Chapter 80: Chapter 80: No Shame
Jade White Mountain, Hailstorm Clan.
Victoria Flareheart landed gracefully as she retracted her crimson wing, saying, "From here, I can watch him train clearly."
She strolled along a pathway and reached a spot where people could clearly observe the training ground of the Hailstorm Clan, where Sam and his fiancées were currently engaged in their training.
Upon reaching the spot, her expression turned to surprise. "Oh, what a surprise. I didn't expect you guys to be here."
It was Helena, Lorraine, and Ava who were watching Sam train with the girls, turning it into a sort of reality show.
"Victoria? What are you doing here?" Helena already had an inkling of why she was there, but one never knows. Victoria might have had a different reason, and they just got the wrong idea.
"I'm here to enjoy nature," Victoria replied, her gaze sweeping across the mountainous landscape as if it were her first encounter with the great outdoors.
"If calling 'stalking Sam' is enjoying nature, then you're welcome to join us; we're enjoying nature too," Lorraine said, patting the seat beside her, inviting Victoria to join the peculiar gathering.
"We're not stalking my son," Helena stated solemnly.
"Then what are we doing here if not stalking my nephew?" Lorraine retorted.
"We... we are looking after him," Helena quickly turned her face to the other side.
Lorraine fought the urge to roll her eyes at her elder sister's audacity to claim they were merely looking after Sam. "Be shameless and accept that you are stalking Sam."
"So you agree you are shameless?"
"Yes, I'm shameless, and I'm proud of it," Lorraine puffed her huge chest proudly. "Prove that we are sisters and accept you two are shameless like me and my mother."
"I'm not shameless," Helena retorted again, even though she doubted if she was really not shameless.
"Hey, I'm not shameless; don't count me in," Ava joined in.
"Come on, Ava, are you in denial too like our elder sister?"
"I... I'm not going to say anything about that," Ava turned her eyes back to watching Sam, who had just finished sparring with Amelia.
Lorraine felt her irritation growing. "Why can't my sister just accept that they are shameless like me and Mother?"
She turned to Victoria, who didn't even care to listen to their arguing; she was only here for Sam.
"Victoria, you are shameless, right?" Lorraine questioned, trying to enlist a new ally in her shameless crusade with a sly grin.
"Of course," Victoria replied and went back to watching Sam.
"See, it's not hard, right?" Lorraine pointed at Victoria.
Helena: "_"
Ava: "_"
"Now I see where Sam inherited his shamelessness from," Helena suddenly blamed Lorraine.
"Yeah, I know. I'm so proud of that achievement," Lorraine smiled proudly, as if this matter was something to be proud of.
Seeing that she couldn't win the argument with Lorraine about shamelessness, Helena attempted to change the subject. "Anyway, Victoria, did you come here to watch Sam train?"
"Mm? Yes," Victoria nodded.
"By the way, why are you still here? Aren't you going back to the Flareheart Clan?" Helena inquired.
"Nope. That old man will just make me work more. I'd rather be here enjoying watching my new nephew's handsome face than working," Victoria replied, her attention still fixed on Sam.
Helena didn't comment on her answer. She was smart enough to remain silent; she didn't want to give Lorraine another reason to tease her or call her shameless.
"...Sisters, Sam just said he is pursuing the path of the supreme cultivator. Is he telling the truth?" Victoria was visibly shocked when Sam revealed the path of cultivation he had chosen.
"It's true," Helena confirmed.
"...It's impossible. No one is that talented to reach supreme cultivation in each realm. How did he manage to do it? Did he really reach supreme cultivation?" Victoria questioned.
"After reaching the Peak stage of the Foundation Establishment realm, he proceeded to form nine level of Daoist foundations. And after reaching the Core Formation realm, following the formation of the Golden Core, he formed ten more Daoist cores," Helena explained.
Victoria turned her gaze back to Sam, contemplating his potential. "A supreme path cultivator? If he truly has the talent to pursue that path, he'll be unmatched and undefeated in the same realm of cultivation. He could probably overpower cultivators with a higher cultivation level; his future is limitless."
"Don't forget, he also possesses the most powerful physique ever recorded, the Mystic Voidheart Harmonic Physique," Lorraine added, her tone filled with awe.
"He possesses what now?" Victoria felt like her understanding of common sense was crumbling. How could a single person have the talent to reach supreme cultivations, possess the most powerful supreme mortal physique, two celestial dragon bloodlines, and have a powerful comprehension ability to master multiple sage techniques in just three days?
Just what kind of game were the heavens playing to birth such a monstrous genius?
Victoria couldn't even begin to fathom the depth of talent her nephew possessed. The sheer magnitude of his abilities left her grappling with disbelief.
"Don't try to understand him; it will only cause a headache. Trust me; I have experience," Ava comforted, observing Victoria in the same bewildered state she herself had been in when she first learned about his abilities.
"I guess you are right," Victoria sighed, shaking her head in reluctant agreement.
"You forgot to mention his most deadly ability," Lorraine added with a thoughtful expression.
"What are you talking about? What deadly ability?" Helena inquired, convinced she already knew every talent her son possessed.
"Of course, I'm talking about his face, duh? His handsome face alone is enough to overpower any woman in the world... God, just look at that face," Lorraine's face turned crimson, her legs squirming uncontrollably. "I just want to eat him."
Helena shook her head helplessly. "Can't you control your horniness for a single day, Lorraine?"
"Just look at his face, then tell me you don't feel the same way as I do. How can I control myself in the presence of such manly beauty? Moreover, he is my nephew too. Do you know the agony I feel trying to control myself from jumping on him and ravaging him?" Lorraine's breath heaved, her restraint and patience wearing thin with each passing moment.
Helena didn't retort; truth be told, she found herself in the same predicament as her younger sister. She simply had more control over her emotions. "...if you want to be with him that much, just tell Sam about your feelings; I'm sure he feels the same way."
"What if he didn't? What if he didn't want to be in a romantic relationship with me?" Lorraine gritted her teeth, recalling moments when she almost confessed her feelings, only to be held back by the fear of rejection from Sam.
If such a thing happened, she knew she wouldn't handle rejection well, likely doing something crazy.
"Y-You want to be in a romantic relationship with him?"
"Of course," Lorraine nodded, "and it's not just me—my two sisters and, judging by our own mother's behavior, her too."
"...Is that true?" Victoria turned to Helena and Ava with a solemn expression.
Though faced with her inquisitive gaze, Helena and Ava remained silent. It was evident to Victoria that they were indeed harboring romantic thoughts about Sam.
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"Oh, I forgot to mention, Sophia is already through the first base with Sam," Lorraine added, contemplating whether she should just break the ice with Sam.
"Sophia? My niece? With Sam?"
"Yes," Lorraine confirmed.
"Don't act surprised; you also want to get f***ed by him, don't you?" Lorraine bluntly asked, not bothering with politeness.
"I do. I was just surprised at this revelation, that's all," Victoria replied, matching Lorraine's shameless demeanor, unaffected by the explicit nature of the conversation.
"Great, I don't have to be concerned about hurting you when I seduce Sam," Victoria casually remarked, her eyes casually wandering around the room.
The three sisters had arranged themselves in a small structure with tiles, couches, and a tea table adorned with hot tea. "This is nice; you guys actually built a tea house just to stalk Sam formally on this side of the Jade White Mountain."
"I know; it's perfect, right? It's my idea," Lorraine proudly declared as she handed a cup of tea to Victoria.
Hearing their shameless conversation, Helena and Ava were left speechless, astounded once again by the audacity of Lorraine and Victoria.
The realization hit them anew — Lorraine and Victoria were shamelessly discussing their intentions, paying no mind to the fact that the mother of the person they were apparently trying to seduce sat right beside them, wearing a bitter expression as she listened in.
"Forgive me, my son. I'm not strong enough to stop them," Helena apologized in her heart, envisioning the challenges Sam would undoubtedly face dealing with the antics of Lorraine and Victoria.
On her other side, Ava observed the conversation with an indifferent expression. "Eldest sister, are you really okay with these two getting involved with your son?"
"I honestly don't mind, only because it's these two. If it were someone else, I would have killed them just for entertaining such ideas about my son," Helena replied.
Ava didn't expect anything less from her eldest sister. Helena might be reserved and controlled, but when it came to matters concerning the safety and well-being of her children, she could transform into someone who would stop at nothing to eliminate any perceived threat.
"Tell me, Ava, do you also have feelings for Sam like Lorraine does?" Helena whispered.
After a moment of contemplation, Ava replied, "Would you hate me if I say I do?"
"No," Helena shook her head. "I just wanted to know, that's all."
"What about you, eldest sister?"
"Do you want the truth or the lie that I've been trying to convince myself is true by constantly repeating it?"
"Truth would be good."
"I'm the same as you guys," Helena admitted.
As Ava and Helena shared their thoughts quietly, another figure landed gracefully in front of the tea house.
"Mother!" Lorraine exclaimed.
"Mmm? Ah, my daughters. I was wondering where you were, and Victoria, you're here too, huh?" Adriana looked around the tea house and nodded in satisfaction before taking a seat beside Ava.
"Um, Mother, what are you doing here?" Ava inquired.
"I'm here for the same reason as you — to stalk my grandson, of course," Adriana replied shamelessly, as if the idea of what she was doing was entirely ordinary.
"We are not stalking my son!" Helena protested, embarrassed and in denial.
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