Would the Willow Deity lock Shi Yi up in a small room in the future?
Treating him as her personal possession.
No one knew.
Nor did anyone dare to know.
But one thing was certain: the chaotic thoughts in Shi Yi's mind were just fleeting distractions, not affecting his current, normal train of thought.
After successfully breaking through to the Transformation Realm, Shi Yi's control over his emotions had reached a very high level.
He remained outwardly composed, using the most sincere words and the most concise expressions to convey his meaning.
"If the teacher falls into darkness, into the endless abyss, even if a thousand people perish, we will follow through life and death."
Willow Deity's question was essentially a freebie, a gift. Shi Yi couldn't afford to miss it. He expressed his stance with absolute firmness.
That was to stand with Willow Deity, to stand firmly with Willow Deity.
To stand by her side, regardless of darkness or light.
To be honest.
Shi Yi had never felt he was particularly noble. He was a selfish person. He didn't claim to be about the light, and naturally, he wouldn't reject the darkness.
Where there is light, there is also darkness.
Who says that only those standing in the light are heroes?
It's a pity.
Shi Yi didn't get an answer from the Willow Deity. This freebie, this easy question, didn't seem so simple after all. He went in looking disgruntled and came out utterly bewildered.
Just then,
a beautiful woman in a red robe stumbled in from outside.
Her face, as fair as jade, was etched with panic and confusion.
The moment she saw Shi Yi, her eyes seemed to light up. She threw herself into his arms, as if she had found her anchor.
This woman, weeping like a willow, was not Yu Yuexian, but Qin Yining, Shi Yi's aunt and Shi Hao's birth mother, though they weren't related by blood.
"Yi'er, Hao'er has run away from home!"
Qin Yining's words shocked Shi Yi. He said in disbelief, "Run away from home? Why would my younger brother run away? Doesn't anyone in King Wu's Manor dare to act up?"
As soon as the words left his mouth.
Shi Yi shook his head violently, dismissing his own guess.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! They wouldn't dare!"
Shi Yi was certain that with him backing Shi Hao and Qin Yining, the younger generation of King Wu's Manor wouldn't dare to disrespect them. At most, there might be some private grumbling.
His mother, Yu Yuexian, although she privately disapproved of Shi Hao and Qin Yining, wouldn't dare to secretly drive Shi Hao away as long as he was around.
How to put it?
Yu Yuexian's maternal love for Shi Yi had reached the point of doting, but Shi Yi wasn't the one who always obeyed.
On the contrary, Yu Yuexian, as his mother, was the one who listened and followed, practically being completely compliant.
In short, the situation was this:
She couldn't possibly defy Shi Yi and deliberately go against him. Even if she suffered immense grievances, she would quietly grit her teeth and bear all the bitterness and pain alone.
It sounded exaggerated.
But it was the truth.
Fortunately,
In these years, Shi Yi hadn't made her suffer any further hardships, except for not allowing her to drive away Shi Hao and Qin Yining. In most situations, he would consider her feelings.
Indeed, he was selfish, despicable, shameless, and afraid of death. But he was also someone who knew how to cherish, greatly valuing those around him, and cherishing the family that loved him.
Forgive Shi Yi for being so humble.
So, he cared so much about worldly feelings.
Because in his previous life, he had always been alone and miserable.
He had never experienced the feeling of being loved.
The "Yi'er" from Yu Yuexian's mouth made him experience maternal love, feeling warmth, rather than harsh, cold words.
The "brother" from Shi Hao's mouth, this little tail that always followed him, made him realize the responsibility of being a brother.
All sorts of things.
Basically, it was all kinship he had heard of but never experienced.
He understood very well. Do not wait until you lose it before you regret it.
He understood this very well.
Since it was already lost, regretting it now was too late.
"Yi'er, Hao'er's departure wasn't because of King Wu's Manor. He left us a letter."
Qin Yining shook her head and took out a letter with a hasty handwriting from the warm and imposing embrace.
On the yellowed letter, a few large characters were written crookedly, addressed to "Mother" and "Older Brother."
"Let's see what it says!"
Shi Yi took the yellowed letter and focused his gaze on it.
To be honest…
The letter was riddled with typos and written in a messy, almost illegible hand, with numerous cross-outs and revisions.
Shi Yi spent a considerable amount of time deciphering the contents of the letter Shi Hao had left behind.
[Shi Hao (misspelling crossed out) Hao to Mother, Brother, Qing (misspelling crossed out), Greetings.]
First, I must apologize to my brother. If I hadn't damaged the initial passage to the Virtual Spirit Realm, I doubt my brother would have been bullied so much in the second domain.
Perhaps they are right, I am just a bringer of misfortune, only bringing disaster to my family. Many things, Qing (misspelling crossed out) things, wouldn't have happened if I hadn't acted so recklessly.
Therefore,
I have decided to leave King Wu's Manor and head to the Great Wilderness to cultivate on my own, to break through the Heavenly Cave Realm, and to cultivate the Ten Heavenly Caves. I hope that when I return, I can make Mother and Brother proud.
Brother.
Hearing that the Great Wilderness mountains held countless treasures, perhaps I could even pick up a mountain treasure for free. If that happened, I wouldn't be considered a disaster anymore.
Mother.
Don't worry about me, I'm very strong. Although I can't be as invincible as my brother, I'm not afraid of most Heavenly Cave Realm cultivators.
Actually...
This letter, with its messy handwriting and numerous errors, contained a lot more content. Much of it was repetitive, yet filled with genuine emotion, which weighed heavily on Shi Yi's heart.
He hadn't expected...
The rumors to have hurt Shi Hao so deeply, to the point where an eight-year-old boy had run away from home.
He could control King Wu's Manor, and keep his mother, Yu Yuexian, from speaking carelessly. But his abilities were limited; he couldn't control the people outside King Wu's Manor.
The people outside generally believed Shi Hao was a bringer of misfortune. Not only had he harmed his elders, but just a few days after Shi Yi's return, he was already bringing misfortune to his own brother.
This kind of psychological pressure.
These rumors and slanders.
For the young Shi Hao.
It was simply too heavy a burden.
He began to doubt himself again, wondering if he truly was a harbinger of disaster, destined only to bring calamity to his family.
To test this suspicion, he was forced to run away from home, hoping to take his bad luck away from his family.
"Yi'er, I'm going out to find Hao'er. The Great Wilderness is so dangerous. Hao'er is only eight years old and just in the Blood Refining Realm. How can he face the man-eating ferocious beasts of the Great Wilderness?"
Qin Yining's voice was filled with sorrow, like a cuckoo weeping blood. By the end, her spirit and energy had completely collapsed, and she slumped weakly into Shi Yi's arms.
She had never been a woman with much of her own opinions.
Essentially, she was a woman who relied on a man.
After losing Shi Ziling and becoming a widow, and with her only son, Shi Hao, having left home, the only man she could rely on seemed to be her nephew, Shi Yi.
The fact that she didn't leave immediately after Shi Hao ran away, but instead chose to seek out Shi Yi with a letter, already spoke volumes about her character. She needed a man to make decisions for her.
It wasn't that she didn't care about her son, Shi Hao.
It was just that she lacked the ability to take charge of her own life.
Right now, at King Wu's Manor.
Shi Yi was in charge.
Even though she wanted to go to the Great Wilderness to find Shi Hao, she would only feel at ease after getting Shi Yi's approval.
"Aunt, don't run around. If even you disappear, and if my younger brother suddenly comes home, what will he do if he can't find you?" Shi Yi said in a gentle tone, persuading her.
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