Yan Xi's bright eyes drooped slightly, her butterfly-like eyelashes trembled slightly, and two crystal tears fell. The old man's hand moved, but in the end he did not stretch it out.
"Brother, do you know why Tiezhong imprisoned me in a birdcage?"
Birdcage! How could Tiezhong… Anger flashed in the old man’s eyes, but it was quickly replaced by guilt.
"Because I'm not human..."
"Junior sister..." The old man choked.
"I'm Huo Luan." Yan Xi smiled, but this smile was tinged with tears and was extremely sad. "In the Huo Luan clan, any descendant who inherits the ancient bloodline can transform at birth... The thing that Master gave you to keep should be my mother. He refined my mother into a puppet. It's ridiculous that I asked you to protect Qingyun Sect before I left... It's ridiculous that I still treated him as a father..."
Yan Xi's words cut through the old man's heart like a sharp knife. How could the master, who was like a kind father and a strict teacher, do such a thing? He seemed to be back to the afternoon when the master brought Yan Xi back home. It was a snowy day, with snowflakes flying all over the sky. The master, dressed in white, walked through the snow, holding a soft and tender baby in his arms.
The little baby's face is rosy. In the severe winter, she is only wrapped in a thin layer of clothes, but her little hands are warm.
"...Junior sister, how did you know?" the old man asked with difficulty.
"...When I gave birth to Tian'er, my dormant bloodline awakened, and with it, the demon core within me. I also gained inherited memories, even memories of my birth...After Tian'er's full moon, I left the demon core with him, abandoned him and his father, and sneaked back to Qingyun Sect alone. However, I was ambushed by Tiezhong...After being imprisoned, I learned that my master had also died at Tiezhong's hands..."
"What? Master also...fell at his hands!" the old man exclaimed. Yan Xi met his gaze and nodded. "Tie Zhong told me so himself!"
"Tie Zhong!" The old man clenched his fists so tightly that his joints had lost color.
The two of them fell into a long silence. After a while, the old man asked in a hoarse voice, "...Junior Sister, do you hate Master?"
Yan Xi sighed, her star-like eyes dimming. She looked into the void in confusion, "I should hate him! He turned my mother into a puppet... But, after all, he raised me and taught me Taoism. I don't know why he raised me, but for the kindness he showed me... How can I hate him?"
Before Xian Aotian went out, he quietly left a leaf in the main hall. The conversation between the senior brothers and sisters in the main hall was transmitted to his mind through another leaf without missing a word.
It turns out that my mother really didn’t abandon me on purpose, and everything my father said to me was true!
But Tiezhong, I, Xian Aotian, will never let you go!
Wait, a few days ago, the Gongsun family and the Yang family went to war, and the Gongsun family beat the Yang family without any chance of fighting back. The reason was that the Gongsun family used a Fire Luan puppet in a crucial battle!
Fire Luan is extremely rare, let alone a Fire Luan puppet. Maybe that is my grandparents!
"Brother Erniu..." Lai Siyu called softly. "Can I make you boneless pork buns this morning?"
"Okay, I want to eat. Let's make some more desserts. I think mother should like it. Do all women like desserts?" Xian Aotian said. His eyes became clear again. A mystery that had troubled him for more than 20 years was finally solved, and his heart felt relieved. He would not let Tiezhong go, and he would not let Gongsun family go either. He would protect the people around him!
The sun just peeked out from the top of the forest, and Lai Siyu's luxurious breakfast was ready. The red squirrel also woke up on time and had a delicious meal with the four people in the yard. The palm-sized little squirrel ate the most.
As Xian Aotian expected, Yan Xi really liked the sweets made by Lai Siyu, and she even pestered Lai Siyu to teach her how to make them.
A breakfast can sweep away the sadness and gloom of the night.
On the same morning, a large group of evil people arrived at the Qingyun Mountains and surrounded the Qingyun Sect. All the disciples patrolling the Qingyun Mountains were killed by the evil cultivators.
The Qingyun Sect activated the mountain protection formation. The evil cultivators attacked randomly for a while, but were unable to shake the formation in the slightest.
The evil cultivators then divided into several groups and cursed outside the Qingyun Sect day and night. Their words were unbearable to hear and extremely insulting.
In the main hall of Qingyun Sect, several elders were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. The message they sent to the alliance fell on deaf ears, and there was no news from the people they sent out.
"Why haven't you informed the leader at this time?" Yuan Kui was the first to get angry.
"Yes, the three evil sects have joined forces to besiege Qingyun Sect. This is the biggest crisis our sect has encountered in thousands of years of inheritance. We must report it to the Sect Master and the Ancestor." Qiu Qianrou also echoed.
"Old Zhou, Sikong, you two can say something too!" Gongsun Liuyun said.
"I have sent messages to the master and the ancestor several times, but there is no news at all. What do you want me to do?" Zhou Bin spread his hands and said helplessly.
"Then break in!" Yuan Kui said anxiously.
"No, the ancestor has been in seclusion for many years, exploring the way of Nascent Soul. If we barge in and interrupt his practice... maybe we won't have to resort to any evil means, we can just kill him ourselves!" Sikong Li said coldly.
"Yes! It's the same everywhere, Master. Even if we find the Master, it will only add one more cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, which will not help the overall situation!" Zhou Bin continued.
Yuan Kui smashed the chair behind him with a palm, "This won't work, and that won't work. Do we in Qingyun Sect really have to be cowards?"
"Reporting to all the elders, people from the alliance and major sects and families have arrived at the mountain gate and are confronting the evil cultivators!" A deacon disciple came to report.
Everyone was overjoyed upon hearing the news and immediately headed for the mountain gate.
In the world of cultivation, people with high cultivation levels like to show off their imposing manner. They can stand on the ground effortlessly, but they insist on showing off their strength and displaying their extraordinary strength and outstanding grace. They all stand on magic weapons, suspended in the air, wasting their spiritual energy in vain.
"Shangshui Laoxie, why are you running here instead of staying in your yellow sand pile? Are you taking advantage of the fact that there is no one in my city and are making trouble here?" A young male cultivator with a silver robe and a red crown, who looked very imposing, shouted. Behind him were more than 20 cultivators who were coming on clouds.
The kindhearted Shangshui snorted coldly, "Hmph! What business has my actions had on you? This is a personal grudge between me and the Qingyun Sect. Old Yuan Xiao, please don't meddle in other people's business!"
"Shangshui, I have something to discuss with you... but it will cost the lives of more than a dozen evil cultivators..." Just as Shangshui Shanren finished speaking, Yuan Xiao's voice transmission rang in his mind.
"... Humph! There are only a dozen cultivators. Can't I afford to lose them?" Shangshui Shan said in a voice transmission. He obviously agreed with Yuan Xiao's proposal.
"Qingyun Sect killed my granddaughter. This hatred is irreconcilable. Old Yuan Xiao, if you interfere, don't blame me, Shangshuixin, for being kind but not kind!"
"Does what you say mean it? If this is true, we will investigate it and give you an explanation! However, if you are looking for trouble, we in the Cultivation Alliance are not easy to mess with!" A female cultivator with an icy face behind Yuan Xiao said coldly.
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