Free Web NovelChapter 1729: The Opening
After flying for some time, they finally arrived at the island where the competition would be held. All of Ling Yun’s wives immediately divided themselves into several groups according to their original plan.
Shuang Yuzhu, Huang Zhimei, Xuanyin Yue, Xue Jing, Long Nu, and Chu Nanhua stayed by Ling Yun’s side. They didn’t join the competition because they were affiliated with their old sects. As the life goddess, Sheng Ming naturally did not participate, and she focused on taking care of Sheng Ai, who looked excited to see so many people arriving on the island.
Huang Hao, Liao Shuzhen, Dongfang Qinzhi, and Bai Xuanyue did not appear in the crowd. They waited in four different areas to monitor the movements of those demons and devils.
Xin Xinghe, Kong Bailing, Yin Jingmo, Wen Xianyi, Yu Qingshe, Zhao Chengxuan, Xuantian Huang, and the other special disciples of the Heavenly Star Sect couldn’t wait to take part in the competition. However, they were also on full alert after Yu Shuang told them about the presence of those demons and devils that would disrupt the competition.
Xin Xinghe glanced at Xuanyuan Yue, who was standing beside her mother, Xuanyuan Xue’er.
"What are you looking at?" Kong Bailing asked, following Xin Xinghe’s gaze.
Yin Jingmo also looked in that direction. "That woman should be Little Yue’s mother. Her father is truly talented in finding wives, and all of them are peerless beauties."
"Little Yue’s father is truly handsome, you know? If only he had glanced at me, I wouldn’t have refused to be his wife." When Wen Xianyi made that statement, Kong Bailing and the others burst out laughing.
Zhao Chengxuan wore a gloomy look as he continued to stare at Yun Jingqiu. He truly loved her, and he was willing to accept everything about her. Unfortunately, his parents forbade him from approaching her again because of her forbidden feelings for Ling Yun. He was fully aware that she had never been attracted to him and only loved her father in her life.
"Hey, Chengxuan! Have you given up on Junior Sister Jingqiu?"
Zhao Chengxuan turned to Xuantian Huang and nodded. "Junior Sister Jingqiu loves someone else, and her feelings for him are too deep, so I don’t have a chance to enter her heart. By the way, Junior Sister Shengxia is also the same as her sister, and she has long been in love with another man."
"Hmm?" Xuantian Huang frowned. "Do you know the identity of the man Junior Sister Shengxia likes?"
Zhao Chengxuan briefly explored at Ling Yun. "I think they fell in love with the same man, but I don’t know his identity because Junior Sister Jingqiu never told me about it. However, I’m sure that man was very strong because Senior Yue and the others spoke highly of him."
"Oh?" Xuantian Huang was curious about that, but Yun Shengxia was never willing to say anything to him. "Do you know which their mothers are?"
"Those two." Zhao Chengxuan pointed at Yi Mingxia and Hua Ning. "You shouldn’t think about meeting Junior Sister Shengxia’s mother, Huang."
Xuantian Huang shook his head. "I’m not that crazy to meet her mother, Chengxuan. Her father looks relaxed and young, but I can sense that his aura is truly fierce. I’ve never been afraid of anyone, but his aura terrifies me."
"Let’s go! The competition will start after the opening ceremony." Xuantian Huang and Zhao Chengxuan left together, leaving the others behind.
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"Junior Sister Ke’er!"
Meng Ke’er, who was standing beside Meng Xianzi, waved at the two people who called her.
Soon, a young man and a young woman approached them, and she introduced them to her mother. "Mother, they are Senior Brother Xiao Fengzhi and Senior Sister Wu Xianru. They often take me to practice in places that are... err... quite dangerous."
Wu Xianru and Xiao Fengzhi stiffened and smiled awkwardly. ’Junior Sister Ke’er, you shouldn’t have told your mother about that!’
"Senior Brother Fengzhi and Senior Sister Xianru, this is my lovely mother, Meng Xianzi." Meng Ke’er embraced her mother.
Wu Xianru and Xiao Fengzhi cupped their hands towards Meng Xianzi. "Nice to meet you, Aunt."
"Nice to meet you both." Meng Xianzi nodded. "My daughter often misbehaves; she must have caused you both a lot of trouble all this time."
"Haha," Xiao Fengzhi laughed awkwardly. "Junior Sister Ke’er never troubles us, Aunt."
Wu Xianru asked her. "Aunt, please forgive me if I’m being presumptuous, but are you really a retired assassin?"
"Yes," Meng Xianzi admitted with a nod. "Before I met Ke’er’s father, I was an assassin in the upper realm, and I decided to retire after getting to know him."
"Hehe," Meng Ke’er giggled. "Senior Sister Xianru, I’ve never told you two about this matter, but my father was my mother’s disciple in the past."
"Eh?" Wu Xianru and Xiao Fengzhi were taken aback, not expecting that Meng Ke’er’s parents had such a relationship in the past.
Meng Xianzi could only shake her head. "My husband is indeed my former student."
"I see," Wu Xianru asked her again. "Can I learn about the assassin path from you, Aunt?" fгeewebnovёl.com
Meng Xianzi was truly shocked by Wu Xianru’s request. "Do you really want to be an assassin? Being an assassin isn’t easy, you know? Once your name becomes famous, troubles and enemies will come your way one after another, and your life will never be peaceful. Even when you become truly powerful, they will never stop bothering you, so you should think twice before choosing that path."
"I already know about that, Aunt." Wu Xianru paused. "In fact, my parents were assassins in the past, and they had many enemies out there. They sent me to relatives to hide me from their enemies, and they didn’t use their surnames for my name."
Meng Xianzi wasn’t surprised by this because the life of an assassin was simply too dangerous. If she were in Wu Xianru’s parents’ shoes, she would have done the same to ensure her daughter’s safety. That’s why she never thought about romance and family in the past, but everything changed when Ling Yun accidentally entered her dream realm. "If you want to learn about the assassination path, I can teach you a lot about it. Even if you don’t become an assassin, you can use all my knowledge to protect yourself."
"Then-"
"No need," Meng Xianzi said, interrupting Wu Xianru. "I will never take another disciple, and I will teach everything to you because you and your husband treat my daughter well. Do you want to learn about it too, Fengzhi?"
Xiao Fengzhi nodded. "Xianru is my wife, and I will follow the path she chooses to protect her, Aunt."
"I see." Meng Xianzi nodded in understanding. "If you truly love her, you must always protect her, like my husband protects me and his other wives. After this competition ends, you two can go see my daughter, and she will take you to our residence."
"Thank you, Aunt." After chatting about a few things, Wu Xianru and Xiao Fengzhi joined the others to head to the arena.
Meng Ke’er watched them leave with a smile. "What do you think of them, Mother?"
"I just met them today, so I don’t have an opinion about them yet." Meng Xianzi paused. "However, I can see that Wu Xianru has lofty dreams of becoming an assassin like her parents, so I decided to educate her about the assassination path. Have you ever met her parents?"
Meng Ke’er shook her head. "I’ve never met them, but Senior Sister Xianru once told me that her father’s surname is Han, and her mother’s surname is Jiang."
"Hmm?" Meng Xianzi frowned. "Are her parents named Han Huangyu and Jiang Meizhi?"
"Eh?" Meng Ke’er was surprised. "How did you guess their names correctly, Mother? Do you know them?"
"I see." Meng Xianzi nodded in understanding. "Wu Xianru’s face is similar to theirs, and her eyes are the same as her mother’s. Han Huangyu and Jiang Meizhi were two senior assassins I met before my name became famous, but they suddenly disappeared from the upper realm. By then, they should have already ascended to this realm, and I never met them again after that."
Meng Ke’er’s jaw dropped, not expecting that her mother would know Wu Xianru’s parents. "Were they that famous in the past?"
"Yes," Meng Xianzi nodded. "Han Huangyu is one of the cold-blooded assassins I’ve ever known, and he is much fiercer and more decisive than me. They once said that they would teach their descendants to be assassins like them, but they actually kept Wu Xianru away from that world. If my guess is correct, they encountered powerful enemies, and neither of them could defeat them, so they were worried about their daughter’s safety."
"Do you want me to ask Senior Sister Xianru about her parents?"
"No need," Meng Xianzi refused. "For now, we just need to focus on this competition. I’ll ask her when you bring her to our residence."
"Alright then."
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Cultivators from various domains continued to arrive on the island to participate in the competition. All of Ling Yun’s wives had gathered with their respective groups, guarded by dozens of female beasts hiding in the distance.
Ling Yun, Huang Zhimei, and the others sat with the audience in a prepared place, watching the opening ceremony organized by all sects in the domain.
Ling Yun paid little attention to the ceremony, instead concentrating on keeping an eye on the demons and devils. Unfortunately, his system map couldn’t detect them, so he asked Bai Xuanyue to provide him with information about them.
Ling Yun frowned as he scanned the status of those people, and the results were beyond his expectations. ’I didn’t expect those heretics to have infiltrated the other sects, especially the Mysterious Heaven Sect.’
