Chan'er was raised by the Yellow Springs demoness?
The story had barely begun before it set a tragic tone. Drawn in by the tale, Xiao Lingyue forgot to voice her doubts and listened as Xiang Yuan continued.
"The Yellow Springs Saintess has passed through many lifetimes of reincarnation. Jinse had already reached the Nether Insight stage. She drifted and struggled through countless rebirths, yet could never penetrate the mysteries beyond the gate, so she sought another path in the Illusion Annihilation Dao."
"I'd wager the destruction of Silver Moon Palace had everything to do with her..."
"Senior Sister, you must have heard of how cruel and vicious the Illusion Annihilation Dao's methods are. Jinse regarded Chan'er as an incarnation of one of her lives and painstakingly raised her, while secretly tormenting her in every possible way. She personally crippled Chan'er's body-tempering cultivation—and that was only the tip of the iceberg..."
"At first, Jinse was a good master, even a good mother. But it was all an illusion, a smokescreen she used to crush Chan'er's will..."
"Chan'er was under her control and couldn't escape the Southern Border, which was why she repeatedly refused to return to Unrivaled Palace with you."
"After Chan'er obtained the Jambu Gate, she met me first, then Senior Sister..."
"I'll say it again—she really isn't some innocent little darling. She suffered hardships from childhood and is skilled at disguising herself. She only put on that pitiful act because she couldn't beat Senior Sister..."
"Still, she does have just the tiniest bit of affection for me."
"She left without saying goodbye not because, as you imagined, she wanted to fulfill our relationship. It was because she knew she had developed real feelings and feared dragging me down, so she abandoned me and chose never to see me again."