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213: Daddy Issues
🕑 Added 2025-03-27 16:28:16 +0000 UTCBoom!
It was as if a volcano had erupted within her mind. Qianye Ying'er's eyes snapped wide, and an overwhelming, oppressive pressure surged forth, engulfing the entire golden palace. Yun Wuji, who bore the full force of this wrath, felt as though the weight of mountains had been thrust upon his shoulders.
His knees trembled violently, emitting sharp, crackling sounds, as if they might shatter at any moment.
Bang!
Finally, his body gave way, collapsing to the ground. Without the Dragon God's marrow to fortify him, this body was fragile against the furious power of a Divine Master.
Qianye Ying'er regained her composure after a moment. Her cold gaze was many times colder as she spoke, "What do you mean?!" A bad feeling began to well up in her heart, as if what she was about to learn would change her life forever.
But even so, she still wanted to hear what this man had to say. Before, and perhaps even now, her mother had been the most important person in her life.
Every time she returned to the Brahma Monarch God Realm, she would visit her mother's grave and pray for her before even meeting her father.
In fact, the main reason she pursued strength from a young age was to prove her talent and elevate her status, all so she could give her mother a better life.
"..." Yun Wuji silently stood up, raising his head to look at her with an indifferent expression, saying nothing.
"I'm talking to you, speak!" Qianye Ying'er took a deep breath, trying to calm her chaotic heart. Seeing his expression, she frowned.
"You broke your promise." Yun Wuji's face remained cold and indifferent. He didn't answer her question; instead, he reminded her of their agreement, she had promised not to use her Divine Master's might to pressure him.
"Do you think I'm in the mood to listen to your nonsense?! Tell me, what do you mean by your words?!" Qianye Ying'er stretched out her hand, grabbed his neck, and lifted him up.
"I'm also not interested in talking nonsense with you. You broke your promise, why should I tell you anything?" Yun Wuji's expression remained unchanged even as she lifted him by the neck.
He had to teach this woman some manners. He didn't care if this body died.
'Soon, very soon, I'll make sure to pay back everything you did.'
"Do you really think I won't kill you?" Qianye Ying'er's eyes narrowed dangerously, and her grip tightened around his throat.
"Yes, I believe you can certainly kill me," Yun Wuji agreed with her statement and added, "but don't you know that people die when they're killed? And dead men tell no tales. If I die, who will be left to tell you what you so desperately wish to know?"
Qianye Ying'er fell silent. This hateful man was too resilient, completely immune to all the methods she knew that could make him talk. He didn't have any relatives to threaten, except for that woman Luo Guxie, but she was also a 9th-level Divine Master, and her whereabouts were currently unknown. Another thing was that, despite this guy appreciating her beauty, he wasn't fascinated by it like other men.
She slowly released her hand and let him go. Then, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before saying, "I'm sorry. I lost my composure and unintentionally broke my promise." Since this matter concerned her mother, she was willing to be more reasonable and compromise.
At the same time, she felt that she had suffered another loss. If she had known she would end up apologizing to him, she would have rather done so in the first place instead of rejecting him and having him change the first condition.
Yun Wuji touched his neck and rubbed it lightly before giving a slight nod. "At least you're not completely hopeless."
'Hmph! Don't think that just because you apologized, I'll forgive you. Everything you did to me, I'll repay it a hundred times over.'
"Can you now tell me what you meant by your words?" Qianye Ying'er assumed from his tone that he had accepted her apology and asked.
"I'll tell you, but don't fucking use your damn pressure on me again. If you lose control again, I swear you won't get a single word from me ever again," Yun Wuji warned her once more.
"I promise. Stop delaying and speak!" Qianye Ying'er.
"The person who killed your mother is your dear Royal Father, Qianye Fantian," Yun Wuji dropped a bomb.
Boom!
And that bomb seemed to have exploded. Her profound energy, which had just calmed a few moments ago, erupted. The entire palace began to shake, the golden tiles on the ground cracked, and the flowers in the garden swayed violently. The birds, trembling from fright, were squashed into meat paste. However, amidst this chaos, the only person unaffected was Yun Wuji, who stood still in his place, completely unharmed.
Despite her loss of control, Qianye Ying'er hadn't forgotten her promise.
Yun Wuji waited patiently until Qianye Ying'er calmed down, then spoke with clear annoyance, "Can you please stop with this? How am I supposed to finish speaking if you keep losing control? Aren't you afraid of attracting your daddy's attention?"
Qianye Ying'er ignored his words. She closed her eyes and clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh. Her chest heaved up and down. After a long time, she opened her eyes and said, "Continue."
"Oh? Interesting. You actually didn't take what I said as a lie." Yun Wuji acted as if he were surprised, then said, "It looks like you already guessed it and sensed it a long time ago. Why did you never ask about it or believe it to be true? Was it because you didn't dare to? Or was it because you weren't willing to?"
"..." Qianye Ying'er.
The main reason Qianye Fantian had been the only weakness in her heart was that he had been good to her mother.
It was why she had been willing to sacrifice all of her dignity to save him when Yun Che and Xia Qingyue plotted against him.
She had been willing to become Yun Che's slave just to save her father.
Back when her mother had died, he had not only investigated her death himself but also personally executed both the god empress and the crown prince, who were the "culprits," in a fit of rage. His actions had shaken the entire Brahma Monarch God Realm, but what was more important was that they had also deeply shaken Qianye Ying'er, who had always been resentful toward her father.
After that, he posthumously conferred her mother the title of god empress and swore that she would be his last god empress, his only god empress.
This, coupled with the trust, regard, and love he showed her, meant that it was only natural for the feelings she had for her mother to gradually transfer to her father. Thus, he became the person she trusted most in the world, the person closest to her, and the only source of warmth and intimacy in her life.
Even when she had those moments of doubt... she would firmly suppress those suspicions and tell herself that they were doubts she shouldn't be having.
"How pathetic..." Yun Wuji muttered, watching her face grow increasingly pale.
"Honestly, even though I hate you, you're quite pitiful, ya know? Despite being blessed with unparalleled beauty and talent, things that could make you the focus of admiration for all living beings in this world. Yet, ironically, you're utterly alone. Even the one you considered your closest kin was just manipulating you, playing you like a fiddle."
"Oh, right. Perhaps you're not completely lonely. That old man, Gu Zhu, could be considered your only friend."
"Why... why did he do it?" Qianye Ying'er seemed not to hear his mocking words, speaking slowly. The golden light in her eyes dimmed, as if all color had faded from her world.
Yun Wuji shook his head and answered, "Isn't it obvious? Isn't the answer already as clear as day? Of course, it's because of you."
"Your innate talent did not only surpass all of your other siblings, no one in your generation in the entire Eastern Divine Region could match it either. This, coupled with the viciousness, single-minded focus, and ambition you had, made your father believe that you would become the first female Brahma Heaven God Emperor. Compared to the successor that he had previously selected, your brilliance was far more dazzling."
"But alas, the you back then had a fatal flaw, and that fatal flaw was... your excessive care for your mother, after that, he found out that the most important reason for your fervency and ambition toward the profound way was actually because you wanted to obtain an even higher status for your mother."
"For that reason, he devised a simple plan. He lavished you and your mother with his affection, then intentionally let slip that you would become his successor. This naturally stirred jealousy and panic in the hearts of the god empress and the crown prince. From that moment on, their desire to eliminate you and your mother was only to be expected."
Qianye Ying'er clenched her teeth tightly, her entire body trembling uncontrollably.
"However, this matter concerned the future of the Brahma Monarch God Realm. To ensure that things wouldn't go awry, he personally killed your mother with his own hands. After that, he executed both the god empress and the crown prince, then posthumously conferred the title of god empress upon your mother."
"This way, the feelings you held for your mother would be transferred to him."
Qianye Ying'er's delicate head drooped, her body had not stopped shuddering for a single moment, and underneath her golden mask, streams of tears swiftly flowed down her face.
She didn't doubt his words for even a moment. Everything he said was thoughts she had harbored herself, but each time they surfaced, she buried them deep within her heart. She refused to believe it, refused to accept that the only person she had trusted, the only source of warmth in her life, had been nothing more than a scheme, a lie.
"You've spent your entire life toying with men, yet in the end, you were toyed with by a man as well. Pathetic, don't you think? Ahaha!" Yun Wuji laughed mockingly, his voice dripping with scorn.
Smack!
"Shut up!" Suddenly, his laughter was cut short. Qianye Ying'er raised her hand and slapped him violently, the sound echoing sharply through the air.
Bang!
His body was sent flying, spinning through the air before crashing into the ground, destroying all the flowers in his path.
Yun Wuji pressed his hands against the ground and pushed himself up. His entire body was covered in dust and dirt, his face swollen red and purple, his jaw broken and dislocated.
Crack!
He grabbed his jaw and, with a quick move, snapped it back into place. As he did, his injuries began to heal visibly under the effect of the Great Way of the Buddha.
Looking around, Qianye Ying'er was nowhere to be seen, she had already left.
"This slap… I swear I'll pay it back a thousand times, ten thousand times over!" He clenched his fists and growled.
Sure, he was the one who provoked her, but that didn't mean she had the right to slap him! This was the second time she had disfigured him!
Patting the dust off himself, a sudden thought crossed his mind, "This bitch wouldn't be dumb enough to go and confront her father directly, would she?"
Comments
Arthur Lhuis Aquino
Thank you for a great chapter. Keep it up, Sir!
Mahdi
I’m really enjoying the story! Great chapter
