Thinking that Master Zhiyu is actually Miss Bu Yu’s biological mother, and the young lady’s closeness to her is natural, my earlier words, although meant to protect, may have overstepped boundaries.

Xiaoqing bit her lip in apology: "Miss, I was out of line earlier, I just...."

Su Li tilted her head and waved her hand, speaking soothingly: "During the twenty years of my disappearance, it was Sister Bu Yu who stayed with my parents, and my mother’s affection for her is understandable."

"It’s just a Glazed Lamp, let her have it if she wants it."

Xiaoqing: "Alright, I’ll send it to Miss Bu Yu in a while. Don’t be sad, Miss. When the True Monarch returns, he will surely make it up to you with something better."

After speaking, Xiaoqing carried the Glazed Lamp in her hands, walking out heavily, looking quite reluctant.

Su Li watched her leave leisurely, turning her head nonchalantly, and slowly swept her gaze around the room.

This was her boudoir where she lived for eighteen years. Although it was unoccupied for twenty years, it regained vitality after welcoming back its owner.

Originally, Huayu Pavilion was already the best place in the Green Sword Peak, with abundant spiritual energy, a sea of flowers glowing with spirit light at the entrance, and surrounded by lush spirit plants. Behind the pavilion, there was also a small spiritual spring.

It is said that the abundance of spiritual energy here is because a branch of the Sword Sect’s spirit vein happens to pass under the Huayu Pavilion. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Thus, the spiritual energy here is even better than that of the Main Peak of Master Bi Hai and Master Zhiyu.

Before Su Li returned from the Endless Abyss, Su Buyu had coveted Huayu Pavilion and sought it from Master Bi Hai and his wife.

Master Zhiyu almost agreed, but it was Master Hao Yuan who strongly opposed it, thus deterring the Peak Masters.

Su Li slowly walked out the door, facing the sea of flowers at the entrance.

The pink petals, glowing with spirit light, fluttered like a petal rain when the wind blew, beautiful as a dream.

With each breath, the dense spiritual energy mixed with floral fragrance was inhaled through her nose, turning into energy that seeped into her meridians.

No wonder Su Buyu coveted this place. Just being here, even without cultivation, one’s body constantly immersed in spiritual energy, could be highly beneficial.

Master Hao Yuan...

A shallow murmur escaped lightly from Su Li’s mouth, turning over and over between her lips and teeth.

Her fiancé, her destined Daoist couple.

It is because of his existence that she is able to enjoy peace.

Twenty years have been like this, and now it is still the same.

It is difficult for cultivators to conceive, giving birth not only harms the mother’s Taoist body and stagnates cultivation but could also be life-threatening.

Before giving birth, Master Zhiyu was also a True Monarch, but now... her cultivation has dropped to a True Man, and no matter how many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures she consumed, she couldn’t improve.

Deeply in love with his wife, Master Bi Hai and Master Zhiyu have a complex attitude towards her, neither distant nor alienated, merely watching from afar.

Su Li, born intelligent, remembered that her status in Green Sword Peak only improved after being chosen by Master Hao Yuan as a child.

Master Hao Yuan is an extraordinary talent, with handsome looks and a prodigious young man. Becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch at barely crown age, he is a genius rarely seen in millennia.

Many Immortal Fairies and True Monarchs admired and loved him, but who would have thought he would fancy a mere baby, even though it was predestined by the Tianji Building, many people still couldn’t accept it.

Even now, with Su Li all grown up, some people still refuse to accept it.

Su Li lazily twirled her hair, gaze wandering over the beautiful scenery before her, and her thoughts scattered as well.

From childhood to adulthood, Master Hao Yuan cared for her meticulously.

With her beauty but poor aptitude, unknown amounts of jealousy and hatred turned into poisonous arrows directed at her. Without Master Hao Yuan’s protection, her situation in the Sword Sect would be extremely tough.

Although her close family members are the Sword Master of Green Sword Peak and Zhiyu Fairy, they are famous for their generosity and love, and would not reprimand or blame due to some improper behaviors of the disciples.

Su Li thought about the events of the past twenty years calmly and indifferently.

Neither did she feel angry or hurt by her parents’ attitudes, nor did she feel touched or emotional due to Master Hao Yuan’s protection.

She merely felt like a cold-eyed onlooker, watching the people around her perform a drama of life.

Since childhood, she felt...something was awry with this world.

But what was awry? She couldn’t say.

Just like when those disciples provoked her, she couldn’t muster the energy to retaliate.

Clearly, their cultivation was several levels higher than hers, but to her, they seemed no more than ants.

Unworthy of notice...this was a bit awkward.

Su Li silently felt embarrassed by her arrogance, yet she was determined not to change.

She thought, in her previous life, she must have been someone incredibly powerful.

In reality, she herself was just an ant that could be easily crushed by others.

Twenty years ago, it was also because of her low cultivation that she accidentally encountered the opening of the Endless Abyss in the wild and fell into it.

It took a full twenty years for her to crawl out, and even her biological parents had long accepted her death, finding a new replacement, while Master Hao Yuan never gave up searching for her.

Everyone who spoke to her about this was deeply moved by Master Hao Yuan’s profound affection.

Su Li thought, a normal woman should have long lost her heart and been deeply rooted in love.

Ah, she was a little monster, not normal.

When she saw Master Hao Yuan treating her gently and considerately, she just wanted... to go up and give him a punch, a punch that would smash his head.

Ah, how could she have such a terrifying thought, and not a bit worried about being beaten by him and having her own beautiful head smashed?

Anyway... that’s just how confident she was.

Although her cultivation was low, she was confident.

"Sister, your cultivation is low, and the Abyssal Miasma you caught inside the body has been lingering for forty-nine days and still hasn’t been completely cleansed...why aren’t you going back to rest, why did you come out?"

A crisp and bright voice suddenly jumped out, and a woman with coiled hair and wearing a flowing fairy dress walked out from behind the sea of flowers.

It was Su Buyu, a child Master Bi Hai and Master Zhiyu brought back and adopted from down the mountain fifteen years ago.

In terms of looks, Su Buyu and Su Li bear some resemblance, except one has a noble contour and the other a delicate contour, the difference is apparent.

Su Buyu was like a lower version of Su Li, her individual appearance still exuded elegance, but compared to Su Li, she seemed coarse and cheaply made.

Su Buyu’s gaze, bright and piercing, swept towards Su Li, with a tone of concern, but upon closer examination, something seemed off.

People throughout Sword Sect said that the daughter of Master Bi Hai and Master Zhiyu was timid and introverted, little showing their generosity and cheerfulness, while the adopted child Su Buyu was generous and favored by the disciples.

Moreover, at a young age, she reached the realm of Foundation Establishment Perfection, and once her cultivation was honed to perfection, she could break through to the Golden Core Stage.

Although her achievements couldn’t compare to Master Hao Yuan, she could still be called a prodigy.

Yet Su Li always felt something odd when hearing this highly reputed female cultivator speak, itching to scratch her face a little to relieve the itch.