Lin Wanyin's delicate body trembled slightly, her expression extremely complicated. She murmured bitterly, "He looked at you, whose life hung by a thread, his eyes filled with a depth and resolve I couldn't understand."
He only said one sentence to me...
He said, " Elder Lin, it's not what you think. This isn't a life-substitution evil technique. What I'm doing is the best choice for both Fei'er and Shuang'er."
"I couldn't accept that explanation at the time, and even wanted to beg him to change his mind, but your father used methods to seal away all my memories of this matter."
Lin Wanyin raised her hand to press her aching brow, and said with a wry smile, "Until recently, when my cultivation broke through and the seal loosened, I was finally able to piece together this long-buried memory."
The bedroom fell into complete silence.
Chu Yunfei's eyes were as deep as an abyss, and a storm raged in the depths of his mind.
With his experience of living two lives, he naturally understood that when a person's physical constitution was on the verge of complete depletion and collapse, there were indeed several ways to defy fate and change one's destiny.
But regardless of the method, the difficulty is extremely high.
One method involves finding another top-tier physique source, using a special technique to forcibly integrate it into the body, and undergoing a long period of life-and-death nurturing before vitality can be restored.
However, this method requires an extremely high level of martial arts skill to achieve.
My father Chu Batian, didn't seem to have reached that level of cultivation, so how did he manage it? And what happened during those two months?
Chu Yunfei was filled with doubt.
At the same time, another conclusion also came to mind.
By piecing together Lin Wanyin's words and the details, a shocking conclusion is about to emerge...
In my childhood, I also possessed a top-tier physique!
However, her father personally stripped away her own essence and used it in the dying Situ Shuang'er's body to save her life.
However, based on Chu Yunfei's understanding of his father, Chu Batian, his father was by no means a foolishly kind person who would harm his own children for the sake of outsiders.
"It's the best choice for both Fei'er and Shuang'er..."
Chu Yunfei pondered those words repeatedly.
Stripped of his original essence and nearly killed, this would be a catastrophic disaster for any prodigy. How can it be considered the "best" outcome?
Unless... at that time, the special constitution he originally possessed contained a monstrous karmic consequence that was enough to bring about his death.
In fact, only by stripping away one's true nature and disguising oneself as an ordinary person can one escape the devastating pursuit of a certain terrifying being.
Seeing Chu Yunfei fall into a long silence, Lin Wanyin's heart jumped into her throat.
Boundless fear and self-blame overwhelmed her like a tidal wave.
She was afraid.
She was terrified that once the man in front of her learned the whole truth, he would see her as an ungrateful, vicious woman.
Chu Batian had saved her life, and even personally removed his own son's essence to save her daughter.
But what happens in the end?
When Chu Batian's body was nowhere to be found and Chu Yunfei's cultivation plummeted to the point of becoming a cripple, instead of doing everything in her power to protect him, she personally brought her daughter to his door for Shuang'er's future, arrogantly throwing the marriage certificate in his face and forcing him to annul the engagement.
Even in the dilapidated courtyard, he had murderous intent and almost killed him with a single blow.
How is this any different from those ungrateful beasts?!
" Yunfei... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."
Lin Wanyin finally broke down, tears streaming down her face. She rushed forward and grabbed Chu Yunfei's forearm tightly, crying her heart out.
"It was my fault. My memories were sealed away. I really didn't know any of this had happened back then!"
"If I had remembered earlier, even if the whole world abandoned you, I would never have taken Shuang'er to annul the engagement, much less uttered those hurtful words to you."
The woman, almost in despair, buried her head at his legs and pleaded pitifully, "You can hate me, you can kill me, I accept it all. My life was given to me by you and your son..."
"But I beg you... please don't take your anger out on Shuang'er, she's innocent!"
"When she returned that year, she also lost all her memories from before the age of ten. She knew nothing; she was just a naive girl kept in the dark..."
Seeing the usually noble and Flowing Cloud Peak Master Liuyun kneeling humbly before him like a child who had committed a terrible crime, trembling with fear.
Chu Yunfei's heart skipped a beat, and all his turbulent thoughts vanished instantly.
He sighed deeply, bent down, and forcibly lifted the limp woman from the ground, holding her tightly in his arms.
His large, warm palm gently wiped away the tears streaming down her cheeks.
" Aunt Lin, what are you doing? When did I say I was going to blame you?"
Lin Wanyin sobbed, raising her tear-filled eyes, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably. "But... but if it weren't for saving Shuang'er back then, how could you have ended up in such a state... It's my fault, my daughter and I owe you an immense debt of gratitude..."
"Foolish woman."
Chu Yunfei gently stroked her disheveled hair and chuckled, "My father is always meticulous in his actions. If he did this, he must have had a reason for doing so."
"The underlying causes and effects are far more complex than they appear on the surface."
He cupped Lin Wanyin's beautiful yet haggard face in his hands, his eyes clear and earnest.
"Even if we take a step back and say the worst, look at me now... aren't I standing right here, perfectly fine?"
"Past grievances and disputes are long gone. Besides, if it weren't for that annulment of the engagement, how could I have such a stunning beauty as Aunt Lin?"
Lin Wanyin, who had been feeling utterly hopeless, shuddered violently upon hearing these flippant yet responsible words.
She stared blankly at the young man's handsome face, feeling the steady heartbeat from his chest. Her heart, which had been hanging on the edge of a precipice, suddenly plunged into endless tenderness and emotion.
This man... actually didn't resent her at all.
Lin Wanyin sniffed her reddened nose, her eyes still filled with lingering guilt.
"But... but Shuang'er treats you so arrogantly and rudely now, and even tore up your engagement in front of the entire clan..."
Before she could finish speaking, Chu Yunfei smiled and shook his head, interrupting her.
How she treats me is her business, it has nothing to do with you, and you don't need to bear any burden for her.
Chu Yunfei's expression was calm, and his tone was casual. "The marriage agreement was originally a deal my father made with you to save her, and it was never truly approved by her."
"A forced marriage is never sweet. Since she's unwilling, the engagement is off. I, Chu Yunfei, have never lacked women."
Upon hearing Lin Wanyin hurriedly retorted, "No, Yunfei, when we were engaged back then, Shuang'er wasn't unwilling; she genuinely agreed!"
Chu Yunfei was slightly taken aback.
Lin Wanyin recalled the scene from back then, her expression softening slightly. "I remember it clearly. I asked her then, and she was so happy that she spun around in the yard, saying to me in a clear voice... that being able to marry Brother Yunfei was her greatest wish in this life."
"But after returning from that two-month hiatus, she lost her memory, and her personality changed completely, becoming aloof and cold..."
Lin Wanyin sighed deeply, "I don't understand either. How could such a perfectly healthy child suddenly become like this?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei couldn't help but feel a strange sense of absurdity.
That arrogant and aloof Situ Shuang'er now holds a high position in the Heavenly Sword Sect, looking down on everyone and constantly saying "You are not worthy of this Holy Maiden"...
Was she really a little tagalong who followed me around all day, desperately wanting to marry me?
The contrast between the two is so stark that it's almost comical.
"It's just fate playing tricks on us."
Chu Yunfei shook his head and did not dwell on the matter further.
Past events are like fleeting clouds; Chu Yunfei never dwells on the illusions of the past. No matter how much Situ Shuang'er clung to him in her childhood, she is now nothing more than an arrogant and short-sighted Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Bridges are bridges, and roads are roads.
As long as this arrogant girl doesn't deliberately cross his bottom line and court death, he's too lazy to bother with an ignorant girl manipulated by fate.
but...
Chu Yunfei lowered his eyes to look at the beautiful, mature woman in his arms, and a mischievous smile suddenly appeared on his lips.
If we really have to strictly follow seniority...
Now that he and Lin Wanyin have already consummated their relationship, what will happen if Situ Shuang'er finds out the truth in the future...?
Wouldn't they have to kneel obediently before me, filled with shame and indignation, and shout...?
"Father"?!
Pfft.
Chu Yunfei's mind conjured up the image of Situ Shuang'er's aloof and arrogant face suddenly crumbling, her head bowed in shame as she called out "Father," and he finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Lin Wanyin was completely bewildered by his sudden laughter, and somewhat embarrassed, she raised her hand and punched him lightly.
"You little rascal, what are you laughing at for no reason? Could it be... you're plotting something bad to mess with me again?"
"Cough cough... No way."
Chu Yunfei coughed twice, his smile fading, and looked down at her with a serious expression.
"I was just thinking, Aunt Lin cried for so long, and now that the tears have stopped, shouldn't we get down to some real business?"
Lin Wanyin met those burning, ardent eyes, her mature, voluptuous body instantly went limp, and her pretty face flushed red all the way to her ears.
However, before she could even utter a coquettish rebuke...
Chu Yunfei's large hand had already domineeringly wrapped around her slender waist, and he leaned down, his warm, thin lips precisely sealing her two delicate, luscious red lips.
Inside the adjacent storage room.
Yao Yue pressed herself tightly against the cold wooden board, trembling all over, her face contorted with rage.
Having lost her demonic power, she couldn't hear the specific words clearly, but just now, those intermittent, extremely suppressed, delicate moans once again penetrated the wall and entered her ears.
"Shameless! Bastard! Beast!!"
Yao Yue's beautiful eyes blazed with fury. She gritted her teeth and screamed inwardly.
"You left this princess here while you actually went to have fun next door?!"
"Once I recover my cultivation... I will make you, you scoundrel, pay a terrible price!!"