Chapter 1113: The Whole Story
Just as they sat back down in the room, Ai Zexin walked in from outside, looking awkward and said, "I’m really sorry, my second brother doesn’t want to see you."
"Did you tell him about the situation?" Gu Yu asked.
Ai Zexin nodded, "I’ve already told him the severity of what you said, but he feels that you are exaggerating. Two sects have been destroyed, Dragon Spirit and Netherworld Hall dare not be reckless anymore, or they will face the joint attack of the entire Martial Realm, so the Ai Family and Mo Family won’t have any trouble."
Gu Yu’s lips twitched slightly, "Since you’ve relayed the message, that’s all we can do, what happens next is not really our concern."
With that, he suddenly changed the subject, "Uncle Ai, I have a personal question I want to ask you."
Ai Zexin glanced at Mo Chengfeng, then pondered for a moment, "You’re talking about Aunt Chengfeng, right?"
"Yes, why hasn’t Aunt come yet even though I’ve been here for a while? She cared for me a lot when I was young, she was the only Mo Family member I still trust. Did something happen to her?" Mo Chengfeng couldn’t hold back anymore and asked directly.
Ai Zexin’s gaze flickered twice, he wanted to say something, then seemed to change his words, "Chengfeng, it’s my fault, I didn’t take good care of your aunt, actually, she passed away six months ago."
"Passed away?" Mo Chengfeng’s expression was extremely strange, because Gu Yu had already divined, which could only mean that Ai Zexin was lying!
Gu Yu smiled meaningfully, "Chengfeng cares deeply for his aunt. If she’s really gone, please do Uncle Ai the trouble of taking him to pay respects."
"This..."
Ai Zexin gritted his teeth, "Before she died, she instructed to have her ashes scattered at sea, there is no grave."
"Completely respecting her last wishes, yet trapping yourself in a longing that finds no outlet, it seems Uncle Ai loved her very deeply!"
"Of course!" This time Ai Zexin’s eyes were determined, it seemed Mo Chengfeng was right, he truly loved his aunt.
However, the next moment, Gu Yu sneered, "But if you once loved deeply, could it be now you’ve already moved on?"
"What do you mean!" Ai Zexin’s expression changed drastically, shouting, "If you keep talking like this, don’t blame me for kicking you out!"
"Can you really not hear what I mean?" Gu Yu deliberately provoked him, "Just touring Uncle Ai’s courtyard, I didn’t find anything related to Aunt Chengfeng, not even a double-sized bed in your bedroom."
"When someone one used to love dies, one might visit their grave in memory, even without a grave, one would keep some belongings to remember by, yet neither exists. Couldn’t it be you’ve moved on?"
"No!"
Ai Zexin shouted, "I have only loved Xiaoyun this entire life, it’s impossible for me to love anyone else!"
"You’d do anything for her?" Gu Yu raised an eyebrow and asked.
"That’s right."
"Even die?"
"Yes!" Ai Zexin was full of determination.
"Then since she’s already died, why didn’t you die too?" Gu Yu asked meaningfully.
In that instant, the whole room’s atmosphere changed suddenly.
Zhao Yi and Mo Chengfeng simultaneously looked towards Gu Yu, even though they knew he was provoking Ai Zexin, were these words too harsh!
Yet Ai Zexin was complex in expression, his eyes scanning the three of them, then slumped into a chair, "Do you know something?"
"We don’t know what happened, but we know Chengfeng’s aunt is not dead, but she endured unimaginable suffering."
Thud!
At those words, Ai Zexin fell from the chair, looked at the three of them with disbelief, "How... how is this possible, the news that Xiaoyun is still alive is only known to Chun Ping and me, even the Ai Family and Mo Family don’t know!"
"Uncle, what really happened?" Mo Chengfeng could tell the secrets were immense, otherwise, it wouldn’t have reached this point!
Ai Zexin was silent for a moment, then sighed deeply, "This matter, to say is actually related to both you and us."
"Related to us?" Gu Yu and the others were a bit confused, it seemed they had no connections with any hidden families or clans.
"This matter began with the Martial Arts Tournament sixty years ago, such a grand event in the Martial Realm, all major hidden families and sects were paying attention. One is to see the elites of the current Martial Realm, to see if they could recruit them. Another is to guard against foreign evildoers assassinating the Star Sea Martial Realm’s promising talents."
Ai Zexin paused, then continued, "But while observing, someone got news about Chengfeng, it was seen by an Ai Family member, then relayed to the Mo Family. Initially, the Mo Family merely wanted to unsettle you, make you struggle a bit, without intending a thorough eradication."
"And what happened next?" Mo Chengfeng asked.
"Later, before they dispatched someone to find you, the Celestial Dao Alliance formed, the Ancestor of the Willow Association sent invitation letters to this major hidden sects and families and mentioned these matters with the patriarchs of the Ai Family and Mo Family. Who knows how much the Willow Association’s Ancestor promised them, but suddenly the Mo Family and Ai Family wanted to secretly send people to kill all of you."
At this point, Gu Yu, Zhao Yi, and the others’ expressions changed, never thinking such things had happened, and now the Celestial Dao Alliance has perished, the Ancestor of the Willow Association is dead, if Ai Zexin hadn’t mentioned it, they might never have known.
"After getting these news, your aunt disagreed immediately, as she was the eldest daughter of the Mo Family, and also Ai Family’s third wife, she argued with both families’ patriarchs."
"Though your aunt always avoided involvement in family affairs, she secretly knew many secrets, and threatened them with these family secrets, making the two family heads give up some of their killing intents, but it also angered them."
Here, Ai Zexin’s eyes filled with tears, "To ensure these secrets didn’t leak from your aunt’s mouth, they set a condition that your aunt must commit suicide, then they wouldn’t kill you all."
"And my aunt..." Mo Chengfeng’s eyes were red, his eyes lined with red veins, his fists clenched so tightly they made creaking sounds, showing just how deep his hatred was.
"Your aunt agreed..." Ai Zexin took a deep breath, "I couldn’t just watch your aunt go to her death, so I diluted the poison they prepared beforehand, weakening its potency greatly. After fooling them, I pretended to hold a funeral for your aunt and secretly hid her, though she’s still alive, her remaining days are few..."