"An Immortal Emperor?"
Xu Guang froze for a moment, then threw his head back and burst into loud laughter. His booming laughter echoed across the lake, startling a few water birds resting in the reeds.
"Hahaha, you're saying his father is an Immortal Emperor? Oh, Siya, since when did your words become so completely groundless?"
Xu Guang laughed so hard he was rocking back and forth, even shedding a few tears of mirth.
Xu Siya's face flushed bright red. She gritted her teeth.
"Father! What are you laughing at? Everything I said is true! Ah Cheng's father really is an Immortal Emperor!"
Xu Guang curled his lips. "Siya, do you think your father is a fool? His father is an Immortal Emperor? Then tell me, who told you this? Did he say it himself? Has he recovered his memory? Then tell me, what is his real name?"
"Ah Cheng didn't tell me. I saw his father within his body. That oppressive aura was countless times more terrifying than the Immortal King who previously appeared above our Northern Profound City. Moreover, he referred to himself as 'This Emperor', so he must be an Immortal Emperor."
Xu Guang shook his head, looking at Xu Siya with eyes full of pity. "Siya, do you know that you are simply terrible at lying? Anyone can tell this kind of lie is fake just by listening to it."
"Are you telling me that this guy named Ah Cheng has an Immortal Emperor inside his body, and under such circumstances, he became a beggar and wandered into our Northern Profound City? Do you even believe it yourself when you say it out loud?"
Xu Siya nodded earnestly. "I do believe it, because I saw it with my own eyes. Ah Cheng's father said that his current amnesia is because he is undergoing a tribulation. Outsiders cannot interfere, which is why he ended up in this state."
Xu Guang reached out and patted Xu Siya's head, smiling.
"Siya, do you really take your father for a three-year-old child? Even though your old man is only at the Tribulation Transcendence realm, which is quite a gap from the true powerhouses of the Three Realms and Nine Heavens, I am not a clueless fool."
"You say he's undergoing a tribulation. What kind of tribulation is he undergoing? What kind of tribulation involves running around everywhere? When those almighty experts undergo tribulations, which one of them doesn't find an undisturbed place and make full preparations before doing so? What? Are you trying to tell me that this Ah Cheng of yours is undergoing an unprecedented tribulation that no one has ever faced before or will ever face again?"
"Furthermore, regarding Immortal Emperors, do you know what the concept of an Immortal Emperor even is? And you say outsiders cannot interfere. To an Immortal Emperor, they have the power to interfere even with events that happened in the past. Yet, when his own son is undergoing a tribulation, he suddenly can't interfere?"
At this point, Xu Guang shook his head repeatedly. "I see that you have truly been bewitched by this wild brat who popped out of nowhere. You've even started learning how to lie."
"No, I cannot let this boy stay by your side any longer. How long have you even been in contact with him? You've already started learning to lie. If you continue to stay with him, what will become of you?"
After Xu Guang finished speaking, he turned around and began to walk in the direction of the City Lord's Estate.
Seeing this, Xu Siya's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Xu Guang's hand, and pleaded,
"Father, I really am not lying. Everything I said is true. Ah Cheng... Ah Cheng is truly the son of an Immortal Emperor. He is currently undergoing a tribulation. If you go and interfere, it will not only bring our Xu family, but possibly the entire Emperor Pavilion Heaven, a disastrous annihilation."
Xu Guang flung Xu Siya's hand away without even looking back.
"Heh, a disastrous annihilation? Today, I really want to see just what kind of disastrous annihilation touching him will bring me!"
Just as he finished speaking, Xu Guang lifted his leg to leave. The next second, he was horrified to discover that his legs felt as if they had been filled with lead; he couldn't take a single step.
An aura so powerful that it was suffocating firmly locked onto his entire being. He couldn't move at all.
"What is this?" Xu Guang's face changed abruptly as he saw a figure appear out of thin air.
The person simply stood there, doing absolutely nothing, yet Xu Guang was so terrified that he slumped to the ground.
He had seen this face before. This person was the Immortal King who had previously appeared above Northern Profound City!
"Y-you are?" Xu Guang sat paralyzed on the ground. Facing an almighty Immortal King, he couldn't even speak clearly.
Qin Zhongtian merely cast a faint glance at Xu Guang and asked with a cold sneer,
"Is what you said true?"
Xu Guang looked completely bewildered.
"Senior, what is true? I don't know what you are talking about."
A slight chuckle curled the corners of Qin Zhongtian's mouth.
"Then let me give you a reminder. You said you wanted to see what kind of disastrous annihilation it could bring you. Well? Do you want me to tell you what kind of disastrous annihilation it can bring you?"
Hearing these words, Xu Guang's face instantly turned deathly pale. He managed to squeeze out a difficult smile.
"Senior, that was just a slip of the tongue earlier. Moreover, I wasn't targeting you. I just wanted to teach that guy who deceived my daughter a little lesson."
Hearing this, Qin Zhongtian chuckled softly. The laughter was light, yet it gave Xu Guang the feeling of a death knell tolling for his life.
"Not targeting me?"
Qin Zhongtian took a step forward. The immense oppressive pressure made Xu Guang's very soul tremble.
"That guy you claim deceived your daughter is my uncle. You want to deal with him, so tell me, what difference is there between that and dealing with me?"
Uncle?
Upon hearing the words coming from Qin Zhongtian's mouth, Xu Guang felt as if his brain had violently exploded with a buzzing sound.
What? That beggar named Ah Cheng is the uncle of this Immortal King?
Then...
Xu Guang swallowed hard, his eyes filled with absolute horror. An Immortal King was that man's nephew. In that case, what Siya said was undoubtedly true. That man really was the son of an Immortal Emperor.
This...
"Tell me, what kind of disastrous annihilation do you want?"
Qin Zhongtian walked up to Xu Guang. That high-dimensional oppression made Xu Guang forget even how to breathe, let alone open his mouth to defend himself.
"Senior, please forgive him. My father didn't do it on purpose, and I have been trying to persuade him. He only had the thought but hasn't taken any action."
"Furthermore, Ah Cheng and I are very good friends. Please, on account of Ah Cheng, spare my father this once."
Qin Zhongtian did not speak. He merely looked quietly at Xu Siya, then shook his head. When it came to this little uncle of his, he truly didn't want to say a single word.
Look at you, it's one thing that you always casually provoke women normally, but how can you continue to provoke women even when you have amnesia?
Qin Zhongtian shook his head helplessly, then spoke. "On your account, I will forgive your father this time, but I have a request."
Hearing that Qin Zhongtian was willing to forgive him, Xu Guang instantly felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted. He kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude. "Thank you for your great kindness and virtue, Senior. This junior will never forget it. Whatever request Senior has, please feel free to say it!"
"Just act as if nothing has happened. Interact with my uncle just as you normally would. Do not let him notice anything unusual. If you can help him safely pass through this tribulation, I will bestow a great fortune upon you."
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ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
