Lan Jiaâs eyes turned fierce. âThat bastard!â
Shuyin shot an displeased look towards him. âItâs your blood running through his veins!â
Only then did Lan Jia recall that Shuyin was next to him. His expression became gentler. âI was just a little angry. Everything in the Saint Emperor Palace are things that our ancestors left us, yet he had destroyed them without a qualm.â
However, Shuyin was still unperturbed. âItâs just some archaic objects, what does it matter if theyâre broken? In any case, they pretty much belong to him.â
When Lan Jia heard this, his expression changed. âWhat do you mean by this?â
âSince youâre going to cultivate, youâre naturally going to have to clear your heart of desire to focus solely on cultivating. In that case, the position of Saint Emperor will naturally be passed down to your only son.â Shuyinâs words shocked Tang Doudou. She actually wanted Baili Yu to become the Saint Emperor?
Lan Jia was also shocked. âYouâve thought things through?â
âI just want him to be safe and sound. Once a person gets to this age, theyâd inevitably start thinking about how to make their childrenâs lives better.â Shuyinâs explanation was perfectly reasonable, Lan Jia couldnât find any problems in it. In addition, she was right. Although he had a lot of sons, they had all died young since their bodies couldnât handle the poison bath. The only son that was still alive as of now was Baili Yu.
However, Baili Yu was too hard to control and his actions were always unpredictable. Even him, as the father, couldnât beat Baili Yu. Baili Yu had even almost defeated him earlier. Even if he really did want to make Baili Yu the Saint Emperor, the Saint Tribesâ would probably object to it.
Moreover, Baili Yu had no interest in the position of Saint Emperor!
âLetâs talk about it when the time comes, but for nowâ¦â Lan Jia lifted his brows. âShen Moru, how did you find this place?â
Shen Moruâs expression didnât change. âWhen I saw that Baili Yu was burning things down, I started looking for you, Saint Emperor. However, I wasnât able to find you even after searching through the entire Saint Palace. Then, near the cliff, I discovered this animal. When I saw that it was acting suspicious, I followed it and unexpectedly, it led me hereâ¦â
As he spoke, he pulled out something from his black robe. It was gray and looked lifeless.
Tang Doudou immediately realized that it was Lilâ Gray and rushed towards Shen Moru. âLilâ Grayâ
However, Shuyin pulled her back. âDoudou, donât go over there. Heâs not a good person.â
Tang Doudou recalled her past encounters with Shen Moru and calmed down. Glowering at him, she shouted, âShen Moru, what did you do to Lilâ Gray?â
âItâs only unconscious. Nine-eared Monkeys are very rare, this might actually be the only one existing in this world. Itâs a natural spirit creature and is very hard to come by.â The meaning was, there was no way Shen Moru would be able to bring himself to harm something this rare.
Shuyinâs earlier words that Shen Moru wasnât a good person ended up reminding Lan Jia as well. As he looked at Lilâ Gray, he gave a cold humph and said to Shen Moru, âAfter a natural spirit creature acknowledges a master, it doesnât change masters. This Nine-eared Monkey belongs to that kid Mu. Since it has run here, that kid is probably hiding nearby as well. Shen Moru, wake that monkey up and go find that kid.â
Shen Moru lowered his eyes so his emotions couldnât be seen. âUnderstood, Saint Emperor.â
Following that, he hit a point on the Nine-eared Monkey. Lilâ Gray quivered and woke up. He glanced around with his black shiny eyes. When he saw Shen Moruâs face, he started screaming in alarm, âZhizhizhi!!!â
When Tang Doudou saw that they were about to use Lilâ Gray to find Mu Ye, she said hastily, âLilâ Gray, Iâm over here!â
Lilâ Gray immediately made a sound of joy when he heard her voice and quickly struggled out of Shen Moruâs hold to jump towards Tang Doudou.
Tang Doudou hastily picked Lilâ Gray up and asked, âLilâ Gray, were you looking for me?â
Lilâ Gray cried happily, âZhizhi!â
âYou really were looking for me? Lilâ Gray, youâre seriously too cute!â Tang Doudou carried Lilâ Gray as she walked past. The way Lilâ Gray was acting seemed like he really had been looking for her.
Shen Moru asked, âSaint Emperorâ¦â
Lan Jia said, âYou canât search without an animalâs help?â
Shen Moru lowered his head. âUnderstood, this subordinate will go right away.â
After he said that, he walked into the darkness.
Tang Doudouâs eyes filled with worry as she stroked Lilâ Grayâs fur. She knew that Lan Jia was right. Lilâ Gray had definitely been looking for Mu Ye, not her.
Before, Mu Ye had only been able to suppress Shen Moru because Shen Moru had been injured. However, Shen Moru had already recovered, so Mu Ye was probably not a match for him. The worst part was, there was nothing she could do except worry, she couldnât even warn him.
As she became even more anxious with worry, Shuyin walked over and pressed firmly on her shoulders with a smile. âThis Nine-eared Monkey is really friendly towards you as well. Youâre very close with that child from the Mu family?â
Tang Doudouâs expression stiffened with embarrassment.
How could she not be embarrassed?
Her husbandâs mother was asking her about her relationship with another man. This was so awkward that she wanted to crawl into a hole.
âUh, weâre quite good friends,â replied Tang Doudou honestly.
âBut I seem to remember that youâre the Alliance Head of the martial arts circles?â asked Shuyin.
Tang Doudou nodded helplessly. âYes.â
âAnd Mu Ye is the leader of the Demonic Sect?â
âYes.â
âHaha, how interesting.â Shuyin laughed. The sound of her gentle chuckle was making Tang Doudouâs hair stand on end. How come it sounded like she really was amused by this matter?
Shouldnât she be angry?
She, this simple little beanbeans, really couldnât understand what went on in these peopleâs brains.
While they were absorbed in talking, Lan Jiaâs expression remained very dark. As he stared at the cauldron in front of him, he asked in a low voice, âHow much longer will it take?â
âItâll be done soon,â replied Shuyin lightly. She didnât seem concerned at all.
However, she had always been this way. She only expressed interest towards things she had interest in. Things she didnât have interest in, no matter how precious it was, she wouldnât even give it a glance.
Lan Jia seemed to have sunk into thoughts of the past again.
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