Standing outside the cave, Lu Zhiwei looked confused and wanted to look inside the cave to see if Lu Ping had really left the cave, but the existence of restrictions prevented her from seeing what was going on inside the cave.
When she met Lu Yuanshan in the morning, she was told that Lu Ping had woken up and wanted to see her by name. Lu Zhiwei didn't believe it at first, thinking it was Lu Yuanshan telling her a joke to comfort her.
Since the failure of foundation building, her character has become much more decadent. She is silent all day long, which makes Lu Yuanshan and others feel sad when they look at her. She is often comforted, and she is not interested in anything.
Just because her father woke up, she had an urge to come over.
But my father has been in seclusion for thirty years. If he could come out of seclusion, he should have come out to rescue the sect when the devil was in chaos. Why did he wait until now?
Lu Zhiwei thought secretly, her face expressionless, and she couldn't see any happiness.
In the cave, after hearing the cry, Lu Ping controlled his consciousness to pass through the restriction and float outside the cave.
When he saw Lu Zhiwei's haggard and depressed state, Lu Ping couldn't help the corners of his eyes sore.
As a little girl, Lu Zhiwei was only a teenager when Lu Ping went into seclusion, and she was in her prime. She was a beautiful and refreshing girl, which was endearing.
Now, the little girl has grown up, but she has completely lost the lively girl she used to be. There is no sparkle in her eyes and no spirit at all.
Obviously, the failure of foundation building had a great impact on her. Over the years, she almost became a demon, constantly tormenting her and causing her temperament to change drastically.
"Silly boy, this is just a failure in foundation building. There is no need to be so discouraged."
Lu Ping reached out and touched Lu Zhiwei's head, trying to comfort her, but his touch was in vain.
Alas, I forgot that I am only a conscious body now, if I can still contact it.
He had no choice but to activate the [Voice Transmission] function, select Lu Zhiwei and Lu Yuanshan as the targets, and establish a three-person group chat.
"You are here."
Lu Ping's voice sounded in the minds of both children at the same time.
"father?"
Hearing Lu Ping's voice, Lu Zhiwei looked startled.
This surprised her, and she couldn't help but turn her head to look at Lu Yuanshan, wanting to ask if her father was really awake now?
Lu Ping could not show up for the time being and could not leave the cave to meet each other, but she heard Lu Yuanshan mention it.
Lu Yuanshan smiled and nodded: "You heard that right."
"It's me, Zhiwei."
Lu Ping's voice sounded again.
After confirming that it was Lu Ping's voice, Lu Zhiwei's delicate body trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but feel a little happy in her heart. She wanted to take a few steps forward and beg Lu Ping to open the restriction and enter the cave to take a good look at Lu Ping.
"No need to come in."
But as soon as she took two steps, Lu Ping's voice came over.
"Just stand outside the cave. It's not convenient for me to meet you right now."
"oh."
Lu Zhiwei had no choice but to stop.
"Yuan Shan told me about your foundation building, so you don't have to blame yourself."
Lu Ping went straight to the point: "I called you here today just to take a good look at you. You have suffered a lot these years."
Lu Zhiwei listened quietly, her heart no longer calm. She wanted to throw herself into Lu Ping's arms and cry loudly, telling her guilt and grievances over the years, but this idea was quickly suppressed.
She has grown up and is no longer the lively and cute little girl she once was. Now she cannot enter the cave to see Lu Ping. She can only rely on sound transmission to communicate to feel her father's presence and listen to that familiar voice.
"Father, please forgive me for Zhiwei's incompetence and wasting the sect's training of my foundation-building pill."
After a moment of silence, she took the initiative to apologize, showing a bit of self-blame.
"If that Foundation Building Pill had been used by my eldest brother, I would have been able to build the foundation in one fell swoop, and the sect's situation would have been very different."
The eldest brother Lu Zhiwei refers to is naturally Lu Yuanshan.
"Little sister, my elder brother's qualifications are far inferior to yours. Even if you take the foundation building pill, you may not be able to succeed in building the foundation."
Lu Zhiwei's self-blaming look made Lu Yuanshan feel very uncomfortable.
There is only a 50% chance of building a foundation by taking the Foundation Building Pill. No one can guarantee that the foundation building will be successful in one try. It is human nature to fail once or twice, and at most it will be a little regretful.
The worst thing to do is polish up your strength and start over.
But the little girl just couldn't get over the shadow of the failure of foundation building.
"It's just a failure in foundation building. Don't take it to heart. My father doesn't mean to blame you."
"It was extremely difficult to build the foundation for my father back then. It took three Foundation Establishment Pills to successfully build the foundation. You don't have to be discouraged."
This is indeed true. Lu Ping's qualification is three spiritual roots, which is not as good as Lu Zhiwei's two spiritual roots.
In order to break through the foundation building in one fell swoop, I prepared three foundation building pills and spent more than a year in seclusion before successfully building the foundation.
Talent, opportunity, resources... these were not considered wealthy for Lu Ping at that time, but they were just enough to enable him to practice cultivation.
"My child still feels it's a pity that he failed to live up to the sect's expectations."
Lu Zhiwei was relieved that her father did not blame her, but the thoughts of self-blame and guilt remained deep in her heart.
When I think about the value of that Foundation Establishment Pill to the sect back then, it was more than just a Foundation Establishment Pill. It was equivalent to the sect's life-saving money. Whether the sect can change its predicament in the future depends entirely on her ability.
Whether the foundation building was successful.
This responsibility was huge for her. Unfortunately, the foundation building failed in the end and she was unable to shoulder it.
After listening to Lu Zhiwei's words of self-blame, Lu Ping comforted her, but seeing that her daughter still couldn't let go, he had to change the topic, chatted with Lu Zhiwei, and asked her about her living conditions in recent years.
Lu Zhiwei spoke very little at first, mostly asking and answering questions, but as the conversation between the two parties increased, she gradually took the initiative to ask some questions.
For example, asking when Lu Ping came out of seclusion, whether he had broken through the Nascent Soul, whether the sect was in a difficult situation now, whether he would continue to carry on the sect's inheritance, etc.
Lu Ping gave a brief answer, during which Lu Yuanshan also added a few words.
The atmosphere of the conversation between the three was quite harmonious, but Lu Zhiwei's expression had always been a little haggard and listless. Obviously, the failure of the foundation building had a great impact on her, and she is still trapped in the shadow of being ashamed of her sect.
Lu Ping could do nothing but give verbal guidance.
The trouble should end it.
After the conversation, Lu Ping brought up the matter of the tree hole fox.
"In a small stone town more than two hundred miles east of Qinglian Mountain, there is a group of tree hole foxes that have been breeding for a long time. This group of tree hole foxes often hurts people passing by. There are about thirty-six of them in number, and they are a hidden danger.
The sect needs to send someone to clean it up."
"What level of tree hole fox is it? Is it difficult to kill?"
Hearing that there was a demon fox causing trouble, Lu Yuanshan couldn't help but ask.
As the leader of a sect, he habitually wants to understand the opponent's strength first, and then consider making corresponding plans and what kind of disciples to send to attack.
"They are very weak. They are all first-level demon foxes. Their strength is between the first and second levels of Qi training."
Hearing this, Lu Yuanshan nodded and took the initiative to ask for help.
"Leave this matter to the children."
He did not ask why Lu Ping mentioned this matter, to clean up the tree hole foxes, and how he learned that there was a group of tree hole foxes there.
But there must be a certain reason for my father to be concerned about this matter. It is not surprising that he found those tree hole foxes.
After all, he is also the ancestor of Jindan, so he should have some extraordinary skills.
"As the leader, your first priority is to stay in the sect."
Lu Ping designated the candidate and said: "Zhiwei, since you have a difficult time in your heart and have always felt that you are guilty of the sect, then you should lead your disciples to complete this expedition." This chapter has been completed!