Inheriting A Divine Cultivation Clan At The Start, All My Juniors Are Empresses

Xun Xian didn’t speak. She fell silent.

Beside her, Zong Qianqun said, "Think about it, that’s about right. He’s a pretty terrifying existence, not even afraid of the Celestial Capital Department in the State Capital. Maybe he’s not Nascent Soul, but a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator, or even some super powerhouse at the Enlightenment Stage."

Xun Xian still didn’t speak. The other disciples started chattering away, but they didn’t have much of a feel for Yuchi’s cultivation. Anyway, it didn’t seem like they’d ever seen Yuchi show the slightest hint of being intimidated.

Xun Xian: "..."

"Ancestors above, what kind of people are these?!"

She thought of running all over Xufu Town and Jiangzhou City with Yuchi back then, and was left speechless to the point of choking: "This guy really can hide his cultivation! He really can! If I hadn’t come to the Ascension Gate this time, I’d have gone my whole life without knowing this kind of thing even existed!"

"Yuchi... I really have to show him a bit more respect from now on!"

"What a freaking immortal!"

Little Ximo suddenly blurted out a question: "C‑can I still come play at the sect in the future?"

She asked weakly, timid and unsure. She didn’t know what any of it meant, only that it all felt very impressive.

Everyone froze for a moment.

Then their faces all broke into smiles.

"Of course you can!"

...

Yuchi returned to the Wei Family. After the Wei Family’s servants and maids saw that Yuchi was back, the news quickly spread through the entire clan, and the whole Wei Family plunged into great excitement.

Fake Patriarch Wei Xubing ×, real boss Honest Wei √.

Even though the Wei Family had always respected the old man, compared to the way honesty was now flourishing in Wei Laoshi, he was a cut above. This kind of "steady as an old dog" vibe was something they’d never really felt before.

Before, the old man had led them in making money. Now Wei Laoshi was leading them in how to be human. The feeling was different, and along with it the Wei Family’s reputation had become quite good. You have to know, the Wei Family was now a top family in Xufu Town, with close ties to the merchants’ guild, yet the clan members had grown very low‑key.

They were even more calm than before they joined the merchants’ guild. As Wei Zhe put it, the Wei Family couldn’t afford to screw up. The more arrogant you act, the faster you die.

Meanwhile Yuchi had already found his old man and was chatting and laughing with the old fellow about all kinds of random things.

Of course, he wouldn’t be back on New Year’s Eve this year. He’d return on the first or second day of the new year instead. Old Wei naturally agreed. Even though he had no idea what Yuchi was actually up to, as long as Yuchi was his own son, then there was no problem, eh.

This was just for this year. Once the Ascension Gate was moved over by Xufu Town in the future, they could all live together, but not yet. For now, there was no need for the Ascension Gate to show its full hand.

They still needed to stay low‑key for a while.

After that, Yuchi and Wei Zhe went into the courtyard. The snow in the yard had already been cleared, leaving only a snowman piled up by someone in the corner. Under the shelter of the courtyard, the two brothers sat down together with smiles.

Yuchi took the initiative to ask, "Big Brother, how are things with Miss Xiangxiang?"

There’d been some drama with Miss Xiangxiang before, and he hadn’t asked about it since. Now that he brought it up again, he was genuinely concerned.

Wei Zhe scratched his head sheepishly. With his scholar’s air, he looked a little helpless. "She still ended up leaving Xufu Town."

Yuchi was surprised. "She really left?"

Wei Zhe nodded. Thinking back to that time, he said seriously, "Once you set foot on certain paths, it becomes very hard to turn back. But she also told me why she came back to Xufu Town. There were two reasons."

"First, she wanted to gain your approval, Third Brother. Second, she wanted to completely abandon me. That was part of the Courtesan’s test for her. One, how strong the client was; two, how thoroughly she could cut off her feelings. She wasn’t able to do it at the time, so in the end she still left Xufu Town and went with the Courtesan."

"And then I never saw any trace of her again."

Listening to this, Yuchi felt a tug of pity. There was a hint of awkwardness in his big brother’s gaze, that awkwardness a clumsy way of covering up his own grief. "So did you try to keep her here, Big Brother? Or was it that trying to keep her did no good?"

Wei Zhe shook his head. "I did try to keep her. But even after that, she still left with a smile. In her own words, she’s like a bird without legs. Unless one day she dies of old age, she truly doesn’t know how to land. Xiangxiang’s identity is something she’s carried for a long time already. It’s become her obsession."

"If she can’t resolve it, she’d rather die."

"Of course, she also said I was a good person, and left me with some blessings... It’s just that whenever I think back on it, I still feel pretty sour inside."

Yuchi fell silent for a moment. Miss Xiangxiang wanted to become a Courtesan, and once she became the Courtesan, maybe there’d be some Palace Courtesan above that... Who knew if there was even an end to that path. Sensing the sorrow in his big brother’s heart, he could only smile and say, "Big Brother, you’re definitely going to meet someone better."

Watching Yuchi pour him tea, Wei Zhe nodded. "Logically speaking, I definitely should be able to meet someone better. The world is so vast; how could there not be a woman who’s better, more suitable for me? But every time I ’find someone better’, it still feels a little bitter in hindsight. So much effort, all down the drain in the end. Sometimes when I think about it at night, I feel kind of stupid and muddleheaded."

"But it’s like you said, Third Brother."

"We have to believe good things will happen again."

"That’s all we can do."

Yes, that was all they could do. It was a sort of solution when there was no solution... The next fish will definitely be bigger, the next woman will definitely be prettier, the next book will definitely be better. There were countless "next ones" in this world, but if you kept chasing the "next one" forever, who knew where it would end.

Yuchi suddenly asked, "Big Brother, you want to raise a Courtesan of your own?"

Wei Zhe’s face went blank, then flushed bright red. "That wouldn’t... be right, would it? I’m a man of letters."

Yuchi: "..."

Got it.

He went on, "Our Xufu Town will have a Courtesan in the future. We should broaden our horizons a bit. She dropped you, so you can drop her too."

"Take it slow."

"When the time comes, it’s on me. I’ll treat you to seafood soup."