Untying Someone's Belt Along the Way

Chapter 6: Untying Someone's Belt Along the Way

"Why not let her stay on Meditation Cliff for seven years?

I heard that Yao Yao would formally become True Lord Bitter Sword's disciple at the Myriad Sword Sect in seven years. She could leave with Yao Yao then. During that time, if Yao Yao missed her birth mother, she could go visit her whenever she wanted. Daddy, Mother, what do you think of my idea?"

Jiang Wan silently gave herself a thumbs-up. She really was such a genius.

The spiritual energy on Meditation Cliff was so thin that cultivation was practically impossible. One could only quietly reflect on one's mistakes there. She would not need to worry about Jiang Yao's cultivation improving, and after seven years, her own cultivation should reach the same realm as Jiang Yao's.

Seven years on Meditation Cliff, then letting the adopted daughter take her away when she left—this seemed pretty good too.

True Lord Leng Feng looked at his wife. Fairy Xueyun looked toward Jiang Yao, lowering her eyes to conceal the emotions within them. After all, she was a child she had raised herself and sincerely cared for. Fine.

"Alright. Yao Yao, what do you think?"

Jiang Yao was someone who had lived through another life. Although she could now abandon the useless Myriad Talisman Sect, the two people before her were Nascent Soul True Lords and were still useful to her.

Besides, she absolutely could not let them grow disgusted with her, much less let Jiang Wan, that little devil, obtain even more cultivation resources.

Jiang Yao's eyes immediately filled with tears, and she threw herself at Fairy Xueyun.

"Waaah, Mother, Yao Yao feels so awful. Should Yao Yao not have listened to Mother Li and done those things? Why does Yao Yao feel like Mother and Daddy are both unhappy? Waaah, Yao Yao was wrong. Yao Yao doesn't want you to be unhappy, waaah."

Jiang Wan frowned. There really was something wrong with this child. She had such scheming thoughts at only three years old?

Could Madam Li really have told her to do this?

No, she had nearly been led astray.

"System Bro, what is going on with Jiang Yao?"

[Jiang Yao, the female lead of this world, Daughter of the Heavenly Dao. She can draw upon the fortune of all people, especially yours. When you killed this woman, you disturbed the sleeping Heavenly Dao, giving it yet another reason to destroy you.

Whitewash Mission continues: Chen Yao, the Great Elder's disciple and Jiang Yao's admirer. You dug out his golden core and suppressed his soul at Gui Si Cliff. Please undo his seal and return a golden core to him.

Mission difficulty: Infinitely high.

Mission reward: Unlocking...]

Jiang Wan stood frozen in place. This mission was becoming more and more ridiculous.

Suppressing someone and digging out their golden core? She absolutely refused to admit that she would ever do something like that.

While she was still dazed, motherly affection and filial devotion had already begun over there.

Fairy Xueyun's heart softened when she saw Jiang Yao crying. She had known that the child she raised would not become so chillingly cruel. So it had all been Madam Li's instigation.

"Husband, this Madam Li is truly hateful!"

True Lord Leng Feng also frowned and nodded in agreement with his wife.

That was right. Yao Yao was only three or four years old. How could she know so much, or suddenly seem so mature? Madam Li must have been behind it.

"Do not be hasty. Yao Yao is still here, and Madam Li is her birth mother after all. But how did she know about the Blazing Fire Sword Art?"

As True Lord Leng Feng spoke, he asked Jiang Yao.

"Yao Yao, do you know how your mother learned of the Blazing Fire Sword Art?"

Jiang Yao shook her head and said with an innocent expression,

"Yao Yao doesn't know. She made Yao Yao memorize it and told Yao Yao to find True Lord Bitter Sword. If Yao Yao didn't listen, she pinched Yao Yao. Daddy, Mother, look, Yao Yao hurts so much. Yao Yao was too scared not to listen to her. Did Yao Yao do something wrong?"

When Fairy Xueyun saw the bruises all over her little arm, tears instantly filled her eyes. She pulled Jiang Yao into her embrace.

"My poor Yao Yao. This Madam Li is truly hateful. Lock her up on Meditation Cliff first, and do not let her out!"

True Lord Leng Feng's face also turned cold when he saw the injuries on his adopted daughter.

"My wife is right. Lock her up first. Since she encouraged Yao Yao to leave us for the Myriad Sword Sect in seven years, let us see what her true purpose is after seven years."

Only Jiang Wan saw the little girl in Fairy Xueyun's embrace smiling smugly at her.

Damn it, had all the children in the Cultivation World become little monsters?

Jiang Wan thought, Ah, my poor birth mother. Her eyes had gone blind at such a young age.

Ah, my poor father. So young, yet his heart had already gone blind.

Seeing her sigh like a tiny grown-up, True Lord Leng Feng immediately turned his attention to her.

"Wanwan, come to Daddy.

Tell Daddy, why are you sighing?"

Jiang Wan said mournfully, "...I want to poop."

Wasn't three and a half exactly the age when one still had not gotten past poop and pee? Did little children in the Cultivation World not need to poop?

Everyone in the pavilion paused for a moment, then Fairy Xueyun and True Lord Leng Feng both laughed.

A flash of contempt crossed Jiang Yao's face. As expected, Madam Li had raised her to be unbearably crude.

Seeing Jiang Yao in his wife's arms, True Lord Leng Feng rose to carry Jiang Wan.

"Come, Daddy will carry you to the place of the five grains' reincarnation."

Jiang Wan froze. There was no way she would let this handsome daddy wipe her butt. She immediately covered her backside and ran.

"Ahh, no, no! I can go poop by myself!"

True Lord Leng Feng found it amusing.

"You're not even as big as a speck of dandruff, yet you already know how to be shy."

Jiang Wan defended her butt to the death, only to crash into a young man's chest.

Just as she was about to land on her butt, the young man reached out, scooped her up, and caught her in his arms.

"Sect Master, are you playing around with Junior Sister Wanwan?"

Sect Master Leng Feng burst into loud laughter.

"Chen Yao, you've come out of seclusion? Not bad. It seems you have already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Excellent, a young genius."

Chen Yao?

Jiang Wan stared at Chen Yao in shock. The youth had a face like carved jade, clean and sharply defined features, and long hair reaching his waist. In the future, he would actually fall for that scheming little brat Jiang Yao? Tsk tsk, did that count as an old cow eating tender grass?

Wait, he was right in front of her. What seal was she supposed to undo? He had not even formed his golden core yet, so where was she supposed to find a golden core to give him?

Ah, System Bro had gone blind at such a young age. Good, very good!

Jiang Wan began wriggling downward in Chen Yao's arms. Chen Yao was talking to True Lord Leng Feng, and when he saw that she wanted down, he set her on the ground. Then the little girl casually untied his belt?!

Looking at the belt in her hand, Jiang Wan had not expected it to come undone so easily.

Her little mouth fell open in surprise. This... she could not explain it. It had simply been too natural.

[Mission progress: 50%. You crossed mountains and rivers, traveled through endless worlds, and finally found the shattered Gui Si Cliff. You expended more than half your cultivation to release Chen Yao from the seal within Gui Si Cliff. It must have been very difficult!

Although his hatred toward you has never diminished, a trace of doubt has sprouted within that hatred. This is a step toward friendship.

Unlocked: One drop of Earth Divine Ape Essence Blood. Consuming it will reshape your bones and sinews, grant you the strength of the Great Earth Divine Ape, and improve your earth spiritual root aptitude.

To be issued upon mission completion!]

Jiang Wan blushed in embarrassment and immediately returned the belt to Chen Yao.

"Senior Brother Chen Yao, here's your belt. Sorry, Wanwan didn't do it on purpose."

Who did not know how to speak in that sugary, tea-scented way?

Fortunately, she was young, and Chen Yao did not think anything else of it. He took the belt without concern and tied it back on.

Jiang Wan took a bottle of Qi Nurturing Pills from the small storage pouch at her waist, carefully poured one out, then stood on tiptoe and held it up in her little hand.

"Wanwan is giving you a yummy pill. Senior Brother, don't be mad, okay?"

Ugh, life was not easy. Wanwan sighed. She had actually learned how to act all tea-like too. Wonderful, she had unlocked another new skill!

Before Senior Brother Chen Yao could say anything, Jiang Yao ran over to teach Jiang Wan some cultivation common sense.

"Little sister, Senior Brother Chen Yao is in the Foundation Establishment Realm. Foundation Establishment Cultivators do not take Qi Nurturing Pills. They take Foundation Nurturing Pills."

Jiang Wan sneered inwardly. As if I did not know that and needed you to tell me?

Get lost and stop getting in the way of my tea-selling.

She continued holding up the Qi Nurturing Pill, dejectedly drooping her little head.

"But Wanwan isn't happy. Senior Brother Liuhuo always gave Wanwan Qi Nurturing Pills to eat. Wanwan only has Qi Nurturing Pills, not Foundation Nurturing Pills."

As she spoke, she raised her little face and looked at Chen Yao with pitiful, expectant eyes.