Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Feng Qiguang jumped up from his seat.

He said coldly, "What do you take me for? Do you see me as a bargaining chip to be sent to her side?"

Are you asking me to swindle Ningning's inheritance? Are you trying to use me to make money?

The air fell silent.

Elder Feng Liu's expression changed. "Young Master, that's not what I meant."

"So what do you mean?"

"I am the dignified heir of the Feng family. My love for a woman is based on genuine feelings. Between us, I begged her to accept me, and I took advantage of her."

The Flying Through the Sky Technique is a blessing I received from her, and the True Phoenix Bloodline is also a gift from her. One shouldn't be too greedy; she's already given me so much. And you still want me to take her family's heirloom? If I really did that, would I still be a man?

Feng Qiguang's chest heaved violently as he glanced at the crowd.

"Let me tell you, I don't care at all whether Xiaoguai has a family legacy or not. I don't care how many men are behind her. I only care about her feelings."

The air was deathly still, and the faces of the two elders turned pale and then flushed.

At this moment, Feng Tianyuan also spoke up.

"Our Feng family is indeed weak, but being weak doesn't mean we can betray our conscience and deceive a girl who saved the entire Feng family. To scheme against our benefactor is to be condemned behind our backs."

The reason our Feng family has been able to stand for hundreds of years is because of our family creed of clearly distinguishing between gratitude and resentment, and being trustworthy and righteous.

"What you're saying makes you look down on our family. You're not treating Xiaoguang like a human being, nor are you considering Miss Yu your benefactor."

Upon hearing this, Elder Feng Liu immediately knelt down, weeping bitterly, and said, "Patriarch, please forgive my inappropriate words. Please punish me."

Feng Xichen, who was at the head of the table, sighed and said, "The Feng family has not been doing well these years, which has made you all feel wronged. You are anxious to make the family stronger. It's not your fault; it's because the ancestor is incompetent."

"Ancestor, please don't say that. We all see how hard you've worked for the family. Without you, the Feng family would probably have fallen to a fourth-rate family long ago."

For a moment, no one in the room spoke.

Feng Liu knelt on the ground, not daring to even lift her head.

Feng Qiguang stood in the center, his anger gradually subsiding. Looking at his ancestor and father, he suddenly realized that for a family to prosper for a long time...

The leader must never have ulterior motives.

The ancestor is very old and only has a hundred years left to live.

If there are no further breakthroughs within the next hundred years, I fear that his lifespan will be nearing its end, and he will pass away peacefully.

And the same goes for the father; how long can they bear it for him?

For some reason, Feng Qiguang's eyes suddenly felt hot.

At this moment, Feng Xichen waved his hand.

"That's enough for today, everyone disperse. Feng Liu, find a place to kneel."

The Sixth Elder immediately stood up and slunk away.

The other elders rose and took their leave, leaving only Feng Xichen, Feng Tianyuan, and Feng Qiguang in the room.

Feng Tianyuan walked to his son's side and said with a look of disappointment, "You brat, I've been teaching you for so many years, but you still don't get it when it really matters."

Feng Qiguang said sullenly, "Father, what does this mean? Don't tell me you also think Elder Feng Liu is right?"

"Your righteous and eloquent manner just now made me think you were an upright father..."

"Is my father so worthless in your eyes?"

"No, not at all..."

Feng Tianyuan glared at him irritably and said, "What you just said... You've already taken so much from her, and you say people shouldn't be greedy. It sounds plausible."

Feng Qiguang looked up, puzzled. "That's right, am I wrong?"

"Knowing that restraining greed is a man's dignity, the fact that you can think of this shows you're not bad. But not being greedy is the bottom line, not everything."

Feng Qiguang looked completely bewildered. Feng Tianyuan continued, "A man should not only be free from greed, but also have the ability to give."

"Forget whether she needs it or not, you have to ask yourself if you can afford it."

"What can your Foundation Establishment cultivation protect her for? What can you help her with in the future? When you reach the Nascent Soul stage and undergo your tribulation, can you protect her if she encounters any danger? If she goes to the outer realms or even farther places in the future, how far can you accompany her?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Qiguang fell silent, lowering her long eyelashes.

Feng Tianyuan sighed, "There's also the matter of official status; you have to care about that."

"Why?" Feng Qiguang asked, frowning.

It wasn't that he didn't want to compete, but the man in purple was highly skilled, and he couldn't win even if he wanted to.

Feng Tianyuan remained silent for a moment, unsure how to begin. He had asked Feng Qiguang not to fight for face, but to protect him.

When Elder Feng San mentioned the purple-robed man who had effortlessly annihilated Jiang Mohan, a cultivator at the Golden Core stage, with a wave of his hand...

A deep sense of fear rose in Feng Tianyuan's heart. He was afraid that his son would be eliminated without a word.

Xiao Guang's current cultivation level is low, and his family background is simply not enough to compete with figures like them.

Once the official status is established, Feng Qiguang will have a formal identity with Yu Luoning, and other men will have to think twice before trying to harm him.

This title is a protective charm, and it's also something Feng Tianyuan, as a father, considered.

Feng Xichen watched the interaction between the father and son and felt a sense of emotion.

On the other side...

Yu Luoning was standing outside the window at some point, listening quietly for a long time.

I listened to everything I should and shouldn't have heard.

She crossed her arms and thought angrily.

Old Ancestor Feng was definitely doing it on purpose.

Given his strength and cultivation level, he should have known I was approaching. Moreover, why didn't they use a soundproof spell when the Feng family was having a meeting? Instead, they allowed me, an outsider, to hear everything clearly.

They're all old foxes.

But she actually falls for it.

She believed that Little Phoenix's words came from the bottom of her heart.

Why be so certain? Naturally, it's because Feng Qiguang lacks the acting skills.

Back then, I had only lost weight, and he didn't recognize me.

How could someone so blind have such deep cunning?

However, she really didn't expect that the head of the Feng family would teach his son to fight for a title.

They overestimate themselves.

However, Yu Luoning could understand the father's good intentions.

She stood beside a stone pillar that had fallen over.

A moment later, he turned and walked towards a secluded, deserted corner of ruins outside the town.