Chapter 383: Upbringing
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Fu Mingxi hurried to the Ling water cliff.
A muscular figure could be seen practicing his sword.
His precise and fast movement, paired with his youthful teenage looks, made it a picturesque scene.
“Mingtang!”
Hearing someone call for him, Fu Mingtang stopped his actions and put down his sword. “Sister…”
He walked over to greet her but ended up having Fu Mingxi yelling in his ears. “What the fuck are you doing right now? Did you know that bastard has come back fine and had broken through?”
“What?” Fu Mingtiang stared at her blankly.
He broke through to the harmonization realm right after Lu Mingshu left. He was sixteen, and he successfully got the title of successor disciple in the heavenly door competition. Fu Shangqing and Zhou Miaoru had high expectations for him, and to allow him to train better, they built an enclosed space far away from distractions for him.
After Fu Mingtang broke through, Zhou Miaoru designed an isolated space for him. The Ling waters cliff was such a suitable environment for cultivation that even spirit realm elders were jealous of him. Fu Mingtang spent all his time here as if he was in seclusion. So he didn’t know what was happening in the sect.
It’s been ten days since Lu Mingshu came back, but he knew absolutely nothing about it.
“Sister, who are you talking about?”
“Who else? Of course, bastard Lu!” After being reprimanded almost daily since Lu Mingshu’s return, Fu Mingxi felt extremely wronged. On seeing Fu Mingtang, she couldn’t help but rant. “I don’t know what luck she has, but that bitch broke through, and now everyone bootlicking her, calling her a genius, talent, and so on. Who does she think she is?”
But Fu Mingtang did not respond. He didn’t even know what Fu Mingxi said. A lot of thoughts flashed past his mind, and Fu Mingxi’s “Did you know that bastard has come back after breaking through?” Repeated nonstop in his head.
~She broke through, broke through to the spirit realm….~
“How could it be…..” Fu Mingtang mumbled to himself.
~Step sister is only a year and a half older than us, which means she is only twenty-two now, so how is it possible? She wasn’t even at the peak of the harmonization realm when she left. Even if she was, this is impossible too. What’s going on?~
“Sister, are you sure?” Fu Mingtang grabbed her hands tightly. “How do you know?”
“She changed her identity. What do you think?” Fu Mingxi stomped. “Mother even told me to never call her bastard again! What shall I call her then? Elder sister?”
Fu Mingtang blinked his eyes and nodded. “Mother is right. You should not call her bastard again. We are related by blood; that’s a fact.”
“Mingtang!” Fu Mingxi whined and stomped. “She didn’t come to the Ling waters cliff to get reprimanded.
Being a mild-tempered person, Fu Mingtang did not get angry even though Fu Mingxi was shouting beside his ear. “Elder sister.” he sighed. “That’s a fact everyone knows. Just don’t interact with her if you don’t like her. How will others think of our family teachings if they heard you?”
“Father won’t care!” Fu Mingxi pouted. These years, mother stopped doting on her, and father didn’t pay much attention to her. Compared to her mother, she saw her father more. And losing her father’s love was making her uneasy.
“Wouldn’t care about what?” A cold voice could be heard.
The siblings turned back to see Fu Shangqing walking towards them, and Fu Mingxi’s face turned extremely pale.
“Father….”
Thankfully Fu Mingtang reacted fast. He pulled his elder sister back and stood in front of her. “Father, you’re here. Sister was just driven by emotions; she didn’t mean what she said.”
Fu Shangqing walked towards the both of them and examined Fu Mingtang. He smiled with satisfaction. “Mingtang, you have improved. Good job.”
“I practice daily as instructed.” Fu Mingshu smiled shyly.
“Good, keep up to good work. You will soar one day.” He praised his son and gave him a few mystic crystals as a gift before asking him to get back to practice.
Seeing that Fu Shangqing was in a good mood, Fu Mingxi lowered her guard and went over, showing a sweet smile. “Daddy, why are you….”
“Piak!” A heavy slap landed on Fu Mingxi’s face.
She felt her cheeks burning as she looked up to her father, whom she had always admired. He stared at her coldly, different from how he looked at Mingtang.
Even though Zhou Miaoru had been becoming stricter to her these days, but all she usually got as punishment was just two strokes. Being the miss she was, no servant dared to use strength. For the first time in Fu Mingxi’s life, she was slapped. Her pride hurt more than the sensation on her cheeks.
“Father!” Fu Mingtang, who just left, turned back on hearing the commotion. His jaws fell open as he pulled Fu Mingxi behind him in no time. “What are you doing! Sister was wrong for being rude, but why must you hit her?”
“Why? Am I not in the position to teach your elder sister a lesson?” Fu Shangqing sounded calm, but his words were ice cold.
“Of course not…..” Fu Mingtang bit his lips and looked down.
Fu Shangqing then turned to Fu Mingxi and glared at her. “Bastard? She’s my flesh and blood. What am I if she is a bastard? And what are you?”
Fu Mingxi was pulled back to reality by his words. Tears started flowing down her eyes as she held onto her cheeks.
Zhou Miaoru had once warned her to not let Fu Shangqing hear all this. However, Fu Shangqing had always been a kind and mild-tempered father to her, so Fu Mingxi took her mother’s words lightly…..
“No matter what, you both share the same father. Calling her a bastard is equivalent to calling yourself one. She’s your sister and your elder. That’s a fact that will never change. I expect you to at least have basic respect.”
Fu Mingxi stared at Fu Shangqing angrily as she spoke, her voice muffled in tears. “You and mummy hate me, right? Just because she is now in the spirit realm and more useful to you guys! For a spirit realm, you discard your pride?”
“You…” Fu Shangwing raised his hands once again to slap her. Luckily, Fu Mingtang pounced up to him in time and stopped him.
“Father! Calm down! You know sister doesn’t mean what she says. She might have a foul mouth, but that is not what she really thinks….”
“Do you think I’m an idiot?” Fu Shangqing got out of Fu Mingtang’s grasp and glared at him coldly.
Fu Mingtang’s heart dropped. ~She has always been like this, saying what she wants….~
“But sister….”
“This is the last time.” Fu Shangqing stared at Fu Mingxi. “If I ever hear you calling her a bastard again, you will be expelled.”
“Father!” Fu Mingtang shouted at him in disbelief, but Fu Shangqing didn’t seem to care.
Seeing that his father showed no sign of turning back, Fu Mingtang went over to his sister, trying to comfort her. “Sister….”
Bur Fu Mingxi ignored him and ran down the cliff to a secluded place.
She wiped her tears away and clenched her fist. “Lu Mingshu, it’s because of your existence that I have to live like this. You just wait and see!”