Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 135 - 135 135 Descent

135: Chapter 135 Descent 135: Chapter 135 Descent People all have fears, and everyone’s heart harbors more or less some unease toward certain things, Ye Xuan was no exception.

Ye Xuan believed that he could slaughter through myriad lifetimes without fear, even if it meant battling alone against the Nine Heavens, and would not shrink back even when facing Heaven and Earth as enemies.

Yet, this scene before him made Ye Xuan’s soul shudder, uncertain of how to face it.

His kind mother, his little sister, his brother!

Three of his closest family appeared lifelike, smiling at Ye Xuan in a courtyard.

Ye Xuan’s eyes were somewhat absent-minded; deep in his memory, this courtyard was where he once lived when he was only five years old.

It had been such a long time, so long that Ye Xuan felt as if he had been dreaming, a dream from which he had never awakened, as if it brought him back to that pure and innocent era.

From the desire to become an immortal to the power of the Heavenly Emperor, even to the accusing spirits demanding vengeance, Ye Xuan had shattered every Heart Demon Tribulation, because his heart was like a rock, unmoved by external things.

Finally, the Heart Demon Tribulation brought forth the most terrifying thing, and that was the family affection Ye Xuan had always longed for.

Ye Xuan deeply knew that family affection was both a source of warmth and dependence, but it was this affection that bound him, keeping him trapped in this world, increasingly restricted.

Right, didn’t Ye Xuan know that if he severed family ties, and pursued the heavenly path with all his heart, he might have already ascended to the Earth Immortal Realm, becoming that legendary immortal?

However, Ye Xuan was a person, a flesh-and-blood person; although he was treacherous and merciless with enemies, everything he did was just to pursue what his heart desired.

Two choices, finally placed before Ye Xuan.

Either kill his closest kin and step onto the heavenly path,

Or sink into the sea of suffering, condemned to never transcend in a thousand lifetimes.

In one’s life, many choices must be made, and often some choices will change a person’s entire life, and the choice Ye Xuan faced might just be the most crucial turning point in his life.

To kill, or not to kill?

Ye Xuan’s fists trembled as he raised them, behind him the Six Paths gateways buzzed and turned, but upon seeing the kindly smile of his mother, Ye Xuan’s face paled, unable to bring himself to act, no matter what.

“Xuan’er, look how dirty your clothes are, have you been fighting with someone again?” Ye Mother’s face was gentle, and though she scolded Ye Xuan, her eyes were filled with loving affection.

At that moment,

Ye Xuan’s arms drooped, his eyes lost, his body glowing, transforming into a five-year-old child, letting his mother tidy his clothes in a daze.

“Brother…

come eat…

Mom…

made your favorite braised carp.” Ye Ling’er, at the age of just learning to walk, was tugging on Ye Xuan’s arm, shaking it constantly.

“Wu wu, Mommy, I’m so hungry.” Ye Ping, merely a three-year-old child, was crying loudly at the dinner table.

Such a scene stirred Ye Xuan’s heart because these were the deepest memories in his mind, ones that not even death could make Ye Xuan forget!

Because that year, was when they were just driven out of the Ye Family, and came to settle in Jiangnan!

“All right, let’s eat, let’s eat.”

Ye Xuan murmured to himself, completely engulfed in the illusion of the Heart Demon, turning into a five-year-old child, led by his mother, the family finally sat down at the dinner table, and ate their first reunion meal.

“Bro, have this piece of fish meat.” Ye Ling’er picked up the fish meat from her bowl and gave it to Ye Xuan, her youthful face full of smiles.

“Bro, I want to eat the fish head.” This was the voice of little brother Ye Ping.

“Xuan’er, you need to eat more, and when you grow up, you must take good care of your brother and sister,” Ye Mother said with a loving smile.

“Mom, I will definitely take good care of my younger brother and sister.”

The five-year-old Ye Xuan ate the fish in his bowl with big bites, his eyes filled with warmth and emotion, simply because a scene had truly occurred in his life.

Time accelerated, the scene suddenly changed.

In the kitchen, their mother, with her back to her children, ate the fish bones left on her plate, while the five-year-old Ye Xuan watched secretly, his little hands clenched tight together.

Wind and snow raged, the world frozen and cold.

Ye Xuan clutched the fish bones he had stolen, enduring a brutal beating by the restaurant owner, until the owner left.

Covered in bruises, Ye Xuan staggered home.

Today was Ye Xuan’s mother’s birthday, and when he presented the stolen fish bones to her, she, looking at Ye Xuan all battered and bruised, was choked with sobs and cried, hugging Ye Xuan tightly.

Time flew, the years passed like a song.

Ye Xuan was completely submerged in the illusion of his Heart Demon, reliving the events of that time, as the years slipped by one after another.

Ye Xuan, at the age of ten.

He shielded Ye Ling’er with his body, enduring the beatings from many bad students.

“Brother, will you protect Ling’er forever?” The little sister asked weakly.

“I will.

As long as your brother is here, I won’t let anyone bully you,” declared the ten-year-old Ye Xuan with conviction.

In the autumn, the two siblings sat atop a haystack.

“Brother, I, Ye Ping, swear to the heavens that one day I’ll rise above others, ensuring that mother, Ling’er, and you can have a life of plenty.”

“My brother Ye Ping is born extraordinary, and as long as I live, I will ensure you a lifetime of peace,” the two children, brothers, swore to the sky on top of that haystack.

The scene sped up, the years flowed by.

In the year Ye Xuan was twelve, his innocent first love arrived.

Xia Qingzhu, dressed in white, like a sprite in the wind, was bestowing a gentle smile upon Ye Xuan.

“Brother Ye Xuan, will you marry Qingzhu when you grow up?” The young girl, swinging the young boy’s arm, shyly asked.

“As long as you, silly girl, don’t leave me, I, Ye Xuan, will definitely marry you,” the young boy, youthful and passionate, declared loudly.

Family affection, a nascent love—both deepened Ye Xuan’s immersion; he was now utterly integrated into this world, as if returned to that distant era.

Ye Xuan was fourteen, the year he was stricken with a terminal illness.

However, within this illusion of the Heart Demon, that year did not bring the illness.

Ye Xuan grew healthy and strong; his younger siblings excelled in their studies, and Xia Qingzhu remained by his side.

A glimmer of doubt flickered through Ye Xuan’s eyes; he sensed something was amiss, but amid the warmth of family and love, these small doubts also disappeared.

Time kept passing, everything progressing in a favorable direction.

At eighteen, Ye Xuan was accepted into university, Xia Qingzhu was always there for him, and his brother and sister even got into key high schools.

During university, with Xia Qingzhu’s support, the two struggled to start a business and in just three short years, they built a business empire that entered the Fortune Global 500.

Years went by, Ye Xuan reaped success in his career and had his loved ones by his side; his younger siblings found their own partners, and his mother looked radiant, no longer showing any sign of decay.

At the age of twenty-five, Ye Xuan finally celebrated his grand wedding.

The Ye Family sent their blessings, the Xia Family married off their daughter, at the world’s most luxurious hotel, under the gaze of many relatives and friends, Ye Xuan and Xia Qingzhu got married!