Chapter 500: 500: Meeting Xue Shuyi
As the young pair, Tan Bingyu and Xue Renxue were chasing each other around the territory, the adults welcomed the ones that came with Tan Bingyu which is the family of Xue Fuya. The Supreme Elder welcomed them with a smile. Even though Xue Fuya is an exile of their clan, with the changes in the Snow Clan’s family rules being made, those who are still willing to return to the clan are now welcomed by the elders.
Some elders even apologize to Xue Fuya and her husband, Di Luya. The couple didn’t expect such a welcome and were overwhelmed at first. When the current Clan Master, Xue Yi arrived with his adopted daughter, Xue Shuyi and Tang Yuyi, an awkward situation had happened.
Xue Shuyi couldn’t recognize her own mother and father. She even thought that these three were just normal guests.
She happily approached them with a smile and said, "Are you the guests of Bing’er? Welcome! I am her mother, Xue Shuyi. Let me escort you to the receiving hall."
Silence~
Xue Shuyi looked confused by the sudden stillness in the area and felt a bit uncomfortable with the situation. It was only when Xue Yi had pulled her behind him that she escaped from such an awkward scene.
Clan Master Xue Yi stares at Xue Fuya and Di Luya with an unfriendly look. He recognized them as soon as he got a closer look.
"So, you finally have time to come over, or have you only remembered about Shu’er recently after all this time?" Xue Yi didn’t speak as the Clan Master of the Snow Clan at this moment. Instead, he is speaking as Xue Shuyi’s father like he always has been.
As expected, Di Luya and Xue Fuya’s expressions turn a bit pale at these words. Though they expected not to be welcomed, the kindness of the Supreme Elders and Clan Elders. Xue Yi’s reaction was within their expectations upon coming to this place.
Xue Fuya panicked and said, "Brother, you know that’s not the case. If we are truly late for no good reason would Bing’er let us come with her? Please... Please listen to our explanation. We’ve been wanting to come here all this time. But only recently have we gained our freedom."
She looked at Shu’er with tears in her eyes and said with an almost pleading voice, "Shu’er, please... Please let mommy explain."
When the word mother was mentioned everyone instantly recognized who this woman is including the man behind her and the young man who is most likely their son.
Tan Shenyu’s expression turned serious and compared the appearance of his wife and this lady who was suddenly calling herself the mother of Xue Shuyi. Seeing the stunned state of his wife, he knew that things weren’t going to be simple and walked towards Xue Shuyi comforting her.
He said, "Shu’er, calm down. It will be your decision whether you will listen to their explanation. Bing’er must have brought them over to her for a good reason. She would have never brought them here if they are indeed bad. However, the choice is yours. Do you want to meet them now?"
Xue Shuyi was shocked and glanced at Xue Fuya as well as Di Luya behind her. Their eyes were full of longing and affection towards her. However, she felt a bit uncomfortable under their gaze. She was caught off guard and didn’t know how she was supposed to react at this moment.
She stumbled with her words and said, "I... I want to... to leave first... Is that okay?"
"Alright. Let’s leave first," Tan Shenyu glanced at his supposed parents-in-law and then without hesitation took away his wife as this is what Xue Shuyi’s wish is.
Xue Fuya’s tears fell down without control and Di Luya’s mood was also not good. The couple comforted one another and looked pitiful. However, no one can force someone to accept a person to be their parents, especially when a long time has passed. Their relationship had longed to become similar to that of a stranger.
The clan elders were tactful and sent the other youngsters away. Tan Huangyu and Tang Yuyi also excused themselves. There is no need for them to listen as they choose to be on the side of their daughter-in-law. They will only accept these in-laws only when Xue Shuyi acknowledges them as her parents for now they are truly strangers. Their son had also chosen to listen only to his wife’s choice.
However, even though the Hidden Tan Clan members had left, Tan Bingyu stayed and approached them while dragging Xue Renxue captured by her whip.
She said to the Di Family. Her voice had a hint of coldness and said, "Don’t tell me you are going to give up like this? My mom suffered more before she met my dad. Even when they got married they also got separated for a long time and only recently reunited. My dad... always treats my mom as the most precious and he will definitely not speak for you."
"If you want to speak to mom, don’t give up. However, give her time to adjust. She... had grown up not knowing what mother’s love is. If not for Granduncle Yi, she would most likely not learn what father’s love is as well."
"You can give time and wait, or leave, never to come back for her again. The choice is within your hands. The moment I brought you over here, my involvement ends."
"Bing’er, you and the young elder can leave. I will handle the guests. Supreme Elder and elders, leave them to me," the Clan Master, Xue Yi said.
The elders looked at one another and nodded at their clan master.
"You are now the clan master. You can handle anything within the clan."
The elders left the area at the same time, Tan Bingyu had dragged Xue Renxue with her. Leaving only Xue Yi to handle the Di family. There is silence between them when suddenly Di Lou who acted like he didn’t exist suddenly sneeze breaking the tense atmosphere in the area,
Achoo!
Di Lou looked a bit guilty but the coldness in the area had entered his body making him shiver uncontrollably that’s why he couldn’t hold back the sneeze just now.
"S-Sorry... But... It’s too... cold. Achoo!
" Di Lou said.Xue Yi felt bad for the child and said, "Let’s go to the reception hall. Let the boy enter the hot spring and remove the chill in him."
He was away leading them to the receiving hall. Tan Bingyu had pulled back some rationality in Xue Fuya and slowly calmed down. They followed after the Clan Master of the Snow Clan to the mansion where the guests are brought to. Some servants ushered Di Lou towards the hotspring and even brought him a change of clothes under the orders of the clan master. A set of tea was also served to the table where Xue Yi and the couple, Di Luya and Xue Fuya, sat together.
The silence between the three made even the servants nervous. They chose to pretend to be a part of the wall after serving the tea.
Xue Yi was the first one to move and took his cup slowly sipping his tea and then said, "Speak. What happened to you two after leaving the Snow Clan that time?"
Di Luya and Xue Fuya hesitated to open their mouths. But seeing the serious gaze of the man in front of them, if they don’t speak they will most likely be thrown out of the gates and left to freeze to death. Xue Yi is no longer the brother who used to spoil Xue Fuya. He is already the Clan Master and his words had the highest authority in the Snow Clan. If he decides to throw them out, everyone in this family will definitely make a move to do so.
In the end, Di Luya gave up and told him everything.
"Everything started when we returned to the Heavenly Medicine Sect. The master I am under... he had an untalented son that was always compared to me. When we returned that son suddenly started throwing tantrums saying that he wanted to become the next in like Sect Master. However, I was already chosen not only by Master but also all of the elders in the sect. He couldn’t accept it."
"He forced the master to make a choice between the two of us and the master forced me to make a choice between Fuya and the sect master’s position. I’ve chosen Fuya."
"In exchange for them not touching her and our family, they sealed my powers and were at Innateness Realm. Forbidden to leave the sect and even Fuya was not allowed to move freely in the sect. If we leave, the curse they place on us will activate instantly, killing us."
"If not for Di Lou being born with talent which is the most suitable for the Heavenly Medicine Sect, we would have suffered more. We’re locked in the sect unable to leave or contact anyone from the outside. To protect Di Lou we didn’t inform him about the Snow Clan nor ask him to risk his life to contact you."
"However, I’ve been nurturing my Plant Spirit and the greediness of those elders lead them to their deaths. They wanted to steal the Moon Goddess’s Flower Spirits. In anger, the Moon Goddess had purged the Heavenly Medicine Sect. We had gained our freedom after the purge. But before we can contact you..."
"The Beast Riot had arrived... This I know..." Xue Yi cut off his words as he knew what happened during the Beast Riot.
Clan Master pinched the center of his forehead and said, "Sigh~ How unlucky can you be? Maybe you are lucky because of the Moon Goddess. Even so... I see... No wonder there is no contact all these years and even when I tried to find you, no information about you was found. Now I understand why."
"You two... You’ve done well surviving," said Xue Yi as the couple in front of him finally broke down.
All this time, the sufferings they had suffered they are only able to survive because they had one another. However, no one truly understood their pain. They were restrained without any allies and even the life of their child was used to control them. Thankfully, everything has ended now. They can start living a normal life they’ve always yearn for.