Let me explain, it's not what you think.

Chapter 6 Zhuang Jingbai Returns

Watching Lu Chen leave, Hu Wei picked up his teacup and slowly took a sip.

"Madam, do you think this young man is hiding something from me? I have a feeling he's carrying a burden on his mind?"

Chen Xuejiao's eyelashes trembled slightly, but her face remained expressionless: "What could be wrong? The child is grown up and has his own thoughts."

"That's true," Hu Wei nodded. "They're just too much of a worry. At this age, they're still not married. Is this acceptable?"

Chen Xuejiao lowered her eyes and softly hummed in agreement, but her fingertips tightened slightly.

"Master, my senior brother is a man of his own mind. I think he will find a Daoist partner soon!" Zhang Fan stepped forward and spoke appropriately.

"Stop covering for him! I haven't even pointed out your problem yet! You only have dual spiritual roots, and your cultivation speed is more than twice as fast as your senior brother's, yet you're still only at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment. Have you wasted all your cultivation time?"

Zhang Fan: "..."

He realized that Old Deng just wanted to scold him, and nothing he did worked.

"Come with me, I'll get some small gifts for my grand-apprentice!" Hu Wei said, getting up and walking into the house.

"Yes!" Zhang Fan quickly carried his son inside, while Chen Xuejiao and Yu Ning waited outside.

After watching her husband leave, Chen Xuejiao finally breathed a sigh of relief and pressed her hand to her chest.

The jumps there were a bit too fast just now.

But even this tiny movement was noticed by Yu Ning.

……

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Hu Wei was right. After Zhuang Jingbai went back to complain, Zhuang's father actually brought a bunch of cultivators from the Moonflower Palace to the Xuantian Sect to demand an explanation!

The atmosphere inside the Xuantian Sect's council hall was heavy.

Lin Tian stood with his head down in the center of the hall, with the Xuan Tian Sect Master and several chief disciples beside him, all looking embarrassed.

Lu Chen was also pulled aside by Hu Wei to watch the show.

Opposite them, the forces of Yuehua Palace looked menacing.

The middle-aged man at the head of the group wore a black robe and had a dignified face. He was none other than Zhuang Tianya, the Palace Master of Yuehua Palace and Zhuang Jingbai's father.

Behind him stood more than ten elders of the Moonflower Palace, each with a profound aura, the lowest of whom was a Golden Core cultivator.

Zhuang Jingbai stood beside her father, dressed in white, her face indifferent, her gaze fixed on Lin Tian, revealing neither joy nor anger.

"Lin Tian! Do you know your crime?!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Tian's legs went weak, and he almost knelt down. He was truly in the wrong in this matter.

"Uncle Zhuang, I know my sins, I really know my sins! That day was..." He didn't even dare to call him "father" anymore.

"Shut up!" Zhuang Tianya interrupted him.

"On your wedding night, you abandoned your new wife to fawn over some demonic witch! What do you take me, the daughter of Yuehua Palace? What do you take me, Zhuang Tianya?!"

As Zhuang Tianya spoke, her words became sweet, and she rattled off a string of C language terms, causing the faces of the Xuan Tian Sect's high-ranking members to turn pale and then red.

Lin Tian's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He looked at Zhuang Jingbai, but she looked away and didn't even look at him.

"Uncle, I really know I was wrong. You can punish me however you want!"

"Will I punish you?"

"If I were truly going to punish you, you'd be a corpse by now!"

Lin Tian trembled, and the atmosphere in the hall became even more tense.

The Xuan Tian Sect Master coughed lightly, about to speak up to smooth things over, when he saw Zhuang Tianya sigh and his expression suddenly change.

"I came here intending to teach you a lesson. But Jingbai pleaded for you, saying that although you're confused, you're not a bad person at heart."

Lin Tian turned to look at Zhuang Jingbai, who remained expressionless, but her ears seemed to have turned slightly red.

She didn't plead for him; Old Deng just saw through her.

"In addition..." Zhuang Tianya paused, his gaze sweeping over Zhuang Jingbai almost imperceptibly.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore."

Lin Tian found this strange, but dared not ask any further questions.

"Alright, I'll give you a chance."

"Uncle, please speak!"

"Jingbai will remain in your Xuantian Sect for the time being to observe you. If you behave well and genuinely repent, this matter will be over. But if you dare to do anything to wrong her again..."

"I'll twist my head off and use it as a chamber pot for you!" Lin Tian quickly promised.

"I will definitely behave well and never let Jingbai suffer the slightest injustice!"

Zhuang Tianya nodded, then turned to the Xuan Tian Sect Master: "Sect Master, my daughter is temporarily residing in your sect. I apologize for the inconvenience."

"Not at all, not at all," Sect Master Qingyuan Zhenren quickly bowed.

"Palace Master Zhuang, rest assured, Jingbai is our Xuantian Sect's daughter-in-law. Lin Tian's misdeeds are due to our inadequate supervision. We will never let her suffer any more grievances in the future."

Zhuang Tianya hummed in agreement, then glanced at Zhuang Jingbai, his lips moving slightly as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just patted her shoulder.

"take care of yourself."

"Don't worry, Father."

The people from Yuehua Palace came and went quickly.

After Zhuang Tianya left with the elders, the atmosphere in the main hall finally eased.

Master Qingyuan cursed Lin Tian a few times, exchanged a few polite words with the other leaders, and then dispersed.

Only the younger generation remained.

Lin Tian moved closer to Zhuang Jingbai and said cautiously, "Wife..."

"Who's your wife? I'm just staying temporarily, don't call me that."

Lin Tian stammered, "Yes, yes, then... then shall I escort you back to your cave?"

Zhuang Jingbai didn't say anything, turned around and walked out. Lin Tian quickly followed.

The members of Moonflower Palace traveled on their swords, and after leaving the Profound Heaven Sect for a hundred miles, an elder couldn't help but ask, "Palace Master, are we just going to let this go like this? That brat did something like this on his wedding night; he clearly doesn't respect Moonflower Palace at all!"

Zhuang Tianya did not answer, but stared ahead with a deep gaze.

Another elder chimed in, "Yes, Palace Master, why did you suddenly back down from your imposing manner? How can that brat learn his lesson if he isn't taught a good lesson?"

Zhuang Tianya remained silent.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke, "Have you noticed... Jingbai's condition?"

The elders were taken aback: "What's wrong? What happened to Miss?"

Zhuang Tianya shook his head, offering no explanation.

There are some things he cannot say, nor can he ask.

Because he felt guilty too; on their wedding night, the groom wasn't there, and his daughter was no longer a virgin...

In other words, she gave it to a disciple in the Xuantian Sect! No matter how I asked, this brat just wouldn't say a word; I wonder who she learned that from!

Thinking of this, he closed his eyes, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

That's enough. Children and grandchildren have their own destinies. That child has always been opinionated; since she chose to stay, she must have her reasons.

He only hoped that the man she had given herself to was truly worthy.

Xuantian Sect.

Zhuang Jingbai did not choose to stay in Lin Tian's cave dwelling, but instead opened up another one for herself.

"Wife, don't be angry. Come home with me, and I'll apologize properly!"

"I'm missing some furniture here, go and get it for me."

"Eh."

Seeing Zhuang Jingbai's firm attitude, Lin Tian said no more.

Watching Lin Tian scurry into the cave, Zhuang Jingbai stood there, her gaze unconsciously drifting into the distance.

That's the direction of Lu Chen's cave.

She pursed her lips, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

Lu Chen was right. She did act impulsively and made an irreversible mistake. Now, she didn't know what to do.

If she lives with Lin Tian, her true colors will be exposed sooner or later.