Chapter 499: Chapter 501: A Family of Three (Part Five)
“By the way, little girl, I came to see you this time for another matter,” Xiao Baixuan’s expression froze as he spoke, “Our Xiao Family’s Ancestor wants to meet you.”
“Xiao Family’s Ancestor?” Mu Ruyue raised an eyebrow, “The Xiao Family still has an ancestor?”
“Indeed,” Xiao Baixuan let out a helpless, bitter smile, “and this ancestor of the Xiao Family is somewhat related to you.”
“What relation?”
“He’s Xiao Yun’s grandfather.”
Apparently not having anticipated this, Mu Ruyue’s eyes widened in astonishment. If the Xiao Family’s Ancestor was Xiao Yun’s grandfather, then why had they expelled him from the Xiao Family all those years ago.
“Girl, I know what you’re wondering,” Xiao Baixuan let out a sigh, “The Xiao Family’s Ancestor has been in closed-door cultivation for over a hundred years. At that time, Xiao Yun was only two years old. But once he began his cultivation, it lasted so long, and many believed he had failed in a breakthrough and died from a heart explosion. Without his command, no one dared to enter his place of cultivation. Because of this, they dared to treat Xiao Yun that way.”
“But who could have thought, the Ancestor didn’t die, he just went into seclusion for over a hundred years. Today, he has appeared. Before his seclusion, he already had the strength of the Earth Origin Realm, and now it’s unknown just how far he has advanced…”
A helpless look appeared on Xiao Baixuan’s elderly face, if it had not been for these circumstances, Xiao Yun, that young genius, might not have met his end.
“After coming out of seclusion, he asked me about the changes that have happened over the past hundred years. I mentioned Xiao Yun’s death to him, as well as the appearance of you and Xiao Feng. He wishes to meet you both. You don’t need to worry, as the Ancestor only has you two relatives now, he will not harm you.”
Mu Ruyue was silent for a moment before nodding slightly, “Alright, I’ll go see him with my brother later.”
Xiao Baixuan let out a sigh of relief.
He really worried that Mu Ruyue might harbor some prejudice against the Xiao Family. He hadn’t expected her to agree so readily; nothing could be better…
In the great hall of the Xiao Family, all the elders were trembling with fear, not daring to utter a word. Especially those Ancestor Elders who had participated in driving Xiao Yun away, they were looking at the seated elder with great fear.
This elder, clearly over two hundred years old, looked incredibly healthy, his face ruddy with a light smile in his eyes.
Yet, even with such an appearance, he gave off an intense oppressive aura.
Suddenly, beneath the morning light outside the hall, two figures came into view.
The man dressed in a sharp black outfit, his face expressionless, his eyes cold. The woman beside him carried an aura of indifference, but her eyes were cold as ice.
In the instant he saw the two, the Ancestor seated in the high chair completely dispelled his imposing aura and softened his gaze.
“So, you are Feng’er and Yue’er? Xiao Yun truly has two fine descendants. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the fortune to see you.”
The Ancestor sighed, his eyes dimming slightly.
Mu Ruyue’s eyebrows twitched a bit, “If you are Xiao Yun’s great-great-grandfather, then what should we call you? Great-great-great-grandpa?”
The Ancestor laughed, “That title is too troublesome, just call me Ancestor. I’ve heard that quite a few things have happened in the hundred or so years I’ve been in seclusion.”
As he spoke, his eyes swept over the Ancestor Elders.
Feeling his gaze, all of the elders lowered their eyes, not even daring to look at him…
Seeing the expressions of these people, Xiao Baixuan couldn’t help but laugh delightfully; after all, these were the people who had always been so arrogant and didn’t even take him seriously…