"Father, while you were gone, I left Three Saint Island and travelled through the Tian Yuan Continent, the Beast God Continent, the Wasteland Continent, and the sea realm. My wounds all came from the battles I fought along the way," Jian Chen said. Shangguan Aojian explained when he saw Jianchen notice his wounds. He seemed rather proud.
"Originally, I did not plan on keeping these scars. The recovery of the Chaotic Body can make all the scars vanish, but my mother insisted on keeping these three scars."
Jianchen glanced at the Heavenly Enchantress who stood nearby with her back to him, staring at the vast sea. He obviously knew that the Heavenly Enchantress wanted Xiao Bao to leave behind the three scars for him.
Or it could be said that she wanted these three scars to tell her that when Little Bao went out to gain experience and gain experience, he had encountered numerous dangers and had even almost lost his life a few times. However, when Little Bao was in danger, as his father, she was not by Little Bao's side.
"Xiao Bao, I've been gone for over a decade. During that time, I didn't even help you when you were in danger. Do you blame me?" Jianchen gently asked. His voice was filled with self-blame and guilt.
Shangguan Aojian shook his head. Not only was he not angered, but he even showed some pride. He said, "Father, I once stayed on the Tian Yuan Continent for a period of time. I've already understood a few things about your past from the mouths of others and some rumors. I also understand just how heavy the burden on your shoulders is right now. Xiao Bao will only feel proud to have a father like you."
Jianchen smiled. He was filled with joy and relief. At the same time, he let out a sigh of relief inside. What he feared the most was that Xiao Bao would resent him and become dissatisfied with him. Now, all his uneasiness and uneasiness had vanished with Shangguan Aojian's words.
Even though he was the greatest human expert in the eyes of others, even though he was a cold and merciless god of death in the eyes of his enemies, he was only a father before Xiao Bao, a benevolent father.
"And in the sea realm, I came across a senior with unfathomable strength. I couldn't see the senior's face clearly, but the senior understood father extremely well. From the senior, I learnt even more about father's past. It was also the senior who allowed me to understand just what price father had paid to reach his current level of cultivation in just a few decades," said Shangguan Aojian. His gaze towards Jian Chen was filled with admiration.
"Oh right, the unfathomable senior from the sea realm gave me a jade pendant. There was once when I was in danger, and it was all thanks to this jade pendant that I was saved." Shangguan Aojian pulled out a palm-sized jade pendant from his Space Ring. The jade pendant was exquisite and was engraved with simple patterns. At the center of the patterns was a trident that seemed to be able to pierce through the world. Vaguely, the trident gave off a pressure that was enough to make even Holy Emperor experts shiver in fear.
Jianchen stared at the jade pendant. He could sense the power of an Origin realm expert from the jade pendant, and he was extremely familiar with the power. He already knew who the senior from the Sea race that Shangguan Aojian mentioned was.
"Xiao Bao, take good care of this jade pendant. It can block several full-powered attacks from Holy Emperor experts for you. With it, even the Holy Emperor won't be able to kill you," said Shangguan Aojian. Not only did the creation of a jade pendant require great strength, but it also required a corresponding technique and method. Jianchen did not know how to create the jade pendant, so he was unable to create something that could block attacks from Holy Emperor experts.
A smear of surprise appeared in Shangguan Aojian's eyes. He carefully stowed the jade pendant away before looking at Jianchen and the Heavenly Enchantress. He smiled, "Father, mother, have a good chat. I'll go catch some fish. It's rare for the three of us to be reunited, so we have to celebrate like the fishermen on the island." With that, Xiao Bao left Three Saint Island. With his departure, only Jianchen and the Heavenly Enchantress remained on the peak of Three Saint Island.
Jianchen looked at the Heavenly Enchantress. Mixed feelings filled his face. He strode over and slowly arrived beside her. He gently sighed, "Mu 'er, it's already been so many years. Even Xiao Bao has grown up. Are you still unable to let go of what happened in the past?"
"I'm the Heavenly Enchantress." The Heavenly Enchantress was emotionless. Her cold voice was emotionless, but mixed feelings also flickered through her enchanting eyes.
"The Heavenly Enchantress is just a title given to you by the people of the Tian Yuan Continent. Shangguan Mu 'er is your true name," said Jianchen.
The Heavenly Enchantress immediately trembled when she heard Shangguan Mu 'er's name. She gently bit her lip as a sliver of sorrow appeared in the depths of her eyes.
"If you continue to deny this name, it'll be meaningless for Xiao Bao to have the surname Shangguan," continued Jianchen.
The Heavenly Enchantress fell silent. She slowly sat down and placed the Zither of the Demonic Cry on her legs. She gently plucked the strings with her hands, producing a pleasant melody. Every single note seemed to be filled with a mysterious charm that could reach deep into one's soul and reverberate through one's mind. It could affect a person's emotions and will.
However, although the sound of the zither was beautiful and sounded like heavenly music, it did not have its usual lightness. Instead, it sounded a little dull.
Jianchen also sat down beside the Heavenly Enchantress. He turned his head and looked at her indescribably beautiful face. He said, "I know you resent me, and a portion of it comes from Xiao Bao.
During these years when Little Bao was growing up, I didn't fulfill my responsibility as a father. When he encountered danger, I didn't protect him by his side. But you ought to be clearly aware that I had no choice at all. Although I've disappeared for over a decade, I've always been working hard to increase the strength of our side. I just hope that when the World of Forsaken Saints invades again, we'll be even more powerful to fend off the invaders and protect the world we live in. During that time, I even encountered an unprecedented life-threatening danger. I was only half a step away from death and almost died. Although I managed to survive in the end, the price was the destruction of my body, leaving only my soul behind. "
"As for Xiao Bao, I will make it up to him. I'll make up for everything I've done to him in the past few years."
The Heavenly Enchantress remained unmoved, as if she had not heard what Jianchen had said at all. She focused all of her attention on the zither, playing it with all her heart. She paid no attention to the outside world.
Jianchen remained silent for a while before continuing, "In three days, I'll be holding a wedding with Yue 'er and Luan' er in Flame City. I'll take you there this time to make up for our missing wedding. At the same time, I'll announce to the world that Jianchen is my son."
"I won't be going. Xiao Bao won't be going either," this time, the Heavenly Enchantress spoke. Her voice was cold and resolute.
Jianchen let out a long sigh. He looked at the Heavenly Enchantress with a slight headache and said, "Mu 'er, some things have already been decided. Why can't you accept it and let it go?"
"You can say that to me when you've truly done what a father should do. And only mortals would do something as meaningless as a wedding, "the Heavenly Enchantress coldly said. The Heavenly Enchantress said coldly. Her zither continued to play, but it had become much more oppressive.
Jianchen secretly rejoiced inside. He could tell from what the Heavenly Enchantress had said that her resentment for him had decreased. The main reason why she was dissatisfied with him was because of Xiao Bao.
In particular, Jianchen felt like he had suddenly seen the light after hearing the Heavenly Enchantress' last sentence. Marriage was a major event in life for mortals, and it was also a necessary ceremony. However, it was indeed meaningless to fighters with long lifespans. There were even some fighters on the Tian Yuan Continent who did not talk about marriage at all when they got married. As long as both parties were willing, there was no need for any ceremony. As long as they had done it, they were husband and wife. They did not even need to inform their parents or seniors.
The reason why so many people still maintained the customs of mortals was because all fighters had slowly grown up as mortals. As a result, even though some fighters were powerful, they were still unable to change the customs of mortals due to their habits.
Jianchen did not place too much importance on marriage after understanding this. Holding a wedding was just a tradition that had slowly spread among mortals. It did not represent anything. In reality, he had already done it with the Heavenly Enchantress and Huang Luan. They were already husband and wife. Even if they did not get married, it would not change the fact that they were already husband and wife.
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