"Fengshe, how dare you!"
Feng She, however, showed no fear and simply smiled and said, "So the sudden deaths of so many sect leaders are actually related to the Holy Mother and Sect Leader Feng." He then shook the paper in his hand and said, "If I were to leak this list, this place would probably be razed to the ground tomorrow."
"Having discovered these secrets, do you think you can still survive?"
"No. But if you find it, I can."
"Are you so sure I won't kill you?"
"yes."
After an eerie silence, Manyue suddenly chuckled softly: "Fine, I won't kill you."
"Thank you, Holy Mother."
"However, you must keep this secret to yourself. Otherwise, if you utter a single word, someone will kill you."
"Holy Mother, please believe me." Feng She smiled sweetly, exuding heroic spirit.
Man Feiyue couldn't help but glance at him a few more times, and then said, "Put your things away and come out with me."
Just as the two walked out of the library, another figure quietly slipped away from behind the door.
Soon, Shangguan Tou's aunts and uncles arrived one after another to offer their congratulations. A group of women chattered amongst themselves, saying they had never seen such identical twins, with absolutely no difference, and even doubting that their parents could tell them apart. Xuezhi, in her postpartum confinement, smiled and said from bed, "Xian'er has a red mole on the back of his hand, Shi'er doesn't." Then everyone discussed the children's names, saying, "Shangguan Xian, Shangguan Shi, both are auspicious names!" Under the pressure of the aunts' words, Xuezhi finally relented, admitting their surname was Shangguan. Thinking that she had lost to Shangguan Tou again, she pinched him several times, leaving bruises.
With such good-looking parents, the children are naturally very beautiful as well. Xian and Shi's noses and lips resemble Shangguan Tou's, while their face shapes and eyes resemble Xue Zhi's. As a result, both children look like little white foxes, round and fair, making many people unable to resist pinching their cheeks.
So, after her sons were born, Xuezhi completely forgot about the affairs of the martial arts world and even ignored Shangguan Tou.
Man Feiyue had always assumed that Feng She, like the young men of Xuan Tian Hong Ling Guan, was outwardly glamorous but inwardly cowardly. Therefore, she was convinced that he would not make any unnecessary moves to save his own life, and that the matter was considered closed.
However, she was wrong.
After investigating this secret, Feng She went to Mount Hua that same day and asked to see Feng Cheng.
A sudden downpour had just passed, but the sky was still overcast with dark clouds, and the trees throughout Mount Hua were damp and lush.
When Feng Cheng heard that the person requesting an audience with him was Feng She, he did not dare to receive him in the main hall. Instead, he ordered Feng Mo to keep watch and called Feng She to a secluded small room to talk.
"Isn't this one of Man Feiyue's petty thugs?" Feng Cheng took a sip of tea, cracked open a couple of melon seeds, and said unhurriedly, "What brings you to my Mount Hua today?"
Feng She had prepared a lot to say to him. But at this moment, he couldn't utter a single word.
"Speak up. What do you want to say?" Feng Cheng urged impatiently.
"I hope you will not do anything that would be detrimental to Chonghuo Palace."
"Hahaha... So that's why. Chong Xuezhi is a beauty, and my son likes her very much." Feng Cheng spat out a sunflower seed shell, his smile carrying a deeper meaning. "I like her very much too."
Feng She suddenly revealed a disdainful expression: "You..."
"What's wrong with me? Heroes and beauties have always been a match made in heaven." Feng Cheng looked him up and down. "But what are you? What right do you have to speak to me?"
“If I were nothing, you wouldn’t have called me here to talk.”
"Ah, I completely forgot. I've prepared a grand feast for you." With that, he vanished in a flash, exiting the room and expertly locking the door behind him.
Feng She was startled and rushed to the door to pull it open.
There was no movement.
In the blink of an eye, a crackling sound came from behind.
When Feng She looked back, he saw that the chair Feng Cheng had just been sitting on was already on fire, and the fire was spreading rapidly in all directions at an alarming speed.
"Open the door! Open the door!" Feng She shouted anxiously, pounding on the door.
“Originally, you were just a pitiful little cockroach, dirty and fragile, I couldn’t be bothered to step on you. It’s a pity you know too much, and Man Feiyue is protecting you…” Feng Cheng’s calm yet disdainful voice drifted in through the door, “I’m sorry you’ve misunderstood me as your father for so long, but don’t you use your brain? How could I, the dignified head of the Huashan Sect, Feng Cheng, possibly give birth to a little bastard like you? Hahahaha…”
The laughter from Fengcheng gradually faded into the distance.
As the flames, like ferocious tigers and wolves, hurtled toward him, Toyosuke knelt in despair before the door.
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After the disagreement over the children's names, Xuezhi's hatred for Shangguan Tou grew daily. Because her eldest son was very attached to her, Xuezhi especially liked him, so the name Shangguan Shi was naturally given to him. Naturally, Shangguan Xian became the younger brother.
To everyone's surprise, less than a month after the child was born, a miracle occurred: after Shangguan Tou held his little brother's hand and shook it, and then pointed to Xuezhi and said "Mother," the little boy actually uttered the word "Mother." Shangguan Tou shook his hand, pointed to Shangguan Shi, and said "Brother," and the little boy then mumbled "Brother" indistinctly.
Everyone said they rarely saw such a clever child and were happy for Shangguan Tou and Xuezhi. However, Xuezhi secretly grew increasingly resentful of Shangguan Tou. She tried to imitate him, making her brother call him "Daddy," but Shangguan Shi only responded with "Ah ah ah."
It's said that twins rarely have the same abilities; one is always smart and the other is slow. It seems the one she favors, Shi'er, is the slow one.
The day after the two brothers were born, their skin turned from white to red, and they looked wrinkled like monkeys. Xuezhi thought they were sick and even called a doctor to take a look. The doctor said this was normal and they would become more beautiful in ten days to a month. Sure enough, half a month later, Shangguan Xian's skin gradually became whiter, and he began to resemble his parents more, while Shangguan Shi remained a little monkey. The mother didn't mind her son's appearance, and Xuezhi, feeling awkward, held the little monkey every day, yet she loved him dearly.
On this day, at the Imperial Preceptor's residence, Shangguan Tou held Xian'er, and Xuezhi held Shi'er. The two talked about the future of their children, and Xuezhi finally couldn't help but ask if Shi'er would be a fool in the future.
Shangguan Tou laughed and said, "It hasn't even been a month yet, of course Shi'er can't speak. Many boys don't even call their parents 'daddy' or 'mommy' by the age of one. Xian'er is so smart, it's already a blessing for us. Besides, even if Shi'er isn't that smart, he has a great younger brother, doesn't he?"
Xuezhi thought for a moment, nodded, and leaned closer to look at Shangguan Xian in Shangguan Tou's arms. The baby blinked his bright, big eyes, and Xuezhi couldn't resist picking at his nose with her index finger. Shangguan Xian's nose tickled, and he sneezed loudly, stretching out his small, white, round hand to tightly grasp Xuezhi's finger, his brows furrowed as if declaring war on her. Xuezhi finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, exclaiming, "My son is so adorable!" Then she kissed him on the forehead. Upon receiving the kiss, Shangguan Xian actually squinted his eyes into long slits, his large pupils shining brightly through the gaps in his eyelashes, looking particularly disdainful of Xuezhi. Xuezhi feigned anger, saying, "Well, you actually ignore your mother's existence." With that, she tossed Shi'er to his father, rolled up her sleeves, and began tickling Xian'er. Shi'er immediately broke character, his eyes crinkling into a smile, and he giggled. Xuezhi said, "Do you still dare to ignore me? Silly little thing, do you still dare?"
Only then did Xuezhi realize that Shangguan Tou hadn't said a word. Xuezhi instinctively turned to look at him, only to see him gazing at her with tender eyes. Xuezhi felt a little embarrassed: "I don't really seem like a mother... do I?"
Shangguan Tou ignored the two children and embraced Xuezhi, kissing her passionately. They hadn't been alone together in a long time, and in the somewhat unfamiliar yet intense kiss, Xuezhi felt her heart stop for a moment, but quickly wrapped her arms around Shangguan Tou's neck, responding enthusiastically. Shangguan Tou pushed her down onto the bed, holding her hand tightly. Xuezhi's other hand, however, was particularly restless, sneaking under Shangguan Tou's clothes.
*Smack*
Shangguan Tou grabbed her hand, stopped kissing her, and said breathlessly, "Don't mess around."
"Hmm?" Xuezhi blinked. Under the warm yellow light, her eyes seemed to be misty.
"Zhi'er".
"I was already starting to lose control, could you please stop doing it on purpose..."
"What do you mean by 'deliberately'?" she asked, looking at him innocently.
Shangguan Tou took a deep breath: "My body hasn't fully recovered yet. The doctor said I can't have sex for a while."
"Okay." She nodded gently again. "I'll listen to you."
She had no idea what he was talking about.
Shangguan Tou sat up abruptly, pounded his head, and let out a long breath. Xuezhi, behind him, laughed so hard she could barely breathe, but remained silent. She also sat up, hugged Shangguan Tou from behind, and softened her voice: "My lord, you won't want me if you don't want me."
Shangguan Tou remained stiff for a long time before suddenly shaking off her hand: "I'm going to take a bath."
Xuezhi rolled around on the bed, thoroughly enjoying the thrill of revenge.
Meanwhile, at Mount Hua.
It was late at night.
The torches on the wall crackled and burned.
Feng Cheng paced back and forth in the lobby, anxiously wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Soon, a disciple ran in and said, "Sect Leader, we have searched the west side thoroughly, but we did not find Fourth Senior Brother."
"How could it not be there? Let's look in the east again!"
"yes!"
At this moment, a female disciple said, "Sect Leader, I think I saw Fourth Senior Brother near Quanzhen Pavilion this afternoon."
Feng Cheng said, "I know he was around there this afternoon. But where is he now?"
"No, Fourth Senior Brother was taking a nap next to the small house behind Quanzhen Pavilion at the time. Could it be that he fell into a deep sleep and hasn't woken up yet?"
Feng Cheng suddenly felt cold all over.
"Quanzhen Pavilion?" another disciple chimed in. "Junior Sister, you don't know? Quanzhen Pavilion caught fire this afternoon, and it took us half an hour to put it out..." Seeing Feng Cheng's expression, he dared not continue.
"What? Impossible..." Feng Cheng stumbled down the steps and ran straight out the door.
Author's Note: Having two kids had a purpose... hehe.
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The following evening.
The passageway of Xuantian Hongling Temple.
Feng She and Man Feiyue faced off stiffly. Many passing disciples cast curious and mischievous glances their way, while others added fuel to the fire as they walked by. Man Feiyue would often slap them with a poisoned hand, killing many on the spot.
Another person was beaten to death. Man Feiyue kicked his corpse aside, clapped her hands, and looked up at Feng She:
What exactly do you want to know?
Feng She showed no fear: "Who is my father?"
"I don't know how many times I've said it!" Man Feiyue roared angrily.
“The Virgin Mary knows.”