Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled-Chapter 430 - 426: Partial Divine King, Qingxue’s Heartache

Chapter 430: Chapter 426: Partial Divine King, Qingxue’s Heartache

Xia Feng frowned and spoke coldly, "Qingxue is also your daughter. Aren’t you going to see how your other good daughter is bullying her outside?"

Xia Feng knew how much Li Qingxue had initially anticipated what her mother was like.

He also watched as she practiced swordsmanship diligently every day, just hoping the Celestial Sword Divine King would spare her a glance.

And yet, she was still humiliated by Li Qingyu like that.

Did Li Ya really not know what was happening outside? Probably not. She just didn’t want to embarrass Li Qingyu too much. After all, she truly intended for Li Qingyu to inherit the position of Divine King.

Even if Li Qingxue now displayed her talent, which was countless times stronger than Li Qingyu’s, it was of no avail.

Li Ya pursed her lips and only opened her mouth after a long pause, "Yu’Er was raised by my side from a young age. I indeed favored her a bit. Her nature is not that bad; she just temporarily went astray."

Xia Feng’s cold laughter was almost uncontrollable, "Was Qingxue willing to go to the Lower Realm? Did she voluntarily want to leave her mother’s side to grow elsewhere?"

"Back then, you acted under the pretense of protection to do something harmful, and now you’re saying that because Qingxue didn’t grow up by your side, you favored the other."

"Well, it’s amazing that there exists a mother like you in this world."

Xia Feng seemed utterly furious, pulling Li Qingxue towards the Divine King Hall’s entrance. The Celestial Sword Divine King clearly panicked, "Qingxue..."

Xia Feng suddenly turned back, "Stop calling. Just from the way you address the two of them, one can already tell your closeness and distance. Did I take her from my side just so she could come here and suffer grievances?"

"If that’s the case, it would have been better not to bring her back at all, leaving her by my side, cherished by me!"

The Celestial Sword Divine King’s fingertips trembled slightly, at a loss for how to refute Xia Feng’s words.

By the time she came to her senses, Xia Feng had already taken Li Qingxue back to her boudoir. The Celestial Sword Divine King, valuing her reputation, naturally wouldn’t chase them there to continue arguing.

At the door, however, the maid looked at Xia Feng with a hint of dread, seemingly terrified. This time, Li Qingxue had brought back two men, and she dared not say a word of gossip.

After all, she had complained to Li Qingyu yesterday, thinking that either this person would be roped in by the Goddess Qingyu in today’s arena or be sabotaged and killed, so how could he possibly come back?

Especially since she heard that this person was particularly valued by the Celestial Sword Divine King and even received an audience with her.

Would he take the opportunity to blacken her reputation?

With this thought in mind, the maid nervously opened the door for the two of them, not daring to utter a word.

Xia Feng, at this moment, disregarded her, only entering the room angrily, unable to calm down.

Xia Tianming hadn’t gone to the Divine King Hall earlier and didn’t know what had happened inside. However, seeing Xia Feng’s expression, he could guess nothing good had occurred.

But Li Qingxue kept clutching Xia Feng’s arm and, upon entering the room, hugged him completely, as if afraid he would leave.

Seeing the two of them like that, Xia Tianming knew he wasn’t suited to be the third wheel here, so he quietly opened the door to leave, only to find the maid eavesdropping at the door.

His eyes darted, and although the maid was still useful to keep around, it didn’t mean he couldn’t trouble her. So he asked her to show him around the Divine Maiden Hall.

Inside the room, after hugging Xia Feng, Li Qingxue started to cry, "I always had high hopes for my mother. I always wondered what she would be like. Would she be as gentle and beautiful as my mother-in-law..."

Xia Feng patted Li Qingxue’s back and softly comforted her, "It’s alright; you still have me, and my mother, and so many sisters, too."

Li Qingxue tightened her grip on Xia Feng’s arm, sobbing in his embrace, talking for quite a while, mostly complaining about how Li Qingyu bullied her during this time, while her own mother turned a blind eye to it.

A hint of murderous intent flashed through Xia Feng’s eyes, "It’s okay. I’ll definitely make those who bullied you pay the price."

Li Qingxue anxiously spoke, "Don’t, don’t kill her. She is Mother’s favorite daughter. If you really kill her, I’m afraid Mother will utterly despise you..."

Xia Feng sneered, "I don’t care whether she likes or despises me."

Li Qingxue lowered her voice, "But I still wish for our union to earn both of our parents’ blessings."

"My father passed away early, and my mother, with such a disposition... actually, she’s not bad, just overly focused on Sword Dao."

"Today, I couldn’t even draw my sword in front of her. She might be even more disappointed in me now..."

Xia Feng hesitated for a moment, vaguely sensing that the Celestial Sword Divine King initially scrutinized him quite a bit, and it was only after he withstood the Divine King’s test that her opinion changed.

Later, due to Xia Feng’s profound understanding of the Sword Dao, she became interested and even asked him about marrying into the family.

To her, Li Qingxue was just an optional daughter. Securing a genius like Xia Feng was not a loss. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Unfortunately, the talks broke down later.

Without much hesitation, Xia Feng comforted Li Qingxue, "Your talent in Sword Dao far surpasses mine. It’s just that your cultivation is low, directly controlled by her oppression."

"This time in the Infinite Secret Realm, I obtained a Sword Spirit, which seems quite spiritual. I’ll give it to you, so next time, when she oppresses you with her aura, the Sword Spirit can assist you."

A tender voice emerged from the Heaven-Burying Sword, "What are you doing? Are you going to abandon me? Sword Spirits have rights too."

The voice was urgent and panicked, clearly unwilling to leave the Heaven-Burying Sword.

After all, the Heaven-Burying Sword is an Ancient Divine Artifact. Together with the Sword Spirit, both can grow stronger.

But Xia Feng ignored its cries, pulling the Sword Spirit from the Heaven-Burying Sword and placing it into Li Qingxue’s hands.

Just as Li Qingxue was about to refuse, Xia Feng said, "Take it. With the Sword Spirit, I can feel more at ease in the Secret Realm. After all, blades are heartless, and I’m afraid others might harm you."

Seeing Xia Feng’s obvious concern, the words of rejection stuck in Li Qingxue’s throat, unable to be spoken.

After a long pause, she sniffed and wiped away her tears, softly saying, "Fine, I’ll take the Sword Spirit. Once the Secret Realm opens, I’ll make them see what I’m capable of."

Only then did Xia Feng smile, embracing her emotionally, "Rest assured, with the Dream Realm Pearl’s assistance, you’ll surely stun everyone on this journey to the Secret Realm."