Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 902 - 59: Talking about the Daughter-in-Law Matter_2

"So it seems you took the initiative? That's good."

"I... uh... hmm... ah..." Tang Xian hesitated repeatedly, eventually choosing to remain silent.

Zhong Yao smiled and said:

"You're just like Tang Wen. Back then, Tang Wen clearly liked me but held back and wouldn't say it. Luckily, I acted first. I've always thought that my son must never take after his father in this regard."

As Zhong Yao spoke, her gaze carried a faint sorrow. It was unclear whether she was remembering Tang Wen or thinking about some other issue.

Tang Xian, who had always been curious about why his parents separated, asked:

"What happened to Father? When I was in the Sea God's sanctuary, I found some clues he left behind. What is all this about? Why are you here in Eden's ruins, while he's elsewhere?"

At the mention of Tang Wen, a glimmer of longing appeared in Zhong Yao's eyes.

"At the time, we entered Eden's ruins together, bringing you along to search for the Eden Master, intending to complete the final step of the Eden Heart fusion. We did succeed, but when it came time to leave, the Eden Master told us that there was a deeper realm here—the Eden Sanctuary."

Tang Xian roughly guessed what happened next.

"The Eden Sanctuary had many forms of advanced technology. Both of you wanted to learn about it, but the Eden Master informed you that only one of you could enter?"

Zhong Yao looked surprised and nodded, saying:

"You're truly clever."

She continued:

"When your father learned that only one of us could enter, he spent a long time deciding. He's smarter than me, and he could grasp the knowledge inside more quickly. At the time, we believed that defeating the Orderers required gathering the Beast God's legacy. Someone had to explore the outside world, and the knowledge inside, as long as it was recorded, could be brought back to the human world. So the fact only one could enter wasn't difficult to accept. But in the end, it was me who went in."

"Because the outside world was treacherous—at least in our view—while the inner realm seemed safer. The teacher even had a way to exempt me from the rule of Seven-Day Death. Eden's Sanctuary, or the Divine Realm, felt more like a utopia to me. Tang Wen didn't want me to face the external risks, so in the end, I was the one who entered Eden's Sanctuary."

"But how could we have known? Entering that place was nearly a final goodbye. I don't know where he went, if he ever tried to find me, or how he is now..."

As Zhong Yao spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.

Tang Xian gently patted his mother's back and said:

"Dad's abilities are unique, aren't they? He was able to enter the Sea God's heart chamber. Getting there is no easy feat—it's one of the world's most dangerous places. He must still be alive."

His words weren't just meant for Zhong Yao; they were also a reassurance to himself.

If his mother was still alive, perhaps his father wasn't dead either?

"You must really want to see him, right? I'll find a way to get us out of here! We'll work together to figure out how to leave!" Tang Xian said.

Zhong Yao stared at Tang Xian in silence, then slowly shook her head and said:

"Child, there's no way to leave this place."

Zhong Yao couldn't bring herself to tell Tang Xian the truth. From his words, she could deduce the stage he was currently experiencing.

Humanity had already been freed from the Pyramid, suggesting the Orderers might no longer be the greatest enemy.

Tang Xian was facing the final stage of his journey, confronting the most mysterious and formidable adversary—the Eden Master.

Over the years, while studying in Eden's Sanctuary, Zhong Yao consistently referred to the Eden Master as "Teacher," and not without reason.

On the one hand, the Eden Master possessed an extraordinary breadth of knowledge, crossing countless eras of human achievement.

On the other hand, she considered the Eden Master an undefeatable being.

In Zhong Yao's view, if Tang Xian had entered here, he had already lost—and all was over.

Tang Xian, however, refused to believe this and said:

"If we could enter, then there must be a way to leave."

"It won't let you go."

"It? The Eden Master is still here?"

"Teacher is of course here. He's never left."

Tang Xian stood frozen.

This Eden Sanctuary seemed eerily unsettling.

He had initially thought that by exchanging consciousness with the Eden Master, he had entered Eden's Sanctuary while the Eden Master controlled his body in the outside world.

But just as one personality sinks into sleep while another awakens, Tang Xian believed there would come a time when he could reclaim his physical sovereignty.

Yet the Eden Master was still here. What did that mean?

Zhong Yao composed herself, suppressing her sadness, and said:

"Here, you'll find extensive knowledge about life, as well as technologies far beyond our era. Regardless of whether or not we can leave, before you go, you should at least master them."

Tang Xian nodded. Since leaving Eden's Sanctuary wasn't currently possible, exploring and understanding this place was naturally the next step.

"Perhaps this place contains records of its secrets. Maybe I can uncover a way to surpass it."

This was a thought Tang Xian kept buried inside, not sharing it with Zhong Yao.

He didn't doubt that the woman in front of him was indeed his mother, but what was the exact connection between her and the Eden Master?

What information did she possess, and where did she now stand on these matters? Everything remained a mystery.

Tang Xian suppressed his swirling emotions and said:

"I want to thoroughly understand this place—everything about it."

"Rest assured, anything I know about this world that you are uncertain about, I'll tell you."

Zhong Yao wasn't hopeful about the prospect of escape, but watching her son's unwavering confidence filled her with a bittersweet sense of pride. She nodded nonetheless.

Tang Xian held Zhong Yao's hand and said:

"Shall we talk about what we've each experienced all these years?"

"Alright..."

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...

After hundreds of years, the Sacred Mountain faced an attack for the first time, and the final vestige of purity within the Myriad Beasts Realm—the Beast Court—was no more. The great Sacred Mountain finally stopped floating in the sky.

Like a falling meteor, the colossal airborne island symbolized the complete dismantling of the Beast Court.

But did the Judge perish? If not, where did it go? These questions remained mysteries.

The beasts named the day of the Sacred Mountain's fall the Day of Holy War.

On the fourth day after the Holy War.

The Judge's actions of the past were spread across the Myriad Beasts Realm.

Betrayer, lackey of the Mechanical Faction, heretic—labels piled onto the missing, presumed-dead Judge.

Why the Beast Court had tyrannically ruled over the beasts now seemed to have a fundamental explanation.

Back when the Eden Master led the Beast Gods to defeat the Mechanical Faction, it was betrayed by the Judge—and retreated to Eden's ruins to recover for hundreds of years. And now, it had finally risen again, using its power to vanquish the traitors and scum of the Myriad Beasts Realm.

Returning as a hero, the Eden Master established the Sacred Mountain as its new stronghold.

The long-eared ancient simians began facing exile, while all the beast clans previously oppressed by the Beast Court erupted in cheers. Across countless tongues, they praised the Eden God King's name, as if it were the sole divine presence worthy of their world.

By the seventh day after Holy War, the news had spread throughout nearly the entire northern continent. Even Tang Xian's organized Sea God Cult began defecting to the new faction—the Eden Royal Court.

Numerous apocalyptic-level bosses among the creatures began flocking non-stop to the new Eden Sanctuary—Sacred Mountain.

This was because the Eden Master, resembling a certain human to an uncanny degree, had issued a proclamation—it would grant these creatures more intelligent minds.

Once, only a select few creatures could transform into humanoid forms. But now, the Eden Master aimed to grant this ability to all beasts lacking crystalline modifications.

Nobody knew the Eden Master's true goals... perhaps only the missing Judge knew.

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The Starving Sea, Divine Sea Domain.

The arena no longer carried its former glory; without the Red Emperor, not even the sirens could organize the grand tournaments symbolizing honor.

Since the Red Emperor's death, the catastrophic impact left the entire Divine Sea Domain devastated. Even the sirens had taken years to repair it.

Yet the realm remained desolate; the deep-sea beasts seemed to have fled to other sea territories.

When Junlin returned here again, it didn't feel disappointed.

It only felt puzzled—why had that foolish dragon, tamed by humans, followed it all the way to such a remote sea territory?

Was it not going back to the human world?

The sirens found it odd as well—for someone like Junlin to have a friend?

Staring at Tang Feiji in its dragon form loyally following Junlin, both the sirens and Junlin were dumbfounded.

Junlin wondered—had Tang Xian left some secret contingency in this dragon's plan?

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