Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 696  Hard to mention

Xue Bing just finished meditating in a remote part of the mansion, which was her routine for some time. Her focus was not on increasing her power, but controlling what she already had instead. It took some time before she was confident enough in her control to be near anyone but Wu Long, who helped her with adapting.

But in the past few days she started spending at least some time with the rest of the Dao Family.

As she approached the main terrace they usually gathered at she could already hear the voices of Wu Mengqi, Hua Ziyan, Shen Min and Cao Mei.

"...I tell you, he was so eye-catching I thought I would have to fight off armies. Why do you think I trained my swordplay so much?", Wu Mengqi said with an exasperated voice through the laughter of the ladies around her.

"No one's doubting that", Cao Mei spoke through laughter, "it would be stranger if he was not"

"Was that what really inspired you to train in sword wielding?", Shen Min asked, taking Wu Mengqi's words directly.

"Hehe, I was just joking of course. You know how Wu Long is, I never felt the need to be jealous since he always made me feel special when we were together", Wu Mengqi chuckled.

"Mm, that's true", Hua Ziyan nodded with a smile, "though…"

"Hm? Though what?", Wu Mengqi asked, noticing the former's halted words and sudden reluctant expression.

"Ah… no, I…", Hua Ziyan stumbled for words just as Xue Bing walked in.

"Oh, Sister Xue Bing, did you get full control of it?", Wu Mengqi shifted focus seeing Hua Ziyan's reluctance. At the same time Shen Min turned a slightly concerned look to the latter, but seeing her look back, relaxed again seeing it was nothing serious.

"No", Xue Bing shook her head with her usual expression.

"Did you think it's so easy?", Shen Min said with a smile, "Even Mingyu is struggling with her physique…"

She stopped, turning to Xue Bing, "I don't mean to say…"

"I know", a smile flashed for a moment in Xue Bing's eyes as she nodded, "I also think that if anyone is to adjust first it would be Sister Mingyu"

"Hehe, I know it's not that easy" Wu Mengqi chuckled, "I'm just so curious about your new abilities"

Her eyes were full of wonder and excitement. They all had witnessed how powerful her ice aura was after advancing, and it was only the manifestation of her new power.

Not to mention that even Wu Long and Fen Baihu were very careful with that power.

Cao Mei also revealed a curious look, followed by Hua Ziyan and Shen Min.

Xue Bing sat down on the sofa with Shen Min and Hua Ziyan, "That's something I'm interested in as well. Unfortunately I don't have an answer yet. So for now I am more interested in what you were talking about earlier"

"Hm? Oh, I was just talking about Honey during our childhood", Wu Mengqi chuckled.

"Mm", Xue Bing nodded, "I heard a bit, I was just thinking if that was about the childhood you had the first time or this time"

Hua Ziyan who sipped a bit of tea almost spat it out, hearing the question she almost asked before, stopping herself at the last moment.

Though Wu Mengqi wasn't as sensitive about this as she expected, breaking into laughter while shaking her head, "No, hahaha, our family was much less influential, and thus much less tolerant to people who 'took family resources', the times weren't so peaceful for me to be worrying about girls chasing him back then… and he wasn't as carefree to care about them either…" Nôv(el)B\\jnn

They could see a minute change in her mood as the usual bright and energetic look in her eyes momentarily changed to a more serious and melancholic one.

Shen Min turned a slightly curious look to Xue Bing, who was perhaps the only person in the Dao Family who would address the 'elephant in the room' topic of Wu Mengqi's past life, and in this blunt way to top it off.

"It was… the only time I can think of when I didn't know if he would return…", Wu Mengqi continued after a sigh, "...he was sent to a battlefield after battlefield…"

A bitter chuckle escaped her lips as she said "sometimes they said it was a miracle he survived this one, or that one…"

There was no hint of the usual warmth in her voice as she spoke the word 'they'. And while to Hua Ziyan and Cao Mei it just sounded a bit cold, both Shen Min and Xue Bing could feel acute contempt and hostility contained in that simple word, which greatly surprised both ladies as it was the first time they could feel such strong negative emotions in the usually lively and carefree Wu Mengqi.

Cao Mei gently placed her hand on Wu Mengqi's shoulder, and the shadow brought to her face by the memories of distant past receded, a bright smile reappearing on the face of the beauty.

"Hehe, though I can't say no one paid attention to him even back then", Wu Mengqi smiled toward Cao Mei.

"I am sorry if my question was out of line", Xue Bing bowed toward Wu Mengqi who shook both hands in front of her, denying any harm done.

"No no, it's fine. On the contrary, I wasn't sure if I should talk about that time, but at the same time I knew it was hard to ask, so I'm grateful you brought it up", Wu Mengqi's words caused all three beauties except for Xue Bing to slightly widen their eyes.

What seemed like a hard topic to ask about for them, turned out to be a hard one to raise for the person in question as well.

After all, it was weird for her to bring it up, but completely ignoring a part of her memories when she was around someone other than Wu Long also felt strange. Not to mention that she lived a longer past life than her current age, and for her there was a rift in time perception.