Phoenix Destiny

It was a short reunion for the father and daughter.

Having one party be unresponsive and the other performing a one-man show, their conversation quickly came to an end.

Before Lu Mingshu left, Fu Shangqing held her back for a while, saying that, “I’ll help you get the resources and paperwork done since you’ve already broken through. Let me do my duties as a father.”

~He can get an award for acting, huh?~ Lu Mingshu shrugged, not even bothering to play along.

Seeing that she didn’t reject him, Fu Shangqing beamed and called the truth courtyard’s leader over. “Junior brother Qi, bring the name list here. I’ll stamp.”

When a disciple’s status increased, the sect leader needs to stamp personally to confirm it.

Courtyard leader Qi handed the name list to Fu Shangqing. “Here, sect leader.”

Fu Shangqing scanned the document and stamped it quickly.

“Okay, go and update your status.” Fu Shangqing waved his hand. “The Nine Jade Palace does not have any vacancies right now, so you can take a title first. When any elder retires, you can compete for the position if you are interested.”

“Uh.” Lu Mingshu answered half-heartedly.

Fu Shangqing handed the name list back to the courtyard leader and sent them off.

The truth courtyard was an essential place in the Nine Jade Palace, so the courtyard leader was close to the Zhou’s. Taking the name list back, Courtyard leader Qi silently observed Fu Shangqing’s and left with a smile.

Lu Mingshu followed right behind him, and he looked back at her, smiling warmly. “Junior nephew Lu, shall we finish the formalities now?”

“Thank you, senior uncle.” Lu Mingshu bowed and followed him silently.

~When she was younger, she was so quiet while the other two were way more outstanding, talented, and looked mature.~

~Now, a decade has passed, and things have changed. The one that seems to have no achievement is now a real talent, while the other two are either stuck at a bottleneck or good for nothing. I actually wonder if the sect leader regrets his choices now. But as for madame…..~

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“Madame.” A middle-aged woman strolled into the jasper jade palace and greeted Zhou Miaoru.

Zhou Miaoru continued to work on her embroidery silently. She didn’t respond until she finished the part she was sewing. “So?”

That was Zhou Miaoru’s most trusted aide, Stewardess Tao. Seeing Zhou Miaoru’s expression, stewardess Tao immediately went to pour her a cup of tea while replying. “Sect leader has already stamped the name list, and she has now gone to the truth courtyard with courtyard leader Qi.”

Zhou Miaoru took a sip from the cup and stared at it silently.

After some time passed, she suddenly looked up. “Ah Tao, what do you think we should do?”

“I…..” Being called upon suddenly, stewardess Tao was taken aback and didn’t know what to do.

She was here since Zhou Miaoru was a child. Back then, elder miss Zhou was already a stubborn girl who demanded everything go her way. Not even the previous sect leader dared to say anything against her will. As she grew older and married the sect leader, she grew way prettier and gentle-looking. But that was just what people saw. As time passed, she became more and more stubborn and self-centered. She never cared about others’ opinions and was incredibly selfish.

“Any suggestion will do.” Zhou Miaoru waved her hands. “I won’t blame you if it’s not the right answer.”

Different from her sister, Zhou Miaoru was a woman of her words. Stewardess Tao heaved a sighed of relief and thought for a moment before replying. “I feel that madame and that child is completely incompatible and unable to get along. If you leave her as is, it will invite more trouble.”

“So?” Zhou Miaoru wanted a suggestion, not a summary of her situation.

Stewardess Tao eyed her cautiously. “Since it’s going to bring more trouble, then we should get rid of it while we can.” She mumbled.

“Get rid of it? I wish it was that easy! Nothing went my way during the Qilin festival, so I sent Ruying over. Who knows why Ruying went missing instead, but the girl came back all fine!”

Zhou Ruying was a great assassin. She wasn’t too well-known and worked hard. Back then, both Lu Mingshu and Zhou Ruying disappeared, so Zhou Miaoru guessed that they lost their lives together. However, man proposes, but God disposes, and now the girl was back alive and even stronger than before.

And now, things had gotten out of hand. It wasn’t easy to kill a spirit realm fighter, and the girl was known to bear grudges. After many failed attempts to get rid of her, there was no way Lu Mingshu would let things end easily. Furthermore, Lu Mingshu was on good terms with the line of willow wood, which might be an obstacle to the Zhou’s rule.

Stewardess Tao may not know the whole story. Still, she had worked for Zhou Miaoru for many years, and scheming was part of her everyday life. Madame, there’s still a chance!”

“What?”

“The Deity’s festive!”

Zhou Miaoru stared at stewardess Tao.

“The deity’s festival is coming up soon, right? Look, she participates in every competition, and she will surely participate in this. By then, just arrange a few men to ambush and surround her, and everything will be settled. She has just entered the spirit realm; how strong can she be? If madame arranges some strong opponents, this will be settled easily.”

“Haish, I wish it was this easy.” Zhou Miaoru furrowed her eyebrows. She was the daughter of the previous sect master and the current sect leader’s wife. She knew clearly what the deity’s festival was like, unlike stewardess Tao. Stewardess Tao only knew that it was a secret competition.

Every festival, there would be an assimilation realm fighter presiding. And the goddess remenants was filled with traps; it wouldn’t be easy to arrange a trap there.

Seeing Zhou Miaoru looking displeased, Stewardess Tao immediately acknowledged her mistake. “Sorry for my ignorance.”

Zhou Miaoru shook her head and waved her hand, signaling for her to leave. But something suddenly came to mind, and Zhou Miaoru called her back. “Go ask the sect leader for his opinion.”

“Yes, I will do so right now.”

When stewardess Tao left, Zhou Miaoru leaned back onto her seat.

~Actually, it may not be a bad idea. Grandelder Wan Yu doesn’t have much time left, and if the conditions are right, he might accept this request. And isn’t this what our family has been doing for decades. If not for the elder’s silent concern, how would we dare to do such things?”

~As for the goddess remnant, we can alter….. ~

After some time, Zhou Miaoru put down her cup and stood up. “Come in!”

A servant girl came in immediately. “Madame.”

“Prepare my clothes and transport for me to go out.”