Chapter 248: Grandfather’s Arrival
Chapter 248: Grandfather’s Arrival
"I heard he is still very energetic. After all, he had me just twenty four years ago," Xiao Shou replied.
So that was why Tushan Qing was sweating.
It was for descendants he had never even met and connected only by blood.
Seeing his expression, Xiao Shou suddenly realized that this man was not just the shameless, eccentric, and strangely inclined yet overwhelmingly powerful character from the original story.
He was also a person of flesh and blood and someone who truly cared for his family and felt pain over the passing of descendants he had never even met.
Thinking of how he had just shown concern for him earlier, Xiao Shou felt a bit softened and said gently, "Do not be sad. They have only entered reincarnation early and gained new lives. Besides, Duke Zhenguo is still there and the bloodline has been properly passed down."
"My dear is so kind, even comforting his elder," Tushan Qing said with a touched expression. He pulled Xiao Shou into a hug and rubbed against his shoulder as if wiping away tears that were not actually there. "Let us go see your father together later."
Xiao Shou’s face darkened instantly.
He suddenly felt that softening toward Tushan Qing had been a mistake.
He pushed him away and said coldly, "Sorry, Grandfather. I still have matters to handle. I do not have time to accompany you to the Duke’s residence."
"Ah... my dear..." Tushan Qing looked at him with a hurt expression as if silently asking how his grandson could bear to refuse him.
The group of overseers who had been forced to watch this melodramatic scene all wore strange expressions.
They are trying so hard to hold back their reactions with great difficulty.
Gou Guangming in particular looked as if his entire worldview had shattered.
So this was the legendary Ten Tailed Earth Fox who had broken the Heavenly Dao and left for the God Realm?
There must be some mistake.
This had to be someone else with the same name.
There was no way this person matched the legend.
Unable to hold back any longer, San Gu spoke up, "Dao Lord Tushan, should we not deal with the matter of the Order of Assassins first?"
At the same time, Fu Young said, "Master, your clothes got dirty. I will clean them for you."
He cast a cleansing spell on Xiao Shou, and after finishing, he deliberately patted the shoulder that Tushan Qing had just rubbed against.
The meaning behind the gesture was obvious.
Seeing this, Xiao Shou immediately felt guilty.
He glanced at Tushan Qing and quickly pulled his disciple behind him.
He then forced a flattering smile and said, "Grandfather, my disciple is still young. He knows I have a cleanliness habit, so he..."
You little brat. With those fox eyes of yours, how am I supposed to keep bluffing through this?
"Hmph." Tushan Qing snorted arrogantly.
With a flick of his sleeve, he instantly swept everyone away and teleporting them into another space.
Tao Lin who had been struggling to maintain the formation looked at the suddenly appearing group in surprise.
Everyone else stared in shock at the scene within the formation.
All the cultivators inside regardless of their cultivation level were attacking the barrier together.
Every single one of them, including children who had not yet grown to full size wore expressionless faces.
They made no sound at all.
Despite unleashing intense and violent techniques, the entire scene was eerily silent, not a single word spoken.
The sight sent chills down the spines of all the overseers.
Meanwhile, above the battlefield, a handsome man with silver hair and silver eyes rested his chin on his hand and muttered thoughtfully, "The Order of Assassins... I see. Then I should keep following this trail as well. Perhaps I can gather more information. And I can also watch more of Tushan Qing’s antics. It will be quite entertaining to tell everyone about it later."
"Dear, watch how I vent your anger!" Tushan Qing suddenly shivered, he then casually reached out and about to make a move.
Xiao Shou remembered the original plan and quickly grabbed him. "Grandfather, wait. Do not waste merit."
"Merit?" Tushan Qing blinked his fox like eyes in surprise.
Xiao Shou hurriedly opened the Void-Time Calyx and showed him the half-filled merit inside while saying proudly, "Look, this is what Young’er and I just collected. We even left more than half for those people inside."
"Mm. This spiritual treasure of yours is quite interesting." Unexpectedly, Tushan Qing did not care much about the merit.
Instead, he became interested in the Void-Time Calyx.
He casually took it to examined it carefully and then he returned it to Xiao Shou.
Feeling awkward again, Xiao Shou forced a smile. "I obtained it by chance."
"Dao Lord, please bring out the cultivator you intend to keep for soul searching," Fu Young said.
He was the only one who could see his master’s flustered state.
After glancing at Xiao Shou’s somewhat cute expression, he opened his dark eyes, took out numerous karmic flowers and looked toward Tao Lin who was struggling to maintain the formation. "Senior Tao Lin, please open the formation."
"Alright. Everyone, be careful." Tao Lin was just about to release the formation.
At that moment, Tian Mingxue from the Celestial Truth Sect glanced gently at Tushan Qing. Then she spoke in a compassionate and sympathetic tone. "Wait. Those children at the Qi Refining stage have likely never stained their hands with blood. They probably have not participated in the plundering of the Order of Assassins. If we kill them all like this, would it not be too cruel?"
Everyone looked at Tian Mingxue in surprise.
They had not expected that as one of the rare high-level female cultivators alongside Tao Lin, Li Yanhan, and Liu Rong, she would suddenly show misplaced compassion at this moment.
Only a few of the other female cultivators could see the hidden intention in her eyes.