"Yang'er, you refuse to accept reality now, and there's no need to fabricate facts to slander this Venerable One. Zhi Jing, come here. This Venerable One did not lie to you. After hundreds of years, this Venerable One finally sees you." Dongfang Taiyi extended his hand and looked at Madam Zhu.
"Mother, don't go over there. This person is untrustworthy!" Chao Xiangzi anxiously grabbed Madam Zhu's hand.
"Yang'er, Xiang'er, he is indeed your father. He absolutely will not harm you! As long as you leave this vixen and kill Jiuwei, the Dongfang Taiyi Sect will be yours forever." Madam Zhu said, her voice filled with emotion as if remembering something.
"Your mother is right. You can still turn back now, and you will be the future young masters of this sect!" Dongfang Taiyi added.
"Mother... you... you've disappointed us too much. We've even given away the Chaotian Immortal Sect, so what use do we have for this mere Taiyi Sect?" Chao Xiangzi was so shocked by these words that he let go of Madam Zhu's hand.
"Mother, do you want us to be disloyal and unrighteous? Fairy Ye is the mistress that Xiang'er and I must protect and pledge allegiance to!" Chao Yangzi's tone was mocking. Did their mother never understand what they truly desired?
"Indeed, Dongfang is right. You vixen are trying to sow discord between us mother and sons. Before you appeared, my Yang'er and Xiang'er never defied this madam. They call you a goddess? You are not. You are a demoness!" Madam Zhu clutched her chest, stung by her sons' gazes. She cursed with venom in her eyes as she looked at Ju Xun.
With a "slap," Madam Zhu was struck by the Steward Zhu who appeared suddenly.
"Zhu Zhi Jing, how could you be so foolish!" Steward Zhu, watching his increasingly hysterical sister from within the space, couldn't help but appear, hoping to wake her up!
"Brother... you hit me? But why did you hit me? If you hadn't abandoned me back then, would I have ended up in this state?" Madam Zhu became even more enraged upon seeing Steward Zhu.
"Don't make one mistake after another. It was my fault back then, my fault for not taking good care of you. But why didn't you tell me that this Dongfang Taiyi bullied you? You had countless opportunities to tell the truth..." Steward Zhu said with a heartbroken tone. He never expected that the truth behind his sister's drastically changed demeanor would be this!
"How could I have said it? How could I have told you that I mistakenly recognized my husband and even conceived a child? Tell me, how could I have said it..."
"Zhi Jing, I apologize. It was a deception at first, but later, I couldn't help but fall in love with you!" Dongfang Taiyi flashed forward and embraced Madam Zhu, explaining.
"You are shameless!" Chao Xiangzi, seeing his mother being taken away, wrathfully summoned his Qing Yin Sword and unleashed his strongest killing move, aiming directly at Dongfang Taiyi!
Ming Feng tried to intervene, but Feng Chu flashed forward to block him. "You little brat, you're facing me. Don't meddle in adult affairs!"
"You're the little brat! You're seeking death!" The two instantly engaged in battle.
Chao Yangzi gritted his teeth, veins bulging on the hand holding his sword. Dongfang Taiyi, this man deserved to die!
His eyes were fixed on the two fighting in the air. He wished he could fly up and join them.
"Stop it, you two, quickly stop!" Madam Zhu, held in Dongfang Taiyi's arms, watched as Chao Xiangzi narrowly missed stabbing Dongfang Taiyi each time, only to be injured by Dongfang Taiyi due to his concern for her!
"Release my mother, or this young master will flatten your sect!"
"Such big words. What your mother said still holds true. Kill Ju Xun and capture Jiuwei, and the Dongfang Taiyi Sect will forever be open to you!" Dongfang Taiyi displayed his sword technique, his purple sword light carrying a hint of dark energy.
"Oh, you want to kill me!" As the voice spoke, Long Hu Hu and Ji Wu Ye emerged from space.
Dongfang Taiyi's pupils contracted. Jiuwei had appeared. It was her, as expected! It was truly troublesome that he hadn't cut the grass by the roots back then!
He transformed his sword into a palm and, using fifty percent of his strength, struck Chao Xiangzi away. Chao Xiangzi was injured and sent flying backward, only to be rescued by Chao Yangzi, who flew to his side. As he was about to advance, Ju Xun stopped him!
"Qing Yang, you are no match for him yet!" Ju Xun knew that Qing Yang and Qing Yin, with their suppressed cultivation, were no match for Dongfang Taiyi in his prime. Dongfang Taiyi had used some method to conceal his heavenly destiny, and his cultivation, close to that of an immortal, had not been rejected by the Heavenly Dao!
"Sister, is this old man the one who wanted to kill me? He went through so much trouble, plotting and scheming, but I don't even know him."
"Jiuwei, you should have died. Killing you is merely acting on behalf of heaven!" Dongfang Taiyi waved his hand, and a signal rocket ascended into the sky. Jiuwei had appeared, and the plan had begun!
"Hmph! If you want to kill me, then show me your true capabilities. Don't put on such a pretense here! Tricking women and impersonating someone's father!" Long Hu Hu snorted coldly!
"Hu Hu, why did you come out? They were clearly trying to lure you out! What did you mean by what you just said? Did you discover something?" Feng Chu, upon appearing, immediately sent a secret message to Long Hu Hu about the situation in the Taiyi Sect forbidden area. It confirmed their intense interest in the divine beast Jiuwei, which seemed to be related to that fierce beast. But looking at Dongfang Taiyi's attitude now, it seemed to be much more than that.
"Sister, I'm telling the truth. This old man is not Brother Qing Yang and Brother Qing Yin's father. I am a divine beast, and my sense of smell is incredibly sharp. Although they say their bloodlines originate from the same source, there's still a slight difference. On the other hand, Sect Master Chao shares the same bloodline with them; they are undoubtedly father and son!" Long Hu Hu, watching everything unfold outside from within the space, had already discerned the anomaly. Her talent was a unique way of identifying bloodlines, and her father had also said so.
Ju Xun was shocked. Could it be that Madam Zhu had been deceived? But how could she, as a mother, not know? However, could Hu Hu's talent be more reliable than modern DNA testing?
"Hu Hu, is what you're saying true?" Chao Yangzi, supporting Chao Xiangzi, walked over and happened to overhear, asking urgently!
"Of course! You can go ask your father!"
"Nonsense!" A fleeting look of panic crossed Dongfang Taiyi's face. He shouted loudly! That night, he had spied on his brother's passionate night with a drunken Zhi Jing! After the latter hastily departed before dawn, he had conceived the idea of impersonating his brother and lying in bed. When Zhi Jing woke up, she hadn't recognized him.
"Yang'er, Xiang'er, he is truly your father. Believe your mother!" Madam Zhu's emotions had stabilized after taking Dongfang Taiyi's pill. She looked at the Chao Yangzi brothers with a sorrowful expression.
Chao Yangzi's heart churned. At this moment, he believed Hu Hu's words even more. There must have been some misunderstanding, which Dongfang Taiyi had exploited.
Suddenly, dozens of people in black robes flew from the sky and landed behind Dongfang Taiyi.
"Greetings, True Master!" The black-robed figures knelt on one knee, acknowledging Dongfang Taiyi as their master!
Ju Xun narrowed her eyes. These black-robed figures were very familiar. They were from the Beast Taming Sect. As Qing Yang had said, True Master Dongfang Taiyi was their mastermind!
"Hahaha! It's good that you've come! Capture Jiuwei and kill the rest!"
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