Chapter 66

Four high-ranking experts were guarding the entrance to the Tianmu Hall's main office like a fortress.

This was a sight rarely seen in normal times.

They were the second to fifth-ranked officials of the Tianmu Hall, responsible for the three sub-halls and the Jue'e Island.

However, for some reason, the officials' faces were pale, and they were constantly watching the Jue'e Island's leader, Dajue, for any signs.

There was no other way.

After the mountain hall was established, the Tianmu Hall, once known as an impregnable fortress, had been completely breached by an unknown soldier.

At first, the officials could not hide their joy when they received the sudden order to gather at the main hall, thinking that the emergency alert would finally be lifted.

But upon arriving at the main hall, they were greeted by the bound intruders and Dajue's cold, stern gaze.

- What is this ridiculous...

- They climbed to the mountain peak?

- ...R, really breached it?

Cold sweat trickled down their backs as they belatedly realized the gravity of the situation.

Their hearts were chilled.

Such a significant event would not be overlooked.

It was certain that the official in charge of the mountain path through which the intruders passed would lose an arm. Or, if he was lucky, just an arm.

They ran their hands around their necks.

- ...Your punishment will be carried out after the hall master's private meeting ends.

Dajue's final words made the officials swallow hard.

All they could do was hope that the mountain path they were responsible for would not be mentioned by Youshin Yun, who was speaking inside the room.

The atmosphere inside the hall master's office was markedly different from the chaotic scene outside.

Only a deep silence prevailed.

Dunan Jiang sat in his chair, lost in deep thought.

Despite the considerable time that had passed, he did not speak easily. He merely stared at Youshin Yun with a mix of emotions in his eyes.

In contrast, Youshin Yun appeared as if he were taking a leisurely stroll in front of his house, exuding a sense of ease.

Finally, after a long silence, Dunan Jiang spoke.

"Those who enter the mountain hall are mostly people who have turned their backs on the world or have secrets they cannot reveal to anyone."

Youshin Yun listened quietly.

"But I am neither. I was born and raised here from the beginning."

In the next moment, Dunan Jiang's eyes turned as fierce as a beast's.

"Yes, I don't know how you know, but my mother gave birth to me here and passed away."

He spoke of a story known to only a select few in the Tianmu Hall.

The reason Dunan Jiang was shaken by Youshin Yun's story was simple: it was too similar to the story of his own mother, who died giving birth to him.

Indeed, the child in Youshin Yun's story, the one his protagonist's wife carried in her womb, was Dunan Jiang himself.

However, Dunan Jiang only knew that his mother was abandoned by his father and died giving birth to him here.

At first, he thought Youshin Yun was lying to avoid a crisis.

But deep down, a great turmoil continued to grow.

The word 'perhaps' kept coming to mind.

He had tried to forget everything and reached the realm of Huajing.

But his curiosity about his biological father, the source of his lifelong love and hate, ultimately led him to bring Youshin Yun, who had entered the forbidden area, to his quarters.

It was too late to regret now.

'If this is a fabricated story to mock me...'

The consequences of touching his lifelong wound would be severe.

Not only his subordinates outside but even the Baiyun Escort Agency in Hangzhou would become his targets.

He gathered his energy once more and spoke with a threatening tone.

"...I will ask one last time. If this is a fabricated story based on rumors you heard to survive, speak now."

The room was filled with a suffocating pressure.

But Youshin Yun maintained his calm demeanor and firmly shook his head.

"No. What I said is true, and it matches the story of the hall master and your mother."

Youshin Yun's assertion made Dunan Jiang's eyes tremble as if hit by an earthquake.

"Then I will ask. The protagonist in your story. His life was identical to someone I know..."

A moment of silence followed.

Dunan Jiang finally completed his sentence.

"...Is the protagonist in your story Jilun Ping, the former head of the Tianjin Escort Agency?"

Surprisingly, Dunan Jiang mentioned the name of Jilun Ping, the former head of the Tianjin Escort Agency, who had ordered the Tianmu Mountain escort mission.

And.

Youshin Yun nodded.

"Yes."

Dunan Jiang closed his eyes tightly, overwhelmed by the shock.

It was understandable.

The man he had cursed and hated for the past five years was suddenly his biological father.

How could he believe it?

Dunan Jiang, having calmed himself, looked at Youshin Yun again.

'You are indeed a remarkable person in many ways.'

Seeing Youshin Yun's calmness even in this situation, Dunan Jiang smiled bitterly.

"...It's strange that I find it hard to believe you, given how firmly you speak of something unbelievable."

"As I said before, I can prove it. If I couldn't, I wouldn't have come here."

Youshin Yun spoke with confidence.

"How do you plan to prove it?"

As Dunan Jiang finished speaking, Youshin Yun pointed to an object with his finger.

"Is this it?"

Dunan Jiang furrowed his brows.

The object pointed to was the box he had taken using his air-grabbing technique.

Dunan Jiang spoke with a voice filled with disappointment and anger.

"It seems you didn't listen carefully to me. There is nothing inside. This is just a useless object."

The atmosphere turned cold again, but Youshin Yun reached out his hand without hesitation.

Dunan Jiang, with a face full of suspicion and anger, sighed deeply and pushed the box over as if to say, "Do what you will."

Youshin Yun, who had the box back in his hands, spoke in a low voice.

"There is indeed nothing inside. ...But this object itself has meaning."

Dunan Jiang tilted his head, trying to understand Youshin Yun's words.

Swoosh.

Youshin Yun unfolded a piece of paper on the desk and began to smear ink from the inkstone onto one side of the box.

'...Impossible!'

Dunan Jiang's eyes widened.

He had just realized the significance of the action.

Youshin Yun pressed the ink-covered side of the box onto the paper like a seal.

Then.

"...This is impossible!"

Surprisingly, fragments of characters began to appear on the paper.

Dunan Jiang was stunned. He had never imagined that the box could have such engravings.

Youshin Yun continued his actions without stopping.

After pressing the four sides of the rectangular box in sequence, the paper revealed a letter from a father to his son.

Youshin Yun handed the letter to Dunan Jiang without reading it.

Dunan Jiang's hands were trembling.

The intense emotions he felt while reading the letter were clearly visible.

"Even if you check the other boxes we have recovered, they will be the same."

As Youshin Yun finished speaking, Dunan Jiang began to apply ink to the other boxes he had stored in the hall master's office and pressed them onto the paper.

The same content appeared on the paper.

Then, Dunan Jiang pressed the top and bottom sides of the box.

'This is...!'

There were no characters on these sides.

When the two sides were combined, a smiling woman's face appeared on the paper.

At that moment, Dunan Jiang realized that Jilun Ping had made all these boxes by hand.

Jilun Ping had not forgotten his wife's face over the years and had engraved it on the boxes.

As Dunan Jiang pressed more boxes, the smiling face of his mother, whom he could not remember, appeared.

Tears began to flow from Dunan Jiang's eyes.

Seeing those tears,

'It's done.'

Youshin Yun realized that he had successfully achieved the ultimate goal of the escort mission.

The purpose of the Tianmu Mountain escort mission was not the wealth of the Tianjin Escort Agency.

He had already obtained everything he needed at the Wanshang Cave.

The ultimate goal of the escort mission was none other than

Dunan Jiang, the leader of the Fenglei Mountain.

In another future, the Blood Sect sought to control the Green Forest and recruited one of the major hall masters challenging the chief escort agency.

They began a plot to bring down the most promising candidate, Dunan Jiang.

The Blood Sect deepened the conflict between the Tianmu Hall and the Tianjin Escort Agency, leading to a war between the two forces.

After a long war, Dunan Jiang, who had destroyed the Tianjin Escort Agency, discovered that his father was Jilun Ping.

Unable to bear the guilt of killing his father's kin, he fell into madness and became a cripple.

Later, a Green Forest spy became the chief escort agency, and the resistance forces suffered immense losses in the war against the Blood Sect, which controlled the mountains across the country.

Therefore, Youshin Yun planned to change Dunan Jiang's future using the Blood Sect's information.

By revealing the father-son relationship between Jilun Ping and Dunan Jiang through the secret of the boxes, he aimed to prevent the future collapse.

Since Dunan Jiang only acknowledged those he recognized, Youshin Yun had to earn his recognition to meet him.

To do so, Youshin Yun broke through the Wanshang Cave and climbed to the mountain peak.

Finally, Dunan Jiang opened his eyes. His calm gaze, free from the emotional turmoil, made him seem like a different person.

He looked at Youshin Yun with deep gratitude and warmth.

"...Do you have any requests?"

This was the person who had revealed the existence of his biological father and delivered his letter. Even if Youshin Yun asked for his life, he would gladly give it.

"According to the principles of the universe, how can I expect a reward? However..."

Youshin Yun continued.

"I am exhausted from climbing the cliff and facing Senior's punches. If you have some good wine, could you pour me a glass?"

This was completely different from what Dunan Jiang had expected.

Just asking for wine.

Dunan Jiang looked at Youshin Yun with a bewildered expression.

But Youshin Yun's face was filled with sincerity.

This guy was really asking for wine.

Had there ever been such a person?

"Haha! Hahaha!"

Dunan Jiang burst into laughter.

The loud laughter made Dajue and the three officials, who were guarding outside, jump and open the door to the hall master's office.

As everyone's attention was focused, Dunan Jiang spoke.

"Bring out all the stored wine! We must hold a feast now!"

Dajue and the three officials, who did not understand the situation, were filled with confusion.

Dunan Jiang continued.

"This is the day I resolve my lifelong regret and find my sworn brother! I will drink until I am thoroughly drunk today!"

Youshin Yun was also completely taken aback.

A martial world noble's rebirth story.