109: Chapter 109 The Truth

"You guys go out first, I want to talk to Xiao Ying."

Although he still chased everyone out, Xiao Yuchen's attitude was clearly not as tough as before.

After everyone retreated, Xiao Yuchen looked at Xiao Yuying and smiled: "It's been a few years. Xiao Ying has grown into a big girl. How have you been these past few years?"

"Mm, I'm fine. Brother Yuchen, everyone coming here today really isn't because we saw you succeeded and came to acknowledge you as kin. Everyone just feels sorry for you and wants to come and apologize," Xiao Yuying explained hurriedly.

"Xiao Ying, do you know why? What exactly did they hide? Why would they rather be misunderstood by me than tell me?" Xiao Yuchen was anxious.

"I don't know the specific reason, but this matter seems to be related to the Second Uncle. It was him who didn't let us say anything."

"What? How is this possible? Why would my father do this?" Xiao Yuchen was confused.

"I don't know either. After your parents had their accident, I once questioned my parents why they didn't attend the Second Uncle's funeral. At first, they didn't want to say, but eventually, I pestered them enough, and they said that the Second Uncle took the initiative to cut off contact with us."

"How is this possible? Why would my father do that?"

Xiao Yuchen understood his father's character; they valued kinship most of all, so how could he make such a request?

"I can't understand this either. But three days before the accident happened to the Second Uncle and his wife, they did come back and chatted with the elders of the previous generation in a room for a long time. I don't know exactly what they talked about."

Hearing Xiao Yuying's words, a storm surged in Xiao Yuchen's heart. His parents had actually secretly returned, and it was three days before their accident. Was this just a coincidence?

"How could it be like this? Why would Father take the initiative to sever ties with you? Could it be because they offended someone and were afraid of implicating you, so they severed ties? Or is there some other hidden story behind my parents' death?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuchen looked outside the house. Those relatives hadn't left; they were just lingering at the door.

Xiao Yuchen went outside and called everyone in.

"I know there was a misunderstanding before. Xiao Ying said it was my father's intention. I don't know what my father told you, but this matter concerns the cause of my parents' death. I hope you can tell me. You don't want my parents to die with regrets, right?"

Previously, Xiao Yuchen had almost confirmed that his parents were killed by Qi Shan in a car accident, but now he was confused. He felt there seemed to be other secrets hidden in this.

"This..."

"Third Uncle, let me call you Third Uncle again. My parents were always very good to you. Perhaps they severed ties with you because they offended someone. But you must believe me. In the entire Huainan Province, as long as I am here, no one can hurt you. Can you tell me the truth?" Xiao Yuchen pleaded again and again.

Third Uncle hesitated for a long time before finally nodding. "Alright, I can tell you, but this matter is of great importance. I can only tell you alone."

"Alright. Xiao Yuxin, Yiran, you take Dashan and go out first."

"Brother, I am a member of the Xiao Family, can't I listen too?" Xiao Yuxin was a bit reluctant.

"Be obedient, go out first."

Although Xiao Yuxin was a bit unwilling, she still went out.

"Those who know the inside story stay, everyone else go out." Third Uncle also said to his own people.

Five minutes later, only six people remained in the room: Xiao Yuchen's Eldest Uncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Eldest Aunt, and Old Aunt.

"Xiao Chen, this matter has been buried in our hearts for a long time. We thought we would never see you again in this lifetime. We didn't expect you to come back. You have grown up, and you have the right to know the truth."

Third Uncle paused, looked at the others nearby, and then spoke again: "Actually, your father was not our biological brother, and Xiao Yuxin is not your biological sister."

Boom!

Xiao Yuchen felt as if an atomic bomb had exploded in his heart. This news was too explosive, leaving him unable to react at all.

"Third Uncle, what are you saying? How is this possible?"

In fact, ever since he started cultivating, Xiao Yuchen could distinguish whether two people were related by blood by observing Qi. For example, in kindergarten, he could see that Li Tian was not the biological son of Li Qingtian's eldest son.

But there is a big difference between the Qi of men and women. Generally speaking, the similarity of Qi between father and son is over 80%, and the similarity of Qi between mother and daughter is also over 80%.

This leads to certain limitations in the Qi-distinguishing method. This method cannot distinguish the relationship between father and daughter or mother and son, because the Qi between men and women is very different, even if they are biological relatives.

In the past, when Xiao Yuchen's parents were alive, he didn't have this ability to distinguish Qi, so he didn't know what his parents' Qi was like, which meant he really couldn't determine if Xiao Yuxin was his biological sister.

However, hearing Third Uncle's words, Xiao Yuchen did test his and Third Uncle's Qi, and facts proved that the similarity between their Qi was less than 1%, which meant that the person in front of him was indeed not his biological Third Uncle.

"I know you don't want to believe it, but the old people in the village all know about this. Your parents came to the village twenty-three years ago, and you were not even one year old at that time. And Xiao Yuxin was picked up by your parents from outside. You were only three years old when they picked up Xiao Yuxin, so it's normal that you don't remember."

Xiao Yuchen knew that his Third Uncle was telling the truth, but he couldn't accept this matter. He finally understood why Third Uncle didn't want Xiao Yuxin to know.

"Third Uncle, let me calm down first."

Seeing Xiao Yuchen sitting on the stool, silent, the elders didn't disturb him, just stood quietly on the side. After a long while, Xiao Yuchen looked up at everyone.

"I heard from Xiao Ying that my parents came back once before they passed away. What exactly did they tell you?" Xiao Yuchen continued to ask.

"Speaking of this matter, we also find it very strange. Your parents seemed to know they were going to pass away, and took the initiative to come and sever relations with us. They also specifically instructed us that if they were no longer around, we should not attend their funeral, and to sever contact with you two siblings."

"Why? Why would my parents do this?"

"We don't know. Perhaps they were afraid that you would find out the truth from us. Although we were not biological brothers with your father, your father took very good care of us over the years, and we truly regarded him as our own brother. When we heard the news of your parents' passing, we were really sad, but your father repeatedly urged us to sever contact with you. In the end, he even gave each of our families one hundred thousand yuan."

Deep in emotion, Third Uncle actually shed tears. This matter had been hidden in his heart for too long, and now that it was said out loud, he felt much more comfortable.

"Third Uncle, don't cry anymore. Although you don't have a blood relationship with me, since my father chose you back then, then you are my, Xiao Yuchen's, relatives. My parents came to find you three days before their accident and said those things, which means they knew someone was going to make a move against them. Perhaps that traffic accident was not an accident. I will definitely investigate this matter clearly."