Cheat Cultivator's Ascension - Chapter 470 - 470: Su Meiyao's Realization
“I can’t really deny that fact I guess…” smiling at the ladies giggling while talking with each other within the abode, Su Xiaotian replies as he gestures towards an empty seat before looking at the two visitors from outside their world, the two of them sharing the same level of curiosity towards the people in this abode as much as said people are curious about them.
‘They’re all quite gifted…’ despite the clear difference between their cultivation level, something that was brought apparent to her the moment that she spreads her senses and peers through the strength of the ladies residing this place, the duchess still exclaims in her mind as she wonders if she were even the same level when she was still on the same realm as them.
And her own answer to the question she imposed upon herself is a resounding no, as even the person she thought was the worst among these people, a purple-haired young lady probably of the same age as her niece, is just as much, if not a bit more gifted than her niece, whose talent is some level above hers.
‘Particularly those two…’ still thinking about just how absurd it is that people with such level of talent were gathered under each roof, interacting harmoniously, Dongfang Xiang’s gaze of acute observation was eventually pulled towards two ladies, one of them, being a motherly lady of such peerless charm that even the divine will covet her entire appearance, and the other one a lady of a younger age than her niece, the outgoing and bubbly personality apparent from the expression on her adorable face.
While it might be true that their appearance can make even someone of the duchess’ composure envious, what made her shocked all the more is the strength, the potential hiding within their bodies, her head feeling a sting while trying to peer into their depths as if there is a monster of such massive proportion returning the gaze back at her, making her feel like she is staring right into the bottom of the abyss.
“Are there any problems, Miss Xiang?” staring at the lady, seemingly of the same age as her, said lady’s looks quite comical as if she just saw a ghost, a melodious, sweet, and gentle voice snaps the duchess out of her thought, the owner of said voice standing up from her comfortable seat as she smiles at her.
“Th-there is none… I was just thinking about something…” as she snaps out of her daze, Dongfang Xiang replies as she moves towards one of the free seats, pulling her niece with her, clearing her mind of the surprise as she felt like she won’t be able to talk with them properly and tell them what she wants to achieve here if she keeps her mind occupied of other thoughts.
‘I’m a duchess of a great kingdom after all, I should keep my act as one…’ she reminded herself as she wryly smiles in her mind, still in quite the disbelief that despite all the things she had experienced in her life, priding herself as someone who had seen a lot of things now, it is here, in this backwater planet, that she will meet the greatest surprise of her life so far.
Meanwhile, seeing the expression on the duchess’s face, the immortal-like young man already has an idea of what just preceded, the feeling of someone else’s senses expanding within the room, something that doesn’t get past his own, prompting him to conclude that this royal lady tries to see through the strength of his companions.
‘I don’t think she’s here for just some leisure talks… so for now…’ thinking about this lady’s agenda for really going into their abode, Su Xiaotian stares at his mother for a moment, catching her eyes as well, causing the two of them to lock gaze on each other for a couple of moments before they break said contact.
{Tian, are you sure you want to deal with them alone?} with quite the worry in her voice, Su Meiyao asked telepathically, her face still smiling and cheerful on the outside, yet the shivering of her usually confident voice betrays what she is truly feeling inside.
Sensing this worry, the immortal-like young man smiles, his heart feeling warm as he recalls just how much this lady cares for him, which might be thought of as something that is, of course, given that she is his mother.
‘Not to mention the ones who are just quite distant to their children, there are even those that treat their own kids as tool… especially in this world…’ as he thought of such thing, Su Xiaotian immediately dismisses said thought as all that matters now is he is not one of those people, the fact that there’s his mother, along with multiple elders, who cares for him made him recall once again just how lucky he is for having such bonds.
{Yes, mom, I was initially planning to do that, and now that they’re even checking all of your talents out, I think it is all the more reason for me to talk with them alone, I don’t want any of you being included as chips in a deal that was initially going to be just between the me and them…}
As Su Xiaotian explains, his mother eventually nods in agreement to his words, now knowing that her beloved son had already prepared for something like this to happen, which brings her to the decision to leave everything to him, given the confidence he has in his voice.
‘He’s truly grown into a fine man now~~’ despite this son of hers still being in his teens, biologically, the motherly beauty couldn’t help but admire just how manly he had become even in his younger years, the word ‘grown’ making her recall something that made her blush a miniscule bit, just enough that it is only the one who pays the most attention to her that noticed.
Seeing the expression on his mother’s face, Su Xiaotian wonders just what is it that she is thinking about right now, intending to ask her for later as he wants to finish dealing with the Dongfang aunt and niece now so that he can enjoy some of his time bonding with his precious family whose size seems to grow yet again from when they just departed to participate in the Dao Enlightenment Competition.
“Lady Dongfang, Young Miss Dongfang, I suppose an introduction from my family is due right?” despite all this appearing to be a long string of event, it only takes a few moments for the mother and son to converse and think of such things, said moments of silence not enough to spread awkwardness into the air, as the charisma and gravitas of the immortal-like young man pulls the attention towards him once he starts speaking once again.
And as he said so, the ladies took it upon themselves to introduce themselves one after another, with the only man in the place even slipping in some facts about the ones introducing themselves making the introduction turn more into a conversation than anything else, and in the end of it, the two royal visitors they have are already quite comfortable on the company of his family.
