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

Because of his senior brother Wang Feng, who had also been incredibly kind to him!

He possesses the Five Elements Spiritual Root, and the resources he needs for cultivation far exceed what ordinary people can imagine! So why is his cultivation level still improving so quickly?

It's all because of Wang Feng and the Wang family of alchemists behind him!

Furthermore, at the critical moment when he was breaking through from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, his master Hu Wei went to ask for a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, but no one paid any attention to him. It was the Wang family that, because of Wang Feng's plea, gave him a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, giving him the possibility of breaking through to Foundation Establishment!

"Then, senior sister, you..."

"I came today just to confirm." Jiang Huaiyu wiped away her tears, looked at him again, and there was a strange meaning in her eyes.

When she first came to Lu Chen, perhaps she wanted an answer, or perhaps she wanted someone to hate.

But when she actually saw him, saw his flustered state, saw the guilt and pain in his eyes, she suddenly realized that she couldn't bring herself to hate him.

Because he was also a victim.

He, like her, knew nothing.

They were manipulated by fate.

However, there was something between them...

And in the past few days, the treatment she received at the Wang family's house, the cold shoulders she was met with...

Jiang Huaiyu's face was filled with pain whenever she thought about these things.

Seeing Jiang Huaiyu, who also looked pained, Lu Chen felt uneasy.

"it's me."

"Back when I was in the Joyful Union Sect, I was just a furnace vessel, and I could only watch helplessly as everything was done!"

Recalling his past experiences, a trace of pain flashed across Lu Chen's face.

Then he started slapping himself hard.

"It's my fault for being incompetent. I ruined your family. I deserve to die!"

Seeing Lu Chen's dejected state, Jiang Huaiyu rushed over and grabbed his arms to stop him from punishing her.

"You're a victim, and so is your senior sister. Your senior sister doesn't blame you, but don't treat yourself like this!"

In this situation, it was Jiang Huaiyu who comforted Lu Chen.

"Senior sister, I..." Lu Chen wanted to say something, but found his voice was terribly dry.

"I don't blame you, I just want to know the answer."

"Um."

Lu Chen calmed down and felt very embarrassed, so he could only remain silent.

But Jiang Huaiyu didn't move an inch.

The two sat there, very close, close enough to hear each other's breathing.

An eerie silence fell over the cave.

After a long while, Jiang Huaiyu finally spoke softly, her voice trembling with shyness.

"Um, Xiao Lu, actually, Senior Sister has... nowhere else to go."

Lu Chen was taken aback and turned to look at her.

Her family is quite well-off in the Xuantian Sect, with considerable wealth, making her a good match for Wang Feng. There's no way she wouldn't have somewhere to go.

"As you know, this matter has already spread throughout the sect."

"Although my senior sister was also a victim, I couldn't bear the pitying looks they gave me."

Lu Chen's heart tightened.

"Those gazes," Jiang Huaiyu said with a wry smile.

"Sympathy, pity, curiosity, and even schadenfreude! Everywhere I go, people whisper behind my back. They say I'm a victim and pitiful, but their eyes clearly betray their mockery!"

She looked up at Lu Chen, her eyes slightly red.

"I can't go back to the Wang family. I don't want to go back to my parents' home either. My parents just sigh. They tell me to wait, that things will calm down. But I can't wait, not even for a day."

"Senior sister has nowhere to go."

Jiang Huaiyu looked at him, her eyes filled with a pleading expression.

"So... I'd like to stay here for a few days."

Lu Chen's pupils dilated slightly: "What?"

"Just a few days," Jiang Huaiyu said quickly.

"I'll leave as soon as I find a place to stay. I won't bother you for long."

"No, senior sister, this is against the rules! You are my senior sister, and if word gets out that we, a man and a woman, are alone in a room together, your reputation will be ruined..."

"My reputation?"

"Lu Chen, what reputation do you think I have left? Besides, nobody knows I came here..."

Lu Chen was speechless.

She looked at Lu Chen with a hint of stubbornness in her eyes.

"It's already like this, how much worse can it get?"

"But……"

"No buts," Jiang Huaiyu interrupted him.

"Lu Chen, please, I'm begging you. I really... I really have nowhere else to go."

She looked at him, her eyes brimming with tears, but stubbornly refused to let them fall.

Looking into those eyes, all the words of refusal stuck in Lu Chen's throat.

Silence fell once again inside the cave.

"Senior sister, I..."

"Don't worry, I won't disturb your cultivation, and I won't let anyone else know. I'll stay in the room during the day, and at night... I'll sleep in the guest room."

"If you find it inconvenient, I'm fine sleeping on the floor."

Lu Chen looked at her, and a complex emotion suddenly welled up in his heart.

She was a universally acknowledged fairy of the Xuantian Sect, admired by countless disciples. But at this moment, she was just a pitiful person with nowhere to go.

And he was one of the culprits who caused all of this.

Even if he didn't know, even if he was also a victim, those children... were indeed his bloodline.

"Okay." He had no choice but to agree.

Jiang Huaiyu was also stunned. She lowered her head, and tears finally streamed down her face.

Lu Chen looked at her trembling shoulders and wanted to reach out and pat her back to comfort her, but his hand froze in mid-air halfway up.

In the end, he just sighed.

"Senior sister, the guest rooms are over there, I'll take you there."

Jiang Huaiyu raised her head, wiped away her tears, and softly hummed in agreement.

The two stood up and walked deeper into the cave.

Under Lu Chen's arrangement, Jiang Huaiyu turned around and went into the guest room, closing the door gently.

Lu Chen returned to his room, lay on his bed, stared at the ceiling, and his mind was in turmoil.

Jiang Huaiyu exposed his true identity... and then inexplicably agreed to let her move in.

He closed his eyes and sighed deeply.

-

In the guest room.

Jiang Huaiyu sat on the edge of the bed, gazing at the moonlight outside the window, her fingers gently stroking her lower abdomen.

She closed her eyes, and the scene from earlier flashed through her mind.

His flustered appearance, his guilty eyes, his frozen position, and his final "Okay".

She suddenly chuckled softly.

"Fool."

She spoke softly, it was unclear whether she was cursing him or herself.