Voluntarily Entering the Game

Such an outlier, so utterly at odds with every style, yet holding such an exalted position within the Do Not Eat Beef...

I should have realized sooner...

Just moments ago, while immersed in the truth of my own Lifespan, I'd still felt a shocked confusion in my heart. Why would someone as capable as Old Lord's Eyebrow, a Reincarnator from another world, be willing to wager on me? Why would he leave his legacy to me...

I hadn't expected that on this return, I'd catch a glimpse of the answer.

Hu Ma wasn't sure how much of the real reason lay in this bloodline connection, but he suspected the proportion was very high.

Then he turned to look at Immortal Aunt Miaoshan. Beaming, she was making faces and circling Fourth Miss Zhou, whispering as she asked about the latest gossip. He couldn't help but smile wryly.

At first, he'd thought she was almost impossibly pure-hearted, and didn't seem like someone capable of shouldering great responsibility. He hadn't thought much of her. But now he suddenly understood. Perhaps the way she was now was exactly what Old Lord's Eyebrow most wanted to see.

Who needed to shoulder any damn responsibility? Better to be carefree, blessed with good fortune, and spend a whole life happily grinning like a fool.

He let out a quiet breath, then discreetly fiddled with the little wing beside Dou Guan's hat, signaling that he understood.

He would help keep this answer hidden, too. It was the least kindness he could offer.

Little Dou Guan let out a breath of relief, bowed to Hu Ma with perfect formality, then hurried over to help Immortal Aunt Miaoshan pack up the Spirit Tablets. Hu Ma took some incense and went to stand before his birth father's coffin, bowing several times