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Dong Su Zhu was overjoyed after hearing this, âYang Xiao⊠en, what a good name, you have the same surname as my son.â
Yang Xiao was taken aback, âYour sonâs surname is also Yang!?â
âThatâs right! My sonâs name is Yang Kai, he is the Palace Master of High Heaven Palace. Since you are a High Heaven Palace disciple, you should know him, yes?â Dong Su Zhu introduced her son with pride. Although she would complain a little every time she met Yang Kai, she was very proud of her son. He forged his way to the Star Boundary alone, toiled hard to lay a solid foundation for High Heaven Palace, and then returned to Heng Luo Star Field to bring so many friends and family here, allowing more than 100,000 people to enjoy far better cultivation conditions. Even if someone might be able to accomplish a similar feat in the future, right now, it was definitely unprecedented.
Yang Xiao's jaw dropped so wide that an egg could be stuffed into it upon hearing this.
[What!? What!? Did I just hear it wrong? This woman is actually Adoptive Fatherâs mother!? If it was just the name, it might be nothing, but how many Palace Masters can High Heaven Palace have?!]
[No wonder this devilish crazy woman is so respectful, so thatâs how it is!]
âHm, whatâs wrong?â Dong Su Zhu was paying great attention to Yang Xiaoâs words and expressions, so she was now curiously looking at him after noticing there was something wrong with this little fattyâs state.
Yang Xiao hurriedly straightened his clothes and cleaned his face before he took a few steps back and courteously bowed to Dong Su Zhu, solemnly greeting, âGrandson Yang Xiao greets Grandmother!â
Now it was Dong Su Zhuâs turn to be dumbfounded. Even Yang Xue, who was standing by Dong Su Zhuâs side, stood gawking at him in surprise.
After a long time, Dong Su Zhu broke into giggles before she rubbed Yang Xiaoâs head and said, âLittle one, you canât randomly call just anyone by such a title.â
Yang Xiao, however, sternly shook his head, âGrandson did not randomly call you grandmother. You are my grandmother. High Heaven Palace Master is my Father.â
Dong Su Zhu couldnât laugh anymore hearing this. Her facial features twitched a little, whereas Yang Xue looked shocked. The little girl might be young, but she was extremely smart, so how could she not understand the meaning of Yang Xiaoâs words?
âWhatâs going on?â Dong Su Zhu turned to Liu Yan and asked using her Divine Sense, âIs he telling the truth?â
[My son actually has a son, and I didnât even know about it!] At this moment, Dong Su Zhu was completely furious; however, she couldnât show it in front of Yang Xiao, so she could only ask Liu Yan privately.
âMaster said that he is his Adoptive Son.â Liu Yan replied, âAnd he brought him back from the outside.â
âAdoptive Son!?â Dong Su Zhu couldnât help but heave a sigh of relief after hearing this, âThat scared me, thinking that he hadâŠâ
Although Dong Su Zhu was eager for Yang Kai to find more daughters-in-law and give her grandchildren, his four wives at home still hadnât given birth yet. If some random woman from outside gave him a child first, it would be quite a mess for his four wives back at home.
Since it was an Adoptive Son though, there was no problem.
Suddenly, something came to mind and Dong Su Zhu turned around and rushed straight into the wooden house.
Yang Xiao was confused now. The three little figures remaining stood exchanging uncertain glances.
After his recent experience, Yang Xiao was truly scared of Liu Yan, so he chose to focus on Yang Xue with a flattering smile on his face.
Yang Xue decided to take the initiative here, placed her arms akimbo and asked in a cute voice, âAre you Big Brotherâs son?â
âBig⊠Big Brother?â Yang Xiao was taken aback but immediately understood, âOh, youâre Adoptive Fatherâs sister!?â
âHehe,â Yang Xue cutely laughed through her nose. âYou are Big Brotherâs son, while I am his younger sister, what should you call me?â
âWhat should I call you?â Yang Xiao looked confused.
âEn, en, what should you call me! Hurry up and call me something nice and Iâll give you a nice gift!â Yang Xueâs pretty eyes lit up.
Yang Xiao couldnât help his face from twitching. He now felt that no one inside High Heaven Palace was normal. Liu Yan could torture him with a smile on her face, and now his Adoptive Fatherâs younger sister was making such incomprehensible demands. While he was thinking so, he suddenly felt a heatwave blowing across his face. When he focused his gaze on the source, he saw a fire snake hovering beside him, calmly staring at him.
âYou want to burn me again?!â Yang Xiao was shocked.
Liu Yang strode towards him as she stated in an incomparably gentle voice with a sweet smile hanging on her lips, âThink carefully before you answer.â
Yang Xiao wracked his brain for a while before casting a begging look toward the wooden building. But unfortunately, his grandmother had just gone in to do who knows what and still hadnât come out. He wanted to escape, but he knew that was impossible, so he forced his brain to work even harder to come up with the right answer.
Suddenly, in a flash of enlightenment, he excitedly turned to Yang Xue and stated, âAuntie!â
Yang Xue blinked her big, pretty eyes before looking at Liu Yan.
Liu Yan gently nodded, indicating he was right.
Yang Xue immediately clapped her hands and stated, âHehehe, thatâs right. Tell me, what do you want as a reward?â
Yang Xiao powerlessly replied, âI donât want any reward.â [I only want to return to Adoptive Fatherâs side. The outside world is too dangerous. Where are you, Adoptive Father?]
âThat wonât do!â Yang Xue shook her little head, flicking her two braids left and right. She tilted her head for a moment before making her way to Yang Xiaoâs side, where she stood on tiptoe and rubbed Yang Xiaoâs head, muttering in a cute and tender voice, âGood Yang Xiao, great Yang Xiao, Yang Xiao is the best.â
Yang Xiaoâs face twitched as he stared at her. The little girl before him was even shorter than him, but she actually dared to pat his head and call him a good boy. He was a member of the Dragon Clan, and no one would dare touch a dragonâs head! But after giving it another thought, she was his Adoptive Fatherâs younger sister, so seniority wise, he was indeed lower than her. He had no choice but to resign himself to his fate and smiled bitterly as he asked, âIs this a reward?â
Yang Xue earnestly nodded, âEn, mother always rewards Xueâer like this.â
âAha⊠haâŠâ Yang Xiao couldnât only sigh and say, âAuntie, you are quite easily satisfied.â
Yang Xue snorted and angrily rebuffed, âYouâre happy too, right?â
âYes, yes, I am very happy,â Yang Xiao couldnât help but nod.
The nearby Liu Yan giggled as she asked, âNow do you know what you said wrong?â
Just as he heard her voice, Yang Xiao couldnât help but shudder and nervously gulp before asking, âAhem, what exactly did I say wrong?â
Liu Yan didnât answer and just quietly stared at him.
Yang Xiao had a bad premonition, like he had reached a critical juncture in his life. He realized that if he couldnât give an answer that satisfied Liu Yan, his future would be quite miserable.
Once again, he racked his brains hard, but no matter how much he thought about it, he couldnât understand what his mistake was. Left with no other choice, he pitifully looked at Liu Yan and asked, âCan you give me a hint?â
Liu Yanâs lips curled before she turned to Yang Xue and stated, âXueâer, who am I?â
Yang Xue immediately called out in a loud and clear, âBig Sister Liu Yan!â
âNow do you understand?â Liu Yan turned back to Yang Xiao.
âEn, en, I understand!â Yang Xiao fiercely nodded, but inside he was angrily howling in his heart, [I understand nothing! Why does her calling you Big Sister Liu Yan lead to you burning me!?]
[WaitâŠ]
Yang Xiao suddenly seemed to have realized something and timidly glanced at Liu Yang before hesitantly calling out, âAunt⊠Liu Yan?â
A smile immediately bloomed on Liu Yanâs face as she then declared to Yang Xiao, âFrom now on, I am your Great Aunt, and Xueâer is your Little Aunt. Donât you forget it, okay?â
Yang Xiao stood dumbfounded on his spot. [Thatâs it?! So she chased me around and burned me with her fire just because I addressed her the wrong way!?]
[If that was the case, couldnât she have said something earlier? Why did she force me to realize it myself? How was I supposed to know that!?] Yang Xiao was sad and frustrated, wishing he could smash his head on the ground to death.
But right then, the nearby Yang Xue clapped and stated, âRight, right, I am your Little Aunt, and Big Sister Liu Yan is your Great Aunt. Weâre all one family now.â
[Only ghosts would want to be your family!]
Suddenly, hurried footsteps could be heard coming from inside the wooden house. Yang Xiao turned to look and saw Dong Su Zhu hurrying over with a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man bore some resemblance to his Adoptive Father, and coupled with Dong Su Zhuâs intimacy with him, Yang Xiao immediately understood his identity. This man must be his Adoptive Fatherâs father.
Yang Ying Feng had been cultivating when he heard Dong Su Zhu excitedly running over, saying she has some good news for him. With a look of glee, she told him that their son had adopted a son, a cute and chubby little boy, so Yang Ying Feng came out to check on the situation.
When Yang Ying Feng looked at the little boy before him, he realized that it was indeed as Dong Su Zhu had said; this little guy was pretty cute, but he also seemed to be in a bit of a miserable state. After gazing at him for a while, he nodded and asked, âIs he Yang Xiao?â
âEn, thatâs him. He said he came back with our son,â Dong Su Zhu nodded.
Yang Ying Feng smiled, but before he could speak, he saw Yang Xiao bowing flat to the ground, âGreetings, Grandfather!â
Being addressed as Grandfather gave Yang Ying Feng immeasurable joy. Although it wasnât his grandson by blood, judging by the fact that this little one was so sensible at his young age, it was evident that he had received a good education, so he hurriedly raised his arm and said, âGet up, get up, let Grandpa take a good look at you.â
Yang Xiao immediately straightened his back and stood at attention, allowing Yang Ying Feng to take a closer look.
Yang Ying Feng nodded with a smile, âGood, good, but⊠since youâre my sonâs Adoptive Son, why is your surname Yang? Could it be that your familyâs surname is also Yang?â
Yang Xiao respectfully replied, âGrandson was born with the help of the Adoptive Father just a few days ago, so when I was born, I asked the Adoptive Father to grant me a name and received Adoptive Fatherâs surname.â
Yang Ying Feng suddenly came to realize before he asked, âYour parents had no objections?â
Yang Xiao smiled, âThey did not.â
âThen everything is alrightâŠâ Yang Ying Feng smiled and nodded before suddenly his eyes widened and he asked, âBorn not long ago? How old are you?â
Yang Xiao bashfully replied, âXiaoâer was born about one or two months ago.â
[One or two months ago!?] Dong Su Zhu and Yang Ying Feng stood in a daze.
Liu Yan explained, âHe does not belong to the Human Race, he seems to be from the Dragon Clan.â
As a fellow Divine Spirit, Liu Yan could feel the Dragon Aura from Yang Xiao.
âDragon Clan!â Yang Ying Feng and Dong Su Zhu were greatly taken aback. As far as they knew, Yang Kai had an ambiguous relationship with a Dragon Girl. The last time he went out, he seemed to be going to Dragon Island, and now, he had returned with an Adoptive Son who was a Dragon. Furthermore, his surname was also Yang. Could it beâŠ
âWhere is that smelly brat!?â Dong Su Zhu asked with a stern look on her face.
Liu Yan replied, âHe is talking with Head Manager.â
Dong Su Zhu coldly snorted, âTell him to immediately come over to see me.â