Chapter 48: We Are All Family
A Saint. Under the current suppression of the Great Dao caused by the existence of a Great Emperor, besides the Great Emperor, a Saint was the strongest known existence.
And before entering the dream, Yue Wu Xia had only known of two Saints. One was herself, and the other was the Demon King Bai Ze, whom she had met once.
For Huang Junru to have become a Saint was a bit of a surprise to Yue Wu Xia.
It wasn’t that Yue Wu Xia felt that Huang Junru couldn’t become a Saint. The strength of the Huang family’s bloodline was well known. After all, they were “descendants” of Feng Huang. Although not as heaven-defying as a pure-blooded Phoenix, there had been precedents of becoming a Saint even with the suppression of the Great Dao.
Yue Wu Xia was surprised as to why Huang Junru had broken through at this point.
Originally, it wouldn’t have been surprising to know that Huang Junru had become a Saint. After all, if Huang Junru could, why couldn’t others?
But after associating it with some things, Yue Wu Xia vaguely felt that some places were not quite right.
And on Huang Feiyan’s side, she was very surprised. After all, the suppression of the Great Dao was so severe now. “Did Mother encounter some opportunity?”
Under the strict suppression of the Great Dao, to break through, one needed to have excellent talent. Also, one also needed some kind of opportunity. It didn’t mean that one could succeed just with talent. Yue Wu Xia was like this. Even if her talent was extremely outstanding, if she hadn’t encountered a great opportunity, it would have been difficult for her to become a Saint.
Under the suppression of the Great Dao, talent and opportunity were both indispensable.
“I’m not clear about this. Perhaps you can go and ask your mother,” Huang Qingfei said with a smile.
“Hmm,” Huang Feiyan nodded and ran to find Huang Junru. She soon arrived at the hall where Huang Junru usually handled her affairs. Huang Feiyan looked around but didn’t find her mother. Just as she was puzzled, Huang Junru walked back from outside. After seeing Huang Feiyan, Huang Junru asked calmly, “What are you doing here?”
“Mother, I heard from Little Aunt that you have already become a Saint?” Huang Feiyan quickly walked over and asked with a smile.
Although Huang Junru’s face was still cold, those who were familiar with her knew that now, when facing her own daughter, her attitude was already very gentle.
“You’re quite fast,” Huang Junru walked past Huang Feiyan and sat down on the chair. “I have indeed become a Saint.”
“Congratulations, Mother,” Huang Feiyan smiled. “Did you encounter some opportunity?”
“I suppose so,” Huang Junru’s gaze fell on Huang Feiyan, and she was calm for a long while before she said, “Why do you ask?”
“I just wanted to know,” Huang Feiyan smiled and shook her head. “By the way, Mother, where is Mingyan? I remember he said he came to find you.”
“I sent him to do some things. It might take a while for him to come back,” Huang Junru sat upright at the top, looking noble and cold. If it was Mingyan standing in Huang Feiyan’s position, he would definitely not be able to help but have a desire to conquer.
Even for the highly respected Yue Wu Xia, Mingyan would have a hard time controlling such thoughts. Could this be considered a psychological instinct?
Seeing that kind of noble and compelling person, one couldn’t help but want to see her bow her head in submission.
But the person below was Huang Feiyan. She only felt that her mother was very outstanding. She said softly, “Is that so…”
“It’s only been a short while since we parted. Do you miss him already?” seeing that Huang Feiyan seemed to have a little emotion, Huang Junru said.
“Not really…” Huang Feiyan’s eyes couldn’t help but move to the side. She didn’t have to worry too much about what her mother had asked Mingyan to do. She was worried that he had been hooked by her second aunt. That temptress second aunt…
Huang Junru’s long and well-proportioned legs were pressed together, placed diagonally. She looked down at Huang Feiyan, her thoughts drifting far away, not knowing what she was thinking.
“Mother, can I ask about Huang Nishang?”
Soon, Huang Feiyan’s words pulled Huang Junru back. She looked at Huang Feiyan and said calmly, “Why do you ask about Huang Nishang?”
“It’s just… I’m curious…” Huang Feiyan pouted. Wasn’t it because she knew that Huang Nishang was a real person? Huang Feiyan still wanted to get in touch with her. The things Huang Feiyan had said to Huang Nishang were just ramblings in a dream and couldn’t be taken seriously.
“Huang Nishang’s identity is very special. I didn’t tell you before that she was a cultivator because there were some other reasons,” Huang Junru shook her head. “In the future, you will know where she is special. Now… is not a good time for you to know.”
Hearing Huang Junru say this, Huang Feiyan was inevitably a little disappointed. But she lowered her head and didn’t say anything, just responded softly.
“Why are you so down?” Huang Junru stood up and walked to Huang Feiyan. “Raise your head and let me see.”
Only then did Huang Feiyan raise her head and look at her own mother.
Huang Feiyan’s height was exactly the same as Huang Junru’s, but their personalities were indeed completely different.
Huang Feiyan’s personality, because she had been close to Huang Qingfei since she was a child, was shaped by her, so she was more like Huang Qingfei. But not exactly the same. At least, Huang Qingfei was much more black-bellied than Huang Feiyan. Huang Feiyan had not learned this aspect. She probably didn’t even know that her own gentle and elegant little aunt had a black-bellied side, right?
And Huang Junru’s personality had always been cold. Even for her family, it was difficult to hear her gentle voice. They could only get a relatively gentler tone. The mother and daughter had different personalities. From this point of view, the two of them were not like mother and daughter at all.
But if one only looked at their facial features, one could find that some parts were very similar. The bridge of the nose and the eyebrows. Huang Feiyan was like she had been carved from Huang Junru.
Although the Huang family did not have a statue of Feng Huang in human form, only a giant statue of the Fenghuang’s original form, the family did have a portrait of the Fenghuang preserved. Although Huang Feiyan’s and Feng Huang’s names were similar, their appearances were different.
The Phoenix Clan, the men were handsome and the women were beautiful. There were no ugly ones. And Feng Huang herself was a top existence in terms of appearance in the clan. But at that time, she had to hide that devastatingly beautiful face. Because without strength, excessive beauty would only become others’ “motive.”
Feng Huang’s own appearance was a line better than Huang Feiyan’s. But her personality couldn’t compare. That arrogant personality, whoever married her would probably be angered to death by her stubbornness.
Huang Junru looked at Huang Feiyan, some emotions that Huang Feiyan couldn’t understand flashing in her eyes. Huang Feiyan’s subconscious was telling her that her mother seemed to have something she wanted to say, but the words were on the tip of her tongue, and she couldn’t say them.
She hid something…
“Mother?” Huang Feiyan said carefully.
Huang Junru came back to her senses, sighed softly, and turned her back to Huang Feiyan. “If one day, your little aunt, your second aunt, and even I, did something to let you down, what would you do?”
“Something to let me down…?” Huang Feiyan scratched her head. “Can you be more specific, Mother?”
Just as she finished speaking, Huang Feiyan smiled again. “No, there’s no need to be more specific. Whether it’s Mother or Little Aunt, they will not intentionally do anything to hurt me. If it’s unintentional, if it’s helpless, then I think it’s okay. Only Second Aunt… but besides the matter of Mingyan, she won’t do anything unfavorable to me, so there’s no need to worry. There’s really no need for you to ask this question, Mother. We are all family and should be of one mind.”
Huang Junru had her back to Huang Feiyan. After a long while, she nodded lightly. “That’s true…”
