lt."The Thirty-Six Branches of the demonic cult... do you really need such a large-scale operation" Xianyao said somewhat無力地說道。The thirty-six branches of the demonic sect were an absolutely formidable...Chapter 297 Refusal 2
Interestingly, in this situation, talent is no longer the issue; what's most important is understanding one’s realm. If one fails to understand it, they'll be stuck at a certain point, and those who become powerful are mostly those with extremely high悟性 (wisdom).
With wisdom, there won't be any obstacles or fewer obstacles. As long as their progress isn’t slow, they’ll eventually surpass everyone else.
Perhaps Xianyao’s talent isn't particularly high, but his fundamentals are solid, and most importantly, he has no obstacles whatsoever. On the path to improving his strength, all he needs to do is keep advancing, advancing, and advancing… Describing Xianyao's situation as natural progress is very fitting; once his inner energy reaches a certain point, his level will naturally rise!
This is what people envy most about him, yet it’s something they can’t emulate because everyone has to understand their realm by themselves. Even if others help, they’re just auxiliary and in the end, one must rely on oneself. Especially after becoming a King, even that auxiliary possibility doesn't exist.
Not many people know about Xianyao’s situation; those who know about his high realm haven’t thought of this aspect either. Meanwhile, even if they knew he had a high realm, they wouldn’t know how high it was. Thus, one could say nobody truly knows.
"Just a General rank, what's so strange You both were already Generals years ago." Xianyao wasn't too bothered by the surprise of Miss Big and Miss Little.
"That’s us, we’re geniuses among geniuses, elites among elites. Of course, I’m a bit stronger than Nan Gong Suxin," Miss Big lifted her head with an attitude that she's the greatest in the world.
"Hmph!" Nan Gong Suxin coldly snorted; she didn't refute because it wasn’t out of laziness or habit but rather because at this moment, Miss Big was indeed a bit stronger than her. However, very soon she would catch up only to potentially be overtaken again.
Currently, these two women's situation is that they keep surpassing each other, neither one willing to give in; they compete with each other endlessly for supremacy!
Sometimes, having a competitor can also be good. That’s why some people feel lonely when undefeated and want to find opponents who could defeat them.
Humans are indeed so lowly… no, it should be said that humans need competition to progress faster!
"So I’m just a few years behind you guys; this is normal," Xianyao shrugged off the topic indifferently.
"Forget about this. Why did you suddenly come back here" Nan Gong Suxin didn’t let this continue, thinking it reasonable that Xianyao should have had high strength all along, even being an Emperor Rank was normal because his original strength was too low, and even now, it’s still relatively low.
Thus, there wasn't much to talk about on this topic; it’s just a minor matter. Currently, what Nan Gong Suxin et al want to know most is why Xianyao suddenly came back here when nothing he was interested in happened here.
"Right! Why did you come back If you were exploring the vast world, without any reason, you wouldn’t return here. Even if you passed by this place, you’d never choose this path," Miss Big also felt curious and looked at Xianyao seeking an answer.
Miss Big understood Xianyao very well; even if Heavenly Wind Country was between where he needed to go, he would still choose a different route rather than crossing through it.
Therefore, there must be a reason for Xianyao’s return!
"I came here to talk with the head of the Mo Family… that is your grandfather about some details regarding finding me," after habitually calling him out, Xianyao realized it wasn't quite right and immediately corrected himself.
The three ladies understood this transformation of Xianyao's very well; if he didn’t want to talk about it, they also wouldn’t bring it up. Of course, the Nan Gong sisters actually didn’t care either since being expelled from the Mo Family was a good thing for them, but still it wasn't something光彩 (glorious) for him and thus no need to mention.
They also understood that the most uncomfortable person here is Miss Big because she’s caught in between; fortunately, both sides haven’t clashed yet so she doesn’t know what to do otherwise.
"Background Why bring this up suddenly" Miss Big was a bit puzzled since Xianyao had never sought any information about his background for all these years. Now suddenly asking about it makes one wonder why.
Could the Tang Dynasty Empire already have something to confirm regarding him
Miss Big didn’t tell this matter to the Mo Family because it was still an unknown, and those who know understand that spreading such information isn't easy until confirmed.
This is why few people knew about this; they all understood tacitly.
"Because someone said this jade pendant belongs to a woman," Xianyao touched the jade pendant on him.
“Ah, then…” Miss Big wanted to ask something but was quickly interrupted by Xianyao.
“I know what you want to say; it’s not from the same woman. This means I currently have two possibilities of who my mother could be. So, I need to clarify some details,” said Xianyao with a smile in a very calm manner as if this matter isn't important at all or even unrelated to him.
Certainly, it was just a facade of indifference. If he truly didn't care, he wouldn't have come here in the first place. However, he felt that things should happen naturally and there was no need to actively seek out or avoid them. He would investigate if he found any clues but otherwise continue his life as normal.
"Oh, they're not the same person How could this be Then how do you plan on figuring it out" The Miss called out again, surprised that things weren't turning out the way she had imagined them to be.
“Right now, I need to clarify some details in order to determine who my mother truly is—or rather, if neither of them are.” Master Idle waved his hand dismissively and said nonchalantly.
For some reason, he felt that this matter might have unexpected twists. The previous two possibilities could very well be just that—possibilities, because he had never really harbored any particular feelings towards either woman, even after their deaths.
This could also be due to his indifferent attitude towards the whole situation from the beginning.
“Neither of them That doesn't seem likely. I think it's still more probable that one of them is your mother; you look too much like her.” The Miss stated.
North Palace Su Xin, after hearing this, retorted, "What does looking similar prove People can resemble each other even without blood relations. Didn't you forget about the girls under our command, L琳 and Ye葉 They come from different countries with different parents but look very alike."
"This is just a rare case." The Miss conceded weakly.
“Perhaps this is also a special case.” North Palace Su Xin said.
The Miss couldn't argue, despite the low probability of it being true.
“Idle, who then could be your other mother... the other possible person who might be” Third Miss Southern Palace wanted to know but realized her phrasing was slightly off and corrected herself promptly.
"This isn't something we can discuss here. Let's find somewhere quieter."
He had no problems with talking to them, but the crowd made conversation difficult; he didn’t want his affairs being spread around town by word of mouth.
This matter involved Family Fang and that Idle used to be a servant at Family Mo, having grown up in Qingyun City. It would make for great gossip material if people found out about it, which was something he definitely did not want. He just wanted to live his life quietly.
Though some already knew of him now, he still kept a low profile overall and remained relatively unknown to those who hadn’t interacted with him.
"Alright then, let’s go somewhere else. There are too many people here!" The Miss nodded and turned around smiling at the others behind her: "Clear out quickly!"
“Oh! Quickly make way! Lady Mo Yu wants us to move!”
The smile on the Miss's face seemed dangerous, so everyone moved reluctantly for fear of endangering themselves. The people behind them naturally made room when they heard her leaving.
In reality, most had already given up and started dispersing; no longer were they trying to gather around to watch.
“Why aren’t you going too, Little Servant”
The Miss noticed that Idle hadn't moved but was instead walking in the opposite direction. She stopped and asked him why he wasn't moving.
"I need to gather my things first." Idle replied and continued walking ahead.
“What do you have to gather” North Palace Su Xin asked, puzzled.
Soon enough she understood as Idle said while putting the old man's instruments on MaoMao: "Of course these musical instruments. I've already purchased them and they're quality goods."
The instruments were now his regardless of whether or not the old man fled, so he naturally wanted to take them back.
“Right! I forgot about that. Let me help you.” The Miss offered her assistance kindly at this moment, but Idle refused it.
"No thanks. You're clumsy and might break something. That would waste more time." He stopped the Miss from helping him and carried on with his task.
The Miss pouted unhappily: “What’s wrong I was just trying to help, yet you’re complaining!”he was gradually being pushed into Feng Hai’s trap without knowing it. This made Feng Hai and others very excited; even though they had sacrificed quite a few people in the process, their spirits were...