It was a moonlit night. Mo Tiange opened her eyes from her cultivation, sweating profusely.
Although she was drenched in sweat, she was actually very happy because she finally broke through and reached the second layer of the Aura Refining realm. She could now practice some small spells!
The Art of Sunu was a cultivation technique. In other words, it didn't have any means to deal with enemies. There were only a few spells recorded at the back of the technique. She didn't know if it was added by the Mo family's ancestor who passed the technique to her.
These spells recorded the levels of cultivation. Once she reached the second layer of the Aura Refining realm, she could practice one of the spells called Wind's Breath Technique.
Wind's Breath Technique was a spell that used spiritual aura to cause fluctuations and form wind. Once mastered, she could do whatever she wanted and even hurt the enemy without leaving a trace.
Mo Tiange wasn't interested in hurting the enemy. However, when her ancestor passed the technique to her, she always reminded her that the cultivation world was filled with dangers. Even if she didn't want to hurt people, she still had to be on guard.
Since she wanted to find her father, she definitely had to go to the cultivation world and ask other cultivators. Learning some self-defense techniques was absolutely necessary.
However, she felt that since she had just broken through, the spiritual aura in her body was empty, so it wasn't suitable for her to practice immediately. Mo Tiange thought for a while then went to the kitchen to fetch some water. She washed her body and planned to rest first.
In the past few years, she rarely slept. She would only feel a little tired after cultivating for five or six days.
She couldn't cultivate during the day, so she raced against time at night. She wouldn't rest if she could.
However, she understood the principle of more haste, less speed. For example, now wasn't the right time to cultivate, so she had to rest first.
When she woke up, it was already dawn.
Mo Tiange opened her eyes. Feeling very relaxed, she finally got up.
After folding the quilt, she went to fetch some water to wash her face. Then, she went back to the room and combed her hair in front of a palm-sized mirror.
First, she parted her hair into two sides, then coiled them into two buns.
She was no longer the little girl from three years ago who didn't even know how to braid her hair. Now, she could tie her hair into a bun so that it was smooth and clean. She looked neat and tidy, just like when her mother was still alive.
After she finished, she closed the door and went to Tianqiao's room.
Now that she didn't need to help Aunt Lin with work, she didn't need to get up so early in the morning. When she got up, she only needed to look for Tianqiao to eat.
Her small room did not need to be locked. There was nothing valuable in it anyway.
The land deed left behind by her family was managed by her eldest uncle, and her jewelry and other valuables were with her grandmother. She only had about a hundred yuan on her, and it was saved up by her eldest aunt who occasionally bought snacks with her.
In addition, the Kung Fu Manual was in her head, and she always wore the glass bead on her hand. There were only some clothes and bedding left in the room that were neither new nor old, and the material was not very good. She thought that the important things were some brushes, ink, books, and paper, but Aunt Lin and the others were illiterate, so they would not even look at them.
Tianqiao's room was located in the courtyard on the second level. Needless to say, the room was more than twice as big as hers.
As soon as Mo Tiange walked over, she saw Tianqiao's maidservant coming out with a basin of water. Tianqiao bowed to Mo Tiange and went back to busy herself.
This little girl was bought by Eldest Aunt. Originally, although their family was a local tycoon and had a few servants, they wouldn't buy servants to serve them in their daily lives. However, Eldest Aunt had high standards and had always raised Tianqiao like a young miss of a noble family. Therefore, when Tianqiao grew up, she bought a little girl to serve her.
Tianqiao had indeed woken up the moment Mo Tiange entered the room. She was picking out clothes. When she saw Mo Tiange, she waved at her. "Tiange, help me choose which one to wear."
Mo Tiange walked over and saw a pile of clothes on the bed. Tianqiao muttered, "In fact, I think every one of them is good, but if Mother doesn't like them, she'll tell me to come back and change them. Alas!"
His words made Mo Tiange smile. She picked out a sky-blue one from the pile and said, "This one."
Mo Tianqiao took it and beamed with joy. "I'll definitely listen to you."
Mo Tiange shook her head as she looked at the wardrobe full of clothes.
Her eldest aunt wholeheartedly wanted to raise Tianqiao as a young lady from a noble family. Unfortunately, Tianqiao had a lively personality, so it would be better to be like her, unrestrained and happy.
However, it wasn't Mo Tiange's place to say these words. Even if she did, it would only be interpreted as her jealousy.
In the blink of an eye, Tianqiao had already put on her clothes. She smiled at Mo Tiange and said, "Do I look good?"
Mo Tiange smiled and nodded.
Mo Clan had always been famous for its beauties.
Tianqiao was also very beautiful. She was only eleven years old, but she already had a good appearance. It was no wonder that her eldest aunt wholeheartedly cultivated her.
After Tianqiao finished tidying up, the two of them went to the dining room. Breakfast was already prepared.
"Grandpa, Grandma," the two of them greeted the old patriarch and Madam Zheng together.
Madam Zheng raised her eyes and saw Tiange standing together with Tianqiao. She couldn't help but wrinkle her brows.
She had never concealed her dislike for this granddaughter who wasn't related to her by blood. However, in the past three years, her indifference didn't make Tiange shrink back. On the contrary, as she grew up, her bearing became more and more calm. She was no longer as indifferent as when she first came here.
Every time Madam Zheng saw Mo Tiange standing next to Tianqiao, even though her clothes were much worse than Tianqiao's, Madam Zheng always felt unhappy.
However, in front of the old patriarch, she couldn't show her displeasure and just nodded indifferently.
"Father, Mother."
"Eldest Uncle, Eldest Aunt."
After greeting them, the two of them sat down.
Aside from them, Mo Tianjun was already sitting in his own seat.
Three years had passed. He had grown a lot taller and was no longer as naughty as before. It was probably because his two younger sisters stopped going to school that he realized his sisters were different from him. Compared to when they were young, he cared more about them. Not only did he no longer bully Mo Tiange, but he also brought Tianqiao some things.
"Father, can I go to the market in town?"
Mo Tianjun asked his father then added, "I'll go in the afternoon. I'll go to school in the morning."
The Eldest Young Master of the Mo family looked at the old patriarch. Seeing that he was expressionless, he said, "You can only go after you've done your homework."
Mo Tianjun clapped his hands happily after getting permission. "I know. I won't delay my homework." He then looked at his mother eagerly. "Mother, give me some money to buy things in the market."
Asking for some money to play wasn't a big deal, so the Eldest Young Madam immediately said, "I'll give it to you later, but you can't buy things carelessly."
Mo Tianjun nodded repeatedly.
Seeing this, Mo Tianqiao hastily said, "Big Brother, take me with you. I haven't gone out for a long time."
Mo Tianjun wanted to agree, but he didn't dare to. He looked at his parents' expressions and sure enough, his mother said, "You should stay at home and learn to work as a maid. Why would a girl go to the market? There'll be a lot of people there."
Mo Tianqiao pouted. "Half a day won't delay anything. I haven't gone out for a long time. I'm bored to death!"
What she said made sense. The Eldest Young Master thought for a while then said, "Let Tianqiao go. Tiange and Xiaoshan will go together. Tianjun will take them with him, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Mo Tianqiao was so happy that she said repeatedly, "Thank you, Father! Father is the best!"
Mo Tiange sighed inwardly. In fact, she didn't want to go, but she had to accompany the crown prince to study.