novelsite Chapter 1426 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
Chapter 1426 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
“Because everything didn’t go your way, you harbored evil intentions and poisoned the entire Chao family.” Chao Xianxue’s voice was icy. “It was the Chao family that shouldn’t have adopted you.”
Strictly speaking, Chaoyue was Chao Xianxue's father's adopted sister, making her his adopted aunt. If the Chao family hadn't taken her in, she would have frozen to death by the roadside long ago.
When Chaoyue was a few years old, she was discovered by the former master of Xingyue Palace who happened to be passing by. She had a talent for martial arts and became the former master's disciple. The former master doted on her and, even though he had taken her as his disciple, he did not confine her to Xingyue Palace. Instead, he gave her a lot of freedom, and she spent a lot of time at the Chao family home.
Later, when Chao Xianxue's father wanted to arrange a marriage, Chaoyue was very angry and confessed her feelings to him, but was rejected. This was because Chao's father and mother had known each other since childhood and were childhood sweethearts.
They didn't pay any attention to Chaoyue and got married smoothly, but they didn't expect that Chaoyue would hold a grudge against them because of it.
From then on, Chaoyue mostly stayed in the Star and Moon Palace.
Later, rumors about the Heavenly Questionnaire spread throughout the martial arts world, and the owners of some well-known weapons were persecuted.
Coincidentally, the Chao family also possessed a weapon that was renowned in the martial arts world.
That day, the moon was full over the morning snow. Chaoyue returned, smiling, and had even prepared a gift for her nephew. But after giving the gift, she left again, saying that her master had assigned her a task.
However, that very night, the entire Chao family succumbed to the poison and died, leaving only Chao Xianxue alive.
No one knew that she had actually returned and poisoned the Chao family. Afterwards, she quickly left again, pretending to have heard the news, and returned to take Chao Xianxue back to Xingyue Palace to raise her.
At the time, no one suspected that the one who did it was Asahi, who was only a teenager. Everyone thought it was one of those ruthless people who wanted to obtain the Heavenly Questionnaire.
The only thing Asahi didn't foresee was that Asahi was born with knowledge and could only watch helplessly as an infant witnessing everything unfold.
It's said in the martial arts world that Chaoyue once had feelings for Shen Linsu, which caused her to become enemies with the Shen siblings and lead to a very unpleasant situation.
Actually, things weren't that serious. Ever since her unrequited love, Chaoyue had spent a period of time indulging in things she liked most, like forcing men on her. However, once the other person agreed, she found it boring. The more they refused, the more excited she became. One time, she happened to run into Shen Linsu, which led to their falling out.
Chao Yue's martial arts talent was indeed top-notch, and he had practiced martial arts for many years. Even though Chao Xianxue knew the truth about the Chao family's massacre, he dared not act rashly and thus became Chao Yue's obedient disciple for more than ten years, listening to her every word. Of course, since he was born with knowledge, he could not truly do everything according to Chao Yue's arrangements.
Even if he wanted revenge, he would never harm innocent people, so his reputation in the martial arts world wasn't bad.
After he discovered that Asahi was only mocking and looking down on his behavior, he became even more willful and acted on his own whims, which made Asahi think that he was a person who lacked shrewdness and was indecisive.
If he were cold-hearted and ruthless, capable of being cruel to anyone, Chaoyue would have been much more wary of him, and a few years ago, she wouldn't have given him the chance to make a move.
He originally thought that if he wanted to take revenge, he would have to wait until his martial arts skills completely surpassed hers.
Unexpectedly, the return of the Heavenly Blade a few years ago brought about a turning point in the situation. He then played a part in this.
He hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. He had originally planned for Chaoyue and Shen Linsu to fight like dogs, but Shen Miao's poison was too potent, and the formation of Peach Blossom Manor also proved invaluable. Chaoyue, with her top-tier martial arts skills and virtually no weaknesses, was ambushed and rendered completely unable to fight.
In fact, someone like Asagi must have some trump cards up his sleeve.
But after he went through great hardship and risked his life to rescue her, she was completely off guard. After he took her away, he took advantage of her unconscious state to cripple her martial arts and imprisoned her in the Star Moon Palace, making her kneel before the memorial tablets of the entire Chao family, reflecting on her actions day and night.
He could certainly kill her, but that would be too easy on her.
If it weren't for the Tianwen questionnaire, he would have already made everything public and forced Chaoyue to kneel before the graves of the entire Chao family in front of countless people to atone for her sins. As long as she lives, she can only kneel before the Chao family.
"Don't you want those treasures?" Chaoyue suddenly spoke up, her voice even carrying a seductive tone. "Wealth, martial arts manuals, even the secret to immortality. With these, you will be invincible. Xianxue, if you're willing to let me go just this once, I'll help you get the remaining Heavenly Questioning Gold Fragments from the messenger."
“You don’t need to worry about that.” Chao Xianxue put away the letter, a rare smile appearing on her face. Then she clapped her hands, and a figure walked in. If you didn’t look at her face, her every move was exactly the same as Chao Yue’s.
Chaoyue was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Sure enough, I knew no one could resist the temptation of the Heavenly Questionnaire. So you've put in so much effort in private, you must have been coveting the Heavenly Questionnaire for a long time."
"After all, they are disciples trained by Chaoyue. I wonder if they would be angry, furious, or disappointed if they saw their son like this in the afterlife?"
Chao Xianxue was not moved much, and there was not even a trace of greed in her eyes.
He didn't bother explaining so much to Chaoyue. People like Chaoyue would probably never understand that for some people, wealth, martial arts manuals, and the secret to immortality are not actually that important.
However, as long as the Heavenly Questioning Gold Fragment remains in the Star and Moon Palace, it will inevitably erupt sooner or later.
Now that the opportunity has come, he will inevitably take the lead in a performance, and only after the performance is over can this matter be calmed down.
However, it wasn't his style to give away the Heavenly Questionnaire Gold Cards for free; he wouldn't let those people benefit from it.
So, whoever wants the treasure, go ahead. Whether they live or die is their choice.
"Yinlan, remember all the details. Make contact with the messenger tomorrow. At this critical juncture, the messenger is either Shen Linsu or Yan Rugo. When the time comes, it should be as you wish." Chao Xianxue instructed the woman who looked almost exactly like Chaoyue.
"Understood, thank you, young master. I am ready."
"Chao Xianxue, what are you going to do?" Just as Chao Xianxue was about to leave, Chao Yue spoke up. She suddenly realized that Chao Xianxue might really do something she couldn't have predicted.
Chao Xianxue sneered: "Of course, we'll share the Tianwenjuan treasure with our friends in the martial arts world. Don't even think about it, it's not your turn."
"How is that possible? How could anyone be willing to share a treasure with the whole world?" Chaoyue couldn't believe it.
Chao Xianxue ignored her and turned to leave, but Yinlan was still in the room.
Stepping out of the dark and damp secret room, Chao Xianxue stood still the instant she stepped out.
He focused intently on his surroundings, but found nothing unusual.
"May I ask which senior you are?" (End of Chapter)