The house was quiet, only creaking sounds and their breathing could be heard. It carried a faint odour of stale blood and decay. There were broken chairs, vases and other objects lying around.
"It seems that there was quite the struggle, Brother Qian." Gong Feng said, stepping over a crumpled painting.
Light energy swirled over the painting, lifting it towards Long Xiao. He glanced at Lei who was standing beside him for a moment as he didn't know what to expect. He smoothed it out, revealing its content to observe.
Inside the painting was a young woman, in long red and black robes, a smile on her face as she held the hand of a young boy, in his early teens, messy golden locks that almost covered his eyes as he looked up at her, in his yellow robes, a huge grin on his face that displayed his missing tooth and a young man in long blue and white robes with golden locks.
"Is this your family, Brother Qian?" Long Xiao asked, guiding the painting to Johan's direction with a small flick of his hand.
Johan took the painting, observing it. He felt a strange sensation in his chest. He felt the tree in his see of consciousness sway, its branches moving in strange ways as it reacted to seeing the painting.
"Young master looked so adorable." Li Ping's voice was sweet, a smile on her face as she also watched the painting.
"Eh, let me see too." Gong Feng walked over, his big robes flapping with his every movement.
"Is this woman young master's mother?" Li Ping's eyes flickered to Johan for a moment, eyes filled with admiration. "She's so beautiful."
"I haven't seen them around before. The woman's attire isn't from our Fenglan Realm. It looks like something someone from a demonic faction would wear." Gong Feng pointed out.
"Most likely this woman comes from the Hongyan Realm and the man..." Gong Feng trailed off, his brow furrowing in thought.
"Realm of the Crimson Flame?" Long Xiao's eyebrows shot up.
That was the third realm he was planning on visiting after the Xuchong Realm and the Qiwu Realm, definitely not to seek chaos but look where fate had brought him. He shook his head in disappointment.
"The realm in which fellow cultivators use emotions as fuel for their cultivation. To think the young master's mother would come from such a remarkable realm." Li Ping's smile widened.
"Yes!" Gong Feng clapped his hands. "And this man might be from the Bingchen Realm.
"Did Brother Gong guess right, Brother Qian?" Long Xiao's eyes narrowed.
He had noticed that Johan had been acting a bit strange for a son who had just returned home after a while. He wasn't human but he couldn't help but feel that something was wrong with this man Qian Yun.
"Brother Xiao, you may not know but I suffered an injury not long ago, causing me to lose my memories." Johan projected an air of vulnerability.
"Yes, Brother Xiao." Li Ping nodded. "Young Master got injured helping my young master, the Mo Family successor. The imperial physician said that the young master's injury was fatal and that may have caused him to lose his memories." Li Ping couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness in her heart.