As Mieko Konoe gazed at the scene before her, she was momentarily stunned.
At such a distance, anyone else would have been unable to discern Sakiko Sakai's features clearly.
However, as a high-level cultivator, Mieko Konoe's six senses were as sharp as those of Cheng Xiaofan.
With her keen eyesight, no matter how far the distance, Mieko Konoe could not only clearly see the other person's appearance but also hear the subtle sound of their footsteps.
"Do you need something from Luo Yang?" the villager asked curiously, as he had not yet left.
At the same time, the villager was filled with confusion. This woman was too beautiful, no less so than the girl Sakai.
When did Luo Yang get to know such a stunning beauty?
Hearing this, Mieko Konoe smiled slightly and said, "I am Sakiko's aunt. I heard that my Sakiko has taken up with Luo Yang, and I want to talk to Luo Yang to see if he is worthy of my Sakiko!"
The villager immediately understood. No wonder she was so beautiful; she was Sakiko's aunt.
He warmly told Mieko Konoe, "At this time, Luo Yang has likely gone to the back mountain to work. If you're looking for him, just go to the back mountain."
The villager then carefully showed her the way to the back mountain.
"Thank you!" Mieko Konoe waved and bid farewell to the villager.
She returned to her car, started it, and instead of heading directly to the back mountain, she drove towards Luo Yang's house.
About twenty meters away from Luo Yang's house, Mieko Konoe parked her car in the nearby woods.
After getting out of the car, Mieko Konoe, to avoid being seen, took a detour and arrived by the bamboo stream where Sakiko Sakai was washing clothes.
*Thwack, thwack, thwack!*
Watching Sakiko Sakai rhythmically beat the clothes on the rocks with her mallet, Mieko Konoe's heart ached, and she almost shed tears.
Was this still her most promising disciple?
To her horror, there was no trace of a female cultivator with a charm-body cultivation on Sakiko Sakai.
That unique aura, different from that of ordinary people, had completely vanished from her.
Had Cheng Xiaofan, while saving Sakiko Sakai, also crippled her cultivation?
If Chiyoko Matsuki were here now, Mieko Konoe was sure she would have attacked and dismembered her.
If she hadn't drugged Sakiko Sakai, Cheng Xiaofan would never have been able to cripple her skills.
This hateful Chiyoko Matsuki!
You are doomed!
At this moment, no one knew how furious Mieko Konoe was.
Even fewer knew that Sakiko Sakai's mother was an adopted daughter of Mieko Konoe, and before she died, she had entrusted her daughter to Mieko Konoe, hoping she would take good care of her.
Mieko Konoe had promised Sakiko Sakai's mother that her daughter would be like her granddaughter, and she would never let her suffer any grievances in this world.
Now, Mieko Konoe stood behind a large tree to the side of Sakiko Sakai.
She watched Sakiko Sakai washing clothes intently.
The rhythmic sound of the mallet seemed to strike her heart with force.
Instantly, tears blurred her vision.
As a cultivator with sharp senses, Mieko Konoe could tell that Sakiko Sakai seemed to be quite content with her current situation in Bamboo Stream Village.
"Sak—"
Just as Mieko Konoe was about to call out her name, after uttering the first syllable, she swallowed the rest.
She feared that her sudden appearance might be too much for Sakiko Sakai, who was unprepared.
The reason Sakiko Sakai was so content might also be due to the fact that she already knew Matsuki Chiyoko intended to eliminate her.
No one could tolerate their close friend betraying their father and then trying to kill them.
Mieko Konoe knew that under these circumstances, it was impossible for her to take Sakiko Sakai back to their country.
Now, Sakiko Sakai needed a space for her heart to rest.
With this thought, Mieko Konoe tiptoed away from the stream and, as if lost in thought, returned to the Bentley Continental GT.
Sitting in the car, she smoked two cigarettes before starting the engine and driving towards the back mountain.
Since she couldn't take Sakiko Sakai back to Japan now, Mieko Konoe wanted to talk to Luo Yang, and then perhaps meet Cheng Xiaofan.
Having come to China, she couldn't return empty-handed. She wanted to see how capable this Cheng Xiaofan was to have crippled the cultivation of two of her disciples.
Before long, the car stopped at the foot of the back mountain.
As Mieko Konoe emerged from the car, she was immediately spotted by Cheng Xiaofan, who was drinking tea by the window of the bamboo pavilion.
"Oh!"
"Amazing!"
Cheng Xiaofan immediately recognized her as a master of female charm-body cultivation.
Judging by the aura emanating from her, her cultivation level was far higher than that of Sakiko Sakai and Matsuki Chiyoko.
Her beautiful and alluring face, her graceful and exquisite figure, and her every move were enough to stir the imagination. She was indeed a master female cultivator.
What shocked Cheng Xiaofan even more was that Mieko Konoe, who should have been around seventy years old, looked younger than Sakiko Sakai.
This meant that Mieko Konoe's female cultivation had reached perfection and should have attained the pinnacle level.
Although Mieko Konoe had not yet reached him, Cheng Xiaofan could already feel the potent aura emanating from her.
That domineering aura could instantly disturb a man's heart, even causing him to lose his senses.
Cheng Xiaofan quickly swallowed several energy pills to finally steady his mind.
This was too much!
A sense of fear suddenly arose in Cheng Xiaofan's heart.
Would he fall prey to a female cultivator today?
Just then, Mieko Konoe had already ascended the hillside.
Mieko Konoe had already seen Luo Yang and Feng Xigua in Cheng Xiaofan's live broadcast videos.
Standing on the hillside, she spotted Luo Yang and Feng Xigua pruning the happy fruit trees in the field, preventing them from consuming too many nutrients.
Coincidentally, as Luo Yang looked up, he also spotted Mieko Konoe walking towards them.
"Beautiful lady, who are you looking for here?"
Luo Yang greeted Mieko Konoe with a smile.
Mieko Konoe pretended not to know him and said, "I'm here to find Luo Yang."
She glanced at both Luo Yang and Feng Xigua and asked, "Between the two of you, who is Luo Yang?"
"Beautiful lady, I am Luo Yang!"
Luo Yang stepped forward and asked, "May I ask who you are?"
Mieko Konoe examined Luo Yang closely for a few moments, and her tone became somewhat cold as she said, "I am your grandmother!"