Chapter 706: Three-Life Martial Soul: Nan Fengzhi, Xiao Qian, Xiao Dong

Opening the long-unopened door to the secret chamber, Qian Renxue walked in, holding the child.

In truth, she had wanted to come all this year, but had forcibly restrained herself for the sake of the child.

"Mother, I really didn't expect that I would only be away for a year, and you would actually miss me this much!" Qian Renxue looked at Bibi Dong with a beaming smile.

It seemed this year of cold neglect had actually produced a positive effect.

Seeing Qian Renxue again, Bibi Dong felt stirred inside, but her expression remained cold. "Don't be so smug, Qian Renxue. I want to see you only because I want to mock you people of the Qian Family for giving up halfway; don't you go thinking too much."

"It's fine, say whatever you like. Anyway, my temperament is much better than before now, because I have an extra little treasure." Qian Renxue looked at the baby daughter sleeping in her arms, her eyes full of tenderness.

Only after becoming a mother herself did she understand a mother's feelings. She wanted to protect her Xiao Qian as she grew, to let her grow up happily, and for this, she dared to stake everything she had.

Therefore, she did not believe that when she was just born, Bibi Dong, looking at the tiny her, truly felt not a shred of love. It was only because of her hatred for Qian Xunji that she had forcibly suppressed it.

Qian Renxue noticed one thing: back then, no matter how Bibi Dong thought about taking revenge on her, or how she recklessly harmed those around her, there was one thing she never did, and that was to try to take her life.

"This... this is your child?" Bibi Dong asked in surprise.

"Yes, this year I was recuperating during pregnancy, which is why I didn't come to see you. After all, every time I came, you, as the child's grandmother, would curse me; I was afraid it wouldn't be good for the child's prenatal education," Qian Renxue said. She walked to the cage and lifted the small blanket wrapping the child.

Bibi Dong saw an incomparably cute little face. Although still very small, one could vaguely see from these features that the brows and eyes resembled Nan Feihuang, while the smile at the corners of the mouth when sleeping was a replica of Qian Renxue's.

But those were the only two parts that resembled her parents; in other places, especially once the entire facial features were combined, Bibi Dong saw a version of herself as a child.

"She looks a lot like you, right? I didn't expect that my daughter would look even more like her grandmother. By the way, do you know what her name and martial soul are?" Qian Renxue smiled.

Although the child was only one year old and her martial soul had not yet awakened, not having awakened and not having one were two different things. Her martial soul was merely sleeping within her body; with the current strength of Feihuang and Qian Renxue, checking it was simple.

"What are they?" Bibi Dong asked subconsciously.

Qian Renxue said, "Let's start with the name. Her formal name is Nan Fengzhi, and she has two nicknames. One of them is called Xiao Qian, which Feihuang chose."

"Nan Fengzhi, Xiao Qian! Heh, the surname of the Nan Family, a daughter of the Qian Family, is that it? Qian Renxue, by what right are you so happy?" Hearing this, Bibi Dong had another episode, grabbing the cage and shouting angrily.

She and the person she loved were separated by life and death, but Qian Renxue could not only marry Nan Feihuang openly, but even had a child.

And what about her own child? Qian Renxue had locked her here away from the light of day, and Hu Liena had long since died.

Her roar startled Xiao Qian in Qian Renxue's arms, but Xiao Qian did not cry. Her courage seemed greater than that of her older brother and sister; after all, she was the daughter of the Peerless God General and the Chaos Angel God, extraordinary by birth.

Opening her just-awakened, hazy eyes, Xiao Qian subconsciously looked toward the source of the sound, only to see a magnified version of herself.

Xiao Qian curiously and boldly stretched out her small, short hand and grasped a finger Bibi Dong had pressed against the cage.

"Ah..." Xiao Qian could not speak, but she did not seem afraid of Bibi Dong; instead, she seemed to like her quite a bit, cooing at her.

Hearing this sound, Bibi Dong did not know why, but her grief-stricken and angry mood suddenly calmed, and her temper began to fade.

She herself was also puzzled as to why her anger had suddenly vanished. Just then, Qian Renxue continued, "Mother, actually she has another nickname, which I chose. It is called Xiao Dong, the 'Dong' from Bibi Dong!"

The 'Dong' of Bibi Dong—these five words seemed to touch the deepest softness in Bibi Dong's heart.

"You... why did you give her such a nickname?" Bibi Dong asked.

"Because she is not only the child of Feihuang and me, but also the continuation of your bloodline. Mother, do you know what her martial soul is?" Qian Renxue's eyes were full of pride. "She has three martial souls, a natural Twin Spirits—no, a natural Three-Spirit martial soul—and she reached Innate Level 20 soul power on her own!"

"Three martial souls, Innate Level 20 soul power!" Bibi Dong was startled. What kind of monstrous talent was this?

In history, Twin Spirits had appeared a few times, but three martial souls were unheard of to this day. This child was likely the first in history.

And as for Innate Level 20 soul power, no one had ever reached it either. Qian Renxue was indeed Innate Level 20, but her latter ten levels were bestowed by the gods when her God-Bestowed Spirit awakened.

But this child, before even awakening her martial soul, already possessed Innate Level 20 soul power. If she added a god-bestowed gift after awakening, she might reach the level of Innate Level 30, which was unprecedentedly strong.

Qian Renxue looked at her treasure tenderly. "This child's first martial soul is the Xuanbing Fangtian Halberd, inherited from Grandmother Lan Xue and Feihuang's lineage. The second martial soul is the Six-Winged Angel, inherited from my Qian Family. As for the third martial soul..."

"What is the third martial soul?" Bibi Dong grabbed Qian Renxue's hand, even more excited than she, the mother, was.

"The third martial soul is precisely inherited from you: the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor!" Qian Renxue said softly. "Mother, I brought Xiao Qian to see you because I wanted to tell you that you are not alone. I know you hate me and you hate Feihuang, but I hope you won't hate Xiao Qian because of us. She is also your bloodline descendant."

"Soul Devouring Spider Emperor... Soul Devouring Spider Emperor... I have a successor. A person like me can actually still have a bloodline descendant inheriting my martial soul..." Bibi Dong muttered to herself in disbelief.

"Ah ah..." Xiao Qian was still pinching her finger, her large eyes looking at her curiously, cooing incessantly.

Bibi Dong subconsciously reached out, gently grasping Xiao Qian's fair little hand in return and stroking it, causing Xiao Qian to giggle repeatedly.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue smiled. "Mother, I plan to let Xiao Qian cultivate the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor as her first martial soul in the future, but I don't understand this kind of martial soul. For Xiao Qian's future, could I ask you to teach her when the time comes?"

Bibi Dong had been immersed in her interaction with Xiao Qian, but upon suddenly hearing Qian Renxue's voice, she realized why she had suddenly become so gentle toward her child.

She immediately withdrew her hand and said, "What makes you think I would be willing to teach the child of you and Nan Feihuang? You can't possibly not know how much I hate and resent you two."

"I know, but there's no other way. I'm begging you, Mother. Feihuang and I really don't understand the cultivation of the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor at all!"

"You two are useless; even if you become gods, you're still useless. You can't even teach a child. Fine, when this little one awakens her martial soul, I will be the one to provide her with her Spirit Rings," Bibi Dong said, flicking her hand and acting haughty.

Hearing this, Qian Renxue was overjoyed. She knew that although she could not open Bibi Dong's heart, Xiao Qian perhaps could. As expected, the saying that grandparents dote on grandchildren was verified by history; the ancients did not deceive her.

In reality, with the foundation of the Spirit Hall, how could they not know how to teach Xiao Qian to cultivate? This was merely an excuse to let Bibi Dong and Xiao Qian have more contact.

Bibi Dong was not blind to this, but she chose not to expose it. She had agreed, and though she did not know why she had agreed, she found it sweet.

(End of chapter)