"What do you mean by that, great-grandmother? Does that mean my fate has changed too?" Xiao Xiao asked expectantly, and she hoped that her fate would also change.
However, Xiao Xiao must have been disappointed when she saw Xiao Yulan shaking her head. "You can't change your fate, Little Xiao. From the moment you were born, your fate was determined to be one of his women, and you will also be his strength to face a future calamity."
Xiao Xiao looked down in disappointment, and she didn't know what else to do to change her fate.
"Don't you know him well? From my understanding, he respects you a lot, and he also trusts you a lot. Otherwise, there's no way he would reveal his secrets to you." Xiao Yulan spoke as she smiled meaningfully.
Xiao Xiao inwardly sighed and nodded. "I've known him since he was born, and I've watched him grow up since then. I don't know what happened to him; he was just an ordinary guy at first, but now he has suddenly become the man from your prophecy."
Xiao Yulan nodded in understanding, and she explained. "I understand his change because everything was according to my prophecy. He almost died a little over a month ago, and a powerful woman saved his life. She taught him cultivation and other things, and she is still by his side to protect him until now."
"A powerful woman?" Xiao Xiao muttered in amazement, then she remembered how Ling Yun could still relax under her pressure. "No wonder he didn't feel anything when I tried to suppress him; it turned out that there was a strong woman beside him."
"Listen to my advice, Little Xiao. You should return to his side and stay with him, and you must train him hard to become strong." Xiao Yulan could understand her heart well, so she tried to encourage her.
"But-" Xiao Xiao felt a dilemma, and she felt confused about her future. On the one hand, she did have a good relationship with Yi Mingxia and Ling Yun. But on the other hand, didn't have any feelings toward him and only regarded him as her little brother. But now, her great-grandmother said that her fate was to be one of his women, and she had no doubts about Xiao Yulan's prophecy.
Xiao Yulan stretched out her hand, gently stroked Xiao Xiao's head, and then shared a memory with her.
"How did that happen?" Xiao Xiao exclaimed in shock; her eyes widened upon seeing the memory, and her body shivered in horror.
"That is the smallest part of future events, so you must stay by his side from now on because only you can prevent that event from happening." After saying that, Xiao Yulan closed her eyes again, and the cave's interior returned to normal.
"I understand, great-grandmother." Xiao Xiao immediately stood up and took out her portal device, leaving Xiao Yulan's cave full of trepidation afterward.
Suddenly, Xiao Yulan's expression became sad, and she muttered in anguish. "I'm sorry, Little Xiao. I've tried to find the best way for you, but all I can see is a dead end, and you must sacrifice yourself for him. Because of your death, he will become stronger to save this universe in the future."
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"Why did you leave in a hurry just now?" Yi Mingxia asked as she hugged her son.
Ling Yun hugged her back. "I met Big Sis Xiao earlier, and she already knows everything."
"Hmm? How did she know?"
Ling Yun sighed softly and explained everything to her. "But you don't need to worry, mom. Nothing happened between us, and we just had a normal conversation. But she has other business in the Cultivator Realm because she left quickly."
"I see. It's good that there are no disputes between you because we owe a lot to Xiao." Yi Mingxia said as she let out a sigh of relief.
"What... what do you want to do, Yun'er?" Yi Mingxia was startled that Ling Yun suddenly carried her like a princess, and she immediately embraced his neck. "Mhn~"
Ling Yun didn't answer her; instead, he kissed his mother passionately, and they kept kissing until someone knocked on their door.
*Knock... Knock...*
"Haha! This is really funny! Previously, she rushed to the Cultivator Realm, but now she's back again." Lingi Xi laughed out loud as she appeared in front of them. "That Xiao Xiao is waiting for you at the door, but she seems restless."
"Why did she suddenly come here again?" Ling Yun wondered in astonishment. Then he put his mother down, and they immediately opened the door, and Xiao Xiao stood there worriedly. "What happened to you, Big Sis Xiao?"
Xiao Xiao didn't immediately answer him and looked at them in turn, then she took a deep breath and asked. "Can I live with you guys in this house?"
"Anyway, we should talk inside." Yi Mingxia said as she led them in, and they sat facing each other in the living room. She asked suspiciously as she kept glancing at her son. "What makes you want to live with us, Xiao?"
Ling Yun inwardly laughed wryly; he knew that his mother thought Xiao Xiao had fallen for him, but he felt it was impossible because their relationship had never been in that direction.
Ling Xi, who was suspicious of her, immediately read her memories; her expression instantly became sullen, and she looked at Xiao Xiao seriously. 'I have never seen such a dreadful disaster before. But hey, her fate is to be Ling Yun's woman, and that's really good.'
"I don't know how to explain it to you, Sister Mingxia. But for sure, I have to stay by his side." Xiao Xiao decided to stay with them not because she had accepted Ling Yun but because of the image from the memories that Xiao Yulan had given her earlier.
Yi Mingxia and Ling Yun raised their eyebrows at Xiao Xiao's answer, and they were sure that Xiao Xiao was hiding something from them.
'Can you read her memories, Ling Xi?' Ling Yun had no choice but to ask her for help finding the answer.
Ling Xi chuckled. "You don't have to worry. She doesn't mean anything bad to you, and she's just confused about her feelings."
'Her feelings?' Yi Mingxia perked her ears out of curiosity; she was curious about Xiao Xiao's feelings.
"Her great-grandmother just told her that she should stay by your side because you are the one who was destined to be her man. She came here because she was in a dilemma about her future with you." Ling Xi answered with a chuckle, but inwardly she added. 'Sorry, Ling Yun, I can't tell you the truth yet because you're not mentally ready to accept such a responsibility.'
Yi Mingxia was stunned by her answer, and she didn't expect that her son was the man who was destined for Xiao Xiao. But in her heart, she was also happy if what Ling Xi said was true. In her opinion, she was a good woman, and she deserved to be her son's woman.
'Are you kidding me? Isn't that too ridiculous? She overthinks about someone's words, which are not necessarily true.' Ling Yun exclaimed in disbelief. He couldn't believe that someone could determine the fate of others.
"You still don't know the vastness of the universe and the mysteries within it." Ling Xi said as she shook her head. "Her great-grandmother is the seer; she can see the threads of other people's fate and the future, and her prophecy will surely come true."
Ling Yun was speechless; he only knew about the seers through fiction films and novels as cultivators. But now that he had become a cultivator himself, he thought it might be that the seer was as authentic as cultivators.
"So you should try to win her heart because she will become one of your women sooner or later. But it would be great if you managed to take her as your woman as soon as possible." Ling Xi spoke in a teasing tone, and she hoped that Ling Yun would succeed in winning Xiao Xiao's heart.
Yi Mingxia smiled broadly after hearing Ling Xi's explanation about the seer's abilities. She then grabbed Xiao Xiao's hand and said mysteriously. "You can stay with us as long as you want, and it would be even better if you were willing to accept your fate."
'How did Sister Mingxia know about my fate?' In her heart, Xiao Xiao wondered in amazement, then she realized something and turned to Ling Yun. "Can you ask the woman who saved you to come out? I know that she is still by your side until now."
"Hey, little girl! Your great-grandmother's abilities are terrifying; she can even know about my existence by her side." Ling Xi spoke as she revealed herself to Xiao Xiao.
'She can read my memories?' Xiao Xiao raised her eyebrows when Ling Xi appeared and mentioned her great-grandmother. "So you are a woman from the spirit race?"
- To Be Continued -
My other novels
1. Cultivator With Modern AI
2. Zhang Fei-The Abandoned Son
3. Otherworldly-Cultivator
If you guys haven't read all three, maybe you can take a peek at them, who knows you might like them.
