Cultivation: Starting with Sterilizing My Own Father

The accommodations arranged by Guiyi Sect were originally in a village next to the town, between the town and Guiyi Sect. If they didn't like it, they could buy or rent in the town themselves. Although it's called a town, Tianhua Town is exceptionally large because it's located at the foot of the sect, almost like a provincial capital. And because of its good location, the housing prices are the same as in the capital.

"If I remember correctly... Mother calculated that the settlement allowance given upon joining the clan was equivalent to two hundred million gold, right?"

Wei Lanyin nodded blankly.

At this moment, the two five-year-old twins stood at the entrance of the mansion with its six courtyards and a gold-rimmed plaque, unable to take a step.

"What the hell is this royal palace?!" Wei Zhiying pointed to the sign at the entrance that hadn't been taken down yet—presumably because the family didn't want to remove it—which stated the transaction price was two million taels of silver, equivalent to two hundred thousand taels of gold. For the family, it was indeed a drop in the ocean, but such a large place, so many houses… In her previous life, they had a collective name: a residential area. "Just a family of five! And we're not even home! Aren't you afraid of getting lost in such a big house?!"

Wei Lanyin looked at the visibly shabby items in her hands and said, "How about... we go buy some more?"

"No." Wei Zhiying felt a headache coming on. "It's too late. I have to practice martial arts this afternoon. We've already spent a lot of time shopping, and we still need to have lunch. There's not much time left. Knock on the door."

Wei Lanyin tried to stand on tiptoe, but couldn't reach the door knocker: "I can't reach it..." Wei Lanyin had no choice but to pound on the door, but her hands hurt from pounding. Wei Zhiying stepped forward to help: "Damn it, could it be that they don't have any servants? If it's a six-courtyard house... let me think, I heard Tianci say that the first courtyard is the front hall, the second courtyard is like the living room, the third courtyard is the young master's residence, the fourth courtyard is the mistress's residence, and the rooms behind are assigned according to rank. In the fifth courtyard, the master's main residence is in the middle, and the concubines' rooms are around it. And at the very back is the residence of the young ladies."

Wei Lanyin stared blankly, mouth agape: "No way? That means our mother, who lives closest to us, is in the fourth courtyard! Little brother... it seems... we can't go home."

Wei Zhiying smiled slightly: "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, and besides, it's my own home, so it doesn't count as trespassing." After reassuring herself, Wei Zhiying flicked her fingertips, and a wisp of brownish-yellow spiritual energy, symbolizing the earth, entered from the crack: "Ah... damn it, it's a wooden plug. Wood overcomes earth, I can't move it."

"I'll help you, after all, it's Jin Kemu."

"Ah! Sister, wait a minute!"

Seeing that the door could be pushed open, Wei Zhiying went around to take a look. Sure enough, even someone at the first level of Qi Refining was not to be underestimated. The wooden bolt was indeed cut in half.

Wei Lanyin burst into tears, terrified: "I...I didn't mean to!"

"It's okay, just say I did it later. Let's go." Wei Zhiying carried the gifts she had bought and walked inside with her sister.

"Little brother, do you know the way?"

"I don't recognize it, but the land knows it. I can sense it with a little spiritual power." Wei Zhiying and her sister had come all the way through gorgeous and luxurious decorations. If the window frames weren't made of gold, you wouldn't see any signs of nouveau riche.

Wei Lanyin looked around as if searching for something: "I remember Mother liked magnolia flowers. How come I haven't seen a single one?"

"Do you think our own mother has any say in the family? This lavish decoration must have been Father's idea. But it's already quite impressive that Mother managed to make it look less nouveau riche. However, looking at these window frames... it's no surprise that it ultimately failed." Wei Zhiying was slightly speechless. "Honestly, they don't even employ any servants, yet they use such a magnificent decorating style. They don't flaunt their wealth, do they? Aren't they afraid of being robbed?"

Having finally arrived at the fourth courtyard, Wei Zhiying quickly handed all the things to her sister: "Sister, we're almost there, take these quickly."

After Wei Lanyin took the items, Wei Zhiying called out into the house, "Mother! Grandmother! My sister has brought me back!"

"Oh, my dear grandson is back! I've missed you so much!"

When Wei Lanyin and Wei Zhiying saw the old woman run out, fear flashed in their eyes. Wei Lanyin was so frightened that she hid behind her younger brother. Wei Zhiying was also scared; she grabbed her sister's hand and turned to run, crying, "Don't come any closer!"

Grandma is old, and it's not unusual for a woman in her sixties to wear earth-yellow clothes, but why does she wear so many accessories on all ten fingers? Four of her ten fingers are covered with nail guards, and that's not all; she also wears various rings, jade and gemstone rings, and two pairs of thumb-thick gold bracelets on her wrists.

She was wearing a full headdress, and what was truly awful was her makeup, especially that bright red lipstick!

Wei Lanyin was quite startled: "Ah! Old cat monkey!"

"You shameless girl, how dare you talk like that! Now that you have money, you should at least behave yourself, or people will laugh at you."

Wei Zhiying was genuinely afraid that his grandmother would pout her bright red lips and kiss him, so he ran faster and faster: "Where is the decorum?! You could open a small shop right here! If I punched you, the jewelry that fell off could rain down."

Grandma was getting old, and with so many things on her clothes, she quickly became too tired to run anymore: "Oh dear, it's true what they say, once children grow up, you can't keep them around. Don't you miss your grandma at all after all these days?"

Wei Zhiying maintained a safe distance from her grandmother throughout: "Um, where's my mother?"

"You've gone mad from cultivating immortality. Look at those wealthy families, aren't they all head wives and housekeepers? Perfect timing, your mother's gone to cook. Come on in, those strange and unusual dishes your mother mentioned earlier actually smell delicious. Even her chicken noodle soup is made differently than what people make."

Wei Zhiying suddenly had a bad feeling: "Who will clean the house?"

"Your mother."

"You're going to work her to death; you have money to buy a house but not enough to buy servants."

Grandma got impatient: "How can you talk like that? Hiring someone costs so much money. Your mother doesn't have to take care of your father anymore. She just cooks and does laundry, and the house doesn't need to be cleaned every day."

Wei Zhiying held down her sister who was about to speak and launched a three-pronged attack of deception and trickery. She said that it was respectable to travel by sedan chair, that wealthy families had a large number of maids and servants, and that seven or eight people would serve them when they ate a meal. Most importantly, it would be obvious to others that the family was rich, and that the robbers would definitely attack the men in the family first in order to establish their authority.

Upon hearing that her son would be beaten, the grandmother couldn't sit still. She rushed to the kitchen to find her daughter-in-law who tended the fire, insisting that they buy a few servants.

"I've left all the things my sister bought for you here. We have to go back now; we have physical training this afternoon. Oh, and I broke the door latch. Remember to ask Dad to replace it."

Upon hearing that his eldest grandson was leaving less than half an hour after entering the house, he naturally refused to let him go, but at the same time, he wanted to buy the person as soon as possible, so he moved back and forth like a crab.

As her younger brother pulled her along, Wei Lanyin turned back and shouted, "Grandma, don't worry! Xiaoyin has already reached the first level of Qi Refining, and your brother has reached the second level! Don't worry about us."

But when the two children ran out, they realized something was wrong. Their mother was cooking, so where was their father?

……

Back at home, Wei Nu found her daughter-in-law and told her to stop cooking and quickly find a slave trader to buy a few servants, and preferably a few guards as well.

When Cui Lanyin came out and saw the extra donkey-hide gelatin, goji berries, and jade complexion cream in the house, she asked, "Where did these things come from?"

"Where else could it be? My eldest grandson just came and bought these things specifically to show his respect to his grandmother."

Upon hearing that her son had returned, Cui Lanyin rushed towards the door, hoping to catch a glimpse of his back. But as soon as she reached the door, instead of seeing her son, she witnessed something that infuriated her: "Why is the latch broken? This is a new door!"

"Who else could it be but that brat you gave birth to? She smashes things as soon as she gets home."

"Where is the head of the household?"

"My son has so much to do every day, he needs to relax a bit."