The man and woman were Liu Yun's parents.
Liu Yun knew nothing of this. At that moment, he was immersed in cultivation atop a massive boulder by the stream.
The visitor at the village entrance, Zhu Tan, came from the Green Race, the foremost clan of Qing Chi.
Liu Yun's mother was named Zi Ying, the daughter of Zi Zhen, the Third Elder of the Green Race.
She had grown up alongside Zhu Tan. They had been childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree.
After they grew up, Zhu Tan secretly developed feelings for her and was preparing to confess when Liu Yun's father appeared.
He had met Zi Ying in a Secret Realm. They trained together, endured hardships together, and gradually developed feelings for one another.
At the time, Zhu Tan had been in seclusion attempting a breakthrough and knew nothing of it.
By the time he successfully broke through and emerged from seclusion, it was already too late.
What he did not know was that Zi Ying had never held any romantic feelings for him. She had always regarded him as her own brother.
But Zhu Tan's obsession would not let him believe it. He swore to kill Liu Yun's father and take Zi Ying back.
In the end, Zi Ying left the Green Race and returned to the Dian Race with Liu Yun's father.
Later, the Three Clans went to war. The Green Race destroyed the Dian Race, and Liu Yun's parents followed the Dian Race survivors into these deep mountains and dense forests.
All these years, Zhu Tan had never given up searching for Zi Ying.
This time, he had accidentally discovered Dian Race survivors purchasing supplies in a city. He followed them here, leading to the scene described earlier.
When the Dian Race was exterminated, Zhu Tan