Lu Xingzhou was completely unaware of the kind of bloody changes that had occurred in the Yanluo Dian ten thousand miles away, nor the fall of the Ghost Emperor.

He slept soundly hugging his little maidservant until late the next morning. He only woke up vaguely when he heard voices outside the courtyard. He listened carefully and it was a servant from the Sheng family who had come to invite them for a meal: “Anuo girl, is your honorable teacher in? Our master and young lady have prepared a banquet to thank your honorable teacher.”

Anuo said, “Is Sister Yao only inviting Master? What about me?”

“Of course you’re invited too.”

“What about Sister Arou?”

“…… Our young lady didn’t mention that name, she probably doesn’t know her.”

Lu Xingzhou looked down and saw Pei Chuyun in his arms smiling faintly: “This Miss Sheng, she’s probably really fallen for you.”

Lu Xingzhou said, “I don’t think so. Sister Melon is fiery all day and has no intention of finding a man. I suspect she’s completely closed-minded in this regard.”

“Is that so?” Pei Chuyun hummed and said, “If we’re just friends, why is she so hostile towards me?”

“Isn’t it because you always talk in riddles whenever you see her? I get goosebumps just listening to you.”

Pei Chuyun chuckled and said, “That move is most effective against women like her. As soon as I open my mouth, I can make her lose her appetite.”

“So why are you hostile towards her? Why do you want to deliberately disgust her?”

Pei Chuyun’s beautiful eyes scanned his face for a few circles, then she slowly got up and smoothed her hair: “I don’t know either. You’re so smart, you guess.”

Do you really think the Hehuan little demoness is not afraid of giving away something for free, or that she’s truly willing to let you hold her and sleep like this every night? Those are two different concepts.

Pei Chuyun secretly sighed. She suspected that she had heard more sweet talk from Lu Xingzhou than even Shen Tang, but she never knew how much of those words were perfunctory and how much were true.

Of course, it was also difficult for Lu Xingzhou to determine exactly what the intimate little demoness in his arms was thinking…… Everyone was evenly matched.

“Never mind.” Pei Chuyun put on her clothes and said leisurely, “It’s rare for someone to bring a maidservant to a banquet. Going to the Pei manor that day was intentional; it’s not appropriate in normal situations. You and Anuo can just go.”

“Where are you going then?”

Pei Chuyun was slightly startled, then her eyes curved into a smile: “My young master, I need to cultivate too, why would I go anywhere.”

Lu Xingzhou tapped his head and laughed aloud.

Lazing around in his arms like a little cat all day, always wanting to sleep when she had nothing to do, it always made him forget that in the first half of her life, she was also a rising star in the Demonic Sect and an outstanding one in this world.

He felt that her sleeping also seemed to be a form of cultivation.

Lu Xingzhou didn’t think about it anymore and took Anuo to eat. Pei Chuyun had some breakfast in the courtyard herself and sat there quietly cultivating.

She was actually just waiting for Pei Qingyan. It had already been three days, and with Pei Qingyan’s power and resources, investigating something would be very fast. At this time, he most likely had some results…… She didn’t know if Pei Qingyan would come to her door, and she didn’t feel like going to someone else’s house to cause trouble at this moment.

Besides, Sister Melon wasn’t even worth hitting. Bullying her gave her no sense of achievement.

Sure enough, after cultivating quietly for a while, she suddenly had a feeling in her heart. Pei Chuyun slowly opened her eyes.

Pei Qingyan stood alone in front of her, looking at her quietly, his eyes extremely complex.

Pei Chuyun also looked at him quietly, without speaking.

The air was silent for a few breaths, then Pei Qingyan’s voice was a little hoarse as he spoke: “That day you…… came deliberately to find your family.”

“Yes,” Pei Chuyun responded calmly.

“Then you should have known, why…… why didn’t you say anything?”

“Say what?” Pei Chuyun was a little sarcastic: “Return to the so-called prestigious family? I have no interest. I just want to know who my parents are and why my position in the sect is so awkward.”

Indeed, just as Xuannü had said, when Pei Qingyan investigated and discovered Pei Chuyun’s awkward position in the sect, a state of being “suppressed,” his mindset was completely different from her coming to his door to acknowledge kinship.

Guilt could be seen in his eyes, and the rise and fall of his chest reflected his complex emotions.

Pei Qingyan had truly just learned that he had a daughter. For eighteen years, he hadn’t raised her for a single day, letting her fall into the Demonic Sect, and still the Yanu Hehuan Sect, which was widely known as the most degenerate Demonic Sect…… To Pei Qingyan, it was no different from his daughter falling into a brothel.

If the Yanu Hehuan Sect could treat her well for the sake of her mother, it would be fine. But they didn’t treat her well. They gave her the status of a Saintess on the surface, but in reality, they suppressed her everywhere. She didn’t have the authority that a Saintess should have, and they didn’t even do the basic routine of building a persona and promoting her, leaving her stranded and unknown.

Looking at it this way, the so-called Saintess status had nothing to do with being treated well. It was only because this child had high talent and was worth cultivating. Indeed, her mother’s cultivation was very high, and she had his Pei Qingyan’s bloodline. This child’s talent might even surpass Pei Yu’s.

There were many matters in their prestigious family. This acknowledgment of kinship might trigger a series of troubles, and also the aftermath of the Yanu Hehuan Sect. But at this moment, Pei Qingyan really didn’t have the time to think more. Under impulse, he just said: “Come back with me, acknowledge your ancestors and return to the clan…… I…… as a father will give you everything you missed for eighteen years.”

Pei Chuyun looked at him expressionlessly and didn’t respond.

Pei Qingyan’s beard trembled slightly, and he also pursed his lips.

Pei Chuyun finally gave a cold laugh: “I was born in the Yanu Hehuan Sect. Prime Minister Pei should think clearly before speaking. It’s meaningless to say words that you might have to swallow back later.”

Pei Qingyan calmed down a little, but the guilt in his heart deepened.

Yanu Hehuan Sect…… This child didn’t know if she knew about the matter that year, but that year, he indeed couldn’t marry her back because the other party was from the Yanu Hehuan Sect.

How could a prestigious family like theirs marry a woman who was clearly known to be from the Yanu Hehuan Sect into their family? What would that become?

Promising an outer residence at that time was the only solution. After a long time, slowly creating another origin for the other party that seemed real but wasn’t, then trying to bring her home, that was the most stable approach. But unexpectedly, the world was unpredictable, and they met again without a definite period.

Now facing the problem of the Yanu Hehuan Sect again, Pei Qingyan really didn’t want to go through it again. Finally, he said in a low voice: “As a father, I will handle this matter…… It only depends on your own wish.”

Pei Chuyun said coldly: “What if I’m not willing?”

Pei Qingyan blurted out: “Then you can’t stay in the Yanu Hehuan Sect either, that’s not a good destination!”

Pei Chuyun looked at him a little sarcastically: “I haven’t even acknowledged you yet, and you already want to arrange my life? If I really acknowledge you, will you arrange some marriage or something for me again under the guise of being good for me?”

Pei Qingyan was slightly startled. That was indeed what he was thinking.

Pei Chuyun said coldly: “I was wondering if Prime Minister Pei was secretly overjoyed thinking that he had another marriage tool outside when he discovered he had a daughter.”

“Absolutely not!” Pei Qingyan hurriedly said: “You can rest assured, the Pei family doesn’t need that! It’s just…… it’s just that the Yanu Hehuan Sect is really not a good place, you……”

“I feel that Prime Minister Pei hasn’t thought clearly. Please go back first,” Pei Chuyun said this sentence and suddenly wanted to laugh.

This sentence was originally said by Lu Xingzhou in the Pei family. She was imitating the young master…… But at this moment, she could truly experience Lu Xingzhou’s mindset when he said this sentence. The other party seemed sincere but was actually worried about a lot of things. Without a decisive attitude, what kind of response could he expect?

Neither she nor Lu Xingzhou were little kids who would believe anything after a few casual promises.

Pei Qingyan also felt that this sentence sounded familiar. After thinking for a moment, he finally shook his head and gave a self-deprecating laugh: “It seems you’ve learned quite a lot from Lu Xingzhou……”

Pei Chuyun’s eyes curved into a smile: “What, you dislike the Yanu Hehuan Sect’s identity, but you don’t feel ashamed that I’m his maidservant?”

This was the first time Pei Chuyun had laughed since they met. Pei Qingyan looked a little lost in thought, then after a long time, he shook his head: “Because I clearly know that’s fake…… He should have helped you find your family, right?”

“Um.” Pei Chuyun still wanted to laugh in her heart. It seemed that Lu Xingzhou had a good image in the Pei family’s eyes. She wondered if he would laugh if he knew that his daughter was hugged by him to sleep every day, that she used her small mouth to help him the day before yesterday, and that he made her stomach full yesterday.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little happy. She didn’t know what kind of mindset this was.

Pei Qingyan said: “Just for this matter alone, as a father, I owe Lu Xingzhou a great favor. When he comes back, you can tell him that we can talk again about the matters he said we didn’t think clearly about before.”

Pei Chuyun secretly thought that that bastard had achieved his initial goal again…… Why did that guy bring her to the capital? He originally just wanted to gain favor from the Pei family. She just didn’t know if he still needed it now.

But when the words came to her mouth, they became a question for him: “Do you only owe Lu Xingzhou one favor for me?”

Pei Qingyan was slightly startled: “Your meaning is……”

“Yesterday, Pei Yu walked in the garden. In order to create an opportunity for his friend to pursue Sheng Yuanyao, he brought a group of people far away, which led to Sheng Yuanyao almost being assassinated. Lu Xingzhou saved Sheng Yuanyao, which is also a great help to Pei Yu, otherwise you and the Sheng family would probably have already fallen out. Not to mention killing Ye Wufeng last night, which can also be considered revenge for Pei Yu’s good friend. These can all be considered favors.”

Pei Qingyan had been focused on investigating Pei Chuyun’s background problem for the past two days and hadn’t paid much attention to these matters. Now that she said this, he nodded slightly: “We will arrange another banquet to invite Lu Xingzhou again.”

Having said this, the father and daughter suddenly had nothing to talk about and fell silent.

Pei Chuyun was silent for a moment, then pulled out a strand of her hair and handed it over: “Verify it first. You need to be clear, and so do I. Some things shouldn’t be said at this time.”

Pei Qingyan silently took it: “Okay.”

Pei Chuyun finally stood up and said in a low voice: “No matter how much the Yanu Hehuan Sect doesn’t appeal to you, it is still truly a first-grade Demonic Sect. As the Saintess of the Yanu Hehuan Sect, my pursuit of Great Dao cultivation surpasses others. Therefore, the Pei family’s prosperity, wealth, and power that can overturn the world and earn everyone’s respect, mean nothing to me. All I want is a father.”

After she finished, she no longer paid attention to Pei Qingyan, turned around, and entered the house.

Pei Qingyan pursed his lips, silently looking at the closed door. After a long time, he let out a low sigh and left, feeling a little tired.