Chapter 15: Falling in Love with Your Ancestor Properly

Chapter 15: Falling in Love Properly with Your Family’s Ancestor

Chen Ping’an froze suddenly as he reached the doorway upon hearing the middle-aged beauty’s words. Truly, bad news travels far and wide, while good news rarely leaves home.

The embarrassing scene of taking a concubine had become public, and even Xiao Xuanzi’s ex-girlfriend from distant Youzhou had come knocking. What terrible luck. He must have neglected to consult the almanac before stepping out.

Chen Ping’an swiftly slipped back inside and firmly shut the door, confident that Xiao Xuanzi would properly handle this unruly ex-girlfriend.

Outside the room, after hearing the woman’s words, Xuan Zu and Du Rulong were both stunned into silence.

“This is chaos! Xuan Zu’s ex-girlfriend actually came to trouble the Qingyun Sect’s ancestor!” Du Rulong was utterly flustered.

This matter could only be resolved by Xuan Zu himself.

“Qiu Shui!” Xuan Zu snapped out of his shock, his expression grave. “People of the Qingyun Sect are men of loyalty and righteousness—how could there be a scoundrel among us? You must not believe the slander and fabricated stories spread by outsiders!”

The middle-aged woman blinked innocently. “Xuan, this was told to me by my own niece.”

Niece? A vivid image flashed through Xuan Zu’s mind of the beautiful woman who had made a scene at the concubine-taking event just days ago.

“Oh my god…” Xuan Zu rolled his eyes, silently wailing as he sank into confusion.

Without a doubt, the niece of his ex-girlfriend was the ancestor’s own ex-girlfriend.

Her niece had been wronged within the Qingyun Sect, so the family elder came to demand justice. And Fu Qiu Shui, who shared a close bond with him, had come alone to Beizhou, only to unfortunately run into the Bone Demon—a fierce rival who had once pursued Fu Qiu Shui, but, after failing, had turned to the Bone Sect with a changed temperament.

“This is chaos! If Qiu Shui’s niece is the ancestor’s ex-girlfriend, once they marry, I’d have to call her great-grandmother…” Xuan Zu was dazed and incoherent.

The generational hierarchy with his ex-girlfriend had suddenly shifted—she had instantly become his elder.

Fu Qiu Shui did not notice the strange look on Xuan Zu’s face. Her eyebrows furrowed sharply as she said angrily, “Xuan, you hold a respected position in Qingyun Sect; your word is law. Hand over that scoundrel so I can give him a proper lesson!”

Teach my ancestor a lesson? Are you crazy? Du Rulong rolled his eyes beside her, thinking that if not for the ancestor’s intervention earlier, no one here could have dealt with the Bone Demon.

Inside the room—

“Oh no!” Chen Ping’an, who had been eavesdropping at the door, retracted his head quickly, his expression immediately lively.

Xiao Xuanzi’s ex-girlfriend was actually the aunt of his own ex-girlfriend—the generational relations were totally mixed up!

“Xuan?” Fu Qiu Shui shook Xuan Zu’s arm, teasing him with a soft scolding.

After years apart, their pent-up emotions erupted at this moment, and she behaved just like the young girl she had been long ago, shedding any trace of maturity.

Du Rulong tactfully left.

He intended to find Xia Xiaoliang, one of the four beauties of the younger generation in Qingyun Sect.

Her temperament was good, the exact opposite of Ning Yao’s, which was why he had recommended her to the ancestor initially.

“Qiu Shui, come with me.”

Xuan Zu, having recovered, looked respectfully toward the room’s direction and pulled Fu Qiu Shui away.

A faint mist drifted over the mountaintop pavilion, passing by two lovers reunited after a long separation.

“Xuan, the pavilion still stands, but my first kiss remains with you. Do you remember…” Fu Qiu Shui caressed a pavilion pillar, her heart stirred with emotion.

“Cough, cough…” Xuan Zu coughed repeatedly, his face flushed with embarrassment, thinking how frightening it was that women with romantic hearts could remember such trivial past matters after so many years.

“Xuan, you’re curious today.” Fu Qiu Shui leaned closer, her breath sweet as orchids, her eyes bright with anticipation, momentarily forgetting the true purpose of her visit.

Xuan Zu’s long-cultivated resolve was crumbling.

He pinched his thigh to calm himself and spoke quickly, “Qiu Shui, it was our ancestor who defeated the Bone Demon today; he owes me a life debt.”

Fu Qiu Shui nodded solemnly.

She sensed the unfathomable strength of the Qingyun Sect’s ancestor—one move to instantly kill a Bone Demon at the peak of the Divine Void realm’s tenth level—a true powerhouse she had never seen before.

Xuan Zu said seriously, “I believe you are a grateful person and would not repay kindness with enmity, right?”

Fu Qiu Shui nodded repeatedly.

Xuan Zu’s gaze deepened as he said gravely, “So don’t mention seeking that scoundrel ancestor anymore, alright?”

“Ah—” Fu Qiu Shui’s eyes widened. No matter how naive she had been, after Xuan Zu’s repeated hints, she finally understood.

The ‘scoundrel’ she was after was actually the strongest ancestor of Qingyun Sect.

“Your niece was poisoned by the Seven-Star Soul-Breaking Toxin, but it was the ancestor who suppressed it; otherwise, she would have fallen into an irreversible coma.” Xuan Zu dropped another bombshell.

“This…” Fu Qiu Shui was stunned, never imagining such hidden truths.

When she heard her niece being bullied by a scoundrel in Qingyun Sect, her fury erupted, and she swore revenge, leaving Youzhou directly for Qingyun Sect in Beizhou!

“The ancestor treated her well; it was her own unreasonable behavior that escalated the matter.” Xuan Zu added.

“Not a scoundrel?” Fu Qiu Shui was still unconvinced. “But I heard he’s taking hundreds of concubines…”

Seeing Fu Qiu Shui’s innocent expression, Xuan Zu knew the battle was won—the girl was won over.

Yet, he pressed on to consolidate his victory.

“Qiu Shui, the ancestor is a Transcendent Realm master. You know what that means in our Wildlands—he stands at the pinnacle of martial arts. Isn’t it normal for such an outstanding man to take some concubines?”

Transcendent Realm?

Fu Qiu Shui was too shocked to speak.

The Transcendent Realm was a legendary existence in the thirteen states of the Wildlands! She never dreamed Qingyun Sect had such a master.

Seeing the disbelief written all over his ex-girlfriend’s face, Xuan Zu felt quite proud.

Although he himself did not understand how the ancestor had become a Transcendent Realm master, it did not matter.

He simply attributed all mysteries to the ancestor’s millennia of experience.

Bang!

Fu Qiu Shui stomped the ground so hard the pavilion cracked beneath her feet. She hurriedly said, “Hong Ying is truly lucky! Xuan, I must go back and talk some sense into that girl—make her stop sulking and have a proper romance with your ancestor.”

With that, she turned and vanished like a streak of sword light into the clouds.

Crash!

The pavilion collapsed, falling upon Xuan Zu, dust billowing as the mountain wind swept it into the mist.

Xuan Zu remained motionless, eyes closed but heart pounding with excitement.

All his efforts had not been in vain. With Fu Qiu Shui acting as an insider, constantly mediating within the Fu family, the bonds between the ancestor and Fu Hong Ying would no longer be so tangled.

Bang!

He shook gently, and the rubble and dust vanished without a trace. As a Divine Void realm master, his body was immensely strong; a mere pavilion was no threat.

Amid the mist, the ancestor’s voice suddenly rang out:

“Xiao Xuanzi, well done. Reward!”

(End of Chapter)