My name is Feng Ling, the young emperor of the Phoenix Clan. My mother is Feng Yao, the empress of the Phoenix Clan, and my father is Xu Mubai, the sword emperor of the Sword God Palace and an immortal emperor. My father is the disciple of the sword saint Feng Chu, so I should call the sword saint my grandmaster.
Grandmaster always looked like a child. Not only did he look only twelve or thirteen years old, but his temper was also like that of a twelve or thirteen-year-old. My mother often said that he was "only growing in age, not in brains." Every time my mother said this, Grandmaster would get very angry. He was very handsome, and his angry look was also very cute. I always thought that my mother thought Grandmaster was too cute, so she often teased him.
Whenever my great-grandfather got so angry he was about to fight with my mother, my father would jump in to stop it. But my father himself often fought with my mother—no, I mean, they often sparred. They sparred all the time, and my father always lost. Every time my father lost, he felt very frustrated and defeated. At those times, I would bring him a bunch of snacks to comfort him.
"Don't be discouraged, keep trying."
At first, I tried my best to encourage him, but when I turned a thousand, I just patted him on the shoulder and said, "Father, you should give up."
Then Father looked even more unhappy, and he said through gritted teeth:
Do you think I'll never be able to beat your mother even once in my entire life?
I innocently replied, "I didn't say that."
Although that's what I truly felt, saying it aloud would hurt my father's pride. I'm a good daughter; how could I possibly wound his ego? However, it seemed my father read my mind; he turned and disappeared in a huff.
I never understood why Father was so determined to beat Mother. They were husband and wife, a young couple, so why did he still care about winning? So I went to ask my great-grandfather, who was very kind and said, "Probably for the sake of a title!"
Suddenly it occurred to me that my father and mother had never actually gotten married.
Then I learned something really shocking from my grandmaster: my mother had actually seduced my father and then abandoned him. In the end, it was only after my father relentlessly pursued her that she finally agreed to be with him. If he couldn't beat my mother in a fight, he would remain a nobody. Suddenly, I felt so sorry for my father. I asked my grandmaster, "Why did my mother treat my father like that?"
The grandmaster fell silent again.
I asked my mother, but she wouldn't tell me.
I think my father, mother, and grandmaster all have a very long and complicated story, and their relationships are so messy. For example, my father is grandmaster's apprentice, but when grandmaster gets drunk, he always hugs my father and calls out, "Uncle, Uncle..."
At this moment, my father gently stroked my great-grandfather's head, giving me a look that I didn't understand.
I also often hear my mother call my father by the wrong name.
I've heard my mother call my father "Xu Fengzhi," which is fine, since my father's courtesy name is "Fengzhi." But one time, my mother, perhaps confused from sleep, actually called my father "Luo Bai," and my father got angry, very angry.
He angrily ran away from home. After he ran away, his mother was not worried at all. She was too lazy to care about his father. A hundred years later, his father returned on his own.
I feel indignant for my father. Luo Bai, Luo Bai, who exactly is Luo Bai? Who is this bastard?
Was he my mother's former lover?
I started looking for this guy named Luo Bai, and then I discovered that the previous Dragon Emperor of the Dragon Clan was named Luo Bai, and he had been missing for a long time. Then I also found out that Luo Bai did indeed have a very ambiguous relationship with my mother. Some people even said that he and my mother were lovers. I was furious, extremely furious. Even if my mother had lovers before, she's with my father now, how could she still be thinking about her ex?
Luo Bai, Luo Bai, many people say that the former Dragon Lord was an unparalleled handsome man.
While I hated this guy, I also became curious about just how handsome he was to have my mother so infatuated with him. One day, I obtained a portrait of Luo Bai. The man in the portrait was dressed in white as snow, with a handsome and refined appearance. He was indeed extremely handsome, more handsome than any man I had ever seen. His face was so beautiful that I didn't know how to describe it.
I think I understand why my mother can't get over this guy.
But, but even if he's handsome, Mother chose Father, so she should forget about him, right?
I took this guy's portrait to my mother and asked her whether she liked my father or Luo Bai.
Mother said, "I like them all."
I was completely stunned, as if struck by lightning. Mother, are you really that kind of person?
“I’m not married, so theoretically I can be with as many men as I want,” Mother said with a smile.
I felt as if another bolt of lightning had struck me. My mother was smiling as she looked behind me. Much later, I learned that my father was behind the screen, and that my mother had deliberately said it for him to hear.
Don't you consider your father's feelings at all?
“I’ve thought about it. Otherwise, how would you be here? I’m not with your father and Luo Bai at the same time. If you say I’m two-timing, I won’t stand for it. There are plenty of fickle men in this world. Why must women be expected to be faithful to one man?” Mother said.
I couldn't refute what my mother said; she seemed to have a point. But I still felt sorry for my father. He wasn't the only man my mother loved, and she didn't even give him a proper title.
"So, do you still like Luo Bai?" I asked.
"Whether you like him or not, he's gone now," Mother said.
Oh, so that guy's already fallen. He doesn't seem to pose any threat to Father anymore. Mother probably only thinks about him occasionally. He's dead; no matter how much Mother liked him, it's useless now. I think I can say this to comfort Father.
"If he were still alive, what would you choose? Would you choose Father or Luo Bai?" I asked my mother a pointed question.
My mother leaned lazily against the chaise longue, reaching out to stroke the long, black hair that fell beside my ear, and said with a smile, "Choice? Why should I make a choice? I want it all."
I:"……"
"Why can't I have a harem of three thousand beauties? Mortal emperors can have harems of three thousand beauties, so why can't I, as the empress of the ancient Phoenix Clan, enjoy the bliss of having multiple wives?"
I:"……"
I felt like I was being bombarded by lightning. It took me most of the day to calm down and say to my mother, "What if Father doesn't want to?"
"Then I won't force you."
"What if Luo Bai is also unwilling?"
“Of course, we won’t force you.” Mother smiled sweetly. “Anyway, besides them, there will be other people who are willing.”
I:"……"
Father, you are so pitiful.
However, it seems that Luo Bai is being treated similarly to you.
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