Chapter 21 - Part 2 - Transmigrated as a Fake Daughter in Cultivation Novel

"Oh, I'm here to find my senior sister, Song Weizhi," Tianming said. Song Weizhi had already heard the commotion outside, and she knew that Zhao Gui's matter couldn't be so easily dismissed. Those old fellows probably had their eyes on her for a while. Fine, she wanted to see what those people could say. Song Weizhi walked out of the room and leisurely made her way to the courtyard gate. Tianming saw that it was Song Weizhi who had come out and quickly saluted, "Senior sister, Master invites you and senior sister Song to the main hall. They said they have some questions to ask you." Song Weizhi considered it a good idea. After all, she couldn't always stand in front of Song Zhixia. Some things had to be faced on her own, especially since her foster parents were not good people. Just as Song Weizhi was about to use her spiritual power to message Song Zhixia, she was already coming out of the room, "Senior sister, I'll go with you." Song Weizhi smiled and looked at Song Zhixia, "Alright, then let's go together." They summoned their spiritual swords and in a few moments, they arrived at the main hall. Song Weizhi held Song Zhixia's hand, casting a side glance at the elderly men, obviously expecting trouble. "Weizhi, what exactly happened with the outer disciples' competition? As a senior sister, why did you intervene and even sever a fellow disciple's spiritual root? Do you even still regard me, the sect leader, with any respect?" Song Ruhai's forehead bulged with veins. "If I didn't intervene, you might not have seen a living Song Zhixia. After Zhao Gui lost the match, he attacked from behind and injured someone. As a senior sister, it is my duty to intervene in such a situation, isn't it?" Song Weizhi remained unruffled, looking straight at Song Ruhai. "But you shouldn't have acted so severely and harmed his spiritual root," Song Ruhai continued, "Also, you say Zhao Gui lost the match? That's nonsense. Song Zhixia has only been with our Song family for a short time. In addition to her spiritual root and spirit beast, she wouldn't just defeat Zhao Gui, she wouldn't even be a match for any other outer disciple, unless she used forbidden techniques." "Sect Leader, I didn't use forbidden techniques. I was able to perform the technique because Senior Sister used the Purifying Enlightenment Pill to refine my spiritual root, and after this period of cultivation, I have already built a foundation," Song Zhixia, who hadn't spoken until now, said. Song Weizhi looked at Song Zhixia and found that she was much calmer than she had anticipated, as though the person speaking ill of her was unrelated to her. Before Song Ruhai could speak, Senior Elder was the first to speak unpleasantly, "Who gave you, an outer disciple, the right to speak? Outrageous." Song Weizhi sneered, "What's wrong? Can't she defend herself when she's being falsely accused? It's not like we resort to extracting confessions from people like you." "Song Weizhi, don't think you can act superior just because you have some talent. I think it's time for us, the Song family, to teach you some manners according to our rules," Senior Elder retorted, clearly displeased by Song Weizhi's attitude. "Oh? How does Senior Elder plan to teach me some manners?" Song Weizhi's lips curled in a cold smile. "Ruhai! This is our Song family's chief senior disciple, raised by you," Senior Elder continued, his face burning with anger at Song Weizhi's disdainful attitude. However, Song Ruhai didn't want to push the confrontation too far. He suppressed his anger and said, "Weizhi, Senior Elder has watched you grow up since you were young. You must show respect to Senior Elder. If you're wrong, just admit it. As for Song Zhixia using forbidden techniques, she should be expelled from the Song family." Song Weizhi completely ignored Song Ruhai, "Zhixia has already said she didn't use forbidden techniques, and she has indeed already built a foundation. If you want to understand the situation at that time, it's simple—just bring those inner disciples who maintain order and the referee, and everything will be clear." "Hmph, dead men tell no tales. I want to see what other tricks you have," Er Elder finally couldn't contain himself. In no time, several inner disciples, along with the referee from Song Zhixia's match, arrived. Song Ruhai said in a deep voice, "You several, explain the situation at that time clearly. Don't fabricate stories, or else I will punish severely." "Leader, when Zhao Gui lost to Song Zhixia, I had already signaled the victory for Song Zhixia. Afterwards, when Song Zhixia put down her sword and was about to leave the training ground, Zhao Gui suddenly attacked her. Thankfully, Song Weizhi was there, or the consequences would have been unimaginable," said the older supervising disciples who were acting as referees, similar in age to Song Ruhai. Upon hearing the referee's words, Song Ruhai's temples throbbed even more. He then said, "What about you? Is what he said the truth?” "It is indeed true. Senior sister Song Zhixia did not injure anyone. It was Zhao Gui who, after losing, couldn't accept it and attacked," one spoke up, and then another agreed. "Even if Zhao Gui attacked first, Weizhi, you shouldn't have been so heavy-handed with your fellow disciple. Zhao Gui's spiritual root is completely destroyed because of you," Song Ruhai continued. "I acted too severely? If I hadn't intervened, it would have been Song Zhixia who died. After all, she is also the sect leader's biological daughter. Such cruelty from the sect leader," Song Weizhi sneered. "You, you shut up," Song Ruhai said, smashing the cup in front of him in anger. "Why should I shut up? Leaving a person with evil intentions like Zhao Gui will only harm our fellow disciples. Could it be that the sect leader finds his talent valuable and can't bear to let him go?" Song Weizhi raised an eyebrow, full of disdain in her words. "You, Song Weizhi, do you still want to stay in the Song family!" Song Ruhai was already in a terrible state due to Song Weizhi's attitude. "What's the matter? Do you want to expel me from the sect? That's fine, I reckon the other families in Lin Hai City would be willing to take me in," Song Weizhi raised her eyebrows and continued, "Zhixia, let's go. There are always vicious dogs around here with the intention to bite us. It's better to go somewhere else." "Okay, I'll follow senior sister wherever she goes," Song Zhixia looked at Song Weizhi, with no sense of belonging to her foster parents at all. Of course, wherever Song Weizhi went, she would follow. "Wait, I was just speaking carelessly. I was confused by Zhao Gui's actions. Since it's his fault, let's forget about this matter. However, Song Zhixia's next match will have me and several elders present. It will be clear whether she used forbidden techniques," Song Ruhai, trying to calm the situation, quickly continued. He had almost forgotten that Song Weizhi was a standout among the younger generation in Lin Hai City. If he didn't keep her, there were plenty of other forces that wanted to recruit her. Zhao Gui was just an outer disciple, after all. In the future, there would be more such disciples. "Okay, I'm willing to let the sect leader and the other elders watch the match," Song Zhixia calmly said. Since she hadn't used forbidden techniques, she wasn't afraid of them watching. "Alright, tomorrow I'll go with the three elders to watch the match," Song Ruhai said with a frown. "Let's go, Zhixia. We've said what we needed to. If others want to play deaf and mute, we can't control that," Song Weizhi said without even saying goodbye, summoning her Lishuo Sword and lightly embracing Song Zhixia's waist before flying away on it after a few breaths. The elders and Song Ruhai who were left in the main hall were almost exploding with anger. "Just look at Song Weizhi's attitude, as if she were the head of the Song family. It's really infuriating," Senior Elder said, touching his chest. "Yeah, she thinks too highly of herself. Ruhai, we need to think of a solution," Er Elder chimed in. "I've already thought of a solution. We'll have to rely on Super Yun," Song Ruhai said, fearing that if he didn't come up with something, he wouldn't be able to calm the three elders beside him. He had to inform them of the plan he had discussed with Song Chaoyun. "You've all seen Song Weizhi's attitude towards the Song family, especially since she found out she's not my daughter. Now, after severing her engagement with Zhao Xunkun, Super Yun and I thought it would be better to make Song Weizhi my daughter-in-law. She and Super Yun have grown up together, and as long as she marries into our Song family, she will forever be devoted to serving our Song family." "But, Ruhai, Song Weizhi even severed her engagement with Zhao Xunkun, how can you ensure she will marry Super Yun?" At first, Senior Elder thought Song Ruhai's idea was good, but on second thought, how was it possible for Song Weizhi to marry Super Yun given her current attitude towards the Song family? Song Ruhai's face darkened as he said, "These days, I've had Super Yun spend more time with her. When we go to the Linlang Secret Realm, I'll make sure Super Yun is always by her side. Women, how many can resist the flattery of an attractive man? I'm sure it won't be long before Song Weizhi is devoted to my son." "Is that so? Let's see how it goes. If it doesn't work, we need to prepare early," Er Elder also clearly didn't believe that Song Chaoyun had the ability to win over Song Weizhi. "Super Yun is, after all, a talented young man of the younger generation. You should have some faith in him," Song Ruhai assured. After all, Song Chaoyun had just entered the Illumination Period of cultivation, despite his skill being no match for Song Weizhi's, she was still a woman at the end of the day. On the other hand, Song Weizhi and the others had returned to their residence. Afraid that Song Zhixia might feel bad after being misunderstood, Song Weizhi comforted her, "It's okay, Zhixia did well. Today's events can only be blamed on Zhao Gui. Don't think about it too much, just prepare well for tomorrow." "I know. Thank you, senior sister. I will prepare well," said Song Zhixia. The next morning, when Song Weizhi and Song Zhixia arrived at the training ground, Song Ruhai and the other three elders were already seated on the sidelines. Song Weizhi's opponent was none other than Huang Xiao, who had defeated Xu Wenyuan the previous day. The training ground was crowded with disciples who had come to watch the match. The events of the previous day had already sparked much discussion, and with even the sect leader and three elders being involved, the disciples were even more eager to witness the match. In comparison, there were far fewer people watching matches at other training grounds. "Ah, I think Huang Xiao is sure to lose this time. Don't be fooled by the fact that he won against me yesterday. I say he definitely isn't a match for Song Zhixia," Xu Wenyuan had come early that day with Liang Qin just to see how exceptional Song Zhixia's skills really were. "Hmpf, is your brain okay? How can that useless Song Zhixia beat Huang Xiao? Huang Xiao is already in the middle stage of Qi cultivation. I think you men are blinded by that despicable Song Zhixia," said a person named Song Yueling, a distant relative of Song Ruhai. Song Ruhai had brought her back to the Song family for cultivation due to her decent spiritual root and aptitude. She and Huang Xiao had both reached the middle stage of Qi cultivation. She often acted arrogantly in front of other disciples, taking advantage of her distant relation to Song Ruhai. Song Yueling had recently returned home to visit her family, so she had only heard about Song Zhixia's situation through hearsay. However, this did not hinder her from disliking Song Zhixia. A rural girl dared to claim the reputation of the Song family's daughter and thought she was worthy of it? "What's it to you? I'm speaking the truth. Everyone saw that Song Weizhi won the match yesterday. How can you insult her?" Xu Wenyuan was also upset. He was just talking to Liang Qin, so what concern did Song Yueling have in this? "Hmph, no good stuff. Later, be prepared to see Song Zhixia make a fool of herself," Song Yueling sneered. Many of her followers chimed in: "That's right, I didn't see it yesterday. I want to see if Song Zhixia is truly powerful, or if it's just exaggerated by you male disciples who are blinded by beauty." "Alright, just wait. I'm afraid you'll be embarrassed later," Xu Wenyuan was also infuriated. At this time, the referee at the sidelines struck the bronze gong. "Zhixia, as before, ensure your own safety first. Good luck," Song Weizhi, standing on the sidelines, smiled at Song Zhixia and said. Song Zhixia nodded at Song Weizhi and smiled. She then turned and went to the training ground as Huang Xiao had already taken position opposite her. Song Zhixia saluted, and Huang Xiao returned the gesture. He summoned his spiritual sword and released his spirit beast, a deer. As he manipulated his spiritual power, the surrounding yellow soil around the training ground began to gather towards his sword. Soon, the training ground was filled with yellow sand, and as Huang Xiao's sword fell, the yellow sand along with his sword energy attacked Song Zhixia. "Idiot, you can't even handle Huang Xiao's move, and you still think a useless person like Song Zhixia can handle it?" Song Yueling couldn't miss any opportunity to ridicule others. "You just wait. Song Zhixia will definitely survive it," Xu Wenyuan was also indignant. He had seen Song Zhixia's strength with his own eyes yesterday. Several elders at the stands also started to discuss: "Hmph, Song Zhixia can handle Huang Xiao's move without forbidden techniques? I want to see how they'll explain that later," Senior Elder snorted. Song Ruhai was sitting on the sideline almost dozing off. After all, the competition between outer disciples was nothing to write home about. If it weren't to humiliate Song Weizhi, he wouldn't have bothered coming. As he watched, Huang Xiao's sword energy was approaching Song Zhixia, who remained motionless. He sat there and ruminated, "A waste is just a waste. It's lucky that I traded for Song Weizhi back then. Otherwise, I would have been very embarrassed. In the end, this matter is Qin Xian's fault! Who else would have known that Song Weizhi was not my biological daughter?" In the next moment, the situation in the arena suddenly changed. The discrepancy in realms between Huang Xiao and Song Zhixia was too significant. Song Zhixia condensed her fire-based spiritual power in her left hand and calmly delivered a palm strike. The yellow sand on the training ground was dispersed in an instant. As Song Zhixia's palm strike didn't stop there, it arrived before Huang Xiao. With a swift movement, she waved her sword and several bursts of fiery light emerged from the ground, some rushing towards Huang Xiao's deer spirit beast, and others towards Huang Xiao himself. The sudden surging flames forced the deer spirit beast back to the edge of the training ground. Huang Xiao was barely able to block Song Zhixia's palm strike, and the flames on the ground intensified, gradually approaching him. Several sword energies headed for Huang Xiao's face, and with an awkward defense, he managed to avoid the swords in front of him. However, he couldn't guard against the sword energy on his side, resulting in a long and deep gash. At this point, Song Zhixia's sword was directed towards Huang Xiao's face. The match didn't take much time at all. With the sound of the referee striking the bronze gong and the announcement, "Song Zhixia wins," the match came to an end. "Thank you for the defeat," Song Zhixia gently nodded at Huang Xiao and retracted her longsword. Huang Xiao saluted Song Zhixia and said, "I acknowledge your victory. Thank you for sparing me. But I will become stronger." Song Zhixia simply nodded, indicating that she understood. Then she quickly turned to look for Song Weizhi in the stands. She ran a few steps to where Song Weizhi was and, looking at her with bright eyes, exclaimed, "Senior sister, I won." "Good, my Zhixia is the best. What reward do you want, Zhixia?" Song Weizhi asked, casually patting Song Zhixia's head. Song Zhixia blushed a little, her eyes glimmered as she said, "I'll tell senior sister once I pass the outer disciple assessment." Song Weizhi laughed, "Alright, Zhixia now has her own plans. Well, I'll ask you again once you've passed the assessment." In contrast to the jubilance of Song Weizhi and Song Zhixia, Song Ruhai and the three elders on the sidelines were so stunned that they couldn't speak. "Song Zhixia really didn't use forbidden techniques, and she seems to be brimming with spiritual energy. It seems that she has indeed built her foundation. How is this possible?" Senior Elder voiced his doubts. "Yeah, it's quite clear that she's very skilled in using fire-based arts. It seems she really cleansed her spiritual root," Second Elder nodded and said. "Does that mean that Song Zhixia actually built her foundation successfully in such a short time? Isn't this a blessing for our Song family? Ruhai, I really need to congratulate you," Third Elder said with a smile. Song Ruhai was also surprised to learn that what Song Weizhi and the others had said was true. Since Song Zhixia had good talent, she would have value. A faint smile curled on the edge of Song Ruhai's lips. Author's Remarks: Song Weizhi: Hi! They are both my nieces, I'll reward Zhixia with anything she wants! Song Zhixia: What if I want senior sister herself? Song Weizhi: (shocked.jpg) You're supposed to be my niece, remember?