lcionline Chapter 216 Because I can no longer turn back.
Chapter 216 Because I can no longer turn back.
A defensive array appeared in front of Zhong Yingxiu, directly blocking Shen Yuan's attack.
"How is this possible!" Shen Yuan's face turned gloomy. He hadn't expected his attack to be blocked.
“Anything is possible,” Zhong Yingxiu said with a light laugh, as explosive arrays were set up around Shenyuan.
"When was this set up? Ah!"
With a huge explosion, Shen Yuan was blasted away.
Zhong Yingxiu and the Zhong family members behind her rushed out instantly and flew towards Shen Yuan.
"It seems we don't need to help anymore, sister." Xie Wanning breathed a sigh of relief, but noticed that Xie Wanxun seemed a little lost in thought.
"Sister?" Xie Wanning placed her hand in front of Xie Wanxun and waved it twice.
Xie Wanxun sighed softly: "I can hear you, please continue."
Xie Wanxun continued to look in Zhong Yingxiu's direction, and she gently moved Xie Wanning's hand away from in front of her.
Xie Wanning quieted down on her own and watched the scene on the ground with Xie Wanxun.
Zhong Yingxiu and her family severely suppressed Shen Yuan, turning the once arrogant demon general into a pathetic figure.
Suddenly, Xie Wanning heard a calm statement.
"Wan Ning, do you think that with family around, there's nothing to fear? Not even inner demons?"
Xie Wanning paused slightly, then thought of the members of the Muxue Sect who treated her like family, and felt a surge of warmth in her heart: "Yes, I will definitely become braver."
Suddenly startled, Xie Wanning's face lit up with joy. She hurriedly took out her storage bag, carefully took out a wooden box, and opened it. Inside, a red ribbon lay quietly.
Xie Wan Ning held up the red ribbon as if it were a precious treasure and handed it to Xie Wan Xun. Her eyes shone like stars, a faint smile played on her lips, and her tone was light and cheerful: "Sister, look, this is a birthday gift that Mother kept for us. When I wanted to break out of Qingyun Sect, Mother appeared and helped me with her power. That day happened to be my birthday, the sixth day of the fourth month."
Xie Wanxun accepted the red ribbon and felt the unfamiliar phoenix power on it.
It was the first time she felt her mother's strength, and also the first time she learned her own birthday.
"Sister, let's celebrate our birthdays together next time! And here's a red ribbon, take it. Master is Father's sworn brother, we can go together to find out about Father and Mother, and..."
However, Xie Wanxun returned the red ribbon to Xie Wanning, who gave a bitter smile: "What kind of parents are those who give birth but don't raise their children?"
"Wan Ning, tell me why I was born into this world only to be met with endless suffering. The phoenix body that everyone envies only attracts the attention of the Heavenly Dao, and my parents, they have never helped me. I can only bear so much alone. What family and kinship? I have none of them, and I don't need them." Xie Wanxun stood up, her voice suppressed, seemingly with a faint sob, but in the end, only resolute determination remained.
For Xie Wanxun, her parents were completely foreign concepts. She didn't know who gave birth to her; she only knew that being alive was a blessing.
"Sister, no, I'm your sister, I can help you."
“Then do me a favor.” Xie Wanxun leaned down, poked Xie Wanning’s face, and said, “Don’t tell Zhong Yingxiu my identity. She only needs to know that I am Wanning, the Demon Lord of Wangchuan. That’s enough.”
"Why?"
"Because I can no longer turn back." Xie Wanxun leaped down, transforming into a wisp of ghostly fire and disappearing before Xie Wanning's eyes.
Xie Wanning stared blankly at the scene before her, her heart involuntarily clenching twice.
"No!" A mournful cry suddenly came from Zhong Yingxiu's side. Xie Wanning looked up and her eyes widened involuntarily.
……
"boom!"
"boom!"
"Brother Ji, you're so amazing! You can draw such powerful talismans. That third-grade spirit beast fell down in an instant. Can you teach me how to draw talismans?" Five-year-old Lin Jingquan asked softly, his big, watery eyes looking at six-year-old Ji Yun.
"Of course." Ji Yun scratched his head sheepishly; it was the first time he had ever been looked at with such reverence.
"Okay! Thank you, Brother Ji." Lin Jingquan held onto Ji Yun's hand tightly, giggling foolishly. Ji Yun gently stroked Lin Jingquan's head, a smile playing on his lips.
far away.
"Brother, the child you adopted is very talented. He can join the Tianyan Sect as a disciple in the future," Lin Ce praised.
Lin Heng nodded slightly, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face as he looked at Ji Yun, who was having a great time in the distance.
Seeing that his elder brother was in a good mood, Lin Ce felt a little more at ease. He lowered his voice and said, "Brother, Ji Yun will be a member of the Lin family from now on. Let's call him Lin Ji Yun. But, brother, he's not your biological child after all. The Lin family bloodline must continue. Sect Leader Shangguan sent over the banquet invitation a few days ago. Why don't you consider it?"
"No way." Lin Heng's face darkened, and he glanced at Lin Ce with displeasure: "I'm not going."
“Brother, why are you so stubborn? You and Sect Leader Shangguan have been fellow disciples for twenty years. Don’t you have any feelings for her at all? Sect Leader Shangguan is the head of the Tianyan Sect, yet she has been pursuing you for seven years. Brother, even for the sake of the Lin family, please consider her.”
Lin Heng shook his head firmly and said, "Feelings cannot be forced. She and I can only be fellow disciples."
As he spoke, Lin Heng turned to leave, but Lin Ce grabbed his hand and pleaded, "Brother, what will happen to the Lin family if you refuse Sect Leader Shangguan again?"
"It's alright, I'm here," Lin Heng said righteously.
"You old fogey, you've always been stubborn. Lin Heng, if you dare to leave today, we brothers are no longer friends!"
"Oh," Lin Heng responded, took Ji Yun's hand as she ran over, and turned to leave.
"Lin Heng, you're ruthless!" Lin Ce said angrily.
"Dad, stop calling. Uncle's gone far away." Lin Jingquan tugged at Lin Ce's sleeve and whispered a reminder.
Lin Ce then shouted. He squatted down, looked at Lin Jingquan, and said solemnly, "Xiao Quan, remember, don't learn from your uncle. He's too stubborn, like a bull."
"Got it, Dad."
"Father." Ji Yun turned back to look at Lin Jingquan, somewhat reluctant.
"Ji Yun, from now on you will be called Lin Ji Yun. You are a member of the Lin family," Lin Heng said earnestly.
"But Uncle Lin..."
"Do not care."
A few days later.
"Brother, some rogue cultivators are causing trouble at my shop, and I can't beat them." Lin Ce hurriedly ran back to the Lin family. As soon as he entered the door, he went to find Lin Heng with his face bruised and swollen from the fall.
"Take me there, I'll beat them up for you." Lin Heng stood up and handed Lin Ce a recovery pill.
Lin Heng followed behind Lin Ce, and the two went to the shop together.
In the warehouse.
"boom!"
With a loud explosion, a fifth-grade Crimson Flame Tiger burst out of its cage and pounced directly on the terrified Lin Jingquan.
"Brother Ji..." Lin Jingquan called out softly, trembling with fear.
Ji Yun happened to be looking for Lin Jingquan when she witnessed this thrilling scene.
He threw out all the talismans from his storage bag, then quickly pulled Lin Jingquan to a safe place.
"Are you alright, little brother?" Ji Yun asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, thank you, Brother Ji!" Lin Jingquan said gratefully, standing next to Ji Yun.
The Crimson Tiger is dead.
Ji Yun frowned with some worry as he looked at the corpse of the Crimson Flame Tiger.
"Brother Ji, what should we do? This Crimson Flame Tiger was a spirit beast that Father wanted to give away as a gift. If he finds out that the Crimson Flame Tiger is dead, he won't let me off the hook." Lin Jingquan trembled with fear. Lin Ce was strict with him, and if Lin Jingquan made a mistake, he would be punished according to family rules.
“No, I killed the Crimson Flame Tiger, so I will take responsibility,” Ji Yun said.
"But I was the one who released the Crimson Flame Tiger," Lin Jingquan said timidly.
The two were silent.
"I'm your brother, I'll help you."
An hour later.
Ji Yun and Lin Jingquan knelt on the ground, while Lin Ce and Lin Heng looked at them.
"Tell me, who killed the Crimson Flame Tiger?"