Divine Seal: I am the Demon God Emperor's beloved granddaughter

Chapter 5 Scumbag Father, You'd Better Die Young
As a result, her health was extremely poor. The medicine prescribed by Bai Xi and the Qi-nourishing liquid that Long Haochen worked hard to obtain were of little use, and Bai Yue's status remained very low.

After all, mental illness is hard to cure.

"Mom, it seems like I can cultivate too."

Bai Xi tentatively uttered these words with a cheerful voice, observing Bai Yue's reaction.

"Yes, yes, Mom, Xixi can cultivate too."

Long Haochen continued, emphasizing what Bai Xi had said.

Bai Xi noticed that when they said those words, Bai Yue's sorrow deepened, and a look of painful struggle flashed across her face.

But when facing her children, she never showed these emotions, trying her best to suppress them and putting on a smile.

"That's great! Now we have one more person to protect Mom. But Chenchen, why are you so happy too? Xixi can cultivate now, so you won't be able to hear her call you 'brother' anymore."

To hide her inner pain, Bai Yue even made jokes about Long Haochen.

"Mom~"

Long Haochen drawled in a coquettish tone, "This is just the beginning! How can you think I can't beat Xixi? I'm really good now!"

"Okay, okay, our Chenchen is the best."

Although the atmosphere at the dinner table was pleasant, all three of them were clearly preoccupied with their own thoughts.

Bai Xi's worries are also Bai Yue's worries.

Based on Bai Yue's reaction, Bai Xi could almost conclude that Bai Yue did not want her and her brother to embark on the path of cultivation, and that she was conflicted and in pain about this matter.

Bai Yue had the same reaction when Long Haochen brought back the good news that she had passed the squire knight exam last time.

"Why are you so conflicted when we learn to cultivate? You were clearly happy for our cultivation, but why did that emotion diminish?"

Bai Xi couldn't understand it; she felt that Bai Yue was shrouded in mystery.

But no matter how many mysteries surround her, she is still her mother.

She will protect this family well, and no one will be able to break them up.

After dinner, Bai Yue sent the two children to rest and locked herself in the kitchen to wash the dishes.

Bai Xi tiptoed around to the outside of the door, and soon heard sighs coming from inside.

Bai Yue's voice was very low as she locked herself in this small space and poured out her heart.

However, because the sound was too low, it could only be heard intermittently.

“He has such talent, how could you not cultivate? But Mom would rather…”

"But what if you run into that person, especially Xixi..."

Why do I need to know myself—

"Xixi! What are you doing outside the kitchen? Oh, are you trying to hide and scare Mommy?"

Long Haochen's sudden voice interrupted Bai Yue's words inside, revealing a possible secret.

"Xixi, what did you just hear?"

For the first time, Bai Yue's expression turned somewhat somber in front of her child.

Is Mom afraid I'll hear something?

Instead of answering, Bai Xi asked a question, raising her head and looking at Bai Yue seriously.

"Mom, we're not little kids anymore. There are some things you should tell us."

"We want to know why you are so sad every day."

"Can you stop trying to fool us? We've really grown up now, we're not three-year-olds who can be fooled with a few words."

Towards the end, the brother and sister spoke in unison.

Looking at her children's worried faces, Bai Yue felt even more pain in her heart.

She thought to herself that she wasn't a good enough mother, making her young children worry about her so much. But faced with their concern, what she wanted to say was still, "You're still young."

"Let's wait a little longer, Xixi, Chenchen."

Bai Yue sighed, knowing that as the child grew up, many things would become impossible to hide, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.

So she started by stalling.

"Mom isn't ready yet. Wait a little longer. When you turn 18, Mom will definitely tell you everything you want to know and everything I know."

"It's too long, Mom. I can only wait five years at most."

Bai Xi immediately started bargaining, "Five years is a long time. In five years, we'll both be fourteen years old."

When faced with her own child, Bai Yue's heart softens completely; how could she not compromise?

Ultimately, the family of three made a five-year agreement.

Bai Yue thought she could get away with it, but Bai Xi was not so easily fooled. She asked again.

"Mom, can you tell us about Dad? What kind of person was he? Is he still alive?"

As soon as Bai Xi mentioned the word "father," Long Haochen tugged at her, trying to stop her.

In their memories, Bai Yue would feel sad and heartbroken whenever her father was mentioned. So, after they grew a little older, they stopped mentioning their father.

This time, Bai Yue also shed tears, her expression extremely painful, and refused to answer Bai Xi.

Seeing this, Bai Xi felt a pang of pain in her heart and regretted asking the question.

"Mom, I was wrong. I shouldn't have asked. I'll never ask again."

He immediately rushed into Bai Yue's arms and apologized to her.

In her heart, she cursed her scumbag father; it was her scumbag father who hurt her.

Judging from Bai Yue's reaction, her scumbag father must have either died young or abandoned his wife and children, otherwise Bai Yue wouldn't be so heartbroken at the mere mention of it.

"You scumbag dad, you'd better die young."

Bai Xi thought bitterly to herself, when someone on a nearby hilltop sneezed several times.

Bai Yue held her two children and cried for a long time. She didn't blame Bai Xi, but blamed herself instead.

“Mom, whatever happened in the past is in the past. Now you have me and Chenchen with you, and we will protect you. Can you forget the days without us?”

"If you're unhappy, Chenchen and I are unhappy too."

Before meeting Bai Yue, Bai Xi had never experienced maternal love, so she cherished Bai Yue as her mother.

“Yes, Mom, from when I was little until now, every time you secretly cried, Xixi would cry too, and she would drag me along to cry with her.”

Long Haochen disagreed with the idea of ​​him crying. He always believed that he was a little man who should protect his family and shouldn't shed tears easily.

But if he dared not cry with her, Bai Xi would ignore him for three days. So he decided to cry instead.

He's just a little kid, there's nothing shameful about it.

But tears really do work; after each cry, Long Haochen feels much better.

"Long Haochen, you actually told on me!"

"I didn't, I was just telling the truth... Ah—"

With just a few words, the brother and sister made Bai Yue stop crying and start laughing, which made her feel a little more relaxed.

She thought that in order not to worry them, she shouldn't dwell on the past anymore.

After tonight, Bai Yue was still depressed, but her symptoms had lessened somewhat, and she occasionally showed a genuine smile.

Bai Xi breathed a slight sigh of relief, but also realized that Bai Yue's past must have been very painful.

(End of this chapter)