Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 129 - 104: True Fan (Three-in-One) Part 3

"You..."

"Enough!"

Lu Xin promptly put an end to the pointless dispute and, with a headache, looked at Qian Yue, saying, "Is there anything else you want to say?"

"Nothing more."

After speaking, Qian Yue glanced at Wang Jiu, who was standing not far away, attending the hearing as one of the parties involved. She once again encouraged herself in her heart.

Come on, Qian Yue, you're just pursuing true love. There's nothing to feel guilty about in what you've done. You can stand tall in the face of anyone or any doubt!

On the other side, Lu Xin was quite troubled: "What you're saying now is just one-sided. Even if you didn't have any malicious intent subjectively and there was no irreparable damage caused, procedurally, you did sneak into the forbidden territory of our Li Family."

Qian Yue said, "I object. According to the agreement I signed with Li Yue, before the Cyan Cloud Competition, I can use her identity, as long as I don't steal the Li Family's secrets. So, entering the Li Family Mansion using Li Yue's identity, is that against the rules?"

Lu Xin said, "The agreement you signed itself is against the rules!"

Qian Yue asked, "Which rule does it violate? Within Qingyun City, there's no legal or regulatory prohibition against cultivators transferring their rights. And if it's the Li Family's internal rules, what does that have to do with me? Internal rules shouldn't oppose a well-intentioned third party; that's common sense, right?"

For a moment, Lu Xin was left speechless by Qian Yue's retort.

Fortunately, this matter wasn't ultimately judged by debate. Just as Lu Xin was in an awkward situation, Second Steward Li Ping quickly walked into the hall and quietly reported to his mistress, "The Qian Family members have arrived."

"Finally, they're here..." Lu Xin breathed a sigh of relief. "Quickly invite them in."

A moment later, Qian Long walked into the hall, his face ashen. As soon as he entered, his piercing gaze shot directly at his insensible young daughter.

Qian Yue felt a chill run through her entire body and hastily said, "Requesting to strengthen the Will Barrier!"

Wang Jiu then appropriately reinforced the God's Regret Bell, forming a solid defense to block Qian Long's mental invasion.

Qian Long immediately glared angrily at Wang Jiu, but since this wasn't the Qian Family Mansion and being on foreign turf, Qian Long suppressed his fury. He first cupped his hands towards Lu Xin and the other Li Family Elders and said in a deep voice, "This time it was my failure in teaching my daughter that brought you such great trouble. Here, I apologize, and I will send someone to discuss the specific compensation matters later."

Though Qian Long's tone wasn't exactly friendly and his apology lacked sincerity, Lu Xin, being a mother herself, particularly understood his mindset at this moment. Any parent would have their liver explode upon learning that their child did something so outrageous. Besides... it would be best if this absurd event could be resolved quickly. The Li Family didn't intend to take advantage of the situation to demand something drastic from the Qian Family. So, simply nodding her head and making a few polite remarks, she waited for the Qian Family elder to take away the troublesome girl.

Seeing that the mistress of the Li Family had no intention of making things difficult for him, Qian Long felt a sense of relief, but it wasn't the time to say more. He only took a few steps to stand in front of Qian Yue, gave her a cold stare, and then said, "If you don't leave, are you waiting for me to carry you?"

To everyone's surprise, Qian Yue shook her head forcefully, "I'm not leaving."

"..." Qian Long was stunned for a full three seconds before his brow began to knit together, and his voice turned deeper, "What did you say?"

If it were in the past, being stared at by her father with such an expression, Qian Yue would have already lost her composure. But with Wang Jiu's God's Regret Bell protecting her now, her mind was exceptionally clear. Unhurriedly, she said, "The agreement I have with Li Yue is not yet fulfilled. I still want to stay here and have Mr. Wang Jiu teach me cultivation."

"Nonsense," Qian Long said flatly, "Leave."

"I'm not leaving. Dad, you say I'm being unreasonable, so tell me, how exactly am I being unreasonable?" Qian Yue was putting it all on the line now. "I admit my actions indeed exceed common sense and are beyond most people's understanding. But objectively speaking, where exactly did I go wrong? Can any of you provide a clear argument proving I'm wrong? What's wrong with the agreement between me and Li Yue? Why can't I have Mr. Wang Jiu teach me cultivation? Can you give me an explanation!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Qian Long said coldly, "Talk about reasoning? You think there's reason to be found in this world everywhere?"

"I'm a member of the Qian Family, so of course, I have to talk about reasoning!" Qian Yue said loudly. "The foundation of the Qian Family lies in reason. If a merchant doesn't speak reason, who else would do business with us? Any money we shouldn't earn, we won't touch even a single copper coin. Any money we should earn, we won't let go of even a single copper coin. Everything I've done is open and upright and follows the rules. If there's a problem, then it's with the rules themselves. Qingyun City's laws and regulations aren't sound enough, but isn't the Qian Family's role to exploit loopholes in the rules for profit? Isn't it the duty of a merchant to utilize the rules?"

"Well said, the Qian Family must speak of reason, but do you think everyone in the world is from the Qian Family? This time, it's the Li Family being reasonable and willing to forgive you. Were it another family unwilling to be reasonable, I'd be here to collect your corpse!"

Qian Yue showed no fear and continued to argue, "Of course, I knew the Cyan Cloud Li Family's family style before signing the agreement with Li Yue. If it were one of those unreasonable and barbaric families, I wouldn't rely on a simple contract. Moreover, why worry so much about others being unreasonable? The Qian Family, as a merchant clan, values cultivation the most; for what reason? Is it not to have the capital to reason with anyone under the sky? If others aren't reasonable, and we shrink back, endure in silence, then why bother with immortal cultivation at all?"