Chapter 200: Water Flows Downwards and People Struggle Upwards
"Yeying has a Taoist companion." Jiang Yue stated.
When it came to his husband, he didn’t want to beat around the bush or leave some ambiguity.
In his life, Yu Nianzhen was the choice he was most proud of, and he wanted everyone to know.
"Water flows downwards, and people struggle upwards. Yeying should know what to do." The second elder advised, and Jiang Yue almost sneered.
However, he restrained his expressions but didn’t restrain his words.
"The second elder is right. Water flows downwards, and Yeying has already struggled upwards."
The meaning of his words was clear for everyone to hear.
Since he had already struggled upwards to meet his Taoist companion, there was no reason to climb down to marry others.
His words not only insulted Lu Yufen but also looked down on the Lu family.
However, Jiang Yue didn’t care.
Yu Nianzhen was his bottom line, and if someone looked down on him, Jiang Yue dared to do anything.
"Yeying." Lu Xuanrui barked and pointed at Jiang Yue.
Lu Yufen also looked angry, but she soon broke out in tears. Her small face was aggrieved, and sitting beside her, Jiang Yue looked like a big bully.
’I hope she doesn’t expect me to comfort her.’ He thought.
Unfortunately, Lu Yufen expected it, and her eyes were full of grievances when she looked at Jiang Yue.
She wanted him to apologise and make things clear, but Jiang Yue was not inclined.
He knew he had insulted them, but he was already tired of the farce.
"Don’t refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit." The second elder sneered and walked away.
He had never been so disrespected by a junior, and a seed of vengeance sprouted in his heart.
Although he still wanted the young man to join the Lu family, he no longer had the thought of cultivating him carefully.
When Yeying joined the Lu family, the second elder planned to let him be a slave and earn every spirit stone he needed for his cultivation.
[Second brother, has the matter been settled?] A sound transmission suddenly entered his mind, and the second elder frowned.
[Let the fourth take it from here.] He said without clarifying the situation.
However, he didn’t need to clarify anything because his words were telling enough.
Back at the table, Jiang Yue was in a bad mood.
He took another gulp from his gourd and didn’t want to talk with the other three.
Unfortunately, Lu Xuanrui didn’t let him have his way, and she kept nagging.
Initially, she wanted Yeying to die, but after talking with her father, she realised the merit of keeping him in the family.
After figuring it out, she thought Yeying should become her family’s slave. Only this kind of humiliation was punishment enough for a person like Yeying, who didn’t know his place.
When she thought that the Qi Shuo she liked was enchanted by Yeying, she couldn’t help but want to deal with Yeying.
However, she suppressed herself because it was not the right time.
Yeying had not yet joined her Lu family, and she didn’t want to make the family’s plan more difficult than it already was.
While everyone was lost in their thoughts, the servants brought platters of spiritual fruits and wine.
Instantaneously, the hall was filled with excitement, and Jiang Yue was drawn from his daze.
He put away his wine gourd and looked at the delicacies delivered to their table.
"Is this a sun-kissed peach?" He asked and took a piece of fruit from the platter.
"Has Yeying never eaten a sun-kissed peach before?" Lu Xuanrui asked with a sneer.
The sun-kissed peach was a low-grade spirit-rank fruit. Ordinarily, it would not be served to qi transformation realm cultivators.
However, the Lu family was determined.
Not only did they want to poach Yeying, they also wanted to attract some of the casual cultivators that entered their family’s secret realm.
By casually serving the sun-kissed peaches, the Lu family wanted to show they were not short of resources.
Whether it was cultivation resources or weapons, those who joined the family would easily get them.
However, only the stupid believed this rhetoric.
Although the Lu family did not lack sun-kissed peaches and similar things, those things were not easy to get.
Unless one was a descendant of the Lu family, getting resources required tremendous hard work and contribution to the family.
Still, some of the casual cultivators were attracted.
From where he sat, Jiang Yue could hear whispered conversations and hurried decisions.
However, his heart was not moved.
He liked spirit fruits but not enough to compromise himself.
If he wanted to eat sun-kissed peaches in the future, all he needed to do was keep a few seeds or a piece of fruit.
When Yu Nianzhen left the Black Wind Abyss, the seeds could be planted in the jade box.
After that, it would only be a matter of time before they could eat the fruits.
"I have indeed not eaten it before." Jiang Yue said with a nod.
"Poor ghost." Lu Xuanrui sneered.
"How can I compare to the third young lady? My cultivation is only at the peak of the qi transformation realm, and I don’t dare to recklessly eat spirit-rank spiritual foods."
As he said this, Jiang Yue’s lips curled in an innocent smile, and his eyes were full of admiration for Lu Xuanrui.
"Do you dare to mock me?" Lu Xuanrui questioned through gritted teeth.
"How can that be? The Lu family should have a way to let the third young lady eat sun-kissed peaches without affecting her body."
Lu Xuanrui clenched her fists and wanted to beat Yeying.
Although there was no shortage of sun-kissed peaches in the Lu family, Lu Xuanrui had never had one.
This was because her cultivation was too low, and couldn’t handle the energy of a spirit-rank fruit.
However, she satirised Yeying without taking her own situation into account. This gave the opponent a chance to mock her.
"Third young lady, please have a peach." Jiang Yue said and pushed the platter toward Lu Xuanrui.
"Yeying..."
"Is something the matter?" He asked with a pleasant smile while his eyes filled with mockery.
"Brother Yeying, have another piece." Lu Yufen interjected and picked a piece for Jiang Yue.
However, Jiang Yue looked at it and didn’t take it.
Instead, he took a piece by himself, causing the girl’s eyes to redden.
’Is she sick?’ Jiang Yue thought in disgust.
He had categorically rejected her, and she seemed to understand it. Unfortunately, her memory was not good, and she forgot it soon after.
She was now acting like nothing had happened and was even surprised when Jiang Yue didn’t eat the peach piece she picked.
’It’s been a while since I encountered a white lotus.’ He thought and sighed in exasperation.
As a veteran of the entertainment industry in his previous life, Jiang Yue had come across many kinds of people. Among them, the white lotus was one of the most difficult to deal with.
When he transmigrated to the Cangxing world, Jiang Yue thought he was done meeting those kinds of people.
Unexpectedly, he still met a white lotus.
With a sigh, he glared at Lu Yufen.
’If she has this time, why doesn’t she use it to cultivate?’ He snorted and grabbed the wine cup in front of him.
Jiang Yue took a generous mouthful and closed his eyes in enjoyment as the delicious spirit wine flowed into his stomach.
"Yeying likes wine?" Qi Suo suddenly asked.
Since he met Yeying, he had often seen him drinking wine.
"I like it." Jiang Yue answered.
Originally, Jiang Yue didn’t have particular feelings for wine.
However, after meeting Yang Xu, he and Yu Nianzhen were influenced.
Although their love wasn’t as deep as Yang Xu’s, they both liked to sample different kinds of wine.
This was a kind of enjoyment that broke the monotony of a long life dominated by cultivation.
"If Yeying..." Qi Shuo started by Jiang Yue stopped him.
He didn’t want the other’s words to get in the way of his enjoyment, and Qi Shuo seemed to understand it.
With a bitter smile, he also grabbed a cup of wine and took a sip.
Soon after, his brows furrowed.
He looked at the cup of wine and frowned.
Although the wine was delicious, Qi Shuo felt a subtle strangeness in the taste.
As if to confirm a conjecture, he took another sip and closed his eyes. This time, he didn’t rush to swallow and savoured the wine in his mouth.
When he finally swallowed, his brows creased in a frown, and he sunk into deep thought.
At this, Jiang Yue smiled and looked at the person.
He didn’t expect the young master to notice the wine’s peculiarity as soon as he took the first sip.
’Unfortunately, it was already too late when he took the first sip.’ Jiang Yue thought and asked, "Young master Qi, how is the taste?"
