Di Xueyan tried very hard to focus her vision at the seemingly entrance of the place she is in. The the light from the outside of the place is maybe dim, but because of how sensitive her eyes are at this moment, it looks blinding for her, making her unable to discern the face of the lady in red that is gently approaching.
She never even bother to sit as only know does she realized the soreness of her body. Only now does she feels the itchy pain in her throat, but she didn't dare to ask for water. She can't even open her storage ring because she basically feels devoid of energy right now.
Seeing her friends for the last time made her very determined to keep her life. They are right, if she can't bear to live for herself as of now, then she has to live for all the things that they experienced together. Besides, her thirst for revenge will never be out of the picture.
" Child, you almost destroyed yourself ", a gentle, warm voice envelops the cold place. The lady in white is already half a meter away from her, and without any hesitation, she sits in her side and unexpectedly caresses her hair.
' I know', she can only clench her hands into a tight fists as she remembers how idiotic she is. Diverting her mind from that thought, she instead focus her attention at the woman beside her.
Di Xueyan froze. She have never seen someone so ethereal before. The lady in red has a beauty that can topple the heaven and earth. It is a type of beauty that can make any goddess' faces turn green from envy. She knows (and quiet confident) that she, Di Xueyan, is also so beautiful, thanks to the combined genes of her parents, but the woman who is caressing her has the gentle as summer's wind and noble as a god temperament, while she, well....
She doesn't even has the energy to pretend as such....
Even someone as fierce and unladylike like her who doesn't give a shit about the 'supposed' lady quality is mesmerized and slightly envious, what more for those who practiced being gentle and noble looking all their lives but still look like a fake barbie doll?
She admits that the woman is way beautiful than her or her mother, but by only a little point.
' I guess just 4 times', she nods her head internally, not quiet taking the blow of her confidence well.
The woman notice her spacing out, she can't help but to chuckie gently. Like a bell swayed by a gentle midnight wind like sound echoed across the place, making Di Xueyan's lips twitch in envy, thinking in her mind..... just how can a human laugh beautifully as if it is an art? Why does she laugh like a broken engine?
" Do you need some water?", the woman said, her eyes as warm as her mother's worried eyes, making Di Xueyan involuntarily nods her head without even thinking furthur.
She only went back to her senses when she felt herself being gently lifted, the woman lets her lean on her chest as she held a cup of water. Di Xueyan started to panic, what if it is poisoned? She would be damned.
But strangely, she can't move. She only felt like crying in her brain when the slight chill of the liquid travels from her mouth to her stomach.
'I'm doomed', she thought, thinking if it is poison, then she would be as good as dead. Remembering the lives that were sacrificed for her, her gaze turned determined and she was about to start protesting when a very comfortable warmth envelops her body. Her eyes went wide when her spirit qi went back in a fast pace, as if it was only sealed for a little while. She can feel the warmness seeps through her veins and meirdians, as if cleaning it. What shocks her most is the current state of her body.
" It changed!", she slightly gasps as she examined her body more colsely. Because of the whirlwind of emotions she experienced a while ago, she was not able to examine herself. She is very dumbfounded when she found out that not only does her meridians became stronger, it also became five times wider! Her bones is as sturdy as a mithrill and as she closely examines her skin, it became as silky white than before!
Even her cultivation increased by hundred folds! Imagine from being a Heaven 3rd - mid step cultivator, she jumps several levels and became a Sovereign 5th - high step cultivator! The peak of existence of this continent!
She can't believe what is happening right now. Her power is even stable as if she really cultivated this spirit qi!
Her face is married with bewilderment because she really can't believe that this is happening to her right now. Who wouldn't want this super amazing and knee - dropping blessing?
'What happened? What was that liquid for it to had this kind of effect?', she wondered, she doesn't even notice that the woman is already in front of her again and she is already sitting straight.
The woman smiles at her dazed state and instantly figured out what's on her mind. She is amused at how adorable the little girl's reaction is.
" No, the changed in your body is not because of the saint water", the woman laugh at that ridiculousness, seemingly hearing the question she has on mind. Even Di Xueyan's mouth twitched when she heard that, her face turns blank and then a suspicious tinge of red creeps from her cheeks down to her neck.
Like, dude, she has a river of saint water in her realm, how can she be so muddled that she forgot about its effects and taste? Saint water is maybe a rarity even in the Central region, but not for her.
' I was a wreck earlier....Yes, I was a wreck', even she, finds it hard to convince herself that she was not just being stupid a while ago. How embarrassing!
" Then what happened?", she decided to cover her embarrassment and managed to straighten her expression.
Instead of answering, the woman only brought a mirror out of nowhere and shove it in her hands. She unconsciously took it, and of course as a narcissistic person, how could she not check her face first? And so, she does. Actually, she doesn't really give a shit about her appearance but, what would be other use of the mirror if it is not to check her beautiful face?
Di Xueyan frows her brows as her sight went straight first to her lips. She noticed that it looks juicier - - 'what the fuck? What is this? A hotdog?', she mentally slaps herself for the weird adjective came up with.
Her gaze did not linger that long as she looks at her plump, cute, reddish cheeks. She childishly pinches it and giggle a little bit.
'Hm.. nothing changed, still beautiful', she thought while looking straight at her eye in the mirror. She was mesmerized at how her chocolate brown eyes became amber. But she was not able to think more of it when she got instantly frozen at the cute little red vibrant crown shape tattoo in the middle of her forehead.
'Wait, what? Wasn't it just a circle?', her mind turned chaotic at the weirdness of the situation right now. She always knows that hers and her sister's little tattoo like whatever in their foreheads are circle, so how come it is now shaped like a crown?
Her puzzled face did not escape the eye of the woman in red as she lets her absorb everything herself.
A sudden click echoes in Di Xueyan's mind. Out of everything in her face, only the tattoo like crown is the one that changed. Her eyes turned blank for a moment.
'Don't tell me....', she stares at the woman in front of her, as if affirming whatever she has on mind.
Seeing that she finally understands, the woman smiles gently and nods her head.
" But, how? What is this thing?", Di Xueyan's mind is already confused as to what this thing is. Like, buddy, how would she know?
" Your mother never told you that", it was not a question, but a statement, seeing how obvious the answer is. But, she still nods her head out of politeness.
" What are the benefits of this thing? Can it make me advance into godhood way earlier than expected? What is this little thing that even though my progress is a little bit abrupt, my spirit qi is more stable than the gates of hell, as if I have been cultivating this qi for years? ", Di Xueyan bombarded the poor woman excitedly. Having this little ancestor plastered in her forehead is quiet a blessing. She won't mind having something like this all round her body hehe...
The woman stares at her helplessly. She had expected such enthusiasm, but she never saw a young lady behaves this greedily before in front of strangers. At most, they will only hide their greediness in the back of their calm eyes, but this young girl.....nevermind....
If Di Xueyan will hear her thoughts, she would probably defend herself, ranging along the lines of,
' this is mine anyway, why can't I decided to explore it' or 'at least I never coveted another people's destiny. This is mine, so why pretend as if it isn't?'. Either way, she got a point.
Di Xueyan is bubbling in enthusiam as she can finally avenge her friends way sooner than expected!
' Just so you wait, phoenix clan! I will burn your clan into ashes. - - - Oops, wouldn't they be reborn then? All right, take two!',
' Just so you wait phoenix clan! I will raze your clan's estate in blood until it will flood the nearby towns and forest. I will all kill you the way they died! ', just the thought of it makes Di Xueyan's blood pumps vigorously. A slight murderous and vile smile grazed her lips before it vanished like it has never been there before.
The woman observes and saw all the expressions in her face. She can't help but to shake her head. Even though she is not in the cliff when the first tragedy this girl experienced happened, she knows everything. She knows who Sima Liuwen and the others are as well as she knew the peo --spirit beasts that killed them all.
" That crown in your forehead is the insignia of the future leader of your clan", the woman said while pointing at Di Xueyan's forehead.
Di Xueyan is taken aback, her lips twitch a few times. She can't believe that her lazy ass will have to shoulder her clan's future just because of this crown. But the benefits still enticed her very much. She can just be a clan leader in name and dump everything into his brother's care, right? RIGHT?
" But clans usually has patriarchs as a head right? Though my Di clan is very open minded and liberated, well, even if I haven't seen any of them except for my family, but I guess, everyone will prefer my brother. Personally, I prefer my brother too", of course she prefers her brother! She is a type of person who never wants to bother with something like that. She can just stay as a protector, at least she only has to kill, than to be the head who has to scheme here and there. What an exhausting life would that be!
" But, it is not the Di clan, but the Feng's", the woman gently explain making Di Xueyan stops for a moment.
" Huh? My mother's clan? Though I never saw anyone from both clans yet, but I would rather be with the Di clan. Why would I associate myself with strangers and lead them when I don't even want to lead the people I considered as my own?", she pouted slightly as she reasoned out. Don't get her wrong, she might not see a single soul from both sides but she knew that her mother and her clan is not in a very good relationship, so she doesn't have a good impression at them.
" But you have to", the woman patiently put up with her childishness.
" Can I decline?", she childishly smile in front of the woman while considering that it is maybe a good offer. Just like how she plan if ever she will be the one to lead the Di clan, she can just throw the decision making to the elders of the Feng clan and whatever comes will be for them to solve. She can have a full access to that clan's treasury! Wouldn't it be amazing?
" You have to because there are a lot of people who are waiting for you there", the woman's voice seems grave, making Di Xueyan thinks if her mother's clan is in danger, a frown forms in her head. No matter what misunderstaning they might have, they are still her mother's people, except for those who have been sending assassins when they were still on earth.
She doesn't even notice nor question as to why the woman seems to know a lot about it.
Nor was she able to connect the dots.
But what Di Xueyan heard next made her blood froze in rage.
" the people of the phoenix clan needs you".
A strange chill engulfs the place as the two woman, one in white and one in red stares deep in each others eyes. One slowly shows resentment and hatred, while one held understanding and sympathy. None of them backs down, and no one has the intention to.
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A/N: Hey you! I hope you enjoy this chapter!