Chapter 1539: Young Master of the Qilin Clan
Chapter 1539: Chapter 1539: Young Master of the Qilin Clan
"Old Servant Jue Dang pays respects to the Young Master. Earlier, I offended the Young Master and deserve to die ten thousand times. I hope the Young Master will show mercy for the sake of the ten thousand years I have waited, and forgive me this once." Taking advantage of the Little Auspicious Beast’s moment of distraction, the old man turned over and knelt in front of it, tears streaming down his face as he spoke.
"Waited for over ten thousand years?" Although Mu Hanyan and the others didn’t know what the Young Master he spoke of was about, they understood the part about ten thousand years and were utterly shocked.
Even though it had been clear from the start that he was exceptionally aged, already reaching the point where the oil was exhausted and the lamp was dry, no one expected him to be so old. It’s known that even if human cultivators break through the Sword Saint bottleneck and surpass the limits of their lifespan many times, they only have a lifespan of a few thousand years. Some exotic beasts, with extraordinary talents, might live a bit longer, but only up to ten thousand years at most. How could he live for over ten thousand years?
If it weren’t for the tears full in his murky eyes and the distress written on his wrinkled face, fully genuine, everyone would suspect he had been hit so hard he was speaking nonsense.
"What are you talking about?" The Little Auspicious Beast stared at him blankly with a face full of confusion.
"Old servant, old servant said he waited for the Young Master for over ten thousand years and hopes the Young Master will understand old servant’s sincere efforts and forgive the previous disrespect." The old man repeated once more.
"Oh, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m sleepy, let me nap for a while." The Little Auspicious Beast, his eyes bleary, stood up as he spoke, wriggled his plump bottom to the side of Mu Hanyan’s leg, grabbed her pant leg, and climbed up. However, he had just climbed to the knee when he closed his eyes and fell into a sweet sleep, emitting a slightly snoring sound.
Uh... Zhuang Ping’an and the others, who had finally regained their senses, looked at the little pig dangling from Mu Hanyan’s pant leg, sleeping so sweetly, and were dazed. Was this pig-like sleeper really the mighty Sword Pet who had previously overwhelmed the old exotic beast till he had no strength to fight back?
The old man was also stunned for a while before he tentatively asked Mu Hanyan: "This lady, is my family’s Young Master your Sword Pet?"
"Junior Mu Hanyan, greets Senior Jue Dang. Indeed, it is my Sword Pet." Although the old man showed no hostility now and was even extremely respectful, Mu Hanyan dared not be neglectful, humbly saluting and saying.
"I didn’t expect you to be able to have the Young Master, the Qilin Clan’s Young Master, acknowledge you as their master. Old Servant Jue Dang greets the Master. I hope you will forgive my previous disrespect." In fact, the old servant could see the bond between her and the Little Auspicious Beast without Mu Hanyan saying much; the earlier question was just to confirm. Hearing this, he knelt to Mu Hanyan in salutation.
"Qilin Clan, you say you’re from the Qilin Clan!" Shocked, Mu Hanyan forgot to help the old servant up.
Zhuang Ping’an and the others, who had just managed to close their jaws, were once again too shocked to close them.
It turned out to be the Qilin Clan!
The Qilin Clan, like Taowu, Qiongqi, and the other Four Great Fierce Beasts, were also legendary ancient divine beasts, but they were far more powerful and mysterious than the Four Great Fierce Beasts. If there are levels and ranks among divine beasts, then the Four Great Fierce Beasts can only be considered commoners among divine beasts, while the Qilin is undoubtedly royalty.
The legendary Qilin Divine Beasts, though within the Laws, transcend the Laws, holding an exalted position no ordinary divine beast can compare. But according to legend, as far back as millions of years ago, the Qilin Clan already left the Holy Court Continent. Although there are often tales of Qilin appearing with auspicious signs spanning a thousand miles, there are no authentic historical records.
No one expected that the old man transformed from this exotic beast was a descendant of the Qilin Clan. Of course, even more unexpected was that Mu Hanyan’s Sword Pet, which looked as naive and cute as a little piglet, was also a descendant of the Qilin Clan.
"Actually, I can’t be counted as completely from the Qilin Clan. My bloodline is not pure; only he is truly of the Qilin Clan, and among them, a royal." Seeing the astonishment on everyone’s faces, the old exotic beast Jue Dang felt a bit embarrassed and explained further.
"Oh, is it really from the Qilin Clan?" Mu Hanyan looked skeptically at the Little Auspicious Beast dangling from her pant leg; she really couldn’t see it resembling the legendary Qilin in any way. It was just that when she initially got it, the extraordinary luck was somewhat indicative of an auspicious beast.
"Master, do not underestimate him. Young Master was merely injured in his Qilin Blood Essence and couldn’t recover his True Qilin form when lost in the Continent. But his bloodline, it is the purest Qilin Bloodline." Jue Dang quickly said.
"What do you mean by lost in the Continent? And what’s this about being injured in his Qilin Blood Essence?" Mu Hanyan curiously asked. She only knew that the Qilin Clan departed from the Holy Continent millions of years ago but was unaware of the exact reasons. Listening to Jue Dang’s words, there seemed to be many hidden truths.
"I’m not too clear about the specifics, just heard some things passed down from my ancestors. It is said that millions of years ago, Emperor Aolai united the Beast Clan, becoming the Emperor of Ten Thousand Beasts. Although our Qilin Clan wasn’t weaker than Aolai, owing to our non-contentious nature, we revered him as our king. But precisely because of this, it brought utter disaster upon our Qilin Clan, forcing us to leave the Holy Continent.
During the migration, the Qilin Clan was hunted by powerful enemies, nearly facing extinction. In urgent moments, even the Young Master was injured in his Qilin Blood Essence, falling to the Holy Continent. After settling the entire clan, my great-great-grandfather was ordered to return to the Holy Continent to find the Young Master. But how vast the Holy Continent is, with the Young Master’s severely damaged Qilin Blood Essence, my great-great-grandfather searched his entire life without finding the Young Master. In the end, he had no choice but to leave descendants to continue the search.
Actually, not only me, but all the exotic beasts in the Spiritual Beast Illusion Realm can be considered descendants of the Qilin Clan. Our inborn mission is to find the Young Master." At the end, Jue Dang was full of solemn dignity.
Only then did Mu Hanyan realize that the Qilin Clan’s departure from the Holy Continent had been due to Aolai’s involvement. In Mu Hanyan’s mind appeared once more the scene of that mysterious woman (presumably her past life) being assassinated and the Aolai Divine Beast’s sorrowful wail at her death.
If she guessed correctly, the Qilin Clan was not implicated by the Aolai Divine Beast, but rather by that mysterious woman, leading to such a fate, having to leave their homeland, with even their Young Master severely injured and lost in the Holy Court Continent. No wonder, although it remained unknown who exactly assassinated her, if it were just ordinary experts, they likely wouldn’t even have the opportunity to plot against her. The one who could strike must naturally have had profound strength. It’s already considered fortunate that the Qilin Clan wasn’t exterminated.