"Sister Oculum, why is yours so much bigger than mine?" Ningxue grabbed the two upside-down crystal bowls in front of Oculum's chest, then turned her head and asked Ye Wuchen curiously, "Brother, why is Sister Oculum's so much bigger than mine … Oh, Sister's is even bigger …"
"Because Cher hasn't grown up yet. When she grows up, she will be as big as Sister's." Ye Wuchen replied, his gaze lingering on the two pink buds in front of Oculum's chest for a moment, then immediately moved away, secretly taking a few breaths of the cool air.
"Grow up …" Ningxue pressed her hands on her chest and said softly, "But, why can't I grow up …"
"Don't worry, my Cher will grow up one day." Ye Wuchen replied with a smile.
Ningxue secretly pouted, but immediately relaxed. She used her hands to make splashes of water, and said with a smile, "I don't want to grow up. When I grow up, I can't sleep in Brother's arms anymore. Hehe … "
Ye Wuchen, "…"
This sentence touched a soft chord in his heart. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, but his mind had drifted somewhere at this moment.
Is it coming soon? It should be soon …
If I escape this calamity, how will I face the next time …
Could it be that I can only passively endure it …
Just like me, Xue 'er has lost her memories. If she were to regain her memories one day, how would she choose …?
The water temperature gradually cooled down in the cool wind. Ye Wuchen used the power of fire to raise the water temperature to Ningxue's liking. The two girls frolicked inside for a long time, completely forgetting the time and fatigue, until the sky turned completely dark.
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After the night, another dawn fell. Today was the fourth day since Ye Wuchen brought Ningxue and Oculum here. When dawn had just arrived, he was woken up by Oculum's naughty tongue. She carried him out of the small straw hut and bathed in the slightly cold fresh air.
Although he was in a place that could be said to be isolated from the world, he had always been paying attention to the outside world, especially the Yeh family. As he expected, the Yeh family was quiet as usual, and Nanhuangzong did not have any unusual movements. It seemed that the disaster a few days ago was enough for them to have internal strife for a long time, and they had no time to care about other things. They also did not dare to provoke the Yeh family again, lest the Maiden of Tianfa, who already knew where they were hiding come again. His disappearance was also perfectly concealed by Ye Shuiyao and Ye Wei.
"Grandpa Chu, do you sleep like this every day?" Ye Wuchen walked to the side of the old man on the tree stump, and sat down on another wooden stump next to him.
"Sleep is also a kind of cultivation." Chu Cang Ming's old eyes were tightly shut, and he was motionless. If he did not open his mouth to speak, it was as if he had always been in a deep sleep.
"Grandpa Chu's pursuit of martial arts is admirable," Ye Wuchen said with a sigh.
Chu Cang Ming was silent.
Ye Wuchen continued, "Grandpa Chu is also extraordinarily harsh towards Big Brother Chu. There must be a reason for every obsession. Grandpa Chu, can you tell me your reason? Or … "Ye Wuchen's expression slightly froze." Who killed Big Brother Chu's father? "
Chu Cang Ming remained silent and motionless. Ye Wuchen observed Chu Cang Ming's expression and did not continue asking. The two sank into silence at the same time.
"My only son is called Chu Qingyun." After a long time, Chu Cang Ming slowly spoke in an old and gentle voice. "When Da Niu was just one year old, he was already gone from this world. Da Niu often asked me about the cause of his father and mother's death, but I never told him … You're right, there must be a reason for any persistence. If there's no reason, how can there be persistence towards the path of martial arts … However, the goal that I'm persistent towards is a goal that I can never reach. My persistence towards the path of martial arts and my strictness towards Da Niu are mostly for the sake of comfort in my heart and that distant extravagant hope. "
When Chu Cang Ming said the last sentence, Ye Wuchen clearly felt the air around him freeze for a moment. His eyes, which had been quiet in his arms, suddenly lifted, and then retracted — it was a terrifying murderous aura. The intensity of this murderous aura was clearly the result of suppressing it for too many years. Suppressing it for too many years, accumulating it for too many years, and suddenly releasing it. It made one feel as if one's bones had been pierced by a piece of ice. Ye Wuchen's heart skipped a beat. Before today, he had only sensed tranquility, strength, and steadiness from Chu Cang Ming. He had never sensed intense emotions such as anger from Chu Cang Ming. Today, however, he sensed an extremely intense murderous intent that was accompanied by a thick sense of resentment.
From the first day he saw Chu Cang Ming, he had felt that under his calm exterior, there seemed to be an extremely deep and hidden knot between his brows. Chu Cang Ming had no parents since he was young, but he didn't know how his parents had passed away. This made him even more suspicious. At this moment, he finally confirmed that his feeling had not been wrong all along.
"Who was that person?" Ye Wuchen asked aloud. To be able to make a great sword god say something like "a goal that could never be reached", that person was …
"His name was Xing Tian." Chu Cang Ming's closed old eyes slightly straightened. His calm eyes shot out an icy glare of hatred.
"Xing Tian?" Ye Wuchen's brows furrowed slightly. For Chu Cang Ming to describe him in such a way, that person should be so powerful that he could look down on the world. But the name "Xing Tian" had never been passed down in the Tian Chen Continent.
"That year, Da Niu wasn't even one year old and was still learning how to speak. That day, I took Da Niu out for a stroll. We left at dawn and returned at sunset. Who would have thought that when we returned, Qing Yun's wooden house no longer existed. Qing Yun, his wife, and my wife were all lying in a pool of blood without any signs of life. "Chu Cang Ming looked up at the sky and painfully recalled the scene that year. What a comfortable thing it was to bring his grandson away on a sword and return on a sword. But who would have thought that when he returned home, he would face a nightmare that fell from the sky.
Ye Wuchen: "…"
"I was dazed for a long time before I hurriedly went to check their auras … My wife was dead … my daughter-in-law was also dead. As for Qing Yun … perhaps the heavens still had a bit of conscience. Although he was heavily injured and had no signs of life, he still had a breath left in him. I used all my strength to wake him up and asked loudly who had harmed them … Qing Yun told me that it was a person who called himself Xing Tian … that person called Xing Tian asked them where Princess White Lion and Princess Black Lion were … then, he suddenly attacked them … "
Oculum, who was in Ye Wuchen's arms, suddenly raised her head. Her eyes flashed with black light as she stared straight at Chu Cang Ming. Ye Wuchen reached out and pressed on her eyes, pulling her back into his arms. Princess Black Lion … Oculum couldn't forget this name because it was what that person called Killer had called her back then. Although she used a great power that came from nowhere and a powerful technique that she didn't know why she killed him, she couldn't forget how powerful he was that she couldn't even escape.
Ye Wuchen didn't speak and quietly waited for Chu Cang Ming to continue. A year ago, when Oculum found him, she used her own method to tell him everything she could. Through the connection of their souls, Ye Wuchen also sensed the information she wanted to tell him from Oculum's heart … in the end, Oculum wrote two crooked words in front of him. Those two words were — Lu Tian.
Lu Tian … Xing Tian …
That person, should be …
"Although I've never heard of Xing Tian and don't know who he is, I firmly remember his name … but at the end of Qing Yun's life, he repeated what Xing Tian said when he thought they were all dead and turned to leave. It made me finally understand why a person who had the ability to kill my wife, son and daughter-in-law would have a name that I've never heard of."
"What did he say?" Ye Wuchen asked. In his heart, he had a general idea.
Chu Cang Ming recalled the words that his only son, Chu Qing Yun, had repeated at the end of his life. He read each word clearly, "He said … in front of a true god, the strongest of humans are but a bunch of lowly ants."
Ye Wuchen: "..."
"After that day, I took Da Niu and the Azure Dragon Sword to travel the world in search of a person called Xing Tian. One year passed, two years passed … four years passed, but I still couldn't find him. Actually, I already knew a long time ago that I wouldn't be able to find that person. Even the current me can't kill all three of them in one move. That Xing Tian isn't a person, but a god. A true god that came from the God Continent and searched for two people! "
Ye Wuchen took a deep breath, then exhaled softly and fell silent. The people of the God Continent were searching for Black Viper and Princess White Viper, but because of the rules set down by the Southern Emperor and the Northern Emperor, the God Continent could only allow a god to return to the Sky Star Continent every three years. They couldn't stay in the Sky Star Continent for more than a day, or else they would suffer a cruel curse. All these years, they had never stopped searching … until three years ago, when a divine general from the God Continent followed the aura and found the people they were looking for … and then died under Oculum's Sky Punishment Blade.
Now, three years had passed since then.
"Grandpa Chu, thank you for telling me this," said Ye Wuchen. He had suppressed the truth in his heart for more than twenty years, and hadn't even told his own grandson, but now he told him without reservation.
"Because only you would believe it. And only you would help Daniu and my hope of revenge, "said Chu Cang Ming calmly.
"... Yes, if there's only one person in this world who doesn't suspect anything, it's definitely me," said Ye Wuchen in a low voice as he subconsciously hugged Oculum tightly in his arms. Oculum felt the sudden turmoil in his heart and twisted his body, shrinking into his embrace.
"Grandpa Chu, you've done me a great favor. If that day really comes, I will use the most suitable method at the most suitable time to let big brother Chu know the truth, and help him … kill his enemy with his own hands. I hope that Xing Tian is still alive. "Ye Wuchen's expression was complicated, but his voice was incomparably serious.
Chu Cang Ming nodded and said meaningfully, "You can't escape. From the moment you met that girl Ningxue, you already couldn't escape. And you, aren't you also struggling in this direction … everyone thinks that your ambition is to conquer the world, hehe, but this old man knows that your greatest desire is for that girl Ningxue, hehehehe. "
Ye Wuchen smiled but didn't say anything. His true confidant was this old man who had saved him back then, and whom he hadn't seen for three years.
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