Chapter 1646: Chapter 1646: The Broken Mother

However.

Sometimes what people hope for is often the opposite of reality.

The days went by one by one.

Soon, it was the twenty-seventh day.

As long as Wu Xiaofu went to play ball with Lu Ying today, the Black Robe man’s task would be completed.

In that case, the Black Robe man would bring Wu Shoushan back.

Then, they would be able to reunite as a family of three.

So in the afternoon of this day.

Liu Yulan made dinner early and waited eagerly by the door for the Black Robe man to bring Wu Xiaofu back.

Yet, time ticked by.

And the sky was about to turn dark.

Liu Yulan still hadn’t seen any sign of the Black Robe man or her son Wu Xiaofu.

This puzzled Liu Yulan greatly.

Because usually at this time.

The Black Robe man should have already brought Wu Xiaofu back.

But tonight, it was nearly two hours past the usual time, yet still no sign of the Black Robe man or Wu Xiaofu.

This was indeed rather strange.

However, Liu Yulan was not overly anxious.

Because at this moment, she completely trusted the Black Robe man.

After all, for the past twenty-six days, the Black Robe man had returned Wu Xiaofu on time every day.

Moreover, Wu Xiaofu had been particularly healthy during this time, coming back happily each day.

So Liu Yulan had no doubt about the Black Robe man, believing he truly could help her family.

As for why they were still not back today.

In Liu Yulan’s opinion, perhaps it was because it was the last day, and something special had to be done, causing a delay.

She guessed the Black Robe man was already bringing Wu Xiaofu back now.

Liu Yulan returned inside and reheated the dishes, continuing to wait.

And so she waited until midnight.

The dishes were reheated, cooled, and reheated again.

Still no sign of anyone.

Liu Yulan couldn’t sit still any longer, got dressed, and prepared to head to the town overnight.

After all, her son Wu Xiaofu was her only family left.

No matter what, she couldn’t let anything happen to Wu Xiaofu.

However.

As Liu Yulan walked out of the room, she found the Black Robe man standing at the door.

But Wu Xiaofu was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing this, Liu Yulan’s face changed dramatically, rushing forward to ask where her son was, why he hadn’t come back with the Black Robe man.

Unthinkably, the Black Robe man told Liu Yulan that her son Wu Xiaofu would never come back!

Upon hearing this news, Liu Yulan nearly collapsed on the spot.

As the Black Robe man’s purpose was fulfilled, he didn’t need to hide the truth from Liu Yulan anymore and revealed his plan.

It turned out.

The Black Robe man had long coveted the Heavenly Origin Pearl within Lu Ying.

But he couldn’t directly possess the Heavenly Origin Pearl.

After all, the Heavenly Origin Pearl and Lu Ying were one.

They flourished together and suffered together.

If Lu Ying were killed, the Heavenly Origin Pearl would shatter.

Moreover, as someone from a reputable sect in the Ancient Martial World, he couldn’t openly abduct Lu Ying.

So.

The Black Robe man devised a particularly sinister plan.

He planned to quietly steal the energy of Lu Ying’s Heavenly Origin Pearl!

It happened he mastered a Mysterious Technique that could achieve this goal.

However, this technique was quite special, and the conditions for its execution were very specific.

First, he needed to find someone born in a year, month, day, hour, and minute of extreme Yin.

Such a person naturally carried an extreme Yin fate.

And such a fate could just suppress the Heavenly Origin Pearl.

Thus, the Black Robe man began searching the nearby mountains for villagers born in extreme Yin times.

And eventually, found it in Wu Xiaofu.

Wu Xiaofu possessed the extreme Yin fate.

After finding the candidate.

The Black Robe man started planning the next step.

To successfully execute the Mysterious Technique.

Wu Xiaofu had to willingly stay with Lu Ying for twenty-seven days!

Both must be willing; coercion on either side wouldn’t work.

Only when both were willing.

Their fates would intertwine without repelling each other.

So.

The Black Robe man first plotted to cause Wu Shoushan’s death in the mountains.

Then he approached Liu Yulan, telling her there was a way to bring Wu Shoushan back, to reunite their family.

Liu Yulan believed the Black Robe man’s words, and Wu Xiaofu didn’t want to lose his father.

Thus, mother and son fell into the Black Robe man’s trap.

Under the Black Robe man’s deception, Wu Xiaofu accompanied Lu Ying in playing ball for twenty-seven days.

And on the last day, the twenty-seventh day.

When Wu Xiaofu and Lu Ying’s fates successfully entwined.

The Black Robe man executed the final step of his plan.

The most crucial step.

He refined Wu Xiaofu into an extremely Yin fire capable of devouring energy—the Devouring Nether Flame.

Then, he secretly placed this controllable Devouring Nether Flame into Lu Ying’s Dantian.

And since Wu Xiaofu and Lu Ying’s fates had long intertwined.

So the Devouring Nether Flame wouldn’t be repelled by the Heavenly Origin Pearl.

Thus, at the opportune moment, he could absorb the energy of Lu Ying’s Heavenly Origin Pearl through the Devouring Nether Flame.

As the Devouring Nether Flame was refined by him and was one with him.

The energy devoured by the Devouring Nether Flame would be directly transferred to him.

In this way, he could openly absorb the energy of Lu Ying’s Heavenly Origin Pearl.

Without anyone noticing.

It could be said that the plan was completely successful.

Of course, although the Devouring Nether Flame was successfully refined.

Since Wu Xiaofu was already dead.

If he stayed away from Lu Ying for long.

If Lu Ying ever forgot Wu Xiaofu, their fates would separate.

Then, the Devouring Nether Flame would be repelled by the Heavenly Origin Pearl.

Therefore, to ensure Lu Ying never forgot Wu Xiaofu.

The Black Robe man didn’t even spare Wu Xiaofu’s soul.

He erased all previous memories from Wu Xiaofu’s soul, leaving only the memory of playing ball with Lu Ying for twenty-seven days.

In this way, Wu Xiaofu’s soul would act like a machine, only remembering to play ball with Lu Ying daily, forgetting everything else.

And he would, as usual, go to Lu Ying to play ball on time, leave on time.

However, only Lu Ying would be able to see him and play ball with him.

Thus, Lu Ying would always remember Wu Xiaofu, and their fates would remain intertwined.

We must admit, the Black Robe man’s plan was extremely vicious.

After Liu Yulan listened to the Black Robe man’s plan, she was on the brink of collapse, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.