"Lingyan!" Tantai Lingyan immediately shut her mouth, and Zhang Xingcai spoke to her daughter. "Xiang'er, I forbid you from returning to the outside world, and you—"
"No." Sun Xiang immediately refused, knowing what her mother wanted. "Mother, I'm not suited to living on Earth II, and I prefer living in the outside world. If you force me to live here, I will die of boredom."
Zhang Xingcai's expression soured after Sun Xiang made that statement, but Sun Qian hurriedly spoke to her. "Xingcai, I respect your principle, but Xiang'er is not you. She may be your daughter, but she can never be you, so you must respect her choice."
"But, Father—"
"Even though Tang Xiao forcibly kissed Xiang'er a few times, I'm sure their kisses have made an impression in her heart." Sun Xiang lowered her embarrassed face. "See? Based on her reaction, she clearly has feelings for him, but her feelings aren't that deep yet."
Sun Xiang's face grew even redder with embarrassment at her grandfather's words, but she didn't deny that she had started to like Tang Xiao, especially after he kissed her a few times.
Sun Qian put his arm around her granddaughter's shoulders. "Tell me the truth, Xiang'er. Have you started to like Tang Xiao?"
"Grandpa." Sun Xiang acknowledged it with a shy nod. "Tang Xiao was the first man to kiss me, and he did it several times. I've tried to forget it and pretend it never happened, but I can never forget it, and our kisses keep ringing in my mind."
Zhang Xingcai's expression turned angry after Sun Xiang said that, but she didn't dare to vent her anger because Sun Qian was with them. On the other hand, Tantai Lingyan smiled to herself after she heard her disciples' answers, and she was happy that she admitted her feelings for Tang Xiao.
Sun Qian stroked his granddaughter's head and asked her again. "Can you accept Tang Xiao's status as having two wives?"
"I don't know, Grandpa." Sun Xiang bit her lower lip. "At first, I was shocked when Tang Xiao kissed my lips, and it happened when Xiao Meng and I tried to confront him after he killed several mortals. I didn't think much of it at the time, but I started to feel strange after he kissed me the second and third times. I knew he already had two wives, and I knew both of them, which confused me about my feelings. Back then, I always dreamed of getting a husband who only loved me like you and my late father, but his actions made my feelings change a little, and I started to think about him because of it."
"Does Tang Xiao love both of his wives? Do they get along well with each other?"
"As far as I know, Tang Xiao loves them, and they love him too." Sun Xiang hesitated to tell her grandfather about the identities of Tang Xiao's two wives, especially since one of them was Tang Yin. "Actually, both of his wives live together, and they manage their company together."
"Who are Tang Xiao's two wives?" Sun Qian raised an eyebrow when he noticed Sun Xiang was having difficulty telling him the truth, so he asked Tantai Lingyan. "Who are those two women?"
Sun Xiang stole a glance at her master, but Tantai Lingyan decided to tell Sun Qian the truth. "Old Sun, Xiao'er's first wife is Tang Yin, and his second wife is his former schoolmate, Xing Xing."
Sun Qian and Zhang Xingcai looked at Tantai Lingyan with frowns, especially since they knew that Tang Yin was Tang Xiao's big sister. "Is it true that they're married?"
"Yes." Tantai Lingyan nodded at Sun Qian. "Like you, I was shocked when I first learned about their relationship, but there are some things that have changed in Xiao'er's body since the incident that almost took his life."
"Tell me."
Tantai Lingyan let out a soft sigh, approached Sun Qian, touched his forehead, and shared some of her memories. "You can see them first, Old Sun."
Sun Qian simply nodded and closed his eyes, looking at all of Tantai Lingyan's memories. His expression changed when he saw Tang Xiao's blood was not red but violet gold, and he had never seen blood like that before.
Zhang Xingcai raised an eyebrow when she saw Sun Qian's confused expression, and she turned to Tantai Lingyan. "Share your memories with me, Lingyan."
Tantai Lingyan's lips curled slightly after Zhang Xingcai said that she wanted to see her memories, and a mischievous thought crossed her mind.
Tantai Lingyan approached Zhang Xingcai and touched her forehead, sharing some of her memories with her, including her time with Tang Xiao.
Sun Xiang was quite familiar with her master's character, and Tantai Lingyan's smile gave her a strange feeling. 'What did you share with my mother, Big Sis?'
'Hehehe.' Tantai Lingyan glanced at Zhang Xingcai, who had closed her eyes to watch her memories. 'I shared some interesting memories with your mother, and they might help your relationship with Xiao'er in the future.'
Sun Xiang raised an eyebrow, but Tantai Lingyan didn't want to explain to her. She looked at her mother and carefully observed her expression, which changed several times.
Sun Xiang could see that Zhang Xingcai sometimes looked angry, but sometimes she looked so embarrassed that her face turned red, making her realize what her mother was watching. 'Did you share with my mother about your memories with Tang Xiao, Big Sis?'
'Hehehe.' Tantai Lingyan giggled and nodded at her. 'I raised Xiao'er from the age of five, and I shared all our memories with your mother. After this, your mother will know that he is no ordinary man, and my memories might change her views on many things.'
Sun Xiang slapped her forehead after her master said all that, but she was curious about her mother's reaction after she saw all those memories. 'Big Sis, my mother will be angry with you after today.'
'Let her be.' Tantai Lingyan nonchalantly shrugged her shoulders.
After some time, Sun Qian and Zhang Xingcai opened their eyes and both looked at Tantai Lingyan. "How did Tang Xiao's blood turn violet-gold?"
Sun Xiang was shocked to hear this because she had never seen Tang Xiao's blood before, and she remembered for sure that the blood she found at the bottom of the ravine was red, like the blood of other humans.
"He got it from his master, but I don't know much about his blood, and he didn't explain the details to me." The three of them looked at Tantai Lingyan seriously, and they thought that she was deliberately hiding the details from them. "Hey! I don't know anything, okay? I only know that he almost died after those criminals shot him twice and caused him to fall into that deep ravine. Fortunately, his master saved him from death, and he restored him by sacrificing himself. Regarding Xiao'er's blood, it originally belonged to his master, but his master transferred it to his body. Even though Xiao'er and Yin'er were siblings at first, they have become two different people now because his master also made some changes to his body."
"What kind of change?"
Tantai Lingyan shook her head at them. "I don't know what Xiao'er's master did to his body, but the test results say that he and Yin'er are no longer related to each other. If you want to know the details, you can wait for him to come here, and you can ask him directly then."
"I see." Sun Qian nodded in understanding. "When will Tang Xiao come to my clan?"
"I can't be certain about that, but I'm sure Xiao'er won't be coming anytime soon because he's still busy improving his strength." Tantai Lingyan thought for a moment before continuing. "Perhaps, he will come here after he breaks through to the King Realm, and I don't think it will be too long since he has already reached the Peak Xiantian Level."
"I hope Tang Xiao will come to my clan soon, and I will speak to him personally about his relationship with Xiang'er." Sun Qian then asked another question. "What exactly brings you here after so many years? What do you want to discuss with me?"
"The Xiao Clan." Sun Qian and Zhang Xingcai immediately frowned after Tantai Lingyan mentioned that clan. "I didn't bring the evidence with me right now, but you two will see it for yourselves after Yin'er and the others arrive here tomorrow morning. However, I can tell you that Xiao Luo is collaborating with the Xie Clan to take over this clan, and we got the evidence from his granddaughter, Xiao Meng."
Sun Qian and Zhang Xingcai turned to Sun Xiang, especially since she and Xiao Meng were childhood friends. "Grandpa! Mother! Big Sis Lingyan is telling you two the truth! Xiao Meng never regarded me as a friend, and her grandfather instructed her to monitor me closely. Currently, she and Xiao Hua have fallen into the hands of Tang Xiao and Tang Yin, and they are under their control."
"What should we do about the Xiao Clan, Father?"
"I can't make a decision about them right now, and I want to see the evidence first." Sun Qian let out a soft sigh. "I've long suspected that Xiao Luo is in cahoots with the Xie Clan, but I've never managed to get any proof. Furthermore, the heretic clan is not weak; they have an ancestor who is as strong as Long Yin, so we must approach this matter cautiously."