
The Zhongbu Empire has seen a period of peace in recent years. People are doing normal activities. No war, no bloodshed. It made the cold snowy air calm the mind of the female figure standing on the balcony of the palace.
His figure looked simple, looking at the scene in front of him with a thin smile full of calmness. Until finally the sound of footsteps rang out, he turned his head.
"I told you not to run away, don't you want to obey your mother?" The woman crossed her chest saw the boy— about 5 years— secretly looked at her innocently.
"Mother ...." The little guy seemed to be crying.
Another figure emerged from behind the door, then hurriedly stood in front of the little man and looked at the city-crowned woman who looked annoyed. The figure was a girl with sweet and cute features like a baby. Although he was a year older than the little man behind him, he looked so much younger that it made anyone wither when he saw him.
"Auntie, I invited him to play." The girl looked at the woman in front of her while looking up.
"Xiao Xiao's? Since when did you come?" The woman was surprised.
The little boy pouted and sulked. "I forced Uncle Xi to drive her here. Very boring at home, I don't like being unemployed."
The woman frowned. "Pei Xi's? Then ... where is Feng Xiu?"
"Lost, maybe. I've dragged him to come along, but he stubbornly stays in the Upper World. So it's possible that when Uncle Xi brought us along, Xiao Xiu was deliberately left behind in the portal." The boy explained with his innocent face.
The woman did not think. His face shriveled with an ugly expression, then looked towards the figure of the man who shamelessly sat leisurely on the chair looking at them. Although there was no expression, the man still looked annoying.
"Sister Xi, are you so relaxed?" The woman crossed her chest, looking at the man who was indifferent to her.
"Looks like you should lower your level of assertiveness."
"But it's winter now, Xiao Xiao shouldn't go out carelessly."
"Auntie, can I play with Yan Hai?" The little girl suddenly appeared between them while dragging the distressed-looking little man.
"Mother ...." The little man was seen pleading to be allowed.
The woman who was Zhong Xiaorong sighed. He glanced at Pei Xi who still looked relaxed with cynicism, then looked at the two boys and nodded in agreement. At the same time, the two boys cheered and jumped like rabbits.
But instead of leaving, the girl even tugged at Zhong Xiaorong.
"What?" Zhong Xiaorong was depressed.
"I'll have Yan Hai play with Xiao Xiu in the Upper World. At the very least, I was trying to make Xiao Xiu not boring. Aunt Liena's been waiting."
"Whatever you want to do." Zhong Xiaorong raised his hand in surrender. The boy was too stubborn to resist. After all, there is no danger.
After the two boys left with carefree steps, Zhong Xiaorong glanced at Pei Xi with a wistful look. He knew what Pei Xi was thinking when he saw the daughter's back move away.
"He's very similar to Ruoruo, isn't he? That's why you can't resist."
Pei Xi took a quick look at the woman, then moved on. "I'm busy." He left without saying a word. He saw Yan Yao coming from another room, then passed by after giving a short greeting.
Yan Yao looked puzzled, then approached the gloomy-looking Zhong Xiaorong. "Is there a problem?"
"It looks like Big Brother Xi still can't forget Ruoruo. It's been 6 years I haven't seen anything in his eyes." Zhong Xiaorong sighed. Xie Ruo's death back then was a huge blow to them. There was no wind or storm, suddenly they lost the news and heard that Xie Ruo had left from Mei Liena. As of now, Mei Liena remained silent on the cause of Xie Ruo's death.
"He needs time." Yan Yao understood Pei Xi's feelings. Pei Xi felt guilty and lost, therefore he felt he had to look after Qu Fengxiao and Qu Fengxiu for Xie Ruo. That's all he can do.
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Arriving in the Upper World, Qu Fengxiao dragged Yan Hai around the sky palace. Mei Liena watched from afar while holding her chest. He could only shake his head at Qu Fengxiao's overly outspoken manner. It is very different from its twin.
The two of them stopped running as soon as they saw the figure of the Goddess of Life contemplating dejectedly at the edge of the fountain. Qu Fengxiao approached curiously.
"Goddess of Life, is there a problem?" Qu Fengxiao crouched down in front of him while looking up. Her blazing blue irises looked full of curiosity.
The Goddess of Life saw the presence of the child, then put on a pitiful smile. It shows a gemstone smashed to pieces in a charred state.
"What's this?" Qu Fengxiao was confused.
"Spirit on my wand. Someone borrowed it, then tried it repeatedly until sparks came out and exploded. You know what he said? 'Only stupid and broken things, just buy better ones'."
It seemed like Qu Fengxiao knew who was making trouble. He stood up, then ruffled his waist. "Can't you appreciate someone else's stuff a little?" He turned around to see a dark-looking little man not far from him.
That little guy is so cute and handsome. But behind her innocent sweet look, she had terrible and sharp red eyes. It looked cold and untouched. Although he was still a child, he already showed a gripping aura every time his gaze fell on someone.
At the moment when Yan Hai by Qu Fengxiao's side shivered in fear and hid like a cat, Qu Fengxiao instead approached the little man and nailed his forehead fiercely. He seemed very anxious about doing it.
The little man just silently looked at his twin coldly. While the one being stared at instead showed a childishly annoyed expression.
"What look!" Qu Fengxiao was extremely annoyed. Why would he have a twin like this?
"I have eyes" replied the little man. He was a rarely seen Qu Fengxiu. Aside from his eyes showing the demon race making anyone reluctant, his other identity also made him so loner.
"The Goddess of Life lost a jewel in her wand, is it your fault?" Qu Fengxiao was straight at the point.
Qu Fengxiu narrowed his eyes, then glanced at the crybaby Goddess of Life. He sneered, "Snorts."
"I'm talking to you." Qu Fengxiao was annoyed at being ignored.
"How much should I change?" Qu Fengxiu did not want to argue for too long. He is lazy to talk a lot.
"Can it be replaced with money? If you can, do you have money?"
Qu Fengxiu took out a small pouch from his pocket then threw it away until gold was scattered from it. More gold than the capacity of a small bag. "Just use it."
"Do you need to know? Not everything you can know."
"You stole!"
"Someone gave it to me, and I don't need it." The little man left after saying so. Bodo time with all those expressions. He just wanted to cultivate calmly.
The Goddess of Life was more surprised to see him. That much gold, plus a small, wide-capacity bag, where did Qu Fengxiu get it from? Although they were very rich, but all this time Qu Fengxiu had never touched anything other than basic necessities.
Qu Fengxiao grabbed the small pouch and looked at it carefully. When he noticed her, his gaze was full of surprise as if recognizing her. He turned his head towards the distant Qu Fengxiu.
"You ... got it from who?" qu Fengxiao asked.
Qu Fengxiu halted his steps for a moment, then said, "Someone who is dead."
"Lied." Qu Fengxiao knew clearly.
"You know I'm lying, which means you already know who. Why are you still asking?" Qu Fengxiu glanced at him at a glance.
"Xiao Xiao, who do you mean?" The Goddess of Life asked curiously. Mei Liena also joined.
"Uncle is handsome," Qu Fengxiao replied reluctantly.
"Park handsome?" The Goddess of Life was confused.
"What is Pei Xi? Zhou Kui's? Liu Chang's? Yan Yao?" Mei Liena tried to guess.
"It's better looking." Qu Fengxiao patiently told.
"What is one of the gods? What's name?" The Goddess of Life felt a bit strange. Which god could approach Qu Fengxiu boldly. Moreover, Qu Fengxiu kept his goods—though it was eventually discarded.
"Not knowing." Qu Fengxiao shook his shoulders.
"Where do you call him?" Mei Liena was still curious. Who could make Qu Fengxiu receive his goods? Even until this moment, all that could make Qu Fengxiu give up was Qu Fengxiao alone.
Qu Fengxiao smiled widely as he replied cheerfully. "Dad."
They were both very surprised. The two exchanged glances, then looked at Qu Fengxiao once more.
"Where is he?" The Goddess of Life asked seriously. If it was Qu Xuanzi, he wanted to know why the man had disappeared for so many years and had not returned since Xie Ruo's death. Although he guessed that Qu Xuanzi should be in the God World, but why leave his two children in a different world?
"You're sure he's your father?" Mei Liena was confused. It could have been that Qu Fengxiao had either misjudged or misrecognized.
Qu Fengxiao looked at the two of them in surprise. Does it need to be that big? "He .. came from somewhere else. I don't know where. But when Xiao Xiao was cold, he came. Then, he also came anytime and anywhere. Oh right, Xiao Xiao only called him father, but he was actually Xiao Xiao's teacher."
"Teacher?" They both call it almost simultaneously. When Qu Fengxiao explained regarding the yin body symptoms that had come, they were sure that the one who had come was Qu Xuanzi. But ... how can you be a teacher and a student? It makes them think hard.
"Yes, teacher. Xiao Xiao asked for it because Xiao Xiao did not have a father and mother. Thus, because he was handsome and healed the cold Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao called him father and acknowledged him as a teacher."
"Xiao Xiao ...." The two of them became sad when they heard Qu Fengxiao say that he had no parents.
"But I'm confused. How could Xiao Xiu know and receive a pouch that resembled mine? Did Father also come to Xiao Xiu?" Qu Fengxiao seemed to think.
"You exist too?" The Goddess of Life barely held her breath.
"Yes. But it's not gold. Because Father is Teacher Xiao Xiao, so the contents are magic books and textbooks. There were so many, Xiao Xiao was confused as to where to start." Qu Fengxiao leaked everything nonstop making the two of them unable to help but drop their jaws.
Mei Liena was more surprised. He was unable to speak. If it had been like this, he was more and more convinced that it was Qu Xuanzi. But ... Why didn't he show himself and say that he was their father? Why is he hiding his identity?
Qu Fengxiu who had not left just looked at them from a distance while snorting. "Stupid."
The figure of a man was standing next to him. The tall and slender man with the same silver hair as Qu Fengxiu. He looked at the little girl who deliberately leaked everything non-stop and without rest.
"If you say to keep it a secret, he'll keep it a secret." Qu Fengxiu said in a flat tone without turning his head.
The man beside her looked calm. "No need."
"That's why you didn't say everything." Qu Fengxiu drew a conclusion. "If you say that Mom's alive, maybe she'll be happy."
The man who was Qu Xuanzi glanced at Qu Fengxiu at a glance. Then his gaze directed at Qu Fengxiao back. "Someone doesn't want me to talk about it."
"Am I right or wrong?" Qu Fengxiu asked a question that Qu Xuanzi could not answer directly. While Qu Xuanzi was just silent, Qu Fengxiu snorted. "At least give a false statement."
Qu Xuanzi was not unwilling to say it, but he could not. He promised Xie Ruo he would keep it. He had always been in the Three Worlds, because it was in this place that he could feel Xie Ruo's presence despite not being able to see him.
When he brought Xie Ruo to the God World, he got special conditions for the resurrection of Xie Ruo. Xie Ruo was already dead, but he would be revived because his soul was not completely destroyed due to the demonic poison.
But the resurrection process took a long time. It could be a year, ten years, or even thousands of years. Just like incarnate, but with the same body.
But in order to make a resurrection, Xie Ruo's soul would venture free and cultivate as a soul. Xie Ruo was the Dragon Goddess, he would become the Goddess of Memory after his death and could not be seen even by Qu Xuanzi though. Qu Xuanzi should have been able to see through it, but the conditions in this awakening process demanded payment for Qu Xuanzi not being able to see Xie Ruo wherever he was.
In order to come back to life, Xie Ruo had to attain a power that was in accordance with the qualifications of the God World. He would come back to life in the God World where his body was.
Until that time comes, Qu Xuanzi will wait. He would only appear after Xie Ruo returned. At that time, their family will be back as complete as 6 years ago.
Unbeknownst to them, a transparent figure was present between the father and son who were silent to each other without any interaction. His pale figure stood beside Qu Xuanzi without anyone noticing, then leaned against him.
"Wait a little while."
Qu Xuanzi could feel something cold present by his side. He smiled faintly, feeling something he longed for was nearby. In an instant, his heart was calm.