This really was an awkward time, because the original owner’s innate spiritual root had already been destroyed by Ye Yuan.
If he had come one step earlier, he could have stopped Ye Yuan from tampering with it.
According to the original storyline, the original owner suffered endless humiliation and was arranged by the Ye family to marry a wealthy man in the city. But unexpectedly, that wealthy merchant already had several concubines at home. In the end, during a great battle between Ye Yuan and a demonic cultivator, the original owner was caught in the crossfire and died.
A classic cannon-fodder character.
Yet after she died, both the Ye family and that merchant family celebrated Ye Yuan’s victory over the demonic cultivator. Almost everyone had forgotten she ever existed.
She created one miracle after another, rising from a discarded spiritual root to stand at the top of Xuan Yue Sect.
Because of this, she became an idol in the hearts of all cultivators with discarded spiritual roots.
Together with Xuan Yuan Che, Ye Yuan gradually ascended to the highest echelons of the cultivation world.
So, the original owner really had it rough. After all, Ye Yuan had been reborn into the cultivation world and had way too many advantages.
The original owner never could have imagined that her older cousin would destroy her spiritual root out of jealousy from a past life.
Thinking of this, Ye Shao Hua couldn’t help but let out a slow sigh.
The original owner’s fate was just too tragic. Ye Yuan blamed all the misfortunes of her previous life on the original owner, who had no idea what was going on. Having her spiritual root suddenly destroyed was already a huge blow to her.
Then Ye Yuan snatched Xuan Yuan Che away and schemed to have Ye Shao Hua marry the very man she had fled from in her past life.
[Host, this mission is to survive well, to keep your parents from being bullied. Also, if possible, she hopes to restore her spiritual root talent, live freely without being controlled by anyone, and just be at ease.]
Receiving the mission issued by the system, Ye Shao Hua lifted her head slightly and looked at the people in the hall.
Sitting in the main seat was the original owner’s father.
Hearing what Uncle Xuan Yuan said, his expression indeed turned gloomy. The Ye family could barely be considered a no-name clan. The original owner’s father was a cultivation level seven Qi cultivator and the current clan leader of the Ye family.
And yet, the Xuan Yuan family wanted to break off the engagement with Ye Shao Hua, right in front of so many people.
As for the other members of the Ye family, especially the younger generation of the original owner’s age, seeing the once lofty genius girl fall to such a state, they didn’t show it on the surface, but inside they were full of schadenfreude.
Uncle Xuan Yuan noticed Ye father’s expression and softened a bit. He thought about the matter regarding Ye Yuan that Xuan Yuan Che had told him.
He didn’t want to make things too tense either, so he backed down a little. “Clan Leader Ye, I hope you’ll seriously consider this. We’ll come back tomorrow, but by then I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer.”
In a situation like this, younger people like Ye Shao Hua couldn’t just speak up casually.
After Uncle Xuan Yuan finished speaking, he left.
As he left, the young man sitting across from Ye Shao Hua also got up and left.
From her memories, she knew that this young man was Xuan Yuan Che, the one previously engaged to Ye Shao Hua.
Although they were betrothed, they had never met before, so this was also Xuan Yuan Che’s first time seeing Ye Shao Hua. His gaze brushed indifferently over her and then quickly shifted away.
Finally, his gaze settled on Ye Yuan, who was standing behind one of the elders. His cold face softened a little.
At that moment, Ye Yuan also noticed Ye Shao Hua’s demeanor.
What struck Ye Yuan as a bit strange was that just a moment ago, her younger cousin had looked utterly dejected, but after just a short while, she seemed somehow different?
Ye Yuan couldn’t help narrowing her eyes, but she didn’t really care about Ye Shao Hua anymore now that she was like this.
After all, the other party’s spiritual root had been destroyed by her. She was nothing more than a tiny shrimp that couldn’t stir up any waves, not worth wasting time on.
Thinking about how Ye Shao Hua had lost face in front of so many Ye family members today, a hint of a smile curled at the corner of Ye Yuan’s mouth.
So, the once lofty genius girl of her past life has fallen this low?
But after all, she was someone who had been reborn once. Her scheming ran far deeper than her peers. There was no trace of smugness in her eyes; instead, she seemed much steadier than others her age.
To an outsider, it would be impossible to tell what she was really thinking.
After the Xuan Yuan family left, the younger members of the Ye family finally dared to whisper among themselves.
But as they talked, they all secretly glanced at Ye Shao Hua, their faces showing obvious mockery.
Without changing her expression, Ye Shao Hua followed her father to the back.
“Shao Hua, your mother asked an elder to buy this Returning Spirit Pill from Qian Yuan Sect. Try it and see if you can feel any spiritual energy?” As soon as Ye Shao Hua reached the back, a woman took out a pill with a faint, fresh scent and handed it to her.
Although the original owner’s spiritual root was destroyed, and this body wasn’t hers, her soul was.
So even without a spiritual root, she possessed an incredibly strong and unimaginable spiritual power.
As soon as the pill touched her hand, she could sense its properties through her spiritual power.
By the standards of this world, this Returning Spirit Pill was only the lowest grade of pill for restoring spiritual power. It was far too weak to repair her spiritual root.
But Ye Shao Hua didn’t say that outright. Seeing the look of anticipation in her mother’s eyes, she swallowed the pill in one go.
Meanwhile, the elder standing beside Ye father, upon seeing Ye Shao Hua take the pill, used his spiritual power to scan her dantian area.
But the moment he released his spiritual power, he suddenly felt an astonishingly powerful force within Ye Shao Hua.
The elder’s face turned pale.
“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?” Ye father asked nervously.
But then, the next second, the spiritual power vanished.
The elder looked puzzled, assuming that a great power from the cultivators’ region had just passed through.
He shook his head at Ye father, then looked at Ye Shao Hua and said, “Miss’s spiritual root has been destroyed. There’s no way for her to gather spiritual energy. I’ve never encountered a case like this before. No amount of Returning Spirit Pills will make a difference.”
Hearing this, Ye father finally let go of his last hope and let out a sigh.
As for Ye Yuan, she showed no surprise at all. She just stood off to the side, watching Ye Shao Hua with a faint laugh.
Ye father looked at Ye Shao Hua and then said in a low voice, “Shao Hua, don’t worry. I won’t let the Xuan Yuan family break off the engagement.”
“Clan Leader,” Ye Yuan’s father interjected upon hearing this, casting a glance at Ye Shao Hua, “The Xuan Yuan family won’t agree to that. They clearly don’t want Xuan Yuan Che to marry Shao Hua. Don’t you think you’re forcing them?”
