"Were you thinking about your father?" Di Yue's gentle voice entered Di Feng's ears.

He unconsciously looked away before responding while thinking; 'Was it that obvious?'

"Yes..."

At this, Di Yue sighed before asking with a more even tone.

"Feng`er, do you resent your father?" Her expresion was earnest and she stared fixedly at Di Feng, with clear intentions of wanting an honest answer.

Di Feng couldn't bring himself to say anything for a while, his words stuck on his throat.

In the end, all he could say was; 'Why would I?'

Once again, Di Yue sighed lightly. She then moved her gaze towards the window and stared at the scenary outside the house, staying silent for awhile.

Di Feng felt quite stiffled in this silence but he then heard his mother speak, her gaze still fixated on the window but if he were to look closely he would notice that her eyes were getting somewhat misty.

"Listen Feng`er, I will tell you a story... But before that, let me give you a bit of background information. The place where the Human Realm, the place where thousands of planets, filled with life and an environment similar to what we could see around us, float in a vast sea of space, lives in, is a much more broader and grander sea of space called the universe. But the Human realm isn't the only one of its kind, there are six others that are similar to it and each of them has a major race that stands above all others. Together, they form the seven universal realms and between them, a dimensional barrier exists that separates and limits all interaction with each other. Though, it would be bad if the relations between these major races were good, which in reality, they aren't."

At this, she paused for a few seconds.

Di Feng became absorbed in that so called background of the story, but he still was sure that it wasn't that simple and it was even possible that it was reality.

As Di Yue was about to continue talking, her eyes seemed to become even more misty and distant...

"In the Fey Realm, there exists a race called the Dragon Race, a very big race that posseses many variations in their bloodline which caused countless branches to extend out of it. Amongst them, the black dragon branch was a very powerful one since the black dragon itself is an existence comparable to a dark phoenix, signifying that their bloodline was as pure as any other true dragon. At a certain point in time, an unparalleled genius was born who was also part of the black dragon branch. He rose in strength very quickly and his character in turn gave him many friends and comrades. He was loved by his clan and very well known and reputable by the rest of the fey realm..."

Di Feng's expression turned weird while hearing this.

'That guy probably refers to father right?'

Di Yue continued, not knowing what was he thinking, just being completely absorbed in her memories.

"But, when he was at the peak of his life, an item that could have made him much more stronger was obtained by him but exactly due to this item, many people turned against him, even his friends and comrades! In just a few days, he became the public enemy of the entire fey realm and was forced to flee again and again, many times bordering on death..."

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Di Yue's expression contorted a bit at this, unknown emotions flashing thorough her eyes.

"Fortunately, he managed to somehow cross the dimensional barrier towards our human realm in a bid to escape a deathly pursuit, saving himself for the time being. Obviously, he wasn't yet safe since he had arrived in the land of his race's most hated enemy with heavy injuries. He spent days supressing his injuries till he reached a planet where not too long after he collapsed, unconscious. Once again, the heavens seemed to have taken pity on him as a girl happened to encounter him. She was very shocked at the sight of the injured man but since she didn't have anything to do, she decided to save the man, who she thought didn't seem a bad person, taking him back towards her own clan and tending his injuries in her own room..."

An almost unnoticeable smile appeared on Di Yue's face at this moment.

Di Feng felt calmer the longer he listened, an unknown emotion was building up inside him as he saw the deep emotions reflejated on his mother's face.

"The girl had to spend a lot of effort, which she never thought it was a waste, to awaken the man. During that time, she even had to hide the existence of the man from her clan, in fear that trouble came knocking on her door. Finally, a year later, the man awakened... but the first thing he said took the girl aback and made her feel like punching him! Hehe, he said; 'Is this, hell?' While looking weirdly at the girl with unfocused eyes..."

Di Yue didn't notice, but a tear silently rolled down her left cheek as she giggled to herself.

On the other end, Di Feng was stuck with an unexplainable sense of loss, not only due to his mother's deep emotions, but also due to his own. His own emotions towards his father that he found were somehow changing.

'If what mother just now said is true, then I can guess some things to the reasons behind the seals on my body but, why would he leave? Did he not have any other option? Was he being pursued? If he really was then the enemies must have been really powerful and he was just trying to protect us, unless there were other reasons! In the end, I now realise that I never hated him, I just felt puzzled about how he could be loved by mother so much even after he left and blocked off my path of cultivation... Even then, the real reason behind my complicated emotions came about because of 'those people' and what they did, which I stupidly didn't even see coming...'

Di Feng didn't notice that by now, Di Yue did not continue talking but had instead reverted back to how she was before the story, no traces of it left. Her gaze gentle as she stared at the thoughtful Di Feng.

A while later, when he stopped pondering he finally saw his mother's fixed stare and got a little embarassed.

"Feng`er, Nowadays, other races are treated like slaves and you understand what does that mean right? You have to keep your ancient fey bloodline as hidden as possible. Furthermore, a half ancient fey and half human had never appeared before and it is even possible for people to want to capture you so as to examine your body or directly refine you... And the final thing is that, I myself didn't want to tell you about all of this so that you could grow to accept things as they are and fight by yourself against the seals that limit you. After all, mother can't be by your side forever and you need to take care of yourself. As for that past humilliation, you have to ignore it for now, not let it affect you. You're a cultivator now after all, if you grow strong enough then no one would dare to humilliate you and for those that did, then you can directly kill them!"

An almost unnoticeable glint flashed thorough her pitch black eyes. Di Feng noticed it, and it made him realize that he didn't fully know his mother's character against others that are not family or friends.

As of now, Di Feng fully came to understand and put in order his emotions, an undescribable sense of calm and relaxation overcame him.

'The past is the past, and there's no way for someone to only have happy events during their whole life, there would always be some sad event that pops out, no matter how small it is...'

He smiled.

"I understand mother. Now I can see things more clearly but still, I wouldn't be me anymore if I don't try to become strong enough to clarify what happened on my own and when the time comes, I also want to visit the dragon clan..."

Di Yue nodded at this, seemingly satisfied.

"One last thing and you can go cultivate, your father left behind a certain item which requires you to be at the fifth layer of qi condensation to obtain so work hard!"