Chapter 517: The Truth of That Year (2/2)

Xue Wei was thinking about his parents. During the time he had spent with Lan in the carriage, he had gotten a much more detailed understanding of his family.

While there were still things that Lan refused to say, Xue Wei understood the key points.

His father was a human. The Sovereign Beasts would never allow for their Holy Maiden to be married to another race, and thus she ran away with the help of her older brother, Xiao Lei.

Xiao Lei was not a big fan of the human she had taken a fancy to, but he respected her choice, and he had given his blessing to the two of them; however, little did he know that when he went to find them later, they had vanished without a trace.

It took him many years to locate them again, and when he did, his sister was no longer in this world. While she had left behind a nephew for him, it was impossible for Xiao Lei to withstand the grief of losing his sister, whom he had cared for and spoiled since she was born.

His anger was overwhelming, and he felt a need to destroy the world. To unleash the feelings which had appeared within his heart, and he took it out on Xue Wei's father, killing him in his thirst for revenge.

One has to remember that Xiao Lei was not human. He was a beast, and while he had taken human shape, and had human intelligence, he was much more aggressive than humans were.

Being one of the causes for Xiao Lei to lose his sister, it was only natural that he would die, however when the Azure Dragon noticed the fear in his nephew's eyes, he felt guilt for the first time.

It was because of this that he erased Xue Wei's memories. He was not able to handle his sister's child looking at him with fear.

Even so, he had every plan of explaining the truth to Xue Wei when he grew older, but currently, he was being kept as a prisoner. No one knew when he would be able to get out and solve the disagreement between Xue Wei and him.

When Xue Wei heard this side of the story from Lan, he had been silent for a long time. He was feeling conflicted. He could understand why Xiao Lei had acted the way he had. If someone had been the cause of one of his partners’ death, he would ensure that they too would die, to be buried alongside his dear ones, but this was his father. He was not able to accept the death of his father, just like that.

Sighing, Xue Wei returned his focus to the streets that the caravan was traveling down. Many ghosts were looking at them with curiosity, and Xue Wei suddenly thought, if his mother was dead, was she located within the Ghost Realm as well?