Celestial 'War God' Return

Chapter 393: Three Women’ Conversation

"Why do you suddenly want to join my sect, Yiran?" Huangfu Meizhen asked Zhan Yiran in confusion.

"Aren’t I doing this for Song Tianlin?" Zhan Yiran replied helplessly. "I’m really bored staying in the royal palace, but he’ll go looking for other women if I return to my clan now. Thus, I decided to join your sect to alleviate my boredom, and I can keep an eye on him at the same time."

Huangfu Meizhen smiled amusedly. "Didn’t you say yourself that you didn’t care if Song Tianlin was playing around with other women out there? Why are you thinking about them now?"

"Tch!" Zhan Yiren gnashed her teeth. "Which woman is willing to share her husband with other women? Moreover, those women are cheap whores, so I don’t want my man to have fun with them."

"Many out there."

Zhan Yiran raised an eyebrow. "Who are those stupid women?"

"They’re not stupid women, Yiran."

Zhan Yiran disagreed with Huangfu Meizhen. In her opinion, women who were willing to share their husbands with other women were the stupidest women.

"Those women joined my sect about three weeks ago, and they share a husband. In fact, Song Tianlin is interested in one of them, but my fiancé has warned him not to approach her."

Zhan Yiran’s face darkened. "Who is that woman?"

"Her name is Mu Qingge, and she is much prettier than the two of us."

"What?" Zhan Yiran looked frightened after hearing that. "She—"

"You don’t have to be afraid that Mu Qingge will steal your fiancé because she is loyal to her husband, and Tang Xiao is much more handsome than Song Tianlin."

"Tang Xiao?"

Huangfu Meizhen nodded. "Tang Xiao is an inner disciple of my sect, whereas Mu Qingge is a core disciple."

"Oh?" Zhan Yiran was a little surprised to hear that a core disciple was marrying an inner disciple. "Do you have pictures of them?"

"I do." Huangfu Meizhen took out several scrolls of pictures and showed two of them to Zhan Yiran. "These two are Tang Xiao and Mu Qingge."

Zan Yiran briefly glanced at Tang Xiao’s picture, then shifted her gaze to Mu Qingge’s. She admitted that he was handsome, but she wasn’t interested in looking at pictures of any man apart from Song Tianlin. "Hmm? This woman is truly stunning and gorgeous! I’ve never seen a woman as beautiful and elegant as her in this kingdom! Even though this is just a picture, I feel that her figure is far more enchanting than other women, including our future mother-in-law."

"So, you shouldn’t be surprised if Song Tianlin is interested in her, right?"

Zhan Yiran turned gloomy after hearing that. "Tch! Fortunately, this woman already has a husband; otherwise, my lecherous fiancé would pursue her relentlessly!"

"Are you that scared?" Huangfu Meizhen teased her.

"Tch!" Zhan Yiran shouted in frustration. "Hey! If Song Tianzun’s character was like my lecherous fiancé’s, you would be as scared as me! This woman is the best of the best, and every man who ever sees her will be attracted to her."

Huangfu Meizhen nodded in agreement. "I have to admit that Mu Qingge’s beauty is truly unparalleled—second to none. If she were born and grew up in this realm, she would probably have died long ago."

"Agreed!" Zhan Yiran stared at the picture. "There are too many crazy women on this island, and that woman is one of them. If her fiancé sees Mu Qingge, she will be inflamed with jealousy, and she will order her clan people to kill her."

Huangfu Meizhen naturally knew the identity of the woman Zhan Yiran was referring to. "Situ Lingxi is the most jealous woman on this island, and she has the Situ Clan to back her up, so no one dares to go against her. Sun Weitian’s reputation is significantly worse than Song Tianlin’s, and his attraction to the women of several clans has led to their disappearance."

"If I remember correctly, Situ Yunze joined your sect, right?"

"Yes." Huangfu Meizhen nodded. "Although his surname is Situ, Situ Yunze is a member of the Situ branch clan, and Situ Lingxi is a member of the Situ main clan. She is Queen Situ’s niece, so the two have different statuses. Besides, the Sun Clan’s reputation is almost on par with the Situ main clan’s, so those minor clans can only give in if Sun Weitian covets women from their clans."

"Has Situ Yunze ever caused trouble in your sect?"

"Too many times."

Zhan Yiran could only shake her head and take another painting. "Who is this woman?"

"Mu Qingge’s daughter, Mu Yan, and she is almost eighteen years old." Zhan Yiran looked at Huangfu Meizhen in confusion. "I don’t know her past stories, but she already had a daughter before she became Tang Xiao’s wife."

"Oh." Zhang Yiran wasn’t a nosy person, and she didn’t care about other people’s business. She put down Mu Yan’s picture and looked at several other paintings. "Hmm? Who are these three women? Two of these women aren’t particularly beautiful, but the other one is no less beautiful than Mu Qingge, although her demeanor is different from hers."

"The first two women are Xing Xing and Sun Xian, and the last woman is Tang Yin."

"Tang surname? The same as Tang Xiao?" Zhan Yiran took Tang Xiao’s picture and compared it with Tang Yin’s. "Huh? Are they siblings? Their faces are so similar, especially their eyes."

Huangfu Meizhen nodded slightly. "Tang Xiao and Tang Yin are blood siblings."

"Are you serious?" Zhan Yiran asked, her voice high in shock.

"I’m not joking with you, Yiran. Tang Yin is Tang Xiao’s big sister, and she is his first wife."

"These two are truly insane!" Zhan Yiran commented while shaking his head. "I know some people on this island have similar relationships like theirs, but I didn’t expect such young people like them to be involved in such a relationship."

Huangfu Meizhen rolled up the paintings. "We shouldn’t interfere in other people’s affairs, and we should focus more on our own personal affairs. I’m still unsure about my future after I marry Song Tianzun, and I can’t leave this sect."

"Are you thinking of leaving this sect in the future?"

"I have no other choice, right?" Huangfu Meizhen sighed. "One day, Song Tianzun will succeed his father and become the next king of this Song Kingdom."

Zhan Yiran nodded slightly. "I don’t think you need to think about that matter for now, Meizhen. After all, our parents-in-law won’t abdicate anytime soon, and they will rule this kingdom for the next few decades, so you still have plenty of time to decide your future plans."

"Well, that’s true."

*Knock... Knock...*

The two women suddenly heard a knocking sound from outside.

"Come in."

Both Huangfu Meizhen and Zhan Yiran were surprised to see the person who entered.

"What brought you here today, Xuenning?"

"I didn’t expect you to be here too, Big Sis Yiran." Zhan Yiran simply smiled at Zhao Xuenning. "Big Sis Meizhen, I came here because I wanted to join your sect, and my parents have already given me permission."

"Why do you suddenly want to join my sect, Xuenning?"

Zhao Xuenning sat beside Zhan Yiran. "I don’t want to be a tool, Big Sis. That’s why I want to join your sect to develop myself and become a better cultivator; only then will I have control over my life and future."

"What do you mean by a tool?" Zhan Yiran asked in confusion.

"Last night, after we finished dinner, my uncle proposed the idea to my parents for me to marry one of the young masters from those prominent clans."

Huangfu Meizhen and Zhan Yiran exchanged shocked glances, not expecting Song Zhentian to propose such an idea to Zhao Xuenniang’s parents. As far as they could remember, their future father-in-law had never acted like that before, and they had fallen in love with his two sons of their own accord.

"You two must be surprised, right?" Huangfu Meizhen and Zhan Yiran nodded to Zhao Xuenniang. "I may be younger than you two, but I’ve lived in the royal palace my entire life. I often overhear my parents’ conversations, so I know more about some things than you do. I’m fed up with everything, so I decided to leave and join this sect."

"Can you tell us everything you heard?"

"I can’t." Zhao Xuenniang shook her head. "When you two get married and enter the palace, you’ll be able to hear many things firsthand. So, can I join your sect, Big Sis Meizhen?"

’It seems like a lot has happened in the royal palace, and Song Tianzun seems to be deliberately hiding everything from me.’ Huangfu Meizhen pondered in her heart. "Since you’ve made up your mind, and your parents support your decision, you can join my sect starting today, Xuenning. Since your cultivation is at the Peak King Level, you’ll start as an inner disciple. Is that okay?"

Zhao Xuenning nodded. "I don’t need any special treatment, so I have no problem with that."

"Alright." Huangfu Meizhen contacted an elder to prepare everything for Zhao Xuenning. "By the way, all the bamboo houses in the inner court should be fully occupied, so you can stay with Zhan Yiran for the time being, and I’ll have someone build a new one for you."

Zhao Xuenning felt it was too complicated. "One bamboo house should be able to accommodate three people, right? Is there a bamboo house occupied by two female disciples?"

"There are several." Huangfu Meizhen considered several things before deciding. "There’s one bamboo house occupied by two new female disciples, so I’ll try talking to them first. If they agree, I’ll have someone add one more room there, and you can live with them."

"What are their names?"

"Tang Yin and Xing Xing."