Chapter 705 Wu Yao part A (2/2)

“You!” Anger flourished in the queen’s eyes.

“Hehe, come on come on, the kids were just playing. You shouldn’t take it so seriously.” Laughter sounded from behind them. King Wu walked over and smiled at the queen.

“Instead, you should be paying more attention to yourself. We can’t have you walking around too much when you’re unwell. You should be resting.”

The queen helplessly smiled upon seeing how overprotective King Wu was over Wu Huang. She violently coughed a few times as a feeling of weakness spread inside her body. This was the repercussion of forcibly delaying her pregnancy for three years.

King Wu patted Wu Huang’s shoulders before turning towards Wu Yao, who was hiding behind the queen, as his smile suddenly receded. “Wu Yao, tomorrow will be your eighth cultivation baptism. You must awaken the sacred dragon blessing in your body this time, and absolutely cannot fail anymore. Do you understand?”

His voice was cold and stern, causing Wu Yao to briefly shiver for a moment.

After speaking, he did not linger any further as he pulled Wu Huang and walked away, not giving even a second glance to Wu Yao.

Cough!

The queen violently coughed again as she watched King Wu’s leaving figure, causing the servants to hurriedly support her.

“Are you alright mother?” Wu Yao tugged at the queen’s clothes, her tiny face filled with worry.

The queen displayed a loving smile as she squatted down and caressed her daughter’s tiny face. With a small sigh, she said, “Yao’er, you must succeed in tomorrow’s cultivation baptism, otherwise, what will we do in the future?”

As his wife, she understood King Wu far too well. He was someone who viewed utility above all else, and would do anything for the Great Wu Empire.

Years ago, he had racked his brains in order to seize the sacred dragon blessing that belonged to the crown prince of the Great Zhou Empire and infused a part of it into Wu Yao’s and Wu Huang’s bodies. However, Wu Yao currently showed zero signs of awakening the blessing, and King Wu would obviously not idly sit by and watch her waste it.

Wu Yao hugged the queen’s arm as she said, “Don’t worry mother, I’ll hide from Wu Huang whenever I see him. Moreover, I still have mother.”

The queen let out a bitter laugh. Her eyes turned a little red as she gazed at the pure and kind Wu Yao. Yao’er, I’m afraid mother does not have much time left to watch you grow up.

The queen looked at Wu Yao and said, “Yao’er, promise mother that you will awaken as soon as you can...in this world, only power that belongs to yourself will stop others from bullying you. Mother hopes that you will be able to properly protect yourself.”

Wu Yao did not dare to act spoiled any longer under the queen’s serious eyes. She nodded her tiny head as she said in half-understanding, “Mother, I understand!”

Only then did the queen smile a little as she happily stroked Wu Yao’s head. She raised her head and looked in the direction King Wu had left as her brows tightly furrowed together.

King Wu’s earlier words made her feel a little uneasy.

I hope...that I’m wrong.

The next day.

In a hall deep within the Great Wu royal palace.

There were two pools inside the hall. The liquid within was currently in a boiling state and gave off a dark red glow as a fragrance spread from it. It was a concoction of numerous precious Genesis resources.

King Wu stood with his hands behind his back by the side of the pools, while Wu Huang and Wu Yao stood in front him in a simple piece of garment. However, they looked towards the boiling pools with vastly different gazes.

Wu Huang’s was filled with desire and impatience.

While Wu Yao’s appeared somewhat afraid.

“Wu Huang, Wu Yao, prepare to get in.” said King Wu in a low voice. “We’ve invested many precious Genesis resources into these two pools, making them the most appropriate medium for a cultivation baptism.”

“Yes!”

Wu Huang excitedly responded before jumping into the pool without the slightest shred of hesitation. The boiling water made him grimace for a moment before he seated himself and began to absorb the pure Genesis Qi within.

On the other hand, Wu Yao seemed to hesitate somewhat as her large eyes pleadingly looked behind King Wu towards the queen.

The queen appeared rather distressed, but could only sigh inwardly in the face of the expressionless King Wu as she shook her head at Wu Yao.

Upon seeing this, Wu Yao had no choice but to bite her lip as water gathered in her large eyes. She tightly gritted her teeth and began walking into the boiling pool. Her tiny face immediately began to burn as her white-as-jade skin turned red.

However, she ultimately endured the pain and sat down in the pool.

The hall fell silent.

King Wu’s somewhat anxious gaze continuously shifted between Wu Huang and Wu Yao.

Boom!

The silence lasted for about an incense stick of time before a muffled explosion suddenly sounded from Wu Huang’s pool. The water churned violently as Genesis Qi undulations pulsed from his body.

He seemed to grow a little taller and bigger at this moment.

“Eight channels!” King Wu was overjoyed by this scene as he raised his head and laughed towards the sky. “Great, great. As expected of the dragon of my Wu clan. He has opened eight meridian channels in a short two years!”

This progress was rather outstanding.

King Wu’s face was filled with happiness. However, his smile turned rigid when his gaze shifted towards Wu Yao’s pool. She was still seated within it, but no gave off no Genesis Qi undulations.

It was as if Wu Yao was incapable of absorbing the abundant pure Genesis Qi in the pool.

As time passed, the boiling water in the pool gradually calmed down as the pure Genesis Qi within it dissipated. The ice-cold water made Wu Yao tremble uncontrollably.

Wu Yao’s teeth chattered as she said in a trembling voice, “Fa...father, may, may I go out?”

The queen hurriedly looked towards King Wu.

King Wu’s face was akin to ominous black clouds, his eyes growing increasingly disappointed as he gazed at Wu Yao. In the end, he did not say anything as he turned around and walked away with a swish of his sleeves.

Wu Yao had evidently failed again this time.

The shivering, drenched little girl watched King Wu’s leaving figure from the pool. The disappointment and uncaringness in the latter’s eyes caused her already ice-cold body to grow even colder.

“Yao’er, come out quickly!”

Only the queen was left behind as she tenderly called out with a thick towel in hand.

Wu Yao stood up from the water in low spirits, allowing the queen to dry her body as she said in a tiny voice, “Mother, father seems to be very disappointed in me…”

The queen’s hand froze for a moment as she forced a smile and said, “Don’t overthink it Yao’er, your father is merely anxious. He’s not disappointed in you.”

Wu Yao slowly nodded, but her expression remained rather downcast.

Outside the hall.

King Wu walked out with a stormy face as an elder in black quickly followed beside him.

King Wu was silent for a long time before he slowly said, “Begin the preparations. We will take away the sacred dragon blessing in Wu Yao’s body tonight and give it to Wu Huang.

“Since she is incapable of awakening the sacred dragon blessing, there is no longer any need to continue wasting it.”

The black robed elder’s body shivered slightly. He did not speak in the end as he slowly nodded.

“Understood.”