Chapter Thirty-Three So It Was

  "Father, what's going on?" Emperor Yu asked curiously. He had never seen Emperor Yin so serious before. The past two years of living together had also made him acknowledge the man in front of him as his father, and he found himself calling out to him naturally.

  The Emperor waved his hand, and Shangguan Xiaoyue disappeared, clearly sent back home directly. He turned to look at the two-year-old Emperor Yu, "Yu'er, your father only wants you to live a peaceful life, which is also why I've never allowed you to come into contact with martial arts."

  "Why? I think I still have talent in the way of martial arts, and I'm very interested in it. Why can't I practice martial arts?" The emperor's soft and gentle voice revealed his persistent conviction.

  The Emperor's proud head was raised, looking towards the distant horizon. His voice revealed a sense of pride, his majestic figure seemed to be higher than the sky itself. His eyes, as if piercing through endless time and space. He gazed out at the eight directions, dominating the world, "Under the vast heavens, apart from my imperial lineage, who else dares to bear the surname 'Emperor'?"

  After a long time, Emperor Di again lowered his head in disappointment. "My imperial family has its own responsibilities, and these responsibilities are very heavy, you can't bear them. As your father, I only hope that you will live a peaceful and ordinary life, never to set foot in the path of martial arts!"

  "No, child, don't be like that! Since it's the responsibility of our imperial family, then I should take it on. I don't just want to be an ordinary person, nor do I want to shirk my responsibilities. Father, let us bear the responsibility of the imperial family together." Yu Huang seemed to be speaking both to Emperor Yin and making a vow to heaven and earth.

  Di Yin smiled and said, "Since you're so persistent, I'll set a test for you. If you pass, I'll let you cultivate martial arts, how about that?"

  "The child is willing to accept the test, I will definitely not let Father down!" Emperor Yu's small face was full of determination, with a confident appearance.

  "Feather, you're impressive! I'll set a seal in your mind. If you can break through this seal with your willpower, then you'll be able to cultivate martial arts. To avoid affecting you, I'll also seal away the memories of these past two years. Can you accept that?"

  Di Yu nodded firmly, he wanted to let his father know that he was the best. Fathers all hope their sons will become dragons, and sons also want to prove to their fathers that they are dragons.

  The Emperor reached out and simply patted the top of Yu's little head. A light ball appeared, flashing with scenes from Yu's life over the past two years. It was then engulfed in a golden light, which the Emperor infused into Yu's mind. Yu watched all this happen, not stopping it. He felt dizzy and disoriented, before passing out.

  "Yuer, I hope you don't blame your father. This seal is too powerful, it's harder to break than climbing the sky. Your father just wants you to live a simple and ordinary life, without any danger. Your father has also left a strand of divine thought in your mind, hoping to keep you safe for the rest of your life!" Emperor Yin held up the unconscious Emperor Yu, looking at him with affection, as if he wanted to remember his appearance forever.

  "Of course, if you can break through this seal, your future achievements will be boundless. As long as you're willing to work hard, even surpassing me is not impossible. I'm looking forward to it." Unbeknownst to him, his eyes seemed to gaze into the vast starry sky.

  Di Yin took a step forward and returned home. He came to the side of Emperor Yu's mother. "Xin Er, take one last look at Yu Er!"

  "What's going on, husband? What do you mean by this?" Emperor Yu's mother furrowed her brow, she really couldn't bear to part with Emperor Yu. "I still have to raise Yu'er into adulthood, what is 'seeing him for the last time'?"

  "Xin'er, I'm sorry, it's not your fault. However, this is my responsibility and I must do it. You just take another look at him, I'll send him away soon." Di Yin looked at Xin'er's expression, his heart ached too.

  "So that means I won't be able to see my Yu'er anymore?" She didn't ask what specific thing had happened, because she knew that Emperor Yin always handled things poorly, and asking would be useless. She simply took the imperial edict from Emperor Yin's hands, hugging it tightly, knowing that she was about to be separated from her precious son.

  "Son, I have no choice either. I also want to see you grow up into a man. You're still so young, leaving me, how will you live?" Emperor Yu's mother sobbed, tears falling onto Emperor Yu's small face. She gently wiped away the tears on his face, "I really can't bear to part with you, but your father has important matters to attend to, it seems that we mother and son can only be separated."

  The emperor's mother looked at Emperor Yi with tears streaming down her face, her eyes filled with sorrow. "Husband, can I hold our Yu'er for a little while longer?"

  "Alright, Xīn'ér, it's useless for me as a husband, don't be too sad." Emperor Yìn said, then turned around and stepped away. No one saw the single tear left at the corner of Emperor Yìn's eye.

  The Emperor Yu was still unconscious, unaware that his mother was carefully arranging his clothes for him. "Yu'er, when I'm not by your side in the future, you must take good care of yourself. You must eat well, dress warmly, sleep well, and don't let yourself suffer..." She continued to murmur, repeating herself over and over again. Later on, no one could make out what she was saying, only tears streaming down her face nonstop.

  "Xin'er, it's almost time, I should send Yu'er off now." Di Yin returned, his voice still calm.

  The Emperor's mother lifted her head, her eyes already red and swollen. "Husband, just let me take one last look at Yu'er." She deeply kissed the Emperor's forehead, then stared intently at his small face.

  Emperor Yun looked at Xiang'er's appearance, and his heart ached to the extreme. "Xiang'er, you just sleep for a while." Without seeing any movement from him, Emperor Yu's mother fainted. He wanted to pick up Emperor Yu, but found that she was holding on so tightly, if it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't be able to pry her loose.

  "Alas, it's really a sin," Emperor Yin sighed. "Yu'er, I hope you won't have the same experience as your father in the future." He sent Xinger to bed and then carried Emperor Yu out of the door with determination.

  The emperor's eyes sparkled, and scenes emerged one after another. He nodded slightly. Taking a step forward, the surrounding scenery changed completely. This was a mansion with a signboard that read "Shangguan Fu" in three large golden characters.

  Since Emperor Yu's mother was surnamed Shangguan, let's find a family with the surname Shangguan to raise Emperor Yu. Emperor Yin looked at the Shangguan Mansion in front of him, he remembered that the master of this house was Shangguan Jinghong. It wasn't that the master of this house was particularly formidable, but rather that he had once saved Shangguan Jinghong's life.

  That time, Shangguan Xinghong was surrounded by people and almost lost his life. It was Shangguan Xinghong who shouted loudly at the critical moment, "I, Shangguan Xinghong, will not let you go even if I become a ghost!" Di Yin heard this shout, because Shangguan Xinghong also had the surname Shangguan Yu, so he happened to save him.

  Di Yin walked step by step towards the mansion, and the guards at the entrance seemed to have not seen him. He didn't lift his head, but stared at Emperor Yu in his arms. A mother couldn't bear to leave her son, could a father?

  "Yuer, I also hope that in the future we can be a happy family together, so I found this new home for you. Shangguan Xinghong is a very powerful person, and I believe you will understand that later on. Although this may not make your childhood very happy, it will temper you better. When you grow up, you won't need to worry about Shangguan Xinghong, because our imperial family has never owed his family anything, only he owes us." Emperor Yin said in a low voice, which outsiders couldn't hear at all. It's really hard to imagine how he can see through what will happen in the future.

  "Second Brother? How did you come?" The much younger Shangguan Xing looked at Di Yin, of course, if Di Yin didn't want him to see, then he naturally wouldn't be able to see.

  "Hmm, I'll leave my son in your care, and of course, I won't let you raise him for nothing." Emperor Yin said calmly without lifting his head.

  "Sir, where is this place? Being able to help you raise your son is a great honor!" Upper Official Hong was overjoyed, in his mind, Emperor Yun was like a divine being. If he could get on good terms with such a task, there would definitely be unexpected benefits in the future.

  Di Yun naturally saw through Shang Guan Jing Hong's little thoughts, but didn't expose them. "Your eldest son has already been given an extraordinary gift by me, he will definitely be a martial arts genius in the future, his achievements will absolutely far surpass yours."

  Shangguan Xinghong was overjoyed, his excitement evident on his face. He was so thrilled that his whole body was trembling. If this kind of person is a martial arts genius, then the future achievements of his eldest son will definitely be boundless. The still young Shangguan Xinghong's depth of character was not yet sufficient, and it was also because this matter was indeed a great opportunity.

  "I have a very dangerous thing to do, if I don't come back within three years, it means I will never come back."

  Shangguan was shocked and stared at Di Yin, he really couldn't think of anything that could stump this kind of person. However, he wasn't worried about Di Yin, but rather the reward he would get in the future. If Di Yin didn't come back, wouldn't his reward be gone? He was indeed ungrateful, having gotten such a great benefit and still being dissatisfied.

  Di Yun handed Emperor Yu over to Shangguan Jinghong and then turned around and left. With one step, he disappeared from the scene.

  "Remember, my son is called Shangguan Yu!"

  Shangguan Xinghong looked at Shangguan Yu in his arms, and was overjoyed. "Shangguan Yu, humph, from now on you'll have to rely on yourself to curry favor with En Gong. If En Gong really can't come back, I won't tell you the truth about today. Believing that kind of person's child, their martial arts talent must be extraordinary, so from now on you'll just be Shangguan Xinghong's son."

  The screen stopped there, and Shangguan Yu also came back to his senses. He looked at the young man in front of him again. After knowing all that, he had already understood that the person in front of him was his biological father - Emperor Yin!

  Shangguan Yu directly knelt down on the ground, facing the person in front of him and kowtowed, "Your son Emperor Yu, pays his respects to Father!"