LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 206
The main reason why Mai Dongzi returned to the Xi family was 60% because of the Ren Guang siblings, and 40% because of the Xi family’s connections.
When she had just been reborn, she was afraid that those in the Xi family who knew her well would notice the differences between her and the original owner, and suspect her true identity. She only stayed in the Xi family for one night before leaving.
Now, after more than half a year had passed, with such a long buffer period, even if Mira and the others noticed her significant changes, they wouldn’t think too much about it.
Therefore, Mai Dongzi planned to take this opportunity to return to the Xi family, circulate around, and communicate with the people she had chosen.
While she couldn’t completely sever ties with the Xi family, staying on the fringes of the family was a waste of resources. It would be better to develop within the family and build more connections.
Within the Xi family, the Ren Guang siblings were her most reliable allies, and through them, she could obtain information about the Xi family and other families of similar status.
However, one cannot put all their eggs in one basket. She also needed other connections. Different relationships led to different channels.
Before returning to the Xi family, Mai Dongzi had predicted that assisting Mira with taking the cultivation potential-enhancing medicine would become an opportunity for her to break the deadlock with the younger generation of the Xi family.
As expected, she was right. After Mira came out of the cultivation room, the way everyone in the waiting room looked at Mai Dongzi had changed.
Mira’s status in the family had originally only been slightly better than Lucy’s. After all, both of them were notorious in the family for their poor cultivation potential.
However, with Mai Dongzi’s assistance, Mira’s martial arts cultivation potential not only improved but she also successfully advanced to the late stage of level 3 and even triggered a psychic ability.
Putting aside Mai Dongzi’s own extraordinary cultivation potential, her auxiliary sound therapy technique alone was enough to make many people excited.
The vast majority of the younger generation in the Xi family believed that, regardless of their abilities or physical qualities, they were all stronger than Mira. If Mira could succeed, they would be even more successful.
As a result, many of them looked at Mai Dongzi eagerly, mentally calculating how they could get closer to her.
In order to build a relationship with Mai Dongzi, a few of the younger generation with the highest cultivation levels hosted a gathering in the evening to celebrate Mira’s success, specially inviting Mai Dongzi.
Of course, Mai Dongzi didn’t have much affection for these people. It was impossible for her to truly get along with them, but that didn’t mean she wouldn’t maintain a superficial, interest-driven relationship with them.
What surprised Mai Dongzi, however, was that Erica unexpectedly appeared in front of her and apologized in front of everyone:
“I’m sorry. I used to think that you took my position, so I resented you and couldn’t help but want to take revenge. Now I realize I was wrong, and I shouldn’t have done that. From a relational standpoint, you are my cousin, and within the Xi family, we are the closest to each other.”
Since Erica had been knocked off the stage by Zhuang Huaiya at the Imperial Capital University competition and mocked by others, she had become nearly invisible.
After that, Mai Dongzi had been so busy that when Erica suddenly appeared to seek attention, she realized she had completely forgotten about her.
It seemed that during this period, Erica had been in a process of self-reflection. Her temperament had changed considerably, becoming more humble and gentle. Surprisingly, her cultivation had also advanced from the early stage of level 5 to the mid-stage.
Indeed, she was truly a woman with the qualities of a supporting character, possessing the unstoppable aura of a cockroach that couldn’t be killed.
Erica’s words were very sincere, and her attitude of admitting fault was quite good. The people present, including Ren Guang, were somewhat convinced that she truly regretted her actions.
However, even if Mai Dongzi didn’t have psychic abilities and couldn’t sense Erica’s complicated emotions that subtly leaked through her words, she could still tell that Erica’s seemingly sincere speech actually lacked any real apology. From her words, it was clear that Erica didn’t have much genuine intention.
More importantly, by saying these things in front of everyone, Erica was subtly pressuring Mai Dongzi to reconcile with her on the spot.
Mai Dongzi didn’t know what exactly Erica’s purpose was, but she was certain something was off, and it certainly wouldn’t go as Erica intended.
“A while ago, I received a message from my uncle. Your mother, Zhao Fanni, was the one who had my mother kidnapped and taken to a peripheral star, where she was severely injured and left in a vegetative state for over ten years. Then, when my identity was exposed and I was attacked by the entire star network, my mother was taken from the hospital, and I haven’t heard anything about her since.” Mai Dongzi said calmly.
The grudge of having one’s father killed and mother harmed to the point of becoming a vegetable wasn’t a small one. Though most people were somewhat aware of it, time had passed so long that it was no longer anyone’s business, and most had forgotten about it.
As soon as Mai Dongzi spoke, the room fell silent, and everyone’s gaze toward Erica changed.
Erica’s face also changed, turning red and white in turns.
“Erica didn’t know about these things; she had just been born at that time,” someone tried to defend Erica.
“Should I then forget that her mother caused my father’s death, that her mother made my mother a vegetable, and that my mother later went missing? Should I just become close, dear sisters with her?” Mai Dongzi continued in the same calm tone.
The person defending Erica turned bright red, too ashamed to speak further. Erica finally couldn’t take it anymore and awkwardly left the waiting room.
Mai Dongzi thought that Erica’s outburst would make the atmosphere in the room awkward, but to her surprise, after Erica left, most people looked at her with sympathy, and the feeling of distance from her seemed to vanish.
“What exactly is going on?” Mai Dongzi privately asked Ren Guang.
“I’m not sure either. I haven’t seen Erica in the family these past few days, and I’ve barely heard anything about her,” Ren Guang replied, equally uncertain.
“After Aunt Zhao was taken away, those who used to be close to her in the family stopped associating with her. However, after the vacation at Imperial Capital University, it seems like Erica has reconciled with those people. I heard from others that Erica has a method for quickly improving her cultivation,” Mira interjected, offering some information.
“I asked what method she’s using to quickly improve her cultivation, but they said Erica only told a few people she’s close to.” Mira explained.
Ren Guang and Mai Dongzi exchanged a look.
Under normal circumstances, cultivators need to rely on their own diligence to improve, advancing step by step.
Cultivators from wealthy families can speed up their cultivation by taking auxiliary medicinal pills that enhance their training, but even this acceleration has its limits.
Given the Xi family’s investment in cultivating young disciples with good potential, aside from the latest energy-enhancing drugs, they have access to various other auxiliary cultivation pills.
So, Ren Guang and Mai Dongzi couldn’t think of any method Erica might have that would allow her to accelerate her cultivation beyond these standard methods.