"Mother, you're back. Where's that girl?"
"Heh heh..."
Back at the Su Manor, Yin Jiao'e didn't see Su Yunying. Instead, Luo Fengjiao had a grim expression and was looking at her with a questioning gaze, which made her heart skip a beat.
"Mother, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Why? You should ask my good daughter how she treats my granddaughter."
Yin Jiao'e immediately panicked when she heard this: "Mother, did you hear what that girl said? Don't believe her. She's talking nonsense. She has a lot of prejudice against me, against the Su Family, you..."
"Enough, stop talking!"
Luo Fengjiao interrupted her.
"Yin Jiao'e, you know exactly what you want to do to little Yunying, better than anyone. But I'm putting it out there right now, I've recognized Su Yunying as my granddaughter!"
Yin Jiao'e was stunned. This wasn't what she expected.
"Mother, what do you mean?"
"What do I mean? Yunying has the blood of our Fire Phoenix Clan. What's wrong with me taking her back?"
"But..."
"But what? You don't want that?"
"Mother, you misunderstand. She also has the blood of the Fire Phoenix Clan, how could I not want that?"
"As long as you don't object."
Luo Fengjiao's expression softened slightly. She picked up her teacup, intending to take a sip and moisten her throat, but then Yin Jiao'e made another request.
"Mother, I was wondering, could we include Xuejiao in the Fire Phoenix Clan's genealogy?"
"What did you say?"
Luo Fengjiao stared at Yin Jiao'e in shock, momentarily doubting her ears.
Yin Jiao'e, however, steeled herself and said, "Mother, Xuejiao has been with us for many years. I want to give her a good background and status. Now, the Fire Phoenix Clan's population is dwindling.
With Xuejiao's talent and abilities, she will surely be able to help our Fire Phoenix Clan flourish, so I want to..."
"Absolutely not!"
Luo Fengjiao slammed the teacup onto the tea table, firmly rejecting Yin Jiao'e's unreasonable request.
"What qualifications does Su Xuejiao have to join the Fire Phoenix Clan? Isn't the title of Su Family's young miss enough?"
"But Xuejiao doesn't have a suitable background, and I'm afraid that will be detrimental to her future growth.
I still hope you can suggest to the Great Clan Elder to let Xuejiao into the clan registry."
"Yin Jiao'e, you're not unaware that the Fire Phoenix Clan values bloodlines above all else. Does Su Xuejiao have the bloodline of the Fire Phoenix Clan?
I don't interfere with your usual pampering of her, letting her get involved with all sorts of unsavory things outside,
but this concerns the purity of my Fire Phoenix Clan's bloodline. How can you ask me to speak to the Great Clan Elder?
This is absolutely impossible!"
Yin Jiao'e's eyes darted around for a moment, then she whispered, "Mother, I have a way to allow Xuejiao to legitimately enter the Fire Phoenix Clan's genealogy."
"What way?"
"Well..."
For a moment, Yin Jiao'e's words became hesitant.
"Well, could we transplant Su Yunying's Phoenix Blood into Xuejiao? That way, Xuejiao would also have the Fire Phoenix bloodline, and I think the Clan Leader wouldn't object."
Luo Fengjiao didn't speak, staring at Yin Jiao'e with disbelief.
After a long while, she suddenly stood up and slapped Yin Jiao'e directly across the face.
"Yin Jiao'e! Do you know what you're saying! Xiaoying is my own granddaughter! Even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs, how do you have the face to make such a request!"
Yin Jiao'e trembled all over, covering her face as she looked at Luo Fengjiao's grim face.
"Mother! You can hit me, you can scold me, I only ask that you agree to this request!"
"You rebellious daughter! You want to kill Xiaoying?!"
Luo Fengjiao pointed at Yin Jiao'e's nose and scolded.
"I said, Xiaoying is such a sensible child, why wouldn't she acknowledge you? It turns out it was all your scheming,
You didn't raise her all these years, and now that you've finally found her, your purpose is to dig out her bloodline to pave the way for your adopted daughter?
Yin Jiao'e, what were you thinking? No matter how much you love your adopted daughter, you can't use my granddaughter's life to pave the way for her!
I really doubt I heard wrong, how could my daughter say such a vicious thing."
Yin Jiao'e: "Mother, I really didn't want to kill her. I, I just wanted her Phoenix Blood."
Luo Fengjiao: "Since ancient times, extracting someone else's bloodline, at the lightest, ruins their cultivation and turns them into a mortal. At the worst, their meridians are severed and they die. Don't you know this?
Even if you only extract her bloodline, what difference is there between that and killing her? Yin Jiao'e, you've really disappointed me!"
Yin Jiao'e lowered her head and murmured, "I know it's not the right thing to do, but, if Xuejiao has Phoenix Blood, wouldn't her chances of joining the Confucian Saint Sect be even greater?"
"Her? Joining the Confucian Saint Sect?" Luo Fengjiao scoffed. "Yin Jiao'e, don't you know what your adopted daughter's cultivation and talent are like?
Even if she really has Phoenix Blood, with her cultivation realm, do you think the people of the Confucian Saint Sect will definitely accept her?"
Yin Jiao'e quickly explained, "Xuejiao's talent is very good. At seventeen, she's already in the Qi Condensation Realm, and her future is promising."
"How stable can cultivation be if it's propped up by spiritual medicine?" Luo Fengjiao spoke without holding back. "Besides, is being in the Qi Condensation Realm at seventeen really that impressive?"
"To be frank, on behalf of the Fire Phoenix Clan, I've recommended my own granddaughter to participate in this Southern Region Immortal Martial Competition. I have a better feeling about Yunying than I do about your adopted daughter."
"Mother! Aren't you being ridiculous?" Yin Jiao'e was very displeased. "What cultivation can that girl possibly have? How is she even worthy of comparing to Xuejiao?"
"You really are blind!"
Luo Fengjiao found her daughter more and more irritating.
"It seems you have no idea about Yunying's situation. Although I haven't been able to discern her specific strength, I can guarantee that she's stronger than your adopted daughter, even stronger than your three sons, by more than a little bit!"
"Impossible!" Yin Jiao'e immediately shook her head. "She's a wild girl who's been wandering outside. Why would she be better than Xuejiao? I don't believe it. Mother, you can't just talk nonsense because you dote on her."
"Nonsense? Heh, then we'll just have to wait and see!"
Luo Fengjiao didn't bother to continue arguing with Yin Jiao'e and stood up directly.
"You can let Su Xuejiao represent the Su Family to participate in the Southern Region Immortal Martial Competition, and I'll have Xiaoying go in the name of the Fire Phoenix Clan. Let's see whose eye is sharper!"
After saying this, she left the main hall.
On the other side, after returning from Pin Yue Residence, Su Xuejiao had been in Su Jinhao's room, taking care of her two injured brothers.
"Ouch, Big Brother, be gentle."
"Grandma really went too far with that attack."
Su Jinhao grumbled to Luo Fengjiao while wiping the ointment on Su Jin'yi and Su Jin'yun.
Su Xuejiao, who was standing to the side, had been red-eyed the entire time, watching her two elder brothers get injured like this. She kept blaming herself: "It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Second Brother and Third Brother wouldn't have been hurt. I..."
"Little sister, this has nothing to do with you," Su Jin'yi said through gritted teeth. "It's all that Su Yunying's fault."
Su Jin'yun was also indignant: "And Grandma too, why does she favor an outsider, even at the cost of attacking us?"
Su Jinhao had a grim expression on his face and didn't say a word until he had finished applying the medicine to his two brothers.
After a long while, Su Jinhao finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright, your injuries aren't serious. You'll be fine after resting for two days."
Then, he said to Su Xuejiao, "Little sister, don't blame yourself either. You know Grandma's temper, just let it go."
A hint of gloom flashed across Su Xuejiao's eyes when she heard this.
Thinking about the scene where Luo Fengjiao gave her personal pendant to Su Yunying, the unwillingness and humiliation in her heart instantly filled every inch of her body.
What did this mean?
It meant that Su Yunying had gained the approval of her mother's family. Although nothing was apparent at the moment, as time passed, the family around her would gradually gravitate towards Su Yunying.
No, this absolutely couldn't happen.
She couldn't just watch Su Yunying live a good life, which would then affect her own future and prospects.
Thinking of this, Su Xuejiao came up with a vicious, yet absurd, plan.
Su Jinhao was still saying, "And Yunying, after all, she's been separated from us for so many years. We'll get to know her slowly. She's still our sister, and family should get along well. Sigh."
Upon hearing this, Su Xuejiao quickly wiped away her tears and then said to Su Jinhao, "Big brother, you're right. No matter what, Yunying is my sister, and the flesh and blood of our parents. We should get along well."
Hearing Su Xuejiao's sensible words, Su Jinhao felt a wave of relief. His younger sister was still so kind.
"That's true, but Yunying has a big prejudice against our Su Manor. I'm afraid she won't be willing to return to the Su Manor anytime soon. Besides, that sworn brother of hers is really not easy to get along with."
Su Xuejiao immediately said, "Big Brother, I actually have an idea that might change Sister's mind."
Su Jinhao asked, "What idea?"
Su Xuejiao said, "Sister will be eighteen in a month. If we can arrange a marriage for her, maybe it will eliminate her prejudice against us."
"Marriage?"
Su Jinhao was a little puzzled.
Su Xuejiao said, "Since ancient times, it's been the parents' decision, and the matchmaker's words.
If we can find a suitable match for Sister, someone who is also close to the Su Manor, she won't leave us."
Su Jinhao and his two brothers thought about it and felt it made sense.
But Su Jinhao thought carefully and still hesitated, "Then, which family should we approach?"
Su Xuejiao smiled, "The fourth young master of the Huo Family in the west of the city, Huo Huaisheng, is also of marriageable age. He's handsome and refined, a man of great talent, and his character is also excellent. He's the perfect match for elder sister."
Su Jinhao nodded, "Huo Huaisheng is indeed a man of great talent, with both literary and martial skills, as well as a good family background. He is indeed a suitable match, but will he marry Yunying?"
Su Xuejiao said, "Don't worry. With elder sister's beauty, how could she not be a match for Young Master Huo? If you agree, elder brother, I'll personally arrange it for elder sister."
Su Jinhao hastily said, "How can I let a girl like you show your face and invite gossip? Don't worry, I'll go talk to Father and Mother and have them go to propose marriage."
Su Xuejiao was delighted and said, "We need to act fast. It's best to settle this quickly so that elder sister can settle down. Eldest brother should take the initiative and go to the Huo Family.
It would be best if they come to the Su Manor to propose soon. I'll go and speak to mother myself."
Su Jinhao didn't object, thinking Su Xuejiao's suggestion was excellent.
After all, Su Yunying was almost eighteen. If a girl of that age wasn't going to cultivate, she should get married and start a family.
Seeing Su Jinhao agree, a subtle curve appeared on Su Xuejiao's lips.
She had met this Huo Huaisheng before. He was a man with a serious tendency towards violence; in modern terms, he had a persecution complex, always thinking the women around him would betray him.
If Su Yunying really married him, her life would be ruined!
To perfect the plan, she quickly told Yin Jiao'e about this idea.
Yin Jiao'e immediately agreed when she heard this: "Hmph, it's already a bargain for this wild girl to marry into the Huo Family and enjoy a lifetime of wealth and honor!"
Since taking the Phoenix Blood from Su Yunying's body to give to Su Xuejiao had failed, Yin Jiao'e, enraged, decided to send her to the Huo Family to suffer.
Su Xuejiao heard this and revealed a smirk of triumph.
"Su Yunying, you should experience the Huo Family's style. I hope you're satisfied with this marriage I've prepared for you."
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