This was a very important issue for Ye Fan.
Before this, even though he had been married to Qiu Mu Orange for many years, Ye Fan had never had the intention of having children.
His grudge with the Chu family had not yet been resolved, and it was still unknown whether he would have a life to return to.
The current Ye Fan was not qualified to be a father at all.
Moreover, he was not ready to be a father either.
He, the son, was still pretending not to understand, so what qualifications did he have to be a father?
However, if Tang Yun really gave birth to a son for himself, Ye Fan would definitely be responsible for it.
Perhaps because of his own experiences since childhood, Ye Fan would never want that his child would later endure so much suffering as he had.
He would be a competent father.
Even if he could not give his own son a long-lasting companionship, he would still do his best to give his son a stable and prosperous life.
He would even leave the Cloud Dao Heavenly Book, to him.
Of course, all of this was predicated on the fact that that child was truly Ye Fan's blood and bones.
However, in the face of Ye Fan's enquiry, Tang Yun did not answer, but looked at a stream at her feet and said in a soft voice, "Ye Fan, do you like that vast river and sea, or this long, long trickling stream in front of you?"
"Hmm?" Ye Fan frowned, not knowing why Tang Yun was suddenly asking this.
Still, Ye Fan answered honestly, "I've seen a lot of rivers and seas, and I'm used to seeing the waves roll by. Honestly, what I prefer now is still the trickling stream in front of me, secluded and peaceful, plain and uneventful."
Ye Fan spoke slowly.
Hearing what Ye Fan said, for some reason, Tang Yun's heart was faintly touched.
These words of Ye Fan actually gave Tang Yun a feeling of seeing through the vicissitudes of the red world.
These words should have come from an old man in his old age, right?
Tang Yun simply could not imagine what kind of hardships this young man in front of him had gone through over the years to have such an enlightened and vicissitudes of life.
.....
She should, I suppose, have suffered a lot?
......
Tang Yun looked into Ye Fan's eyes, but there was a deep, bottomless profundity in his steely eyes.
At this moment, Tang Yun actually felt a little bit of pity for Ye Fan.
However, this emotion was quickly suppressed by Tang Yun.
She looked at Ye Fan and spoke in a soft voice, "In that case, Ye Fan, why don't you let go?"
"Let go of hatred, let go of the past, go live an uneventful life, and go enjoy peace and happiness."
"Everyone is the protagonist of life, so why do you need to make your life miserable?"
"Just like this stream that flows through the mountains and fields."
"With birdsong and flowers for company and blue skies and white clouds."
"There is no hatred, no killing, only quietness and comfort, peace and warmth."
Tang Yun's soft voice, like a clear spring in the mountains and a breeze in an empty valley, echoed lowly in Ye Fan's ears.
In that low, slow tone, there were a few moments of yearning and pursuit.
Even the strongest woman will eventually meet the man who can make her willing to put aside the world's prosperity and share the peace and happiness with him in her life.
At this moment, Tang Yun felt as if she had met the man who could give her the courage to let go of everything.
Listening to Tang Yun's narrative, Ye Fan also smiled gently, "Yes, Yun'er."
"After experiencing so much, I also feel that a life of bombast is by no means what I'm after, being plain and simple is the real thing."
"After I'm done with my heart, I guess I'll let go of the world's prosperity, just like you said. I will find a quiet place and spend the rest of my life in peace with the person I love."
"But all that is an afterthought."
"The knot in my heart is not yet over. I can't let go of those grudges, nor can I."
"Why can't you?" Tang Yun's tone suddenly took on a bit of urgency, "There's no time to let go of injustice, even if you really did wipe out the Chu Family. What about after you can, will those surviving descendants of the Chu family let you go?"
"Will the other two of the three families of the Chu clan let you go?"
"Even the great grandmother will not spare you."
"What's more, you won't even be a match for the Chu Family."
"The Chu Family is far more powerful than you can imagine."
"So, Ye Fan, listen to my advice, okay."
"Don't think about fighting the Chu Family anymore."
"Let it go, okay?"
"Just think about it for your mother, for your children, for all the people who love you, okay."
Tang Yun looked at Ye Fan, and in her tone, she even carried a little bit of begging.
She did not want Ye Fan to stand against the Chu Sect, and even more so, she did not want Ye Fan to take any risks.
Although, the power Ye Fan displayed now was already extremely powerful.
However, in order to defeat the Chu Clan, these were simply not enough.
Faced with what Tang Yun advised, Ye Fan did not immediately reply.
Instead, he turned his head and turned his back to Tang Yun as he spoke in a deep voice, "Yun'er, you don't need to advise anymore."
"Back then, in the middle of the rain forest, I had already given you my word."
"If I want to settle my grudge with the Chu Family once and for all, the only way is to fight!"
"Otherwise, even if I spared the Chu Family, that Chu Family father and son would not let me go."
"What's more, if the Chu family doesn't give me justice, how can I live up to the suffering and humiliation that my mother and I suffered back then."
"But~"
"That's enough." Tang Yun wanted to say something else, but was directly interrupted by Ye Fan, "I know your stance on your identity, so I don't want to talk to you any more about this matter."
"I only want to ask you one thing now, that child, was it born for me by you or not?"
Ye Fan turned his head, a pair of cold eyes looked straight at Tang Yun, but there was a bit of anger suppressed in his words.
For so many years, Ye Fan had worked so hard and suffered so much, for what?
Wasn't it for the sake of one day relying on his own ability to kill the Chu family and wipe out the humiliation he had suffered back then?
This was Ye Fan's obsession, moreover, Ye Fan's persistence and insistence for many years.
But now, the people Ye Fan cared about most were repeatedly striking at his dream and stopping him from pursuing it.
If it were anyone else, Ye Fan would have already turned his back in anger.
"What if I said yes?"
"Will you be willing to step back for our sake and stop going up to the Chu Clan, and stop making enemies with the Chu Sect?" Tang Yun's beautiful eyes were a little red, like a little girl who longed to be cared for, as she asked Ye Fan.
But when Ye Fan heard this, his brow furrowed even deeper, "Yun'er, don't force me, okay?"
"These are two different things, and I don't want to mix them up."
As soon as Tang Yun heard this, she immediately laughed.
The laugh was tinged with a bit of self-deprecation and loss.
Even though Ye Fan did not answer positively, Tang Yun, already knew Ye Fan's answer.
Suddenly, Tang Yun felt that it was meaningless.
After all, was she still making a fool of herself?
"Mm, I know. In the future, I won't advise you again. Just pretend I never said anything before." Tang Yun smiled sadly.
All original illusions and expectations of the future vanished in an instant.
"Yun'er, don't be like this." Seeing Tang Yun's appearance, Ye Fan's heart ached.
But Tang Yun ignored it and continued speaking instead, only speaking in a tone that had returned to its usual icy coldness, "Ye Fan, aren't you eager to know whose child it is?"
"I will tell you today."
"Actually, to the very beginning, I don't know anything about the child at all."
"Also, back then in the rainforest, I gave you the Fire Spirit Fruit, just to return a favour to you."
"I just didn't expect that the peerless patriarch of China would make a fool of himself and think that something had happened between us, and even speak shamelessly, asking me if I had given birth to a child for you?"
"I, Tang Yun, am the Master of the Chu Sect and number one on the Heavenly Ranking. Monstrous power and a lifetime of majesty."
"You, on the other hand, are nothing more than a country boy from a poor background."
"You should know what kind of gulf exists between you and me, no matter the status or power background."
"Don't you think it's ridiculous to ask this when the master of this sect has given birth to your children?"