worry and apprehension hidden deep within her eyes.

Everything that happened at Zuixianju Restaurant seemed to have completely torn apart her relationship with the Xu Family.

But no matter what.

That was, after all, the place where she had lived for over a decade.

Especially her mother, Chen Suxin, who still remained inside the Xu Family.

This was also a lingering heartache that she could never let go of.

Early the next morning.

The horizon was just beginning to turn pale.

Baili Yunche had already finished Cultivating.

He pushed open the door to his room and discovered that Xu Yuehuan was already standing in the courtyard.

The morning breeze blew her moon-white long dress.

That exquisitely beautiful and pretty face clearly carried a hint of haggardness.

Evidently, she had not rested well last night.

Baili Yunche slowly walked to her side.

"Do you miss your mother?"

Xu Yuehuan nodded slightly, her autumn-water-like eyes gradually turning red.

"I haven't seen my mother in many years."

"All these years she has been alone in the Xu Family, and I don't know how she has been living."

"Nor do I know if she has been bullied..."

Speaking to the end, Xu Yuehuan's voice was clearly somewhat choked with emotion.

Baili Yunche reached out and grasped her small, ice-cold hand.

The warmth transmitted from his palm made Xu Yuehuan startle slightly.

"Rest assured."

Baili Yunche looked at her, his gaze firm and gentle.

"With me here, no one can stop us today; I will bring Aunt safely out."

Xu Yuehuan looked at the young man before her, her originally apprehensive and uneasy heart suddenly settling down.

She gently nodded, a trace of a smile finally appearing at the corner of her mouth: "Mm."

Afterwards, the two left the courtyard and headed straight toward the Xu Residence.

...

As a famous Immortal Cultivation Family in the Imperial City, the Xu Residence covered an extremely vast area.

On both sides of the vermilion gates, which stood several zhang tall, were placed two majestic-looking Yao Beast stone statues.

Above the gates, the two golden characters "Xu Residence" were written with flying and unrestrained strokes, emitting a faint spiritual light.

Viewed from afar, it possessed quite an imposing Aura.

When Xu Yuehuan stood before the gates of the Xu Family, her delicate body could not help but tremble slightly.

Looking at the familiar residence before her, countless memories surfaced in her mind.

There were scenes of suffering cold glances in her childhood.

There were scenes of her mother being bullied by others yet only able to silently endure it.

There were also scenes of being hurriedly sent to the Xuanyang Sect after her Spiritual Root was detected.

This place bore too many of her pasts that she was unwilling to recall.

Baili Yunche perceived her unease and gently patted her shoulder.

"Don't be afraid. Starting today, no one will ever be able to bully you mother and daughter again."

Xu Yuehuan took a deep breath, then heavily nodded.

The two walked toward the residence gates.

The few guards guarding the gate were stunned at first, followed by expressions of pleasant surprise.

"Young Miss! You're back?"

Several of the older men obviously recognized Xu Yuehuan.

Their faces even revealed a hint of a sincere smile.

After all, although Xu Yuehuan was not valued back then, her personality was extremely gentle, and she never bullied others by relying on power.

Therefore, her reputation among the servants of the Xu Family was exceptionally good.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the smiles on the faces of several guards froze, and they then revealed expressions of difficulty.

"Young Miss... You cannot go in."

Xu Yuehuan's expression was startled: "Why?"

One of the guards lowered his head and said with a bitter face: "The Clan Chief has already given an order: as long as you return, you are not allowed to step foot into the Xu Family even half a step."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Yuehuan's face instantly turned pale.

Although she had long guessed that the Xu Family would not welcome her, when she heard this sentence with her own ears, her heart still felt as though it had been fiercely stabbed by a knife.

She tightly bit her red lips, her body trembled slightly, and a dense flash of disappointment crossed the depths of her eyes.

As expected...

In the Xu Family, she truly didn't even have a tiny shred of a place to take refuge anymore.

Right at this moment.

An angry voice suddenly came from inside the residence.

"You actually still have the face to come back?"

Immediately afterward.

Xu Fuyang's figure walked out quickly from inside, his face as gloomy as if water could drip from it.

He stared fixedly at Xu Yuehuan, as if he had seen some mortal enemy.

"Xu Yuehuan! Do you know what our Xu Family has become because of you?"

"The Ji Family has already begun a comprehensive suppression of the Xu Family's industries!"

"The Medicinal Pill shops, Magical Artifact workshops, and Spirit Medicine businesses we run in the Imperial City have almost all been targeted!"

"In just a few short days, the Family's losses have already exceeded hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones!"

"If this goes on, the Xu Family will sooner or later be dragged down!"

Xu Fuyang spoke more and more excitedly, the veins on his forehead bulging, and his voice was almost roaring.

"The Ji Family has already put out word! If you are not handed over, they will wash the Xu Family in blood!"

"Do you know how many clan members will lose their lives because of you alone?"

"Do you know how many people's families will be ruined because of your willful self-will?"

"You still have the face to come back? You are simply a sinner of the Xu Family!"

Hearing these words, Xu Yuehuan suddenly laughed.

Only, within that smile, there was not the slightest bit of warmth.

Instead, it was filled with sarcasm.

"So what? For the sake of the Xu Family, should I go die?"

"Should I obediently marry that beast Ji Kun?"

"Am I deserving of being sent away by you all as a tool for marriage alliance?"

Xu Fuyang's expression stalled.

Xu Yuehuan continued speaking: "From the time I can remember, what has the Xu Family ever given me?"

"After my Spiritual Root was detected, I was sent to the Xuanyang Sect to fend for myself."

"Over all these years, of the resources required for my Cultivation, which single one was provided by the Xu Family?"

"You all enjoy the treatment of young masters and young misses of the Xu Family."

"And what about me? My mother and I lived in the most remote courtyard, suffering all kinds of cold looks and bullying."

"Now that you need me, you suddenly remember that I am a member of the Xu Family?"

"Ridiculous!"

Her voice grew colder and colder.

The grievances accumulated over many years completely erupted.

"I came back today not for the Xu Family, and even less for you all; I am simply here to take my mother away."

"Step aside."

...

After Xu Yuehuan's last sentence fell, the entire entrance of the Xu Residence instantly plunged into dead silence.

The surrounding guards lowered their heads one by one, not daring to even breathe heavily.

Although they were only servants, they knew better than anyone what kind of days Xu Yuehuan and Chen Suxin had lived through in the Xu Family over the years.

Therefore, facing Xu Yuehuan's questioning, not a single person dared to step forward and refute.

Xu Fuyang's face was ashen.

What he hated most was others bringing up these matters.

Because these matters were originally facts.

Precisely because of this, he was even more irritated.

"Insolent!"

"Xu Yuehuan! You still have the face to say these things?"

"If it weren't for the Xu Family sending you into the Xuanyang Sect back then, could you have today's cultivation?"

"It would be one thing if you didn't know how to be grateful, but you actually turn around and resent the Family!"

"You truly are an ungrateful ingrate!"