Long Chen's parents

Long Chen's adopted parents are Long Tianxiao and Mrs. Long. Long Chen's biological parents are Long Zhantian and Luo Ningshuang.
== Story ==
“We came here so I can tell you the truth about your past.” Long Tianxiao looked down on the surging water, his expression complicated.
Long Tianxiao sighed and patted Long Chen’s shoulders. “You are not actually my birth child. You were adopted.”
Even in the face of life and death battles, Long Chen had never felt so lost. He couldn’t accept this! His own father and mother weren’t his birth parents?
Long Chen’s mind became empty and desolate as if he had lost his soul.
“Chen-er, although you aren’t my biological son, in the eyes of your mom and I, you are our true son.” Long Tianxiao’s eyes blurred as he looked at Long Chen.
“If I’m not your biological son, why was I a part of your marriage agreement that you made before either Meng Qi or I were born?” asked Long Chen.
=== Mrs. Long's miscarriage ===
Hearing that, a pained expression appeared on Long Tianxiao’s face. Looking down on the surging water, he said, “Your mother and I were expecting a child. But in the seventh month of her pregnancy, an accident caused your mother to miscarry. We felt the painful loss of a child. At that time, your mother was in so much pain that she wished she were dead. Furthermore, at that time, I wasn’t even home as I had gone hunting. Your mother almost committed suicide. Only after I returned did your mother tell me about this matter.”
“Was it done by Marquis Ying?” Long Chen ground his teeth.
Long Tianxiao shook his head. “No. At that time, I had yet to sever his finger and still didn’t have that much of enmity with Marquis Ying. It really was just a careless mishap by your mother. That was also why she was filled with so much remorse and pain. I had just happened to find you as a baby and bring you back on my trip while I was still unaware of what had happened. You coincidentally filled the regret in your mother’s heart. Speaking of which, we both have to thank you, otherwise, with your mother’s constitution, that depression probably would have already taken her life.”
=== True son ===
Long Chen continued to remain silent. Long Tianxiao patted him on the shoulder. “Real men don’t need to become a mess just because of some blood relationship or not. Even if you aren’t my birth son, I will forever spend my time trying to protect you from wind and rain. Even if I’m not your birth father, if I really do run into troubles, wouldn’t you still risk your life for me? There’s no need to worry about such senseless things as blood.”
Long Chen nodded. He also felt there was no need to split hairs over an insoluble issue. But still, for the parents he loved to not be his birth parents was still something that was difficult to accept.
“Your mother and I truly treat you as precious as our own lives. That is especially true for your mom. Having already lost a child, you are everything in her life,” said Long Tianxiao.
Long Chen shook. He finally understood why Long Tianxiao had told Chen Fei to protect Long Chen above everything else, even his mother, in the case of the worst case scenario.
Back then, he had thought that his father had given up on his mother. That he would protect him over his mother had caused him to feel some anger and disappointment. But now he finally understood his father’s pain.
His mother had already lost a child. She absolutely wouldn’t be able to endure losing a second child. If his father did end up saving his mother while letting Long Chen die, she would hate him for the rest of her life.
Thinking of how deep his mother and father’s love for him was, Long Chen couldn’t control his tears anymore and began to cry.
A father’s love was like a mountain; a mother’s love was like an ocean. He would never be able to repay their love in his lifetime. And now he was about to leave them. He was really too heartless.
“Chen-er, men must aspire to travel afar and make their mark on the world. Don’t give up your dream just for some familial love. If you do, your mother and I would feel guilty for the rest of our lives. I know your mom. Although she can’t really let you go like this, she truly wishes for you to be happy.”
=== Spirit Root stolen by Long Aotian ===
Long Tianxiao had to stop for a moment before then continuing, “You’ve also become aware that someone has done something to your body.
“I also don’t know who did this. When I found you, you were barely over a month old. I have no idea who would do such a vicious thing to a baby, but when I found you, I realized your Dantian and abdomen had three strange holes in them that had yet to heal. If I haven’t guessed wrong, your Dantian’s Spirit Root must have been removed with some specific instrument. As for what the other two holes were for, I’m still not sure. But I assume it was furthering what had happened to your Spirit Root.”
Long Chen’s heart was racing. So what had happened to his body hadn’t been done by Marquis Ying. There was some other reason.
Long Tianxiao only knew that one hole had been facing his Dantian and realized that his Dantian was completely empty, his Spirit Root stolen.
But after Long Chen had merged with a Pill God’s memories, he was able to tell that it wasn’t just his Spirit Root. His Spirit Bone and his heart’s Spirit Blood had also been taken away.
Just how vicious would a person have to be in order to do such a thing to a baby only a month old?
=== Carefree life ===
“I knew then that you would perhaps never be able to cultivate. But I had thought that by relying on my capabilities, I could at least provide you with a basic, happy life. But unfortunately, I was drawn into a maelstrom and even implicated you and your mother, causing both of you to suffer much pain,” sighed Long Tianxiao helplessly.
“Originally, your mother and I thought that with our assistance, you would be able to live a carefree life. But now your fate has completely reversed. Even now, your mother and I are still unable to protect you. So even before you brought up leaving, I was long since mentally prepared. Today I brought you here to tell you these things. After all, you have your own birth parents. Your mother and I know the pain of losing one’s child, so I feel like you should know the truth.”
=== Unknown servant ===
“Who are my birth parents?” Long Chen took a deep breath.
Long Tianxiao shook his head. “I don’t know. Back when I found you, it was right at this place. Two people were fighting intensely. The river you see here was formed by a slash from one of their swords.”
Long Chen was startled. He looked down at the river in disbelief, unable to say anything.
“If I hadn’t personally seen it, I also wouldn’t believe it. But it really is the truth. The two of them were fighting fiercely in the sky. Light shone from their bodies as they fought high up in the air. Sword Qi from them pierced through mountains…”
An unknown servant gave Long Chen to Long Tianxiao and then used Dao Transformation to disappear.
=== Revenge ===
“Once I brought you to the capital, I gradually forgot about these things. I always treated you as my true son. I thought that perhaps you would never leave us. But after the huge battle a couple of days ago, I can sense that this is perhaps fate.”
“What fate?” asked Long Chen.
“Just before his death, that expert told me that if you were unable to cultivate in your lifetime, you could just be an ordinary person, living a happy life.
“But if you could cultivate, he told me to tell you all about this and let you make your own decision.
“Originally, I thought that you would forever not know the truth. But when I saw your intense fight with that white-robed man, I knew that you would leave.
“Your mom doesn’t want you to leave mostly because she’s afraid that once you learn all this, you’ll go to find revenge.”
That person had been flying with Long Chen, meeting with enemies one after another, in the end even forced to use the Dao Transformation to dissipate into the world, erasing his tracks. It went without saying that his enemies must be absolutely terrifying.
If Long Chen did learn the truth, he would definitely choose to go take revenge. That was what his mother thought. He would have to face countless terrifying experts whose power none of them could imagine.
“Enmities definitely must be avenged. But dad, don’t worry. I won’t recklessly send myself to death,” said Long Chen.
The enmity of stealing his Spirit Blood, taking his Spirit Bone, and destroying his Spirit Root definitely had to be repaid in full. 
But now still wasn’t the time for revenge. He had to quickly increase his strength; otherwise, he would just be throwing his life away.
“I knew that you would make such a decision. Come over here. Take a look at what your father and mother left you.” Long Tianxiao swung his hand, crushing a boulder and revealing an object beneath it.
== Volume 5 ==
A path opened amongst the Yin family's experts. When three figures appeared before Long Chen, he couldn't help but tremble, and killing intent filled him.
There was one man, one woman, and one girl. This middle-aged man was his father, Long Tianxiao, while the woman was his mother.
Within his mother's embrace was a little girl who only appeared to be two years old. This little girl (Long Xiaoyu) looked like a beautiful doll carved out of porcelain. But her beautiful eyes were filled with terror, and she tightly hugged her mother.
"Chen-er!"
Seeing Long Chen, his mother let out a choked sob. After two years apart, her son had grown taller, and his face had become more resolute. He had become a true man. But seeing him covered with blood and his pale face, tears streamed down her face.
As for the little girl, seeing these tears, she hastily wiped them away and asked, "Mom, why are you crying? Did that evil woman hit you again?"
== Volume 8 ==
The Xuantian Dao Sect had vanished. Of the other powers that were related to him, the Huayun Sect was an existence no one dared to touch, and the Wine God Palace was such an existence as well. As for the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect, they were a bunch of fighting madmen. No one wanted to provoke them, because that was provoking death.
Now, the only ones that they could use to threaten him were his father and mother in the Eastern Wasteland. This was his weakest point right now. If his parents were captured, his enemies would have truly caught him.
His father, his mother, and his sister were holed up in a secluded mountain. Only he knew their position. It was a secret no one else knew.
Now, Heavenly Fate Island had been thrown into the mix. With their abilities, it would be easy for them to calculate the position of his parents. So he had to rush back as quickly as possible.
Hopefully, he’d make it in time and they would still be safe. Despite being a warrior of a hundred battles, Long Chen was still very worried.
=== Reunion ===
Long Chen reunites with his family at a grass hut.
=== Change of environment ===
Back in the day, Long Tianxiao had been the Phoenix Cry Empire’s famous and powerful Border Suppression Marquis. He had used his great power and leadership abilities to protect the borders from the invading barbarians. He had been a brilliant warrior, but now he was forced to live in seclusion within the wild mountains. That made Long Chen feel guilty; this was all because of him.
“He’s actually gotten in a better mood after coming here. Back in the Phoenix Cry Empire, we often bickered, but your father actually seems much calmer now. He lets me have my way most of the time. Perhaps a person’s environment can really change them. We’re now in the green mountains, living a carefree life away from the struggle of the world. We don’t have to worry every day like when we were in the Phoenix Cry Empire, and your father is no longer busy with work all day. He likes living this comfortable life. Although he wasn’t a bit used to it at the start, we both feel very satisfied with our current lives.” Mrs. Long smiled at Long Chen.
After undergoing huge upheavals, a person’s frame of mind would change. Mrs. Long was like that. This was precisely the kind of life that she wanted. Her husband and daughter were beside her from sunrise to sunset, and each day passed peacefully. These days were ordinary, but they were happy.
=== Hut ===
They had moved from the village to this place.
“Those villagers are actually very nice. At first, they warmly welcomed us, and your father helped them with hunting. But later, the flavor changed. Although your father didn’t expose his status as a cultivator, the villagers sensed that he was particularly powerful. Each day, he would bring back as much as a month’s worth of hunting spoils from several other people. Plus, there was no danger to anyone’s lives. It was very easy…” Mrs. Long sighed.
A slight sneer appeared on Long Chen’s face. “And then they grew dependent on him, saying that since he was so powerful, why didn’t he go hunting some more and split what he couldn’t finish with them?”
Mrs. Long nodded. As soon as Long Chen had heard the start, he had known the conclusion.
Long Chen shook his head. “This is moral extortion. They feel that stronger people should put in more effort and that wealthy people should donate their wealth more. They don’t realize that this kind of thinking turns them into parasites without the slightest feeling of urgency or danger to better themselves. If they lose their parasitic target, they simply end up dying. Other people can help you for a while, but they can’t help you for a lifetime. Father was right to leave the village. If they relied on him too much, it would result in apathy from them. But I trust when he left, he had to have been cursed quite a bit. Heh, if you help someone once you’re a good person, but if you help them a thousand times and then don’t help them once, you’re an irredeemable devil. Viewing other people’s help as simply proper without being grateful is a common problem in this world.”
“Chen-er, you have really grown up.” Mrs. Long sighed emotionally upon hearing Long Chen speak with such frank assurance. Long Chen was no longer that willful child. He had matured but perhaps too much.
“Mom, can you make some food? I’ll go find dad. Let’s have a proper meal together. You should know that I dream about your cooking.” Long Chen smiled.
“Alright, then I’ll make your favorite pork with spring bamboo (春笋闷肉).” Mrs. Long smiled and returned to the grass hut.
==References==
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