Before Qin Hanchu could react, the City Lord’s wife tearfully embraced him.
"Hansu, I am your aunt."
"I didn't expect you to still be alive!"
"This is wonderful!"
The City Lord’s wife said joyfully.
"Are you really my aunt?" Qin Hanchu still found it hard to believe.
"This jade pendant is the martial heritage of the Baili family. Only those with the Baili family bloodline can activate it."
"And within the Baili family, only your father's guardian cultivated the Qian Ji Yin."
"Therefore, you must be your father's child."
The City Lord’s wife released Qin Hanchu, saying excitedly.
"My real name is Baili Hansu?"
The City Lord’s wife asked, "You didn't know? Isn't Hanchu your alias?"
Qin Hanchu shook his head. "Perhaps the people who adopted me misheard, mistaking Hansu for Hanchu."
The guardian was severely injured at the time, so it was possible he was incoherent.
Regardless, finding his relatives was a stroke of luck.
With them here, Qin Hanchu could learn what had truly happened to his family.
"It’s good that you’ve returned," the City Lord’s wife said with a smile.
"What happened to the family? Why did Moling Mountain want to destroy our clan?"
Qin Hanchu asked.
The City Lord’s wife’s expression turned cold. She said, "The Baili family was destroyed primarily because they touched upon a taboo."
"A taboo? What do you mean?" Qin Hanchu asked, puzzled.
"The elders of the Baili family were researching a cultivation technique called Hunyuan Wuji."
"Once this technique succeeds, a martial artist can control Hunyuan power that surpasses the Five Elements."
"And this Hunyuan power is the taboo."
The City Lord replied.
Qin Hanchu mused, "Do the people of Moling Mountain possess Hunyuan power?"
"Moling Mountain is only in the research phase; they haven't succeeded."
"But in their eyes, only they are qualified to research it."
"Anyone else researching Hunyuan power is touching their taboo."
The City Lord replied.
"Where is Moling Mountain located? Are they very strong?" Qin Hanchu continued to ask.
"This entire world belongs to Moling Mountain. What do you think? Are they strong or not?"
The City Lord's words shocked Qin Hanchu: "The entire world is theirs?"
"The name ‘Myriad Realms Treasure Pavilion’ isn’t just for show."
"Indeed, there are Myriad Worlds in existence."
"This world of ours can only be considered a mid-sized world."
"And Moling Mountain is a powerful sect within a Great World."
"They control more than one mid-sized world like ours."
"To them, these mid-sized worlds are merely the back gardens of their sect."
The City Lord’s wife said.
Qin Hanchu had already traveled through three worlds, so the existence of Myriad Worlds did not shock him.
What surprised him was the power of Moling Mountain.
A world permeated by the Ling Shen realm was merely a back garden to Moling Mountain.
What kind of strength would the strongest individual in Moling Mountain possess?
Bei Han Xuan Di was an expert from the Tian Yuan Great World. He wondered if he would be qualified to contend with a power like Moling Mountain!
"Are there any other members of the Baili family?" Qin Hanchu asked.
"The core experts of the Baili family are still around, and your parents are also alive."
"However, they were all taken to the Great World by Moling Mountain and imprisoned."
"The Baili family's research into Hunyuan power is very valuable to Moling Mountain, so they are forcing the Baili family experts to research Hunyuan power for them."
Upon hearing this, Qin Hanchu exclaimed excitedly, "What? My parents are still alive?"
"Presumably, I only know that the core members of the Baili family were taken away," the City Lord’s wife said.
Qin Hanchu had thought his family was completely gone.
He never imagined that his kin were merely reduced to slave labor.
"It’s good they’re not dead. As long as I cultivate diligently, I can definitely rescue them," Qin Hanchu said.
"It’s good to have such determination, but Moling Mountain’s strength is truly terrifying."
"The Ling Shen realm has no say in front of Moling Mountain."
"We cannot contend with the disciples of Moling Mountain."
"By the way, who have you mentioned Moling Mountain to?"
The City Lord asked sternly.
"A city lord on a small island in Wuyuan Sea, and a flying white tiger that followed me."
"Besides them, there’s the Myriad Realms Treasure Pavilion."
Qin Hanchu replied.
"That’s good. In the future, do not mention those three words to anyone else."
"If they find out you are inquiring about Moling Mountain, it will draw their attention."
Qin Hanchu asked, "Is it okay that the Myriad Realms Treasure Pavilion knows?"
The City Lord’s wife said, "The Myriad Realms Treasure Pavilion does not leak its customers’ information; this much can be trusted."
Qin Hanchu nodded and said nothing more.
Only then did the City Lord’s daughter speak, "If that’s the case, is he my cousin?"
"He should be your cousin; he was born a day before you," the City Lord’s wife said with a smile.
"A day?" The City Lord’s daughter became instantly dejected.
She had thought she would have a younger cousin, but Qin Hanchu, with his one-day advantage, became the cousin.
"Hello, cousin," Qin Hanchu said with a smile, finally relieved he wouldn't be forced into marriage.
"Mom, there shouldn't be any blood relation between us, right?"
"Meaning he can still be my husband, correct?"
The City Lord’s daughter asked.
The City Lord’s wife smiled and nodded. "Naturally. If the two of you were to become one, it would be a marriage of close kin."
"Then you can still be my husband," the City Lord’s daughter said, laughing happily.
"Ah Xiang is a good child. You two can get to know each other better," the City Lord said.
Qin Hanchu said in surprise, "Ah Xiang? You have the same name as the maid?"
The City Lord’s daughter laughed happily. Suddenly, a mist of energy emanated from her.
When the mist dispersed, the plump City Lord’s daughter transformed into the beautiful Ah Xiang.
Seeing Qin Hanchu’s shocked expression, Ah Xiang smiled, "This is the Thousand Illusions Technique. The plump appearance was an illusion I created."
"I didn’t expect there to be such a martial skill."
Qin Hanchu was greatly impressed. If he knew this technique, wouldn't it be easy for him to escape?
"How is it? Do you like my appearance?"
"Will being your wife be a hardship for you?"
Ah Xiang said with a smile.
"You were deliberately trying to trick me earlier?" Qin Hanchu said, recalling his previous conversation with Ah Xiang.
"I’m not a casual girl; of course, I have to see your character," Ah Xiang said.
"You’re quite playful."
Ah Xiang tilted her head proudly. "Of course."
"Keep this Legacy Jade safe. By probing it with spiritual power, you can obtain the legacy martial arts of the Baili family."
"However, most of the Baili family's martial arts are of the Metal element, which doesn't align well with your elemental power."
The City Lord’s wife placed the dark purplish jade into Qin Hanchu’s hand.
"Thank you, Aunt," Qin Hanchu said, storing the Legacy Jade into his storage ring.
"Ah Xiang, you two go out and have some fun."
"Don't refer to each other as cousins in front of outsiders."
"Come back for dinner tonight, and we'll have a good talk then," the City Lord said with a smile.