After Li Mu Yang returned from Thousand Buddha Temple, he changed out of his servant's clothes and removed his makeup. After taking a hot bath, he put on one of the several sets of fine clothes Aunt Gongsun had given him, fastened a jade pendant around his waist, and once again became a graceful young gentleman of the mortal world.
He was as handsome as jade, fresh and refined.
His bearing was extraordinary, his manner gentle and cultured.
This was his own grandson, Li Mu Yang. This was the grandson he had sent away.
Lu Xingkong gazed at Li Mu Yang and remained silent for a long while.
After a time, he drained the tea in his hand in one gulp, then threw back his head and laughed. "To have gained such a fine grandson, Heaven truly has treated me, Lu Xingkong, generously."
Li Mu Yang followed along with a foolish grin. I was only calling out to you as a matter of courtesy, and you were only answering as a matter of courtesy. Is there really any need to be this happy?
Besides, didn't you already have a grandson, old man? Could it be that he wasn't as outstanding as I am?
At the thought of that possibility, Li Mu Yang's grin grew even broader.
"It must be so. Among those pampered young masters in the capital, how many are more outstanding than me? Even the Song family's Jade Tree, Song Tingyun, is nothing special. Hahahahahaha!"
The smile on Lu Xingkong's face gradually faded. He looked at Li Mu Yang and asked, "Li Mu Yang, what do you want?"
"What?" Li Mu Yang was startled. Then, thinking he understood the hidden meaning behind the question, he waved his hand and said, "Grandfather, you truly don't need to thank me