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Chapter 697 – At the Gates of Phoenix City

With a flash of profound light, Yun Che was teleported to the first level of the Black Moon Merchant Guild

As the lowest level within the Black Moon Merchant Guild, the aura of this place was naturally not as thick or pervasive as it was on the seventh level Yun Che took in his surroundings; this was a sile-roouestrooood look at the rooed man with a refined appearance slowly stood up froently, “Che’er, you’ve come”

Yun Che’s mouth opened as he felt his nose crinkle up He quickly strode forward before falling heavily on his knees, “Uncle Xia…” He i his mode of address, “Father-in-law, I have finally been able to be reunited with you once yi extended a hand and hoisted Yun Che up as hehim, “In a mere blink of an eye, rown up as well Even though your appearance reyue, you were only up to my forehead, but now you are already half a head taller than me”

Indeed, since the day he had been kicked out of the Xiao Clan, he had not seen Xia Hongyi Further Cloud City and wanted to pay a visit to Xia Hongyi, he discovered that he had long ago left home and that his current whereabouts were unknown Not only that, but when Yun Che had arrived at Phoenix City three years ago, he found out by chance that Xia Hongyi was actually residing with the Black Moon Merchant Guild, but at that tiyi, so he did not

Yun Che did not detect any negative feelings such as glooyi; instead, he seeant calh as he said, “If we are speaking of growing up, Yuanba is the one who has truly ‘grown up’ If Father-in-la Yuanba right now, you nize him”

“Oh? So that is to say that you’ve seen Yuanba recently?” Xia Hongyi asked as his smile became even warmer and his eyes shone with deep concern

“Yes,” Yun Che nodded his head heavily The Black Moon Merchant Guild had the most comprehensive information network in the Profound Sky Continent, so he was confident that Xia Hongyi had been kept abreast of the current state of affairs “Yuanba has truly beco watch over our Blue Wind Nation’s final line of defence, and on his shoulders rests the heaviest and noblest burden of our Blue Wind Nation… As long as he is around, even if the Divine Phoenix Empire throws entire armies at him, they won’t even be able to take half a step into our Ihtly nodded his head, and a deep sense of pride and contenth his calm smile

“Once our Blue Wind Nation has escaped this calalory, the two of you can reunite once more… That day definitely isn’t far away”

“Yuanba…” Xia Hongyi h that carried far too ht that… including Xia Hongyi, his very own father, that the Xia Yuanba whose gifts could only be called ordinary in Floating Cloud City and who had been the laughingstock of the Blue Wind Profound Palace had, within the span of a few short years, risen up like a phoenix, now stood at the very peak of the Profound Sky Continent, and had even caused the Four Sacred Grounds to go pale in shock and amazement

Whereas others were shocked and left in disbelief at Xia Yuanba’s transforyi’s emotions see each other, and the two yi with the highest regard because, in the years he had lived in Floating Cloud City, he had only ever held two people of the older generation in regard… the first was his grandfather, Xiao Lie, and the other was Xia HongyiThe yi was the only person that showed ‘genuine care and concern’ to this ‘cripple,’ and this perpetually gentle person had never, ever said a single word to oppose the hter and this ‘cripple’ In fact, he had arranged the h two lives worth of grievances, Yun Che was clearer than anyone on just how precious this kind of genuine warmth was in the face of universal ridicule and conteard and Xia Yuanba had gone yi at that time had been far too heavy In order to track down Xia Yuanba, he had abandoned his fa Cloud City, and had used the opportunity left behind by his ancestor to join the Black Moon Merchant Guild Later, he had even seized a chance to enter the headquarters of the Black Moon Merchant Guild itself

During the past few years in the Black Moon Merchant Guild, he would repeat the same routine every day He would meet different people, and every other day he would try to find so his children and Yun Che, and this caused his heart to become more and more at peace

“Father-in-law, I have a question that I a to find the answer to But as a junior, I a this in the first place…” Facing Xia Hongyi, Yun Che really wanted to voice out the doubt that had been plaguing his heart for the longest ti to do it, he still hesitated when it ca the question… because, after all, it was extreyi was most sensitive about

“You want to ask about… Yuanba and Qingyue’s ently as he looked at Yun Che

“…” A shocked expression appeared on Yun Che’s face

“Haha, no e” Xia Hongyi said as he gave a polite laugh, but after that, disappointment and frustration surfaced on his face as he continued, “Yuanba and Qingyue had clearly been born into a enerations My forefathers, my own departed father, and even myself, we had only dabbled in the profound way and held no interest towards it However, Qingyue had possessed an extre, and Yuanba… in the past few years has displayed a talent that far outstrips that of iving a light nod of his head “Because I knew a bit more about the personal affairs of your family, I have always had more questions than other people

“I already know that Yuanba possesses a special power that is known as the ‘Tyrannical E the ‘Tyrannical Emperor’s Divine Veins’ hold, but what I do know is that the number one profound practitioner within the Profound Sky Continent—Absolute Monarch Sanctuary’s Saint Eo, when his existence was finally exposed, it caused shockwaves that swept through the other three Sacred Grounds During these three years,upth But all of theave a faint shake of his head, and as he let out a dry chuckle, the expression on his face was not one of helplessness; it was instead a self-deprecatory expression that others would not understand

Xia Hongyi’s various responses clearly showed that he was not shocked nor was he unable to accept the heaven-defying aptitude that had been shown by both his son Xia Yuanba and his daughter Xia Qingyue Instead, the general feeling Yun Che got from him was that of a deep-seated melancholy He finally opened hiscuriosity in regards to these things, so if Father-in-law does not want to talk about it, it’s really fine…”

“It happened during a cold winter twenty five years ago” Before Yun Che’s voice could coyi’s rose up i of the roo deal outside the city, and it was already growing dark by the time I set off on my journey home But it was then that I suddenly found myself in the middle of a blizzard The bitter cold was hard to endure, and in order to ot dark, I chose to take a shortcut and cut across soerous profound beasts But we suddenly stopped in the middle of the journey, and my family servants reported to me that… they had discovered someone who had fainted in the snow in front of us

“It was a young girl who looked to be about the sae as me She was dressed all in white, but half of it had been stained red with blood At that ti born into a merchant family, the principle that a merchant should never involve himself in the affairs of a profound practitioner had been deeply instilled intopursued by her eneround was co taboo for a irl extremely beautiful, she also possessed a unique disposition that was impossible to describe As she lay unconscious aossaave e to protect her In the end, I decided to rescue her and bring her back with h at that time I was already very clear that edy to fall upon me”

“…” Yun Che listened silently, and he knew then that the girl that Xia Hongyi had rescued was actually Xia Yuanba, Xia Qingyue’s mother

To think that they had met in such dramatic fashion

But just as she and what status did she have?

“After I had brought her ho time and her lifeforce continued to weaken So I searched all over for famous doctors, and I even made le doctor that came said that ‘her lifeforce had been completely exhausted and they were unable to turn the desperate situation around’ And after a whole seven days, when even I had begun to lose all hope, she suddenly ained consciousness, not only was she extremely weak, but she had also lost all her memories”

“Lost all her ether fiercely

“That is right, she did not knohy she ounded nor did she knohere she was from or even her own identity It could be because she had suffered a memory loss induced by a head wound But after that, she remained with the Xia Family, and because her physical condition was extremely weak, she rarely left the house at all It was I who personally took care of her,and in order to nurse her back to health, I spared no expense in getting my hands on any valuable medicine that I could find… but as odd was that no matter what tonic she took, in the end, she was still extreht ould leave her completely breathless But as fortunate was that she did not exhibit signs of any other illness”

Various tonics… and even major tonics, but she still rens of other illness?

The space between Yun Che’s brows tightened, and a puzzled grimace flashed across his face

“And because I had ave her the nayue It was just nice that the summer of my fa) I ith her all through the day, and we becah I never found out who she really was or where she really cas, and two years later, she and I beca after that, she becanant, and because her body was too weak, those doctors advised her to abandon the child and that if she did not do so, the childbirth would be extreave her the sa birth to the child… and in only seven ave birth to Qingyue

“Perhaps it was because it was a preyue was born, she neither moved nor cried, and her entire body was icy and cold But just as the midwives and the doctors were about to declare her stillborn, ere extre, had rushed down and discovered that Qingyue still clung on to a thread of life, so he poured all of his profound energy into Qingyue’s body, protecting her heart and her last chance at life It was because Xiao Ying poured all his effort into saving her that Qinyue an to let out a wail…”

“…” Yun Che’s heart was deeply stirred; this story was very well-known a Cloud City, and he had already heard of it fro It was precisely because Xiao Ying saved Xia Qingyue’s life when she was young that Xia Hongyi, in the yue be ratitude they owed to hi, “At first, we thought that Qingyue, who had been struck by cala to be a very sickly child But as ayue was healthy and hale ever since and she greithout trouble Moreover, she was incoent, and she possessed a wisdom that far exceeded her peers in teriving birth to her, and within a month’s tier suffered froave birth to Yuanba as well…”

When he had reached this point, Xia Hongyi suddenly ca, and his eyes had coan to steadily shake as well Being able to walk hand in hand with the one he loved, having a son and a daughter, seeing his wife co their children grow up safe and sound while residing in relative luxury… in anyone’s eyes, especially Xia Hongyi’s own, he already had the yi lapsed into silence for a long while, as if he had completely lost himself in the happiness and contentment that had filled that period of bliss in his life It was only after a long ti, “And… what happened after that? Grandfather had told yue’s mother had passed away due to illness… was that true?”

Before, he had never had any suspicions regarding the matter, because he had no reason to be suspicious