"Your mother indeed died in childbirth!"

Liu Yun once secretly asked Feng Chun about what sort of person her mother was. Facing this question, Emperor Feng Chun always claimed he really didn't know, because he truly was not familiar with Liu Yun's mother.

However, a few years ago, when Emperor Feng Chun took Liu Yun into the illusory divine realm, the same time they met Chu Mo, faced with Liu Yun's repeated questioning, Emperor Feng Chun finally revealed a little bit.

"I don't know why my elder brother abruptly left seclusion and married your mother. In fact, we all felt very puzzled by this event, because your mother was a genuine mortal from the secular world, the kind with absolutely no cultivation. Not even at the Foundation Establishment stage. She was beautiful, in terms of looks alone, she might have been even prettier than you."

Feng Chun recalled at that time: "Your father suddenly left seclusion, then went on a journey and brought back your mother, saying he wanted to get married. You should know, although your father has lived for nearly ten thousand years, he looks very handsome and charming. It's evident that your mother deeply loved him. So despite our bewilderment as to why the head of our family would marry a mortal from the secular world, we also expressed our blessings. But we had some concerns in our hearts, for a mortal who can't cultivate will at most have a life expectancy of a hundred years. If your father truly loved her, won't he be devastated in a hundred years?"

"After they got married, they didn't stay at Lingdan Hall, but rather lived in the secular world, because your father said this was your mother's wish. She didn't like cultivation, nor did she like living in a desolate place. She said she enjoyed lively environments. On this matter, we also expressed our understanding. After all, Lingdan Hall's Lingshan Mountains, in the eyes of mortals, are simply barren lands, where one would indeed feel lonely."

"Later, you were born, and he brought you back to Lingdan Hall, allowing you to be nurtured with all kinds of exalted spiritual medicines. We were all very happy at the time because Lingdan Hall had gained a little princess. I could feel that your mother was somewhat reluctant about you then. However, she probably wanted you to have a better future, so she didn't stop it. Only, she was quite heartbroken when she parted with you."

"Another two years passed, and your younger brother was born. However, that time, it was your father who came back alone, holding your brother. He looked very haggard. Totally unlike a great cultivator who has cultivated for nearly ten thousand years. He seemed very sorrowful. He said your mother died in childbirth while giving birth to your brother. We also had some doubts at that time. After all, with your father's capabilities, reviving the dead or bring back someone from the brink would be a trivial matter, how could he just let your mother die in childbirth?"

"Later, we found out that the reason lies with your brother. Your brother's constitution was too strong, and your mother, she had a mortal body. The fact that she could carry your brother and successfully give birth to him was already an incredible feat. So your father actually knew early on that after giving birth to your brother, your mother's death was certain. Not from difficulties in childbirth, but from her body's essence energy being completely drained by your brother! Essentially, she died of exhaustion."

When Liu Yun heard these words from Emperor Feng Chun, she was completely stunned, feeling an immense pain in her heart and uncontrollably bursting into tears.

She had never imagined that the truth would be like this. Her brother always felt that their mother could not have died from childbirth, and she felt the same. Now, having clarified the details, it truly wasn't death from childbirth. But it was still related to her brother.

Liu Yun, crying, asked Feng Chun why they couldn't give her mother some elixirs to change her constitution, given that Lingdan Hall had countless elixirs.

Emperor Feng Chun then replied with a bitter smile, somewhat helplessly: "Child, do you not understand? The spiritual medicines of Lingdan Hall are simply not something a mortal can endure!"

Liu Yun also asked: "Then as the head of the entire Lingdan Hall, with extremely powerful skills, how could my father possibly have no means to change my mother's constitution?"

When faced with the entire question, Emperor Feng Chun also fell silent, only warning Liu Yun not to ask about this matter from now on. Not to bring it up publicly, nor to discuss it with Liu Feng.

"The deceased have passed on, the living must live well."

This was the last thing Emperor Feng Chun said to Liu Yun regarding the matter.

Liu Yun indeed never told her brother about this, for if he knew the truth, Liu Feng would definitely be unable to bear such a blow.

In the eyes of any child, a mother is the most sacred, most beloved person. If one knew that their mother died because of themselves, anyone would feel guilt and self-reproach, possibly even throughout their entire life.

Thus, after that, Liu Yun never brought up the matter again.

Chu Mo was exorcising demons, searching for those families and individuals influenced by demons everywhere. Naturally, Liu Yun knew about this.

Moreover, Chu Mo would always share any news with her as soon as possible, sharing it with her together. But in the recent period, since Chu Mo's visit to the Shui Family, he hadn't sent any messages to her.

Liu Yun felt somewhat lost and heartbroken about this. She always believed that Chu Mo must have been unaware of that incident back then or maybe in Chu Mo's view, that was just both of them experiencing a life and death trial together, merely having faced mortality side by side.

That's why he had been so kind to her afterward and maintained a good cooperation with Lingdan Hall.

Liu Yun had always thought this way, although it might be somewhat self-deceiving, she truly didn't think that Chu Mo, who couldn't even be counted as a cultivator back then, would know what exactly happened in that lake water.

So, after Chu Mo went to the Shui Family and didn't send any messages to her, she was a bit heartbroken, somewhat angry, and felt a strong sense of loss and a faint jealousy. But she also didn't send any messages to Chu Mo.

Because she, too, had her self-respect, she did not want to disturb Chu Mo's "happy life."

But the events that followed finally made Liu Yun realize that things might not be as simple as she thought.

Because Chu Mo did not stay at the Shui Family for long, and no word came out about Chu Mo getting engaged to Shui Yiyi!

After that, the Heavenly Realm was in great upheaval. Many demon-infested families were either suppressed or converted by Chu Mo. In the end, a separate space was created in the Illusory Divine Realm, and that young monk, Xu Du, even sacrificed himself for this...

Actually, that day, Liu Yun really wanted to go to the Illusory Divine Realm to see Chu Mo.

A woman's intuition is often very sharp, Liu Yun had already sensed that there seemed to be some crisis looming over her. She felt uneasy and wanted to clear things up.

But she was stopped before she had the chance to go to Chu Mo, not just her, but her brother, Liu Feng, as well.

The person who stopped them was their father—the head of Lingdan Hall, Liu Chuanshan.

In fact, apart from the two siblings, no one else knew that the head of the family had left his seclusion. The whole process, from calling them to capturing them and bringing them into the place of seclusion, took less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, both Liu Yun and Liu Feng were stunned. They looked at the young man in front of them, both familiar and strange, and felt somewhat constrained.

After paying their respects, they stood aside, at a loss for what to do next.

Liu Chuanshan, the head of Lingdan Hall, appeared to be in his thirties. Dressed in green, with a head of black hair, his face stern. His eyebrows were thick, his skin fair, eyes full of spirit and seeming very pure. His build was also good, he did not look bulky but was actually very muscular.

Looking at his son and daughter in front of him, Liu Chuanshan's face did not reveal any joy. He calmly said, "Do you know why I called you here?"

Liu Yun bravely asked, "Could it be because Father has not seen us, brother and sister, for so many years and missed us?"

Liu Feng kept his head low, not daring to speak to his father. Even though he had grown into a young Emperor, he still felt like a mouse in the presence of a cat when facing his father.

"Missed you?" Liu Chuanshan's thick eyebrows rose slightly, he gave a light smile, and his expression seemed a bit heavy and complex.

A clunk sounded in Liu Yun's heart, and suddenly she had a foreboding feeling. But then she thought it was incredible. Could it be that her recent sense of danger actually came from her own biological father?

How... could that be possible?

Tigers do not eat their offspring, could her father harm her?

Liu Yun was actually very smart. Her talent might not be as good as her brother's, but her mind was much stronger than Liu Feng's.

She suddenly thought of her mother's identity, including her mother's death, including why her father suddenly left seclusion after so many years and married her mother, a mortal... Along with what Uncle Feng Chun had once said to her in the Illusory Divine Realm. As well as Chu Mo's successive strikes against the demon-infested families, suddenly he stopped contacting her.

Liu Yun's face turned somewhat pale.

In her heart, she instantly had a very fearful speculation.

"It seems that you've guessed a little of something. It's okay, you can boldly speak out. After all, you are my daughter," Liu Chuanshan said with a lifted heavy brow, looking at Liu Yun lightly.

"Father, are you a demon-infested?" Liu Yun calmed herself down, lifted her head, and bravely met the gaze of this young man who was both strange and familiar to her. This time, even the slight reliance and affection she had for her father as a daughter were completely gone.

Liu Feng suddenly lifted his head on the side, looking at his father in disbelief and exclaimed, "How is that possible?"

"Why not possible?" Liu Chuanshan cracked a smile: "I am a demon-infested."

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