Selfless Love
Chu Xingyun's expression was very cold, so cold that Hua Yunhe couldn't help but shiver. His heart inexplicably began to tremble.
He really couldn't imagine that this seventeen-year-old youth in front of him would have such a terrifying aura. Even he felt as if he was facing an unparalleled peak, and his breathing became especially hurried.
Taking a deep breath, Hua Yunhe felt a little better and said, "No, your father isn't dead. But other than his successor, everyone else thinks that your father is dead."
The coldness on Chu Xingyun's body dissipated. He didn't know what Hua Yunhe meant by that.
"Back then, when the Ancient Star Sect made their move, your mother secretly used a mysterious secret technique to make your father enter a state of suspended animation, successfully avoiding everyone's eyes. Even the experts of the Ancient Star Sect didn't notice."
When Chu Xingyun heard this, doubt immediately surfaced in his heart. He said, "This matter was so secretive. How did Palace Master Hua know about it?"
Hua Yunhe's face trembled. He stood up and stared at the pond in front of him, as if he was immersed in his memories.
"When the Ancient Star Sect arrived in the Imperial City, they killed many people. Although they gave many benefits afterwards, there were still many people in the Imperial City who hated them. Over time, the Imperial City was divided into two large factions. One was led by the Liuyun Royal Family, who wanted to resist the Ancient Star Sect. The other was the radical faction, who wanted to rely on the Ancient Star Sect to gain benefits."
"At that time, I had just inherited the position of Palace Master and was in high spirits. Naturally, I didn't want to see the Liuyun Dynasty being manipulated in the dark. I once clashed with the people of the Ancient Star Sect. It was also at that time that your mother found me and told me all her plans. She also entrusted me to take care of your father and help him avoid the Ancient Star Sect's pursuit."
At this point, everything that had happened back then was finally revealed to Chu Xingyun.
No wonder 16 years later, the power of the Liuyun Dynasty would fall into the hands of the radical faction.
In the past, in the face of the Ancient Star Sect's encroachment, the Radical Faction never made a move to resist. Instead, they became the Ancient Star Sect's claws and fangs, causing many massacres.
It was also because of this that the Radical Faction received many benefits from the Ancient Star Sect, and their strength grew rapidly.
In comparison, the Flowing Cloud Royal Family and the other factions were suppressed, and some of them were even directly annihilated. It was very likely that the Lei family was one of them.
"The Ten Thousand Beast Flame in Yin Tiancheng's hand was bestowed to him by the Ancient Star Sect. He placed that flame in the Misty Forest for sixteen years, and in the end, it actually became your wedding dress. No wonder he was so furious that day." When he thought of this, a smile appeared on Hua Yunhe's face. However, Chu Xingyun couldn't smile, and his expression was still gloomy.
He suddenly raised his head and said softly, "Since my mother has saved my father, why hasn't he appeared in the past sixteen years? Why hasn't he come to see me? How can he bear to let me suffer endless mockery and ridicule in West Wind City!"
Chu Xingyun's words were obviously blaming him.
In the eyes of others, he was still young, only seventeen years old.
But in reality, he was already a thousand years old.
In this long period of time, Chu Xingyun's heart didn't have any memories of his parents. Not even a smile, not even a word. It was a complete blank.
The longer this feeling existed in his heart, the deeper the obsession. It had already become a knot in Chu Xingyun's heart.
Just now, he heard Hua Yunhe say that Liu Mengyan had successfully saved his father, and even sought help from the Lingxiao Martial House. Then why hadn't Chu Xingchen appeared in the past sixteen years?
"Chu Xingyun, it's not that your father doesn't want to take care of you, but that he doesn't have the ability." Hua Yunhe's tone became harsher. He took a step forward and walked into the courtyard. He turned around and said, "Follow me."
Chu Xingyun suppressed the doubts in his heart and quickly followed behind Hua Yunhe.
Hua Yunhe walked into the courtyard and came to a study. In the study, there were only three bookcases, a desk, and some brushes, ink, and paper. There was nothing else.
Hua Yunhe stretched out his hand and slammed it on the bookcase to the side.
With a rumbling sound, the bookcase in front of Chu Xingyun began to move. In the end, a long passage was revealed. It was pitch-black, and no one knew where it led.
Hua Yunhe still didn't say a word. He released his spiritual energy and illuminated the entire passage. He walked straight ahead.
Soon, the passage came to an end. After turning a corner, the view in front of him suddenly widened. There were spirit stones embedded in the walls, and they shone faintly, illuminating the entire space.
Chu Xingyun glanced around, and his eyes suddenly froze in front of him. His pupils began to shrink little by little.
In the center of the space, there was a huge ice sculpture. Inside the ice sculpture was a handsome man. He had sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, and a jade-like complexion. He actually looked a little similar to Chu Xingyun.
"Could this person be my … father, Chu Xingchen?" Chu Xingyun was a bit entranced. Although he had never seen his father before, the instant he saw the handsome man, his heart resonated with him.
This kind of resonance was not spiritual energy, but bloodline. The resonance of father and son's bloodline.
"Although your father escaped, he was also seriously injured. Coupled with the frantic search of the Ancient Star Sect, your mother had no choice but to activate a formation called the [Frost Sealing Spirit Sun Formation] to completely seal your father here. This allowed him to perfectly avoid the pursuit of the Ancient Star Sect."
Hua Yunhe's words made Chu Xingyun clearer about the past. At the same time, he also felt ashamed.
The [Frost Sealing Spirit Sun Formation] was ranked at the seventh level. This formation was extremely mysterious. It could use the power of frost as its source to completely seal a person inside. As long as it was not broken, this formation could last for nearly a thousand years.
It was also at this time that Chu Xingyun understood Hua Yunhe's words just now.
His father, Chu Xingchen, was completely sealed by the [Frost Sealing Spirit Sun Formation]. He could not speak, could not move, and had fallen into an endless sleep. He could not return to West Wind City at all!
Hua Yunhe patted Chu Xingyun's shoulder and said, "So much time has passed, and I have already forgotten many details of what happened back then. However, there is one sentence that has left a deep impression on me."
"When your father was sealed, he said that if you did not come to the Imperial City and investigate this matter, he hoped that the Lingxiao Martial House would not interfere. He wanted you to live peacefully in West Wind City and not tell anyone about what happened back then. He also wanted you to not tell anyone about the existence of the Ancient Star Sect. He only wanted you to live a normal life."
Hua Yunhe repeated Chu Xingyun's words word for word, causing Chu Xingyun's gaze to change.
His pitch-black eyes reflected Chu Xingchen's face. In his heart, he suddenly understood what a parent's love for their child was.
Liu Mengyan did not care about her own life and begged the Ancient Star Sect to let Chu Xingyun go. This was selfless motherly love.
When Chu Xingchen was sealed, he did not ask Chu Xingyun to take revenge for him. Instead, he wanted Chu Xingyun to forget about this matter and live a normal life. He did not want to provoke the Ancient Star Sect. This was selfless fatherly love.
At this moment, these two types of selfless love filled Chu Xingyun's heart. It made him feel very warm. At the corner of his eyes, there was a trace of sparkling and translucent color.
These were tears of joy, and more importantly, tears of gratitude.
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