"My girl, are you trying to chase me away?" Fengxiu asked, putting on a heartbroken expression.
"Dad, I will often bring Haochen back to see you," Bai Yue said, making empty promises to Fengxiu.
Fengxiu curled his lips, but he couldn't win against stubborn Bai Yue. In case he really messed up Yue'er's big plans, the six ancestors in his Demon God Emperor Palace would beat him until he was utterly submissive.
Actually, even if you combined all six ancestors, they wouldn't be a match for Fengxiu the Demigod, but Fengxiu just happened to be a good demon who respected the elderly and cherished the young.
Fengxiu thought he would get to see his precious grandson again, but instead, he was kicked straight out of the house by Bai Yue, who shoved him right in front of the teleportation array.
"Dad, don't forget to destroy all traces of this teleportation array, or Long Xingyu will find out something is wrong." If System Liuliu hadn't reminded her, she almost would have forgotten about this array.
Fengxiu waved his sleeve, wiping away every trace and aura of the teleportation array.
"Dad, have a safe trip, I won't see you off." Bai Yue smiled as she showed him the door.
Used and then discarded, Fengxiu left Aoting Town with a gloomy face, tore through space, and headed straight for Xindu.
Fengxiu dragged Agares, who was still enjoying his life of luxury, and Vassago, who was observing the celestial phenomena, right over to keep him company and vent his depression.
...
Bai Yue released Bai Qian's physical body, and then through conscious control, she had Little Bear sign a mount contract with Bai Qian.
Bai Yue introduced to Valefor, "This is my avatar, Bai Qian. From now on, your avatar will be her mount."
"However, my spiritual awareness isn't strong enough right now to manipulate both my true body and my avatar at the same time, otherwise I could have the avatar appear before Haochen and give her a proper identity," Bai Yue said with some regret.
Valefor shook his bear head with a beaming smile, "Your Highness Yue, leave this to old bear."
"As long as you authorize me to control the avatar through the mount contract, I will be able to temporarily manipulate this physical body."
Bai Yue's eyes lit up. Wouldn't this allow her to forge a reasonable identity to stay by Haochen's side and join the Demon Hunt Squad selections with him?
The more Bai Yue thought about it, the more excited she became. She couldn't wait to have Valefor give it a try, and the result was gratifying—it was a success.
Bai Yue looked forward to it day and night, and finally managed to welcome Haochen back, only to find that an uninvited guest had followed him back as well.
"Mom, I'm back!" Long Haochen shouted excitedly to Bai Yue.
"Today is my first day of class, and the teacher came for a home visit. Mom, hurry and come out!"
Bai Yue stared in utter bewilderment at that figure and anxiously asked the system, "Liuliu, I remember in the plot of my past life, Long Xingyu didn't come this early!"
"This is only the first day of class!"
"Didn't Long Xingyu only appear after Haochen took the knight squire examination?"
"The Foundation Liquid for body conditioning hasn't even been brought home yet!"
[Host, this is an irresistible factor caused by your altering of the original plot.]
[The Host should be thankful that the Demon God Emperor Fengxiu left early and didn't run into Long Xingyu, otherwise this scene would have been far too lively.]
"What time is it, and you're still making sarcastic remarks?" Bai Yue snapped back irritably.
"What should I do now? When I look at Long Xingyu's face, I feel sick to my stomach! I don't want to say a single word to him!"
[The suggestion to the Host is to endure it. The best way to exact revenge on a scumbag is to ruin his reputation and make him regret his past actions. Therefore, Host, just pretend you are playing along with Long Xingyu for the sake of the Child of Destiny Long Haochen's future.]
For Haochen's future, enduring Long Xingyu—thinking about it this way, it didn't seem quite so nauseating anymore.
Bai Yue adjusted her expression, recalling what kind of emotions she felt when she reunited with Long Xingyu in her past life.
Joy, yet mixed with hesitation and fear—she really couldn't fake that expression!
Bai Yue decided not to wrong herself. She raised her eyes and said flatly, "Xingyu, you're here."
That tone sounded as though she had long anticipated that Long Xingyu would track her down. Long Haochen blinked, his bewildered gaze wandering between Bai Yue and Teacher Xingyu. "Mom, have you and Teacher Xingyu known each other for a long time?"
Bai Yue pulled Long Haochen's hand and placed it onto Long Xingyu's hand, then explained, "Haochen, your surname comes from him, and your given name comes from him as well."
"Temple Alliance, Knight Temple Master, the youngest Divine Knight—Long Xingyu."
"Before he became famous, before he was recognized by the Divine Throne, his knight title was Morning Rays—this is the origin of your name. He is your father."
"Xingyu, Haochen is your own flesh and blood. He is your son."
Bai Yue watched Long Xingyu's expression closely, seeing pain and hesitation flash in the depths of his eyes as he struggled to force a smile onto his expressionless face.
He took the initiative to hug Long Haochen, but his body was stiff, completely devoid of the joy of hearing he had become a father.
Bai Yue sneered inwardly; she had already guessed that Long Xingyu did not believe Haochen was his biological flesh and blood.
In her past life, she had clarified Haochen's parentage more than once, yet Long Xingyu had never believed her.
In his heart, she, Bai Yue, was simply a wanton and unchaste woman. Even when her father later admitted in front of everyone on the Holy Demonic Continent that she, Bai Yue, was the daughter of the Demon God Emperor Fengxiu, Long Xingyu had merely slapped her twice and wept, saying he had misunderstood her all these years and mistaken Haochen for the Demon God Emperor's son, which was why he had done such foolish things.
Tears streaming down his face, Long Xingyu had cried and begged her for forgiveness. And she, with her lovesick brain, had actually lost her mind and truly believed his excuses, letting bygones be bygones and even persuading Haochen to forgive Long Xingyu as well. Thinking about it now, she had been utterly foolish.
If she hadn't trusted Long Xingyu, how could Haochen, with all his formidable strength, have ended up locked in shackles, unable to circulate his spiritual energy, becoming a fish on a chopping block at the mercy of others?
However, Long Xingyu still had utility value for now. Before the truth was exposed, his status as a Divine Knight would serve as the best cover for Haochen. As for who was using whom, until the very end, no one could predict the outcome.
"Father?" Long Haochen looked up at Bai Yue in confusion, casting a suspicious glance at Long Xingyu as he realized that, in terms of appearance, he and Long Xingyu didn't look alike at all!
"But didn't you say, Mom, that Father died a long time ago?"
"Before, when Aunt Wang next door wanted to introduce someone to you, you said you and Father were deeply in love, so even though he had been dead for four years, you still wanted to observe a full five years of widowhood before considering remarriage."
"Silly child, that was just an excuse. You know as well as anyone that Aunt Wang loves playing matchmaker every single day. If I hadn't said that, she would keep kindly trying to set me up," Bai Yue hurriedly explained.
Hearing that Bai Yue had all along been telling people he was dead, Long Xingyu's expression instantly turned gloomy.
Fearing that Long Xingyu would go crazy again, Bai Yue simply gave Long Haochen a push, urging her son to hurry up and call him father.
Son, don't blame Mom for using you as a shield!
Long Haochen was handsome, his features combining the beauty genes of both Bai Yue and Bai Lingxuan. He called out in a crisp voice, "Father."
That single call left Long Xingyu somewhat dazed, and he instinctively responded, "Son."