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Ancient Strengthening Technique: Chapter 47 – Circu Shui’s Birth (2)
“Mother, you once promised this to me Can you tellShui usually gentle tone of voice hardened perceptibly into so toYi’s body as bitterness arose in her heart as she sighed to herself, “Whatever will be, will be”
Looking at Qing Shui, Qing Yi gradually cal Shui already had a rough understanding of about 70-80 regarding the whole situation
“ Qing Shui, you are already an adult, even if you didn’t askYi sighed
Qing Yi hesitated for a while and said, “Yan Zhong Yue, reme Yue is a descendant of the Yan Clan fro Country The Yan Clan is considered a reclusive clan, one of the ulti Country, with deeply established roots and connections of more than a 1,000 years The authority of the Yan Clan is so overwhel that they could wipe out a clan directly with the ease of a flick of their finger, or a sto herself in herYi softly continued
“Your father possessed a direct bloodline and was one of the leaders in his generation” After speaking, Qing Yi s Shui, and continued, “If you see hinize hie of him”
“That year, we ions near our Qing Clan for cultivation Do you believe in love at first sight? Sigh, that hat happened to us However, elders fro that I was not worthy of his love, let alone being a part of the illustrious Yan Clan Later on, your father defied thely relocated here in order to marry me”
“Two years later, we had a daughter” Pausing momentarily to let the revelation sink in before she continued “That was your elder sister… However, the brief moment of happiness did not last, as soon after, the members of the Yan Clan found us Your elder sister was only about 5 months old then, yet the elders of the Yan Clan were intent on tearing our fa Yue to leave with theed with the eldest daughter from the Xiao Clan
“The authority of the Xiao Clan in Yan Jiang country was only preceded by that of the Yan Clan The eldest daughter fro personality, and had long ad More than just ade an alliance through e, the Yan Clan naturally would not be opposed to it After all, when two of the ht, even if there were disagree that could overcome their joint alliance Because of that, froreater picture, the Yan Clan decided to sacrifice the love betweenthem any benefits at best could only be used as pawns and then discarded after” Qing Yi choked back a sobs as she continued
“Your father did not agree, but how could the Yan Clan give up so easily? Using the destruction of the entire Qing Village as a threat, including my life, your father could only obediently submit in the end But that was not the end of the hter with thele sentence behind before they left “If you ever venture a single step into the Yan Clan, ould hter suffer a fate worst than death”
“With that warning, they succeeded in what they set out to do They broke apart our family, and to ensure the safety of your sister, neither me nor your father have ever attempted to meet all this years”
“Just when I truly felt that all hope in the world iped out, at the peak of depression and al of life in nant with you Shui`er… You areht “
“Shui`er, my deepest wish is to visit the Yan Clan, but I do not want to go there snivelling, like a beggar I want to visit there with exaltation and pride, to see ain All these years… I don’t even kno she fared, don’t even know if there was anyone there to love her” After this, Qing Yi could no longer control her emotions, tears freely cascaded down her face as she buried her head in Qing Shui’s shoulder, tre Shui let out a breath that he didn’t even realize he was holding It turns out that his earlier assuined that it was the elders of the Yan clan had utilized such despicable means to force them apart, and to think that he even had a elder sister He always thought that it was his father who had willingly abandoned the Yi, he had unshed tears in his eyes HowYi suffered, all the mental torture, and yet she had to bear it alone as a lone woman