"Mother!"
Mu Chen's extremely hoarse voice rang out in the spotless bamboo house, before causing the two people in the house to suddenly fall silent.
Ling Xi turned her head in extreme astonishment and looked at Mu Chen, as if doubting what she had heard wrongly. The figure of the lady in the painting was actually Mu Chen's mother?
An extremely complicated feeling had unknowingly surged in her heart at this moment. This feeling was indescribable, yet it made her feel rather stifled.
"You said that she's your mother?" Ling Xi's slender finger pointed at the painting as she asked with a slight frown.
Mu Chen's eyes rippled as he stared at Ling Xi. There was unconcealable excitement on his face as he said, "Elder Ling Xi, how did you obtain this painting?
Do you know the lady in the painting? "
This was the first time he had seen information about his mother after all these years. Although the figure in the painting was extremely blurry, he had an unquestionable intuition that it was definitely his mother.
Ling Xi's beautiful eyes became slightly vacant when she heard this. She shook her head and said, "I don't know either. I only know that she's extremely important to me. However, there seems to be a problem with my memories. I've forgotten many things, including her."
"Also, how can she be your mother?"
Although there was a problem with her memories, the indescribable feeling in the depths of her heart still caused her to stare at Mu Chen in disbelief.
"Although I've never met my mother, I'm certain that I've not mistaken her."
Mu Chen's reply was resolute and decisive. It was a feeling of being connected by blood, and there was definitely no mistake about it. Even though he had never met his mother since he was young, he only knew that in the depths of his heart, a gentle figure remained.
In the depths of his heart.
"You've never met her?"
Ling Xi did not know why, but she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, this feeling soon caused the expression in her eyes to become complicated. She felt like two children fighting over their favourite candy, fighting over who it belonged to.
Mu Chen nodded and softly said, "She left when I was very young."
He didn't go into the details. After all, this was his family's business. There was no need to share it with outsiders.
"Elder Ling Xi, do you really not remember anything about her?" Mu Chen could not help but ask as he looked towards Ling Xi.
It wasn't easy for him to obtain some information, and he didn't want to give it up so easily.
Ling Xi knelt on the praying mat. She stared fixedly at the female figure on top of the Black Tower, and said, "My memories stop at five years ago.
I think it must have been tampered with by someone. "
At this point, Ling Xi's voice became extremely cold and filled with hatred. If she ever finds out who did this to her one day, she will definitely kill him!
"However, I can occasionally sense some memory fragments from many years ago.
I should be with her. I can know that she is very important to me. So, no matter what.
I want to recover my memories, "muttered Ling Xi as she stared blankly at the woman in the painting.
Mu Chen was stunned. He stared at Ling Xi. She was actually with his mother in the past?
Then what relationship did she have with his mother?
Just as Mu Chen was in a daze.
Ling Xi also tilted her head, and looked at Mu Chen with a slightly strange expression.
Mu Chen laughed dryly.
Soon after, his face couldn't help but turn slightly green, and he said, "You better not tell me you're my long-lost sister or something. My father and I shouldn't be able to withstand this kind of explosive news."
However, when she heard his words, Ling Xi thought seriously, and said, "Do we need to drip blood to try?"
Mu Chen's face darkened, and he said, "Don't play around, that's useless."
When Ling Xi saw Mu Chen's sweaty appearance, she couldn't help but laugh lightly. The coldness on her beautiful face had completely disappeared at this moment, appearing especially moving.
"Alright, I won't joke with you anymore."
Ling Xi said, "Right now, we don't know the exact situation of the matter, but I think, there will be a chance to unravel the mystery in the future."
Mu Chen nodded slightly, but felt a little uneasy in his heart. If it was really as Ling Xi had said, and she had been by his mother's side in the past, then why did she suddenly leave, and why was her memories wiped?
Could it be that they had met with some great trouble? And now, was his mother still well?
"Now, can you tell me about the black pagoda in your body?
If I remember correctly, she also possesses such a thing. "Ling Xi pointed at the picture scroll.
Mu Chen muttered to himself for a while, before finally nodding his head. Some sort of feeling told him that the Ling Xi in front of him was worthy of his trust. Although this feeling might be related to his mother, he still chose to simply believe her.
"I cultivate in a spiritual art called the Great Pagoda Art. This was given to me by my mother before she left, and that black pagoda should have appeared because I cultivated in this spiritual art."
Mu Chen scratched his head, and said, "However, its power isn't as great as imagined. It's only very strong in defense, and can protect me."
"Great Pagoda Art?"
Upon hearing that name, a flash of brilliance seemed to flash within Ling Xi's beautiful eyes. Standing up, some ripples appeared on her face, as that name gave her an indescribable feeling of familiarity.
Taking two steps back and forth, she walked to the front of Mu Chen. Extending her ice-cold jade-like hands, she grasped Mu Chen's palm, placing their palms against each other, and their fingers pressed together.
Appearing slender and fair, her hands were a size smaller than Mu Chen's, and were just nice for Mu Chen to grasp. Naturally, the current Mu Chen clearly did not dare to do such a thing, and could only allow her to do as she pleased.
"Don't resist."
Pressing against Mu Chen's palm, Ling Xi said in a soft voice. In the next instant, boundless Spiritual Energy flowed from her palm into Mu Chen's body, before entering his meridians. Unexpectedly, it made contact with Mu Chen's Spiritual Energy.
Hearing that, Mu Chen was startled. This was an extremely dangerous matter, as everyone's Spiritual Energy was different. Once they made contact, an extremely powerful repulsion would erupt, causing extremely great harm to the person in question.
Just as Mu Chen was hesitating on whether or not he should cut it off, the two Spiritual Energies had already made contact. In the next instant, something that caused Mu Chen's heart to tremble occurred.
As the two Spiritual Energies made contact, the expected repulsion did not appear. Instead, the two Spiritual Energies had unexpectedly fused together.
As the fused Spiritual Energies surged within Mu Chen's body, Mu Chen was shocked to discover that the heavy injuries that had appeared within his body earlier had unexpectedly healed at an astonishing rate.
As the fusion of Spiritual Energy swept past, it was being repaired at an astonishing speed.
In a short span of less than ten minutes, the injuries within Mu Chen's body had completely healed. The rate of recovery caused Mu Chen to be dumbfounded. Even with the small success of his Lightning God's Physique, he would still need to rest for an entire day to recover from his injuries. However, right now …
Raising his head, Mu Chen looked at Ling Xi in disbelief.
More and more bewilderment started to gush out from his heart. Why was this happening?
Only after the injuries within Mu Chen's body had healed did the fused Spiritual Energies separate, before one Spiritual Energy returned to its original path.
Passing through her meridians, it returned to Ling Xi's body.
When the Spiritual Energy returned to her body, her lovable figure faintly trembled, while a faint crimson shade seemed to surface on her skin. In the next instant, she retracted her jade-like hand, while her slender eyelashes faintly drooped down.
"How did this happen?" Unable to restrain himself, Mu Chen asked. After his Spiritual Energy had fused with Ling Xi's Spiritual Energy …
Why did it possess such a powerful regenerative ability?
Ling Xi replied in a soft voice, "I seem to have cultivated in the Great Pagoda Art before."
Hearing this, Mu Chen's heart slightly trembled. Ling Xi had actually cultivated in the Great Pagoda Art before?
From the looks of it, everything that she had said earlier was indeed true.
However, could it be that everyone who had cultivated in the Great Pagoda Art …
Could it be that Spiritual Energy could fuse together?
That shouldn't be possible. Even if they had cultivated in the same Spiritual Art, the Spiritual Energy cultivated by everyone would be different, and it would be impossible to achieve such a perfect degree of fusion.
Then, why were the two of them able to fuse their Spiritual Energy to such a degree?
He pondered for a long time.
Since there was no result, he could only helplessly give up.
The two of them seemed to have some sort of secret on their bodies. Furthermore, these secrets should be related to Mu Chen's mother.
Raising his head, Mu Chen stared at the figure of the woman in the painting that caused people to feel a sense of tranquility. In his heart, he gently sighed. Mother, just what was going on?
"Forget it, don't be distressed. There will always be a point where the secret can be unraveled. Although my memories have been tampered with by someone, as my strength increases, there will definitely be a day where I will recover all of my memories. At that time, I should be able to know what happened to me." Seeing Mu Chen frowning in contemplation, Ling Xi softly consoled him.
Mu Chen nodded, but soon after, he felt a little unnatural. A while ago, he had gotten used to Ling Xi's indifference towards him, but now that she had suddenly become gentle, he really wasn't used to it.
"Additionally, the Great Pagoda Art isn't as simple as you imagine, and that Black Tower isn't as weak as you imagine. It's just that the current you is unable to touch upon that profound mystery."
Ling Xi warned, "Also, try not to expose this Black Tower as much as possible. Although I've lost a lot of my memories, I can feel that this thing is related to some very dangerous things. If you're discovered, it might bring about a lot of trouble."
Mu Chen scratched his head. Ling Xi's concern and consideration really made him feel a little terrified.
"En."
However, at this time, he could only nod.
Ling Xi once again looked at the painting on the wall, and said, "Let's go. Let's go out first."
Mu Chen nodded. His eyes looked longingly at the blurry figure of the woman in the painting. He very much wanted this painting, but it was obvious that Ling Xi also regarded it with extreme importance, so it wasn't good for him to snatch it away.
"Mother, I've promised father that I'll definitely find you."
Gazing at the figure of the woman, he took a deep breath, turned around, and walked out of the bamboo house.
As the two of them walked out of the bamboo house, the atmosphere turned silent. In the short span of less than half a day, it had caused an extremely huge impact on the two of them. Originally, they had thought that the two of them were completely unrelated, yet they now possessed some kind of extremely deep connection.
Although they did not say it, when their Spiritual Energies had perfectly fused, the two of them knew that their relationship might not be so simple.
"Elder Ling Xi."
Mu Chen broke the silence, and called out in a somewhat unnatural manner.
"Call me Ling Xi," said Ling Xi after hesitating for a moment.
Hearing this, Mu Chen also slightly hesitated, but still nodded his head and said, "Then, I'll return first today."
Ling Xi faintly nodded.
Upon seeing this, Mu Chen did not say anything else. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, his expression suddenly changed. Raising his head, he looked towards the north of Hokuang Reiwon. At that location, a scarlet-red pillar of light suddenly shot towards the sky from a large hall. At the same time, a sharp and hurried ring of a bell rang out, resounding across the entire Hokuang Reiwon.
The sudden and hurried ring of the bell caused Mu Chen to be taken aback, as he looked towards the direction where the Mission Hall was located. Exactly what had happened?
(Today's 3rd update.
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