1051 I'll catch both fishes at the same time.
"Oh? Both my mother-in-law and Future mother-in-law are here
This is quite a surprise
What brings the two of you here?"
A playful tone was heard.
Both Ambrosia and Lyriana were taken aback, even though they were talking to each other and weren't really paying attention to their surroundings, for someone to appear right in front of them without them realizing, that was quite strange.
Both of them turned to where the voice came from and their eyes fell on a handsome black-haired, golden-eyed boy standing in front of them with a slight smile on his face.
"What did you say?"
Lyriana narrowed her eyes as she questioned.
"Hmm? I asked what brings the two of you here." Nux replied.
"That is not what I was talking about.
You called me Future Mother-in-law."
"Huh? I did?" Nux frowned.
"..."
"..."
Lyriana and Nux stared at each other for a while.
Then, Lyriana spoke up,
"No matter who you are, if you want to woo my daughter, you need to win her heart, I have no say in my daughter's marriage. She is independent to choose whoever she likes."
Lyriana made her intentions clear.
Honestly, she didn't mind Nux being her son-in-law, what mother would? Nux was talented, had a bright future in front of him, and had a face that was pleasing to the eye, he was a good choice, however, for Lyriana, no matter how perfect the man was,
If her daughter didn't like him, she wouldn't care.
Lyriana trusted her daughter enough to know that she would make the right decision.
"Don't worry, I won't be making the same mistake again."
Suddenly, Nux shook his head.
"Mistake?" Lyriana frowned in confusion.
"If you go solely after the smaller fish, you miss the chance of getting the bigger fish because of emotional issues, therefore, this time, I will be catching both the fishes at the same time."
Nux replied as he looked into Lyriana's crystal blue eyes with a playful look on his face.
"What...?"
Lyriana, of course, had no idea what this man was talking about.
'Do all geniuses have a screw loose in their head or something?'
She wondered in her head.
Ambrosia, on the other hand, could feel a different vibe from Nux than normal. She felt like some of his words were intended for her, however, right now, even she couldn't completely understand what this son-in-law of hers was talking about.
And honestly, she didn't care. Her mind was already occupied with something else.
"You broke through..." She commented as she observed Nux intently.
"Hahaha~ Of course I did, I have been away for like, what? 2 years? 2 years are more than enough for me to break through."
Nux replied with a confident look on his face.
"Breaking through the Great Sage in 2 years."
Ambrosia knew Nux was insanely talented, this was proven when this monster completely skipped the Sage stage and jumped into to the Great Sage in just 2 months.
But to think he would actually continue this insane speed and become a Semi Saint...
Ambrosia couldn't believe that this was the same little Emperor she had seen a few years ago.
'Just what kind of insane talent is this...'
Ambrosia couldn't help but wonder.
"Anyways, Mother-in-law, what brings you here?" Nux questioned.
"Are you saying I cannot come here?"
"What are you talking about, Mother-in-law? I'd actually prefer you stay here forever, how lovely it would be if I could see your face whenever I want, no?"
"You talk quite sweet for someone who didn't come visit me even once these past 2 years. It was almost as if you forgot about me."
Ambrosia answered.
"I apologize for that, Mother-in-law, you see, I was actually quite a bit busy for these past 2 years. Preparing for Breakthrough was much more complicated than I thought.
Actually I was in a completely different place for these 2 years and have only returned right now. It is pretty lucky that I got to see you two as soon as I returned.
Guess this can be called Fate.
There is definitely some connection between us.
What do you think, Lady Lyriana?"
Nux questioned.
"I already cleared it, did I not? I have no say in who my daughter marries, if you are trying to woo her, go to her.
Also, one advice, my daughter does not like men hitting around the bush like this, be direct with her, and your chances of succeeding will increase."
Lyriana replied, her tone was quite similar to Melia's, the only difference between them was that Melia's tone was more on the emotionless side, while Lyriana's tone was a bit cold.
As for whether it was arrogance or just the way she talked, from what Nux could tell after keeping an eye on this woman while she was talking with Ambrosia, he would say it was the latter one.
But again, only time would tell the reveal the complete truth.
Not to mention he was intending to change that tone anyway.
Thinking about it a smile anneared on Nux's face
He didn't know whether it was his Incubus Blood affecting us, or whether it was just his personal greed, what he did know was that his goals were getting bolder and bolder.
Nux glanced at Lyriana for a while, then, he just smiled.
"Thank you for your tips, Lady Lyriana. I would like to talk more about this in the future, maybe you can give me a few more tips about your likes and dislikes, that way, that would make things much simpler."
"Actually, I would like to talk to you personally as well, and I would prefer if we could talk right now."
"Oh?" Nux tilted his head with a curious smile on his face.
"Hey, are you two just going to single me out? Nux, I didn't think you would treat your dear mother-in-law like that."
Ambrosia pouted.
Nux didn't know what to say.
He glanced at Lyriana, who was staring at him, then he looked back at Ambrosia, who was smiling at him, Nux didn't have to talk to her to realize what she was thinking about, her smile gave it away.
'What are you going to do now?'
Nux was one hundred percent sure that that was what Ambrosia was thinking about. She was waiting to see how Nux would react right now.
Who would he choose?
His mother-in-law or his future mother-in-law?
Him getting stuck in this situation, Nux was sure that his dear mother-in-law was enjoying this.
In the end, Nux just sighed.
"Why don't the three of us do it together?"
He questioned.
"Huh?"
"What?"
The two mothers raised their eyebrows.
"I don't really mind it," Nux shrugged.
The two women stared at him with strange looks on their faces. Seeing their expressions, Nux couldn't help but smile.
Of course, he wasn't a naïve fool, he knew exactly what he was talking about. He knew what his words could possibly mean, he just said them because he wanted to see how these two women would react.
And he was satisfied.
First was Ambrosia, a woman who always had an emotionally overpowering presence, seeing such an expression on her face was fun, as for Lyriana, well, any expression on her cold face was fun to see.
"Please come inside, you two.
Let's continue this in a room."
Nux spoke as he welcomed the two women into his clan. Lyriana and Ambrosia glanced at each other and continued to stare at each other for a while. It was as if the two of them were communicating through their eyes. A minute later, the two nodded, then, they followed Nux.
...
Inside the 'private room', Nux sat in front of the two mothers with a smile on his face and,
"Now, let's stop delaying this matter any further, shall we? As much as I like being in the presence of you two beautiful women,
I am getting rather curious."
"Have you heard about the Devil?"
Lyriana finally dropped the bomb.
Ever since they came here, Nux had been playing games to emotionally manipulate them, talking about different things to redirect their attention to somewhere else, he did the same thing before as he called her Mother-in-law, to divert her attention from his Cultivation Stage.
Even now, he was attempting to do the same thing by saying words that could be easily misinterpreted into different things.
And Lyriana wasn't planning on falling for the same trick twice, therefore, she decided to be direct and take over the flow of the conversation.
"The Devil? Of course I have. I doubt there would be anyone who hadn't heard about him." Nux replied. There was no change in his expression.
"Didn't you say that you just returned? How did you hear about him?"
Lyriana questioned.
"Well, he got quite popular, didn't he?
He did defeat the Seven Heroes at the same time, after all.
It is quite a big achievement."
"..."
Lyriana stared at Nux.
Nux smiled.
Then, Lyriana sighed,
"Alright Nux,
Let's stop these games,
I'll ask my question directly,
How did you turn into an Incubus?"
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