6: Ye Chen's background
Cao Nie raised his hand and shot a ray of light that pierced through the Shen Family Head's glabella.
His primordial spirit was annihilated along with his body.
A few drops of blood splattered onto Shen Yunyue's face.
It startled her, making her tremble all over.
The Shen Family Head died with his eyes wide open, his corpse falling from the sky, his eyes staring wide towards Shen Yunyue.
Ye Chen was put down and coughed a few times.
Not only was there no joy of surviving a catastrophe on his face, but there was even a hint of sadness.
Shen Yunyue opened her eyes, startled by her father's unseeing gaze.
"Father."
Shen Yunyue painfully threw herself onto the Shen Family Head, crying sorrowfully.
Cao Nie looked at an elder on his left and said, "Second Elder, please make a trip to the Shen family."
"Yes, Family Head." The Second Elder rose, bowed, and walked out of the hall.
Shen Yunyue snapped back from her grief.
Her elder brother, sister-in-law, and mother were still in the Shen family.
She couldn't let them die too.
She blocked the Second Elder's path: "No, my father is already dead. You cannot lay hands on my Shen family again."
The Second Elder coldly glanced at Shen Yunyue, and with a flash of his figure, he disappeared directly.
Seeing this, Shen Yunyue immediately knelt and moved before Cao Nie.
"Cao Nie, for the sake of me being your fiancée, please spare my Shen family, alright?"
She kowtowed like pounding garlic, kowtowing to Cao Nie several times.
Cao Nie grabbed Shen Yunyue's neck, looked at her cold and beautiful face, and sneered, "Fiancée? What fiancée? Haven't our engagement already been broken?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunyue finally reacted.
She still wanted to say something.
Cao Nie's large hand suddenly exerted force, making her unable to speak another word.
Cao Nie's other hand surged with spiritual power, pulling He Jie over and directly gripping her neck.
"It's your turn."
Seeing this, Cao Kun roared, "Rebellious son, let go of your Aunt He!"
Cao Nie snorted coldly, releasing his Gui Xu Realm, and all the terrifying pressure was unleashed upon Cao Kun.
Cao Kun's movements became extremely slow, almost indistinguishable from not moving at all.
"Damn it, rebellious son, let me go quickly!"
Cao Nie ignored him and looked at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen was terrified, as if he had anticipated something.
Indeed, Cao Nie's next words made him collapse and retreat a few steps.
"Second Brother, Shen Yunyue sacrificed her entire Shen family for you. Can you also let your mother die for her?"
"Come on, my dear Second Brother, an ultimate choice between two."
"Choose your mother, Shen Yunyue dies."
"Choose Shen Yunyue, your mother dies."
Ye Chen's face was pale, showing pain.
He understood how Shen Yunyue felt.
"If this Cao Family Head finishes counting to three, two, one, and there's no answer, both of them will die."
"Three," Cao Nie continued.
Shen Yunyue felt no worry in her heart.
She had sacrificed her own father, and even the entire Shen family, for Ye Chen.
Ye Chen would surely sacrifice his own mother for her too.
Love! You, Cao Nie, will never understand.
He Jie panicked.
Based on her understanding of her son, the probability of her and Shen Yunyue surviving was fifty-fifty.
"Chen'er, Mother still needs to take you to find your biological father. Haven't you always been thinking about this?" He Jie nervously waited.
A flicker of emotion flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.
Only He Jie knew about his biological father.
"Two."
Cao Nie's words were like a death knell, leaving Ye Chen at a loss.
"One."
As soon as Cao Nie's voice fell.
Ye Chen's voice rang out.
"I choose Shen Yunyue."
He Jie's face was filled with disbelief, wondering if her ears were playing tricks on her.
For Ye Chen, she had willingly married Cao Kun.
Ye Chen knew clearly how much she had sacrificed for him over the years, yet in the end, he chose Shen Yunyue.
He Jie's heart was incredibly complex.
Did she hate Ye Chen? No, how could a mother hate her own son?
She only hated her own lack of strength.
She hated Ye Chen's father, why he had let her detoxify, and then abandoned them, mother and son, after detoxification.
A flicker of joy flashed in Shen Yunyue's eyes, but then, she heard Ye Chen's painful roar: "Die, I choose Shen Yunyue to die."
The smile in Shen Yunyue's eyes vanished instantly.
Listening to Ye Chen's sorrowful cries, her entire being seemed to lose its soul, staring unblinkingly ahead, the light in her eyes rapidly dimming.
He Jie was stunned for a moment, but a sense of relief washed over her heart.
Indeed, she had not misjudged her son after all.
"Yun Yue, I'm sorry."
Ye Chen knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly.
Shen Yunyue's lightless eyes blinked slightly, and a crystal-clear tear slid down her cheek.
Love! It turned out to be so ridiculous!
A spatial rift tore open beside Ye Chen, and a Gray-Robed Middle-Aged Man stepped out of it.
He held a Blood Guiding Compass in his hand.
Looking at the pointer on it, which pointed at Ye Chen, he raised his hand and shot out the blood from the corner of Ye Chen's mouth, letting it drip onto the compass.
Immediately, a scene of bloodline fusion appeared on the compass.
"Found him, finally found him!" the Gray-Robed Middle-Aged Man shouted excitedly.
He immediately knelt before Ye Chen.
"This old servant greets Young Master."
Ye Chen was stunned by this scene.
Tearing through space, this was a technique of a Gui Xu Realm expert.
He actually called him Young Master.
Was this too fantastical?
Ye Chen composed himself, stood up, pointed at himself, and asked uncertainly, "Are you calling me?"
The Gray-Robed Middle-Aged Man nodded: "Indeed. Back then, Master was poisoned with an aphrodisiac. Fortunately, he met Second Madam, and they had a relationship."
"Before leaving, Master already knew that Second Madam was pregnant. Facing the pursuit of his enemies, he had no choice but to leave Second Madam. When he returned to look for you later, he couldn't find you anymore."
"For this, Master specially created the Blood Guiding Compass with his own essence blood, solely to guide me to find you."
"The Blood Guiding Compass can only give a hint when the distance is over a million li. Just now, the Blood Guiding Compass showed activity, which is why I came. Fortunately, Young Master, you are still alive. Master will definitely be very happy if he knows."
Ye Chen's heart trembled, and then a strong surge of joy emerged.
He was saved.
But before seeking revenge.
He had to confirm how powerful his biological father was.
"Senior, please get up first. Can you tell me about my father?" Ye Chen helped the Gray-Robed Middle-Aged Man up, glancing at Cao Nie out of the corner of his eye, a hint of triumph flashing in his eyes.
After the Gray-Robed Middle-Aged Man got up, he said:
"Young Master, your father is named Ye Xuan, the Domain Lord of the Azure Heaven Dao Domain, and also the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Thunder Sect. He is at the third layer of the Asking Dao Realm, with countless capable subordinates..."
Ye Chen's entire body was trembling.
His entire eyeballs were glowing.
His own biological father was such an incredibly powerful figure.
A Domain Lord!
He looked at He Jie, whose neck was being gripped by Cao Nie, and joyfully said, "Mother, did you hear that? Father is an expert at the third layer of the Asking Dao Realm!"
He Jie's face was full of joy, and she spoke haltingly, "I heard, Mother heard."
He Jie looked at Cao Nie triumphantly.
As if showing off to Cao Nie.
The Gray-Robed Middle-Aged Man saw He Jie's profile and took out a portrait, comparing it meticulously.
"It's Second Madam, it really is Second Madam."
The Gray-Robed Middle-Aged Man said happily.
His cold gaze shot towards Cao Nie: "The aura on your body is the same as the aura from the breakthrough just now. You must be the one who broke through to the Gui Xu Realm."
"I order you to immediately release Second Madam and kneel to admit your mistake."
"Furthermore, you must cripple your own hands and feet, young man. Do it yourself. If I have to do it, it won't be as simple as just crippling you."