Chapter 74 What Happened Back Then
"Your mother, Leng Yu, was also my senior sister," Wu Changkong recounted. "The reason I say you're not her biological child is because she had no husband, and you were brought back from the far north by her."
Lin Xiu Ran was surprised by this, but his emotions weren't too stirred. Whether you were her biological child or not was irrelevant now. What
he wanted to know more about was the story behind it all. His mother was a disciple of Shrek Academy, so why had she ended up in Donghai City, and ultimately been killed by Xu Junwen?
If she really was from Shrek Academy, Xu Junwen wouldn't have dared to do it, even if he had ten times the courage.
Wu Changkong continued, "It was after Senior Sister found you in the far north. At the time, the teachers and others opposed her adopting you as her child, after all, Senior Sister was very talented and they were afraid you would ruin her future. But in the end, Senior Sister still recognized you as her child and insisted on naming you Lin Xiu Ran. This name has basically no connection with her name, and I don't know why Senior Sister chose this name for you. But it was this name that aroused my suspicion when I first saw you in Donghai City, and later I discovered those things."
Lin Xiu Ran asked in confusion, "Then why did my mother leave Shrek Academy? And why was she treated as an evil soul master..." Wu Changkong
sighed deeply, his heart trembling slightly: "If everything had continued like this, the later events wouldn't have happened. At that time, Senior Sister's martial soul evolved. It underwent a benign mutation from the original Ice Phoenix martial soul."
"Senior Sister's talent was already extremely high. After this mutation, she thrived even more, her strength increased by leaps and bounds, and her cultivation speed improved a lot, allowing her to break through to level sixty at a very young age. However, less than a year later, Senior Sister's body developed problems. She would often lose control and go berserk, and she would also exude an aura like a wild beast. That aura was as if she were really facing a ferocious beast."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Later, around that time, the evil soul masters launched a massive invasion of Shrek Academy. They mobilized nearly ten Title Douluos, a truly formidable force."
"Their target was Senior Sister."
"Although the evil soul masters' force was large, under the leadership of Pavilion Master, Sky-Supporting Douluo, they were initially routed. However, later, a very powerful figure emerged from the evil soul masters' ranks, single-handedly fighting both the Pavilion Master and a top Title Douluo from the Tang Sect. In the end, she even used the lives of three Title Douluos to unleash a divine artifact that sealed most of the Pavilion Master's power, but she was also injured by the Pavilion Master and several other Limit Douluos."
Lin Xiu Ran was slightly taken aback. No wonder Na'er had mentioned the Pavilion Master, Sky-Supporting Douluo, going into seclusion a few days ago; it turned out to be because of this.
"But the evil soul masters still achieved their goal; they took Senior Sister and you away."
"What happened after that is simple. I don't know when, but Senior Sister somehow escaped from the Holy Spirit Cult and went to East Sea City. And then, you know what happened."
Wu Changkong said, then looked at Lin Xiu Ran, his eyes filled with apology: "Actually, there was a reason why the evil soul masters knew about Senior Sister."
"Long Bing, my lover, her true identity is the daughter of Dark Hummingbird, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult. She came to Shrek Academy to steal some information…"
Wu Changkong's eyes were filled with pain, clearly unwilling to recall this past.
"Later, she was killed by the Dark Hummingbird. My senior sister was with her at the time and went berserk during the fight against the Dark Hummingbird. Although the academy teachers arrived in time to save her, the evil soul masters eventually learned about her, which led to the subsequent large-scale invasion."
Wu Changkong calmed down and said, "I don't know why my senior sister didn't choose to return to the academy after escaping the Holy Spirit Cult. But after she was captured by the Holy Spirit Cult, we thought she was gone. After all, no one expected her to escape from that place..."
Lin Xiu Ran frowned deeply. Even though Wu Changkong had explained many things, he still didn't understand.
Logically speaking, if he had been taken in, even at such a young age, he shouldn't have forgotten everything. Yet, his memories before the age of four were completely blank; not a single fragment remained in his mind. Moreover,
there were many unanswered questions. Why didn't his mother, Leng Yu, choose to return to Shrek Academy after escaping the Holy Spirit Cult? Why did she instead stay at the Xu family's house in Donghai City for two years, and why was his memory of those two years also a blank?
What was the Holy Spirit Cult's purpose in capturing her? And what was Lin Xiu Ran's true identity? Even Leng Yu wasn't his biological mother, so what was his true identity?
Wu Changkong was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you know why I didn't let you join the Tang Sect? When Senior Sister joined the Tang Sect, she was expelled by a person in charge at the Tang Sect headquarters, given the reason of unclear identity. It was also that person in charge who, it is said, secretly attacked Senior Sister several times, suspecting that Senior Sister was an evil soul master. A large part of the reason was that it was his expulsion that made the Dark Hummingbird pay attention to Senior Sister, who had a good relationship with Long Bing."
This was the reason why Wu Changkong prevented Lin Xiu Ran from entering the Tang Sect, and it was also a big reason why he had always treated Lin Xiu Ran very specially—a large part of it was to atone for Long Bing's sins.
However, the behavior of this Tang Sect person in charge was too strange, and Lin Xiu Ran was still somewhat confused about many things.
"If it weren't for Long Bing, Senior Sister probably wouldn't have..." Wu Changkong's eyes showed a hint of dejection.
Lin Xiu Ran calmly shook his head: "Teacher Wu, neither you nor the deceased Long Bing need to blame yourselves for this."
"Sigh..." Wu Changkong looked deeply at Lin Xiu Ran and said, "You've grown up. There are many things you need to understand for yourself. My knowledge is also limited; many things are only told from my perspective. The real truth still needs your personal investigation."
"That's for sure."
Later, Wu Changkong and Lin Xiu Ran sat in front of the tombstone for a long time, until the moon and stars were sparse.
Wu Changkong and Lin Xiu Ran talked a lot, mostly about Leng Yu and what happened after he was brought back.
Of course, there were also some things about Wu Changkong himself. In short, they talked a lot. Lin Xiu Ran had never heard Wu Changkong talk so much before. This was the first time. It was
as if the other party wanted to pour out all the things that had happened over the years.
Wu Changkong had kept these things bottled up for too long; who could understand the pain in his heart?
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