Yi Yun had first heard the former Desolate Queen mention Jiang Xiaorou's father, and then she mentioned the path that led to the 12 Empyrean Heavens. This made Yi Yun connect the dots, and he suddenly realized a possibility …
"Senior, do you mean … Sis Xiaorou's father actually came from the 12 Empyrean Heavens?"
Yi Yun guessed this result. He looked at Jiang Xiaorou and saw her complicated expression. Clearly, she had long known of her father's background.
The former Desolate Queen nodded her head gently. "That's right … It was something that happened hundreds of years ago, but now that I recall it, it feels like it was several lifetimes ago …"
As the former Desolate Queen spoke, she shook her head gently. A look of sorrow and sorrow flashed across her face.
Jiang Xiaorou gently walked over and held her mother's arm. She was using this method to silently comfort the former Desolate Queen.
Yi Yun listened quietly, waiting for the former Desolate Queen to continue narrating the past.
"Everything starts from 600 years ago …" The former Desolate Queen touched Jiang Xiaorou's hair tenderly. She said with a faint voice, "Xiaorou's father and I got to know each other 600 years ago. He came from the 12 Empyrean Heavens, but he was not as powerful as you imagine. He was not someone who could easily dominate the Tian Yuan world. On the contrary, he was severely injured and his meridians were severed. His martial path might even have been severed."
"He came from the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven of the 12 Empyrean Heavens. He was an ancient Fey race member, and a huge battle happened in his clan. He was injured in the battle, and he was exiled to the Tian Yuan world."
"Later on … I met the heavily injured him, and I kept taking care of him. He had a special aura that attracted me, and later on, we fell in love. He told me that he came from the 12 Empyrean Heavens, and I knew that he had to keep his background a secret. His injuries were too serious, and he might not have the ability to protect himself in this world. Once someone learned of his identity, and coveted the heritage and treasures of the 12 Empyrean Heavens, it was not impossible for a tragedy of murder to happen. "
"Back then, I was about to inherit the position of Desolate Queen. According to the Desolate race's rules, as the heir to the Desolate Queen, I could not marry a member of a different race … And back then, he came from the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven. No one knew that he was an ancient Fey race member, so he hid his identity, causing people to think that he was a human."
"You know that the Human race and the Desolate race are sworn enemies."
When the former Desolate Queen said this, Yi Yun nodded. As the Desolate Queen, she had to ensure the purity of the Desolate race's bloodline. The descendants of the Desolate Queen had the possibility of inheriting the position of the next Desolate Queen. If the Desolate Queen were to marry a member of the Human race that was hostile to the Desolate race, how could she make the Desolate race submit to her?
"The clan did not agree with my choice, but I insisted on it. The clan imprisoned me. Back then, I was stubborn and rebellious. I escaped and hid from my clansmen's pursuit. Later on, I decided to leave the Desolate race and came to the Tian Yuan world. I will sever all ties with the clan and live with him in the Tian Yuan world. As such … the clan will not be able to do anything to us. "
"We concealed our identities and relied on ourselves, as well as a few loyal servants that I brought out from the Desolate race, to establish a small family clan in a remote region of the Tian Yuan world. That was the Jiang family. The goal of establishing the family clan was to gather some resources to treat his injuries. The Tian Yuan world's resources were naturally limited in their healing effects. He spent more than five hundred years, but he was still unable to completely join up his severed meridians. "
"At this moment, I became pregnant …" When the former Desolate Queen said this, she looked at Jiang Xiaorou who was beside her with a doting gaze. She and Jiang Xiaorou's father were not of the same race. Furthermore, it was not easy for the ancient Fey race to reproduce, so it was even more difficult to reproduce with the Desolate race.
It could be said that Jiang Xiaorou's birth was an accident. Jiang Xiaorou's father had never expected it.
"It was extremely difficult for me, Jiang Xiaorou. I was pregnant for several years before I was able to give birth. And during the delivery process, I suffered immense pain, nearly causing my cultivation realm to drop."
The stronger the life form, the stronger the bloodline, the harder it was to conceive and give birth. As for weaker life forms, such as insects and rats, it was too simple for them to give birth.
This seemed to be the laws of nature. It restricted the reproduction of powerful life forms, so as to maintain the balance of nature.
"When Xiaorou was born, there was a rainbow sky. Her bloodline was extremely powerful, exceeding all the previous Desolate Queens of the Desolate race. This was also the reason why she was able to obtain the recognition of the Desolate race's Sacred Spirit …" When the former Desolate Queen said this, she looked at Jiang Xiaorou, who was nestled beside her. Her eyes were filled with love and gentleness.
"However … when Xiaorou was one year old, her father left … and returned to the 12 Empyrean Heavens …"
Returned?
Yi Yun was momentarily stunned.
"Yes … returned … He did not belong to this world after all. In this world, he could only join up to 80% of his severed meridians. There was no way for him to fully recover. Besides, his family clan had a mission for him to complete, so he had to return. He said that once everything was settled, he would definitely return to this world and take Xiaorou and me away."
When the former Desolate Queen said this, she shook her head gently. It was not that she did not believe in Jiang Xiaorou's father's promise, but the world was unpredictable. Who knew what would happen in the future?
For example, after she returned to the Desolate race, she had to face the calamity brewing in the eternal whirlpool. Who knew what the outcome would be?
The 12 Empyrean Heavens and the Tian Yuan world were too far apart. It was definitely not easy to make a round trip. Jiang Xiaorou's father had said that after everything was settled, he would return for the mother and daughter, but could he really successfully settle those matters? If it was something simple, would he have severed all his meridians, forcing him to flee to the lower realms?
Hence, when Jiang Xiaorou's father left, the former Desolate Queen had already made up her mind that he would never return.
The former Desolate Queen did not elaborate on the parting, but Yi Yun knew that she had probably experienced a great deal of struggle and pain back then.
"Then why did Sis Xiaorou appear in the Cloud Wilderness later on?" Yi Yun asked again.
The sorrowful look in the former Desolate Queen's eyes disappeared, and replacing it was a coldness. "The Jiang family we established was in the territory of another large Tian Yuan world faction. I did not want to have any conflicts in the Tian Yuan world, so I naturally kept a low profile, minding my own business with that large faction. However, I never expected that even with such a low profile life, trouble would still befall us from the sky."
"Some things are just so coincidental. The patriarch of that faction was out searching for herbs, and he had a treasure-seeking spirit beast. This spirit beast could sense the earth's meridians and search for divine herbs. When the patriarch came to the spirit mountain where the Jiang family lived in seclusion, he used this spirit beast to search for herbs, but he did not find any primordial herbs. Instead, he found Xiaorou. That treasure-seeking spirit beast could sense the extraordinariness of Xiaorou's bloodline."
"And this patriarch did not find any satisfactory treasures back then, so he planned on using Xiaorou as a herb. And you should have guessed who this person was. He was the Shen Tu Patriarch."
"This was also the reason why after I left the Tian Yuan world and returned to the Desolate race, Qing Kui led the Divine Wilderness beast horde into the Tian Yuan world, dealing a heavy blow to the Shen Tu family clan …"
"Although our Desolate race is stronger than the Shen Tu family clan, we are far away from the Divine Wilderness. Fighting in the Tian Yuan world, which is surrounded by enemies on all sides, makes it very difficult for us to exterminate the Shen Tu family clan. They are rooted in the Tian Yuan world, and have many allied family clans. Furthermore, the beast horde is a huge target, so when they realize that something is amiss, they can escape ahead of time."
I see.
Yi Yun's eyes turned cold. No wonder Shen Tu Nantian wanted to use Jiang Xiaorou to refine pills the moment he saw her. It was all because of the Shen Tu Patriarch.
But now, the Shen Tu family clan was completely finished. From being arrogant and despotic in the past, snatching the children of others, to the current state of the family being destroyed and the collapse of the family clan.
The former Desolate Queen carried on, "Xiaorou's birth consumed too much of my lifeblood and life force. When I encountered the Shen Tu Patriarch, my life force had not been fully replenished. Besides, I am of the Desolate race. If I had a Primordial True Spirit by my side, I would not be afraid of a few Shen Tu Patriarchs. However, I naturally could not bring a Primordial True Spirit to the Tian Yuan world."
"In the end, it became a disaster. In the battle, I could only fight the Shen Tu Patriarch to a draw. And at this moment, the Shen Tu Patriarch also discovered the identity of our Desolate race. This stimulated the greed in his heart, and he wanted to capture me as well."
"He summoned the nearby Shen Tu family clan members, and the Shen Tu family clan had half-step Heaven Ascension experts. They also had a large number of allies. Reinforcements came from all directions, so the tiny Jiang family that I established was naturally no match for them."
"The Jiang family was destroyed, and I could not take care of Xiaorou in the battle. An old servant that was close to me took Xiaorou away in the chaos. I do not know what happened after that. And Xiaorou was unconscious back then. She was young, so she could not remember."
"Back then, when the old servant escaped, he was already seriously injured. Furthermore, he was surrounded by the Shen Tu family clan. I thought that I would never see Xiaorou again … Who knew that the old servant had escaped deep into the desolate lands while being pursued by the Shen Tu family clan, allowing Xiaorou to survive. Later on, Xiaorou ended up in the desolate lands, so that old servant is probably dead …"
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