The Sun Family Patriarch looked at Chen Changan with an exceedingly complicated expression: shock, suspicion, excitement, and confusion.
He knew exactly what he had just heard, but his mind kept telling him he might have misheard.
That was because he couldn't believe what he'd heard was true.
The Lord of the True Realm was his father?
Could... that really be possible?
"Is there any need to be so surprised?"
"It's not as if lots of people have claimed to be the Lord of the True Realm's sons, is it?" Chen Changan asked with a smile.
"No. At least, I've never heard of anyone."
"Does the Lord of the True Realm have a son? How come no one's ever mentioned it?"
"Besides, if you're his son, why don't you know anything?"
"This is no small matter. Please don't lie." The Sun Family Patriarch's voice had begun to tremble.
"Why do you think Sect Master Lin of the Xuanwu Sect treats me with such respect?" Chen Changan asked with a smile.
Sect Master Lin of the Xuanwu Sect?
The Sun Family Patriarch glanced at Chen Changan, then pondered the matter carefully.
"There were rumors that the Xuanwu Sect had some connection to the Lord of the True Realm in the past."
"Could it be... Sect Master Lin knew your identity, and that's why..."
"Could... could you truly be the Young Master?"
The Sun Family Patriarch looked at Chen Changan, his face alight with excitement. Chen Changan suspected he was about to drop to his knees.
"You don't serve my father, so there's no need to call me Young Master, is there?" Chen Changan said with a frown.
"I naturally don't have the honor of serving your father."
"But your father is the Lord of the True Realm. As his son, is it