“What happened next?” Yun Che clenched his hands quietly and asked in a hurried voice.
"Later... my husband and I were able to handle the pursuit of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region calmly, and we were looking for an opportunity to return to the Heavenly Sword Villa to find our father. But suddenly, a new group of forces appeared, and we were both infected with the cold poison. In addition, Yurou was pregnant, so we didn't dare to use too much profound energy. Our escape became extremely difficult and dangerous. At that time, we no longer dared to hope to return to the Heavenly Sword Villa. Even saving our lives became extremely difficult. I protected Yurou, and Yurou protected the child in her belly. Until the child was born, we resisted stubbornly for half a year."
"We have been married for decades and finally have a child, but we can't feel any joy because our child was in great danger as soon as he was born. What makes us most miserable is that although Yu Rou tried her best to protect him, the cold poison still invaded the child's body. The only consolation is that the protection that Yu Rou exchanged for six months of pain also paid off. The cold poison in the child is very mild and will not take his life immediately..."
At this point, Yun Qinghong’s face did not show the slightest relief. He closed his eyes and sighed sadly: “But he was unable to force it out of his body. With no other choice, my husband and I had to make a painful choice… We used our profound power to force the little bit of cold poison in his body into his newly born young profound veins, and then used lightning profound power to annihilate the cold poison, but it also… completely destroyed his profound veins.”
“…” Yun Che’s chest rose and fell violently. Only at this moment did he realize that the reason his profound veins were disabled was not because of someone’s injury, but… because of the cold poison!
Although more than 20 years had passed, Yun Qinghong still looked very painful when he thought of that time. To destroy his child's profound veins with his own hands was equivalent to destroying his entire life. That was a million times more painful and difficult than destroying himself. He sighed and said, "The child had just been born, and his profound veins had not yet grown. If it was destroyed at this age, his life would be doomed to be a waste... But that was the only way to save his life. Otherwise, once the cold poison spread, he might not even survive seven days."
“I know…” Yun Che said softly, “When that child grows up, he will definitely understand your difficulties and will never blame you.”
Yun Qinghong shook his head: "It's a pity that although we saved his life, we will never see him again in this life, because he was left in the Profound Sky Continent twenty-two years ago..."
Yun Che already knew the basics of what happened next. He listened quietly to Yun Qinghong's story...
"My husband and I fled desperately with our child. We had no direction to escape until one day we passed a familiar place and entered a small town. Then we met my sworn brother Xiao Ying and realized that it was Liuyun City where he lived. At that time, my husband and I were covered in blood and our profound strength was almost exhausted. We had already made up our minds to die, but when we met Brother Xiao Ying, he scolded me that even if we didn't want the child to grow up without parents, we must try our best to save our lives and escape. Then, he prepared a large amount of clothes, food and medicine for my husband and me in the shortest time possible, and then hand-painted a map to point out an excellent escape route and hidden place for us..."
"My husband and I are very unfamiliar with the Profound Sky Continent. Our previous escape was like a headless fly. With the guidance of Brother Xiao Ying, we successfully got rid of those people's pursuit and hid under a waterfall... Without the help and guidance of Brother Xiao Ying, my husband and I would never have been able to escape, and we would never have been alive until now. Both of our lives were given by him... In fact, during the short hour that he took us in, he secretly swapped his newborn child with ours without telling us. We fled with all our strength, and only discovered it after we found that hidden place..."
Yun Che: “…”
“In fact, after meeting Brother Xiao Ying, I also thought about leaving the child to him and my wife and I going to die together, but I was deeply afraid that this would bring disaster to Xiao Ying’s family. I didn’t expect that Brother Xiao Ying would secretly swap our child in order to preserve our bloodline…” Yun Qinghong closed his eyes, and the corners of his eyes kept trembling: “I, Yun Qinghong, have such a brother in this life. It is the greatest gift from God to me.”
“In other words, your child was left in the Profound Sky Continent, in a place called Floating Cloud City, and that Uncle Xiao’s child… is Yun Xiao?” Yun Che said softly.
“Yes…” Yun Qinghong nodded slowly. “This is Xiao’er’s life story. After we escaped the pursuit, we also thought about returning to Floating Cloud City. But at that time, my husband and I were seriously injured and poisoned by the cold. We only had the strength to survive. If we rashly returned to Floating Cloud City, once we were exposed, we would die, but it would bring great disaster to Xiao Ying and the others. Therefore, all we can do is to try our best to live… No matter what, we must protect his child. I understood very well at that time that Brother Xiao Ying exchanged our child half to preserve our bloodline, and the other half was to inspire our will to do everything we can to survive.”
“Then how did you escape later?” Yun Che asked.
"We in the Yun family have a secret weapon that can travel across space, but every time we use it, we have to wait three years for it to recover its power. Three months later, the weapon finally recovered its power, and we used it to return to the Illusory Demon Realm."
"Since there is this secret weapon that can lead directly to the Profound Sky Continent, did you use it to go to the Profound Sky Continent and find your child?"
Yun Qinghong shook his head and smiled weakly: "After being invaded by our Illusory Demon Realm several times, the people on the Profound Sky Continent have also become extremely vigilant and prepared. Our Yun family's secret weapon can indeed be used again, but once we enter the Profound Sky Continent, it will be immediately discovered by the people on the other side. My husband and I are both disabled, and using the secret weapon again is simply suicide. As for other people... how could they risk their lives for our child. Therefore, we can only treat Xiao'er as our own child and hide his true life experience... But the son of our Yun family has the power of Xuan Gang in his blood. As he grows up, his life experience is destined to be questioned, and he will grow up in countless criticisms in the future... We have long expected it, but there is nothing we can do."
Yun Che had known the truth of the past few years, but after listening to Yun Qinghong's detailed account of the past, his heart was still surging and difficult to calm down. The ambitions of the four sacred places had dealt a heavy blow to the Demon King family and also created the tragedy of their Yun and Xiao families. His and Yun Xiao's lives were also turned upside down because of this.
“…Are you telling me this because you hope that one day, I can go to the Profound Sky Continent with Yun Xiao to find his real relatives?” Yun Che asked in a low voice.
Yun Qinghong nodded slowly: "Although, I don't know why you are so good to our family, but your kindness to Yun Xiao, even calling us father and mother, is not the slightest bit false. Moreover, although I have too many doubts about you, no matter what, I can't feel the slightest rejection. Instead, there is a kind of... indescribable intimacy and trust." He smiled, as if he liked this inexplicable feeling very much: "Xiao'er was rejected by everyone because he was suspected of being from Tianxuan Continent. He has no friends since he was a child. He is nearly twenty-two years old this year, but you are the only one who is willing to be his brother... Although it is a bit difficult to say this, Xiao'er's cultivation talent is not top-notch. In the future, you are the only one who can help him return to Tianxuan Continent and recognize his ancestors. He should go back there one day. After all, that is his home. Xiao Ying's family must be looking forward to him day and night..."
“…Then, do you miss your own children?” Yun Che asked in a low voice.
Yun Qinghong closed his eyes and spoke slowly, "I'm fine. After all, I believe that Brother Xiao Ying will never mistreat my son. With Brother Xiao Ying, he won't be bullied and will live a happy life. I never doubt this. But Yu Rou... Over the years, she has missed him day and night, shed countless tears, and sometimes woke up crying in her sleep... She was worried about whether the child was in trouble, his profound veins were destroyed, and she was worried about whether he would be bullied and ridiculed. At the same time, she often blamed herself and hated herself... After so many years, her worries have not decreased, but the depression in her heart has become heavier. Over the years, she has fallen ill many times. Others thought that she was suffering from the cold poison, but only I know that she was sick because of sadness and longing. The one who has been supporting her is Xiao'er. She treats Xiao'er as her own son and treats him twice as well, hoping that the better she treats Xiao'er, the better our child will be treated..."
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After removing the poison from Yun Qinghong, it was already dark. Under the side effects of removing the cold poison, Yun Qinghong and his wife fell asleep. Yun Che walked out of the room and stood in the middle of the yard. He looked up at the incomplete bright moon that had appeared in the sky for a long time. The night wind blew past his face, blowing the hair on his forehead.
“Why don’t you tell them your identity? You have many ways to prove that you are their son…Blood Fusion, Mysterious Gang, Samsara Mirror, any one of them will do!” Jasmine asked calmly.
“…Now is not the right time.” Yun Che looked ahead quietly: “At least, it’s unfair to Yun Xiao.”
"Timing? Hmm, what are you going to do next?"
Yun Che raised his head slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes: “Since fate has sent me to this place and let me find my own family and biological parents, then of course I must do something... In order to let me escape, my grandfather cut off his own life. My life was exchanged for my grandfather’s life. His wish, his last will, I will also fulfill it on his behalf!”
“Grandpa passed away after enduring a hundred years of hardship for the sake of the Demon King Clan, but what he got in return was a crime, and the entire Yun family was punished… Why!” Yun Che gritted his teeth and said, “Because of the Demon King Clan, I lost my grandfather. Because of my grandfather, my parents have been disabled for more than 20 years, and have suffered the same cold shoulder as I did when I was disabled… I am the grandson of Yun Canghai and the son of Yun Qinghong. They are loyal to the Illusion Demon Royal Clan… But I am not!! All I see is their debt to our family!! What the Illusion Demon Royal Clan owes my grandfather, my parents, and me… I want them to pay me back… tenfold and a hundredfold!!”
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