Chapter 144: Cannot Acknowledge Each Other
Yu Hanhong fled. He neither obtained the “Origin Returning Wonderful Method” nor could he hide his identity anymore. Once everyone recovered their kung fu, they would issue a kill order in the Jianghu and publicize the truth about the extermination of the Yu Clan of Jin Mountain.
Because of the appearance of this villain, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and shared a bitter hatred of the enemy—in the years to come, there were few conflicts between sects and gangs in the Jianghu. Whenever a person of the Jianghu encountered difficulties, as long as they reported that they were present at the Discourse on the Dao Conference on Huangding Mountain that year, they would receive help from others.
The appearance of the “Peace Can Last Forever Sect” unveiled another layer of mist shrouding the truth of the Yu Clan of Jin Mountain’s extermination, but the appearance of Cult Leader Ge Kan caused much controversy.
Because he didn’t think there was anything wrong with abandoning his wife and daughter.
When Dugu Huansheng questioned him, although he looked heavy-hearted, he showed no guilt or regret.
“Madam Dugu, this humble one grew up in the Western Regions. Later, I entered the Central Plains and was fortunate enough to meet Maiden Yu Hancheng, having some emotional entanglement.” He bowed, his tone indifferent and calm.
“The believers of the ‘Peace Can Last Forever Sect’ cannot marry anyone. This humble one visited Jin Mountain back then to experience the peerless martial arts of your respected father. I intended to explain clearly to your sister and leave, but unexpectedly, she was already pregnant. So this humble one stayed on Jin Mountain until the child was born and both mother and daughter were safe before leaving.” He said.
Hearing these words, Dugu Huansheng’s blood surged violently. She said sternly, “Since you let her have your flesh and blood, you should have stayed with her. Even if you couldn’t marry her, so what? How could you leave with a clear conscience just because both mother and daughter were safe, throwing away all your responsibilities?!”
Speaking of this, she pointed at Sect Leader Qing Lan again. If she hadn’t been so angry, she wouldn’t have wanted to drag Sect Leader Qing Lan into this. “Then since you had already left, why did you hurt another family’s girl instead of returning directly to the Western Regions?!”
Ge Kan frowned and sighed. “This humble one came from the Western Regions to the Middle Earth and still had many tasks unfinished, so I couldn’t return to the Western Regions. What happened later was a series of strange coincidences. This humble one is ashamed to face you.”
Saying the last sentence, he looked at Sect Leader Qing Lan. The latter’s vision hadn’t fully recovered yet, so she could only see his blurry silhouette. However, she didn’t curse loudly, just curling her lips in a cold smile.
“Since you are ashamed to face me, you shouldn’t have sent that child to me again, letting me see her appearance—didn’t you already take her to the Western Regions? How could she appear in Jiangnan and even hurt my beloved disciple?”
Ge Kan’s eyes were dark. He sighed lightly. “It was this humble one’s carelessness, leaving the child behind in Jiangnan. Actually, all these years, this humble one has been very uneasy—”
Dugu Yunuo suddenly scolded, “Someone like you can actually be the Cult Leader of a strange sect in the Western Regions. Truly shameless!”
Dugu Huansheng didn’t stop Dugu Yunuo from scolding, but her figure blocked in front of her imperceptibly, saying to Ge Kan:
“Bai Tianxing, so many years have passed. Even if you say you are uneasy in your heart, you should say it to your own child! I only ask you one sentence now: Do you know Yu Hanhong’s identity? Do you know he has been alive all along?”
Ge Kan shook his head. “This humble one didn’t know his identity, that’s why I asked Wu Qing to come to the Middle Earth to investigate. That villain killed the Right Guardian of our sect, Dharma King Lie Sheng, back then. Before being silenced, Dharma King Lie Sheng burned the copy of the ‘Burning Soul Heart Sutra,’ so he didn’t succeed. Before dying, he also left a secret code, admitting his participation in the extermination case of the Yu Clan of Jin Mountain.”
Dugu Huansheng gave a “Heh,” staring at Ge Kan with eyes full of resentment.
Dugu Wenxing looked at Wu Qing. The latter said, “After Yu Hanhong feigned death, he disguised himself and fled to the Western Regions. At first, I really didn’t know that the flying snow in the desert was caused by his martial arts practice. Later, Lie Sheng left the Western Regions for a long time and was killed not long after returning. Only then did the Cult Leader and I know that the Yu Clan of Jin Mountain was exterminated. Realizing there was something fishy about this, we investigated bit by bit.”
The outline of the human figures in Old Madam Yan’s vision gradually became clear, but she still couldn’t see Ge Kan’s facial features clearly. She said in a deep voice, “So your ‘Peace Can Last Forever Sect’ has been investigating that Yu Hanhong?”
“Rather than investigating Yu Hanhong, it’s better to say that he finally couldn’t help but reveal his flaws, so I discovered his identity.” Wu Qing said, “Fortunately, when Dharma King Lie Sheng served as the Right Guardian, I had already left the ‘Peace Can Last Forever Sect.’ I only went back because the Cult Leader recalled me. I was in the Central Plains, Jiangnan, Lingnan… No matter where I showed my face, he couldn’t recognize my identity.”
Dugu Huansheng pursed her lips. Both she and Dugu Wenxing knew about Wu Qing’s appearance in Hanfeng Town. They only thought Wu Qing came to visit his junior brothers and sisters, plus eat, drink, and play. They didn’t realize at all that he was tracking Yu Hanhong. Cold sweat broke out instantly!
This meant that Yu Hanhong had actually been lingering near Hanfeng Town. When he came to the Xue Star Tower and saw Mu Ruo, he could recognize that she was his child. Following this clue, he could find out the identities of Xue Mu and Dugu Yuan’an.
Xue Duanhun didn’t know Yu Hanhong was nearby. And he went to hurt Xue Duanhun precisely for his own daughter, wanting her to recognize him, because no one except Mu Ruo could recognize the move he used on Xue Duanhun, forcing her to leave Hanfeng Town to find him and break contact with the Xue Manor and Dugu Manor.
“Would a person who killed his kin and exterminated his clan love his own daughter?” Wu Qing said, “Although I don’t know where Yu Hanhong will flee with that girl, the only thing certain is that he is bent on stepping into the supreme realm. He didn’t get either the ‘Burning Soul Heart Sutra’ or the ‘Origin Returning Wonderful Method.’ He will make a comeback later.”
“Yes, what should we do?” Zi’ang suddenly interjected, saying anxiously, “He also took Maiden Xue Wuluo!”
Everyone pondered silently. Finally, Sect Leader Qing Lan opened her mouth, saying coldly, “Your daughter seems to be dying. Go see her.”
Ge Kan was stunned, shook his head, and said, “I won’t go see her.”
“You heartless thing, your daughter is dying, and you won’t even go see her?!” Dugu Wenxing shouted angrily. “You have two daughters. One almost died, and the other is not far from death. Since you have brought your believers to the Middle Earth, why don’t you go see your own flesh and blood?!!”
“Do you not dare? Are you afraid?!” After he finished this sentence, Ge Kan’s eye sockets seemed to sink a bit deeper, his sharp eyebrows pressing very low. Still shaking his head, he said, “I cannot acknowledge them.”
Although Dugu Wenxing’s temper wasn’t very good when he was young, he was also a polite person. Facing this man at this moment, he really wanted to scrape the bottom of his stomach, pulling out the dirtiest filthy language to use on him!
Wu Qing helped Sect Leader Qing Lan dissolve the cold air. Seeing her sneer silently, he sighed secretly in his heart: This Cult Leader really doesn’t know how to coax girls, committing such heartbreaking evil deeds!