Eternal vanity
Chapter 56
"Who is it?"
Yun Xiangdong was a Shenhuang. As soon as Bai Chen showed a trace of movement, he was discovered by Yun Xiangdong. The pressure of a Shenhuang descended in an instant. Bai Chen couldn't help but feel that he couldn't stand still.
He quickly raised his hand and said, "I didn't know that you were here. I hope you can be merciful!"
Yun Xiangdong frowned and withdrew his pressure. A young man walked out of the darkness in the distance. He was only sixteen or seventeen years old. What attracted Yun Xiangdong's attention wasn't his cultivation at the first stage of the Divine Throne Realm at such a young age, but his silver-white hair and blood-red eyes.
"Who are you?" Yun Yueyang asked.
Bai Chen pretended to be helpless and said, "I didn't mean to offend you. However, I got separated from my family's group and couldn't find them after walking for a few days. I saw a lake and wanted to rest for a while. I didn't expect to meet you two seniors."
Bai Chen gave full play to his excellent acting skills. He perfectly played the image of a 'spoiled, simple-minded, and ignorant young master of an aristocratic family'. Otherwise, how could he fool the two Shenhuangs?
"Seniors, can you let me rest here for a night? I won't disturb you."
Bai Chen cautiously asked to stay for a night. He tried his best to act as if he was afraid of the cultivation of a Shenhuang but didn't lose the pride of his family.
Yun Xiangdong was amused by this junior's words. He seemed to recall his nephew calling him uncle when he was a child. His childish appearance was very lovable.
"As you wish."
Bai Chen was delighted. He sat down by the bonfire and warmed himself. His jade-like face was slightly red under the light of the fire.
Repenting Bone said that the Mirror Lake would not drown anyone. Instead, it was a mysterious entrance. If an ordinary person accidentally fell into the Mirror Lake, they might be sent to another place or be sent out after a few days.
Yun Xiangdong and Yun Yueyang stayed by Mirror Lake with a glimmer of hope. But after a few days, there was still no movement from Mirror Lake.
Yun Xiangdong looked at Bai Chen and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. Yun Xiangdong found it strange. He had never seen this person before, so why did he feel such a strong sense of familiarity?
Bai Chen looked at Yun Xiangdong with a puzzled expression and asked, "Senior, are you waiting for someone?"
Yun Yueyang was a little surprised. This brat actually saw it so clearly. He said, "Brat, your eyesight is not bad."
Bai Chen answered with a smile, "You flatter me, I'm not as high as Senior."
"Hahaha …"
Yun Xiangdong was speechless as he looked at the old man and the young man who had become good buddies with just a few sentences.
Yun Yueyang was won over by Bai Chen with just a few sentences. Yun Yueyang's temperament was very childish and he didn't put on the airs of a Divine Emperor. He immediately became friends with the younger generation.
Bai Chen said to Yun Yueyang familiarly, "Seniors, you are both Divine Emperors. Who is worth the two of you waiting for so long?"
Yun Yueyang's smiling face immediately darkened. Yun Xiangdong said, "Someone close to us, someone we will protect even if we have to give up our lives."
Bai Chen was startled. He had just followed the topic and casually said a few words. He didn't expect Yun Xiangdong to make such a solemn promise.
But looking at Yun Qingxiao's attitude, it seemed that he treated Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle as just chess pieces with value.
"But … Alas, we are probably the most incompetent relatives in the world." Yun Yueyang sighed, but his words didn't reveal any information about their identities.
"Seniors, you treat your relatives so sincerely. That friend definitely won't think the same. You are the best people in the world to him." Bai Chen was full of gratitude to Yun Xiangdong and Yun Yueyang.
When his family was destroyed and he was disheartened, only Yun Xiangdong and Yun Yueyang made him feel warmth. Even if it wasn't for him, Bai Chen had already gotten over it. Since he was starting over, he should let bygones be bygones. Gratitude and grudges were another matter.
Yun Xiangdong chuckled and took out a water bottle. He threw it to Bai Chen and said with a smile, "Can you drink?"
The corners of Bai Chen's mouth curled up. He unscrewed the water bottle and took a small sip. The refreshing and not spicy wine fragrance spread between his lips and teeth. Although Bai Chen hadn't drunk wine in his previous life, his alcohol tolerance wasn't very good.
Yun Yueyang didn't say anything and took out some beast meat to roast. Bai Chen hurriedly took it and smiled at him. "Let me do it."
Yun Yueyang looked at Bai Chen in surprise and moved to the side. "Oh, you know how to roast meat?"
Bai Chen smiled slightly and didn't answer.
Yun Xiangdong's eyes were deep. He took a sip of wine and watched Bai Chen skillfully roast the beast meat. His originally bottomless eyes became even darker.
How could a pampered child of an aristocratic family be so skilled at this vulgar work? It was as if he was born to be able to do it.
His speech was also so cautious and meticulous. He didn't reveal anything.
Gradually, under Bai Chen's tossing and turning, the roast meat in his hand gradually emitted a sizzling sound and an enticing aroma drifted out from it.
Yun Yueyang stared at the roast meat in Bai Chen's hand like a child. The aroma made him salivate. From time to time, he looked at Bai Chen and then at the roast meat, as if he was afraid that Bai Chen would snatch it away.
Bai Chen couldn't help but laugh. The two of them seemed to have switched roles. He was the elder, and Yun Yueyang was the mischievous young man.
As if answering Yun Xiangdong's question, Bai Chen turned the roast meat and said, "When I was young, before I entered the family tree, my mother took me and lived by a small river. At that time, there were no delicacies. There was only roast meat that my mother made every day. Over time, I learned how to cook. Later …"
Later, his mother suddenly disappeared without warning one day. He was taken away by his father and never saw his mother again.
Bai Chen thought in his heart. No matter how he forced his father to tell him, his father still refused to tell him anything. He didn't mention anything even when the Moon Hall was destroyed.
Bai Chen's eyes dimmed. He hadn't seen his mother since he could remember. In his memory, his mother only left a faint impression.
Yun Xiangdong's drinking movement paused. He suddenly understood. Like Qingxiao, he was a child who lost his mother early.
Yun Xiangdong couldn't help but ask curiously, "Young man, what's your name?"
Bai Chen raised his head slightly. The smile on his face didn't change, but it seemed a little blurry under the light of the fire.
"Bai Chen.
Bai as in white clouds, Chen as in dust. "
Yun Yueyang was shocked when he heard this name. He looked at the smiling and unsuspecting Bai Chen in disbelief.
"You … you're called Bai Chen?" Yun Yueyang even forgot about the barbecue as he stared blankly at Bai Chen.
Bai Chen smiled brightly and innocently. "That's right. Isn't it a very nice name?
The meaning behind it is: When I'm at the top of the clouds, I won't forget that I once fell in the dust. "
Yun Yueyang's smile withered. He said dryly, "Hahaha … it's very nice …"
Brother, do you know how bad * ss your name is?
During the Battle of Obliteration, this terrifying name had left many deep nightmares in their minds.
Bai Chen stared at Yun Xiangdong out of the corner of his eye. He hadn't forgotten that he had used his Absolute Dust sword intent in front of Yun Xiangdong. He might as well take a gamble and see how Yun Xiangdong reacted. If Yun Xiangdong decided to pursue him, he was confident that he could escape from the mystic realm.
"I believe you," Yun Xiangdong suddenly said. He reeked of alcohol as if he were drunk.
After saying this, he pursed his lips and drank in large mouthfuls without saying another word.
Bai Chen felt as if a huge rock had been lifted from his heart. For some reason, Yun Xiangdong didn't attack him. However, Bai Chen was sure that Yun Xiangdong already knew his true identity.
Yun Yueyang looked at his brother in confusion. He couldn't help but say, "Aiya, my brother is always like this. He spouts nonsense for no reason when he's drunk."
Two veins bulged on Yun Xiangdong's forehead. The water sack in his hand was also slightly deformed from his grip.
Bai Chen was sure that if it weren't for his presence, Yun Xiangdong would've definitely given Yun Yueyang an earth-shattering smack on the head.
"Er …"
Yun Yueyang felt Yun Xiangdong's murderous gaze. He immediately shrank his neck, held the barbecued meat, and gnawed silently.
It was late at night. Yun Yueyang was meditating on the side. Bai Chen, who was supposed to be asleep, was standing by the Mirror Lake. Next to him was Yun Xiangdong, who was in low spirits.
In the silence, Yun Xiangdong silently activated the Divine Emperor Domain to isolate the conversation between the two of them.
Bai Chen was no longer restrained. He put away the appearance of a descendant of an aristocratic family. His eyes were like torches, and his momentum was no weaker than Yun Xiangdong's.
Since Yun Xiangdong already knew his identity, there was no need for him to disguise himself.
Yun Xiangdong took the lead and asked with a complicated expression, "How is Yun Qingxiao?"
"Very good."
Bai Chen's white hair fluttered in the wind. There was no emotional fluctuation in his voice. "He should be in the mortal world now."
Yun Xiangdong sighed. "That's good."
After that, there was a long silence again.
Yun Xiangdong looked at Bai Chen and said, "We apologize to you for … what happened before …"
"In the future … please show mercy."
Bai Chen was stunned. Yun Xiangdong should be talking about the Battle of Obliteration. He should be calculating his revenge in the future.
He couldn't help but sigh deeply. "The past is the past. I will show mercy to innocent people, but I won't let go of anyone who harmed the Moon Hall."
"I have put aside the hatred between Yun Qingxiao and me. We are sworn brothers. My brother's family is my family."
Bai Chen smiled gently. His blood-red eyes seemed to be shining at this moment.
He was telling Yun Xiangdong that he had put aside the hatred between Yun Qingxiao and him. He would not attack Yun Qingxiao or Yun Yueyang, Yun Xiangdong.
Yun Xiangdong looked at the calm Mirror Lake. His heart was full of mixed feelings.
Bai Chen put on a smile again. He looked up at Yun Xiangdong and said with a grin, "Am I right, Third Uncle?"
Yun Xiangdong was stunned. Then he put down his worries and laughed loudly. His laughter drifted on the Mirror Lake with the night wind.
I have an Exalted Sword as my nephew. It's worth it!
At this moment, Bai Chen only felt that part of the demon in his heart had disappeared. The end of these old grudges finally let him put down some of the knots in his heart.
His state of mind unconsciously rose.
Bai Chen said goodbye to Yun Xiangdong and told him that the secret realm was about to close and collapse. He took out a white cloak from the space and put it on. Then he tore the space and disappeared.
Unconsciously, the dawn was shining. Yun Yueyang looked at Yun Xiangdong standing on the Mirror Lake facing the sun and smiled foolishly.
He couldn't help but say in a daze, "Brother, are you going to jump into the lake …"
Yun Xiangdong's happy face suddenly disappeared. With a dark face, he walked toward Yun Yueyang with his back to the light and fiercely hit Yun Yueyang on the head.