Chapter 300: A Gift for the Son

Looking at the little one beside him, Chu Fan couldn’t help but feel his heart tremble, especially when the boy called him “Father.”

It was the unspoken bond of a blood connection.

When Chu Fan looked at him, although the boy didn’t really resemble Chu Fan as a child, he just knew this was his son.

Besides, when he used the Dao of Cause and Effect, he couldn’t see any Cause and Effect Lines on the boy.

This child was no more than three years old, and it had been less than four years since he and Leng Yingxue had spent three days and three nights in that cave.

‘If Leng Yingxue had gotten pregnant with this child back then, wouldn’t he be this exact age now?’

Leng Yingxue’s face was a mask of frost. She glared fiercely at the little one, but the boy, who was normally quite afraid of her, showed no fear at all now that his father was by his side.

“He’s just a little kid. Why are you being so harsh with him?”

Chu Fan shot Leng Yingxue a glare, then squatted down and lifted the little one into his arms.

In truth, a storm was raging in Chu Fan’s heart. He had never imagined that he was already a father, let alone that his child was this old.

‘This woman, always so cold and distant,’ he thought. ‘I can’t believe she was willing to give birth to our child.’

A wave of warmth spread through his heart at the thought.

‘She’s cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Sigh, I really can’t figure her out.’

“How did you know I was your father?” Chu Fan asked the little one softly and gently.

“Master told me to hide. She said there was a guest and I wasn’t allowed to see them. But I was hiding in the shadows and heard your voice, and I just knew you were my father.”

Chu Fan was noncommittal in response to this answer.

“Master? Why do you call her Master?”

“Because she is my master!”

“Then what about your mother?”

“My mother is the Empress.”

“The Empress?” Chu Fan was even more stunned. ‘This script is all wrong!’

Chu Fan turned to Leng Yingxue, his eyes full of questions.

Leng Yingxue hadn’t spoken yet, but the little one piped up, “Actually, I know my mother isn’t the Empress. My real mother is the Emperor. But they taught me to call the Empress ‘Mother Empress’ and the Emperor ‘Father Emperor.’ But I know my ‘Father Emperor’ and ‘Mother Empress’ are both women. You’re my real father.”

After hearing this, Chu Fan finally understood. He asked Leng Yingxue, “Yan Ying has already ascended the throne?”

Leng Yingxue nodded. “She ascended the throne more than two years ago. It was on his first birthday.”

“Tell your father, what’s your name?”

“My name is Long Ao.”

Bai Yun immediately came over and called out to him, “Long Ao, hurry up and call me ‘Auntie’ so I can hear it.”

“No way. You’re only a little bigger than me. Calling you ‘big sister’ seems more about right.”

“That won’t do. It would mess up the generational order,” Bai Yun said. “I call your father ‘big brother.’ If you call me ‘big sister,’ then wouldn’t you have to call your father ‘big brother’ too?”

Hearing the two of them, Chu Fan couldn’t help but chuckle.

What surprised Chu Fan even more was how clear the logic of his three-year-old son was.

“Alright, Long Ao, go play with Auntie Bai Yun. This master has something to discuss with your father.”

Leng Yingxue’s words were quite effective. Long Ao, who had been in Chu Fan’s arms, jumped right down, grabbed Bai Yun’s hand, and ran off.

After they left, Chu Fan said sheepishly, “When I first saw Long Ao, I actually thought you were his mother!”

When Leng Yingxue heard this, her gaze instantly turned razor-sharp.

“Okay, okay, okay, I misspoke, alright? I’m just curious, how did he become your disciple?”

“What? Afraid this master can’t teach him well?” Leng Yingxue’s eyes were still sharp.

Chu Fan hastily waved his hands. “You know that’s not what I mean. First, doesn’t your Piaoxue Palace not accept male disciples? And second, given Long Jingyao’s character, how could he have allowed it?”

“Of course he refused. But the Old Emperor spoke up. Would he dare to disobey?”

“Has Long Ao started Foundation Establishment yet?” Chu Fan asked.

“Foundation Establishment? Does he even need it? At birth, his meridians were already completely open. By his first full moon, his Dantian had formed on its own and already contained a Golden Core. Now, he’s already at the Pill Shattering into Infant Realm.”

“Holy shit!”

Chu Fan couldn’t stop a curse from escaping his lips.

‘Isn’t that a bit of a fucking exaggeration?’

‘What kind of monster is he?’

“I suppose you haven’t been to see Yan Ying yet, have you? By the way, she goes by Long Yintian now.”

Chu Fan shook his head. “After I left the Secret Realm, I flew the Space-Time Shuttle directly here.”

He might be a bit dense when it came to matters of the heart, but he wasn’t stupid enough to say everything on his mind.

“What is a Space-Time Shuttle?”

“The Hua Xu Secret Realm is a hidden world inside the Space-Time Shuttle. In other words, I’ve temporarily taken control of the Shuttle. When you go to Jianye City, tell Yan Ying, and it’s best not to let Long Jingyao know I’m still alive.”

Leng Yingxue said with some surprise, “So you’re saying you’ve run off with the entrance to the Hua Xu Secret Realm? Won’t that turn the entire Hua Xu Empire upside down?”

“What does that have to do with me? The Space-Time Shuttle never belonged to the Hua Xu Empire in the first place. Otherwise, how could I have taken control of it so easily?” Chu Fan shrugged.

“You’re as shameless as ever!”

“Are you sure you’re not using the wrong adjective?”

“Alright, you’ve said what you came to say. You can get lost now.”

“Wait, don’t be so heartless, alright? I just found out I have a son—my first child, no less. How can I not spend some time with him? Why not let him come with me to the Eastern Domain?”

“No. This master is afraid you’ll teach him to be as shameless as you are. How would I answer to the Emperor then?”

“If that’s the case, then I’ll just stay here for a few days. And when I have free time in the future, I’m going to come visit, and you’re not allowed to stop me. Otherwise, I’ll just be a pain and refuse to leave.”

“Are you sure you want to do this?”

“Yup! I’m his father. Is it wrong for me to want to see my son?”

The words had barely left his mouth when Leng Yingxue, without a change in expression, flicked her sleeve. Chu Fan was sent flying right off Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

“Aiya, holy shit! Is that woman a damn mule? Attacking without a word of warning?”

Chu Fan landed on the ground, furious, and was about to fly back to argue with her.

But to his surprise, Leng Yingxue was already standing right in front of him.

“If you want to be able to see him whenever you please, wait until your Cultivation surpasses this master’s.”

Chu Fan sighed. “Forget it, forget it. You’re his master, and you’re practically his aunt. Any child you have in the future will have to call him big brother, you know…”

Before Chu Fan could finish, he saw Leng Yingxue raise her hand. He quickly put up his own to block, but thankfully, her hand didn’t come down.

He took a large pile of things out from the Juntian Mirror World: some Jade Marrow, two jugs of Drunken Immortal Brew, seven pieces of Ming Jue Jade, and the Emperor’s Jade Pendant that had always been hanging on his chest.

These seven pieces of Ming Jue Jade had all been obtained from the Miracle Secret Realm. Three contained Inner Power Heart Methods, one a Military Book, one the Bai He Technique, one a Sword Manual, and one a Palm Technique.

As for the Emperor’s Jade Pendant, although he was giving it to his son, in a way, it was being returned to its rightful owner. Yan Ying had ascended the throne as Emperor, and her only possible successor was Long Ao.

Perhaps he hadn’t known before, but now that he knew Long Ao was Yan Ying’s son, how could he not guess Long Jingyao’s schemes? In fact, even Yan Ying had schemed against him.

But Chu Fan couldn’t bring himself to be angry.

Giving the Cloud Flower to Long Yinwen was all part of Long Jingyao’s plan. And what exactly was the effect of those two Elixirs he and Yan Ying had taken when they entered Celestial Wave Valley to get the Cloud Flower? That was now a huge question mark.

Otherwise, how could it have been such a coincidence? That Yan Ying just happened to get pregnant?

A father’s heart is connected to his son’s. The first moment Chu Fan saw Long Ao, he knew without a doubt that this was his son. So how could he be reluctant to give Long Ao anything he could?

“These two jugs of wine, one is for your Piaoxue Palace. It’s a wine from the Divine Realm. For anyone who hasn’t ascended, one bowl will make them drunk for three years. However, this wine can perform a Washing Marrow and Cutting Tendons, and it can help loosen Realm bottlenecks. As for these Ming Jue Jades, these three contain Inner Power Heart Methods from the Divine Realm. You are Long Ao’s master, so you should know what kind of Cultivation Technique suits him. You can probe them with your consciousness and choose one to impart to him. The other Ming Jue Jades contain a Sword Manual, a Palm Technique, a Military Book, and the Bai He Technique. He will inherit the throne in the future, so he will definitely need them. Wait for the right time and let him probe them with his own consciousness. It will be faster than you teaching him…”