Chapter Eleven: Aunt's Roar

  When Yun Mo finished telling the story in a low voice, Shangguan Qixue's face turned iron-green, her small mouth opening and closing, her inner shock already overflowing from her expression. She simply couldn't believe her own ears, stunned on the spot, unable to extricate herself for a long time.

  "Aunt... Ling'er knows he was wrong..." Upper Official Ling spoke in a low and soft voice, his tone even more delicate than a mosquito's.

  "It's all my fault..." Yun Mo also lowered his head and said, "If it wasn't for me questioning whether to open that stone heart, this wouldn't have happened..."

  Stone heart? Lustful dreamscape? Intimate flesh? Heavenly destined companion?

  "You! You...!" Shangguan Qixue took a deep breath, her eyes blazing with anger as she pointed at Shangguan Ling. "You stupid girl, Auntie has told you countless times that there are many things in this world that you can't touch, and without absolute certainty, you mustn't try to contact those mysterious objects! But you refused to listen, now look what's happened?! Play! You go ahead and play yourself into trouble!!!"

  "And you, Mo Er, Ling Er that silly girl is one thing, but why are you also following her and causing trouble? Don't you know that the Great Wilderness is a chaotic era?"

  "Auntie, I was wrong..."

  "Auntie, Ling'er knows she's made a big mistake this time, don't say anything more..."

  No matter whether it's Shangguan Ling or Yun Mo, all they can do now is remain silent.

  "Wrong? Just wrong?" Shangguan Qixue was furious and laughed sarcastically, "Causing big trouble? Is this big trouble? This is simply the end of the world! If your strict father finds out about this, I'm sure you'll be beaten to death, you little dead girl. And as for you, Mo'er, you know that your master went crazy because of a man, and she hates men the most in her life. If she finds out about this, you won't even have the chance to die!"

  "Oh my god! I'm so furious!" Xiang Jun's face turned red with rage, she clutched her forehead and sat back down in her chair, "I have a headache, you people are driving me crazy!"

  Shangguan Ling and Yun Mo hastily stepped forward to pour tea, but Shangguan Qixue was in no mood for tea. With a sudden movement, she stood up and shouted fiercely, "Where is that bastard surnamed Tang? I'll cut him into a thousand pieces."

  "Aunt... things have come to this, we've already become heavenly fated dao companions with him. If you kill him, Ling'er and I will definitely be greatly affected." Yun Mo was startled, she knew that Aunt's ruthlessness was not something ordinary people could understand.

  "I'm really fed up with you two." Shangguan Qixue rubbed her temples and said, "He's already the predestined partner of both of you. If he dies, your hearts will definitely be injured, your cultivation will suffer, and your future path to immortality will be fraught with demonic obstacles and karmic entanglements. You can't kill him, nor should you, especially not in this situation where a heavenly connection has been formed."

  "Auntie, Eldest Sister has already prepared to go find Dragon Sister for help. Dragon Sister is all-knowing and will definitely have a way."

  "Long Niang? Which Long Niang are you referring to? Ah, she's indeed a remarkable woman with extraordinary abilities... However..." Shangguan Qixue gradually regained her composure and said, "However, the heavenly bond between husband and wife is a fate witnessed by heaven itself. There may be special methods to undo it, or perhaps not. If Long Niang can help you undo it, then that's one thing, but if she can't... the consequences would be extremely severe!"

  "Ah! Auntie, what should we do?" Officer Ling was on the verge of tears.

  "Nothing is absolute, even if there's a glimmer of hope, don't give up. Mo Er, you should still go find Long Guniang and see if she has any way to help. However, we can't put all our hopes on Long Guniang either. Breaking the Heavenly Fate is an act against heaven, and the hope is slim. If it's broken, then that's fine, but if it can't be broken, this will be a lifelong matter. I might be able to help you hide it for a while, but absolutely not for a lifetime."

  Shangguan Qixue was after all much older than Shangguan Ling and Yun Mo, with more experiences. After clearing her thoughts, she said, "If you can't solve it, the two of you silly girls and that Tang bastard will have to face a great sect, a royal family, an ancient inherited family, and a super powerful lunatic."

  Shangguan Qixue's words made Shangguan Ling and Yunmo's faces gradually look unwell.

  "Where is that bastard with the surname Tang? Let me see him."

  "He..." Shangguan Ling lightly bit her lip and pointed outside, saying, "He should be outside the garden. I'll go call him in."

  As soon as he walked out of the manor, Shangguan Ling saw Tang Qing lying under a tree and sleeping!

  Something big happened, this damn guy is as calm as if nothing had happened, eating more deliciously than anyone when it's time to eat, and sleeping soundly whenever he wants!

  "Damn it! What time is it? How can you sleep at this hour?"

  Tang Qing opened his eyes and said casually, "Otherwise, what did you want me to do?"

  "My aunt wants to see you! Come with me!" Shangguan Qixue glared at him and said, "My aunt's temper is even worse than mine, so you'd better behave yourself. Otherwise, she'll beat you to death. However, you don't have to be afraid."

  Afraid?

  Tang Qing didn't know what fear was. Although he was very weak now, he had the body of a Ninth-Trial Loose Immortal, and ordinary cultivators couldn't shake him in the slightest. Even if Shangguan Ling's aunt's cultivation was higher, he wouldn't take her seriously.

  As he entered the hall, Tang Jing caught sight of the beautiful woman sitting in the chair and wondered if she was the aunt that Shangguan Ling had mentioned.

  Tang Qing glanced at Shangguan Ling and Yun Mo's expressions, he seemed to have guessed something, and explained, "This unknown person, please listen to me, in this matter, I am completely the victim."

  As soon as the victim, Shangguan Ling and Yun Mo heard this, they immediately became furious. Although it was true, but this guy was a man after all, how could he so casually put himself in the ranks of the victims? Shangguan Xue stretched out her hand to signal the two women not to be impulsive, her eyes were icy cold and staring at Tang Jing, like a tiger or wolf, as if she would swallow him whole at any moment.

  "This big sister, I think you're not an impulsive person, the thing is...” Tang Jing stood up, his calm and composed expression didn't reveal a hint of tension or fear, only endless ease, as if he could explain it to them, they would accept it just fine, but if not, he wouldn't force it, he simply went with the flow.

  Big sister?

  As soon as the three words came out, Shangguan Ling and Yunmo were stunned for a moment. Even in Shangguan Xue's icy eyes, a hint of confusion flashed by, but it was fleeting, replaced by irritation.

  "When I was dancing with swords, you little brat were still playing with mud somewhere, calling me Big Sister? Are you looking for a beating? Don't move, stand there!"

  Shangguan Qixue took charge, her movements more powerful and sharp than Shangguan Lingwu's. She reached out to touch Tang Qing's head, then his shoulders, arms, waist, and legs. Tang Qing saw that she didn't have any malicious intentions, so he really didn't move, allowing her to feel him all over.

  Shangguan Ling and Yun Mo didn't know what Aunt was doing, but they found that after touching Tang Qing, Aunt's face turned even more unsightly and iron-gray, even the corners of her mouth were twitching unnaturally, staring at the two women with a deathly gaze.

  Shangguan Ling and Yun Mo were stared at by her, feeling a chill run down their spines. Just as they were about to speak up, Shangguan Qixue's voice, which was almost a roar, instantly drowned them out.

  "You two dead girls, one is a dignified princess and the other is a famous fairy, you actually formed a heavenly bond with the same person. If this guy was a dragon among men, I wouldn't say anything. Even if he's not a dragon among men, having a high status would be okay, or even just having a good family background would do. If not that, at least being a talented and handsome person should be fine? If not that, then at least being a skilled cultivator? If not that, having some cultivation skills should be enough, right? Let's take a step back, even if you two found an ordinary person, that would be okay. Even if he's not ordinary, you should have found someone with a normal physical condition, right? Even if his physical condition is not normal, you should have found someone with slightly better qualifications? How did you two end up finding the worst qualified wooden lump I've ever seen in my life?"

  "Oh dear heavens! My head hurts so much!"

  Shangguan Qixue only felt her head buzzing, sat back in the chair still feeling dizzy, rubbed her temples hard and took deep breaths.

  Is he really that unbearable?

  Whether it was Shangguan Ling or Yun Mo, they both looked at Tang Qing with a very complex gaze at this moment, which was mixed with helplessness, sympathy, pity, and all sorts of grievances.

  Tang Qing, who was standing beside him, also felt a bit awkward. His physical body had been completely destroyed when he crossed the ninth tribulation, his meridians were all severed, his dantian was shattered, and his blood was stagnant, it was a complete mess, even more so than a wooden puppet.

  "Aunt, what should we do now?" At this moment, Shangguan Ling was like a frightened bird, not even daring to breathe.

  "What to do? What else can be done?" Upper Official Gui Xue reclined in her chair, eyes closed, rubbing her temples and breathing heavily. "Mo Er, you go to Long Jie first, Ling Er, you return to the sect for now, let's just pretend nothing has happened. As for that scoundrel Tang, he'll stay here with me for the time being. You two have already formed a heavenly bond with him, and if he remains like this, it will drag down your cultivation. For now, I can only think of ways to improve his cultivation. Only then won't he hold you back... however, affecting your cultivation progress is inevitable."

  Shangguan Qixue opened her eyes and looked at Tang Qing, bursting into laughter. "Don't expect him to make much progress either, if he can even complete the foundation within ten years, it's already a stroke of luck."

  "Ten years? That long?" In Shangguan Ling's impression, she had completed her foundation building in less than a year.

  "Do you think it's that easy for Elm Wood to bloom? I said ten years is already a conservative estimate, now you'd better pray for a miracle, otherwise when the time comes, it will be a real disaster. For now, we can only take one step at a time. Tomorrow, I'll bring him to meet the Sect Elder. If he can become a direct disciple of the sect, his cultivation might progress faster. However, this guy's talent is really... and I don't get along with those elders either. Anyway, you guys rest assured, I'll do my best to help him improve his cultivation."