I've led the Villain Astray, How Do I fix It?

Chapter 31

  

31

Time flowed like water. Therefore, three years' time passed in a flash. In a blink of an eye, Liu Guang Sect's widespread disciple recruiting day came.

Although Xu family was affiliated with Liu Guang Sect and could enjoy a certain degree of preferential treatment, their children still could not be directly taken in. However, with Xu ZiYan's natural talent, being accepted as an inner sect disciple was simply not a problem. If he was lucky, it was even possible for him to become some Elder's or perhaps the Sect Leader's Succeeding Disciple.

After three years of cultivating, Xu ZiYan's astonishing perseverance and innate talent allowed him to successfully finish cultivating the Qi Condensation Stage in just three short years. With his age being only fifteen years old, even if he possessed the Lightning Heavenly Spiritual Vein, his achievements were already enough to prove his hard work.

Regardless of which Sect, they all favoured disciples who worked hard. And for someone like Xu ZiYan who had both godly innate talent and who was willing to bear hardships, their attitude toward him would be self-explanatory.

But in the time of three years, if one said that Xu ZiYan's improvement was surprising, then the speed Xu ZiRong's cultivation increased at simply made everyone astonished.

At the eighth layer of Qi Condensation Stage, the gap between finishing Qi Condensation Stage was merely two layers. Moreover, Xu ZiRong was a child who had been in contact with cultivating for only three years.

When he saw how Xu ZiRong had this talent, Xu Xiao felt some rare regret. Back then, if he had brought this child back earlier, would there be two Xu family children participating in the disciple recruitment who had finished cultivating the Qi Condensation Stage?

Apart from that, what also made Xu Xiao feel a bit regretful was that, perhaps because of his original neglect; Xu ZiRong practically didn't have any feelings for him. Normally, when the two met Xu ZiRong would only lightly call him 'Father' once. Their relationship was only slightly better than what one would expect to be between two strangers.

Xu Xiao did not like Xu ZiRong. Although Xu ZiRong was also his son, every time he saw the other's dark eyes with hidden depths, he would always feel inexplicably unhappy. That pair of eyes were too dark and profound, Xu Xiao would always feel the illusion that Xu ZiRong hated him, this father of his.

Fortunately, although this brat didn't have any strong relationships with anyone in Xu family including himself, Xu ZiRong extremely loved sticking to his older brother. As long as someone wasn't blind, they would be able to see that the relationship between this pair of brothers was practically more intimate than what one would be between two completely blood-related siblings.

The only thing that made Xu Xiao feel dissatisfied was that Xu ZiYan was really too good to that brat. He was so good to him that even Xu Xiao, their father, felt a bit uncomfortable.

But no matter what, Xu ZiYan was Xu family's child. It was impossible for him to do anything to harm the Xu family. In addition, that brat was very dependant on Xu ZiYan. Thus, Xu Xiao didn't feel many misgivings about sending both of them to the Liu Guang Sect.

In reality, Xu Xiao's mindset was correct. Perhaps Xu ZiYan felt some disdain for Xu Xiao's misdeeds and conduct, but he still genuinely and earnestly accepted the other's nurturing. And for his thoughts toward the whole Xu family, though Xu ZiYan could not regard the family as intimately as his family before he had transmigrated, he didn't hate it either.

Nowadays, Xu ZiYan had already acknowledged and approved of how he belonged to the Xu family. As long as the Xu family doesn't betray him, he would do everything within his capabilities to protect the family's growth.