Chapter 87 - Long Shan's Choice

Su Clan, Upper World

A man in a black robe sat on a plush couch, his white hair neatly tied up. His sharp eyes were fixed on the handsome middle-aged man sitting on the opposite couch. The middle-aged man's eyes were filled with worry.

"It's been over ten days, and we still haven't found Su Xin."

The middle-aged man sighed. "It's all my fault. I should not have let her go to those ruins,"

"Su Jian, we've known each other for over a thousand years, and this is the first time I've seen the situation get out of your hands."

"Anyway, what happened?" The man in the black robe inquired.

Su Jian sighed and shook his head. "Xin'er told me a few days ago that she had discovered a clue to the ruins of Ancient Era. I'm not sure what was going through my head, but I let her go there. But who'd have thought that she'd be ambushed?"

"Those people from the Blood Tower really made the wrong enemy this time," he said with a ruthless glint in his eyes.

The man in black robes arched his brows. "Blood Tower? Even so, they will not kill anyone unless they are paid to do so."

"I know, but they should have thought about it a thousand times before ambushing Xin'er. The only thing I know is that she has left this world. It's a blessing of the heavens that her life jade is still intact." Su Jian stood up and walked over to the window, his gaze lost as he stared at the sky.

"You are aware that Xin'er is my only child. The auspicious light lighted the entire world the day she was born. She is my pride, and I am very proud that she has never let me down. Even though she was born with the Heavenly Physique, she was never proud of it and never had an enemy in her entire life."

"Long Shan, I also know the reason for your visit. We've been sworn brothers for a long time, and I promised to marry my child to yours. When my daughter was born two hundred years ago, you were blessed with a son at the same time. But who would have thought that your wife and son would vanish one day? Your search had been futile for all these years, and you had never found them. But I heard a few days ago that you'd taken a disciple and wanted to marry my daughter to him. Is that right?"

Su Jian turned around and looked at Long Shan, who seemed to reminisce about his past.

"Yes, I don't know what happened to them. Just as I thought I got the clue, an unknown man attacked me. I almost died, but that day, a mortal boy saved me. After living with him for a few days, I got to know that he was also the child of Heaven, born with the Heavenly Eyes. I think you should know about that legend."

Su Jian shuddered as he heard about Heavenly Eyes. "Really?" He almost screamed.

He has read that the bearers of the Heavenly Eyes, like his daughter, were born with the blessing of the Heavens. He also learned that those born with those eyes have the ability to change the future.

Long Shan nodded. "Yes, that is why I sent him to the lower world. I don't want anyone to know about him. He is my only hope of finding my son and wife."

Su Jian became flustered and appeared beside Long Shan, gripping his shoulders tightly and looking him in the eyes. "Have his eyes been awakened? Can he find my daughter?"

Long Shan shook his head, "No, I don't think so. But I'll tell him to look for your daughter in the lower world. There's a chance she went to that world."

Su Jian's eyes were filled with disappointment as he let go of Long Shan's shoulders and sighed, "Thank you."

Long Shan nodded, his gaze fixed on Su Jian. But then his body shuddered and his eyes widened.

Su Jian noticed a change in Long Shan's expression. "What happened?"

Long Shan looked at Su Jian and said, "Something happened to my disciple." As he looked down, his eyes shone with a bright red light.

His vision changed as he saw black clouds surrounded a place. While Ma Chan was lying on the ground, blood and pus seeped out of the hollowed eye sockets.

Long Shan's heart skipped a beat and his gaze shifted to a young man in a black robe, his face hidden behind a black mask and smirking at him.

Long Shan's heart swelled with rage, "How dar.."

But then Long Shan's vision changed, and he found himself in the middle of a dark forest.

He frowned as he looked around to see that the forest was full of dead trees, while the howling of wolves and hyenas filled the air.

But his heart stopped for a moment when he saw two figures lying on the ground unconscious.

"Jin'er," he screamed, but was shocked that he couldn't move from his place.

His body trembled furiously as his gaze was fixed on a woman and a young man lying on the ground, breathing restfully as if they were fast asleep, oblivious to the rest of the world.

He tried to move his hand but couldn't, and a tear fell from the corner of his eyes.

"Who?" he screamed hoarsely, his gaze fixed on two figures lying on the ground.

But suddenly, a sweet voice echoed in the forest. "You don't need to know who I am. But you should know that if you want to find your wife and son. Just do what I say."

Long Shan's shuddered when he heard that voice. Someone from that realm was speaking with him. His tone softened, and he asked politely.

"What do I need to do?" His wife and son were extremely important to him, and he would go to any length to get them back.

The sweet voice rang out once more. "Good Boy. I need a little help. Ma Chan will no longer be your disciple, but rather the man you just saw. When he comes to this world, you must introduce him as your disciple. Until then, your wife and son will be safe in my hands. If anyone knows anything about Ma Chan, silence them. I don't want you to make any mistakes."

Long Shan was shocked when he heard that. He realized he had become entangled in the grand scheme of things. His heart wanted to deny it because Ma Chan had once saved his life, and when he accepted him as a disciple, he saw him as almost as his own son. But then his gaze was drawn to his wife and son, who were lying on the ground.

His fists were clenched, and he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I understand. But what is the name of that man?" He asked as he opened his eyes and scanned the forest.

"His name will be An Di"