The Family Head of This Generation (Girls' Love) - Chapter 4

After Zhao Ziyan left, a woman’s voice came from the Spirit Medicine Pavilion on the second floor. If Zhao Ziyan were still there, she would probably be unable to resist fleeing immediately, and would also swear never to come to the Bai family to cause trouble again. This was because the woman’s voice was too authoritative, extremely similar to the ice-cold female boss who had made her do the work of three people during her internship. The only difference was the overbearing tone of the woman, indicating that what she said was final.

The second floor of the Bai family’s Spirit Medicine Pavilion was very simply furnished. The spacious hall merely had a few jade bottles and a few seemingly ordinary plants placed haphazardly. Calling them ordinary plants was only because anyone with a little common sense on the Cang Kui Continent knew that the more exceptional the herb, the richer its spiritual energy would be. The few herbs placed in the Spirit Medicine Pavilion were all gray and dim, lacking a gorgeous appearance and not attracting rich spiritual energy, like a few common weeds that even a child wouldn’t bother with if thrown on the roadside.

The Spirit Medicine Pavilion was truly an unusual shop. Which other shop didn’t prioritize customers, with beautiful sales guides, and even some “special services” that couldn’t be spoken of for customers with strong purchasing power? Yet, the Spirit Medicine Pavilion did not adhere to these rules. The second floor didn’t even have a single chair prepared for guests, simple to an appalling degree. Not only was there no fancy decor, but they hadn’t even arranged for a professional sales guide, far from the extravagance of the first floor. However, if an experienced person saw the items displayed on the second floor at first glance, they would probably exclaim immediately. The Bai family truly deserved the reputation of the richest family in the Xuán Xī Dynasty. This small Spirit Medicine Pavilion actually held so many high-quality treasures. Those few seemingly inconspicuous jade bottles were all forged from supreme-quality beautiful jade, known as the ‘Marrow of Jade,’ and those few seemingly ordinary plants were rare spiritual medicines, seldom seen in the world. They only appeared ordinary because the rarer the spiritual medicine, the more restrained it was, containing all its essence within its gray body when immature, only to emerge like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon at the moment of maturity, becoming the most dazzling existence…

“Old Yao, do you think the Zhao family can be used by this Princess?” The woman asked, seemingly unintentionally, while meticulously playing with the jade bottle containing the Barrier Breaking Pill, which could allow a Martial King to break through to a Martial Saint.

“Difficult. The Zhao family is a family of martial arts, and for thousands of years, they have never participated in the struggle for the throne. It would be extremely difficult to make the Zhao family submit,” Old Yao said with some hesitation.

He admitted that the Eldest Princess was very capable; even he was wholeheartedly devoted to her service. But regarding the Zhao family, Old Yao was not so confident, because the Zhao family was a stubborn rock. No matter how turbulent the outside world was, for thousands of years they had always remained nestled in the small White Tiger City. Yet, such an unmotivated family had produced two Martial Gods and twenty-three Martial Saints. Such a powerful family was a behemoth in any dynasty, enjoying the supreme honor bestowed by the imperial court.

But the Zhao family insisted on going against the grain, being incredibly low-key. They were virtually unheard of even in the Imperial Capital. If he hadn’t become a subordinate of the Eldest Princess, he probably wouldn’t have known that such a powerful force existed beneath the surface of the Xuán Xī Dynasty, and he would have been smugly considering himself one of the three Martial Gods, a peak existence in the Xuán Xī Dynasty.

“The little one from the Zhao family is very different from the rumored waste,” Feng Qinyue said with interest.

“Although the young Head of the Zhao family’s cultivation is not the highest among the youths, barely having shed the title of mortal, her foundation is very solid, and the inner force flowing in her meridians is very pure. If she doesn’t die prematurely, her future path in martial arts might not be inferior to the Zhao family’s ancestors,” Old Yao, having lived for several hundred years, naturally saw through Zhao Ziyan’s reality at a glance.

At the same time, he was astonished by the Zhao family’s grand gesture. If he hadn’t misjudged, Zhao Ziyan was congenitally weak at birth, but the Zhao family, in order to cultivate her, had actually used medicated baths and even had a Martial God personally clear her four meridians and eight channels. Looking at the faint, shimmering treasure light occasionally flashing on Zhao Ziyan’s body, Old Yao gasped. The Zhao family was truly powerful, having practically refined Zhao Ziyan into a living, moving treasure medicine. If a rogue cultivator were to capture and consume Zhao Ziyan, their cultivation would probably increase by a rank immediately.

“Old Yao gives the little one from the Zhao family a very high evaluation!” Feng Qinyue slightly curled her lips, looking out the window at Zhao Ziyan’s departing figure, smiling inscrutably.

“Eldest Princess, you must have also noticed, right?” Old Yao asked.

“Hmm, this Princess is curious, how dare the Zhao family let this moving treasure run around freely, not afraid of others coveting it.”

Her Phoenix Guards had been watching Zhao Ziyan for a very long time, and the reports said that the Head of the Zhao family was an arrogant, overbearing good-for-nothing who hadn’t inherited a trace of the Zhao family’s low-key bloodline. But coming to White Tiger City this time gave her a big surprise. The Zhao family’s emphasis on Zhao Ziyan exceeded her expectations.

She had originally only intended to win over Zhao Ziyan, thereby making the Zhao family useful to her. What would a boastful good-for-nothing be more obsessed with than holding great power? But now, it seemed something had changed. If she were a genuine good-for-nothing, how could she have remained calm under Old Yao’s pressure? Feng Qinyue hesitated slightly. It seemed she needed to contact Zhao Ziyan sooner. Her good imperial brother couldn’t wait any longer to make his move against her.

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Zhao Ziyan cautiously hid on the streets with Little Flower and the big black dog. The sky was about to turn dark, but Zhao Ziyan still hadn’t made up her mind. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to go back, but the trouble she caused today was too big. If it had just been a simple incident of trashing the Bai family, it wouldn’t have warranted her beautiful mother mobilizing people to catch her.

But the mistake was that Old Yao had intervened. That meant it was no longer a simple matter between the Zhao and Bai families. Old Yao, as one of the three Martial Gods on the surface of the Xuán Xī Continent, held very high prestige among the populace.

It was only when her beautiful mother sent someone to find her that Zhao Ziyan remembered that Old Yao seemed to be a pure follower of the Eldest Princess. As the Eldest Princess’s strategist and bodyguard, where Old Yao was, the Eldest Princess was surely close by. Thinking about trashing the Bai family right in front of the Eldest Princess today, Zhao Ziyan was filled with regret. Given the matter concerned the Eldest Princess’s reputation, her beautiful mother would certainly not let her off lightly.

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“Head, the Madame requests your presence. The Madame said that if the Head is unwilling to return, she will arrange for the Head to marry the Young Master Cousin sooner.”

Zhao Ziyan, who had already avoided three teams sent to find her, thought the alert was lifted. Don’t look at the big black dog submitting in front of Old Yao, but the big black dog’s nose was definitely not inferior to a Martial God’s.

However, she was ultimately spotted by the sharp-eyed Lvfu. Lvfu coldly relayed Shang Luo’s message and then floated back to the Zhao Mansion. Anyway, with the Young Master Cousin as this towering mountain, Lvfu believed Zhao Ziyan would definitely go back.

“Cousin… Young Master Cousin… Little… Little Flower, let’s hurry back.”

Zhao Ziyan shuddered and swallowed hard. In her mind, the image of that gigantic, pixelated mountain of flesh unconsciously surfaced. Her heart went cold. Zhao Ziyan greatly sympathized with the former host of this body. Just how unlucky did one have to be to end up with a fiancé as huge as a mountain, practically a real-life King Kong? For the former host of this body to tragically live to this extent without becoming twisted, at most having their moral outlook slightly skewed, what kind of strong psychological fortitude did she have to possess to stubbornly live to sixteen? Zhao Ziyan had to say she was impressed.

“Little Flower, do you think Mother is still angry?” Zhao Ziyan asked anxiously.

“The Head should rest assured! The Madame won’t be angry with the Head. If the Head says a few nice things to please the Madame, the Madame’s anger will quickly subside. The Madame loves the Head the most.”

“Really?”

“Little Flower never lies.”

Hearing Little Flower’s reassurance, Zhao Ziyan finally calmed down. Thinking about her mother’s tenderness towards her, Zhao Ziyan stopped her pointless circling outside her mother’s door.

“Knock—knock—knock—”

“Come in.”

Zhao Ziyan lightly knocked on the door. Hearing the gentle voice from inside, Zhao Ziyan took a deep breath, calming her rapidly beating heart. Since childhood, she had never done anything bad, but her first time causing trouble today, she had hit a steel plate.

“Mother, you were looking for me.”

“Yes.”

Regarding Zhao Ziyan’s arrival, Shang Luo merely lifted her eyelids, glancing at her indifferently, and then resumed looking at the book in her hand with focused attention.

“Mother,”

Zhao Ziyan called out weakly, while also nervously wiping the sweat from her forehead. It had been ten minutes since she entered, and her beautiful mother had only glanced at her when she came in. Seeing that her usual trick of feigning pitifulness wasn’t working, Zhao Ziyan said in a very sincere tone, “Mother, I was wrong. I promise I won’t do it again next time.”

Shang Luo put down the book in her hand, raised her head, and looked at Zhao Ziyan seriously: “Do you know where you went wrong?”

“I know…” Zhao Ziyan lowered her head uneasily, answering timidly. Her beautiful mother was truly scary when she was angry.

“Then tell me, what did you do wrong?”

Shang Luo’s tone softened, and she asked again. However, Zhao Ziyan, who was bowing her head in confession, did not see the fleeting smile in her beautiful mother’s eyes. Shang Luo was quite satisfied with Zhao Ziyan’s performance today. Although her actions were a bit outrageous, she did not lose the Zhao family’s face. After all, not everyone could calmly discuss compensation issues under the pressure of a Martial God. As for trashing the Bai family, Shang Luo did not care at all. A thousand-year-old jade marrow was enough to compensate for the Bai family’s losses.

“The master said that one must plan before acting, but Ziyan was too impulsive today, rashly taking action without clarifying the situation of the Bai family, thus causing the Eldest Princess to lose face. This is Ziyan’s first mistake. Ziyan, as the Head of the Zhao family, should not have done anything that undermined the Zhao family’s dignity. Today, Ziyan acted too emotionally, allowing outsiders to laugh at us. This is the second mistake. Ziyan should not have smashed a set of Qianyuan Dynasty porcelain just because the Elder was taking up Mother’s time. This is the third mistake. Ziyan is willing to accept punishment, I only hope Mother can forgive Ziyan.”

Zhao Ziyan confessed honestly. Anyway, her beautiful mother wouldn’t bear to punish her severely. If she dared to argue with her beautiful mother, she would probably suffer a terrible fate. The former host of this body had been punished many times, so Zhao Ziyan had summarized a way to get along with her beautiful mother, which was to never try to challenge her mother’s authority.