Under the starlight, there was a gentle breeze.
Although it was tranquil and cold, it still couldn't calm Long Chen's heart. The image of Yang Xueqing back then and the image of Yang You now formed a huge impact in his mind.
Why did she always wear this veil? Long Chen had thought of many possibilities, but he never thought that the face hidden under the veil actually belonged to Yang Xueqing.
Long Chen slowly recalled.
"Back then, my father said that the reason he gave me such a childhood was to train my determination and willpower. Everything in Baiyang Town was fake. Although I grew up in the Yang family, I have no blood relationship with them. Yang Xueqing thought that my father only gave birth to me with her because he valued her physique. This was also an illusion my father created for her. Now, Yang Xueqing is still living well in the Divine Dragon Nation that I built."
When he ascended the Inherited Dragon Staircase, he had formed a connection with the people of Dragon Sacrificial Continent. Now, he could easily sense everyone's existence. That's right, Yang Xueqing was there, living a leisurely life. However, her life was very simple. It was more like she was silently living the rest of her life under someone else's control.
However, Yang You and Yang Xueqing definitely didn't just look similar. She was the closest person to Long Qinglan, and she also looked similar to Long Chen's illusory mother. Then, it was very likely that …
"I want to know the truth. Tell me."
Long Chen couldn't care less. From the first time he saw Yang You, he felt a sense of familiarity. It was the feeling of being taken care of by an elder. Now, he held Yang You's hand and looked at her with sparkling eyes. There were even tears of excitement hidden in them.
After countless struggles, Yang You finally sighed. She said in a slightly sad voice, "I know I can't hide it anymore. I just didn't expect it to be so soon."
"You're my mother, right?" Long Chen's breathing quickened.
Long Qinglan had died in Eternal Dragon City, but he had reappeared in Poplar Town and given birth to Long Chen.
He had told himself that Long Chen and Yang Xueqing had nothing to do with each other. So where did Long Chen come from? Long Qinglan was not a Tai Chi spirit dragon. He could not create life by himself. He could only reproduce.
This question made Yang You's eyes tremble. She almost nodded silently, but then immediately shook her head and said, "Yes and no."
What kind of baffling answer was this?
Long Chen was about to go crazy.
He was waiting for Yang You to clarify.
"After your father died in the Eternal Dragon City, thousands of years passed. About 100 years ago, he suddenly appeared and found me, who was guarding his old subordinates on the Sky Dragon Planet."
Yang You couldn't face Long Chen's eyes. Especially as a woman, she had countless pain and secrets in her heart.
"Didn't he die? Why did he appear again?"
Long Chen couldn't help but ask.
"This' him 'is the' him 'that you saw in Aspen Town. It's a strand of his soul that was almost annihilated. By chance, he managed to execute the' Art of Reincarnation 'that he learned during his adventures in the' Primeval Cave Abode 'and seized a body that had just taken shape and had yet to give birth to a soul. After that, he obtained a new life."
Realization dawned on Long Chen. If Long Qinglan had really died in Eternal Dragon City and his corpse had turned into a Black Yama Beast, then who was the man who had given birth to him in Baiyang Town? Who was the man who had given him the Ancient Blood Spirit Dragon's blood essence, and even the Void Eon Dragon's blood essence and the Tai Chi Lifeform Dragon's blood essence? That's right, it was this Long Qinglan who had used his remnant soul to cast the Reincarnation Technique to obtain a new life.
"However, because he was the reincarnation of a remnant soul, his life, talent, and other aspects were all greatly restricted, causing him to be unable to inherit the most important things he left behind. Moreover, because his remnant soul had already lost too many important memories, it caused him to become manic, sluggish, and even forget many things, even forgetting the majority of his experiences."
Yang You clearly didn't want to mention this memory. But this time, Long Chen definitely wanted to know everything, so she could only touch these areas that she couldn't touch.
"You're saying that when he found you 100 years ago, he forgot many things. He doesn't even know who killed him …."
Long Chen was very shocked.
Logically speaking, if Yang You had been with the reincarnated Long Qinglan, Yang You should have known everything even if Long Qinglan's reincarnated body was gone. But she didn't know what had happened between the Devil Star and the Battlefield of the Gods. She didn't even know who killed Long Qinglan.
Therefore, she held back her tears and shook her head. "I'm sorry. If I knew more, I would definitely tell you. Actually, I only hid one thing from you. That's it. His condition isn't as good as you think. After all, he's just a reincarnated soul, and he has too much resentment and revenge in his heart. I can't even talk to him much, and he doesn't even know what he's going through. He can only complete some things mechanically, such as looking for me."
At this point, Yang You bit her lip, a little pained and helpless.
"And then I was born."
Long Chen knew that he was Long Qinglan's greatest weapon in his counterattack. Long Chen had created him for revenge.
Yang You shook her head. "It wasn't that simple. He found me. At the time, I thought he wasn't dead and was very excited. But as time passed, I realized that he wasn't perfect. He was just a remnant of a soul filled with schemes. He had already used his reincarnated body to secretly cultivate to the level of the Nine Palace Tribulation. But because of the limitations of his remnant soul, he couldn't improve in terms of talent or cultivation. He was about to face a new death. I'm afraid he won't be able to take revenge this time. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a lunatic."
"Then, he found me. In his impression, I was the person he trusted the most and the only person who could help him. His request was for me to help him give birth to a new life. That was his chance to live again …"
Speaking of this, Yang You looked a little lonely. Long Chen could understand her very well. Obviously, she had followed Long Qinglan for so many years, and the only man in her life was him. She must have loved him deeply. It could be seen from her words and actions. However, Long Qinglan did not seem to have such feelings. It was not until after he died and was reincarnated that he actually made such a request when he came to find her again.
This was the only chance for him to live and form a complete soul. Because the souls of his descendants were too similar, Long Qinglan's remnant soul could occupy the newly born soul and form a new life. As long as he could inherit what he had left behind, he might be able to make a comeback.
"And then …"
Long Chen didn't know how to comfort this woman.
"I refused …"
Yang You suddenly said.
However, her voice was trembling. It was obvious that this decision had made her suffer for countless years. The man she deeply loved had made such a request to her. She should have been overjoyed and happy, but she seemed to have other thoughts.
At this time, she, who had been strong for many years, could not help but burst into tears. This allowed Long Chen to see her fragile side, as well as her emotional side.
"He didn't love me. He only treated me as a younger sister. When he was conscious, he never treated me as anything other than a younger sister. He respected me, understood me, and loved me. That was the period of time I yearned for his love the most. However, when he was conscious, he didn't give it to me. Instead, he made such a request at this time. If he was conscious, he definitely wouldn't have come to me like this … so, I refused …"
There must be more to it. Otherwise, Long Chen wouldn't have been born.
Long Qinglan needed someone who could give birth to a new body for him, not a son.
Although Long Chen was shocked to realize this problem, the focus of his attention wasn't on this. Now that he suddenly thought of it, he couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. What exactly happened after that?
"And then?"
He couldn't wait to find out.
"After that, I asked him to teach me the Reincarnation Rebirth Technique. After I successfully cultivated it, I separated a third of my primordial spirit and reincarnated on the Dragon Sacrificial Continent. Her name was Yang Xueqing …"
Long Chen finally understood what Yang You meant when she said 'yes or no'.
She didn't give birth to Long Chen with the body in front of him. That reincarnated body was born from her primordial spirit and was also personally created by her. In fact, it was still herself. It was just that she had changed her body to give birth to Long Chen.
So, in the end, she was still Long Chen's mother.
The other person who truly brought him to this world was actually her.
However, Yang You said very apologetically, "Actually, I'm not familiar with the Reincarnation Rebirth Technique, so there was a small accident. The body of the child I seized had already formed the embryonic form of a soul. After the third of my primordial spirit entered, although it fused, it also lost my memories. It was a bit like she became a new life that belonged to me. She didn't know everything that we had planned. So, your real mother should be considered her …"
Yang You's voice was trembling from start to finish.
Long Chen didn't expect things to be so complicated, so he couldn't recover for a while. These accidents made it hard for him to breathe, especially when it came to his mother.
Regardless of whether Yang You was his mother or not, what was certain was that she was the one who brought him to this world. Whether it was in terms of bloodline or soul inheritance, she and Long Chen had a huge relationship that couldn't be severed.
Although Yang Xueqing wasn't a successful reincarnated body, she still came from Yang You.