Chapter 590 - 326: Old Affairs (Part 2)
Chapter 590: Chapter 326: Old Affairs (Part 2)
"Gongsun Zongheng!?"
Liu Qingyan took a sharp breath:
"It’s actually him? Was it really from his hands that Aunt escaped that year?"
Chu Qing also slightly furrowed his brows. This name, he remembered hearing Old Man Sun mention before.
At that time, he talked about the person in the Martial World you must never provoke... Besides the Three Mansions, Three Gates, and Three Sects, there were also ’Two Beauties, Three Uglies, Five Freaks, One Demon’!
And among these people, the most terrifying was the ’One Demon,’ Gongsun Zongheng!
However, this person was active in the Martial World twenty years ago.
He roamed recklessly, true to his name, and sought nothing but pleasure, regardless of right or wrong.
Whoever displeased him, he would make sure they didn’t even have the qualification to feel displeased.
Many from the Three Mansions, Three Gates, and Three Sects also fell by his hand. He had been besieged by people from these groups before, yet he still roamed the Martial World freely, with no one able to do anything about him.
Furthermore, he once broke into the ’Supreme Sword Sect’ of the Three Gates, attempting to seize the Supreme Sword Sect’s [Supreme Heaven Sword Scripture].
Although blocked by the Supreme Sword Sect’s ’All Heaven Star Sword Array’, he did not succeed.
He managed to escape without being captured, leaving the Supreme Sword Sect in shame, but it also turned Gongsun Zongheng into a living legend of the Martial World.
Yet, this legend was brutal, killing on a whim, without any regard for reason.
However, in the last decade or so, this person gradually vanished from the sight of those in the Martial World.
But even so, when Old Man Sun mentioned this person, there was still an indescribable fear, as if Gongsun Zongheng was hiding nearby, just waiting to hear Old Man Sun speak ill of him so he could jump out and kill him with one strike.
Chu Qing listened with great interest at the time, not realizing that this person was actually an enemy of his.
Liu Zhaonian spoke:
"Back then, although your mother escaped a great calamity, she was severely injured and stayed in the Celestial Sound Mansion to recuperate for two full years before recovering.
"But just as she was getting better, she wanted to leave the Celestial Sound Mansion and return to Lingnan.
"She never took Gongsun Zongheng’s threats seriously... I couldn’t stop her, so I had to let her go, but I ultimately couldn’t rest easy and secretly followed her.
"Unexpectedly, Gongsun Zongheng was indeed waiting outside the Celestial Sound Mansion. He appeared suddenly, intending to kill your mother.
"At that time, your mother was just recovering from a serious illness, and the accumulated injuries made her very weak. Had I not intervened in time, she might have truly died...
"I fought with your mother and Gongsun Zongheng, and the two of us together barely managed to drive him away.
"Thinking to take your mother back to South Ridge, but your mother was not willing...
"She said Gongsun Zongheng was vengeful, that while we weren’t afraid when fighting him together, the consequences would be unimaginable if he followed us back to South Ridge.
"After all, if Gongsun Zongheng followed us back to South Ridge, Celestial Dance City would be in grave danger.
"Moreover, he couldn’t do anything to us, but he could vent his anger on the Celestial Sound Mansion.
"Without me holding things together, it’s hard to imagine what might happen at the Celestial Sound Mansion.
"So, the two of us returned..."
Chu Qing sighed inwardly, feeling that the problem they faced at the time was indeed difficult to solve.
Liu Zhaohua could not betray her family, nor could she bring disaster to South Ridge. Trying to kill him was beyond her ability, and even protecting her own life was difficult.
Liu Zhaonian continued, saying that since then, Liu Zhaohua had been depressed.
She wanted to tell Chu Yunfei what happened to her... yet was worried that Chu Yunfei would come to Lingbei, ultimately losing his life in vain.
After much consideration, she wrote Chu Yunfei a farewell letter.
Liu Zhaonian didn’t know what was in the letter.
But judging by Liu Zhaohua’s appearance, it’s estimated the contents inside weren’t pleasant.
After that letter was sent, Liu Zhaohua became despondent.
It was still the old lady of the Liu family, the mother of Liu Zhaonian and Liu Zhaohua, who couldn’t bear seeing her daughter like this and passed down the Celestial Sound Mansion’s secret technique, [Supreme Celestial Sound], to her.
Telling her to restrain her temper and train... If she could master the [Supreme Celestial Sound], eventually there would be a day she could go home.
Yet, along the way, an unexpected event still occurred.
Chu Yunfei showed up.
After all, for Chu Yunfei, his wife was staying at her family home just fine, so how could it be that after a visit to her family, she wanted to part ways with him?
Believing there was a misunderstanding, he came in a hurry.
But Liu Zhaonian didn’t dare to tell him the truth at the time...
The two had a deep relationship, and if Chu Yunfei learned the truth, he would likely risk his life to fight Gongsun Zongheng.
He wanted Liu Zhaohua to discuss it with Chu Yunfei and come up with a solution, but at that time, Liu Zhaohua was in seclusion, cultivating...
The final result was that Chu Yunfei came in a rage, not understanding anything, only knowing that his wife avoided seeing him. He left angrily.
He assumed his wife abandoned him and their child...
Also because of this, later on, when Chu Qing, being older, asked Chu Yunfei about his mother, Chu Yunfei grumpily said she was dead.
But even so, Chu Yunfei never remarried, showing that their relationship was still deep.
Even believing that Liu Zhaohua didn’t want him anymore, Chu Yunfei never let himself go.
"Your mother’s seclusion lasted for full fifteen years... During which she emerged several times, feeling her Martial Arts were accomplished and wanted to go to South Ridge, but was blocked by Gongsun Zongheng each time.
"Unable to breakthrough, she had to return and continue her practice.
"We tried to ambush him but never succeeded.
"So it went on, until recently, when your mother finally emerged from seclusion.
"But before she could return, she encountered this current situation..."
The Celestial Sound Mansion was inexplicably caught in the whirlwind, and as a member, she naturally couldn’t leave at this time.
After hearing the whole story, Chu Qing felt that besides the phrase ’fate’s trick’, there was nothing else to say.
Initially, when he learned that his mother was still alive, he thought Liu Zhaonian had interfered, preventing their family’s reunion.
It turned out to be because of a ’legendary demon’, but this person was right here in front of them, a presence that anyone could hardly ignore.
Liu Zhaohua worried that this person would bring danger to Celestial Dance City, so she dared not go home, which was understandable.
Yet, in these twenty years, both Liu Zhaohua and Gongsun Zongheng remained excessively persistent.
Liu Zhaohua was obsessed with returning home, while Gongsun Zongheng was fixated on killing Liu Zhaohua...
It’s truly a situation where reasoning seems impotent.
For Chu Qing, right now there was only one thought rising within continuously.
To drag out Gongsun Zongheng and kill him for three days and nights!
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be enough to quell the fury in his heart.
However, at this moment, what Chu Qing was most anxious about wasn’t this; he looked towards Liu Zhaohua:
"Where is my mother now? Can I see her?"
"It’s only natural for a son to see his mother, but you must wait two more days."
Liu Zhaonian said:
"I mentioned earlier, the masters in our Celestial Sound Mansion went to the Duan Clan’s territory to investigate, and the person who went... was your mother!
"According to the timing, she should be on her way back now."
Just as these words fell, suddenly they heard urgent footsteps outside the door.
Followed by a voice entering the hall:
"Mansion Master, there is an urgent report!!"
"Bring it here!"
Liu Zhaonian waved his hand, and with a swoosh, the door opened.
A gust of wind roared in, blowing Su Ningzhen’s hair outside into the air.
The person was truly in a hurry, tossing the item in his hand directly over, which Liu Zhaonian caught instantly.
Opening it and taking a glance, his face changed:
"This is an urgent report from your mother; she’s being chased and asked me to send people to assist!"
Hearing this, Chu Qing promptly recovered his face with the mask:
"I will go!"
"Your mother has achieved [Supreme Celestial Sound], making her the top master of our Celestial Sound Mansion. If she needs support, the pursuer must be extraordinary... You cannot go... you..."
Before he could finish, suddenly he felt the surrounding air grow heavy.
Even with Liu Zhaonian’s martial prowess, he felt as if the whole world was collapsing.
He looked at Chu Qing with an incredulous gaze, unable to imagine that this overwhelming pressure came from him, while Liu Qingyan’s words echoed in his ears:
"Dad, don’t underestimate him. Cousin’s martial skills are unsurpassed, with him assisting, Aunt will surely be fine."
Chu Qing grinned... She changed her tune rather fast.