Chapter 1037: My Fate is What I Say It is!
With Jun Mo Xie's intelligence, just by listening to the tone in that sentence, he already had some understanding in his heart.
As expected, he heard Miao Qing Cheng continue. "At that time, this old man simply laughed and said: It is difficult to change fate, but there are ultimately variables that can be changed. As the saying goes, life depends on human effort. It's not that there are no solutions; as long as there's a person with keen enough senses to detect the luck before it dissipates completely, one could theoretically use the lives of millions of living beings as the price, to steal the sky and put up a sham sun, forcefully transferring the luck from another to himself.
That way, there would naturally be great changes that could affect everything. Theoretically, this is a feasible move; but in reality, the risks are even greater. The moment it fails, not only would the family involved be destroyed, the consequences would be so great that they would become doomed beyond redemption..."
Speaking to this point, he paused and sighed heavily.
"Of my eight disciples, the sixth, Zhan Kuang, could be said to have the best talent. If he could focus wholeheartedly on cultivation, his achievements would not necessarily be inferior to this old man's now." Miao Qing Cheng said with some regret. "From that day on, he fell onto the wrong path!"
"Senior should not blame yourself. These results are unavoidable. That year, you revealed the results of your divination in front of all your disciples, and only named the Zhan Family to be set for destruction, while everyone else was destined to be fine. It is natural for Zhan Kuang to feel uncomfortable in his heart." Jun Mo Xie said. "Was that why he decided to pass down the instructions to his family? To change the fate of the Zhan Family?"
"No!" Miao Qing Cheng shook his head. "Many years later, the other seven disciples left the world one after the other. That year, this old man had set a house rule that my disciples would not be allowed to recultivate using their Holy Infants. Because although doing so would allow them to cultivate with twice the speed at half the effort, the Heavenly Punishment they would face would be four times that of normal circumstances!
And they would sooner or later end up with the tragic result of bodily and spiritual destruction! In that case, they would be better off choosing to reincarnate in the proper way, cultivating from the start. As long as their souls were not destroyed, there would be a day they could return to their former strength and it would be easier to cross through the last barrier! When the seven disciples passed away, this old man left a spiritual mark on each of their souls to ensure that they reincarnated safely. As long as they worked enough, they could still stand loftily atop the world, gazing over all mortals...
"But Zhan Kuang defied this old man's commands and did not choose to reincarnate and start over!" Miao Qing Cheng said angrily. "At that time, the Nine Nether Young Masters had already started to appear. Out of respect for Master, I sternly commanded the entire Misty Illusory Manor to never kill the Nine Nether Young Masters! They could chase after or subdue the latter, but they must never wound fatally to kill! That year, the Nine Nether Sixth Young Master was sweeping unhindered through the pugilistic world, and the entire three Holy Lands had already conceded that they could not control him. Out of nowhere, Zhan Kuang suddenly took the initiative to fight!
"After that battle, the Nine Nether Sixth Young Master suffered heavy injuries, and before he could escape back to the Nine Nether Pathway, he was killed by the joint force of the Holy Lands! As for Zhan Kuang, he completely disappeared without a trace! According to some, his divine soul had been thoroughly extinguished because of that fight!
"Although the Nine Nether Sixth Young Master cultivated with the Nine Nethers Divine Art, and was exceedingly powerful, Zhan Kuang had received the direct teachings of this old man! Even if he lost, there was no way his soul and body to be completely destroyed. Furthermore, this old man had estimated that there was a 50/50 percent probability of victory and defeat between the two of them, with Zhan Kuang being slightly stronger! After all, he was this old man's proudest disciple. Such a battle result was truly beyond expectations. At that time, this old man was incredibly sad and had even mourned three days for Zhan Kuang, and personally attended his funeral. But when I returned from the funeral, I discovered that a book Master had left behind had actually gone missing!
"From then on, this old man knew that Zhan Kuang was definitely not dead! Instead, he had hidden himself away." Miao Qing Cheng said with a bitter smile. "But there was one thing that he didn't know; the final stage of Xuan Qi cultivation could only be surpassed by personal instruction from Master. This was the true secret to shatter the void! Although Zhan Kuang's cultivation had already reached great heights at that time, he was still lacking that final step... So although he'd concealed himself successfully, he was doomed to not live for long... He could only rely over and over on external support and rebirth through his Holy Infant... Truthfully speaking, Zhan Kuang... has also suffered much over the years...
"In recent years, about 2,000 years ago, this old man clearly sensed that the Miao Family's luck had changed and was depleting quickly over the years. On the other hand, the Zhan Family's aura of blood had shot up in an explosive manner! This was a huge deviation from the geomancy results that year, and it was obvious that this was the work of Zhan Kuang! But unfortunately, I am stuck here, helpless to do anything. The moment I so much as stick my head out, the World Ending Wild Lightning would extinguish the entire Misty Illusory Manor! So this old man...
He laughed in a carefree manner. "As long as the Misty Illusory Manor is not destroyed, whether the ones in charge are the Zhan Family or the Miao Family, there's no difference. Although this old man is the ancestor of the Miao Family, I can't possibly bury the entire Misty Illusory Manor for the sake of the Miao Family alone! As for informing the current Patriarch of the Miao Family about this matter, that is even more not feasible.
The moment this piece of information is released, a huge war between the two families would be ignited. With the Zhan Family's accumulated strength and Zhan Kuang's rebirthed body as a backing, the Miao Family is definitely not an opponent for them. It would only accelerate the demise of the Miao Family and even indirectly result in the destruction of the entire Misty Illusory Manor. This is the thing that I do not want to see the most! So, this old man hadn't taken any action thus far and did not tell anyone else about this.
"But heaven's fate is long determined... and human effort is too weak!" Miao Qing Cheng said with a slight smile. "With you messing things up like this, the Zhan Family's luck could already be said to have nearly dispersed, and their destruction is already within sight... Looks like this old man still had miscalculated in the end ah. Heaven's will is like a sword; who dares to defy it? The so-called defying the will of the heavens and changing one's fate is nothing but a joke, just a colossal joke from start to end..."
Jun Mo Xie smiled and said lightly, "There's no way to defy fate!"
Miao Qing Cheng widened his eyes and laughed. "Well said, what a good 'there's no way to defy fate'!"
"However, my fate is what I say it is!" Jun Mo Xie raised his brows and said with an evil smile. "Heavens... what about it? Are they insurmountable?!"
"Wild and dominating!" Miao Qing Cheng looked at him and laughed in a carefree manner. "Say it then, what is your real purpose for coming to my Misty Illusory? What do you want?"
"My purpose? It's simple; I just want a few Seven Colored Holy Fruits." Jun Mo Xie said with a smile, not concealing anything. "If there's a chance for me to grab a few Rainbow Holy Trees, that would be excellent too."
"Seven Colored Holy Fruits..." Miao Qing Cheng furrowed his brows. "A few trees...?"
"Probably around a hundred sets will do. I'm not a greedy person!" Jun Mo Xie said with an innocent laugh.
"A hundred sets? Not greedy?" Even with Miao Qing Cheng's mental cultivation, he could not help but to roll his eyes. "This is still not considered greedy? Are you dreaming, kid?!"
Miao Qing Cheng really thought that Jun Mo Xie was joking. A hundred sets of Seven Colored Holy Fruit? Counting from when they first started cultivating the tree... there should only have been that much produced in total until now?
Old man Miao snorted loudly. "Earlier... that bout of pure life energy... was it from you?"
"Life energy?" Jun Mo Xie froze for a moment before he suddenly came to a realization! So it's like this... When he used the little tree just now, this old fellow must have detected the energy from all the way down here...
This guy's nose is a little too sharp, right?
"Indeed! This old man sensed the unique scent of the Sacred Spirit Tree just now." Miao Qing Cheng looked at him carefully. "There should be someone up there that had been injured heavily.. and you used the Sacred Spirit Tree to treat that person's injury, right?"
"The part about treating somebody's injuries was indeed right! However, I wasn't using that Sacred something tree." Jun Mo Xie said. "Did Senior call me here for this matter? And what is that Sacred Spirit Tree?"
"That Sacred Spirit Tree was something that Master brought back from an unknown place. According to legends, it has the magical ability to bring even dead corpses back to life and make skeletons grow flesh and skin! Apart from that, there are also many mysterious uses... Master had raised it for a full thousand years, but it never managed to grow up at all. Only at a later date did we find out that this Sacred Spirit Tree could only grow in an environment where there isn't even the slightest bit of impurity in the Spiritual Qi!
But... how could there be such a place in the world? The place where Master had planted it was already the place with the purest Sacred Spirit Tree in the entire Xuan Xuan Continent, and even then, it couldn't grow! That meant this tree simply could not grow in the Xuan Xuan Continent at all! In other words, that tree was no different from a piece of trash in this place! In a fit of anger, Master abandoned it atop the snow capped peaks of some mountain, leaving it to survive on its own... this old man had not seen it for a very very long time now."
Miao Qing Cheng sighed heavily and continued. "I called you down here today so that I could look at that tree and reminisce about the past... Seeing it would remind me of the time I tended to it together with Master... Apart from that, when this old man endured the Heavenly Punishment that year, my spirit was somewhat injured, and I hoped that I could borrow the power of that Sacred Spirit Tree to recover..."
"So that's how it is." Jun Mo Xie nodded slightly, revealing a bit of an ugly expression. "This junior had also managed to come across this same tree by luck a few years ago. For some reason, the strange little tree crawled from my hand and disappeared into my body... so although this junior can still feel its existence in my body and can even use a portion of its power, but if I want to take it out, I am still somewhat helpless."
Caution steered a ship for a thousand years. It was better to be careful in all things.
Even though it was Miao Qing Cheng, Jun Mo Xie did not dare to reveal his greatest secret: the Hongjun Pagoda!
Besides, it wasn't impossible for him to try to treat Miao Qing Cheng's wounds with it. But he would never trade the tree for a small favor... Firstly, Snake Queen Green Hunter was still depending on that tree for her life. If Miao Qing Cheng needed to have the tree with him for a long time to complete the treatment... what would he do? There was also another point... that "little tree" was not that little anymore now. The Hongjun Pagoda was a place where there was only the purest Spiritual Qi, ah! If this Miao Qing Cheng suddenly revealed his greed, he wouldn't even be able to cry at that time!
"There's actually such a magical thing?" Miao Qing Cheng looked at him intently for a moment and finally said, "No wonder your natural endowments are so special! So it's because of the Sacred Spirit Tree... It makes sense; if there's really any location in the world with absolutely pure Spiritual Qi, it would be within the meridians of the human body. The Sacred Spirit Tree resides in your body to absorb the pure Spiritual Qi, while you obtain benefits that far surpass normal people. It's a relationship that benefits both sides..."
"It's truly quite an impossible task for this junior to take the Sacred Spirit Tree out of my body. But if Senior does not mind, will you let this junior try to treat you using its power?" Jun Mo Xie asked tentatively. This was a huge, heaven sent opportunity! If Miao Qing Cheng was willing to accept, Jun Mo Xie would have practically no more obstacles in the Misty Illusory Manor. It wouldn't be an impossible task even if he asked for tens of Rainbow Holy Trees...
"That is good as well." Miao Qing Cheng looked at him for a moment and stretched out a hand, before closing his eyes.
Jun Mo Xie went forward and grabbed his hand, closed his eyes and directed the little tree's energy using the Power of Wood through his palm, inserting it slowly into Miao Qing Cheng's hand.
As for the remaining procedures, they were naturally left to Miao Qing Cheng to handle!
After a long time, Miao Qing Cheng breathed out a long breath, and his expression turned much better. "You can let go now. Although my spirit hasn't completely recovered, it has already regained some life energy. After some time, it will be able to recover to its previous state! The life energy of that Sacred Spirit Tree is much stronger than the last time. From the looks of it, the both of you must have benefited off each other greatly!"
As he said that, Miao Qing Cheng smiled lightly and looked at him. "With this old man's status, I can't go around taking advantage of a kid like you. Tell you what..." He fell silent for a moment. "You seem to be stuck at a bottleneck right now and are only a step away from breaking through. Let this old man lend you a hand!"
Chapter 1038: Give a Plum in Return For a Peach
After speaking, he stretched out his hand without waiting for Young Master Jun to reply. After that, a large warm hand appeared on Jun Mo Xie's head.
Jun Mo Xie's heart nearly leapt out of his chest. Truthfully, with the alertness of an assassin, Young Master Jun had actually been monitoring the surroundings with his spiritual sense at all times. The instant he detected anything that could be disadvantageous to himself, he would instantly jump into the Hongjun Pagoda. But even with Young Master Jun's powerful spiritual sense, he actually didn't even know how that hand came to be above his head. If this Miao old fellow truly had nefarious intentions, he would most likely be dead long ago...
Closely following that, he felt a strangely pure Xuan Qi gush into his body like a dam with the flood gates opened!
Young Master Jun wanted to tell him: this brother isn't cultivating Xuan Qi ah, you should stop wasting your strength... but with the tyrannical Xuan Qi surging through his body, he couldn't say a single word at all! And at the same time, Jun Mo Xie discovered to his surprise that Miao Qing Cheng was actually infusing the purest Heaven Earth Essence Qi into his body!
As the unimaginably bountiful Xuan Qi flowed through his meridians, the Art of Unlocking Heaven's Fortune began to revolve, transforming the huge amounts of Heaven Earth Essence Qi into Primal Chaos Purple Qi and redirecting them into his meridians to assail the sixth level of the Art of Unlocking Heaven's Fortune!
At this time, a strange look began to appear on Miao Qing Cheng's face. This kid's meridians was simply like a bottomless hole! He had clearly infused enough Qi to stuff three Fourth level Saint Emperors to the point of explosion, but now, he could clearly feel that this kid's meridians were not even completely filled yet!
In other words, he hadn't reached the point of being achieving a breakthrough!
This was a completely inconceivable matter!
He could clearly feel that this kid had been on the verge of a breakthrough, with only a slight push to reach the next level. But why was this seemingly simple push so hard to do?
An intense gleam flashed in Miao Qing Cheng's eyes, and he instantly increased the output of essence Qi!
Finally...
"It's done!" Miao Qing Cheng retrieved his palm as he looked at Young Master Jun in a greatly shocked manner.
He could feel that this kid's meridians had already been completely filled and could no longer contain anymore energy. However... why were there still no signs of a breakthrough?!
Just what kind of strange technique was this kid cultivating?
Jun Mo Xie did not seem to know this, but Miao Qing Cheng knew very clearly himself that he had already expended about a thousand years worth of bitter cultivation energy in just this short one hour!
What kind of concept was one thousand years of Miao Qing Cheng's cultivation strength? Using the most conservative comparison, if it were Miao Xiao Miao sitting here instead of Jun Mo Xie, this amount of energy would have been enough to propel her all the way to the Fourth level of Saint Venerable in one stroke without any side effects!
One should know that Miao Xiao Miao was only a Venerable right now! There was still the Saint realm, Saint Emperor, Saint Venerable realms to cross before she could reach that level of strength... that was 40 to 50 levels of cultivation...
But what Miao Qing Cheng didn't know was that...
Jun Mo Xie's cultivation technique was completely different from any schools of martial arts in this continent! With the Art of Unlocking Heaven's Fortune, external energies could only have a strengthening effect on him at most and could not be used to breakthrough! If he wanted to breakthrough, he could do so instantly the moment he comprehended the next level... But if that kind of good fortune did not appear, even if Miao Qing Cheng transmitted all of his cultivation to him, it would not be able to help him breakthrough even one minor level...
Because that kind of comprehension dealt directly with the next level's breakthrough of the Hongjun Pagoda and was not something that mere human power could overcome...
Rather than letting Jun Mo Xie enjoy the advantage, it was more accurate to say that Miao Qing Cheng had let the Hongjun Pagoda enjoy the advantage this time...
Still, under the dogged transmission by Miao Qing Cheng, Jun Mo Xie had also arrived at the edge of a breakthrough! Right now, there was only that final paper thin barrier between him and the next level...
After promising to help a junior breakthrough, yet ultimately failing to do so...
With Miao Qing Cheng's status, he naturally felt a great loss of face...
A long while later...
Jun Mo Xie finally awoke from his meditative state. The energy in his body was filled to the brim, and even the strength of his spiritual sense had improved beyond what it used to be. The original golden colored Qi in his meridians had all turned into a faint purple now...
It was a huge profit!
From the looks of it, the day that he would breakthrough to the sixth level was already within sight!
"You should go back up... the cultivation technique you are practicing is truly too weird; even with this old man's abilities, I can't help you. You can just take it that this old man had broken my promise to you." Although there was nothing different with Miao Qing Cheng's voice, Jun Mo Xie could hear the strangeness in his tone.
"Senior is too courteous! This junior gained a lot today because of Senior. If this junior manages to have some accomplishments in the future, I will definitely help Senior with this Heavenly Punishment!" Jun Mo Xie said with a serious smile.
He could clearly feel that with this crazy infusion of energy by Miao Qing Cheng, some unknown changes had happened to the Hongjun Pagoda...
"Many thanks!"
After hearing his words, Miao Qing Cheng looked deeply at Young Master Jun for a long time, before nodding and saying. Not only did he not display any suspicion to his words, he thanked him instead.
It was as if he had some trust towards Jun Mo Xie's promise of helping him resolve the Heavenly Punishment...
After he finished with his words, his body dissolved into a puff of mist, disappearing in the great hall.
"You should exit now; there are truly too many secrets on your body! If you stay here for too long, this old man might not be able to resist trying to probe your limits... That... is not good for you or me." Miao Qing Cheng's voice drifted out.
"Yes." Jun Mo Xie answered, and his body suddenly flotated up. In an instant, he'd already crossed an unknown distance.
When he opened his eyes again, he'd already landed before Miao Jing Yun, Miao Dao, and Miao Jian.
When they saw Young Master Jun appearing so abruptly, the three of them jumped with shock.
This had nothing to do with courage; a big living human had suddenly appeared in front of their eyes from thin air... anyone would jump with fright. Moreover, the manner in which Jun Mo Xie had appeared was too unexpected...
"Brat, you've returned? How was it? What did the old ancestor tell you? Did he give you any instructions?" Miao Jing Yun asked anxiously.
"..." Before Jun Mo Xie could answer, Miao Jing Yun's face changed color in an instant, and he abruptly disappeared on the spot, much like how Young Master Jun had appeared.
Miao Dao and Miao Jian looked at the empty spot where Miao Jing Yun had been a moment ago and sweat poured out of their brows. These two truly did not let down the word 'twins'; their actions were actually so in sync, even down to the second when they wiped their sweat away.
After another short period of time, Miao Jing Yun once again appeared in front of them. His expression was exceedingly strange, as if he were smiling and crying at the same time. The way he looked at Jun Mo Xie also became much more complicated.
The four did not say anything as they made their way out.
Miao Jing Yun was pondering over the words that Miao Qing Cheng had spoken to him when he pulled him in a moment ago. Basically, the content of those words were regarding Jun Mo Xie. Although Miao Qing Cheng had not revealed Jun Mo Xie's true identity and his purpose, he had seriously warned Miao Jing Yun: "... That little fellow, if you can avoid provoking him, you must try your best to not provoke him. Give him the utmost assistance, as much as the Misty Illusory Manor can bear. Also, his achievements in the future are impossible to measure, and he will not be a person that our Misty Illusionary Manor can satisfy. So, do not try to control or use him; the priority should be to try to befriend him...
"As for the matters in the Misty Illusory Manor from now on, just let nature take its course. There's no need to force things unnecessarily. As the Manor Lord, your most important job should be to control the situation and see the bigger picture. As for the other battles, you should not involve yourself in them. Everything shall move as fate directs."
Miao Jing Yun could not make heads or tails out of those words. Although Mo Jun Ye had the same Free and Natural Physique as the Nine Nether First Young Master, and his future path was inestimable, he was still only a weak little fellow right now.
If there were really any dangers, they could just move to kill him directly. Why did a deity-like legendary character like the old ancestor view him with such great importance? To even ask him to try to please the little fellow as much as possible, with all that the Misty Illusory Manor had to offer? That was truly a little too much!
But although he couldn't understand, he still chose to trust in Miao Qing Cheng's judgement fully!
Besides, even if that brat became more powerful in the future, this son-in-law... was destined to not be able to escape from his palms... As for the other stuff, he'd just let nature take its course. The stronger he became in the future, wouldn't that be more beneficial for the Miao Family...
Jun Mo Xie also did not speak throughout the way. At this moment, he could clearly feel all the changes in his body, and he was both surprised and excited. The harvest this time was truly large to an inestimable level!
The so-called harvest was not just the huge flood of pure cultivation energy that Miao Qing Cheng had given him. To Jun Mo Xie, although that energy could be considered difficult to obtain, it was not that important. Because, Young Master Jun had countless precious spirit herbs and a Heaven Earth Spirit Vein that could be turned into unlimited energy!
As long as he wished it, Jun Mo Xie could use the heavenly treasures to upgrade his strength endlessly! Of course, that was only in terms of cultivation energy, and not cultivation realm.
Truthfully, because the external aid of using heavenly treasures to raise his strength could not help him breakthrough, he did not use such a speedy method of growth.
But whether intentionally or not, this energy transfusion by Miao Qing Cheng had actually contained some of the cultivation comprehensions that he had experienced in these 10,000 years!
And this was exactly the stuff that anyone would want to have! Although his comprehensions in Xuan Qi cultivation could not completely be applied to the Art of Unlocking Heaven's Fortune, but there was a saying that all methods lead to the same Dao!
And Jun Mo Xie naturally understood this reasoning as well!
Although the Art of Unlocking Heaven's Fortune was an incredibly profound cultivation technique and the intricacies were something that even Miao Qing Cheng might not be able to understand, but Jun Mo Xie's current strength was still low and his comprehensions were still lacking. So Miao Qing Cheng's 10,000 years worth of cultivation comprehensions was more than enough to make up for Jun Mo Xie's deficiencies, allowing him to not lack the required knowledge for at least a long period of time!
Chapter 1039: Forced Marriage!
After receiving Miao Qing Cheng's 10,000 years worth of cultivation comprehensions, Jun Mo Xie would save a lot of time trying to find his way alone! He only needed to understand these comprehensions and come up with his own comprehensions that were suitable for the Art of Unlocking Heaven's Fortune, and he would be able to create his own path!
That would be a cultivation technique that belonged to Jun Mo Xie... alone!
In fact, this cultivation technique might even be capable of being superior to the Art of Unlocking Heaven's Fortune!
Of course, that was only a matter for consideration after he reached the Ninth level of the Art of Unlocking Heaven's Fortune.
But just this discovery right now was enough to cause Jun Mo Xie's little heart to beat crazily with excitement!
This was a gift that was so huge that it was difficult to measure! In comparison to that minor bit of effort that Jun Mo Xie had used to heal his soul... it was completely on a different scale. If that bit of life energy from the little tree was a light in the darkness, Miao Qing Cheng's compensation was like the dazzling moon in the nine heavens, or the midday sun!
Even with his great efforts so far, he had only managed to fumble out a rudimentary path to heaven. But this time, Miao Qing Cheng had pretty much given him a much more solid foundation!
Miao Qing Cheng had not mentioned why he did that, and Jun Mo Xie had not asked either. But in his heart, he had remembered this favor. The favor that he owed this time was simply too huge!
If he had the ability in the future, he would definitely come back to help Miao Qing Cheng and absolve the problem of the Heavenly Punishment!
Only that way, would he feel more at ease in his heart.
Although Miao Qing Cheng had not requested anything of him, Jun Mo Xie vowed this in his heart!
Back at the great hall, Miao Jing Yun spoke first. "Jun Ye ah, look here... the matter between you and Xiao Miao is more or less set now. If you don't have any opinions, shall we settle the procedures first? Even if we don't rush to complete the marriage ceremony first, we should hold an engagement ceremony first!"
Normally, since 'Mo Jun Ye' was just a junior, and he didn't have any kin with him, it would be fine to simply look for Cao Guo Feng to discuss this matter. But he'd heard that this Mo Jun Ye still had a wife...
If it was before he met the old ancestor, even if Mo Jun Ye said that he had a wife, it wouldn't be a problem no matter how many he had. He would simply act forcefully, demanding that he divorce all of them. Miao Xiao Miao could only be the biggest wife and the only wife! But now, since the old ancestor had placed such importance on this lad and had even told him not to provoke the latter, everything was different!
Especially now that this matter concerned an 'inner court', it was even more difficult to handle if Cao Guo Feng was involved...
And so, he could only deal directly with Mo Jun Ye.
Jun Mo Xie fidgeted for a moment and asked in a serious manner: "What does Senior mean?"
"It's not that this old man is trying to boast. Our Xiao Miao is undoubtedly a match for you whether it be her looks, character, or intelligence. Do you agree on this point?" Miao Jing Yun stroked his long beard and asked with a faint smile.
"That is naturally so! Miss Miao is pure hearted and kind, like a fairy in human form. She is more than enough to suit even the most outstanding man in this world!" Jun Mo Xie completely did not hide his admiration for Miao Xiao Miao.
"Hur hur, it's good that you think so. But I wonder if that wife of yours... this old man doesn't know if you'd officially tied the knot with her, but we'll call her as such for now..." Miao Xiao Miao said with a light chuckle: "That girl... how is she, when compared to Xiao Miao?"
Jun Mo Xie fell silent for a moment, and sighed heavily, saying, "Although Miss Miao is undoubtedly a rare beauty of the world, my wife... is an unsurpassed beauty of a generation, peerless and without compare! Although Miss Miao is as fair as a flower and beautiful as the moon, she... is ultimately still a mortal beauty! But my wife... is a fairy descended on earth, incomparable among the mortal realm! I hope that Senior will not take offense... but if Miss Miao was compared with her, although she would not pale much in comparison, there would still be a considerable gap between them!"
As Jun Mo Xie spoke, the dream-like image of Mei Xue Yan appeared before his eyes, and he felt a strange warmth in his heart. In that moment, a contented grin even appeared on his face.
Miao Jing Yun's lips twitched, and the muscle beside his eyes spasmed uncontrollably.
He thought that since he'd taken the first step and asked, this Mo Jun Ye brat would at least say a few words in modesty... besides, old man Miao completely did not believe that there was any woman more beautiful than his Miao Xiao Miao in this world. And that such a beautiful girl would just so happen to be this brat's wife as well...
As long as Mo Jun Ye said any humble words, he could immediately follow up with countless undeniable words, forcing this brat until he had no paths for retreat! But to think that this fellow would talk like this the instant he opened his mouth! Not only was he not humble, he'd even directly propped his wife to the heavens...
In that instant, Miao Jing Yun suddenly felt the impulse to smack this hateful brat to death with a single slap...
"So..." Jun Mo Xie continued in an unhurried manner. "If Manor Lord wishes to advise me to break off with my wife and remarry... there's no need to speak about it any further. As for the engagement, I'm afraid it'll have to be delayed."
After saying that, Jun Mo Xie smiled lightly and raised his head to look at Miao Jing Yun. His eyes were clearly saying: The plan you have in your mind is definitely not going to work! Everything will only move according to the will of this Young Master!
"Little brat Mo, according to your words... are you intending on letting this old man's granddaughter, the princess of the Misty Illusory Manor, become your concubine?" Miao Jing Yun stared at him, his eyes blazing with rage.
"Manor Lord is too speaking too seriously. That was not my intention." Jun Mo Xie shrugged his shoulder and said. "Truthfully, I had not planned for this matter to reach such a step originally! The reason I'd been so harsh this afternoon, was precisely because of this. I didn't want to hurt Miss Miao, and I didn't want to be unfair to my wife, which was why I had decided to do that. But I hadn't anticipated that Miss Miao would because of this matter, nearly... As such I had no choice but to change my initial plans. I simply cannot watch by the side as a country toppling beauty and such a kind hearted girl... perish because of me. Moreover, I do have some good feelings towards Miss Miao as well...
"It was precisely because of that that I came here this afternoon!" Jun Mo Xie said in a stern manner. "However, I did not come because of her beauty, and moreso..." He looked steadily at Miao Jing Yun's eyes: "... not for the power and influence of the Misty Illusory Manor!"
"Then you tell me, what should we do? You need to give me a concrete arrangement at the very least!" Miao Jing Yun was so angry that his beard was completely straight. However, there was nothing he could do at all. This fellow refused to accept both gentle and harsh methods, and even had a powerful backing. On top of that, his granddaughter was dead set on not marrying anyone else but him! To only be able to watch as his beloved granddaughter was fiercely chomped up by others like this, Miao Jing Yun felt an intense sense of powerlessness...
"The only thing I can promise you is that with me, there will be no differentiation of big or small positions!" Jun Mo Xie said in a serious manner. "Whether it is the daughter of a rich and powerful family or a common girl, as long as I've approved of them, their positions will be the same after entering my family! They can call each other elder or younger sisters based on age, but in terms of position, there will be no discrimination!"
Miao Jing Yun's mouth hung wide open, and he couldn't speak at all for a long time. "No differentiation of positions, can refer to each other as sisters... so, you're saying... that there's not just one or two wives in your harem?" This reaction was not from shock, but from anger...
"Isn't it a normal thing for a capable man to have many wives and concubines? Why is there a need for Senior to be so surprised?" Now that Jun Mo Xie could finally say those words that every man dreamt of being able to say, he felt a great satisfaction in his heart!
Although he had only said that to make preparations for himself in the future, those words were not contradictory to his heart...
Miao Jing Yun was completely speechless with rage!
Although those words were the truth and were even the dream in every man's heart, but to actually say it in front of the grandfather of a girl he was intending to marry... Young Master Jun could possibly be the first in this world to do that!
Too utterly shameless...
"You... you brat... simply shameless to the extreme!" Old man Miao was so angry that he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood, and he pointed at Jun Mo Xie with a shaky finger. "You're dreaming!"
"It's not my business how you think." Jun Mo Xie shook his head. "Dare I ask Manor Lord... how many wives and concubines do you have?"
Miao Jing Yun was instantly stumped, unable to reply.
Miao Jing Yun indeed had quite a few wives and concubines. In this 500 years, he'd at least taken the role of a groom for 70, 80 times by a conservative estimate. Just the number of wives he'd taken for the sake of political marriage alliances were not few. So Manor Lord Miao completely did not know how to reply to this question.
"How can you compare yourself with the Manor Lord?" Miao Dao looked coldly at Jun Mo Xie and asked in a cold voice.
"Why can't I be compared with him?" Jun Mo Xie asked in an incredulous tone. "All of us are men here, so what words cannot be said? I was only speaking frankly..."
"Speaking frankly? You were only speaking frankly? But your words are a little too straightforward?!" Miao Jing Yun finally managed to catch his breath.
"This is something that cannot be helped as well! While this junior was residing in the Xuan Xuan Continent, the world out there was very chaotic, with wars raging all around constantly! Every year, the number of soldiers that died in the battlefield would exceed tens of millions! And these people, were in majority, men! In other words, countless orphans and widows would be created every year, and there would also be large numbers of young girls at the appropriate age to marry. With the accumulation of such a long time, the disparity between the number of men and women grew exceedingly huge! That was the situation in the entire continent, and it's not something that I alone can change!
"In that kind of situation, any guy that was slightly more outstanding would instantly win the admiration of many young ladies. It's only natural that a capable young man would have many beautiful women by his side! Does Senior intend to deny this point?"
Jun Mo Xie continued without the slightest embarrassment. "Could it be that you would rather these girls die alone on the shelf than allow them to pursue their own happiness?"
"But Miao Miao is the princess of the Misty Illusory Manor; how can her status be comparable to those other girls?" Miao Jing Yun said with a fierce snort.
"I've said it before just now; the power and influence of the Misty Illusory Manor does not mean anything to me! It is but floating clouds in my eyes. If you insist on making me choose, I can only tell you that I'm sorry!" Jun Mo Xie refused to budge a single step. He could already tell that there was no way to get through to this old man by reasoning, and so he completely cut to the chase, kicking the ball back into his court.
Chapter 1040: Jealousy?
Looking at the little brat's lazy look, Miao Jing Yun felt himself going dizzy with the anger... With a heavy stomp, he pointed at the door and hollered, "You... you brat... quickly scram out of here for me! You're really going to anger this daddy to death..."
"In that case, this junior shall bid my farewell first." Jun Mo Xie lifted his foot and scurried away in an instant.
Seeing Jun Mo Xie's figure disappear from the door, Miao Jing Yun felt another surge of anger rise through his chest. Half a moment later, he suddenly roared loudly and with a fierce kick, a deep hole of unfathomable depths appeared under his foot.
On the side, Miao Dao and Miao Jian looked at each other with shock as they whispered to each other...
"That brat really left?"
"Can that be faked?"
"He really left just like that?"
"Are you blind?"
"He actually dared to leave?"
"..."
Faced with the same question over and over again, Miao Jian directly decided to keep his silence. The facts were already before their eyes, so what was the point in continuing to ask? Even if you're not tired, this daddy is tired...
That same night, the high echelon members of the Miao Family gathered to discuss this matter. The result was that because Miao Xiao Miao's father Miao Huan Yu said something, the old master had directly flipped the table and stomped out in rage...
Jun Mo Xie had a very smooth journey home, on the contrary.
Truthfully, if there were any other options, Young Master Jun would also not choose to speak like that. From the situation now, it was definitely impossible for him to give up Miao Xiao Miao! But if he had to give up the others, it was even more so impossible!
This matter was much more serious than Jun Mo Xie's principles alone!
There was no way he could take even half a step back!
If there is really no other way, this daddy will directly stuff Miao Xiao Miao into the Hongjun Pagoda and leave! We'll see what you can do at that time!
That old fellow actually wanted me to give up on my other girls and remarry? That is impossible...
Early the next day, right after the first light of the sun shone through the clouds, Jun Mo Xie was already chased out of bed. Today was Manor Lord Miao's 500th grand birthday. Before dawn struck, the Miao Family had already sent people to invite Young Master Mo to the celebration...
And the four people that were sent over were all men from Miao Xiao Miao's father...
Miao Huan Yu was afraid that Jun Mo Xie would not attend today because of the quarrel with his father yesterday. There was nothing he could do about his old man's stubborn temper, but if this little brat also grew stubborn and refused to come... what would he do if something happened to his precious daughter because of that?
Fortunately, Jun Mo Xie did not seem to mind at all and treated the matter yesterday as if it hadn't happened at all. He washed and groomed himself simply, and left for the Miao Residence...
As for Cao Guo Feng and the rest, due to their special status, they only needed to go over when it was nearly noon to wish the old man a happy birthday. After that, they would eat and drink a bit. Saint Emperor experts still had quite a high status in the Misty Illusory Manor, and so they had special treatment...
There was also another point that must be emphasized. The matter yesterday had really given them a lot of face and allowed the anxious old Cao and others to finally relax completely...
Look at our disciple; even the Manor Lord is helpless against him! This is truly gaining us a lot of face...
Although the sun was not up yet, the Miao Family's side was already decorated with lamps and festive colors, and it was incredibly bustling!
When Jun Mo Xie arrived, he was sat in the reception hall and was sipping on a cup of tea. However, he felt extremely uncomfortable after a short while. Because this entire place was filled with the Miao Family's girls, a total of over a hundred people. It was as if they were trying to investigate his entire line of eight generation of ancestors, all of them posing him different questions until he almost spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed...
Finally, using the ultimate excuse of 'needing to piss', he managed to slip out. Only then did he realize that all his clothes were completely soaked with sweat... facing this bunch of females was even tougher than fighting a huge battle...
When the sun was three poles high in the sky, the esteemed guests from all the different families finally began to stream in. The originally bustling Miao Family became even more lively...
At this time, Miao Xiao Miao that had finished with her preparations also finally appeared before Jun Mo Xie.
When she saw him again, Miao Xiao Miao's face instantly reddened. From the looks of it, she had remembered the intimate moments with him the day before...
Miao Xiao Miao was originally already a peerless beauty. With her taking special efforts to dress up, she seemed even more charming and beautiful, to the point where even Young Master Jun could not help but to be dazed for a moment...
Although she was still wearing a thin veil on her face, just her pretty figure was enough to cause any man to lose their souls!
"Husband... you're... here early..." Miao Xiao Miao walked over to Jun Mo Xie and said shyly. It was just one sentence, but her entire neck had turned red...
"Keke... I'm indeed a little early..." Jun Mo Xie rubbed his nose and looked up at the sky. From the looks of the sky, it was almost noon now... This poor brother had been interrogated by that female army for several hours now...
"Husband... I know everything about yesterday's matters now..." Miao Xiao Miao raised her head courageously and looked at him with her clear eyes.
"Hm?" What do you know? The matter of treating the injury, or...
"I know about the matter with grandfather..." Miao Xiao Miao lowered her slender neck again and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's. "Husband... don't worry, I... I... I... am yours no matter what..."
Towards the end, her voice was nearly imperceptible. If not for his powerful Xuan skills, he would really have not been able to hear.
Her eyes were still filled with a determined gaze.
Jun Mo Xie nodded and smiled. "Don't worry..."
At such a time, he didn't know what he should say as well and could only say a word of comfort.
Miao Xiao Miao seemed to have been greatly encouraged by his words, and her eyebrows shot up with extreme delight. Raising her head slightly, she secretly snuck a look at Jun Mo Xie. Her eyes were clearly filled with joy and embarrassment, but there was also a deep contentedness, as if she wanted to envelop his entire body...
"Little sister Xiao Miao..." Right at this time, a joyful voice rang out, breaking the amorous atmosphere.
A handsome youth in white strolled over with two others, his face wreathed in happiness.
Miao Xiao Miao snorted lightly, and an unhappy look flashed past her eyes. Without doing anything special, the lofty and cold air around her reappeared.
This lass seemed to only be capable of showing her coy side in front of Jun Mo Xie. In front of others, she was completely cold and distant, causing even the hearts of people to freeze...
"Little sister Xiao Miao, this older brother came late." That youth said with a cordial smile as he walked over. It was as if he hadn't even seen Jun Mo Xie, directly stepping past him towards Miao Xiao Miao. "It's a grand day of celebration today, and little sister Xiao Miao must be tired from all the preparations? Shall this elder brother bring you out for a stroll?"
Miao Xiao Miao shifted her eyes and replied blandly. "Brother Qiu is too kind. Today is this Xiao Miao's grandfather's 500th birthday; to arrange a celebration for him is only right. How could it be tiring? As for this Xiao Miao, I have other plans for myself, so Brother Qiu need not worry."
"Little sister Xiao Miao, you're still hahaha... so polite as usual. We have already known each other for so long, there's no need to be so distant. Oh, may I know who this is...?" This "Brother Qiu" did not seem to realize the cold tone in Miao Xiao Miao's words and continued to speak in a joyful manner without even a change in his expression. But when he turned around, his eyes suddenly turned vigilant. But after seeing this seemingly ordinary and unthreatening face, his wariness greatly decreased.
"This is Mo Jun Ye, Elder brother Mo." Miao Xiao Miao introduced lightly. "I'm sure Brother Qiu must have heard of him before. Jun Ye, let me do the introductions for you. This is the young genius of the Qiu Family, Qiu Peng."
When she was introducing Mo Jun Ye to Qiu Peng, her voice was cold as she spoke to him. But when she turned to introduce Qiu Peng to Mo Jun Ye, her expression became exceedingly soft, and her tone was warm and gentle.
Her tone was also very obvious in her words. When she addressed Qiu Peng, she simply referred to him as the 'Qiu Family's genius, and Brother Qiu'. Her voice was also exceedingly cold and distant. But when she addressed Mo Jun Ye, she'd directly called him 'Jun Ye'. Her voice was also very light and intimate, with many meanings...
Even a fool would be able to hear the difference in her words, much less this genius of the Qiu Family?
Qiu Peng looked steadily at Miao Xiao Miao, and then at Jun Mo Xie, and his face gradually turned exceedingly ugly. However, he still stretched out his hand with a forced smile. "So it's the famous Young Master Mo with the Free and Natural Physique who created a huge commotion in the Misty Illusory Manor, defeated the Zhan Family brothers, and angering Gu Fei Yu of the Gu Family to the point where he became crippled... this Qiu Peng of the Qiu Family is honored to meet you."
"It is honored to meet you too Brother Qiu." Jun Mo Xie replied blandly.
The more he thought about the matter, the more Qiu Peng found it queer, and anger surged up in his heart. "Little sister Xiao Miao, this older brother has a few words to speak to you in private. I wonder if it's convenient with you?" As he spoke, he continuously glanced at Young Master Jun, as if he was saying: get lost quickly, didn't you hear that I want to speak to her in private?!
Miao Xiao Miao glanced at him coldly. "There's nothing that cannot be said in public, Brother Qiu, if you have anything to say, you can say it directly here. Jun Ye is not an outsider, so it's fine."
Jun Ye is not an outsider. This sentence was like the sharpest needle, deeply plunging into Qiu Peng's heart, causing his handsome face to twitch violently for a moment.
Qiu Peng and Miao Xiao Miao could actually be considered to be childhood friends. They grew up together as kids, and Qiu Peng was only about two or three years older than her. He could be said to have liked her for a very long time. However, Miao Xiao Miao had always been exceedingly cold to him all this time. Yet, he didn't really mind, thinking that heroic girls are afraid of getting into relationships. As long as he managed to have some achievements, Miao Xiao Miao would naturally become his woman. Thus, he'd never given up in the slightest. Even with a strong competitor like Zhan Yu Shu as his rival, he was not discouraged.
But today, he saw that she was still as cold to him as before, while she was warm and gentle to Mo Jun Ye. The expression on her face when she talked to him was something that Qiu Peng did not dare to imagine, even in his dreams! It was something that he could never obtain. But today, it'd appeared with another man... Right now, Qiu Peng felt as if his heart was tearing apart.