ushernet Chapter 364 Your Excellency, Please Return
Chapter 364 Your Excellency, Please Return
Who would have thought that Shen Qingxue might be the daughter of Ling Chen, the second master of the Ling family?!
This caught the Dongfang family's higher-ups off guard.
Ling Chen was the most outstanding rising star of the Ling family back then. He was born with the extraordinary phenomenon of the Ancient Sacred Body, which shocked the entire Eastern District of the Immortal Realm.
With the backing of powerful family resources, he displayed amazing talent from a young age, making crossing borders effortless.
He reached the peak of the Nine Tribulations Immortal Lord at the young age of thirty, causing a sensation throughout the world!
Rumors suggest he has the potential to become the youngest Immortal King realm expert.
Back then, three Buddhist temples even sent representatives to invite him to join their practice.
This is an unparalleled honor, making all the cultivators in the entire Eastern District extremely envious!
However, it was later revealed that he colluded with the Holy Maiden of the Tongtian Divine Cult, and was suppressed by the moral guardians.
In the end, he suffered the loss of his wife and children and became depressed, and a great man of his generation fell into obscurity.
Now that he has come to the Dongfang family in person to reveal Shen Qingxue's background, the Dongfang family is somewhat bewildered.
However, Ling Chen's words did not seem like those of a madman, which made the family's higher-ups somewhat unsure of what to do.
Fortunately, the Eastern Jade Immortal Ancestor said that even if Qingxue returns to the Ling family, there is no need to worry that she will target the Eastern family.
Whether she stays or leaves is entirely up to her.
Since Qingxue is willing to become the disciple of the Immortal King of the Dongfang family, that is enough, and they don't need to worry about it too much.
However, Dongfang Mingyue did not have the magnanimity and broad-mindedness of the Immortal Ancestor. The thought of such a talented person as Shen Qingxue leaving the Dongfang family made her feel reluctant.
This is also why she hesitated so much when she came here to speak.
This is because if it were an ordinary cultivator, he would be overjoyed if his biological father, who came from a prominent family, came.
Not to mention that Shen Qingxue was orphaned in the lower realm at a young age, and now that she has ascended to the immortal realm, she may also be looking for her family.
As for her hostility towards the Ling family patriarch and young master Ling Tian, it's probably because she knew that the Ling family had also suppressed and separated her parents back then.
However, to Dongfang Mingyue's surprise, Shen Qingxue's tone was very calm:
"Tell Ling Chen that Ling Qingxue of the Ling family died long ago, and only Shen Qingxue from the mortal realm remains. As for me, I came to the Immortal Realm only to climb high and look far."
In recent days, she had been vaguely speculating that the Ling family's Immortal King's demotion would inevitably be noticed by the Ling family's experts, and this could not be kept secret.
But still no news has been released, and the Ling family has not contacted her because of her outstanding qualifications. It is very likely that the Eternal Emperor Feng Qingkuang interfered in the matter!
An existence capable of influencing the power of the Celestial Kings must mean that the Eternal Emperor's strength must be extremely astonishing.
If this is true, there's no need to involve Ling Chen in a contest of this caliber.
Besides, she never intended to acknowledge Ling Chen; she was determined to kill everyone in the Ling family!
Just then!
A soft sigh drifted slowly from the mountain path ahead:
"Did Ling Feng do something to make you hostile to the Ling family?"
Ling Qingxue and Dongfang Mingyue turned around and saw Dongfang Yaotian with a bitter smile on his face walking over with a thin man dressed in a black robe.
Ling Chen had clearly tidied himself up; he no longer looked like a slovenly old man from the alley, and he appeared much more energetic.
At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was trembling with excitement.
Because he sensed the bloodline aura emanating from Ling Qingxue.
This feeling is exactly the same as when the child was born; he will never forget it, even after he dies!
But his face was full of guilt and sadness.
Because Ling Qingxue's words just now have already made her feelings clear.
“Hateful towards the Ling family?” Ling Qingxue was facing her biological father for the first time, and she also felt the pull of blood ties.
After suppressing the throbbing in her blood, she didn't resort to cold words, but remained remarkably calm:
"You'll have to ask the higher-ups in the Ling family about that."
However, if the Eternal Emperor were to vouch for him, even if Ling Chen were to ask, the higher-ups of the Ling family probably wouldn't say anything.
One is Feng Qingkuang, a mysterious and powerful figure who could potentially destroy a family.
One was just an abandoned baby from the lower realm.
The pros and cons are already clear!
Ling Chen is just a nobody in this complex web of interests; if he truly had a voice, the events of that year wouldn't have happened.
Such people are all too common in large families; their rise and fall in power depend entirely on whether they are useful to the family.
Not to mention his marriage to Wei Ruhua almost led to the destruction of the Ling family by moral guardians. Could it be that to protect a couple, they were willing to sacrifice an entire family with a long and distinguished lineage?
If you were to randomly ask anyone on the street, they probably wouldn't think this is a question worth hesitating over.
But if she directly reveals that Ling Feng wanted to kill her, and Ling Chen goes back to question him about why his own clan was killing each other, the Ling family will definitely deal with him secretly for the sake of their reputation!
After all, Ling Qingxue now knows that she was not deliberately abandoned by her parents, so how could she be so cold-blooded as to harm her biological father?
'Could it be that Ling Hong sabotaged Qingxue in the Bronze Immortal Palace, causing her to become hostile to the family?' Ling Chen frowned.
But Ling Hong is already dead.
As Ling Hong's master, if Ling Feng knew anything, he probably wouldn't have told him about such a scandal.
'I can only go back and ask the ancestor. With Qingxue's talent, the ancestor will surely step in if he knows the truth...' This was his only option.
After withdrawing from the Ling family's power center, he had no chance of confronting Ling Feng and could only place his hopes on his lineage's ancestor.
Suppressing his thoughts, Ling Chen looked at Ling Qingxue, his tone becoming tense:
"How have you been all these years?"
This is the question he most wanted to ask.
Not to mention Dongfang Yaotian, even Dongfang Mingyue shook her head upon hearing this:
'Unexpectedly, the once most dazzling star in the Eastern District of the Immortal Realm is now completely out of control...'
If things are going well, then it's fine.
Wouldn't it be like rubbing salt into a wound if things weren't going well?
really!
Ling Qingxue had no intention of discussing these matters with him and turned to leave.
"Qingxue!" Ling Chen's heart pounded with anxiety.
"Would you like to see your mother, Wei Ruhua? The jade pendant in her hand shattered, and she thought you... she thought you were dead, and she went completely mad..."
Hearing that!
Ling Qingxue felt a tingling sensation all over her body and her heart stopped beating.
At this moment, regardless of hatred, Wei Ruhua had gone completely mad simply because of her child's death.
This contained a deep maternal love, which inexplicably saddened her.
"Understood. If there's nothing else, please leave." Ling Qingxue's emotions were very unstable at the moment, and her voice was much colder.
Seeing her displeasure, Dongfang Yaotian stepped in front of Ling Chen, cupped his hands, and whispered:
"That's enough, Brother Chen! Miss Shen has made up her mind, you should go back."
If it weren't for the fact that Ling Chen and he had a personal relationship back then, he really wouldn't have wanted to bring this guy here.
But Ling Chen saw that Ling Qingxue's tone had turned cold, and in his desperation, he was unwilling to leave, so he called out:
"Qingxue! We are your parents, we would never do anything to hurt you! Your mother did this for you..."
Ling Qingxue suddenly turned around, squinted at Ling Chen, and coldly shouted:
"I've already said, Ling Qingxue is dead!! Stop trying to pressure me with your bloodline! If you bring this up again, I will scatter my bloodline to repay you all!!!"
"Sigh." Ling Chen was startled awake by these words and sighed dejectedly. He felt a chill run through his body and dared not disturb him any further.
How could he possibly let his daughter do such a thing?
"Let's go, Brother Chen." Dongfang Aotian grabbed Ling Chen's arm and appeared outside Dongfang City in a flash.
Seeing his dejected look, Dongfang Yaotian sighed softly:
"Brother Chen, as a friend, let me remind you one last time: it was Miss Shen who brought Ling Hong's body to my Dongfang family. We don't know the details, but Ling Feng should know something."
"What?!" Ling Chen's pupils contracted!
He considered a terrible possibility.
If Ling Qingxue kills Ling Hong, she will have committed a major taboo in the family. If he allows his daughter to return to the Ling family, he will be harming her!
Ling Feng must know something about this!
Seeing that he had come to his senses, Dongfang Yaotian then revealed what was on his mind:
"You've been away from the Ling family's power center for so long, how could you possibly know what the Ling family's higher-ups are thinking? Letting Miss Shen go back might very well harm her. Now that she's determined to stay, even if your Immortal King came, my clan's ancestor would stop her. If you want to achieve anything, you'd better improve your strength first."
'To improve strength...' Ling Chen glanced at him, then looked in the direction of the Dongfang family in the city, and silently turned and left.
Based on the information we have so far, placing our hopes on our ancestor is clearly a mistake.
'It seems he guessed my plan.' Dongfang Yaotian smiled faintly.
If Ling Chen rises to power and stirs up trouble in the Ling family, the only beneficiary will be the Dongfang family.
But this is a blatant, overt conspiracy!
As long as Ling Chen still acknowledges this daughter, he will inevitably embark on the path of confronting the Ling family's higher-ups!