Hong Hong had been staying at the Mu family in Demon Suppression City for some time. When the Mu family head learned that Hong Hong was a disciple of the senior who had taken his daughter to the Humane Academy, he naturally welcomed her warmly.
Since Mu Qingyi became a student of the Humane Academy, the Mu family's status in Demon Suppression City had risen accordingly. Although Demon Suppression City was under the jurisdiction of the Yin Yang Sect, the Yin Yang Sect also gave the Mu family considerable respect, exempting them from some industrial taxes whenever possible. This made the Mu family incredibly prominent in Demon Suppression City. The Mu family head often visited the family's ancestral temple to offer incense, recounting the Mu family's development over the years, with the most important line being, 'I have not disgraced our ancestors!'
Hong Hong lived freely and comfortably in the Mu family. After the Holy Maiden of Yaochi returned to the Yaochi Holy Land, she was questioned by her master, the current Holy Master of Yaochi.
"Yuxian, your relationship with that girl named Hongyi seems to be very good?" the Holy Master of Yaochi asked softly. She looked only in her twenties, with a graceful figure and a more mature charm than the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.
Yuxian was the secular name of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, with the surname Ye and given name Yuxian.
Upon hearing this, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi nodded gently without concealing anything, "Yes, Master."
The Holy Master of Yaochi, seeing this, said, "Her physique is a Natural Dao Body, she cultivates the Natural Dao Scripture, and the weapon she uses is the Xuanhuang Dao Diagram. She must have a great relationship with the Gu family, right?"
Long before the battle between the ancient race and human prodigies ended, the Holy Master of Yaochi had learned of Hong Hong's existence. If other holy lands discovered someone cultivating their imperial scripture, they would probably have sent a large army to suppress the cultivator and interrogate them about the scripture's origin. However, the Yaochi Holy Land was not so impulsive because they knew that the Natural Dao Scripture was not exclusive to them; the Gu family also possessed it. They suspected that Hong Hong was a Natural Dao Body cultivated by the Gu family, so they had been biding their time for years. Now that the Holy Maiden of Yaochi had returned from the Humane Academy, the Holy Master of Yaochi asked about it.
However, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi shook her head and said, "Although Hong Hong's master also has the surname Gu, I don't know if Senior Gu is related to the Gu family."
She really didn't know. She only knew that Gu Changsheng's surname was Gu. Although, based on the techniques Hong Hong possessed, she speculated that Gu Changsheng was likely an old ancestor of the Gu family, there were no absolutes. What if he wasn't? She wouldn't make a premature judgment without concrete evidence.
But she still hoped in her heart that Gu Changsheng was a member of the Gu family, so that Hong Hong's cultivation of the Natural Dao Scripture would be completely fine.
When the Holy Master of Yaochi heard this, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly. Seeing this, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi quickly said, "Although I'm not sure if Senior Gu is from the Gu family, I am certain that Hong Hong is my younger sister who was lost when I was young."
"Hmm?" The Holy Master of Yaochi looked at the Holy Maiden of Yaochi in confusion. She knew the origins of her disciple very well. She had discovered Ye Yuxian in a small city while traveling in the Eastern Region. Ye Yuxian was only five years old at the time, huddled in a corner, trembling. She immediately recognized that Ye Yuxian had a Natural Dao Body physique, so she planned to bring Ye Yuxian back to the Holy Land to nurture her.
At that time, Ye Yuxian had already fainted. After being brought back to the Yaochi Holy Land and carefully cared for, it took her three full days to wake up. As soon as she woke up, she started clamoring to go back to find her sister.
Her sister was two years younger than her, but in the end, she was never found.
The Holy Master of Yaochi pondered, looking at the girl named Hongyi. Her age was very close to that of Yuxian's sister, and she also had a Natural Dao Body. It was already shocking enough for two Natural Dao Bodies to appear in the world. If these two Natural Dao Bodies were biological sisters, it wouldn't be unreasonable.
"Did you tell her?" the Holy Master of Yaochi asked.
The Holy Maiden of Yaochi shook her head and said, "She's living a very happy life now. Senior Gu dotes on her very much and gives her all sorts of good things. As far as I know, she not only possesses the Xuanhuang Dao Diagram, but the clothes she wears are also a treasure garment that Senior Gu refined for her using Scarlet Immortal Gold."
"This…"
The Holy Master of Yaochi didn't know what to say after hearing this. This wasn't just living a happy life; probably no one in history could compare to her. Thinking about it, the Holy Master of Yaochi felt a little guilty. The Xuanhuang Dao Diagram that Yuxian possessed wasn't given to her by the Holy Land, but obtained by Yuxian herself during a secret realm trial in the Yaochi Holy Land.
"In that case, her master must be from the Gu family," the Holy Master of Yaochi said with great certainty.
"Why?" the Holy Maiden of Yaochi asked, puzzled.
"Because only the Gu family is so wealthy!"
"…" Holy Maiden of Yaochi.
That made sense, but why did she feel that her master's tone was a little sour!
After learning that Hong Hong was her beloved disciple's sister and confirming that Hong Hong was a genius nurtured by the Gu family, the Holy Master of Yaochi no longer delved into the matter of Hong Hong cultivating the Natural Dao Scripture. When the Yaochi Holy Land used the Natural Dao Scripture as a dowry, they had already anticipated that this scene would occur, but they didn't expect that it would take the Gu family five hundred thousand years to cultivate their own Natural Dao Body.
"When do you plan to acknowledge her?" the Holy Master of Yaochi asked, since she already knew she was her sister, it was impossible not to want to acknowledge her.
Speaking of this, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi rarely showed a confused expression. She shook her head, "I don't know."
She was afraid that acknowledging her would damage the current relationship between the two. In that case, it would be better not to acknowledge her, but knowing that her sister was by her side but not being able to acknowledge her was also very painful.
The Holy Master of Yaochi sighed. She didn't have a good solution for this. Her cultivation was strong and her experience was rich, but this experience didn't include recognizing relatives. She could only say, "Then let it be."
The Holy Maiden of Yaochi nodded. This was her only option. She didn't want to disrupt Hong Hong's current life. If acknowledging her would cause any problems, she would rather not acknowledge her. Anyway, Hong Hong treated her like a sister now. Maintaining the status quo was also very beautiful.
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After Gu Changsheng brought Li Beifei back to the Desolate Heaven Star, the first thing he did was go to the Mu family. The Mu family was flattered by his arrival, especially the Mu family head. This wasn't the first time he had seen Gu Changsheng. During the Demon Suppression City Competition, he had the honor of sitting on the same platform as Gu Changsheng. At that time, he only knew that Gu Changsheng was strong, but he had no concept of how strong he was.
But after Mu Qingyi returned home, she told him about some of her experiences over the years. After learning that the dean of the Humane Academy had to treat Gu Changsheng with respect, the Mu family head finally had a vague idea of Gu Changsheng's power.
Now that Gu Changsheng had descended upon the Mu family again, he naturally felt flattered, but he was still very proud because Gu Changsheng's attitude towards him was the same as before, still calling him "Mu family head."
"As expected, my state of mind cannot be compared to that of a big shot."
The Mu family head sighed. Then he told everyone in the Mu family to be more strict with their words and actions in the future. If the big shot treats people like this, shouldn't they, these small fries, learn from him?
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