Xu Xian was a little dazed. Listening to a story?
...
It probably wasn't that simple.
It seemed that today, Jin Qing was determined to get an answer out of him.
Xu Xian felt this was fine; everyone usually had a tacit understanding, but...
Fine.
He took a few steps back and sat at the table. With a flick of his sleeve, he produced a jar of old wine.
A young man,
A woman,
The bright moon and the starry river,
A cool breeze and strong wine.
Xu Xian said lazily, "I'm listening. I've got nothing better to do anyway..."
Jin Qing turned back and smiled slightly, asking a question instead of answering, "You've probably heard some of the rumors about me, haven't you?"
"Which kind do you mean?"
Jin Qing said, "The gossip, the rumors, the slander..."
Xu Xian remained noncommittal and took a sip of wine. "We agreed that you would be the one telling the story."
Jin Qing thought for a moment. "Where should I begin... Let's start from the very beginning."
Xu Xian remained silent and indifferent, taking small sips of his drink one after another.
Jin Qing spoke word by word, starting from the beginning and telling her story with quiet elegance.
She said she was born into the heavenly demon Jin family. Though she was from a branch lineage, her father was still a demon god.
She was considered a descendant of a demon god, possessing noble status.
Yet, on the day she was born, the patriarch of the clan succumbed to his inner demons for no reason and passed away in his home.
The Jin family was left without a leader.
The main family, the branch lineages, and the direct line—all the demon gods naturally wanted to fight for the position of family head. Her father, because of his great strength, was also among the contenders.
Then came the schemes and the spreading of rumors.
His competitors spread word that Jin Qing was a bringer of misfortune. They claimed her birth had brought disaster and caused the death of the ancestor.
It was laughable when one thought about it.
A powerful expert at the peak of the demon god stage had supposedly been killed by a mere infant in swaddling clothes.
Who would believe such a thing?
But the people of the Jin family actually believed it.
Not only that.
Even her father, in order not to affect his chances of competing for the position of family head, actually intended to personally eliminate her.
Fortunately, her mother fought hard for her, threatening to take her own life to protect Jin Qing's.
However, the price was that she and her mother were both expelled from the Jin family together...
In the days that followed,
Her mother took her through the Demon Abyss, struggling to survive.
When she was still young, her mother passed away, dying of grief and leaving her alone to wander the world.
She said,
Later, she met someone—a regular man of the mortal demon race. He was the one who took her in, raised her, and taught her how to cultivate...
Afterward,
Because of her natural intelligence, she quickly began to show her brilliance. By a stroke of luck, she was noticed by the demon sovereign of that time, taken under his wing, and joined the Nether Hall to become a member of the Nether Guards.
She gained access to better cultivation resources and a better platform, causing her cultivation to skyrocket.
Eventually,
Under the witness of the demon sovereign, she survived three demonic lightnings and achieved the status of a demon god. At that time, she was in the prime of her youth, spirited and proud—the youngest demon god in the entire Demon Abyss and the most formidable genius of the heavenly demon race.
The world is like that.
When you are down, everyone you meet is malicious. But once you make a name for yourself, you find that the world suddenly becomes quiet and full of kindness.
The Jin family wrote my name back into the genealogy.
The head of the Jin family even begged Jin Qing to return.
She agreed.
As a condition, they agreed to bury her mother in the ancestral tomb.
But her father still refused to look kindly upon her.
Jin Qing said,
He still resented me.
He resented me for making him lose the position of family head, forcing him to live under the roofs of others for the rest of his life.
Heh...
Who cares?
I certainly didn't.
I wasn't close to him anyway.
Time passed like a weaver's shuttle...
Until eventually, the resentment I had accumulated finally exploded. On a certain rainy night, I buried the entire Jin family in that downpour.
The story wasn't over yet, but Jin Qing's voice had already stopped.
Yes.
It was just like the rumors.
Jin Qing had wiped out the entire Jin family.
Different races, different characters, and different genders, yet it was the same plot with a similar ending.
Xu Xian subconsciously thought of a certain character.
Just like Jin Qing, that person had personally wiped out his own clan, leaving only one survivor.
The difference was,
Jin Qing had left her sister behind.
That man had left his brother.
Furthermore, Jin Qing stayed and became the master of the Demon Abyss.
While that man hid himself in the darkness from then on.
Hmm?
Thinking about it this way, Jin Qing was actually more ruthless than him.
And that was just an anime;
This was reality.
While Jin Qing was lost in her thoughts, Xu Xian didn't speak. He just drank his wine and let out a soft sigh...
Jin Qing asked curiously, "Don't you want to ask me why I killed my own clan?"
Xu Xian said calmly, "No need. I already know."
"Oh?"
Xu Xian gestured with his eyes toward the place where Jin Yu lived and said directly, "It was for her, wasn't it? For Jin Yu."
Jin Qing lowered her eyes. There had always been rumors circulating in the streets, so Bai Mang must have heard them.
She asked tentatively, "Then do you know what the relationship between Jin Yu and me is?"
Xu Xian rubbed the bridge of his nose and said nonchalantly, "I know. She's your daughter."
A flicker of light passed through Jin Qing's eyes, appearing somewhat surprised.
"Who told you?"
"I guessed," Xu Xian answered.
This was the truth!
The fact that Jin Qing had destroyed the Jin family was no longer a secret in the Demon Abyss.
Although there were rumors that Jin Qing had done it for Jin Yu,
None of the versions or stories ever mentioned that Jin Yu was Jin Qing's daughter.
It was just that Xu Xian felt that since Jin Qing had asked the question like that, their relationship couldn't possibly be just sisters. Since the two looked so much alike, what else could they be if not mother and daughter?
It wasn't like Jin Yu could be her mother.
She had already said her mother was dead.
By process of elimination,
This was the only option left.
Anyone asked could have come up with that answer.
But for Jin Qing, it was still quite unexpected. After all, very few people knew this secret besides the former demon sovereign.
Unfortunately, he was dead.
The others who knew had also been killed by her at the first opportunity.
Seeing that Jin Qing didn't speak, Xu Xian pressed, "Did I guess correctly?"
Jin Qing answered indirectly, "I didn't destroy the Jin family for anyone else. I only did it for myself."
Xu Xian asked relentlessly, "So, did I really guess correctly?"
Jin Qing stared at the youth for a long while before nodding. "Yes."
The corners of Xu Xian's mouth curled up inadvertently.
When it came to intelligence...
"I hope you can keep this secret for me," Jin Qing said.
Xu Xian pushed his luck, his face full of curiosity as he asked, "Then you have to tell me, who did you have Jin Yu with? Is that person still around?"
Gossip was delicious.
Melodramatic romantic gossip was the best.
Jin Qing wasn't surprised by his reaction and said softly, "Wasn't it mentioned in the story?"
"The demon sovereign?"
Jin Qing's face darkened.
Xu Xian's throat moved as he asked in horror, "Your... father?"
Jin Qing's face went completely black.
Xu Xian felt a bit guilty and said sheepishly, "It couldn't be the person who took you in back then, could it?"
That was the only one left.
"Why can't it be?" Jin Qing asked back.
Upon hearing this, Xu Xian understood instantly.
"I get it!"
It was a bit surprising. In a world of bloodline theory, could a member of the heavenly demon race really fall in love with someone from the mortal demon race?
This could be considered an anomaly.
It was because Jin Qing had been exiled.
Otherwise,
How could it have been possible...
"What do you get?"
Xu Xian took a sip of wine and said calmly, "I know why you destroyed the Jin family now."
"Oh?"
Xu Xian intentionally dragged out his tone, saying slowly, "The prejudice of the world, the coercion of the family, the rebukes of the elders,"
"And..."
"A girl's fury, slaughtering her entire kin."
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