[The City Lord's Mansion has a Martial Arts Pavilion, indicating the family's considerable influence and the presence of several first-rate martial artists and even martial masters. There's no need to worry about being attacked by passing villains.]
This is because the Azure Radiance Realm is far more chaotic than the Cloud Yang Realm. Clashes, bloodshed, and death battles among martial artists are commonplace, making it practically a chaotic world.
In the Yunyang Realm, at least one sect doesn't simply attack another sect out of spite and massacre them. Most of the time, it's a contest to draw a line between them.
In the Azure Radiance Realm, annihilation of entire clans is the norm, regardless of the slightest disagreement!
[In 3105, you remained uninvolved in the affairs of the Xiang family, staying peacefully in Liancheng and keeping a close eye on Xiang Yang.]
"Why does this kid seem a bit silly?"
On this day, the city lord's wife, who is also Xiangyang's mother, brought her son back to her parents' home for a visit.
The convoy was carrying a sign for the Xiang family; surely no thieves would dare to obstruct it.
But as luck would have it, a gang of roaming bandits had moved into the nearby mountains in the past few days, and they targeted the Xiang family's convoy, which happened to be passing by, and ambushed them.
[It was just a convoy visiting relatives, and they were traveling a familiar route, posing no danger. The convoy's guards were no match for the bandits, and in the ensuing struggle, Xiangyang and her son managed to escape.]
The mother and child have left. You appear and handle the situation.
[Some of the guards who appeared to be dead were actually not fatally wounded thanks to your subtle manipulation of Yuan Power. Their injuries were repaired by your Yuan Power after they fell to the ground.]
Apart from the dozens of bandits, there were no casualties.
The captain of the guard immediately knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in thanks to express his gratitude for saving his life.
The captain then looked around anxiously and said, "Senior, please forgive our rudeness, but we need to find Madam and the Second Young Master first..."
You waved your hand: "It's alright. I've already decided to take your second young master as my disciple. Don't act rashly. Stay here and await my instructions. They will be fine."
The captain of the guard wanted to say something more, but his eyes widened as he watched you fly away like a god.
"A Martial Immortal! This is a Primordial Martial Immortal!"
[A mother and child fled for several miles through the vast snow-covered landscape.]
She had a thick, warm mink coat, but the bulky outer garment hindered her running, so she took it off while still in the carriage, leaving her only in her thin inner garment.
The snow and wind, like sharp blades, seeped into my clothes, biting cold and drawing away my body heat.
[Madam Xiang collapsed, clutching Xiangyang. Exhausted, she burrowed into a snowdrift at the foot of the slope and held her five-year-old son tightly.]
[She should have died here. Her remaining body heat kept Xiangyang warm in her arms through the icy snowy night. As the sun rose, he crawled out of his mother's stiff embrace, vowing to be as blazing as that sun.]
"But now, that tragedy no longer exists."
"Because my godfather is here!"
The mother and son huddled together, and Shangguan Qingwan's despair deepened. Although she felt warm inside, as if she had gained extra strength, she still lacked the confidence to hold out until daylight.
In the vast, snowy night, she had lost her way and didn't know where to go.
[Until she heard what sounded like someone whispering in her ear, she turned pale with fright, closed her eyes, and instantly hugged her infant child tightly.]
[You used a burst of Yuan energy to knock out the little sunflower in her arms, then appeared directly in front of her, radiating light from head to toe.]
"Madam Xiang, open your eyes. I am Sha... a Martial Immortal from the Upper Realm."
You point to the boy in her arms.
"To put it bluntly, I've taken a liking to your youngest son, and I've decided to take him as my apprentice."
Shangguan Qingwan was momentarily stunned. Just a moment ago, she was worried about whether the mother and son would survive the night, and now suddenly a martial immortal from the upper realm appeared, wanting to take Yang'er as his disciple?
[Could she have been frozen silly and be hallucinating?]
Wait until she accepts it somewhat before continuing to speak.
"Next, I need you, my wife, to put on a good show for me!"
Yun Shou: "..."
The next day, Xiangyang slowly woke up.
He felt his mother's stiff body, and for a moment his mind went blank, until the winter sun shone brightly... He vowed to become that kind of sun.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them were found by the guards of the Xiang residence.
At the funeral, Xiangyang stood frozen, watching his mother's body being placed into the coffin.
His elder brother, Xiang Tian, and his father, Xiang Cheng, both ignored him, as if he didn't exist.
After the funeral, Xiangyang returned to the house alone, lost in thought.
[You, Shangguan Qingwan, Xiang Cheng, Xiang Tian, and the captain of the guard.]
After observing Xiangyang return to the house, the five people gathered together.
"Master, is this really going to work?"
"Using...Qingwan's death to ignite Yang'er's fighting spirit?"
[“Has this kind of ‘essential start for prodigies’ truly proven to be a significant advantage in the Upper Realm?”]
You glance at the three adults who asked the question: "Do any of you know more about martial arts than I do?"
[(Arms outstretched) "Nobody"]
[(Open palms together) "Compare to me"]
【(OK) "Understands Better"】
[(Pointing upwards) "Cultivate prodigies!"]
"Laughing to death, it seems to be true. Bei Chenguang was originally an orphan, and Xiang Yang also lost his mother."
Yun Shou felt that what Lao Shi said was absolutely right.
After saying that sentence, he felt something was off.
"Well, the strange thing is that Bei Chenguang was able to become a Supreme Being and a King even though both his parents were alive, and he even reached the Seventh Realm in the future."
"So raising Xiangyang according to the pattern of having both parents should be fine."
"But... based on the previous description, Xiangyang is a bit dim-witted, and he may need to undergo tremendous psychological stimulation to awaken and break through some kind of limitation."
"It's perfect for using the original scene from this episode."
The fact that Shangguan Qingwan is still alive will likely remain undisclosed for at least two or three years, perhaps even four or five.
Therefore, we must keep quiet about this.
[The dozens of guards and servants from that night all knew you were there and that Shangguan Qingwan shouldn't be in any danger, so you need to send them away.]
[This is still a perk for them; you took a minute out of your spare time to send those people and their relatives tens of thousands of miles away to the Ascension Platform.]
[They were settled in by local masters, given subsidies, and even "membership quotas."]
The guards were all overjoyed, showing no trace of longing for their homeland of Liancheng.
Besides you, the only other four people present here truly know the truth.
"Wait, something feels off." You suddenly look at "Xiang Tian," Xiang Yang's older brother, who is... seven years old this year!
"How did this little guy get in here? Can he even act well?"
"Don't worry!" Xiang Tian, though still a child, already acted like a little adult: "That kid's always been a bit slow; I always manage to outsmart him. He can't see through my tricks."
【you:"……"】
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