The Yun family was not big. After walking for a while, Yun Xiao stopped in front of an elegant courtyard.
Yun Xiao turned sideways and said, "This is where my father lives. Due to his health, he rarely goes out. He should be inside at this time."
This courtyard was not big. As the residence of the patriarch, it looked no different from the surrounding courtyards. Yun Che glanced around and saw that there were very few footprints and traces of people here. Obviously, few people came here on weekdays. The residence of the patriarch of a prominent family should be a place that is often visited.
"Let's go in."
Yun Xiao slowly adjusted his breathing and made his face look better. He then reached out and touched his back, and only felt relieved after confirming that there was no blood on his new clothes. He took two steps forward, and just as he was about to step into the yard, he found that Yun Che did not follow him. He turned around and saw Yun Che looking straight ahead, as if he had lost his mind.
"Brother Yun, what's wrong?" Yun Xiao asked.
Yun Che looked back and shook his head calmly: “Nothing, let’s go in… I hope we won’t disturb your father’s rest.”
"No, my father usually doesn't rest at this time." Yun Xiao said with a smile, and then whispered a reminder: "Don't tell my father that my injury is serious, otherwise my parents will know and they will definitely not sleep well for several days."
“Yes.” Yun Che agreed and took a step forward. Even Yun Xiao could see that he was a little distracted.
A small courtyard with a low pavilion, a stone table, four stone benches, and a small green grape trellis. Next to the trellis is a rattan chair that looks a bit old. Next to it is an even older weapon rack, but there are no weapons hanging on it, and there is not even any trace of weapons being hung on it.
This was what Yun Che saw, everything in the courtyard.
Yun Xiao stood in front of the main room and said softly, "Dad, are you in there? I brought a friend here and he wants to see you."
There was a slight noise in the room, followed by the voice of a middle-aged man: "Oh? Friend? Haha, it seems that this is the first time that Xiao'er has brought a friend here. Come in."
The voice was very gentle, but it was completely weak and limp. As a doctor, Yun Che could tell from the sound of the voice that the voice belonged to him in such a terrible state. His heart was suddenly throbbing uncontrollably... It was so painful that he felt a needle-like pain deep inside. Uncontrollably, he stretched out his hand and pressed it on his chest...
He had always thought that the only people who could make him feel this way were his grandfather, his aunt, and Cang Yue, whom he married. He could not understand why the weakness in his voice, facing a person he had never met and whom he had secretly hated, would cause him to feel such a slight but extremely heart-piercing pain...
Could this be... the legendary... blood connection...
Now, there is only a wall between us and the person we will meet in just a few steps... is really... is...
"Then let's go in, Brother Yun...ah? Brother Yun, Brother Yun?"
Yun Che stared blankly ahead, his eyes dazed, his limbs tense, as if his soul had suddenly left his body. Yun Xiao called him three times in a row before he came back to his senses… He was so bold that he dared to destroy the Burning Heaven Sect and break into the Phoenix Divine Sect alone. At this moment, facing the half-closed door only three steps away, his heart began to beat wildly. It was an extremely unfamiliar, unprecedented throbbing and uneasiness. He could not explain or describe that feeling…
He has two lives. In one life, he was raised by his master, and in the other life, he was raised by Grandpa Xiao... In both lives, he has no parents. Even his adoptive parents in this life passed away before he could remember.
The concept of "father" is so familiar to ordinary people, but it has always been so strange and distant to him. From his grandfather Yun Canghai, he learned the identity and names of his biological parents and the reasons why they left him. His hatred for them disappeared completely, and he subconsciously longed to see them.
But now, he was about to face... He thought he had a mind as strong as steel, but now he was in a state of panic and didn't know what to do.
“I’m fine.” Yun Che smiled reluctantly. He clenched his hands and realized that his palms were already covered in sweat. “I have long admired Senior Yun and now that I’m about to meet him, I’m… too excited… Let me calm down for a while.”
"Uh... is it really that exaggerated?" Yun Xiao scratched his forehead, indicating that he didn't quite understand.
Yun Che pressed his palm against his chest and took a few breaths before letting out a long exhale. His expression finally calmed down a bit. He stared at the door in front of him for a while before finally saying, “Yun Xiao, let’s go in.”
The door was pushed open, and Yun Xiao walked in first, followed by Yun Che, who walked in slowly. Then, the door was closed. In front of the hardwood desk facing the door, a figure dressed in green slowly turned around from the chair on the desk.
This was a middle-aged man who looked to be around fifty years old, with a white face and no beard, but the whiteness was a sickly paleness that could be seen at a glance by ordinary people. As a powerful mystic, his body should have remained extremely young, but from his body, one could see the heavy signs of old age, and even his hair was at least 30% white.
But none of these could conceal his extraordinary temperament that was beyond ordinary people. Between his eyebrows, he revealed a very light and gentle calmness. Although his face was marked with traces of aging, his facial features still showed a kind of handsomeness that could not be concealed. No one would doubt that when he was young, he must have been a rare handsome man.
"Xiao'er greets father... Is father painting?" Yun Xiao said while looking at the rice paper on the desk.
After Yun Che entered, he stared at the man in green without blinking. The man in green also looked at him. He did not respond directly to Yun Xiao’s words, but smiled and nodded: “Xiao’er, is this the friend you mentioned? He has an extraordinary appearance, and his temperament and bearing are even more extraordinary… I wonder how to address him?”
After Yun Xiao came in, he did not greet him immediately. Facing his question, he was stunned for several breaths. Finally, he tried to calm down, bowed slightly, and said politely: "My surname is Yun, and my given name is Che. I have always yearned for the Yun family in Monster King City. So this is the first time I meet Senior Yun, and I am a little out of control. I hope Senior can forgive me."
“Oh? Your last name is Yun too?” Yun Qinghong’s brows relaxed and he smiled slightly: “Yun…Che, hehe, what a good name, a really good name. Your parents gave you this name, they must hope that you will be healthy and worry-free throughout your life, hehe… cough, cough, cough, cough…”
Yun Qinghong just smiled faintly, but then he started coughing violently. Yun Xiao hurried forward and asked anxiously: "Dad, are you okay...Have you taken the medicine today?"
Yun Qinghong recovered quickly, waved his hands gently, and said with a smile: "Dad is fine, and of course he has taken all the medicine he should take. Otherwise, your mother would not forgive me... oh?"
Yun Qinghong's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he grabbed Yun Xiao's hand: "You are injured, what happened?"
“Well, it’s not a serious injury…” Yun Xiao hesitated at first, but he knew that he couldn’t hide the truth, so he avoided the important points and simply told the story of his meeting with the Seventh City in the World, but was assassinated: “…the person they wanted to kill was the Seventh Sister, and they specifically stated that they would not hurt me, but the situation was really dangerous at the time, fortunately…” Yun Xiao pointed at Yun Che: “Fortunately, Brother Yun Che came to the rescue, otherwise it would be really unimaginable. Their target is the Seventh Sister, I only suffered a minor injury, it’s not a problem, you see, I’m alive and kicking now.”
Yun Xiao's injury was certainly not light. If you ripped open his clothes, you could still see a bloody hole on his back. But from the outside, it was only an external injury after all, and it had stabilized and would heal within a month. What made Yun Che even more worried was Yun Qinghong... He didn't realize that he was injured until Yun Xiao approached. You can imagine how dull his spiritual perception has become... Yun Xiao couldn't see how dangerous Yun Qinghong's current condition was, and Yun Qinghong naturally wouldn't let Yun Xiao know, but he couldn't hide it from his eyes...
He was very sure that if Yun Qinghong continued like this, he would not survive for more than three years.
Yun Qinghong himself should also know this clearly.
After hearing Yun Xiao's words, Yun Qinghong frowned and remained silent for a long while, as if he was thinking about something. Then, he smiled at Yun Che and raised his hand to him: "Little brother, thank you for saving my son's life. I am not feeling well, so..."
The moment Yun Qinghong raised his hand, Yun Che jumped aside in shock. He would definitely accept the gift from the king of heaven, but he could never accept the gift from the person in front of him. Before he could finish, Yun Che said in a panic, “Senior, please…Senior, I can’t do that. It was just a piece of cake for me to save Yun Xiao. I don’t deserve such a great gift from you. You don’t need to take it to heart.”
Yun Qinghong was slightly stunned. He had only bowed his hands in a simple gesture, which had nothing to do with the word "great gift". Moreover, the other party had saved his son's life, so a hundred bows of thanks would not be excessive. Yun Che's reaction really surprised and confused him.
Yun Xiao was also confused by Yun Che’s exaggerated reaction, but he changed his mind and suddenly realized something. He quickly explained to Yun Qinghong, “Dad, it’s actually like this. On the way here, we agreed that after meeting you, Big Brother Yun and I will become sworn brothers. In this case, my parents will also be Big Brother Yun’s parents… So, Big Brother Yun will definitely not dare to accept your gift.”
“Oh? Sworn brothers?” Yun Qinghong looked at Yun Che, then nodded with a smile: “I see, that’s right, good… really good… Xiao’er has a stubborn personality and usually keeps to himself. If he could have a friend he can rely on, that would be great. As a parent, I would feel comforted and at ease.”
Although Yun Qinghong showed approval and joy, Yun Che saw clear doubt in his eyes. Indeed, for someone who suddenly appeared, whose identity and origin were unknown and who he had only known for one day... doubt and vigilance were the most normal reactions.
"Dad, let me tell you, Big Brother Yun is really amazing! The three people who besieged me and my seventh sister were all first-level Overlords, and Big Brother Yun used only one move to easily kill them, making the other two run away in fear. And Big Brother Yun is only 22 years old this year, only a few months older than me. Even Su Zhizhan from the Su family may not be as amazing as Big Brother Yun when he was 22 years old... Uh, Dad? What are you thinking about?"
Yun Xiao was talking excitedly, but he found that Yun Qinghong was looking straight at Yun Che with a dull expression. At his shout, Yun Qinghong retracted his gaze and said with a smile: "Nothing, I just suddenly felt that Brother Yun looked familiar."
Yun Che: “…”
"Look familiar? Uh, that's impossible... This is the first time that Brother Yun has left the sect to gain experience, and this is also his first time to come to Demon King City. Dad, you must have remembered the wrong person." Yun Xiao said.
"Haha, when Dad said he looked familiar, he meant that Brother Yun... looked a lot like me when I was young. So the more I look at him, the more he looks alike."
Yun Che: “…”
“Really?” Yun Xiao glanced at Yun Qinghong, then at Yun Che, and then suddenly grinned and said, “Hey! Dad, you said before that Big Brother Yun has an extraordinary appearance, and now you suddenly say that Big Brother Yun looks like you when you were young… You are clearly praising yourself in disguise. Mom said that you were very conceited when you were young, and it really wasn’t unfair to you at all.”
“Hahahaha…” Yun Qinghong burst into laughter at what Yun Xiao said, but he had just laughed twice when he suddenly gasped for breath and then started coughing violently: “Cough… cough cough cough… cough cough cough…”
"Ah! Dad!" Yun Xiao was startled, then put his palm on his back. However, as soon as he used his Xuan Qi, he felt a sharp pain in his back and internal organs. His face turned pale immediately, his body swayed, and the wound on his back almost burst into blood.
Fortunately, Yun Qinghong didn't notice anything strange about him. He waved his hand and said, "It's okay. This is an old problem of mine. You know that... Brother Yun, I have been in poor health for many years. I am sorry for not treating you well. I made fun of you."
Yun Che shook his head: “Senior, that’s not true…” Looking at Yun Qinghong’s expression, his hands began to tremble. Finally, he could no longer bear it and took a step forward. He said, “Senior Yun, can you let me take a look at your injuries? I have learned medical skills from Master and have made some achievements. Maybe I can help alleviate your injuries.”
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