Chapter 135: The Empress's Heartbreak, Accepting Her Sister

Chen Xing was completely dumbfounded, unable to understand what had happened. Why had the previously cold Empress suddenly thrown herself into his arms, calling him "brother"?

Although there were several girls who called him brother, this woman before him was certainly not among them! Even if she were the original manifestation of Little Nannan, it shouldn't be like this—after all, he was not that legendary Sacred Body.

Chen Xing felt at a loss. He let the Empress weep in his arms, not knowing how to comfort her, and felt incredibly awkward.

Chen Xing knew clearly that, first, he was absolutely not the reincarnation of that Sacred Body. Second, except for the one time he had seen her when he previously visited the Big Dipper, today was only the second time they had met! They were strangers before this.

Although he had felt a heart-wrenching sense of sorrow thinking of her miserable childhood when he first saw her, Chen Xing did not believe that this alone could make him the Empress’s brother. After all, throughout the endless ages, Chen Chen knew every detail of his own existence; there could be no such oversight.

Just as Chen Xing was feeling awkward and unsure of what to do, a deep voice suddenly rang out: "Meng Chen greets the Senior!"

Chen Xing looked up and saw that the speaker was the very Sacred Body he had rescued! Seeing him appear, Chen Xing couldn't help but offer a wry smile. Initially, when he saw the Empress appear, he had intended to pretend they had never met. But with the Sacred Body present, he could no longer keep up the act. He gave an embarrassed smile and said, "So your name is Meng Chen! No need for such formality!"

Seeing Chen Xing’s awkward expression, Meng Chen gave a bitter smile. He had only told the Empress that Chen Xing had saved his life and had visited the Abyss of Desolation. He had never expected that the Empress would leave the Forbidden Land of the Desolate Ancient and come to the Undying Mountain without the slightest hesitation! Seeing her throw herself into Chen Xing’s arms the moment she arrived left Meng Chen at a complete loss.

With no other choice, Meng Chen chatted idly with Chen Xing, asking, "I only recently remembered my own name! May I ask why the Senior is here?"

Chen Xing was speechless at this awkward conversation, but he had no choice; he had no idea how to make the woman in his arms stop crying. He could only say, "Well! My daughter wanted to play here, so I brought her along!"

Meng Chen was truly at a loss for words this time. Just because his daughter wanted to go for a play, a Supreme Being of the Undying Mountain had fallen! Even though it was his enemy, Meng Chen couldn't help but feel a sense of injustice for the Stone Emperor.

Seeing the two little ones in the formation array finish their snacks and look toward them with wary eyes, Chen Xing felt a headache. Little Nannan was fine, just looking blankly at the woman in Chen Xing’s arms. But Little Chen Chen was different; her large eyes were filled with hostility!

In her heart, in this place, her father’s arms should only hold her and Little Nannan; all others were "fox spirits"! Oh, wait! She couldn't call them fox spirits—her mother used to be a fox spirit. She should call them "little demons" instead! Little Chen Chen finally reached a conclusion in her heart.

Seeing his precious daughter’s unfriendly gaze, Chen Xing quickly pushed the Empress away and said, "Miss, have you mistaken me for someone else? I am not your brother!"

The Empress had stopped crying by now. Looking at Chen Xing’s certain expression, her heart felt bitter. It was true! Looking at Chen Chen’s unfamiliar face, he didn't look like the brother she had known years ago at all. But do not forget, it was precisely because of her obsession with her brother that she had reached the heights she had today. How could she mistake her own brother?

When she had fallen into a state of ignorance due to a mishap in her cultivation, she had clearly felt an endless stream of Dao laws emanating from her Dao Fruit manifestation. Among those laws, there was a trace of a familiar aura—an aura unique to her brother. She could not have been mistaken!

When she first appeared and saw the man with Little Nannan, she thought he was the one who had helped Little Nannan, thereby benefiting herself. But when she felt not a shred of cultivation within him, her heart had wavered. Most importantly, after sensing carefully and finding no familiar aura, she had concluded that Little Nannan must have ended up with this man by coincidence, and he was definitely not her brother. That was why she hadn't attacked when Chen Xing stepped out of the formation.

But later events were far beyond her expectations; Chen Xing was not only not an ordinary person, but he had also easily slain the Stone Emperor. This made her doubt her own judgment. Just then, Meng Chen arrived and told her that this person had been to the Forbidden Land and had saved him. If she couldn't be sure that Chen Xing was her brother at this point, then her hundreds of thousands of years of waiting would truly have become a joke.

Now, seeing Chen Xing unwilling to admit that he was the brother she had been waiting for, the Empress felt incredibly bitter. Yes, even if she had made up her mind, if Chen Xing refused to admit it, what could she do?

At this moment, Chen Xing brought the two little ones over. He stood before the Empress and said sincerely, "I do not know why you mistook me for your brother, but I can tell you with certainty: I have lived longer than you, I have never been reincarnated, and I have never released any clones. Therefore, it is impossible for me to have had any connection with you."

He then turned his head, and two rays of purple light shot into the primordial spirits of the two little ones, causing them to fall into a deep sleep.

Seeing the two little ones asleep in his arms, Chen Xing turned back and said softly, "I know Little Nannan is your Dao Fruit manifestation. But she is now an independent existence, and I do not wish for anyone to speak of this again. After all, I inadvertently instilled a trace of my clone’s Dao laws into Little Nannan, which indirectly helped you cast off your ignorance and regain the Great Emperor’s Dao Fruit. The karmic tie between you has been resolved."

Hearing this, the Empress’s expression beneath the mask turned desolate. Seeing her head bowed in loneliness, Chen Xing felt a faint ache in his heart and couldn't help but add:

"Even so, since you and Little Nannan are one and the same, you may be her elder sister if you wish." After hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "If you are willing, you may call me brother, just as Little Nannan does!"

The Empress was shaken to her core. She quickly raised her head, staring intently into Chen Xing’s eyes. Seeing the sincerity in his gaze, she felt a surge of ecstatic joy. She had thought that under these circumstances, it would be impossible to be with her brother again—after all, with Chen Xing’s cultivation, she had no way to force him. But now, the situation had taken a turn; Chen Xing had actually agreed to let her call him brother alongside Little Nannan. Although he had not yet acknowledged her as his sibling, she was already satisfied!

"Brother!" A voice that seemed to have traversed endless ages escaped the Empress’s lips, trembling slightly.

Chen Xing felt a pang in his heart. He handed the two little ones to Meng Chen and gently pulled this woman, who had suffered through endless pain, into his arms.

After a long while, the Empress gently pushed Chen Chen away. Under his surprised gaze, she reached toward her face and slowly removed the ghost-face mask she had worn for so long. As the mask fell away, a peerless face, both charming and beautiful, appeared before Chen Chen.

Looking at the woman with bright, intelligent eyes, Chen Xing couldn't help but admire her; the Empress’s peerless grace was by no means inferior to his own sister or his two wives.

Under Chen Xing’s appreciative gaze, the Empress smiled slightly, revealing her first smile in hundreds of thousands of years. In that instant, flowers blossomed across the world, as if rejoicing that this woman of sorrow had finally found cause to smile.

At this moment, Chen Xing was also incredibly happy. He laughed aloud, "Good, good, good! Today, I, Chen Chen, have gained another sister! Although I am not the person you were waiting for, since you have called me brother, I will surely protect your peace for a lifetime!"

"But! My brother! You are exactly the person she has been waiting for!" Just then, a familiar voice reached Chen Xing’s ears!