Volume 3, Chapter 243 – The Song Family Arrives

A gong sounded, breaking the usual silence of the Chi family grand mansion.

The normally somber and quiet Chi family residence was now adorned with colorful silks, filled with voices and excitement, extraordinarily lively.

Today was the day the Chi family held their recognition ceremony. The Chi residence, which rarely received outside guests, had invited guests far and wide.

In an instant, the entire Chi residence became the liveliest place in all of Beihe Commandery.

Setting aside the carved beams, painted rafters, flowing water, and warm pavilions within the residence…

The banquet entertainment alone, with its rare delicacies and hundreds of varieties of beauty, was enough to make guests reluctant to leave.

At this moment, in Chi Xiyan’s courtyard…

Lu Zhuxin looked into the mirror, simply arranging her clothing.

Someone knocked on the door outside, urging, “Miss Yu, aren’t you ready yet? It’s almost time.”

Lu Zhuxin looked at herself in the mirror, her eyes narrowing slightly.

In the original text, she hadn’t described the Chi family’s recognition ceremony process in detail.

However, for her current self, there was only one problem she needed to face in this recognition ceremony.

The recognition ceremony’s most important procedure was the body examination, blood extraction, and kinship recognition.

Lu Zhuxin was a fox demon with no connection whatsoever to the Chi family.

Naturally, she couldn’t use her own blood for this recognition ceremony.

Fortunately, the blood had already been obtained. Now there was only one matter she needed to resolve.

Thinking this, Lu Zhuxin pinched her palm.

The place that should have been tender skin now felt somewhat stiff to the touch.

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Lu Zhuxin didn’t know illusion techniques, so she could only use such clumsy methods now.

However, in such a fantasy world with all sorts of mysterious spells available for cheating, people wouldn’t easily think that such simple, clumsy methods could still be used.

“Hehe…”

Lu Zhuxin chuckled softly, stood up, and walked toward the door.

“Where is elder sister? Why don’t I see her?” Lu Zhuxin asked the maidservant guarding outside the door.

According to procedure, Chi Xiyan should be bringing her to the main residence where the ceremony would be held.

But for some reason, Chi Xiyan was nowhere to be seen.

Since the wolf demon incident ended, Lu Zhuxin could keenly sense that Chi Xiyan’s attitude toward her had undergone some kind of change.

As sisters, they were much closer than before.

This was a good sign.

It showed that Lu Zhuxin’s conquest was highly effective, and everything was developing in a favorable direction.

Of course, the current Chi Xiyan still couldn’t set aside her dignity as the Chi family’s eldest young lady.

Her care and concern for Lu Zhuxin now also stemmed from an elder sister’s love and protection for her younger sister.

To truly change her attitude, Lu Zhuxin still had a long way to go.

“Miss Yu.” The maidservant bowed respectfully to Yu Lizhi.

The maidservant knew Lu Zhuxin’s identity and understood Lu Zhuxin’s importance to Chi Xiyan. Naturally, she didn’t dare neglect this future young lady of the Chi family.

“Just now, the eldest young lady received news that distinguished guests had arrived at the residence.”

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“Right now, the eldest young lady is personally entertaining them.”

“Distinguished guests?” Lu Zhuxin was surprised.

What distinguished guests would require Chi Xiyan, the Chi family’s eldest young lady, to personally entertain them?

So much so that Chi Xiyan had left Yu Lizhi, the main figure of the ceremony, behind.

With the Chi family’s influence in Beihe Commandery, even the commandery governor wouldn’t receive such treatment, would he?

Moreover, wasn’t entertaining guests usually the steward’s job?

“I heard they’re from the Nanhe Song Clan, along with inner disciples from Lingxiao Sword Sect.” The maidservant answered, “They have considerable connections with the eldest young lady, which is why she went to personally receive them.”

“What did you say? The Nanhe Song Clan and Lingxiao Sword Sect?” Lu Zhuxin immediately furrowed her brows.

“Yes.” The maidservant nodded. “That’s the most ancient Song clan in Nanhe Commandery, and Lingxiao Sword Sect, the most prosperous of the Seven Sword Sects!”

“Miss Yu, do you know about the Song Clan and Lingxiao Sword Sect?”

“…”

Lu Zhuxin knew.

Of course she knew.

Chi Xiyan was Song Shixuan’s fiancée.

The Nanhe Song Clan and Lingxiao Sword Sect coming together must be for Chi Xiyan.

However, according to the original plot development, it was far too early for the Song Clan and Chi family to fulfill their marriage contract.

Song Shixuan had been severely injured by Lu Zhuxin. Instead of hiding in the Song Clan to recover and repair his vital parts, why would he come to the Chi family?

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Could he want to fulfill the marriage contract early?!

No, that wasn’t right.

She couldn’t jump to this conclusion yet.

Lu Zhuxin suppressed her emotions and continued questioning the maidservant. “Then do you know who from the Song Clan came this time?”

The maidservant thought for a moment and said, “I don’t know the exact name, only that it’s a direct descendant of the Song Clan.”

“It seems to be called Song Shi-something.”

At this point, the maidservant felt something was off about Lu Zhuxin’s tone, so she asked, “Miss Yu, is something wrong with the Song family?”

Lu Zhuxin raised her hand to rub her forehead. “No, nothing. Just somewhat curious.”

She pressed her lips together. “After all… elder sister said she would accompany me earlier.”

“But now, she’s run off to entertain others…”

According to the original text, it was far too early for Chi Xiyan and Song Shixuan to meet.

How could Song Shixuan appear here?

Had she changed the plot’s development trajectory, causing subsequent events to occur earlier?

Thinking of all the variables that had occurred before, many things in this world now greatly differed from the original text Lu Zhuxin had written.

Lu Zhuxin couldn’t completely use the information from the original text to judge the current situation.

Moreover, there were so many people surnamed Song in the Nanhe Song Clan. It wasn’t necessarily Song Shixuan.

“Miss Yu, this happened suddenly. The eldest young lady didn’t have time to inform you.”

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“However, the eldest young lady asked this servant to bring you over.”

“She will be waiting for you at the main residence where the ceremony will be held.”

To this, Lu Zhuxin could only nod. “Alright, please lead the way.”

As she spoke, Lu Zhuxin slowly released her spiritual consciousness.

An Eighth Realm great demon’s spiritual consciousness was nearly unmatched in Beihe Commandery.

While heading to the main residence, Lu Zhuxin decided to first use her spiritual consciousness to investigate the background of these visitors, so she could be prepared.

However, after Lu Zhuxin released her spiritual consciousness, she felt resistance in the air.

A formation covered the Chi residence, preventing Lu Zhuxin’s spiritual consciousness from probing.

“Tsk… Did they activate the residence protection formation to prevent anyone from causing trouble?”

Actually, this formation couldn’t completely block an Eighth Realm great demon’s spiritual consciousness.

But if Lu Zhuxin forcibly penetrated the formation’s blockade with her spiritual consciousness, it would certainly trigger the formation’s reaction.

That wasn’t something Lu Zhuxin wanted to see.

“I don’t sense any familiar aura… The person who came might not be Song Shixuan…”

As long as the person from the Song Clan wasn’t Song Shixuan, they wouldn’t cause Lu Zhuxin any trouble.

Lu Zhuxin followed behind the maidservant, slowly walking toward the main residence where the ceremony would be held.

At this moment, the reception hall was already filled with distinguished guests invited to witness the ceremony.