noffsinger Chapter 91: Karma Right Around the Corner
Chapter 91: Karma Right Around the Corner
Chapter 91: Karma Right Around the Corner
Within Jade Peak Palace, Tianyi sat in the inner meditation chamber that his mother, Mengfei, usually used. The qi within was dense yet gentle. Without Tianyi having to anything, the qi would naturally enter his body.
Daoyi and Elder Meng stood outside. Worry colored Daoyi’s face as she paced back and forth. She had been worried since Tianyi entered the meditation chambers weeks ago.
“Granny Meng, will senior brother be all right?” It wasn’t the first time she asked, but she still couldn’t help but ask again.
“I’ve already checked young master’s injuries. He has already passed the most dangerous phase. Now, all young master needs is time to fully recuperate and avoid leaving behind a sequela.” Elder Meng said, her face calm and unperturbed.
Hearing the same response didn’t calm Daoyi down. “That Elder, what a bunch of bull! Not teaching his grandson well and instead, blaming others for his fault. Sooner or later, karma will catch up to them!”
Elder Meng raised an eyebrow at the angry flush on Daoyi’s face. The usually calm and collected girl had allowed emotion to rush into her head.
“Calm down, even if you are angry, what can a little girl like you do?” Elder Meng said.
Daoyi sucked in a deep breath and then looked at Elder Meng. She may not be able to do anything, but Elder Redseal seemed wary of Elder Meng. She wondered what position this seemingly invisible Unity Realm Venerable actually held in the Buzhou Immortal Sect.
“You’re right,” Daoyi said. She calmed her emotions. Since leaving the Duke’s Manor, she had never been suppressed again. Once she calmed down, her thoughts also became clear, like when she made herself invisible in the Duchess’s eyes to preserve her life.
“Although Elder Redseal is powerful and a Head Elder, he doesn’t have the jurisdiction to hurt senior brother. Can you do anything, Elder Meng?” Daoyi asked.
Elder Meng shook her head. “My position is a bit special. The Elders won’t easily harm me, but I don’t have the power to do anything to them either.”
Daoyi sighed. “Then, we can only wait until master returns.”
“Indeed,” Elder Meng nodded, but then she frowned. “Just that...will Grand Elder Xi be able to take care of this matter?”
“Absolutely not!” Tianyi stepped out of the meditation chamber. His face was still pale but much better than when he had left the gathering. He had just caused his mother trouble at the Fleeting Mist Sect, and he couldn’t bear to bother her with more trouble once she came back.
“Senior brother!” Daoyi quickly walked up and checked to see if Tianyi was alright. Seeing that he indeed looked better than before, she released a breath of relief. “Why not? Elder Redseal is unreasonably shielding his grandson and even injured you! We can’t let this go!”
Tianyi looked away. “Mother doesn’t have an official position in the sect and isn’t involved in sect matters. If she takes actions then the balance of power within the sect may change. Also, I don’t want to cause mother any more trouble.”
“Senior brother!” Daoyi looked at Tianyi in disbelief. “This isn’t just about preserving sect balance or causing trouble or not. That Redseal is clearly abusing his power and even wanted to cripple you. If you let this go, then he will dare to do it again!”
“I can handle it,” Tianyi resisted stubbornly. “Once I entered the Immortal Realm, I’ll get my revenge.”
Daoyi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at Tianyi’s words. They were like that of a child’s. “Immortal Realm? How long will that take? Fine, even if you don’t want to cause master trouble, then I will ask master. That Lovespot isn’t a good thing. I’ve seen those eyes before. Unless he learns his lesson, he won’t stop harassing me. Rather than not a good thing, he is worse than shit! He is the enemy of all women. His actions are akin to rape! As a woman, once master hears of this matter, she won’t let him go.”
Daoyi’s chest heaved as she rapidly spewed out those words.
Tianyi grimaced as he heard Daoyi’s words. That’s right, Lovespot wasn’t a good thing. He was a beast in human skin. If he let that bastard go... images of numerous instances of Lovespot defiling Daoyi ran through his head.
“Young master, you cannot hide your injuries from Grand Elder Xi. If you don’t explain, she will try to find out herself in the end. By now this matter has already spread throughout the sect. If Grand Elder Xi doesn’t take action, where will her face go?” Elder Meng added. “And as a mother, she will be more hurt if you don’t ask her for aid and instead not rely on her. No parents will not want to help their child.”Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com
That decided for Tianyi. “All right.”
Tianyi paused as if lost in thought. “We can’t just rely on mother, her way of doing things is a bit...”
He didn’t say anymore as both Daoyi and Elder Meng let out an “ah” in understanding. Xi Mengfei was famous for being aloof and distant. She held a post that didn’t need to do much, and her relationships with others were dull. They worried whether Mengfei would be able to handle the matter without causing a fallout.
Even Tianyi was surprised and shocked by the raw emotion from her eyes.
Mengfei grasped Tianyi’s hand and inputted her Immortal qi into him. Tianyi didn’t resist and even felt a soothing sensation as the qi interacted with every part of his body. The dull stars in his body cosmos started to shine brightly once more as if they had been injected with raw fuel.
“Yi’er, who did this to you.” Even Tianyi had to shiver at the tranquil wrath in Mengfei’s voice.
“M-mother...” Tianyi rasped out. “It’s hard to breathe...”
Mengfei recoiled and saw Tianyi’s paling face. She reigned in her rampant aura, and the meditation chamber returned to its former peacefulness.
“Tell mother. I will deliver justice for you.” But the cold edge in Mengfei’s eyes never disappeared.
Seeing the urgency, Tianyi had no choice but to give Mengfei an abridged version of what happened.
“Elder Redseal, Justice Hall.” Mengfei nodded and immediately turned around. A black crystalline sword appeared in her left hand, and the killing intent surrounding her caused the walls to quake.
Tianyi panicked and reached out to stop Mengfei. “Mother, you can’t! No matter what, he is still a Head Elder! You can’t just go in swords blazing! Even if you are a Grand Elder, the sect will still have to punish you!”
“It doesn’t matter,” Mengfei said. “Daring to injure my precious son, Redseal will have to pay the price even if I am expelled from the sect.”
Tianyi reached towards Mengfei’s right hand. Her left hand held a sword, and Tianyi didn’t want to accidentally cut himself even if he believed that his mother would prevent such an incident. But to his surprise, he felt nothing in her sleeve and even almost stumbled.
“Mother, what happened to your hand?” Tianyi asked.
This time, it was Mengfei’s turn to panic and feel self-conscious. Since young, she hadn’t learned how to lie even while living in the imperial palace. The most she would do was stay silent and omit information. Being asked by her son, she froze.
She didn’t want Tianyi to know. If he were to know the truth, Mengfei feared that he would blame himself even more. She didn’t want a repeat of Tianyi’s tears back at the Fleeting Mist Sect.
But Tianyi did indeed feel guilty and already came to his own conclusion of what happened. “Mother, I’m sorry. If I didn’t mess with the lightning sea, then you wouldn’t have lost your hand in the fight.”
Mengfei dispersed the crystalline sword and placed her hand on Tianyi cheek in a comforting manner. “Don’t worry. I’ll be able to heal it within a few months. It’s no big deal.”
Mengfei wasn’t lying. The dream world had tempered Mengfei’s heart and made her realized what she desired, allowing her heart to have a breakthrough. Although she didn’t break through to the next realm, she had an inkling of how to reach the fourth level of the Immortal Realm. The invasive aura was no longer gnawing at her flesh due to this and showed signs of dissipation instead.
“That’s good,” Tianyi said. But his mood was still low. His eyes didn’t become watery, but the self-blame was still evident.
“Yi’er, don’t blame yourself. I should thank you instead. Because of the fight for the Sovereign Nine Yin Lotus, it allowed me to understand my heart and have a breakthrough.” Mengfei said, trying to convince Tianyi.
“Really?” Tianyi asked, and Mengfei nodded. However, before she could release a sigh of relief in her heart, she heard Tianyi’s question. “Mother, who did this to you? I definitely won’t let this matter rest. Once I become powerful, I’ll get revenge for you!”
Tianyi knew it was likely impossible in the short term or even in the far future. His mother was an Immortal Emperor level expert and the publically acclaimed number one expert, so it was unlikely for a mortal like him to get revenge. But this didn’t stop him from righteously swearing revenge.
Mengfei opened her mouth. She couldn’t blame Zhang Cuiying, nor Eternal Night Emperor, and even the Cloud Goddess. So this just left one person. “Emperor Soulfish.”
“Emperor Soulfish?” Tianyi instantly recalled the man who ambushed him and caused Elder Meng to perish for a short while. “That bastard? I thought he was an Immortal Monarch? Did he breakthrough to become an Immortal Emperor!?” Tianyi gnashed his teeth together in anger.
Mengfei released a sigh of relief at hiding the truth from Tianyi. As for passing the pot to Emperor Soulfish? Mengfei didn’t feel guilty at all.
“Yi’er, don’t go looking for Emperor Soulfish. Before, Elder Meng may have been able to delay him. But now that he is an Immortal Emperor, his strength is far greater than before.” Mengfei advised.
“I won’t. I won’t offer my life to reaped like an idiot, but once I become an Immortal Emperor...” Tianyi didn’t finish his sentence, causing Mengfei a slight headache at his bullheadedness.
The original situation of Tianyi attempting to stop Mengfei from committing a crime in anger somehow reversed into Mengfei attempting to convince Tianyi not to confront Emperor Soulfish.