Douluo Dalu - The Story of Sheng Feilong Chapter 172

Hey there, Yozuka here!

Though I've said it in the comments a few times already, I thought it would be a good idea to clarify things: Sheng Feilong and Yuanen Yehui will NOT be relatives .

I've used Yuanen Yehui looking similar to Sheng Feilong's mother as a method to introduce Sheng Feilong's mother .

This chapter will go into more detail about her and pretty much set the stage for the beginning of the next arc .

Again, they will not be related and there will be no incest . Calm down . :D

Enjoy the chapter!

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Sheng Lingtian looked at Sheng Feilong and lightly nodded his head with a nostalgic expression . "I first met your mother when I was barely a few years older than you are now . I was travelling around outside of the clan and passed through a small town . Your mother was there, selling produce from her parent's farm with her sister; your aunt Mei . "

"But how could she look similar to Yehui? Aunt Mei doesn't, does she?" Sheng Feilong frowned, noticeably confused . He couldn't quite remember how his mother looked like, but his aunt certainly looked nothing like Yuanen Yehui .

Sheng Lingtian lightly shook his head . "They were both quite the beauties, but in different ways . Your aunt Mei has always been bold and outspoken and she was actually the one to approach me and offer me vegetables for a low price, despite already knowing that I'm a Soul Master . "

Usually, commoners would mostly avoid dealing with Soul Master due to the fear incited by the vast difference in strength and status, thus it was weird for Luo mei to approach Sheng Lingtian like that .

"People around us looked at her in shock, but she didn't care in the least and began to show off all of the stuff she had in her bag . Your mother was panic stricken and tried to stop your aunt . I didn't notice it before due to their plain clothing, but your mother was truly beautiful, even in those haggard rags . " Sheng Lingtian continued, a small smile on his face as he remembered his late wife .

Sheng Feilong silently listened in, still confused about the claim that his mother and Yuanen Yehui looked alike, but he was captivated by the story about his own mother who he could barely even remember . "So, what happened then?"

"I bought all of their stock and practically ran to the next inn to hide . " Sheng Lingtian said with a genuine happiness in his voice . Sheng Feilong stared at him, but the latter continued before he could say anything . "You see, after seeing your mother, I stared at her for a solid ten seconds; Long enough for anyone to think the worst of the worst . People began looking at me weirdly, while your mother seemed terrified . "

Sheng Lingtian smiled even more brightly . "A small, but equally slender figure, long, glossy black hair and fair skin with a beautiful face and crystal clear blue eyes the likes of which I had never seen before . . . I simply couldn't avert my gaze from her . . . "

" . . . That doesn't sound quite like Yehui, though?" Sheng Feilong remarked while committing the description of his mother to memory . Sheng Lingtian smiled at him with a complicated expression . "Other than the colour of her hair and eyes, the two of them looked practically identical; They're both equally beautiful . "

Sheng Feilong's lips twitched, but he still remained silent while Sheng Lingtian continued like nothing happened . "I made sure everyone understood that I had no ulterior motive while leaving and for the rest of the day, nothing happened; I went to find an inn, waited for Fengtian and also got enough provisions to last us about two weeks . "

" . . . But something happened after that day, right?" Sheng Feilong couldn't help but comment on it, causing Sheng Lingtian to nod with a heavy expression . "That night, Mei'er came to Fengtian and I's room, haggard looking with tattered clothing and begged us to help her while crying her eyes out . "

Sheng Feilong tensed up hearing this . He only knew Luo Mei as a headstrong woman who was even more stubborn that Sheng Fengtian; He simply couldn't imagine her crying in sorrow and begging someone for anything, but Sheng Lingtian explained the situation quickly . "They had been on their way back to their village just some distance away from the small town when they were attacked by unknown people – bandits that roamed the forest in the area . "

The frown on Sheng Lingtian's face deepened and his voice grew even heavier than before . "They were captured and the bandits wanted to take your mother and aunt with them . They knocked your mother out and Mei'er only managed to escape due to one of them being careless . She ran all the way back to the town without ever stopping and came looking for me; A Soul Master and the only person she could think of who could defeat a band of bandits before anything happened to your mother . "

Sheng Lingtian heaved a long sigh with an incredibly pained expression . "I'll spare you the details, but I . . . didn't manage to find her before something happened . . . Your mother was in terrible condition . " Sheng Lingtian's hands were shivering slightly from anger . "I still don't dare to imagine what she had to endure, even if it was barely more than half an hour . . . "

Sheng Feilong's expression fell, a murderous aura seeping out of him . "They . . . laid their hands on mother . . . ?" A short moment of silence ensued, before Sheng Lingtian nodded, the same murderous aura seeping out of him . "What followed was a bloodbath . The savages, in front of a Soul Elder, were no different from sheep waiting to be slaughtered . I later brought your mother back to the town where Fengtian and Mei'er were waiting for us . "

Sheng Feilong remained quiet, but the murderous aura was slowly vanishing as Sheng Lingtian continued . "Needless to say, they were furious . Quite a few people had noticed the commotion and knew what was going on . They wanted to riot to get rid off these savages and Mei'er was actually the first to rile them up . She only calmed down after I took out the heads of every last one of them from my Spacial Ring . . . This was the first time I had ever taken a human's life . "

"They didn't deserve to live any longer . " Without hesitation, Sheng Feilong blurted these words out, his voice eerily calm . Sheng Lingtian didn't comment on it, but sighed lightly again . "Fengtian and I escorted your mother and aunt Mei back to their village first thing in the morning; Mei'er didn't leave your mother's side for even a second . "

At this point, Sheng Feilong calmed down, while Sheng Lingtian's voice became softer again . "We met with their parents for the first time and remained with them for a long time . That day was actually the first time I heard of your mother's name: Luo Beifong . "

"So, you brought mother with you back to the Clan after that?" Sheng Feilong asked with a small smile to which Sheng Lingtian simply nodded . "Yes . Fengtian and Mei'er fell for each other while your mother and I also got closer . It was her parents that asked us to take them back with us; To give them a better future than they could . "

"Was mother really okay with all this?" Sheng Feilong couldn't help but ask as he thought about what had happened to her, though Sheng Lingtian simply smiled in response . "Your mother was stronger than you can imagine . She was timid, but she never let what happened get to her . "

Sheng Feilong remained silent for a long time before looking at Sheng Lingtian again . "Father . . . what happened when I was four years old? What happened to mother . . ?" Sheng Lingtian looked at him with a sad expression and answered with a small voice . "Your mother always had a weak body . . . It got worse after she finally became pregnant and she never really recovered from it after you were born . . . "

"So she died . . . because of me?" Sheng Feilong spoke with a meek voice after a long silence, to which Sheng Lingtian sternly replied while staring at him . "No . Neither your mother nor I would ever blame you for what happened to her . The years after you were born were by far the happiest of both of our lives . Nothing will ever change that . "

Sheng Feilong was taken aback by his father's sudden change of tone, but nodded his head with a relieved expression afterwards . The two of them remained silent for a moment again before Sheng Feilong sighed and laughed lightly . "Somehow, I really want to see Uncle Fengtian and Aunt Mei again . . . "

He didn't seem to notice Sheng Lingtian's change in expression and continued with a genuine smile on his face . "I haven't seen them in years . . . Father, do you think we could visit them soon?"

Sheng Feilong looked at his father, only to see the latter with a strange expression on his face; It was a mix of sadness, pain and anger and his face had contorted badly . Sheng Feilong was shocked by the sudden change as he didn't know what was going on . "Father?"

Sheng Lingtian remained quiet for a long time, with Sheng Feilong calling out to him again and again, even rocking his shoulder, before he finally spoke with a grave voice in a defeated, meek tone . "Feilong, that . . . won't be possible . . . "

"Why not? Are they in trouble?" Sheng Feilong nearly instantly replied . He had never seen his father like this, but it was obvious that something was going on . Sheng Lingtian clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white . "Feilong, I need you to remain calm now . . . "

(A/N: Ah, yes, another wonderful cliff, enough to move the heart of this Author . I pride myself with my prowess; No shame, no excuses!)

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