Chapter 1090 - 789: Blood Clan Ballad (2)

Chapter 1090: Chapter 789: Blood Clan Ballad (2)

Su Jiu looked at Shen Li, his gaze revealing a gentle affection, as if seeing another person through him, "It wasn’t until over twenty years ago that I unexpectedly awakened from my slumber and met your father. He protected me for a long time and gave me beautiful memories... Of course, that’s all old history now. If you want to know more about your father, I’ll tell you slowly later."

Su Jiu withdrew from his memories and looked at Shen Tang, "Xiao Tang, did something happen to you guys? Why are you suddenly asking about the Blood Clan?"

Shen Tang then explained the situation to her briefly.

"...We want to find the Blood Clan’s ancestral land to see if we can locate a passage back to the Beast World Continent."

"I see," Su Jiu nodded, "Although I belong to the Blood Clan, I am also a descendant of the migrating Blood Clan, born in the Beast World. I don’t know much about the ancestors’ affairs, perhaps not much more than you do."

"The matters before the migration seem like untouchable secrets to the ancestors, with all records erased from history books. However..." her tone shifted as if she remembered something, "there’s an ancient song spread among the Blood Clan’s young, supposedly passed down by the ancestors. I wonder if it might be helpful to you."

Shen Tang thought it would be another fruitless attempt and was about to sigh in disappointment when he heard the latter part of Su Jiu’s words, reviving his spirits, "Please tell me, Aunt."

The older and more ancient the race, the harder it is for their heritage to be completely erased.

Even if one tries to cover it forcibly, there will surely be clues left behind.

Songs passed down through generations cannot be altered or destroyed by one side alone and may harbor information not recorded even in history books.

"Ah, this is all from so long ago, let me think it through properly."

Su Jiu closed her eyes and pressed her forehead, as if lost in some distant memory.

Her red lips gently parted, and she began to chant slowly.

"The yellow sand vast, wind hides the old homeland,

Moonlit white bones’ branches point in all directions.

Follow the spine of the sand boat,

Walk to the earth’s eye.

The stele half-buried in sand,

The eyes upon it hold no light.

Jasmine blooms beneath the stele,

The only white in the desert is home.

When the moon turns blood red,

The underground door will open.

Don’t look back, don’t speak aloud...

The slumbering old city dislikes brightness.

The child of blood and sand will eventually return,

To pick a white flower to wear on the lapel.

In a night without a moon, in the place where flowers bloom,

Return to the homeland, return to the homeland..."

The woman’s voice was melodious and enchanting, carrying an air of distant yearning and melancholy.

Shen Li and Shen Tang held their breath, their souls as if shaken and carried far, far away.

It wasn’t until Su Jiu finished singing that the two slowly returned to their senses.

Truly very beautiful, yet seemingly filled with deep melancholy, evoking an inexplicable wistfulness and bitterness deep in the heart.

Su Jiu explained, "This is a song of the Blood Clan, no one knows its name, but it sounds like a homesick tune. I heard the elders sing it when I was young, didn’t find anything special then. But now, thinking carefully, there seems to be some deep meaning in the words, perhaps it can help you."

Shen Tang asked Su Jiu to sing it several times, carefully writing down the lyrics.

"Maybe, this nursery rhyme really holds the clues we want."

"This song was likely created by the earliest migrating ancestors to commemorate their homeland," Shen Li said quietly, studying the recorded lyrics, "’The yellow sand vast, wind hides the old homeland,’ the real ancestral land of the Blood Clan should be in some desert-like environment."

Shen Tang felt puzzled, "But ’moonlit white bones’ branches’ ’sand boat’ ’earth’s eye’, what are these all about..."

She pointed at the paper noting the word "Jasmine," a bit at a loss, "Besides, how could Jasmine possibly grow in the desert?"

Shen Li couldn’t quite figure it out either, but at least they could confirm that this nursery rhyme pointed to the Blood Clan’s ancestral land.

This was the key clue to uncovering the secrets of the Blood Clan.

Just then, an explosion suddenly resounded outside!

Shen Tang and Shen Li quickly exited the Space, encountering Shu who had returned.

He said gravely, "The people from the Divine Hall are chasing down here, you must leave quickly."

Shen Tang hadn’t had time to speak when a large group of pursuers came pressing in, directly tearing through the city, countless fierce attacks shooting towards them first.

Shen Li’s eyes turned cold, raising a hand to summon a wall of fire, blocking the attacks.

Simultaneously, countless fiery arrows suddenly appeared in the air, raining down like a fiery storm, piercing through part of the pursuers’ bodies instantly.

The Beastmen couldn’t even scream before the flames devoured them completely, turning into nothing but flying ash.

But the location was completely exposed, and the Divine Hall would surely send more pursuers, along with those troublesome Holy Seats.

The situation was very unfavorable, they couldn’t stay here any longer, and had to leave immediately.

Shu said, "Don’t waste any more time, run, I’ll cover your retreat."

Shen Tang instinctively asked, "What about you?"

Shu’s gaze fell on her face, seeing the worried and tense expression of the female, his expression relaxed, a slight curve on his lips, "Miss Shen, are you concerned about me?"

Shen Tang was speechless, was this the time to say such things?!

She and her Beast Husband were fugitives from the Divine Hall pursuit, which was not mentioned. As a traitor to the Divine Hall, if caught, his end would be far worse than theirs!

Shu, however, smiled lightly, "Don’t forget what I said, ’I’ exist for you, and when necessary, the purpose of my existence is to protect you."

He suddenly leaned close, bending over, stealing a gentle kiss on Shen Tang’s forehead.

"Goodbye."

A kiss as light as a dragonfly skimming the water.

Shen Tang didn’t even react, only feeling a coolness on her forehead, staring in astonishment, her entire being stunned.

Shen Li’s expression suddenly darkened, he was at the front dealing with the Divine Hall pursuers, not expecting the back to be directly struck!

That damned guy dared to offend Xiao Tang’er!

He was so angry that he was about to act immediately.

Shu, however, retreated first, coming to a stop in midair, turning to look, his gaze lingering on the female for a moment, a moment that seemed extremely long yet extremely short.

Then, he quickly turned around and rushed into the army of the Divine Hall.

A thunderous explosion resounded!

The explosion instantly swept the heavens and the earth.

All the pursuers were engulfed in the explosion in an instant, vanishing with the smoke, leaving no trace!

—Shu actually self-destructed, perishing alongside those pursuers!

On-site, only Shen Li as an Elemental Breakthrough Realm Beastman, quickly unfolded his domain, blocking the aftermath of the explosion, withdrawing with the female.

In a certain palace of the Divine Hall.

A young man in a black and gold robe slowly opened his eyes.

Those were soul-captivating, sharp silver eyes, glinting with an icy hue, crimson thin lips curving into a smile, as if having just had a pleasant dream.

Suddenly, someone outside reported:

"Reporting to the Holy Seat, someone has arrived."