11 What's All the Commotion After Returning Home?

The man with the hooked nose stared at the bewildered expressions of Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi with a strange look on his face. He said, "You two had no idea...?"

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi exchanged glances and saw the confusion in each other's eyes. They were both thinking, 'What is going on?'

Suddenly, something struck Lu Gaoyang's mind. His heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Should we know something? What happened to our boy? Is he in trouble or something?"

Lu Gaoyang believed that Lu Yi had a decent personality and would not do anything to stir up trouble. He had a feeling that Lu Yi had done something that everyone knew about and had to be punished severely.

'I better hold a family meeting when I get home and discuss how to punish Lu Yi severely.' Lu Gaoyang thought.

Wang Siqi expressed her concern, "Mr. Li, what about my son? What happened to Yi?"

Seeing that both of them genuinely had no idea, Li Mang, who was also an attendant, was puzzled. He said, "Your boy made quite a scene today on the White Sun Peak's platform. Moreover, he cultivated the White Cloud Sword to the Regain Simplicity stage. How come both of you, as his parents, don't know about it?"

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi were left with question marks in their minds upon hearing Li Mang's words.

"W-wait a moment. Are you saying that our boy has cultivated the White Cloud Sword to the Regain Simplicity stage?!" Lu Gaoyang felt like he might have misheard or that Li Mang was living in a dream.

"Yes. Don't look at me like that. Everyone in the outer sect is talking about today's events. The one giving the lecture was Liu Ningshuang. I heard she holds high hopes for your boy. She even gave him a bottle of Supreme-Grade Qi Condensation Elixir and invited him to participate in the assessment at Silk Peak! Gaoyang, you're in luck! It seems like your boy is quite the genius." Li Mang spoke, and as he did, his eyes turned envious as he looked at Lu Gaoyang.

'Damn it! Why didn't I have such good luck? How come I didn't have such a son? The thought of my son made me furious. He was almost twenty years old and only at the Level 7 Qi Refiner stage. It was utterly unrealistic to expect him to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. He couldn't even compare to that boy!'

The more Li Mang thought about it, the angrier he became. He wished he could immediately punish his son.

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi did not pay much attention to Li Mang anymore. They exchanged glances, both wearing very strange expressions. They believed that they knew their son but Li Mang sounded like he was talking about someone else.

Wang Siqi regained her composure and smiled at Li Mang, whose expression was a bit distorted. She said, "Mr. Li, we have something to attend to, so we'll take our leave…"

Before Wang Siqi could finish, a gentle laughter sounded, "Siqi, Gaoyang, you're here."

Lu Gaoyang, Wang Siqi, and Li Mang's expressions all changed as they turned to see an old man with gray stubble walking toward them with a smile. The three of them quickly bowed respectfully, "Greetings, Elder Qi."

Elder Qi was responsible for the entire Outer Sect Affairs Hall. His name was Qi Feiyu, a powerful Foundation Establishment cultivator with high status and authority.

Normally, Qi Feiyu was cultivating in seclusion, rarely seen. Lu Gaoyang and the others never expected Qi Feiyu to appear here, and from the looks of it, he seemed to be here for Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi.

"No need for formalities." Qi Feiyu had a warm smile on his face as he looked at the somewhat dazed Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi. He spoke, "Have you encountered any difficulties in your recent work? Managing the work in the Task Department can be quite challenging."

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

"It seems like your work has been going well... By the way, there are two vacancies for the positions at the Resource Department that distributes to the outer sect disciples. Why don't you take up those positions? With your abilities, it should be no problem." Qi Feiyu smiled.

Lu Gaoyang, Wang Siqi, and Li Mang were dumbfounded by Qi Feiyu's words.

Distributing resources to outer sect disciples was a lucrative job. Generally speaking, the cultivation resources allocated by the sect to the outer sect disciples were always surplus. A large part of these surpluses belonged to the elders, and the other part fell into the pockets of the deacons in charge of this area. This was the unspoken rule of the Affairs Hall.

Any attendants would want to enter the resources department. However, those who could enter were usually attendants with powerful backers. Ordinary attendants could only watch at most.

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi did not expect that Qi Feiyu, the elder of the Affairs Hall, would personally appoint them to the Resource Department. This was something that they had not expected and completely stunned.

"Are you willing?" Qi Feiyu asked with a gentle smile after seeing Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi's astonished expressions.

After snapping out of their daze, Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi were filled with joy. They both said, "Of course, we're willing. Thank you, Elder Qi!"

Lu Gaoyang cautiously asked, "Elder Qi... Could this be because of our son?"

Qi Feiyu chuckled and said, "Lu Yi has great potential. Once he joins the inner sect in the future, the sky's the limit. Gaoyang, you're in luck. Keep up the good work."

Of course, Qi Feiyu had also heard about Lu Yi's recent achievements. The name Liu Ningshuang carried immense weight within the White Cloud Sect, and even Qi Feiyu could not help but show goodwill towards someone she favored.

Without lingering, Qi Feiyu vanished from the spot. The three Foundation Establishment cultivators present could not even see how he disappeared.

After Qi Feiyu left, Li Mang's envy intensified as he looked at Lu Gaoyang and said, "I never thought even Elder Qi would personally appoint you to the Resource Department. Gaoyang, you're really on your way to success!"

Li Mang was even more frustrated. He thought, 'How come I didn't have such luck? It seemed like I needed to have a backup plan.'

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi were still somewhat dazed. They looked at each other and then Lu Gaoyang smiled. He said, "Mang, I'll treat you to a celebration next time. We have something to attend to this time, so we'll head back."

Li Mang understood and nodded, "Go ahead."

Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi quickly left the hall. Along the way, they noticed that many people were looking at them strangely as if there was something odd about their gaze. Even the attendants who held higher positions than them were smiling at them. Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi understood that all of this was probably because of Lu Yi.

Once Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi left the hall, they immediately soared into the sky on their flying swords and headed towards the White Spirit Peak.

...

At White Spirit Peak, Lu Yi was contemplating whether to start cultivating the White Cloud Qi Refining Art for a full day or to alleviate his hunger first. The lecture by Liu Ningshuang today had given him a new insight into the Qi Refining Art, but he also felt hungry and did not want to cultivate it.

Just then, two ear-piercing sonic booms rang out from a distance, getting closer rapidly with overwhelming force. Lu Yi widened his eyes and thought, 'Enemy attack? That couldn't be, right? Who would dare to stir up trouble in the White Cloud Sect?'

However, it was always better to be safe than sorry. Lu Yi became cautious and stood up. If there were enemies, he would flee.

At that moment, Lu Gaoyang's voice resounded, "Lu Yi! Get out here!"

Lu Yi was puzzled, his face wearing a strange expression. He put down the long sword in his hand and walked out of his room. He saw Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi standing aggressively in the courtyard. The ground was marked with sword traces, and the flowers and plants at the side were chopped into pieces.

A question mark appeared in Lu Yi's mind. "Father, Mother, what's going on with you two? Why is there such a big commotion when I'm just returning home?"

"What's going on?! Isn't it because of you?!" Lu Gaoyang shouted as he glared at Lu Yi.