Chapter 166 Mysterious Debut
Looking at the bloody scene before her, Mother Yi felt reluctant but helpless. She looked calmly at Su Yuyao, who was covered in blood, and nodded slightly.
"Sister, sister, you're just... watching?!" Qingjin trembled with rage, her brows furrowed and eyes wide as she shouted, "Su Yuyao is wreaking havoc here! Aren't you going to do anything about it?!"
Yimu brushed a stray hair from her ear and said leisurely, "This is a matter for the wolf clan, and I have no right to interfere!"
"Your Majesty!" Hongzhu knelt on the ground with a thud and exclaimed, "Although it's a matter concerning the Wolf Clan, Su Yuyao didn't only kill members of the Wolf Clan! She slaughtered the entire Buda Peak branch, set fire to the mountain, and destroyed the evidence! Now she's killed so many more people! Does she dare say that she only killed traitors of the Wolf Clan?! Isn't this indiscriminate killing?! The Buda Peak matter hasn't even been investigated, and she's already burdened with so many lives! How can such blatant crimes be let off so easily?!"
"Yes! Yes!" Qingjin quickly echoed, "No matter what Yingchong did, he didn't deserve to die. Even if he did, it's not Su Yuyao's place to lay a hand on him! Today, she went on a killing spree right in front of you! Aren't you going to hold her accountable?!"
"Your Majesty!" Xuanfeng cried out anxiously, "There's more to the story about Buda Peak! What happened just now was with your permission! Please reconsider!"
Mother Yi sighed, looked at Su Yuyao, and calmly asked, "Su Yuyao, is there anything you want to say?"
"Your Majesty!" Su Yuyao bowed and said, "A very serious plague has broken out in the Buda Peak Hall! Healthy people who are infected will lose consciousness, crawl like dogs, and bite each other until they die! In order to ensure the safety of the other halls, I had no choice but to take this drastic measure! I hope Your Majesty will investigate!"
"Investigate thoroughly?!" Qingjin exclaimed, her eyes wide. "You've killed everyone! How are we supposed to investigate?!"
Su Yuyao raised her head and looked at Qingjin with disdain, saying, "It's precisely because I handled it in time that the plague didn't spread! As for... if you want to investigate, that's up to your ability!"
Qingjin pointed at Su Yuyao, jumping up and down in anger, "Su Yuyao! You've killed so many people, aren't you afraid of divine retribution?!"
Su Yuyao sneered and said, "This is the fate of these people. I only helped them. Even without me, these people wouldn't have survived until tomorrow! Because fate cannot be defied!"
Yi Mu's lips curled slightly, and she raised an eyebrow at Qingjin. "Qingjin, did you hear that? Fate cannot be defied!"
"Sister..." Qingjin looked at Yi's mother's cold eyes and suddenly felt a chill, so she dared not speak again and could only swallow her anger.
Seeing that Qingjin had extinguished the fire, Hongzhu rolled her eyes and said, "Your Majesty! It's completely against the rules for Su Yuyao to lead the wolf clan to occupy the Snow Mountain! The Immortal Mountain was bestowed upon Lord Xuanfeng by you, how could Su Yuyao use her cunning to seize it?! Although Lord Qinggan and Lord Xuanfeng have some misunderstandings, they are ultimately family! Who is Su Yuyao?! If we hand over the Snow Mountain to her, can we ever get it back?!"
"Your Majesty!" Xuanfeng said, supporting the Qi shield, "I made the decision to hand over the Snow Mountain to the Wolf Clan! Su Yuyao becoming the leader of the Wolf Clan was an internal decision of the Wolf Clan! It wasn't any scheming that Hongzhu claimed!"
“Mother!” Ze Yuan looked arrogantly at Xuan Feng, who was encircled, and said, “Although Su Yuyao didn’t play any tricks, handing over the peaks in the Immortal Mountain Realm to others was really inappropriate! I suppose my eldest brother was too deeply in love and made a mistake for a moment! Qing Gan is the most powerful among us brothers! Not only does he have both a son and a daughter, but he’s also expecting a new member soon! Most importantly, he’s our cousin! We’re more at ease with family!”
“That’s right! Exactly!” Qingjin was at it again. “With each generation of Heavenly Lords, all of nature has always been in the hands of the Heavenly Realm! Even if Su Yuyao is of legitimate wolf clan origin, she doesn’t have a Heavenly Realm identity, and she certainly can’t claim the Snow Mountain for herself!”
"Does that mean Qinggan can take over the ten peaks of the southwest branch?" Su Yuyao retorted loudly, "Just because you are of legitimate celestial origin, does that give you the right to openly rob and seize?!"
Seeing that her statement was accepted by Zeyuan and Qingjin, Hongzhu perked up, raised her head, glared at Su Yuyao, and said, "Su Yuyao! We are family. Even if there are some misunderstandings, it doesn't mean we're blatantly robbing each other! You're just an outsider. What right do you have to occupy the peak of the Immortal Mountain and act so arrogantly?!"
Su Yuyao narrowed her eyes and scrutinized Hongzhu, this Yu Chuanzi with whom she had no grudge. She couldn't understand how she had offended Hongzhu and made Hongzhu hate her so much.
She glared at Hongzhu and said, "Hongzhu, you're just a maidservant, without a betrothal or matchmaker, how dare you talk about being family?"
“Su Yuyao,” Hongzhu retorted fiercely, “I am at least a Nü’e! And you?! You’re not even a Nü’e. Even if you and Lord Xuanfeng were once husband and wife in the Wolf Clan, so what? Didn’t you divorce him?! What are you now? The Wolf Clan Leader?! Humph!”
Hongzhu sneered, "Do you think we don't know how you became the commander? Sahan is not your biological father!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the living people in the audience erupted in an uproar!
Hongzhu continued, "You're just a mortal! If you hadn't used some kind of bewitching magic, how could you have won over so many people's hearts!"
Su Yuyao stared intently at Hongzhu. She finally understood the source of those rumors and the reason why Hongzhu hated her.
"Hongzhu, you're jealous of me!" Su Yuyao said calmly.
"I didn't! You're lying!" Hongzhu retorted vehemently. "I am now the maid of Lord Zeyuan, the Heavenly Sovereign..."
"Nü'e?" Su Yuyao said with a sneer, "Look at this place! The only one kneeling... is you, Nü'e!"
"Alright! Stop arguing!" Mother Yi said, suppressing her anger.
"Your Majesty!" Hongzhu kowtowed to the ground. "Su Yuyao is wicked, immoral, a bewitching enchantress, and a ruthless killer! Her evil, immoral, and unjust deeds are known to all! If we continue to tolerate her, I fear the Heavenly Palace will be in jeopardy!"
"Yes! Sister! You can't let Su Yuyao get away with this anymore! Xuanfeng is so bewitched by her, have you been bewitched too?!"
“Mother! My elder brother is easily bewitched by Su Yuyao because he still harbors illusions about her!” Zeyuan said coaxingly. “How about this, you betroth Su Yuyao to me, and I will take her to Wuji Dao to discipline her properly! In this way, my elder brother can manage the Immortal Mountain in peace, and you will no longer have to worry about Su Yuyao!”
Xuanfeng angrily pounded on the Qi shield, roaring, "Zeyuan! You bastard!"
"Brother! Why are you so agitated?" Ze Yuan said with a disdainful smile. "I was just making a suggestion!"
Hongzhu lay on the ground, slowly clenching her fists, and said loudly, "Your Majesty! You have seen it yourself, Lord Xuanfeng and Lord Zeyuan have already developed a rift because of Su Yuyao! This humble servant risks her life to speak out! Su Yuyao cannot be allowed to live!"
The Valley of Seeking Sounds fell silent once more, with only the cold wind rustling through the grass and pairs of cold, sinister eyes gleaming from the gaps in the trees.
Lei Ming sensed an unusual killing intent emanating from the bushes. This excitement of hunting and the urge to kill made Lei Ming feel somewhat uneasy and apprehensive.
Xuanfeng spread his palms and slowly regulated his breathing, causing a whirlwind to rise and gradually spread outwards from the stands.
The beast bones on Su Yuyao's body were whipped up by the whirlwind, clanging and rattling. She looked at Xuan Feng and saw that the Cicada Feather Sword in Xuan Feng's hand was already showing its light and shadow.
“Your Majesty,” Xuanfeng’s voice was filled with barely suppressed anger, “Su Yuyao is my person, and I will not allow anyone to touch her!”
"Your Majesty!" Hongzhu crawled to her mother's side and cried out hoarsely, "Haven't you seen it yet?! Lord Xuanfeng has already lost his heart to Su Yuyao! If we don't deal with Su Yuyao soon, it will be too late!"
"Sister! Please say something! We're all thinking of Xuanfeng! Xuanfeng was bewitched by the demoness and actually handed over such a large area of snow mountain to this outsider! This really emboldens others! What about the face of our Heavenly Realm?!" Qingjin added fuel to the fire.
“Aunt!” Qinggan seemed to have just recovered, stepped forward, lifted her robe, and knelt down, saying, “Even if my nephew is at fault, so many innocent people should not be implicated and die tragically! Su Yuyao’s control of Snow Mountain was already illegitimate, the matter of Buda Peak is still unresolved, and now she has slaughtered the people of our Ten-Headed Peak! If she is not punished today, how can we explain to the families of the deceased?! Moreover…”
Qinggan glanced at Xuanfeng, who was wielding the Cicada Feather Sword and shrouded in black aura, swallowed hard, and said, "Lord Xuanfeng has gone mad! His decisions are probably not to be trusted!"
"Am I out of my mind, or are you... going too far!" Xuan Feng roared, and Yi Mu's Qi shield suddenly cracked open.
Yi Mu's eyes sharpened, and the Qi shield reassembled. Seeing this, Xuan Feng raised his sword and slashed!
Su Yuyao's heart skipped a beat, and she cried out, "Xuanfeng! No!"
"Wah—! Waaah—!" The sudden cry of a baby broke the tense atmosphere.
Su Yuyao felt a tingling, swelling sensation in her chest, and her clothes gradually became damp.
Yi's mother clenched her handkerchief tightly and stared wide-eyed as she looked in the direction of the crying.
"Wah! Wah!" The baby's cries grew closer and closer!
Suddenly, Lang Zhi, with his sharp brows and piercing eyes, appeared out of nowhere and slowly walked toward the arena, followed by the shadows of Yin and Yang and a dazzling sandstorm!
Langzhi spread his arms, and a crying baby with its little arms hanging on his chest.
Su Yuyao rushed over and held the baby in her arms. The infant, who had been crying loudly, immediately stopped crying and began to whimper, reaching for Su Yuyao's chest with its mouth.
Su Yuyao sat cross-legged on the spot. Lang Zhi spread his palm, and a bright white spider web shimmering with multicolored light suddenly appeared, completely covering Su Yuyao. Ruixue, Shadow, and Sandstorm assumed an attack stance, protecting Su Yuyao around them.
As she watched Su Yuyao breastfeeding her baby, Mother Yi couldn't contain her excitement. She leaned forward and looked towards the arena.
Langzhi stepped forward, shielding Su Yuyao behind him, and bowed deeply to Mother Yi, saying, "Langzhi greets Mother Yi!"
Yi's mother nodded slightly and tentatively asked, "Langzhi, who is this child...?"
"This child is my daughter's daughter, named Xuanmiao!" Langzhi's voice wasn't loud, but it resounded throughout the entire valley.
"Oh! It's my daughter!" Mother Yi could hardly suppress the smile on her face as she looked at Xuanfeng inside the Qi shield.
Xuanfeng was puzzled by the sudden crying of the baby, shocked by Su Yuyao's action of holding the baby in her arms, and finally saw Su Yuyao unbuttoning her clothes... Ah?!
Xuanfeng gripped the sword hilt with both hands, staring blankly into place. Even the Cicada Feather Sword, which was full of killing intent, had lost its sword aura and lay obediently in Xuanfeng's hands.
Girl...you had a baby?!
Xuanfeng suddenly felt a sense of emptiness and loss.
Mysterious...mysterious? Wonderful?!
Xuanfeng's eyes widened suddenly as he looked at Langzhi, "Lord Langzhi...you mean...Xuan? Miao!"
Langzhi rolled her eyes reluctantly.
"Huh?!" Xuanfeng's mind went blank.
Not only was Xuanfeng's mind blank, but everyone in Xunyin Valley, whether they were openly or secretly, was stunned by the appearance of this child.
"Smack smack..." Xuanmiao didn't seem hungry. After taking a few sips of milk, he started sucking on Su Yuyao's breasts and playing with them.
Su Yuyao stroked Xuanmiao's face, tears welling up in her eyes, "Xuanmiao, are you saving your mother?"
Xuanmiao released the object and giggled at Su Yuyao, her crescent-shaped eyes illuminating Su Yuyao's heart.
Upon hearing the mysterious laughter, Yi's mother felt excited again.
"Yao'er! Quickly bring the child here! Let me see him!"
Su Yuyao sighed deeply. "Xuanmiao, now that you've come out, you can't go back!"
“Ah…” Xuanmiao responded with her eyes crinkled into a smile.
Su Yuyao straightened her clothes, picked up Xuanmiao, and stood up.
Langzhi slowly removed the spider web.
In Su Yuyao's arms, a chubby little girl was leaning against Su Yuyao's ample chest! Her sparse downy hair was tied into two little pigtails with red ribbons, and cow bone beads were tied to the pigtails. Below her gray-brown, sharp eyebrows were two big, round eyes with bright blue pupils that kept turning as she looked at the new and interesting world around her. Her slightly upturned, chubby nose kept flapping as she smelled the bloody scent in the air. Her ingot-shaped, vermilion mouth was sucking on her chubby little hands, making soft "plop plop" sounds from time to time.
Looking at Xuanmiao in Su Yuyao's arms, Yi's mother was extremely excited! It looked exactly like Xuanfeng from back then!
"Come quickly!" Mother Yi hurriedly got up, took off her armor, and eagerly stretched out her hand.
Holding Xuanmiao, Su Yuyao channeled her Qi and stepped onto the stands, walking towards Yi's mother amidst the incredulous and astonished gazes of the crowd.
Mother Yi took Xuanmiao into her arms, looking at her with gentle eyes, and said, "What a chubby little girl! She looks exactly like her father when he was a child!"
Xuanmiao seemed to know the importance of Yimu, so it called out to Yimu a few times.
Yi's mother was overjoyed. She sat down with Xuanmiao in her arms and said, "You saw it? Su Yuyao gave birth to Xuanfeng's child! How could the Snow Mountain be handed over to outsiders?!"
“This…this…” Hongzhu stared in shock at the child in Yimu’s arms. “How can you be so sure this is Lord Xuanfeng’s child?! Su Yuyao has been away in the snowy mountains for so long, it’s very likely that this is her child with the wolf clan! I’ve heard that Sahan has been taking good care of Su Yuyao, there’s no guarantee that she won’t overstep her bounds!”
Yi's mother's face darkened noticeably. While teasing Xuanmiao, who had the same azure eyes as Xuanfeng, she said, "Zeyuan, you don't even know how to properly manage your own daughter. She's always talking nonsense. What kind of behavior is this!"
The moment Ze Yuan saw Su Yuyao pick up the child, he was filled with rage and didn't know how to vent his anger. When he heard what Yi's mother said, he transferred all his anger to Hongzhu.
He released seaweed from his palm and lashed it out at Hongzhu, yelling, "You wretched servant!"
"Ah!" A bloody welt appeared on Hongzhu's back, and she lay on the ground unable to move.
"Mother! Your son will take Hongzhu back immediately and discipline her strictly!"
"Why would you take her back?" Mother Yi looked at Xuanmiao, who was laughing heartily at her with her eyes crinkled in her cheeks. "How dare you hold such a heartless girl in your bed?!"
Hongzhu was startled and cried out for mercy, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger! This humble servant only dared to speak out for the sake of the Heavenly Realm! Please spare this humble servant's life!"
"If I spare you, how can I face Xuanmiao, whom you framed?" Mother Yi said coldly. "Zeyuan, if you can't bring yourself to do it, then let your elder brother help you!"
The Qi shield in front of Xuanfeng slowly dissipated, and the Cicada Feather Sword in his hand turned into powder and scattered. He didn't care about Hongzhu's life or death. He only knew that he owed Su Yuyao far too much!
For the first time, Xuanfeng burst into tears. He no longer suppressed his emotions, no longer hid his impulses, and no longer cared about what others thought. He strode towards Su Yuyao...
Su Yuyao didn't know how to face Xuanfeng. In her memory, Xuanfeng was still naked, wearing Qilan's outer robe...
She caught sight of Xuan Feng walking quickly toward her and immediately tensed up. She gripped the hem of her skirt, her chest heaving rapidly.
"Lord Xuanfeng! Please have some self-respect!" Langzhi saw Xuanfeng trying to attack her precious daughter again, so she quickly jumped onto the stands and blocked the impatient Xuanfeng.
Xuanfeng's tears of emotion instantly froze on his face. He glared angrily at Langzhi's face, sniffed, and said fiercely, "Lady Langzhi, get out of the way!"
"Hmph!" Lang Zhi sneered disdainfully, pointing at Hong Zhu who was kneeling on the ground trembling, and said, "Lord Xuanfeng! Lady Yimu released you so that you could deal with Hong Zhu! If it's inconvenient for you, I'll do it for you!"
Seeing this, Hongzhu knew she was doomed. She frowned, gritted her teeth, and thought, since she was going to die anyway, she might as well fight one more time!
"Your Majesty! Please spare my life! For I am pregnant! It is Lord Zeyuan's child!"
"What?!" Mother Yi's face turned even more ashen.
Others might not know, but Yi's mother knew perfectly well that Ze Yuan could never have gotten Hong Zhu pregnant! She looked up at Ze Yuan and saw that he was also filled with anger and shock. "You're pregnant?!"
"Yes, sir! I didn't say anything because I didn't want to steal the limelight from the Immortal Mountain Gladiator Competition. I've always been thinking of the bigger picture!" Hongzhu cried, tears streaming down her face.
"Oh! That's wonderful!" Qinggan quickly tried to cover it up. "Double happiness! Double happiness! It's all a misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding! Now Lord Xuanfeng has an heir, and Lord Zeyuan also has good news. Congratulations, Aunt! Congratulations, Aunt!"
As Qinggan spoke, she winked at her mother. But her mother was staring at Langzhi, her face flushed and her heart pounding…
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