Chapter 390 - Prohibited (1/2)

It was already getting late by the time Young Master Xuan Hao returned from the Grand Ember Hall, so the group simply returned to his residence to rest for the day.

Young Master Xuan Hao shared a house with his mother Taomie Lianhe and his younger brother who was away at the moment. Thankfully, it was a big house, and there were still more than enough spare rooms to accommodate the group.

After what happened earlier that day, Taomie Lianhe's impression of Lu Tianzi and Nanlan Qianxue took a drastic turn for the better.

She no longer spoke to them with the same half-heartedness as before, and had meticulously arranged for the servants to prepare the best rooms for them.

However, it was clear that her attitude towards Ruan Ling was still rather cold in comparison.

”Does his mother disapprove of you?” Nanlan Qianxue could not help but ask while the two of them were sharing a hot medicinal bath.

Ruan Ling let out a helpless sigh. ”Brother Xuan Hao is an heir candidate of the Timeless Flame Sect after all. Even though I am the daughter of the Soft Stream Clan's Clan Leader, the Soft Stream Clan can't possibly compare to the Timeless Flame Sect. Moreover, my mother is only a concubine and not the main wife. Because of that, I think Aunt Lianhe does not believe that I am a match for Brother Xuan Hao.”

”I see...” Nanlan Qianxue nodded.

This was the first time that she had heard Ruan Ling speak about her parentage.

She might not know what kind of an influence was the Soft Stream Clan, but what influence could possibly match up to the Timeless Flame Sect?

Not to mention that Ruan Ling was only the daughter of a concubine.

To a certain extent, Nanlan Qianxue could understand Ruan Ling's concerns.

”I have always believed that I will move Aunt Lianhe with my efforts one day, so I haven't been too worried about that. But now that the seniors are asking Brother Xuan Hao to get close to Linye Caixia, I can't help but feel awful,” Ruan Ling sighed. ”This made me realise just how lacking I really am. Linye Caixia is only a few years older than us, and she doesn't even have any connections outside of the Timeless Flame Sect. Even so, the amount of support she can provide to Brother Xuan Hao is something that I can't even dream of! Why are the heavens so unfair? Why can't I just have the same level of raw talent that she has?”

Nanlan Qianxue remained silent.

She had not expected her casual question to trigger such a huge reaction from Ruan Ling.

It was obvious that Ruan Ling had been hiding her indignance all this while, and hearing about the senior's instructions for Young Master Xuan Hao just made everything worse.

Nanlan Qianxue naturally felt bad for her, but she simply could not think of any words that she could console Ruan Ling with.

In this world where strength mattered the most, it was understandable that Young Master Xuan Hao's mother would want him to be paired with someone with a matching status.

This would not only provide him with additional influence and power in the future, but perhaps more importantly, it could also be a pillar of support in his fight for the position of heir.

It would be different if Ruan Ling was an unparalleled genius like Linye Caixia, but that was unfortunately not the case.

Even though Ruan Ling could be considered a small genius in her own right, her level of talent was ultimately still insignificant in the eyes of a behemoth like the Timeless Flame Sect.

”Sorry to ruin the mood, just pretend that I didn't say anything,” Ruan Ling sighed yet again.

”Don't worry about it. Hardwork will not betray you. I'm sure things will work out in the end,” Nanlan Qianxue said encouragingly.

Regarding this matter, there really seemed to be no other options but to try and slowly convince Young Master Xuan Hao's mother of her worth.

Nanlan Qianxue closed her eyes in deep contemplation.

She, herself, was struggling with a similar issue.

Young Master Xuan Hao might be a spectacular character in most people's eyes. But to Nanlan Qianxue, there was simply no comparison between him and the person in her heart.

The person she liked was simply far too dazzling, such that she had to struggle with all her might just so that she would not be left in the dust.

The last thing she wanted was to end up becoming a burden to him.

To someone as prideful as her, that would almost be a fate worse than death!

That was also the main reason why she had been working so hard on her cultivation, not letting go of any opportunity to cultivate.

She did not know if hardwork alone would be enough to bridge the gap between them.

But what she did know was that if she did not work as hard as she did, then she would definitely be left far behind!

***

”Brother Tianzi wishes to return to the skills repository?” Young Master Xuan Hao revealed a look of surprise.

”If that is not too much trouble,” Lu Tianzi added.

”Of course not! It is not going to be a trouble at all! Hahaha! Let's go first thing tomorrow morning!” Young Master Xuan Hao answered gladly.

Ever since the meeting with Xuan Wen at the True Fire Tavern, Young Master Xuan Hao had been worried that perhaps he had not been a good host to his Brother Tianzi.

After all, he had not been able to offer anything valuable to Lu Tianzi.

Now that Lu Tianzi was making a request for something that was well within his means, Young Master Xuan Hao was more than happy to satisfy this request!

”What type of techniques are Brother Tianzi interested in? Perhaps I can ask for some from the other repositories as well,” Young Master Xuan Hao asked.

”I'm mainly interested in manuals on the art of inscriptions and formations,” Lu Tianzi replied with a smile. ”That, and I also wish to take a look at movement techniques.”

He could not possibly tell Young Master Xuan Hao that he wanted to look at Spiritual Essence Cultivation Techniques!