Chapter 180 - Profound Shi Tian (2)

"Young Master… Yun Long looked towards the voice and found the other interesting character within the Shi Clan, Shi Yanmei.

She had short shoulder length hair that was messy, her hair was a blend between strawberry blonde and orange, with blazing golden eyes centred by a black pupil. Her face, although she did not apply any makeup, was extraordinary, her skin was soft and her imposing eyes enhanced her temperament as Yun Long felt that this is truly what a shield-maiden would look like if he had to put a female to the description.

She seemed around Xueruo's age, however her body was much more mȧturė than hers, as Yun Long could see the shape of it from the tight armour she was wearing.

"Hmm… girl who are you… your reactions are unlike any of the others previously… they are quite odd… but by all means… please enlighten this Young Master regarding the passing of Shi Qing's" Yun Long asked as he kept his grip on Shi Hao's face.

"I am Shi Yanmei, Young Master, and I am the bastard child between Shi Hao and my mother Shi Qing…"

Shi Yanmei started speaking, but when she revealed her identity, Lan Feng quickly ran over to her and held her shoulders as she asked her with great emotion "You are Sister Qing's daughter? But she would never accept Shi Hao… are you telling the truth?"

"Un… the reason I was born is because mother was used by Father to vent his frustrations, due to the event in the past where the person he was supposed to be married had escaped, he blamed mother for the failure and forced mother to become his plaything since that person was her best friend, but when mother was pregnant, she had ran away so that I could grow up elsewhere, but father found us when we I was two years old, father killed mother in his rage as he took me back to the clan" Shi Yanmei said as she started to release tears for the first time since her mother died.

Lan Feng wiped her tears as she started crying "Forgive me Sister Qing… it was I who harmed you… the least I can do is look after your daughter" she muttered as she comforted Shi Yanmei.

Shi Yanmei heard her and she already had understood that she really was her mother's best friend, and felt a little resentment because she was the reason her mother died… but that was put away when she heard the true pain in her words, as she cried in their embrace.

Once they recovered, Yun Long asked Shi Yanmei "So… what do you want to do with your old man?"

"Uhm… Young Master… is it alright if I deliver his punishment?" she asked with an honest smile, but Yun Long could smell the crazy blood ŀust within her as he smiled… this wild girl really was quite an interesting little minx.

He threw Shi Hao towards her, as he went to talk to the observing Shi Tian, who had in that time ordered his descendants to go back and clean the area, before leaving the sacred grounds.

"You really are an odd on old man… if your soul was not so pure, I may have ended up killing you… and I have slaughtered the majority of your clan… I fail to understand your reactions honestly… I even humiliate your descendant in front of you, and send him to his death and you do not act…" Yun Long said as he had an inexplicable interest in this old man at the end of his life.

"Hmm… his daughter is the one that is deciding his fate, that is still within the clan, you gave the clan that respect, as for humiliation… you must take responsibility for your actions… you are simply the embodiment of Karma as she came to end those who have sinned in my clan… I am content knowing that the clan will not be exterminated for their transgressions like the unfortunate Young Lady Lan…" Shi Tian said as his voice started to weaken.

Yun Long summoned a drop of Divine Water of Life, and placed it on his thumb as he pushed his thumb between Ancestor Shi Tian's eyebrows, as his physical appearance managed to restore to what an old man should look like, not a body bag that was about to fall apart.

"Old man… you must be the only the three odd men in this Primal Chaos that intrigue me, take that as my apology for the slaughter, and so we can talk some more… your thought process is quite different… it is quite… refreshing…" Yun Long said as he smiled for once.

"Hmm… Divine Water of Life… although with my state… it should only keep me around for another one hundred years…" Shi Tian said as his voice regained its regal feeling.

"One hundred years is plenty… that little girl is quite a worthy successor in my eyes… but I will not involve in your clan… I only came here to get Feng'er and Xueruo their revenge… but I must ask you one thing… if you know what your clan is doing is wrong… why did you not intervene?" Yun Long asked, but it was an important question, as his answer depends on whether he keeps his life or not.

"Hmm… I am tired… thousands of years I watch my descendants and their journeys, so many times I have taught them in a multitude of ways, good, bad, heroic, evil, and yet it all remains the same… my descendants all are unable to pass the Divine Sovereign Realm… and in forty six thousand years, so many thousands, have passed" Shi Tian explained as he closed his eyes whilst reminiscing.

"So these last thousand years, as my life-span waned, I focused on creating a method for someone to inherit my legacy in seclusion, as I learnt one thing during these millennia… you can only guide someone to their path… you cannot force them to walk it… that is why it is their individual path…" Shi Tian explained as he opened his eyes once more.

Yun Long decided that he would spare his life, since he was not really a threat at Divine Master 8th Level, even without Yao Yue he could easily kill him with the aura of his copy Heavenly Profound Treasures.

Yun Long just went through his words once more, and thought that this senior had lost all feeling to reality because his lonely path to the peak, since in his world he was at the peak… but he wondered, how he in the Western Divine Region could not find someone to accompany him all these years…

'Maybe he just is not a scumbag like me and truly loved one woman…'

He was interrupted when he heard a noise below him, as he saw about three feet in front of him, the small figure of Shi Yanmei as she kneeled before him.

Looking at her oddly, Yun Long asked her in confusion "Girl… what are you doing?"

"Young Master… Yanmei is selfish… but Yanmei asks that Young Master accept my request" she said with determination as she raised one knee, and put her arm over her raised knee, whilst looking down.

Hearing her determination, Yun Long looked at her amusedly "Go on, let this Young Master hear your wish" he said with a smile.

Jin Yue who was standing by his side hurriedly looked down in embarrassment, as Yun Long just patted her head when he saw her actions out the side of his eye which caused her even more embarrassment with how fast her fingers were moving about trying to distract herself from her naughty Young Master.

"Young Master… Yanmei wishes to follow you to repay the gratitude I owe you… whether it is as your wife, concubine or maid… Yanmei only asks that you allow her to accompany you!" she said as she raised her head and said her request without being embarrassed.

'Wow… a lioness is indeed to be respected… even at her age she is willing to go this far huh… since you came to me, it would be rude for this Young Master to reject you after you placing your dignity on the line'

He walked up to her, and kneeled down in front of her, as he lifted her face with a finger, he asked her as he gazed into her blazing golden eyes.

"Hmm… there are many women who follow me now, you will only be one of many, and there will be plenty more who will come after… even then you are still willing to follow me, even as a maid?" he asked her to test her mettle, and where she would rank in the future in the harem.