āBig Brother, whatās wrong?ā Both Xiao Yun and Number Three Under Heaven instantly tensed up after seeing Yun Che suddenly stop accompanied with a change in his expression .
āSigh, looks like thereās going to be a small problem here,ā Yun Che said rather helplessly . āLetās go down . ā
As Floating Cloud Cityās largest profound cultivating clan, Xiao Clan looked especially eye-catching within the city from up above . The place where Yun Che landed was not where the main entrance was located . Instead, he landed on Xiao Clanās east side, almost subconsciously, on a certain courtyard close to the rear mountains .
This place was very quiet, the entire Xiao Clan was very quiet . The courtyard before them was very small and only had simple decorations and a simple house . An emerald-green grape arbor was at a corner of the courtyard, and it was packed with grapes that were almost ripe . Next to the grape arbor was a simple stone table and what appeared to be two small stools . The stool to the right was even covered with tons of long cracks .
As he stood in the center of the courtyard and looked at everything before him, the light in Yun Cheās eyes wavered as he stood, completely dazed for a moment .
āBig Brother, this place is?ā Xiao Yun curiously asked when he saw Yun Cheās appearance .
āThis place is a place that carries almost all of the memories of the first sixteen years of my life,ā Yun Che softly answered .
āAh? This isā¦ Big Brother Yunās home?ā Number Seven Under Heaven asked in shock as she looked around . To ordinary citizens of Floating Cloud City, being able to possess a courtyard like this was considered to be lavish . But to someone born from a Guardian Family, especially to Number Seven Under Heaven, who was the Under Heaven Familyās only princess, this kind of home was just too simple and shabbyā¦ He was the Yun Familyās Young Patriarch, the Illusory Demon Realmās Demon Lord, and even could be regarded as the fated person who had saved the entire Illusory Demon Realmā¦ She never imagined that the place where Yun Che had grown up in would actually be this crude .
āRight, this is my home,ā Yun Che smiled . āIāve been living here from as long as I can remember . But at that time, this place wasnāt only mine, it belonged to my little aunt as well . At that time, we would spend every day together . Wherever I went, she would go, and wherever she went, I would follow as well . We were like each otherās shadowsā¦ until I turned ten, when Grandfather said that we werenāt allowed to live in the same courtyard and found a new courtyard for Little Aunt . Because of this, Little Aunt would cry for days, and I also used all my energy to protest against this . However, the grandfather that usually pampered and spoiled us in every possible way wouldnāt budge no matter what on this matter . ā
āFrom then on, Little Aunt, who was now living in her new courtyard would usually secretly come over to sleep with me . But when she was discovered by Grandfather, she would get a fierce scoldingā¦ Later on, we gradually understood that it was improper for men and women to be that intimate, so Little Aunt no longer secretly came over . ā
Yun Che softly recounted softly with a faint smile . His current smile came from his soul, without the least bit of impurity . In those years, even though he was regularly mocked by others, occasionally bullied, and always bore the contempt and pity filled eyes of others, because he had Little Aunt at that time, his happy times were far more than the sorrowful ones; even his feeling of inferiority was dim .
During these years, he was no longer that profound vein cripple who didnāt have a future . He only grew stronger and was now looked up to by more and more people, so much that some would fear him . His current level was much higher than the Xiao Sect that the Xiao Clan revered like gods, yet it also caused his world to be filled with trials and hardships, causing him to not be able to return back to the happy world where only Little Aunt existed .
More than six years had passed since the time he had come here, but everything here almost completely overlapped everything in his memories without any hint of changeā¦ Regardless of whether it was the gate, windows, stone table, or grape arborā¦ Even the lantern that was hung there on the day of his wedding with Xia Qingyue six years ago was still there, though it had already been deformed by the wind .
The entire courtyard looked incredibly tidy, without any of the ruined, messy appearance Yun Che had expected from a place that had been left six years ago . It was like everyone had come to sweep this place every day . Yun Che advanced forward and stood before the stone table . He lightly pressed a finger on the stone table, swiped, and then lifted itā¦ There wasnāt even a trace of dust .
This placeā¦ had just been swept by someoneā¦
Yun Cheās heart trembled . Could itā¦ could it beā¦
āLittle Cheā¦ is that you?ā
In this world, there were very few sounds that would stir Yun Cheās rock-hard soul, but Xiao Lingxiās voice was definitely among them . Yun Cheās mind shook, and he almost instantaneously turned aroundā¦ At the entrance of the courtyard was Xiao Lingxi, clad in a light green dress . Her beautiful, starry eyes were filled with a layer of thick watery mist .
āLittle Auntā¦ā Yun Che uttered softly . His arms unconsciously lifted forward, wanting to travel through space to touch the closest, most familiar, and most important girl in this life . Iām backā¦ā
āAhā¦ā Xiao Yun couldnāt help but make a sound . He looked at Xiao Lingxi, and asked dazedly, āSheāsā¦ sheāsā¦ā
The ālittle auntā Yun Che uttered confirmed this girlās identityā¦ This extremely beautiful girl with a delicate temperament who seemed to be even younger than he himself, wasā¦ his little auntā¦ was his own blood relatedā¦ relativeā¦
Xiao Lingxiās little hand heavily pressed on her lips as sparkling tears fell like jade pearls . After time froze in that short instant, she cried softly and threw herself at Yun Che with her tears scattering . She heavily threw herself into his bosom, and both her arms tightly hugged him as her torrential tears quickly drenched a large area on his chest .
āLittle Cheā¦ Little Cheā¦ Little Cheā¦ā she repeatedly called out, and soon, she couldnāt hold back her sobs .
āIām sorry, Little Auntā¦ I promised you that I would come back in a month, yetā¦ yet Iāve made you painfully wait for three years . ā Yun Che formed a loop as he gently hugged the girl in his chest . Her waist was even more delicate than three years ago, and her body was even more fragileā¦ Even her profound strength had declined instead of advancing . Within these three years, Yun Che had grown about a foot, causing the girl in his bosom to appear even more delicate and exquisite in front of him . And what pained Yun Che the most was her weepingā¦ The Little Aunt he knew would laugh loudly and cry loudly . In front of him especially, she wouldnāt hold anything back and let herself loose .
But the Little Aunt before him, even though she was sobbing, she was actually trying her best to repress it, to not make any sobbing noises, and only her shoulders continued to violently spasm . She had less spirit than before, and what replaced that was actually a dense melancholy that almost broke Yun Cheās heart .
In these three years, news of his ādeathā and Blue Wind Nationās huge calamity had carved out many cruel scars on her heartā¦
Yun Cheās hands silently tightened . He lifted his head as wisps of pain rippled in his eyesā¦ When there was nothing good about me, when my profound veins were still crippled, what I saw the most every day was Little Auntās smiling faceā¦ Now that Iām getting stronger by the day, why is it that Iām always giving Little Aunt heartbreak and pain everythingā¦
The power I was chasingā¦ what exactly was I doing it for?!
Xiao Lingxi forcefully shook her head as she hugged him even tighter . The chest she was leaning on was even broader than before, and it was also the only place in the world where she truly felt stable and content in . While still sobbing, she softly said, āI knowā¦ that Little Che didnāt do it on purposeā¦ Itās good that Little Che is backā¦ I thought that Iād never see Little Che againā¦ My Little Cheāsā¦ finally backā¦ā
She mumbled, the pain of having lost someone and the joy of having regained them once more even after all hope had been lost clearly evident . Yun Che sucked in a long breath of air . He spoke lowly, with an incomparably firm voice, ā Little Aunt, Iāll promise you that Iāll never youā¦ā
Yun Cheās voice suddenly halted as his entire body abruptly stiffened . His gaze that had instantly become ice-cold suddenly swept behind him as he quickly turned around, bringing Xiao Lingxi along with him .
Because in that instant, an extremely cold aura had locked onto him out of nowhereā¦ He possessed the Water Spirit Evil Body, so he wasnāt afraid of the cold, but when that aura enveloped him, it caused him to instantly feel a frigid, heart-piercing sensation . All the hairs on his body shot up and stood on end . Two abyss-black, fiendish eyes had even been faintly projected in his mind . He suddenly felt like he was standing a thick and terrible pitch-black hell .
This kind of densely cold, extremely uncomfortable aura that Iāve never felt beforeā¦ could this be the devilish energy Jasmine was talking about?
Who is it?!
In the instant he turned around, Yun Cheās gaze locked onto a black figure that floated in midairā¦ Dressed in black from head to toe, he was shorter and thinner than Yun Che . His long hair was as black as night and reached the middle of his waist . His complexion was stiff and pale, and his eyes were lifeless without a hint of light in them . The aura emitted from his body carried a coldness which seeped into oneās bone marrow, yet Yun Che actually couldnāt find the slightest hint of life within itā¦ It was as if what floated there was not a living person, but a dead corpse .
When he saw this black figureās face, Yun Cheās brows fiercely moved as his revealed deep astonishment on his face .
āFen Jueā¦ chen?!ā The moment he finished his sentence, Yun Cheās voice held a distinct hesitation .
His outer appearance and expression were exactly the same as the Fen Juechen in his memories . However, the Fen Juechen he knew never had this kind of aura . Not only thatā¦ he clearly felt a distinct, ice-cold danger from that black-robed person! With the realm Yun Che was currently in, those that made him feel danger at least had the power of early-stage Monarchs, and when he released Fen Juechen three and a half years ago, his profound strength was only at the Spirit Profound Realm . In a short, not even four years, there was no way he could possibly to reach a level that was strong enough to threaten him .
āHm? Itās actually this guy . ā Jasmineās voice also held the same astonishment .
āYunā¦ Che!!ā His face was still stiff, and when he spoke, whether it was his expression or dark eyes, there wasnāt the slightest bit of wavering, yet his voice carried an ice-cold, bone-piercing resentment . āYouāre still aliveā¦ youāre actually still alive!!ā
āā¦ā The aura enveloping Yun Che instantly became colder many times over . The instant this black-robed person opened his mouth, Yun Che was now certainā¦ that this person was truly Fen Juechen! Because this kind of voice, this kind of tone, and this kind of hatred was exactly the same as when he had released him that year!
āDid you know how much I hated and how much I suffered when I heard that you had died?! In these years, Iāve even wished that you would come back to life in my dreams so I could personally tear you to shreds!!ā
Fen Juechenās hands trembled as two balls of black air which increasingly grew bigger floated around the palm of his hand . Yun Che glanced at the two balls of black airā¦ He merely glanced at them, yet it caused his entire body to feel extremely uncomfortable . He shifted his gaze back and looked straight at Fen Juechen without backing down . āLooks like your dream has already come true . Howeverā¦ Do you really think that the current you can kill me?ā
Before Fen Juechen had even replied, Jasmine coldly laughed in Yun Cheās mind, āHis currently profound strength level is at the fifth level of the Sovereign Profound Realm . Added with the special attributes of his devil profound strength, if you were to fight him head-on, he would definitely be able to kill you!ā
ā~ļ¼#ļæ„%ā¦ā The corner of Yun Cheās eyes twitched greatly . āYouāreā¦ kidding, right?!ā
That year, when he had exterminated Burning Heaven Clan, the main reason why he had only spared Fen Juechen was because he had saved Xiao Lingxi, and Xiao Lingxi pleaded with him . The secondary reason was because he subconsciously believed that even if Fen Juechen were to live, he would never be able to become a threat . At that time, a thousand Fen Juechens werenāt even able to harm him . Moreover, with his unparalleled growth speed, even if Fen Juechenās innate talent was ten times higher, the distance between them would still grow farther until he was reduced to a mere existence like an ant .
The bloodlines and divine power he possessed was an extravagance that ordinary people couldnāt even hope for even over hundreds of generations! His master was also Jasmine, whose very existence transcended this plane . On the Profound Sky Continent, in regards to growth speed, there shouldnāt be anyone who would be able to surpass him .
Xia Yuanbaās astonishing growth speed was because he possessed the Tyrannical Emperorās Divine Veins . It was also this heaven-defying talent that made him the precious treasure of Absolute Monarch Sanctuary, the number one ranked Sacred Ground .
The Fen Juechen of that time who was only in the Spirit Profound Realmā¦ How could he, in the short period of four years, have already become a mid-stage Monarch?!
āYou think that Iām kidding?ā Jasmine coldly replied . āHowever, you donāt need to be that surprised . His strength wasnāt actually achieved by cultivation . Even his devilish energy was not birthed from his own will . In fact, a devil origin was injected into his soul!ā