“It’s indeed surprising that the little vile spawn can mature in this manner.” Su Yan Mo extended her hand and pat the back of Helian Jiao Er’s hand. “Don’t worry, her temper is so savage, she won’t end well. The martial qi competition is coming up. Your father should’ve already told you to concentrate and focus your attention on this. Jiao Er, you need to understand, in our Dragon War Empire, only family background and martial qi are most important. No matter how that little vile spawn struggles, she won’t be able to produce any fruits. Now that she’s been removed from the clan’s name list, it’s impossible for her to participate in any convention, unless she truly has some innate skill or ability. Yet you already saw, during the exam at the academy this time, she didn’t even dare to touch martial qi. It’s indeed astonishing that she could make armaments, however, as long as she doesn’t possess martial qi, then the things she made won’t receive the elders’ approval. Even if she’s Grandmaster Zi Zun’s sole official disciple, she still can only stare blankly at that pile of scrap iron, that’s her fate. That’s why, Jiao Er, you don’t need to dirty your own hand for the sake of this kind of little vile spawn. Wait until you excel at the martial qi competition, who knows where she’ll be. Do you understand what Mother’s saying?”
Helian Jiao Er nodded her head as her fingers clenched again. “Daughter understands everything that Mother’s said, however, how can daughter swallow this grievance. I really can’t choke down this anger! If the people at the capitol knew of this matter we don’t even know how they’ll point at us daughter and Mother.”
“That’s why you must win even more!”
Su Yan Mo looked into the distance, her tone of voice determined. “Your father already made connections with people at Tiny Pond Under Heaven. You just wait to bring the best armament on stage!”
After so many days now, Helian Jiao Er finally heard news that made her feel comfortable as she extended a hand to support Su Yan Mo’s arm. Her manner of speaking contained the hint of a spoiled child. “But I heard that recently, an unnamed beggar appeared within the capitol, rampant and difficult to deal with. Every influential family got in a fight with him. What should I do if I encounter him during the competition?”
“Why would you have to worry about this.” Su Yan Mo chuckled. “Jiao Er, you need to remember. You have the constitution of a phoenix in your body. Even the elders from the four great clans need to protect you. A small little beggar, your grandfather will find a way to dispose of for you.”
Once Helian Jiao Er thought of the matter of the phoenix, her face didn’t become happy at all, instead the light in her eyes sunk deeper as she dispiritedly whispered. “But at that year, I wasn’t the only one who was divined to be a phoenix. Didn’t Mother also hear that at that time, the godly monk said that I and that low life both were possibilities.”
“Jiao Er!” Su Yan Mo suddenly shouted out in a stern voice. Her grave expression was never seen before. “Never talk about this again in the future!”
Helian Jiao Er naturally also knew that she’d said the wrong words. In an instant, her complexion turned pale and she nervously looked back and forth.
Su Yan Mo breathed a long sigh and extended a hand to stroke her beloved daughter’s hair. “Right now, only the two of us are here, so there’s nothing to be anxious about, but who knows how the walls have ears, Jiao Er, remember, at the time, the godly monk said that the one who’s a reincarnation of the phoenix was you, and also can only be you! Understand?”
“I understand.” Helian Jiao Er’s head hung down as she became even more taciturn.
Su Yan Mo looked at the bamboo forest outside the window, and narrowed her eyes brimming with with insidiousness. It seemed that the little vile spawn really couldn’t be spared…..