âDaddy, we are going back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect,â said Xu Muan.
Xu Lingfeng was surprised by the way Xu Muan addressed Li Yi, and he paused when Xu Muan said they were leaving.
âWhy donât you stay here longer? Is it because of him?â asked Li Yi in anger, pointing at Xu Lingfeng.
Xu Lingfeng felt guilty. He had been trying to trick Xiao Jinting out of the Green Continent.
Xu Muan shook his head and said, âNo. Jinting and I have left for a long time. Besides, itâs not peaceful in the territory of our sect. Jinting is the First Elder, and he has to go back and keep things under control.â
Li Yi mumbled sullenly, âIsnât Dongcheng Yang in the sect? Doesnât he do anything?â
Xu Muan was speechless.
âIâm afraid he canât handle it alone,â said Xiao Jinting.
Li Yi looked at Xiao Jinting and then Xu Muan, saying ruefully, âOkay.â
He took out a book and said, âThis book contains methods of cultivating spiritual insects, and some of them are the top secrets of the Li family. Donât let anyone see you when you follow the methods in the book.â
âThank you, Daddy,â said Xiao Jinting gratefully.
Xu Muan handed Li Yi a box. âDaddy, please take this.â
Xu Lingfeng stole a glance and saw there were in the box herbs of thousands of years and a few bottles of pills. They were precious. Xu Lingfeng felt ashamed.
Li Yi looked at the box and frowned. âNo, thank you. They are too precious.â
Xu Muan said indifferently, âDaddy, take it. Jinting doesnât lack any of these. You have just advanced to Nascent Soul and need them to recuperate.â
Li Yi didnât refuse anymore, saying, âOkay, Iâll take it. Thank you.â
It puzzled Li Yi where Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan got these treasures, but he didnât ask.
Xu Lingfeng listened to their conversation and found he was ignored.
He didnât dare to utter anything. Listening to them, he felt complicated. Recalling what he had done, he felt his face was burning in shame.
âBy the way, havenât you refined your life weapon yet?â asked Li Yi.
Xiao Jinting nodded and said, âYes.â
âDo you need the seedling of the Tree of Magical Weapons to refine the weapon?â asked Li Yi.
âYes, I do have the plan.â
Li Yi looked at Xu Lingfeng, who quickly said, âStealing seedlings of the tree is a felony in the family, but I can give you juice of the tree.â
âCan you get us a twig of the tree?â asked Xu Muan. He didnât know how he should address Xu Lingfeng.
Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, âYes, I can do that. But itâs not easy to grow anything out of it. If you want, I can get you a twig.â
âThank you,â said Xu Muan.
Xu Lingfeng blushed and said, âItâs okay.â He felt disappointed with the politeness of his son.
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Xu Lingfeng watched Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan go out. He was left alone with Li Yi in the room.
âYi, is Xu Muan our son?â Once Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan were out of sight, Xu Lingfeng asked eagerly.
Li Yi nodded. âYes.â
âWhy didnât you tell me?â Xu Lingfeng scratched his head.
It dawned on him. That explained why Li Yi put the past behind him and advanced to Nascent Soul. It turned out Li Yi had found their son. He had thought Li Yi fell in love with Xiao Jinting. No wonder Li Yi treated Xiao Jinting so well. He knew Xiao Jinting was not Li Yiâs cup of tea.
Li Yi looked at Xu Lingfeng and gave a cold smile. âI was going to tell you, but you kidnapped him.â
Xu Lingfeng blushed and said awkwardly, âCan you stop mentioning this?â
Li Yi snorted softly and said sulkily, âDo you think it didnât happen if I donât mention it?â
âIf you had told me earlier, I wouldnât have kidnapped him. Why didnât you tell me about this?â Xu Lingfeng tore at his hair and said regretfully. Recalling that he had done such a stupid thing, he wanted to find a hole and hide himself.
Li Yi sighed. âOur son is smart. He came to ask for the methods of cultivating insects. After I made an investigation, I knew he is our son. Before I confirmed that, you kidnapped him.â
âYou can give me some hints,â said Xu Lingfeng sullenly.
âYou are too silly to understand.â Li Yi snorted softly.
âI remember it now. Xu Muan said Xu Wan forged the pendant.â Xu Lingfeng was dismayed. Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan forged the pendant, but Xu Muan pushed the blame to Xu Wan. Xu Lingfeng was getting to the truth, but Xu Muan misled him.
âYou are gullible. Donât you use your head?â Li Yi snorted.
Xu Lingfeng was speechless.
He scratched his head and covered his face in depression.
Li Yi looked at him and said, âCome on. Stop feeling bad. Itâs over now. Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan met you instead of me when they arrived in the Green Continent. You are luckier than me.â
Xu Lingfeng was lost for words. After Xiao Jinting arrived, he went to the Xuâs Shop and asked if they were selling seedlings of the Tree of Magic Weapons. He was ignorant. If he had met the elders of the Xu family, Xiao Jinting would be driven out of the shop.