"Father." Shen Wanqing gave a salute to Shen Xingzong.
Outsiders only knew that the Divine Temple had a Saint Heir, but they didn’t know that there was also a Saintess. And although the people of the Divine Temple knew of the Saintess, they didn’t know that she was the daughter of the Divine Temple Master, and moreover, an illegitimate daughter!
"Have you returned?" Shen Xingzong looked at his daughter who had grown up to be slender and graceful, a complex light flashing in his eyes.
"Yes."
"You are becoming bolder, and during sparring, you increasingly fail to show restraint. That bamboo grove was your mother’s favorite place before she passed away, and yet you destroyed it," Shen Xingzong said sternly.
Confronted with Shen Xingzong’s criticism, Shen Wanqing simply bowed her head and remained silent. She would not tell him that she had purposely chosen to duel with Yun Jin there, just because she wanted to destroy that bamboo grove. Whatever they said about that grove being the beloved spot of the Divine Temple Master who frequented it, it was rely because it trapped a woman, a pitiful woman who gave her life for him but had never seen the outside world.
Her identity within the Divine Temple was that of a girl brought back by the Hall Master, but she had grown up in Holy Sea City since she was very young. Before she was five years old, she lived in that bamboo grove; after turning five, she was no longer allowed to set foot there. Later she found out that her mother had died, having spent her entire life confined to that bamboo grove.
Seeing that Shen Wanqing remained silent and would not speak, Shen Xingzong didn’t have the heart to scold her any further and sighed, "You’re already in your twenties; stop doing these reckless things. If you want to improve yourself, sparring with people from the temple is enough, don’t go out to the sea again. What if sothing dangerous happens? You’re not to go out to sea on a whim anymore, understood?"
"Understood," Shen Wanqing answered, then hesitated before saying, "The whip you gave last ti was destroyed."
"What? That was a Holy Artifact! How was it destroyed?"
"It was destroyed during a spar."
"Oh? Apart from Yun Jin, there’s actually soone you can’t beat? Let guess, it was Baili Xie, wasn’t it?" Shen Xingzong, besides being initially surprised, quickly regained his composure, and seed sowhat interested that Shen Wanqing was unable to defeat her opponent.
"How did you know?"
"You only went out once; the people you could have t were just those students, and among them, who else could interest you enough for a fight other than the top individual competitor? Alright, since the whip is destroyed, it’s destroyed. You lost because you weren’t skilled enough. That will be all; you may go now."
Shen Wanqing withdrew, and Shen Xingzong went to an inner room. He took out a box, inside of which was a crystal ball. He took out the crystal ball and infused it with Phantom Power. Soon, a ghostly figure appeared before him. Shen Xingzong looked at the noble woman in front of him and bowed slowly.
"Have you decided?" the apparition asked Shen Xingzong.
"Yes, I have."
"She is your daughter, after all."
"She was ant for the Divine Master’s great cause from the very beginning," Shen Xingzong said emotionlessly, "Back then, I found so many won born at a specific hour and on a specific day according to the lunar calendar, yet only her mother managed to give birth to a daughter carrying an evil aura. It proves that this is all her fate."
"In that case, prepare to lift the seal within her body and also the initiation ceremony," the Divine Master said coldly.
"Yes," replied Shen Xingzong, "Speaking of which, Dugu Yixuan’s daughter arrived at Holy Sea City today."
"The daughter of that wretched Mo Qiushui?" The Divine Master’s face flashed with a trace of coldness at the ntion of Mo Qiushui.
"Yes."
"Wasn’t she said to be a cripple who couldn’t cultivate? How did you let her co to Holy Sea City?"
"She can now cultivate Phantom Power. Moreover, she claid the first place in the competition of the four great empires under the na of Baili Xie." Shen Xingzong explained, "The Divine Temple invited the top three to visit, so she ca along."
"Is that so? In that case, let her be the other sacrificial maiden in the ceremony. It only takes one maiden with a murderous aura anyway." Mo Qiushui, I can’t kill you now, so let’s taste the pain of losing your daughter first.
"Yes."
Shen Xingzong said respectfully, then saw the Divine Master off, and carefully placed the crystal ball back into the box to store it. Then, without disturbing anyone, he flew alone to a desolate island not far from Holy Spirit Island.
Early the next morning, the people from the four great empires got up. Dan Jingtian even went early to Dugu Qianye’s room to wake her up.
"Big brother, why so early?" Dugu Qianye was very surprised that a person who liked to sleep in would get up so early.
"Hehe, of course, I have sothing to find you for!" Dan Jingtian said mysteriously.
"What’s the matter that you have to co to talk about so early in the morning?" Dugu Qianye asked.
Dan Jingtian poked his head out to look left and right, then closed the door and took out a plate of Phantom Beast at from the Space Ring, saying, "It was too late last night, so I didn’t find you. Brother, can you grill this for to see if it tastes good?"
Dugu Qianye was left speechless by Dan Jingtian’s series of actions. She thought he had sothing important to tell her, looking so secretive, yet it turned out he just wanted her to grill at for him early in the morning!
"What at is this?" Dugu Qianye asked, looking at the at in the plate.
"Hehe, this is Sea Phantom Beast at. It fell onto the boat during the last battle, and I secretly kept it, just waiting to have you grill it after we disembarked," Dan Jingtian said with a glint of craving in his eyes. "I’ve eaten creatures that fly and run, just never any that swim in the sea. Brother, just indulge this once."
After taking three deep breaths, Dugu Qianye picked up the plate from the table, put it in Dan Jingtian’s hands, then opened the door, pushed him out with the at included, and slamd the door shut. Dan Jingtian hadn’t even reacted when he found himself standing outside the door.
"Yo, what act are you putting on now?"
Ye Canglan’s voice ca through, and when Dan Jingtian turned around, he saw Mo Ziqing, He Yan, Long Xiang, and Mo Feng all there, laughing at the at in his hands.
"See, what did I tell you? He ca to find Qianye for food, didn’t he?" Ye Canglan said with a laugh. She had seen him secretly stowing away the Sea Phantom Beast. "Co on, pay up, a bet is a bet. Ten Gold Coins each."
"You guys actually bet on ?" Dan Jingtian threw away the plate and pounced on the group.
"Since this city is on the sea, there will definitely be Sea Phantom Beast used as an ingredient. Just ask the kitchen to make it for you, isn’t that good enough? Why be like this? Isn’t it embarrassing?" Long Xiang said while dodging.
"Hmph, don’t laugh, if you’re a friend you won’t laugh! Laugh again and you’re not my friend anymore." Dan Jingtian threatened as the others continued to chuckle.
"Haha, co on, we’ll take you out for a al. We asked around yesterday, there’s a restaurant not far from here that serves porridge made with Sea Phantom Beast for breakfast, and it’s pretty tasty. What’s with eating grilled at this early in the morning?" Mo Ziqing pulled Dan Jingtian aside, calming him as his temper almost flared.
"We can leave once Qianye cos out." He Yan’s face was as expressionless as ever, yet he had happily paid his Gold Coins just monts ago, and the laughter in his eyes was still there.
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