Chapter 245: Arrival of the Grandfather
Chapter 245: Arrival of the Grandfather
The moment they saw it, everyone on their side had the same thought.
Fu Young’s eyes widened in fury.
There was no time to use any technique.
In that instant, his mind understood clearly that against a surprise attack from a Nascent Soul spatial cultivator, no method would be fast enough.
Even so, he still lunged forward on instinct, trying to block the attack, even knowing it would be useless.
Under the overwhelming pressure of a Nascent Soul spatial assassin, Xiao Shou could not even move, much less resist.
He looked at Fu Young rushing toward him without hesitation, and despair filled his heart as he stood there, waiting for the end.
At that moment, a sudden explosion sounded out of nowhere.
"Hmph."
With that voice, a pair of slender, beautiful hands waved lightly.
The three Nascent Soul spatial attackers who had just driven Xiao Shou into despair instantly exploded into blood and flesh, scattering in all directions.
At the same time, a man dressed in black, with black hair and black eyes appeared out of thin air and pulled Xiao Shou into his arms.
His fox like eyes swept across the crowd as he spoke coldly, "Such audacity. You dare harm my bloodline."
Fu Young had just recovered from the shock and relief of seeing his master alive when he saw Xiao Shou being held in another man’s arms.
A flood of emotions surged within him.
Among them was a sharp unmistakable jealousy that he could not ignore.
But when he heard the man’s words and noticed those fox like eyes that looked almost identical to Xiao Shou’s, his emotions gradually calmed.
Aside from Fu Young, everyone else stared at the unexpected newcomer in shock, then looked at Xiao Shou in his arms.
Before they could process what was happening, the enemy side suddenly fell into chaos.
The moment the man appeared, they did not hesitate.
They immediately tried to flee.
"Trying to escape? Too late."
As those words fell, a massive black fox claw appeared out of nowhere.
With a single grasp, it captured all the remaining enemies.
In the next instant, they were crushed into blood and pulp.
The sheer brutality of that power surpassed anything Xiao Shou could comprehend.
It felt as though even the heavens and earth could barely withstand such force.
A transparent ripple shook through the space, only calming down after the enormous black claw disappeared.
Everyone looked at the fading image of the claw, then at the still shaken Xiao Shou.
Recalling the thousand meter fox manifestation he had used earlier, they began to realize something.
Thinking of what they knew about the Spirit Realm, the expressions of San Tu, Qing Shuang, and Tao Lin all changed.
San Tu stepped forward first and bowed respectfully.
"Thank you, Dao Lord Tushan, for your assistance."
"I had no intention of helping you," Tushan Qing said. "I only came to protect him."
He gently stroked Xiao Shou’s dark hair and spoke in an unexpectedly soft tone. "Did that scare you, my dear?"
That startling term of address snapped Xiao Shou out of his shock.
Goosebumps immediately ran across his skin.
Feeling completely at a loss, he quickly pushed away his savior and said through gritted teeth, "Thank you, Senior, for saving my life. Xiao Shou will never forget this and will repay you in the future."
"Haha, how childish," Tushan Qing laughed, clearly amused by the tension in Xiao Shou’s voice when he said his own name. "My name is Tushan Qing. You know how you should address me, don’t you, my dear?"
Xiao Shou’s eyes widened in shock.
Why was someone who was supposed to appear only in the Spirit Realm showing up here?
Then he suddenly recalled what Tushan Qiqi had once said, that he was the youngest child of the Duke Zhenguo’s family.
He also remembered the Duke’s origins, along with what Tushan Qing had just said upon arriving and his notoriously unrestrained personality.
My bloodline?
Realization immediately struck him.
With his face flushing red, Xiao Shou struggled to say, "Grand... Grandfather."
Memories of Tushan Qing from the original story surfaced in his mind.
The character who had made him both laugh and grind his teeth in frustration.
Knowing his personality and strange tastes, Xiao Shou quickly adopted a well behaved and obedient demeanor while looking at him with respectful admiration.
Inside, he felt quite pleased with himself.
Given Tushan Qing’s personality, while he was protective of his family, he preferred clever and mischievous children.
Back then, his most beloved child had tormented the female protagonist so badly that she wanted to tear them apart.
When Tushan Qing found out, he not only did not scold the., he even rewarded them.
On the other hand, he had little patience for children who were overly polite and obedient.
So if he acted this well behaved, Tushan Qing would surely lose interest and keep his distance.
However, Xiao Shou forgot that circumstances change.
In the original story, Tushan Qing already had a large family with over a hundred children alone.
His many descendants competed for his favor, all pretending to be obedient while scheming against each other behind the scenes.
That was what made him grow tired of well behaved children.
But now, everything was different.
Tushan Qing had only just become a father.
His son had not even been found yet, and now he had suddenly discovered a grandson.
His sense of familial affection was at its peak.
Seeing his grandson act so obedient and soft after just experiencing such danger, even calling him "Grandfather" so gently, made his heart soften immediately.
He could not help but feel relieved that when he sensed a sudden unease in his heart as if a close blood relative was in danger, he had immediately used great teleportation to rush over.
Upon arriving, he clearly felt the resonance of the bloodline within Xiao Shou allowing him to act in time and save him.
If he had been even a moment later...