Free Web NovelChapter 576: Chapter 524: Heartless and Coldhearted
Chu Xin sneered, "Your brother was taken away by you when he was still in swaddling clothes, and you used the Divine Soul Fusion Secret Technique to change his constitution. So you think the Snow Demon ’developed feelings over time’ with you, like a Human Clan woman, unwilling to give up her ’own hand-raised’ child?"
"No, you’re wrong. She wanted to take me away because the Ten Thousand Years Stalactite was on me. She wanted to take my brother away because he integrated the demonic power very well and was the most hopeful for success. So my brother was important to the Yun Family. By keeping my brother in her hands, she had capital to negotiate with the Yun Family, which could prevent you from using the entire clan’s strength to hunt her down, and that’s all!"
Chu Xin stood up and walked over to Yun Muyuan.
"I know you have spent years maintaining your cultivation, all to keep your brother alive, just to wait for the Snow Demon to come back. You thought she couldn’t bear to leave your brother and would definitely come back, but that secret technique only made you feel bloodline connection with your brother; it didn’t affect the Snow Demon."
"During the chaos back then, she was hit by the contract backlash. I tried my best to wound her, and she almost killed me, but ultimately, for the sake of the Ten Thousand Years Stalactite, she brought me to Demon Eye Gorge, yet still died due to the contract backlash. In the end, I absorbed all her demonic power. The Snow Demon was clever, but she wasn’t cunning enough in understanding human nature, including mine."
"She thought the contract was fair, but the words within had multiple meanings. Her betrayal meant death, while you could remain unharmed. Be grateful, for the Dao Fruit of Immortal Monarch Fatian was not perfect, allowing so many loopholes for you all to exploit!"
Chu Xin lifted the speech ban on Yun Muyuan and turned away.
"I appreciate you taking care of my brother all these years, so I won’t kill you. Do you have anything to say?"
Yun Muyuan’s lips trembled, "Is she really... already gone?"
Chu Xin nodded.
Yun Muyuan pressed his heart, "Did she say anything before she died?"
"No, she didn’t mention you."
Yun Muyuan was heartbroken and grey as ashes, not caring about Yun Songhe being taken away.
Jiang Yuebai watched and listened from the side, suddenly recalling a phrase seen somewhere.
The saying is biased, yet somewhat reasonable.
Some men are naturally loveless towards children; they are good to children only because they love the child’s mother and can’t bear to see the child’s mother suffer.
Yun Muyuan seemed to be just like this, with his heart filled with the deceased Snow Demon at this moment.
He desperately held on to Yun Songhe, perhaps only to preserve the last remaining connection between him and the Snow Demon.
Jiang Yuebai suppressed the impulse to even want to eat the plate, waving to place the Snow Demon’s shell beside Yun Muyuan. It was just an Ice Shell to her and of no use.
"I accidentally found it; I think it’s better returned to you."
Yun Muyuan, seeing the face that haunted him day and night once again, finally collapsed, breaking free from the Ice Shell and kneeling on the ground, holding the Snow Demon’s shell in his embrace, his shoulders shaking as he struggled to suppress any crying sounds.
Jiang Yuebai didn’t know how they interacted over those years, causing Yun Muyuan to have such deep feelings. Perhaps it was just the influence of the Divine Soul Fusion Secret Technique mentioned by Chu Xin.
Chu Xin didn’t concern himself with Yun Muyuan, turning to Jiang Yuebai, "Friend, thank you for today. You didn’t deceive me, I sincerely trust you. Take this!"
Chu Xin took out an ice-blue Glazed Bottle and threw it to Jiang Yuebai with a raise of his hand.
Jiang Yuebai caught it and opened it, finding ten pounds of Ten Thousand Years Cold Stalactite inside, entirely enough for her use. With this, Jiang Yuebai could finally set her heart at ease and leave Doumu Realm to go to the Heavenly Spirit Realm to find her master and others.
Chu Xin picked up the Yun Songhe on the bed, ready to leave, when suddenly the ground shook, and an overwhelming surge of Fire Elemental Power came rushing in from all sides like a river bursting its banks.
Chu Xin’s expression turned solemn, "The Three Fire Tribulation Immortal Array has been activated, it’s the Yun Family people!"
Chu Xin tightly held Yun Songhe, a resolute look appearing on his face. Even if it meant death today, he would help his brother escape.
At this moment, Yun Muyuan, who had been holding the Snow Demon’s shell, suddenly took out a black Token from his embrace and threw it in front of Chu Xin.
"There’s a path behind the house, you two should go!"
Chu Xin’s fist tightened, looking at the Token that Yun Muyuan had long prepared, he couldn’t help but recall the guidance and care Yun Muyuan had shown him over the years. He was like a perfect elder, more perfect than Chu Xin’s own father.
His brother Yun Songhe knew nothing and always treated him like a father as well. He still remembered Yun Muyuan carrying his brother on his shoulders, playing and laughing in the courtyard. That day’s warm sun was the only warmth he could remember.
Now, he felt nothing but coldness.
Chu Xin took a deep breath, speaking in a deep voice, "I won’t remember your kindness; I only have hatred toward you!"
Yun Muyuan seemed oblivious, only gazing at the Snow Demon in his embrace.
Chu Xin took the Token and left with Yun Songhe, Jiang Yuebai following closely behind.
"Wait, I can’t give you the promised Spirit Stones, I only have these useless items left, thank you for bringing her back."
Yun Muyuan tossed Jiang Yuebai a storage bag. Jiang Yuebai raised his hand to catch it, taking a deep look at Yun Muyuan, and fled from behind the house.
Outside, the sky was fiery red, the entire valley engulfed by a sea of fire like raging waves, the heat assaulting.
Chu Xin held Yun Songhe tightly, the halo on the Token scattered the flames. He gestured for Jiang Yuebai to follow.
Jiang Yuebai raised her hand with the Glazed Bottle, "I’ve got what I came for; we shall not meet again!"
With that, a ripple of Space Power appeared behind Jiang Yuebai. Her brows and eyes carried a smile as she retreated into it and disappeared.
Chu Xin was momentarily stunned, suddenly grateful he didn’t fight Jiang Yuebai, thinking this female cultivator was indeed unfathomable, able to master even Space Power. If she used it to array, even if he could transform into wind and snow, he wouldn’t be able to escape.
The wooden house swallowed by the sea of fire, Yun Songhe in Chu Xin’s arms moved his lips, tears sliding down from the corners of his eyes.
"Father..."
"We haven’t had a father for a long time, from now on you only have me!"
Chu Xin held Yun Songhe tightly, without hesitation leaving the valley, transforming into a cold wind, blowing toward the unbound forest valleys.
