nycdaug Chapter 492 Bing Ao's Past
Chapter 492 Bing Ao's Past
Xie Jinglan and Beitang Yuan looked at each other and realized that Bing Ao's life was so miserable.
I couldn't help but think of the cave they lived in on Mount Buzhou.
"Aren't immortals said to be above the mundane world, free from greed and desire, pure-hearted and free from desire? Now it sounds like they're just like the mortal world. The major families are just as worldly, and there's no shortage of dirty things going on!"
"You're overthinking it. Although immortals possess extraordinary abilities and long lifespans, they still harbor mortal desires deep within their hearts and are unable to escape worldly vices.
Over the long years, they will compare, compete, and be tempted by power and status.
In the immortal realm, the conflicts between major families and their backyards are no less frequent than those in the mortal realm. These families, in their quest for resources, status, and power, often resort to any means necessary, even resorting to cunning and deceitful tactics. Dirty deeds are commonplace in the immortal realm.
"No wonder you said those things to me that day." Xie Jinglan said.
He said that ascending to become an immortal might not necessarily be a good thing.
I never thought that mortals would practice their entire lives and spend everything just to ascend to become immortals.
But in the end, only a few people can achieve what they want.
In the 21st century where she lived, and in the Guangyuan Continent, no one could ascend to immortality through cultivation. Even in the Middle World, there might be only one person in 100,000.
But they never imagined that the fairyland that mortals pursued and yearned for all their lives would be so unbearable.
"Tell me about your situation first! Since you have already reached the Daluo realm and are so powerful, why did you end up being assassinated and having your soul extracted?"
"Anyone who reaches the Daluo realm will be highly valued by the Immortal Emperor. The Immortal Emperor asked me where I was from and what reward I hoped to receive.
I said that I only had my mother at home and we lived in a cave. My only request was that my mother leave the Shao family, take back her household registration, and start a new household with her.
Only after I said these words did the people present know that I was a member of the Shao family. My good father also remembered the existence of mother and me.
He wanted to bring my mother and me back to the Shao family, and shamelessly asked the Immortal Emperor for the credit, saying that it was their Shao family that won the competition and the reward should belong to the Shao family, and he also asked the Immortal Emperor to reward his eldest son.
But I firmly disagree. That was an achievement made possible through my own efforts. Why should the reward go to his eldest son?" Bing Ao said this, still feeling sorry for himself and his mother at that time.
"That's right, Old Bing. Your temperament is exactly what I like." Xie Jinglan asked again, "But what happened later? Was your position as general bestowed upon you by the Immortal Emperor?"
"That's right, it was the Immortal Emperor who bestowed upon me the title of Flying Dragon General. My good father even tried to use his status as my biological father to morally blackmail me, accusing me of being unfilial. It's truly ridiculous.
I worked so hard just to escape from this sea of suffering one day. How could I let him control me? How could I let my mother fall back into that hell?
I knelt down and begged the Immortal Emperor, asking for nothing but to move my mother's household registration out of the Shao family and to sever all ties with them from now on.
The Immortal Emperor also valued talent and agreed to my request. He appointed me as General Feilong and gave me an immortal palace. The Qinglong Halberd was also given to me by the Immortal Emperor.
In the end, my father had to write a divorce letter to my mother in front of the Immortal Emperor and gave us her household registration.
Although my good father was unwilling, he didn't dare to do anything to me because of my strength.
My mother and I finally left the Shao family and moved into the general's mansion. Over the past few years, I have been guarding the border between the fairy world and the demon world to prevent the demon world from invading, and occasionally I go back to the general's mansion to visit my mother.
Whenever I meet the Shao family, they always look at me with disdain and act sarcastic.
Once, the demon army broke through the border defense line and invaded the fairyland with great force. I led my troops to fight with the demon king for several days, and finally drove the people from the demon world back to their nest and sealed them with magic talismans.
I had performed a great deed, and the Immortal Emperor summoned me back and held a celebration banquet in my honor. At the banquet, the Immortal Emperor greatly praised me and granted me a marriage with a woman named Dong Lianqiu.
The Dong family is also one of the eight great clans in Xiandu City. I didn’t want to have anything to do with these so-called clans, but this is a marriage arranged by the Immortal Emperor, so I have to agree.
Many people came up to toast and celebrate, and I had no choice but to join in the fun.
It was during that celebration banquet that I was tricked into getting drunk. When I woke up, my soul had been forcibly extracted from my body, and I was being suppressed in the Soul-Suppressing Tower.
But my martial spirit was so strong that the Soul-Suppressing Tower couldn't hold me down at all. I broke the Soul-Suppressing Tower's seal and rushed out, where I was immediately surrounded by many people. I summoned my Azure Dragon Halberd and fought my way out of Xiandu City."
"So you were assassinated at the Immortal Emperor's celebration banquet." Xie Jinglan thought for a moment, "Could this be a trap set by the Immortal Emperor? Otherwise, who would dare to extract your soul at your celebration banquet?"
"After I passed out drunk, something must have happened. Was the Immortal Emperor involved in this conspiracy? I don't know, but the extraction of my soul must have been permitted by the Immortal Emperor. After all, I am General Feilong who has just returned from meritorious service.
Because of this, I dare not return to Xiandu City. I can only find my body first and then make plans.
But I am just a soul, and those who want to hurt me have been trying to find me. How easy is it to find my body?
"I had no choice but to find a place to hide, but as my soul spent more time away from my body, my soul power gradually weakened, and I dared not go out. I finally hid in that secret realm until you showed up," Bing Ao said.
"Old Bing, this matter is definitely related to the Shao family." Xie Jinglan said, "You made the Shao family lose face in public. They must be holding a grudge against you, especially your stepmother and that eldest son."
"In that case, let's go to Xiandu City first!" Beitang Yuan suggested.
The incident happened in Xiandu City, so we can only look for the source first.
"Okay, then let's go to Xiandu City." Xie Jinglan took out the Xuantian Divine Mirror and threw it into the sky.
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Xiandu City.
Beitang Yuan and Xie Jinglan followed the direction pointed by Bing Ao and found his general's mansion.
There were five big characters "Dongli General's Mansion" written on the huge plaque hanging on the door.
"Old Bing, it seems that your position as general has been replaced by someone else long ago." Xie Jinglan said.
"A million years have passed, this is inevitable." Bing Ao looked at the familiar immortal palace in the space with a cold gaze.
"I don't know if my mother is still alive."
"Do you have other friends in this Xiandu City?" Xie Jinglan asked him.
Bing Ao shook his head. "No, I did have a few loyal subordinates in the barracks back then, but so many years have passed, I'm afraid they don't remember me anymore."
"Although it's a bit difficult, the people from that time are still alive. As long as it was done by humans, we will definitely find clues." Xie Jinglan comforted him.
"You two should go to the cave where my mother and I used to live first!"