"Xiao Huang, you've lived a long time." Lin Fan stroked Xiao Huang's head as if discovering a new continent. If he remembered correctly, someone had told him that a dog's life was short, only ten or twenty years.
But who could have imagined…
Xiao Huang was so robust.
He had truly lived a long time.
Originally lively and frisky, Xiao Huang, upon hearing these words, widened his dog eyes and stared at Lin Fan as if he had seen a ghost. These words were a bit too terrifying.
What savage words!
Lin Fan laughed, "But it's good to live a long life."
Xiao Huang breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Lin Fan was going to stew him. It was truly frightening. Fortunately, the tone changed, and he wasn't scared to death.
For Lin Fan, Xiao Huang's situation was normal.
But no matter who it was, they would say that this dog had definitely become a spirit, understood human nature, and could comprehend human speech.
Days passed by, peaceful and fulfilling.
Lin Fan and Xiao Huang cultivated a deep bond.
Especially with dogs, such loyal pets, once they regard you as their master, they will endure your scolding and beating, and in the end, still wag their tails to accompany you. Not to mention Lin Fan treating Xiao Huang as a partner. In this situation, wouldn't Xiao Huang go through fire and water for Lin Fan, with complete and utter loyalty?
The sect had changed greatly.
In the decades following that incident, the number of disciples entering the Qian Yuan Sect reached its peak since the sect's founding. Disciples were countless, outer disciples were numerous, not to mention ordinary disciples.
Lin Fan and Xiao Huang were like grains of sand in the vast sea of people in the Qian Yuan Sect, inconspicuous, and wouldn't even be noticed.
The only thing worth Lin Fan's attention was that Ha Shiqi had married and had a child.
The woman was the daughter of another large sect's leader.
Her status was extremely high.
Similar to Ha Shiqi.
Lin Fan heard that the woman didn't look favorably upon Ha Shiqi at all, but due to an undeniable order, she had to agree. The sole purpose of the marriage was to find out if Ha Shiqi had inherited Ha Lin's bloodline.
Others couldn't cultivate to the Great Emperor Realm, so why could Ha Lin become an Emperor?
After successfully conceiving, the woman immediately left Ha Shiqi, and this matter dealt a huge blow to Ha Shiqi, leaving him dejected. As the saying goes, women are the most lethal beings.
Even the worldly Ha Shiqi could be so disheartened and depressed by this, showing just how much of an impact this matter had on him.
If Ha Lin were still alive, he would definitely be furious with his useless son.
Good-for-nothing thing.
When Lin Fan learned that Ha Shiqi had a child, he thought about giving the child a name, but Ha Lin was no longer around, and no one cared about him, so who would let him name the child?
At this moment…
Lin Fan was walking Xiao Huang, strolling around.
Suddenly…
He stopped.
He pricked up his ears and listened.
Several mid-level elders of the sect were drinking and chatting idly, and what they were talking about wasn't a secret topic, but something already public.
"Sigh, Elder Shiqi has been having a tough time lately. I don't know what he should do."
"The Sect Master is in seclusion, and even if the Sect Master comes out, it's useless. It's the child's mother who wants to draw the child's blood."
"Did they really discover the Great Emperor's bloodline in that child?"
"Who knows?"
"Damn it, if Great Emperor Ha Lin hadn't left, would these bastards dare to scheme against his son?"
"We can only blame Elder Shiqi for not working hard enough. If he had cultivated properly with Great Emperor Ha Lin back then, he wouldn't be in this situation now."
Lin Fan listened.
Ha Lin's grandson?
Afterwards…
He led Xiao Huang and disappeared into the distance, casually buying a mask from a roadside stall.
"Elder Shiqi, you mustn't act impulsively! The Sect Master is in seclusion. Let's wait until the Sect Master comes out to discuss this!"
"Yes, that's the Asking Path Sect. Experts are like clouds there. Even if the Sect Master intervenes, it may not make them back down."
Everyone tried to persuade Elder Shiqi.
They were all from the same era.
They had witnessed how Shiqi had muddled through. He truly muddled through. While others cultivated, he muddled. While others broke through, he still muddled.
This muddling was earth-shattering.
If it weren't for Great Emperor Ha Lin's remaining prestige, who knows how miserable he would have been.
Ha Shiqi was helpless. Sniffling and wiping his tears, he said, "Damn it, that stinky woman, how can she be so heartless? I've only met that child a few times, just a few times, and I could tell at a glance that the child takes after me, looks like me. I love him so much, how could she bear to do this?"
Then, under everyone's stunned gazes…
He took out Ha Lin's portrait.
With a thud, he knelt on the ground.
"Father! Open your eyes and look! Your grandson is about to be blood sacrificed by that stinky woman! That's drawing his blood, stripping his bones! What's the use of you cultivating to become a Great Emperor if you can't even protect your own grandson?!"
"It wasn't easy for me to have a child in my old age! If anything happens to your grandson, our Ha family will truly be extinct! Come back and save your grandson!"
Ha Shiqi cried out in grief, his heart tearing apart, his filial piety moving heaven and earth.
The surrounding elders were helpless.
They had all witnessed Elder Shiqi's helplessness. Whenever something happened, he would take out his father's portrait.
Last time, when he made a mistake and was about to be punished by the Sect Master, he also used this trick. It seemed he shouted…
"Father! You told him to take care of me, but now he wants to punish me! My life is so hard! My mother died early, and my father became a Great Emperor to establish prestige for the sect, but I, his son, am truly too miserable…"
This trick stunned the Sect Master on the spot.
Now…
After crying for a long time…
Seeing no reaction…
Ha Shiqi stood up and slammed the table, "Damn it! I'll fight that woman! What Asking Path Sect? I'll go and demand they return my son! If they dare, they can kill me! When my father returns, he'll grind their bones to dust!"
"Shiqi, calm down!"
"Don't be rash!"
Ha Shiqi anxiously said, "How can I not be rash?! It's not your son! How can I not be anxious?! I'm not bragging, but my son is exactly like me, just like me! He will definitely be an outstanding figure in the future!"
The elders blinked. If he really is like you, it's better not to save this child, lest another troublemaker emerges.
Moreover, this child has always lived in the Asking Path Sect.
His feelings for our Qian Yuan Sect aren't deep.
His mother wants to harm him, and outsiders can't interfere.
Asking Path Sect.
"Who goes there?"
Lin Fan appeared at the entrance of the Asking Path Sect. A disciple blocked his way. Wearing a mask, he didn't look like a good person at first glance. He looked strange and suspicious. Who knew what he was up to?
Lin Fan said, "I've come to take the child back."
The gatekeeping disciple angrily shouted, "What child? There's no child here! Leave quickly, or don't blame us for being impolite!"
Lin Fan shook his head without saying much, walking step by step inside. Seeing this, the two disciples were immediately enraged and directly reached out to grab Lin Fan.
The moment they touched Lin Fan, the two disciples instantly flew backward, falling to the ground and rolling in pain.
Lin Fan didn't do anything to them.
They were all weak, and he couldn't be bothered to make a move.
His appearance attracted the attention of many people in the Asking Path Sect. They all knew that this person had come to cause trouble, and they all came out to reprimand him, and then…
It hurt!
For others, coming to the Asking Path Sect alone to cause trouble was simply suicidal behavior. However, in Lin Fan's eyes, coming here was unimpeded, and no one could stop him. No matter who it was, they were like ants in front of Lin Fan.
Soon…
A figure appeared.
"Sect Master…"
The surrounding disciples respectfully addressed him.
Asking Path Sect's Sect Master, Mo He, stared at Lin Fan and said, "Who are you? I wonder how the Asking Path Sect has offended you."
Lin Fan said, "Just hand over the child to me."
Hearing this…
Mo He said, "You've come to the wrong place. There's no child here."
Lin Fan sensed, and quickly, he already knew where the person he was looking for was. Ignoring Mo He's presence, he walked towards the depths of the sect.
Seeing this, Mo He was immediately enraged.
"Impudent! How dare you run wild in the Asking Path Sect!"
Mo He's cultivation was at the Void God Realm, his strength astonishing. He instantly disappeared from his spot, and when he reappeared, he was in front of Lin Fan, his five fingers forming claws, emitting a dazzling light, wanting to completely suppress Lin Fan.
Lin Fan raised his hand, and with a pa, a tremendous force erupted. Mo He's expression changed drastically, as if he had encountered an irresistible force. His entire body flew backward, crashing heavily into the wall.
The surrounding disciples were dumbfounded.
Unbelievable.
That was the Sect Master!
He was suppressed in the blink of an eye. This was simply too unreal.
"Ah…" Mo He was furious, thunder coursing through his body. He had been enraged by Lin Fan. Just as he was about to unleash his power, he abruptly stopped.
Lin Fan said, "Don't come any closer, or you'll die. I just want to take the child and leave."
His tone was indifferent.
There was no killing intent.
But this was even more terrifying than having killing intent.
Mo He felt that his entire body couldn't move. The might of a single word was terrifying, completely suppressing him.
Lin Fan continued forward.
Not long after…
He arrived at the depths of the Asking Path Sect. It was a palace located underground. When he entered, he found a child lying on a rock, not very old, only six or seven years old.
He came to the child.
"Similar, truly similar."
He found that this child looked a lot like Ha Ha, but not like Ha Lin.
The child woke up and, seeing the masked stranger, curiously asked, "Who are you?"
Lin Fan extended his hand and tore away the formations on the child's body. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "If you want to be precise, you should call me Great-Grandfather."
"I'm taking you home now. You don't have to stay here anymore."
Several days later!
Qian Yuan Sect.
"Son…" Ha Shiqi was completely shocked to see his son return inexplicably. Even the Sect Master, who had come out of seclusion and was preparing to intervene, was surprised. The Asking Path Sect had actually released the child.
They shouldn't be so kind, right?
Ha Shiqi looked up, down, left, and right. The child really looked too much like him. As expected, he was his offspring.
"How did you come back?"
He asked excitedly.
Although they hadn't spent much time together, as long as it was his child, there was a familial connection that couldn't be blocked by anything.
The child said, "Great-Grandfather, it was Great-Grandfather who brought me back. I was in so much pain there, and then Great-Grandfather appeared and sent me back."
"Ah?" Ha Shiqi was stunned. "What Great-Grandfather?"
He thought carefully. It seemed there was no such person.
If there really was…
How could he not know?