Chapter 155

Mother! Why is he calling you mother? the Little Palace Master insisted, no matter how Ruan Shu tried to dissuade her, she could not stop herself from asking again.

The Palace Master looked at the red palm print on the Little Palace Master's cheek, feeling a pang of heartache, but this slight heartache was quickly overwhelmed by her anger!

Indeed, they are mother and daughter, their personalities so alike; the usually obedient daughter now confronts her mother head-on, with no intention of backing down!

If you ask one more question, I will abolish your martial arts!

Brilliant lightning power once again sparked between the Palace Master's fingers.

The Little Palace Master was determined to get to the bottom of it; she broke free from Ruan Shu's pull, stepped forward, her flushed face like a blooming vivid rose. She asked without fear, "Who exactly is he? Why does he call you mother? Why do you want me to kill the Sword Master?"

Every word, every sentence, struck the Palace Master's lonely heart; not a single word showed any intention of giving up meaning 1

The Palace Master, unable to contain her anger, flung her open five fingers toward the Little Palace Master's crown of the head!

The Little Palace Master remained motionless, not even blinking an eyelid.

On the contrary, Ruan Shu was frightened to her knees, loudly pleading, "Palace Master!"

Through that spotless, slender hand, one could hardly judge the Palace Master's age, but one could infer her appearance, which must be an unparalleled beauty in the world.

If you placed her face beside the Little Palace Master's, they would be two people carved from the exact same mold.

The Palace Master ultimately could not bring herself to strike; the lightning at her fingertips brushed the Little Palace Master's beautiful hair, making a soft hiss, and then vanished.

Meanwhile, the Little Palace Master had no intention of yielding. Even after circling the brink of death, her body went a little limp.

You'd better stay out of this, Ruan Shu; take her away. the Palace Master said.

Only then did Ruan Shu climb up from the ground, then forcibly drag the Little Palace Master away.

However, the Palace Master no longer had the heart to kill, and she left as well. At the doorway, she formed hand seals, finally leaving her mark on the iron gate; thus, besides her, no one could enter, and no one could rescue Qiu Yichen.

The next morning, the northern sky was barely dawn, and the Little Palace Master stood early before the Hall of Five Absolutes, waiting for the Palace Master.

The Little Palace Master came to return the Death Warrant, without wanting Ruan Shu's company.

After completing the Death Warrant's mission, it must be returned to the Palace Master on the day after returning to the Palace of Five Absolutes.

"Come in." the Palace Master's voice came from within the Hall of Five Absolutes.

After standing for a long time, the Little Palace Master finally pushed open the wooden door, entered, and knelt, saying, "Child pays respects to mother."

"Hehe, you still know I am your mother! Hmph!" the Palace Master sat enthroned on the high platform, so sacred and inviolable, her whole body emanating solemn light; looking down at the kneeling Little Palace Master below, she could not help but revive last night's resentment, saying, "Do you still have me, your mother, in your heart?"

"Child returns the Death Warrant." the Little Palace Master prostrated on the ground, holding the Death Warrant with both hands and slowly raising it above her head.

The Palace Master lightly waved her hand, and the Death Warrant was collected into her hand. She questioned, "Is he dead?"

"Mother, you never used to doubt me." the Little Palace Master said.

"You also never used to let me doubt you." the Palace Master glanced at the Death Warrant, then placed it on the corner of the high platform.

Between mother and daughter was a long silence.

Finally, the Little Palace Master broke this silence, slowly raising her upper body, and said to the Palace Master, "Mother, I want to leave the Palace of Five Absolutes."

"What are you saying?" the Palace Master exclaimed in shock, not expecting that after last night's uproar, the Little Palace Master would dare say such a thing again today!

The Palace Master had thought the Little Palace Master would at most repeat last night's question, never expecting her to directly say she wanted to leave the Palace of Five Absolutes.

"Child wants to leave the Palace of Five Absolutes." this time the Little Palace Master said more directly.

"May I ask why? I have not treated you poorly." the Palace Master asked, suppressing the anger pent up deep in her heart.

"I want to go see the southern lands."

The Palace Master finally suppressed that fire, saying to the Little Palace Master, "You were born in the Palace of Five Absolutes, thus you bear its mission; you have no choice. The Palace of Five Absolutes is not a place you can come and go as you please."

"With you like this, I am destined to leave." the Little Palace Master rose from the ground, speaking firmly; her gaze, even more resolute than her actions, never once strayed from the Palace Master's face.

This is practically a threat to the Palace Master!

No one has ever been able to threaten her.

The Palace Master recalled when she was the Little Palace Master's age.

"Mother, he took a thousand-year ginseng to save his mother's life; such filial piety, I do not wish to stop him!"

"This is not for you to decide; I am in charge! Hurry up and act—while he hasn't yet left the Hall of Five Absolutes!"

"Mother!"

With a 'slap', the loud ear-splitting blow nearly knocked her unconscious.

Even if the final outcome achieved her goal, the process was still as her mother had intended.

Born in the Palace of Five Absolutes, there is no choice.

"I hate being threatened more than anything in my life, not even my own daughter may do so!" the Palace Master flared with anger again, she slammed the table and rose abruptly.

The Little Palace Master threatened her last night, and again this morning!

Mother and daughter are once again at swords' point!

At that moment, someone outside the Hall of Five Absolutes shouted, "Palace Master, someone requests an audience." The caller was Ruan Shu.

The Palace Master paused, then asked, "Who is it?"

"Chen Yi He."

"He...?"

Chen Yi He sat on horseback, holding Dongfang Xing, waiting before the grand palace of the Palace of Five Absolutes.

The snow-white palace clashed with the yellow-green vast grassland, yet it was a solitary point in the boundless desolation; without it, there would be no vitality.

The Palace Master stood on the outer wall of the Palace of Five Absolutes, looking down at Chen Yi He. Beside her were the Little Palace Master and Ruan Shu.

"Palace Master, I am Chen Yi He, I have an important matter and wish to pay a visit!" Chen Yi He shouted, raising his head. The familiar Little Palace Master remained as cold as ever; the acquaintance Ruan Shu still wore a blank expression; only the woman standing in the middle was a stranger to him.

Then that person must be the Palace Master.

"Bear King Fortress is your doing, isn't it? The Bear King is my barrier in the southern grasslands." the Palace Master said to Chen Yi He.

"He occupies the mountain as king, commits countless evils, oppresses the common people, his crimes deserve ten thousand deaths!" Chen Yi He said.

"For now, don't mention it; before I get annoyed in this palace, hurry up and leave." The Palace Master couldn't help but glance again at the woman held in Chen Yi He's arms; she guessed that this person was the Dongfang Xing who had defeated Dongfang Wuji.

"Please, show mercy!" Chen Yi He pleaded.