Shen Jiuyuan, the initial starting point
Shen Yueru, on the other hand, casually cast a Restriction on the door to prevent Qin Diyao from eavesdropping.
Now that she had recovered significantly, the oppressive aura of a Great Saint Realm Cultivator subtly emanated from her, making her beautiful appearance still awe-inspiring.
“Aunt Shen, tell me, what exactly is it?”
Lin Xingyun didn’t care, still sitting on the bed as before, and asked calmly.
“Young Master Lin, you are the Second Young Master of the Chang Sheng Lin Family.”
“Then do you still remember that little fox demon, Shen Jiuyuan, who was betrothed to you back then?”
Shen Yueru asked with a complex expression, a hint of resentment in her eyes.
“Ah? This…”
Lin Xingyun’s eyes froze.
In his mind, there immediately appeared the scene of a wounded pink-furred little fox, who, after being rescued by him, transformed into a fox demon girl the very next day…
It was none other than one of his initial fiancées, Shen Jiuyuan!
“I… of course I remember, but Aunt Shen, why do you suddenly bring her up?”
“Could it be that you and she…”
A series of ominous guesses gradually emerged in Lin Xingyun’s heart!
“Our Celestial Fox clan once suffered a great calamity and were all scattered.”
“She is of my clan; her parents died in the war, and it was I who brought her out and raised her myself.”
Shen Yueru spoke slowly, then looked at Lin Xingyun with immense resentment.
“I didn’t expect that four years ago, when I went to the Underworld Sea to save Yaoyao and left the village,”
“she secretly ran out to play, got injured, and was then saved by a Human Race male…”
“At that time, her Cultivation was on the verge of transformation. After transforming, she fell in love with that male at first sight and even got engaged…”
“Then, not long after, that heartless man said the wedding was postponed, and he never came to find her again…”
As Shen Yueru spoke, the resentment on her face grew even stronger.
If it weren’t for the fact that Lin Xingyun had just saved her life, she would truly want to slap this “heartless man” to death!
Only then did Lin Xingyun suddenly recall that Shen Jiuyuan had indeed said that her parents had passed away and that an aunt from her clan had raised her…
He only knew her home was in Sang Province, but he had never personally visited. The postponement of the marriage was only communicated by letter. He never expected it to be in this village!
“Cough… cough…”
“It seems Aunt Shen… you really enjoy raising children, both Yaoyao and Xiao Jiu…”
“Truly profound maternal love, very touching…”
Lin Xingyun chuckled, trying to change the subject, his mouth twitching unnaturally.
“Hmph! Stop interrupting!”
“Since you’ve come, you’d better explain now why you never came to see Xiao Jiu!”
“Do you know that ever since then, Xiao Jiu has been listless, Cultivating day and night, saying it’s because you told her to before!”
Shen Yueru showed some anger, her brows furrowed as she questioned him sharply.
Although she had spent the most time with Qin Diyao, Shen Jiuyuan was also her only Bloodline relative, so she naturally cherished her greatly.
“Regarding this, I was indeed negligent, but too many things tie me down, and I am stretched thin.”
“Moreover, we Cultivators lose track of time in Cultivation; a hundred years can pass in a flash. Please, Aunt Shen, do not ask any further.”
Although Lin Xingyun felt some guilt, he still explained calmly.
There was no other way. Ever since he had gotten together with Xiao Qianluo, he no longer restrained himself and completely let loose.
Yet, those sons of destiny, and the women associated with them, kept appearing one after another, and even the Destined Daughter had appeared!
His heart was now like a durian, with a woman residing in each of its sharp points, so he truly couldn’t spare the time for now…
And seeing his appearance, Shen Yueru’s brows furrowed even tighter.
“Young Master Lin, then aren’t you going to ask where Xiao Jiu is now?”
“Since Aunt Shen asked me to stay here alone, she naturally intends to tell me. Why should I ask?”
“You—!”
Seeing that the other party remained composed, Shen Yueru became even more exasperated!
Lin Xingyun, who was only in his early twenties, wasn’t really a heartless man in her eyes, but just a disobedient, annoying brat.
“Hmph! Young Master Lin is indeed heartless and unfaithful!”
“After Xiao Jiu returned to my side, she Cultivated diligently day and night for over a year.”
“Heaven was merciful; her diligent Cultivation finally paid off.”
“She unexpectedly awakened the ancient inheritance within her Bloodline, transforming into the most noble Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox of our clan!”
“Just three days before you and Yaoyao returned, a Heavenly Dao Envoy in the Saint Realm passed by this place. After seeing Xiao Jiu, he praised her talent greatly and wanted to take her to the Heavenly Dao Academy.”