Obsessively Raised by My Doll 177

Chapter 177

But the reality was a little worse than they had expected.

At this time, in the garden, there were about fifty members of the Shan royal family gathered.

In terms of bloodline, they all had some of the blood of the puppeteer ancestor of the past. Logically, the chances of the descendants of a cultivator having cultivation talent would be a little higher than ordinary people.

But even among the members of the Shan royal family, among the first fifteen people, not a single one had cultivation talent.

Not even the lowest-grade mixed spiritual root.

As Lu Dieqing and Zheng Xuening were silent, the onlookers also saw that something was wrong and did not dare to say anything more.

The Empress’s brow was almost furrowed together, and her back had unknowingly stooped a lot.

Knowing that outside the Shan Kingdom, outside the powerful Chaoying Kingdom, there was still a more powerful existence that was eyeing them, the mortals, and might cause harm, how could she be at ease?

In the future, she probably wouldn’t even be able to sleep peacefully.

Matters that could be resisted by human power would already make her toss and turn, unable to sleep, and worry a little. Let alone matters that could not be resisted by human power, and involved cultivators.

The Empress looked at the figures of Lu Dieqing and Zheng Xuening standing together, her lips pressed tightly together, the wrinkles on her face a little more obvious, as if at this moment, she had made some decision in her heart.

A wise man submits to circumstances. The Shan Kingdom was not hers alone, and some decisions still had to be made.

When the line of royal family members was almost halfway through, the spirit stone in Zheng Xuening’s hand finally emitted a faint green fluorescent light.

Zheng Xuening: “Spiritual root detected. Cultivation is possible.”

Her voice was as cool and clear as the clash of jade, but it made the onlookers’ hearts relax a little.

Even Lu He, at the side, silently let out a breath of relief.

In the face of the bigger picture, the small grudges of her and her husband, Bai Ming, along with Qingqing, having left the Shan Kingdom for so many years, were no longer anything.

She sincerely hoped that she could find a few more cultivation seedlings in the Shan Kingdom to lighten Qingqing and Xuening’s burden.

“That’s great! Shuangshuang can cultivate! She can cultivate!”

Someone close to Lu Rushuang exclaimed, holding their hands.

Lu Rushuang was the Empress’s granddaughter, the only legitimate daughter of the Fifth Prince. Her personality was usually low-key, and she did not attract much attention.

While the other princesses were all scheming and fighting for the future throne, both openly and secretly, the Fifth Prince’s line, perhaps because of his gender, had never participated, and had just been a well-behaved noble of the royal family, which was also quite special.

Now, Lu Rushuang, who had never been paid much attention to, had actually been declared by the heir of the Chaoying Kingdom to have a spiritual root and to be able to cultivate. Not to mention how shocked and envious the people around her were.

“That’s great. You’re the first one.”

Even Lu Dieqing couldn’t help but praise Lu Rushuang, showing a smile.

She was already sweet-looking, and when she smiled, her dimples were brilliant, and a few strands of her beautiful hair fell by her lips. Zheng Xuening’s peripheral vision saw this, and without a second thought, she raised her hand, her slender hand brushing her stray hair to the side.

Their actions, unconsciously, revealed an intimacy that others could not achieve.

Lu Rushuang had always been used to being a transparent person. Suddenly seeing her cousin, whom she had never met before, being so friendly and even encouraging her and smiling at her, she was a little flattered.

But the next moment, seeing the intimate gesture between the Crown Princess of Chaoying, Zheng Xuening, and Lu Dieqing, she quickly lowered her head, pretending not to have seen anything.

It was truly a bit embarrassing.

In the Shan Kingdom, there were indeed some women who did not marry men, but just followed their own hearts and were with a beloved of the same gender.

But perhaps for the sake of procreating, the larger the family, the more they valued this point. This led to the fact that even in the Shan Kingdom, where women were revered, they still had to consider the continuation of the family.

Sometimes, one could only put their beloved woman aside and first complete the task of family procreation. This was a painful point.

So, for someone like Lu Dieqing and Zheng Xuening, whose statuses were already extraordinary, and whose births were noble, to be able to so openly display their feelings for each other in public, was truly enviable.

That was a kind of carefree spirit that many clan women, who were burdened by family responsibilities and all sorts of duties, did not dare to even think of.

“Sister Shuangshuang, come and stand by my side.”

Lu Dieqing first smiled at Zheng Xuening, then turned her eyes to Lu Rushuang, signaling for the other to come over, to wait until everyone was there before talking about the matter of cultivation.

Lu Rushuang’s looks were just about handsome, not the kind of dazzling color. In the past, she had been used to not being looked upon with high regard. Now, to suddenly receive so many gazes from the people around her, she was a little uncomfortable.

When she stood by Lu Dieqing’s side, her breathing was even a little trembling.

But in a flash, she thought, from today onwards, she would also be a person who could cultivate. She would be different from before. Her parents would probably also be looked upon with more favor by others because of her.

Thinking that she could play such a role, Lu Rushuang’s back straightened a little, and her gaze became more determined.

She would cherish this opportunity to stand out and cultivate desperately.

“Don’t be too nervous. Cultivation is a… hmm, a process of following one’s heart. If one has too strong an obsession, it will sometimes hinder your progress.”

Lu Dieqing, with the mentality of someone who had been through it, said a few more words to Lu Rushuang.

So strange. Perhaps because the other also had the surname Lu, and they had the same ancestors, when she was with the people in the garden, her heart would have an indescribable, inexplicable sense of closeness and familiarity.

If it had been before she had cultivated, and she had just been a mortal, this feeling would have been a little vague.

But now it was very clear, a kind of premonition.

Zheng Xuening was still continuing to check people’s spiritual root talent.

Perhaps Lu Rushuang had set a good precedent. When the line was two-thirds through, two more people with cultivation talent were successively detected.

One of them was a boy and a girl, a pair of twin siblings.

Lu Dieqing smelled a more familiar feeling on them and couldn’t help but ask, “What is Lu Er to you?”

“Does cousin know my brother? Ah, that’s right. My brother went to the Shan Kingdom as an envoy last time. Cousin must have seen him.”

The brother and sister both showed their little canine teeth. They were about eight or nine years old and still had a pure and childish air about them, looking very likable.

“When my brother came back, he once said that if cousin had been born in the Shan Kingdom, our grandmother, the Empress, would definitely only like you.”

When the twin siblings spoke of these things, they were chattering, looking a little more lively than the other royal family members.

Lu Yu and Lu Ran were, after all, young, and their natures were natural. Seeing that Lu Dieqing and Zheng Xuening were both outstanding in looks, and were also the legendary “immortals.”

They couldn’t help but feel a sense of closeness in their hearts, and said whatever came to their minds, without so many scruples.

Seeing these two so cute, Lu Dieqing couldn’t help but take out a handful of candy from her storage ring and hand it to Lu Ran and Lu Yu.

The brother and sister were stunned for a moment, then their brows and eyes lit up with a smile, their mouths sweet as they said their thanks.

“Thank you, Sister Qingqing.”

Although the two of them were young, they also understood that to be able to speak so intimately with Lu Dieqing, and with their brother Lu Er as a middleman, there was a reason for some friendship.

The people in the royal family had mostly been in the mix of fame, fortune, and power from a young age. Even if they were young, they were a little sharper to the situation than the common people.

After Lu Dieqing had distributed the candy, she turned her head and saw Lu Rushuang standing there with her head slightly lowered, her peripheral vision seeming to have caught a glimpse of her distributing the candy.

Thinking that the other was also her sister, and that she should not distinguish between closeness and distance, and that it was just a handful of candy, she took out another handful and gave it to her.

Lu Rushuang was flattered. “…Thank you, younger sister.”

She was used to being a marginal figure in the royal family. Now, not only had she become the center, but she was also being treated like a child. There was an indescribable feeling, and her heart was moved.

Lu Dieqing broke into a smile, her bright almond eyes curving into crescents.

However, at this moment, she heard a certain someone cough slightly.

She followed the sound and saw her Ningning’s lips pressed into a straight line.

Her side profile was like a wronged little child.

—How come everyone else has some, but I don’t?

Aiya, Lu Dieqing’s heart melted at once.