Xue Qinghe's Secret Letter
To be honest, if it were any other woman he'd never met before, like Senior Sister Bing'er or Zhuqing, who happened to encounter stray kittens and went to feed them, he would only feel that she was kind-hearted and his goodwill towards her would increase. But now it was her, Hu Liena, who was the woman he was always on guard against. In his heart, he could only feel that she had ulterior motives.
After feeding the kittens, Hu Liena, in high spirits, beamed with happiness. Just as she was about to say something to Yu Tianshuang, the perceptive Hu noticed the wariness and doubt in Yu Tianshuang's eyes. Her smile vanished, replaced by a look of sadness.
She had originally planned to share something with this man who intrigued her, but for some reason, she lost the mood. In fact, she knew what he was thinking; after all, she was used to this kind of thing and couldn't be bothered to explain.
"According to my teacher, the last trace of your parents was indeed at the ruins of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan. And everything I told you earlier was to tell you one thing: the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan has one last surviving member, and that is Ma Hongjun from the Shrek Academy Team."
Upon hearing this thunderous news, Yu Tianshuang was somewhat astonished, seemingly unable to believe it.
"How could that be? My grandfather said that when he went to search, he was absolutely certain that there was no trace of my parents. And the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan was wiped out. How could there be an orphan? And it's that Ma Hongjun? According to the intelligence, wasn't Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul a mutated chicken? Like Senior Sister Bing'er's Ice Phoenix, it's a benign mutation of the Martial Soul. How could he be an orphan of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan? As far as I know..."
Hu Liena was in a foul mood. Aside from her undeniable Charm, she had no other interest in the matter. She interrupted directly, "Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul is mutated, but not benignly; it's malignant. Alright, that's all I wanted to say. The reason I mentioned Shrek... well, you can decide for yourself. By the way, how big are those kittens? I've been feeding them since I happened to pass by two months ago. Besides, I'm the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall; I can't go out freely, and I can't take them back. Actually, why did I come here specifically to deliver information to you? I just wanted to take this opportunity to get out. Alright, some more cuties are waiting for me. You can digest that information yourself."
After speaking, Hu Liena disappeared from Yu Tianshuang's sight. Hu Liena's last words made Yu Tianshuang doubt herself and feel a little regretful. When did she become such a prejudiced and vulgar person?
Looking up and glancing around, Yu Tianshuang sighed helplessly when she realized that Hu Liena was nowhere to be seen. What was wrong with her? She didn't know anything about her and yet she had such a strong prejudice against her based solely on her appearance.
To put it bluntly, what could the Spirit Hall possibly want from me? Just like Bibi Dong said, at this stage, I'm just a Soul Ancestor with great talent and potential. Even if I possess strength comparable to Soul Emperor, it's nothing to the Spirit Hall. Sometimes I take myself too seriously, always thinking about what others' motives are for approaching me. Really, sigh, I'll apologize to her properly when I have the chance.
It's a pity that Xue Qinghe gave him the letter before he left. He didn't have a chance to give it to Bibi Dong last time. He originally wanted to ask Hu Liena to deliver it for him this time, but he didn't get to give it to her. It's really true that good things are often delayed. Otherwise, if he had given this secret letter to Bibi Dong based on what Xue Qinghe said, he could have gotten the secret of the Spirit Hall that Xue Qinghe mentioned, which would definitely have helped him with his parents' affairs.
After returning to the hotel Skywater Academy Team, Yu Tianshuang sorted out all the thoughts she had gathered in her room before leaving and knocking on the door of her maternal grandfather, Sword Chen Xin.
"Knock knock knock, Grandpa, are you there? I have something I want to tell you."
Having already sensed the tremor of his grandson Sword Chen Xin's Soul Power, the room door opened automatically.
Looking at his increasingly dashing grandson, Sword Chen Xin nodded with satisfaction and said, "What's wrong? Have you encountered any difficulties in your cultivation? I saw that the Soul Skill you released in the last match could already be imbued with the Seven Kill Sword Intent. Are you currently facing a bottleneck and unable to unify the Seven Kill Sword Intent? Actually, considering your age and the time you've spent cultivating, reaching this level is already astonishing. If you want to unify your sword intent and form a domain, don't be impatient. When you achieve Sword Heart Clarity, it will happen naturally."
"Yes, that's right. I've recently hit a bottleneck in my sword intent cultivation, but I also... no, Grandpa, I didn't come to see you about cultivation. You've led me astray."
Sword Douluo's insight was still so unique. He accurately judged the level of my sword intent cultivation based on just one Soul Skill he released. Fortunately, I did not forget the purpose of coming here, and I quickly interrupted.
Sword Chen Xin was somewhat puzzled, but he didn't say anything and quietly waited for his grandson's question.
"Yes, Grandpa, when you returned from Spirit City and recovered from your injuries, you went to the ruins of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan. Are you sure you didn't find any trace of them? Besides my parents, were there any other survivors of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan?"
After organizing her thoughts, Yu Tianshuang asked her grandfather her question.
Sword Douluo frowned, and after thinking carefully for a while, he said, "When I searched the ruins of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan back then, I indeed didn't find any trace of your parents, and I also didn't find a single survivor of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan there. However, if there were any, they certainly wouldn't be people I could find. After all, even if I could find them, the Spirit Hall would find them much more easily, so I'm not sure."
Yu Tianshuang's thoughts suddenly became clear. Indeed, whether it was the whereabouts of her parents or the orphans of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan, if her maternal grandfather could be found, then the Spirit Hall would find them even more easily. Therefore, it was true that her parents were finally found at the ruins of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan, and it was inevitable that her maternal grandfather could not find them. As for that orphan of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan, Ma Hongjun, if he could have survived, her parents might not have perished. Perhaps they would be living in seclusion in that place, just like him.
After recounting the information he had obtained from the Spirit Hall, along with his own thoughts and speculations, Sword Chen Xin fell into deep thought. After a moment, he said with a sense of relief, "Tianshuang, the situation may indeed be as you say. Alas, Grandpa is truly getting old. However, you can try to contact Ma Hongjun. He might know some secrets that neither we nor the Spirit Hall know. But what's puzzling is that since he is the last surviving member of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan, even with a malignant mutation in his Martial Soul, he shouldn't be like this... I suspect he might not even know his own identity."