"But I keep feeling that it might not be some scheme..." Chen Yao said as he followed Emperor Bone Brother and the Kun Peng Dao Ancestor toward that heap of remains.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. It's definitely a scheme. That fellow is a rotten seed. However pure and kind I am, that's how deep his schemes run. He never gets up early without something to gain." Emperor Bone Brother harbored immense resentment toward his dark self.
"I think you're letting your personal feelings color this a little," Chen Yao quipped.
"Brat, human nature is treacherous. Why are you speaking up for that bastard corrupted by darkness? Think! Think carefully. Why would you think that way? Have you been influenced without realizing it? Once you've dealt with that problem thoroughly, think it over again." Emperor Bone Brother spoke earnestly.
"Fine, you're an Immortal Emperor. Everything you say is right," Chen Yao muttered.
"My son, I can see you have the makings of an Immortal Emperor. Don't stumble over something like this."
"Fuck, can you stop bringing that up? I never agreed to be your son!" Chen Yao clenched his fists.
Unfortunately, he couldn't win.
"Alas, you've grown up and your wings have hardened. You don't even care about your old father anymore..."
"Shameless. By your own earlier account, you didn't make this child. Your dark self created him, and all the perks he carries came from that fellow. That strange reincarnation power left as a contingency came from an unknown Immortal Emperor, too. What does any of that have to do with you, for you to sit here claiming him as your son?" The Kun Peng Dao Ancestor delivered a magnificent stab to Emperor Bone Brother's back.
Suddenly, a ward had been planted outside their home amid a ring of defensive towers,