Fang Xiu stared at Fang Yao in front of him. She had changed into a new outfit, a furry animal skin skirt, and her dirty little face had been cleaned up, finally allowing people to see her clearly.
Her skin was as pale as snow, devoid of any color, which inevitably evoked images of death. Her face was expressionless and lifeless, her eyes vacant, as if she had lost her soul.
Her features were exceptionally delicate, as if they had been painstakingly sculpted by the world's most skilled craftsmen. Combined with her pale skin, she gave the impression of an exquisite doll.
Her long, silver hair was without a single blemish, like a mirror reflecting everything around her, hanging straight down to her waist. She wore a pair of tiny animal skin boots.
"The recovery is too slow," Fang Xiu said, then took out another Xuanhuang Fruit and tossed it to Fang Yao.
"Eat it." Fang Yao was indeed very obedient and ate it silently. However, she seemed to have never eaten fruit before. Looking at the fist-sized, perfectly round Xuanhuang fruit, a look of doubt rose in her big eyes. She seemed not to know how to eat this round thing.
She tried to open her mouth, but her cherry-like lips were not big enough to swallow the Xuanhuang fruit in one gulp. In the end, she could only take a bite out of the peel.
Sizzle.
Juice splattered, flowing slowly down her pale, thin lips, across her slender, fair neck, into her animal skin clothing, and finally landing on the ground without any obstruction.
Xu Ruohai, standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore: "That's not how you eat it! Look, you're covered in juice..."
He was about to go over and help wipe it when Fang Yao ran away without looking back.
Xu Ruohai: "........."
He has begun to doubt himself, wondering if he is being disliked again.
“Your Excellency, during the days you were in seclusion, Fang Yao didn’t say a word. Even when I tried to communicate with her, she wouldn’t respond,” Xu Ruohai said with some concern.
Fang Xiu ignored him and started eating the roasted meat. Xu Ruohai had prepared it in advance, since he had also become a mortal and needed to eat.
"Your Excellency, Fang Yao's mental capacity is probably only equivalent to that of a five or six-year-old child. After all, she has been imprisoned in a dark and sunless dungeon. If this continues, I'm afraid..."
Xu Ruohai couldn't finish his sentence because Fang Yao had already run to Fang Xiu's side, her big eyes fixed on the roasted meat in Fang Xiu's hand.
He stammered, "Eat...eat this."
Fang Xiu casually handed a piece of grilled meat to Xiao Fang Yao. She took the meat and curled up her small body next to Fang Xiu, eating the meat in small bites.
Xu Ruohai: "..."
Looking at the two sitting side by side, Xu Ruohai clearly realized his superfluity, and walked away silently with his head down and a dejected look on his face.
"How did you come to the Barbarian Royal Court?" Fang Xiu asked.
"Sold by... Father..." Fang Yao mumbled as she chewed on the roasted meat, her face still expressionless, as if she were talking about someone else, not herself.
Why should I sell to you?
"In order to... kill... my mother."
Who are your parents?
"Yes...the Emperor and Empress of Canglan Kingdom."
Emperor and queen?
Fang Xiu's eyes flickered slightly. He recalled some records about the Central Plains in the history books of the Barbarian Kingdom. The Central Plains was ruled by the Canglan Kingdom, and the highest ruler was a descendant of Nuwa. Moreover, due to the special nature of Nuwa's divine status, all those who inherited Nuwa's divine power were women.
Clearly, the Queen of Canglan Kingdom is also a descendant of Nuwa, and is also the true ruler of Canglan Kingdom.
The emperor killed the empress with only one purpose: to seize power. No emperor wants an empress to exist above him.
As for why Fang Yao was sold to the Barbarian King's Court, it's easy to understand. The emperor is at a disadvantage against the empress, and if he wants to seize power, he must rely on external forces. The flesh and blood of Nuwa's descendant is the key to ultimate sublimation for the Barbarian King, so the two naturally hit it off.
The emperor of Canglan Kingdom used his daughter, Fang Yao, as a bargaining chip to get the Barbarian King to send troops.
Is your mother still alive?
Fang Yao shook her head expressionlessly.
"Father killed Mother."
"What about the other relatives?"
"elder sister."
Where is he?
"I...I don't know. My sister killed me...and then she disappeared."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ruohai, who was eavesdropping from a distance, exclaimed in disbelief: "Your father killed your mother, and your sister wants to kill you?! Why would she kill you?"
Such a tragic background even made Xu Ruohai, a demigod, feel sorry for her. What kind of family is this?
Fang Yao ignored Xu Ruohai's question and didn't even turn her head.
At this moment, Fang Xiu asked, "Why did your sister kill you?"
Fang Yao: "In order to... detoxify."
Xu Ruohai: "......."
After a long while, Fang Yao finally stammered out her background. She only had five years of memories because she was sold to the Barbarian Royal Court when she was five years old and then imprisoned in a dungeon for ten years. If Fang Xiu hadn't appeared, her fate would have been to overdraw her life force and die alone.
It might even be worse, because the Barbarian King definitely wanted to have Nuwa's descendants for generations. Once Fang Yao had fully grown up, he might force her to have offspring. Fortunately, she lost a lot of her life force, which caused her to develop slowly and become weak, and she was unable to have children for a long time, so she was spared from being harmed.
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