From the outside, Luoye City was not much different from Maple City. It was surrounded by tall walls without gates. Above the walls was a single-layer enchantment all year round. Once a foreign enemy invaded, a second, third, or even more enchantments would be opened.
The young man did not introduce his identity or name, but it could be felt that his status was not ordinary.
After entering Luoye City, more and more people began to greet him.
Shirō Makino and his group also received the aircraft and followed the young man. They looked at the people flying around the city and greeted him.
"Young General!"
"Greetings, Young General."
"Young General is back?"
"Greetings, Young General!"
The young man nodded slightly and responded with a little reservation.
When the people of Luoye City looked at Shirō Makino and his group, their eyes showed curiosity.
Overall, there wasn't much difference between this place and Maple City.
Later, the group of people were placed in the courtyard next to the General's Mansion in Luoye City.
The young man did not follow them, but entered the General's Mansion.
"Father, I'm back!" After returning to the General's Mansion, the young man entered the General's Mansion's study room.
As long as he was at home, his father would sit quietly in the study room, reading boring ancient books.
Inside the study room sat a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. He had a white face without a beard, and his hair was tied up in a bun. He was wearing a black robe with a red lining on the inside. He was sitting on a chair, giving people a sense of righteousness and majesty.
The middle-aged man looked up at the young man and put down the ancient scroll in his hand. "Went out again?"
"Yes. Recently, there have been a lot of creatures from the Heavenly River trying to break through the wall at the border. I wanted to find out what caused it …" The young man sat on the chair opposite his father's desk and said with a smile, "As a result, I really found something. Father, do you want to hear it?"
"Oh?" The middle-aged man did not take it seriously at first. How could he find out the cause of this kind of thing?
The front station was so big, and the area they could affect was not even one billionth of the area.
"Father, do you remember the people I took in some time ago?" The young man looked at his father, shook his head and sighed. "They are all dead."
"How did he die?" the middle-aged man asked.
"He was killed by a group of youngsters. That group of youngsters … seems to be from the three empires of the human camp. However, their cultivation is quite impressive. They don't seem like people that the three empires could cultivate."
The young man told his father everything he knew.
The middle-aged man was stunned and asked, "You said that among those people, there was a particularly handsome young man? The kind of handsomeness I've never seen before? "
The young man's eyes widened, and the way he looked at his father also became strange. He couldn't help but say, "Father … this taste of yours, when …"
"Get lost!" The middle-aged man reacted quickly and glared at the young man. "What are you thinking about every day? Show me the young man's appearance with your magic! "
The young man with the golden crown and python robe said, "They are living in the courtyard next door. If Father wants to see them, I can just call them over."
"No!" The middle-aged man looked at his son with a serious expression. "Do whatever I tell you to do!"
The young man shrunk his neck. He was still in awe of his father. Then, he conjured Shirō Makino's appearance.
When the middle-aged man saw this, his eyes were filled with excitement. However, he sighed and leaned back in his chair. He didn't say anything for a long time.
"Father," the young man called out. Seeing that his father didn't respond, he called out again, "Father?"
The middle-aged man raised his head slightly. The young man said, "Could this be … your illegitimate child?"
"I'll f * cking kill you!" The middle-aged man was enraged and pointed at the door. "Get out!"
The young man secretly heaved a sigh of relief. If it was true, the middle-aged man wouldn't have killed him. Instead, he would have been beaten to death by his mother …
He didn't get angry. He stood up and walked toward the door.
"Come back."
As soon as he reached the door, the middle-aged man shouted behind him, "I have something to ask you."
"Oh." The young man tidied up his clothes and sat upright on the chair.
However, the middle-aged man acted as if he didn't see it. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Tell me in detail about this person."
"Ah?" The golden crown on the young man's head was almost crooked from shock. He thought to himself, 'What's going on?'
"Father, I just met them and told you everything I know. To be honest, I don't know if what they said is true or not, but I've sent people to investigate. However, it'll take some time to get to the bottom of this," the young man said honestly, "The black market they mentioned is only between us and Maple City. I've also sent people to Maple City."
"Okay, I got it. Alright, you can leave." The middle-aged man waved his hand.
The young man stood up and left with a blank expression. This time, his father didn't call for him.
After he went out, he thought about it and decided to ask his mother about it.
Why did his father have such a reaction after hearing about that person's appearance?
In the end, when he came to the inner residence and told his mother about it, the General's wife of Fortress 323 reacted even more strongly than his father.
The beautiful woman who looked to be in her early thirties stood up and looked at the young man. "Where's the child?"
The young man's eyes widened like a husky who had seen something unbelievable.
"Mother, he's my younger brother from the same father and mother? Why am I not as handsome as he is? "
Yes, he finally had an emotional breakdown.
"What nonsense are you talking about, child? If I'm not mistaken, the child's parents are our saviors! " The beautiful woman's eyes showed a hint of reminiscence. She then said, "But your father and I did something wrong to them."
"What?" The young man was in disbelief.
In his heart, his parents were the kindest, most just, and best people in the world. How could they do something wrong to them?
At this moment, the middle-aged man walked in and glanced at his wife. "Why are you telling this to the child?"
After saying that, he glared at the young man.
The young man looked aggrieved. "No, Father, I'm not a child anymore. I'm already an adult. You have to let me know what's going on, right?"
The middle-aged man sighed softly, then sat down on the chair and murmured, "I really didn't expect that they would actually have such a big child. When I heard Ziyu's words just now, I was already regretting why I didn't help them back then …"
The young woman nodded, her eyes slightly red. "Xiuyuan and his wife saved our lives, but we could only watch helplessly as they …"
"Stop, stop, stop, stop!" Huo Ziyu finally could not stand his parents anymore.
They were already a few hundred years old. What had they not experienced? Was there a need to be so pretentious? Whether it was right or wrong, just say what you have to say!
"Can you let me have a sense of participation?" Huo Ziyu looked at his parents and asked.
The middle-aged man glanced at him, then said to his wife, "You talk to him."
The young woman glanced at her son and said, "Do you still remember the time your father and I were seriously injured more than ten years ago?"
Huo Ziyu nodded. "Of course I remember. It took you more than a year to completely recover from your injuries."
"That time, if it weren't for the young man's parents risking their lives to save us, I'm afraid we would have died at that time." The young woman sighed and revealed a secret that no one else in the entire Fallen Leaf City knew.
More than ten years ago, she and her husband … General Huo Lian of Fortress 323 were looking for a great medicine.
As everyone knew, things like Spirit Beads could only be used to replenish spiritual power at the Emperor level. It was impossible to use them to expand one's Spiritual Sea.
If an Emperor level powerhouse wanted to improve, they could either cultivate through cultivation, absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or search for various top-grade medicines.
The previous world was incomparably vast, and it had not been destroyed since ancient times. Logically speaking, such a world should have countless top-grade medicines.
In fact, there were indeed many.
But the problem was that at this level of medicinal herbs, all of them had gained spirituality!
Just like the ginseng babies in ancient human legends, they could all run!
How could they be found so easily?
The couple had finally determined the approximate range of a great medicine. In the process of searching, they were suddenly ambushed by the creatures of the Heavenly River.
It must be said that the realms of this couple were first class!
General Huo Lian was a fourth realm Emperor. Although he had only stepped into the fourth realm for a few years, he rarely had opponents.
His wife, Zhou Lanzhi, was a peak second realm Emperor.
That was why the couple dared to work together to search for the great medicine.
However, the beings of the Celestial River that they encountered were extremely powerful. After a great battle, they killed a few of the beings of the Celestial River, but they themselves were seriously injured. If no one had discovered them, they would not have survived either.
At this time, they happened to meet Bai Xiuyuan and his wife who were passing by.
The extremely beautiful couple left a deep impression on Huo Lian and Zhou Lanzhi at that time. Not only did they save them, but they also helped them find the great medicine!
And before the great medicine could escape, they stopped it.
At that time, Huo Lian and Zhou Lanzhi were grateful, but they were also a little shocked because the couple's realms were not high.
It was even a little too low for them!
Only at the Grandmaster realm!
According to their age at that time, compared to the geniuses standing in front of them, they could only be considered so-so.
But their means were very brilliant!
They could actually stop an Imperial great medicine!
He could even save the couple and help them stabilize their injuries!
This was really a bit amazing.
After recovering a little, Huo Lian and his wife Zhou Lanzhi obtained the great medicine and invited Bai Xiuyuan and his wife to Luoye City as guests.
At that time, their son, Huo Ziyu, was not in Luoye City. Instead, he went to the fortress to guard there on behalf of his father.
Moreover, at that time, Huo Lian and Zhou Lanzhi did not want the identity of their benefactor to be exposed. They were afraid that it would cause them unnecessary trouble, so they did not alarm anyone.
"Then what happened? Why do you feel guilty? Could it be that they saved you, but you did not return the favor? Or did you leave them in the lurch? "Huo Ziyu looked at his parents and asked.
Huo Lian sighed and did not speak.
Zhou Lanzhi said, "Neither. It's not what you think."
Huo Lian said, "They wanted to go to the Heavenly River."
"Ah? Two people at the Grandmaster realm going to the Heavenly River? Aren't they crazy? "Huo Ziyu's eyes showed a look of disbelief.
If the Frontier Station was a world full of danger all year round, then the Heavenly River was a world full of danger at all times!
In the Frontier Station, they could go out to collect great medicine like his parents, but in the Heavenly River … once they left the safe area, they would basically die!
There were too many terrifying creatures in that place!
They would appear at any time and any place.
Zhou Lanzhi shook her head and said, "Not only that, they … sigh, the place they're going to is the Gong Family Fortress."
"The Gong Family Fortress? That Gong Family Fortress? " The corner of Huo Ziyu's mouth twitched. Looking at his parents, he finally understood why they felt guilty.
Anyone who went to that place would basically be like throwing a meat bun at a dog — they would not be able to return.
Although there were not many exchanges and communications between the Frontier Station and the Heavenly River, they were still two connected worlds. Huo Ziyu still knew some rumors about the Heavenly River.
In fact, compared to the Frontier Station, the Heavenly River was not particularly large.
The Gong Family Fortress was very famous in the Heavenly River.
But it was not a good reputation —
Those who entered the Gong Family Fortress basically became the servants of the Gong Family Fortress.
The Gong Family Fortress had always been known for being domineering and arrogant!
Especially the current young master of the Gong Family Fortress, who was extremely domineering.
But he had a super powerful ancestor!
Many years ago, there had been rumors that the ancestor of the Gong Family Fortress had already surpassed the Emperor Realm. Some people also said that the ancestor of the Gong Family Fortress was still at the peak of the Emperor Realm.
Anyway, no matter what the rumors said, the ancestor of the Gong Family Fortress was very powerful.
"The couple was so beautiful! I've been with your mother for so many years, but I've never seen such a beautiful person. At that time, we gave them a lot of resources so that they could break through to the Great Grandmaster Realm right here in Luoye City! "
Zhou Lanzhi said softly, "At that time, your father and I knew that they were really talented. Unfortunately, the resources in the three empires were too limited. There was nothing good, so they were held up. So we wanted them to break through to the Emperor Realm here and then make further plans. But they said that they had orders and couldn't be delayed. After they left, a few years later, we suddenly heard a rumor that a celestial couple had entered the Gong Family Fortress. At that time, it was too late for your father and I to regret not stopping them back then. After entering the Gong Family Fortress … could they have been any better? "
Huo Ziyu nodded and smiled bitterly. "Father, Mother, this matter can't be completely blamed on you, right?"
"It can't be completely blamed on us, but our hearts are filled with guilt!" Zhou Lanzhi looked at Huo Ziyu and sighed softly. "The young man you just materialized looks exactly like that couple. No, he's even better looking than them! One look and I can tell that he's their child. "
Huo Ziyu said, "Yes, his surname is also Bai, and his name is Mu Ye."
"Son …" Zhou Lanzhi looked at Huo Ziyu. "Although you're the young general of the 323 Fortress, you've already grown up. As a parent, I shouldn't be able to influence your decisions, but Mother has a favor to ask of you …"
"Mother, please speak." Huo Ziyu could vaguely guess what his mother wanted to say to him.
"If that child really is the descendant of the benefactor that saved your father and I back then, then … even if he did something wrong, you should let him go. Father and Mother owe him!" Zhou Lanzhi said.
"Sigh, Mother doesn't need to say this. Even if they're really lying, I'll just chase them away." Although Huo Ziyu was a little uncomfortable, he understood what his parents meant.
"No, not only that, Mother, I hope you can persuade them not to let them go to the Milky Way. If that child really goes to the Milky Way to find his parents, once he finds out the truth, they … will die!" Zhou Lanzhi sighed.
"How … how should I persuade them?" Huo Ziyu scratched his head.
"How about this, these few days aren't suitable. Wait for the results of the investigation. If they really aren't lying, then you'll represent our family and hold a banquet. Your mother and I will go see that child. Then we'll think of a way to dispel their thoughts of going to the Milky Way, "Huo Lian said.
Huo Ziyu nodded. "That's fine."
In the following days, Shirō Makino and the others settled down in the courtyard of the general's residence.
Good food, good drinks, and good hospitality. They didn't seem to be under house arrest at all.
Some of them even went out to shop, and no one stopped them.
However, Huo Ziyu never appeared again after they parted that day.
Since they had expressed their trust, Xiao Bai couldn't just leave like that. Moreover, who knew if the young general did this on purpose?
If they really wanted to run away, things might not be like this anymore.
Therefore, for the next few days, Shirō Makino just quietly drew talismans in his room.
Lin Zijin was thinking about forging. Ever since she found a teacher in Maple City, her forging ability had been improving day by day.
Although she couldn't be considered very good, her improvement was very obvious.
She believed that it wouldn't be long before Brother Lin could add a blacksmith to his profession other than slashing people.
The others also made full use of their time, seizing every minute and second to cultivate.
Recently, they had learned more and more about the Sky River. They also had a relatively clear understanding of the dangers of the Sky River.
It wasn't hard to survive in the front lines. At worst, they could hide in cities like Maple City or Autumnfall. But in Milky Way, it wasn't realistic to hide in a city forever.
That place didn't support idlers.
Unless they were willing to become the slaves of the great powers of Milky Way.
They were all young geniuses, who would want to be slaves?
So everyone worked very hard!
Half a month after arriving in Autumnfall, the people Huo Ziyu had sent out finally returned.
The general of Maple City's Stronghold 36 had been injured after killing the ruler of the great wilderness, and his wife had been betrayed by a broker while buying materials from the black market. This wasn't a secret, and could be found out with a little investigation.
Only then did Huo Ziyu realize that he had taken in a group of ambitious wolves. When he heard the news, he couldn't contain his anger.
Although he had many shortcomings, he was a righteous man deep down.
He would never do something like betraying a fellow human.
When he found out, Huo Ziyu immediately told his parents. Huo Lian and Zhou Lanzhi calmed down when they heard this.
Not long after, Shirō Makino saw Huo Ziyu, who had come to apologize.
"I'm sorry, Master Bai. This was indeed our fault. Those people deserved to die! Huo Ziyu is here to apologize! "
Looking at this young general who looked young but was actually not that young, bowing to him, even if he was a little uncomfortable before, at this moment, it instantly disappeared.
"Forget it, it's good that you've investigated. So, can we leave now?" Shirō Makino asked Huo Ziyu.
"Yes, of course. You can leave at any time!" Huo Ziyu nodded.
"Alright, we'll leave today," Shirō Makino said.
"Uh …" Huo Ziyu was taken aback. He hadn't expected Shirō Makino to be in such a hurry to leave. After all, he had been living here calmly for the past half month.
"What is it?" Shirō Makino looked at Huo Ziyu. "Is there something else?"
"To express my apologies, I'd like to invite everyone to stay for one more day. I'll be hosting a banquet tonight, first to apologize, and second to send you off." Huo Ziyu looked at Shirō Makino. "Would Master Bai be willing to give this humble one face?"
To tell the truth, Xiao Bai had never liked banquets. None of the people around him could be considered a true "social butterfly."
So he decided to refuse. Just as he was about to shake his head, Huo Ziyu suddenly said, "Master Bai, if you stay for one more day, I can send you some information about your parents."
Shirō Makino was taken aback, and looked at Huo Ziyu.
Huo Ziyu smiled and nodded.
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