Chapter 11: Such a Big Fuss Just to Go Home

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The man with the wine-red nose was taken aback and looked strangely at Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi, who appeared confused, "…You two don't know?"

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi exchanged glances and saw the bewilderment in each other's eyes, their minds full of question marks.

Lu Gaoyang suddenly thought of something, feeling a pang in his heart, and asked, "*…Should we know something? What's up with my boy? Did he get into trouble?*"

Lu Gaoyang thought Lu Yi had a decent character and shouldn't have done anything disruptive, so why did it feel like he had done something everyone knew about? *Wasn't this a situation where he'd get his legs broken?*

Lu Gaoyang felt there was a need to hold a family meeting when they got back to discuss how to break Lu Yi's legs.

Wang Siqi was somewhat worried, "Brother Li, what's up with our Yi'er?"

Seeing the two truly looked clueless, Li Mang, who was also a steward, was puzzled and said, "Your kid made it to the platform at White Sun Peak today and even mastered the White Cloud Sword Technique to the level of Regain Simplicity. And as parents, you both don't know?"

"????" Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi had a brain full of question marks at Li Mang's words.

"Wait, wait, you said my little brat did what? He mastered the White Cloud Sword Technique to the level of Regain Simplicity?!" Lu Gaoyang wondered if he had misheard or if Li Mang was still dreaming.

"That's right. Don't look at me like that. The news has been spreading wildly in the Outer Sect today. The one giving the lesson was that Liu Ningshuang, Liu Zhenchuan. I heard Liu Zhenchuan was really impressed with your boy and even gifted him a bottle of Top-grade Qi Condensation Elixir. She also invited your boy to take part in the assessment at Ling Luo Peak. Old Lu, you're hitting it big! Seems like your son is quite the genius," Li Mang said. As he spoke, his eyes grew green with envy looking at Lu Gaoyang.

Damn it! How come he, Li Mang, didn't have such luck with his son? Every time he thought of his son, he got even more frustrated—almost twenty years old and only at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, breaking through to Foundation Establishment was totally unrealistic, it couldn't even compare!

The more he thought about it, the angrier Li Mang got, feeling like he might as well go back and break his son's legs right away.

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi didn't want to pay any more attention to Li Mang. They exchanged looks, both with peculiar expressions. *Didn't they know their own son? Why did it seem as if Li Mang was talking about a different Lu Yi?*

Wang Siqi snapped back to reality and smiled at the somewhat contorted-faced Li Mang, "Brother Li, we have to go…"

Before Wang Siqi could finish speaking, a gentle laugh rang out, "Si Qi, Gaoyang, you are here."

Lu Gaoyang, Wang Siqi, and Li Mang's faces all changed, and they turned to see an elder with a gray beard smiling as he approached. The three hurriedly bowed and greeted, "Greetings, Elder Qi."

Elder Qi was in charge of the entire Outer Affairs Hall, known as Qi Feiyu. He held a prestigious position and was also a Golden Core Cultivator, boasting immense power.

Usually, Qi Feiyu was in seclusion for cultivation and was rarely seen. Lu Gaoyang and the others didn't expect Qi Feiyu to appear here, and by the looks of it, he seemed to have come for Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi?

"Dispense with formalities," Qi Feiyu said with a gentle smile, looking at the still somewhat bewildered Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi. He continued, "Have you faced any difficulties at work lately? The work in the Task Department sure could be a bit taxing."

"Thank you for your concern, Elder Qi. Our work is going smoothly," Lu Gaoyang replied with a smile.

"Seems like you are doing a good job... By the way, there are two vacancies for the steward position responsible for distributing resources to the Outer Sect disciples recently. You two can take on that role, with your capabilities, there shouldn't be any issues," Qi Feiyu said with a smile.

Lu Gaoyang: "???"

Wang Siqi: "???"

Li Mang: "???"

Qi Feiyu's words left the three of them dumbfounded.

Distributing resources to the Outer Sect disciples was considered a lucrative job! Generally, there was always some surplus in the sect's allocation for the Outer Sect's cultivation resources. A large part of this surplus went to the elders, while another portion mostly ended up in the pockets of the stewards responsible for this area—this was the unspoken rule of the Affairs Hall.

Which steward wouldn't want to break into the Resource Department?! However, those who could enter usually had a strong backing; regular stewards could only watch.

No one expected that today, Qi Feiyu, the elder of the Affairs Hall, would personally appoint Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi to positions in the Resource Department?? This was something none of the three had anticipated at all, leaving them completely dumbstruck.

Seeing Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi's stunned expressions, Qi Feiyu smiled, "So? Are you willing?"

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi snapped back to reality, full of surprise and joy, and they smiled, "Of course, we're willing, thank you, Elder Qi!"

Lu Gaoyang cautiously asked, "Elder Qi...could it be because of my Yi'er?"

Qi Feiyu gave a slight smile, "Lu Yi has impressive talent, and once he enters the Inner Sect in the future, the sky's the limit. Gaoyang, you are quite fortunate. Keep up the good work."

Qi Feiyu certainly had heard about Lu Yi. The name Liu Ningshuang held great significance in the White Cloud Sect. Even Qi Feiyu couldn't help but show some favor toward anyone favored by Liu Ningshuang.

Qi Feiyu didn't stay long, disappearing from his original location. The three Foundation Establishment deacons present couldn't see how Qi Feiyu vanished.

After Qi Feiyu disappeared, Li Mang looked at Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi with even greener eyes, "Who would've thought even Elder Qi would personally appoint you to the Resource Department positions? Old Lu, you've already started hitting it big!"

Li Mang was even more frustrated. *Why didn't he have such a son?!* Looks like he needed to train a small character.

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi were still a bit dazed, feeling like they were dreaming. They exchanged glances, then Lu Gaoyang laughed, "Old Li, next time I'll treat you to celebrate. This time, we have some things to do, so we'll head back first."

Li Mang understood and nodded, "Go on, go on."

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi eagerly left the main hall, and along the way, they noticed quite a few people looking at them with strange expressions. The stewards, who were usually just acquaintances, smiled at them, and even those with higher status than them greeted them with smiles. They understood that this was all probably due to Lu Yi.

The two exited and couldn't wait to soar through the air towards White Spirit Peak.

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White Spirit Peak.

Lu Yi felt that Old Lu and Mom hadn't finished work yet, and he was hesitating whether to start cultivating one week of White Cloud Energy Introduction. Senior Sister Liu Ningshuang's lecture today had given him new insights into the Energy-Introducing Decision. However, he was also a bit hungry and didn't really feel like cultivating.

Just then, two piercing sounds from afar approached rapidly with great momentum. Lu Yi widened his eyes: Enemy attack? Impossible, right? Which cultivator would be crazy enough to cause trouble in the White Sun Sect?

Still, better safe than sorry, Lu Yi remained cautious and got up. If there were any enemies, he'd run.

Just then, Lu Gaoyang's voice rang out, "Lu Yi! Get out here!"

Lu Yi was taken aback with a quirky expression. He put down the longsword in his hand and walked out of his room. He saw Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi standing furiously in the courtyard, with slight sword traces on the courtyard floor and the surrounding flowers and plants cut to pieces.

A question mark slowly floated into Lu Yi's mind, "*Mom, Dad, what's with all the commotion just for coming home?*"

"What's the matter?! Isn't it all because of you?!" Lu Gaoyang glared at Lu Yi.

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