47: Sister Liu Miao

Xia He was a Disciple of Zhao Deliang and held command over a thirty-person elite squad.

Including the ten-person patrol squad under Liu Xuan, the number of Sect members he could mobilize reached forty.

A team of forty Cultivators, even if they were only at the early stage of Qi Refining, could kill a Perfection stage Qi Refining Cultivator once they formed a Formation.

Unfortunately, these people were not absolutely loyal to him; otherwise, as long as he didn't stray too far from Yongning, his safety would be completely guaranteed.

The ten-person patrol squad was fine, as they at least nominally belonged to Liu Xuan's subordinates.

Tilting his head to look at Xia He, who was half a step behind him, Liu Xuan pondered how to utilize her and the enforcement squad in her hands in the future.

Zhao Deliang had sent her to him not only to assist in winning over the Yongning Cultivator Families but also likely with the intention of surveillance and precaution, as Liu Xuan was not his trusted aide.

'No matter!'

Anyway, Liu Xuan had no intention of using this matter to embezzle or engage in any crooked schemes.

Like those Cultivator Families paying money to avoid disaster, Liu Xuan just wanted to protect himself and safely pass through this chaos.

After leaving the county office's main hall, Liu Xuan intended to return to his small courtyard to rest, when a yamen guard trotted over and reported:

"Reporting to patrol envoy Liu, there are a few people outside the yamen claiming to be your parents and relatives. Should we invite them in?"

Parents and relatives? Liu Xuan paused, and some blurry images emerged in his mind.

"Take me to see them!" Liu Xuan ordered.

"Yes!" The guard saluted and then turned to lead the way.

Liu Xuan followed toward the entrance of the yamen, and Xia He also followed with great interest to watch the excitement.

At the entrance of the yamen, the couple Liu Yi and Zhao Yu, along with some villagers from Luoying Village who were currying favor with them, were gathered together.

Beside them was a tall young girl dressed in a red Martial Artist outfit, with a slender sword at her waist, looking like a female knight-errant walking the Jianghu.

"Daughter, when you see your brother in a moment, remember to put in a good word for us. It's not that we didn't want to take care of you all these years, but we really had no choice!"

Zhao Yu said as she stepped forward, preparing to take her daughter's hand.

"No choice?!" Liu Miao shook off Zhao Yu's hand, a sneer appearing on her naturally gentle face.

"Back when Grandma and Grandpa were still alive, our Liu Family was a small landlord in the village, but in a few years, you squandered it all to the point where we couldn't even eat!"

"If I hadn't left you to work in the city, I would probably have starved to death by now!"

"That would be one thing!" Liu Miao looked at her father, Liu Yi, her tone becoming agitated. "Little Xuan had already been detected with a Spiritual Root, yet you actually didn't plan to send him to the Dao Academy just to save money!"

"You can't blame me for that; there was simply no money at home at the time!" Liu Yi hurriedly retorted.

"Heh!" Liu Miao scoffed. "Little Xuan possessed a Spiritual Root. If you had just asked, which relative wouldn't have been willing to lend money?"

"Don't think I don't know your schemes. If I hadn't been protecting him all these years, Little Xuan's life would have been ruined by you long ago!"

"You..." Liu Yi was unable to refute. Exasperated, he pointed at his daughter and roared, "I am your father! You are being unfilial!"

Just at this moment, Liu Xuan and Xia He appeared at the entrance of the yamen.

"Greetings, Official!" "Paying respects to the Lord!" ...

Liu Xuan was wearing a High Grade First-Order Heavenly Silkworm magic robe, with a High Grade First-Order Refined Gold Flying Sword at his waist. Coupled with his height of 1.9 meters and imposing appearance, the crowd of villagers was awed by his demeanor and bowed to pay their respects one after another.

The awe ordinary people felt toward Cultivators was carved into their bones; even Liu Yi and Zhao Yu, who knew their son had become a big shot, followed suit and bowed, not daring to overstep in the slightest.

The moment he saw Liu Yi and Zhao Yu, memories of the two kept flashing through Liu Xuan's mind, and a surge of resentment uncontrollably rose in his heart.

This was the obsession of the original owner, and also the emotion that Liu Xuan felt after finishing viewing the memories.

These two were unworthy of being parents; they never treated their son and daughter as their own children, being selfish to the extreme.

Especially after his father, Liu Yi, lost money gambling, Liu Xuan would be subjected to a severe beating every single time.

"Little Xuan!" A familiar call pulled Liu Xuan's memories out of the resentment. Turning his head to look at Liu Miao, an even more turbulent emotional wave impacted Liu Xuan's consciousness.

"Sister!" Liu Xuan responded subconsciously.

Liu Miao walked up to Liu Xuan and carefully examined his face, smiling with tears in her eyes, "Little Xuan has changed; you've become even better looking!"

Images of Little Xuan from ten years ago appeared in her mind, and the smile on her lips deepened.

"But you were cuter when you were little. Back then, you were just a tiny thing," Liu Miao reached out to gesture above Liu Xuan's head, "Now you're so much taller than your sister."

"Sister, long time no see!"

Liu Xuan's furrowed brows relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face. When he decided to accept this sister, something seemed to shatter within his Divine Soul, and his state of mind became incomparably clear.

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's go inside to chat," Liu Xuan said.

"Okay!" Liu Miao nodded in agreement.

As the two just turned around, an urgent shout came from behind: "Wait!"

Liu Yi had not expected that the little son he used to beat and scold at will in his memory was actually the dignified and ethereal Cultivator before him.

"I am..." Liu Yi's words were cut off by Liu Xuan before he could finish.

"Oh!" Liu Xuan patted his forehead, appearing to have suddenly realized something, and said, "I almost forgot about you!"

Taking out a few scattered gold coins from his person and tossing them in front of them, Liu Xuan said with an indifferent expression, "There is no relationship between you and me. From now on, remember not to flaunt my name!"

After speaking, Liu Xuan no longer paid any attention to them, and the group disappeared at the entrance of the yamen.

Liu Xuan's last sentence was actually a warning; if they were unwilling to give up and flaunted his name, it would only bring disaster upon them in the end.

"Liu Xuan!!" "I am your father, you are my son, you cannot treat me like this!!"

Liu Yi chased toward the entrance of the yamen but was stopped by the guards at the door and thrown back.

"Serves you right!" Liu Xuan's aunt picked up the gold coins on the ground and said angrily, "Making me waste a trip; these will serve as travel expenses!"

The other villagers also reacted and immediately crowded forward to scramble for the few gold coins Liu Xuan had thrown.

How could these villagers who followed Liu Yi into the city be good people? Seeing that currying favor didn't work, they naturally thought of snatching some benefits.

"Stop!" Liu Yi roared, causing the scrambling villagers to all stop.

"Liu Xuan is still my son. He doesn't acknowledge me today, but can you guarantee he will never acknowledge me?"

He swept his fierce gaze over every villager. "Whoever dares to take my money today, think clearly about the consequences first!"

Liu Yi was a gambling addict, a seasoned gambler; how could he possibly let his money be snatched away for nothing?

"Hahaha!" "Big brother, just now your little sister was just joking with you. How would I dare to take your money!"

Handing the gold coins she had snatched over to Liu Yi, Liu Xuan's aunt said with a fawning smile, "I was just helping you pick them up!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The group of villagers, seeing which way the wind blew, went from scrambling for the coins just a moment ago to now obediently delivering them all into Liu Yi's hands.