noffsinger Chapter 9: Crying as she acknowledges Immortal Venerable Zhang as her biological brother!
Chapter 9: Crying as she acknowledges Immortal Venerable Zhang as her biological brother!
The tiny rented room was so cramped that there wasn't enough room to turn around.
The low-wattage light bulb emitted a warm, dim yellow light.
The girl sat on the edge of the single bed, still reeling from the shock.
His eyes were filled with unresolved bewilderment and confusion.
She stared intently at the man opposite her.
The man sat on the only folding chair with peeling paint in the corner of the room.
His eyes and brows held a depth that transcended millennia.
His gaze toward the girl was so soft it could melt hearts.
The weight and depth hidden in his eyes were something she had never seen before.
"This is what happened to me during the time I disappeared without a trace."
He lowered his voice, his tone tinged with helplessness.
"I wasn't running around aimlessly that day; I was pulled into the world of cultivation by some inexplicable force."
"A world of cultivation?"
The girl's eyes widened instantly, her face filled with disbelief.
"Brother, are you out of your mind? Are you talking nonsense?"
He shook his head and gave a bitter smile.
"I know this is ridiculously outrageous."
"But I was actually spotted by a powerful cultivator who happened to be passing by, and he took me directly to his sect."
"I survived for nine thousand years in that dog-eat-dog world."
"Nine...nine thousand years?"
The girl's eyes widened like saucers; she was completely dumbfounded.
"But you've only been missing for about a hundred days, how could nine thousand years have passed?"
He sighed softly, his voice filled with a sense of vicissitude.
"Time travels at completely different speeds in the two worlds."
"For the past nine thousand years, I have been working myself to the limit every day, and I have been in seclusion cultivating so hard that I have not even dared to close my eyes for long."
"Just so I can overcome the Nine Heavens Tribulation as soon as possible and step into the gate of ascension."
"I originally thought that after I finished splitting the heavenly tribulation, I would push open the gate to the immortal realm."
"When I opened my eyes, I found myself back on Earth."
He clenched his fists tightly, a deep sense of guilt and heartache flashing in his eyes.
"The moment I landed, I rushed home like a madman."
"As a result, the house changed owners, and the former home is now empty."
"The next day I ran into my former homeroom teacher and learned that you and your mother had suffered so much these past few days."
The girl's eyes instantly reddened, and she lowered her head.
A choked sob escaped from her throat, filled with barely suppressed grievance.
"Mom emptied the family's savings to find you, and then she fell ill and was bedridden..."
"I had no other choice but to sell the old house."
The man felt as if his heart was being squeezed tightly by a hand, the pain making it hard to breathe.
He subconsciously raised his hand, wanting to pat the girl's head.
But I was afraid of scaring her, so my hand just froze in mid-air, unable to move forward or backward.
He withdrew his hand, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips.
"I will make you pay for all the grievances you have suffered, one by one, with interest."
"Yesterday afternoon, I already went to confront that bastard surnamed Zhao."
Upon hearing the words "surname Zhao," the girl trembled violently.
An overwhelming fear welled up in his eyes, and his body trembled.
"You mean Zhao Tianyu?"
She looked up abruptly, her voice filled with panic.
"Brother, you absolutely mustn't mess with him! His family has connections everywhere in this area!"
"We're just ordinary people; we can't possibly win!"
The man chuckled, a sharp glint instantly flashing in his eyes.
"Can't beat them?"
"I am no longer the pushover I used to be."
He slowly stood up, putting his hands behind his back.
A faint yet suffocating aura instantly spread throughout the small house.
"I had already nailed a death curse into his body."
The girl froze on the spot, completely bewildered.
"A death curse that binds lives? What's that?"
His face was expressionless, and his tone was as flat as if he were talking about something trivial.
"Once the three-day deadline is up, the Death Curse will fully erupt."
"At that time, he will surely die."
"However, this kid actually has a knowledgeable cultivator by his side."
The girl was so frightened that she quickly covered her mouth and didn't dare to breathe.
The man gave a disdainful smile, his tone full of contempt.
"Just now, some foolish thing tried to break my death curse."
"I was dozens of kilometers away, and with a casual spell, I taught that guy a lesson he won't forget."
"Daring to provoke the Grand Duke Jupiter is simply asking for trouble."
The girl's eyes widened, her mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg, and she was completely dumbfounded.
"Can you cast spells from tens of kilometers away?"
"So... you've really become a god now?"
He touched his nose, looking somewhat embarrassed, and quickly explained.
"I am not yet a true immortal, as I have not yet undergone the cleansing of my marrow by the immortal energy of the immortal realm."
"However, my cultivation level is genuine and I haven't lost a single bit."
His gaze deepened once more, and his tone carried an undisguised arrogance.
"I am currently at the Mahayana stage of cultivation, which is the ceiling level in the cultivation world."
"On this planet Earth, no matter who comes, they can't possibly defeat me."
"Definitely the ceiling of combat power on Earth, no one can stop him."
The girl sat on the edge of the bed, her face full of confusion and helplessness, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
I stared intently into his eyes, trying to find even the slightest trace of a lie.
"Is what you're saying true or made up?"
"You didn't deliberately make up a lie to fool me, did you?"
"Or is it just so I can forgive you for disappearing without a word back then?"
Seeing the girl's wary expression, he softened his tone again, his eyes full of tenderness.
"Yuanyuan, when have I ever lied to you in all my years?"
He slowly raised his right hand, palm facing up.
He then gave a deep shout, his voice carrying an unquestionable authority.
"Cold Moon Sword, appear!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the air in the entire room began to vibrate violently.
A streak of silvery light appeared out of nowhere, piercing through the dim room.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a chilling longsword, which landed steadily in his palm.
The sword gleamed with a faint, cold light, instantly illuminating the entire small room.
The girl sat there, staring blankly for a long time, her soul almost leaving her body.
"What... what is this...?"
She instinctively reached out, wanting to touch the gleaming longsword.
But halfway through reaching out, he abruptly pulled his hand back, his eyes filled with shock and fear.
Several seconds passed before she regained her voice, which was trembling uncontrollably.
"Brother... I believe you."
With a flick of his finger, the longsword instantly transformed into a streak of light and vanished.
The light in the room dimmed, returning it to its previous gloom.
He looked at the girl in front of him, his eyes instantly reddened, and his voice trembled.
"What...did you just call me?"
The girl looked at the man in front of her, a man who was both familiar and unfamiliar.
The pent-up grievances, fear, and helplessness of the past three months finally erupted at this moment.
She lunged at him, grabbed his arm, and burst into heart-wrenching sobs.
"elder brother!"
She cried her heart out, her tears falling like beads from a broken string.
The front of his clothes was soaked.
The man reached out and carefully pulled her into his arms.
He gently patted her back, and tears finally welled up in his eyes and fell.
His voice trembled violently, yet remained incredibly firm.
"Brother's here, brother's back."
"Cry, cry out all your grievances."
"I promise you, from now on, I will never let you suffer any more grievances."
"Anyone who has ever bullied you will pay a thousandfold, a hundredfold price!"
The girl's crying gradually subsided, though she was still sobbing slightly.
The exhaustion from working non-stop these past few days, and the constant tension in my nerves, finally let out a complete relaxation at this moment.
She nestled in the man's arms and fell into a deep sleep.
The man carefully placed her on the bed, moving so gently that he was afraid of disturbing her.
He carefully tucked the blanket around her, his eyes filled with unwavering doting affection and tenderness.
He turned and walked to the center of the room, where he sat cross-legged on the cold floor.
Slowly close your eyes, and a faint, almost imperceptible aura circulates around you.
He silently and coldly recited in his heart:
For the Xu family, this is just the beginning.