Chapter 793: Chapter 479: Chen Yuan’s Father! (Request for Monthly Tickets)_2
Chen Yuan nodded and casually asked, “Please, uncle, tell me my father’s name.”
Wu Daozi turned his head and spoke,
“Xiang… Xiang… ”
The words that were supposed to come out smoothly suddenly seemed stuck in his throat. Wu Daozi’s casual expression quickly turned solemn, and after a long time, he said gravely,
“This old man cannot remember.”
Chen Yuan’s previously indifferent gaze also narrowed simultaneously!
The two exchanged a look, both thinking of the same possibility.
The Heavenly Mechanism obscured!!!
The Heavenly Mechanism of Chen Yuan’s father was also obscured, and it seemed even more concealed, to the extent that even Wu Daozi, who had known him for many years, could not remember his name!
He is not dead!
Perhaps this was the only explanation.
But…
If he were not dead, why then would Chen Yuan and his mother end up being pursued by the Xiang Family? Moreover, why had his mother previously kept silent about this matter to Wu Daozi?
“It seems that this matter is not as simple as I imagined.”
After a long time, Wu Daozi spoke again.
Actually, it’s not necessarily only the living whose Heavenly Mechanism can be obscured, the dead can be as well, but in that case, it would seem somewhat too wasteful.
Because the means to obscure the Heavenly Mechanism is not that simple.
Even for Wu Daozi, he had paid a tremendous price in the past just to erase some of Chen Yuan’s past, and for a dead person, it is completely unnecessary.
Chen Yuan took a deep breath, having a vague guess in his mind, but he did not voice it. Instead, he asked,
“Then uncle, do you still remember my mother’s name?”
“Remember, Chen….”
That day, Chen Yuan asked Wu Daozi many questions, and the latter nearly divulged everything he knew, letting Chen Yuan understand a lot.
But with it came even deeper secrets.
This also made Chen Yuan, who was already suspicious by nature, speculate a lot about this matter.
To prevent himself from ‘forgetting’ this incident, he specifically wrote down today’s events on paper and then placed it in the Storage Space within the Heavenly Book.
If he cannot find the answer here, then he will explore it further when he returns to the Capital.
As the former Crown Prince of Chu, the court would probably have some records.
After completely understanding his origins, Chen Yuan did not immediately leave Chen Family Village but stayed there for nearly half a month.
During this period, he consulted Wu Daozi about questions and secrets while consolidating the cultivation that had abruptly surged within him at the Blood Pond. Although this cultivation was easy to come by,
he could not be heedless and had to completely stabilize his foundation.
Only by solidifying his foundation could he have a broader future.
He did not disclose the events at the Blood Pond to Wu Daozi. He was entirely certain that the Illusion Realm and Blood Pond designed by Tang Xianzhuo and the people who had previously spied on him were indeed from the Xiang lineage.
He just did not know if they had noticed him, and if they had, what method they would use to deal with him.
As for the addition of another enemy, Chen Yuan did not feel much, because this enemy was one he could not avoid, even if he did not investigate his own origins.
Once those people knew of his existence, they would not let him go.
At least for now, he was on his guard.
To prevent disturbing the peaceful life of Chen Family Village, Chen Yuan did not reveal his tracks openly, except for Wu Daozi, no one else knew he was hiding there.
This village also had some connections to him, as it was a branch of the iron-blooded army from his mother’s side; merely the name Chen Family Army was enough to explain everything.
And he finally understood why this mountain was called Luochen Mountain.
The dust here refers to ‘Chen’.
There are many surnames in Chen Family Village, but the reason it is specifically called Chen Family Village had also become clear to him.
For these people, Chen Yuan did not wish for them to be implicated because of him, especially the uncle; although he did not ask Daoist Moluo, he felt through interactions that the uncle was now just an ordinary person.
Cultivation dissipated, nurturing his twilight years.
That day, the cultivation that had surged in Chen Yuan was almost stabilized, and he prepared to leave this place and return to the Jianghu he was familiar with.
This place was quiet and peaceful, suitable for retirement, for seclusion.
But decidedly unsuitable for someone ambitious like him.
The uncle was right, his ambition was great, to wield power over the world and pursue longevity through Martial Arts. His steps might pause for a moment because of some minor matters, but he would never give up the goals that propelled him forward.
Still the same lake, the same small boat, the same person.
Chen Yuan came across the sky, exactly as he had appeared before; only this time, his arrival was… departure.
Wu Daozi seemed to have sensed this too, and before Chen Yuan could speak, he voiced his intention:
“Are you ready to leave?”
“Yes, nephew has other matters to attend to.”
“Going back to the Capital?”
Chen Yuan fell silent for a long time and then nodded:
“This training close to a month was indeed for finding my uncle, to learn the secrets of my origins. Now that everything is clear, naturally, I will not delay any longer.”
“These past few days, this old man cast a divination for you, there might be dangers on your return journey.”
“Uncle still practices the Heavenly Mechanism Technique?”
“A little…”
Chen Yuan: “…..”
Uncertain whether his uncle’s claim of ‘a little’ meant ‘a tiny bit,’ he pondered for a moment and then bowed and said:
“Then uncle, what do you think nephew should do?”
“You cannot avoid this danger, better to think of a way to resolve it.”
“How to resolve it?”