"Hold a sec! Where's my father? Mu Xin, where is he?" Jin Minzhe looked at her aggressively.
Yi Ling was stunned. "Mu Xin? Father? Your father is Mu Xin?" She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Mu Xin had a son? When did this happen?
"Yes, Mu Xin. He is my father. He should be inside that Ring on your left hand. I can prove to you that I'm his son if you call out to him." Jin Minzhe was getting more suspicious. It seemed like the young man didn't know about this. No matter, he shrugged his shoulders. His father should've noticed his aura by now and would have asked this young man to run away so he could hide again. Tsk.
I don't know this kid; if he is telling the truth or not. I can't reveal Mu Xin's circumstances; it might bring him danger, Yi Ling thought.
"Mu Xin is in closed-door cultivation right now. I can't call on him. Since you know about him, you must really know him. But how do I know if you're really telling the truth?" Yi Ling decided to raise her doubts. As far as she knew, Mu Xin had been stuck inside the Ring for a million years. How could he have fathered someone? This man in front of her looked like he was in his twenties!
"That old man still dares to cultivate? Tsk, he wouldn't be able to do much unless he gets out of the Ring." Jin Minzhe sighed as he thought. He knew about his father's punishment. After all, he was also the cause of it. He tightened his fist underneath the table.
"Is the old tree still with you though? He should be able to confirm my identity as well." Jin Minzhe spoke with confidence. He couldn't give up this chance. He needed to warn his father about King Jin's appearance in Huaxia. It wouldn't be good if they accidentally bumped into each other, especially if his mother was really alive!
"Old tree?" Yi Ling rubbed her chin as she was in deep thought. There was only one tree inside the Ring.
"You mean Linyu?" Yi Ling was astonished. This man seemed to know a lot about Mu Xin and Linyu. Is he really Mu Xin's son? Then why did he call her mother? That really puzzled her. She couldn't be this man's mother! That would be ridiculous! She laughed inside and brushed it off her mind.
"Linyu? That old tree finally had a name? Haha." A spirit can only have a name if they are contracted to someone. Meaning this young man is the old tree's new master. But why him? Jin Minzhe really couldn't understand it. His father was so adamant about anybody owning this Ring.
Yi Ling wasn't sure what to say or do. Only clearing it up could do good right now. She waved her sleeve and summoned Linyu.
Linyu was watering the plants when he got summoned. It was so sudden that he was still holding on to a bucket full of spiritual water. He was facing his back to Jin Minzhe and didn't see him.
"Master, do you need me?" He looked at his master, set the bucket down, and bowed towards Yi Ling. Yi Ling sighed as she looked at Linyu. She didn't know how to say it, so she just pointed at the man behind Linyu.
"Yu'er, this man wanted to meet you."
"Man?" Linyu wasn't prepared, so he wasn't wearing his mask. He turned around, and his eyes went wide. He gasped.
"You! What are you doing here?" Linyu stared at Jin Minzhe and looked towards Yi Ling as well. This can't be good and Mu Xin isn't here either! What to do? He was in a dilemma.
Damn it, Mu Xin! He clenched his fist.