Qihua City.

Looking at the small town in the distance, a smile appeared on Shen Ling's face.

Although due to the geographical location, Qihua City has not developed much as before, but it is this original scenery that makes Shen Ling feel extremely comfortable.

This is the place where he had the most difficult time since he crossed over, and it was also the accumulation place for his successful rise.

"drive."

Holding Yang Yun in his arms, Shen Ling exerted light force on his legs, and the horse rushed forward quickly.

Not long after, Shen Ling came to the gate of the Shen residence.

He looked up at the Shen Mansion in front of him, and found that this Shen Mansion seemed to have undergone a second decoration, and it was even more magnificent and huge than before.

After dismounting, Shen Ling knocked on the door of the Shen residence.

"Who?"

A voice soon came from the yard, the door was opened with a gap, and the servant looked at Shen Ling with a dazed look in his eyes.

"Who are you looking for, son?"

The servant asked softly.

There was a helpless smile on the corner of Shen Ling's mouth, and then he said softly: "As soon as the announcement is made, it is said that Shen Ling is asking to see you."

"Shen Ling?" Hearing the name, the servant nodded.

Then the door was closed again, and Shen Ling could even hear the voice of the servant walking quickly towards the house.

Looking at Shen Ling with a calm face, Yang Yun covered her face and snickered for a while: "How does it feel to be blocked at your door?"

"Not much." Shen Ling slowly shook his head.

Soon, footsteps came from the house.

The door was opened, and an older servant looked at Shen Ling and carefully looked at it several times.

"Master, is it really you?"

After the elder servant looked at Shen Ling carefully, there was a hint of shock in his eyes, "They said you were already dead, so I said how could you possibly be dead!!"

After saying this, the older servant turned his head and shouted loudly, "Quick, quick, open the door and make way out."

With the older servant leading the way, Shen Ling and Yang Yun walked to the main hall together.

"Where's my father?"

Coming to the main hall, Shen Ling's eyes turned to the older servant.

The older servant bowed his head and said respectfully: "Master is resting now, and he has been insomnia lately. So I didn't tell the master the news when I wasn't sure if it was you. That, young master, I need to go now. Are you reporting?"

Shen Ling shook his head and said softly, "No, let him rest for a while. I'll wait here. When my father wakes up, you can just tell him."

"Yes, eldest young master." The older servant stepped back respectfully.

"After so many years, my father still hasn't changed." Looking at the teacup beside him, Shen Ling's eyes seemed to see a scene from the past.

Today, he is more mature than before, and he is very clear that his father is not confused. Some things may have been wrong in the past, but that is not a sin.

Looking back, Shen Ling realized that since Shen Ping's mother hanged herself, the old man Shen didn't know whether it was due to physical reasons or what, and he has never remarried until now.

An hour later.

With the help of his servants, Mr. Shen walked into the main hall slowly.

When he saw Shen Ling, there were even a little tears in his eyes, and the full head of white hair made the scene in front of him a little more complicated.

"Just come back, just come back!"

Tears were left drop by drop, but Old Man Shen had a smile on his face.

He slowly sat beside Shen Ling and looked at Yang Yun beside Shen Ling, with a smile on his face: "Xiao Yun is back too."

"Yeah." Yang Yun nodded.

Since Shen Ling disappeared, the sad Yang Yun has never been to the Shen family's mansion.

On the one hand, it was inconvenient for her to move around when she was the emperor at the time, and on the other hand, after returning the throne to the Shen family, she no longer wanted to come over to recall anything.

She just wanted to think about Shen Ling quietly...

As for Mr. Shen, Shen Ping can arrange for someone to take good care of him.

Although she doesn't look so filial, in fact, Yang Yun often sends people to bring things over.

But she is too sad, and her health is actually not good...

It is meaningless to come to the Shen family mansion.

"I heard that you died before." Looking at Shen Ling, Old Man Shen took Shen Ling's left hand and stared at Shen Ling's face, "That day, I felt like the sky was falling down."

Shen Ling didn't speak, just waited quietly for Old Master Shen to speak.

"Later, I let myself not think about it, but every time I look at your yard, I feel a little sad."

At this moment, Mr. Shen seemed to have made a decision, and there was a serious expression on his face, "Actually, when Shen Ping's mother targeted you, I didn't execute her, it was selfish."

Shen Ling smiled and looked at Old Man Shen's face: "I know, I've always known."

The old man Shen said with a little melancholy: "So you know, I thought my little abacus was very hidden."

Shen Ling slowly shook his head.

He was not stupid, he knew very well that the reason why Mr. Shen didn't put Mrs. Shen to death was because he was poisoned at the beginning, and he didn't know if there was any possibility of recovery.

On the one hand, the old old man Shen wanted to punish Mrs. Shen for poisoning, and he was worried that once Mrs. Shen was executed, Shen Ping would hate him.

Most importantly, if he had died of poisoning...

The Shen family could only count on Shen Ping.

Shen Ling is very clear, always clear.

He just didn't say it.

"I'm sorry for you." Looking at Shen Ling, a trace of guilt appeared on Old Man Shen's face.

The rise of Shen Ling has nothing to do with him, everything is basically done by Shen Ling's own efforts.

For this eldest son, he went from hating iron and steel to being full of guilt later...

He felt that he was wrong, but he couldn't pull that face down and admit his mistake in front of Shen Ling.

It also seems that since Mrs. Shen's poisoning incident, Shen Ling has never called his father, and there seems to be a gap between the two.

Until later, Shen Ling called out that father, and the old man Shen was very happy.

But also very guilty.

Now, his health is getting worse and worse, and he is about to die. Maybe he can live for a few days...

Under such circumstances, Mr. Shen finally let go of his insignificant self-esteem.

For the first time, he admitted his original selfishness in front of Shen Ling.

expressed his guilt.

"Actually, I don't blame you."

Holding Old Man Shen's hand, a faint smile appeared on Shen Ling's face, "I know what you think and what you plan to do. From your point of view, these are not wrong choices."

The old man Shen smiled.

However, there was a hint of complexity in Shen Ling's eyes looking at Old Man Shen, who didn't know what to do.

He is not hating the old man Shen, but he can clearly feel that the old man Shen is not far from running out of oil now...

"You don't blame me, but I can't blame myself."

The old man Shen suddenly opened his mouth and said slowly, "To be honest, I won't be able to live for long. Now Shen Ping is still the emperor. I will find a chance to talk to him and ask him to return the throne to you."

"The throne, it's not important..." Shen Ling shook his head, "Power, it's not important either."

Looking at the old man Shen, Shen Ling said slowly: "The original intention of my efforts is only to allow myself to live in a more comfortable way, and this does not require much power."

"Alas." The old man Shen sighed.

He didn't feel that he owed Shen Ping, but he felt that he owed Shen Ling.

Continuing to chat with Shen Ling about some short-lived matters among the parents, the old man Shen recounted some of the situation of the Shen family after Shen Ling disappeared.

After that, the old man Shen was a little sleepy, so he went back to the house to rest...

"Come on!"

Shen Ling called out.

A servant came over, looked at Shen Ling and asked respectfully, "Master, what are your orders?"

Shen Ling said softly: "Find someone, pick the fastest horse, and go to the imperial city to inform Shen Ping and let him come back before tonight."

"Yes!"

Listening to Shen Ling's order, the servants did not dare to ask more questions.

Although they knew that Shen Ping was the current emperor, the Shen Ling in front of them was the strongest emperor in the legend.

That's right, even if Shen Ling disappears, there are many legends about Shen Ling.

After all, Shen Ling was the first emperor in this world to unify all the dynasties, and even the grandmasters who brought those martial realms over were beaten to pieces.

The servants started to go to the imperial city to send their hearts out. Yang Yun, who was beside Shen Ling, asked, "You are worried about calling Shen Ping back..."

"I'm not worried." Before Yang Yun finished speaking, Shen Ling lowered his head and said softly, "Tonight, the old man may be leaving."

Yang Yun was stunned for a moment, then looked shocked.

She looked at the old man Shen with a very energetic look just now, but she didn't expect that in Shen Ling's view, the situation of the old man Shen just now could be called a return to light.

At this moment, Yang Yun thought a lot.

If Shen Ling didn't come back, did that mean that before Mr. Shen died, he didn't even have a family by his side?

Shen Ling here is a little helpless...

He is very strong now, it can even be said to be outrageously strong, but he has nothing to do with the departure of the old man Shen.

At this time, the old man Shen was like a kettle with countless gaps. No matter how much longevity internal force or life energy was poured into it, there was no way it could last forever in the old man's body.

Life is up!

That afternoon, Shen Ping also appeared in the Shen residence.

Looking at his brother, Shen Ping hesitated for a while, but asked, "Brother, is my father already..."

"Not yet, but maybe tonight is the deadline."

Shen Ling nodded, "After going in for a while, have a good chat with your father. In the future... you will never retreat."

"Yeah." Shen Ping's eyes reddened and he nodded heavily.

With my parents here, there is still a way to go in life.

Parents go, life is only the way back.

Shen Ping usually didn't think about his father's departure. Although he didn't come back often, he had nothing to worry about when he thought of his father's presence.

But now Shen Ling said that Mr. Shen might be leaving, and Shen Ping suddenly felt a little heartbroken.

Why didn't he come back often before to see! !

Why does it feel like it's still too late! !

He didn't even finish his filial piety! !

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Just as the big tears in Shen Ping's eyes began to fall, there was a coughing sound from the room over there.

Shen Ling walked in immediately, and several people behind him quickly followed.

After a tear-jerking conversation, the old man Shen closed his eyes forever.

"father!"

Looking at the old man Shen, Shen Ping knelt down with a sad tone.

After a while, Shen Ping slowly got up, wiped the tears from his face, and asked Shen Ling, "Brother, what should I do now?"

He looked at Shen Ling, but found that Shen Ling was motionless.

Shen Ping asked again, "Brother?"

"do not bother me!"

Shen Ling closed his eyes tightly and spoke in a serious tone.

The people next to him didn't know what Shen Ling was doing, so they could only shut up together and quietly wait for Shen Ling to end.

"Can't catch up!!"

Here, Shen Ling's soul chased Old Master Shen.

But he found that the old man Shen was not taken away by some black and white impermanence, but was directly sucked away by a mysterious force.

Shen Ling could feel that kind of power, but he couldn't keep up with the speed of Old Master Shen...

He can't stay.

"Prepare for burial."

When Shen Ling slowly opened his eyes, there was no emotion in his eyes.

"Ok."

Shen Ping here nodded.

After the two brothers performed all the funeral etiquette, they buried the old man Shen in the cemetery of the Shen family.

"call."

Slowly exhaling, Shen Ling quietly looked at the tombstone of the old man Shen, and said nothing.

He knew that the old man Shen had a long life now. In fact, the old man Shen had reached his limit many years ago, and it was the Longevity Gong that helped the old man to live for so many years.

However, Shen Ling suddenly felt empty...

Sadness and sadness are not much.

A few days later, Shen Ling realized something.

That is when a loved one dies, in fact, normally it doesn't feel much.

It's just that the moment of enlightenment is the saddest thing when you follow the original method and find that the person is no longer in the original place.

From now on, he will never see Mr. Shen again!

"Go on."

Gently spit out two words, Shen Ling's eyes looked at the servant over there, "Has Shen Ping gone back yet?"

The servant said slowly, "Yes~lightnovelpub.net~ Young Master! Young Master has been kneeling over the tombstone, so that no one will disturb him."

"I see." Shen Ling nodded.

He and Shen Ping are not actually close, the bond between the two is the old man Shen.

Now that Mr. Shen is gone, normally the two of them should depend on each other, but Shen Ling is too strong, and Shen Ping is too weak.

In addition, the two people did not have much contact before, and the family relationship at this moment was actually very weak.

The departure of the old man Shen was more uncomfortable for Shen Ping than Shen Ling.

He lost his former support and his father who loved him.

Lost a sincere care and love.

"Would you like to persuade?"

Here, Yang Yun looked at Shen Ling and said something softly.

"It's not necessary." Shen Ling shook his head and looked at the blazing sun in the sky, "Sai Weng loses his horse, how can I know it's not a blessing."