Cultivation: Starting with Sterilizing My Own Father

"How's it going on your end?"

Wei Lanyin closed her eyes, rubbing her temples wearily, and said, "No, I can't find it. I've extended the timeframe to 40 years ago, but it's still not there."

Wei Zhiying even went through all the case files from the last two years, which were absolutely impossible, just in case that one of her mother's relatives might have Alzheimer's disease and her memory might have regressed to the past when she came to the county government to report the case.

Wei Lanyin waved her hand, and all the files returned to their places: "Looks like they're not in this province either. Let's go, where's the next province?"

Wei Zhiying, with large dark circles under her eyes on her small face, said, "No, this is the capital of Xiliang Kingdom. This is the last province we've searched for. How come there's nothing here?"

Wei Lanyin asked doubtfully, "We've looked through all the files, regardless of whether the family is rich or poor. My mother definitely couldn't have been a beggar. What beggar can read?"

Wei Zhiying suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "That's it! A beggar! Maybe Mother is a beggar!"

"ha?"

Wei Zhiying immediately jumped up: "Sister, think about it, there's another possibility. Just as I thought before, Mother's family was indeed a wealthy family, but this wealthy man, I don't know if he broke the law or chose the wrong side, had his property confiscated and was exiled! Seven women were enslaved, and then Mother was bought by a slave trader and sold all the way to the Northern Shu Kingdom."

Wei Lanyin also realized: "That's right! No one would care if a beggar went missing. If Mother really meant it was because the family had fallen on hard times, then that explains it!"

Wei Zhiying immediately opened the door and ran outside to find the prefect: "Your Excellency, we want records of officials who have been demoted over the past 50 years!"

Such records of official devaluation were naturally not in the hands of the prefect, but Wei Lanyin and Wei Zhiying were, after all, cultivators, and in the end, they decided to give face and transferred the files from the Dali Temple.

The siblings continued their raids, targeting officials whose surname was Cui or whose mistress's surname was Cui. Eventually, they even investigated the surnames of the officials' concubines and whether they had any mistresses.

Although they did find an official surnamed Cui and another concubine surnamed Cui, a thorough investigation revealed that all the women in their families had been sent to the Jiaosifang (a government-run educational institution). As for the concubine, after much searching, she was finally found, but she claimed that she had never given birth to a child and had not abandoned her.

"You don't need to worry. My sister and I are both cultivators. We can protect you. Even if you really hide a child, you don't need to worry about being punished if you abandon or sell it afterward. After all, you had your reasons back then."

The woman had no choice. She knew it was tempting, but the key was that she had never lost a child. If she tried to lie, it would be too easy for her to be exposed.

The siblings were completely at a loss. There was no way the Western Liang Kingdom could not be missing. Their mother always talked about the Western Liang Kingdom. If the Western Liang Kingdom was not there, did they really have to investigate each country one by one?

Wei Lanyin took out the storage bag in her bosom and took out the letter Su Yao had given her before she left: "It's already evening. We can take this letter to Senior Sister Su's house in the capital of Xiliang Kingdom and ask to stay for the night. Since she is a family in the cultivation world, she should be better informed."

Wei Zhiying looked up at the setting sun: "That's all we can do. I've been sleeping in the archives room for the past month, and my back is almost ruined."

"Mother said that children don't have waists."

"The word 'waist' is a homophone for 'premature death,' which is an ancient blessing for children, meaning that the child will not die young. That's why people say 'there is no premature death.' How can a person not have a waist? What would a person be without a waist? They would be all legs below the waist, without a hip joint."

The siblings arrived at the Su family's manor. Indeed, the Su family, a renowned family of musicians, possessed a large manor. The courtyards inside seemed to have more than seven sections; truly befitting a family of cultivators, even the Grand View Garden couldn't compare.

Wei Zhiying was stingy with the drawing, but because of her height, she couldn't reach it. So, the two children could only raise their hands at the same time and bang on the door in perfect unison.

"Who is it?"

The door in front of them was opened, but there was no one in sight. Just as the siblings were wondering what was going on, a butler walked over from a distance in a few steps, as if he were performing a martial arts feat.

Wei Lanyin took out the token from her waist and the letter given to her by Su Yao. Wei Zhiying also quickly took out her identity documents from her bosom: "Uncle, we are disciples of the Guiyi Sect, trained by Cangxi Zun, or perhaps we are from the same sect as Senior Sister Su Yao. This is Senior Sister Su Yao's letter of introduction. It's getting late, and my brother and I would like to seek lodging again. Is that convenient?"

Upon opening the door, the old man paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something, and took the letter of introduction and the tokens from the siblings: "Please wait a moment, you two."

Then, the man took out a communication talisman and reported the information. A moment later, he received a reply: "Please come in, both of you. Your accommodations have been arranged."

Upon entering, they learned that they could fly on swords here, so the siblings shared one sword, thinking they would fly slowly. However, the old man's light-footed skill was quite fast, and the siblings felt their speed was about the same as their usual sword-flying speed.

The environment here is quiet and peaceful. Even the sound of water droplets falling on the stones is so pleasant. The sounds of various flowers, birds, fish and insects are not chaotic at all. Instead, they are like a piece of music being sung to welcome guests.

"As expected of the Heavenly Sound Family." Wei Zhiying glanced over and noticed a few children using a bucket of spiritual spring water to water the flowers. "I didn't see a single servant on the way here. I almost thought you were the only one in this huge estate."

The old man explained, "I am the manager of the front yard, surnamed Su. In the past, even the servants here had at least the Foundation Establishment cultivation level. Now that the spiritual energy has decreased sharply, they have gradually gone from having the cultivation level of weapon refining to having no cultivation at all. The two you just saw were born into the family here. They were found to have no spiritual roots after they were born, but since they were born into the family, they were kept."

No wonder they are a prestigious family!

The siblings followed Steward Su to a secluded courtyard filled with spirit bamboo. The bamboo stalks were all perforated, and when the wind blew, it sounded like a beautiful flute ensemble.

Steward Su cupped his hands in greeting: "Young Master and Young Miss, please put down your luggage first. I will take you to pay your respects to our Ninth Young Master and Young Madam."

The siblings couldn't help but marvel inwardly, "Ranked ninth! This aristocratic family is indeed thriving."

When they arrived, they learned that both the Ninth Young Master and his wife were born out of wedlock. The Ninth Young Master was born to a maidservant, while the young mistress was born to the head of the Cui family and a prostitute. Normally, prostitutes would take contraceptive soup or safflower to directly eliminate the possibility of having children, but it was said that the woman had secretly saved up money and spent a lot of money to exchange for the lowest grade of the Five Spiritual Roots on the black market.

Ordinary medicine had no effect on him, which is why he was fortunate enough to become a concubine all at once.

Judging from what their mother taught them from a young age, these two weren't from particularly prestigious families. No wonder Steward Su was stunned for a moment before reacting when Wei Lanyin mentioned Senior Sister Su Yao's name.