Silence reigned in the grand hall.
Han Yunxi's warning was still echoing through the palace.
Warning …
Even Long Fei Ye was worried. After fighting with Han Chen, he knew all too well how powerful the man was. Despite his worries, Long Fei Ye still admired his wife's temper and courage.
He walked over to protect Han Yunxi and was about to speak when Han Chen laughed out loud.
It had to be said that this icy man looked especially handsome when he laughed. Gu and Gu Beiyue both felt that this man was more like Long Fei Ye's father. At the very least, they had the same temper.
"Heheh, are you warning this Honorable One?" Han Chen asked.
Despite his laughter, Han Yunxi's face remained cold and expressionless. "Yes!"
"Heheh, a descendant of my Wolf Sect should have guts like that! You're worthy of being this Honorable One's daughter! "Han Chen looked at Han Yunxi with satisfaction.
Actually, Han Yunxi had her fears as well, but she silently exhaled in relief when this senior didn't argue with her.
Softening her tone, she asked, "Last time, was that the mysterious man they met at the sacrificial altar you?"
"Mhm," Han Chen admitted.
He had cultivated intermittently in the snow wolf graveyard for over 20 years before returning to the Mysterious Continent as soon as he left. He didn't linger in Cloud Realm Continent, nor was he interested in its struggles.
He was the sect leader of the Wolf Sect and the current High Priest of the Snow Wolf Clan. He was also the descendant of the Dark Priest of the Snow Wolf Clan. His father was a Dark Priest, while his mother was a Snow Wolf clansman. He was the purest of the Snow Wolf Clan, while Bai Yanqing was the descendant of a Light Priest and a direct descendant of the Poison Sect through marriage. After so many generations, Bai Yanqing's Snow Wolf Clan blood had dwindled to nothing. Han Yunxi was his and Mu Xin's daughter, so Han Yunxi was half Snow Wolf Clan blood. She was much more orthodox than Bai Yanqing.
To be exact, Han Yunxi was only related to the Snow Wolf Clan and had nothing to do with the Poison Sect. Bai Yanqing was able to open the altar because the barrier was set up by the Snow Wolf Clan and the Poison Sect. However, this Snow Wolf Grave Enchantment was set up by the Dark Priest. This was a spirit formation that no amount of blood could open. Only those who were proficient in world spirit techniques would be able to open it.
The reason why Bai Yanqing was able to come in was because he had opened it on purpose.
The altar in the Snow Wolf Graveyard was a powerful formation set up by the bones of the Snow Wolves. It was a memorial to the ancestors of the Snow Wolf Clan and also a place for the descendants of the Wolf Sect to cultivate in seclusion. The formation set up using the bones of the snow wolves was a Myriad Poisons Formation with countless poisonous needles hidden inside. The poison storage space would be completely ineffective in this formation, if one wanted to avoid being poisoned, they would have to rely on their own abilities.
"Then how did you meet my mother? Was it a coincidence, or did you know each other long ago? "Han Yunxi was still stuck on this question.
"She was rescued by my subordinates. When I first arrived at the Snow Wolf Graveyard, I didn't know the situation or that the Poison Sect still had an orphan," Han Chen explained.
Their surroundings were quiet, so Han Yunxi couldn't help but ask, "And then?"
Han Yunxi felt that there must be a complicated story between this fellow and Mu Xin. Otherwise, Mu Xin wouldn't have married into Tianning's Han Clan.
Unexpectedly, Han Chen coughed lightly, his voice as cold as ever. "My subordinates couldn't cure her of the aphrodisiac, so they brought her back …"
Here, Han Chen paused. At this moment, Long Fei Ye, Gu Beiyue, and Gu were all staring at Han Chen's face. They could clearly see the awkward expression on his face.
"And then?" Han Yunxi was especially serious as she asked.
"And then … I cured her of the aphrodisiac and had my subordinates send her out of the Poison Sect that very night. Bai Yanqing searched the mountains and killed the subordinate. I didn't want to expose the Wolf Sect's secrets, nor did I want to have anything to do with the Poison Sect's orphan, so I dropped the matter, "Han Chen explained.
"And then?" Han Yunxi asked again. Long Fei Ye couldn't stop him in time.
"Nothing else. I was focused on cultivation and traveled back and forth between the Snow Wolf Graveyard and the Wolf Sect. It was only when you opened the barrier around the altar that I noticed you guys by chance. The Poison Sect had nothing to do with my Wolf Sect. If Bai Yanqing hadn't used Mount Fengming to imprison people and you guys hadn't barged in to disturb me, I might not have made a move. Nor would I have known you were my daughter … "Han Chen continued.
"Hold on, you said you'd let my mother go after curing her of the aphrodisiac. But how could she be pregnant with …"
Han Yunxi trailed off.
She finally realized what he meant by curing Mu Xin's aphrodisiac.
What a tactful way to put it!
Han Yunxi glanced at Han Chen, whose expression was as cold as ever. Still, he awkwardly avoided her gaze.
Actually, there was a huge secret behind this matter that he would never tell anyone.
The Mysterious Continent didn't have such things. Back then, he and his subordinate had only just arrived in Cloud Realm Continent, so they didn't know what aphrodisiac was.
That subordinate hadn't been trying to save Mu Xin out of kindness, but simply curious about the poison in her heart. He was proficient in poisons and had never encountered a poison he couldn't cure, but aphrodisiac was both a medicine and a poison at the same time.
He had taken Mu Xin's pulse for a long time, but before he could figure out what was going on, Mu Xin had started pestering him. By the time he realized what was going on, it was already too late. If he didn't save her, he could only watch her die. In desperation, he had no choice but to sacrifice himself to save her.
To put it more accurately, he and Mu Xin had made a huge mistake. Back then, he had been tricked by his subordinate's curiosity.
Thus, when Bai Yanqing killed his subordinate, he didn't save him, nor did he take revenge on Bai Yanqing. Instead, he treated the subordinate as the punishment he deserved!
From then on, he ordered all his subordinates not to interfere with the Poison Sect or Cloud Realm Continent's affairs.
"So you haven't tried to find my mother these past few years?" Han Yunxi asked next.
"That was nothing more than an accident. If I hadn't heard Bai Yanqing talk about Mu Xin just then, I wouldn't have known her name was Mu Xin, much less that she was pregnant with my child," Han Chen's tone didn't sound like he missed Mu Xin at all.
Han Yunxi had been a little angry that this fellow had ignored her. As it turned out, he'd only just found out she was his daughter as well!
"So you tricked Bai Yanqing just then because you were toying with him?" Han Yunxi couldn't help but think of Deacon Jin. This move was no different from Deacon Jin toying with Jun Yi Xie.
"This Honorable One is happy to do so!" Cold, Han Chen said.
Han Yunxi silently sighed with emotion. This fellow looks so aloof, but Heaven knows if he's actually a coquettish man on the inside! Of course, she only dared to speculate on the inside, not ask him out loud.
She had to admit that this unexpected father of hers wasn't someone to be trifled with.
"Heheh, uncle, people like Bai Yanqing should be tricked properly!"
Gu couldn't help but speak up. Han Yunxi hadn't even acknowledged her father yet, but he was already calling him uncle.
Han Chen raised his head to look at him. His expression was … rather cold.
Han Chen was born with such a temper. He never cared about people or things he wasn't interested in. Not only did he not investigate Mu Xin, but he was also aloof when it came to the Poison Sect's movements. He had no interest in Cloud Realm Continent's affairs at all!
Even when he ran into Han Yunxi's group activating the sacrificial altar, he didn't realize that Han Yunxi was his daughter. That was because the Poison Sect's direct descendant could activate the altar all the same.
It wasn't until Bai Yanqing took over Clearbreeze Peak and Long Fei Ye set up an ambush at the two exits of the mountain that he began to pay attention to their movements.
"You've been sitting idly by, so why did you activate the enchantment to bring us here?" Long Fei Ye asked.
"How did you determine the direction of the poison from so far away?" Han Chen asked.
If Han Yunxi's skills hadn't attracted his attention, he never would've brought them here.
Gu Beiyue and Gu were both bewildered. Han Yunxi had said that checking for poisons was one of the functions of the poison storage space.
The poison storage space belonged to the Snow Wolf Clan, so how could Han Chen not know?
Long Fei Ye knew the truth and immediately answered for Han Yunxi. "She's naturally sensitive to poisons, so she can smell them," Gu Beiyue and Gu were both doubtful. Did they remember wrongly?
Han Chen was curious as well. "She has such skills?"
"Didn't you see for yourself? This is my skill. No one else can learn it!" Han Yunxi feigned a tsundere look.
Han Chen didn't pursue the matter. Cold, he said, "Very good, you're worthy of being a descendant of my Wolf Sect! Remember our ten-year promise. When the time comes, I'll bring you back to the sect. You can stay here and cultivate while I teach you the Wolf Sect's secret arts. You can leave now. "
"Who made a promise with you?" Han Yunxi was baffled. Although this man was her father, she didn't feel anything for him.
"You have the right to refuse if you can beat your sister," Han Chen said coldly. "I only have two daughters. Ten years from now, whoever wins will have the right to choose whether to stay or leave."
"I have a sister?" Han Yunxi was surprised, but it wasn't strange. Han Chen was the head of a sect. Of course he had children.
"Yes, she's currently ranked seventh on the Mystical Continent's New Noble Ranking. She's considered average and should be able to enter the Mystical Continent's Expert Ranking Tournament in ten years. "Han Chen stood up and was about to send them off.
Han Yunxi was a little confused. Just as she was about to refuse, Long Fei Ye agreed on her behalf. "Alright, the ten-year promise. See you there!"
Han Yunxi didn't understand, but since Long Fei Ye said so, she could only acquiesce.
"Men, see our guests out!"
Han Chen's attitude was still cold. He didn't even have much affection for his daughter, Han Yunxi. Han Yunxi thought to herself, 'Maybe it's because this guy doesn't have feelings for Mu Xin?' Han Yunxi didn't know that Han Chen was also extremely cold to her sister.
"We're taking Bai Yanqing away!" Han Yunxi suddenly remembered. No matter what, they had to take Bai Yanqing away and hand him over to Tang Li.
"I'll leave that person behind." As Han Chen spoke, he turned to look at Lil Thing, who was still lying on the snow wolf's skeleton. Coldly, he said, "Take the poison beast with you."
After all, snow wolves were worshipped by the Snow Wolf Clan. He didn't want to study them, but he could keep the poison gu humans. Why could the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion turn into nine poisonous teardrops that could neutralize the Poison Gu Humans? What was the poisonous herb that the Snow Wolves ate back then? Why could it make the Snow Wolves immortal? These were all mysteries that the Snow Wolf Clan had never been able to solve.
"Lil Thing!" As soon as Han Yunxi called out, Lil Thing immediately ran to her, afraid that it would be left behind.
Han Yunxi hugged Lil Thing and refused to budge. "Bai Yanqing is our prisoner. We can't leave him to you! Also, the nine poisonous teardrops are mine. Please return them to me! "
Han Chen didn't try to snatch them back. Coldly, he said, "I'll give you one person in exchange for Bai Yanqing and the poisonous teardrops. Deal? "
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