Chapter 89: Xu Rou's Background

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  Xu Rou walked over, looking at Xu Bai Ran, and for a moment her mind was filled with countless thoughts. As for this father, she had never identified with him before. But the fact that his blood flowed through her veins was something that could not be changed.

  "Why?" Xu Rou took a deep breath and asked the question she had wanted to ask for so many years but never had.

  Xu Bairan's expression remained unchanged as he said, "You now have someone strong enough to protect you, so you've finally gathered the courage to ask me this question?"

  Xu Rou nodded and said: "Yes, that's right! I originally never asked, but it wasn't because I didn't dare to, it was because if I asked you, you probably wouldn't say."

  "Of course I won't say now, do you want to know?" Xǔ Bái Rán asked. "If you want to know, then accompany me to the study! There are too many people and prying eyes here, it's not a place to discuss things."

  The rest of them stood by and quietly listened to the conversation between the father and daughter, without disturbing them. The time now belonged to Xu Rou.

  Xu Bairan walked towards the backyard, and Xu Rou followed him without hesitation. Jiang Xiaoyu's eyebrows moved slightly, and he also followed them. He was afraid that Xu Bairan would play tricks, and he couldn't put his mind at ease about Xu Rou.

  As for Shi Zhongyu and others, they were still waiting here, watching the others, especially Jiang Batian, not letting him escape.

  "Indeed, senior is incredibly powerful, but I didn't expect it to be on the level of a saint." Tianzhu sighed with emotion.

  Aiwen Xue smiled lightly and said: "The height of the master is not what you can imagine. I estimate that the master's strength is not just at the level of a saint."

  After obtaining the incantation, she also studied it carefully and the more she researched, the more horrified she became. To say nothing of the mightiness of this skill's technique, just this idea alone is enough to make one marvel endlessly. Being able to create this skill shouldn't be something even a sage can do.

  After hearing Aiwen Xue's speculation, Tianzhu was even more shocked. The senior was indeed unfathomable! After careful consideration, with such a person in the Divine Realm, they could more or less safely pass through the great calamity. However, Tianzhu did not feel that everything would be fine because of this, after all, they were not too familiar with the situation outside the realm.

  After all, how many powerful beings are there who can attract the attention of their divine domain is an unknown number.

  "Senior is indeed powerful, I just don't know if he still accepts apprentices, otherwise I would definitely want to follow him!" Little Master Hou exclaimed.

  The Lord smiled lightly and didn't say much. The Bodhi elder's way of doing things was strange, but not lacking in grandeur. In this regard, the Lord admired him very much. However, the other party's thoughts were not something he could figure out.

  Jiang Ba Tian had already been put down by the Lord, looking at the distant Xu Bai Ruo and the three others, Jiang Ba Tian let out a soft sigh, has it really come to this?

  Xu Bairan's study.

  Jiang Xiaoyu and Xu Rou stood aside while Xu Bairan rummaged through his bookshelf, finally pulling out a wooden box made of ancient wood.

  She carefully opened the wooden box on the table, and Jiang Xiaoyu couldn't help but take a curious look at what was inside. To her surprise, such an exquisite box actually contained a book!

  This is a yellowed and old book that emits an ancient aura, seemingly containing some secrets inside, making one unable to resist the urge to open it up and investigate.

  Xu Rou furrowed her brow and looked at it for a moment before asking, "What does this book mean?"

  He shook his head and Xue Bairan rarely revealed a faint smile, but his smile looked very forced, yet it was heartfelt, perhaps he hadn't smiled in a long time.

  "This book was given to me by your mother." Xǔ Bái Rán gently stroked it, a nostalgic look on his face, feeling very happy.

  "Mother? You have the right to mention my mother?" Xu Rou coldly smiled and shook her head with a bitter expression.

  Following a man like Xu Bai Ran, she truly feels that it's not worth it for the time being, it's really not worth it! Such an unfeeling and ruthless person, whoever encounters him will feel chilled to the bone.

  However, she was very curious about the things her mother left behind and wanted to see what this book was all about.

  It seems that Xu Baiyan saw through Xu Rou's thoughts and said, "If you want to see it, just pick it up and read it! After all, it was written by your mother for you, and after reading it, you will understand."

  Xu Rou looked at Xu Bairan for a moment, then finally took two steps forward and picked up the yellowed ancient book.

  This ancient book has peeled off its skin and the material is very old, it's unclear what kind of species made it. Gently opening the first page, Xu Rou looked at the contents inside.

  "With Bairan by my side, I am happy but also a bit uneasy. I think that in the future when we are together, we will definitely have a very cute child. This book will be left for our child to read in the future, so they can know how loving their parents were."

  "Today, people came again from that side to take me away, but Bai Ran was unwilling and got injured. Seeing him coughing up a mouthful of blood, my heart hurts."

  Xu Rou flipped through page after page, these were her mother's notes, recording some things. Every stroke, every word represented her mother's mood at the time.

  When she turned to the back, her complexion changed.

  "I've been pregnant for nine months now, and my belly is huge. The feeling of nurturing life is truly wonderful. I told Bai Ran that if it's a girl, we'll name her Xu Rou, and if it's a boy, we'll name him Xu Huai Shu, because Bai Ran always has a book in his hand."

  "There's still half a month left before the baby is born, hoping everything goes smoothly..."

  "Child, my child, Mother will miss you so much. Mother is leaving, and Mother doesn't expect you to achieve great things in the future, just hoping that you can live a peaceful and safe life."

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  "Don't come looking for me, whatever you do don't come looking for me..."

  After reading the last sentence, Xu Rou's tears fell involuntarily. She stared at Xu Bai Ran, her body trembling.

  "What's going on with this book? How did I not know about it, and that my mother had written something like this?" Xǔ Róu asked.

  She had never seen her mother write since she was a child, but looking at the records in this book, why did she want to cry? The last sentence "don't come looking for me", why does it look so heart-wrenching and helpless.

  Jiang Xiaoyu was slightly surprised, what exactly did this book write that would make Xu Rou react so strongly?

  Xu Baiyan sighed and said, "This book was indeed written by your mother. Originally, I didn't want to tell you about this matter, but now that you've already seen it, whether or not I say anything doesn't make much of a difference. And besides..."

  As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and continued: "Moreover, there is a saint by your side now. It's harmless to tell you that at least you can keep your life."

  After hearing Xu Bairan's words, Xu Rou's face moved, and from what she saw in the book, it seemed that her mother's identity was far more complicated than that!

  Xu Bairan paused for a moment, his voice involuntarily lowered by a few degrees, and slowly began to say: "The thing... happened thirty years ago..."

  "That year, I met your mother. At first sight, I fell in love with her and will never forget that day." Up to this point, Xu Bairan's smile seemed so intimate.

  "Then a lot of things happened between us, and finally we got together. But after being together, I only found out that your mother's identity is not ordinary. She is a disciple of the Shen Luo Palace, and the master of the Shen Luo Palace is her teacher."

  "Shenluo Palace, not within the various domains, stands independently in a separate space. Like the pure land of the gods, it has existed for ages. Inside, there are countless strong individuals, and even the Divine Bridge is nothing compared to it." Xǔ Bái Rán smiled self-deprecatingly.

  He is Shenqiao Shixiong, but facing the Shenluo Palace, he can only look up to it. "Your mother was taken away by the people of Shenluo Palace after giving birth to you, and until now, there has been no news."

  "On that day, the people of Shen Luo Palace said, don't let me, a toad, think about eating swan meat. The disciples of Shen Luo Palace, especially Shen Luo Nu, are not someone I can touch. Being able to give birth to a daughter for me is already a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes." Xu Baiyan smiled bitterly.

  "What about my mother? The one who made clothes for me and took me out to play?" Xu Rou asked disbelievingly.

  If what Baizhan said is true, then who was with me when I was a child?

  "She's just a maid, I have nothing to do with her. The reason I didn't tell you the truth is that your mother instructed me not to tell you. If possible, she hoped you could grow up normally." Xǔ Bái Rán said.

  Upon hearing this, Xu Rou's body almost fell over, and Jiang Xiao Yu quickly supported her, only then did she steady herself.

  He looked at Xu Bairan and asked: "Even if what you said is true, why did you ignore Xu Rou since childhood and force her to marry Qian Ye?"

  Xu Bairan took a deep breath, then looked at Xu Rou with a loving expression and sighed softly: "Hate is always easier to let go of than love. Forgetting a father who doesn't love you is much simpler than forgetting a father who deeply loves you."

  Jiang Xiaoyu was deeply moved and couldn't help but feel shocked in her heart. If what the other person said was true, then Xu Bairan had been too cruel to herself!

  "As for marrying Qian Ye, didn't I always decline before? Because I haven't yet entered the Divine Bridge realm. Now that I've reached the Divine Bridge, I barely have the qualifications to enter the Divine Luo Palace, so I want to leave a big tree that can shelter from wind and rain for my child." Xu Baiyan said.

  Jiang Xiaoyu understood that he wanted to go find Xu Rou's mother, but since it was uncertain whether he would live or die, he wanted to leave something for Xu Rou to rely on.

  "As for the child's physique, I naturally have a way to restrain Qian Ye. It's just that I didn't expect the other party to be the identity of a big shot from outside the domain, this point is beyond my imagination." Xǔ Bái Rán sighed.

  "Is everything you said true?" Xu Rou's voice was already choked with sobs.

  "If there is one false word, I, Xu Baiyan, will be struck by thunder and die without a whole corpse!" Xu Baiyan swore with his four fingers pointed upwards.

  Xu Rou shook her head, for a moment she simply couldn't accept this matter. Jiang Xiao Yu used his own sleeve to wipe away the other person's tears, and his heart ached with sympathy.

  They all swore an oath, so what they said can't be false. This Xu Bai Ran is also a pitiful person!

  After a while, Xu Rou calmed down and came out of Jiang Xiaoyu's arms, asking Xu Bairan: "How can we get to the Shenluo Palace?"

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