The Sweet Life of Superstar and His Goddess Wife-Chapter 570: Lei Family

The moon hung high.

Dark clouds floated on the horizon.

An unknown bird flew by, chirping softly: "Tweet, tweet, tweet..."

Breaking the silence of the night.

A palm-sized small window, a sliver of faint moonlight. It passed through the window, falling onto the stone floor, where a few strands of withered straw lay, along with a mouse crawling around.

This seemed to be a dungeon, with a slightly damp corner of the floor and a somewhat moldy wooden bucket.

Over in the opposite corner, the ground was covered with straw, and a dark figure lay upon it.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be a person. Her hair was as messy as a bird’s nest, and she wore a black garment full of patches.

Her face was unseen, her entire body huddled in a corner of the wall, her pitiful state even less than a beggar lying under a bridge on the street.

She seemed to shift her body, and as her foot moved, the iron chain fastened to her ankle dragged a little.

But this chain was too large, too heavy, only making a heavy shuffling sound across the floor.

"Bang—"

A large hand slapped the table hard, leaving a deep handprint.

"That woman, still hasn’t loosened her lips?" A middle-aged man in a black ancient robe, slightly plump, asked.

"No." His subordinate, a young subordinate, responded.

The middle-aged man frowned: "How many years has she been held? That thing, where did she hide it, still unwilling to tell?"

"Miss Piaopiao is unwilling to speak."

"What use is there just shutting her away? Can’t you use some methods to make her talk?"

The subordinate looked a bit troubled: "But, Clan Leader, no matter what, Miss Piaopiao is the old Clan Leader’s daughter, we..."

Although the old Clan Leader is dead, if they used heavy-handed methods on the old Clan Leader’s daughter, it wouldn’t sit well with those elders, would it?

In the first place, imprisoning Miss Piaopiao was already something that displeased the elders of the Lei Family.

"Those damn old fools, they don’t do anything practical, and besides wasting food, they just meddle in these troublesome matters." The Lei Clan Leader was full of anger whenever he brought up those elders.

Since taking the position of Clan Leader, not a single thing had gone smoothly for him. He couldn’t even fathom what those elders were busy with all day, all so mysterious, not utilizing family resources occasionally, not that way, yet he, with the power of a veto, was just a figurehead without any real authority of dissent.

As long as they passed it unanimously, there was no place for him to speak, making him so angry that he nearly spat blood.

The subordinate didn’t dare to make a sound.

Could he say that this was his first time meeting such a spineless Clan Leader?

Look at other families, when wasn’t their Clan Leader formidable? But their Lei Family’s Clan Leader, who just muttered bad things about the elders in private, didn’t dare confront them at all.

Anyway, the Clan Leader is just the only living son of the old Clan Leader, with no talent in cultivation, so it’s normal for him not to be successful.

"No! It can’t be delayed any longer, we must make that woman hand over the item. Otherwise, if those elders suddenly remember today and ask me for the Clan Leader Seal, and I can’t provide it, it would be terrible."

Speaking of that Clan Leader Seal, the Lei Clan Leader had a headache, he didn’t know how it ended up in that woman’s hands.

Otherwise, he would’ve married off that woman long ago.

"How about using some extreme measures?"

"Use them, why not? As long as it makes that woman speak, there’s nothing we can’t use."

"But if... later those elders cause trouble..."

"What’s there to fear? What could be more important than the Clan Leader Seal? I can’t wait any longer, get on with it."

"Yes, Clan Leader."

...

Murong and Li Qiqi took the task and immediately got to work.

This was the first time Li Qiqi visited a cultivation family since she embarked on cultivation. She presented herself in the best manner on behalf of the Leng family, not wanting to lose face for her Master.

Murong Bie, usually frivolous in appearance, naturally acted reliably at key moments. Despite everything, he was the eldest son of the Mu family, having seen his share of the world.

Thus, he maintained quite a decent demeanor, which made Li Qiqi glance at him with surprise several times. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"What are you looking at? Did you suddenly find me more handsome than your brother?" Murong said proudly, "So why don’t you break up with your brother and be with me?"

"Pfft!" Li Qiqi sneered, "You can fool others, but compared to my brother, you’re far behind."

Although they were teasing each other, upon reaching the Lei family entrance, they immediately put aside "personal grudges" and showed unity and harmony, presenting themselves as high-status disciples doing a formal visit: "Murong and Li Qiqi, second and third disciples of Master Qiu from the Hidden Immortal Sect, are here to pay a visit, please inform your Sect Leader, here is our invitation."

The Lei family’s gatekeeper disciple felt somewhat bewildered: the Hidden Immortal Sect, Master Qiu, who was that?

However, upon seeing the purple emblem on the invitation, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurried to tell them to rest for a moment so he could report this immediately. As one should know, even an invitation bearing the signature of the Sect Leader of the Hidden Immortal Sect would only have a gold emblem, yet this was the first time he saw an emblem higher than gold, a purple one, indicating this person...

He dared not delay and handed it over to the butler after entering the second entrance: "Butler, this is an invitation from the Hidden Immortal Sect, with a purple emblem."

"Purple?" The butler was also amazed, how many years had it been since such an occurrence?

Anyone who could issue a purple emblem, regardless of lineage or prestige, had to rank at least above the Sect Leader. As for people above the Sect Leader in the Hidden Immortal Sect, the answer was obvious.

"Sect Leader, an invitation with a purple emblem from the Hidden Immortal Sect." The butler dared not open it lightly and went directly into the Clan Leader’s study to deliver it.

The Lei Clan Leader was dealing with internal affairs with several elders when suddenly he heard the butler mention a "purple emblem invitation," and they all looked surprised, quickly taking it to see.

"A disciple of that ancestor!?" Lei Changmen, recognizing the name on the invitation, matched it with a person in his mind, suddenly remembered, wasn’t the famous name of the Hidden Immortal Sect’s ancestor "Master Qiu"?

He hurriedly instructed the butler to personally invite the high-status visitors to the guest hall, while he would go there in person. No, he would personally greet them.

Several elders also urged him, advising him not to offend this disciple of the ancestor. Since it’s a direct disciple relationship, naturally, the connection with the Master would be close. If that ancestor found out their disciple was neglected in the Lei family, wouldn’t they show up at their doorstep?

In the Cultivation World, if you hit the disciple, the Master would come. An apprentice with a renowned Master shouldn’t be easily offended. If you did, you should prepare for a "life-and-death feud."

Lei Family usually wouldn’t be afraid of others, but the ancestor of the Hidden Immortal Sect was the first in the Cultivation World, often rumored to be the most likely one to ascend in the cultivation world for hundreds of years, definitely someone not to offend.

If this person could truly open the "Ascension Gate," wouldn’t it mean a solution for the spiritual energy issue in the world? It would also give others the hope of ascension.