"Haha." Huang Xiaoyin awkwardly laughed, rubbing the back of her head. "Mother, that person is Uncle Han. He—"
*Bam*
Wu Qingyao slammed the table and glared at her second daughter, forcing Huang Xiaoyin to shut her mouth. On the other hand, Huang Xiaotian and Ren Yao facepalmed, thinking that it was foolish of her to mention Han Shuo. 'She's looking for trouble!'
"You... You..." Wu Qingyao's face turned black and red with anger. She pointed her finger at her second daughter, causing Huang Xiaoyin to shrink in fear. "You spoiled brat! How dare you lie to this old woman! I will ground you for a thousand years! My brother-in-law is an ancient virgin! He has never dared to be close to any woman before! There is no way he will teach and help you to do such a thing to this effeminate!"
Huang Xiaotian was stupefied listening to his wife talk like that about Han Shuo. 'If Old Han heard that, he would probably die standing.'
'Tch! This effeminate is your son-in-law!' Ren Yao only dared to speak in his heart when Wu Qingyao was angry like that.
"Mother, I—"
"Tell me! Who taught you and helped you do such a thing?" Wu Qingyao furiously asked.
Huang Xiaoyin opened her mouth, but she hesitated to tell her mother the truth, mainly because of her promise to Xia Tian.
Wu Qingyao became increasingly furious seeing her second daughter remain silent, and she looked at Ren Yao with a sharp glare, causing him to break out in a cold sweat. "Who taught her to do that? If you don't tell me the truth, I won't recognize you as my son-in-law, and I won't recognize your children as my grandchildren either!"
"Wife—"
"Shut up!" Wu Qingyao snapped at her husband while glaring at Ren Yao. "Speak!"
"Sigh! I knew the situation would get this complicated." Ren Yao then spoke to her. "Sister Wu, it's not that we don't want to tell you the truth, but Xiaoyin and I have already promised that person not to tell anyone about his identity. We are righteous cultivators, and we must keep our promises, so please don't force us to tell the truth."
"You—"
"What's going on here? Why are you enraged, Mother?" All of them turned to Huang Xiaoyan, who had just arrived.
Although Huang Xiaoyan's face looked pale, she had a flawless, smooth face. Her beauty was not yet comparable to Qiao Xiao's, but she was not inferior to Fan Jing's. She has large, almond-shaped eyes with a calm and focused expression. Her lips were small and soft with a natural pink hue. Her eyebrows were long and straight, neatly framing her eyes.
Huang Xiaoyan's long, deep purple hair was styled loosely, spreading out over her shoulders down to her buttocks, with a golden ornamental crown-like accessory sitting on top. Her figure was tall and slim, with full and prominent breasts, accentuated by her tight, form-fitting purple and gold dress, which perfectly defined her waistline. Her dress strapless design partially exposed her smooth, white shoulders.
Huang Xiaoyan was surprised by Huang Xiaoyin's return, but her expression turned cold and disgusted as soon as she saw Ren Yao, even though he had changed his appearance and no longer looked like an effeminate man. "Did you just come back, Yin'er? What is this despicable and disgusting man doing in our clan?"
'Tch! She's still the same as before, even though we haven't seen each other for thousands of years!' Ren Yao did not say anything to Huang Xiaoyan.
On the other hand, Huang Xiaoyin ran to her big sister and hugged her. "Hehehe! I missed you so much, and I just got back, Big Sis. By the way, I know you never liked Yaoyao, but he's changed now. Moreover, he's your brother-in-law and the father of the child in my womb, so I hope you'll stop acting like this toward him."
"Are you kidding me? Are you really pregnant with that disgusting man's child?" Huang Xiaoyin nodded and placed Huang Xiaoyan's palm on her abdomen, asking her to check her womb. "Hmm? It's really true; I can feel a sign of life in you."
"Hehehe." Huang Xiaoyin giggled. "Now that we are family, I want you to stop acting like this toward him because it makes me sad, Big Sis."
Huang Xiaoyan glanced at Ren Yao before sighing softly. She then patted her little sister's head. "I will never like him, but you are my dearest little sister, so I will accept him into our family for your happiness."
"Hehe! Thank you, Big Sis!" Huang Xiaoyin hugged her tighter.
"You're already a wife, and you'll also be a mother in a few months, so you should stop acting so childish, Yin'er." Huang Xiaoyan suddenly realized something. "But how could your relationship suddenly take such a turn? He's always avoided you in the past, so I'm confused by this sudden change."
"Big Sis, we—"
"Xiaoyan, your little sister used force to obtain this effeminate man." Wu Qingyao shouted from afar.
Huang Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow, but she clearly remembered Ren Yao's character, and she was sure that he would never accept Huang Xiaoyin if it weren't for force. "Who taught and helped you to do it, Yin'er?"
"At first, your little sister said that it was Han Shuo who taught and helped her, but everyone knows your uncle would never do such a thing because he was an ancient virgin." Wu Qingyao immediately moved to their side and pulled Huang Xiaoyin's ear, causing her to grimace in pain. "Then, they said another man helped her, but they wouldn't tell us his identity."
"Ouch... Ouch... Mother... stop pulling my ear." Huang Xiaoyin pitifully begged, but Wu Qingyao pulled her ear harder. "Ahhh... stop it... Mother! We promised him not to reveal his identity, so please don't force us, or we'll become people who can't keep their promises."
"Leave it to me, mother." Huang Xiaoyin and Ren Yao looked at Huang Xiaoyan directly, wondering what she would do. "Back then, Long Tian taught me the Heavenly Heart Art, but I never used it before, and I will use it on Yin'er now."
Unlike Huang Xiaoyin, who was confused because she didn't know anything about the technique, Ren Yao was familiar with it, which caused him to panic. 'Crap! She'll know if Old Tian is back!'
Huang Xiaoyan pressed her forehead against her sister's and used the Heavenly Heart Art, causing Huang Xiaoyin's eyes to turn blank and almost fall.
Huang Xiaoyan nearly fell because of it, but Wu Qingyao supported both her and Huang Xiaoyin, carrying them to her husband's side and seating them in empty chairs.
Ren Yao let out a heavy sigh in his heart. 'I'm sorry, Old Tian. I didn't say anything to Huang Xiaoyan, and you taught her the technique yourself.'
"What exactly is that technique?" Wu Qingyao asked.
Huang Xiaotian told her directly, "The Heavenly Heart Art is similar to the soul search technique and the like, but it's much gentler and won't harm its target. My late brother often used that technique in the past, including when he helped me find an intruder within our clan."
"I see." Wu Qingyao's expression turned sad as she remembered Long Tian. "My late brother-in-law loved my late sister-in-law so much, and he tried so many things to bring her back to life, but unfortunately, he failed and died because of it. If only fate had not been so cruel, they would still be alive now, and they would be happy together. Additionally, the situation in the Five Holy Lands would not be as chaotic as it is today, and he would definitely be able to get rid of those mysterious people."
'Don't worry, Sister Wu. Old Tian and our sister-in-law are now together, and they both have a happy life.' Ren Yao then spoke to them. "Old Huang and Sister Wu, the situation in the Five Holy Lands is far more serious than everyone expected, and those mysterious things have something to do with the Eternal Night Race."
Huang Xiaotian and Wu Qingyao stared at Ren Yao with shocked expressions and wide eyes. "Are you sure those mysterious people are related to that long-lost race? Where did you get that information? Why doesn't the ruler know anything about it?"
"Initially, I was skeptical about this news, but I've witnessed several things, all of which point to a connection to that race. In fact, Old Han and Jian Wuqing are also aware of this matter, and they are preparing something now." Huang Xiaotian and Wu Qingyao's expressions were completely serious after hearing that, prompting Ren Yao to explain everything that happened in Seven Stars World, including Estella and the Dark race, Xie Yuwen and the Netherworld Realm, Maestro Art Immortal, Immortal Qian Du, Ye Nantian, and several other things. "I haven't informed the ruler about this matter because we still don't know the identities of all the people who have defected and joined that race. If I tell him now, he will definitely order the other immortals to make a move, and that will only bring us trouble."
"So, what should we do now?" Wu Qingyao asked.
Ren Yao sighed. "For now, double-check all the members of your two clans to ensure that there are no intruders from that race within; otherwise, it will be too late, and the people from that race will take over your clans."
After that, Huang Xiaotian and Wu Qingyao summoned their trusted subordinates from the Huang and Wu Clans, ordering them to re-examine all members of their two clans.
- To Be Continued -