Chapter 228 Yao's Mother Appears in the World
The primordial energy flows through the primordial chaos, the greatest sound is silent, and the formless void is boundless.
Su Yuyao slightly opened her eyes, her red pupils trembling, and a beam of light shot out, tearing a crack in the chaos. The Qi field gradually collapsed, forming a vortex of Qi that plummeted into the crack…
Su Yuyao slowly raised her hand, gently flicking her fingertips. The Qi vortex suddenly expanded, and the powerful Qi wind instantly broke through the primordial chaos! Golden light flashed, like lightning, piercing through the dense spider web woven by the chaos and penetrating Su Yuyao's eyes!
Chaos dissipated, and golden light filled the air!
Buzz—!
A soft, high-pitched buzzing sound entered Su Yuyao's head. As the golden light slowly dissipated and the sky gradually revealed itself, Su Yuyao saw vast forests, lakes, and seas, flocks of birds and beasts, and heard the cacophony of human voices and the cries of animals...
She slowly lowered her eyelids, looking at the people kneeling on the parched, cracked earth under the scorching sun, praying for rain; looking at the creatures, their faces filled with terror and despair, buried by rocks and mud in the thunder and rain; looking at the heavy snow and cold wind blowing into the forests, gradually freezing the lakes and mountains; looking at the desert being instantly flooded into an ocean...
"Does it have to be this way?" A familiar voice rang out coldly in my ear.
Su Yuyao slightly raised her eyelids, glanced to her side, and asked in a calm tone, "Isn't this exactly what you wanted? Or perhaps you've changed your mind?"
Xuanfeng frowned, his azure eyes reflecting the passing of one life after another. "This is not what I want."
Su Yuyao curled the corners of her lips. "When did you become so soft-hearted? As the ruler of all ages, how can you harbor such pity? If it weren't for this upheaval and drastic change, how could you suppress the restless forces from all sides?!"
Xuanfeng raised an eyelid to look at Su Yuyao, who was almost as tall as him, and his heart trembled!
This child who used to hide shyly under my armpits, this child who used to whine and beg for mercy with his little belly sticking out, this child who escaped death time and time again… how could he have grown up like this…?!
Xuanfeng gave a wry smile, "Girl, aren't you afraid that all living things will resent you for doing this?"
Su Yuyao saw surprise, astonishment, and helplessness in Xuan Feng's azure eyes. She lowered her gaze and smiled, slowly saying, "Of all things in the world, whether mountains and rocks, sand and gravel, lakes and seas, or vegetation, forests, beasts and people, have I ever favored anyone? Have I ever harmed anyone? All I do is adjust the balance of the eight directions, thereby harmonizing yin and yang, and thus giving birth to all things. When considering the greater good, how can I care about myself, and how can I be swayed by worldly sentiments? From my perspective, what wrong have I done? But from their perspective, what wrong have they done? So be it. If they hate me, let them hate me."
Xuanfeng calmly looked at the dignified, composed, and serene Su Yuyao. He knew that some things, once changed, could never be undone...
Su Yuyao lifted her eyelids slightly to look into Xuan Feng's deep eyes, and she was still completely captivated. Even if he killed her a thousand times, even if he abandoned her ten thousand times, even if he killed her parents and Green Vine, wasn't there no evidence...?
"This is! This is something from the Su family!" A voice full of surprise drifted clearly into Su Yuyao's ears from afar, "Quickly, invite Great-Grandma to come and see! Could this have been made by Madam Su of the Su family?!"
Su Yuyao woke up instantly and turned around sharply to look at the small town from which the sound came—Qianlong Town!
Qianlong Town had just experienced an earthquake and torrential rain. The mountains had fractured, and floodwaters, mixed with rocks, surged past the once clear streams towards the town! A towering tree, rising from the ground, stood against the onslaught of the flood, blocking the rocks in the middle of the river. While it didn't stop all the floodwaters and sediment, it preserved a sliver of life for Qianlong Town amidst this calamity. As the floodwaters receded, a broken old tree root pointed high into the sky, and among the intricate network of roots, a gray money bag embroidered with the character "Su" gleamed brightly, piercing Su Yuyao's eyes!
A group of people covered in mud stood by the riverbank, gazing up at the money pouches shining in the sunlight. A thin, elderly woman with gray hair and a hunched back exclaimed excitedly, "That's right, this was made by Madam Su! This belongs to the Su family!"
The money pouch embroidered with the character "Su" was carefully opened.
Clang... Strings of beads and broken silver coins, trinkets that Su Yuyao once treasured, now stirred up her emotions and made her eyes blaze with anger!
"This...this is Yao'er's!" the old woman cried out excitedly. "Yao'er is protecting us! If it weren't for this old tree blocking the rocks, how would our Qianlong Town have had a chance to breathe?!"
"Yao'er—!" The old woman knelt down in the muddy water with a thud, kowtowing devoutly to the money bag, and said, "Yao'er! Thank you for protecting Qianlong Town in heaven! We will build a temple for you and offer incense to you for generations to come..."
Xuanfeng felt a toothache as he watched the people of Qianlong Town kneeling and worshipping the money bag he had personally buried.
This is terrible! He only had Flying Eagle take the money pouch out of the Su residence to ease his guilt towards Su Yuyao. Who would have thought that Su Yuyao wasn't dead, and the guilt he harbored had become evidence of his own crimes!
“Um…” Xuanfeng rubbed the bridge of his nose and said, “Let me explain…”
When he turned around, Su Yuyao was no longer beside him. He sighed deeply, closed his eyes, and his vision returned to the Heavenly Gate…
Xuanfeng suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Su Yuyao sitting cross-legged opposite him with an unusually cold expression, and awkwardly grinned, "Girl..."
“You buried it.” Bloody tears streamed down Su Yuyao’s face. “Only you know that place, and only you know that it was my…treasure.”
Xuanfeng was speechless. Yes, he had done it all. He regretted it; he shouldn't have let Flying Eagle bring the money bag out!
"Heh!" Su Yuyao sneered, slowly stood up, and said indifferently, "I'm going to the Female Mother Palace. You stay here and rest well, and don't wander around." After saying that, she turned and left.
Xuanfeng rubbed his knees, raised his eyelids, and looked up at the roof. Flying Eagle was awkwardly squatting on the main beam with its wings tucked in.
“Go with her to the Female Mother’s Palace,” Xuanfeng said in a low voice, “and see what the girl is planning.”
The eagle spread its wings, moved aside a tile on the roof, and as soon as it poked its head out, it met a wolf's mouth filled with the smell of blood. Saliva dripped from the wolf's sharp teeth onto the eagle's beak.
The eagle shrank back, moved the tile back, and gently landed in front of Xuanfeng. It transformed into human form and replied, "My lord, there are dogs up there too."
Xuanfeng clicked his tongue, pointed at Flying Eagle, and scolded, "Flying Eagle! You're telling me you're afraid of dogs?!"
Flying Eagle lowered his head and remained silent. Xuan Feng also lost his temper. Ever since Su Yuyao led people back to the Heavenly Palace, he had become increasingly powerless to control the Heavenly Palace, and now he could hardly even control his own people!
“Flying Eagle, although I gave the order, you were the one who carried out the deed!” Xuanfeng said in a low voice, “So, you also bear responsibility!”
Flying Eagle frowned slightly and looked innocently at Xuanfeng.
"Don't forget, you're mine!" Xuanfeng stared intently into Flying Eagle's eyes. "Only I can protect you!"
Thump! Thump! Thump!
"Father!" A mysterious voice pierced through the doorway, "Mother said Father is bored, so she sent Miao'er to keep Father company!"
Flying Eagle's ears twitched, and he solemnly replied, "My lord, this humble servant will go to the Female Mother's Palace immediately!"
Xuanfeng stood up nimbly, pointing at the flying eagle as he rushed towards the door, "Too late!"
"Haha!" Xuanmiao pushed open the door and pounced on Xuanfeng, laughing as she said, "Daddy! Miao'er is so amazing! She cleaned every nook and cranny of this place so well! The bugs have all eaten their fill!"
Xuanfeng, his eyes brimming with joy, picked up the heavy-clothed Xuanmiao. He glanced at the fleeting crack in the door and realized that the wolf clan was indeed guarding the courtyard! "You brat, you're even wary of me!"
"Eh? A big bird?!" Xuanmiao put one arm around Xuanfeng's neck and pulled out a seven-colored, dazzling shark fin knife from behind her back, pointing it at the flying eagle. "Miao'er wants to ride a big bird!"
Flying Eagle's eyes widened in surprise, and he froze on the spot!
“Little one,” Xuanfeng stared at the dazzling shark fin knife and asked, “who gave you this?”
Xuanmiao raised her little face and said with a smile, "When Miao'er was cleaning Daddy's study, she saw it in a room behind a wall! It was frozen inside an ice block!"
Xuanfeng's heart skipped a beat!
"Then how did you get it out?"
"Miao'er found so many golden petals and buds for Mother, please help Miao'er get this piece of shark fin out!" Xuanmiao said with a smile. "Mother was so happy to see the petals and buds! So she melted the ice block! Miao'er let the worms eat all the fish meat! Only this knife is left!"
"Petals and buds?!" Xuanfeng's heart skipped a beat.
I was careless! Those petals and buds were letters that Fei Hua had given me when we were deeply in love, expressing her longing for me! Although Fei Hua and I were no longer meant to be, I hadn't gotten rid of these things!
"Daddy! This shark fin knife is amazing! I even used it to split an egg!"
"What egg?"
“It’s locked up with Grandma Yuqing and Uncle’s eggs!” Xuanmiao pouted and replied.
"Yu Qing?! Little... Uncle?!" Xuan Feng immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Feihua sent them here in flower buds!" Xuanmiao said casually, fiddling with the shark fin, "to send them here to quarrel!"
Xuanfeng's heart was pounding wildly.
“Father,” Xuanmiao stared into Xuanfeng’s eyes and asked earnestly, “Who is Feihua?”
"..." Xuanfeng was speechless again as he looked at Xuanmiao, who resembled Su Yuyao.
"Father doesn't recognize her either?" Xuanmiao tilted her head and continued to ask, "Then why did she harm Granny Yuqing and Uncle?"
"Huh?" Xuanfeng looked at Xuanmiao in surprise. "Your mother said that?"
Xuanmiao paused for a moment, then shook her head. "Mother didn't say that; it's just what Miao'er thinks. Mother, Agan, Uncle Ruixue, and Longjing led us all the way back safely! What if Granny Yuqing and my uncle encounter danger on the road? They'll die!"
Xuanfeng stared in astonishment at Xuanmiao, who seemed to be deep in thought, in his arms. "This wasn't taught by your mother?!"
Xuanmiao blinked and thought for a moment, then said, "Why did Feihua go to so much trouble to send Granny Yuqing and Uncle to the Heavenly Palace? Did she want to make Grandma angry with Mother, or did she want Father and Mother to quarrel?"
Xuanfeng looked at Xuanmiao thoughtfully, "Anything else?"
Xuanmiao pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then asked, "What does Father think is the reason?"
Xuanfeng looked at Xuanmiao; this expression, this gaze, seemed familiar. "Finished?"
"Hmm!" Xuanmiao nodded.
"That's not right!!" Xuanfeng said with a smile, "You missed a part of what your mother taught you!"
"Hmm?!" Xuanmiao frowned, thought carefully for a moment, and shook his head blankly. "Nothing was left out, I told you everything!"
Xuanfeng burst into laughter. Xuanmiao looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "What did Miao'er forget?"
“It’s gone…” Xuanfeng said affectionately, tapping Xuanmiao’s nose. “No matter what, Father will always believe in your Mother!”
Xuanmiao scratched the tip of her nose and muttered in confusion, "Father believes Mother, but does Mother believe Father?"
Xuanfeng's smile froze on his face instantly...
...
The Palace of the Female Mother was eerily silent, its gates tightly shut. Bi Rong, clad in fiery red armor, stared intently at the weathered red palace gates, his eyes blazing with qi. Behind him, celestial soldiers and generals stood in neat formation, wielding weapons; behind the ranks, Rui Xue led her wolf clan, silently and slowly dispersing, quietly encircling the Palace of the Female Mother; the clouds in the sky gradually gathered and solidified, like a giant eye overlooking the empty yet murderous palace!
Su Yuyao stood on the doorstep, scanning the empty courtyard. The fear and helplessness of being imprisoned, the pain and anger of being betrayed, and the shame and humiliation of being expelled all rushed to Su Yuyao's head!
She abruptly closed her eyes, focused her breath, and her powerful energy field trembled slightly for a moment before quickly returning to calm.
She slowly opened her eyes, lifted her skirt slightly, and solemnly walked towards the main hall, her mother's angry warning gradually echoing in her mind...
"If you step out of the Heavenly Gate, you will be deemed to have voluntarily relinquished your celestial position! From this day forward, no matter how great your merits, you will not be entitled to any rewards from the Heavenly Palace!"
"Feihua will fall into Xuanfeng's residence! No matter what position Xuanfeng holds in the future, he will have the responsibility to take care of Feihua. If the two have a child in the future, the child will be registered under the name of the principal wife and enjoy all the honors that a Heavenly Lord should have!"
Su Yuyao paused slightly.
"The final condition is that Xuanfeng will make Naqilan his... Nü'e!"
Su Yuyao gently pushed open the flimsy palace door, glanced at the deserted hall, stepped into the hall, slightly curtsied, and said, "Your Majesty, you wish to see me."
Dressed in her finest attire, Mother Yi sat regally on the main seat of the hall, her eyes resolute and her face serene. Though she had lost her aura, she still exuded an imposing presence.
She raised her eyelids, glanced at Su Yuyao, then looked up at the sky filled with strange phenomena, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She had once said harsh words to drive Su Yuyao away, but now she had to slap herself in the face and rely on this woman she both hated and despised, yet had no choice but to submit to!
If we stubbornly refuse to let go, given Su Yuyao's temper, it will be inevitable that she will overturn the Heavenly Palace, destroy the Origin of the World, and recreate the world to establish her authority! At that time, the Limitless Dao that Xuan Yi and I have accumulated by exhausting our Qi and blood, as well as all things in this world, will be reduced to ashes!
As long as she doesn't destroy the world and its origins, and can inherit the mantle and continue to generate all things and ensure the long-term prosperity of nature... well... alas! Although that's the truth, I'm truly unwilling to accept it!
Su Yuyao knelt in the hall, listening to her mother's troubled thoughts, and slowly said, "Your Majesty, I have been busy with trivial matters these days and have not been able to pay my respects to you. Please forgive me!"
“Trivial matters? Qi Dian Shan He, Tian Gong Jie Li, Shi Yuan He Yi, these are all trivial matters in your mouth?!” Mother Yi rolled her eyes and said.
“That’s right.” Su Yuyao slowly raised her head to look at her mother and said calmly, “To me, these are just trivial matters.”
Looking at Su Yuyao, whose Qi was as steady as a mountain, Yi's mother couldn't help but gasp.
"Your Majesty, you have been fighting alone for too long!" Su Yuyao said slowly. "You want to strengthen the Wuji Dao left by the late Lord Xuanyi and the operation of all things in heaven and earth, but you have overlooked one thing!"
Su Yuyao, her red eyes gleaming, said, enunciating each word clearly, "Heaven, Dao, Taboo, Fullness!"
Yi's mother's heart tightened, and she clenched her fists tightly. "Su Yuyao, if you were in my position, how would you handle the current situation?"
“Your Majesty, when the city gates catch fire, the fish in the moat suffer as well. All things in the world may seem to be individuals, but in reality, they are all intricately connected. If one considers oneself the most powerful, then everyone under heaven will be an enemy! If one places oneself within these connections, as long as one can maintain balance, one can befriend all things and ensure lasting peace!” Su Yuyao replied softly.
"Hmph!" Mother Yi sneered, "With your current abilities and ambition, would you really be willing to be involved in such matters?"
Su Yuyao smiled and said calmly, "A spider spins a web. Does Your Majesty think the spider is in the web?"
Her mother looked slightly shocked.
“Whether the spider is on the web or not, as long as the silk is in the spider’s hand, the spider remains trapped in the web!” Su Yuyao looked up at her mother. “But in my hand, it’s not silk, it’s the spider!”
Yi's mother stared in disbelief at Su Yuyao's wicked smile, reluctantly accepting the truth: it was time to admit defeat!
She sighed deeply, gritted her teeth, and asked, "Su Yuyao, if I asked you to repair the old internet, are you confident in your abilities?"
Su Yuyao squinted and replied, "Compared to repairing a tattered net, rebuilding a net is much less effort!"
Yi's mother felt a tremor in her heart and stared intently into Su Yuyao's eyes.
"However, since it's an old website, besides the sentimental attachment, it also has some merits. I will not only repair it with care, but also make further improvements to make it even better!"
Yi's mother looked at Su Yuyao warily. Although she knew in her heart that Su Yuyao was the only choice to save the world, she couldn't bring herself to speak.
“Your Majesty,” Su Yuyao met her mother’s gaze, her eyes darting around, and said, “Since you are powerless to repair it, why not hand over the old net to the children and let it regain its former glory? It’s better than… letting it go to waste!”
Mother Yi clenched her fists tightly, gritted her teeth, and after a long while, finally managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth, "Su Yuyao, I abdicate!"
Su Yuyao raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on her lips. She clasped her hands together in front of her forehead, slowly knelt down, and bowed, replying, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Whoosh! A golden light pierced through the thick clouds in the sky and shone into the heavens, transforming into clusters of golden butterflies that flew in all directions. The clouds in the sky turned into shimmering mist in the golden light and quickly spread out!
The heavy palace gates opened silently, and golden light spilled out! Bi Rong ignited his Qi flames and stared intently at the dazzling golden light. Everyone gripped their weapons tightly. The wolf clan was poised to attack, all waiting for the final command!
A clear, ethereal voice drifted from afar!
"Heaven and earth are eternal, and the earth and heaven are in harmony. From the beginning to the end, the Dao has been passed down to Yao! All ages and origins, all spirits and things, all gods and immortals, bow in welcome—the Goddess Yao!"
The palace gates swung open, bursting forth with golden light. A figure emerged from the center of the pillar of light, clad in a cloud-patterned robe, bathed in light. A golden dragon guarded his chest and coiled around his waist, while a golden phoenix stood on his temples and gazed upon his forehead! With one step, mountains and rivers trembled; with two steps, the seabed shook; with three steps, birds in the forest were startled; with four steps, all spirits bowed in reverence!
Bi Rong was so excited that sparks flew from his eyes. He knelt down with a thud, his breath rising from his dantian, and kowtowed, saying, "Greetings—Empress Yao!"
"Greetings—Goddess Yao!" Everyone bowed their heads and knelt in worship...
The Palace of the Female Mother quickly dimmed; the once magnificent and dignified palace could now finally decay and deteriorate at will, and no one would care anymore...
"Your Majesty..." Guiyue gently called to Yi's mother, who was all alone and hiding in the shadows, "Go back to your room and rest..."
"Sigh..." Mother Yi sighed deeply, "Guiyue, do you think... Xuanyi will hate me?"
Guiyue's eyes stung, and she couldn't help but shed tears.
"The tide has turned, the outcome is decided. Even if I fight her with all my might, I cannot escape the fate of being resurrected. What I'm destined to lose, I will lose; what I could have avoided, I may also lose!" Mother Yi forced herself to stand, her body trembling. "I just don't know if she'll treat me well now that I've handed me over..."
Guiyue hurriedly stepped forward to support Yi's mother, gently comforting her, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Yao'er... Yao's mother... Your Majesty... is a clever child..." Guiyue's words became increasingly difficult to utter, and in the end, she couldn't persuade her any further.
Yi's mother tugged at her sleeve and touched the corner of her eye, then smiled bitterly, "Oh well... it's just the way things are, a natural process. What can we do if we don't accept it? Maybe... it should have been like this a long time ago..."
As Yimu stepped out of the palace gates, gazing at the utterly desolate courtyard, a sense of emptiness filled her, as if she had lost her purpose in life. She looked up at the familiar yet strange sky; it was time to leave…
"Old hag!" A familiar curse suddenly rang out.
Mother Yi turned her head in annoyance and saw Xianming glaring at her with her lips pursed, swinging her arm to slap her face!
"Oh dear!" Guiyue stepped forward and grabbed Xianming's arm, exclaiming, "Xianming-jun! What are you doing?!"
Xianming broke free from Guiyue, glared fiercely at Yimu, and gloated, "You old hag! This is your retribution! You thought you could strategize and control the world, but little did you know that you sowed evil seeds and are reaping the bitter fruit! You lost the Heavenly Palace, the Wuji Dao, and the Qi Field, yet you cannot enjoy your natural lifespan like mortals and pass away peacefully. You can only watch helplessly as your possessions are controlled by others! You deserve it!"
Yi's mother coldly observed the agitated Xianming, remained silent for a long time, and then slowly spoke, "Who said... I can't close my eyes and pass away peacefully?"
"What?!" Guiyue hurriedly helped Yi Mu up, and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, you are the Yi Mu Goddess who created the world, how can you be compared to mortals? Please don't let the madman's crazy words upset you!"
Yi's mother smiled forlornly, waved her hand, and turned to walk towards the inner courtyard.
As Xianming watched Yi's mother's dejected figure, she felt a sense of relief mixed with emptiness.
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