If Your Parents Won't Give It, That Doesn't Mean Mine Won't

"Third, go back and let your parents know."

The moment Tang Wutong heard Li Changsheng say she should tell her parents, her delicate, beautiful face froze.

She stopped, turned around, and stared straight at Li Changsheng with her big eyes, as though she were looking at some unbelievable creature.

Then she extended her fair, slender hand, first touching Li Changsheng's forehead before touching her own.

After comparing them back and forth several times, she finally asked in utter confusion:

"No fever. Why are you suddenly talking nonsense?"

Li Changsheng did not know whether to laugh or cry at her string of actions. Just as he was about to explain, Tang Wutong cut him off. "Changsheng, did you forget? We're sneaking down there! If we tell them, won't that expose us?"

Her lively eyes were filled with confusion, as if she simply could not understand why Li Changsheng would make such a "stupid" suggestion.

In her view, since they were sneaking out to have fun, the fewer people who knew, the better.

Best if no one knew at all. That way, they could enjoy themselves to the fullest.

Seeing Tang Wutong's utterly matter-of-fact expression, Li Changsheng could not help sighing.

He rubbed his brow and said helplessly, "Wutong, do you really think that with our abilities, they won't know just because we don't tell them?"

Tang Wutong blinked, seemingly still processing what he meant.

Li Changsheng continued, "Don't forget, they're God Kings. Every blade of grass and tree in the Divine Realm is within their perception, let alone the two children of God Kings. Do you think you can sneak out without them noticing a thing?"

Tang Wutong's little mouth parted slightly. She wanted to argue, but found that Li Changsheng seemed to have a point.

Her father, Tang San, was both the Sea God and the Asura God, while her mother, Xiao Wu, was also a first-class deity.

She did not fully understand how powerful a God King's perception was, but she knew it was certainly beyond anything ordinary.

"Even taking a hundred steps back..."

Seeing her deep in thought, Li Changsheng pressed on. "Even if they truly didn't know where we went, wouldn't they go mad? To find us, they'd turn the entire Divine Realm upside down, and even the lower realms wouldn't be spared. By then, everything would be in chaos. Do you think we'd have it easy after coming back?"

Tang Wutong's expression finally changed.

She imagined that scene...

Three God King-level beings searching frantically through the Divine Realm and countless lower planes for their missing children.

Just thinking about it made her scalp tingle.

"Then... then what do we do?"

Tang Wutong panicked a little and asked uncertainly, "Are we not going after all?"

"Who said we aren't going?"

Li Changsheng smiled faintly, a sly glint flashing in his eyes. "What I mean is, instead of sneaking off, we should go openly. And most importantly—"

He deliberately paused, whetting Tang Wutong's appetite before slowly saying, "We can use this chance to ask them for some means of saving our lives. Understand?"

"Means of saving our lives?"

Tang Wutong tilted her head, clearly not fully following Li Changsheng's train of thought.

"Think about it!"

Li Changsheng explained patiently, "Once we go down there, we'll be strangers in an unfamiliar place. Although Douluo Continent is your father's hometown, that was a long time ago. We know nothing about what Douluo Continent is like now, how many powerful people there are, or whether there are hidden dangers. What if we capsize in a ditch because we don't have any life-saving measures?"

Tang Wutong nodded thoughtfully, but soon frowned again. "But... will my father give me anything? He always says I need to train and grow on my own, and not rely too much on external help..."

As she spoke, Tang Wutong's tone visibly grew more subdued.

As the daughter of the Sea God and Asura God, great expectations had been placed on her since childhood.

Tang San had always been strict with her and rarely gave her any special treasures or conveniences.

Hearing this, Li Changsheng smiled in a tone irritating enough to make someone die of rage. "That's your father's problem. Just because your parents won't give you anything doesn't mean mine won't give me anything!"

His tone was brimming with confidence.

Because he knew very well that both the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction doted on him far more than Tang Wutong's parents did on her.

Thus, ever since he was young, as long as Li Changsheng asked for something, he could usually get it.

Even those incomparably precious divine artifacts would be given to him without hesitation by the Goddess of Life if he wanted them.

But Tang San...

Li Changsheng shook his head inwardly.

He had never found Tang San to be that generous. At the very least, splitting his daughter's soul was the kind of insane act that the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction could never bring themselves to do, even if they were beaten to death.

After all, that was their own flesh and blood. How could they possibly bring themselves to do it?

"Your parents..."

Hearing that, Tang Wutong bit her lip, a hint of envy appearing in her eyes.

"Exactly!"

Li Changsheng said matter-of-factly, "If I were leaving, they'd probably wish I could take every treasure in the Divine Realm with me! If I ask for a few extra pieces, it wouldn't be impossible to share one or two with you."

Tang Wutong's eyes immediately lit up. "Really?"

"Of course."

Li Changsheng smiled carelessly. "But only if you agree to my plan. We'll first go find our respective parents and tell them that we want to train on Douluo Continent, then ask for a few things to keep us alive while we're at it."

Tang Wutong hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. "All right, I'll listen to you. But... are you really sure your parents will agree?"

"My parents should be fine, but you? That's not so certain," Li Changsheng said indifferently.

"Then what do we do? Don't you dare leave me behind!"

Tang Wutong grew anxious and hurriedly grabbed the boy's arm beside her, terrified that Li Changsheng would run off while she was left in the Divine Realm.

"Go ask first. What if your father agrees?"

Li Changsheng smiled faintly, as though he were not worried in the slightest.

Because even without his involvement, Tang Wutong would eventually descend to the lower realm.

Because Tang San wanted people and things from there.

So neither Tang Wutong nor he needed to worry about whether Tang San would refuse.

At most, he would put up some token resistance before reluctantly agreeing.

"All right, I'm going, then."

After thinking it over and realizing there was no other way, Tang Wutong nodded in agreement.

She stood and walked out of the Life Palace.

After Tang Wutong left, Li Changsheng closed his eyes again and remained where he was, quietly waiting for the Goddess of Life to return.