Chapter 495: Situ Lingxi - Murong Xianyin

After chatting with her grandparents, Situ Lingxi accompanied her mother to the bedroom, where Murong Xianyin took a box and handed it to her.

"Open it."

Curious about the box’s contents, Situ Lingxi opened it and found a red wedding dress inside. "Is this my wedding dress?"

"Yes." Murong Xianyin nodded. "Nalan Feiyue sent it to me yesterday, but you’ve been busy with Tang Xiao these past few days. Take off your dress first, and I’ll help you put on the wedding dress."

"Okay." Situ Lingxi impatiently removed her outer dress, leaving only her undergarment.

Once Situ Lingxi was ready, Murong Xianyin took the wedding dress and helped her put it on. Her eyes welled up with tears; she had long harbored the desire to see her daughter wear a wedding dress and marry the man she loved.

After a long wait, Murong Xianyin’s wish was about to come true, and Situ Lingxi would marry Tang Xiao in a few days. Although they hadn’t known each other for long, she believed he would make her daughter happy.

Since Tang Xiao already had several wives, Murong Xianyin didn’t believe he could make her daughter happy. It wasn’t that she looked down on him; rather, she had such a thought because of her own experiences.

Murong Xianyin’s marriage with Situ Zengyan was initially happy, but everything changed after she gave birth to Situ Lingxi, which prevented her from having a second child.

Meanwhile, Situ Zengyan valued a son far more than a daughter, and he took Pan Yuezhi as his second wife. To make matters worse, she gave birth to a son, which led to Murong Xianyin being sidelined.

Unfortunately, Murong Xianyin’s disappointment didn’t end with Situ Qingze’s birth, as Situ Zengyan decided to take Hong Ruoyan as his third wife. He expressed his desire for a second son, but Pan Yuezhi refused to have any more children.

However, Situ Zengyan’s hopes of having a second son were dashed when Hong Ruoyan gave birth to a daughter, Situ Shuying. At the time, he wanted to take a fourth wife, but Situ Chengyan and Dugu Xinyue strongly opposed his idea, threatening to expel him from their clan.

Situ Zengyan eventually abandoned his intention to take a fourth wife, but the incident made Murong Xianyin’s situation even worse. The main cause was that his parents loved her more than Pan Yuezhi, who had given them a grandson.

From then on, Situ Zengyan never touched Murong Xianyin again, and he gave his full attention to his second wife. He didn’t even care about Situ Lingxi, and she grew up without his attention and affection, which made her hate him so much.

"Mother." Situ Lingxi wiped away the tears in Murong Xianyin’s eyes. "Please don’t cry, Mother. Tang Xiao does have several wives, but he will never abandon me like my idiot father abandoned you."

If Murong Xianyin hadn’t seen Tang Xiao’s attitude and affection for her daughter, and if she hadn’t met Tang Yin and the others, she would never have believed it.

"You look so beautiful in this wedding dress, Lingxi." Murong Xianyin smiled at her daughter. "I am happy because you are getting married soon, and I believe Tang Xiao will make you happy forever. His other wives will become your sisters, so you must maintain a good relationship with them, especially Tang Yin."

"I understand, Mother."

After meeting them, Situ Lingxi understood the situation, and she knew Tang Yin was the most important woman in Tang Xiao’s heart.

It wasn’t because Tang Xiao didn’t love his other wives, but it was because of their past experiences.

Their parents died when they were children, and they relied on each other as they grew up, which forged a strong and deep bond between them.

Situ Lingxi spoke again. "Tang Yin was different from Pan Yuezhi, and she never monopolized Tang Xiao for herself. Every day, she asked him to divide his time between us, so none of us felt left out."

"I think it’s good." As a mother, nothing was more important to Murong Xianyin than her daughter’s happiness. "Has Tang Xiao married Xing Xing and the others?"

"No." Situ Lingxi shook her head. "In fact, Tang Xiao has never held a wedding with them, Mother."

"Oh?" Murong Xianyin was confused when she heard that. "Why has Tang Xiao never held a wedding with them?"

Ever since Tang Xiao brought Situ Lingxi into the ark and introduced her to the others, she had known that they weren’t residents of the Qingquan Realm but of Earth, but she hesitated to tell her mother the truth.

Situ Lingxi decided to contact Tang Xiao first; she asked for his permission to reveal the truth to her mother. After getting his permission, she started to tell her mother. "Mother, they are not from the Qingquan Realm."

"Hmm?" Murong Xianyin raised an eyebrow. "Then, where did they come from?"

"A planet called Earth."

"Earth?"

"Yes." Situ Lingxi took out her device and displayed the situation on Earth and Earth II, which she obtained from Xiao Ai. "Earth is divided into two, Mother. One side is a modern world without cultivators, and the other side is Earth II, where cultivators live."

Murong Xianyin didn’t answer Situ Lingxi; her eyes focused on the images that appeared on the device. She wasn’t surprised to see the situation on Earth II, which was almost no different from in their realm.

However, the contrasting situation on the modern Earth shocked Murong Xianyin greatly. She had never seen tall buildings made of glass, let alone all the vehicles there. Plus, the way people dressed in both places was the opposite of each other. "How can two opposite places exist in one realm?"

"According to Tang Xiao, Earth II is a pocket space like the Misty Ridge, Mother." Murong Xianyin shifted her gaze to Situ Lingxi. "Earth II is different from Misty Ridge, and the portal is always open, so cultivators can go back and forth between the two places freely. However, the people on modern Earth are completely unaware of this, and they are unaware of the existence of cultivators."

Murong Xianyin nodded slightly before asking again. "How did Tang Xiao and the others go to this realm?"

"They went to this realm using his late master’s flying artifact." Since Tang Xiao didn’t want to reveal the Primordial Divine Ark yet, Situ Lingxi didn’t dare tell her mother about it. "Actually, Tang Xiao brought their families to this realm, and they lived in the Song Kingdom."

"Oh?" Murong Xianyin was taken aback for a moment. "Does that mean they will attend your wedding with him?"

Situ Lingxi nodded. "Tang Xiao asked them to prepare our wedding venue, so you will meet them later."

"I see." Murong Xianyin nodded in understanding. "Who are his family members?"

"Tang Xiao has a grandfather named Tang Huang, but I have never met him. He also has two aunts, Tang Yuan and Zhao Qing, and they are very friendly."

"Show me their pictures."

"Okay." Situ Lingxi displayed everyone’s pictures on the device, and she explained their identities to her mother, including the family members of Xing Xing, Sun Xiang, and Mu Qingge. "Currently, they are building their residence in the Song Kingdom, and Tang Xiao bought the land from Old Huangfu."

Murong Xianyin didn’t expect Tang Xiao’s family to live in the same place as the families of all his wives, which proved their good and harmonious relationship. "Your grandparents will definitely be shocked if they find out about all this, Lingxi."

"Hehehe," Situ Lingxi giggled as she turned off the device. "That’s why I said that you don’t need to worry about me, Mother. This time, I didn’t choose the wrong partner, and I will get my happiness by being his wife."

Murong Xianyin released a sigh of relief and rubbed her daughter’s head. "I’ll be happy as long as you’re happy, Lingxi."

"Don’t worry, Mother, I will be happy."

"Take off the dress now."

After Situ Lingxi took off her wedding dress, Murong Xianyin immediately put it back into its box.

"You’re getting married to Tang Xiao in a few days, so you should stay here for now," Situ Lingxi pouted but didn’t argue with her mother. "You should go back to your room, and I’ll talk to your grandparents."

"Mother, please don’t tell them about Earth and Earth II."

"Rest assured, I won’t tell them anything, but Tang Xiao will have to tell them someday."

"He will tell them when the time is right."

"Alright."

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In the second residence of the Situ Clan, Tang Xiao and his wives sat together with Xuanyuan Yueyao discussing their preparations for entering the Misty Ridge.

"Luo Feng and Xuanyuan Mengli have arrived in this kingdom, and they will enter the Misty Ridge with us."

They remembered Luo Feng because he was present at Song Tianzun and Huangfu Meizhen’s wedding a few days ago, but they had never met Xuanyuan Mengli. Since she had the surname Xuanyuan, they believed she was one of the important people in the Xuanyuan Clan.

Xuanyuan Yueyao smiled faintly. "Xuanyuan Mengli is one of the elders in my clan, and she’s one of the best swordmasters among us. Most importantly, she is one of my uncle’s confidants, and he often entrusts heavy tasks to her."

"I have no problem with that." Tang Xiao paused. "I plan to return to the Song Kingdom tonight, and I will hold my wedding with Situ Lingxi there."

Xuanyuan Yueyao thought for a moment. "In that case, I’ll return there with you, and I’ll attend your wedding with Situ Lingxi."

"Do you have any information about the situation in the Song Royal Family?"

"Haha," Xuanyuan Yueyao laughed softly. "Ever since Song Tianlin disappeared, Song Zhentian and Shangguan Qingyin have been leading their two clans to search for him, and they’ve barely slept. As for the second prince, I’m sure you already know about his situation, right?"