"Che'er, sit down quickly..."
Mu Yurou pressed Yun Che to sit on a wooden chair, her face as red as raindrops, her hands still trembling slightly. She looked at her son right in front of her, unwilling to look away even for a moment.
In her hand, she still held the Samsara Mirror. On Yun Che’s arm, the mark of Xuan Gang was still flickering slightly. In her sight, there was a face that was 70% similar to Yun Qinghong when he was young, and the throbbing of blood that was so clear that it seemed real... This was her son... her biological son.
"Che'er... my child..." Mu Yurou whispered softly, choking again: "I really... am not dreaming..."
They had been together for more than two months, and Yun Che usually called him "mother", but she had a completely different state of mind and emotions when facing Yun Che at this moment. Yun Che opened his mouth and said softly: "Mother, I'm sorry... When I first saw you, I knew that you were my biological parents, but... I didn't recognize you until today."
Mu Yurou shook her head slowly. These were not important to her at all. At this moment, nothing in the world was important to her. She felt that all the surprises and happiness in her life could not compare to this moment. She said softly, "Husband, look at our child. He is so beautiful. He is even more beautiful than you when you were young. I don't know how many girls he will attract. He is also so well-behaved, sensible, and kind... For more than 20 years, we have not fulfilled our responsibilities as parents. We have also made him suffer hardships and displacement since he was born. But our son doesn't blame us at all... Not at all..."
“Moreover, his courage and wisdom are far superior to mine back then, and his medical skills are unparalleled in the world. He has only been back for two months, but he has already helped us escape from the abyss, made your eldest brother, who refuses to submit to anyone, rush to become sworn brothers with you, and ruined the carefully planned plan of Prince Huai. Let our Yun family regain hope... This is our son.” Yun Qinghong said with his head raised, with too much excitement and pride in his voice.
“Our son…” Mu Yurou stroked Yun Che’s cheek with one hand and covered her lips with the other. After crying loudly, she wanted to be strong and not let her son who had just returned to see only her tears. However, she tried again and again, but she could not stop crying. She muttered in a dreamy voice, “I thought that I would never…never see you again in this life…God has eyes…”
Yun Che reached out his hand and gently wiped the eyes from his mother’s face: “Mom, don’t cry. Our family has been reunited, and you have all recovered as before. All the suffering is over.”
"Well... Mommy, don't cry... Don't cry... Mommy is just... too happy..." Mu Yurou nodded and stretched out her hand to wipe away the tears on her face. But she shed too many tears, and after wiping for a long time, her face was still warm and wet.
“Che’er,” Yun Qinghong breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly, “How did you get here all these years? And how did you find this place from the distant Profound Sky Continent?”
Yun Qinghong's question touched Mu Yurou's heartstrings. She grabbed Yun Che's hand and asked anxiously, "Yes... Che'er, have you been living well these years? Have you suffered a lot?"
Mu Yurou's heart was completely tied to her son at this moment, and she couldn't think of too much. But Yun Qinghong knew that Yun Che had a character that was totally inconsistent with his age, and he had suffered more than just "a lot of suffering". Without the hardships that ordinary people could not bear, how could he have a character, courage and ability that ordinary people could not have.
Yun Che smiled and said, “I will definitely tell you in detail what happened in these years. But before that…” He stretched out his hand and pulled Yun Xiao over, saying, “Dad, Mom, now is the time to tell your other son about his life experience. Yun Xiao is no longer a child, he has long been a real man who stands tall and proud. He also has the right to know his true life experience.”
Yun Xiao was stunned for a moment, then his eyes cleared and he nodded firmly: "Dad, Mom, please tell me my life story. I want to know where I came from and who my biological parents are. Please rest assured, Dad and Mom, although I am not your biological child, your care and love for me over the years are not fake. In the future, whether I trace my ancestry and find my biological parents or not, you will be my parents for the rest of my life."
Before, Yun Xiao was still confused, hesitant, and lost, but after saying these words, he found that all the uneasiness and loss in his heart disappeared at once, and instead, there was only calmness and ease, as well as the kind of heartfelt joy for their family reunion.
Although I am not my parents' biological child, they have treated me like their own over the years and have taken care of me in every possible way. I can never repay their kindness in raising me. My eldest brother saved my life, helped and guided me time and time again, and even delayed the family reunion for two whole months to take care of my feelings...
Although they are not blood relatives, they are kind to me from the bottom of their hearts. Why am I still feeling lost or depressed? My beloved parents have found their son who they have been worried about for so many years, so of course I am happy for them. My most respected elder brother has reunited with his parents, so of course I am happy for him...
At this moment, he clearly felt that he had grown up all of a sudden, just like the kind of spiritual sublimation that Yun Che described.
Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou looked at each other and smiled with joy and relief. Yun Qinghong nodded: "Good! Good child. Xiao'er, your biological father and I are sworn brothers, and he is my only confidant in this life. You and Che'er are also sworn brothers. Our two families have long been one family."
"Ah..." Yun Xiao opened his mouth: "Dad and my biological father... have known each other for a long time?"
“Yes.” Yun Qinghong nodded, then pulled Yun Xiao’s arm and said, “Xiao’er, sit down. Your mother and I will tell you your life story in detail today.”
In the not very spacious room, the four of them sat opposite each other. For Yun Qinghong, Mu Yurou, and Yun Che, the feeling of "home" had never been as clear as it was at this moment. With deep feelings and gratitude, Yun Qinghong told Yun Xiao about the three years they had spent together in the Profound Sky Continent, especially how he and Xiao Ying met, got to know each other, became like-minded, and became sworn brothers... until he planned an escape route for them so that they could survive, and quietly exchanged his son for their son...
Yun Xiao had been listening silently. After Yun Qinghong finished telling everything, he was in a daze for a long time. Then, he muttered to himself absentmindedly: "It turns out... my hometown... is really in Tianxuan Continent..."
"The Profound Sky Continent is not as sinister as the Illusory Demon Realm says. It's just some of the people who are sinister. In comparison, the biggest difference between the Profound Sky Continent and the Illusory Demon Realm is basically the distribution of races. It is a world dominated by humans and beasts, and there are very few monsters." Yun Che said. In the Illusory Demon Realm, the Profound Sky Continent is a place that has been demonized. He didn't want Yun Xiao to have unnecessary prejudice or even resistance against the Profound Sky Continent because of this.
“Hmm…” Yun Xiao nodded slowly, his expression still a little hazy. He needed enough time to accept and digest these things: “Xiao… So my last name is Xiao… No wonder… My parents wanted to name me Yun Xiao…”
“Haha, because we have always been thinking that one day, we can let you return to Tianxuan Continent to recognize your ancestors.” Yun Qinghong said with a smile.
"Brother, my biological parents...are they okay now? Are they still living in that place called...Liuyun City?" Yun Xiao asked with hazy eyes.
Although Yun Che had known that this was a question that would inevitably be asked and had made sufficient preparations, when Yun Xiao asked this, his expression still froze instantly and he was speechless for a long time.
Yun Qinghong’s face suddenly changed slightly when he saw Yun Che’s expression. Thinking of the many hardships that Yun Che must have endured over the years, his heart tightened even more. He grabbed Yun Che’s shoulders, looked directly at him and said, “How is Xiao Ying now? In that Floating Cloud City, the Xiao family is one of the few that can be found. He must be… living a carefree life, right?”
Yun Che heaved a sigh of relief. He did not answer Yun Qinghong directly. Instead, he looked at Yun Xiao and said solemnly, “Yun Xiao, remember what I said before. A real man should face all the tricks of fate calmly. No matter whether the things in this world are sad or happy, once they have happened, you have no choice but to accept and face them... As for how to accept and face them, that is the time to test a person.”
Yun Xiao looked at Yun Che and quietly clenched his hands together. After a long while, his eyes became firm: “Brother, you say… no matter what the result is, I will accept it calmly.”
Yun Che nodded, then closed his eyes and said slowly: “Uncle Xiao…died twenty-two years ago.”
Yun Qinghong stood up with a whoosh, his face turning pale as paper in an instant. There weren't many things in this world that could cause him to react so violently... But Xiao Ying was his only sworn brother in this life, his only true confidant, and someone who had done him a great favor. If it weren't for him, they would never have been able to return to the Illusory Demon Realm alive.
He never imagined that he was already... dead... twenty-two years ago...
And that time... Could it be... Could it be...
“He…he…how did he die? How did he die?” Yun Qinghong said in a trembling voice.
Yun Che did not hide anything or hesitate, and directly said: “Twenty-two years ago, not long after my parents fled Floating Cloud City, the thieves who were chasing my parents found out from somewhere that you had been in contact with Uncle Xiao, so they found Uncle Xiao and forced him to tell them your whereabouts. Uncle Xiao would rather die than tell them, so… so…”
Yun Qinghong's body shook violently.
"After Uncle Xiao died, his wife also died soon after for love. My grandmother was too sad and became depressed. She also passed away after giving birth to my aunt, who was one year younger than me. I didn't even have time to see what they looked like... It was my grandfather who raised me and my aunt alone..."
“…” Yun Qinghong’s lips trembled, his eyes bulged, his whole body suddenly shook violently, a mouthful of blood spurted out suddenly, and he fell heavily backwards.
"Ah...husband!"
"father!!"
Mu Yurou and Yun Che cried out in unison and hurriedly stepped forward to support Yun Qinghong’s body. The corners of Yun Qinghong’s mouth twitched, and the scarlet blood was shocking. He stared at the sky with lifeless eyes, and two lines of tiger tears fell straight down: “It’s me…it’s me who killed Brother Xiao…it’s me who killed their whole family…it’s me…it’s me…who killed them…”
"Brother Xiao has been so kind to me...but I have caused his family to be destroyed..."
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[An explanation of a big bug: When I was browsing the book review forum today, I saw a handsome guy pointed out that in Chapter 298, Yun Canghai mentioned that he gave the family head token to Yun Qinghong before leaving the Illusory Demon Realm... I immediately went back and looked it up, and found that the 12th paragraph of Chapter 298 did mention it clearly, and then I corrected it immediately. Thank you to this handsome guy who read the book seriously! In order to prevent too many people from being jealous of your appearance, I will not reveal your name~~~~]
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