Chapter 86 : Yu Xiao’s Story End (2/2)

As the years passed and she grew up, I found that she didn’t look much like her mother. I had once wondered whether it was because of some mistake I had made when creating this body for her. But this was good too. At least… I wouldn’t find it so hard to face her.

One day, I discovered something about her was different. Her destiny was changing. Until, she brought a man to me.

I recognised him. He was a famous monster in the Celestial World. Yet he turned out to be her only hope at life. I didn’t know whether I should be happy or worried.

I didn’t know much about Feng Ci. I had not left the North Mountain for a long time by the time he was born. Afterwards I heard rumours about him when I was searching for soul-nourishing techniques.

He managed to become famous in one battle where before he had been in dire straits. His name rang throughout the Celestial World; even I had heard of it. Back then, I had thought this Feng Ci must not be normal.

I encountered him once, at the edge of the North Sea. Those unrestrained flames around him allowed me to confirm his identity rather quickly.

All he did was cast me a calm look and continued standing there quietly after he had made sure I had no intention of attacking. His head was slightly raised as he looked at the stone tablet which reached into the heavens. The clan rules of the North Sea Dragon Clan were carved into the stone.

“What are you looking at?” I asked curiously.

Feng Ci seemed surprised I was talking to him. Only after a while did he point to the top of the pillar, and with a slightly endearing expression, he spoke, “There’s something… up there.”

I furrowed my brows and looked up but didn’t see anything. He suddenly flew up and his figure was concealed in the surrounding mist at the top. After a good while, he finally came back down, a transparent crystal lying silently on his palm.

It was a memory crystal. My heart seemed to be thumping exceptionally hard then. Only a dragon could have placed the object there. And Feng Ci… was a hybrid with dragon and phoenix blood.

I asked him for the memory crystal, to which he very calmly placed it to the side before turning to leave. From the memory crystal, I learned who was behind the massacre of the North Sea Dragon Clan, yet the reason remained unclear.

I wanted to avenge my love at that time, but it was a crucial period for Xiaoshu and I had no way of splitting my attention from her, so this matter could only wait.

I didn’t expect to meet Feng Ci again, and that too under such circumstances. But since he was Xiaoshu’s only hope at living, I pleaded with him. I hadn’t thought he would agree so easily. I asked him, “Why?”

His reply was simple, “She can get close to me. I like her.”

Perhaps this was heaven’s will. Later when Xiaoshu broke off our master-disciple relationship, I was worried but knew she’d be safest with Feng Ci, so I didn’t stop her.

I heard she had gone missing but since her soul tablet didn’t break, I knew she was alive. And I didn’t have much time left. I had to finish one last thing: get revenge.

It wasn’t easy but I avenged her. I managed to extract the reason behind the extinction. Their clan’s young master had taken a liking to her and failing to abduct her, plotted to destroy the entire North Sea Dragon Clan.

After taking revenge, I returned to the North Mountain to await death. I wouldn’t be able to reincarnate either – just like her.

In that trance-like state as I started to disappear, I seemed to be able to see her, wearing her wedding robes and walking towards me with a smile.

I wasn’t able to accompany you when you were alive. Now, I can accompany you in death. I have no regrets.

-Yu Xiao

[1] The term for unique/special is ‘特殊’, pronounced te’shu. Her name is the second character.