CHAPTER 517: CHAPTER 9: A BELATED CONFESSION

After the poisoning, Yun Cangxue was expelled from the Yun Residence. She was filled with regret, especially after learning that her father, Yun Bahe, was severely injured by the Dark Crown Prince, Dugu Xiu.

She sneaked back to the Yun Residence, and outside the mansion, she saw Yun Bahe being carried off a carriage by Uncle Yun and the others.

Her father was covered in blood; his hair had turned gray, his expression withered, and his eyes were lifeless and hollow.

Yun Cangxue knew her father’s temperament very well. Such a proud man being injured by a junior was an unprecedented humiliation for him.

At that moment, Yun Cangxue was inconsolable with tears. She felt she had let her father down, but it was already too late.

Although Yun Sheng had saved Yun Bahe’s life afterward, his injuries never fully healed.

For these past years, Yun Bahe had been unable to harness his fighting spirit.

After Yun Sheng’s disappearance, Yun Bahe spent his days tending to the flowers and grass in the Yun Residence, as if he had retired early, which added to Yun Cangxue’s guilt.

Now that Yun Sheng had returned, a glimmer of hope was ignited in Yun Cangxue’s heart. She hoped that Yun Sheng could cure the poison in her father’s body.

"In the past, Yuyu and I were wrong. I’m here to apologize to you," said Yun Cangxue in a low and humble voice.

"How is Tang Yu doing?" Yun Sheng said, seeing Yun Cangxue’s demeanor and knowing that she had finally come to her senses.

"Yuyu is now working as a martial master at a martial arts hall. He’s become much more sensible than before," Yun Cangxue said, her face showing relief as she mentioned her son.

After being thrown out of the Yun Residence, Yun Cangxue had to take care of everything herself. Tang Yu, who had been traumatized by the events at Blood Hand Ditch, went through a long period of mental instability.

It was Uncle Yun who pitied her and secretly arranged for a doctor from the Yun Residence to examine Tang Yu without Yun Bahe’s knowledge.

Tang Yu was out of his mind for over half a year before finally recovering. Since then, he had changed from his previous wasteful ways and became earnest, working as a martial master in a city martial arts hall.

Yun Cangxue was already very content with this.

The luxurious days in the Yun Residence had become a poison eroding their humanity for this mother and son pair.

Yun Sheng and Yun Cangxue had their first heart-to-heart chat in a very calm and collected manner.

Something came to Yun Sheng’s mind, "Did you ever meet my mother in the past? What do you know about her?"

Seeing Yun Sheng asking about his mother, Yun Cangxue was momentarily stunned, and a troubled expression appeared on her face.

"Yun Sheng, you’ve always been a clever child. It’s not that we didn’t want to tell you certain things; it’s because we didn’t want you to be in danger. Regarding your mother, I vaguely know some things. She had significant ties to the current Summon Emperor of the Summoning Court. Your father must know something," Yun Cangxue had also come to know about Yun Canghai’s coma.

Yun Cangxue had complicated feelings toward her elder brother.

When they were younger, Yun Canghai was very affectionate towards Yun Cangxue, and she had a special bond with him, even the husband who passed away early had been introduced by him.

However, Yun Canghai left the family and his sister for a woman, a fact Yun Cangxue had resented for many years.

She hated Hu Jiusheng, believing that Hu Jiusheng had stolen her brother’s affection for her.

On the day Yun Canglang had a falling out with Yun Bahe and left the Yun Residence, Yun Cangxue had secretly hidden outside the study, hoping to overhear what her brother and father were arguing about.

But all she heard was Yun Canglang’s voice, infuriated, "Father, out of respect for you as my father, I brought Jiusheng home to celebrate your birthday."

"I don’t need women of unknown origins to celebrate my birthday for me. Her identity is already known to the Emperor of Great Zhou, and the Great Zhou Military has sent several people to kill her. This woman and the child in her womb must not be kept!" Yun Bahe was also furiously enraged.

It was the first time the father and son were so agitated, causing a commotion in the study.

Yun Cangxue’s heart pounded as she listened. She had seen her brother’s wife, a woman so beautiful that she made all other women jealous, seemingly fragile and forever silent, following by her brother’s side.

She simply didn’t understand why her father disliked her.

Yun Cangxue didn’t like her either, because she carried an enchanting charm that made all men take notice.

"I don’t care what the Military wants to do. No one can touch the child of Jiusheng and me. If people from the Military come looking, they can’t blame my child for not showing any mercy," Yun Canghai’s voice was filled with murderous intent.

To think that his big brother would show such a side.

Even from outside, Yun Cangxue could clearly feel the murderous intent in her brother’s voice, causing her to shiver uncontrollably.

She always remembered her brother as being kind and pleasant towards her and her second brother.

"Unfilial son! You are a citizen of Great Zhou, a descendant of the Yun Residence, but now for a demoness from a foreign land, you betray Great Zhou, you betray the Yun Family! If you dare to do this, the Military doesn’t even need to intervene, I will be the first to not spare you!" Yun Bahe was choking with anger, and a rift formed between father and son right there and then.

Yun Canghai threw open the door and strode out, coming upon Yun Cangxue who was eavesdropping outside.

"Big brother, do you really intend to leave the Yun Residence?" Yun Cangxue cried, grasping Yun Canghai’s hand tightly.

"Cangxue, be good. Big brother and sister-in-law have to go. In a few months, when big brother’s child is born, remember to come and see us. We’ll settle down in a village not far from here," Yun Canghai patted Yun Cangxue’s head.

"If you leave today, you will no longer be a part of the Yun Residence! I will never acknowledge that woman and the child in her womb as the blood of the Yun Family. If you want to recognize your ancestors and return to the Yun Residence, it’ll be over my dead body unless you kowtow nine times and sever all ties with that woman before entering!" Yun Bahe’s words only strengthened Yun Canghai’s resolve. Without another word, he left with Hu Jiusheng, who was heavily pregnant and close to giving birth.

No sooner had the two of them left the residence than they encountered an assassination attempt by a group from the Military.

It was at that time Yun Canghai used a spell of Dark Magic to kill those from the Military, and from then on, he left the Yun Residence to become known to the outside world as a Dark Mage.

So this was how the events unfolded.

Demoness?

Foreigner?

Could it be that Hu Jiusheng wasn’t human?

After hearing all this, Yun Sheng not only failed to resolve her doubts but became even more puzzled.

That was all Yun Cangxue knew. If one sought to understand more, one would probably have to ask Yun Bahe or wait until Yun Canghai regained consciousness to ask him.

"Would you like to revisit the residence to see my father? I’ve brought back the Life Water from Xianju Country. Maybe this time, he could wake up," Yun Sheng could tell that Yun Cangxue held deep sibling affection for her father.

"No... after what I’ve done, I no longer have the face to see big brother," Yun Cangxue said guiltily, looking at Yun Sheng. She noticed that in the three years apart, Yun Sheng had changed considerably.

She had grown even more exquisite, her features radiating an extraordinary aura.

This aura felt very similar to the one that Hu Jiusheng had.

"I... It was I who secretly informed those people of big brother and sister-in-law’s whereabouts," the secret had been weighing on Yun Cangxue’s heart for a long time.