The Truth Between Mu Feng and Qing Yan Jing

Hearing the assurances from Jiu You and the little mare within his Qi Sea, Lin Suchou could only reluctantly believe them.

He couldn't exactly block Jiu You's perception of the outside world. It would be awful if their intimacy points failed to rise because of that.

Mu Feng poured himself a cup of wine, tipped his head back and drained it. Reminiscence filled his eyes as he began to recount the past.

"When I was young, I often hunted Spirit Beasts on the Northern Spiritual Plains and sold their Spirit Essences to help support the household.

Until one ordinary afternoon... I encountered a severely injured woman lying on the ground."

As Mu Feng spoke, his expression softened. "I could sense her strength. She was a woman of mysterious origins, but at the time, she was badly wounded and couldn't even deal with ordinary Spirit Beasts.

It so happened that Tang Shan and I had gone out together that day. We made a stretcher and carried her back to my home. After that, I devoted myself to caring for her until her injuries gradually improved.

Little by little, I secretly developed feelings for her. To be honest, she was the most beautiful woman I had ever met. Even now, I still think so."

"Then you married her and had me?"

Mu Chen's eyes widened slightly as he asked in confusion.

"Hehe, no."

Mu Feng shook his head self-mockingly, drank another cup of wine, and slowly said, "She had escaped because the Elders of her clan had tried to force her into marriage. A proud daughter of heaven like her wasn't someone weak, ordinary people like us could ever approach...

Later, to repay Tang Shan and me for saving her life, she helped both of us break through to the Spirit Soul Realm. She also helped me find an Earth Ranking Spirit Beast.

Not long afterward, I met your mother and had you and your Sister.

At the time, I wanted to accomplish great things, so she helped Tang Shan and me establish the Mu Domain and Tang Domain.

After she returned to her clan, in order to stop the Liu Domain from unifying the Northern Spiritual Realm, I made a decision and helped your mother establish a domain as well.

That way, Tang Shan and I could oppose the Liu Domain openly, while your mother supported us from the shadows.

It just so happened that Liu Jingtian, the father of Liu Qingtian from the Liu Domain, was on the verge of reaching the Heaven Fusion Realm. So I publicly claimed that woman was your mother, saying that she had merely returned to her clan for a time. The Liu Domain became wary because of this and did not attack us then...

Later, our three domains grew stronger during that period, until the Liu Domain no longer dared to make a move against us..."

"Then why didn't you bring Mother back once our Mu Domain had grown powerful enough that we no longer needed to rely on that woman?"

Mu Chen's question instantly left Mu Feng speechless.

After a while, he finally said, "Because there had been no news of Liu Jingtian. I was afraid that if he broke through to the Heaven Fusion Realm one day, he would launch an attack against us. So the lie continued until now..."

"In my opinion, it's because you still couldn't let that woman go!"

When Mu Chen said this, his face was filled with fury!

For more than ten years, he had been deceived for more than ten years!

Did they know how he had lived all these years!?

Since childhood, people had called him a bastard without a mother. Because of that, he had worked desperately hard at cultivation, all so that he could become strong enough to make them shut up!

"Hehe, that's true... In the end, it was all Father's fault. I still couldn't let her go...

That scroll you took yesterday was a cultivation technique from her clan. I never expected that you would fail to cultivate it and instead learn about this matter because of it."

Mu Feng had been struck where it hurt. He tipped back his head and took another drink, shame appearing on his face.

"Then who is my real mother? Where is she now!?"

Mu Chen suddenly shot to his feet and questioned him loudly.

"Your mother is Hong Ling, the current Domain Lord of the Hong Domain!"

Once Mu Feng revealed it, he seemed greatly relieved.

"It was her!?"

Mu Chen wore a bitter smile after hearing this. No wonder the Mu Domain and Hong Domain were separated by such a great distance, yet he had still become childhood playmates with Hong Ling, the Hong Domain Lord's daughter.

So she was actually his biological Sister!

"Holy shit."

After hearing this, Lin Suchou felt as though he had been riding a roller coaster, his heart rising and falling wildly.

"What a fickle man. He actually deceived his own son for so long!"

Within the Qi Sea, Jiu You began criticizing Mu Feng.

"Yes, this Youth is far too pitiful."

The little mare also sighed for Mu Chen.

After Lin Suchou calmed down, the doubts that had perplexed him for so many years were all resolved one by one.

No wonder Mu Feng, who was only at the Spirit Soul Realm, could have Mu Chen with Qing Yan Jing, a Heavenly Supreme;

No wonder Qing Yan Jing, when she saw Mu Feng again later, did not continue living with him and instead chose to live with Mu Chen;

No wonder Hong Ling, the Hong Domain Lord, had cast Mu Feng a resentful look at the Nine Domains Assembly in the original story and warned her daughter Hong Ling to stay away from Mu Chen...

So Mu Chen had not been born to Qing Yan Jing! (To keep Mu Chen from Dual Cultivation with Ling Xi, he could only be written as not having the Futu bloodline.)

It all made sense!

Everything made sense!

Lin Suchou also raised his wine cup and took a sip, suppressing the shock lingering in his heart.

"Heh heh, Father, you hid this from me so well!"

A miserable smile appeared on Mu Chen's face as he slapped the Black Scroll onto the stone table, then turned and left.

"Chen, where are you going?"

Seeing this, Mu Feng rose to his feet.

"I'm going to find my mother—my real mother!"

With those words, Mu Chen quickly ran toward the exit of Mu Mansion.

"Ah—"

Mu Feng could only let out a long sigh. He then looked at Lin Suchou with a bitter smile. "Sorry, little friend. You've had to witness this family disgrace."

"Uncle Mu, every family has its own troubles. Besides, you had no choice but to take this measure for Mu Chen's safety. It was truly an act of helplessness."

Lin Suchou raised his wine cup and consoled Mu Feng.

Bone Melting Dragon!

Yet inwardly, he silently cursed him. Sure enough, a toad lusting after swan meat. Wouldn't it have been better to tell Mu Chen from the start?

Even without relying on that Futuo Ancient Clan, couldn't his son still deal with a mere Liu Jingtian?

After all, in the original story, Mu Chen truly had not relied on a single bit of the Futuo Ancient Clan's resources. All he had was the Great Pagoda Art Qing Yan Jing had left for him.

Desire—it was all the desires in his own heart stirring up trouble.

But as soon as Lin Suchou thought that, he froze.

It seemed that what he was doing now was also because of his own desires...

But then again... what loser didn't have dreams?

He was merely lamenting that Mu Feng had no idea just how awesome his son was.

It seemed that everything had long been fated.

"Yes, it's rare to find someone who understands me."

Looking as though he had found a kindred spirit, Mu Feng drank another cup with Lin Suchou.

And for the Great Pagoda Art on the table, Lin Suchou forcibly suppressed his contempt for Mu Feng and continued drinking with him.

Only after he had talked Mu Feng around and all the food and wine had been finished did Lin Suchou stand up and cup his fists toward Mu Feng. "Thank you for your hospitality tonight, Uncle Mu. I'll keep this matter strictly confidential and won't reveal a single word. (Yeah, right.)

"It's getting late. Mu Chen and I became quite close on the Spirit Road, so I'll go check on him. It wouldn't be good if he got carried away and did something foolish."

"Mm, mm. Since this is our first meeting, Uncle Mu doesn't have anything to give you. How about I give you..."

Mu Feng was deeply moved by his words, but when he instinctively said he wanted to give Lin Suchou a meeting gift, he could not find anything valuable.

He searched here and rummaged there, until the corner of his eye caught sight of the dark scroll on the table.

Mu Feng gritted his teeth, picked it up, and handed it to Lin Suchou.

"How could I possibly accept this? That was given to you by her. How could I take it?"

Lin Suchou pretended to refuse.

"This cultivation art is nothing but a thorn in my side now. I get annoyed just looking at it. Better to give it to you, little friend, as Uncle Mu's meeting gift."

With Mu Feng putting it that way, Lin Suchou was like a child receiving a red envelope from an elder during the New Year. He declined several times, but in the end, it still went into his pocket.