Xiao Yan was deeply pleased by the boy's decision. The boy carried both his and Qing Yanjing's bloodlines, so his talent went without saying. Even in the Great Thousand World today, very few could likely surpass him in that regard.
Moreover, the boy's temperament was somewhat better than that of his other children. Although Xiao Yan would not claim that his other children were necessarily inferior to this boy, when all was said and done, he always had greater expectations for him.
Beyond that, there were the limitless resources Xiao Yan could provide as his father. As long as the boy maintained that courage to forge ahead without hesitation, Xiao Yan believed it was entirely possible for him to reach saint grade.
Xiao Yan and Qing Yanjing stayed at the Mu Residence in the Northern Spirit Realm for seven days. During those seven days, Mu Chen and Qing Yanjing quickly developed an easy rapport. After all, he had retained a faint memory of his mother since childhood, along with years of longing. Reunited at last, mother and son soon grew close.
Xiao Yan and the little fellow did not get along quite so smoothly. Still, after seven days, the boy finally agreed to call him Dad.
That alone left Xiao Yan quite satisfied.
"You haven't set foot on the path of the strong yet, so all you know is that your birth father is very powerful."
In the courtyard, Qing Yanjing affectionately stroked the boy's head, a trace of helplessness flashing through her eyes.
"What about after I set foot on the path of the strong?"
Mu Chen looked at his mother in surprise, then cast a doubtful glance at his birth father, Xiao Yan.
He already admitted that this fellow was strong. Why did his mother still think he