231: Chapter 231 Old Stories

"Without any warning, the spaceship just vanished into thin air... Previously, when encountering spatial turbulence, there would be warnings, but this time, the ship's signal was cut off directly, and it just disappeared like that. After that, the sky suddenly turned pitch black, and countless black mists surged in the sky like monsters, but in the end, it was as if they were restrained by something, and they quickly faded away."

"We publicly referred to this event as a total solar eclipse, but this apocalyptic scene left a significant shadow in everyone's hearts at the time."

"The King of the Kingdom of Myriad Demons sent a warning to the then-Human Alliance leader, 'Sword Immortal,' almost the moment this anomaly appeared, telling us to immediately stop all exploration activities of the Starry Sky Exploration Project. However, we were anxious to save the people, so as the person in charge, I withstood the pressure and activated a super-energy pulse signal generator we had prepared beforehand. As long as we could locate the spaceship, we could use this device to shatter space and forcibly pull it back."

Yun Sheng's speaking speed gradually increased, as if he had returned to that tense moment.

"In the end... we succeeded. The three people on board were fine and had vital signs. But when we opened the hatch, only Leng You was in a relatively conscious state, and he kept muttering words like 'God' and 'Devil.'"

"Everyone thought he had gone crazy... But later, after a period of recuperation, he seemed to return to normal, while your parents claimed they had no idea what had happened, at least that's what they said..."

Xing Yaoyan looked at the ceiling, as if she were observing something. Yun Sheng ignored her small gesture and continued:

"The mission failed. For safety reasons, your parents retired early, and soon after, they had two children."

"Two children?" Qian Mo asked, somewhat surprised. "And the other one is..."

Before he could finish, Yun Sheng waved his hand, signaling him not to interrupt.

"Rather than calling them two children... it would be better to call them two monsters..."

"When you were born, you seemed no different from normal infants, but just one day later, you were able to speak, and you actually already possessed spiritual power. The growth rate was extremely rapid. The axiom that one's spiritual power value could only reach one hundred before the Awakening of a Superpower at the age of eighteen was completely invalidated in your case. In just one month, you both had already reached the spiritual power reserves of a Tier 2 Esper..."

"At first, everyone thought that because of the starry sky, your genes had undergone a rare mutation, making you one-in-a-million Geniuses. But soon, they discovered that during a playtime, you actually unleashed the Breath of the Abyss, which is something people detest deeply."

"Therefore, you were considered a born devil. At the time, everyone wanted to execute you directly, but your parents fought desperately to save you, and for this, they painfully agreed to the blood transfusion plan proposed by the authorities. They drained almost all your blood and used special instruments to drain your spiritual power, rendering you a harmless cripple so that you could no longer threaten society..."

Xing Yaoyan covered her mouth in surprise. She hadn't expected that Qian Mo had experienced such things in his childhood. She had always thought this was a scene only seen in science fiction movies.

"Compared to you, the other child fared much better. It was later discovered that her power had a natural suppressing effect on Star Beasts. The authorities immediately designated her as a key protected object and cultivated her as the successor to the Human Alliance leader."

"And because of confidentiality, I actually don't know what the other child, apart from you, looks like. I only know from your parents that she seems to be called Qian Wanyao..."

Upon hearing this, the suspicion in Xing Yaoyan's heart finally settled. However, she didn't intend to tell Qian Mo directly, because... having heard so much, and considering the series of actions regarding Qian Wanyao's name change, the authorities probably didn't want the siblings to recognize each other. At least, it wasn't the right time yet...

Qian Mo was visibly disappointed after hearing the name "Qian Wanyao." Xing Yaoyan patted his back, comforting him silently.

"I originally thought the matter had come to an end, but..." Yun Sheng sighed deeply. After pondering for a moment, he recounted the scene from his memory that he could never forget:

It was a rainy day.

Qian Yu was pulling a suitcase, and Li Ling was holding the young Qian Mo, who had just finished the blood transfusion plan, as they walked to the waiting point.

At that time, Yun Sheng opened the car door and let them in.

The rain was pouring, hitting the ground with a "pitter-patter" sound.

Li Ling first handed the still-sleeping Qian Mo to him, then, under the shocked gazes of Qian Yu and him, stepped back a few paces, turned around, dropped the umbrella, and ran quickly into the distance.

Qian Yu was the first to react. He quickly said to Yun Sheng, "Take good care of Xiao Mo," and then hurriedly chased after her.

Their figures became increasingly blurred in the curtain of rain, and the "splashing" sounds of them stepping through the puddles gradually faded away...

For that moment, Yun Sheng was stunned. He looked at the one-year-old child sleeping in his arms, then looked at the two people who were gradually disappearing from view, one after the other, and he didn't know what to do.

The two soon disappeared into an alley, and shortly after, two gunshots from pure metal bullets rang out.

These were old-fashioned metal guns, not the pulse guns that are common now.

Yun Sheng knew that both of them carried the most advanced pulse isolation devices and spiritual power-activated protective shields. However, these things that blocked spiritual attacks had absolutely no defensive effect against metal bullets, not to mention that these sounded like large-caliber sniper bullets.

He reacted quickly, immediately closing the car door and activating the bullet protection system in advance, then drove away rapidly. Although he knew his two good friends had likely met with misfortune, he had their Bloodline in his car. This kid had already suffered so much from a young age; he must not be harmed...

Fortunately, Yun Sheng's car was not attacked, and he safely delivered Qian Mo to the place they had planned beforehand—Youfeng City.

At that time, Leng You was already a candidate for mayor of Youfeng City, and Qian Mo's parents felt that having an acquaintance there would be helpful...

Speaking of this, Yun Sheng picked up his teacup, only to find it empty. The young man and young woman opposite him were already listening intently, so he simply put down the teacup and continued speaking to the young man:

"In the end, I took care of you in Youfeng City for a while and asked many people about your parents' situation, but unfortunately, there was no news. It wasn't until the authorities sent someone to inform me of their passing that I found out, though they were posthumously awarded the title of hero at the time..."

"Later, due to the disappearance of the former Human Alliance leader, 'Sword Immortal,' the current 'Judge' succeeded him. I received his message and was ordered to return to the capital, claiming it was because I am a national technological talent. They even specifically rotated people to provide me with 'protection,' but in reality, this was no different from house arrest..."

"And it was only later that I realized how much of an impact my reckless decision to force the Starry Sky Exploration Project had caused on the Kingdom of Myriad Demons. The King of the Kingdom of Myriad Demons was furious and demanded that the Human Alliance hand over all participants who were involved in the Starry Sky Exploration Project."

"The Kingdom of Myriad Demons has already secretly sent people to kill several important figures from that time. Now, apart from me, only Elder Qian and Leng You are still alive; the others have basically died for various reasons..."

Yun Sheng looked up into Xing Yaoyan's eyes, but he did not see the confusion or guilt he wanted to see in her gaze, but... he also didn't see any pity or understanding...

Upon hearing this, Qian Mo immediately turned to look at the young girl beside him. Although he couldn't be entirely sure if what Uncle Yun said was true or false, he absolutely could not let him die just like that.

"Qian Mo, why are you looking at me like that?"

Xing Yaoyan turned her head with a smile, her tone carrying a hint of coyness. Then, she turned to look at Yun Sheng and said:

"So, putting it that way, Qian Mo, as the son of a hero, was bullied like this. It basically means the authorities wanted him to fend for himself and just die quietly..."

Although the girl's tone was light, Qian Mo could feel an incredibly cold murderous intent within it.

"Don't worry, Uncle Yun... Although I did receive the mission to eliminate you, after hearing so much now, the perpetrators are not you, and I..."

Without any warning, Xing Yaoyan suddenly raised her hand and pointed it at the smiling middle-aged man in front of her, a massive fluctuation of Demonic Power condensing in her palm...