Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 974 - 771: Big Kanako and Little Qianshu_2

Chapter 974: Chapter 771: Big Kanako and Little Qianshu_2

Jobs like university professors and researchers are perhaps considered quite a decent path for the children of the poor and those satisfied with modest means, and even a perfect match in their eyes. Kanako pondered this inwardly.

"Academic circles," they seem glamorous on the surface. Many families who could have been wealthy ended up like this, mistakenly sending their children into academia, feeling accomplished when they obtain advanced degrees, thinking they’ve raised talents. Kanako found it amusing.

In fact... it was just a waste of life, pursuing academia is a sign of being oblivious to the mechanisms of society. Kanako’s daughter is destined to be part of the top richest people and financial groups in the world, not to spend time in some research institution.

Money, power, these are eternal.

"...If it were you, you wouldn’t value the little resources and money obtained from academia." Xu Yang speculated, "But we also have to respect Chishiki’s thoughts, if she can’t do what she wants, she will definitely not be a happy child."

"No need for that, Chishiki just needs to become useful. In this era, only the strong survive. I must make Chishiki into a strong and capable talent who can control vast wealth and stand at the apex of society. Xu Yang... don’t you think so?" Kanako asked in surprise.

"I’m indeed not familiar with how rich people raise their children." Xu Yang grew up in a high-pressure corporate educational system, was terribly crushed during his adolescence, unable to squeeze out an ounce of energy, "I just hope Chishiki can grow up happy."

"Don’t worry, she will definitely grow up happy, she will have a lot of money, money is the greatest happiness, I will cultivate her," Kanako slowly convinced Xu Yang.

"No, you don’t understand. An unhappy childhood is the root of most pain..." Xu Yang stood up straight then turned to Kanako.

"I won’t give her an unhappy childhood," Kanako emphasized, "It seems you’re the one who doesn’t understand!"

Chishiki was frightened into tears by Kanako, who quickly had two servants come in to take Chishiki away.

"Alright, let’s go over it again." Xu Yang stood firm, "Listen to me."

"Listening." Kanako frowned.

"What do you think of your mother, Honma Noriko?"

"Disgusting and terrifying, wicked with an overbearing control, selfish, I hate her!" Kanako blurted out, full of loathing.

"You are afraid of her too, aren’t you?"

"Afraid." Kanako felt every day that she would be slandered by her mother from behind.

She is still alive, hunting the children of Xisheng.

"Wasn’t all of her education for you aimed at making you a business elite, inheriting the family business? Because before the Seven Witches Ritual, she thought her life wouldn’t last much longer," Xu Yang pointed out.

"...That’s true." Kanako recalled the education she received.

"Even Honma Noriko wanted to make you talented. If she appears before you now and says all she did was for your own good, what would you think?" Xu Yang said.

Kanako became angry, she pulled a katana from the scabbard on the wall, and forcefully swung it through the air.

"I would kill her!" Kanako’s fears accumulated over the days were unleashed in that moment, "I detest her!"

"Chishiki will end up hating you in the same way! You’ve just become like your mother, turning into a brutal controller over your daughter!" Xu Yang said.

"...But I need her to become excellent in order to inherit my legacy," Kanako spoke softly, "I will have many more children with you, but Chishiki as the eldest, should take on the responsibility. Although she’s a witch, she can live for 200 years and can hold on to the business for a long time."

Xu Yang’s holographic projection grasped Kanako’s hand, and she could feel the blurry virtual touch.

"She will kill you. Now I understand why it is said that the children of Xisheng are all violent and cruel. It’s not some family curse, nor a blood trait, but the effect of the way they are educated. The previous generation inherited Honma Noriko’s terrifying habits and subconsciously applied them to the education of their offspring, ultimately turning them into a group of greedy, evil gangster businessmen," Xu Yang explained.

"But the children of Xisheng have grown the Xisheng Group so powerful precisely because of this ’cruelty’! This kind of education is correct, otherwise Xisheng wouldn’t have once reached the scale of the top few in the world!" Kanako emphasized, "Our methods are right, Chishiki will inherit this, and that will not change."

"No! The reason why the Xisheng Group makes a fortune every day, that every venture it embarks on turns into gold, why Honma Noriko is hailed as the God of Investment, the God of Capital, don’t you find that strange?"

"What..."

"Why do all the businesses she fancies always become successful? Investing in Kyoto Infinity turned it into the world’s number one anime enterprise after combining it with a fox and a witch; investing in real estate, her son’s Xisheng Real Estate became the largest real estate merchant in the Archipelago. Investing in Black Fire Innovation, Black Fire Innovation swiftly flourished, becoming the world’s biggest arms dealer within two generations... It’s all because of the ’Tower’! The Xisheng Shrine!" Xu Yang revealed to Kanako.

"The bottom of the tower..." Kanako shuddered.

"Yes! You’ve heard of it too, haven’t you? Because Honma Noriko made a deal with the Seven Seals, she learned how to use an ancient from an old civilization as the Pillar of Humanity, right under the Xisheng Shrine, pressing down an ancient named Zhixiong, and then carved the ’Wealth Seal’ around it. The unique effect of the world’s only high tower led to the conclusion that anything you do will bring wealth, which is why your mother is so powerful. She’s essentially just an agent of the Seven Seals, and your whole family, all tools." Xu Yang told Kanako everything.

Kanako was stunned.

"So, I didn’t need to suffer that much..." Kanako said sadly.

"Yes, it was all because of Honma Noriko, her own fierce and venomous nature, which is why she torments her descendants. It has nothing to do with your money-making. Kanako... Respect Chishiki, even without such harsh education, as long as she has a good environment for growth she will still turn out to be a good child," Xu Yang said softly.

Kanako choked up, wiping away her tears.

"I so wish... I wish I could go to your side," she said, "but I fear Farosa would harm me."

"Come, come directly, come today, bring Chishiki with you," Xu Yang said firmly.

"What about Farosa..."

"Don’t forget we’ve already thrown big parties before, she will accept you. And I know Farosa, she’s focused on her own business now, she’ll first think ’Who’s this?’ when she sees you and your daughter, and then it’ll take her ten days or half a month to remember why you’ve come. By that time, she’ll be too lazy to bring it up again... It’s that simple," Xu Yang told Kanako.

Kanako’s heart churned fiercely.

Indeed, it was time to go back. Why not return? Go! Only in Shangjing could she feel safe; Jialong Slope was just a false sanctuary, and once the Destiny Weapons made their move, everything she had would turn to dust.

Kanako nodded vigorously, she trusted Xu Yang.

It was time to go back, everything would get better.

She went to the next room and picked up Chishiki, holding her tiny cheek close.

Chishiki had regained her composure and was happy in her mother’s embrace.

"Mommy~" Chishiki kissed Kanako, thinking her mother was the best person in the world.

"Let’s go, let’s go to Shangjing, to the people who love us and whom we love," Kanako whispered.

"Is Daddy there?" Chishiki mumbled.

"No need to learn from photos and videos anymore, we’ll go there, let him hold you," Kanako said gently as she stroked Chishiki’s hair.

No more "children of Xisheng," only her own happy family with Xu Yang. Kanako mused silently.

Kanako decided to leave Jialong Slope, that solitary refuge overseas, and return to Shangjing, protected by so many.

Back to the Archipelago where she had lived her entire life, back to Xu Yang’s side. How blissful would it be to be with her beloved?