Chapter 732 - 392: Daughter, I Will Keep You By My Side Forever
Chapter 732: Chapter 392: Daughter, I Will Keep You By My Side Forever
"He is...?"
Upon hearing her mother’s excited voice and seeing her usually composed and calm mother so agitated, Wu Yiren turned around in confusion.
The newcomer was dressed in simple green robes, holding a fan with a long beard, appearing like an ordinary scholar.
Wu Yiren was astonished, Lin Yuan was already in the man’s arms, her voice choked with emotion:
"Zhou, where have you been all these years? Why were you so heartless, leaving us mother and daughter without a care?"
The man smiled gently, holding Lin Yuan softly, his voice warm:
"Yuan’er, you are now the mother of a nation, why are you still so fond of crying?"
Lin Yuan lightly tapped his chest, her gesture feeble, like a young girl acting coy:
"You promised never to leave me, but why did you go back on your word? Are you still angry that I didn’t go with you back then?"
The man gently stroked her hair, softly saying, "Alright, our daughter is here, let’s not let her see you cry."
Only then did Lin Yuan stop crying, allowing the man to wipe her tears softly, and she held his arm as they walked towards Wu Yiren:
"Yiren, call him Father quickly!"
Wu Yiren looked blankly at her mother and the man before her.
All these years, her mother was always so dignified and graceful, the model of maternal virtue, yet now she appeared like a little girl in front of this extremely ordinary man.
Wu Yiren found it incredibly hard to accept, and even harder to consider this unfamiliar man as her father.
"Yiren, he is your real father, call him!"
Lin Yuan became a bit anxious, the man held her hand, smiling:
"It’s my fault for being away all these years. It’s understandable that the daughter doesn’t recognize me."
"No, Zhou, Yiren just can’t accept it for the moment. Once we leave the West Imperial City, and live together, she will definitely accept you."
The man looked surprised: "Yuan’er, what did you say?"
Lin Yuan tightly grasped the man’s hand, her eyes filled with passion: "Zhou, after today, I can finally leave West Imperial City!"
The man gazed at her deeply, his eyes filled with concern: "Yuan’er, you once said that only when Wu Zheng is gone would you leave. Could it be..."
Lin Yuan nodded: "Zhou, I have completed my sect’s mission, and soon I will be free. Are you willing to leave with me?"
The man embraced her: "Of course, I am willing! Yuan’er, do you know how long I’ve waited for this day?"
"Husband..."
Lin Yuan, held by the man, blushed like a young girl in love for the first time.
Wu Yiren stood beside, watching her loving parents, yet she felt nothing but a strange sense of unease.
Ever since a moment ago, she felt something was amiss, yet she couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was.
"My lady, will today be dangerous? If so, I would rather you stay in the Imperial Palace, and I will watch over you and our daughter from afar."
The man spoke gently, Lin Yuan moved, looked up at him:
"Husband, do not worry. Today, I am just going to make Wu Zheng abdicate and place the Sixth Prince chosen by the sect on the throne, then I can retire successfully."
The man pondered for a moment, seemingly quite worried for Lin Yuan, but after her soft persuasion, he finally relaxed and then looked at Wu Yiren:
"My lady, after you fall out with Wu Zheng today, what about Yiren? If Wu Zheng finds out Yiren is not his daughter, will she be in danger?"
"Why not let Yiren leave with me now, I will wait for you with our daughter at the place where we first met."
Lin Yuan considered for a moment and nodded: "You’re right. I don’t want Yiren to be involved in today’s matters. I feel most assured with her leaving with you."
"No!"
Wu Yiren said loudly: "Mother, I want to stay with you!"
Lin Yuan said: "Silly child, after today, our family of three can be together forever. Be obedient, go with your father first."
"No! He is not my father!"
Wu Yiren glared angrily at the man, inexplicably sensing a strange aura about him.
"Yiren!" Lin Yuan’s voice turned cold: "How can you speak to your father like that?!"
The man gently advised: "My lady, don’t blame our daughter. It’s my fault for not fulfilling my responsibilities as a father all these years. Yiren, don’t worry, from now on, I will always be by your side and never leave again."
Wu Yiren took half a step back, still unwilling to follow the man.
"Yiren, there’s no time left. If I don’t go back soon, Wu Zheng will become suspicious. If you don’t want your mother to be in danger, listen to me now!"
Lin Yuan’s voice grew stern, Wu Yiren bit her lip, and finally had to yield.
She was raised by Lin Yuan, and her mother’s authority could certainly not be defied.
Reluctantly, she followed the man out of the room, Lin Yuan admonished: "Yiren, do not act willfully, listen to your father, he won’t harm you."
"Mother..."
Wu Yiren wanted to say more, but Lin Yuan’s figure flashed, and she had already left the palace.
Leaving only her and this suddenly appeared "father".
Wu Yiren pursed her lips, filled with embarrassment and discomfort as the strange feeling intensified.
"Daughter, let’s go."
The man smiled warmly, his eyes full of paternal love as he looked at her.
Not wanting to defy her mother, Wu Yiren hummed lightly in agreement.
Both walked out of the palace, Wu Yiren suddenly stopped, turned back for a look, her heart skipped a beat, then she sharply glanced at the man:
"You have no cultivation, how did you enter the palace? Where are the guards?"
She finally realized where that off feeling was coming from.
Just as her mother had said, this man had no cultivation, so how did he bypass the guards and suddenly enter her room?
Her mother, reunited with him after a long time, was blinded by emotion and did not notice this.
But she was different, having no affection for the man, she sensed something was wrong, and immediately her expression turned stern:
"Who on earth are you?!"
The man continued smiling, looking at Wu Yiren, but the kindness in his eyes slowly changed.
The surrounding air seemed to freeze, space distorted, Wu Yiren swayed, horrified to find herself in a storm of wind and rain.
Oddly, the area remained bustling with people, and the sun still shone brightly above.
It seemed she was the only one caught in the hurricane.
The man’s pupils flickered with an eerie black light, grinning:
"Yiren, I am indeed your biological father, have you forgotten? I just said, I want you to stay by my side forever."
...
"My lady, are you Qiu Zhihe, or... Xia Qinglian?"
Celestial Tao Fighting Arena.
Within the Isolation Array set by Qiu Zhihe, Qin Gengyun looked at her, quietly asking.
Qiu Zhihe turned back, silently looking at him, for a long time, she caressed her abdomen, a gentle smile appearing on her face:
"Husband, I am your wife, carrying your child, and that is enough... Does who I am really matter?"