Comprehension Ability: I Forge a Villainous Longevity Family

Chapter 646: Chapter 485: Strange and Peculiar_2

Currently, although Ziwei Mountain is under lockdown, causing her husband Chen Zhixing to be absent, Chen Zhixing’s influence over the Ziwei Chen Family is omnipresent.

Not to mention other things, just the morning bell of the Ziwei Mountain Main Peak is still rung punctually every morning, rung by a thought from Chen Zhixing.

By comparison, the forbidden area in the back mountain, Ziwei Heng Palace, unknowingly houses numerous thoughts of Chen Zhixing!

In such circumstances, it can be said that Chen Zhixing has left, yet it can also be said that he is continuously protecting the entire Ziwei Mountain!

Moreover, the greatest reliance of the Ziwei Chen Family, the Longevity Emperor’s Weapon that controls the entire Array of Circulation Stars, which is now unified with the True Spirit of the array, the Profound Celestial Mirror, is currently under Xu Qingqing’s control.

Yet... Xu Qingqing’s surname isn’t Chen!

Though she married Chen Zhixing, joining the Ziwei Chen Family... she still doesn’t bear the Chen surname!

For ordinary families, this might not be a big deal, after all, an average person’s life merely spans a century or so, eyes open and shut, and it passes; nothing much worth scheming about, or even if schemes arise, there’s not much need to impose them.

But in a noble family....that’s not feasible.

Yes, Chen Zhixing is the backbone of the Ziwei Chen Family today, and as his wife, you should enjoy the privileges that come with it.

But now, firstly, you have no offspring; secondly, your husband is not by your side; thirdly, you have elders and many family seniors above you... given such conditions, is it still appropriate for the control of the Profound Celestial Mirror to remain in your hands?

It’s not just these ’outsiders’ who think this way, even Chen Tianliang and his wife share the sentiment!

After the Ziwei Star Disc was taken away by the ancestors, the Profound Celestial Mirror indeed remains the only Longevity Emperor’s Weapon of the Ziwei Chen Family, and it’s unsettling for them that it is held by someone of a different surname!

Yet speaking such things is tough for them, and while Chen Zhixing is alive, they’re further restrained from expressing these sentiments directly to Xu Qingqing.

Because it’s Chen Zhixing’s decision; it was him who entrusted the Profound Celestial Mirror to Xu Qingqing.

Yes, they could forcibly demand the control of the Profound Celestial Mirror from Xu Qingqing.

What happens after the demand?

When returning to the Celestial Profound Realm in the future, who would bear the responsibility of facing Chen Zhixing’s questions?

Nobody volunteers!

Therefore.

With no other options, they had to resort to this last strategy by leveraging Yingy Shuangshuang’s childbirth, seeking a way to transfer the control of the Profound Celestial Mirror from Xu Qingqing to Chen Zhishou.

The baby can be cared for by Xu Qingqing, but the Profound Celestial Mirror must be handed over to the child.

This way, when Chen Zhixing is faced in the future, there’s an explanation available.

After all, the child is your own full-blooded younger brother! Furthermore, your wife Xu Qingqing is nurturing him! It’s fair to say treating him as one’s own child isn’t excessive!

Consequently, when your wife shares your mirror for your little brother to play with, isn’t it reasonable?

These rationales are understood by the Chen Family, and after a turn of thought, Xu Qingqing naturally comprehends them too.

Being a daughter of a small noble family herself, Xu Qingqing naturally understands the intricacies at play.

So, is she willing?

No, she’s not willing.

Yet, can she accept?

Reluctantly, she can.

Perhaps it’s not reluctant but rather, ’can do, but it’s amusing’.

Growing up in a noble family environment, Xu Qingqing naturally comprehends the mindset among the Chen Family to seize any controllable power when isolated.

Yet, such an approach she finds quite absurd.

Xu Qingqing married into the Ziwei Chen Family not for its grandeur, but because she favors that daring, courageous man with spunk!

As for what is Ziwei Chen Family, what is Profound Celestial Mirror....

Although an Emperor’s Weapon is good, it isn’t mine; if not for the King’s giving, what’s the point of the gift?

But... being a Longevity Emperor’s Weapon, handing it over easily, there’s still reluctance.

Thinking this way, Xu Qingqing lightly tapped her brow, a wondrous gleam flashed, and a mirror appeared in her palm, which she smilingly tucked into the infant’s embrace.

"Here, little Zhishou, this is your brother’s Longevity Emperor’s Weapon, Profound Celestial Mirror, you should get along well in the future!"

The little baby only knows how to laugh foolishly, with the heavy iron lump stuffed in his arms; he didn’t embrace it, and it soon tumbled onto the floor amidst his flailing.

Awkward.

Silent.

Disoriented.

The Profound Celestial Mirror....fell to the ground?

You must be joking!!!

As a Longevity Emperor’s Weapon, with an Artifact Spirit and spirituality, touching it should at least allow it to fuse with the host, and wouldn’t fall and lose spirituality; at least.... it should rise when falling!

But now, what’s going on?

Is the Profound Celestial Mirror dissatisfied with little Zhishou, or is its Artifact Spirit displeased with the Chen Family’s way of handling things?!

For that moment, all present were blank-minded, fearfully looking up to see if the Array of Circulation Stars showed any signs.

Fortunately, the array seemed unaffected, indicating only that the Profound Celestial Mirror was throwing a tantrum.

Someone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Some were considering picking up the mirror from the floor, trying again to place it in the infant’s arms for him to embrace... after all, holding it might eventually gain acceptance?

But still, they dared not!

Upon the Profound Celestial Mirror’s first rejection of Chen Zhishou, it autonomously fell to the ground; what if it rejects him a second time... threatening to unlock the Array of Circulation Stars, or spontaneously retreat to Chen Zhixing?

Bear in mind, they are presently encased out of Celestial Profound Realm by the array, within a separate small world!

If the Celestial Profound Mirror, this Emperor’s Weapon fled, who knows what might happen to them?

At this moment, the two families are truly stuck, just like spiders crawling over their skin in embarrassment!

Fortunately, Xu Qingqing’s subsequent actions spared them.

"Hey, little Zhishou, why are you tossing things around?"

Xu Qingqing jestingly crouched down, picking up the mirror from the Celestial Profound Realm, tucked it back into this little baby’s hands, then, with a meaningful look at the present crowd, she smiled and cradled the child, addressing them:

"Uncles and aunts, the child is young and cannot withstand the cold wind, let me take him back to the room first, and when grandmother’s health improves, can I return him to her then?"

"Certainly...."

...

After Xu Qingqing left with the child.

Chen Tianxiong and Chen Tianchen exchanged glances, then looked with wry smiles towards Chen Zhaosheng who had been watching the drama unfold.

"Zhaosheng, perhaps you’re right, we shouldn’t treat Qingqing this way, after all, she is part of the Chen Family."

"Huh?"

Chen Zhaosheng, looking to the heavens in cultivation, responded as if jolted back to reality, calmly smiled at his father and uncle before him, saying: "Father and Uncle did what was right, although somewhat insensitive, from the family’s growth viewpoint, even when Zhixing knows, he’ll find no fault."

Finding no fault?

Indeed so.

But the child Zhixing, when has he ever cared about these things?

If that child strictly adhered to rules all along, wouldn’t they all be better off than presently?

Of course, regarding many of Chen Zhixing’s actions, the two remained supportive more than disapproving.

Thus, speaking up, Chen Tianchen said:

"Zhaosheng, other matters can be put aside, how is your realm progressing? Have you broke through to Peak High-tier?"

"High-tier...."

Upon hearing this term, Chen Zhaosheng’s expression became introspective.

It seemed somewhat... inconceivable?

Why do the family elders believe that breaking through after reaching the Peak Realm remains manageable?

During more than a decade spent ascending to Peak Realm, not saying sleepless and restless, however, in cultivation, there wasn’t any relaxation, with ample rare pills provided, conditions superior to ninety-nine percent of noble family scions and Holy Land disciples, yet, he barely breached the fourth layer last year, entering middle realm.

Therefore, with such difficulty in cultivating at Peak Realm, why do his father and uncle raise this inquiry?