novelTele Chapter 1390 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
Chapter 1390 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
By the time the old master in the corner came to his senses, Azhen had already changed the contents of the Heavenly Blade.
Seeing that A-Lan was still working hard at blacksmithing, he came over and took a look. He found that A-Lan was already quite skilled, and immediately believed that this little girl was truly talented.
As dusk fell, Xu Shan came over to pick up Azhen, casually picking up the Wentian Blade from the corner.
On the way back, it was just the father and daughter.
“Father, it’s been changed,” A-Zhou said.
Xu Shan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that it was good that things had been changed.
He hadn't looked closely before. Even if the blacksmith shop only had one master blacksmith, it was best not to reveal any flaws to avoid causing any trouble.
Azhen's words truly put Xu Shan's mind at ease.
Even if the Heavenly Blade falls into the hands of others in the future, no one will know the secrets hidden by the Xu family ancestors from it.
As for the precious land left to his descendants by the Xu family ancestors, he doesn't need to explore it immediately. He can do it later when there are fewer eyes watching. Without the reminder on the Heaven-Asking Blade, he has nothing to fear from anyone noticing.
"Did your master say when he would appear?" Xu Shan suddenly asked. "We should thank him properly."
Azhen said, "Master's whereabouts are mysterious and he is free and unpredictable, so it is difficult to know anything about him."
Just kidding, she made up that "master" persona; there's no way he could exist.
Xu Shan felt a little regretful, but he didn't say anything more, nor did he suspect anything. Masters are inherently unpredictable.
"Your mother seems a bit down lately, Zhen'er, have you noticed anything?" Xu Shan hesitated for a moment before asking.
Even if Azhen knew, she would have to say she didn't know right now.
Xu Shan naturally didn't think he could get an answer from Azhen. He was troubled by this matter. Besides his wife, his daughter was the closest person to him. Apart from that, he didn't know who else was appropriate to talk to about this.
Recently, Azhen had been observing Yi Xiaolan's situation. The other girl was indeed a bit sullen and would pick fights with her whenever she had the chance. However, Azhen wasn't the type to suffer in silence and wouldn't let the other girl have her way, which made Yi Xiaolan even more unhappy.
Starting a few days ago, Yi Xiaolan seemed to have stopped picking on her and had come up with new methods. She was paying less attention to her in everything she did, and was more concerned about the other three children currently living in the Yan family, especially taking care of and showing affection to Shen Yue.
It wasn't so obvious when it was in front of other people, but when it was in front of her, it seemed a bit deliberate.
Azhen isn't a real child. As long as Yi Xiaolan doesn't directly cause her trouble, she's too lazy to confront her directly.
Yi Xiaolan has only harbored some ulterior motives and hasn't actually done anything wrong. Azhen wouldn't tell Xu Shan about things that haven't happened yet, or her own speculations.
Let time tell Xu Shan the answer and see which path Yi Xiaolan will take in this life.
"Has your mother been giving you any trouble lately?" Xu Shan suddenly asked.
Azhen looked at Xu Shan with some surprise. Xu Shan was amused by her expression and said, "Although Father has been running around outside all the time lately, he is not unconcerned about your situation. Your Uncle Xin mentioned to me that your mother seems to be deliberately ignoring you lately."
Now that Xu Shan already knows about this, there's no need for Azhen to cover it up for Yi Xiaolan.
“Yes, a little, but Mother has never seemed quite satisfied with me. As long as she doesn’t criticize me in public, I just pretend I don’t see it. Anyway, Father loves me,” Azhen said.
She was telling the truth, but the fact that a child said it made Xu Shan feel a pang of heartache. He believed that it was precisely Yi Xiaolan's neglect that had made his daughter so mature at such a young age.
He hadn't noticed these things before, so was Yi Xiaolan like this before?
Azhen could guess what Xu Shan was thinking. In the past, Yi Xiaolan had never been so excessive and obvious.
However, when dealing with Chu Yanzhi, her disciple and the client, she clearly favored Chu Yanzhi.
The reason is simple: she always felt that girls should be as gentle and tender as she was, staying in their boudoirs and not practicing martial arts or getting involved in the fighting and killing in the martial arts world. That would be too un-girlish.
Chu Yanzhi, this senior brother, is just a typical kid. He didn't really do anything. But the relationship between a disciple and a parent is different when they live under the same roof. He almost always obeys his mother, Yi Xiaolan.
However, Yi Xiaolan just liked having people go along with her, so she naturally favored Chu Yanzhi a bit more.
She often urged Chu Yanzhi to practice martial arts diligently so that he could become a great hero of the new generation.
"I'll talk to her about it later," Xu Shan said, though he wasn't entirely confident. Yi Xiaolan was quite stubborn on certain matters, so he figured even if he spoke up, it wouldn't make much of a difference.
Azhen said, "I'm afraid it won't be of any use, and it will only make Mother more resentful towards me. Father, let's just leave it at that. Mother hasn't done anything. Anyway, as long as you have me, that's enough. I'm not a child without a father's love. If you go and tell her, Mother will make a scene because she feels wronged, and it won't look good, especially since it's at the Yan family's house."
It's pointless to talk about it, so why waste your breath?
Xu Shan was conflicted and didn't know what to say.
At that moment, he seemed to suddenly understand why his young daughter had turned back to save him without hesitation when he was attacked by masked men.
The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.
"Okay." Xu Shan agreed verbally, but he felt sorry for his daughter and still planned to find a time to have a good talk with Yi Xiaolan. What kind of mother would deliberately neglect her daughter while treating other children better? That's not right.
Back at the Yan family home, the father and daughter were greeted by a scene of joy and harmony.
Yi Xiaolan was teaching Shen Yue to play the piano, and they were getting along very well, with Chu Yanzhi and Yan Qing watching from the side. To an outsider, they would have thought they were a mother and her children.
"Master, Junior Sister, are you back?" Chu Yanzhi saw Xu Shan immediately and quickly got up to greet her.
Yi Xiaolan, who originally had a gentle smile, visibly lost some of her smile when she saw Azhen and Xu Shan return.
With something on her mind, Xu Shan saw it clearly this time and wondered what Yi Xiaolan was thinking.
He didn't say much, but greeted everyone as usual.
Shen Yue stood up and rushed to Azhen, her affection for Azhen undiminished. Even though she had no interest in the clanging of blacksmithing, she was very interested in Azhen's learning progress. It was a little strange that her little sister Azhen liked learning, but it seemed very interesting, and she eagerly awaited the results.
"Sister Zhen'er, did you forge any weapons today?" Shen Yue asked.
Azhen was a little amused by the question, but she still kept a serious face: "I've made a lot of progress, but I haven't created a decent weapon yet."
"Alright, there's still plenty of time, no rush. Blacksmithing isn't something you can master in just a few days. I've heard that even master blacksmiths need three to five years to learn how to forge a decent weapon. A master craftsman who can forge divine weapons needs even more talent and the right timing." Shen Yue was quite good at comforting people; her words were much more pleasant than Yi Xiaolan's. (End of Chapter)