Chapter 44: Ancestor Manifestation?
No one knew how long Shi Yi lay in the Willow Deity's embrace, nor did anyone know what the Willow Deity said after Shi Yi fell unconscious.
Shi Yi only knew that when he woke up, he was in his mother Yu Yuexian's warm embrace.
"Yi'er, those who have passed away cannot be brought back, only remembered. Mother doesn't want you to dwell in sad memories. Mother hopes you can be strong and pull yourself together."
Yu Yuexian gently held Shi Yi's head, letting him lean entirely in her arms, the same posture as when he was small.
"Mother, I will definitely pull myself together," Shi Yi said softly.
In his previous life.
He was very lacking in love and very lonely. His parents didn't dote on him, his uncle didn't love him, no one cared about him, this ordinary person, and he had never experienced maternal or paternal love.
In this life, it seemed as if Heaven was compensating Shi Yi. He experienced kinship he had never felt before, and a mother who doted on him to an extreme.
If others cherished Shi Yi only because of his identity as a Double Pupil user and a born Saint.
Then Yu Yuexian's doting was unconditional and without reason. Even if Shi Yi wanted her life, she wouldn't refuse.
In that time and space that had already vanished.
If Shi Yi was young and ignorant, not understanding what digging out Shi Hao's Supreme Bone meant, did Yu Yuexian not understand?
Once she did such a Heaven-and-Earth-angering deed, Shi Yi might survive, after all, he was young and ignorant, but she would surely die.
And that was the result.
Yu Yuexian was killed.
She used her life to pave the way for Shi Yi.
Yu Yuexian's mind was very simple; she just wanted to give Shi Yi everything good in the world, even if it angered Heaven and Earth and was not tolerated by the world.
Just like now.
"Yi'er, Mother found in an ancient text that the Supreme Bone can be transplanted to blood relatives." Yu Yuexian leaned down and whispered a Heaven-and-Earth-angering matter into Shi Yi's ear.
Transplant the Supreme Bone?
Shi Yi frowned, but quickly relaxed.
The next second.
Shi Yi deliberately pulled a long face, his expression as cold as frost, and asked, "Mother, are you not confident in my talent? Or do you think the Double Pupil is simply inferior to the Supreme Bone?"
At this moment.
Seeing Shi Yi unhappy, Yu Yuexian's heart panicked, and she quickly said, "Yi'er, Mother was thinking that having more bones means more paths. I didn't mean to not be confident in Yi'er, nor did I look down on Yi'er's Double Pupil."
Her world was very pure, with only Shi Yi in it.
Shi Yi's reaction made her heart ache, feeling extremely wronged.
"Since that's the case, Mother shouldn't say such things in the future."
As Shi Yi spoke, he stood up from Yu Yuexian's embrace.
Ignoring Yu Yuexian's wronged gaze, he turned around, his back to her, and said in a neither light nor heavy tone, "The Double Pupil is inherently an invincible path, why borrow another's bone?"
His voice was firm and resonant.
These words.
Completely dispelled Yu Yuexian's idea of digging out the Supreme Bone. She didn't want to, nor was she willing to, because she didn't want this matter to affect Shi Yi's feelings for her.
In an elegant courtyard within the Martial King Manor.
"This child, after being away for five years, just returned home and before he could enjoy the warmth of family, such terrible news struck. He even cried until he fainted in the mourning hall."
Qin Yining's tone revealed a hint of reluctance, her fair, jade-like face filled with heartache.
Although she wasn't very familiar with Shi Yi, her nephew whom she had only met a few times, only recognizing him when they met.
But she truly felt for Shi Yi. At such a young age, still a teenager, his shoulders had to bear such a heavy burden.
"Mother, I was the first to find Yi Gege unconscious in the mourning hall, but I felt that there was someone else beside Yi Gege, someone I couldn't see."
Shi Hao sat beside Qin Yining and spoke his feelings.
In fact.
Shi Hao's feeling was correct. At that time, the unconscious, insensible Shi Yi was lying in the Willow Deity's embrace. It was just that mortals couldn't see her, nor could they touch her.
It was the Supreme Bone within Shi Hao that allowed him to vaguely sense the Willow Deity's existence, but it was just a feeling. Even he himself wasn't sure if it was real.
"Hao'er, don't talk nonsense. That is one of the most important places in the Martial King Manor. How could there be outsiders? Even if there were, it would definitely be the Stone Clan Ancestor manifesting." Qin Yining said.
"Ancestor manifesting?"
Shi Hao scratched his head in confusion. He only had a feeling, no discovery, no evidence. Perhaps it really was the Stone Clan Ancestor manifesting.
What Shi Hao and Qin Yining didn't know was.
The Willow Deity was currently standing before the mother and son.
"Shi Yi, Shi Hao, Double Pupil and Supreme Bone, a single family with two Supremes. I never expected something almost impossible to happen to occur right before my eyes. The world is indeed vast and full of wonders."
The Willow Deity had no special feelings for Shi Hao in her heart. To her, he was just a passerby.
The only person she focused on, the only person she cared about, from beginning to end, was only Shi Yi.
Also.
When several Old Ancestors of the Martial King Manor, including Shi Yi's father Shi Ziteng and Shi Hao's father Shi Ziling, all met with disaster, she knew everything, and could even say she saw it happen.
But she did not intervene to save them, merely watching everything unfold silently.
Because to her.
All of this was the natural order. Humans eat beasts, beasts eat humans, humans kill beasts, beasts kill humans. This was very normal, and also a part of the natural cycle of Heaven and Earth.
Furthermore.
She was not of the human race. She was a Willow Tree that attained the Dao, belonging to the plant kingdom. Humans and beasts could be said to be enemies of plants. She had no reason to favor either side.
Lower Realm, Eight Regions, Heavenly Region.
"A fragmented Dao Scripture has appeared in the Stone Country of the Desolate Region. Golden lotuses have bloomed three times, benefiting billions of living beings. This scripture is so extraordinary, it must be a great opportunity. My next destination for tempering will be the Stone Country in the Desolate Region."
The speaker was a woman in white, ethereal as an immortal.
She was like a fairy who had descended to the mortal world, giving off a sense of unreality.
Clad in white, she was transcendent and refined, with a graceful figure. She was a head taller than average women, slender and captivating, with a cascade of black hair like ink.
Her neck was fair and delicate, like a swan's, but unfortunately, her face was covered by a translucent veil, making it impossible to see her full appearance. Only a pair of bright eyes were visible.
Lower Realm, Eight Regions, Desolate Region.
"Hmph, hmph, a Dao Scripture has appeared in Stone Country in the Desolate Region. She definitely won't miss such a great opportunity. I originally wanted to visit the other Eight Regions, but now it seems I can only go to the Desolate Region ahead of time."
This was not a fairy; she was a fox spirit, with nine fox tails swaying in the wind behind her.
She had a standard oval face, tender and fair skin, and long, neat eyebrows.
At this moment, a beautiful arc curved at the corner of her mouth, and there was a pitiable aura between her brows, like Xi Shi clutching her heart.
Her pair of beautiful, foxy eyes, though devoid of any emotion, constantly exuded a seductive charm.
This fox spirit was a true human enchantress. Even if she did nothing, she could make men, and even women, lose themselves and become slaves to her charm.
However, the aura around her was not turbid; it was very pure and clean, which was enough to show that although she was born with a seductive bone structure, she was a self-respecting fox spirit.
Lower Realm, Eight Regions, Desolate Region.
"Two elder brothers, thank you for your help some time ago. Not only did you save this younger brother from danger, but you also helped this younger brother successfully avenge the death of my son."