บท 8: Feng Yao

Noon, in one of the gardens of Marek's palace.

Marek and Celeste greeted the guests while Vlad grinned as he watched the storage rings pile up on a small shelf placed next to his seat.

Even though it seemed that the boy was alone. In the shadows, 5 people protected Vlad. The child's safety was high since Celeste never let down her guard against possible attacks.

Exaggeration or caution? She was not willing to take the risk.

Nuria woke up and immediately understood the situation. She sent him a message through the spiritual sense, "child you are too greedy. Your mother told you to forget that habit of yours".

Vlad smiled inwardly and then replied, "an old lady takes all my resources, so I have to hoard some."

"Youuu…" Nuria got annoyed, but in the end she decided to keep quiet.

Unfortunately, the gifts stopped coming and Vlad was feeling bored. He looked at the garden and realized that it was full of beautiful Goddesses, but none like his mother, Celeste's beauty was a level above the most beautiful Goddess. A feeling of pride filled him.

Since he was bored, called a servant and asked for some food.

At this time, the little red-haired boy was eating a fruit overflowing with spiritual energy. Suddenly, one of the guards announced the arrival of an important guest.

"The matriarch of the Phoenix Clan arrives, along with daughter Feng Yao and 12 phoenix clan elders."

Almost all the guests came up to say hello. But Vlad remained in his seat.

After greeting some friends, the matriarch, followed by Feng Yao and the elders, approached to present the gifts.

Feng Yao and Vlad's gazes met.

'Despite being a boy, he is very handsome, and he has a cunning look. Mother told me that I had to tame this little one. This will be interesting, hehe'. Feng Yao thought.

Suddenly, Feng Yao stepped forward and said, "Oh, what a beautiful little boy, worthy of being my fiancé. I will educate you well."

Vlad did not sense good intentions in her words.

He stared at the young woman. A beautiful redhead, golden eyes, small lips and nose, a slim neck and a slender body. She had the appearance of a young girl, a 20-year-old.

Vlad smiled and said: "what a beautiful young lady, worthy of being my mount."

The whole environment was silent. Even the musicians stopped playing.

"Insolent…!".

"How dare you…!".

"Child, you are courting death…!"

The phoenix clan elders shouted.

Feng Hanxue laughed out loud, looked at the elders of her clan and said: "it's a dispute between lovers and why do you react like this to the words of a child? Don't you realize that you lose the face of the clan"

The elders felt a chill run down his back.

"Sorry matriarch," they bowed and responded in unison.

Meanwhile, Feng Yao is puzzled, she was always treated like a princess and wherever she went people looked at her reverently. Many gods coveted her beauty and wanted to marry her.

Today someone dared to say that she is "his mount", she wondered if this child was crazy or stupid.

She didn't have time to react, and she didn't know what to answer either.

Then she turned to her mother and saw her laughing like crazy.

Feng Hanxue stopped laughing as she felt her daughter's intense gaze and put a space ring on the platform like everyone else, then turned to look at Vlad and said, "You're so funny kid, why don't you come with me to my palace?", this big sister will teach you some fun games."

Vlad looked back at her, smiled and said: "sorry aunt, but my training starts tomorrow. I can't waste time".

Hanxue pouted, "you miss it, Feng Yao come here. From today you will stay in the Rurik clan, in order for you to build your relationship with little Vlad. Be a good wife."

The little girl moved forward, and she sat next to Vlad. Apparently, her mother had previously told her that she would stay here, as she was not surprised when her mother made her announcement.

The young woman was still in a daze when she sat down, wanted to act dominant in front of Vlad, but things didn't turn out as she had planned.

"Yao we got off to a bad start, but that doesn't mean our relationship is ruined, you and I will be together for a long time, so it's okay with you if we start again, I apologize for what I told you," Vlad muttered in low voice.

Although they got off to a bad start, Vlad didn't want to have a bad relationship with his future wife.

Celeste spoke for a long time with Vlad before the party, and he knew that this commitment was important to the clan. Also, he is an intelligent person, that exchange of words was not enough to blind his reasoning.

He didn't hate her and the words she said to him weren't cruel. He took it as a clown.

*Vlad's consciousness had developed for 99 years inside Celeste's womb, so we can't think of him as an ordinary child*.

"I didn't expect you to apologize so quickly. I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have said those words." Feng Yao was surprised by Vlad's change of attitude.

She thought that she would have to put up with a spoiled and immature child who would make her life miserable due to his bad start.

Vlad smiled and said: "if you don't attack me, I won't attack you. That's what mother taught me. I want to meet you and get along better."

A small smile lit up Yao's face, "okay, let's start over."

Yao knew that her fate was tied to that of this child, so she swallowed her pride and gave this relationship another chance.

They started a conversation that lasted for hours. The more they talked, the more likable Vlad became in Feng Yao's eyes. They talked about cultivation, the places that Vlad visited, and the places that he knew about Feng Yao. As night fell, the celebration ended and all the participants were dismissed.

Celeste was surprised when she saw the two of them chatting and laughing like they were old friends, since they didn't get off to a good start.

"Yao, come on, I'll show you your room."

"Aunt Celeste, I will stay in the room of the little brother Vlad," Yao replied

Celeste's eyes widened in disbelief, she was afraid this girl would do something to her baby. Yao is 938 years old, although she is a young virgin, she is more experienced than Vlad, an 8-year-old little boy, and if she plans to do something to him… Celeste's imagination was too riot.

"Auntie stay calm. We'll just talk and then we'll sleep. Vlad is still a child" Yao looked at Celeste a little embarrassed.

'Yao is his wife. I think she won't do anything to harm him' the woman received a voice transmission that calmed her thoughts.

"Very well. You both can spend the night together," Celeste said.

Although Yao was many years older than Vlad, she never had a close relationship with a man. Everything she knew about a relationship between lovers was thanks to her mother and her sisters.

Most of his time was spent cultivating, so he lacked experience in the outside world. That's why her character was somewhat immature.

At night, she Yao and Vlad kept talking and teasing each other. Their relationship improved, and they quickly became friends.

Inside Marek and Celeste's room, they talked for a while about Vlad. Celeste was sad because tomorrow her son would enter the artificial world and start his training. Although he could visit them once a year, the idea of spending so much time away from his son was painful.

Marek tried to comfort her.

He began kissing her neck as her hands undressed her. At first Celeste seemed tough and her mood was not good, but thanks to the persistence and caresses of Marek, she gave in to the pleasure...

The next day, Celeste entered Vlad's room and found Yao meditating on the bed, while the little redhead was fast asleep.

Celeste approached Vlad and gave him a kiss on the forehead. "Little Vlad, it's time to wake up."

Vlad woke up, and the first thing he saw was his mother, immediately jumped into his mother's arms.

"Son, today start your path in the world of cultivation. Are you ready?"

"Yes mom".

Celeste's smile lit up the room.

"Let's go have breakfast. Let Yao know."

After breakfast Celeste, Vlad, Yao and Marek went to a restricted area of the clan. An attractive woman was waiting for them there. She was tall and thin; she was dressed in a tight black tunic.

"Son, this is the instructor Alenka Rurik. She will take you inside the artificial world and will be in charge of guiding you on the first day." Marek made the introductions.

"Hello, Vlad and Yao can address me as Alenka when we're alone, but in the presence of others call me instructor Alenka," said the young woman.

"Hello Alenka, it's nice to meet you." Vlad and Yao waved.