Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Zhang Fei and Luo Yunxiao stood in front of a painting while embracing each other, with her head resting on his shoulder. "I remember you loved painting when we were kids, but I never thought your paintings would be this realistic, making me feel like I was looking at myself in the mirror."

"Hehehe." Luo Yunxiao giggled at that. "Honestly, I deepened my skills in painting because of you, Fei. I couldn't see you because you lived far away on Earth, so I wanted to paint your figure to overcome my longing for you. I painted all these paintings by imagining you growing up, but I was always worried that your adult face in my paintings didn't look like the real you. Even though your adult face in all these paintings is not completely identical to your real face, I feel that my imagination of you is not far off."

"The difference between my adult face in your paintings and my real face is negligible." Zhang Fei then led Luo Yunxiao to the canvas at the side of the room, and he pulled a chair towards them before sitting down. "I haven't seen you paint in a long time, so I want you to paint me now."

Luo Yunxiao smiled when she heard that, but she immediately sat on Zhang Fei's lap before taking out her brush and painting oil. She then embraced him, wrapped his arms around her waist, and posed as best she could.

"Don't move, okay?"

"Okay."

Luo Yunxiao's next action surprised Zhang Fei because her brush moved on its own and began painting on the canvas. "Are you surprised? My brush is an immortal-grade artifact, and it is connected to my mind. Therefore, I don't need to stand for too long, and I can control it with my mind to paint all my paintings."

"Haha." Zhang Fei softly laughed in response. "Back then, I was just an ordinary human, and this kind of thing would definitely surprise me. However, I've been a cultivator for many years now, and I've seen many things, so this kind of thing no longer surprises me."

Luo Yunxiao asked him again, "Why didn't you bring them here?"

"Unlike you, they've lived with me for so many years. Therefore, I won't bring them here yet, and I'll accompany you first." Zhang Fei's response caused a beautiful smile to spread across Luo Yunxiao's face. "By the way, I will transform my Divine Qi into the Celestial Qi first, okay?"

"Why can I sense a faint trace of the Celestial Qi in your body? Have you tried changing your Divine Qi before?" Zhang Fei immediately told Luo Yunxiao about Qi Lai and the old man's connection with Ma Kuangyu, which shocked her. "Since you've already done it once, I'm sure you won't have any trouble converting all your Divine Qi, and your cultivation will be much faster afterward."

Zhang Fei nodded at her. "Actually, I could have broken through a long time ago, but Feng Yao forbade me from breaking through while my clone was in the tunnel path, so I kept delaying my breakthrough. Since I'm in this realm now, I'll break through immediately after I've converted all my Divine Qi into Celestial Qi. However, I need a special place to break through because I'll be breaking through several stages at once, and my breakthrough process is much different from that of other cultivators."

"There is a suitable place for you to break through, and I will take you there after I finish our painting." After that, Zhang Fei closed his eyes and absorbed the Celestial Qi from the air, and he did it so quickly that it made Luo Yunxiao speechless. 'I was never wrong about you, Fei. You have always been smart since we were little, and I have always believed that you will surpass all cultivators. If only my parents were willing to bring you here back then, your cultivation might have surpassed my parents and master.'

Not only Zhang Fei, but all his women, family members, and acquaintances in the training space also immediately worked hard to transform their Qi into the Celestial Qi.

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Meanwhile, Feng Yao and Huang Xiaoyi stood side by side on a balcony, but their eyes were focused on the location of Luo Yunxiao's private chamber. "How could he already have a tiny portion of the Celestial Qi in his body?"

"Zhang Fei got the Celestial Qi from Qi Lai, and he used it to change a little of the Divine Qi in his body." Huang Xiaoyi turned to Feng Yao, asking for an explanation. The phoenix princess immediately explained to her about the old man and some information she had obtained before. "Can you send someone to investigate the Spirit Temple?"

"The Spirit Temple?" Huang Xiaoyi was confused by her request.

"Inside Zhang Fei's tiny soul world, there exists the soul of a powerful cultivator named Ma Kuangyu, who comes from the Ma Clan of the Nirvana Sky Domain, which is the same domain as the Spirit Temple." Huang Xiaoyi was shocked to hear this from Feng Yao, especially since she and her family were quite familiar with Ma Kuangyu and his Ma clan. "From what I heard, he obtained a cursed artifact and hid it somewhere, but Gongsun Ye of the Gongsun Clan found out about it. He led the others to gang up and kill him, and they sent his soul to the Star Tower. However, the Ma Clan is the second strongest after the Soul Temple, and their reputation is not small, so I'm sure those people didn't move of their own accord."

Huang Xiaoyi raised an eyebrow for a moment. "Are you saying the Spirit Temple ordered them to kill Ma Kuangyu?"

"Yes." Feng Yao nodded at her. "The Spirit Temple is no longer the same as it was in Sheng Qingtai's era, and they allow those demons to roam their domain. The Qi Clan is a subsidiary of the Gongsun Clan, and both clans have connections to the Nine Nethers Demon Clan. If my guess is correct, the cursed item Ma Kuangyu found was related to that demon race, and they ordered Sheng Youhun to kill him after they couldn't find it."

Huang Xiaoyi immediately contacted her husband, and she discussed Feng Yao's request with Luo Fenghan first, mainly because the Spirit Temple is not an ordinary force. "Actually, Ma Kuangyu and the Ma Clan were close friends of our family. We've heard about his death, and the Spirit Temple declared him a heretic after his demise. However, we never knew the real situation, so I didn't expect theirs to be so complicated. My husband decided to send someone to that place, but that place is pretty closed to outsiders, so he can't move rashly there."

"It's fine."

"Do you think Zhang Fei will stay here?"

"If Luo Yunxiao persuades Zhang Fei, he will definitely stay here for her." Huo Ling immediately emerged from Feng Yao's body. "Since he's already here, I'll return to the Flame Spirit Citadel now."

Huang Xiaoyi smiled wryly as Huo Ling and Feng Yao disappeared, and she looked toward her daughter's private chamber again. "I hope Zhang Fei is willing to stay here so Yunxiao won't be lonely, and he can cultivate much faster if he brings them all here."

After that, Huang Xiaoyi went to meet her husband to discuss the matter of Ma Kuangyu and the Ma Clan.

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Several hours passed quickly; Zhang Fei had already transformed all the Divine Qi in his body into Celestial Qi, and Luo Yunxiao had also finished her painting.

Zhang Fei immediately opened his eyes and gave Luo Yunxiao a gentle kiss. "The Celestial Qi is truly amazing! Although it doesn't directly impact my cultivation, it has had a significant impact on my body. Everything about me is stronger than before, from my bones, veins, dantian, and so on."

"Haha." Luo Yunxiao immediately got off Zhang Fei's lap and pulled him in front of their painting, but the result left him dumbfounded, especially since she painted them as husband and wife. "Do you like it?"

"Naturally, I really like it." Zhang Fei then faced Luo Yunxiao and held her shoulders. "What if we get married, Yunxiao?"

Tears involuntarily flowed out of Luo Yunxiao's eyes, especially since she had been waiting for Zhang Fei for hundreds of years. She hurriedly wiped her tears and gave him an answer. "I want to marry you, but we have to discuss this matter with our parents first. How about we meet them now?"

"Let's meet Uncle Luo and Aunt Huang."

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As soon as Zhang Fei and Luo Yunxiao arrived at their place, Luo Fenghan immediately teased his daughter. "Oh? Why are you two here? I thought you guys wouldn't leave your private chamber for the next few days."

Unlike her husband, Huang Xiaoyi nodded in satisfaction, especially after she discovered that Zhang Fei's Divine Qi had completely transformed into Celestial Qi.

"Father! Mother! I want to marry Zhang Fei." Luo Fenghan and Huang Xiaoyi were not surprised to hear that from Luo Yunxiao. "I've waited hundreds of years for this, so I want to marry him as soon as possible."

Zhang Fei also spoke to them. "Uncle Luo and Aunt Huang, I know this matter is too sudden, but I hope you two are willing to allow us to get married."

Luo Fenghan immediately stood up from his chair, stood in front of them, and grabbed their shoulders. "Zhang Fei, I've never liked a man with many wives, let alone a man with over a hundred women like you. Unfortunately, I can't do anything, especially since my daughter has already set her heart on you. For us, our daughter's happiness is above everything else, including our feelings and thoughts. She will suffer if we separate the two of you by force, so Xiaoyi and I will allow you two to get married. You must promise us that you will always make her happy, and you must protect her from anyone who has evil intentions toward her."

"Don't worry, Uncle Luo." Zhang Fei held Luo Yunxiao's hand tighter. "I will definitely make Yunxiao happy, and I will kill anyone who has evil intentions toward her."

Luo Fenghan nodded slightly. "You must keep your promise, or I will hold you accountable if I see Yunxiao sad because of you."

"Before that, you have to bring your mother and grandmother here." Huang Xiaoyi said.

Zhang Fei nodded to Huang Xiaoyi before summoning Zhang Chen and Qing Yi out of the training space, but Zhang Yue and Zhang Lin followed them.

Huang Xiaoyi immediately enveloped the four of them with her aura, as she was worried that they would be unable to move due to the strong gravitational pressure. "Sister Yi and Aunt Chen, I need your help to prepare for my daughter and Zhang Fei's wedding."

"Huh?" Zhang Chen and the others turned to Zhang Fei immediately, especially since he had just arrived in the Paradise Realm, but he intended to marry Luo Yunxiao directly.

"Haha." Zhang Lin laughed before hugging Luo Yunxiao's other arm. "My brother never wastes time on women, and he wants to secure you as his wife, even though he hasn't arrived here long, Sister Yunxiao."

Luo Yunxiao nodded to her. "I don't want to waste any more time, and I want to become his wife as soon as possible."

"I think that's great, especially since you guys have liked each other since we were all little." Zhang Lin then moved her face closer to Luo Yunxiao's ear and whispered a few things to her, causing both of her cheeks to turn bright red.

Zhang Yue approached Luo Yunxiao and grabbed her hand. "Congratulations, Yunxiao. Despite the long separation, your childhood dream of becoming his wife will soon come true."

"Thank you, Big Sis Yue." Luo Yunxiao replied with a smile.

"Would you like to join us, Yue'er and Lin'er?" Huang Xiaoyi asked the two women. "You're all new here, so I wanted to show you around our place."

"Yes, Aunt Xiaoyi!"

After the five women left, Luo Fenghan immediately spoke to Zhang Fei. "Please call Ma Kuangyu out; I want to talk to him about his death."

Without waiting, Ma Kuangyu immediately walked out of Zhang Fei's tiny world, surprising Luo Yunxiao. "Long time no see, Little Yunxiao."

"Uncle Ma." Luo Yunxiao wanted to hug Ma Kuangyu, but she immediately thought better of it. "I was truly sad when I heard the news of your death, but now that you are here, I feel relieved."

"Haha." Ma Kuangyu laughed and patted his head. "This is all thanks to Zhang Fei; if he hadn't challenged the Star Tower, my soul would never have been able to leave that place. By the way, congratulations! You'll be his wife soon."

Luo Yunxiao nodded her head a few times. "Thank you, Uncle Ma."

"I haven't seen you for a long time, Fenghan."

"Long time no see." Luo Fenghan nodded at him. "What exactly happened to you back then? Are you sure it was Sheng Youhun who ordered those people to kill you?"

Ma Kuangyu shook his head slightly. "I don't have any evidence, so it's just my guess for now. However, I'm sure that Gongsun Ye and the others wouldn't dare move against me without outside support, and the person most likely to support them is Sheng Youhun, especially since he holds control of our domain."

"Don't worry, I've sent my confidant to infiltrate the Spirit Temple. He has unique abilities, so I believe he will succeed in finding clues about your death. If it is true that Sheng Youhun ordered them to kill you, I will teach him a lesson he will never forget for the rest of his life." Lou Fenghan grabbed Ma Kuangyu's shoulder. "Let's talk somewhere else, Kuangyu. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so I want to hear a lot of things from you."

"Haha!" Ma Kuangyu laughed at that. "I'm also quite bored staying in this kid's tiny soul world."

Before they left, Luo Yunxiao hurriedly spoke to her father. "Father, Zhang Fei wants to break through, so I'll take him there now."

"Fenghan, I think we should go with them." Luo Fenghan turned to Ma Kuangyu directly. "This kid's breakthroughs are never normal, and his breakthroughs always provoke heavenly phenomena. He has killed countless living beings, and the heavens have repeatedly wanted to kill him. Therefore, we must accompany them, and you must stop those who are intrigued by his breakthrough."

Luo Fenghan let out a heavy sigh as he looked at Zhang Fei. "You must control yourself and not let your bloodlust control you; otherwise, the heavens will no longer forgive you, and they will mete out the strongest punishment for you."

"Haha." Zhang Fei laughed bitterly in response. "Uncle Luo, I don't want to kill too many either, but those people keep coming to me and causing trouble. If I don't kill them, they will bring me endless trouble."

"Yunxiao, contact your master and ask her to meet us there."

"Yes, Father."

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A while later, they arrived in front of a small mountain quite far from the Immortal Lotus Sanctuary. Luo Fenghan had deliberately brought Zhang Fei there because he was afraid his breakthrough would destroy his place, especially after Ma Kuangyu had told him about the heavenly phenomenon.

The mountain looked like a dead mountain, with large holes at the bottom and top. Although he couldn't see them, Zhang Fei could sense that the place was equipped with several powerful formation arrays.

"Hmm?" Zhang Fei looked the other way when he felt a powerful aura moving towards them.

In a few moments, a pretty woman in her early forties landed not far from them. She immediately looked at Zhang Fei, but her expression seemed displeased when she saw Luo Yunxiao hugging his arm so intimately.

"Master." Luo Yunxiao immediately brought Zhang Fei to the woman. "Fei, meet my master, Beiming Youhuang. She taught me many things since I was little, including my painting ability. Master, Fei is the man I've been telling you about all this time, and we will get married soon."

- To Be Continued -