Chapter 58

"Shen Family Head, you probably misunderstood." Zhao Yue spoke quickly, "Chacha should be the one you ought to welcome."

Although I don't understand why Shen Yuan calls that wicked girl "Little Ancestor," it doesn't matter; everything will be clarified.

"She is my daughter, Zhao Yue." Zhao Yue's aged hand stroked Su Chacha's head, "Before, I had her use the name Shen Qingli to come and acknowledge her ancestry with the noble clan; there were unspeakable difficulties. If you don't believe me, I can swear a Heavenly Dao Oath."

Shen Yuan originally didn't want to bother with this old woman, but she swore a Heavenly Dao Oath!

The other Shen clan juniors also glanced sideways, "Heavenly Dao Oath?"

Shen Yue walked over to Shen Yuan's side, and the brothers exchanged a glance.

In the crowd, Shen Qingci already interjected, "Then go ahead and swear!"

The whole venue fell silent, everyone silently looking at Zhao Yue, the meaning was very clear.

Su Chacha was extremely flustered; she knew very well who her mother was, and if her master truly swore a Heavenly Dao Oath, she feared she would be struck down on the spot.

However, Zhao Yue swore, "I, Zhao Yue, swear to the Heavenly Dao that Su Chacha is my daughter; if I utter even half a falsehood, may I be struck by five thunders!"

As the oath was spoken, the sky was clear and cloudless, without a ripple.

Shen Yuan was surprised, "She really is your daughter?"

"Not bad, otherwise how could I treat her so well?" Zhao Yue countered.

Su Chacha was dumbfounded; her mother isn't from the Su family, so how could she be the master?

"Back then, I gave birth to twins, Chacha and A Li at the same time. Because Chacha was weak, and Shen Kuo wasn't by my side during the delivery, I sent Chacha to the master's home to be raised." Zhao Yue recounted calmly.

Shen Yuan was even more surprised; he saw that Zhao Yue didn't seem to be lying, especially since she had actually sworn a Heavenly Dao Oath—could she truly be the Twin Phoenix Maiden?

"But I never expected that even after sending the children to the Su family, her ill-fated destiny wouldn't change." Zhao Yue hated, "A Li was born an evil seed; upon learning that Chacha actually possessed an innate phoenix bone, she secretly went to the Su family and took Chacha's phoenix bone."

"Only then did I realize that Chacha's frailty was due to that innate phoenix bone being too overbearing; her weak body couldn't bear it."

Zhao Yue choked with sobs, "I thus tacitly approved A Li's actions, after all that also amounted to saving Chacha. Moreover, she is the elder sister; on her it is better than on anyone else."

But A Li's behavior like that, I really couldn't go along with it, so I've always found it hard to let go of my grudge and dote on her. But they are both my daughters; how could I not love them?

Zhao Yue, tears streaming down her face, continued to sob, "But Chacha's cultivation went awry; she was about to perish, and I had no choice but to pull the phoenix bone from A Li's body to give Chacha life."

I am quite clear that A Li could never die; the facts prove I was right. But she took the phoenix bone she snatched from her younger sister and treated it as entirely her own, not only seizing it again but also ruining me, her own mother! She, she...

Zhao Yue, sobbing so hard she could barely catch her breath, nearly fainted.

Su Chacha hurriedly supported her, her voice full of disbelief, "Mother, is this, is this really true?"

Could she really not be the daughter of the Su family, but the master's daughter? Could it be that she truly had her phoenix bone taken by Shen Qingli? No, that doesn't matter; what matters is that she is the daughter of the Changshui Shen clan!

"Naturally." Zhao Yue wiped her tears and said, "Otherwise, how could you have smoothly absorbed the phoenix bone I pulled from her? Because your bloodlines are connected!"

Every word makes sense.

As if spoken from the heart.

Pei Jianshu listened, and finally his doubts were resolved.

"If that's the case, then it does explain things."

"Does the young master believe it?"

"True and false mixed."

Pei Jianshu naturally knew that Zhao Yue's words could not all be true.

But since heaven has not sent down a thunderbolt of punishment, it indicates that the claim that Su Chacha and Shen Qingli share a bloodline is probably not false either.

However, none of that matters now.

She has arrived.

Pei Jianshu gazed into the distance; a faint light flickered in his cold, clear eyes.

"Young master, can you still be happy? The rightful one has returned; this marriage may not come to pass."

"No." Pei Jianshu said firmly, "No matter what, he will marry her."

As master and servant were chatting, they suddenly heard Shen Yuan speak, "Have you finished speaking?"

Zhao Yue froze; this was not the answer she had wanted.

"You mother and daughter think, what is it that allows my Changshui Shen clan to establish itself in Sheng Long Tian?"

Shen Yuan asked back slowly, his tone and demeanor completely different from what Zhao Yue and Su Chacha had imagined.

"Uncle... I, I..." Su Chacha was a bit flustered, "Do you... do you not want me anymore?"

Shen Yuan's gaze was calm, "Before you came to the Shen clan, did you never inquire about the Shen clan's background?"

Su Chacha's tears streamed down her face; she didn't understand what Shen Yuan meant, but no matter what, she is still a close niece, isn't she?

"What do you think I agreed to extract the golden phoenix blood for you to use?" Shen Yuan asked again.

Su Chacha was bewildered; could it not be because he felt pity for her?

Shen Yuan saw through her thought and nodded, "Not bad; it is indeed out of pity, but also a test. Do you think that without the true A Li appearing, the golden phoenix essence blood could truly enter your body?"

Even before the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall all collapsed, he had sensed something was off.

But this child indeed has the bloodline aura of the Changshui Shen clan flowing in her veins.

As the clan head, how could he fail to discern it?

Much evidence also confirms that this child should be the seventh son's offspring.

Yet the Changshui Shen clan has always been a willful family; their foundation has always relied on intuition.

"No, just as when you enter the genealogy, the ancestors would not agree to that. Even if the golden phoenix essence blood, under the effect of the spirit altar and spirit patterns, grudgingly accepts you, you ultimately lack the phoenix clan's proud bone and cannot bear it." Shen Yuan knew this in his heart.

He merely wanted to use the golden phoenix essence blood once more to confirm whether this was indeed the Shen clan's little ancestor!

The facts proved otherwise.

The little ancestor is someone else.

"Let's go."

Shen Yuan adjusted his attire, gazed at the sky, and his heart and spirit surged!

Although he hasn't seen them yet, he can already sense that it should be the Longwater Shen Clan's precious jewel!

Go!

Shen Yue, Shen Qingci, and the other Shen clan juniors all responded in unison!

The Long Phoenix soars into the sky; all the clan's people, their qi and blood resonating, as if transformed into a giant phoenix, they all rise from the nest.

Pei Jianshu exclaimed in surprise, 'Is this the Longwater Shen Clan's bloodline secret technique?'

"Reply, young master, not bad." The Mysterious Envoy praised, "The direct lineage of the Longwater Shen Clan is not numerous, but among the Nine Great Houses, they have always been the strongest. Even the Three Sects and Six Realms are unwilling to face their sharpness; the reason lies in their unity."

"It is also because of their unity that they need no formation; they only need their bloodline to resonate, and their battle power can coalesce as one. So, young master, you probably truly cannot have your wish. Unless, Shen Qingli herself is willing. Otherwise, no one can make the Longwater Shen Clan bow."

"So, this is also them warning me." Pei Jianshu's clear eyes slightly narrowed, yet within him a pure and vast aura surged, purifying the world, "Unfortunately, my resolve is set."

The Mysterious Envoy's heart and spirit shook! Not because of the words Pei Jianshu spoke, but because of the vast aura surging from within him—this aura, the Mysterious Envoy was not unfamiliar with!