755: Chapter 9 Unspeakable _1 755: Chapter 9 Unspeakable _1 “Dad?”
After Du Ruhui left, Ye Qingyu looked at Ye Lingxiao nervously.
The substantive part of the conversation between Ye Lingxiao and Du Ruhui took place in secret.
As astute as she was, she had already sensed sothing amiss.
Du Ruhui’s interest in Jiang Anan could only be related to Jiang Wang.
And there’s no need to ntion the hatred between Jiang Wang and Zhuang Ting…
To this day, there has been no news of Jiang Wang, and with Du Ruhui showing up at their door, it was impossible not to think the worst.
Ye Lingxiao looked at her and nodded.
Then he patted Jiang Anan’s little head and, without saying a word, stood up and left.
Ye Qingyu was stunned on the spot.
Her first impression of Jiang Wang was his large foot.
At that ti, Ye Lingxiao was secluded in ditation to reach the Dongzhen level, giving her enough life-saving ans and allowing her to choose her own way to train, using half of the Western Territory as a backyard.
She deliberately left Yun Country and took a bounty in Zhuang Country’s San Shan City.
Thus, for the first ti in her life, she found herself amidst a group of Fierce Beasts.
Looking back now, those Fierce Beasts were not so terrifying.
Even then, they couldn’t have truly hard her.
But she, inexperienced in battle, was in a panic, having forgotten all her well-practiced Dao techniques in the heat of the mont.
It was that handso young swordsman with clear brows who ca flying in with a kick, sending her flying aside.
The only words he left her with were, “What are you staring at!”
Honestly, that phrase left her stunned for a long ti.
From a young age, she was seen as a favored child of heaven.
She was the pearl in the palm of Pavilion Master Ye Lingxiao of Lingxiao Pavilion, the princess of the entire Yun Country.
If everything went as expected, Lingxiao Pavilion would be hers, and so would Yun Country.
She could have everything without lifting a finger.
She wasn’t keen on fighting; she studied Dao techniques because they intrigued her.
She loved those adorable cloud beasts, the grand and mysterious interplay of lights and shadows.
Underneath her cool deanor was in fact a tender and kind heart.
But she wasn’t naive.
On the contrary, inheriting her parents’ intelligence, she knew very well what those people who revolved around her since childhood were truly thinking and desiring.
No one had ever spoken harshly to her, nor had anyone ever ignored her charm.
She had seen too many who were good at concealing their true selves behind polite deception and feigned gentleness…
Yet, this was the first ti she had encountered soone who kicked her as a greeting.
By the ti she ca to her senses to seek out her “life-saving benefactor,” Jiang Wang had already vanished without a trace.
The young man had rely been passing by and saved her in passing, truly expecting nothing in return, acting purely on impulse.
She was innately proud and did not wish to be indebted to anyone.
As such, she spent a long ti looking for that young man, wanting to repay him.
In the end, she gave him a Yunzhong Token and made him a very precious promise: the status of a young master in Lingxiao Pavilion.
But the young man seed indifferent, accepting it only so as not to refuse her goodwill.
When she first t that young man, all she rembered was his sincerity.
Later, after a few invitations and not seeing him co to claim his reward, they exchanged several letters and gradually beca more acquainted.
The next ti they t, it was already after the drastic changes in Maple Forest City Region, where not a single creature was spared from the disaster.
The young man left his sister in the care of Lingxiao Pavilion and went off alone, bearing all the hardship and hatred.
From what he entrusted to her, she felt a heavy trust, and she reciprocated with her utmost sincerity, treating Jiang Anan as she would her own sister.
After that, as the young man traveled thousands of miles, he would often send ssages via Yun Cranes.
She wasn’t quite sure what she felt inside, only that as they wrote more letters, she understood more about the young man and grew to admire him more.
So people might seem very nice at first, and still nice upon second eting, but the more you interact with them, the more problems erge.
It may not take long to go from radiant to repulsive.
But this young man was different, reserved and admirable.
The more she interacted with him, the more she discovered his virtues.
His feelings for his sister were touching, and his choices and perseverance often impressed her.
The young man grew up fast.
Alone, with his sword, he traveled far and wide, yet managed to make a na for himself in Qi Country, a land abundant with talent.
Driven by so psychology she herself could not clearly describe, she too began to seek strength.
In reality, the tis she truly t the boy were not many.
When they t again, it was a year later, the boy had traveled thousands of miles to give his sister a surprise.
The part that moved her the most was actually the tenderness the boy showed towards his sister.
That was a type of tenderness that, having endured life’s hardships, searched for a trace of sweetness amidst the bitterness to feed to a loved one.
Without a strong enough heart, one could not support this kind of true tenderness.
Even now, she could not articulate the precise nature of her feelings towards the boy.
But at this mont, upon knowing the boy’s fate,
she could not avoid the sudden surge of imnse sadness in her heart.
She thought she was saddened.
“Sister…”
Jiang Anan’s voice rang out at that mont.
Ye Qingyu lowered her head and saw the pretty, large eyes welling up with tears.
Little Anan couldn’t quite understand the adults’ conversation, but her simple heart could sense Ye Qingyu’s emotions.
So, she cried.
In that instant, Ye Qingyu almost cried herself.
But she forcibly restrained herself.
“Your brother seems to have so urgent business in Qi Country!” she said, “Soone saw him going in that direction, but he left in a hurry.”
Jiang Anan, with tears blurring her vision, asked, “Then why didn’t he say goodbye to ?”
“He must have had very important matters, otherwise he wouldn’t have left overnight, not even spending New Year’s Eve with you,” Ye Qingyu said.
“We all know he loves you the most.”
Unable to contain her sense of grievance, Anan sobbed, “Then why…
didn’t he write a letter?”
“Qi Country is too far, the Yun Cranes too slow…” Ye Qingyu lifted her head high, striving to maintain a calm voice, “Wait a few more days, the letter should arrive.”
…
…
The battle between True Beings above the Long River naturally drew Ye Lingxiao’s attention.
The closest stretch of the Long River was not too far from the borders of Yun Country.
He had always been keeping an eye on Long River.
And a battle between True Beings of this world had far-reaching impacts.
As for Zhuang Gaoxian, how he fought life-and-death battles with others, Ye Lingxiao simply did not care.
Besides observing with a cold eye, he would not have any concern.
But in that direction… Zhuang Gaoxian was clearly pursuing Jiang Wang, so how could there be a battle between True Beings?
When Ye Lingxiao arrived on the scene, the battle had already ended.
From the remnants left behind, one could tell that both parties had shown restraint; they had probably only exchanged a few intense blows, recognized each other’s strength, and then ceased hostilities.
Now that he had arrived, he could only sense the residual aura of the battle.
Part of it was related to Buddhism.
Did that boy nad Jiang Wang have such complex relationships behind him?
To have a high personage from Buddhism willing to stand up for him.
And even to the extent of igniting a battle between True Beings.
He thought he had already highly esteed Jiang Wang several tis over, but indeed had not expected that Jiang Wang could still bring him new surprises.
Perhaps…
Ye Lingxiao looked at the rolling Long River, flicking his finger to release a pebble.
Without a sound, the pebble solidified and plumted from the sky, emitting a sharp whistling noise.
It crashed into the water, splitting the current, until finally coming to a stop at the riverbed.
The profound ripples spread out in concentric circles.
The water level had risen again, he thought.
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