Crossing the Sauvignon Blanc

Chapter 223 Ending, taking Xiaoyao home

Huangdi's heart sank. If what Xiaoyao said was true, he had hurt Ah Heng so badly, and yet he kept saying he had no regrets...

"I've let your mother down. You can kill me or chop me up if you want. I only ask you to let Xuan go. Although he made some mistakes, his crimes don't deserve death. He cares about you very much."

Xiaoyao chuckled and sat down again, taking a sip of the cold tea. She raised her eyebrows and watched Huangdi raise the cup of tea and drink it all in one gulp. He smiled bitterly and turned the bottom to let Xiaoyao see, indicating that he had finished drinking it.

Xiao Yao suddenly leaned forward and whispered, "Grandpa, did you know something? This is not like you! You never bow your head. That fool Feng Long thought you would help him. I wonder if he would be so angry that he would vomit blood if he knew you were planning to give Xi Yan to me?"

Huangdi was finally amused by her. Seeing that she had regained her complacent look and the anger and hatred in her eyes were gone, Huangdi knew that she was just venting her anger and did not want to take his life. The tea he drank was like a warm current flowing through his meridians, sweeping away all the depression and fatigue. He looked refreshed. He knew that she was just teasing him. Perhaps, she just wanted to hear his confession and sadness from his mouth.

Huangdi also felt playful and leaned closer, saying dissatisfiedly, "You already have a son, but you hid it from me and Xuanxuan. Xiangliu is not dead, right? Where is your master? Is Doctor Haoling your master? Which of those two brats and that daughter is yours?"

"It's indeed an old fox!"

"You little girl! You have no respect for your elders. How about scolding me? Do you feel better?"

"It's quite comfortable. There's still one thing I haven't cursed yet. I need to drink some water, otherwise my mouth will be too dry and I won't be able to curse!"

"You, you!"

Huangdi had to admit that Xiaoyao guessed right. Ever since Xiaoyao came back, he always felt something was wrong and sent people to investigate. Xiaoyao did not hide but replied to Haoling openly. The secret guard reported that every time Xiaoyao came back, she would go to a medicine shop. He asked people to wait there and found a white-haired girl who looked very much like Fangfeng Bei, and a boy. The youngest one was taken to Wushen Mountain every day and looked very similar to Fangfeng Bei, so Huangdi was a little confused.

Huangdi guessed that the younger one must be Xiaoyao's child, otherwise the time wouldn't match. As for the two older ones, although they looked slightly different, they were the same height. Thinking that Xiaoyao's master hadn't left home for over a year, she must be pregnant and unable to go out. These people must have deceived everyone and went off to have children...

Huangdi got a headache just thinking about it. He asked Xiaoyao embarrassedly:

"You won't share a husband with your master, will you?"

Xiaoyao spit out all the tea in her mouth. The corners of her mouth twitched. She looked at Huangdi with disgust and snorted coldly.

"I won't tell you!"

"Can you tell my brother instead of my grandfather?"

Xuan walked in happily, carrying a food box and two jugs of wine. Seeing that Grandpa and Xiaoyao were getting along well, he felt relieved that they probably didn't have a quarrel!

"Let's eat something first. Xiaoyao, I cooked this myself. No one else has this honor!"

"Haha, that's really my honor. The king of a country cooks for a nobody like me. I'm so scared that my legs go weak!"

Huangdi laughed heartily: "If you were a nobody, even a pig would climb a tree!"

"Uh…"

Xiaoyao suddenly remembered that Xiangze once chased a pig demon and made it climb up a tree. She wanted to laugh. That was really a pig climbing a tree. What's so strange about that?

When Xiaoyao thought of Xiangze, she thought of Suisui. Her expression suddenly softened and her heart softened as well.

"Okay, eat first. It's cold out and it will get cold if you don't eat it now."

The three of them finished their lunch harmoniously, and there was a moment of silence. It was only then that Xuan broke the awkward atmosphere.

"Xiaoyao, what are your plans?"

"What do you want me to do? What do you think about this, brother? What will you do if Hao Ling kicks me out?"

Xiaoyao smiled playfully, her eyes darting back and forth between the two of them. Huangdi coughed and turned his head away without saying anything. He didn't want to be scolded. He had seen this girl make the dead look alive, and he thought she was absolutely right... He was still doubting himself...

"Xiaoyao, if King Haoling doesn't want you, I'll take care of you! You can stay here as long as you want."

"What if Xinyue gets jealous of me and sends someone to kill me? If Xinyue wants to kill me, will you kill her for me? What if Fenglong also joins in?"

Xuanxuan was speechless after being asked this question. Xiaoyao's words seemed to be mocking him, saying that even as an emperor, there were some things he was still powerless to do.

"I can't kill Xinyue. The worst punishment I can give her is house arrest and neglect. Xiaoyao, it's my brother's fault for being incompetent. I thought that by becoming the emperor, I could protect you..."

"Xuan, let me ask you, if I have no spiritual power, no real strength, am I just a forbidden delicacy in your heart that you want to keep by your side? Have you really erased the most shameless thoughts in your heart? Don't deny it, I don't believe you haven't thought about it!"

"I...Xiaoyao, I'm sorry..."

There was never a moment when Xuanxuan felt like a bastard. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Xiaoyao.

"I was the one who shot the arrow in Qingshui Town! I was the one who had someone shoot me at Shi Ran's banquet. Brother, do you hate me?"

Xuan couldn't believe it. His heart felt like it had been mercilessly shattered by the person he loved most. He suddenly raised his head and asked in surprise and sorrow, "So, in Qingshui Town, you already knew it was me, or did you shoot me with an arrow? Xiaoyao, do you really want me dead?"

"Shouldn't I? To kill Xiang Liu, you teamed up with Tu Shanjing to infect the rebels with the plague. If it weren't for me and my master, the entire Qingshui Town would be a dead town now! No one would survive! Brother, are you the kind of person who would disregard the lives of the people just to achieve your goals? You kidnapped Sang Tian'er to force Xiang Liu out, but have you ever thought about what Sang Tian'er did wrong? If you weren't my brother, I would have shot an arrow through your heart without missing even a centimeter!"

"I...I was wrong..."

Looking back now, he seemed to have lost his mind at that time and just wanted to kill Xiangliu. Why did he make such a decision?

"Xiaoyao, I, I feel very strange. Logically, I wouldn't do this..."

King Hao Ling taught him since he was a child to love the people as his own children. Even though he disagreed with the lowly human and demon races in his heart, he could not use the life of an entire town to force Xiang Liu out. At least he would do it on the surface.

"You were deceived by Tu Shanjing. You were too determined to kill Xiangliu, and Tu Shanjing took advantage of this. He already knew it was me, and he wanted to use you to get rid of Xiangliu."

"Why did he do that? Did he already have feelings for you then?"

Xuanxuan felt uneasy. What the hell did he save? Fortunately, Xiaoyao had a high level of cultivation and was protected by experts.

Xiaoyao's eyes darkened. She hadn't expected Tu Shanjing to be so obsessed with her that he would even cultivate his magic for her. Originally, she only disliked Tu Shanjing because of Yan Mo's analysis of his mean-spirited nature, but she hadn't wanted to kill him. However, what he did was truly intolerable!

Xiao Yao suddenly felt very tired. She looked at the two of them. If she wasn't afraid of upsetting her mother, why would she waste so much time arguing with them? It would be best if she scolded them until they felt so ashamed that they gave up their seats. Hehehehehe...

Huangdi and Xuan looked at Xiaoyao who suddenly laughed foolishly, and suddenly they had a bad premonition in their hearts, and they felt scared!

"Xuan! You took advantage of my background and wanted to leave me with no one to rely on and nowhere to go. Grandpa, you are also an accomplice!"

"Xiaoyao, you know it's not me!"

Xuan hurriedly explained that he didn't want to look so bad in Xiaoyao's eyes!

"But have you thought about it? If I wasn't strong enough, if my good grandfather didn't know something, if I could be easily manipulated by you, do you dare to say that it wasn't you who spread the rumor? Xuanxuan! I know exactly what you are thinking. You should be thankful that it wasn't you who was forced into desperation this time. If you had spread this news, even if mother was here, I would have killed you with a single sword! Grandpa, if I wasn't afraid of hurting mother, do you think you would still be alive? With my strength, I could have destroyed you, Xiyan, a hundred years ago!"

Huangdi and Xuanxuan were shocked and looked at Xiaoyao in disbelief. Huangdi stood up excitedly. He just thought that Ah Heng was burned to death by the sun's fire. After all, the Chishui Desert has disappeared and no one can survive under the sun's fire.

"Xiaoyao, is Ah Heng still alive? I thought... she disappeared along with the Chishui Desert..."

"Auntie is not dead?"

Xiaoyao sneered, "So what if she's not dead? She doesn't want to see you, and she doesn't want to come back. Grandpa, I didn't come here today to kill you, but I want you to kneel in front of my grandmother's tombstone and repent for all the mistakes you've made! Also, if it weren't for you, I would have a father who doted on me, but I couldn't even see him. In order to save my mother, he used the Pangu Bow to give her his heart, and he turned himself into a peach forest to accompany her all day long! This is what you did! If it weren't for Master risking his life to save my mother, my mother would still be scorched! As a father, what have you done for her? How can you sit in this high and mighty position with such peace of mind? You don't deserve it at all!"

"Xiao Yao!"

"Shut up! And you! You're no good either!"

Xiao Yao slapped Xuan Xuan in the face, and the clear palm print became red and swollen at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Do you know why I hate you? Don't you want to know the answer? Well, I'll tell you! Because I've lived two lives!"

Xuan was stunned for a moment, then reacted, everything connected together, and it seemed that there was an answer.

"So, in my previous life, what did I do..."

"Oh, what did you do? Don't you know it very well in your heart? In the last life, I had no cultivation, but you still pushed me in front of people! In order to win over power, you pushed me to Tu Shanjing and asked me to marry Feng Long. I was recognized by my enemies and was tortured and killed in Meilin. I died with my eyes open. It was Xiangliu who used his life to save me! For me, he let you go again and again! I didn't dare let you know that the person I loved was him. For you, I abandoned him and let you use him at your mercy! But what about you! Because of your selfishness towards me! You killed everyone I cared about! Exposed my life experience and pointed the knife at Hao Ling! It is said that the grace of raising is greater than the grace of giving birth, you beast! You have no heart at all! Imprisoning me here, what do you think! Without cultivation, the feeling of being at the mercy of others How about it? Oh, that's not right! You said you don't rely on cultivation, but on your brain! Your brain is to use me! You drain my flesh and blood, and you still want to step on my corpse a few times? Why! Is it because you are my cousin? Where were you when I was wandering? Where were you when the nine-tailed fox imprisoned and abused me, abolished my spiritual power, and dispersed my power? Where were you all? One is high and mighty, and the other is well fed and served! And you still hate my father! The culprit is my grandfather, and you ridiculously put all the blame on my father for not sending troops to save your father! Don't you think it's ridiculous? You only blame others for the sins, and always find some noble excuses for yourself, for the people of the world? Not starting a war is the greatest kindness to them!"

Xiaoyao approached step by step, and Xuan retreated step by step. He shook his head desperately. No, it wasn't like that! How could he do such a thing? But some time ago, when Xiaoyao was unconscious, why did he secretly train his troops? To attack Haoling? Knowing Xiaoyao's life experience and knowing Xiangliu was dead, weren't his thoughts exactly what Xiaoyao said? It turned out that he had always been such a despicable villain!

"Why should I fight for this world, Grandpa, do you understand?"

Huangdi nodded and sighed, after all, they owed her.

"You, why did you help me return to Xiyan? Why didn't you just kill me from the beginning..."

Xuan lowered his head, not daring to look at Xiaoyao.

"Killing you wouldn't be fun. I just want to see you suffer. I want to see you betrayed by everyone. When you think you've reached a high position and that I'll always be by your side, I'll kick you into hell! I'll let you experience what it's like to be betrayed by the people you trust the most... Oh, and half of your confidants are mine. How about you investigate? If you can't find anything, just kill them all? How about that?"

"Xiaoyao, if you want this position, I'll give it to you..."

He didn't know what else to say. His heart felt like it was being pierced by thousands of sharp blades. He wasn't afraid of failure, but only of Xiaoyao's indifferent gaze, the hatred she'd shown him. He realized that nothing besides this position could make up for the mistakes he'd made. He believed Xiaoyao's stories about her past life; the hatred she bore in her eyes couldn't deceive him...

"Let me? I don't need to! I came here today just to tell you that I will defeat you fairly! Where's the thing I gave you?"

"At this!"

With some trembling, Xuan reached out and took out the small box from his arms. He had opened it before and found a pill inside. He was not sure what it was used for.

"If I told you this was poison, would you dare to eat it? If you eat it, you will feel... the pain of a thousand arrows piercing your heart..."

"I'll eat it, Xiaoyao. As long as you can forgive your brother, I'm willing to do anything you ask me to do."

Xuanxuan looked at Xiaoyao deeply and ate it without hesitation. In just a moment, Xuanxuan was convulsed with pain. Just like Xiaoyao said, it felt like a thousand arrows piercing his heart. He fell to his knees and tried to smile, but found that his veins were bulging with pain. He had no strength left in his body and collapsed to the ground.

"Xuan, how are you..."

Huangdi thought that Xiaoyao would just scare Xuanxuan like she did to him just now, but unexpectedly, it was true. Did Xiaoyao really want to poison Xuanxuan to death?

"It hurts, right? But are you in as much pain as I am? Are you in as much pain as Xiangliu? Do you know how Xiangliu died in the end? I begged you to let him go for the only time, but he was still pierced through the heart by thousands of arrows! He used three lives to save me, and I owed him that. So, after he died, I went to accompany him, using his scimitar to tear my heart apart, because I was afraid that you would have a chance to save me, and I also wanted to let you know how painful it is to lose the one you love the most! Unfortunately, I am alive again, and seeing you so embarrassed, I am very happy! Hahahaha..."

Xiaoyao smiled, but tears welled up in her eyes. She should be happy because she avenged herself and Xiangliu. She is the most powerful

"Xiaoyao..."

A long sigh sounded at the door. Xiang Yao, dressed in white and with silver hair, stood in front of the door. His eyes were full of pity. His silly girl was too soft-hearted after all.

"Ayao..."

Xiao Yao was stunned by the sad expression, and tilted her head to look behind Xiang Yao. Xiang Liu, Yan Mo, her mother, Xiang Ze, Yue Ran, and Sui Sui were all there.

At this moment, Xiaoyao smiled happily

"Mom, have you dealt with all the bad guys? Let's go home. Grandpa is worried about you at home."

Sui Sui ran over, took Xiao Yao's hand, and showed great concern.

"I see. Why are you all here?"

Yan Mo said: "I'm worried about you. You're great and you've done a great job. We'll come and take you home!"

"Okay! Go home!"

Xiang Yao took Xiao Yao's hand and turned to leave without even glancing at the two people behind him.

"Xiao Yao!"

"Heng, is that you?"

Ever since Xiang Yao and Xiang Liu showed up, Xuan Xuan and the Yellow Emperor were shocked, their hearts pounding beyond words. It turned out the biggest secret was that there were two Xiang Lius! How could he possibly fight them then?

Huangdi was stunned when he saw Xiling Heng. Was that his daughter? Was that indifferent look because of him as a father? At this moment, he regretted it. Xiaoyao was right. He was not worthy of her.

Xiaoyao and Xilingheng both paused. Xilingheng slowly turned around. She glanced at Huangdi with a complicated expression, then turned her head away mercilessly. A cold voice rang out.

"Sorry, you've got the wrong person. Xiling Heng is dead. I'm just Shaohao's wife. If you want to attack Haoling, I won't show you mercy! Xiaoyao is my daughter. I'll remember the harm you've done to her and will never forget it..."

Xuanxuan spit out a mouthful of blood, smiled desperately, and fainted.

"Mother, the bad guy fainted..."

"He deserves it. Don't worry about him. Let's go home. Does Grandpa have anything delicious prepared for me?"

"Yes, yes, Grandpa said we have everything you want to eat!"

"Then mother wants to eat the little Hydra..."

"Hey! Mom! Your saliva is all over my face again. You should go eat Daddy instead. He loves being eaten by you!"

……

The sound grew farther and farther away. A flurry of snow drifted by, and the wind blew up a gust of fallen leaves. Their figures disappeared, leaving only the regretful and lonely gaze of King Xi Yan...