Chapter 217 Xuanmiao and Xuanfeng Recognize Each Other
Mother Yi stroked Jin Yu's damp hair, looked up at her other three children fighting in the Tianyi Hall, and said coldly, "Silly children, you've gone down the wrong path. Do you want to keep making the same mistake?"
Jin Yu paused in her sobs, "Mother, no matter how strong my brother's Qi is, he can't withstand the exhaustion of these past few months. Besides, your current health... Why don't we hand over this Heavenly Palace to Ze Yuan? Ze Yuan, out of consideration for our mother-son bond and brotherly affection, won't make things difficult for you..."
"You two?" Mother Yi lowered her eyelids, looking at Jinyu kneeling before her, and said with emotion, "Jinyu, you were so adorable when you were born, and you grew up to be as intelligent and wise as your father. I couldn't bear to let you marry out, so your father arranged several marriages, and I didn't object. This time, the failure of the Wuji Mother's succession has hurt both of us. To make it up to you, I've already spoken with your brother. Once you recover, I'll entrust the Heavenly Palace to you, and I will fully assist Zeyuan in operating the Wuji Dao! Your brother can also return to the Immortal Mountain to live his peaceful life, and find a good divine position for Bifang so he can have someone to rely on. Then I can finally rest easy! But you two... you're too impatient!"
“Mother…” Jin Yu listened to her mother’s heartfelt words, tears streaming down her scalded face. “Your daughter was wrong…”
"Princess Jinyu! Don't you want to save Ruixin anymore?!" Hongzhu's shrill voice pierced through the scorching Qi field and struck Jinyu's fragile heart. "Don't forget your promise!"
A wisp of black mist suddenly flashed in Jin Yu's pupils, her eyes changed abruptly, and she pulled out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it fiercely into Yi Mu's abdomen!
Yi's mother raised her hand to defend herself, and the dagger sliced across her palm and pierced her waistband, but it did not hurt her flesh.
"Ah! Your Majesty!" Guiyue exclaimed in surprise.
"Don't come any closer!" Jin Yu pressed the dagger against Yi Mu's neck, staggered to her feet, and shouted, "Stop! Stop it, all of you!"
Xuanfeng withdrew his Qi and looked at Jinyu in astonishment, "Jinyu! Have you gone mad!"
Ze Yuan showed no sign of stopping, and suddenly spat out a glob of sticky mud at Xuan Feng.
Xuanfeng was caught off guard and covered in mud. He quickly circulated his Qi to disperse the mud, only to discover that it wasn't mud at all, but newly hatched four-legged fish! The shattered four-legged fish were extremely corrosive, threatening to corrode Xuanfeng's clothes! Xuanfeng hurriedly withdrew the Qi protecting his body!
Sizzle—! Squeak—!
The four-legged fish was scalded by the rising heat, but Xuanfeng's physical body was also burned as a result.
Bifang seized the opportunity to increase its firepower, spraying it towards Xuanfeng!
Suddenly, a chilling aura that pierced flesh and bone crashed towards Tianyi Palace like a giant wave! The scorching steam was frozen into fine ice crystals that condensed in the air, and even breathing caused a piercing pain in the lungs.
Yi Mu sighed, glancing at Jin Yu, who was shivering from the cold while holding her hostage, then at Bi Fang, whose attack power was suppressed, and Ze Yuan, who was almost frozen solid. "Ah... why are you doing this to yourselves! I specifically left Qing Yue in the Yin Mu Palace to watch over Xian Ming, precisely because I didn't want her to hurt you, yet you keep pushing me further and further..."
"It's not my aunt!" Xuanfeng exclaimed excitedly, gazing outside the hall. "It's not my aunt!"
"Gods, step aside!" The door god's high-pitched voice rang out clearly, "All immortals, make way!"
Everyone turned to look outside the hall. Behind the towering figures of the door gods was a thick, dark fog!
"Yo--! Lo-lo-lo-lo!" A strange and childish cry suddenly rang out! A large golden spider rushed out of the thick fog, leaped over the heads of the door gods, and stuck its long, thin legs among the gods.
Riding atop the giant spider's head was Xuanmiao, whose face was both innocent and serious! Xuanmiao raised the bone, pouted its lips, and continued to chirp, "Yo-yo-yo-yo-yo—!"
"Hey! Who's this?!"
"Oh dear! There are so many bugs!"
"Isn't this... mysterious?!"
"What?! Mysterious?! She's also trying to break into the Heavenly Palace like her mother?!"
The gods were both excited and worried. Most of them had initially adopted a wait-and-see attitude towards the change of power in Heaven, since whoever ruled wouldn't alter the natural order of things. Moreover, the Yi family had held absolute power for too long, and according to the natural order, it was time for them to abdicate! However, if Su Yuyao was involved, then it wouldn't be as simple as a change of power…
"Bifang! What are you standing there for! Burn these insects!" Hongzhu shouted angrily from the palace gate.
Bi Fang stretched out his palm, but due to the restriction of the cold qi, he was unable to exert any qi power.
Xuanmiao rode the ghost-faced spider, commanding the insect mist to swarm towards the crowd.
"Da da!" Xuanmiao shouted, pointing at Uncle Chuan in the crowd.
Before Chuanbo could react, he was suddenly pulled down by a force, followed by a scream! The gods around him scattered and saw that it was a bluish-black centipede without mouthparts swallowing Chuanbo whole!
Seeing this, the River Goddess quickly retreated from the crowd, trying to escape, but as soon as she turned around, she tripped over something under her feet. Looking closely, she saw it was a group of dung beetles!
"Disgusting things! Ugh!" the River Goddess cursed, when suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her calf. Several brown scorpions, their tails raised, crawled out from under her, their stingers gone.
Soon, the River Goddess lost her strength, and swarms of man-eating ants quickly crawled over her body, devouring her flesh. Unable to move, the River Goddess could only consciously feel herself being chewed into minced meat, helplessly watching as her flesh was rolled into a ball by dung beetles…
"Tap tap! Tap tap! Tap tap!" Every wandering immortal pointed at by the mysterious finger was devoured by insects and ants!
Seeing that her people were about to be wiped out, Hongzhu was about to release her Qi to rush forward when a sharp object pressed against the back of her head.
"You dare touch her, just try it!" Ze Yuan's vicious voice reached Hong Zhu's ears.
Hongzhu's eyes reddened as she whirled around to look at the shuttle pressed against her nose, and angrily growled, "Lord Zeyuan! Do you also fail to distinguish friend from foe?!"
Ze Yuan looked at the tridacna shell bead necklace on Xuan Miao's head, a wicked smile playing on his lips, and said, "Whether someone is friend or foe is up to me, not you, you sly rabbit spirit!"
Hongzhu glared at Zeyuan, trembling with anger, and said through gritted teeth, "This humble servant has schemed so much for you..."
"Hmph! You plotted for me?" Ze Yuan pressed the shuttle against Hong Zhu's throat and said in a cold voice, "You think I don't know? You left Qiang Ji in Wuji Dao and assigned all the South Sea Warriors to positions within Wuji Dao, but when you came back, you made Mother abdicate and abandoned Wuji Dao, trying to sever the foundation of our South Sea!"
“No!” Hongzhu said calmly, “Everything I have done is to grant you the power you have always dreamed of!”
Ze Yuan squinted at Hong Zhu with amusement, "You'll also gain rights by trading yourself?!"
Hongzhu's eyes trembled slightly as she recalled everything she had experienced, her heart growing increasingly agitated. She opened her palm, unleashing sharp fingertips, and plunged them into her own thigh. The intense pain jolted Hongzhu back to her senses from her chaotic memories! The figure of Zeyuan before her gradually faded into a phantom, transforming into a few golden leaves that dissipated into the heat!
As Xuanfeng watched the mysterious figure he had been longing for appear more and more clearly before his eyes, his heart pounded violently and then suddenly stopped! Then, as he watched the rapidly disappearing immortal, his heart, which had stopped, began to beat again!
This is not a dream!
You brat! How dare you let such a little thing out to storm the Heavenly Palace and kill people?!
He didn't have time to think much. Ignoring the fact that his mother was being held hostage by Jin Yu, he used his inner energy to rush to the giant spider in a few steps, reached out and grabbed Xuanmiao into his arms.
"Father! Father!" Xuanmiao called out excitedly, her apple-like face turned upwards.
Xuanfeng's heart softened instantly. He looked at Xuanmiao in his arms, as if all the conflicts were no longer his concern. He didn't care whether he was in the Wuji Dao or who was in charge of the Heavenly Palace. Even the life or death of Yimu was no longer within his purview.
Although Yi's mother couldn't see through Xuanfeng's mind, she knew his weakness all too well. If Xuanfeng gave up everything for the child, all his efforts would be in vain!
"Xuanfeng!" Mother Yi cried out, "We must consider Xuanmiao's sake!"
"Shut up!" Jin Yu's hands trembled uncontrollably. She looked at Xuan Miao, who resembled Su Yu Yao, and then thought of the fat girl who had driven her crazy.
"Sister Jinyu!" It was Su Yuyao's voice!
Jin Yu turned around in a panic, and sure enough, it was Su Yu Yao!
"You! Don't come any closer!" Jin Yu pointed a dagger at Su Yuyao with trembling hands.
"Sister Jinyu!" Su Yuyao, wearing the pale yellow dress Jinyu had given her, twirled around and said with a grin, "The dress is so pretty!"
Jin Yu's vision blurred.
"Sister Jinyu! Your hairpin is so beautiful! It's much prettier than the one Xuanfeng bought for me!" Su Yuyao said with a smile, fluttering the hairpin in her hair.
Jin Yu could barely hold onto her dagger. Looking at Su Yuyao before her, she finally broke down in tears, "Yao'er..."
"Sister Jinyu! Why are you crying?" Su Yuyao pulled up her sleeve to wipe Jinyu's tears, and the pale yellow sleeve slowly turned black.
Clang! The dagger fell to the ground!
Jin Yu stood there, stunned. She looked at the dagger on the ground, then at the blackened, withered leaves lying on the ground. "Where...am I?"
“Princess Jinyu?” Guiyue stood protectively in front of Yi’s mother and asked tentatively, “Don’t you remember? You were in Tianyi Palace!”
"Tianyi Palace? How did I end up in Tianyi Palace?" Jin Yu slowly turned around, glanced at Gui Yue, and then looked at her mother on the throne. She was immediately shocked and her eyes widened. "Mother! How did you... become like this?! And... how did you get injured?! Who did this?!"
Yi's mother and Guiyue exchanged a knowing glance.
“Jinyu,” Mother Yi pointed outside the shield, “you don’t remember anything at all?”
Jin Yu looked in the direction her mother was pointing and saw that only Bi Fang, who was at a loss and had lost all his Qi, remained in the main hall. Xuan Feng skipped out to pick up the child, Ze Yuan rushed out to fight the insect mist, and Hong Zhu kept poking her leg with her fingertips...
"This is..." Jin Yu looked at everything in front of her in confusion, "What happened..."
The dense fog of insects enveloped Tianyi Palace, clashing with the black mist spewed out by Zeyuan.
After several rounds, Ze Yuan was already panting heavily. He couldn't hit them, he couldn't kill them all, and most importantly, they were just too annoying!
Xuanfeng, carrying Xuanmiao, leaped back into the main hall in a few steps and retreated into the shield.
"Xuanfeng!" Mother Yi looked at Xuanmiao with a mixture of surprise and joy. She leaned forward and stretched out her hands, saying urgently, "Quickly bring Miao'er here so I can see her!"
Xuanfeng glanced at the dagger on the ground, then looked up coldly at Jinyu.
“Xuanfeng, Jinyu is under a curse, that’s why she’s like this. If we kick her out, she won’t be able to protect herself.” Mother Yi said a few words in defense of Jinyu, then looked anxiously at Xuanmiao in Xuanfeng’s arms, “Miao’er, you’ve grown so much! Let me hold you!”
Xuanmiao, hiding in Xuanfeng's arms, secretly peeked at her mother, trying hard to recall Su Yuyao's instructions: if a tall, strong, and exceptionally skilled person came to hug her, and no one dared to stop him, she should call that person "Father"; if she saw a noble, dignified, but annoying old lady, she should kowtow and call her Grandma; and if she encountered anyone else who blocked her way, she should continue to kill them...
Xuanmiao pursed her lips, blinked her eyes and pondered for a moment, then struggled to jump off Xuanfeng's arms and knelt down on both knees in front of Yi's mother with a thud.
Thump! Xuanmiao slammed her big head against the bluestone brick and called out in a childish voice, "Grandma!"
After saying that, she got up, stretched out her little hands, and called out to Xuanfeng, "Daddy, hug me!"
Xuanfeng crouched down and pulled Xuanmiao into his arms again.
Yi's mother awkwardly withdrew her hand and said, "After all, she was raised by Su Yuyao. She didn't teach him any manners. He's so young, and all he knows is fighting and killing."
Xuanfeng frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "The girl is very well taught."
Xuanmiao blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "Mother sent Miao'er to save Father!"
"What?!" Mother Yi sneered. "Xuanfeng, did you see that? Just how unreliable is Su Yuyao as a mother! She actually sent a child who's only a few years old to save us?!"
"No!" Xuanmiao shook her head and said, "Mother only said to save Father, not you!"
"Pfft!" Jin Yu couldn't help but burst out laughing, and quickly covered her mouth and stepped aside.
Yi's mother glanced at Jinyu, flared her nostrils, and couldn't say a word.
"Little one, where is your mother?" Xuanfeng asked softly, taking the tridacna bead necklace from Xuanmiao's head and weighing it carefully.
Xuanmiao blinked and tried hard to recall, then shook his head and said, "Not many!"
Xuanfeng held the tridacna bead necklace in his hand, certain that it was indeed from the South China Sea, probably secretly sent over by Zeyuan. "I didn't even know!" he thought. "No wonder the girl was so bold, daring to send the little one ahead. She was certain that the people of the South China Sea wouldn't easily harm the little one after seeing this tridacna bead necklace! But this is too risky!"
"Father asks you, does your mother have any other children?" Xuanfeng asked casually as he put the tridacna bead necklace back on Xuanmiao's head.
“Yes! Call him little brother!” Xuanmiao replied cheerfully.
Those inside the shield suddenly tensed up, and everyone looked at Xuanfeng's face in unison.
Xuanfeng smiled, stroked Xuanmiao's face, and asked, "Where is your younger brother now?"
Xuanmiao blinked and thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Not many!"
"The little one has a father to protect him, but does the little one's younger brother have a father to protect him?" Xuanfeng's voice was gentle, but it sent chills down one's spine.
"No!" Xuanmiao shook her head, then pointed her chubby finger at Xuanfeng's chest and said, "My brother's father is protecting Miao'er!"
Yi's mother gripped her sleeve tightly, suppressing her excitement, and asked, "Miao'er, are you sure?"
Xuanmiao nodded, pointed to Xuanfeng's eyes, and said with a smile, "The same!"
"What's the same?" Xuanfeng pressed.
"Eyes! Hehehehe!" Xuanmiao laughed heartily.
Xuanfeng's brow twitched slightly. Eyes? The same?! Silly girl! Foolish girl! How am I supposed to repay you! I owe you so much!
"That's wonderful!" Mother Yi jumped up with joy, grabbed Guiyue's hand, and laughed loudly, "Xuanfeng has a son now, I'd like to see how that rabbit spirit tries to compete!"
"Your Majesty!" Guiyue couldn't hide her joy, but she still winked at her mother, "What's the situation outside like right now? None of us know..."
Following Guiyue's gaze, Yi Mu looked at Bifang, who was standing awkwardly inside the hall, then glanced at Zeyuan and Hongzhu outside the hall, who were entangled in the dark fog of insects, and finally looked at Jinyu, who was slightly surprised, and said, "Although I don't know what the situation is, as long as it is a scheme set up by Su Yuyao, no one can guess it!"
I can't guess! I really can't guess! How many more surprises will this brat bring me! Xuanfeng hugged Xuanmiao tightly in his arms.
Hmm? This is... Xuanfeng touched the dried fish on Xuanmiao's back, a cleaner fish?!
Xuanfeng forcefully tore off the dried fish and threw it into the air. With a flick of his wrist, the Cicada Feather Sword spun several times in the air. The dried fish burst into human form with a "plop" sound, clutching its abdomen and kneeling on the ground.
"Renshin, how dare you!" Xuanfeng said coldly, pointing his sword at Renshin with one hand.
"Ah—! Agan!" Before Renshen could answer, Xuanmiao was already jumping up and down in a panic.
Xuanmiao broke free from Xuanfeng's embrace, reached out her small hands and crawled under Renshen's body, tenderly stroking Renshen's abdomen, which was faintly bleeding, "Agan! Agan!"
Ren Shen awkwardly pushed Xuanmiao out from under his belly, fearing that Xuanmiao's excessive concern would bring him big trouble.
Too late! The Cicada Feather Sword was already aimed at Ren Shen's head!
Xuanmiao pulled out the bone, jumped up, and swung it forcefully!
Bang!
"Ah—!" The bone in Xuanmiao's hand was shattered, and the huge impact sent Xuanmiao flying.
Ren Shen instinctively rushed forward to protect Xuan Miao, only to find that Xuan Feng had already taken Xuan Miao into his arms before him.
Looking at the scene before her, Yi's mother secretly broke out in a cold sweat. If she still had some Qi power, she could have restrained Xuanfeng and Renshen, but now she still had to rely on Xuanfeng's protection...
"Guiyue," Mother Yi said softly, calming herself down, "Bring Miao'er here. Don't let this fighting hurt her!"
"Yes!" Guiyue was also worried. If Xuanfeng and Renshen really fought, not a single person here would be spared!
Guiyue walked to Xuanfeng's side and said softly, "Lord Xuanfeng, let this old servant hold Miss Miao'er, so she won't get hurt..."
"Hmm?" Xuanmiao looked at her bright red little hand. Where were the bones? Gone? The bones... were gone!
He simply closed his eyes, straightened his body, opened his mouth, and howled, "Ugh—ah—! Ah—! Ah—!"
The mysterious and earth-shattering cries left Xuanfeng at a loss.
Ren Shen took over the mysterious trick of the carp leaping up and patiently coaxed it.
Startled, Guiyue withdrew her hand and retreated to her mother's side. Her mother frowned and silently scolded Su Yuyao for being a bad mother.
Jin Yu covered her mouth and continued to chuckle. This child is just like Yao'er!
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