Reminiscence

The throbbing in my Mystic Veins is so intense, is it about to break through...

But... even if I really break through, how weak am I in the face of the Vermilion Bird Empire...

Why... is this happening... Ling'er never told me any reason... Is it really because I'm too weak...

Mystic energy... Only powerful mystic energy can protect those I cherish!

Xiao Feng's consciousness was a mess. He wanted to get up, but his soul seemed trapped in a dark cage...

"Xiao Feng... Xiao Feng... Can you hear me?"

A clear voice entered the dim space, like an invisible fuse guiding Xiao Feng's soul...

He struggled to open his eyes, and what he saw was a pair of watery eyes, followed by reddened eyes and a face full of heartache.

"Qingyun..."

"Xiao Feng! Xiao Feng, how are you!" She grabbed Xiao Feng's hand and held it to her lips, asking.

"I... I'm... okay. What... time is it? How... long have I been unconscious?" Xiao Feng asked.

"It's Xu time now, you've been unconscious for three days..." Qi Qingyun replied.

"Three days... It's been so long..." To Xiao Feng, everything felt like it had happened just a moment ago, but it had actually been three whole days.

He staggered to his feet, and as soon as he stood up, Qi Qingyun put her hand on him, helping to support him.

With Qi Qingyun's support, Xiao Feng came to Bai Ling'er's bedroom. Everything was the same as he remembered, the only change being the absence of Bai Ling'er, who had been by his side for the past 18 years...

Looking at the empty bedroom, he knew that she might never come back...

Looking at Xiao Feng's gloomy face, Qi Qingyun's face showed undisguised worry. She vaguely understood what had happened: "What exactly happened? Why hasn't Sister Ling'er... come back yet?"

"I... I don't know..." Xiao Feng said weakly, "She should have come to Flowing Wind City from the Vermilion Bird Empire for some reason, and then she was discovered by the current Vermilion Bird royal family and taken back..."

After a moment of silence, Xiao Feng said, "Qingyun, I'm going into seclusion now. I feel the throbbing in my Mystic Veins. I want to try to break through, and then I'll personally go to the Vermilion Bird Empire to find out what's going on!"

"No!" Qi Qingyun refused without even thinking, "The Vermilion Bird Empire is extremely powerful. Even if you really break through, it will be difficult to get in touch with the Vermilion Bird Empire's royalty at your level."

"Besides... Sister Ling'er must have had her reasons for not telling you."

"But..."

"I'll go!" Before Xiao Feng could finish speaking, Qi Qingyun interrupted, "The Vermilion Bird Empire is powerful. I'll tell the Knight Master the reason, and I'll personally go to the Vermilion Bird Empire..."

Xiao Feng didn't respond, but suddenly his eyes saw a strange stone on the table in front of the bed. He seemed to have thought of something, his expression excited. He broke free from Qi Qingyun's support, came to the table, and picked up the "stone..."

Qi Qingyun looked at Xiao Feng, who was suddenly excited, and quickly followed. When she saw what Xiao Feng was holding, her expression froze.

Both of them spoke at the same time, "Mystic Shadow Stone!"

The Mystic Shadow Stone, as its name suggests, is a special mystic stone that can store images. If there is a need for recording, the Mystic Shadow Stone can be used to record and save the recording.

This Mystic Shadow Stone appeared in Bai Ling'er's bedroom, so there was a high probability that Bai Ling'er had already known that this would happen, so she left it on purpose!

Both of them could see the surprise in each other's eyes. Xiao Feng looked away, looked at the Mystic Shadow Stone in his hand, his expression flickering before finally turning firm. He no longer hesitated, and activated his mystic energy, pouring it into the Mystic Shadow Stone.

As the mystic energy was poured in, the surface of the Mystic Shadow Stone emitted a faint halo, and then... a figure emerged from the Mystic Shadow Stone.

It was Bai Ling'er! As expected... This confirmed that she had left it behind.

Xiao Feng suppressed the urgency in his heart, calmed his mind, and prepared to listen carefully to what Bai Ling'er had to say...

"Feng'er..." Bai Ling'er began, "By the time you see this Mystic Shadow Stone, I may have already left... Next, I will tell you everything you want to know... including your background... But you must promise me that you will never be discouraged because of this!"

"Especially anything you do afterwards, you must think twice before acting..."

Bai Ling'er's narration began: "My real name is actually Bai Ling'er, also known as the Medicine Immortal by the world..." Speaking of this, Bai Ling'er's expression was momentarily dazed... but she quickly began to narrate the origin of everything.

"Once, by chance, I went to the imperial city of the Vermilion Bird Empire to treat a disease, but... the accident also happened at that time. I accidentally stumbled upon a ceremony held by the royal family, in collusion with the Creation God Sect, to strip the Divine Source within the Vermilion Bird Plume, the divine relic left by the Vermilion Bird..."

Hearing about the Creation God Sect, Qi Qingyun's eyebrows furrowed, but seeing Xiao Feng listening carefully, she didn't interrupt...

"They were about to complete the ceremony, but a variable appeared, and that variable was me... I am a direct descendant of the Vermilion Bird God. Perhaps because the formation was imperfect, the Divine Source that had already been extracted rushed directly towards me when it sensed the blood flowing in my body...

"This led to the Vermilion Bird's Divine Source coming directly to me. But they were obviously unwilling to accept this result, so they tried every means to extract the Vermilion Bird Divine Source from my body. Once the Vermilion Bird Divine Source falls into their hands, it may... lead to the loss of the Vermilion Bird's inheritance..."

"So... I escaped..."

"I came to the Wind Cloud Empire and met Dongfang Lin, and received her protection..." Bai Ling'er paused at this point.

But hearing this, Xiao Feng had already guessed something... He clenched his hands tightly, wanting to hear a definite answer... And a pair of fair, soft hands grasped Xiao Feng's hands.

Xiao Feng turned his head and saw a pair of affectionate eyes. He smiled and took her soft hands, saying nothing more. Everything was understood without words...

"I think... perhaps you already know, that person is your mother, Dongfang Lin..."

As expected...

"I received her protection and came to the Xiao family, and used this to hide from the people of the Vermilion Bird Empire..."

"I thought that I might have to hide from the Vermilion Bird Empire's search for the rest of my life... But... everything changed when you were born..."

"Back then, your father was the most talented person in the entire family in terms of mystic cultivation. He went to the Pure Land to participate in the trial to become an Abyssal Knight... But then there was no news of him, perhaps he already..." She didn't say anything more, believing that Xiao Feng could understand what she meant.

As she expected... Hearing this, Xiao Feng was instantly stunned. After a long while, he shifted his feet slightly, but stumbled and almost fell. Fortunately, Qi Qingyun was there to support him and prevent him from falling to the ground.

Although Xiao Feng had never met his biological parents, blood was thicker than water. In his spare time, he would imagine what his father and mother were like, and what kind of feelings they had for him...

If they were to meet one day, what kind of attitude and emotions should he use to face them...? But... but... he never thought it would be like this!

Seemingly anticipating the expression on Xiao Feng's face upon hearing this bad news, Bai Ling'er's expression also showed worry.

"And your mother... was heartbroken by this, but she felt you still in her womb..."

"The world of the Abyss is cruel. When the news of your father reached the clan, the entire family had already abandoned the protection of your mother... And your mother, protecting herself, was already difficult, let alone when she was pregnant with you..."

"I have been helping your mother with her mental state and protecting you, but... when you were born, it was also the weakest time for your mother. Perhaps she already had a death wish... I'm sorry... I... couldn't save your mother..."

Xiao Feng's heart and soul were struck by a heavenly hammer, staggering backward... The continuous bad news made Xiao Feng's heart and soul directly lose their senses... "No wonder... you never told me about my background..." he murmured softly.

He never thought that the parents he had once fantasized about would... on the day of his birth... just... just...

And he was still fantasizing about what kind of attitude to take when they met...

At this moment, he felt a gentle force embrace him into a soft embrace, and a delicate fragrance wafted between Xiao Feng's nostrils...

It was Qi Qingyun. She didn't say a word, just hugged Xiao Feng like this...

The delicate fragrance soothed Xiao Feng's turbulent sea of ​​souls, and he tightly embraced her slender waist with both hands...

Bai Ling'er's narration continued softly after a slight pause: "Your mother entrusted you to me back then... She said she loved you very much, but she regretted not being able to be by your side in the future. She hoped that you could live happily and enjoy every moment... She didn't ask for your cultivation to be outstanding, she only asked you not to be like your father..."

"She cried every day back then, and sorrow occupied her soul, but at the moment you were born, she smiled, she smiled happily... I don't know how long it had been since I had seen her so happy... The scene at that moment has been engraved in my heart until now... She said you were very much like your father... Xiao Feng..."

"Xiao Feng... my father... my father's name..." Xiao Feng murmured absentmindedly.

"When you were born, only 16 Mystic Veins were opened, so the Xiao family did not protect you..."

There are a total of 54 Mystic Veins in the human body. The number of Mystic Veins opened determines the speed of Mystic cultivation and the speed of Mystic Power circulation. The more Mystic Veins opened, the faster it will naturally be, and the innate talent of 16 Mystic Veins can only be regarded as mediocre...

"I originally wanted to raise you up, but everything was so sudden... People from the Vermilion Bird Empire discovered me... So I took you and fled the Xiao family..."

"And it was also in the process of displacement that we encountered... the golden Polaris that I once told you about..."

... [A big chapter of 3000 words, cough cough...]