With a flash of mysterious light, Yun Che was teleported to the first floor of the Black Moon Merchant Guild.
As the lowest level of the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce, the atmosphere here is not as rich and spiritual as the seventh floor. Yun Che looked forward. This is a simple and elegant independent room. The layout should be an ordinary reception room. He did not have time to see the whole picture here. His eyes were fixed there for a moment.
Beside the dark red wooden table, a middle-aged man with a gentle face slowly stood up and smiled at him: "Che'er, you're here."
Yun Che opened his mouth, and a sharp sourness came from his nose. He quickly stepped forward and bowed heavily: “Uncle Xia…” He paused and immediately changed the topic: “Father-in-law, I finally see you again.”
“Haha, get up.” Xia Hongyi stretched out his hand and helped Yun Che up. He looked at him gently and nodded happily: “In a blink of an eye, more than six years have passed. You have grown up. Although your appearance has not changed much, when you and Qingyue got married, you only reached my forehead. Now, you are already half a head taller than me.”
Indeed, he had never seen Xia Hongyi since he was forced to leave Xiao Clan. When he returned to Floating Cloud City, he wanted to visit Xia Hongyi first, but he learned that he had already left home and was nowhere to be found. Three years ago, he came to Shenhuang City and accidentally learned that Xia Hongyi was in Black Moon Merchant Guild, but he felt guilty about not meeting him... Now that they meet again, more than six years have passed.
Yun Che did not sense any negative emotions such as gloom and silence from Xia Hongyi. Instead, he felt a peaceful and leisurely feeling, which made him feel much better. He smiled and said, “If we talk about growing up, Yuanba is the one who has truly ‘grown up’. If my father-in-law saw Yuanba now, he might not even recognize him.”
"Oh? So, you have met Yuanba?" Xia Hongyi smiled more gently, but his eyes revealed deep concern.
“Yes.” Yun Che nodded heavily. The Black Moon Merchant Guild was the most well-informed. He believed that Xia Hongyi already knew a lot of things. “Yuan Ba is really amazing now. He is now guarding the last line of defense of our Blue Wind Nation, carrying the heaviest and greatest mission of our Blue Wind Nation on his shoulders… With him here, even if the Divine Phoenix Nation has thousands of troops, they will not be able to invade the Imperial City!”
"Good... Really good." Xia Hongyi nodded gently, his still peaceful smile revealing deep pride and satisfaction.
"When our Blue Wind escapes the disaster and recovers, you and your son will be reunited... and that day is definitely not far away."
"Yuanba..." Xia Hongyi whispered, followed by a sigh, with too many complex emotions that no one could understand. No one would have thought... including his father, Xia Yuanba, whose talent in Floating Cloud City could only be called mediocre and who could only be a laughing stock in Blue Wind Profound Palace, would rise at a mythical speed in just a few years. Now, he has stood at the top of Tianxuan, making the four major sacred places pale in shock.
Compared to the shock and disbelief of others, Xia Hongyi's feelings about Xia Yuanba's changes were much more complicated.
The two sat opposite each other and talked freely. Yun Che had always respected Xia Hongyi. Because during those years in Floating Cloud City, he only had two people as elders... One was his grandfather Xiao Lie, and the other was Xia Hongyi. Because apart from his relatives, Xia Hongyi was the only elder who truly cared for a "useless person" like him, and was always gentle to him. He had never mentioned a word about rejecting his genius daughter from marrying a "useless person" like him, and even handled most of the wedding matters by himself.
Having experienced the grudges, life and death of two lifetimes, he knows better than anyone how precious true warmth is when one is at his lowest point, surrounded by the cold eyes and ridicule of others.
Xia Qingyue entered the Frozen Cloud Palace, and Xia Yuanba's whereabouts were unknown... The blow to Xia Hongyi was too heavy. In order to find Xia Yuanba's whereabouts, he abandoned his ancestral business, left Floating Cloud City, and entered the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce with the opportunity left by his ancestors. He also entered the headquarters by chance.
During the years in the Black Moon Club, he did the same things every day, met different people, and checked on his children and Yun Che every few days, which gradually made his state of mind become more and more peaceful.
“Father-in-law, there is a question I want to know the answer to. But as a junior, perhaps I shouldn’t ask…” Facing Xia Hongyi, Yun Che wanted to ask the question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time. But even though he had decided to ask, he was still struggling and hesitating… After all, that might very likely touch Xia Hongyi’s most sensitive nerve.
"Are you going to ask... about Yuanba and Qingyue's mother?" Xia Hongyi looked at him and said slowly.
“…” Yun Che looked surprised.
“Haha, anyone would be surprised.” Xia Hongyi smiled faintly, but then a layer of melancholy appeared on his face: “Yuanba and Qingyue were obviously born in merchant families. Our Xia family has been merchants for generations. I, my late father, and my grandfather were all like this. We only practiced the profound way occasionally and had no interest in it. However, Qingyue has possessed an extremely high talent for the profound way since she was a child, and Yuanba… has shown a talent far beyond that of ordinary people in recent years.”
Yun Che was silent for a moment, then nodded gently: “Since I know more about the inside story, I have more doubts than others.”
"I already know that Yuan Ba has a special power called 'Ba Huang Divine Vein'. I'm not quite sure what the concept of 'Ba Huang Divine Vein' is, but I know that the number one person in the Profound Sky Continent's Mysterious Dao - the Holy Emperor of the Royal Extreme Holy Land - favors Yuan Ba because of this. After it was exposed three years ago, the other three holy lands were also shocked. In fact, in the past three years, many people have come to visit me openly or secretly. After finding out my origins and my profound power, they all returned disappointed, hehe..."
Xia Hongyi shook his head slightly and smiled faintly, but his expression was not one of helplessness, but a kind of self-mockery that others could not understand.
Xia Hongyi's many reactions all showed that he was not too surprised or unable to accept the extraordinary talents displayed by his son Xia Yuanba and daughter Xia Qingyue. Instead, he felt more melancholy. Yun Che said, "I just asked about this out of curiosity. It has nothing to do with what my father-in-law doesn't want to say..."
“It was a cold winter twenty-five years ago.” Yun Che’s words had not yet finished when Xia Hongyi’s voice rang out. He looked up at the blue ceiling, his eyes becoming vague and hazy. “I completed a big business deal outside, and it was getting dark on my way back. Add to that the sudden heavy snowfall, and the extreme cold was unbearable. In order to get back to Floating Cloud City before dark, I took a shortcut and crossed a mountainous area where dangerous profound beasts often appeared. Halfway through the journey, I suddenly stopped, and the servant reported to me… that a person was found unconscious in the snow ahead.”
"She was a young woman of about my age, dressed in white, but most of her clothes were stained with blood. Although I was only in my twenties at the time, I was born in a merchant family and was taught by my family since I was a child. As a businessman, I must not get involved in the grudges of the mysterious practitioners. Saving such a person of unknown origin, who was obviously being hunted by his enemies, was a great taboo for a businessman. However, the woman was not only extremely beautiful, but also had an indescribable special temperament. She was unconscious in the snow, barely breathing, but so weak that people could not control the desire to protect her... In the end, I rescued her and brought her back to Floating Cloud City... Although I knew very well at the time that this action would very likely bring great disaster to myself."
“…” Yun Che listened quietly. He knew that the woman Xia Hongyi rescued must be the mother of Xia Yuanba and Xia Qingyue.
They met in this way.
So, what is her identity?
"After I brought her home, she didn't wake up for a long time, and her vitality became weaker and weaker. I searched for famous doctors everywhere, and even sent people to New Moon City for doctors many times, but they all said that she was 'extremely weak and there was no way to save her.' After seven days, I had given up hope, but she woke up faintly... After waking up, she was not only extremely weak, but also had lost all her memories."
“All memories lost?” Yun Che frowned fiercely.
"That's right. She didn't know why she was injured, where she came from, or even who she was. Maybe she lost her memory because of the head injury. After that, she stayed in the Xia family. Because she was always weak, she almost never left the house. I took care of her personally. In order to make her better, if I found any place with the best Ganoderma lucidum and snow ginseng, I would buy it at any price... But the strange thing is that no matter how she nourished herself, she was always weak. She would be out of breath after walking a dozen steps, but fortunately, she never had any other symptoms."
All kinds of tonics...even big tonics, but still weak? At the same time, there are no signs of weakness that cannot be taken?
Yun Che frowned, and a hint of confusion flashed across his face.
"Because we met in the cold winter and snow, I named her Dongxue, which just happened to correspond to 'Summer and Winter'. I spent every day with her and we fell in love. Although I never knew who she was or where she came from, I still couldn't control my emotions and married her two years later. Not long after, she became pregnant. Because her physique was too weak, the doctors advised her to give up the fetus, otherwise it would be extremely dangerous to give birth. I also advised her the same, but she insisted on giving birth... Only seven months later, she suddenly gave birth to Qingyue prematurely."
"Perhaps because of premature birth and her mother's weak constitution, Qingyue didn't cry or move when she was born, and her whole body was cold. The midwives and doctors all said it was a dead baby. Fortunately, your father Xiao Ying came and realized that Qingyue still had a chance of survival, so he transferred all his profound energy to Qingyue to protect her heart and save her last chance of life. It was also with Xiao Ying's full rescue that Qingyue miraculously recovered an hour later and cried..."
“…” Yun Che’s heart was deeply touched. He had heard Xiao Lie talk about this when he was very young, and almost everyone in Floating Cloud City knew about it. It was precisely because Xiao Ying saved Xia Qingyue’s life that Xia Hongyi, out of endless gratitude, proposed on the spot to marry Xia Qingyue to Xiao Ying’s son to repay him for saving his life.
Xia Hongyi closed his eyes slightly and continued, "I thought Qingyue had suffered this disaster since she was born, and her body would definitely be weak and sickly, but surprisingly, Qingyue has been healthy since she was a child, grew up safely, and is extremely intelligent, and her mind is far more mature than her peers. Her mother's health also improved rapidly after giving birth to her. Within a month, she was no different from an ordinary person, and no longer looked weak. A year later, she gave birth to Yuanba for me..."
At this point, Xia Hongyi paused. He still looked up at the sky, his eyes were completely hazy, and his hands were trembling slightly. He was with his beloved, had a son and a daughter, and his wife had recovered from her illness, his children were healthy, and he also had a rich family business... In the eyes of everyone, especially Xia Hongyi himself, he already had the most perfect life.
Xia Hongyi remained silent for a long time, seemingly immersed in the infinite joy and satisfaction of that year. After a long time, Yun Che finally broke the silence: "Then...what happened next? Grandpa said that Yuanba and Qingyue's mother died of illness...is that true?"
He had never doubted it before, nor had any reason to doubt it.
But at this point, he had no reason not to doubt.
"When Qingyue was four years old and Yuanba was in his third year, she... passed away." Xia Hongyi said in a dreamy voice.
"Gone...?" These two words can have many meanings.
"She flew away...like a fairy."
Yun Che: “!?”
“On that day, she suddenly recovered her memory and strength that had been dormant for many years… She didn’t stay for another day, or even an hour… She just passed away… Although she was crying, she left with great determination… She said that when her strength was restored, her aura had already been discovered… If she didn’t leave, it would bring great disaster to me, to me and her child… When she left, she also said… We would never see each other again in this life… And never look for her… Just treat her as if she had…”
Xia Hongyi's voice was full of pain. Even though nearly twenty years had passed, his reaction proved that he still hadn't forgotten or let go. He had a huge family business and was the richest man in Liuyun City, but he had never remarried in all these years, not even taking a concubine. It was conceivable that the woman he named "Dongxue" had a lot of weight and an irreplaceable position in his heart.
“Then…did she…say…or vaguely mention…where she went?” Yun Che asked in a low voice, thinking about how he should comfort Xia Hongyi at this moment.
Xia Hongyi did not shake his head. He sighed slightly and said in a voice as vague as mist the four words that had been engraved in his heart for a long time but he had never found any information or traces in the past ten years...
"The Realm of the Gods."
“!!” Yun Che was suddenly stunned and didn’t come back to his senses for a long time.
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When Yun Che walked out of the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce, it was almost noon.
He looked at the bright sky and said with deep emotion, "I never thought that Qingyue and Yuanba's biological mother... would be so bizarre and complicated. No wonder they have such terrifying talents, a Tyrant God Vein, an Ice and Snow Glazed Heart and a Nine Profound Exquisite Body... Their mother actually came from such a place."
“The first time I heard the name ‘Realm of the Gods’ was from the Dragon God. This time, I actually heard it from Uncle Xia.” Yun Che let out a long breath, the waves in his heart difficult to calm down.
“Being able to give birth to a daughter with the Overlord Divine Vein and the Ice and Snow Glazed Glass Heart, that woman must have a very high status even in the Realm of Gods.” Jasmine said lightly.
“No woman would really be willing to say goodbye to her husband and children forever… She must have a great difficulty.” Yun Che said to himself: “If one day I can go to the place called ‘Realm of the Gods’, perhaps I can try to find her trace… Even if it’s for Yuanba and Qingyue.”
Sensing the fluctuations in Yun Che's soul when he was talking to himself, Jasmine in the Sky Poison Pearl slightly moved her eyebrows and suddenly asked, "Do you really plan to go to the Realm of the Gods?"
“Of course.” Yun Che nodded directly: “After all, I promised the Dragon God personally that I would do my best to find and reach the place called the Realm of the Gods. The reason I have such a powerful body, bloodline, and soul today is because it gave me the gift of destroying itself. I must do my best to fulfill what I promised it. However, it is only my best... If I cannot reach that realm in my lifetime, then I will naturally be powerless.”
"I suggest that you persuade yourself to give up this somewhat foolish idea." Jasmine said somewhat coldly.
“Hmm? Why? You don’t want me to go there?” Yun Che was slightly stunned.
“Humph, now is not the time to think about these things.” Jasmine changed the subject forcefully: “You should think more about the relationship between the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce and the Supreme Ocean Palace.”
“Don’t even think about it.” Yun Che turned around and glanced at the pitch-black crescent moon that towered into the sky. “Behind the Black Moon Merchant Guild is the Supreme Ocean Palace… or, the Black Moon Merchant Guild was originally the other half of the Supreme Ocean Palace.”
"The other three holy places all have their own huge resource chains and resource areas, but the Supreme Ocean Palace is located on the sea surrounded by water on all sides. However, its status among the four holy places has never declined, and it even surpasses the Sun Moon Palace and the Heavenly Mighty Sword Region, second only to the Imperial Holy Land. How could it be possible without the huge resource supply on the mainland? And this huge resource chain is naturally the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce."
“Zi Ji should have guessed that I would think of the relationship between Black Moon Merchant Guild and Supreme Ocean Palace based on what he said. However, this should not be a secret at the level of the Holy Land. It was Zi Ji who forcefully bought ten Overlord Pills from me, which really screwed over the other three Holy Lands.” Yun Che stretched out his hand and nodded his chin: “In this way, his Supreme Ocean Palace will take ten pills alone, and the other three Holy Lands will grab twenty pills... No! The Supreme Ocean Palace will definitely come to grab these twenty pills, otherwise it will definitely make the other three Holy Lands suspicious. In this way, one family will take five pills, and the Supreme Ocean Palace will take fifteen pills alone…”
"Well, then I have three thousand from Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace!"
“That’s all there is to the Holy Land, hahahaha!” Thinking of this, Yun Che’s mood suddenly brightened, and he strode towards the west… directly in the direction of the Divine Phoenix Sect.
“Humph, you use something like the Sky Poison Pearl, a mysterious treasure, to refine something and look down on a group of forces from lower planes. That’s simply blasphemy against a holy object! And you’re actually proud of it!” Jasmine snorted coldly, showing extreme disdain.
“Next, how should I collect the debt…” Yun Che looked in the direction of the Divine Phoenix Sect, and his voice suddenly became sinister.
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Phoenix City is located in the southwest of Shenhuang City. It belongs to Shenhuang City, but exists independently. It is a special city within a city. Phoenix City, like Shenhuang Palace, is the core base of the Phoenix Sect. The difference is that one is the core of power and the other is the core of authority. Both of them have unparalleled prestige and deterrence in the Shenhuang Empire and even the Seven Profound Sky Kingdoms.
As we approached Phoenix, we were greeted by a heart-pounding feeling of oppression and noticeably scorching heat.
This was Yun Che's second time here, but compared to three years ago, both his purpose and his mood had changed drastically. Looking at the phoenix sculpture on the city gate, which was holding its head high and spreading its wings, releasing a scorching glow, he no longer had the awe and awe he had three years ago. What flashed through his mind was the devastated land of Cangfeng Nation, the ruined city, the displaced citizens, the battlefields filled with corpses... Cang Wanhe's tablet... Cang Yue's tears... Cangfeng warriors' cries... Si Kong Du's angry and desperate roar...
Anger and hatred ignited in his chest and burned fiercely... He could not forget the purpose and mission of coming here, nor could he forget the bloody 50 million... and the hatred of the country's destruction that almost came.
"Who are you? This is Phoenix City. This is not a place for mortals like you. Get out of here!"
In front of the gate of Phoenix City, the Phoenix disciples on guard took a few steps forward and shouted at Yun Che in an arrogant tone. He did not sense the Phoenix aura from Yun Che, and the citizens of Shenhuang City who did not have the Phoenix aura were just inferior people in the eyes of these lowest-ranking Phoenix disciples, and naturally had no qualifications to enter Phoenix City.
"Hmm? Why does this person look a little familiar?" The guard disciple on the right said with a curled lip.
Yun Che narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly with an incomparable calmness: “Go and tell your sect master Feng Hengkong that Yun Che is here to visit you.”
He spoke slowly, but every word was filled with boiling murderous intent.
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