Chapter 1088 - 788: Ballad of the Blood Clan (Part 1)_2

Chapter 1088: Chapter 788: Ballad of the Blood Clan (Part 1)_2

Shen Li briefly explained the situation to Shen Tang and glossed over the process of being engulfed in flames back then.

"...Don’t worry too much, he can get through it. After this Nirvana, he should be restored to his original state, and break through to the Elemental Breakthrough Realm."

Although he is in the Elemental Breakthrough Realm, with the Devouring Power, he is nearly invincible at the same level.

If Xue Yinzhou truly succeeds in breaking through, I’m afraid no one in this world will be his match!

Shen Tang finally let out a sigh of relief after hearing Shen Li’s words.

Shen Li’s voice deepened, looking down at her, hesitated, and said, "But there’s one more thing, I’m afraid I need to warn you in advance."

"...Tell me."

"The power of Devouring is something you’ve understood before; it can not only devour any energy form in the world but also emotions, especially those of its own body."

Shen Li watched the female’s face turn pale, raised his slender jade-like fingers, and gently stroked her face.

He pursed his thin lips, yet still spoke, "When Yin Zhou fully breaks through this time, he might become that cold-blooded and ruthless ’Xue Yansi’, no longer the ’Xue Yinzhou’ we know."

"He will lose all feelings and love for you, and might even harm you, wanting to kill you as he did before...have you really prepared yourself to accept it all?"

Shen Li’s tone contained a faint hint of fierce killing intent, while his other hand manifested Fox Fire, "He is currently in a chaotic state, hasn’t formally broken through. I still have the grasp to restrain him..."

"Don’t do that." Shen Tang stopped him.

Shen Li withdrew the flame, "Thought it through? Are you really going to gamble?"

"You don’t need to persuade me anymore; I know it all. I made the choice back then, and it hasn’t changed now." If Xue Yinzhou truly doesn’t love her anymore and turns back into Xue Cenji, she will accept it all.

Seeing she had made her decision, Shen Li said no more.

The two continued forward, heading to another wooden cabin.

That cabin was deeper in space, surrounded by many trees and flowers.

Having not been tended to for a long time, it had become overgrown with weeds and shrubs. Unidentified vines had covered the walls, blooming tiny flowers, resembling an earthly paradise.

When Shen Tang and Shen Li arrived, they saw a graceful figure bending down, trimming branches and leaves.

The woman wore a red dress, her crimson hair casually cascading down her back, her skin appearing snow-white as jade. The wide hem of her dress danced among the leaves, gently brushing the trimmed branches and wildflower clusters, reminiscent of a dancing butterfly, intoxicating one’s heart.

Her face was exquisite and charming, with blood-colored long eyes, a fine nose, red lips, and a blood-red mark resembling vermilion at the center of her brows. Just standing there, she exuded a captivating allure like a bewitching flower demon, with no trace of being a middle-aged female.

Shen Tang looked at the beautiful woman in red, dumbfounded by her beauty, her heart pounding wildly, unable to tear her eyes away.

No matter how many times she saw, she had to marvel: So beautiful!

No wonder the late Emperor of the Fox Clan fought to protect her; surely no male in this world would not be enamored by this beauty.

Shen Li, seeing this young female staring eagerly at the beauty opposite, stroked his forehead somewhat helplessly, amused, "So beautiful? More beautiful than me?"

Shen Tang glanced at him briefly, then turned back to the beauty opposite, seriously nodding, "Mm, Auntie is still more beautiful!"

"..." Shen Li never expected that one day he’d be jealous of his own mother!

"Xiao Tang, Jiuli, you’ve come." Su Jiu set the scissors on the stone table and smiled, welcoming them.

Compared to the last meeting, Su Jiu looked much healthier and more radiant, devoid of that lifeless pallor, more vivacious and beautiful, radiating a sense of noble elegance.

She was no longer flustered and helpless as she had been in their first meeting, her beautiful blood-red eyes now gentle, full of spirit, especially as they looked at Shen Li, carrying a deep love and a complex feeling of melancholy.

Shen Li was taken aback, and delightedly said, "Mother...you’ve remembered?"

Su Jiu nodded, her smile filled with warmth, but also sadness and remorse, "Yes, Mother has remembered, remembered many things from before."

"You are my Li’er, the child I lost for so many years."

"I’m sorry, for so long, Mother wasn’t able to be by your side, and even drew you into this..."

Su Jiu walked up to Shen Li, raised her hand to gently touch his face and brows, her eyes full of reminiscence.

Time flew by, seemingly just a blink, and the little fox she once held in her arms had grown up this much.

Looking at Shen Li before her, she thought of a younger Ji Jin.

The son’s appearance was actually closer to hers, but his elegant demeanor was more like his father’s.

In a daze, she seemed to see the companion she hadn’t seen in years, yet whose life had long faded...

Jin was gravely injured at the time; even if he survived, he wouldn’t have lived much longer; now he must have passed away long ago...

If not for her, Jin should have been a carefree ruler, wouldn’t have been drawn into these matters, wouldn’t have died young, full of regret, probably never even seeing what their child looks like grown up...

Su Jiu didn’t want to lose composure in front of the children, but her eyes still reddened, her voice choked with myriad emotions, "It’s so nice, Jiuli has grown so much...Mother remembers when leaving back then, you were so little, not even yet transformed..."

Now, he is a handsome and strong adult male, with his own beloved partner.

She genuinely feels happiness for the child.

Shen Li’s eyes reddened too, but he was no longer that young cub, managing to control his emotions well, softly saying, "Mother, I’m glad to see you again. I believe Father would also feel comforted at our reunion under the ground."

Su Jiu said, "If there’s a chance to leave here, I’d like to go back and see your Father again."

"There’ll be a chance," Shen Li nodded with a gentle laugh, "Father has waited for you a long time too."

Su Jiu finally couldn’t control and shed tears.

Shen Tang didn’t disturb their reunion.

Seeing this scene, she also felt very bittersweet, pained for Shen Li’s childhood without parents and bearing everything alone, and lamenting the romance of the late Emperor.

Su Jiu gradually calmed down, wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, pulling a faint smile, "Alright, enough of that; I’m at such an age now, yet lost my composure like this, making Xiao Tang see a joke, how embarrassing."

Shen Tang stepped forward, softly saying, "Auntie jokes, seeing Auntie recover, I’m also very happy."

Su Jiu looked at her gratefully, saying, "Xiao Tang, really thanks to you, otherwise I would still be that neither human nor ghost-looking...By the way, you two came to see me probably to ask something, right?"

Shen Tang nodded, "Yes, Auntie, I’d like to inquire about the Blood Clan."