Chapter 704 - 703: Bearing the Responsibility

Chapter 704: Chapter 703: Bearing the Responsibility

Yi Xingchen was comatose, and it was clear something was terribly wrong, especially since they had been ambushed just after leaving.

"Back then, I also had a Blood Qi deficiency, and it was quite severe. As I got older, my Blood Qi just kept dwindling..." Yi Tianyun said with a frown.

"You had a Blood Qi deficiency back then?" Jiao Linghe looked at him in surprise, then glanced at Shi Xueyun, seeking confirmation.

"That’s right. Before, Celestial Cloud had a very severe Blood Qi deficiency. I used Blood Qi Pills to slowly restore it for him, until an expert helped him later on. That’s how Celestial Cloud avoided that situation. Otherwise, if it had continued, I’m afraid..." Shi Xueyun felt a pang of fear as she recalled the past.

If someone hadn’t helped back then, Yi Tianyun would have certainly died.

"An expert helped?" Jiao Linghe asked, puzzled.

"Yes. Wasn’t it you, sister, who sent someone down to help?" Shi Xueyun inquired.

"How could I have sent anyone down? The day I handed Celestial Cloud over to you, I immediately fought my way back to the Celestial Realm alone. Xingchen immediately said he wanted to elope with me, that he didn’t want to stay in the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom. But who knew that just as we were preparing to return to the Mortal Realm, we were ambushed."

"At the time, Xingchen broke through the encirclement with me and took me into hiding. Who would have thought he’d been poisoned? We searched and searched but couldn’t find an antidote. In the end, I had no choice but to put him into a deep sleep, find a solution, and then come to the Lower Mortal Realm to find you. We had no extra time, nor did we have a single person to help us..."

She frowned and guessed, "It must have been some other expert who helped? Or was it someone from the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom?"

Standing beside them, Yi Tianyun felt a bit awkward. He had deceived Shi Xueyun before, telling her an expert had helped. The excuse was laughably bad, but Shi Xueyun had believed him immediately.

’After all, there really was no other explanation. Who could have guessed something like a System existed?’

’But judging from the situation back then, the original Yi Tianyun died long ago, not long after he was born. I was then immediately reincarnated into this body.’

’Back then, I was so frustrated. I was constantly being fed milk, but I was helpless and couldn’t even speak. Shi Xueyun was so small and young herself, acting as both a father and a mother. She wasn’t even ten yet when she started taking care of me, just like she was looking after a younger brother.’

’So, even though I was a reincarnator, I had been with Shi Xueyun ever since I was an infant. After I reincarnated, my soul was tenacious enough to hold on until the very end.’

"I’m not sure about that. In any case, it was an expert who helped resolve it," Yi Tianyun said in a low voice. "It looks like I was hit with the same poison. They wanted to kill me without anyone knowing, to pull it off without a trace..."

"I brought you back from the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom. When you were born, I happened to be resting, and a handmaiden took you to be cleaned... But I was staying outside, not inside the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom. Could it be... someone poisoned you back then?" Jiao Linghe’s expression changed. That was the most likely opportunity.

"Who would have plotted against us back then? Someone from the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom?" Yi Tianyun’s gaze turned cold.

"It’s possible. Back then, the elders in the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom were very hostile toward me. They refused to let me marry into the family, saying I would dilute the Bloodline or something. But after you were actually born, how could your grandfather be so heartless? However, your father didn’t want to stay there anymore. He had me bring you back to the Mortal Realm first, saying he had to take care of some things, and then this happened..."

"All these years, I’ve been here searching for all kinds of Spirit Medicines to replenish his Blood Qi, but it’s still not nearly enough. A while ago, I found a solution, but because his Blood Qi has been so severely depleted in recent years, his body will still be weak even if he’s cured."

Jiao Linghe looked at Yi Xingchen sleeping in the crystal coffin, her gaze distant and filled mostly with sorrow. But when she looked at Yi Tianyun, her eyes were full of joy and relief.

Yi Tianyun walked over to look at Yi Xingchen. ’So this is my father.’ He had to admit, the man was exceptionally handsome, but now his hair was completely white and his face was frighteningly pale, almost completely drained of Blood Qi.

His Eye of Investigation swept over him, and he immediately understood the general situation.

"Sister, didn’t you ever think of asking the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom for help?" Shi Xueyun asked, puzzled. "Even a vicious tiger won’t eat its own cubs. No matter what, Celestial Cloud’s grandfather couldn’t possibly be that cruel."

"Xingchen said he would never go back, no matter what. He would rather die out here than return to beg his father... If his father hadn’t been so cruel back then, how would we have ended up like this? It was all because of the Bloodline; that’s why he was so unwilling to allow our union." Jiao Linghe sighed deeply.

Bloodline is incredibly important. Some Bloodlines can only produce one child with a pure Bloodline; the Bloodline of a second child will be extremely diluted. The Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom was certainly unwilling to let its Bloodline flow outward. It needed to be combined with another equally potent Bloodline to become even stronger.

This was not a union that could be formed casually. If just anyone could give birth to a child with such a pure Bloodline, they would have long since made Yi Xingchen take several concubines, or even dozens of them.

Some Bloodlines are just like that: the first child is very strong, but subsequent children get progressively weaker. Therefore, a union of two strong Bloodlines is the ideal combination. They didn’t want to "waste" it on Jiao Linghe, which is why they made such a heartless decision.

For the sake of the family’s prosperity, they could only strip their own son of his love. Who knew they would be met with such a fierce backlash? Now both sides were in a difficult position.

"Blood Qi deficiency... Blood-Drinking Grass is one of the medicinal ingredients used to treat it, right?" Yi Tianyun asked.

"Yes, Blood-Drinking Grass is one of them. We’re still missing two others, but they are both extremely hard to find." Jiao Linghe shook her head. "But I have some clues. I’m sure I can find them if I keep looking. Xingchen can still hold on. There won’t be any problem!"

She was filled with hope, especially now that her son was by her side.

"There’s no need to search anymore. We’ll go to the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom and get the medicine!" Yi Tianyun declared.

"We can’t do that! Your father said he would never set foot in the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom again..."

"That was then. I suspect someone from the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom is behind this. This isn’t just for my father; it’s for me, too!" Yi Tianyun’s gaze was icy. "I don’t know who did it, but if I find out it was the Sovereign, I’ll drag him down and let him have a good taste of what Blood Qi deficiency feels like."

His gaze was frigid, terrifyingly so. Now that he knew people from the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom might be responsible, he had to go and investigate thoroughly.

"But that’s the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom..." Jiao Linghe grabbed him. "They’re too powerful! If you go, you could be killed..."

"Don’t worry. They aren’t capable enough," Yi Tianyun said calmly. "If I discover the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom was behind this, or any other group, I will eradicate anyone who stands in my way. I always repay my debts, no matter who the enemy is!"

Jiao Linghe stared blankly at her son. The once infant-sized Yi Tianyun had now become a man who could stand tall and bear responsibility.