"The items have been delivered to the Qian family."
Su Chengyu returned to Qilong Court, and Xu Nanzhi immediately stepped forward to report the situation on his side.
Seeing that Su Chengyu’s expression was not relaxed, Xu Nanzhi tentatively asked, "Did something unexpected happen at the court?"
"No, just some minor incidents, nothing important. What we need to be concerned about now is the situation over at Langma Peak."
As soon as Su Chengyu finished speaking, a white cat dropped directly from the sky, then transformed into the image of Bai Qiu and began to speak.
"I’ve investigated what you asked. It’s clear now, the demon clan at Langma Peak has now completely defected to the Demonic Path. Their actions are faster than we anticipated, and if we don’t move soon, it might be too late."
Although the situation hadn’t been completely settled in the past few days, Su Chengyu had already sent Bai Qiu and the others ahead to investigate, and as expected, the final news was indeed troubling.
"Understood. How is the progress of you three absorbing the Immortal Cores?"
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"We haven’t encountered any trouble, but the progress is not fast, especially for Ao Tian..."
Su Chengyu nodded, not surprised by this result.
In terms of talent alone, Ao Tian is indeed the weakest of the three.
"Then, let’s not put it on hold. You guys head to Langma Peak first; I’ll bring people over soon."
Bai Qiu nodded, then transformed into the form of a white cat again and swiftly disappeared within Qilong Court.
Before leaving, Su Chengyu specifically went to Su Xiaoxiao’s room.
"Alright, brother, I’m not a child anymore. I know what you’re doing now is important, so I won’t say much. Besides, I believe that no matter how big the trouble, as long as it’s you, you can definitely solve it."
Su Chengyu smiled and patted Su Xiaoxiao’s head.
"Though I’m still mad at the Qian family, they have been genuinely good to you, so you don’t have to hold a grudge against them. Apart from their little schemes to keep you, the Qian family has helped me quite a lot over the years."
"I know, Aunt Jinming tells me these things. It’s also from her that I got the information that confirmed your news."
He thought that with Su Xiaoxiao’s own ability, it wasn’t possible to find so much information about him, let alone escape from the Qian family. Thus, he had long been suspicious of Qian Jinming’s true stance, and now it’s completely confirmed.
After having a few more words with Su Xiaoxiao, Su Chengyu went to the courtyard where Yu Yanshu was.
At this moment, Yu Yanshu was still unconscious. Both Feng Jie Yu and Su Chengyu himself had checked her condition.
But, apart from confirming that Yu Yanshu was not in any life-threatening danger, they couldn’t do anything more.
"Girl, I won’t take you with me this time. Although they say you are the origin and the end of everything, as your master, I still hope you won’t be dragged into this danger. I don’t think anyone will target you anymore this time."
In the Capital City, Su Chengyu specifically asked Lin An to stay, to help him take care of the rear.
It wasn’t that he didn’t have anyone else he could trust in the Capital City, but apart from Lin An, there was no one he felt comfortable entrusting Yan’er to.
Even if he were to die on this trip to Langma Peak, die in this battle among Immortals, he still didn’t want Yan’er to be dragged into this turmoil because of him.
After leaving Yu Yanshu’s room, Su Chengyu finally found Yu Shuang.
"Yu Shuang, my sister."
Yu Shuang looked up, a bit surprised that Su Chengyu would specifically come to find her.
Su Chengyu walked in with a smile and said softly to this sister who was innocent of worldly matters, "I know you’ve been worried about the Yu clan these days, but you actually don’t need to worry. Even if you didn’t come to me, father has no intention of troubling the Yu clan anymore."
Yu Shuang’s eyes brightened with surprise.
"No one cares to trouble the dead; the Yu clan’s apparent glory ended the moment you were born."
Yu Shuang looked bewildered, completely confused by what Su Chengyu was saying.
"I’ve been thinking of how to tell you this, but after much thought, it’s better to just tell you directly. Be prepared; the things to come might go beyond your imagination."
Seeing Su Chengyu’s serious demeanor, Yu Shuang didn’t dare to take it lightly. She sat upright, waiting for what Su Chengyu would say next.
"According to the last Yu Jian my father left me, the Yu clan is already at the end of the road. Their bloodline continuation is, in a sense, more serious than that of the Luo clan back then."
"How is that possible? Everything has been normal over the years."
Yu Shuang said, unable to comprehend.
Su Chengyu shook his head, "Surface-level normalcy is the most terrifying. No one, not even the Earth Immortal in the Yu clan, has noticed this. That’s the fundamental despair of the Yu clan."
Yu Shuang was dumbfounded, looking at Su Chengyu and asking, "What exactly is going on?"
"This all starts from the beginning. You know already that the Yu clan allied with the Cloud Tribe to continue their bloodline. They wanted to create an individual with the purest bloodline from both ancient clans, someone who could continue their bloodline without sacrifice."
"Yeah, from what I know, the Yu clan’s method is the gentlest among all the ancient clans."
"Perhaps. But what was supposed to be the gentlest method, the Yu clan executed with the most extreme measures. And this is the root of all their evils."
Yu Shuang recalled every word Su Chengyu said, finally grasping something, and opened her mouth, "Is it mother?"
"Yes, your mother, also my biological mother. She was forcibly brought into the Yu clan and forced to conceive you all. You all thought that she didn’t choose death after conceiving because of your existence. Maybe partly, but not entirely. Although I don’t know mother’s mindset at the time, the seed of revenge undoubtedly began to take root then. And you are the final fruit of mother’s hatred."
Yu Shuang looked at Su Chengyu, not fully understanding, still bewildered. Though she guessed whom he was referring to, she hadn’t fully grasped what was happening.
"The Yu clan’s current ritual for bloodline continuation uses Yu Feng, who is more akin to the Yu Clan’s bloodstone, right?"
Yu Shuang nodded. According to tests, Yu Feng indeed held more of the Yu clan’s blood than she did, so they had chosen her in the end.
"What if I tell you that Yu Feng was not born from mother at all?"
Su Chengyu continued calmly, "Yu Feng was a child seized by mother on the night of your birth, taken from a couple within the Yu clan. He cannot continue the Yu clan’s bloodline at all."