Chapter 650 - 650: Parents' Love is Universal
Dan Taiming kindly reminded Li Muyang, advising him to return home first to reassure his parents.
As for the third lady, this mysterious and special enemy, she would personally conduct the interrogation.
Li Muyang, upon hearing this, did not object and obediently bid farewell to Dan Taiming, then turned around and walked back the way he had come.
He knew nothing about Dan Taiming; there were no legends of this woman in the Cultivation World, and not even in the secret scrolls of the Refinement Demon Sect was there any record of this Great Cultivator’s name.
But her Cultivation was powerful, and she had secluded herself in the outsider’s ark for many years, yet she was instantly recognized by the third lady, this demoness.
Obviously, in certain circles, Dan Taiming was quite famous.
It was just that the general public did not know about her.
Li Muyang pondered the situation that had just occurred while remaining alert to any potential attacks that might emerge from the shadows.
— He remembered clearly that this impostor third lady had a bunch of accomplices.
The group that obeyed the third lady’s orders were also not weak in strength, and they were skilled in hiding and biding their time, able to perfectly conceal themselves within the outsider’s ark.
In Fuyun City, there were accomplices of the third lady.
Therefore, although the third lady was subdued, Li Muyang did not let his guard down.
Upon his swift return to the entrance of Li Residence, he saw the figure of Aunt Su vanish in a flash around the corner of the street.
Before disappearing, Aunt Su nodded at him.
Evidently, when Li Muyang and Dan Taiming left the Li Residence, Aunt Su had stayed behind to secretly protect Li Damu and his wife.
Now that Li Muyang had returned, Aunt Su could leave with peace of mind.
As for the Hidden Immortal Alliance Cultivators who were secretly protecting the outside of the Li Residence, they were still lying low in the shadows, without any change.
However, when the hidden gazes landed on Li Muyang, he vaguely felt an almost imperceptible pressure.
There was no doubt that true powerhouses from the Hidden Immortal Alliance had already arrived outside the front door of the Li Residence.
But for some reason, the Great Cultivators of the Hidden Immortal Alliance had not yet revealed themselves. Instead, they watched as Li Muyang entered the doors of the Li Residence.
Just like that, Li Muyang returned home without any obstacles and saw the puzzled expressions of his parents, wondering why he had returned alone.
Faced with the confused expressions of Li Damu and his wife, Li Muyang did not wait for them to ask questions and immediately explained the situation.
“…The Yu Chan who has been with you all this time is not the real Yu Chan.”
“She is an imposter, disguising herself as Yu Chan to get close to you.”
Li Muyang straightforwardly clarified the situation, preparing to face his parents’ questions and doubts.
However, contrary to his expectations, after he finished speaking these words, Li Damu and his wife in the courtyard were only briefly silent.
Then Li Damu sighed, “So that’s what it was…”
Mrs. Liu also said sadly, “I had always hoped that she was the real Yu Chan, hoped that Yu Chan had returned safely…”
Seeing his parents’ reaction, Li Muyang was slightly speechless.
“So did you already know that she was an imposter?”
Li Damu shook his head: “We didn’t know. It just felt like she had changed somewhat, with some of her small actions not quite like what Yu Chan would do. But we weren’t sure and thought that perhaps Yu Chan had changed after being away from home for many years.”
“But if she was an imposter, then some of her abnormal behaviors before would make sense.”
“Although she disguised herself well, she ultimately is not the real Yu Chan. As we lived with her day and night, we are not fools, how could we possibly not notice the changes in our own daughter that we raised?”
Li Damu’s answer saved Li Muyang the effort of explaining.
However, Li Muyang had returned this time not just to deal with the imposter Yu Chan, but there was something even more important…
After instructing the three maids to withdraw, under the slightly anxious gaze of Li Damu and his wife, Li Muyang threw out an Array Flag and set up a simple sealing Array in the room.
Isolating the inside from the outside.
After setting up the Array, Li Muyang took a seat, his expression grave as he looked towards his parents in front of him and asked.
“Dad, Mom, I have a question to ask you about this flesh of mine…”
Li Muyang raised his hand, shaking his slightly chubby child’s arm, his expression solemn as he watched Li Damu and his wife across from him.
“You must not deceive me, tell me the absolute truth.”
The serious and solemn expression on Li Muyang’s face startled Li Damu, causing him to subconsciously shrink his neck.
Beside Li Damu, Mrs. Liu also lowered her head uneasily, trying to hide her panic.
The couple’s overly guilty reaction made Li Muyang sigh.
“It seems you also know what I want to ask… Indeed, this flesh, I dug it out from the mountains of Jiuyuan City.”
“It was an unlabeled, unclaimed lone grave, and inside was the body of a two-year-old child that had not yet decayed.”
Watching the increasingly uneasy expressions of Li Damu and his wife, Li Muyang solemnly asked.
“Can you tell me what is going on here?”
“Why was there the body of my two-year-old self buried in that grave?”
Li Muyang’s expression was grave, his gaze intense.
Faced with such seriousness, Mrs. Liu lowered her head uneasily and remained silent.
Li Damu gave a strained smile and said, “Well… Mu Yang, the truth is we never told you, but you actually had an older brother who died young…”
However, Li Muyang ruthlessly exposed the extreme reluctance of this lie.
“I’ve already made inquiries in Jiuyuan City, and there is no one who knows about an older brother of mine dying at two years old.”
“Everyone in Jiuyuan City says that I am the only male descendant of the Li family!”
Li Muyang’s words made Mrs. Liu, who was silent with her head down, tremble, her face turning pale.
Li Damu’s smile also became increasingly strained and forced.
Seeing the couple’s reluctance to speak, Li Muyang fell into silence for a moment, understanding that he needed to apply some pressure to get the answers.
He said, “Dad, Mom, you must realize that the higher a Cultivator’s cultivation, the more attuned they are to the workings of the cosmic laws.”
“Cultivators with high cultivation often have special intuitions. This kind of premonition, mysterious and profound, is generally not wrong.”
“And when I saw this two-year-old child’s corpse, I had this kind of profound intuition…”
Li Muyang’s words caused a slight shock to Li Damu and his wife.
The couple looked up simultaneously and saw Li Muyang speak earnestly and sincerely: “My intuition tells me that the truth about this body is related to my life’s safety and involves serious matters.”
“If it is not clarified, something extremely terrible and awful might happen!”
Li Muyang stated half-truths and half-lies.
His gut feeling told him the truth about the body was indeed of great consequence.
However, the part about bringing disaster if not clarified was purely bluffing.
Yet this mix of intimidation and honesty from Li Muyang was significantly effective.
A parent’s love is universal.
Hearing that not unraveling the truth could bring danger, Li Damu and his wife could no longer remain seated.
After hesitating for a long time, Mrs. Liu, pale, took the initiative to speak.
“Master…”
Mrs. Liu, uneasily grabbing Li Damu’s hand, said, “Let’s just tell Mu Yang.”