Chapter 41 Family Bliss (Part 3)

"Father!" Seeing that Lin Zhantian was silent, Lin Xing couldn't help but speak up to break the silence.

"Hm?" Lin Zhantian, lost in thought, was startled. "If you have something to say, just say it," he said, seeing Lin Xing hesitate.

"Why don't you tell me about you and Mom?" Lin Xing suddenly became very interested in this topic.

"Hmm? What about it?" Lin Zhantian looked at Lin Xing affectionately. "There's not much of a story." This big man actually seemed a bit—embarrassed—when it came to this subject.

"Just tell me how you and mother met," Lin Xing said, whining.

"Well, we just met. There's no story to it," Lin Zhantian felt a little awkward talking about his and his wife's story in front of his son.

"Come on, father. I've heard there's a story between you and mother. It seems you saved her, and then she fell in love with you, right? But mother never tells me about it. You tell me."

"Come on, come on, father." Lin Xing simply started shaking Lin Zhantian's arm, pleading.

"Alright, alright, stop shaking me. I'll tell you. My arm is about to break from your shaking."

"Then hurry up and tell me." Lin Xing obediently let go.

Lin Zhantian's gaze suddenly became distant, looking into the distance, a reminiscent smile appearing on his face, tinged with a hint of happiness.

This time, Lin Xing didn't interrupt Lin Zhantian. He knew Lin Zhantian was lost in memory, recalling the moment he first met his mother. Memories are happy; one could tell just by looking at Lin Zhantian's expression now.

"I've known your mother for over twenty years now," Lin Zhantian continued, a happy smile playing on his face.

"I first met your mother when I was fifteen, the year I went out alone to train on the continent."

"Father, how come you went out to train at fifteen? I thought it was said that one should wait until adulthood to go out?" Lin Xing asked, puzzled.

Lin Zhantian realized he had slipped up and quickly said, "That's because my strength was already sufficient to venture out into the continent at that time. You can only go out once you've reached a certain level of strength. Waiting until adulthood is just a rule, one set for the younger generation of our family. After all, without a certain level of strength, even if you're an adult, you won't be allowed to go out and gain experience. Without strength, if you go out, you might never come back."

"But, Lin Xing, you shouldn't go out so early. Perhaps you have the strength, but I still hope you grow up a bit more before you go out," Lin Zhantian looked at Lin Xing and cautioned him.

Lin Xing had no choice but to nod in agreement. However, his mind was troubled.

"That year, I was fifteen and had considerable strength. At that time, I had blind confidence in myself. I thought I could truly roam freely across the continent. I also looked down upon the continent's forbidden land—the Magical Beast Forest—and decided to venture into it alone."

"Remember, you'd better not try to venture into the Magical Beast Forest alone. It's truly fraught with danger. What the continent says about it is not an exaggeration!"

Lin Xing nodded, though inwardly he was dismissive. He was actually thinking of going to explore the Magical Beast Forest and maybe get a cool Magical Pet to play with.

"After making the decision, I set off alone. Nothing much happened on the way, just some petty thieves trying to rob me, but I easily dealt with them."

"However, halfway there, I met your mother! The first time I saw your mother, I fell for her instantly. Your mother was so beautiful, so gentle, she just captivated me."

"At that moment, I knew it was love at first sight. The person I had been waiting for, the one I would spend my life with, had appeared. That was Yana, your mother."

Lin Xing wanted to laugh upon hearing this. He hadn't expected his father to speak like this.

Glancing at Lin Xing, Lin Zhantian didn't laugh. "You won't understand how I felt at that time now. Your mother's appearance truly struck me to my core!"

Lin Zhantian no longer felt the previous embarrassment; there was only a deep sense of happiness.

Lin Xing remained silent. He didn't understand matters of the heart. Even in his previous life, he had never experienced love or romance.

"At that time, your mother was a student at the Half-Moon Academy," Lin Zhantian continued. "The other three people with her were also from her academy. They had teamed up to go out and train."

"And they were also heading to the Magical Beast Forest! When I found out they were going to the Magical Beast Forest too, I was overjoyed. Now I had an excuse to be with them, and I wouldn't have to give up my own intention to go to the Magical Beast Forest!"

"But I soon discovered that among our group, I had the highest strength, having reached the Sword Master stage. The strongest among them had only reached the Great Swordsman stage, and only your mother was merely an advanced Water Mage!"

"This made me both happy and worried. With such strength, they were going to the Magical Beast Forest. I really didn't know what to say."

"Quickly, I got to know them and learned that they had actually organized themselves. Going to the Magical Beast Forest was to complete a school task: to hunt a fourth-level magical beast. For a Great Swordsman, hunting a fourth-level beast is relatively easy, as long as they don't go too deep into the forest."

"I felt relieved. Actually, I knew I wasn't worried for myself, nor was I worried about them. I just had an inexplicable worry for your mother!"

"At that time, your mother was quiet and reserved. She didn't have much to say to me, a newly added stranger. But I went to great lengths every day to strike up conversations with her. The others knew my intentions and tried to bring us together, but your mother remained the same."

Speaking of this, Lin Zhantian still felt a bit dejected.

Hearing this, Lin Xing seemed to enter the role as well, feeling it too and feeling dejected.

"However, after that incident, your mother started to..." As he spoke, Lin Zhantian's face still showed a trace of peril and lingering fear.

Lin Xing was also caught up in the story, unconsciously feeling a sense of danger.

"After they completed their task, they prepared to return. Of course, I wanted to go with them. After all, I had plenty of time later to train in the Magical Beast Forest."

"Just as we were about to leave, an unexpected event occurred. That time, I almost died," Lin Zhantian said, still with a hint of fear.

"What happened?" Lin Xing couldn't help but ask.

"Just as we were preparing to leave, we discovered a sixth-level magical beast—a Unicorn—had appeared behind us!"

Lin Xing knew that a sixth-level Unicorn was a ferocious creature, with attack and defense capabilities among the best of sixth-level beasts! But given his father's strength at that time, he should have been able to handle it! Lin Xing couldn't help but look at Lin Zhantian with confusion.

"That Unicorn attacked us without warning. There was no choice. I had the highest strength there, so I had to go forward to fight it, telling the others to protect your mother and leave first."

"But just as I was about to finish off that Unicorn, I heard a scream from behind—your mother's! I looked back and felt my heart shatter. Another Unicorn had appeared behind us at some point! This Unicorn easily swatted away the three Swordsmen blocking its path and then walked towards your mother, who was frozen in fear. Seeing the Unicorn's huge paw about to strike Yana, I was horrified. If that blow connected, your mother would definitely..."

"I was terrified. I immediately abandoned the Unicorn I was fighting and used all my strength to rush in front of Yana. Finally, just as the Unicorn's paw was about to strike Yana, I successfully grabbed your mother and retreated to the side. However, I couldn't avoid the Unicorn's paw. It struck my shoulder, and I immediately heard the sound of bones cracking."

"Enduring the intense pain, I placed your mother to the side and then turned back to continue fighting the Unicorn. There was no other way; the other three had already been knocked unconscious by the Unicorn."

"Looking at the two Unicorns joining forces, my heart turned cold. If I were alone, although I couldn't defeat them, I could certainly escape. But now, I couldn't run away."

"I glanced back at Yana. She was looking at me with concern and fear in her eyes. My heart warmed. For you, I'll fight with everything I've got!"

"After the battle, I finally managed to kill one of the Unicorns, but I was already covered in wounds, and my Battle Qi was almost exhausted."

"I knew that I probably wouldn't survive that day. I looked at Yana and prepared to fight the Unicorn to the death. In a moment of carelessness, the Unicorn struck my stomach. A sharp pain shot through me, a sweet taste rose in my throat, and I spat out a mouthful of blood. But at the same time, taking advantage of the Unicorn's carelessness, I gathered all my strength into one final sword strike and plunged it deep into the Unicorn's heart! The Unicorn let out a mighty roar and fell down unwillingly."

"And I, severely injured and having exhausted all my energy, heard a scream filled with concern and fear as the Unicorn fell."

"My vision went black, and I fell forward. In my last moment of consciousness, I only felt myself falling onto something soft, and then I lost consciousness."

"When I woke up, I found myself lying in bed, and your mother was taking care of me beside me! A month had already passed."

Lin Zhantian let out a sigh and said, "As for what happened later, you can guess the result, right?"

Lin Xing took a deep breath, returning from the dangerous scene.

So his parents had such a perilous story. However, Lin Xing still felt a lingering fear.