Hearing Li Sui say that, Li Huowang immediately asked again, "Then why didn't you tell me before?"
"Dad, you... you never asked me. How was I supposed to bring it up? We couldn't exactly chat about this while our Household was celebrating the New Year together, could we?"
"Dad, why are you asking about this? Could it be that you never knew about this sort of thing before?"
"I know. Of course I know." Li Huowang picked up the bitter tea and took another large gulp.
"What I mean is, we can exchange more information about this world. After all, you've lived here for a hundred and sixty years. You definitely know more than I do—there must be things you know that I don't."
Using seven or eight tentacles to support it, Li Sui brought the girl's head into Li Huowang's arms and gently rubbed it against him.
"Dad, I actually think it's better not to tell you. The more you know about some things, the more dangerous they become. Maybe muddling through life in ignorance is more comfortable instead. Besides, Dad is a Xin Su, and a Xin Su who has reached great attainment in cultivation."
Li Huowang gently stroked the head in his arms and sighed. He knew that was how it worked; Xuanpin had said the same thing before. Yet hearing those words come from Li Sui's mouth left a strange taste in his heart.
An exceptionally stern voice suddenly sounded beside Li Huowang's ear. "Li Huowang, do you really think this is interesting?"
Li Huowang closed his eyes, then opened them again, staring blankly at the White Energy-Saving Lamp above him. He paid no attention whatsoever to the voice outside the door.
He was wearing two straitjackets. He was trapped, trapped tight as death.
But this