Chapter 2326 - 2327: The Regret of Filial Piety Left Unfulfilled
Ye Xunhuan held the letter tightly in his hand, his face immediately showing a look of surprise, but then the surprise slowly turned into excitement!
"You... you say this is a letter left by my mother?"
Ye Xunhuan’s voice was tinged with a tremor that he couldn’t hide.
"Open it yourself and you’ll know!" The old man said indifferently, "After you finish worshiping your mother, you should leave!"
"You can read the letter when you go back."
The old man’s tone shifted, and he spoke again, "As for Olivia, you don’t have to worry. In a while, she will appear before you!"
With these words, the old man vanished like a ghost, disappearing swiftly, truly without a trace!
The old man left, definitively, and Ye Xunhuan did not speak, completely allowing the old man to leave just like that.
After the old man left, Ye Xunhuan lowered his head to look at the letter in his hand but didn’t open it. Instead, he stared quietly at it, lost in thought.
Qin Fenghuang leaving a letter was something Ye Xunhuan had never considered, or dared to think about, as Qin Fenghuang’s death was so sudden, and Ye Xunhuan knew about it quite suddenly as well.
So Ye Xunhuan never thought Qin Fenghuang would leave any letter.
Although Ye Xunhuan was now very eager to open the letter Qin Fenghuang left, he suppressed this impulse, planning to read it later as advised by the old man.
Then, Ye Xunhuan put away the letter and walked step by step towards Qin Fenghuang’s grave. The four men guarding Qin Fenghuang’s tomb did not stop him at all, allowing Ye Xunhuan to pass.
Reaching the grave, Ye Xunhuan knelt directly in front of the tombstone: "Mom, I’ve come to see you!"
As these words left Ye Xunhuan’s mouth, his face immediately showed a strong sense of guilt.
Once, Ye Xunhuan had joined Hidden Dragon and became one of them, risking his life for the country. Later, after being betrayed, he suffered a devastating loss, making him leave Hidden Dragon, relinquishing all his glory, and start fighting in the underground world, shaking the world as a marshal.
During this time, Ye Xunhuan rarely spent time with Qin Fenghuang, and in Ye Xunhuan’s memory, the times he dined with Qin Fenghuang were limited; he didn’t even spend many Spring Festivals with Qin Fenghuang!
Another year has passed like the blink of an eye, and the guilt welled up in Ye Xunhuan’s heart.
If time could be reversed, Ye Xunhuan would definitely abandon everything and spend time well with Qin Fenghuang.
Previously, Ye Xunhuan didn’t know how to cherish, but now he understands.
A person’s life, spanning only decades, even if you are capable of great feats, holding power beyond imagination, but if there is no family around or someone to talk to, then what’s left!
Perhaps nothing but solitude it is.
When a person reaches a certain height, like Ye Xunhuan or Qin Pojun!
Looking around, Ye Xunhuan almost stands at the pinnacle of the martial artist world, admired by countless people, and Qin Pojun’s power is immense, the Qin family is large and influential, interconnected in all aspects, many people show utmost respect for Qin Pojun.
But it’s often because they want something from them or because of their established status, not necessarily genuine respect!
Only family is eternal, especially parents, their love for their children is almost selfless, they can give everything, even their lives for them.
Yet, as we grow older day by day, they have already aged, but how many notice their parents’ hair has slowly turned white?
Now Ye Xunhuan understands the importance of his mother, the significance of family, wanting to spend time with Qin Fenghuang, but it’s too late.
As the saying goes: "The tree desires calm, but the wind will not stop; the child wishes to provide, but the parent does not wait."
"Mom, it’s almost Spring Festival, are you doing well over there?" Ye Xunhuan’s voice slowly became deep and hoarse, even tears welling in his eyes.
Though there’s a saying that real men do not cry easily, it is only until faced with the absence of beloved ones!
"Mom, I brought Ruo Xi to the capital to celebrate the New Year at Grandpa’s house!" Ye Xunhuan said softly, "Ruo Xi is very nice; the wife you picked for me, I’m very satisfied!"
Ye Xunhuan murmured these words to Qin Fenghuang’s tombstone, and behind him, the four men guarding Qin Fenghuang’s grave showed complex expressions.
At this moment, Ye Xunhuan’s figure appeared desolate and lonely, giving off an aura of solitude, like a lone wolf, wounded, licking its own wounds, bearing everything alone!
"He is indeed pitiful," one of the men suddenly said, "At the prime of life, yet burdened with so much he shouldn’t have to bear!"
"And he’s missed out on so much!"
"Such is life, gains and losses," another man said softly, "Though he’s lonely now, he will be very happy in the future!"
The man sighed slightly, "It is only that life may indeed leave regrets."
Although everyone surely leaves some regrets in their life, if possible, probably no one would want to leave regrets, right?
Only when night completely covered the earth, Ye Xunhuan finally rose and left!
"Mom, I will bring Ruo Xi to see you then!" Ye Xunhuan said softly, "Today I must first head back; I promised Grandpa to have New Year’s Eve dinner with him!"
Even as he said he was leaving, Ye Xunhuan did not leave immediately but stood a while longer in front of Qin Fenghuang’s tombstone before slowly turning and leaving.
Only when he turned away, Ye Xunhuan seemed reluctant, his actions were noticeably sluggish.
Ye Xunhuan left, departing from Qin Fenghuang’s grave, heading towards the Qin family in the capital.
At this moment, nearly everyone in the Qin family was gathered together, everyone talking and laughing, with a large family appearing very happy.
Suddenly, Qin Shujie snorted lightly, "Why hasn’t Ye Xunhuan come back yet? The whole family is waiting for him alone, isn’t this excessive?"
Qin Shujie, as Qin Pojun’s second son, has always been displeased with Ye Xunhuan, especially since Qin Rumeng completely handed the Fenghua Group over to Ye Xunhuan, cutting off everyone’s hopes, making Qin Shujie even more dissatisfied and adding to the fact that Qin Pojun also likes Ye Xunhuan, making Qin Shujie almost want to eliminate Ye Xunhuan.