Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 1022: Heaven’s Eye Perception Array

Inside her clan’s library, Duanmu Luolan was busy reading many books, searching for formation arrays that could be used to check on the Cao Clan without having to infiltrate it.

”Mother.” Duanmu Luolan turned to the young man who had just walked in. ”What are you doing here? What are you looking for in all these piles of books?”

”Yuan Hao, I’m looking for an important formation, but I can’t find it anywhere.” Duanmu Luolan immediately explained to her son about her intentions. ”Help me to look for it.”

”I don’t think you’ll find it in them, Mother.” Yuan Hao immediately went to one of the bookshelves, pushed aside all the books in front of him, and picked up an old book behind them. He then returned to Duanmu Luolan and handed it to her. ”This book has older formations than the others; you may find one in it.”

Duanmu Luolan immediately accepted the scroll and read every page. ”Where did you find this book? Why didn’t I know this book existed? Why didn’t you give it to me?”

”A few months ago, you asked me to clean our late ancestor’s private room, and I accidentally found this book hidden in the wall.” Duanmu Luolan looked at Yuan Hao with a frown. ”I have read the entire contents of this book, and there are many evil formation arrays in it. Since our late ancestor deliberately hid it, I did not dare to show it to anyone, and I hid it behind others.”

”Evil formation arrays?”

Yuan Hao nodded and opened one of the pages. ”Look at this Thousand Souls Sacrificial Formation; it will kill every living being within its radius, forcefully extract their souls, bind them to the array, and refine them into soul or demon essence. There is also the Marionette Corpse Array, and we can use it for corpse puppeteering and creating undead armies. I don’t know where our ancestor got this book, but there are still many other evil formations in it, so you should know the danger if this book falls into other people’s hands.”

”You are right.” Duanmu Luolan immediately searched for the formation she needed in it. ”Did you try learning all the formations in this book before?”

”I was tempted to learn them, but I didn’t want to become a heretic, so I didn’t, and I’ve hidden it ever since.” Duanmu Luolan felt a sense of relief upon hearing Yuan Hao’s response. ”Mother, I want to ask for your help, especially since I can’t do it myself.”

”What kind of help do you need?”

”I want to propose to Shangguan Miyuan, and you are my mother, so I want you to propose to her for me.” Duanmu Luolan turned to her son in surprise, especially since she had never known that Yuan Hao was close to that woman. ”Actually, Miyuan and I have been in a relationship for the past two years, but we have never told anyone about our relationship.”

”Do you really love Miyuan?” Duanm Luolan doubtfully asked. ”She often acts childish and hot-headed, and no man likes her because of her character.”

Yuan Hao scratched his head as he smiled. ”Mother, Miyuan’s character is different from what she has shown so far, and she is actually a gentle and patient woman. I really like her and want to marry her, so I hope you are willing to help me talk to Aunt Yan about our relationship.”

”All right, I’ll help you talk to Sister Yan, but I have to look for a detection array formation first, especially since we need it to check on the Cao Clan.” Duanmu Luolan paused for a moment while looking at her son. ”Hao’er, what do you think if I remarry?”

”Eh?” Duanmu Luolan surprised Yuan Hao, especially since she had always been loyal to his late father. She even repeatedly rejected his grandparents’ wishes to remarry, but she suddenly asked such a question. ”Do you really want to remarry? Have you found the right man to move forward with? Who is that man? Where did you two meet?”

Duanmu Luolan inwardly sighed as she was confused about how to answer her son’s questions. Moreover, her relationship with Zhang Xiaolong [3] started with her carelessly entering his lust domain, and she kissed him without her awareness. ”Actually, I got to know him when I returned to this realm, and he was the one who brought us back.”

”Hmm?” Yuan Hao looked at his mother with a curious look, but Duanmu Luolan’s next story made him shocked and speechless for a while. ”Is Zhang Xiaolong [3] really only in his early twenties, Mother? How could you possibly like such a young man?”

Duanmu Luolan told her son about the incident in the Leng Clan, and she also told him about their meeting in the dream. ”Ever since I kissed him that night, I have been thinking about him. I have tried to put it away from my mind, but he brought me into the dream, and he talked to me about his wishes last night. However, not only is he married, but he also has so many wives.”

”Hmm?” Yuan Hao frowned at that. ”Why is he still seducing you if he already has so many wives? Does he never think about their feelings? Are they just objects to him?”

”You’re wrong about that.” Duanmu Luolan denied it with a shake of her head. ”I haven’t met all of his wives, but I’ve watched his memories with them, and I can see that they are very happy together. Moreover, there is no gap between them, and they blend together like one big happy family.”

”Please share his memories with me, mother.” Duanmu Luolan was hesitant to share Zhang Xiaolong [3]’s memories with Yuan Hao. ”Mother, your happiness is very important to me, and I don’t want you to be with the wrong person, so I want to know what kind of man he really is.”

Duanmu Luolan eventually shared Zhang Xiaolong [3]’s memories with her son, and Yuan Hao immediately closed his eyes to watch it all. His expression turned stupefied as soon as he saw so many beautiful women gathered in one place, and all of them belonged to one man.

Even so, Yuan Hao’s expression did not show the slightest hint of jealousy or envy, and there was only admiration in it, mainly because of the warmth and harmony between the women. Soon, he opened his eyes and spoke to his mother. ”Mother, please contact him and tell him that I want to talk to him.”

”Why do you want to do that?” Duanmu Luolan asked in confusion.

”The relationship between his wives is admirable, but I don’t know him yet, so I want to meet and talk to him.” Yuan Hao then grabbed her hand. ”You are my mother, and I am the only man in our family. Therefore, I must ensure that you will not be disappointed in the future, and I hope that he is willing to meet me.”

Duanmu Luolan pulled one hand back and rubbed her son’s face. ”I’m really proud to have a son like you, Hao’er. All right, I’ll contact him, but I don’t know when he’ll meet you, and I hope you can maintain your character when you two meet, especially since he’s a little weird.”

”Haha.” Yuan Hao nodded to his mother and stood up. ”In that case, I will go see Shi Ming and the others, and we—”

”Hao’er, I hope you stay away from them for the time being.” Yuan Hao seemed confused by Duanmuo Luolan’s request. ”All these years, the Tian, ​​Qing, and Shi Clans have been good. However, things changed after Zhang Xiaolong [3] took over the Leng Clan, and they began to show their true character. They wanted to seize the Leng Clan from him, and they had begun to devise plans to harm him.”

”Is that true, Mother?” Huan Hao found it difficult to believe his mother because he knew Tian Jingxuan and the others well.

Duanmu Luolan nodded at him. ”A few days ago, they tried to persuade the Yin, Lin, and Chi Clans to join forces with them to attack Zhang Xiaolong [3]. However, Yin Cheng and Lin Zuxin have already rejected their proposal, while Chi Yuexin has yet to make up her mind, despite my attempts to persuade her to also reject it. They haven’t acted due to the Cho Clan and their allies, but the situation will change once we manage to stop that clan, and they will probably attack him right after that.”

”Why would they do that?”

”Greed and jealousy.” Duanmu Luolan then asked. ”You’ve seen the pills at the Sky Jade Shop, right?”

”Yes.”

”The Sky Jade Shop belongs to Zhang Xiaolong [3], but Jia Yuyan and the spirit races help him to manage it, and all the pills there are his concoction.” Duanmu Luolan’s response shocked him. ”He is a Venerable Rank alchemist, so you shouldn’t be surprised if he can concoct those pills. Moreover, Tian Jingxuan and the others have been eyeing the Leng Clan for a long time, but they didn’t expect that he would take it over, which angered them.”

Yuan Hao nodded in understanding. ”He shouldn’t take over the Leng Clan, and he can hand it over to them. This way, there won’t be any tension between them, and they won’t possibly think of harming him.”

”Your thoughts are too innocent and naive, Hao’er.” Duanmu Luolan released a soft sigh. ”Do you think they can take over the Leng Clan? If they had that ability, they would have done it a long time ago. Zhang Xiaolong [3] was able to do it because he had powerful acquaintances, and they were aware of that. He was also trying to help us stop the Cao Clan and Qi Lai by bringing his acquaintances to this realm, and he only wanted the Leng Clan in return. Unfortunately, Tian Jingxuan and the others were too greedy, and they forgot that they were powerless to fight those people without him and his acquaintances. If he gets angry and takes acquaintances away from our realm, those people will take over this realm, and all the inhabitants will suffer because of them.”

Yuan Hao naturally knew that the Cao Clan was powerful, and they were still supported by several other clans, such as the Gu, Sima, and Bao Clans. ”Is their new ally that powerful, Mother?”

”Qi Lai came from the realm beyond, so no one in this realm can defeat him.” Duanmu Luolan’s answer shocked Yuan Hao again. ”I can’t explain in detail, but Zhang Xiaolong [3] has some acquaintances from that realm, and they are in our realm right now. They are our hope to save us and this realm, but Tian Jingxuan and the others are more concerned with their ambition and greed. Therefore, I want you to keep your distance from Shi Ming and the others, at least until this matter is over, or he will regard you as his enemy as well.”

”Phew.” Yuan Hao released a heavy sigh. ”That’s why I hate politics, and I will never be interested in such a thing. In that case, I will contact Shi Ming now, and I will go somewhere else to take care of things.”

”Yes.” After her son left, Duanmu Luolan immediately read the old book again, and she found a formation that allowed them to check on the Cao Clan without infiltrating it. ”Where exactly did my ancestor find this book? Could it be that all the formations in this book are relics from that era? This Heaven’s Eye Perception Array should be able to help us check on the clan, but the grade is unknown, and I have never heard of some of the materials used to make it either.”

Duanmu Luolan decided to inform Zhang Xiaolong [3], but he asked her to meet him in the Verdant Northern Forest. She immediately put the book into her storage ring, arranged all the scattered books, and left her clan.

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A few hours later, Duanmu Luolan arrived at the Verdant Northern Forest and found a group resting in one of the clearings, so she landed in front of them. She immediately noticed that Zhang Xiaolong [3] was not like his usual self, and he seemed to be thinking about something heavy. ”Is something bothering you?”

”Yeah.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] shortly replied and extended his hand to her. ”Let me see the materials to create the formation first.”

- To Be Continued -