"A new Emperor has been born in the Foreign Realm…"
Jun Xiaoyao fell silent.
His dark hair slightly obscured his profound eyes.
No one knew what Jun Xiaoyao was thinking at this moment.
However, thinking of Jun Wuhui's aura disappearing, and then thinking that a new Emperor might have been born in the Foreign Realm.
Even a fool would know that there couldn't be no connection at all.
"Xiaoyao…"
"Brother Xiaoyao…"
Jiang Luoli and Jiang Shengyi stepped forward, coming to Jun Xiaoyao's side, one on each side, their expressions filled with worry and tenderness.
Jun Xiaoyao had never seen his father with his own eyes.
After finally hearing news of Jun Wuhui, it turned out to be like this.
Anyone in his shoes would find it somewhat unacceptable.
Jiang Shengyi felt a pang in her Heart-Nature, and Jiang Luoli's eyes were also slightly red.
"It's fine." Jun Xiaoyao waved his hand indifferently, his face expressionless, his eyes as deep as the sea under the night sky.
"As expected of the Young Lord, such Heart-Nature…" War God Man also had a hint of admiration in his heart.
Jun Xiaoyao's performance did not mean he didn't care about Jun Wuhui; rather, he was able to control his mindset and emotions.
Heart-Nature is more important than any talent or cultivation.
"Young Lord, do not worry. Ah Jiu believes that the Master's aura has only disappeared, it doesn't necessarily mean something truly unexpected has happened." Ah Jiu also stepped forward to comfort him.
"That's right, Young Lord. Not to mention the Master's unfathomable strength, even if something truly unexpected happened, it would only be one of the Master's One Qi Transforming into Three Purities Clones." War God Man said.
The reason he wasn't overly worried was that Jun Wuhui, who was in the Foreign Realm, was merely one of the Clones of One Qi Transforming into Three Purities.
Even if something unexpected happened, it wouldn't have a fatal impact on Jun Wuhui.
"I understand that. Thank you, Senior, for delivering the message." Jun Xiaoyao cupped his hands and said.
"My return from the Border Region this time is not solely to deliver a message to the Young Lord."
"The Master once said that if he ever disappeared, it would be the beginning of unrest in the Foreign Realm, and a great upheaval might follow, with a chaotic era unfolding."
"So I will return to the Jun Family later to report some matters, so that the Jun Family can prepare countermeasures and plans." War God Man said.
"Understood, then I will trouble Senior." Jun Xiaoyao solemnly cupped his hands.
If it weren't for War God Man, he wouldn't have known this news.
"Then, Young Lord, please take care. Oh, and the Master often gazed in one direction when he was at leisure."
"That direction was Huang Province Jun Family."
War God Man deeply cupped his hands to Jun Xiaoyao, then directly departed.
The words he left behind caused a faint pang of sorrow in the hearts of Jiang Luoli, Jiang Shengyi, and the other women present, their eyes slightly red.
Even heroes have tenderness.
How could Jun Wuhui not care about his wife and children?
However, he had more important things to do.
Not failing the common people and not failing one's beloved, how difficult it was.
Even a powerful being like Emperor Wu Zhong could not achieve both.
Jun Xiaoyao walked away with his hands behind his back, alone.
"Xiaoyao…" Jiang Shengyi called out.
"None of you come over, let me be alone for a while." Jun Xiaoyao waved his hand.
Both Jiang Shengyi and Jiang Luoli felt a bitter ache in their hearts.
Ah Jiu sighed slightly, "You don't need to worry too much. I believe in the Young Lord."
"Xiaoyao, he's too tired." Jiang Shengyi's voice carried tenderness.
The world only saw Jun Xiaoyao's boundless glory, his sweeping through the Ancient Road, radiating brilliance.
But they couldn't see the loneliness and pressure within him.
Alone, he played a game against the heavens.
And that line he left when he embarked on the Ancient Road alone:
When I achieve Immortal Ascension through Dao, I dare to make the sun and moon change the sky.
The goal Jun Xiaoyao set for himself was too high, too high.
So high that ordinary Prodigies wouldn't even dare to imagine it.
When a person is arrogant and stands at the Peak,
What he experiences is not only invincibility but also solitude.
The strong are always lonely.
This is also why Jiang Shengyi cultivated desperately.
She hoped to become a flame that could somewhat warm Jun Xiaoyao's isolated and cold Heart-Nature.
A full ten days.
Jun Xiaoyao stayed in an ancient cave.
He didn't Cultivate, didn't comprehend the Book of Life, and didn't do anything.
He just emptied his mind, thinking of nothing, doing nothing.
Jun Xiaoyao understood that mindset was more important than anything else.
"Still too weak." Jun Xiaoyao sighed.
If other Prodigies heard this, they would definitely exclaim:
Jun Xiaoyao is being too modest.
If this is still considered weak, then wouldn't the other Prodigies of this era be ashamed to the point of suicide?
One must know that Jun Xiaoyao was still very young, only in his twenties.
To have such strength at this age was already unique in ancient history.
Now, below the Supreme Realm, who could contend with Jun Xiaoyao?
"Xiaoyao, may I come in?"
Outside the ancient cave, Jiang Shengyi's soft voice came.
For ten full days, Jun Xiaoyao had been inside the ancient cave, and they were somewhat worried.
Jiang Luoli was distressed, not knowing how to comfort him, so Jiang Shengyi came to check.
"Sister Shengyi, come in." Jun Xiaoyao said.
Jiang Shengyi entered and saw Jun Xiaoyao sitting cross-legged on the ground, as still as a virgin, like a handsome deity.
The imagined despondency and loss did not appear on Jun Xiaoyao's face.
"What, Sister Shengyi thought I was hiding here crying?" Jun Xiaoyao smiled.
Jiang Shengyi let out a sigh of relief.
Being able to joke proved that Jun Xiaoyao had not been too greatly affected.
"We were all very worried about you." Jiang Shengyi said.
"It's nothing, I just occasionally want to stop and rest. Afterwards, I still have to set off for the Ultimate Trial Ground." Jun Xiaoyao said.
Jiang Shengyi's clear eyes gazed steadily at Jun Xiaoyao for a moment, then she suddenly knelt down beside Jun Xiaoyao.
"If you want to rest, then lie down." Jiang Shengyi patted her thigh with her jade-like hand.
Jun Xiaoyao was slightly stunned, then smiled, and didn't stand on ceremony.
He directly lay down on Jiang Shengyi's lap.
Only Jun Xiaoyao could receive such treatment.
"To be honest, I'm actually a lazy person and don't want to be a hero like my father."
"What do the common people have to do with me? As long as the people around me are safe and happy, that's enough." Jun Xiaoyao said.
This thought might be very selfish.
But Jun Xiaoyao was indeed such a person.
To ask him to dedicate himself to the unrelated common people, he couldn't do it.
"Xiaoyao, it's not that heroes create circumstances, but that circumstances create heroes."
"In this era of great contention, someone is destined to stand out, dominate all ages, and suppress all enemies."
"And that person is you, Xiaoyao, you are destined to be a hero."
Jiang Shengyi's voice was faint, and she stretched out her jade-like hand to caress Jun Xiaoyao's handsome profile, her beautiful eyes filled with complexity.
In fact, not all women wish for their beloved to be a peerless hero.
Because heroes have to shed blood and sacrifice many things.
And she couldn't bear it.
"Heh… a hero?" Jun Xiaoyao said.
He inexplicably recalled a famous saying from his previous life.
With great power comes great responsibility.
Perhaps Jun Wuhui had such a belief.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have written the phrase 'A gentleman establishes his destiny, a life without regret' in the protective talisman he left for Jun Xiaoyao.
"Thank you, Sister Shengyi, I suddenly feel much better." Jun Xiaoyao smiled faintly.
Although his own mindset wasn't a big problem, talking with Jiang Shengyi made his heart very calm.
Jiang Shengyi just had that ability.
She was like a gentle and kind elder sister next door, intellectual, mature, and beautiful.
"Oh, right, I once said that after we finish the Ultimate Ancient Road, I would give you a promise…" Jun Xiaoyao suddenly remembered this.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Shengyi extended a jade-like finger and sealed Jun Xiaoyao's lips.
"Xiaoyao, no need to say more. I know you still have a long way to go, especially after learning about your father's matter." Jiang Shengyi said understandingly.
After learning about Jun Wuhui's situation, Jun Xiaoyao naturally felt more pressure, wanting to Cultivate and become stronger.
He simply had no extra time or inclination for romance.
"But…" Jun Xiaoyao hesitated.
"It's okay, let me wait ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years, ten thousand years, it doesn't matter."
"As long as that person is you in the end, that's enough."
Jiang Shengyi smiled gently, her beauty peerless.
Her words were very direct, almost indistinguishable from a confession.
After going through so much, Jiang Shengyi had also recognized her true Heart-Nature.
In this life, she only had Jun Xiaoyao.
Since she had made up her mind, why bother with so many distractions?
Jun Xiaoyao heard her words, fell silent for a moment, then suddenly sat up straight.
Jiang Shengyi's mouth was covered.
Her heart was restless, stirred by waves, she hadn't expected Jun Xiaoyao to make such a move.
One must know that Jun Xiaoyao's personality had always been cool and indifferent, like moonlight.
Regarding matters of affection, he was even more indifferent, with no particular pursuit, letting things take their natural course.
Countless women liked Jun Xiaoyao, and he was never lacking in women around him.
But not a single woman had ever received a response from Jun Xiaoyao.
And now, Jun Xiaoyao had actually taken the initiative.
This was simply unprecedented, a first.
There was a hint of crystal in Jiang Shengyi's beautiful eyes, tears of joy.
She no longer thought of anything, closed her beautiful eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, immersed in the tenderness.
And in this warm silence,
A clear voice, like a nightingale emerging from a valley, rang out.
"Sister Shengyi, Brother Xiaoyao, someone is here to see you outside…"
Jiang Luoli called out, and upon entering the ancient cave, she saw the two kissing.