Deep Palace Pet Peach Blossom Flawless

Chapter 671: Returning to the Real Person Without Freedom

Fortunately, Xue Qingwu's mother is a normal mother. She is used to being a little partial. Her five fingers are unusually long!

But the thing that haunted Xue Qingwu the most, the one that left a knot in her heart, happened when she was fourteen. That year, she had worked hard to get an exchange program in another big city. You know, a woman only has that one chance to leave her hometown during her studies. But her mother ruined it all! Her mother disapproved, her father disapproved, and it could even be said that the whole family disapproved. Why?

Going to another big city would require a lot of family resources, but the mother selfishly wanted to leave the opportunities and resources to her younger daughter and son. The fourth sister was only two years younger than herself, and that year a big event happened in their family. Xue Qingwu's father was seriously ill and bedridden. The mother asked Xue Qingwu to back off on the grounds that the family could not afford it, and stated her own difficulties and the difficulties of this family.

Although her father was the head of the Xue family, he was only a steward, and any resources he had were tied to the family's few qualified Return to True Persons. Xue Qingwu knew her family wasn't that wealthy, but they certainly could afford the mere thousand-plus yuan in tuition. When her mother refused, she tried to borrow money, considering her numerous uncles and aunts. But her second sister, impulsive and simple-minded, intervened, stopping Xue Qingwu in her tracks, believing she held the moral high ground. "Don't you know what's going on at home? Like me, I voluntarily quit after junior high school, and so did my eldest sister. Now it's your turn! You need to think more about your family, not just yourself. And why would a woman like you have to leave town? Why not work for a few years and find someone to marry?"

The eldest sister was already married and didn't say much. She had long focused on her own small family, and her younger brothers and sisters were still young and could not influence their parents' decisions. However, the second sister said these words so blatantly, and the mother did not say a word.

"Don't be so selfish! I think you should just reflect on yourself at home and think more about it!"

Xue Qingwu was furious. The most confused person in this family was her second sister. The things she did were beyond words for a normal person. Her father had been hesitant at first, but now he had made up his mind: "Just stay in this city! Don't leave the city. A girl like you wouldn't be able to leave the city too far. Your parents wouldn't be worried if you were too far away. Besides, money alone isn't enough. You need the accompaniment and signature of a direct relative to go to school in another city. San'er, stop it!"

In this way, Xue Qingwu's first plan was forced to be interrupted. She also hypnotized herself that her family was in financial difficulty during that time. Her father fell ill and her mother could not leave during this period. There was really no way to wait.

What was even more difficult for Xue Qingwu to accept and unbelievable happened next. Her fourth sister Xue Qinglai voluntarily dropped out of school. No matter how her mother persuaded or scolded her, she could not change her determination. "I know nothing about studying! I'm not interested in it. I get a headache just looking at those books!"

Then, another incident occurred with the fifth brother. During the six-monthly national testing of the Five Elements, his body was found to be overactive. This marked the beginning of his mutation and the beginning of his journey to becoming a True Person. His mother was overjoyed, and the fifth brother was faced with a choice. He was not yet ten years old, so he could continue attending ordinary school and receive instruction and knowledge in his spare time. Alternatively, he could enroll in a specialized school dedicated to the True Person. However, this meant registering with the government and being directly under its control. However, attending a school also meant losing his freedom and being subject to constant government control as he grew. He would guard the city's periphery, enter secret realms to hunt powerful, demonized mutant beasts, and some would even serve as city guards. In short, those trained in a True Person school belonged to the Dasheng Empire, no longer to themselves or their families. Ordinary True Persons had no freedom. Therefore, many powerful aristocratic families maintained their own training grounds, allowing them to maintain maximum freedom and protect their families.

The fifth brother, Xue Qinglin, said directly to his mother, "Mom, I want to go to Fanzhen School. I can't study in ordinary schools anyway. This is perfect. Just let me go to Fanzhen School. That way, I won't have to take any exams anymore!"

Her mother's words planted a knot in Xue Qingwu's heart for many years to come. "Oh, I see. I originally left money for you to go to school. Yuncheng's educational resources are average, but you can go to the top three big cities! As long as you can pass the exam, your mother will support you. But who would have thought that you were not good at studying! If I had known this..."

If only Xue Qingwu had known this would happen. Everyone knows it. If only Xue Qingwu had taken the money to go to school across town! Xue Qingwu was admitted to high school in Wucheng, the third-largest city. But… Xue Qingwu understood. For the first time in this new world, she tasted the pain her original family had inflicted on her in her first life: bias! Her parents' blatant partiality pierced her heart like a sword, leaving it aching. It turned out that her family didn't lack the ability or resources, but simply wasn't willing or willing to share them with her.

The experience of two lives allowed Xue Qingwu to quickly get out of the shadows. She had been a queen in one life, so she naturally understood and had seen all kinds of strange family affairs. This was really nothing, but she was going to leave the city to find Zhou Xuheng. If she continued to be trapped in Yuncheng like this, she would soon become an adult. Things would be very troublesome afterwards.

For many years afterward, Xue Qingwu maintained a normal relationship with her parents, especially her mother. She understood that her mother's role in that incident was crucial. Her mother noticed her daughter's indifference, but she didn't think she was wrong. As always, as long as they had food to eat, she cared about each child's meals, and everyone was happy. Occasionally, she would sigh, "Alas, look at so many promising children. They pass the exams, graduate, and return to their hometowns. They have great jobs and earn a lot of money, and the adults all benefit from it! San'er is also unlucky. He happened to be born during our family's most difficult time..."

Xue Qingwu suspected that if her father hadn't happened, her mother wouldn't have given her the extra resources reserved for her youngest daughter and son. It was simply that her mother took advantage of her father's illness to do so. She was just a normal housewife, a normal, partial mother. She didn't feel she had ruined Xue Qingwu's life's most important opportunity, but simply felt it was her own bad luck.

In fact, Xue Qingwu had already planned it out. That was Wucheng, the third largest city. Once there, she would find another way to get to the Imperial Capital. In any case, the Imperial Capital was her first reasonable choice at the moment.

But now the plan was ruined. Xue Qingwu raised her snow-white palm and examined it carefully. "Mine belongs to the wood element, right? I heard that those who can absorb it freely within their bodies are highly qualified Return to True Persons! Does mine count? But I've used this trait to fool through several national Five Elements tests!"

Yes, after Xue Qingwu suffered the blow of being unable to leave the city that year, she noticed a change within herself. She stumbled and practiced secretly, following the instructions. She had no intention of attending the Return to Truth School; that would be meaningless and free. And what Xue Qingwu lacked most was freedom! She still had to plan her search for Zhou Xuheng!

However, if he couldn't become a Returning True Person, he wouldn't have some privileges, and he wouldn't be able to train in the dangerous secret realms of this city. Xue Qingwu could only find another way.