795 Aunt May (2/2)
The lady smiled again and dissolved the restraints on Yun Yang with another wave of her hand, saying, ”Why are you children so surprised? Why show off your ace cards so blatantly? I don't have any ill intentions – I just wanted to see the both of you along my way.”
”See both of us along the way? Only?” Yun Yang was sensitively aware of the hidden meaning in her words. ”You know us? Or maybe you know our elders?”
The lady smiled and answered softly, ”Knowing or not is only a matter of time.”
Yun Yang was then conscious of the fact that this white-clad lady in front of them was an extremely significant figure. If his prediction was correct, she could possibly be on the same level of omnipotence as his mysterious 'aunt'!
He had manifested into wind and cloud but had been easily caught and restrained while Ji Lingxi's red light that had never missed was subdued as easily. This paramount power was unimaginably terrifying…
Ji Lingxi asked, ”Then, who are you?”
”My surname is Mei. You can call me Aunt Mei. Let's see, you too,” replied the lady. The latter part of her answer was directed at Yun Yang.
Another aunt indeed. Then, paramount power was no longer an adequate description of this lady's level. It should probably be called…a force of the universe?
Yun Yang had a vague idea about this, as well as a very odd thought – why did the universe's forces all consist of females? Could the Yin overpower Yang there?
Aunt May, who was dressed in white, waved her hands again, taking away the restraints on Fang Mofei and Bai Yixue, before she spoke warmly, ”Come, come, chat with me, the both of you. Let me see what you fellows have learned. This world's withstanding limit is above my expectation, but my time here is still limited. Try to pick what's crucial to talk about.”
Ji Lingxi started hesitantly. ”Aunt – aunt Mei… do you… know my father?”
”Hmm… Perhaps… I guess?” The lady lifted one of her eyebrows and answered with an amused smile.
Yun Yang's mind worked quickly, recognizing that the answer could be read between the lines, but Ji Lingxi did not think more of it as she continued to speak, gritting her teeth, ”What's that old bastard's name?”
The lady in white was taken aback instantly. No matter how ethereal and clever she was, she had never expected a daughter to curse, with the target being her biological father. Right away, the lady laughed animatedly as she answered, ”Old bastard… This nickname matches your father's character indeed! Perfectly so, in fact…”
She was thoroughly tickled.
Blushing, Ji Lingxi continued. ”Can you tell me his name please? And who was my mother? Is she… still here?”
The lady answered, ”Don't worry. Your parents are well. They miss you every day too actually but it's inconvenient for them to visit you for now. They have… ineffable difficulties.”
”What difficulties? Could they… have been captured by someone?” Ji Lingxi panicked at once.
The girl's imagination went wild then. Suddenly, her eyes were rimmed red as she said, ”Is it… is it because my parents met an indomitable danger? Have they been attacked and captured? Before they were held captive, they tossed my brother and I out with the last of their cultivation base. That's why we…”
The white-gowned lady's eyes went wider and wider as her mouth was almost agape. She looked shocked without any grace, most probably stunned by Ji Lingxi's wild imagination.
Powerful as she was, however, she retracted her surprise swiftly and continuously nodded. She actually forced out a sigh and said, ”Your prediction… is rather off… but your parents… aren't really living their best days now. That much is true. Enemies are everywhere, danger lurking all around them.”
'Of course, your parents are having a hard time. I hear that your father is being attacked by his brothers now. There are really enemies everywhere, with lurking danger… He's being beaten up daily like it's a routine.'