They had arrived at the Sacred Jade Pond, where several female beasts were cultivating. Xia Tian introduced Huang Xiaoyan to them, and vice versa. "I met Mu Ruxue, a snow spirit deer, when she was dying. He Shiyun was a cloud-swallowing crane, and she used to be Qilian's confidant, but they are sisters now. Jin Ye is a golden bloody butterfly with two bloodlines, Heavenly Golden Butterfly and Demon Blood Butterfly."
"How can she have two bloodlines? Where did you meet her?" Xia Tian explained to Huang Xiaoyan the details of his meeting with Jin Ye and the condition of Li Fei at that time. "She seems to have two bloodlines due to an unusual mutation."
"I think so too. There's also Fu Jie, the Golden Bear, but she's not here now." Xia Tian pointed to the last female beast. "Nath is a shadow spider, and she is Mo Xiaoqi's beast contract. She subdued Nath by herself, and her true name is Xie Xiaoqi."
Huang Xiaoyan looked at Zhang Fei. "Xie Xiaoqi? Isn't she—"
"Yes." Xia Tian nodded at her. "Xiaoqi is the reincarnation of Xie Tianyu and Wang Jinshi's only daughter. Xie Yuwen joined Qian Du and the Dark Race, and he betrayed his brother. They should still be alive, but he has imprisoned them under the tower."
"Dark Race? The long-lost race?" Xia Tian informed Huang Xiaoyan of some of the things he had discovered while still living in the Seven Stars World. "Did you tell anyone else about this matter?"
"Only Old Yao, Old Han, and Jian Wuqing." Huang Xiaoyan was not surprised that Xia Tian told those three about the matter, as they were some of his closest and most loyal friends. "Actually, I shouldn't have left that realm yet, but Qian Du went there after I destroyed Xie Yuwen's avatar. Thus, I sped up my plans, and I took them all away from that realm."
"Are you really going to send them to the Holy Sacred Realm?" Xia Tian nodded to Huang Xiaoyan and told her some of his plans. "Where are they now? I heard from Xiaoyin that Aunt Liu was reincarnated as Bai Yinyue, so I want to meet her, and I also want to meet your daughter."
"My daughter is not here, and she is with Qiao Xiao now." Xia Tian's answer about his daughter surprised Huang Xiaoyan. "My daughter is a half beast, and Xiao'er's place is always safe. Thus, she brought my daughter there, but she will bring her back every day."
"I still didn't expect that you and Senior Qiao would become husband and wife, considering that you always ran away from her in the past." Xia Tian smiled bitterly when Huang Xiaoyan brought up the topic. "In the past, she was your first woman, right?"
"Xiao'er is indeed the first woman in my life, but I never loved her in the past, and our relationship happened by accident." Xia Tian then held her hand. "I will take you to meet Yinyue and the others, but don't be surprised by their situation."
"Yeah."
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Huang Xiaoyan fell into a daze as soon as they entered the Dual Cultivation Space, mainly because the place was luxurious and beautiful. She then looked at all the women, who were sleeping naked in one big bed.
Xia Tian observed Huang Xiaoyan but found no jealousy on her face, to his relief. 'She seems to have changed.'
[Are you considering taking her as your wife now, Master?]
Xia Tian denied Alice directly. 'I understand her feelings, but I haven't considered her yet.'
"Xiaoyan?"
The call woke Huang Xiaoyan from her daze, and she looked at Bai Yinyue, who was walking toward them from another area. "Aunt Liu?"
"Yes." Bai Yinyue directly moved in front of her and her eyes briefly turned golden before returning to normal, but that did not escape Xia Tian and Huang Xiaoyan's attention. "You have changed."
Huang Xiaoyan smiled and hugged Bai Yinyue. "I'm sorry, Aunt Liu. I was too stupid and childish in the past, and my feelings for Long Tian turned into obsession. Since his death, I kept thinking about many things, and I decided to change my character for the sake of myself and my family."
"That's good, right?" Bai Yinyue hugged her back, stealing glances at her husband. She then released Huang Xiaoyan and held her hand. "Everyone experiences such a period in their lives, but many of them don't want to change. Thus, I'm happy that you've changed, and this change will bring a better life to you."
Xia Tian raised an eyebrow. 'Yinyue just saw Xiaoyan's future.'
"Are you saying this because of your abilities as the next oracle, Aunt Liu?"
Bai Yinyue nodded at her. "For now, I still can't control my abilities, let alone use them to the fullest. Even so, my abilities often activate by themselves, like just now, allowing me to see a glimpse of your future. However, I can't tell you anything because the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed, and you just need to be patient and wait for your blissful day to arrive. By the way, I'm not Liu Lifen anymore, and I'm much younger than you now, so I'd prefer if you called me a sister."
"Sister Yinyue." Huang Xiaoyan then looked at the women who were starting to get up one by one. "Are you really okay with this kind of situation?"
"Haha." Bai Yinyue softly laughed and looked at her sisters. "Many women would definitely take issue with this kind of chaotic relationship, but I don't feel that way. Instead, I'm happy that my husband has many wives, and I will support him in finding more wives."
Huang Xiaoyan glanced at Xia Tian, who was rubbing his nose. She naturally wanted to be his wife, but she could see that he didn't have the mind to accept her yet, so she didn't say anything to him.
"Come, I'll introduce you to them." Bai Yinyue pulled Huang Xiaoyan to her sisters.
"Huang Xiaoyan?" Murong Mengxin called out in surprise.
Huang Xiaoyan nodded at her. "It's been a long time, Xue Bing. Should I call you Murong Mengxin instead?"
"Mengxin is my current name, so you can call me that." Murong Mengxin nonchalantly replied.
"Alright." Huang Xiaoyan then looked at the others and mentioned their names one by one, surprising them. "I've seen Xiaoyin's memories of all of you, so I can recognize you."
"Husband, you should bring Sister Ying here and let her meet Xiaoyan. Oh! Don't forget to bring Xia Qilian as well." Xia Tian momentarily raised an eyebrow before leaving, and Bai Yinyue then told Zhu Yuhe and the others about their husband's relationship with Huang Xiaoyan, surprising them a bit.
"Does that mean she will be part of our family in the future, Sister Yinyue?"
Bai Xinyue shook her head at Yu Suyin. "I can't say yet whether she'll be part of our family or not, but she has a chance of becoming one. However, the future is still in flux, and the results will come when the time comes."
"Argh! You always frustrate me, Sister Yinyue! You are always secretive to us, even though we are your sisters!" Xia Xing protested to her. "I don't know Tian's thoughts about her, but I hope he will be willing to accept her like he accepted Sister Qing."
Zhu Honglian nodded in agreement to her. "This big sister is beautiful; I will support her to become part of our family."
Unlike the three young women, the senior women like Zhu Yuhe and the others had different thoughts about Huang Xiaoyan. Some of them felt that she deserved to be part of them, especially after hearing about her life over the past hundred years. Others felt that she wasn't worthy enough to be part of their family, as they feared that her jealousy would flare up one day, which would disrupt their family harmony.
Huang Xiaoyan noticed the reactions of some of the women, but she didn't think much of it because she had only just met them and didn't yet understand their personalities.
"Hehe." Bai Yinyue giggled. "Sisters, you don't need to worry about that, and I'm sure her jealousy won't come back again. Right, Xiaoyan?"
Huang Xiaoyan shook her head in response. "I've managed to suppress my jealousy for the past hundred years, but I'm still a human being with feelings, so I don't dare say that my jealousy will never recur. Perhaps, I will still be jealous in the future, but it will no longer be as possessive as in the past. Some of you may think I'm stupid for saying this, but you know that jealousy is difficult to control, and all of you must have been jealous too."
"You're right," Yu Yunzhi was the first to reply. "In the past, I often felt acute jealousy, especially towards Xian'er, as our husband treated us very differently. I was originally his dual cultivation partner, but all the time we spent together made me fall in love with him. However, he always treated me harshly, and I was always overwhelmed by his attitude. I even ran away from him, as I couldn't stand his attitude anymore."
Huang Xiaoyan was shocked to hear her story. "Then, how did you end up together?"
"Her." Yu Yunzhi pointed at Tian Qilian. "Our husband realized that she was in danger, so he went to our continent to save her, and we met again there. I hated him at the time, but he apologized to me. Since I loved him too much, I decided to forgive him, and we've been an official couple ever since."
"I see." Huang Xiaoyan then asked Tian Qilian. "What kind of danger threatened you at that time?"
- To Be Continued -