Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Si Mingche dropped the chicken leg he had just taken a bite of. "...Go back to my house? Junior sister, do you want me to die even faster?"

Yun Qing looked at the chicken leg with heartache. "Of course not. Think about it, even if we ran away today, would your father give up looking for you? In fact, he would definitely send people to Chengtian Sect to intercept you. Are we going to never return to the sect?"

Finally, your master and senior uncles know you don't want to go back, and they will definitely stand by your side. What will happen to the relationship between Cheng Tian Sect and the aristocratic families then?

"So, in conclusion..." she snapped her fingers, "we need to start from the source."

Si Mingche scratched his head. The source? The starting point? Suddenly, a thought struck him. "So you're going to kill my father?"

Pei Shubai, Cen Ning, Jiang Mian: ...They realized that neither of these two people had a normal brain.

Pei Shubai glanced at his third junior brother's clear, naive eyes and a mischievous thought arose in his mind to tease him. "Yeah, it's true. Three of us Golden Core cultivators and two Foundation Establishment cultivators could easily take on dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators and three Deity Transformation cultivators from your Si family. Don't you think so?"

Si Mingche shut up; his senior brother knew how to humiliate his intelligence.

Yun Qing tugged at Si Mingche's sleeve. "Let's go, we'll talk to your father. Don't worry, we won't hurt anyone in the Si family."

The Si family.

"Cough! Cough cough..."

The head of the Si family sat in the main seat, coughing violently. Madam Xue quickly stepped forward, patted his back, and said softly:

"Look at you, why are you so angry? The child finally came back for a visit, and ran off again before we could even exchange a few proper words."

The head of the Si family frowned and said in a deep voice, "This kid is very opinionated now. When has he ever listened to anyone?!"

I once asked him to learn how to manage the entire family from me, but he refused. He insisted on going to some sect to learn talisman making. Is our Si family unable to support him? Aren't all the countless resources and spiritual treasures in our family enough for him to cultivate alone?

Since he insisted on competing with others for resources and enduring hardship, I didn't stop him. However, this time the Immortal Alliance selected one disciple from each of the five major families to be recruited as the next generation of elite trainees. I went to great lengths to secure this spot for him, and what did he do? Instead of staying home and waiting for the Immortal Alliance to come and pick him up, he ran away!

The Si family head grew increasingly agitated, slamming his fist on the table in front of him. "The Immortal Alliance is a place countless cultivators dream of going to, and he doesn't even want to go? Who exactly is in the Chengtian Sect?!"

Madam Xue was startled by him and thought to herself: With a temper like that, how could her son not run away?

She had secretly inquired and found out that the elders of Chengtian Sect treated her son very well. She also didn't want Mingche to go to the Immortal Alliance, as she always felt something was off about that place.

The head of the Si family was still angry, so she didn't dare say anything else and could only comfort him, "Alright, don't be angry. You sent so many people to chase after him, your son should be back soon. But you must talk to him properly, don't scare him away again."

Then he silently prayed in his heart: Mingche, please don't come back. Once you return to Chengtian Sect, you can focus on your cultivation.

At this moment, the Si family's butler hurried in, "Master, the young master has returned."

The Si family head's brows finally relaxed. "Quickly, let him in. Are you alright?"

The frown on the Si family head's face shifted to Madam Xue's face. How did she end up being brought back?

The steward didn't move, but instead stammered, "Returning with the young master were... several of his fellow disciples from the Chengtian Sect."

The Si family head snorted coldly and said to Madam Xue, "I told you that sending Mingche into the Immortal Alliance was a clear choice, didn't I? He kept saying he only wanted to stay in the Chengtian Sect and that he liked the people there very much, but what happened?"

"Hmph! His fellow disciples betrayed him immediately. Now he should understand our good intentions."

After the five entered the Si family residence, the head of the Si family sized them up a few times, then said calmly, "Thank you all for bringing my son back. You must have had a long journey. I'll have the steward fetch some spiritual treasures from the storeroom later as a token of my gratitude."

Pei Shubai was about to refuse when Yun Qing stopped him. She smiled at the Si family head and said, "Then thank you very much, Si family head! I'm sure you're very generous, right? Actually, we didn't do anything, so you don't need to give us too much. Five hundred high-grade spirit stones each will be enough."

Patriarch Si: ...Five hundred spirit stones per person? And top-grade ones at that? This little girl is really daring.

He glanced at Si Mingche. Was this the fellow disciple he had been talking about? So greedy! He couldn't be allowed to stay in Chengtian Sect for even a day longer.

Fortunately, the Si family was not short of spirit stones, so they sent their steward to fetch them.

After the spirit stones were distributed to the group, the Si family head dismissed them, saying, "It's getting late. Mingche and I have some things to discuss, so we won't keep you any longer."

Yun Qing put the storage bag away, her smile fading, and her tone became more serious. "Patriarch Si, we are not abandoning our Third Senior Brother. We came back with him to talk to you."

The Si family patriarch exploded, "You've already taken all the spirit stones, what else do you want to talk to me about?"

"You just said these spirit stones were to thank us for bringing Third Senior Brother back. We did escort him, didn't we? Patriarch Si, do you want them back?"

Yun Qing made a move to take out the storage bag. "Alright then, this is the territory of the Si family head, so naturally you have the final say."

Patriarch Si: ...This child is really infuriating! Compared to him, Mingche is much more obedient.

Madam Xue and Si Mingche exchanged a smile; finally, someone was going to teach him a lesson.

The head of the Si family said with a stern face, "There's no reason for me to take back what I gave you. Speak, what do you want to talk about?"

"You speak," he said, pointing to Pei Shubai, who seemed more composed.

Pei Shubai paused for a moment, then said succinctly, "We're taking our third junior brother back to Chengtian Sect."

Yun Qing sighed, thinking, "Isn't this a bit too blunt? Is this how she taught me? Instead of appealing to emotions and reasoning with me?"

As expected, the Si family head's expression darkened further, and Yun Qing quickly said:

"The Si family head wants our third senior brother to go to the Immortal Alliance, simply because he's interested in their resources and teachers, right?"

The Si family head snorted coldly, "Of course. The Immortal Alliance has produced many talented individuals. Mingche will have a better future if he goes to the Immortal Alliance. If you really care about him, you shouldn't have left him in a small place like Chengtian Sect."

"What if I said that Cheng Tian Sect is no worse than the Immortal Alliance?" Yun Qing ignored his moral blackmail. "Would Patriarch Si be willing to make a bet with me?"

The Si family head scoffed. How dare she compare the Chengtian Sect to the Immortal Alliance? He wanted to see what else she had to say.

"What are we betting on?"

"I'm betting that our Chengtian Sect will definitely take first place in this secret realm!"

The Si family head laughed loudly, "You are truly arrogant! Leaving aside the Immortal Alliance, there are also the other six major sects. Little girl, don't blame me for being harsh, but for your Chengtian Sect to want to take first place is harder than climbing to heaven!"