# Chapter 1921: Moon Memories (V)
The fusion of the blood drops was seamless and without the slightest obstruction or hesitation. In the blink of an eye, they had already merged into one, then, following the dissipated profound energy, slowly fell to the ground, shattering upon the lush green grass.
Xia Qingyue stood there in a daze, her pupils dim, unmoving for a long time, as if she had completely lost her soul.
Yun Che's heart and mind were also frozen in shock...
What... what is going on!?
A barrier that only direct bloodlines can pass through... blood that merges without any resistance...
No! Impossible!
Xia Qingyue's biological father is clearly Xia Hongyi! How could it be...
Moreover, when Xia Hongyi found Yue Wugou, she was still a virgin, and it wasn't until the third year that Xia Qingyue was born...
How could she be Yue Wuyai's daughter!
Could it be that Xia Hongyi lied? When he found Yue Wugou, she was already pregnant?
No! That's even more wrong!
Xia Hongyi and Yue Wugou married in the second year after meeting, gave birth to Xia Qingyue in the third year, and Xia Yuanba in the fourth year... Everyone in Liuyun City knows this! There's no way it could be a lie!
At this moment, the doubts that Chi Wuyue once spoke to him about suddenly surfaced in Yun Che's mind:
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"His reaction to the news of Xia Qingyue's death was far too calm... Xia Yuanba, who bears the Overlord Emperor Divine Meridian and has an extremely strong will, was overflowing with pain upon hearing the sudden tragic news."
"But Xia Hongyi, from him, I only sensed a fleeting pang of grief. In comparison, he seemed more surprised and regretful. It was more like suddenly hearing about the death of a neighbor's daughter."
"You are also a father, and you only have one daughter. You must understand better than I how abnormal his reaction was."
"He is neither a madman of the profound way nor a cold-blooded emperor. The only reason I can give myself is that Xia Hongyi is a person with extremely indifferent emotions. There indeed exist such people, born with deficient emotions, their seven emotions and six desires extremely thin."
"But, his reaction to Yue Wugou's death—the sudden burst of grief—was completely contradictory to that."
"A person who values emotions so much, whose feelings are so intense—why was he so calm and rational in the face of his daughter's death, barely feeling any sorrow?"
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"Do you remember why Xia Qingyue was so obsessed with the profound way back then?"
"Remember... Simply put, she hoped to find her mother and reunite the family."
"Correct, Chu Yuechan also said the same... In that regard, she valued family extremely. At least, she spared no effort in pursuing her mother, even though she was already vague in her memories."
"And a person who values emotions so much, especially family, why, after marrying you and going to Bing Yun Fairy Palace, did she never return to visit her father even once?"
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At the time, Yun Che hadn't seemed to take Chi Wuyue's words to heart.
But now, those words and the shocking scene before him were chaotically intertwining in his mind.
Xia Hongyi's reaction to the news of Xia Qingyue's death was abnormally calm.
Yet Yue Wuyai, upon first meeting Xia Qingyue, descended from his status as a Divine Emperor.
If one had to find an explanation for this...
The cold detachment of non-blood relation versus the mysterious resonance of blood connection?
But...
Even if Xia Hongyi was not Xia Qingyue's biological father, sixteen years of living and eating together, sixteen years of raising her... should not have led to such indifference.
What is going on? What is wrong?
Did Xia Hongyi weave a lie that fooled everyone, or is the result of the blood fusion just an error?
And this matter, Xia Qingyue had never told him about it. He never knew that Xia Qingyue had been burdened with something like this all along.
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As if sensing something, Yue Wugou slowly opened her eyes.
She propped herself up, only to find her daughter staring blankly ahead, completely unaware of her awakening and movement.
"Qingyue?" she called softly.
Her moon-like eyes moved slightly, and Xia Qingyue finally came back to her senses, though her eyes were still covered in a hazy mist.
"What's wrong?" Sensing her daughter's abnormality, Yue Wugou asked with concern: "Are you thinking about what he said to you earlier?"
Xia Qingyue gently shook her head. She sat down beside her mother, looked into her eyes, and after a long while, said in a very soft voice: "Mother, before you met my father, did you ever... have marital relations with Divine Emperor Yue Wuyai?"
"Of course not." Without any hesitation or delay, Yue Wugou shook her head with a smile: "Back then, Wuyai cherished me greatly. He wished to save everything for our wedding night. Before that, in his own words, he was reluctant to 'stain and defile' my name 'Wugou' (Immaculate)."
"Haven't I told you this long ago, my daughter? Why do you suddenly ask?"
Yue Wugou's answer did not dispel the mist in Xia Qingyue's eyes. She still looked at her mother's eyes and murmured softly, as if in a dream: "Really... never ever?"
The obvious abnormality made Yue Wugou pause. Then, she suddenly realized something, and her expression became panicked and pained. She gripped her daughter's hand tightly and said in panic: "Qingyue, believe your mother. Whether before I met your father or after I left him, he and I... never, ever had anything!"
The suddenly chaotic aura and the voice carrying too much grief made Xia Qingyue, who was in a daze, suddenly snap awake. She only then realized that her words had just caused great harm to her mother.
"Mother... no! I didn't mean that!" She hurriedly wanted to explain.
"Qingyue," Yue Wugou's eyes shimmered with tears, trying to make her voice gentle again: "I know, I have let your father down, let you and Yuanba down. I left back then, unworthy of being a wife, unworthy of being a mother..."
"No! That's not true!" Xia Qingyue shook her head desperately, the confusion in her heart turning into panic and self-blame.
Yue Wugou looked at her daughter, tears staining her cheeks: "To be able to see my grown-up daughter again is already the greatest mercy and gift from heaven. And I... out of selfishness, I actually thought about completing the wedding ceremony with him in life, forgetting the harm it would cause you."
"Qingyue, having you by my side all these years, I have no regrets for the rest of my life." Yue Wugou's fingers gently touched her daughter's cheek: "Don't worry, I will never allow anyone to force you to do things you don't want to do. And things you don't want to see, I will definitely not let them happen."
"Mother, that's not what I meant, really!" Xia Qingyue shook her head repeatedly. She held her mother's shoulders and made her look into her eyes: "Mother, listen to me. You haven't let anyone down... you haven't done anything wrong!"
"You, my father, and Divine Emperor Yue Wuyai, you are all victims. The one at fault is the villain who harmed you back then."
Her mother's lifelong suffering, she had seen and felt in her heart. She knew that too much pain, hurt, and guilt had been pressing on her mother's heart, making her especially sensitive and fragile.
And her lost words, spoken in a moment of mental turmoil, were a heavy blow to her mother's extremely fragile soul.
The tears falling from her mother's eyes almost every drop landed on her own soul. Her mother's tense, apprehensive words, spoken as if making a desperate vow to avoid hurting her, suddenly made her realize how selfish her previous stubbornness, born from her own thoughts, had been.
"The question I asked earlier was actually to... tell you, mother..." She reached out, wiping away the tear stains on her mother's face bit by bit: "I've changed my mind. I will agree to everything Divine Emperor Yue Wuyai said."
But there was no relief on Yue Wugou's face. Instead, her grip on Xia Qingyue's shoulders tightened, and she said urgently: "Qingyue! Have you forgotten what I just said? Whatever you don't want to do, don't force yourself. And don't do it for my sake..."
"Of course it's not forcing, and not... just for mother." She shook her head, tears in her eyes, a light smile on her lips: "Divine Emperor Yue Wuyai is absolutely right. With the special talent I possess, if I lack sufficient power, this gift will become endless calamity."
"The position of Divine Emperor is too illusory and distant for me. But the Moon God Divine Power is the highest level of power in the current world. Ordinary people cannot even hope for it in a thousand lifetimes. For me, this is another gift, and a great fulfillment."
"I have... no reason to refuse."
"..." Yue Wugou's gaze trembled. She stared at Xia Qingyue, trying to see struggle in her eyes: "You... are you really thinking this way?"
"Mm." Xia Qingyue nodded: "I know, mother, you have always buried guilt deep in your heart towards us, afraid that I might suffer the slightest grievance, and unwilling to bring me any harm."
"But in truth, mother, you have never done anything wrong, never let anyone down. Your departure back then was not heartlessness, but the trick of an unjust fate. And you were the one who suffered the most."
"Before you left, you severed your marital ties with my father. You have always been completely free. Whoever you want to marry is your freedom. You don't need to be bound by your own heart!"
Xia Qingyue's smile softened even more: "Mother doesn't need to feel guilty towards me. I am your daughter. Even if you didn't raise me, you gave birth to me. And I, from childhood to adulthood, have never been able to do anything for you. If I can help fulfill a great wish in your life... I will only be extremely happy."
Yue Wugou's eyes shattered like crystal jade, tears flowing like a spring: "Qingyue... my daughter..."
She hugged Xia Qingyue tightly... She still couldn't be sure whether her daughter's words came from her true heart or were a compromise for her sake. But with these words from her daughter, for the first time in her life, she felt so truly that she could die without regret.
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"You... have you really thought it through?"
The next day, upon hearing Xia Qingyue's words of agreement, Yue Wuyai's excitement was beyond words.
The joy in his heart was so strong that it surprised even himself.
"Yes!" Xia Qingyue nodded solemnly. Her overly calm expression made it hard for even someone at Yue Wuyai's level to find distinct emotional colors: "But I have two requests."
"Alright." Yue Wuyai nodded without hesitation: "Speak."
"First," Xia Qingyue paused slightly, her expression becoming even more serious, but her gaze seemed to have a bit of evasion: "I wish to... pay respects to you as my adopted father."
A look of surprise appeared, then Yue Wuyai shook his head and laughed: "Qingyue, by saying this, you underestimate me. You are Wugou's daughter. I will never have any improper thoughts about you. You don't need to do this."
He thought Xia Qingyue was protecting herself through the relationship of "adopted father and daughter."
"Senior, you misunderstand." Xia Qingyue's expression remained calm, her gaze as pure and flawless as the moon in the sky: "Senior has shown great kindness to both me and my mother. Paying respects to you as my adopted father is my personal wish."
"I am of humble birth, with no merits or achievements. This thought is somewhat extravagant... I hope Senior will grant it."
Her seriousness, and the slight tremor in her voice... not only Yue Wuyai, but even Yue Wugou was deeply shocked.
"Good... good!"
Yue Wuyai said "good" twice. The first "good" came with a heavy nod, the second "good" with a smile blooming on his face: "But not now. How can I, Yue Wuyai, be careless about gaining an adopted daughter! Even if I cannot celebrate it with the whole world, the grandeur cannot be casual. Hahahaha."
He laughed heartily... feeling such joy inside.
Xia Qingyue closed her eyes faintly. After a long time, she whispered: "The second thing: please tell me, Senior, back then... who was it that harmed my mother!"
Her former husband...
Her sect...
Her homeland...
Repeated losses and calamities, she was in pain and powerless.
Her mother's enmity was even greater than the heavens.
When her mother eventually passes away... bearing the Moon God Divine Power, revenge would be the last meaning of her remaining life.
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[PS: So-called blood fusion for identifying relatives has not a single shred of scientific basis. It is pure bullshit fiction. Do not apply it to reality.]