Fu Yangxu's face darkened when he realized that the two were whispering to each other, but when he glanced at his son's face, he saw an indescribable relaxed smile, and his loving heart eventually overshadowed his dissatisfaction.
But soon, Fu Yangxu, who was teasing the baby, was troubled by another problem.
Does the baby in his arms call him maternal grandfather or paternal grandfather?
He waited until the two people opposite him weren't paying attention, then quietly lowered his voice and asked, "What's your name?"
Fu Baobao wasn't scared at all and answered very loudly, "My name is Fu Baobao! What's your name?"
The two people opposite heard the sound and were immediately drawn to it.
Fu Yangxu blushed, but fortunately, the surrounding area was filled with red flames, so it wasn't noticeable.
He looked at Fu Baobao's innocent little face and finally couldn't help but tentatively answer, "Perhaps you can call me Grandpa."
Fu Baobao was already playing a bit too fast, so she ignored what the person opposite her was saying and softly called out, "Grandpa."
Then she turned to Fu Mingxu and called out, "Mommy, I want a hug."
Fu Mingxu felt that something was wrong, but his father had already happily exclaimed "Hey!"
Han Tao ignored his request to go to his mother and went straight to Fu Yangxu, reaching out to hug him.
Fu Baobao looked at Fu Yangxu, then at him, and her little head deduced that going with her father was more likely than staying with her grandfather and returning to her mother's embrace.
Seeing that Han Tao showed no dissatisfaction, Fu Yangxu's impression of him improved a little.
"Alright, you've asked, and you've held the baby." Fu Mingxu walked over and looked at his father, saying, "Dad, can you tell me everything now?"
With his arms suddenly empty, Fu Yangxu's smile vanished, and he said indifferently, "Now that you've seen me and I'm still alive and well, you can go back."
Seeing that Fu Mingxu's mouth was about to open, Fu Yangxu said first, "Don't ask, I won't tell you even if you ask."
"In short, you and your partner go back. You don't need to come back here, and you don't need to think about taking me out."
"I won't go out."
"Xu'er, you should go."
After saying this, Fu Yangxu closed his eyes and sat cross-legged. The fire snakes on the nine chains surged out again, refusing to let anyone else get close.
Fu Mingxu never expected that after finally finding his father, all the ways he had envisioned to save him would become empty talk.
Because his father never intended to go out with him in the first place.
Fu Yangxu remained silent and unyielding, leaving Fu Mingxu truly at a loss with his own father.
He remained silent for a long time, his throat dry, before slowly asking, "Do you know where Mother is?"
Fu Yangxu's eyelids twitched, and his inner state, though his eyes were closed, was clearly not as calm as it appeared on the surface.
"Your current state..." Fu Mingxu didn't want to say this at all, "is it because of Mother?"
Fu Yangxu suddenly opened his eyes and scolded, "You scoundrel! You're not allowed to think like that!"
Fu Mingxu looked at him silently, his back straight as a rock, like an unyielding green bamboo in the mountains.
The warm scene from before dissipated after their brief conversation. He was no longer the child he once was, nor was he an ordinary person without any cultivation. In the years since his father's passing, in the time he tried every means to survive in the Fu family, and in the various hardships he and Han Tao had gone through, he could easily see that beneath his father's angry rebukes lay a ferocious but inwardly panicked maneuver.
"Where did my mother go?" Fu Mingxu stared intently, his delicate features unusually heavy. "Why did she seal you here?"
Fu Yangxu quickly adjusted his expression, closed his eyes again, and perfectly made a saw-mouth gourd.
With him remaining silent and expressionless, Fu Mingxu was truly at a loss.
He's still his biological father; you can't hit him or scold him.
But the more he acted this way, the more doubts Fu Mingxu had, his chest felt like it was blocked by expanding gas, with no outlet for his pent-up feelings.
Han Tao stopped him from moving forward and shook his head at him: "Let's go?"
Fu Baobao stayed quietly in his arms, but her gaze remained fixed on Fu Mingxu, her eyes full of eager anticipation.
Fu Yangxu looked uncooperative, as if he would not utter another word even after a thousand or ten thousand years.
Fu Yangxu's heart stirred when he saw Fu Baobao. He picked him up and shoved him into his father's arms with lightning speed.
The quail, which had tucked its neck in, could no longer remain calm, and a bewildered expression appeared on its face, which resembled his own.
“Since you’re safe here, I’ll leave Fu Baobao here for you to take care of.” Fu Yangxu shrugged and spread his hands. “Currently, demons are rampant on the Cangling Continent, and there are constant crises. It’s safest for the child to stay with you.”
After saying that, he took Han Tao's hand and said without turning his head, "Let's go."
Neither the person nor the child expected things to develop in such a bizarre direction; the fire snake was completely stunned and remained motionless.
Upon receiving her mother's instructions, Fu Baobao opened her little mouth as soon as she turned around, ready to speak.
Fu Yangxu, who had been pierced by the horrifying sound, immediately covered his mouth and shouted at the two figures, "Fu Mingxu, you come back here!"
Fu Mingxu's gentle features shifted slightly, appearing even more handsome in the moonlight dancing in the cave.
He crossed his arms, his voice calm yet authoritative: "Then can you say?"
Fu Yangxu opened his mouth, but ultimately let out a deep sigh, "I can't say, you should give up."
Unexpectedly, he was truly determined.
Fu Yangxu's gaze sharpened, and he rushed over to pick up Fu Baobao, pointing at the cave ceiling and shouting, "Do you believe I'll tear this place down?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire cave trembled, and the flames on the rocks leaped wildly, as if someone outside was shaking the place madly.
Fu Mingxu was startled and quickly asked Han Tao beside him, "Did you do this?"
There's no need to be so cooperative.
Han Tao shook his head. "It wasn't me."
Fu Mingxu was shocked: "When did I awaken the Word Spirit Physique?"
His father, Fu Yangxu, finally couldn't take it anymore and shouted, "It's not you! It's not him! Someone is trying to break in!"
Not only have some people trespassed onto Wuwang Island, but they also seem to be trying to dismantle the island.
The cave was shaking too much, so Fu Mingxu first put Fu Baobao into the inner space of the Heaven and Earth Mystic Mirror. Afraid that he would be bored, he also took the time to stuff him with some food.
Facing Han Tao's deep gaze, he quickly explained, "Don't worry, his teeth won't break."
Han Tao: That's not what he cares about.
A thick aura of chaos surged from Fu Mingxu's palm as he prepared to strike the chain.
But Han Tao stopped him. "You can't cut it. That chain is connected to Father's soul. Unless he's willing, forcibly cutting it will only damage his soul."
He spoke the word "father" so fluently, as if he had practiced it a thousand times in his mind.
Fu Mingxu didn't notice this detail and asked in surprise, "This place is about to collapse, and you still don't want to leave?"
Even if this place were a gold mine, it wouldn't be this bad.
Fu Yangxu silently shook his head, "You all go quickly, I'll be fine."
“We can’t leave.” This time it was Han Tao who spoke, his gaze falling on the entrance where the two had just been. “Someone’s coming.”
"Two people."
The cave seemed on the verge of collapse, but Fu Yangxu remained calm and unmoved, like a piece of iron.
Fu Mingxu was about to speak when Han Tao pulled him to his side, saying, "They're here."
The concealment formation immediately took effect, and the two figures in front of Fu Yangxu vanished completely, leaving him unable to detect any trace of their presence.
Where are they hiding?
At the edge of the glacier, Fu Mingxu gave Han Tao a thumbs up, and the other man's cold features immediately softened as he embraced him.
Since his father is unwilling to talk about it, whoever finds this place might be in for a surprise.
And so, Fu Mingxu saw Bai Huazhi and Qi Muyuan appear at the same time.
Not only that, Bai Huazhi actually knelt on one knee, speaking with extreme respect: "My lord, my master has asked me to take you back."
Fu Mingxu looked at the scene, which was completely different from what he had imagined, and a big question mark appeared on his forehead.
A note from the author:
Fu Mingxu: What script did my dad get?
Chapter 98
Qi Muyuan saw a look of surprise in Fu Yangxu's eyes when he saw her face, but he quickly concealed it.
Bai Huazhi felt no shame in kneeling before him; on the contrary, his demeanor became even more respectful. "My lord, my master has sent me to take you back."
Fu Mingxu stared in disbelief at all this, his mind a complete blank, utterly unaware that his father had the identity of "adult".
Furthermore, who is the "master" that Shirakaba mentions?
Han Tao held him close without changing his posture. He looked at Qi Muyuan, who happened to tilt his head slightly, and their gazes seemed to briefly meet through the concealment array.
Before his rebirth, his memories were still stuck on the day he was besieged after saving Fu Mingxu. At that time, he hadn't seen Qi Muyuan for a long time. Although the two had some acquaintance during the previous war between the righteous and the demonic forces, their relationship was not as close as it had been in this timeline due to fate.
He had only heard that Qi Muyuan, the sect leader of Tianyan Sect, had been missing for a long time, and there were even rumors that Qi Muyuan had died at his hands.
Surprisingly, even though the rumors were rampant for a time, Si Yang Xianjun never confronted him.
Judging from the current situation, when Immortal Lord Siyang said that Qi Muyuan was in seclusion at the Tianyan Sect, he had probably already arrived in the Demon Realm, and the seclusion was just a pretense.
But why is Qi Muyuan here? And what agreement did he make with Bai Huazhi?
Both of them were once disciples of the Immortal Lord of Death, but one had long since betrayed the sect, while the other was the sect leader. What could possibly make them stand together?
Han Tao guessed that this must be related to the person behind Bai Hua.
Bai Huazhi knelt on the ground for a long time, but Fu Yangxu did not react at all.
After a long while, Fu Yangxu lowered his eyes to look at him and exhaled: "Do you know why she sealed me here?"
Fu Mingxu immediately perked up his ears, wishing his father would say more.
Unfortunately, it was Bai Huazhi who spoke: "I don't know."
“Come here, I’ll tell you,” Fu Yangxu said slowly.
Fire serpents leaped across the nine chains that ran through his shoulder blades, and a strange smile appeared on his face, which bore a striking resemblance to Fu Mingxu.