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"Tian'er, explain to me! What the hell happened today?"
In the central Grand Hall, right in the middle of the Heavenly Snow Castle, Xue AoTian stared at her daughter kneeling at the side, asking with a grave expression.
"It's as you understand, Father. I have accepted a human as my master during my trip two years ago. And the man who came today is the husband of my Master. In a sense, he is also like a Master to me..." Tian'er replied without hesitation and fear.
Xue AoTian's face darkened and he asked. "So, the rapid improvement in your strength and cultivation has nothing to do with the Heavenly Snow Mountain?"
Tian'er raised her head and looked straight at her father. "Father, you're the strongest Heavenly Jewel Master in the continent, and yet Brother Gu can only reach 8 Jewels under your tutilage, why do you think I can reach the Heavenly King stage with the help of Heavenly Snow Mountain?!"
Even though she only stated facts but it pierced Xue AoTian's heart, hurting him. He was the Lord of the Heavenly Snow Mountian, one of the Saint Lands, and publicly acknowledged strongest expert in the Boundless Continent, and yet his own daughter sought out someone else to provide her guidance, it was a shame to her.
"Why?"
Xue AoTian asked in a hoarse voice.
Tian'er gazed at him and sighed. "Do you think you should really ask this question, father?... Since young, you've never taught me anything seriously. All of your focus and attention is on Brother Gu, training him to be the successor of the Heavenly Snow Mountain. And if that wasn't enough, you even betrothed me to Brother Gu without even asking for my consent. Am I your daughter or is he your son?..."
Xue AoTian shuddered at her daughter's sharp words, wondering did whatever he had done till now was really as she spoke. Did he really neglect his daughter, not giving her enough love and care?
Tian'er continued. "I have always considered him as an elder brother but you didn't even see that and maybe that's the reason that I always wanted to leave the Mountain... I don't hate you father. You're the Lord of one of the strongest Saint Lands so you've to consider about it too. I'm... just jealous of Brother Gu since he hogged all the love and care that should have been mine..."
She thought about her time with her Master and others and a smile found its way on her lips.
"Father, do you remember two years ago when I successfully escaped from the mountain?... At that time, I stumbled upon my Master... She... She looks like any ordinary human from her looks and behavior but it is just a facade as it hides a terrifying expert hidden underneath. I also met... Hades at that time and they took me along them to different places for adventure. The world that I seek to explore is finally in front of my eyes... He fulfilled all my dreams in just one moment... Hehe... if I thought about it now, I'm such a silly girl to think that I'm hiding my real self from them but they had already recognized me the moment they met..."
"And so... my Master asked me if I was interested in learning from her. And so like that I worshipped her as my Master."
"Tian'er, I..." Xue AoTian felt a sense of shame welling up in his heart, realizing how much lonely her daughter was in her own home. And he was mostly responsible for it, it really hurt him.
Tian'er smiled lightly and held his hand. "Please, don't be sad, father. You're and will always be the person that I respect the most, even above my own master. And I am still a member of the Heavenly Snow Mountain... It's just... I just hope that you can free me from all the restraints... I don't want to stay like a caged bird in my own home..."
Xue AoTian couldn't help his tears and pulled his daughter into his arms, hugging her. Only now, did he understand how many mistakes he had made till now.
Unbeknownst, he had hurt the most important person in his life with his silly decisions.
It seemed his choices to keep her daughter close to him had caused her to go far away from him.
Tian'er felt the familiar warmth that she hadn't felt in a long time and cried silently. It took such a long time for her to get it back...
After a minute, Xue AoTian wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and said. "From now on, I promise to never neglect you and restrain you again. You're free to travel around but... you've to bring a bodyguard along with you or else I can never rest easy."
"Umm," Tian'er nodded her head.
"As for your engagement with Yingbing..." Xue AoTian furrowed his brows for a moment, contemplating something before he made a decision. "Let's dissolve it for now. But at least give him a chance, okay? Yingbing... he..."
"I know, Father but... I really only see him as an elder brother and nothing else." Tian'er held her father's hand and smiled lightly.
Xue AoTian sighed and nodded his head.
'Maybe it is for the best... let's leave everything to fate.'
"Ah, and Father, I also met Mom!" Tian'er cried out and said as she remembered it.
"Oh, so you met your Mother, huh?... Wait a minute! What did you say?... You met your Mother?" Xue AoTian was dumbfounded by the words, his figure frozen in its place as he stared at Tian'er.
"Yeah. Master Hades takes me to meet her. And I also learned why she can't stay with us. She really misses her family at that place... At least the seniors staying with her are very nice and kind. They even gave me some pointers, helping me in gaining more understanding of my abilities and prowess." Tian'er explained to her father. "Hehe... and I get my beauty from her, right? I wish I had the same black hair as hers..."
"Y-You... You've really met your Mom! How is she? Did she say something to say to me? Tell me quickly..." Xue Aotian grabbed her shoulder and shook her, believing that she had really her after her description.
Tian'er smiled at her father's reaction and slowly shared everything that had happened on that day.
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