I have added this story to my Patreon. You can support me and read the 40 latest and advanced chapters there. It also fed and motivate me to write more chapters!
Free Members will get 10 Chapters Ahead of the schedule on Patreon!!!
Link: Patreon.com/AVRKingsTL
—------------------—
Yu Ningxin listened to Xue Tianxing's question and saw that he had guessed it, so he nodded gently, acknowledging his guess, and then stroked his head and explained softly:
"Mom is indeed from the Qian family of Wuhun City, but our lineage is not the main one, and our spirits are all the degenerated form of six-winged angels."
"So, we still have relatives in Wuhun City, right?"
Xue Tianxing followed up with a question.
As soon as these words fell, the expression on Yu Ningxin's face faded, his eyelids drooped slightly, and he fell into silence.
Xue Tianxing moved closer and clearly saw that the corners of her eyes were red, with tiny tears swirling in her eye sockets, like two stars that were about to fall.
"Mother..."
Xue Tianxing quickly stretched out his little hands to hug her waist, put his face against her clothes, and whispered:
"It's okay. Even if you don't, I will always be with you."
Yu Ningxin felt a lump in her nose after hearing his voice. She raised her hand and gently patted his back. It took her a long time to come back to her senses. She wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips and then slowly told Xue Tianxing about the past.
It turns out that Yu Ningxin is a daughter of the Angel Spirit branch. Her father, Yu Tian, Xue Tianxing's grandfather, is still in the Spirit City. His spirit is a double-winged angel and he is already a Titled Douluo at level ninety-five. She also has a brother who is the commander of the guards in the Spirit Hall's Worship Hall and also works in the Spirit City.
Twenty-five years ago, Yu Ningxin met Xuezhe while training in the Star Dou Great Forest.
One is the daughter of a branch of angel spirit, the other is the prince of the Barak Kingdom. They were originally on two unrelated paths, but they fell in love when they first met in the forest.
Later, the two of them traveled together on the mainland, saw the sunset glow in the sunset forest, and walked across the icy fields in the far north, and their feelings grew deeper day by day.
Until later, they revealed their identities to each other. One knew that the other was the heir of the Spirit Hall's branch, and the other knew that the other was the prince of a kingdom affiliated with Tiandou. Although they knew that identity involved positions, the affection had already taken root. How could they break it off so easily?
In the end, Yu Ningxin followed Xuezhe back to the Kingdom of Barak.
"At that time, I thought that as long as I didn't go back and didn't contact my family, the people from the Spirit Hall might not notice this place, and my family could live a peaceful life."
Yu Ningxin's voice was soft and melancholy, and then she said:
"It's been over twenty years since I last saw your grandfather and uncle... When you mentioned them just now, I suddenly remembered them."
At the end of her speech, she couldn't help but raise her hand and press the corners of her eyes, but this time there was a faint smile on the corners of her lips - being able to tell her son the things that she had hidden for so many years was like taking a heavy stone off her shoulders.
After finding out about the past, Xue Tianxing's hesitation completely disappeared, and instead his belief became stronger - his mother had such a connection with the Spirit Hall, and in the future Tang San and his party would definitely be enemies of the Spirit Hall, and there was no way back for them.
As a result, Xue Tianxing's original intention to deal with Tang San and others became more resolute and unshakable.
Not only that, Xue Tianxing also included Bibi Dong in his plan.
That woman was originally an "ungrateful person" of the Spirit Hall, and her hatred for the angels was barely concealed. Moreover, she was extremely ambitious. If he wanted to unify the continent in the future, she would definitely be an unavoidable opponent, and keeping her around would always be a disaster.
Thinking of this, Xue Tianxing looked up at Yu Ningxin, his eyes shining as if quenched by light, and then said to Yu Ningxin:
"Mom, don't worry. One day, I will bring you back to Spirit City in an open and honest manner. By then, no one from the Heaven Dou Empire or the Spirit Hall will dare to say a word of disapproval."
Yu Ningxin was amused by his confident look like a little adult. The fine lines at the corners of his eyes softened a little. He reached out and rubbed his hair, then said to Xue Tianxing:
"Okay, Mom will wait for that day."
Afterwards, Xue Tianxing chatted with his mother for a long time.
Yu Ningxin told him a lot of old stories from her time in Wuhun City - such as the cherry tree in the side courtyard that always dropped white petals, and the candies her brother always secretly gave her when she was a child. Every little detail was soaked in the warmth of time.
It was not until the sun was setting that Xue Tianxing got up, said goodbye, and returned to his palace.
Time flies, and another month has passed in the blink of an eye.
During this month, Xue Tianxing successfully absorbed the second soul ring - it was the 2,100-year-old Frost Black Crane that Zhao Tian and others had found.
Thanks to the Ice Phoenix Martial Spirit's natural suppressive power, the absorption process was still smooth and had almost no setbacks.
After the soul ring entered his body, his soul power also broke through and directly reached the twenty-fourth level, becoming a rare great soul master in the entire Douluo Continent at the age of only six.
What made Xue Tianxing even more delighted was that after absorbing the Frost Black Crane Soul Ring, he obtained an extremely powerful second soul skill: Black Crane Nine Sky Soaring.
This soul skill can be called a divine skill:
Not only did it grant him speed far exceeding that of ordinary flying martial spirits, but when he unleashed his spirit skills, his body was as fast as lightning, and he could fly several feet in an instant;
What's even more incredible is that during the casting, all of his attributes will directly increase by 200%, and the increase will increase with the increase of soul power.
Seeing that the flow of soul power in his body became faster and faster, and both the offense and defense were transformed, Xue Tianxing was very happy.
After absorbing the two soul rings, Xue Tianxing settled down to practice at home, honing his soul skills in the training grounds every day, or reading books on martial soul theory in the study. His life was solid and peaceful.
Another month passed like this.
That day, Xue Tianxing thought that he had not visited his mother for many days, so he walked slowly towards Yu Ningxin's palace.
Just as I reached the moon-shaped door outside the hall, before I could even take a step, I heard my mother's resolute voice coming from inside the hall:
"I won't go back with you. I'm living well here now."
Xue Tianxing paused and quietly stopped in the corridor, not daring to disturb the people in the hall.
Then, a slightly unfamiliar yet familiar male voice sounded, his tone full of earnestness:
"Sister, Father and Mother have been missing you all these years. You left home for over twenty years without a single word, and we almost thought you..."
He paused, lowered his voice, and then continued:
"I didn't expect to run into you while on this mission. Come back with me, your family is waiting for you."
The hall was silent for a moment. Xue Tianxing could imagine his mother's expression at the moment. Sure enough, the next second he heard Yu Ningxin's voice choked with sobs, carrying an unconcealable heartache:
"How could I not miss them...but now..."
Xue Tianxing seemed to see his mother raising her hand to wipe away her tears, and heard her take a deep breath, her tone becoming firm again:
"I'm living a happy life now. As you know, with the Spirit Hall now in the hands of the Pope, tensions with the two empires have long been high. If anyone from the Heaven Dou Empire or the Spirit Hall knew about my situation, I'm afraid I'd never be able to leave Spirit City again, and it might even... implicate your brother-in-law and children."
After these words fell, the hall fell silent again. Xue Tianxing guessed that the man must be a relative of his mother's. Judging from his tone, it was most likely his uncle, Yu Ninglong.
Sure enough, a moment later, the man—it was Yu Ninglong—sighed, his voice full of helplessness:
"I understand your concerns."
As the commander of the guards of the Worship Hall, he knew the current situation of the Spirit Hall better than anyone else, and he also understood that his sister's words were not an exaggeration.
Yu Ninglong was silent for a long time before he slowly said:
"Since you've made up your mind, I won't force you. But I'm glad to know you're still alive. I'll go back and tell my parents. They'll be happy."
After a pause, he added in a serious tone:
"Don't worry, sister. Apart from our family, no one else in Wuhun City will know about what happened today. I'll leave now and won't cause you any trouble. Especially Father, I won't tell him as I'm sure he will rush here after hearing the news "