Chapter Thirteen Emotions

  This is an intact chapter, today's two updates combined together.

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  He told his father, the king, that he was a born genius. Qin Yu's heart was filled with excitement as he wanted to gain his father's recognition and praise. Now, he could finally let his father know that he wasn't useless!

  "No way!"

  Upon hearing Qin De's words, Qin Yu's body shook and his face turned pale. He stared at Qin De's eyes, filled with incredulity and anger: "Why? Why not......" Qin Yu kept saying, as if he couldn't accept Qin De's answer at all.

  Qin Yu's eyes were hazy, and he had been working hard since the age of eight. Day and night, he was constantly pushing himself to his limits with intense training. He didn't have the joy of being with people of the same age, nor did he have the care of his parents; he didn't even have a single companion of the same age.

  Ten years like a day, with one's own diligence and hard work plus a bit of luck, finally reached the current level.

  For what reason has Qin Yu endured such hardships for ten years without a single complaint?

  It's not just about being able to cultivate to the Xiantian realm, but also to help one's own father king, make him happy, and make him proud of oneself.

  "Father, didn't you just say that the Pre-Heaven realm would be enough? My current strength far surpasses that of an average Pre-Heaven expert. Even if it's a Pre-Heaven Great Perfection realm expert, I still have the power to fight them. Why, why am I still not allowed to go with you?" Qin Yu stared at his father, his eyes filled with anger and resentment.

  Qin Yu's angry and unwilling gaze made Qin Yu's heart tremble slightly.

  "Yuer, calm down." Qin De's voice was cold and stern.

  Qin Yu took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I'm calm. Father King, tell me, what's the reason? If you can't convince me, no matter what, I won't give up."

  "Alright." Qin De said immediately, "Once I'm going to cross the tribulation, I will definitely choose a secluded location, and you, Wind Uncle, will follow me. Of course, the news of my tribulation will be kept strictly confidential. There are only two possibilities: one, if Xiang Guang and his people can't find out about my tribulation, no one will come to disturb me, that's naturally a good thing. Whether you go or not is irrelevant. Two, if Xiang Guang finds out about my tribulation, the two great Upper Immortals will come together, Feather, your strength is pretty good, but those who have gone through the 49 Heaven Tribulations and become True Immortal Upper Immortals, their strength is fundamentally beyond your imagination!"

  Qin De sighed and said, "Although it's just a Fourth Nine Heavenly Tribulation, compared to ordinary Innate Great Circle and Cultivators, it's like heaven and earth. A simple flying sword attack from a Cultivator can easily cut off your head, you go, there's no use at all, you'll only die innocently!"

  "So... in both cases, you going would be of no help at all, and might even get yourself killed." Qin De stared at Qin Yu, "Yu'er, this is why I didn't let you go!"

  Qin Yu listened and fell silent.

  But the silent Qin Yu was emitting a chaotic aura, the stronger his soul, the stronger the aura produced. Although Qin Yu had no intention, the aura he produced at this moment made everyone feel it, and no one knew what Qin Yu was thinking about at this moment.

  "Little Feather." Qin Zheng and Qin Feng both looked at their younger brother.

  "Father, do you still remember?" Qin Yu didn't even bother to acknowledge his second brother, but instead continued speaking to himself, "Before I was six years old, you were so concerned about me, often accompanying me. At that time, I was so happy and carefree. In my heart, Father was the wisest and most powerful. However, in the year I turned six, I was sent to Yunwu Mountain Villa." Qin Yu lowered his head, his voice low and melancholic, as if muttering to himself, yet also speaking to Qin De.

  Everyone fell silent.

  "In the Yunwu Mountain Villa, I was a six-year-old child, and everyone else was either a servant or a guard. There was no one to play with me, and I was lonely. At that time, I watched the sunrise and sunset, looking forward to when my father would come to see me. I don't know how many times I was disappointed, but finally, my father came. However, he left soon after, and then I continued to wait... But I didn't get to see him again for two whole years. My father only came to Yunwu Mountain Villa once." Qin Yu said slowly.

  Everyone present thought of a six or seven-year-old child watching the sun rise and set, expecting his father to arrive, but being disappointed time and again.

  Qin De's lips moved slightly, but he didn't say a word. He had nothing to say! Among his three sons, the one he felt most guilty about was his third son, whom he spent the least time with, cared for the least, and met up with the least often.

  "I was just thinking, why doesn't Father come to see me? Is it because I'm not obedient and made Father angry, or is it because I'm too annoying? If there's something I didn't do well, can't Father tell me so I can change... But I'm not stupid, Big Brother is cultivating martial arts, Second Brother is studying politics, Father often guides Big Brother and Second Brother, and often goes to see them. I finally understand... Father thinks I'll never amount to anything, so he doesn't care about me." Qin Yu bit her lip, with a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes.

  "After some deliberation, I decided to cultivate myself into a master. However, my dantian was unable to store internal energy, so I could only cultivate external skills. The first year was spent under the guidance of Zhao Yunxing, starting training from dawn till dusk, pushing me to extreme limits, indeed surpassing physical limits. Every time I felt pain and exhaustion, I really couldn't hold on, but once I thought about making my father proud in the future, I would grit my teeth and continue...” Qin Yu said slowly."

  Qin De's eyes moistened.

  "When I was sixteen, my father told me some secrets. I finally understood that he wasn't ignoring me, but rather he had his own affairs and didn't have time to take care of me. Watching my father and older brothers work hard for the future, while I, also a descendant of the Qin family, couldn't even lift a finger to help, just stood by and watched. That night, Father said that unless I reached the Xiantian realm, he wouldn't allow me to lead troops into battle. At that moment, I made up my mind: no matter what, I would become a Xiantian expert!"

  Qin Yu's face suddenly had a hint of a smile: "Ten years, exactly ten years, I finally succeeded. I have good fortune and also bitter cultivation, but no matter what, I finally reached the realm I am in today!" Qin Yu suddenly raised his head, a fierce aura emanating from him, "From ancient times to the present, people all say that external skills have no future, fundamentally cannot reach the Xiantian realm. But I don't believe it, I've been working hard, and indeed, I finally did it!"

  Qin Yu's face had a hint of arrogance, an eighteen-year-old who had cultivated to the realm of being comparable to a First Heaven Great Perfection inner family expert, how could he not have any arrogance? Moreover, Qin Yu was cultivating external skills that were known to be more difficult than internal skills.

  "I was a congenital outer family expert, and now I have made great progress compared to when I first entered the congenital realm. My strength has increased greatly. I want to tell Father about this news, because I think that once Father knows I'm a congenital expert, he will treat me with importance just like my older brothers, and I can also help Father." Qin Yu stared at Qin De, suddenly his face turned pale, "Haha... I was wrong, I was wrong, terribly wrong!"

  "Father, when my skills were weak, you didn't use me and wouldn't let me help. I don't blame you for that. I gritted my teeth and worked hard on my own. But now that I've surpassed ordinary innate experts and reached this level of power, you still won't let me help. You're still making me hide in the background, watching as you all face danger while I remain carefree. Father, do you think this is concern for me? No, not at all! Instead, it fills me with sorrow!"

  "Haha, every day and night of hard practice, giving up the pleasures of people of the same age, giving up everything, wholeheartedly devoting myself to cultivation. Ten years, haha, ten years, what have I been cultivating for these ten years? What's the use of cultivating to this realm now?" Qin Yu's face was filled with tears that couldn't be held back.

  Goal, a goal for ten years. Now Qin Yu suddenly found that the most persistent pursuit in his heart for ten years was just an illusion, how sad he was.

  "Father, I know how dire the 49th Heaven Tribulation is. If you fail to overcome it...” Qin Yu's body began to tremble as he couldn't bear the thought of his father passing away, and the immense blow it would deal to him. "If you're no longer here, what's the point of my persistence for the past decade? I cultivate, but I'm unable to lend a hand in any way. Whatever the case may be, Father, at least let me make myself useful, so that even if I die, I won't have any regrets."

  "But... you didn't give me a chance, not even a slight one. You only said that my participation was useless. Father, you didn't even give me a chance, how can you be sure I'm useless? Why, why?!" Qin Yu shouted at Qin De with red eyes.

  Suddenly, Qin Yu let out a mournful laugh: "I understand, Father King. In your heart, I, this third son, have always been useless, right? No matter what I do, I'm not useful at all. Even if I cultivate to the Xiantian realm, I'm still useless. Useless in the past, useless now, and even if I lead an army in the future, you probably won't think highly of me either!"

  Qin De had nothing to say.

  Indeed, even if there is a great war in the future, it will be a battle of armies in units of tens of thousands. A born genius would not have much effect in such a large-scale war. Qin De had never cared about what role Qin Yu would play in the future war.

  Seeing Qin De's expression, Qin Yu smiled.

  "Haha……I'm just useless, the most useless one. No matter how hard I try, no matter what level I cultivate to, I'll always be the most useless. It's laughable, all these years, what have I cultivated for? What have I cultivated? What's the point of cultivating?"

  Qin Yu burst out laughing, but then he silently began to cry, tears slowly flowing down.

  Qin De looked at Qin Yu in front of him, his third son whom he had never paid attention to before, and suddenly felt extremely guilty and heartbroken. He opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word, as he didn't know what to say.

  Indeed, in Qin De's heart, Qin Yu was of no use at all in his plan, and what Qin Yu said was not wrong.

  "I'm stupid, really stupid." Qin Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly.

  "Little Feather." Qin Zheng and Qin Feng were about to say something, but Qin Yu stretched out his hand to stop them. He took a deep breath, looked at Qin De, and calmly said: "Father, I'm sorry, I lost my composure." For the first time, after so many years, the suppressed emotions in his heart finally burst out completely.

  "Feathers, Father King..."

  Seeing Qin De wanting to say something, Qin Yu sighed and said: "Father King, I'm in a mess right now, I need some quiet time. Father King, don't worry, I won't bother you again, at least not until after the Tribulation in half a year." Qin Yu looked at Feng Yuzi and said: "Feng Uncle, can you help me lift the seals around us?" Feng Yuzi immediately released his true yuan energy to dispel the seals.

  Qin Yu looked up and let out a loud whistle, and then a black lightning bolt shot down from the sky.

  Qin Yu's figure was like a flash of lightning, leaving behind several residual shadows. He had already climbed onto the back of the black eagle that was ten meters high in the air. Qin Yu sat on the back of the black eagle and suddenly leaned forward slightly, hugging the eagle's neck. For so many years, Little Black had been accompanying Qin Yu. With his face against Little Black's warm feathers, Qin Yu calmed down.

  Gently patting Xiao Hei, he said: "Xiao Hei, let's go, back to Yunwu Mountain Villa." Xiao Hei also sensed Qin Yu's sorrow at this moment, and with a flap of his wings, a strong gust of wind arose, and the black eagle had already flown into the high sky, disappearing into the horizon in just an instant.

  Qin De's face was deathly pale, like a frail and sickly person. He gazed up at the sky, knowing that Qin Yu had left and wouldn't return for at least half a year. This half year might be the last half year of Qin De's life.

  Qin Yu's words were like a knife, cutting into his heart one by one, but Qin De knew that his son was even more painful. Qin De was grief-stricken, but more so, he felt guilt, boundless guilt. But in this life, could Qin De still make it up to him?

  (This chapter about tomatoes has taken a lot of effort, I hope everyone will read it carefully and experience Qin Yu's emotions.)