"Xiao Se?"
"Is Xiao Se drunk too?"
"He isn't drunk at all. You think he's like you bunch of boozers?"
Yao Wan was not the least bit shy. Her figure, blurred into flame, drifted in midair, yet she still clung fondly to Xiao Yan's neck.
"—It's nothing. Mother, you all carry on."
The instant he realized what was going on, Xiao Se left without even looking back, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"...Did you scare him?"
"It can't be that bad, right? It's not like he couldn't do something like this if he wanted to."
"I feel like that's not the reason at all..."
The corner of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched, and he murmured that unconsciously.
He had a feeling that child had simply been scared off by this bunch of old degenerates.
It really felt like his luck was a little rotten.
After that, Lin Jing said goodbye together with Xiao Se.
"Oh, right. Later, I'm going to a place called the Ancient Heavenly Palace for training. Do you want to go take a look?"
"The Ancient Heavenly Palace?"
From Lin Jing's mouth, Xiao Se learned that name for the first time.
"It's a legacy left behind by a Saint Grade Expert from the Ancient Era. Anyway, my mother said there should be quite a lot of good things inside. If you're interested, there's nothing wrong with going out to have some fun."
"—I understand."
Xiao Se nodded thoughtfully. He was not especially interested in the resources and inheritances of the outside world. Everything Father and Mother had given him was already the finest gift.
That said, though he himself did not need them much, the others probably still would.
After Lin Jing left, Xiao Se waited for Xiao Xiao to wake. After