I Can Transform Into a World-Destroying Colossal Beast-Chapter 96 - 93: The Ruthless Family

"Dad, have a sip of water first."

After Qin Buyi sat down on the sofa, Qin Siyu thoughtfully poured him a cup of hot water. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Jiang Hou wiped his face in the bathroom and came to the living room: "Uncle, did something happen for you to suddenly come back?"

It was just past seven in the morning, and Qin Buyi’s company was far from home, nearly two hours’ drive one way, meaning he left at five in the morning.

Qin Buyi took a sip of water and said irritably, "What do you think? You’ve become a Transcendent and didn’t even tell me about such a big thing."

Yesterday, during the lockdown, Qin Buyi, who didn’t need to go to work, was also in the activity room watching TV with colleagues.

When he saw the black-haired girl standing at the pinnacle of the building, along with the black-haired youth holding a long knife standing resolutely, he immediately recognized Jiang Hou.

Then, once the shock was over and before dawn, he drove back hastily.

"That’s indeed my mistake."

Jiang Hou coughed dryly and explained, "Initially, I was afraid you would worry, and at that time I didn’t even know what a Transcendent was, so I didn’t dare tell you."

"Later, as I was preparing to explore slowly, by chance I joined Divine Punishment..."

Jiang Hou summarized the events that occurred over this period ’simply,’ concluding with: "Actually, if you hadn’t come back today, I was planning to call you."

After hearing this, Qin Buyi wasn’t as happy as imagined, but his expression was complex: "I never thought that one day Hou would become a Transcendent."

"Fortunately, you managed to endure the mutation at the time, and your current state seems stable, which slightly puts my mind at ease," Qin Buyi said, showing lingering fear on his face.

"Dad, from your words, it seems like you’ve known about the existence of Transcendents for a long time?" Qin Siyu was a bit surprised.

Qin Buyi nodded without hiding: "Yes, because of your mother, I knew over a decade ago that beneath the surface of society, there’s a group of people hiding with extraordinary abilities."

"And I also know that although Transcendents are very powerful, they are always at risk of losing control and turning into monsters. It’s not as enviable as imagined."

"My mother." When that somewhat vague memory was suddenly brought up, Qin Siyu became silent.

Noticing her change in demeanor, Qin Buyi reached out to touch her hair and sighed, "Your mother has her reasons for not coming back all these years."

"Dad, you always say that, but what reason could be so serious that there hasn’t been a phone call for over a decade?" Her tone was somewhat rigid.

But thinking it over, it was understandable. A biological mother walking away for over a decade without a single call would leave anyone feeling resentful.

Qin Buyi smiled bitterly: "She actually didn’t have the time to call, or rather, she was afraid to."

"Why?"

Her brow furrowed, and she stared intensely at Qin Buyi, knowing he must know much about her mother that was never disclosed whenever she asked before.

This time, Qin Buyi didn’t avoid the topic but silently, after a brief pause, said softly: "She was afraid something might happen to you, so she didn’t dare to come back."

"For me?" Qin Siyu was stunned.

And Jiang Hou straightened up slightly; it was clear Qin Buyi was about to reveal some unknown secrets, no wonder Zong Zheng Nan Mo liked listening to gossip so much.

"You know about Nanshan Country, right?" Qin Buyi asked.

"Yes."

Jiang Hou nodded. Nanshan Country was separated by a small country from Dongqin, a middling power in the world, not comparable to the three empires but not a typical small nation.

Unlike Dongqin, although they had entered modern society, the country was rife with the worship of Divine Dao, with temples and statues of gods everywhere.

"Yu, your mother’s full name is Natalie Song Muwemon, from the Song Muwemon Clan of Nanshan Country. The clan leader is one of the priests of the Moon God Sect, the primary Divine Teaching of Nanshan Country."

Saying this, Qin Buyi picked up his cup, preparing to moisten his throat with a sip of water. Seeing this, Jiang Hou was mildly puzzled.

"Uncle, weren’t you a retired soldier? How did you ’meet’ with the daughter of a prominent family in Nanshan Country?"

Jiang Hou’s curiosity was understandable; given their respective statuses and the two countries between them, Qin Buyi and Qin Siyu’s mother seemed unlikely to cross paths.

"Natalie ranked seventeenth among her same-generation family members and as a daughter wasn’t important, nor restrained by the clan."

"Because she loved studying biology, she came to Yidu for graduate school. At that time, I had just returned from retirement and hadn’t started work yet, so we met by chance."

"Though Natalie came from a prestigious family, she was very pure-hearted and kind, knowing nothing except her studies."

"A year after we were together, Yu was born. She continued her studies while I went to a mining corporation. Those happy days lasted for a few years, until a call from the Song Muwemon Clan."

Jiang Hou asked curiously: "They disapproved of your marriage and forced Auntie to return home?"

Qin Buyi shook his head: "Song Muwemon Clan was unaware of Natalie being with me, so there was no such thing as disapproval of our marriage or forcing her back."

"That call was to inform her that her siblings in the same generation were almost all dead, and the family needed her to return for duty."

"All her siblings in the same generation were dead!" This revelation stunned Jiang Hou and Qin Siyu.

"Yes, all dead."

Qin Buyi’s gaze was complicated: "The Song Muwemon Family is somewhat special. Due to certain reasons, there have been Transcendents appearing in these two generations, but the cost is quite hefty..."

Following this, Qin Buyi revealed everything he knew about the Song Muwemon Transcendent family as well as the secrets of the Divine Teaching over in Nanshan Country.

More than thirty years ago, there was no Moon God Sect until a statue from the ruins emerged, turning nine individuals into powerful Transcendents.

And the first generation of the Song Muwemon clan leader was one of them.

Thus, the Moon God Sect appeared and quickly developed into the primary Divine Teaching of Nanshan Country, and the initial nine became the exalted priests of the sect, holding significant power in Nanshan Country.

Moreover, the nine priests all signed a pact with the statue, and anyone with their bloodline could invoke the statue’s power and receive blessings, which essentially meant touching pollution.

Once successfully awakened, one receives the Moon God’s legacy, a powerful force far exceeding the usual awakening inheritance.

However, the pollution is uncontrollable, and over the decades, only two individuals from the Song Muwemon Family successfully awakened, the second-generation Moon Strongman being Natalie’s cousin.

Besides her cousin, most of her generation’s dozens of peers turned into monsters under the pollution touch and were killed, resulting in a frighteningly high mortality rate.

This also led to a scarce bloodline in Qin Siyu’s generation of the Song Muwemon Clan, with only six members including the ’non-existent Qin Siyu’.

This is why the marginalized and unimportant Natalie dared not contact this side after returning, fearing that Qin Siyu’s existence would be exposed and ultimately forced back to the clan to receive blessings and touch pollution, turning into a monster.

Even though the sky is high and the emperor is far, with the influence of the Song Muwemon Family, ordinary people like Qin Buyi and Natalie couldn’t truly protect Qin Siyu.

Qin Buyi originally didn’t plan to tell Qin Siyu this secret, as over a decade has passed and she has long forgotten her mother’s appearance, accustomed to her current life.

But unexpectedly, the era has dramatically changed, with the Extraordinary revealed by the Demon Dragon Divine Hall.

At the same time, Jiang Hou surprisingly had bad luck, encountering the pollution event, yet miraculously had good luck, successfully evolving and awakening with a one percent probability.

By the time Qin Buyi finished explaining these things, Qin Siyu was already stunned in place.

As for Jiang Hou, he felt a sense of fate’s unpredictability, never expecting that the mysterious aunt he never met would come from such an impressive background, from a Transcendent family in Nanshan Country.

Only, some madness envelops this family, for the sake of ’power,’ the grand family has been reduced to just a few people, the rest transformed into monsters.

After a long silence, Qin Siyu gently asked, "Dad, when was the last time you contacted Mom?"

"Five years ago!"

Instantly, the three of them fell into silence, as the family was scattered and dared not contact each other for years – indeed, it was too painful.

"Dad, do you think I have a day to reunite with Mom?" Qin Siyu’s eyes reddened, her tone low.

Qin Buyi gently touched her hair to comfort her: "Don’t be sad, as long as someone from this generation of the Song Muwemon Family receives the legacy, then we will be able to reunite with Natalie."

"Calculating the time, in one or two months, the Moon God Statue, after fifteen years, will be revived, and then we’ll know the result."

While speaking, Qin Buyi looked toward Jiang Hou with a weighty tone: "In this increasingly chaotic era, Hou, you becoming a Transcendent should be considered a good thing."

"Having power, even when it can go out of control at any moment, affords you the choice to decide your destiny before it does."

"My return this time is mainly to remind you, even if someday you become a top strongman who suppresses one side, never forget that you are still ’human’. "

"When it comes to pollution, Natalie has talked to me quite a lot."

"She mentioned that many Transcendent strongmen who have fallen into vicious monsterhood lack humanity, including some originally uncontrollable priests."

"Transcendents without humanity, who no longer identify self-awareness with being human, are key to losing control."

"... I understand, Uncle, I will remember your words." Jiang Hou nodded earnestly.

Qin Buyi’s face showed a complex expression: "At my current age, I don’t actually care whether you have momentous achievements or public recognition.

"My only hope is that you all would live safely and passively through this life, but now it seems..."

"Don’t worry, Uncle, our family, including Aunt, will pass through this life safe and sound." At this point, Jiang Hou’s gaze became incredibly determined.

"Haha... alright, let us not speak of such unpleasantness, Yu, prepare two more dishes for lunch, let us celebrate Hou becoming a Tier Four Powerhouse."

"... Okay." The silent girl returned to awareness.

During lunch today, Qin Buyi drank substantially and after eating, went back to his room in a daze to sleep.

By the time Jiang Hou tidied up the kitchen and returned to the living room, he found Qin Siyu sitting on the carpet, hands supporting her cheeks, blankly staring at the lazy white kitty on the sofa.

"What is it, still thinking about Aunt?" Jiang Hou walked over and sat beside the girl.

"I never thought the reason Mother left back then was due to this, while I’ve blamed her all these years, imagining how hurt she must be if she knew..."

"Don’t dwell on it too much, life rarely goes as wished."

"But as long as we keep looking forward, no matter what difficulties arise, and strive to persevere, a day will come when everything improves, including for you and Aunt. "

The girl made a sound of acknowledgment, gently laid her head against Jiang Hou’s shoulder, and for a moment, the living room fell into silence.