NABC Chapter 268 The Scumbag Gene Engraved in His Bones
Chapter 268 The Scumbag Gene Engraved in His Bones
Chapter 268 The Scumbag Gene Engraved in His Bones
"Although they tried desperately to escape, the heavenly tribulation flames were too fast. Before they could find a place to hide, they were engulfed by the flames." A trace of sorrow flashed in Chen Ying's eyes as she said this.
Chenying heard these things from her mother over the past ten years. Every time her mother mentioned that incident, she felt as if she wanted to tear off the charred skin from her body. Chenying could clearly feel the despair in her mother's heart.
"That's not right, cousin. If it's really like you said, shouldn't Uncle and the others have died in that heavenly tribulation's flames? But I remember Uncle Zhao Yulin being fine, and he even remarried," Zhao Manyan said.
After hearing Zhao Manyan's words, a barely perceptible look of hatred flashed in Chen Ying's eyes. Chen Ying continued, "My mother mainly cultivated fire magic and secondarily wind magic. In order to allow one of them to escape, she gave my father all the wind-attribute magical tools she had and the last one she could use. That's why my father was able to return to the family unharmed."
"The treasures my father brought back that time were exactly the resources that the family was in dire need of. It was those resources that raised my father's status in the family considerably."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent. Faced with the natural punishment of the Heavenly Tribulation Flames, humanity was so insignificant, and there was nothing they could do but flee for their lives. If Jiang Han hadn't had Zhao Manyan and the others dig an underground shelter in time a few days ago, and hadn't injected a large amount of ice-type magic energy into the soil around the shelter to cool it down, they would have been lucky enough to escape the Heavenly Tribulation Flames.
It is quite remarkable that Chenying's parents were able to consider their marital relationship under such circumstances and do their best to get her away from the danger zone. If it were another couple, they would probably have abandoned each other when disaster struck.
"After my mother sent my father away, she was engulfed by the flames of the heavenly tribulation. But because my mother's main cultivation was fire, she had resistance to flames, and due to some special reasons, she was lucky enough to survive the flames of the heavenly tribulation."
"When my mother woke up, she learned that she had been saved by a creature whose entire body was covered in flames. It was only because she ate some special fruit that grew in the Scorching Plains that the flames managed to prevent her internal organs from being burned to ashes."
"Although my mother was lucky enough to survive the flames, her body was severely damaged."
"After living in the northern corner of Xiezhuo Plain for many years, my mother met a team of treasure hunters who came here to search for treasures. My mother offered some rare treasures in exchange, and they agreed to send my mother back to Dunhuang City."
At this point, Chen Ying's words carried a hint of sarcasm. She continued, "You can probably guess what happened next. To avoid affecting his current life, my good father refused to acknowledge that person as my mother, saying he was just a cousin from some branch of the family. Isn't that ridiculous?"
"Then she was placed in a house. Although my good father had found some healing sorcerers to heal my mother, it was all just a formality and they didn't really put in any effort."
"Damn, Lao Zhao, is your husband's scumbag nature ingrained in his bones?" Mo Fan couldn't help but complain.
"Mo Fan, I'm a Casanova, don't compare me to other scumbags," Zhao Manyan angrily retorted.
"Can you two shut up for a second? Let him finish speaking," Jiang said coldly.
Chen Ying didn't care about Mo Fan's evaluation of her father. Instead, she smiled and said, "Mo Fan is right. My father is indeed a scumbag. He never thought that the life we have now is because my mother risked her life to save us. My mother's life after returning from Zhuoyuan North Corner was worse than death. The only reason she was willing to live was because I promised to find a way to heal her injuries."
"That's not right. Since there's a cure for your mother here, and she even lived here for a while, why didn't she go find the cure herself?" Mo Fan asked疑惑地问道.
Faced with Mo Fan's question, Chen Ying calmly recounted everything she knew.
"Because of the Heavenly Tribulation Flames, the medicine that could cure my mother could only bear fruit after the Heavenly Tribulation Flames had passed, and even then, the fruit could not survive for long. My mother stayed here for several years without seeing the Heavenly Tribulation appear. After returning to Shanghai, she even begged my father to send someone to find the fruit after the Heavenly Tribulation."
"But my father didn't pay much attention to it. He either didn't calculate the timing of the Heavenly Tribulation Flame accurately, or he missed the time for the fruit to develop. It wasn't until many years later that my mother calculated the timing of the Heavenly Tribulation Flame blooming again."
"Actually, before I met Zhao Manyan, I was trying to figure out how to cross the Sand River. I only came with you after I learned from Zhao Manyan that you were looking for Yan Ji."
While Chen Ying was recounting these events, Xin Xia would occasionally use her mind-based magic to scan Chen Ying. If Chen Ying were lying, Xin Xia's magic would definitely be able to sense it, but from the beginning until now, Xin Xia had not noticed anything wrong with Chen Ying.
"Lingling, are you sure you're not mistaken? Chenying didn't lie just now," Xinxia whispered.
"Could it be that she really went to the bathroom when she left the team last time?" Lingling muttered to herself.
"She's being used, and we'll soon encounter the person who used her," Jiang Han said softly.
Perhaps fearing that some people still didn't believe her, Chen Ying bowed to everyone before continuing, "It was wrong of me to hide so much from everyone before, and I'm very sorry. I only need one Fire Calamity Fruit to heal my mother's injuries during this training. As for the rest, you can distribute it as you like."
"In addition, I have also heard my mother hear about the creature called Yan Ji, who is the guardian deity who protects the Fire Calamity Fruit."
"So finding the Fire Calamity Fruit means we can find Flame Princess?" Mo Fan's eyes lit up immediately.
"Yes, and I also know the approximate location of the Fire Calamity Fruit. That's why I don't want you to waste too much time on the Spirit Seed. Most importantly, it won't be long before a large number of powerful forces flock to the northern corner of the Scorching Plains. Among them are many who know about the Fire Calamity Fruit, so we need to find it before they arrive," Chen Ying said.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and find the Fire Calamity Fruit! If we wait for those high-level hunter mages to arrive, we won't get anything!" Mo Fan said impatiently.
Xin Xia glanced at Mo Fan's impatient appearance and couldn't help but say, "Brother Mo Fan, it's very difficult for those powerful people you mentioned to enter now. After the fire calamity, I clearly felt that the Sand River had become much more turbulent. The Sand River is no longer easy to enter with just mind magic."
"Then let Chenying lead the way to find the Fire Calamity Fruit," Jiang Han said.
According to the information in Jiang Han's memory, Chen Ying was not the problem; the problem was her mother, or more accurately, the ghost woman impersonating his mother. It was because Jiang Han knew this that he dared to let Chen Ying lead the way.
Led by Chenying, the group arrived at a flat-topped mountain that rose abruptly from the ground. According to Chenying, this flat-topped mountain was where her mother used to live.
Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Xiaohou looked at the vertical cliffs and couldn't help but exclaim, "This towering, flat-topped mountain is so high! We've been walking on flat ground for so long, and I never expected there to be such a towering peak here."
This mountain looks more like a volcano. Unlike most volcanoes that are wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, this mountain is more like a volcanic column that pierces straight into the blue sky. If you don't have some skills, you simply can't get over it.
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