Chapter 327: Chapter 327: The First Dark Beastman

Nalan Gui Xue’s avoidance made the Family Head’s complexion change.

The Family Head could clearly feel Nalan Gui Xue’s resistance towards her.

"Gui Xue, what’s wrong?"

"Mother is just too happy to see you."

"Did you suffer grievances with your father? It’s also true, your father has been alive all these years but never showed up, ignoring you completely. Suddenly, he appears to take you away for unknown reasons, I’m very worried about you..."

The Family Head spoke of her concern for Nalan Gui Xue, but in truth, her words were full of blame towards Nalan Ling.

When she mentioned Nalan Ling, the Family Head looked down, and a dark gleam flashed in her eyes.

She felt both panic and unease in her heart, but she didn’t show it on her face.

Nalan Gui Xue’s lips curved into a cold arc, his gaze carried a trace of detachment, and he said calmly, "I’ve recovered my memories."

The Family Head was in the middle of speaking when she was suddenly interrupted by this statement, and she froze for a moment, "What did you say?"

"I said the medicine you gave me has lost its effectiveness. I’ve recovered all my memories and haven’t forgotten my wife, much to your disappointment."

The Family Head’s affectionate expression froze on her face.

She had given Nalan Gui Xue a Forget Love Pill combined with Forgetfulness Powder, the effects of which would not only remove love but also erase all memories of his beloved.

He should have been unable to recover his memories, much less regain any emotions.

How did he recover them?

"What are you talking about? Mother doesn’t understand."

At this point, the Family Head couldn’t admit it.

"You were injured before, and your soul had issues. I begged the Moon Clan’s elders to save you, and perhaps something went wrong during the treatment that made you forget some things."

"The medicine I gave you was all good for your body and couldn’t have caused amnesia."

"I’ve always been trying to save you, and now that you’ve gone to your father and returned, you doubt my intentions?"

"All these years, with your poor health, I’ve exhausted myself worrying about you. Not only did I bear the pressure of the family to make you the heir, but I also protected you with all my heart, finding you various spiritual medicines. Was it easy for me?"

"And yet you talk to me this way, it’s truly heartbreaking for me..."

The Family Head looked at Nalan Gui Xue with a pained and bitter expression.

Nalan Gui Xue quietly observed his mother, watching her subtle expressions. His lips curved into a faint arc as he said, "Back then, father and mother lived in an extremely secluded place, a location known to no one."

"With father’s ability, it would have been easy to erase your traces, yet later, almost all the experts of the Xie Clan swarmed and found you."

"In that situation, father knew you were pregnant and could only sacrifice himself to protect you."

"After that, your frail health recovered, and you suddenly possessed great power, securing your position as the head of the Xie Family."

"And you gained a reputation for deep affection."

"Mother, tell me, if all this were a conspiracy, how terrifying would it be?"

The Family Head’s expression changed, "You suspect me?"

"Heh, as a mother, I’ve done so much for you, my son, and you suspect me? Why do you not suspect your father? He was clearly dead back then, and now that he’s reappeared, he won’t even see me. He’s the one who’s wronged me."

The Family Head spoke these words with almost hysterical anger.

She could betray others, but she couldn’t let others betray her.

Nalan Gui Xue said calmly, "It’s alright if mother doesn’t admit it."

"I didn’t come to ask about this, but that night when mother took the Divorce Letter given by my wife and then intentionally leaked the news to the Jue Sha Sect to have them kill my wife. This was mother’s doing, wasn’t it?"

"What nonsense are you talking? How could I possibly know anyone from the Jue Sha Sect?"

This, the Family Head would never admit.

Nalan Gui Xue said, "I know mother is very cautious in her actions, always keeping herself completely clear and leaving no trace."

"But even mother should know that in this world, there’s no wall that doesn’t let the wind through."

"The Jue Sha Sect is connected to the Cang Beast Continent, but for it to rise quickly in the Mortal Beast Continent without being detected requires the backing of a noble family on the continent."

"Back then, a mysterious person appeared in the Xie Clan, telling the people of the Xie Clan that mother was with an Ice and Snow Spirit Beast, whose flesh and blood are naturally a spiritual pill, and he disclosed the location of the Ice and Snow Spirit Beast to the Xie Clan."

"This mysterious person should be from the Jue Sha Sect."

"That night, the Jue Sha Sect attempted to assassinate my wife when there was no one else to protect her. Wasn’t that day way too coincidental?"

"Before I came, I went to the Jue Sha Sect’s base. Although it’s now in ruins, I still found this item. This is mother’s, isn’t it?"

Nalan Gui Xue took out a half-burned handkerchief.

But half of the pattern remained, and it had a unique design embroidered on it, mother’s favorite pattern.

Though it looked common, Nalan Gui Xue had seen mother use a handkerchief like this.

"And the bracelet you originally gave to my wife, it was a lethal bracelet, not the one father gave you, but a killing bracelet used by the Xie Family. Had my wife worn it long enough, she would have died mysteriously."

The Family Head listened to these words and, seeing Nalan Gui Xue’s manner, she slumped into a chair.

She looked at Xie Yi: "You go out first."

Xie Yi glanced at Nalan Gui Xue, who nodded, and Xie Yi left.

The Family Head no longer struggled; she smiled slightly and said, "My son is indeed smart, you even discovered this."

"Even a tigress won’t eat her cubs; I did all this for your good."

"Su Muyao, she shouldn’t have seduced you, a lowly female dared to be your wife and wanted you to be her Beast Husband together with other males. She’s not worthy of you and would only hinder your great cause."

Nalan Gui Xue’s eyes reddened, and he slammed a hand on the table, "Mother, don’t insult her."

"She saved my life, I was the one who fell in love with her first, who wanted to stay by her side as her Beast Husband, she didn’t provoke me, I provoked her and even hurt her."

"I love and cherish her so much, how am I supposed to face her after what mother has done?"

The Family Head raised an eyebrow and let out a cold snort, "Love?"

"People like us don’t have the right to talk about love."

Nalan Gui Xue could sense the underlying meaning in his mother’s words, and asked, "What does mother mean?"

The Family Head said, "I mean it literally."

"Haven’t you noticed that whenever you feel love, when your heart is moved, dark thoughts well up from your heart, and sometimes you even want to destroy everything, only to return to normal when you calm down? Have you doubted anything?"

"Do you really think it’s just a case of a split personality?"

Nalan Gui Xue’s cold eyes grew colder, as if snow had solidified, "What is mother trying to say, or what does mother know?"

The Family Head catalyzed the power within her body, and a dark mist surged up.

Nalan Gui Xue watched this scene, his face becoming pale and transparent, a sense of unease rising in his heart.

Because when he became angry, he also emitted such a dark aura.

The Family Head directly said, "You are very smart, you should know that in ancient times, there were Demon Race Beastmen in this world. They were the earliest Dark Beastmen."