Chapter 85: The secret of birth (1/2)
Translator: Claire.KK
As the cold attitude of Mu Chen made Mu Qing a bit helpless, Mu Qing had no choice but to reconcile himself. “Okay, I will answer all your questions, but after that, you have to go with me.”
Mu Chen didn’t give him a definite reply; instead, he directly questioned, “What’s the true relationship between you and me?”
“My name is Mu Qing and I’m you cousin. Your father is my uncle. There is only a weanling baby, you and me in our generation. Our Mu Family is not that big.”
Then Mu Chen continued, “What’s the fate of the Mu Family? And what’s Reincarnation Pearl?”
Mu Qing’s face darkened and his tone suddenly got a bit grave. “Our Mu Family’s fate is bonded with the Reincarnation Pearl. The Reincarnation Pearl is made by an ancient sacred stone which is said to be one part of Pan Gu Stone. (Pan Gu, the creator of the universe in Chinese fairy tales). The one who gets the Reincarnation Pearl will get closer to spirit power. And it will be pretty easy for him/her to practice cultivation even though he or she has a poor foundation. Relatively speaking, if the world gets unstable, everything in the world will be destroyed, and the man who holds the Reincarnation Pearl should use his body to mend it.”
Hearing his words, Mu Chen went solemn in a sudden. Those were the responsibility and fate which were referred in the inscription.
“In order to make sure that the holder of the Reincarnation Pearl will not cause the world chaotic for his own desire. He will be limited by the natural laws. One of it is about his life-long companion,” uttered Mu Qing, averting his eyes to Gu Yunjue. Mu Qing couldn’t understand how Mu Chen’s apprentice became his companion. Gu Yunjue looked taller than Mu Chen and seemed to be as clingy as a little wife. Mu Chen was really awesome as he raised such a special apprentice and made Gu Yunjue his own. Was this the so-called raising sim? How ridiculous Mu Chen was!
Gu Yunjue calmly looked at Mu Qing. He seemed still as innocent and frank as before. “Is there any solution to take out the Reincarnation Pearl?”
Seeing the naive expression on Gu Yunjue’s face, Mu Qing felt somewhat guilty. Mu Chen brought this boy up and then took possession of him. As Mu Chen’s elder brother, Mu Qing was supposed to beat Mu Chen first, but it was too hard for him to do so. To protect his own family member, the best way for him was to kill Gu Yunjue.
The naive young man apparently had not noticed Mu Qing’s intention of killing him. His eyes were so bright and clear and they hadn’t changed a bit since the first time Gu Yunjue and Mu Qing met each other. He also clearly remembered that Gu Yunjue brought alcohol for him...Mu Qing’s feeling got pretty complex and his attitude towards Gu Yunjue got a bit softer. Then he sighed, saying, “Yes, but there is no difference at all. The Reincarnation Pearl could be taken out only when its holder slowly dies in despair.”
Gu Yunjue pinched Mu Chen’s fingers and only Mu Chen and he could know the meaning. It might be the reason why Mu Chen was locked up and slowly tormented to death in his previous life. Gu Yunjue was just the flashpoint of the long story.
According to what Feng Jiuli did, Gu Yunjue was sure that there must be Reincarnation Pearl in Mu Chen’s body.
So many people dreamed that they could get close to the spirit power and gain incomparable talent. His little master just had an ordinary fire spirit root before he got Nine Yang Dark Fire. But he improved himself so quickly. He could always got the treasures that the others couldn’t even see through their whole life; he intruded into these secret fields and he could survive all the timefrom kinds of dangers. It must because of the Reincarnation Pearl.
‘Who told the thing about the Reincarnation Pearl to these immortals? Even Mu Chen himself knew nothing about his background last life. How could it be found by anyone else?’ wondered Gu Yunjue in his heart.
Mu Chen also held Gu Yunjue’s hand, lowering his head to calm himself down. How could he be unclear about that as even Gu Yunjue had figured it out. Then Mu Chen questioned in a low voice in which no emotion could be found, “In this case, everyone in our family will have the same fate, right?”
“Of course not,” responded Mu Qing, shaking his head, “not everyone will have the Reincarnation Pearl, but it was possible that you have it in your body. Only one person of a generation would have it. The holder in last generation is your father. But in our generation, there is no Reincarnation Pearl in my body or our little brother’s body. So you should be the real holder.”
Mu Chen nodded and continued asking, “If the holder doesn’t choose the predestined person but someone else to be his companion, what will the result be?”
“Your mother was published and died early because your father fell in love with her. We have searched every corners of the world but we haven’t get any information about her soul.”
Mu Chen’s hand trembled while he was holding Gu Yunjue. But before he could think something else, Gu Yunjue pinched his finger top. The smile on his face showed that Gu Yunjue was completely unconcerned about what would happen in the future, which made Mu Chen’s face darken. ‘What a bastard! How could he be so indifferent?’
Seeing their behavior, Mu Qing couldn’t help getting sulky. He looked away and refused to see it, saying, “And your father...”
“How is my father?” asked Mu Chen anxiously.
“His condition was a bit better than your mother as he had already became an immortal at that time. To keep the last wisp of his soul, our grandfather had to put him at the Land of Nothing in the chink among the three realms. He hoped that he could gather all parts of his soul and bring him back to life.” Mu Qing shook his head, his face filled with depression. “We all know it is just a hope. It would be extremely hard to make it come true.”
Staring at the pale face of Mu Chen, Mu Qing turned to be soft. “All of us simply believed that your father was punished because he didn’t follow the guide of the Heaven. But we were pretty confused about the reason why he lost all his spirit power. It was until we knew your existence that our grandfather knew that your father used up all his spirit power to avoid you from being influenced by the Heaven and he really wanted you to get rid of the fate. That also explained the reason why he left you in the god realm on purpose and told us nothing about your existence. Unfortunately, the jade on your body gave the Heaven clues about where the Reincarnation Pearl was!”
Mu Chen looked down, trying to hide the soreness in his eyes. He could clearly feel the pain in his heart and it seemed that his heart was fiercely grasped by someone and it even became hard for him to breathe smoothly.
That man did so many things for him but he kept hating him for such a long time. He had never given up his hatred in his last life. If he didn’t get the jade and then know his real family background accidentally, he would still hate him in the depth of his heart.
“Master, we can save him.” Gu Yunjue seized Mu Chen’s hand tightly to tell him that it was not the time to be guilty as they still had the chance to do that, no matter how difficult it was. Now that Mu Chen’s father had gotten a solution to protect his son, he would not allow his wife to die. He must have his own arrangement and they could know the fact when his soul recovered.
“Em,” Mu Chen replied and stared at his apprentice, eyes filled with tears. He felt so pleased that Gu Yunjue could be with him at the time. But Mu Chen was also afraid that his apprentice would leave him one day, just like his mother...
Suddenly, Gu Yunjue seized Mu Chen’s hand and then pulled his master into his arms. “Don’t be afraid. I’m pretty well and strong enough!” uttered Gu Yunjue, an attractive smile curved his lips.
Mu Chen opened his eyes wide and then a slight smile appeared on his face after hearing his words. This little bastard was indeed strong because he had been fed a lot of precious food when he was small. If he grew into a weak man, all those things would be wasted.
Gu Yumjue smiled and turned his attention to Mu Qing, asking, “Does everyone have the so called destined companion?”