Chapter 50: The Vixen with the Sinister Gaze

Chapter 50: The Vixen with the Sinister Gaze

"This is that woman's daughter. It was what the young master promised her. She's been well-behaved this month and has been diligent in teaching Tang Yuehua," the Spear Douluo said as he pushed a young girl with her eyes bound by a black cloth towards Wang Si in the small grove behind the mansion. He shot Wang Si a questioning glance.

Wang Si reached out and pulled the girl closer to him and thanked the Spear Douluo.

"Thank you, Senior, for taking care of her this month. I'm not sure if you have any more questions about the circulation method of my second soul skill. If you need me to, I can demonstrate it for you again."

Hearing Wang Si's polite words, the Spear Douluo shook his head slightly.

"Ci Tun has to return to the Spirit Hall soon, and I need to continue protecting the young master, so I won't be staying with you any longer." With that, the Spear Douluo left, leaving only Wang Si and the white-haired girl.

Wang Si noticed that after this "observation," there were far fewer people interested in him.

It was as if... those people hadn't grasped the essence of the Thousand Refinements of Blood.

Wang Si had some guesses of his own about this: perhaps the fact that his soul power now had its own attribute had affected their learning.

The "secret technique" of reversing a soul skill had an important prerequisite: it only applied to a specific spirit.

For example, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's secret technique of dragon transformation was only effective for those with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spirit. Others with different spirits wouldn't benefit from learning it.

Previously, his spirit was his own skeleton, and the techniques they reverse-engineered could strengthen his skeletal structure.

Now, his spirit had changed into something even he didn't understand.

It would be difficult for them to comprehend his soul skills anymore.

If they were just circulating the Thousand Refinements of Blood, they might be able to figure it out with some time.

But by hiding the Thousand Refinements of Blood within his second soul skill, it might be something they couldn't accept.

If one were to compare soul skills and techniques to two strings of code, then the code representing the soul skill would be invalid to others, while the code representing the technique would be the effective one.

While the two strings of code could run independently within his body without interfering with each other, others would have to sift through the mixed code to find the "correct" one.

It was a massive task, and one wrong move could lead to learning the wrong code. Running this invalid code could easily lead to deviation.

Of course, there were also some who could find one or two correct codes, like Qiandao Liu and his group.

As for the others, it was uncertain how much they could learn.

With this disappointment, Wang Si hoped that these annoying guys wouldn't bother him again.

Especially Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, an auxiliary-type soul master who needed a robust physique the most.

Because of this, he had the highest expectations of Wang Si and had even secretly sent others to spy on him, which the Spear Douluo had discovered but couldn't expose.

While the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had invested in him, he had also taken advantage of them in return.

Now, one could say that they were even.

After the Spear Douluo left, Zhuming stepped out from Wang Si's shadow.

Zhuming, now visible, carefully examined the girl's figure but seemed unsatisfied with just looking and started groping her.

Zhuming paid particular attention to the girl's ample bust and perky rear.

"It can be confirmed. This is my daughter," Zhuming concluded as she reached out and tore off the black cloth covering the girl's eyes.

When the black cloth was removed, a delicate and enchanting vixen-like face was revealed.

The girl instinctively rubbed her eyes when the cloth was pulled off and first bowed to Wang Si before curiously examining the voluptuous woman standing beside him, appraising him with an appreciative gaze.

"Are you... my mother?" she asked.

Hearing the girl's question, Zhuming nodded slightly.

"Fourteen years old and about to reach the Soul Ancestor level. You truly are my daughter," Zhuming said.

Hearing the woman's words, the girl was astonished, but beneath her calm exterior, she was delighted.

"You actually remember my age? I thought you wouldn't care about such things," she said.

Zhuming just smiled in response.

How could she not know her daughter's age? Her daughter's birth was when those Star Luo guys had captured her.

She knew exactly how long she had been tortured.

"What is your spirit?" Wang Si asked, noticing the lack of tearful reunion or emotional outpouring between the two, and the slightly awkward atmosphere.

The girl had been informed of the relevant matters before coming here, so she knew that this guy, five years younger than her, would be her master from now on.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Dai Weiwa, a 28th-level Agile Attack-type Great Soul Master with the Sinister-Eyed White Fox spirit," she introduced herself as she directly summoned her spirit.

Wang Si scrutinized the girl's martial spirit carefully before taking out a piece of his own soul bone and tossing it to Zhu Ming.

"Take good care of this and cultivate well. From now on, your name will be Zhu Xue."

Wang Si casually gave the girl a new name. Just as he was about to turn and return to his room to rest, he seemed to remember something and hastily turned back.

"You can't use the name Zhu Xue. From now on, your name will be Zhu Bai."

The girl, who had initially thought that Zhu Xue was a nice-sounding name, stiffened upon hearing "Zhu Bai."

Before she could ask why, Zhu Ming, who had taken the soul bone, pulled her close.

"Master, how about Zhu Xie? That name sounds even better."

Wang Si waved his hand dismissively, indicating that the girl would be called Zhu Xie from then on.

Seeing Wang Si off, Zhu Ming also took her daughter to the Mimic Cultivation Arena.

As soon as they closed the door, the girl immediately shrugged off her mother's hand, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

"I've heard about what happened to you, and I sympathize with your plight. But I've always respected you!

Killing a useless master, removing obstacles in your path, and even knowing the dangers, you still chose to have a child..."

The girl paused, biting her lip before continuing.

"I've been waiting for you, believing that you wouldn't be corrupted by the despicable acts of those nobles. I also believed that one day, you would take me away from the Star Luo Empire...

I imagined countless ways we might meet, but I never thought that the one to lead me out of the Star Luo Empire would be someone from the Spirit Hall! And I never imagined that when we met again, you, a Douluo, would call a nine-year-old child your 'master' in front of me!"

Zhu Ming was taken aback by her daughter's words but soon smiled gently.

"She was right. It is indeed painful for a child to be disappointed in their parents. I guess I'm not as heartless as I thought."

Hearing her mother's murmur, the girl pursed her lips.

"Don't you dare cry!"

As she saw tears welling up in her daughter's eyes, Zhu Ming's tone turned sharp, and a hint of killing intent flashed in her eyes.

The girl's face paled at the sudden rebuke, and she quickly held back her tears.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Who would've thought that the Dai family would raise my daughter to be so righteous and upright? Are they trying to make it easier for you to chastise me, your unchaste mother, during our reunion?"

Zhu Ming's eyes narrowed with amusement as she stepped closer to her daughter.

"Tell me, how did the Dai family portray me to you?"

The girl subconsciously wanted to parrot the usual rhetoric, but seeing her mother's mocking gaze, she lowered her head.

How did the Dai family view her mother? What could they possibly say?

They simply stated the facts of what her mother had done!

She had personally killed her master, who treated her like a dear sister. She had assassinated the Empress for the position. And later, she even married an emperor a generation younger than her and gave birth to her.

Moreover, she had the "honor" of visiting the dungeons, where she was with several men...

The girl knew that the Dai family held a grudge against her mother, and they must have deliberately smeared her reputation. So, the more the Dai family tried to make her disappointed in her mother, the more she yearned for the truth.

Now, seeing her mother's demeanor and hearing that all-too-familiar word "master," she couldn't help but protest.

"Mother, you're not like that! You can't be like that!"

The girl stepped forward, wanting to embrace her mother.

Zhu Ming hugged her daughter, but the embrace she offered was not warm.

"Child, I can see that you're disappointed in me, but this is the truth. I, your mother, am indeed a person who pursues fame and profit, a wanton and unrestrained person."

As she said this, Zhu Ming activated a soul skill on her daughter.

...............

Zhu Ming had asked Tang Yuehua repeatedly why she was willing to do so much for Qian Renxue, who had no blood relation to her.

Tang Yuehua's answer was that she didn't want to let the child down.

Upon hearing her daughter's admiration for her, Zhu Ming realized one thing: she couldn't bear to let her daughter down.

What should she do? She didn't have Tang Yuehua's keen insight to understand others' thoughts, nor did she possess her perseverance and determination to bring about change.

Most importantly, she didn't want to see her daughter crying in front of her every other day.

Then, she would let her be completely disappointed. Once her disappointment reached its peak, she wouldn't feel let down anymore...

After all, she didn't like her either, did she?

(End of Chapter)

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