Chapter 46: Memories of Su and Tang

  Wishing you a happy new year! Here's the first update on the third day of Lunar New Year. There will be another one around noon, thanks for your support!

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  "Ah!" Tang Ke Yin first covered her mouth and let out a soft cry, her expression showing no surprise, but rather a hint of disappointment, "Could it be that he's planning to drive me away..."

  "Isn't it supposed to be tomorrow that you'll ask, didn't you say so earlier?"

  "What? You don't want to return your treasure anymore?" Chu Yu, although unaware of the girl's thoughts, had a hint of understanding from observing her expression, which made his plan to recruit her even more determined. He shrugged and said casually: "If you answer the third question satisfactorily, I'll not only return the Black Cloud Ribbon to you, but also reward you with a pleasant story for free. Of course, you can choose whether or not to listen."

  "Listen, why don't you listen? Ask quickly, I'm so clever, and I'll definitely answer the questions you raise very satisfactorily."

  "My third question is - what are you attached to in this world?"

  Never thought that such an ambiguous question would come out of Chu Yu's mouth, and it also greatly touched a painful memory that Tang Ke Yin had buried deep in her heart for a long time.

  Eight years ago in Shanghai, the Su-Tang Group was still a well-known family business in Shanghai's commercial circle, with assets worth over 1 billion and nearly sixty large and small industries under its umbrella, making it a renowned wealthy family.

  On the surface, the Su-Tang Group is a typical family-run business with intermarriages among relatives. However, behind the scenes, the Tang family and the Su family, to which KeYing's mother belongs, are actually both descended from the same small but prestigious sect of immortal cultivators.

  As the only beloved daughter of Su Tang Group's president, Tang Qifeng, nine-year-old Tang Keyun could be said to have received all the love and pampering in the world. Not only did she have a father who was a business tycoon, but also a beautiful and gentle mother, and a doting grandfather...

  At the age of seven, Tang Qifeng began to teach her the way of cultivation. In the following two years, Tang Keying's mother, Su Nianru, also put down all her affairs and devoted herself to guiding and educating Tang Keying. In the eyes of her parents, Tang Keying was the most talented one in the Tang family for hundreds of years. Reading books should start from an early age, and cultivating the truth is no exception, which also needs to be cultivated from a young age.

  Originally, such a dull but happy life was spent like this, and for Tang Keying, she already felt very satisfied, but until the rainy night eight years ago, the girl saw her father jump from the top floor of the hundred-story building with her own eyes. Following that, her mother stuffed a small package into the girl's arms and followed in Tang Qifeng's footsteps, jumping over the railing and disappearing before the girl's eyes.

  The loyal servant of the Tang family took the girl away, and with her parents' successive deaths, the painful memories were only just beginning. Over the next few days, the girl witnessed the downfall of the entire Su-Tang Corporation.

  Everything in the house was moved out, and the girl was also driven out of the home she had lived in for nine years. During these three days, the girl also received the sad news that her beloved grandfather had passed away due to a heart attack. A nine-year-old child suffered such a huge blow in such a short period... The girl vaguely remembers that if it wasn't for Uncle Zhong sending her to the hospital in time, she would have cried so much that her eyes would have gone blind from excessive grief.

  Zhong Shu became the last reliance of Ke Yun, who had lost everything. Under Zhong Shu's care, the girl moved into her ancestral home in a remote area of Kunshan. For two whole years, she didn't utter a single word and was almost like a walking corpse. It wasn't until Zhong Shu fell ill with a high fever and lay in bed for two days and nights that the girl used the money she had earned from collecting cans to buy some Chinese medicine. She brewed it and brought it to Zhong Shu, who was now too weak to get out of bed. "Uncle, drink this medicine, you have to get better. Ke Yun only has you left as a relative, you can't leave..."

  In the end, Zhong Shu was unable to survive that serious illness and passed away. After his death, 11-year-old Tang Keying became an orphan girl. Now at 17, she has already experienced much of life's bitterness. Six years of fending for herself have transformed her former obedient and gentle nature into a mischievous and rebellious one.

  Because Tang Qifeng only passed on the beginning of the cultivation method to his daughter, even if Tang Keyun had excellent talent, over the years she was only a cultivator who hadn't even completed the foundation building stage. Fortunately, before Su Nianru died, he left behind a small package for Tang Keyun with a Su family heirloom treasure "Black Cloud Rope". The girl relied on her childhood memories and slightly grasped some of the methods to use the "Black Dragon Rope".

  With this primary-level treasure, the girl occasionally did some small thieving to barely make a living. Her appearance on the "Cloud Flight" was not because Tang Keying had sneaked on board, but rather because the Tang family had also participated in the first "Treasure Gathering Convention". As a result, every two years, an invitation letter would be sent to the Tang family's ancestral home. In previous conventions, Tang Keying was still young and hadn't attended.

  This time she came alone, thinking that she could get a vote at the meeting, but unexpectedly the first person she met was Hua Tianxiong...

  Memories were fading away, Tang Keying slowly came to her senses from a daze, unaware that the corners of her eyes had already become moist. "There used to be many things I was concerned about, but when I realized I didn't have the ability to cherish those memories, I stopped thinking about them..."

  After a long time, two teardrops finally fell from the girl's eyes. For some reason, as she gazed into Chu Yu's magical and pitch-black pupils, Tang Keyun saw a pair of eyes that pierced through worldly emotions, with a hint of warmth and gentleness. Unbeknownst to her, a sense of closeness arose.

  "...free and easy..." From the third question, Tang Keying started to be distracted, until she woke up and responded with tears. Chu Yu had been quietly paying attention, observing the girl's inner suffering through his eyes. Although Chu Yu was not clear what tragic event had happened to Tang Keying, one thing he could confirm: "This child must have suffered a lot. At the same time, this apprentice has made up her mind!"

  Sit.

  Chu Yu smiled and sat down on the edge of the bed, gently patting the empty space beside him: "It's my turn to tell you a story now..."

  The girl who had just wiped away her tears playfully stuck out her tongue, as if to cover up her previous embarrassment. After hearing Chu Yu's words, she obediently sat down beside him and turned her head to ask: "Your story better be exciting, otherwise I'll have lost big time! You saw me in a difficult situation just now!"

  "Haha." Chu Yu smiled without confirming or denying, "I'm afraid the wonderfulness of this story far exceeds your imagination..."

  Time passed minute by minute, and three hours went by. Chu Yu finally let out a long sigh and said: "…there was no afterwards, because afterwards I met you."

  For more than three hours, Chu Yu told his story, and Tang Ke Yin became the most loyal listener. The legend was about a mountain wild child growing up to be a master of a generation. It was a legendary experience of a master-level figure in the Zhongtu Xiu Zhen world for over 300 years. When the story was about to end, it shocked Tang Ke Yin even more, because the protagonist had failed in his Tribulation and was on the verge of destruction, but fortunately, he still had a thread of divine consciousness left, and after traveling thousands of miles in the city, he seized the opportunity to be reborn. The past 300 years of bitter cultivation were all paid for nothing, and everything had to start over again.

  Chu Yu finished telling the story a long time ago, but he just smiled at Tang Ke Yin and didn't say another word.

  Here is the translation:

  "Wishing you a happy New Year! Here's the first update, and there will be another one around noon. So far, we've received 22,400 likes, thank you all for your support, I'm touched!"