That was sheer fearlessness—or perhaps the strength of someone with nothing to desire. A person with no scruples and a keen mind was always the hardest to deal with. Wen Xu was such a person now.
"You..."
"Old Master Lu, spare your breath. When you say you had someone take me far away, you mean you abandoned me in a beggars' den in the dead of winter. There's no need to keep emphasizing such kindness." Wen Xu waved a hand. "I'm thirty now, not three. Blood relatives mean little to me."
Compared with blood relatives who had never shown themselves in thirty years, whom he had even had to seek out himself, he had long since found what he wanted on Yonglu Mountain. He did not covet the scraps of pity Lu, the Grand Academician, had to offer.
Chapter 218: Imbalance
By the time Wen Xu returned to Sincerity Tower, it was late at night.
The road from the Lu Residence to Sincerity Tower was not far, but on the way back, he found it all too quiet. Even bustling, prosperous Shengjing City felt empty and desolate after nightfall.
"Wen Xu-Xu, you're finally back! I was afraid you'd go out alone and forget the way home." Bian Chunchou promptly handed him a cup of hot tea. "Well? Did you learn anything tonight?"
With his curiosity, he had truly wanted to follow Wen Xu-Xu out, but he had held himself back. After all that waiting, Wen Xu-Xu had finally returned in one piece, and Chunchou could hardly contain himself.
"He's back in one piece, isn't he? He's a Golden Core cultivator. Who in the Mortal Realm could hurt him? You worry for nothing." Chen Zui glanced at Wen Xu, then asked with less certainty, "You're all right, aren't you?"
The cold