Chapter 969: Finally found you
The students were welcomed with the appearance of the Holy Saint and Holy Saintess of their Black Cloud Academy and they accepted the fact that their academy now has a Holy Saint and Holy Saintess. As the academy celebrates the return of their previous principal, the holy saint and the holy saintess, the peaceful atmosphere in the Black Cloud Academy has been restored. No more faction wars which caused disciples to secretly sabotage one another, improper distribution of resources and more. After the ceremony, the students were tasked to return to their class before the lessons began. While their parents were invited by the two principals, Wu Yao and Wu Zhou, to the main peak together.
The Moon Goddess and the Immortal Sun Emperor had chosen to return to Yueguang Peak where the Tan family was waiting. Tan Bingyu and Xue Renxue were at the Sword Tomb Peak training with their master, the Sword Immortal of the Black Cloud Academy. When the two had returned to their Peak, Tan Shengyu, Tang Huangyu, Tang Yuyi and Xue Shuyi were waiting for their return while keeping the whole peak protected by them. They were brought into the academy to serve the Moon Goddess.
Tan Shengyu was happily rebuilding the fence around the newly made herb garden with his wife, Xue Shuyi, watering the herbs. Tan Huangyu and Tang Yuyi cannot be seen outside as they seem to be inside the house handling things within the household.
"Master, Mistress, you two are back!" Tan Shengyu said.
Xue Shuyi asked, "Is the opening ceremony over?"
"It’s over. Please prepare some feast for when my family is coming over," said the Moon Goddess to Xue Shuyi.
Upon hearing this, Xue Shuyi, who only knew about the Yue family but never met before, felt never. After all, the one they are now going to see is not the mortal family, Yue family but the Ancient Moon Clan who is one of the powerhouses in the Immortal World. Xue Shuyi’s expression turned serious while Tan Shengyu’s turned delighted upon hearing this news.
Tan Shengyu said, "That’s great. So Brother Yue has finally found you, Mistress! Are they going to stay over?"
The Moon Goddess said, "I don’t know."
"They should be," The Immortal Sun Emperor said.
Yue Xuexia thought for a moment and also nodded her head. "Please tell Grandma Tang to clean some guest rooms."
Xue Shuyi slightly bows her head before heading back to the house with Yue Xuexia as for Shen Jueyang, he had intentionally asked his disciple to stay for a moment as he wanted to speak with him about something.
Tan Shengyu asked, "Master, is there something?"
"How is your training?" The Immortal Sun Emperor asked.
Tan Shengyu said, "Answering to the Master, I am just a bit short to breakthrough to Peak God King realm."
Nodding his head in satisfaction, Shen Jueyang suddenly said. "I would be sending you to my Empire and have Taiyang train you properly. You should already have noticed by now. Our strength gets stronger only through battles."
Tan Shengyu’s expression turned serious and nodded his head. After fighting with his life in line at that underground battle ring, he had felt that the more he kills the stronger his son gets. It gets bigger with the nourishment of the opponent’s blood and it turns redder at each kill. It was as if it grew as his killing intent got stronger.
"Master, I cannot no longer feel my power increasing in that underground colosseum. What should I do now?" Tan Shengyu said.
The Immortal Sun Emperor said, "You will not get stronger by our side. Because as long as Xue’er can see you, she will never let you get hurt."
"What should this disciple do then?" Tan Shengyu asked.
Shen Jueyang answered, "I’ve told you the solution. Go to Taiyang’s side. He is handling a battlefield that protects this world. Are you willing to fight in a place where the risk of your life is high?"
This is the first time Shen Jueyang asked someone whether they will enter the battlefield to fight. If it was him before, he would just choose people and bring them to that place never asking them what they wanted. But after his death, he had realized that he had never cared about others feelings and still demanded their loyalty through fear of his own power. He was indeed a tyrant and only after dying once and meeting Yue Xuexia that he had undergone changes. This change is what of the Immortal Sun Emperor at this moment.
Tan Shengyu thought for a moment and started asking, "Master, what about my daughter, my family?"
"Your wife will be coming with you. If your father agrees to go with you that will be fine as well. You guys can just come back when the Dragon-Phoenix Ancient Nest opens. There we can purify and temper your physique even more," said the Immortal Sun Emperor. "You guys need to get stronger faster. In the future, the opponent would be strong enough that we might not be able to protect you while fighting."
Tan Shengyu understood what his master was trying to say. Both he and the mistress were beings who would eventually be at the peak of this world. As their subordinates, they cannot be so weak that they can easily be killed during a battle that would be embarrassing and would put their masters in danger.
He said, "I understand master. I will speak with the family in a while."
"Okay. Go and escort the Yue family to this place," said the Immortal Sun Emperor.
Tan Shengyu clasped his hands towards his master and disappeared while Shen Jueyang went inside the house to help with the preparation to welcome the guests’ arrival. At the location where the Ancient Yue Clan is waiting, someone finally knocks at the door of the place where they are waiting. The Second Moon Prince, Yue Wuya, had opened the door revealing the face of Tan Shengyu.
Tan Shengyu, failing to recognize Yue Wuya, looked confused as he looked at the young prince and turned to look at the location of the room as if checking if he had come to the right place.
He then asked, "Hello, little brother. Is this the room where the Yue family is staying?"
When the voice of Tan Shengyu was heard, the Everlasting Moon Emperor, Yue Yuya stood up and approached the door before the second prince could speak.
Papa Yue said, "Brother Tan, you are here!"
"Yue-ge! It truly is you! Saozi is also here," Tan Shengyu said as he flashed a smile.
The others also stood up and gathered around Tan Shengyu. The Everlasting Moon Empress greeted Tan Shengyu as she also recognized him.
"Brother Tan, it’s been a long time," said Mama Yue with a smile.
Yue Jixia and Yue Ruxia also greeted him, "Hello, Uncle Tan!"
"Hello, Second Miss, Third Miss," Tan Shengyu greeted back.
Tan Shengyu looked at the others with them. He recognized the second and the third miss, though for some reason they look like two ladies of the same age. But the other three men, he couldn’t recognize them. As for Yue Zhiya, this little baby knew who Tan Shengyu was and ran towards him to hug his leg.
"Grandpa Tan~, do you still remember Zhi’er?" Yue Zhiya asked cutely.
Tan Shengyu recognized this little boy. It’s the little one whom they had met at the trading star and was saved by the Mistress. Only to learn that this little boy was indeed, the Mistress’s little nephew. He carried the boy in his arms and lightly pinch his cheeks.
"Our little turnip had gotten cuter~. Then these must be your parents and the Mistress. Nice to meet you! I am Tan Shengyu, your sister’s subordinate." Tan Shengyu said with a smile.
The crown prince, the second prince and the crown princess also greeted him. Even though he is just a subordinate of a Moon Princess, just the fact that Papa Yue and Mama Yue called him brother says that he is more like a friend than a servant.
"We greet Uncle Tan!"
"Uncle Tan can call me Leiya."
"I am Wuya, Uncle!"
"I am Leiya’s wife, Lei Ruiye. Uncle Tan, pleasure meeting you."
Tan Shengyu returned the greeting one after another and then told them to gather around him. He plans to use a teleportation talisman to immediately return to Yueguang Peak. They were instantly teleported to the peak owned by the Moon Goddess where she had been waiting for them to arrive at the door of the mansion together with Shen Jueyang. They were amazed by the scenery of the location, primordial purple bamboo covering the location, swaying by the wind breeze, and the pure qi concentration that could not be lost to any treasure land.
However, at this moment, the Yue family couldn’t enjoy this scenery. As all their eyes had fallen on the figure of Yue Xuexia who no longer wears any disguise on her. At this moment, both the Moon Goddess and the Immortal Sun Emperor had removed all the masks they wore all this time to reveal their true faces.
Yue Xuexia smiled, "I finally found you." She said to her family as she was eventually surrounded with a warm hug that she had almost forgotten after being away from her family all these years.