Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

"I don't know. He must have disappeared," Shang Ming'e recalled. "After learning that your mother was poisoned, he went looking for herbs to cure the poison, but he never returned. No one knows where he went... Not even your grandfather could find him."

Bai Yu was speechless. This plot felt so familiar no matter how he looked at it. His father never came back. Either he was already dead, or he was hiding in the advanced map waiting for me to go over and give him a task.

I haven't seen my biological father since I was born, and I don't have any feelings for him at all.

Just be a tool and watch for now.

However, he happened to hear another person's name, so he asked casually: "Did my grandfather look for him?"

Bai Pojun, Bai Yu knew him. Although the old man had been wandering outside for many years, he accompanied the boy to grow up in the first ten years. He would send letters and things back from time to time, which showed that he cared about his grandson very much.

"Yes, Bai Pojun has looked for him." Shang Ming'e paused, then showed a subtle smile. She lowered her brows again, as if she was thinking about whether she should say the next words.

But I thought it through quickly and decided there was no need to keep it a secret.

"Your grandfather, Bai Pojun, is an extraordinary figure."

"Impressive?"

"Of course, because he was one of the ten evildoers listed by the Daxia government." Shang Ming'e looked at him with admiration and respect. "He is still on the list today."

"Ten Evils?" Bai Yu had never heard of this before. "What is this?"

Why does Daxia have so many strange lists and titles?

"The Ten Evils and the Ten Strongest... were founded by the Astronomical Office, one of the Ten Offices of Daxia. The Astronomical Office was founded with the intention of listening to the sky and seeing the earth, controlling everything in Daxia. They can admire the stars, deduce fate, and go deep into the earth to monitor the activities of the shadow world." Qin Xuezhao finally found a chance to speak and immediately started popularizing science.

"The top ten list is the list of the ten most powerful fighters in Daxia today. The list changes with each battle, and usually changes every few years."

"The Ten Evils List is the list of the ten most dangerous criminals in Daxia. There is a wanted order and a reward. If they appear, it means disaster for the area."

Shang Ming'e smiled and said, "The tenth of the Ten Evils is Bai Pojun... He's also your grandfather. However, only a few people know about this, so don't make it public, or you'll get into trouble."

"Just some troubles?" Qin Xuezao confirmed, "Not a catastrophic disaster?"

"Do you know how Bai Pojun got on the list of the ten most evil people?"

All three shook their heads.

"He single-handedly stormed into the Beiming Clan in the capital. He also trampled down the gates of the other three families, smashing their plaques. Seventeen elders died, and the three patriarchs were injured. The Beiming Clan's head had both legs broken and his martial arts skills crippled. He wreaked havoc in the capital for three full days and nights."

Although Shang Ming'e spoke of this matter in a calm tone, it was obvious that she was suppressing her emotions and did not want to appear overly excited in front of the children. Even so, she could not hide her surging emotions and the joy of having everything revealed.

"Hiss..." Bai Yu took a breath and said, "Is this what Grandpa wanted to do?"

"Yes, that's why he's so protective of his people. If anything happened to you, he would definitely come all the way back... Back then, he caused a huge uproar at the Beiming family, making the incident public. When word got out, the Beiming family was humiliated, and other forces in Kyoto were unwilling to intervene. In the end, it was the owner of the silk gloves who persuaded your grandfather to stop."

Shang Ming'e didn't know much about the situation, so she could only state the simple facts: "No one knows what agreement they reached at the time... Your grandfather also returned to Nanling City safely. At the same time, he also made it onto the Ten Evils List. He stayed here for about ten years before leaving Daxia several years ago to travel the world."

"My guess is that he and the other party reached some kind of agreement, in exchange for not returning to Daxia for a certain number of years, and taking care of you in Nanling City for ten years."

She looked at Bai Yu and sighed softly, "What I said may not be correct, because he has also been looking for your father's whereabouts in the past ten years. No matter how much of a jerk Bai Xinghe is, it has nothing to do with your grandfather. Bai Pojun has fulfilled his duties as an elder. He has done nothing wrong to you, but many things are beyond his control."

Bai Yu scratched his head when he heard this. The amount of information was a bit too much and he needed to sort it out.

My grandfather is so capable, so if I go abroad, won’t I don’t have to struggle at all?

He seems to have found a fiancée for me abroad. Now that I think about it, it might be true.

"I know you must be feeling very confused and complicated right now." Su's mother could see his mixed emotions and advised, "You don't have to accept everything now. No matter what your family background is, it doesn't really matter... Your grandfather is far away overseas and can't help you at all. You don't need to worry about your mother's affairs right now."

Bai Yu suddenly shouted, "Aunt...Mother, indeed, no matter what Grandpa is like, it doesn't matter to me. I only have one thing to ask."

He looked directly at Shang Ming'e, his voice steady, yet with a sense of silent oppression.

"My mother also passed away early because of the hidden injuries she suffered from the poison she was poisoned with when she was pregnant?"

As he asked this question, a cold murderous intent suddenly filled the room.

But then this murderous intent was interrupted.

"No, actually your mother is not dead."

"Ok?"

"Ayao was just captured and taken back."

"???"

Chapter 228: Firefly Shines, But It's Not Fire

I can only say that it was the day after the college entrance examination.

So many unexpected things happened.

For example, Bai Yu discovered that he was a time traveler, but the script he got was not about his parents being orphaned... This is somewhat inconsistent with the setting of Qidian Orphanage.

After some discussion with Shang Ming'e.

Bai Yu learned some information about Bei Ming Key.

Although Bai Yu's bloodline was abolished, Bei Ming Yao was still a direct descendant of the clan and could not be left alone.

In order to ensure the safety of his children, Bei Mingyao chose to return to his family. I think he was placed under house arrest.

Moreover, this incident also happened after Bai Pojun left Daxia... It should have been not long after he left that the people from the Beiming family arrived.

At the same time, it was confirmed that Bai Yu did not retain the bloodline magical powers of the Beiming family, so there was naturally no need to deal with him.

"What a ruthless act." Bai Yu didn't seem angry at all, instead he sighed calmly, "Is this the method used by a thousand-year-old family? It's truly ruthless."

"The Bai and Beiming families have fallen out, but you're still safe. I guess the Beiming family is still very wary of Bai Pojun's presence." Qin Xuezao also commented after listening, "But the old man is far away overseas after all, and can't be nearby to protect your safety."

"With a Martial Saint, we're considered a Martial Saint family, yet we've ended up like this." Su Ruoli was somewhat stunned and sad. "A family being forced to separate, I thought this kind of thing only happened in TV dramas."

"It also exists in reality. All the major families are pursuing is profit. The thousand-year-old aristocratic families are a collection of huge profit-seeking classes. To maintain their position, they will do anything." Shang Ming'e snorted, "Naturally, they lack basic human touch."

"Being on good terms with the Bai family is like marrying a Martial Saint. Isn't that a good thing?" Qin Xuezhao revealed a hint of sarcasm. "Or are the Beiming family so blind that they can't even see a true dragon?"

"The Bai family's roots are too shallow. Although they have been around for a hundred years, they operated abroad before encountering misfortune and returning from Rome... It wasn't until Bai Pojun ascended to the top of the imperial examination that they began to rise to prominence. But that was only with Bai Pojun alone." Shang Ming'e brought up this because she had heard Bai Pojun himself say, "Grandpa knew the Bai family was declining within Daxia. They'd taken refuge there for a hundred and fifty years but hadn't established any connections. The Bai family's roots were primarily abroad. Even Grandpa Bai achieved his Martial Saint status abroad."

"So few people in China know about it because he's so low-key... If we hadn't met later, we wouldn't have known that Bai Xinghe's father was Bai Pojun."

"The Beiming family will surely regret knowing this, but if Bai Pojun hadn't torn off his pride and gone to Kyoto to cause a scene, becoming famous in one battle, how could the Beiming family even look upon him?"

This is a paradox.

If you don't show off your muscles or fists on a daily basis, the other party will think you are weak and can be bullied, and will naturally come to you.

If you fight back at this time, the other party will realize how powerful you are, but by then the grudge between the two sides has already been formed and conflict is inevitable.

But this is not Bai Pojun's problem. The old man is away from home all year round, either practicing in secret realms, traveling in the shadow world, or making his way in the West to clean up the family business. He didn't know that this brat in the family could steal the bloodline of a thousand-year-old family. To put it another way, even if she was a concubine's daughter, it would be fine, but a legitimate daughter is simply intolerable.

When the old man came back from outside, he saw that his house was in a mess. Not only did he have a daughter-in-law, but he also had a grandson. However, his son was missing, and his daughter-in-law and grandson were killed.

I wonder how the old man felt at that time.

There is no way to infer.

I can only roughly guess how sad the old man must be.

Imagine a scene like this...

A taciturn old man, full of resentment, headed straight from Nanling to Kyoto. Every minute, every second, and every step he took was filled with a raging fire deep in his chest.

Even though he knew that this revenge would gain nothing, he could not swallow this bitter pill no matter what.

So when he raised his fist and smashed the main gate and plaque of the Beiming family, his anger and ferocity rose to the sky, waking up the nobles who were pretending to be dead.

He left a terrible reputation in Daxia.

After all that was over, I had to go back home, put everything aside and be forced to play the role of an ordinary grandfather.

Because they all knew... that this child was born with a defect and was destined to never become extraordinary in this life.

Bai Yu couldn't help but murmur when he thought of this.

"It seems like I've wasted ten years of everyone's time."

Bei Mingyao and Bai Pojun both stayed here for ten years to take care of him, hoping that the child could have a warm childhood as much as possible.

Even though they knew from the beginning that they would eventually be forced to separate and their family would be broken up, they still did their best to take care of him.

If it weren't for these ten years of wasted time, perhaps...

He stood up and walked towards the room silently. He felt complicated at the moment and needed to calm down.

Fortunately, I am a time traveler, and fortunately, it is not just that young man, otherwise there will be too many things that I cannot accept at once.

After Bai Yu returned to the room, the atmosphere at the dinner table became silent.

Shang Ming'e's eyes were slightly red, and her lips were trembling. She wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "What I fear most is that this child will give up on himself and think like this."

How is it a delay to take care of him?

It's clearly a dream come true.

Who doesn’t want to watch their children grow up?

The biggest regret for a parent is missing out on his growth... Whenever Shang Ming'e returned to the capital and tried to find a way to visit Bei Mingyao, she would bring a photo album with her. They could spend a long time just talking about their children. After each conversation, she could feel that the coldness on Bei Mingyao had dissipated a lot, otherwise she would be more like a sculpture than a flesh-and-blood person.

"There's nothing I can do about him thinking that way." Qin Xuezao closed his eyes. "After all, not all children think their birth deserves blessings."

Su Ruoli shook his head: "Although Mu Tou said so, he also knows in his heart that his family loves him very much. He just feels that he is not worthy of this love."

"What's there to be sorry about?" Shang Ming'e was a little angry, but she didn't know who to vent her anger on. Her expression softened again: "Children should be loved by their parents and relatives. He feels that he can't bear it, but we only feel sorry for him..."

Qin Xuezao said calmly, "Guilt cannot be made up for in this way. Overindulgence will make a person useless, and concealing things will hurt people."

She stood up, glanced at Shang Ming'e, and suppressed her emotions: "No matter what, I don't like this kind of concealment. You still hurt him, even in the name of love."

She asked, "Isn't there a better way?"

"Senior Qin..."

Su Ruoli didn't know which side to speak for. She always felt that whatever she said now was wrong.

"She's right."

Shang Ming'e suddenly spoke, her fists clenched lightly, gripping the corner of her clothes. "I know what's right and what's wrong, but I've never dared to face it. I simply wanted to keep it a secret forever. As long as I tell a lie forever, it won't be a lie but the truth... I thought I could do it, but unfortunately, no matter how strong my determination is, it can't withstand reality."

"Mom." Su Ruoli gently held her mother's hand: "Thank you for your hard work."

"Why am I suffering?" Mother Su looked at her lovely daughter, who had grown into a graceful young lady, almost an adult in the blink of an eye. She stroked her daughter's cheek and said, "It's you who are suffering... It's clearly our fault, but we're forcing it on you. It was wrong for us to hide the truth from Yujing, and it was also wrong for us to favor him over you."

"I don't think so." Su Ruoli's eyebrows curved slightly. "I have received enough love. My family is very happy and complete. I don't have any partiality. As for the mistake of concealing it, after he accepts it, we can apologize together."

Shang Ming'e hummed softly, then suddenly leaned close to Su Ruoli's ear and whispered, "Ruoli, do you know why I choose to confess now?"

Su Ruoli's eyes were confused: "Isn't it because Mu Tou won the martial arts exam?"

"That's just one of the reasons. The more important thing is..." Shang Ming'e's expression became serious: "Time is running out."

"What time?"

"The time until Yujing leaves Daxia is running out."

Chapter 229: Lotus Dew is a Ball, Not a Pearl

"For us, the biggest trouble actually comes from Bai Pojun."

"At this point, the Beiming family won't take the initiative to cause trouble."

"If they really wanted to fight, they wouldn't have the courage... The blood of the innate heroic spirit is very precious, so they don't dare to take action."

"Although my mother's family is only a third-rate family that doesn't care about worldly affairs, it is at least somewhat related to the thousand-year-old aristocratic families. In addition, the Su family has the status of five generations and two heroes, so they dare not act rashly."

"But Bai Pojun doesn't have such concerns."

At this point, Shang Ming'e revealed a look of helplessness and dissatisfaction: "This old man is disrespectful. He promised me to raise Yujing as his son and take care of us in the future, and give us grandchildren to hold. But recently, he suddenly changed his mind and said he wanted to take Yujing abroad."

Su Ruoli immediately thought of something: "Is it the things mentioned in the letter?"

"Hmm..." Shang Ming'e nodded. This was the thing she was most afraid to tell Bai Yu. "I haven't told Yujing about this, and I don't know how to say it, but the old man's meaning is very clear. The property he has built up over the years is all the property left to Yujing."

Bai Pojun may have given up on matters within Daxia and devoted himself wholeheartedly to overseas operations.

At the beginning, the Bai family only returned to China to seek refuge, but their basic base was still abroad, and they even enjoyed citizenship in Rome.

Since Bai Pojun couldn't return to China due to that person's order, he concentrated on expanding his sphere of influence abroad.

If it were in Daxia, this would be considered the sudden rise of a generation, but in the West, it would be the revival of the old aristocracy.

Bai Pojun sent letters almost every month over the years, but some of them were hidden because they were all related to his fiancée.