Chapter 468: He is Your Father (Patreon)

“He is your father,” Mengfei simply said.

“Is there any other reason?” Tianyi asked. Internally, he sighed in relief. With Mengfei’s personality, he didn’t believe she would use himself as an excuse not to kill Meng Tingfeng. Since the reason originated from himself, Tianyi believed she didn’t have any lingering feelings for him after learning of the truth.

Mengfei furrowed her brows, a rarity in contrast to her perpetually expressionless face. “Isn’t that reason enough?”

She tilted her head, as if not understanding why Tianyi didn’t think it was a good enough reason. “I read that children need fathers to grow up. If you don’t have a father, you can’t be called a real grown up.”

Tianyi’s lips twitched. ‘What strange books did Mother read again? Or had she read it, but never got the time to bring it out because she couldn’t remember who my sperm donor was?’

“Mother, did you forget it? I’m a reincarnator, I’ve already experienced what it’s like to have a dad? I don’t need it for a second time. After all, I’ll only have disappointment,” Tianyi said.

Mengfei frowned. “I forgot. So you were already a grownup. I heard that it’s a mother’s greatest joy to see her child grow, but unfortunately, I won’t be able to experience it.”

Tianyi’s lips twitched again. He didn’t know how to reply to that, so he changed the subject. “So, can we agree that I don’t need a father?”

“It seems like that is the case,” Mengfei said, but even though she agreed, she felt something was off.

“Right, then let’s kill him!” Tianyi said, one big sunny smile on his face.

“Again, killing him,” Mengfei said. “Why do you want to kill him so much?”

Tianyi stared at Mengfei. “You’ve changed. Before, you would have just said yes.”

For some reason, Tianyi got the feeling of pride oozing from Mengfei, even though she didn’t adjust her position or even change her expression. “Of course, I’ve changed. It’s called maturing.”

Feeling a bit funny, Tianyi played along. “Ah mother, that’s called growing up. You’ve grown up.”

Mengfei tilted her head and looked at Tianyi. “Only children grow up, adults mature.”

Tianyi sucked in a deep breath. He felt like he was on two completely different wavelengths with Mengfei today. ‘Forget it.’

“I just don’t want to recognize him as my father. Since I was young, I did not need a father. In my heart, I only recognize one parent, you, Mother.”

Mengfei stared at Tianyi. Unconsciously, a smile appeared on her face, one that she did not detect. “If you don’t want to recognize him as your father, don’t force yourself.”

Tianyi nodded. “I feel like he wants to recognize me very much, though.”

He crossed his arms. Now that the stone in his heart had settled, it was time to think about the consequences of the information. Since Meng Tingfeng told so many people, it was a fool’s errand to conceal it. He had to think about how this information would affect the overall situation.

“It doesn’t matter, as long as you don’t kill him,” Mengfei said.

Tianyi frowned. “Why can’t I?”

“You’re his son. No matter what, you shouldn’t kill your father,” Mengfei said.

“But he will eventually become our enemy. You don’t want me to convince him to join our side, do you? That’s impossible for me.”

Mengfei shook her head. “No, I don’t mean that. Just as a son, you shouldn’t kill him. If he is killed by someone else, it doesn’t matter.”

Tianyi smiled. He stayed a bit longer in Jade Peak Palace. After satisfying Mengfei’s request, he left to see Xia Meng, the former sect master of the Buzhou Immortal Sect. Strictly speaking, he should have spoken to the current leader of the Immortal Court, the Immortal Minister of Appointments, Sovereign Everpast, but he was more familiar with Xia Meng.

Xia Meng warmly received Tianyi. He led the younger immortal to a table and poured tea for the two. The two engaged in conversation. “After learning the information, Redseal lost his heart. He’s still alive, but his willpower lowered too much. He might not live for long.”

Originally, an immortal monarch like Redseal should be able to live for at least a hundred thousand more years, but his heart became attached to his grandson. Originally, he still held hope that Lovespot still lived even if his Soul Lamp extinguished. After all, if there was no information, there was always a chance.

But after learning about the Dragon Emperor’s actions, Redseal directly lost all hope. His willpower weakened to the point that he would be lucky to live for another hundred years. His heart had shattered to such an extent that he wouldn’t even develop an inner devil. At least in his previous state, he could still develop an inner devil. Such was the nadir he plummeted to.

Tianyi only let out a single “oh.” Among the most dangerous points of his life, Redseal contributed to one of the most harrowing events. Granted, Tianyi didn’t think he would dare, but the experience imprinted itself into his mind. So, he had no pity for this overly indulgent grandfather. ‘Good riddance.’

Still, he didn’t speak his thoughts.

“Oh, right. I forgot you don’t have the best impression of Redseal, silly me. With my retirement, I must have gone senile with old age,” Xia Meng said, chuckling. Although he appeared middle-aged, he still had a head full of black hair, and didn’t look senile at all. “Speaking of which, why did you come to me?”

“Can I not just visit you?”

“You can, but every time you visit me, it seems that it was for something.”

“I never noticed.” Tianyi nodded. “But yes, I did come here for matters. I think I may have discovered my sperm donor.”

It took a moment for Xia Meng to process what Tianyi said. He smiled. “I guess congratulations are in order.”

“Don’t celebrate too soon. Neither me nor Mother care about him,” Tianyi said with a roll of his eyes.

“What is so special about his identity? He wouldn’t happen to be related to the Saintly Scholar School or the destroyed Eight Pillar Sect, would he?”

“Worse.”

“How worse can it be?”

“He’s a peak lord of the Numinous Sword Sect.”

Xia Meng’s hand, which was bringing a cup of tea toward his lips, paused. “That is alarming.”

He placed the teacup back on the table and began to think of the ramifications. Strictly speaking, he didn’t think that Tianyi exposing his relationship to Meng Tingfeng would change anything much for the Immortal. First of all, he had known Tianyi since he was a child.

In addition, Tianyi was a reincarnator. The longing for a father must not be much, if it existed at all. Compared to Tianyi, he worried about Xi Mengfei more. “What does Grand Elder Xi think?”

“She doesn’t care, but just said I can’t kill him,” Tianyi shrugged. “Personally, I don’t see the big deal. He’s just my sperm donor, after all.”

“Perhaps it’s a difference in thoughts. I don’t know what kind of world you lived in before your reincarnation, but here, it is imperative to respect your parents. To kill them is a grave sin,” Xia Meng said.

“No matter what?”

“No matter what.”

“Even if the parent wants to kill the children?”

Xia Meng paused. “Although there are such cases, a child still shouldn’t kill their parents.”

“That’s stupid and outdated,” Tianyi said. “It’s true that a child is born because of their parents, and this is a great grace, but the parents have a responsibility too. Some people don’t deserve to be parents, and towards such parents, the child should not need to respect them.”

Xia Meng sighed. “I see I can’t change your mind, but think of it this way. If you kill your father, many people will question you. You may not care, but they will think that Grand Elder Xi didn’t teach you well, or worse.”

“They dare?” Tianyi glared and crossed his arms. He snorted. “You don’t have to tell me. It’s not like I was planning on disobeying mother. Just because I won’t kill him myself doesn’t mean I have to save him. He’s a sword monarch of the Numinous Sword Sect, and war will come soon enough. By then, there will be many people wanting to kill him.”

Xia Meng didn’t say anything more. He could see that Tianyi didn’t really have a huge desire to kill Meng Tingfeng, but what he valued more was Tianyi’s attitude. He had become too important to the Immortal Court. If Tianyi wanted to, the Immortal Court would likely do their best to spare Meng Tingfeng, no matter how dangerous he was.

Now that Tianyi didn’t care, it meant that the Immortal Court didn’t have to spare so much effort to save Meng Tingfeng. Of course, they couldn’t completely disregard Meng Tingfeng. If given the chance, they would still choose to spare his life, just not as much if Tianyi cared.

What Xia Meng considered was how to use this information. The matter could be said to be huge, but it wasn’t that huge. It could also be said to be small, but not that small either. More importantly, how could the Immortal Court use this information?

Perhaps convince Meng Tingfeng to betray the Numinous Sword Sect? According to their spies, Meng Tingfeng ascended from a lower realm. Not to mention that he seemed to really want to reunite with Tianyi. No, but that wasn’t reliable. Maybe drive a wedge between him and the Numinous Sword Sect. Even if nothing came out of it, inciting some friction would work.

Or perhaps use this connection to deepen the relationship between the Immortal Court and the Numinous Sword Sect? And once the time to war came, use everything they gain to attack the Numinous Sword Sect?

Xia Meng shook his head. He looked at Tianyi. Judging by Tianyi’s reaction, he definitely wouldn’t cooperate, but using this relationship to shorten the distance between the two sides should be useful. What was the concept called again? Ah, yes, cultural exchange.

If Tianyi knew what Xia Meng thought, he would definitely punch the latter.

Tianyi left not long later, and Xia Meng left to discuss the matter with Minister Everpast.

***

While Tianyi’s matter started, the Immortal Court moved onto the next step of their plan against the Demon Clan. Thanks to insider information, they already knew what the Demon Clan planned and what their next step was, especially after Yujiao revealed himself as a Buddhist spy.

Currently, they dispatched Grand Elder Zhang to chase after Empress Bluefeather, and the Numinous Sword Sect also dispatched a sword emperor. Of course, Grand Elder Zhang was equipped with a realm artifact to combat Empress Bluefeathers’ Sacred Fire Grotto. They didn’t know whether the Numinous Sword Sect did or not, but it didn’t matter.

The high echelons never expected or wanted Grand Elder Zhang to kill or capture the demon empress. They wanted to drag out the time and wait to see if the Buddhists, the biggest variable in their grand plan, would take action.

If not, then slowly let Demon Empress Bluefeather escape and lead them back to their den. The only reason they hadn’t attacked yet was because they hadn’t a hundred percent captured the Divine Beast Pseudo System’s location, and the big surprise they gave Donghai Longzi to deliver.

The years passed. One year, two years, five years, ten years, and finally, twenty-two years. The time for the cultural exchange between the Primordial Realm and the Numinous Sword Sect to commence.