When he learned that it was Lady Ying Ji who had dug out the Spirit Root to save Baili Yu, while Zhao Wenjun was feigning illness to reap the benefits for two hundred years, this was what he thought.
At that ti, he almost died of heartache for the tornt his mother suffered.
So in a fit of rage, he...
Slap!
A crisp sound.
Baili An’s cheeks were forcefully slapped between Ying Ji’s two hands, his facial features squeezed tightly as Ying Ji pulled a long face:
"I know you’re a sneaky little rascal with a protective nature. Now co clean and tell , what did you do to Zhao Wenjun?"
They say no one knows a child better than their mother. Realizing he couldn’t bluff his way out of this, Baili An had no choice but to flash his tusks, pulling a grim face:
"That Princess is just like you, mother, strong-willed, and she never explained the situation to clearly. She took your credit for the Spirit Root with such a smug look.
Blinded by anger, I was already badly injured at the Tianxi Sword Sect, lost too much blood, and wasn’t quite in my right mind.
By the ti I realized what was happening, she was almost drained to a husk. Fortunately, Zhao Wenjun is not soone who sits around waiting to die. Driven by a strong survival instinct, she instinctively bit .
Thus, the Corpse Demon Clan’s secret pact was imprinted successfully, and she now... might be considered half of my progeny."
Ying Ji’s eyes gradually widened, and suddenly she burst into laughter, unable to suppress it any longer, clutching her belly and laughing heartily.
"A secret pact, that arrogant Zhao Wenjun was actually bound by my son.
Now she can be considered your progeny, so when she sees , won’t she have to call her great-grandmother?
Hahaha... I can hardly wait to et her now."
Knowing Zhao Wenjun’s character, how could Ying Ji not know? She loved to put on airs, playing the enigmatic ga.
She probably didn’t harbor too many ill intentions toward Baili An back then, but there was definitely so purposeful provoking and teasing.
Who would have thought, she’d end up playing with fire and getting burned herself?
Baili An: "..."
He finally understood, he did not misunderstand his mother.
His mother truly doesn’t get along with that Princess Zhao Wenjun.
She genuinely appreciates Zhao Wenjun, empathizes with her, but also genuinely enjoys seeing her plight, and even more so wants to be her great-grandmother and overshadow her!
Ah, won, their hearts are as vast and unpredictable as the ocean.
Not long after, Yin Baishuang, snacking on lon seeds, leisurely reunited with Baili An and his mother.
Seeing her lightly smiling eyes curved, Baili An thought so good news must have happened.
Who would have thought, Yin Baishuang brushed off the lon seed shells in her palm, smiled sweetly, and said: "Oh, nothing much, just chatting with Senior Sister Yun Rong from the Tianxi Sword Sect.
Always heard of her legendary obsession with the sword, renowned throughout the world, but seeing her up close today, I realized Senior Sister Yun Rong is truly a naturally beautiful woman, my Little An is truly lucky."
Under Yin Baishuang’s beautiful smile, Baili An’s body trembled slightly, a chill creeping upon his neck.
Indeed, she cared about that matter.
Lady Ying Ji, looking utterly surprised, joined the gossip and asked: "Little Yun Rong?"
Then with a aningful glance at Baili An, nodded, then shook her head, her expressions were very rich.
"It’s been so many years, I rember back then Baili Yu wanted to pair Little Yun Rong with Little Jun He, after all, Little Yun Rong always admired her senior master the most.
Who would have thought when Baili Yu brought it up, Little Yun Rong was entirely unwilling, spouting nonsense like having no man in her heart and naturally becos one with the sword.
At the ti, I thought she simply didn’t like handso n, but now it seems it wasn’t that she didn’t like handso n, but Little Jun He wasn’t handso enough.
Hmm... It’s only because I didn’t watch you grow up, how on earth did you beco such a philanderer seemingly overnight.
Even rabbits don’t eat the grass near their burrows, do they? That’s your fourth senior sister, she’s watched you grow up, a good eighty years your senior, more than enough to be your grandmother, unlike young and beautiful Xiao Shuang.
Let warn you, one must be content. Having Xiao Shuang is enough, don’t go stirring up nonsense with other won."
Lady Ying Ji was quite fair and just, showing a unique fondness for Yin Baishuang, scolding Baili An’s actions with rare severity and righteous words, noting such behavior was extrely immoral.
After being successfully coaxed by Lady Ying Ji, Yin Baishuang happily hopped away, saying she was going to pick so canna.
Baili An naturally adopted a modest attitude of sincere acceptance.
But it wasn’t long before the Empress furtively dragged Baili An to a small grove on the side.
"Little Yun Rong is a peculiar child, but I see her as quite insightful. In the entire Tianxi Sword Sect, she lives with the most clarity.
Others revered your father like a deity, but only she can distinguish right from wrong for herself. If she encounters sothing your father did that she disagrees with, she will rebut and question it as necessary, and that’s what I admire most.
To be frank, when your father arranged the marriage for Little Yun Rong back then, I wasn’t exactly pleased.
Little Jun He is admirable in every aspect, yet his perfection seems too polished and not entirely genuine.
They say the fertile water shouldn’t flow to outsiders, but I secretly took your and her birthdates and cast a divination back then.
The hexagram indicated the two of you had a three-lifeti agreent, a marriage bond, and were indeed a perfect match.
As it turns out, look, the marriage with Little Jun He never happened."
Baili An: "..."
Wasn’t it said that the rabbit doesn’t eat the grass by its burrow? How did it suddenly beco that fertile water shouldn’t flow to outsiders?
Wasn’t it said that at eighty, becoming a grandmother would be more than sufficient?
How then was a three-lifeti agreent, a marriage bond, established?
What do you an by admiring Yun Rong for living with the most clarity?
Back then, he went up the mountain to learn sword dao from Yun Rong and ended up falling dangerously ill due to hunger, while you secretly cursed her as thoughtless...
Were you secretly divining with her birthdates while cursing her as thoughtless, to determine if she was destined for marriage?
Baili An rembers he was just a few years old at the ti, right?
How terrifying! Even the Elder of the Moon doesn’t dare draw the red string like this. In this aspect, his mother is utterly shaless.
Ying Ji’s complints are ridiculously unfounded, Baili An squints, rcilessly exposing:
"Mother? How is it that you coincidentally chose Yun Rong Senior Sister’s birthdates for divination?
Honestly, did you use the birthdates of every decent-looking female disciple in the Tianxi Sword Sect for divination?"
Ying Ji: "..."
Why does this child have so many sches in mind?
...
...
The Zhao Kingdom is already destroyed, yet the news of the Underground Dark City is hard to obtain, and besides, the commotion stirred by the Tianxi Sword Sect is quite significant.
Baili An speculates that with Zhao Wenjun’s cautious nature, he will likely shut down the Underground Dark City across various nations soon.
Trying to glean information through the Underground Dark City seems challenging now.
After careful consideration, Baili An decides to go directly to Shifang City.
The official auction of Shifang City won’t begin until March next year, while that Golden Immortal Feng Xu is already settling in Tianquan City ahead of schedule.
Tianquan City, being one of the main cities of Shifang City, is specifically ant to host Immortals from Heaven.
And Baili An, holding the Tianxi City Seal, might be fortunate enough to et this Golden Immortal before next March.
Baili An gazes northward towards the sea of clouds. Though it’s midsumr, his deep, dark eyes seem to reflect swirling snow and frost at the border.
Shifang City, the city of wind and snow.
A farewell to Xianling City.
Are you well?
"If you wish to enter Shifang City, your current status won’t allow it."
Yin Baishuang solemnly says: "Shifang City is a prosperous city renowned across the Six Realms. Though our influence doesn’t match that of the Three Sects of Heavenly Dao, its regulations surpass even those of my Cangwu Palace.
Furthermore, rchants prioritize profit over feelings, and Shifang City has taken the concept of narrow-mindedness to an extre.
Shifang City doesn’t welco commoners, poor scholars, mountain bandits, solitary heroes, loose cultivators, nor does it welco the poor.
After all, just entering the outer city of Shifang City requires a paynt of three hundred top-grade spiritual stones, not to ntion the four main cities which demand exorbitant fees.
Hmm... Four years ago, after the Third Miss of Shifang City returned, an additional condition was added: no dogs or Ying Xiu."
Yin Baishuang humorously says: "Little An, flaunting with this face of yours won’t work, and Shifang City doesn’t accept those of insignificant fa.
That ans, if you want to enter the city, you must be both famous and successful, or, qualify as an inner disciple of the Three Sects, thereby earning the status to visit the main city."
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