A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother-Chapter 163: Gathering of the Worthies

"Good that you're back. Go see your father." Lingxu said lightly.

"Yes, Master."

After years apart, Senior Brother looked even more haggard.

His beard was scruffy, and he wore a bamboo hat.

Unlike what Li Xuanxiao had expected, this time Xue Yun returned alone, without bringing a woman along.

Or perhaps a whole family of three.

Along the way, Li Xuanxiao kept Senior Brother company, continuously asking guided questions.

"Senior Brother, where have you been all this time?"

"Uh... did you succeed?"

"Why didn't you bring Sister-in-law back?"

"Senior Brother..."

Xue Yun smiled and said, "Your Sister-in-law is at home. I'll bring her next time."

"Oh~"

Li Xuanxiao nodded.

Senior Brother still seemed normal.

"Enough about me, how's Silver Sword Peak?"

"Everything's fine."

Xue Yun, just like when they were young, gave Li Xuanxiao’s head a strong pat. "Kid, how come you still haven't improved?"

"No matter how hard I try, I can never be as good as you, Senior Brother," Li Xuanxiao said. "If one day I could be as amazing as you, that would be great."

Xue Yun thought for a moment. "Don't become me. You should surpass me."

The two chatted as they walked toward Silver Sword Peak.

As soon as they stepped onto Silver Sword Peak, countless disciples turned to look.

S-Senior Brother!?

Senior Brother has returned.

At this moment, there were still quite a few disciples from other peaks at Silver Sword Peak. Seeing Xue Yun, they all looked surprised.

Just then, someone walked over in midair.

"Xue Yun!!!"

"Senior Brother Lu! Senior Brother Lu is here!"

Lu Ziyin was dressed all in white, his eyes sharp, hands behind his back.

Xue Yun’s lips curved up, showing a rare smile.

"Lu Ziyin, you're still alive."

In literature there’s no first place, in martial arts there’s no second.

Xue Yun and Lu Ziyin were the two great prodigies of this generation of Mount Shushan.

Naturally, they chased after each other, considering the other their greatest rival.

Of course, that was only what Lu Ziyin thought.

Senior Brother Lu reaching the Spirit Transformation Stage at forty was truly monstrous.

Even looking across all of Central State, he was a top-tier genius.

Unfortunately, he ran into Xue Yun.

If Lu Ziyin was considered the ceiling of this generation—

Then Xue Yun stood on the rooftop.

Lu Ziyin once asked the God of Talent, who was truly the greatest genius of this generation.

Xue Yun patted his head with a smile and said, "Silly kid, of course it's you~"

"Xue Yun, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Lu Ziyin said loudly. "Come! Fight me!"

"You sure about this? You're the Peak Master of Silver Sword Peak now. Getting beaten up by me would be pretty embarrassing."

"Cut the crap!"

"Peak Master!"

At that moment, a voice from a Silver Sword Peak Elder called out.

"We are currently in the middle of the Five Great Immortal Sects Grand Tournament. Please act with caution."

Lu Ziyin looked a bit helpless.

Xue Yun shrugged and deliberately teased, "Lu Ziyin, you really haven’t matured at all. Even as Peak Master, you’re still so childish. Look at me."

"You... just wait for me!"

Lu Ziyin left angrily after tossing that line.

For now, Senior Brother seemed perfectly normal.

Li Xuanxiao thought to himself.

"............"

Mount Shushan Academy.

The disciples at Mount Shushan Academy were even younger. It was specially established for Mount Shushan Dao partners who had children.

Of course, the admission requirements were very strict.

First, both partners had to have clean backgrounds, and both had to be disciples of Mount Shushan to even qualify.

With such requirements, the Sixth Senior Sister of Silver Sword Peak, Yunran’s child, naturally didn’t qualify.

Yunran had defied her Master’s objections and secretly left the mountain early on.

By the time she returned to Mount Shushan, she was already pregnant.

Despite countless interrogations from Mount Shushan, Yunran refused to reveal anything.

If it weren't for the fact that Yunran's father had died protecting Mount Shushan, she would have been expelled from the sect.

Later, after Lingxu became Sect Leader, he chose to turn a blind eye.

Thus Yunran was allowed to stay at Mount Shushan, but as her child grew day by day—

Yunran hoped to send her child to the Academy.

There, her child could not only learn many things but also have peers for companionship.

More importantly, she herself could feel more at ease. But Mount Shushan allowing her to stay was already a great concession from the Sect Leader.

How could they possibly allow her child into Mount Shushan Academy?

This troubled Yunran greatly, but there was nothing she could do.

She knew her place.

However, when her child reached the right age, the Academy unexpectedly sent an admission letter directly.

Telling her to send her child over, which delighted Yunran.

It was said that it was personally approved by the Sect Leader.

Yunran understood in her heart—it was Master feeling sorry for her.

"......."

"I... I can't see them... I would only bring disaster to them."

"It's just seeing your child from afar. In this world, what kind of father never lays eyes on his child even once?"

"My fate is disaster. I will bring them calamity."

The young man shook his head.

An old man at his side comforted him, "This Five Great Immortal Sects Grand Tournament is a rare opportunity. Just take a distant look."

The young man's face showed hesitation, but in the end, he couldn't resist the persuasion and his own yearning.

The old man smiled kindly.

Deputy Sect Leader of the Death Immortal Sect.

Years ago, the Death Immortal had given him instructions, telling him to proceed step by step.

And the young man before him was none other than the partner Yunran of Silver Sword Peak's Sixth Senior Sister never mentioned.

His name was Mu Jianchen.

From the moment he was born, a thick cloud of fate’s shadow had enveloped him, clinging tightly and never dispersing.

This strange and terrifying misfortune came from an extremely rare and fearsome "Calamity Fate" born of the world’s energies.

Legend says, such a fate isn't random.

It arises when spiritual energy surges violently, and an overwhelming destructive force unknowingly fuses into the womb during pregnancy.

This "Calamity Fate" brought eerie phenomena—anyone close to him could not escape misfortune.

Even flowers and trees he lightly brushed against would seem cursed, withering and dying rapidly.

As he grew older, the misfortune around him not only didn’t lessen but became more pronounced and deadly.

Ordinary spiritual energy, harmless to others, would go berserk near him, violently surging out of control.

One day, Mu Jianchen mustered up his courage to try absorbing spiritual energy to break through his bottleneck.

But the energy raged inside his body like a wild stallion, wreaking havoc and destroying his meridians.

He staggered on the brink of death.

It was Yunran who happened to save him, and thus they met.

One, Mount Shushan’s proud daughter of heaven.

One, a man cursed with endless misfortune.

And so they fell in love.

But Mu Jianchen knew they would never have a good ending.

To avoid bringing disaster to Yunran and the child, he chose to leave silently.