Fall: Rebirth

The next morning, sunlight shone through the window onto the ground, forming patches of mottled light and shadows.

Ling Han stood at the door of Ling Xiao's room, raising and lowering his hand. After repeating this several times, he finally knocked gently on the door.

"Come in." Ling Xiao's low voice came from inside the room.

Ling Han took a deep breath, opened the door, and walked into the room. He saw Ling Xiao standing by the window with his back to him, looking a little lonely.

Ling Han walked to a place a few steps away from Ling Xiao and stopped. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

After a long silence, he finally mustered up the courage to say, "Father, I have something to ask you."

Ling Xiao turned around and looked at Ling Han, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. "What's the matter?" His voice was still calm.

Ling Han licked his lips and spoke hesitantly: "About my mother and the Peacock Tribe... My mother, is she from the Peacock Tribe?" After saying this, Ling Han felt his heartbeat suddenly quicken. He clenched his fists tightly, and a layer of sweat oozed from his palms.

Ling Han's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. He sighed silently and sat down slowly, his eyes revealing a hint of anticipation and nervousness.

“Since you asked, I don’t intend to hide it anymore. Back then, your mother and I should have been a loving couple, but unfortunately…” Ling Xiao stopped talking, as if he was recalling the painful past. His brows were furrowed, and his eyes revealed deep sadness.

Ling Han listened quietly, and the mystery in his heart was gradually solved.

It turns out that Ling Han’s mother Yan Yue is actually the younger sister of the current Peacock Clan Leader!

The red thread of fate brought Yan Yue and Ling Xiao together by chance, and they fell in love at first sight as if destined.

As time passed, they got to know each other better and better, and their feelings grew like a blazing flame, until they finally fell deeply in love.

Just as they were happily preparing for their wedding and looking forward to spending the rest of their lives together, an unexpected change struck like a bolt from the blue.

The Golden Dragon Clan married other tribes in an attempt to consolidate their power, and the person they chose was Ling Xiao! They forced Ling Xiao to marry a woman from another tribe in an attempt to separate him from Yan Yue.

Faced with this unreasonable request, Ling Xiao was filled with anger and resistance. He refused without hesitation, because in his heart, Yan Yue was his only lover and no one could replace her.

However, his refusal led to further intensification of the conflict between the two ethnic groups.

Later, things got out of control. Because Ling Xiao was very determined and even said that he would never marry unless it was Yan Yue, the family had no choice but to compromise.

In order to quell the escalating dispute, the family put forward a condition: as long as he was willing to accept the marriage, he could marry Yan Yue.

This condition is undoubtedly a painful choice for Yan Yue and Ling Xiao. On one side is the pressure and interests of the family, and on the other side is the true love, his heart is tormented.

Upon learning that Ling Xiao was going to marry someone else, the Peacock Clan was shocked and they strongly opposed Yan Yue marrying Ling Xiao.

However, Yan Yue's love for Ling Xiao is as deep as the sea, and she wants to marry this man at all costs. In order to realize her wish, she does not hesitate to break with her family and completely sever ties.

From that moment on, Yan Yue's father, the then leader of the Peacock Clan, severed their relationship as father and daughter.

From then on, Yan Yue never returned to the Peacock Tribe's territory.

Despite this, she does not regret her decision.

After marriage, Ling Xiao took great care of Yan Yue and doted on her, which made Hai jealous.

Hai began to target Yan Yue everywhere, creating all kinds of troubles and difficulties for her, making her suffer.

Later, Hai's father found Yan Yue. He told Yan Yue with a serious face: "The eldest son of the Golden Dragon Clan must be born by Hai. Only in this way can Ling Xiao's position be consolidated."

Yan Yue is well aware of the interests involved. If she gives birth to a eldest son, the Hai family will become alienated from Ling Xiao, and Ling Xiao's position in the Golden Dragon family will be seriously threatened.

In order to protect Ling Xiao, Yan Yue decided to take action. She hid it from everyone and secretly took medicine to try to prevent herself from getting pregnant.

As time went by, these drugs gradually eroded her originally healthy body, causing her physical condition to deteriorate and leaving her with chronic illness.

It was not until Hai gave birth to Ling Xuan successfully that Yan Yue breathed a sigh of relief and began to focus on recuperating.

After a period of hard work, she finally became pregnant with Ling Han.

However, despite her best efforts to recuperate, her body had already been damaged and it was difficult to recover.

Therefore, Yan Yue unfortunately passed away when Ling Han was still very young.

After finishing the story, Ling Xiao couldn't help but sighed and said with emotion: "Over the years, every time I see you, I can't help but think of your mother. So sometimes, I am afraid to see you. Perhaps, all this is because I, as a father, owe you."

Ling Han's eyes instantly moistened as he listened to his father's words. He tried hard to hold back the tears that were about to burst out, and an endless sadness welled up in his heart.

At this moment, he finally understood why his father always avoided him. It was because he could not face the consequences of his wife's departure.

"Father, I'm sorry... I really shouldn't have mentioned this." Ling Han whispered, his voice full of regret and self-blame.

Ling Xiao turned his head and looked at Ling Han, his eyes full of love, and said: "It was destined that you met your cousins. Although your mother is gone, they are still your relatives."

Ling Han nodded with tears in his eyes, and then said: "Father, if that's the case, then I also want to follow Chu Heng to visit the Peacock Clan and take a look at my mother's home."

Ling Xiao patted Ling Han on the shoulder and nodded with satisfaction.