Chapter 20: Adoration of Mother

And Ka Xiya wasn’t wrong—Ai Lini didn’t resist her sister’s feeding at all.

She ate with obvious delight.

So Fei’ouna at most could only scold her eldest daughter a little.

Besides, that wasn’t the main point of disagreement between mother and daughter at the moment.

Ka Xiya’s thought was that she didn’t want her mother to go out on an adventure.

As for Fei’ouna, who had already made up her mind to “leave seclusion,” she felt just the opposite—that her daughter was being too cautious and somewhat stuck in her ways.

Of course, neither of them was wrong.

It was just a difference in perspective.

One didn’t want her mother to suffer any mishap, while the other wanted to contribute to her family and partner and shoulder the responsibilities she ought to bear.

But comparatively, Ka Xiya was still too young and narrow-minded.

Therefore, Fei’ouna would not make any concessions on this issue.

So just as Ka Xiya was hesitating, trying to bring up the topic again, Fei’ouna, who had already seen through her daughter’s intentions, forcefully interrupted her, not giving her a chance to voice her opinion.

“Enough, Ka Xiya.”

“Your mother is not as fragile as you imagine.”

“Your task now is to obey the Demon King’s orders. Don’t act on your own or do anything rash.”

Ka Xiya had already witnessed her mother’s strength.

To be fair, among the many powerful individuals she had seen—whether human or demon—her mother was definitely a top-tier existence.

Even though she always bad-mouthed Yilisi, having just been beaten up, Ka Xiya was no fool.

Now she understood perfectly why Yilisi could become the Demon King who ruled over all demons and made every royal court bow in submission.

Because the other party had only used a basic attack, and it was enough to make Ka Xiya unable to defend herself and take a harsh beating.

If they went all out, Ka Xiya felt she wouldn’t last even five seconds before being instantly killed.

So right now, she was truly “being honest”~

As for Mother Fei’ouna… Previously, Ka Xiya had thought she was a gentle, virtuous, and weak female dragon who could tolerate the Demon King’s bad temper.

But now, it seemed she needed to add another label: “Powerful!”

Her mother could effortlessly neutralize the Demon King’s terrifying attacks.

With that alone, she could easily take down Ka Xiya in her current state.

And in the world of demon dragons, strength was always revered.

Whoever could fight had the right to speak—and this rule also applied within the family.

So even though Ka Xiya usually respected her mother, sometimes she would unconsciously assert her priority in status.

For example, right now—the girl, long accustomed to this, instinctively wanted her mother to follow her will.

But after Fei’ouna strongly lectured her, Ka Xiya immediately recalled the scene of her mother unleashing her power not long ago.

Mother was so strong…

Her worry had indeed been superfluous.

Of course, the clever Ka Xiya didn’t immediately submit and compromise with Fei’ouna.

Because she had now begun to admire her mother, who could go toe-to-toe with the Demon King.

So no matter what Fei’ouna thought, Ka Xiya was going to wheedle and pry information out of her.

As for the content of that prying, naturally it would be about her mother’s past experiences, and a series of hurts and hatreds between her and humans.

This was far more interesting than the mysterious task Yilisi had assigned.

“Fine!”

“I can do everything you said.”

“But I have a small request.”

“You have to tell me about some of your past experiences.”

“Like how you and Yilisi…”

“Oh, no, I mean, how you fell in love with the Demon King.”

“And also, what unforgivable crimes those wretched heroes committed against you!”

At first, Fei’ouna thought Ka Xiya would obediently listen.

But instead, her little mouth babbled on and on with a bunch of demands.

Looking at her daughter’s excited expression, it seemed Yilisi’s earlier words had an effect, making her curious again about that painful past.

Although Fei’ouna’s identity was the highest secret of the royal court, and the number of clansmen who truly knew could be counted on one hand.

Still, Ka Xiya was her daughter.

Both Yilisi and Fei’ouna had, intentionally or unintentionally, told her some relatively vague information.

Otherwise, how would she know that among the humans infiltrating the demon realm this time, there were enemies who had harmed her mother~.

If it were before, no matter what argument or method Ka Xiya used, Fei’ouna would not have let her daughter succeed.

It wasn’t that those experiences were too embarrassing to share in front of her daughter.

Rather, Yilisi had long given an order: the fewer people who knew, the better. And involving Ka Xiya wasn’t a good thing.

But given the unexpected situation today, that was a different story.

Because Fei’ouna herself hadn’t expected that she, once deprived of her freedom, would one day step back into the outside world to challenge a new life and future.

Logically, telling her daughter wasn’t impossible—after all, it was only a matter of time.

As Yilisi’s information came true, and those acquaintances appeared one after another, Ka Xiya would naturally learn everything about her.

However, Fei’ouna still felt she should hold something back and leave a little suspense.

No choice 😭 This was really hard to talk about, and she hadn’t consulted with her master yet 😭

“Fine, I promise you.”

“But these things might take days and nights to tell, so we’ll have to wait until we reach the old demon city before I can slowly tell you the story.”

Good grief—both had said “fine,” but in the end, they were both using the same tactic of empty promises.

Guess that’s what they call mother and daughter~

Ka Xiya had nothing to say to that.

She could only nod sullenly, then turn around on her own to play with her little milk dragon sister beside her.

“Sigh~”

“It seems Mother still doesn’t trust us.”

“Ai Lini, you need to grow up quickly. Then we can go settle accounts with those ugly-souled humans together.”

The little one said nothing, just stared with her big, round eyes, as if half-understanding, at her mother and sister.

And the next instant, before anyone could react, Yilisi, with her exaggerated speed, appeared again out of thin air beside Fei’ouna like a ghost.

And judging by her impatient expression, it was obviously because the mother and her two daughters were too slow, which had greatly displeased her.

“Alright, the playtime is over.”

“You can chat and catch up when you get to the old demon city.”

Although Yilisi had only just made the decision for Fei’ouna to hold down the fort at the old demon city, Her style of action had always been like this—she almost never procrastinated or delayed.

As long as conditions allowed, she had to execute immediately.

With that, Yilisi didn’t forget to approach Ka Xiya and, with the imposing presence of the Demon King, directly take Ai Lini from her arms.

“I’ll take care of Ai Lini during this time.”