Chapter Thirty-two: The Forgotten Two Years

  "Fei Er, do you understand now?" Emperor Yin stopped in his tracks, hands clasped behind his back.

  Shangguan Yu shook his head, he didn't understand what had just happened. He didn't understand what those things were all about, and he didn't understand how he knew those things either. To this day, he was still confused, but he could feel that those things had indeed happened.

  "You still won't call me Father?" Emperor Yin looked at Shangguan Yu, his eyes filled with affection.

  Shangguan Yu also looked at the young man in front of him, although he felt that the young man was very familiar, and although he felt that everything that had just happened was real. But to call this young man his father, for a moment, he really couldn't bring himself to do it. He had always wanted to find his parents, but the young man in front of him claimed to be his father, and yet he didn't dare acknowledge him.

  "Alright, you're still missing the memories of the past two years. Let me, as your father, return those memories to you!" Emperor Yi waved his hand and a golden light shot into Shangguan Yu's mind.

  "Xiao Yu, I'm your sister, and when you grow up, you have to listen to me, got it?" Shangguan Xiaoyue didn't know that Diyu had past life memories. She occasionally touched Diyu's small nose and pinched his small face.

  Di Yu was also helpless, how could he escape the clutches of Shangguan Xiaoyue when he had just been born for a few days? His eyes kept rolling, if only this sister would stay away from him. Unfortunately, his parents knew that he had memories of his past life, and trying to pretend to cry to gain sympathy was also futile.

  In this way, under Shangguan Xiaoyue's demonic claws, Emperor Yu grew up day by day.

  "Feather, you may not understand that this world is very different from the one you were in before. Here, there's no such thing as law, whoever has the bigger fist gets to make the rules. However, your father doesn't want you to practice martial arts, a plain and ordinary life is good enough."

  The Emperor's words were not many, but he would say a couple of sentences to Yu every day. Unlike his mother, who would instruct him for a long time every day, even though she knew he had memories of his past life, she was still worried about him. She taught him how to be a person and how to survive in this world.

  Di Yu rarely saw Di Yin, he didn't know what his father was always busy with. However, he could feel the love of this life's parents towards him. Fatherly love is like a mountain, motherly love is like the sea. Unconsciously, his heart had already acknowledged this life's parents.

  After Di Yu's teeth grew in, Di Yin would bring back some strange beasts for him to eat every day. He had also seen some, but they were all unrecognizable.

  There are creatures that have the shape of a monkey but with white ears, which can crawl and walk upright like humans. There are those that resemble cows, dwelling on mountain slopes, with snake-like tails and wings growing from their ribs, making sounds similar to the calls of oxen. Some appear as ordinary fish but have human faces, emitting sounds akin to the cries of mandarin ducks. Others have bodies like regular fish but trail a serpent's tail, with heads resembling those of mandarin ducks - these are the tiger sturgeons.

  There are many more, all of which were told to Emperor Yu by Shangguan Xiaoyue. Emperor Yin never asked for his opinion and just let him eat whatever he brought back. It is said that these things are very beneficial to the body, and Emperor Yu's mother did not object either.

  "Sister, give me some face, okay?" Emperor Yu called out in a milky and gentle voice, but with an air of being extremely proud.

  Shangguan Xiaoyue, however, ignored Emperor Yu and continued to hold him with one hand. She walked in a vast mountain range, her eyes scanning the surroundings as if searching for something.

  Di Yu was struggling, trying to get out of Shangguan Xiaoyue's clutches. Unfortunately, he was still too young, and at just two years old, how could he be a match for Shangguan Xiaoyue?

  "Xiao Yu, stop struggling. If you don't listen, tomorrow I'll dress you up as a little girl!" Shangguan Xiaoyue finally understood Emperor Yu, but her words were full of threats. She smiled sweetly, and the dimples reappeared, looking adorable to the extreme. However, in Emperor Yu's eyes, this was just a devilish smile.

  For this eccentric sister, Emperor Yu really had no way out. Originally, he told his parents that according to their actual age, he should be older than this sister. But who knew, Up Officer Xiaoyue looked like she was only 17 or 18 years old, but in fact, she was already over 20 years old. It seems that in this world, appearance really can't determine a person's age.

  "Don't look so gloomy, when I catch the Heavenly Fox, I'll teach you some martial arts moves, how about that?" Shangguan Xiaoyue coaxed with a smile, looking at Emperor Yu who didn't seem too thrilled. She still cared about this younger brother of hers.

  "Alright, you said it, and I'll hold you to your word. Sister, you can't deceive me, my young and fragile heart, you really can't afford to hurt it!"

  "Poof!" Officer Xiao Yue laughed, "You little scamp, how come you talk so cutely? Looking at you like this, I don't know how many girls' hearts you'll capture in the future."

  "Hey, sis, how can you slander me like that? I'm a romantic and loyal person. In the future, I'll just find a beautiful woman and that's it. Look at Dad, hasn't he loved Mom for all these years? Loyalty is a tradition in our Di family."

  "Alright, I guess the imperial family's tradition is going to be broken by you, this little rascal." Shangguan Xiaoyue put down Emperor Yu and gestured with her hand, pointing to her thigh.

  Di Yu looked at Shangguan Xiaoyue with a puzzled expression, he didn't know what Shangguan Xiaoyue was gesturing about. At this point, he felt quite depressed, being only as tall as Shangguan Xiaoyue's thigh, he could only look up at her.

  "Don't you understand? Look at how old you are now, and you're already thinking about beautiful girls. What kind of person do you think you are?" Shangguan Xiaoyue rolled her eyes at Diyu, "I've watched you grow up, don't I know what you're like?"

  Di Yu lowered his head and walked forward silently. He really couldn't win an argument with this sister, if he provoked Shangguan Xiaoyue's displeasure, he would have to endure endless torment. The best approach was not to be too mouthy, just obediently do things and that would be fine.

  "Good brother, just help me out. Who made the heavenly fox take a liking to you? If it had taken a liking to me, I wouldn't be troubling you."

  The Emperor's feathers gradually opened up the distance with Shangguan Xiaoyue, Tianming Hu Danzi was very small, and would run away directly when encountering strangers. He was especially close to the Emperor, and whenever he saw the Emperor, he would rub against him as if he had seen a relative.

  Di Yu and Shangguan Xiaoyue didn't understand what was going on, but Shangguan Xiaoyue had taken a liking to the adorable Tianming Fox, so he tragically became the bait. However, the Tianming Fox was very cunning, and every time Shangguan Xiaoyue approached it, it would escape at the first opportunity. After being caught several times without success, today he was brought again as bait.

  A fox appeared, its entire body covered in fiery red fur, its tail swishing back and forth in a rhythmic motion. This fox also had a pair of bright, shining eyes, with black pupils that sparkled as they moved. Perhaps it was because this fox's eyes resembled those of his sister that she would like this fox, Emperor Yu thought to himself.

  This was the Heavenly Fox, who occasionally turned its head to see if there were any unusual movements around. Finally, it found Emperor Yu, and its eyes were filled with joy. The Heavenly Fox rushed towards Emperor Yu excitedly, always feeling a sense of closeness to him, as if he were one of its own kindred spirits.

  "Little fox, are you hungry? Here, this is what my mother made, it's very delicious." Emperor Yu took out some meat food, he didn't know specifically which animal it was from. Tianming Fox actually trusted Emperor Yu and started eating without even smelling it.

  "Eat slowly, I'm not competing with you, I've already eaten my fill." Emperor Yu looked at Tianming's wolfing down his food and couldn't help but laugh. "My sister is very beautiful, she can also cook delicious food, why don't you just follow her from now on?"

  The Heavenly Fox lifted its head, looking at Emperor Yu, and its eyes were filled with mist. It looked pitifully at Emperor Yu, as if it would cry if he said another word.

  "This... little fox, you think that if you follow my sister, we can be together often in the future, right?" Tei Yu stroked down Tianming Fox's head, and the little fox also narrowed its eyes, seemingly enjoying his touch. Tei Yu didn't expect the little fox to agree, as every time he tried various temptations, but this fox had never agreed before.

  However, today was an exception. The little fox seemed to have thought for a long time and finally nodded its head. "That's right, my sister is a good person." Emperor Yu smiled, he also liked this fox very much. "Sister, come here, the Heavenly Fox has agreed."

  "I knew you could do it, come back and I'll teach you a few more tricks." Shangguan Xiaoyue rushed over with a fiery passion, speaking in her softest voice, "Little fox, come to me, okay?"

  Di Yu felt a chill run down his spine, the voice was as gentle as a lullaby. Unfortunately, the little fox didn't seem to appreciate it either, looked at Shangguan Xiaoyue and shook its head again.

  Shangguan Xiaoyue's face was filled with helplessness, she really had no way to deal with this little fox. However, she did have a way to deal with Emperor Yu, "Cough cough," she coughed twice. Emperor Yu indeed saw her pair of threatening eyes, he knew that if he didn't handle this matter well today, he would probably not have a good outcome when he returned home.

  "Little fox, why don't you go to my sister's place? My sister likes you very much and she will treat you well." Emperor Yu continued to stroke Tianming Fox, saying perfunctorily.

  However, today's unexpected events seemed to be many. The little fox looked at him and actually ran to the side of Shangguan Xiaoyue. Shangguan Xiaoyue immediately opened her arms and hugged the little fox into her bosom. Emperor Yu really couldn't understand why this little fox was so obedient today?

  "Good brother, you're really great today. I'll thank you properly when I get back." The dimples on Shangguan Xiaoyue's face hadn't faded yet, showing just how happy she was right now.

  "Yue'er, hurry back home. Yu'er, follow me." Emperor Yin suddenly appeared in the scene, his expression more serious than ever before.