Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

Aantha's expression flickered. A single strike? Could it be that…?

Aantha looked toward Ryu and then back toward Mae, then back again. She seemed to have realized something. If Mae wasn't controlling Ryu, then probably the only explanation from what had happened was that she had been subdued by Ryu instead, and the only way for that to happen would be for Ryu to have battle prowess similar to or even surpassing Mae. In such a situation, the only explanation for the would be for Ryu's background to be similar to Mae's. 

Back when she had first met Ryu, she had had her suspicions. After all, someone who could battle World Sea Realm experts at the Immortal Ring Realm had to have their own secrets. 

The reason Aantha had dismissed this, though, was because of the fact Ryu had revealed the fact he was in the Immortal Ring Realm. According to the pact these geniuses had to follow, they had to blend in with the society as best they could, this was why Mae had pretended to be at the World Sea Realm as well. Ryu would clearly breaking one of the most obvious rules by doing this, and she didn't think anyone would be so bold. 

But now… she wasn't so sure. Could someone form the lower Heavens really be so talented that he could even defeat Mae? That just felt… impossible. 

"Hm?"

Aantha froze and suddenly shot forward. In an instant, her nose hovered along Mae's collarbone and her neck, taking deep sniffs. 

Although the scene in context was somewhat weird, from a distance, it was truly a tempting one. It looked almost as though Aantha was kissing along Mae's neck, collarbone and shoulders, and even Mae had turned entirely read. 

"You…" Aantha was speechless. 

Submitting to a man was one thing, losing your virginity was another, but to even give up your Primordial Yin after just a single day? Just what kind of magic mushrooms did this man feed her? 

Mae, who seemingly realized what Aantha had seen through, turned red and refused to meet her gaze. As for Ryu, he had already made his intentions of leaving clear enough, so after Sengun's death, he had already begun to move, taking Mae along and forcing Aantha to run around them like a cute puppy with her nose in the air and a skeptical look on her face. 

"With a human?" Aantha finally said. 

Mae coughed, subconsciously tightening her grip on Ryu's arm. 

With Aantha questioning her like this, how could she not feel somewhat uncomfortable. It wasn't as though she had planned things to go this way. She hadn't even really put much thought into what she wanted in a Dao Companion. She wasn't even 20 years old yet, even in mortal terms that was outrageously young, let along in cultivation terms. 

It had been a few years since Ryu last saw Aantha and Mae, but back then, the two both had cloaking techniques to hide their true age. If not for this, they would have looked like two little girls just entering their teen years. It was only after Ryu spent a few years playing Domain that they truly became women, but even then, Mae was only 19 years old while Aantha was just barely lagging behind at 18 years old. 

This was part of the reason Aantha found all of this so amusing. 

"Hoho," Aantha laughed. It wasn't in her demeanor to be too serious for too long. Although this was truly a matter of life and death when it was broken down to its barest bones, she still couldn't help but make light of the matter. "Aren't you a little too bold? You went and ate up this little princess, and here I thought you were a prude. You didn't even let me hold your arm before, but look at how obedient you are now."

Aantha chuckled as though she was both relishing in Ryu's misfortune and anticipating the entertainment that was coming. 

"I get it, though. Our little princess is too tempting, tsk tsk. My mother always said that women prefer standoffish women, but I never liked being that way. To think that it would really work. 

"And you," Aantha turned her attention toward Mae, "I get that he's a little handsome… Okay, he's a lotta handsome, I concede defeat, but you couldn't last one day without spreading your legs? When did my big sis become such a little slut?"

Aantha giggled and laughed all the way, seemingly not needing anyone to help supplement her banter. She was having the time of her life, this day was like a gift from the skies. 

"Tell me, tell me, how'd it happen? What'd I miss? Don't tell me you already fell in love with him back then? I have to admit that he was quite valiant, but that Brune was too weak of an opponent. The love of our little princess can't be that cheap, right?"

Aantha poked and prodded at Mae before she finally relented and explained what happened, but rather than calming her down, all of this only made Aantha laugh harder. 

"So he really did beat you in battle, I knew it. He's a major realm beneath you too, right? To think that big sis would get spanked like this."

Mae avoided eye contact. Of course, she had left out some of the more salacious details. If she really told Aantha exactly what happened back then, she would never hear the end of it. At the same time, though, she had a hint of worry in her eye.

"Okay, okay, it's time for you mister. You have to obediently answer my questions, after all, you're the hubby of my big sis now, you can't ignore me like before or else I'll complain! Tell me honestly, are you two-timing our little sis? How many mistresses do you have running around? Don't lie to me, I have my ways of finding out the truth!"

Ryu cast an indifferent glance toward Aantha, but in the end, as he approached the barrier to exit this place, he answered. 

"I have three wives and two concubines not including Mae."

Aantha fell into a rare moment of silence and blinked. 

At the same time, rather than jealousy, there was actually a look of worry that deepened in Mae's gaze.