Chapter 23 Saving Su Yuyao
"Father! I beg you! Please speak to her on my behalf!" Ze Yuan knelt at Chao Xi's feet and pleaded, "Your son truly does not understand why Mother disagrees with the marriage ceremony!"
"You piece of trash! What am I supposed to say about you?!" Chao Xi said angrily, looking at the useless Ze Yuan at her feet. "Let's put aside the marriage ceremony for now, let's talk about the monthly salary! Bei Ao promised that after becoming the Heavenly Gate General, he would give us..." Chao Xi twirled her fingers at Ze Yuan, "And what did you do! You told Xuan Feng about it! Luckily, Xuan Feng was busy with something else, otherwise, if they investigated, we'd be in big trouble!!"
Zeyuan lowered his head and said, "Your subject also wants to learn from your elder brother..."
"Learn my ass! Do you even have Xuanfeng's skills? You can't even handle a simple matter, yet you've set your sights on the wolf clan's young lady! Sending a marriage proposal to Xuanhuang Valley Dao alone isn't enough?! You insist on recruiting women from all over the world..." Chaoxi grew angrier as she spoke, kicking Zeyuan aside. "You are a virtuous ruler! You can only marry one person! That person is the Wuji Mother who will succeed your mother!"
“But Father,” Zeyuan said, getting up, “how will I know which woman will be the future Mother of Infinity if I don’t experience more relationships with her?”
"Don't bother! Fairy Baiyan from Wancu Garden intends to marry Feihua to you and has already gone to ask your mother."
"Sister Feihua is nice, but she's too monotonous. Besides, even if I marry Feihua, it won't stop me from taking in Nü'e, right? That wolf clan young lady is particularly interesting. I think the young ladies from other clans must be interesting too!"
"Forget it! If you were just an ordinary Heavenly Lord, I might be able to plead for you, but you are a Heavenly Lord of the Dao! Your status is different!" Tide said sternly.
"Father……"
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"Your Majesty, I humbly beg you to dissolve the engagement between Feihua and Lord Xuanfeng!" Fairy Baiyan knelt before the Palace of the Female Mother and cried out, "Lord Xuanfeng has delayed Feihua for so many years, and now he has disappeared without a trace. Your Majesty, how can I not be anxious?!"
Bai Yan kowtowed deeply, pleading, "Your Majesty, please grant my request, considering my thousands of years of loyalty to you!"
"Baiyan, why are you doing this again? Why bring this up again?" Empress Yi, supporting Guiyue's hand, walked gracefully out of the palace gate and stood in front of Baiyan, saying softly, "Xuanfeng and Feihua have such a good relationship. I heard that a few days ago, Xuanfeng went to Wancu Garden every day to find Feihua, but you did everything you could to prevent them from meeting!"
"Your Majesty, as I have said, Feihua's engagement is to the Heavenly Lord Youdao! Moreover, Lord Xuanfeng is not a faithful man; he has adopted another girl outside! He spends all his time traveling and having fun with her! Feihua is inexperienced and does not understand the implications of this matter, but as her mother, I must consider my daughter's happiness!"
After thinking for a moment, Yi's mother said softly, "Baiyan, we grew up together and are like sisters. You care about Feihua's happiness, and so do I! Xuanfeng is older than Zeyuan, more mature, and much more capable. Xuanfeng is more suitable for Feihua!"
"Your Majesty! I know I am incompetent and unable to accomplish great things, so Feihua is my only hope!" Baiyan raised her head, her eyes red as she glared at Her Majesty, and said, word by word, "The wish I failed to fulfill must be fulfilled by Feihua for me! Please, Your Majesty, grant my wish!" After saying that, she kowtowed to the ground again.
Yi's mother frowned slightly, looking at Bai Yan with a hint of shock. "Bai Yan, are you still holding a grudge about this? Back then, it was Xuan Yi who confessed his feelings to me, not me who stole him away!"
"Your Majesty!" Bai Yan suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness, "If it weren't for you..."
"Baiyan! Even without me! Do you think Xuanyi would choose you?!" Mother Yi's anger surged, gripping Guiyue's wrist tightly, trying to control her trembling body. "Xuanyi doesn't love you at all!"
"Then how can you be so sure that Xuan Yi loves you?!" Bai Yan raised her voice as well. "If he loved you, why would he go to the Nevernight Lodge? And if you loved him, why would you take in so many male companions after Xuan Yi's passing?!"
"Enough!" Mother Yi roared, her whole body trembling. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled to calm herself down.
When she opened her eyes again, there was no emotion in them. She looked coldly at Bai Yan kneeling on the ground and said in a flat tone, "Bai Yan, I agree."
"Really...?" Baiyan seemed a little skeptical.
"I will not only agree to dissolve the engagement between Feihua and Xuanfeng, but I will also arrange a new marriage for Feihua. As you wish, I will bestow a marriage upon Zeyuan and Feihua."
"Thank you! Your Majesty!" Bai Yan burst into tears and kowtowed to the ground again.
Yi Mu helped Gui Yue slowly turn around and step into the Beast Mother's Palace. "Gui Yue."
"This old servant is here!"
"Isn't Zeyuan going to hold a matchmaking event? Let him do it..."
"But...Your Majesty..."
"Since Baiyan wants Feihua to succeed me as the Mother of Wuji, we should see if Feihua is qualified!" Mother Yi said through gritted teeth.
"yes……"
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After lying down for two days, Su Yuyao was lively and energetic again. Whenever they went hunting, Sa Han would take Su Yuyao with him and let her use a slingshot to shoot the head of the prey. If she hit it, she could choose a part to eat. If she missed, she had to wait until everyone else had finished eating before she could eat!
Su Yuyao missed out on meat a few times and was extremely hungry, but she didn't make a fuss. This kind of game where you have to accept the consequences of your bet made her even more interested.
"Dad! If I fight to the death today, I'm going to drink!" Su Yuyao drove the sled herself, cutting through the snow, following the wolf pack and chasing the wild yaks running ahead.
Sahan, standing by his side, laughed loudly, "Good! Ningbao! If you kill it, I'll let you drink to your heart's content!"
Having received permission, Su Yuyao immediately became cheerful. When the wolves surrounded the wild yak, she took out her slingshot, aimed at the wild yak's eyes, and suddenly released the force.
A trail of blood flew up, and the yak fell to the ground.
"Dad! I hit it!" Su Yuyao shouted excitedly.
"The yak isn't dead!"
"It's not dead?" Su Yuyao glanced at the wild yak still struggling on the ground and said, "Then if I kill it, does that count?"
“That counts, but… do you dare?” Sahan asked with a smile.
"What's there to be afraid of?! I've seen how many times you've killed them!" Su Yuyao stopped the sled, took out her crescent blade, walked to the yak, stepped on the yak's head, gripped the blade tightly, and slashed the yak's neck with the crescent blade, blood spurting out.
The yak collapsed, then lay still, its blood staining the hillside.
"He's dead!" Su Yuyao wiped the hot, sticky blood from her face and asked with a smile, "Dad! Can I drink my fill?"
"Great! Ningbao has made the most progress today! Not only can you drink to your heart's content, but I can also grant you one wish. What do you want?!" Sahan asked generously.
"I...I want a little brother!" Su Yuyao thought about it seriously for a moment and said, "If I have a boy, I can beat him all I want! When you and Mom argue again, don't take it out on me, my bottom can't take it!"
"Condensing treasure! This is too difficult!" Sahan laughed loudly.
"What's so difficult about it? It's already in Mommy's belly! You just don't know it yet!" After saying that, Su Yuyao drove the sled and called to Ruixue to go play again.
Sa Han and the others stood there, stunned. "What did Ning Bao just say...?"
"Miss Ningbao said... Madam... is pregnant?"
"Hmm? I need to go back and check first!" Sahan rushed home impatiently...
On the opposite hillside, Qingyue clutched her heart, while Xuanfeng held his forehead.
"Xuanfeng... I'm asking you, Yao'er is in this state! And you still won't let her be taken away?!" Qingyue trembled with anger. "Are you going to wait until she completely turns into a butcher?!"
“Aunt... I really don’t want her to get involved in my troubles…” Xuanfeng said helplessly.
“Right now, it’s not you who’s in trouble, it’s Yao’er! If the invitation to the Marriage Festival arrives at Xuanhuang Valley first, Yao’er will be Ze Yuan’s woman. Are you willing to let her go? Are you at ease? In that case, she will not only be dragged into your troubles, but also into a bloodbath!” Qing Yue said, composing herself. “Yao’er just said that Madam Sa is pregnant. This is an opportunity. The couple tried many methods to have a child, but without success. They waited for over a hundred years before finally finding Su Yuyao. Look how spoiled they’ve been with Yao’er! This time, taking advantage of Madam Sa’s pregnancy, they’re determined to bring Yao’er out! She was just a bit spoiled and willful before, but now look at her! She even dares to kill a cow!”
Seeing Su Yuyao's drastically changed temperament, Qingyue was more anxious and angry than Xuanfeng, while Xuanfeng was more worried.
Will this brat stab me to death like this someday?!
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"Madam! How could you not know? Is it true or not?" Sahan asked anxiously, holding Madam Sa's hand.
"My lord, I've never been pregnant, I... I don't know!" Mrs. Sa said, blushing.
"Oh dear! I'm so worried! I'll go to town right now and find a doctor to take a look at you!"
"No need for such trouble! Let me take a look!" Qingyue said softly as she stepped into the cave.
"Your Highness Qingyue? What brings you here?" Sa Hanyi's tone was not good. After Qingyue left last time, Madam Sa told Sa Hanyi what Qingyue had said, and the couple had been holding a grudge ever since. They didn't expect Qingyue to actually come again.
Madam Sa politely stood up, curtsied, and greeted her, "Your Highness Qingyue, please have a seat."
Qingyue looked at Madam Sa carefully, smiled and said, "You should sit down. Yao'er is right, it is indeed a boy. Originally, you and Chief Sa had no children, but you were kind-hearted and saved Su Yuyao, so you had the opportunity to conceive this child."
“Thank you, Lady Qingyue,” Madam Sa said, curtsying slightly, “but I will not allow you to take Ningbao away.”
Qingyue frowned slightly, then turned to Sa Hanyi, "Chief Sa, you're about to have your own child, can't you give Yao'er back to us?"
Sa Han sneered, "Your Majesty, Ningbao isn't your child either. What do you mean by 'returning her to you'? I'd like to say, don't try to take our daughter away! Ningbao calls us 'Father' and 'Mother' now!"
"Chief Sa, to tell you the truth, last time at the Heavenly Gate of the Dui Palace, Lord Zeyuan of the Heavenly Court took a liking to Yao'er! Now he has received the approval of the Goddess Yi Mu and is widely recruiting women from all over the world to enter the Heavenly Palace to participate in the Marriage Festival! If the summons for the Marriage Festival arrives, Yao'er will be in a dilemma!" Qingyue said with a frown. "If Yao'er enters the Heavenly Palace, she will be taken in as a maidservant by Lord Zeyuan! If you don't go, you will be disobeying the Heavenly Decree! The safest solution now is for us to take Yao'er away!"
"Your Majesty!" Although Lady Sa was alarmed, she remained calm. "If you take Ningbao away, how will we explain ourselves when the summons arrives?! The safest solution now is to arrange a marriage for Ningbao! If Ningbao is married, can Her Majesty's mother still forcibly break up the marriage?!"
Qingyue looked at the innocent Madam Sa and said, "How many marriages has Mother Yi broken up for her own pleasure? Even her closest friends who weren't destined to be together..."
She sighed and anxiously advised, "You have no idea how complicated things are in the Heavenly Palace. You can't even imagine what the people in the Heavenly Palace are capable of!"
Sahan thought for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, how can you guarantee Ningbao's safety if you take her away?"
“Yao’er will follow Xuanfeng back to the Immortal Mountain. No matter how ignorant Zeyuan is, no matter how biased Mother Yi is, she will not try to take him away from Xuanfeng.”
"Father! Mother! Ruixue is bullying me again!" Su Yuyao stormed into the cave.
"Eh? Lady Qingyue? What brings you here?" Su Yuyao asked in surprise as she looked at Qingyue.
Qingyue looked at Su Yuyao, who had the exact same tone as Sa Hanyi and reeked of blood, and her vision went black. She clutched her chest, trying to convince herself, "It's my fault, I didn't watch over Yao'er properly. It's all for Xuanfeng! It's all for Xianming!"
Su Yuyao ignored Qingyue and instead tugged at Madam Sa, pleading, "Mother! Ruixue bullied me! I caught the rabbit, but Ruixue snatched it away!"
"Ningbao, how could we possibly have rabbits here?!" Madam Sa asked in confusion.
"Yes! It's there!" Su Yuyao grabbed Madam Sa and started walking outside. "Mother! Go and get it back for me!"
"Oh dear! Ningbao!" Sahan quickly helped his wife up, saying, "Didn't you say your mother is pregnant with a little brother? Be careful..."
"Dad! You're already showing favoritism! My little brother is still in Mom's belly, he won't get lost!" Su Yuyao jumped up and down in anger, shouting, "But my rabbit was taken away!"
"Alright, alright, I'll go get it back for you! Stop clinging to your mother!" Sahan said helplessly as he walked out of the cave.
Looking at Su Yuyao like this, Qingyue's head was buzzing. Forget it, I won't answer. This child has nothing to do with me. I was wrong, and that's it. Why should I... Hey?
Qingyue saw Sa Han holding a trembling, snow-white rabbit and felt dizzy. "Chief Sa... please let go!"
“This is mine!” Su Yuyao pulled the little rabbit’s ears.
“Yao’er… put her down… that’s… White Ear…” Qingyue said, supporting herself on the table.
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