The Qi Cultivation Emperor Who Snatches Brides, do you think you're funny?

Jiang Yu's gaze was sharp as he stared intently at Jiang Yang, his smile appearing exceptionally cold at that moment.

“I still remember that day when I excitedly told you about awakening the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart. At that time, I only thought of you as my half-brother and wanted to share this joy with you.” Jiang Yu’s voice was low, with a hint of barely concealed anger.

"You looked so innocent back then, your eyes sparkling with envy and disappointment, muttering to yourself that I had awakened my inner demons, and from then on we were no longer from the same world. I even comforted you, saying that brothers are always brothers. But I never expected that you would turn around and tell your mother about it."

Jiang Yu paused, took a deep breath, as if to swallow those painful memories again.

"Upon hearing this, Wang Li harbored malicious intentions. She tricked me by saying she would take me out to play, and I, being young and unsuspecting, happily followed her out. But what awaited me was endless darkness and suffering." A flicker of pain and resolve flashed in Jiang Yu's eyes. "She took me to a secluded place and revealed her true colors. I still can't forget her greedy and fierce gaze; she brutally ripped out my precious heart."

Jiang Yu looked at Wang Li, who was now slumped on the ground, her eyes vacant, as if she had lost all her strength. "You used any means necessary to give Jiang Yang this talent, completely disregarding my life and death. And Jiang Yang, you were hiding nearby, watching everything."

Jiang Yang's body trembled slightly. He wanted to refute, but he felt as if something was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't speak.

“You know perfectly well how cruel all of this is, yet you chose to remain silent, choosing to accept this talent that I gained through my suffering. For so many years, you have taken it all for granted, enjoying what rightfully belongs to me, watching me being humiliated by everyone in the Jiang family, without ever feeling a shred of remorse.” Jiang Yu’s voice grew louder and louder, his emotions becoming increasingly agitated.

"Jiang Yang, do you think you can erase your past actions by pretending to be innocent? Do you think I don't know your schemes? You're afraid that I'll rise to prominence in the Jiang family and even the cultivation world with my Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart, threatening your position, so you tacitly approved of your mother's evil deeds." Jiang Yu sneered, his eyes full of mockery.

Those around them, upon hearing this, wore expressions of shock and anger.

"I never expected that Jiang Yang knew all this and was still so ruthless."

"Yes, we used to feel sorry for him, but it turns out he was also a participant in this evil deed."

Murong Xue, Lu Shaoyou, and the others also looked surprised; they hadn't expected the truth to be so complicated.

The dean's face turned extremely grim. He looked at Jiang Yang, his eyes filled with disappointment. "Jiang Yang, if what Jiang Yu said is true, you have truly disappointed me. The academy has always taught you to uphold justice, but you..."

The disciples of Linlang Academy exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with disbelief. Their seemingly kind and diligent senior brother, Jiang Yang, had hidden such a dark side.

A disciple who usually had a good relationship with Jiang Yang was now filled with shock and anger, and couldn't help but shout, "Senior Brother Jiang Yang, how could this be? I always thought you were an upright and kind person, I never imagined that you had been involved in such evil deeds since you were a child!"

“Yes, it’s so disappointing! We always respected him and regarded him as a role model,” another disciple chimed in, his face full of disgust.

The female disciples were terrified, their faces turning pale. One of them said in a trembling voice, "So he was just pretending all along? Were we all deceived by him when we were together?"

Those disciples who had previously received help from Jiang Yang were now completely bewildered, their trust crumbling instantly. "I was always grateful for his care, but I never imagined he was this kind of person behind the scenes."

The onlookers were equally stunned by this sudden truth. An elderly man with white hair shook his head repeatedly, saying with great sorrow, "Human hearts are treacherous. It's truly terrifying that someone so young can have such cunning."

"Look at his innocent look before, his acting skills are really superb, he fooled us all," a middle-aged strongman said with a disdainful look.

"The Jiang family is really something else. They're capable of such heinous acts for profit," someone in the crowd whispered.

Murong Xue felt a mix of emotions. She had always thought that although Jiang Yang was somewhat arrogant, he was undeniably a talented cultivator. At this moment, she couldn't help but doubt her own ability to judge people.

"I never expected him to be so hypocritical. His disguise over the years has been so convincing that it's impossible to guard against him." Lu Shaoyou frowned, secretly glad that he hadn't gotten too close to Jiang Yang. "It seems that I can't judge people by appearances in the future. Jiang Yang is too good at hiding his true intentions."

The dean looked at Jiang Yang, his eyes filled with disappointment and heartache. "Jiang Yang, the academy placed high hopes on you, imparting knowledge and skills to you, hoping that you would become a cultivator with a sense of responsibility and justice. But you have done such an outrageous thing, truly failing the academy's cultivation."

Wang Li collapsed to the ground, her eyes vacant like bottomless black holes, as if her soul had been ripped away. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but the shock and disbelief choked her words.

In her mind, Jiang Yang had always been a well-behaved, sensible, and hardworking child. She had schemed and plotted for Jiang Yang's future, even resorting to the heinous act of ripping out his heart, all out of deep love and expectation for her son. She believed Jiang Yang was completely unaware of all this, and that her sacrifices would bring him a bright future. But now, Jiang Yu's words were like a sharp blade, piercing her heart with deep pain.

“No…it’s impossible…” Wang Li finally uttered a weak voice, as if she were muttering to herself, or perhaps refuting Jiang Yu. Her heart was frantically resisting this cruel reality. She couldn’t believe that the son she had raised with such tenderness would take advantage of her love and condone her committing such a heinous act.

“Yang’er… how could this be… you have always been my pride…” Wang Li’s tears welled up uncontrollably, sliding down her cheeks and dripping onto the dusty ground.

She recalled Jiang Yang's innocent smile when he was a child, and the grateful look in his eyes when she meticulously planned every step for him. These images intertwined with the truth that Jiang Yu was revealing at this moment, leaving her mind in a state of chaos.

She remembered, that's right, it was her son who told her that Jiang Yu had a very clever mind.

Every time Jiang Yang finished playing with Jiang Yu, he would always look sad and disappointed.

She asked what was wrong.

But the son didn't say anything.

However, she heard her son talking in his sleep at night.

"A heart with seven orifices, exquisite and ingenious!"

She remembered it all.

"Could it be... that everything I've done all these years was just a joke?" Wang Li was filled with pain and confusion. For Jiang Yang, she was willing to go against the whole world, but in the end, she found that her son had kept her in the dark all along. She felt like a clown, cruelly mocked by fate.

“Yang’er, say something… Tell your mother, this isn’t true…” Wang Li raised her head and looked at Jiang Yang with eyes full of tears and despair, as if waiting for his denial, waiting for him to tell her that it was all Jiang Yu’s slander.

But Jiang Yang kept his head down, not daring to meet her gaze. This silent acquiescence shattered Wang Li's last glimmer of hope.

It felt as if countless needles were piercing her heart at the same time, the pain making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

"I gave you everything... even risking eternal infamy... How could you... how could you do this to me..." Wang Li's voice was filled with despair and anger. At this moment, her love for Jiang Yang was completely shattered, replaced by endless disappointment and pain.

She felt her world collapse in that instant; all her efforts and expectations vanished like bubbles.

At this moment, Wang Li was filled with mixed feelings: disappointment towards Jiang Yang, regret for herself, and resentment towards her fate.

But no matter what, she could no longer escape this cruel reality: the son she had always been so proud of was actually plotting against her!
He's been scheming against her, his mother, since he was a child! (End of Chapter)