N/E: I accidentally deleted a note I put in the middle of the previous chapter. What I said in it is that I think the reward they gave Gu Ziyi is a bit disproportionate, for what he helped their sect (Tang Xiao and Tang Hao) with, something very hypocritical of them. I was also angry with their attitude, even more so in the one that follows.
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**Chapter 27 Ignored**
"Ignored"
"I... brother, what did you say?"
Tang Hao was shocked upon hearing it.
However, when he looked at Tang Yuehua, he understood immediately.
Because at that moment, his little sister, whose feelings had been directly pointed out by Tang Xiao, became even paler.
It was over. The older brother really knows.
'My cousin has really discovered it!'
Bai Lu, who was standing at the side, was also extremely surprised by her cousin's discovery.
However, at this moment, she couldn't help Tang Yuehua, so she felt completely helpless in the situation.
"My little sister likes that brat. If I take him back to the sect, my little sister will be taken by him!"
Tang Xiao looked at Tang Hao and repeated himself to make him understand.
"Does that kid deserve my little sister?"
After finally understanding the situation, Tang Hao suddenly became sarcastic.
He also objected firmly once he understood his older brother's reasons: "No, I also strongly disagree with him entering the sect!"
"Big brother, second brother..."
Tang Yuehua was so distraught that she could only look at her two brothers with a pale face and a pleading expression.
"Little sister!"
"Don't forget your status. You are the eldest young lady of our Haotian Sect. How can that boy be worthy of your hand?"
"I'm going to settle the score with that boy right now. How dare he take advantage of my sister!"
When Tang Hao saw the pleading expression on his younger sister's face, he felt no pity in his cold heart but became even more furious.
After saying that, he was ready to head back to the academy and teach Gu Ziyi a lesson.
He didn't care if Tang Yuehua had fallen for Gu Ziyi first. Either way, it was that scoundrel's fault for daring to have feelings for his sister.
"Hao'zi!"
Tang Hao had only managed to turn around before Tang Xiao immediately stopped him.
"In any case, he also helped the little sister solve her problem of being unable to practice. He did our Haotian Sect a great favor!"
"After giving him a soul bone, we will have repaid our debt. There's no need to seek him out again!"
Tang Xiao first restrained Tang Hao, then turned to Tang Yuehua and continued, "Your second brother is right. Given your talent and status, even if you couldn't practice, he still wouldn't be worthy of your hand!"
"Now that you can practice, he is even less deserving of being your partner!"
"You are the eldest young lady of our Haotian Sect. No matter what kind of person you like, your partner's status and talent must match yours first!"
"Otherwise, you will be shaming our Haotian Sect!"
Tang Xiao ignored Tang Yuehua's pale face and cruelly laid out her reality.
He only wanted to break his sister's fantasy of love directly.
"That's right, little sister. You're the eldest young lady of our Haotian Sect. You can't shame it over such a trivial matter!"
"If you really unite with that boy, will our Haotian Sect have any face left?"
When Tang Hao heard his older brother's words, his expression suddenly became serious.
The sect was very important to him, and he wouldn't allow anything to disgrace it.
When Tang Yuehua heard her brothers, her expression also changed slightly.
"Little sister, you don't want father to know about this, right?"
"If father finds out…"
Seeing the change in her expression, Tang Xiao's tone became even more severe.
Although he didn't finish his words, he believed that his younger sister would definitely understand the underlying message.
If their father learned of her feelings, Gu Ziyi would be in great danger for the sake of making her give up completely.
Of course, he had no intention of telling their father unless absolutely necessary. He wouldn't want to resort to such measures.
It wasn't because it would be shameful for the sect, but he didn't want his sister to be too heartbroken.
If this type of matter caused the younger sister to resent the sect, that wouldn't be good for the future either.
The best approach was to have Tang Yuehua willingly return with them and completely cut off contact with Gu Ziyi.
"No, brother. I will return with you!"
Sure enough, after hearing Tang Xiao's words, Tang Yuehua immediately stopped resisting.
"That's right!"
"Little sister, I know that you may not understand now, and you are very sad, but you will definitely understand what your brother is doing in the future!"
When Tang Xiao heard Tang Yuehua's words, he immediately softened his tone and comforted her gently.
After that, he directly took Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu back to the sect.
As for the Tianbao Academy?
In his opinion, there was no need to return there.
There was no need to say anything more to Gu Ziyi, nor to warn the other party to stop having inappropriate thoughts about his little sister.
It was simply unnecessary.
There was no need to do anything unnecessary!
With Gu Ziyi's talent, there was no chance that he would stand in front of the Haotian Sect in the future.
He forgave the other party, but it would be unwise to challenge them.
...
Gu Ziyi, who was at the Tianbao Academy, had no idea that Tang Hao and the others had returned directly to the Haotian Sect after helping Tang Yuehua obtain her soul ring.
After waiting for several days for Tang Yuehua and the others to return, Gu Ziyi thought it was just bad luck and that they hadn't found a suitable Soul Beast for her.
However, after waiting for a week and still not seeing them return, he realized something was wrong.
"With Tang Xiao and the group's abilities, it shouldn't take this long to find a Soul Beast suitable for Tang Yuehua!"
Gu Ziyi then thought about Tang Xiao's attitude toward him during their previous meeting.
Slowly, his face darkened.
"Has the plan been discovered?"
Gu Ziyi could only think of this. Only if his and Tang Yuehua's feelings had been discovered would Tang Xiao and the others leave without saying goodbye and directly take Tang Yuehua back to the sect.
In fact, he could understand Tang Xiao. If he were in Tang Xiao's shoes, he also wouldn't want his sister to be with a boy with little talent and no status like him.
But understanding was one thing; when such a thing happens to you, it's deeply unpleasant.
"Maybe they still haven't found a suitable Soul Beast…"
Gu Ziyi tried to comfort himself, knowing that this was still a possibility.
Finding a suitable Soul Beast can take months for some Soul Masters.
"But for the first Soul Ring, this shouldn't be the case!"
Gu Ziyi clenched his fists, but in the end, he couldn't convince himself.
However, he could only passively accept this kind of thing and was completely powerless to resist the decisions of the powerful.
Yet, he still harbored a faint hope in his heart.
Only after ten days had passed, when the semester finally ended and both Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu had not returned, did Gu Ziyi know they weren't coming back and had likely been taken back to the Haotian Sect by Tang Xiao and Tang Hao.
"You didn't even say goodbye?"
"You're completely ignoring me!"
The more Gu Ziyi thought about it, the more hurt he felt by the situation. It would've been easier for him if Tang Xiao had returned and warned him to stop approaching Tang Yuehua.
But no, nothing was done. Nothing.
He was simply ignored.
Bang—
Gu Ziyi punched the tree in front of him to vent his unhappiness and anger.
Fwoosh—
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew over his head.
Then, a letter slowly fell from above Gu Ziyi.
His expression shifted slightly, and he reached out to catch the letter in his hands.
...
(End of Chapter)
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N/E: In some parts of the text I exaggerated the reactions more than in the original, such as: Tang Hao calling Gu Ziyi a brat or a scoundrel. I also made small changes so that they spoke more despicably, but most of it follows the original, that is, they are as detestable as what I translated, only I exaggerated some specific lines.