"Why?"
Xu Ping'an sat in his seat, staring fixedly at his father's back, his lips pressed into a tight line.
Xu Changqing did not turn around.
It was not that he did not want to, but that he could not.
Looking back at his son in such a setting would only make him feel even more embarrassed.
He knew full well that Ping'an did not need comfort from his father.
And the True Lord of Myriad Realms had named him not out of appreciation, but purely for the sake of a deal.
One was a Great Dao Venerable.
The other was the True Lord of Myriad Realms.
They were making a deal, and Xu Changqing was the merchandise.
Xu Ping'an would not understand that, at least not yet.
Some things could only be understood after one had experienced them. Hearing others explain them was useless.
After the meeting, Xu Changqing did not linger long on Celestial Pivot Star.
He had heard what he needed to hear and made the necessary arrangements.
If he stayed any longer, Baili Hong or his other senior brothers would only question him endlessly.
Thus, he activated his escape light and flew straight toward Jade Balance Star, vanishing without a trace in an instant.
Three days.
Xu Changqing waited in the bamboo hut for a full three days.
Just as he thought he had been forgotten, two auras appeared above Jade Balance Star without warning.
Space folded in half, and two people stepped out from within.
Who were they?
The Most Holy One and the Dawn Venerable!
"This is Jade Balance Star?"
"The scenery here is quite nice!"
"Spiritual plants are everywhere. The resources are abundant!"
Upon arriving, the two swept the area with their Divine Sense and could not help exchanging glances.
Indeed,