Seeds of Future Calamity

A two-year-old child had lost her parents.

Later on.

Gu Changqing could no longer bear to bring it up.

Whenever little Gu Youwei asked about it, he could only remain silent.

Whenever that happened, the tiny girl would pout, grab her little wooden blade, and give her brother's head a fierce whacking.

Gu Changqing never dodged. He always felt that it did not hurt all that much.

Until one day.

Gu Changqing suddenly caught little Gu Youwei's wildly chopping hand and said gently, "From now on, Youwei will take the surname Gu too. From now on, you're your brother's real little sister."

Outside the mirror.

Gu Youwei's lips trembled faintly, and the frost in her eyes seemed to be melting.

That Ice Heart, sealed for countless ages, shattered inch by inch at this very moment!

She had once believed that her brother was hypocritical.

She thought that his refusal to reveal her origins or tell her about the massacre that had wiped out her family was merely a way to win her trust.

But at this moment, all the truth came to light.

It had all been her own conjecture!

This was the truth!

The reason he had not told her was simply because he felt sorry for her.

He did not want her to bear that blood-deep hatred.

He had clearly fabricated a perfect past for her to protect her, yet she had actually thought that he was deeply calculating!!!

The other cultivators were somewhat moved as well.

"So this is why the whole world knows them as true brother and sister."

"When he was young, he actually bore so much for Miss Youwei..."

The cultivators' gazes softened somewhat.

Only the protagonist, Ye Chen, had his expression change slightly.

His original intention had been to show all living beings the evils the Heavenly Emperor had committed throughout his life, how he had become a great villain step by step.

But now, why did the whole tone seem to be going off track?

Especially when the voices in his ears, which should have been condemning the Heavenly Emperor, were instead praising him, flames of jealousy could not help but rise in Ye Chen's heart.

He spoke, "Granted, the current Heavenly Emperor bore much for Miss Youwei, but what can that prove?"

"Didn't this concealment ultimately become tainted? If he had not relied on this trust, how could he have taken Miss Youwei's Immortal Root?"

Upon hearing this, the gathered cultivators came to a sudden realization.

That was right.

The deeper the love, the fiercer the hatred!

The more sincere their past bond had been, the more hypocritical it now appeared.

In the end, had he not still exploited that original sincerity to take Miss Youwei's Immortal Root?

The youth before them was indeed pitiful, but when viewed this way, the later Heavenly Emperor was all the more despicable.

"Emperor Ye truly sees through it all."

Sure enough, after Ye Chen's words.

Even Gu Youwei, who had been somewhat moved, stood frozen for a long while.

Life in the mortal world did not last very long.

Little Gu Youwei had grown up in the mountains and forests, keeping company with tigers and leopards since childhood, and she was mischievous by nature.

This little troublemaker had been doted on by her brother since she was young. Knowing neither the height of heaven nor the depth of earth, she made the neighbor's child cry today, then stole someone else's chicken tomorrow.

Until one day, a house in the village caught fire.

The entire village gathered in that small, shabby courtyard.

Noisy curses and accusations were directed at the two young children.

"Brother, it wasn't me this time. Xiao Bei set the fire."

Curled up in her brother's arms, little Gu Youwei spoke timidly.

"Mm, I believe you." The Young Heavenly Emperor nodded.

He raised his head and looked at the child called Xiao Bei.

The child's face was smeared with ashes, and his parents had hidden him behind them.

The couple avoided Gu Changqing's gaze, their eyes clearly shifty.

"Why do you believe me, Brother?"

"Because you're only a little mischievous."

"Then why don't these people believe me?"

"They..."

The Young Heavenly Emperor fell silent. He looked up at the couple, only to be met with even louder, more vehement accusations.

"Come into the mountains with me."

And just like that, these two children, who had no parents to protect them, were driven from the village by the mortals amid a clamor of curses.

"The ones who burned the house were obviously that couple. It wasn't even his family's house—why were they shouting their accusations with such gusto?"

Outside the mirror, many powerful figures could not help curling their lips.

They could not understand why such an obvious flaw had gone unnoticed by these ant-like mortals.

Jiang Minghuang explained evenly, "Perhaps it was not that they could not see it. There is a saying in the mortal world: the kind are bullied. These siblings had no parents to protect them, so they were destined to suffer more hardships than others."

"The Young Heavenly Emperor's unwavering trust in his sister is something even many parents may not be able to achieve," someone sighed.

At those words, Ye Chen's expression changed once more.

Fortunately, when he looked toward Gu Youwei beside him, he found that she was not particularly moved.

Life in the mountains was not as lively as a mortal village. To a child, it was even rather dull.

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After Mei Gongzi defused Cao Yuwei's attack this time, she did not immediately counterattack. She merely stood where she was.

Cao Yuwei's brows knit slightly. Was this little girl's perception truly so keen? After he had forged flames into armor, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he was confident he could use that method to restrain her. But she did not advance, forcing the ability he had poised and ready to interrupt.

His war blade slashed out again, its formidable blade intent even stronger than before. Cao Yuwei moved with the blade, man and weapon as one, charging straight at Mei Gongzi.

The Heavenly Secret Plume in Mei Gongzi's hand formed another Heavenly Mysterious Circle, and with an instant shift, she switched positions. While dispelling his attack, she also broke his lock-on. In the next instant, she was already elsewhere. A golden-red gleam flashed across Cao Yuwei's body. Had she not evaded so swiftly, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.

A battle of attrition! It seemed she intended to wear Cao Yuwei down.

Yet no one questioned the origin of this ability. After all, Stellar Transposition was the Peacock Demon Race's greatest innate gift. Her technique shared the same wondrous essence as Stellar Transposition.

After Mei Gongzi defused Cao Yuwei's attack this time, she did not immediately counterattack. She merely stood where she was.

Cao Yuwei's brows knit slightly. Was this little girl's perception truly so keen? After he had forged flames into armor, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he was confident he could use that method to restrain her. But she did not advance, forcing the ability he had poised and ready to interrupt.

His war blade slashed out again, its formidable blade intent even stronger than before. Cao Yuwei moved with the blade, man and weapon as one, charging straight at Mei Gongzi.

The Heavenly Secret Plume in Mei Gongzi's hand formed another Heavenly Mysterious Circle, and with an instant shift, she switched positions. While dispelling his attack, she also broke his lock-on. In the next instant, she was already elsewhere. A golden-red gleam flashed across Cao Yuwei's body. Had she not evaded so swiftly, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.

A battle of attrition! It seemed she intended to wear Cao Yuwei down.