Cultivation: Starting with Sterilizing My Own Father

By the time the two teachers arrived, Wugu Hall was already in chaos. Wei Zhiying and Wei Lanyin were protecting Leng Yue, while Feng Qianxue kept accusing her. Because Leng Yue remained silent, the accusations gradually turned into insults.

Master Ying, his usual gentle smile gone, was now ashen-faced, clearly enraged: "Nonsense! I've repeatedly emphasized that fellow disciples should live in peace. How dare you cause such a ruckus in the Five Grains Hall? If Xiao En and I had arrived any later, would you have started fighting?!"

Upon seeing the Master, Feng Yuexi immediately burst into tears, pointing at Leng Yue and sobbing, "Master! This person is a viper! She bumped into me first, but instead of apologizing, she just keeps crying as if we did something to her."

Master Ying frowned deeply: "What exactly happened?"

Wei Zhiying's arm was clearly bleeding from the bite. She covered her arm with one hand and took out the dull little black stone she had bought for a low-grade spirit stone during her break from her sleeve with the other: "Master, please calm down. There are too many people talking, and things may not be clear. This disciple has evidence."

Master Xiao En took it and lightly tapped the stone surface with his fingertips, infusing it with a little spiritual energy.

The next second, an incredibly clear voice came from the stone, each word echoing clearly within the Five Grains Hall—it was the entire conversation that had just taken place.

Sound stone.

Moreover, it is a first-tier sound recording stone. Although its grade is not high, it can record sound completely and restore the truth!

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

The reason those henchmen who had been hurling insults changed their expressions wasn't because they were in the wrong, but simply because their insults had become so vulgar later on. Now, with the teacher present, they knew they had to back down even if they were right.

Master Ying looked at the children, the oldest of whom was only twelve or thirteen years old: "You are indeed in the right in this matter, but being in the right does not mean you should fight to the end. Fighting to the end will only result in mutual destruction. You may vent your anger, but you will leave others with the impression that you are unreasonable and unforgiving. You must stay calm in all matters and clearly tell the other party your bottom line. As the saying goes, even if you are in the right, you should give way a little. You are already in the right. If others argue with you, then it is their fault. Anyone with eyes can see that."

Teacher Xiao En took Leng Yue's hands, squatted down, and looked at Leng Yue's small face: "Oh, why did you hit so hard?"

Feng Qianxue retorted, "Master, you all heard it just now. Not only did she not apologize, but she also tried to run away. Of course, I had to stop her. But as soon as I stopped her, she yelled, as if I had done something to her."

Wei Lanyin apologized: "I'm sorry, Master. The other slap was mine. Leng Yue bit my brother, and I hit her instinctively. I'm sorry."

Master Xiao En patiently coaxed Leng Yue, because the source needed to be addressed first. Feng Qianxue and the others were talking together and didn't pay attention to what was in front of them, while Leng Yue had been looking down the whole time. The two bumped into each other, and each of them was half responsible and needed to apologize to the other.

Feng Yuexi's brows furrowed tightly: "Why? Even if I didn't look ahead, there are so many of us. She just blindly walked into a group of people. And look at the porridge on me, she only had a few drops on her, I just covered her with the whole bowl."

"Enough!" Master Ying shouted sternly, "Even if you don't apologize for this, you should apologize for the insults you just made."

Hearing this, Feng Qianxue's side reluctantly apologized, but Leng Yue remained silent. Teacher Xiao En was somewhat perplexed: "Senior brother, did this child speak during your previous classes?"

Master Ying shook his head: "She didn't even open her mouth when reading aloud. I think she must be uncomfortable with it, since she can write down everything she has learned from memory."

"How about this, Leng Yue?" Little Master En raised her hand slightly, and a cluster of flames ignited in her palm, then transformed into a bright red rose. "Interesting, isn't it? Don't be afraid. Even if you don't speak, you can bow to them. Bow and apologize."

Hearing this, Leng Yue bowed to Feng Qianxue, but the two sisters were naturally unwilling. They had already apologized, and naturally bowed when they spoke, but for Leng Yue, a simple bow was enough. How could this be fair? "Teacher, this is not fair. My sister's clothes are all dirty."

Wei Zhiying asked Leng Yue, "Should we take this dress back to wash, or buy a new one?"

After all, the clothing provided by the sect requires payment if you want something extra.

Feng Yuexi waved her hand and said, "I don't want it even if you wash it. Just buy me a new one."

Leng Yue seemed to be thinking about something, and slowly shook her head. The other side immediately erupted, thinking that Leng Yue didn't want to admit to the matter. After all, Leng Yue's residence was very luxurious, and she didn't need to exchange for spirit stones when cultivating. She carried many elemental spirit stones with her. Leng Yue kept bowing, but didn't say anything.

Finally, the two masters decided to deduct the spirit stones given by the Cold Moon Sect and use them to buy Feng Yuexi a new set of clothes.

Leng Yue started crying again, and the twin princesses found it unlucky. They muttered that Leng Yue must be sick, and then left.

There was still some time before class, so Master Ying went to send a message to the Northern Shu Kingdom to inquire about Leng Yue's condition. Master Xiao En took Leng Yue back to Yunyin Lodge, where they changed their clothes. Wei Zhiying and Wei Lanyin exchanged a glance and then went to get another egg. After all, it's said that eggs can reduce swelling, and they didn't have any ointment on hand, so they could only use the egg as a temporary measure. They would then ask the Master for help to get some medicine to reduce the swelling.

Xiao En took the eggs from the siblings and applied them to Leng Yue's face. Then she patiently asked Leng Yue questions, but Leng Yue remained silent and only shed tears.

Master Xiao'en was at a loss, and when Master Ying arrived, he also shook his head helplessly: "The Northern Shu Kingdom has sent a reply, saying that Leng Yue's mother, Consort Chen, said that Leng Yue has never spoken before."

Teacher Xiao En was extremely worried: "This won't do. If you don't speak up and keep it bottled up inside, you'll get sick."

Moreover, Leng Yue is a princess of a country. Just because she doesn't talk much doesn't mean she can't speak. If she goes out to gain experience in the future and returns to her country, the other side might find that their princess, who used to be able to say a few words, has become mute after returning from outside. This could cause unnecessary trouble.

The issue of speaking needs to be addressed as soon as possible. The longer it's delayed, the less you'll want to speak, and the more it becomes a habit. Eventually, you might really be unable to speak at all.

Wei Zhiying suggested, "Why don't I talk to her alone? After all, she did speak to me before."

"No!" Wei Lanyin refused outright. "The blood on your hands has dried; you need to get treatment quickly."

Wei Zhiying then realized that the wound from Leng Yue's bite had already scabbed over, and the pain had subsided.

Master Ying sighed, "I'll take you to Elder Tao. He's mainly in charge of the sect's elixirs. I'll take you to heal your injuries and see if he has any way to get Leng Yue to speak."

In the morning, it was Master Xiao'en's class, so Master Ying took Wei Zhiying and Leng Yue to the inner sect. Wei Lanyin worriedly looked back every few steps, watching her younger brother's figure disappear before following the master to the training ground for class.

Wei Zhiying's arm injury was easy to treat. She applied special herbs, bandaged it, and it healed in a couple of days. If she wanted it to heal faster, she could take a dose of herbal decoction, but the decoction was too bitter, and Wei Zhiying didn't want to drink it at all.

The difficult part was dealing with Leng Yue. No matter how they tried to coax her with candy, perform magic tricks, or use fancy spells, even Elder Tao brought over his rabbit, which he raised specifically to pound medicine, Leng Yue remained silent.

Elder Tao was a white-bearded man with a wine bottle hanging from his waist, looking like a mischievous old man. Seeing that Leng Yue wouldn't speak, he scratched his head and offered two solutions: one was to proceed gradually, and the other was acupuncture treatment.

Master Ying thought for a moment: "We can't proceed step by step. I just inquired about Leng Yue's situation with the Northern Shu Kingdom, and they asked me about it. Although I know it's not good to say it like this, the ruler of the Northern Shu Kingdom is suspicious and warlike, and Leng Yue is the only child in the royal family with the aptitude for cultivation."

Elder Tao nodded, then took out a set of silver needles from the box: "I understand. Come, little girl, repeat after me, 'I'm sorry.'"

Wei Zhiying looked like she was grimacing, and after those few needles, she cried out in pain for eight months, but she couldn't run away. Elder Tao looked thin and small, but he was surprisingly strong. After a few needles, Leng Yue clearly uttered the words "I'm sorry."

"grandfather."

"Wow!! Grandpa... Grandpa!"

"Say one more thing."

"Say it one more time!!"

Wei Zhiying looked away. He understood why some prison guards or imperial guards in TV dramas would say that once they were in prison, they wouldn't hold back. Goodness, after this whole thing, it felt like they had confessed.

Wei Zhiying felt that Leng Yue wanted to speak when she was pricked for the first time, but the subsequent needles came too quickly.

But I must say, this approach worked really well. In the afternoon class, Leng Yue was able to read aloud and even answer questions.

This also explains why she was unwilling to compensate the other party for the clothes at the time; some children tend to have a more straightforward way of thinking.

Leng Yue said that before she left the Northern Shu Kingdom, her father and mother had told her that all the spirit stones she had must be used for cultivation. Therefore, Leng Yue stubbornly believed that all spirit stones should be used for cultivation. However, she did not have any gold or silver, so she could not compensate the other party for the clothes. Therefore, her shaking her head at that time was not because she was unwilling to compensate, but because she could not.

Now that Leng Yue could speak, Master Xiao En took her to apologize to the Twin Princesses. Although she said sorry, the feud was now established.