Olivia Warren and Julia Warren are the fourth and fifth daughters of the seventh generation with the character "女" in their names. The eldest aunt Gongsun Hui’s daughter, Emily Warren, is ranked seventh. However, Emily Warren is a legitimate daughter, so her status in the family is somewhat different.

As the family developed over time, the age gap between generations with the same character in their names grew larger.

For example, in the seventh generation with the character "守" or "珞", the oldest male, Thomas Warren, is already forty-three years old, even older than Henry Warren. Meanwhile, the youngest of the seventh generation, Madeline Warren, is only five years old.

In addition, there are already quite a few in the eighth generation with the characters "宗" and "璃" in their names. Among them, Philip Warren is the oldest at twenty years old, but when he sees little girls like Julia Warren and Madeline Warren, he still has to call them "aunt".

Let’s set aside the idle talk for now.

Charles Warren thought for a moment and said, “Are you planning to walk there? I happen to be going to Fenggu Farm as well. Why don’t you ride in my carriage with me?”

He knew that the family’s situation was becoming increasingly difficult, so it was impossible to assign a carriage just for two little girls, let alone family guards.

It was about twenty li from here to Fenggu Farm, which would take them at least an hour on foot. However, this area was all Wang family territory, long developed and familiar, so there shouldn’t be any danger.

Moreover, as women of the Wang family, they were not the type of weak girls who couldn’t even truss a chicken.

“Thank you, Fourth Brother.” Olivia Warren was a bit flattered and quickly expressed her thanks. Julia Warren also looked quite happy and said crisply, “Fourth Brother, you’re so nice.”

“Don’t be happy too soon. On the way, Fourth Brother is going to test your studies and cultivation.” Charles Warren chuckled.

“Ah~” The sisters Olivia Warren and Julia Warren immediately looked a bit panicked, especially Julia Warren, whose pretty little face fell, looking aggrieved, as if she’d rather walk.

Before long—

With four family guards riding yellow horses protecting them front and back, Charles Warren’s carriage slowly left the main residence. Julia Warren, still young and very respectful of Charles Warren, sat a little uneasily in the carriage, her eyes occasionally darting toward the snacks on the small table.

Because he was traveling with his two younger sisters, Charles Warren had just asked Wang Gui to fetch some preserved fruits and melons, which were now placed on the small square table in the middle of the carriage.

“Luotong, I see your aura seems to be stable at the peak of the second level of Qi Refining. How long has it been? Are you preparing for a breakthrough?” Charles Warren handed over a washed sweet melon and asked casually. Xuanwu practitioners all learn some methods of reading auras, and especially when there’s a big difference in cultivation, it’s usually easy to tell the other’s general level.

For a girl like Olivia Warren to reach this level of cultivation at around seventeen showed not only good talent but also considerable effort.

“Thank you, Fourth Brother.” Olivia Warren took the sweet melon and answered a bit shyly, “It’s been more than two months. I’m working on some foundational skills. Grandpa says I should be able to break through in about three months.”

Hearing this, Charles Warren immediately frowned. “That’s too much of a delay. Why not use a ‘Small Foundation-Building Pill’ to help with the breakthrough? According to family rules, you have the right to request one.”

“Well…” Olivia Warren lowered her head, a bit nervous. “Grandpa said the family’s resources are too tight right now, so I’ll have to wait a while before I can get a Small Foundation-Building Pill.”

“That’s not true.” Julia Warren pouted. “Grandpa said that brother is already at the peak of the third level and needs the Small Foundation-Building Pill more than sister does.”

“Luojing, don’t talk nonsense.” Olivia Warren said anxiously.

“Luojing, tell me.” Charles Warren’s expression grew serious. “Is Andrew Warren bullying you? If so, Fourth Brother will teach him a lesson.”

He knew that Andrew Warren was their biological brother, now about twenty years old.

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Chapter 10 Fenggu Farm

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“That’s not it. Grandpa just said that sister will be married off in less than two years,” Julia Warren pouted, “so it’s better to help brother improve his cultivation more.”

“Fourth Brother, I gave it to brother of my own free will. Please, please don’t blame him.” Sophia Warren explained nervously.

According to family rules, anyone who seizes another’s resources within the clan will be severely punished. But if it’s given voluntarily, there’s no punishment.

“Sigh!”

Charles Warren let out a heavy sigh in his heart. It seemed that the Fourth Great-Grandfather was a bit biased toward sons over daughters, but this was basically a common phenomenon in the Wang family nowadays, all because of poverty.

Andrew Warren was not like Charles Warren; as the legitimate young clan leader, with good talent and being trained as part of the first sequence, the resources he usually received were far less.

But for Xuanwu practitioners, the younger you are, the higher you can reach. Otherwise, as you get older and your body declines, it becomes harder and harder to make progress. The Fourth Great-Grandfather probably had no choice but to persuade Sophia Warren to help Andrew Warren.

“It’s nothing. In the end, it’s all my fault,” Charles Warren sighed. “I’ve taken up too many resources myself, which has invisibly left my brothers and sisters with much less.”