Chapter 443: Old Friend from Western Hunan (Part )

"What? This...how..."

Yun Zhuiyue's answer made Xiao Zhirou confused. She spoke incoherently several times and was hesitant to speak.

At this moment, her mind was blank, her eyes were in chaos, and she could only think of three words: "Impossible."

"In fact, both of your children died before they were one year old. You... should just forget about them!"

"impossible……"

Xiao Zhirou shook her head repeatedly in disbelief, denying intermittently, "How is this possible? My child was born healthy, how could he die? You lied to me! You must be lying to me!"

"You were deceived by that beast Luo Tianjin, which is why you got pregnant with these two children. In the final analysis, they should not have been born, so their premature death is also God's will..."

"Don't you dare insult my child!"

"call!"

As if she was completely enraged by Yun Zhuiyue's rude words, Xiao Zhirou's eyes suddenly turned cold. In an instant, a vast and continuous energy surged out, rolling up layers of ripples in the void, sweeping towards Yun Zhuiyue.

The ferocity, speed, and power of this energy were far beyond Yun Zhuiyue's expectations.

Caught off guard, Yun Zhuiyue hastily waved his arms to block. With a low muffled sound, the energy passed through his arms like a rainbow piercing the sun and hit his chest heavily, instantly knocking him back several meters.

During this time, Yun Zhuiyue's feet were pressed against the ground, leaving two dents on the ground.

"Cough cough!"

Yun Zhuiyue stared at the furious Xiao Zhirou with horror, completely ignoring the churning in his own internal organs. He only felt an extremely bitter and indescribable sadness in his heart.

He never expected that Xiao Zhirou would actually attack him, and it was because of Luo Tianjin's bastard.

Although Xiao Zhirou's action did not cause any actual harm to Yun Zhuiyue, it was extremely painful and miserable in Yun Zhuiyue's heart.

"Rou'er, you...you actually attacked me?"

I don't know when? Xiao Zhirou's aura has turned from sadness to anger, cold and chilling, with murderous intent, she shouted coldly: "Back then, I handed the children to you personally. What did you promise me at that time? You said that you would let them live no matter what. What happened in the end? You told me that they both died? Is this what you said to me?"

Before she finished speaking, the grief-stricken Xiao Zhirou suddenly threw the jade pendant in her hand towards Yun Zhuiyue and said angrily: "What I want is not the jade pendant, but the child! Tonight, if you can't return my child to me, I will fight to the death and show no mercy!"

Yun Zhuiyue argued: "The child is dead, how can I return it to you?"

"My children would not die for no reason. They must have been murdered."

At this moment, Xiao Zhirou's words were fierce, her expression was cold, and between her eyebrows there was a stubborn determination to never give up. She asked, "Tell me! Did you kill them?"

"You suspect me?" Yun Zhuiyue said self-deprecatingly, her eyes full of disappointment. "From childhood to adulthood, I have been caring and considerate to you, but now you suspect that I killed your child? And you attacked me mercilessly based on your own assumptions. Rou'er, who am I in your heart? Despicable, dirty, shameless, vulgar... Am I really so despicable in your eyes?"

As he spoke, a tear seemed to well up in Yun Zhuiyue's eyes, which made Xiao Zhirou's heart move. She asked suspiciously, "It's really not you?"

In response, Yun Zhuiyue smiled bitterly and answered the question irrelevantly: "If I had bad intentions, I could have tampered with the pregnancy-preserving medicine to make their babies stillborn. Why would I bring trouble upon myself?"

"You hate Luo Tianjin to the core, so it's inevitable that you hate the rest of them, so I..."

Xiao Zhirou was in a state of confusion, with so many thoughts in her mind that she had no intention of explaining too much to Yun Zhuiyue. At this moment, she only felt worry and compassion for the two children. Apart from that, there was no room for any other emotions.

"My children... why did they die? Where did you send them after you took them away? Who did you send them to?"

Facing the anxious Xiao Zhirou, Yun Zhuiyue still avoided the question and asked, "Are you so sad because they are Luo Tianjin's children?"

"Nonsense!"

"Not long ago, Luo Tianjin went to Jiangzhou in person and insisted on rescuing you, even at the cost of offending the Kunlun Sect. This matter has long been widely spread in the martial arts world." Yun Zhuiyue ignored Xiao Zhirou's rebuke and continued to ask, "Did the incident in Jiangzhou make you feel sympathy for the Luo again? It even made you imagine that one day you and he could live together and stay together forever..."

"Snapped!"

Before she finished her words, the furious Xiao Zhirou suddenly shook her body, and in the blink of an eye, she rushed in front of Yun Zhuiyue and slapped him mercilessly, hitting him hard in the face.

This time, Yun Zhuiyue could have easily dodged, but he stood there without moving, allowing Xiao Zhirou's slender jade hand to leave five bright red fingerprints on his cheek.

"Du Xiang, you insult me ​​too much!"

Seeing Xiao Zhirou's furious look, Yun Zhuiyue suddenly grinned and said with relief: "You are so angry, which means you don't want to be involved with Luo Tianjin anymore. Very good! Rou'er, Luo Tianjin used sweet words to deceive you again and again, you should have recognized his character long ago. What I said just now was definitely not meant to insult you, I just didn't want you to be deceived by Luo Tianjin again."

"I am no longer the ignorant Teng Rou of 20 years ago. Now I can distinguish right from wrong. I can tell who is honest and who is hypocritical."

"Since you hate Luo Tianjin so much, why do you still care about the bastard he left behind?"

"They are my own flesh and blood, not bastards!" Xiao Zhirou said unhappily, "As for Luo Tianjin, he is not worthy of being their father."

Xiao Zhirou's words made Yun Zhuiyue's eyes light up. He hesitated and said, "You mean... even if you find the child, you won't let them recognize Luo Tianjin?"

"That's natural..." As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Xiao Zhirou's voice stopped abruptly, and her eyes, which were filled with grief and anger, suddenly changed. Then her pupils trembled slightly, as if she was pondering something carefully.

Suddenly, Xiao Zhirou grabbed Yun Zhuiyue's arm with lightning speed and asked anxiously, "What did you mean just now? You said I... I can find them?"

"This……"

"Du Xiang, you have been lying to me, right?"

At this moment, Xiao Zhirou had already seen through the clues in Yun Zhuiyue's flickering eyes. She shook Yun Zhuiyue's arms vigorously with both hands, as if urging him to admit his speculation.

"Are you lying to me?" Xiao Zhirou pressed again, "Everything is a lie you made up. In fact, my child is not dead at all, right?"

"Rou'er, why would I lie to you?"

"You lied to me because you were worried that after I recognized the child, my old relationship with Luo Tianjin would rekindle."

At this moment, Xiao Zhirou no longer cared about her dignity and reserve. She answered almost every question of Yun Zhuiyue without hesitation, just hoping that he could give her a satisfactory answer.

"Then you...can you?"

"Of course not!" Xiao Zhirou's expression changed. She quickly took two steps back and raised her hand to swear, "I swear to heaven that I will never coexist with Luo Tianjin in this life. We will never be able to live together."

"Rou'er, I believe you..."

"Then my children..." Before Yun Zhuiyue could finish her words, Xiao Zhirou couldn't wait to ask, "Are they okay?"

Looking at Xiao Zhirou's moving eyes full of desire, even if Yun Zhuiyue had a heart of stone, it was difficult for him to remain cold and arrogant in front of his beloved woman.

After hesitating for a long time, Yun Zhuiyue's solemn eyes finally flashed with a hint of tenderness, and she nodded gently and said, "Yes, your children are still alive now, and have grown up and become sensible and outstanding people."

"hiss!"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhirou felt her heart tremble. For a moment, excitement, ecstasy, relief, longing, and sadness gathered in her heart, and she could hardly control herself.

At this moment, her dark eyebrows were relaxed, her face was relaxed, and her eyes were filled with crystal tears. Lost and then found, crying with joy, this was reflected vividly in Xiao Zhirou.

"Where are they?"

"Rou'er, now that I have told you the truth, I will not continue to lie to you." Yun Zhuiyue pondered, "But before you meet again, can you promise me one thing first?"

"What's the matter?"

"Give me another chance, and let me take care of you for the rest of your life." Yun Zhuiyue spoke from the bottom of her heart with deep affection, "I will treat your children as my own. I, Yun Zhuiyue, swear to heaven that as long as you agree, I will be their biological father, and I will be devoted to them for the rest of my life, and there will never be any estrangement or grudge between us. How do you think?"

Yun Zhuiyue's sudden confession caught Xiao Zhirou off guard, and she didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"Du Xiang, you and I have not seen each other for more than 20 years, and now you suddenly say this to me..."

Xiao Zhirou was worried about her child and was afraid that if she refused outright, Yun Zhuiyue would be enraged and do something crazy, so she stammered and perfunctorily said, "In fact, from the first day I founded the Jueqing Valley, I have made up my mind to cut off all emotions and love, and never fall in love again in this life. Even if I agree to you, it is not sincere, and it is unfair to you..."

"I don't care!" Yun Zhuiyue said bluntly, "I don't care whether you have me in your heart, or even whether you are lying to me. Even if you only agree to it because I raised your child and want to repay my kindness, I still don't care. I believe that one day you will be moved by my sincerity. Even if it takes ten, twenty, or thirty years... I am willing to wait slowly. When the day comes that your heart truly belongs to me, I will die without regrets."

"You and I are no longer young. How can we act as impulsively as young people? Du Xiang, I am very grateful for your kindness, but kindness is not the same as love. What's more, you want to be the father of my children, but I'm afraid they won't accept it, so..."

Yun Zhuiyue interrupted, "What if they agree?"

"What?" Xiao Zhirou was secretly surprised by Yun Zhuiyue's mysterious attitude and asked hesitantly, "What do you mean?"

Yun Zhuiyue smiled in a mysterious way and asked, "If they are willing to acknowledge me as their father, will you agree?"

"This……"

Facing Yun Zhuiyue's relentless pressure, Xiao Zhirou felt uneasy and overwhelmed. She said frankly, "I just want to find my child now. As for other things... I really don't want to think about them."

"Rou'er, I will assume that you agree to this..."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhirou's eyes turned cold, and she said bluntly: "Du Xiang, are you willing to let us reunite?"

"Yes! Of course!" Yun Zhuiyue said confidently, "But... not today."

"When was that?"

"Do you still remember the battle of Yaotai?" Yun Zhuiyue's eyes were blurred, and a sinister aura emanated from her body. "Back then, I was defeated by Luo Tianjin, and watched you leave me. This is the greatest shame of my life. In the past twenty years, there has not been a day that I have not lived in pain, and there has not been a day that I have not hoped to fight him again with a legitimate reason. The martial arts conference is the best opportunity given to me by God. In front of all the heroes in the world, I will defeat Luo Tianjin with my own hands, wash away the shame of Yaotai, and win back everything that should belong to me. Reputation, dignity, and... you!"

Having said this, Yun Zhuiyue's gaze towards Xiao Zhirou suddenly became hot.

"Rou'er, I want you to see with your own eyes Luo Tianjin kneeling on the ground like a dog begging for mercy. After I take revenge, I will definitely reunite you and your son, and reunite your family."

……

(End of this chapter)