Chapter 630 – 625: Grand Course, Yi Yun

Chapter 630 - 625: Grand Course, Yi Yun

"Ayo! Bring the bodies out, place them on the sheet!" An aged voice shouted out. The rustling of bodies moving and steps echoing reverberated throughout Yi Yun's mind. It echoed out endlessly, but an unwilling will was soon born.

"No..." With a few coughs, Yi Yun lifted his body to observe the men who were carrying two bodies that had crispy flesh and burnt skin. He could only make out from his angle the dark and red colors of the two bodies, their other features almost unrecognizable.

Tears fell from his cheeks, but he still used every last ounce of his strength to lift himself up, attempting to stand. But the smoke that had filled his lungs and his patches of burnt skin was painful, and he winced multiple times throughout.

"Argh!" Yi Yun had experienced sixteen years of life, and they included doing all sorts of jobs, humiliating and painful, yet today was the most painful moment of his life.

"Oy! Boy! Don't move," a voice moved towards Yi Yun and he felt a hand hold him by his torso and underarm. Yi Yun turned his wet eyes towards an old man with a worried gaze. He wasn't that tall, but he wasn't short. His grey hair was orderly and short, clearly well taken care of.

"Ol-old Hu?" Yi Yun recognized this old man. He was the medicinal sage that took care of his mother's condition the most over the two years since. He has helped graciously in giving her prescriptions to ease her symptoms. It was only because of his efforts and discounted services that his mother could survive for so long, and do so without being in heartrending pain.

Old Hu had a faint frown, "I'm Sage Hu, Sage Hu!" He had to remind Yi Yun once again not to refer to him without his official title. He spent decades earning the right to be called Sage, so to be referred as old rubbed him the wrong way.

"S-sorry!" Yi Yun coughed out an apology, staggering a little into Old Hu's embrace. If it wasn't for Old Hu, Yi Yun would've fallen to the floor by now.

"Do you not understand what happened? You need to rest," Old Hu gently informed.

Rest?

How could he rest?

Yi Yun shook his head, looking at the two burnt bodies through the gaps of people that were examining it curiously. They were clearly trying to determine who they were.Upstodatee from n(0)/ve/lbIn/.(co/m

Old Hu thought Yi Yun was unaware of what happened when he shook his head, so he carried him a little bit towards the burnt bodies. "You rushed into a burning house. You've breathed in a lot of smoke and your skin has experienced some first and second-degree burns. You're lucky there were expert cultivators all-around. If not, you'd have ended up like those two."

Yi Yun felt his heart tremble. His eyes never left those two burn corpses. "Mother...Yi Meimei..." His voice was filled with a despondence that could shatter minds and hearts.

"Hm?" Old Hu was surprised, and he looked towards the corpses from afar. Then, he seemed to understand. With a strong grab of Yi Yun who was pushing closer to the two bodies, he said: "They're both men."

"...!" Yi Yun's eyes widened, snapping his head towards Old Hu's face and fiercely analyzing his expression. If this was a foolish joke, he wanted to spot the falseness behind it. They weren't women? They were men?

Old Hu sighed, "You thought it was them; I understand." Old Hu carefully carried Yi Yun towards the bodies. Yi Yun finally saw the complete appearances of the two burnt corpses. They were both men, and fully-grown ones at that. There was not a child nor a woman there, and that was evidenced by their breasts and sexual organs.

His heart experienced a tsunami of rampant relief that caused his body to become weak. A series of heavy coughs resounded.

"You've inhaled too much smoke, and your body has suffered quite a bit." Old Hu reminded Yi Yun.

"Alright, go get treated. We'll find you if we have more questions regarding the incident. To kidnap a member of our Oakfall Village, these figures must be underestimating us. Fortunately, if they were taken, then chances are they're alive. You can rest, we'll handle this." Captain Zhi said, patting Yi Yun on his shoulder lightly to comfort him. He was aware of the identities of the two who were taken and their relationship with Yi Yun.

He knew this wasn't much, but this was all he could do.

Yi Yun was numb, mindlessly nodding as Old Hu gave thanks to the captain and left with him in tow. When they returned to Old Hu's residence, Old Hu laid Yi Yun down on a bed and solemnly looked at him.

Yi Yun had been lost in his thoughts since learning that his mother and sister were taken by cloaked figures. The symbol of the three spirals and the central star imprinted forever in his mind.

He had to find them.

Old Hu said, "You stole the Meadowlife Herb. Didn't you?"

Yi Yun's heart trembled and his eyelids jumped.

Old Hu heavily sighed, "I guess its a blessing in disguise. If you hadn't done that, perhaps there would be no one who could've saved you from your own recklessness." He felt that Yi Yun's luck was a little too good. If it wasn't for the commotion brought about by the Meadowlife Herb, he would've certainly not been saved.

Taking a few steps back, if he hadn't gone to steal the Meadowlife Herb, it was possible he could've been captured or killed by those cloaked figures. It was quite amusing to think about; being a thief saved his life.

"...What are you going to do?" Yi Yun asked. He was too weak to resist Old Hu if he wanted to act against him for the herb, and he couldn't stop it if Old Hu turned him in. After all, he was a thief.

Old Hu shook his head. He didn't reply immediately, merely took up to a desk and pulled open a drawer to retrieve a bottle of ointment. "You're my patient, so I'm going to treat you."

Yi Yun relaxed. He didn't think Old Hu would turn him in, and he didn't seem interested in the herb. Of course, Yi Yun didn't understand the true darkness that others could hold in their hearts. Even as Old Hu applied the ointment, he couldn't help but consider giving Yi Yun poison and taking the herb for himself. After all, who wouldn't want a few dozen years of additional life?

In the end, he didn't. "I recognize the symbol," he decided to tell the truth.

Startled, Yi Yun's eyes brightened as he lifted his torso up. "You did?"

Old Hu nodded. He didn't know it at the time, but this was the first action that could spiral Yi Yun into an epic adventure of heartfelt struggle, personal discovery, life-defining relationships, and fierce battles. The youth that had never harmed a fly might become era-defining, remembered throughout the ages.

"It belongs to a certain organization called the Tri-Spiraling Star. They are..." As Old Hu began to weave the explanation of their origins, what little he knew, there was a figure who was aware of this event, this beginnings of an epic character.

-

Within the Voidspace of the Elven Sanctuary, there was a small-sized Voidship floating outside the Woodland Moon's atmospheric layers. On its hull, there were two radiant characters that highlighted its origins. These two characters said: "Everlore" & "San".

San Yongli, the Temporal Reincarnator, was at the helm of this Voidship, her crimson eyes staring at the beautiful lunar satellite before her. There was a trace of nostalgia in her eyes, betraying her deep memories of this celestial body in her past life. At her glabella, a glimmer of gold flickered.

"We've received permission to enter," A tall, shapely human female with long brown hair stepped forward and said.

San Yongli nodded. With a thought, the Voidship made its steady descent. 'It's been decades since I've been here. I still can't believe the True Martial World Emperor originates from here... Let's see if it's actually here.'