Shifting All the Blame onto Evil Soul Masters

"Big Brother Sea Star, thank you for this trip."

After climbing down from Sea Star's back with the weary Lan Fozu on his back, Su Ming used Listening to the Sound of All Things to thank him.

Without him, they would not have returned to Salted Fish Village so quickly and safely.

At that moment, Sea Star's body visibly jolted.

Then, he asked in disbelief, "You can actually talk to us Sea Soul Beasts?"

"No wonder Lady Demon Empress entrusted the little princess to your care before entering seclusion." Then, the ten-thousand-year Sea Star seemed to come to a realization.

"Indeed, sending the little princess to the human world is far safer than keeping her in the ocean."

Su Ming did not explain why he could communicate with soul beasts. Instead, he brought up something else.

"If Big Brother Sea Star encounters any trouble in the future, or if you want to see Little Lan, just leave a mark here on the beach at Salted Fish Village."

On the way back, Su Ming had also learned of this ten-thousand-year Sea Star's origins.

It was no exaggeration to say that his ancestors had followed the previous Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. His lineage was as loyal and legitimate as they came.

Even after news of the previous Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's death spread and the Demon Empress and her daughter were besieged by many powerful Sea Soul Beast clans, they had remained utterly loyal.

Of course, the price of such loyalty was that this Flying Star clan suffered a devastating extermination campaign. They were practically all martyrs.

That was precisely why Su Ming showed goodwill toward this ten-thousand-year Sea Star.

"Then I'll be going." After learning the method Su Ming had taught him for leaving marks, the ten-thousand-year Sea Star prepared to leave.

Su Ming nodded. "Goodbye."

After watching the ten-thousand-year Sea Star depart, Su Ming carried Lan Fozu on his back and headed home.

He had been gone for so long. Even though he had left a letter explaining things in his room before leaving, it probably would not be enough.

Fortunately, Su Ming had already prepared himself.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

Carrying Lan Fozu on his back, Su Ming quietly entered the courtyard and called out softly.

Though his voice was low, the light in the master bedroom immediately switched on, and two figures rushed out of the house.

"Su Ming, where have you been these past few days? Do you know how worried your mother was?!"

Zhou Yun, fully dressed yet looking mentally exhausted, reproached him sadly.

Although her son had left a letter explaining why he had gone,

how could they not worry when he had been gone for so long?

During this time, neither Zhou Yun nor Su Long had slept or eaten well.

Su Long echoed from the side, "That's right, Little Ming. Your mother is right."

"Your martial soul resonated with the sea... You could have brought your father and mother along to investigate it, instead of quietly leaving a letter and going off alone..."

Although Su Long and Zhou Yun trusted their exceptionally precocious and extraordinary son completely,

they were still worried when something like this happened.

Even though Su Ming had explained everything in his letter, in Zhou Yun and Su Long's eyes, Su Ming was still only a child.

No matter how monstrous, intelligent, or special he was... that could not change the fact.

"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry. Don't worry, I'll never do something so reckless again."

Faced with his parents' deep concern and love, Su Ming naturally admitted his mistake and apologized sincerely.

Anyway, they would never find out about such things again.

As long as they did not know, they would not worry for no reason.

Then, Su Ming took the initiative to mention Lan Fozu, who was asleep on his back.

"Dad, Mom, let me introduce her. This is Lan Fozu, a child I met while I was away."

Since he had already used his power to block out the outside sounds for Lan Fozu, speaking a little louder naturally was not a problem.

The reason he had entered so quietly and spoken so softly earlier was mainly because Su Ming wanted to show his parents a sincere attitude.

Only after Su Ming pointed her out did Su Long and Zhou Yun notice the little girl sleeping on their son's back.

"Son, where did you abduct this little girl from? Hurry up and return her, or her family will be worried sick waiting for her."

Looking at the noble, doll-like little girl, Zhou Yun spoke with some concern.

Although their family now had the Heavenly Dragon Sect backing them, Zhou Yun's habits from years of living as they had made her unwilling to cause trouble.

Even though she herself was a Soul King and her husband was a Soul Emperor.

Su Long, meanwhile, raised a thumbs-up and said,

"As expected of my son. You said you were investigating the cause of Martial Soul Resonance, but you ended up abducting someone else's little girl."

"What are you even talking about?!" Su Ming's face darkened.

Then, he told his parents the story he had prepared beforehand.

"I happened to save this child on the road and brought her back with me. Otherwise, she would have been all alone outside, helpless and miserable. It would have been far too pitiful."

The background Su Ming fabricated for Lan Fozu was actually very simple.

She had been born in a remote fishing village and encountered a kind soul master who offered to perform a martial soul awakening.

But she never expected that person to be an Evil Soul Master in disguise, who slaughtered the entire fishing village.

Lan Fozu had luckily escaped, but she had been badly injured and fallen into the sea.

Then, naturally, she encountered Su Ming, who had been searching for the cause of his Martial Soul Resonance.

When a comatose little girl suddenly appeared in the water, Su Ming naturally acted in time to save her.

After learning of the little girl's background, he sympathized with her suffering, took her as his younger sister, and brought her home.

"This child is so pitiful."

Zhou Yun naturally believed what her son said and looked at the sleeping Lan Fozu with deep sympathy.

Su Long also said indignantly, "This is outrageous! Those damned Evil Soul Masters!!"

Evil Soul Masters slaughtering villages was far from rare throughout history.

In the past, when an entire family was wiped out somewhere, people would first wonder what grudge they had incurred.

Ever since Evil Soul Masters became rampant, people's first thought was whether they had encountered Evil Soul Masters.

Even though Evil Soul Masters had rarely shown themselves within the three great empires in recent years,

they definitely still existed, and soul master factions everywhere remained extremely vigilant.

Evil Soul Masters really are convenient for taking the blame. Su Ming looked at his parents, who had already accepted the story, and could not help sighing inwardly.

Although his father and mother trusted what he said very much, especially after the Heavenly Dragon Sect incident,

that was also because the Evil Soul Master group was so notorious and had far too many prior offenses!