Are You Trying to Fool Me Like I'm Three?

Are You Trying to Fool Me Like I'm Three?

"South Sea Ancient Secret Realm?"

Mo Qingyue and Fei Long True Person set down their bowls and chopsticks at the same time, exchanging a glance.

One was the esteemed Saintess of the Heavenly Saint Palace, while the other was an Elder of the Heavenly Saint Palace.

How could they not know that the so-called Ancient Secret Realm was not a land of fortune, but a perilous place teeming with deadly dangers?

No one noticed Chen Zhixing, who was currently cradled in Ying Shuangshuang's arms.

A sharp, icy gleam flashed through the depths of his eyes.

The South Sea Ancient Secret Realm—the beginning of everything that had led to Chen Tianliang's crippling and Chen Zhixing's eventual tragedy! It had finally come!

At that moment.

Chen Zhixing understood.

This was the first crossroads where he could rewrite his life! Not long after.

A hearty laugh came from outside the courtyard.

"Ha ha ha, Third Master, long time no see!"

Immediately afterward, two figures approached side by side.

The man on the left wore an old gray Daoist robe, his hair coiled into a Daoist topknot. Holding a horsetail whisk, he had the air of an immortal beyond the mortal world.

The man on the right was a middle-aged scholar with a goatee and a silk headscarf.

After the two drew near, they first greeted Chen Tianliang, then bowed to Ying Shuangshuang. Finally, they looked toward Chen Zhixing in his swaddling clothes and said, "Third Master, such a joyous occasion as the birth of your child, and you did not even tell us?"

Chen Tianliang smiled and invited them to sit. "Everyone is busy, so I spared you all the trouble."

After a round of polite small talk.

Kui Mu True Person glanced at the others around the dining table before speaking solemnly. "Third Master, you should know why I have come this time. Shall we change locations?"

Before Kui Mu True Person could finish, Chen Tianliang waved a hand and smiled. "No matter. Everyone sitting here is family. Whatever it is, just say it."

"This..."

Kui Mu True Person hesitated for a moment, then pondered aloud, "Very well. Third Master, I have received definite news that the South Sea Ancient Secret Realm will open tomorrow. The powerhouses from all sides have already gathered in the South Sea! How about we set out today and go familiarize ourselves with the surroundings first?"

The moment those words fell, Chen Tianliang's eyes lit up. He said joyfully, "Oh? It opens tomorrow? Good, good, good! Come to think of it, it has been a long time since I last fought anyone. My hands have been itching for it already. This trip to the South Sea will let me seize Foundation Establishment Divine Items for my child on the one hand, and battle the powerhouses from all sides on the other! Heh heh heh, what a delight!"

Mo Qingyue and Fei Long True Person both secretly shook their heads.

"The South Sea Ancient Secret Realm was formed after the death of an Ancient Era top-tier ferocious beast. Not only does not a blade of grass grow within it, its baleful aura also soars to the heavens. It is a land of utter death. Chen Tianliang bears the Reverse Malady; if he goes there, I fear... Ah, what a pity." Fei Long True Person sighed through Divine Sense, clearly having already foreseen Chen Tianliang's miserable fate.

Mo Qingyue nodded.

Not many people knew the truth behind the South Sea Ancient Secret Realm.

"Elder Fei Long, do you see any way we can help Chen Tianliang?" Mo Qingyue considered for a moment before transmitting through Divine Sense.

Though she had only been here for two days, she had formed quite a favorable impression of this family.

She did not wish to see their miserable ending.

Fei Long True Person was startled by her words, and a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Their Saintess had always been cool and distant in both conduct and temperament, difficult for others to approach.

Yet today, she was actually taking the initiative to help someone else. Had she changed her nature?

"Do not look at me like that," Mo Qingyue transmitted coolly. "I merely feel that since we ate someone else's food for free, we cannot simply eat and leave without giving something in return."

Fei Long True Person laughed. "Ha ha ha, that is true. Very well, very well. Though the three great Immortal Dao Lineages have rules against casually interfering in the affairs of the lower realm, offering a little help is not impossible."

After a pause.

Fei Long True Person continued, "When Chen Tianliang sets out, this old man will leave a sword mark on him. It can block one fatal injury for him."

"Very well." Mo Qingyue smiled faintly.

However.

Just as the two were considering how to help the Chen Family.

"Waaah! Waaah!"

"Daddy, you can't go!"

Chen Zhixing, who had been quiet until now, suddenly burst into loud tears.

"Huh?"

Chen Tianliang, Kui Mu True Person, and Zhuang Wuxian all froze at once.

Mo Qingyue's beautiful eyes opened wide instantly, her gaze shooting toward Chen Zhixing like lightning.

"Good son, don't cry, don't cry. Tell Daddy, why can't I go?"

Chen Tianliang hurried over to soothe Chen Zhixing.

Meanwhile, Kui Mu True Person and Zhuang Wuxian exchanged a glance, a cold gleam silently flashing through their eyes.

Could this little bastard ruin things?

"Waaah! Waaah! I heard someone say there will be a Lantern Festival at the foot of the mountain tomorrow. I want to see the lantern festival!"

Chen Zhixing wailed at the top of his lungs, as though his heart were being torn apart.

"Good son, how about Mommy takes you to the Lantern Festival tomorrow? Daddy really has something to do tomorrow..." Chen Tianliang said awkwardly.

"Waaah! I don't care, I don't care! I want our whole family to go together!" Chen Zhixing continued to howl, making full use of the unique advantage of his age.

Chen Tianliang was helpless, pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration.

"Little friend, you must listen to your father. In a few days, your father will return, and then he can bring you something delicious." Zhuang Wuxian forced what he considered a warm and kind smile onto his face, but before he could finish—

Splat!

Chen Zhixing grabbed the leftover food from a bowl and smeared it directly across Zhuang Wuxian's face.

"Are you trying to fool me like I'm three? Waaaah, he's a bad guy!"

Chen Zhixing smeared food across Zhuang Wuxian's face while wailing loudly.

"You!!!"

Zhuang Wuxian's face instantly turned livid.

He wiped the scraps from his face, trembling all over with rage.

Little bastard! If this were not the Chen Family, he would skin this little bastard alive!!

"Zhixing, do not be rude!" Ying Shuangshuang hurriedly rebuked him and carried Chen Zhixing away from the dining table.

She first apologized to Zhuang Wuxian, then looked toward Chen Tianliang and said:

"Tianliang, how about we forget it? You have the token given by the Family Head now, and Zhixing does not lack Foundation Establishment items."

"This..." Hesitation rose on Chen Tianliang's face.

If it had been before, he would naturally have gone to the South Sea Secret Realm without a second thought to seek Foundation Establishment items for Chen Zhixing.

But after Chen Zhixing had been tested as a Nine Ancient Marks Wielder last time, the family's resources had been fully opened to him.

He truly did not lack Foundation Establishment items now.

"Kiu Mu, Brother Zhuang, how about I sit this one out?"

Chen Tianliang said somewhat apologetically.

Hearing this, Kui Mu True Person clenched his fists tightly. Still unwilling to give up, he forced a smile and said:

"Third Master, greater matters come first. It is only a child visiting the Lantern Festival. Can't he go any time?"

Before he could finish.

"You're a bad guy too! Waaaah! Daddy, Mommy, I want you to take me to the Lantern Festival together!"

"Two bad guys! I don't want to see you! Waaaah!"

Chen Zhixing, who had only just stopped crying, once again erupted into uncontrollable sobs.

Seeing this, Chen Tianliang hurriedly coaxed him. "All right, all right, my good son. Daddy won't go, then. Oh, my little ancestor, stop crying."

After saying that, Chen Tianliang looked at Kui Mu True Person and Zhuang Wuxian, shaking his head. "You two go ahead. I truly cannot go."

Kui Mu True Person and Zhuang Wuxian exchanged a glance before asking one last unwilling question. "Third Master, are you truly not going?"

"Truly!"

Hearing that, the two knew Chen Tianliang had made up his mind. There was no point in persuading him further.

"Fine, fine, fine! Then we're leaving!"

Kui Mu True Person and Zhuang Wuxian rose at the same time. Unable to suppress the fury in their hearts any longer, they stared fixedly at Chen Zhixing and practically squeezed those words through their teeth.

The next moment, they turned and flicked their sleeves as they left.

The instant they turned their backs.

Both of their faces darkened incomparably.