"Father?"

Li Qingmu looked at Qi Yun, feeling that his father was enveloped in a mysterious aura.

He didn’t know how to face him.

Qi Yun looked at his son, then glanced at Long Yue, sighing lightly, "You Su, who had been stirring trouble behind the scenes, is already dead."

Silence fell all around; Li Qingmu and Long Yue were momentarily speechless.

This news was too shocking.

You Su... That pestilent You Su, was dead?

When did he die?

How did he die?

"Not long ago."

Seeing the confusion in his son’s eyes, Qi Yun replied.

Li Qingmu stared at his father in surprise, "Not long ago? How... did he die?"

"I killed him!"

Qi Yun candidly replied with a gentle smile.

Li Qingmu was momentarily unable to process this, staring blankly at him.

In his impression, his father was just an ordinary worldly emperor, so when did You Su — whom even Tianxing Pavilion couldn’t handle — die at Qi Yun’s hands?

Was this a joke?

Was this an impossibility?

Li Qingmu was filled with doubt, just as he saw Qi Yun slowly sit down and say, "He... hid inside your mother’s body, then tried to take over me, but in the end, he was killed by me."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingmu became incredibly anxious, "Father, are you alright?"

"Hahaha!" Qi Yun laughed heartily, "How could anything be wrong with me? If something were wrong, how could I be standing here talking to you?"

Li Qingmu paused in thought; that did seem logical.

But... was it possible that the person before him was actually Qi Yun, already possessed by You Su?

"Tianxing Pavilion has You Su’s Soul Pearl; if he is dead, then the Soul Pearl would explode. I think the people from Tianxing Pavilion will come soon!"

Li Qingmu remained silent, just as a Silver Armor Guard entered from outside, saluting, "Master, Zhe Feng and Broken Jade from Tianxing Pavilion have arrived."

"Mr. Qi, Mr. Qi, oh heavens, it exploded, it exploded, the man has finally exploded!"

Broken Jade, excitable as ever, rushed in holding a box, almost flying due to his excitement, his head covered in sweat, panting heavily. Upon seeing Li Qingmu and Long Yue, he stopped and handed over the box.

"You Su... You Su has been exploded. No, no, it’s his Soul Pearl that exploded, hahaha, he’s dead, he’s dead!"

Speaking, he noticed Li Qingmu’s lack of reaction, even seeming dull, instantly displeased, "Hey, Qi Junmu, what’s with your expression? Why don’t you seem happy at all? Huh?"

He said this and suddenly realized the atmosphere here seemed off? Uh, what’s going on?

Surprised, he looked at Li Qingmu, then at Qi Yun, finally at Long Yue, and then at the bewildered Zhe Feng, what?

Just as he wanted to ask what exactly had happened, Li Qingmu stepped forward sharply, snatching the box from his hands to open and inspect it.

Inside the box was a pile of broken glaze pieces; is this... the exploded Soul Pearl?

The fragments gleamed with a colorful light, revealing they were not ordinary glaze but something special.

"He... is truly dead?"

Li Qingmu still found it unbelievable.

"Yes, he is dead. Mu’er, isn’t it hard to believe? Why would an ordinary person like me kill You Su?"

Li Qingmu was silent. This question was probably on the minds of not just him but also Yue’er and Zhe Feng.

Qi Yun smiled faintly, "Am I... truly an ordinary person?"

"Father?" Long Yue looked at him in astonishment, this question was perplexing but carried an important message.

Qi Yun wasn’t an ordinary person?

Then, who exactly was he?

For some reason, Long Yue and Li Qingmu felt a chill spread down their backs, so frighteningly eerie?

"My mother, in the eyes of others, was just a humble little palace maid; but in reality, she was not. She was a woman of Xue Country’s Huan Clan. Of course, this was only discovered as she was dying."

"Xue Country’s Huan Clan?"

Li Qingmu and Long Yue spoke simultaneously, obviously unfamiliar with this term, but Zhe Feng and Broken Jade both exclaimed, covering their mouths.

This news was too shocking; they almost lost their composure.

Qi Yun said, "When my mother learned of her identity, her expression was the same; however, that was already on her deathbed, so even though she knew, it was of no use."

Qi Yun looked at his son and daughter-in-law, saying, "People of Xue Country’s Huan Clan are always exceptional in spirit and soul compared to ordinary people; there, they have a cultivation technique specifically for soul power called ’Soul Technique.’ I think you might have already encountered it."

The couple fell silent at once.

Indeed, Long Yue had encountered it and was also cultivating it; however, she only cultivated up to the second level to awaken Li Qingmu, then stopped.

Qi Yun continued, "I have cultivated the Soul Technique to the fourth level. You Su’s martial arts are strong, but his spiritual level was merely at the second level of Soul Technique, hence his fatal mistake in attempting to possess me, entering my Sea of Consciousness with his spiritual body; tell me, isn’t that like a moth to the flame?"

That is worse than a moth to flame; it’s pure recklessness.

Now, Li Qingmu and Long Yue understood why You Su died, and Qi Yun could kill the seemingly unbeatable You Su.

From beginning to end, Qi Yun didn’t show signs of mastering Spirit Soul Technique, appearing as a ruler with just minor martial arts, leading You Su to underestimate him, resulting in tragedy.

It truly leaves one sighing endlessly.

"Wait!" Li Qingmu suddenly looked at Long Yue, then at Qi Yun, "Father, previously Broken Jade said Soul Technique requires qualifications, not everyone can cultivate it, so what kind of person can cultivate Soul Technique?"

He still remembered Yue’er didn’t know her biological father, could he find a clue here?

"Among ordinary people, fewer than one in ten thousand can cultivate Soul Technique, but within the Huan Clan, one in tens can; thus..."

Qi Yun, aware that Long Yue’s heritage remains a mystery, saw Li Qingmu’s inquiry, understanding what his son wanted to know.

"Thus, my biological father might also be someone from Xue Country?"

"Yes, but it’s just a possibility; nobody knows the specifics."

Long Yue fell silent, somewhat disappointed, yet inadvertently hope ignited in her heart; could it be this way?

Her biological father might be from Xue Country?

Wondering when she could meet him?

"Alright, You Su is dead; you all can breathe a sigh of relief, and next... hey, let me accompany my grandson and you all."

"Alright!" Long Yue and her husband responded.