Chapter 200: Chapter 200: If You Can’t Bring Yourself to Harm Yu An

The Poisonous Insect Granny tried to speak several times but was drowned out by the sobbing and whimpering. Just as her expression grew darker and darker, Yu Huang finally spoke up at the right moment.

She said coolly, "Chief Ao, control your child. I am not her Female Mother. I am the Vice Alliance Hierarch of the Invincible Alliance."

"I have come this time on the orders of the Alliance Hierarch to apprehend the murderer of our Invincible Alliance’s young mistress."

"That’s right," the Poisonous Insect Granny finally managed to interject. "Chief Ao, hand over the murderer at once, or else..."

"Or else what?"

Ao Jin wiped away a tear, his face turning ashen. "You just claimed that my daughter killed your alliance’s young mistress, but my daughter has never even met her. Why would she kill her?"

"Besides," Ao Jin shot a look at Yu An, "my daughter is frail and weak, without a shred of spiritual power. I hear your alliance’s young mistress had Advanced Spiritual Power..."

He quirked his lips into a sarcastic smile. "Was your young mistress too weak, or is my daughter too strong?"

Yu An took the cue and shrank into the arms of the nearest person, Feng Xuan, saying weakly, "Husband, since when did I know I could kill a female with Advanced Spiritual Power? I’m so weak I can’t even take care of myself. I get tired just from walking a few steps~"

As she spoke, she even coughed twice.

Feng Xuan immediately pulled her into a protective embrace, his heart aching for her, and glared at the Poisonous Insect Granny. "Poisonous Insect Granny, is it? Are you blind? My Female Master is this delicate. Doesn’t your conscience bother you for slandering her like this?"

Ao Wu and Lan Yin also stepped in front of Yu An, glaring menacingly at the Poisonous Insect Granny just like the others.

The Poisonous Insect Granny looked as if she’d swallowed a fly. ’So weak she can’t even take care of herself? That damn girl Yu An was the one who schemed to get me nearly killed in the Mist Forest!’

’If I hadn’t come to my senses in time, and if Yu Yun hadn’t taken the blow for me, I would have died long ago in the Death Swamp, the most dangerous part of the Mist Forest!’

But this was the Dragon Clan’s territory. Her ultimate goal wasn’t really to avenge some young mistress, but to use this as a pretext to stay with the Dragon Clan for a few days.

"There must be some misunderstanding," Yu Huang said. "Chief Ao, our alliance’s young mistress was indeed killed by a member of the Dragon Clan, but perhaps it wasn’t your esteemed daughter. It might have been someone else."

"Could you allow us to stay with the Dragon Clan for a few days to find the real culprit?"

Yu Huang’s excuse was flimsy. If it had been anyone else asking, Ao Jin wouldn’t have cared which of his clan members had killed the Invincible Alliance’s young mistress.

In fact, if someone really had done it, he would have given them a reward!

But since the words came from Yu Huang, he quickly agreed, "Of course. However, not just anyone can stay with the Dragon Clan. Only Vice Alliance Hierarch Yu herself may stay."

The Poisonous Insect Granny started to say something, but Yu Huang gestured for her to be silent. "Acceptable. The others can stay at the Dragon City Inn."

Ao Jin’s face bloomed into a wide smile. "Excellent! I will cover the accommodation expenses for everyone from the Invincible Alliance. Someone, arrange lodging for Vice Alliance Hierarch Yu."

Ao Si volunteered for the task. He looked at the Poisonous Insect Granny and said, "Everyone, this way, please."

Before leaving, the Poisonous Insect Granny pulled Yu Huang aside and, both overtly and covertly, warned her to remember the Alliance Hierarch’s instructions.

"Don’t worry, Granny," Yu Huang said calmly. "I will naturally obey the Alliance Hierarch’s command."

"That’s good," the Poisonous Insect Granny said, hesitating for a moment. "If you can’t bring yourself to act against Yu An..."

After all, they were mother and daughter. Because of their blood ties, perhaps Yu Huang wouldn’t be able to bring herself to act against Yu An.

"What is there to not be able to do?" Yu Huang frowned. "They say I’m that girl’s Female Mother. Does that make it true?"

"We just happen to share the same surname. Don’t you think I, Yu Huang, would know if I had any children? Just like how Yu Yun and Ao Yun are the Alliance Hierarch’s daughters, Yu An is the Dragon Clan Leader’s daughter. None of them have anything to do with me."

"I have no idea what they’re thinking, insisting those three are my daughters."

Seeing that the impatience on Yu Huang’s face didn’t seem fake, the Poisonous Insect Granny relaxed a little.

"Then I can rest assured, Vice Alliance Hierarch. I will await your news."

The courtyard arranged for Yu Huang was right next to Yu An’s. Ao Jin had originally wanted to put her in a courtyard near his own—of course, having her move directly into his would have been best—but one look from Yu Huang made him timidly change his tune.

Yu Huang didn’t go to the courtyard arranged for her; she went directly to Yu An’s courtyard with her.

The moment the courtyard gate closed, Yu An immediately latched onto her.

"Female Mother, Female Mother, Female Mother, I missed you so much~" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Her words stretched out in a long, singsong whine that made Ao Jin and her three sons-in-law glance over repeatedly.

Ao Jin didn’t dare to "break up" the mother-daughter pair, so he used his eyes to signal for his sons-in-law to step in.

The three of them—Feng Xuan included—immediately looked up at the sky or down at the ground, pointedly avoiding his gaze.

’Are you kidding? Aren’t we sons-in-law the ones with the lowest status here?’

However, Ao Wu had an idea. He went out for a moment and brought back the Zaizai.

The small courtyard instantly became lively, but the Zaizai all crowded around Yu Huang, leaving even less room for Ao Jin to squeeze in.

Ao Jin: "..."

’Heh. I’m about to be short one son-in-law!’

Unlike the other Zaizai, who resembled their Beast Fathers, Fuzai and Yu An were practically cast from the same mold.

Neither Yu Huang nor Ao Jin had been part of Yu An’s childhood, so they didn’t know what she looked like as a little girl. But fortunately, they could watch Fuzai grow up, which made up for that regret just a little.

"Grandmother, you won’t leave again after coming back this time, right? Xiao Yu missed you so, so much."

Xiao Yu was nestled in Yu Huang’s arms, tugging at her sleeve and acting spoiled.

Fuzai, sensing what her Female Mother Yu An was thinking, pounced into Yu Huang’s arms. "That’s right, Grandmother! And besides, me and Fifth Brother are about to transform!"

The unspoken question was, ’Don’t you want to see a miniature version of my Female Mother?’

Actually, Yu An had always been puzzled by something. Fuzai hadn’t transformed yet and was still in her little dragon form, so why did everyone say she looked just like her?

’What if she takes after Ao Wu? After all, both father and daughter are Dragon Clan Beastmen.’

Yu Huang glanced at Ao Jin. "You didn’t tell An’an?"

But Ao Jin looked at Ao Wu. "Xiao Wu, you didn’t tell An’an?"

Ao Wu was baffled. "Tell her what?"

"How to tell who a Zaizai takes after," Ao Jin frowned. "You’re such an unreliable Beast Husband. You didn’t even tell An’an how to tell."

Ao Wu was completely clueless. "I don’t know."

Yu An let out an "ah." "Then before, when you said Fuzai looks like me..."

"I was just agreeing with what other people said."

Ao Wu spread his hands. "Besides, if Fuzai doesn’t look like you, she’ll look like me. Who else could she possibly look like?"

Yu An: "..."

"So how exactly can you tell who a Zaizai resembles just from their beast form?"

Ao Jin explained, "An’an, you just have to look at the Zaizai’s color to see who they take after. Fuzai is a little golden dragon, just like you."

Yu An was confused. "But Ao Wu’s beast form is also golden."

Ao Jin said calmly, "Her color is more like yours than his."

Yu An: "..."

’What a crude way to judge!’

But since that was how everyone judged it, there must be some logic to it. Yu An found herself looking forward to seeing a miniature version of herself.