"Pitiful person?"
"My lord, has Li Yue'er… been through something?"
"Could you tell me more?" Upon hearing those words, Chu Feng hurriedly asked with concern.
After all, Chu Feng and Li Yue'er were friends, so naturally he cared about her affairs.
"Li Yue'er not only has a biological brother named Li Ming — the three siblings also have an eldest biological sister named Li Ruochu."
"Of the three, Li Ruochu was the eldest and Li Yue'er the youngest."
"But their parents tragically died on the very day Li Yue'er was born."
"So it was Li Ruochu who raised Li Ming and Li Yue'er."
"The three siblings were extremely close, but it is said that Li Ruochu suddenly vanished while cultivating in another upper realm around the year Li Yue'er turned fifteen, never to be heard from again. The rumor is that she met with some terrible misfortune."
"After that, without Li Ruochu backing them, the two siblings suffered nothing but cold contempt from their clansmen."
"Fortunately, Li Ming's talent was outstanding, and he quickly became a key figure for the Li Heavenly Clan's cultivation efforts. And Li Ming lived up to expectations — at a young age, he became the number one among the younger generation of the Li Heavenly Clan."
"But heaven envies the gifted. Li Ming perished during a trial." Chu Youyou Yuan explained.
"Li Ming is dead?" Chu Feng was quite shocked — he had not expected Li Ming to actually be dead.
"Yes. Unlike Li Ruochu's disappearance without a trace, Li Ming truly died."
"Li Ming's death dealt Li Yue'er an enormous blow — it was as though the last straw had broken her."
"It's even rumored that she attempted suicide multiple times, wanting to follow her sister and brother." Chu Youyou Yuan said.
"So that girl Li Yue'er really has had it rough," the Queen remarked with a sigh.
"Yeah." Upon learning about Li Yue'er's past, Chu Feng felt a pang of heartache as well.
Compared to Li Yue'er, he considered himself extremely fortunate.
Though Chu Feng had not been raised by his biological parents either, his parents were at least still alive.
But Li Yue'er's parents had died right after giving birth to her. And the sister and brother she had relied on had also passed away one after another.
Moreover, in a massive clan like the Li Heavenly Clan, various factions would certainly have formed. Those who genuinely treated Li Yue'er as family must have been exceedingly rare.
The fact that Li Yue'er had been raised by her sister and brother also indicated that she had no other true relatives — otherwise her sister wouldn't have had to take on that role.
No wonder, then, that after her sister and brother died in succession, Li Yue'er could not bear the blow and chose to take her own life after Li Ming's death.
Hummm— Right at that moment, the speed of the Upper Realm Gate's rotation began to slow, and faintly, the massive gate was on the verge of opening.
"The strength of the Li Heavenly Clan is far beyond what our Chu Heavenly Clan can match. This is truly a calamity for our clan."
At this moment, Chu Youyou Yuan once again turned his gaze toward the Upper Realm Gate. Looking at the gate that was about to open, he couldn't help but let out a lament, his eyes filled with melancholy and unease.