Chapter 363: Chapter 332: Ming Lingchun_1

“Husband, what’s wrong? Don’t tell me you know him?”

Seeing the change in Xu Mu’s expression, Xu Yiren guessed.

Over the years, Xu Mu’s second identity has relied on the Whale Sea Gang as a channel to constantly sell Sea Race goods, earning substantial profits. This not only supported the Palace of Pure Heart, but also strengthened the Whale Sea Gang. As the Gang Leader, Xu Yiren naturally deduced that Xu Mu had a relationship with the Sea Race.

But she didn’t expect Xu Mu to actually know a member of the Sea Race’s Imperial Clan.

“Indeed!”

Xu Mu nodded.

He didn’t reveal the other party’s specific identity, and Xu Yiren tactfully didn’t ask.

“Are you planning to buy him? The price is probably not going to be low. Moreover, I have a feeling that this auction is not as simple as it seems,” Xu Yiren frowned.

Originally, this auction was merely interesting for them. If Xu Mu wanted to buy, she would help raise funds; whether they got it or not was up to fate.

But now that Xu Mu knew the person, and considering Xu Mu’s attitude, the nature of things changed because their relationship was likely not ordinary.

“I must save this person,” Xu Mu said firmly.

Because the Sea Race Imperial Clan member being auctioned truly had a deep relationship with him.

The auctioned Imperial Clan member, called Ming Lingchun, was Xu Mu’s son with the Sea Race Princess Ming Ling Yulan!

The story behind it was quite complicated. After his second identity infiltrated the Sea Race and became a court musician, he was assigned to teach music theory to the Imperial Clan’s children.

There, he first saw Ming Lingchun. He found it strange that this child looked a lot like him and was a hybrid of the Human Clan and Sea Race, so he covertly investigated.

As his second identity’s status rose and he gathered information, he finally understood Ming Lingchun’s origins and learned that he was Princess Ming Ling Yulan’s son.

Ming Ling Yulan had never married, and Ming Lingchun’s birth coincided with the time Xu Mu had a conflict with Ming Ling Yulan. What was more critical was their striking similarity in appearance.

When he first encountered Ming Ling Yulan, she marked him with her blood to apprehend him. But using her blood, he expelled the imprint mark, which then returned to her body.

Perhaps his aura contaminated the blood, coupled with the perfect precision talent given by his system, which led to her pregnancy.

Ming Ling Yulan probably kept the child to find him via the bloodline. But he had returned to the Southern Domain at the time, and she must have tried but failed to trace him, thus giving up, and Ming Lingchun survived.

Although the process was strange, indeed, the child had his blood and was the son of him and Ming Ling Yulan.

However, Ming Ling Yulan obviously didn’t care about this son and perhaps even loathed him, throwing him into the clan.

Over the years, his second identity lived in the Sea Race, and because he took the initiative to interact with Ming Lingchun, the two had a very good relationship.

Now that Ming Lingchun was in trouble, both emotionally and logically, he couldn’t stand by and do nothing.

“But how did this little guy get caught?”

Xu Mu felt perplexed.

Ming Lingchun had a unique birth and hadn’t inherited any outstanding talents from either side. Instead, he had a major congenital defect that slowed his cultivation. That was probably why Ming Ling Yulan didn’t favor him, sending him to mingle with common Imperial Clan children to learn trivial skills like music theory. That’s how Xu Mu came to know him.

He was born with poor talent and was part of the Imperial Clan, and considering his extraordinary background, he should have been unable to leave the Sea Race Imperial City for all his life.

Even if all the Human Clan cultivators joined forces, they would not be able to snatch him from the Sea Race.

The Sea Race Imperial City was located in the deep sea, guarded by numerous powerful cultivators, also known as Nascent Souls. If anyone from the Human Clan ventured there, they would lose most of their strength. Under such circumstances, no matter how many people tried, they could never succeed.

But now, Ming Lingchun had suddenly appeared at a Human Clan auction in the Outer Sea, which was quite unexpected.

“When does this auction start?”

“In about a month, but they’ve been advertising it for half a year already.”

“If they’ve advertised it for so long, there must indeed be a problem,” Xu Mu said, stroking his chin.

“Husband, should I take my sister and come with you?” Xu Yiren proposed.

She didn’t try to dissuade Xu Mu, knowing that she couldn’t change anything that he had decided on.

“No need, just stay in the Whale Sea Gang. The situation this time is strange, and it would be more convenient for me to act alone,” Xu Mu said.

Auctioning a member of the Sea Race Imperial Clan in the Outer Sea was an outright insult to the Sea Race and could spark an enormous war between the Human Clan and Sea Race.

The Nascent Soul forces in the Outer Sea, who initiated the auction, surely had the backing of a Nascent Soul elder. They had lived for hundreds of years and would not fail to see the problem, but they dared to go ahead. It was hard to believe that there wasn’t a conspiracy afoot.

“Alright then, but all you have to be careful!”

Xu Yiren looked worried. Although Xu Mu had become a Nascent Soul and was among the top experts in the Outer Sea, she was still worried.

“Don’t worry. If it’s impossible, I won’t insist on it. And given my strength, as long as I don’t court death, no one will kill me.”

“But I…”

“Alright! Don’t say anymore. Since there’s still some time, let’s…”

“Not again.”

“If everything goes well this time, I’ll rescue him and return to the Cang Ming Ocean Territory. I don’t know when I’ll see you again.”

“Ah! You’re really leaving? Can’t you stay a few more years?” Xu Yiren asked reluctantly.

“It’s already been too long,” Xu Mu sighed.

Feng Luan and Mo Wuxin, who were in the Cang Ming Ocean Territory, were urging him to return. He couldn’t stay in one place forever.

As for asking Xu Yiren to go with him, she didn’t want to.

“Then… then I’ll get my sister, together!” Xu Yiren shyly suggested.

“Great! Go ahead! Hurry up!” Xu Mu’s eyes brightened.

In the past, it was always him who urged, and they reluctantly agreed to do it together. This was the first time Xu Yiren proactively made such a request.

“Humph! You’re always so urgent,”

Xu Yiren huffed and ran off.

As soon as Zhang Tianluo heard Xu Mu was leaving and might not be back for a long time, she immediately agreed. The three of them spent a long time together before parting with reluctance.

Though there was a month before the auction and there was enough time to get there, Xu Mu decided to leave early to prepare and prevent any mishaps.

———

Blood Shadow City, one of the six major forces in the Outer Sea, was built and controlled by the Blood Demon Sect. The Blood Demon Sect practised Demonic Dao, which allowed them to elevate their cultivation by absorbing the blood of living creatures and cast a variety of eerie Blood Lineage Spells. The Blood Demon Sect Elder was a notorious figure in the Outer Sea.

This auction, which had shocked the entire Outer Sea, was initiated by the Blood Demon Sect and was taking place in Blood Shadow City. Apart from the climax of the auction — the captive from the Sea Race Imperial Clan, many other precious items were up for sale.

Even before the auction had started, Blood Shadow City had attracted a large number of cultivators from not only the Outer Sea but also the Cang Ming Ocean Territory.

That day, Xu Mu arrived in Blood Shadow City, keeping his tracks hidden.