Chapter 474: Qian Wanyi’s Past

At night, in Piao Miao Holy Land.

Qian Wanyi was resting with her precious daughter.

She still hadn’t given up on persuading her daughter to return home for the New Year.

“Anning, come home with me for the New Year?”

“There’s no rush, Mother…”

“Haoran wants me to spend the New Year with him first… I’ll go back with you in a few days…”

As a wife spending her first New Year at her husband’s home, it was something she had to prioritize—

Even if it was just a symbolic “ritual,” Qian Anning was incredibly excited about it.

Seeing her daughter so determined to go back with Wang Haoran without even a hint of hesitation.

“……” Qian Wanyi bit her lip, feeling frustrated.

Unbelievable! I spoiled you from childhood, and now you’re so easily taken by a man!

Did he just furrow his brows and cook you a bowl of porridge, making you feel the warmth of a home!?

However, looking at her adorable Anning, Qian Wanyi couldn’t bring herself to scold or hit her.

So she could only curse Shangguan Yunlan in her heart:

“Hmph, I trusted you and entrusted my precious daughter to you.”

“And this is how you take care of her?”

“Give me my money back!”

Recalling that despicable Wang Haoran from earlier, who was hugging both Lin Xixue, Ningshang’s disciple, on one side, and her Anning on the other, looking every bit the “playboy”!

Yet her daughter was smiling so happily!

And Shangguan Yunlan and Zhao Nishang, as elders, didn’t even criticize him!

No wonder he’s so arrogant!

So infuriating!

Qian Wanyi resolved to take these few days to have a serious talk with her precious daughter, to make her understand that such a scumbag wasn’t worth her affection!

“His mother was so awful…”

“He can’t be any better!”

—After meeting Wang Haoran, it was as if something had awakened in Qian Wanyi. She could almost feel the phantom sensation of being… slapped…

A tingling pain… and faintly, a strange sense of comfort…

She couldn’t help but grit her teeth internally:

“So your name is Xue Jinghong…”

“Jinghong…”

“You hid so well, I couldn’t find you!”

And when she finally found her, she was already gone…

During the day, through some sneaky inquiries, she had finally learned the name of Wang Haoran’s mother—the woman who had tormented her.

“Hmph, so you got married, had children, and then passed away so quickly!”

“But I refuse to become in-laws with you, you wretched woman!”

***

Meanwhile, not far from Qian Anning’s room.

Wang Haoran was, of course, lying on his Martial Aunt’s embroidered bed.

After their intimate moment, the two naturally began discussing Qian Wanyi.

Shangguan Yunlan defended her best friend:

“Haoran, don’t take it to heart.”

“Wanyi is just like that; she’s overly protective of Anning.”

“I know.”

Snuggled warmly under the blanket with his Martial Aunt, Wang Haoran’s hands couldn’t stay still.

“Martial Aunt, you two are so close. If she saw you like this…”

Yawning, Wang Haoran covered his mouth with his hand:

“Martial Aunt, she’d definitely make fun of you.”

“You’re so annoying, Haoran…”

Her heart was already fluttering, and now he was teasing her further…

“You’re so bad!”

Feeling Shangguan Yunlan restrain his hand and press her soft, warm lips against his.

Wang Haoran smiled and kissed her forehead.

Then he got to the main topic:

“By the way, Martial Aunt, about Junior Sister and her mother…”

“They’re not biologically related, are they?”

“……”

Shangguan Yunlan was surprised, “……Haoran, how could you tell?”

“I can.”

—Sigh, blame Yun Xiaoxiao!

Ever since using “x-ray vision” on her, Wang Haoran had been corrupted…

After discovering Qian Wanyi was a heroine, he couldn’t resist giving her a thorough “full-body scan”…

Naturally, he noticed some things.

Hearing Wang Haoran’s explanation, Shangguan Yunlan didn’t press further.

She simply explained:

“You’re right. Anning is indeed adopted, but very few people know about it.”

“Even Anning herself doesn’t know.”

“From the way you said that… is there some complicated backstory?” Wang Haoran was curious.

“Yes.”

“This has to do with her missing fiancé.”

“Fiancé? Missing?”

“That’s right. It happened a long time ago.”

Shangguan Yunlan reminisced and began to recount:

“Back then, Wanyi was the eldest daughter of the Qian family, and her fiancé was the Holy Son of Qing Yun Holy Land.”

“They were a perfect match.”

“But…”

“During a routine training expedition to some ruins, that Holy Son suddenly disappeared.”

“It was supposed to be a very ordinary expedition, one even martial artists at the Hidden Strength stage could complete.”

“So, Qing Yun Holy Land was in a frenzy, not only sending out their entire force but also seeking help from the other two Holy Lands.”

“Thousands of people from the three Holy Lands turned the ruins upside down.”

“But unfortunately, they never found him.”

“After a year of searching, Qing Yun Holy Land had no choice but to declare the selection of a new Holy Son.”

At this point, the story began to involve Qian Wanyi—

“Although everyone believed that Holy Son had perished.”

After being missing for so long, he was presumed dead.

“But Wanyi refused to believe it. She insisted on ‘finding him alive or recovering his body.'”

“Even when her parents and the Holy Son’s master urged her to move on, she wouldn’t listen.”

That Holy Son’s master, now the Holy Lord of Qing Yun Holy Land.

He was deeply moved by Qian Wanyi’s “devotion” to his “unfortunate” disciple.

So he had always looked out for the Qian family.

“To this day, she has never annulled her engagement to that Holy Son.”

Naturally, Qian Wanyi never married or had children with anyone else.

“But perhaps out of loneliness.”

“She adopted Anning, who was an orphan at the time.”

These details were highly confidential, but Shangguan Yunlan and Qian Wanyi were close enough to share everything.

“Over the years, she raised Anning single-handedly.”

“Though not her biological child, she’s treated her better than if she were!”

“I see… interesting…”

After hearing the story, Wang Haoran found it intriguing—

But there were still things that needed to be done.

Qian Wanyi was clearly meant to be a heroine paired with the protagonist Li Yuan, and now she wanted to “break up” him and his Junior Sister!

How could he tolerate that!?

He wasn’t some “son-in-law” to be bossed around by a “mother-in-law”!