Father and Son Reconcile
After watching Li Wensong leave, Lu Qing'an glanced at the group of people in the courtyard.
It will be less than a year before the Fallen God Sea opens.
During this year, he plans to cultivate his soul while also accompanying his family and friends in their cultivation.
Somewhere on the Eternal Night Continent.
The newly built headquarters of the Qian Household Chamber of Commerce.
Qian Xiuzhu and Qian Mingjing were handling the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. Now that the Chamber of Commerce had just arrived in the Eternal Night Continent, there were many things that required their personal attention.
After Qian Xiuzhu had finished handling all the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, in Li Wensong's words, after doing the work of being pawns, he went to see Lu Qing'an and his son Qian Lingxu.
Unexpectedly, Li Wensong arrived at the Chamber of Commerce first with his son, Qian Lingxu!
"Brother Xiuzhu, look who I've brought," Li Wensong said with a smile.
After leaving Lu Qing'an's courtyard, Li Wensong thought carefully about what he hadn't done well, or what details of the layout he hadn't perfected.
After thinking about it carefully, he actually came up with something.
That means Qian Xiuzhu and his son Qian Lingxu haven't been reunited yet!
In his view, the reunion of Qian Xiuzhu and his son, and the truce between them, must also be part of Lu Qing'an's scheme!
Both father and son are now pawns of Lu Qing'an, and as the number one pawn, how could he not help Lu Qing'an manage these pawns well!
Therefore, he must get this matter settled as soon as possible!
Qian Xiuzhu froze on the spot when he saw his son whom he hadn't seen for many years.
When Qian Lingxu saw his father, he snorted coldly, crossed his arms, and turned away.
Li Wensong pulled Qian Lingxu toward Qian Xiuzhu, saying, "Don't be so arrogant, kid. You were clearly a little expectant when I asked you to come see your father."
"Elder Li, who's expecting this?" Qian Lingxu's lips twitched, and a blush crept across his cheeks.
Li Wensong ignored Qian Lingxu and looked directly at Qian Xiuzhu, saying, "You too, you've been looking for your son for years, just say what you have to say! Stop pretending to be an old father, why bother with so much face in front of family?"
Qian Xiuzhu was about to adopt the attitude of an elderly father when he heard Li Wensong's words. He smiled bitterly, stole a glance at his son, then looked at Li Wensong, and finally succumbed to the longing he had felt over the years.
"Lingxu... Father was wrong..."
Qian Lingxu was taken aback when he heard this.
This is still the same father who stubbornly believes he's always right?!
Qian Lingxu's defenses weakened, but she still maintained a certain composure. "Oh."
Snap!
Li Wensong slapped Qian Lingxu on the head. "Is that how you talk to your father? Say it again!"
Qian Lingxu's lips twitched, but looking at Li Wensong, she couldn't muster any anger.
He had come to regard Li Wensong as an elder, and he truly admired what Li Wensong had done during this period.
Qian Xiuzhu said with a wry smile, "Brother Song, don't hit the child. He didn't do anything wrong; it's all my fault..."
"You, you love the child so much, why didn't you listen to him back then? Fine, I won't interfere in your father-son affairs anymore. You two sit down and have a good talk! As for Mingjing, you go back to handling your affairs!"
Like an elder, Li Wensong finished speaking, shook his head and smiled, and left first.
Before coming here, he had done his homework and learned the whole story of how the father and son had fallen out, which even led to Qian Lingxu running away from home.
Qian Lingxu lost his mother at a young age and was raised by Qian Xiuzhu. The father and son had no mediator between them from childhood and often quarreled over various things.
As Qian Lingxu grew up, he yearned for the freedom of cultivation, adventure, and exploration. He didn't want to be bothered by various affairs, especially business matters, which gave him a headache.
However, Qian Xiuzhu was adamant that Qian Lingxu inherit the Chamber of Commerce, forcing Qian Lingxu to learn how to manage it.
The father and son ended up having a big argument, and in his anger, Qian Xiuzhu used some of his cultivation to suppress Qian Lingxu.
After that incident, Qian Lingxu left home and did not return for many years.
The father and son sat together and talked for a long time.
Qian Xiuzhu did not talk about the past between the father and son, nor about the Chamber of Commerce, nor about the future.
He simply wore a smile as he spoke of love.
When he spoke of the woman he loved most, his eyes were filled with longing, yet his love remained boundless.
It was as if she hadn't died and was still by his side.
He talked about how they first met, how they got together, how they became dao companion, and how Qian Lingxu.
Qian Lingxu listened quietly from beginning to end, because he had rarely, if ever, heard his father talk about his mother since he was a child.
He always thought that Qian Lingxu didn't say anything because he didn't love his mother as much, because from childhood he felt that his father valued the business empire more.
He also thought that perhaps in his father's eyes, no so-called relatives could compare to the Qian Household Chamber of Commerce.
However, when he heard his father say that the Qian Household Chamber of Commerce was founded by his mother, his heart skipped a beat.
Qian Xiuzhu's eyes suddenly reddened, but a smile still lingered on his lips, "Your mother didn't leave me much of an inheritance, only you and this Qian Household Chamber of Commerce... To be honest, before you ran away from home, I couldn't accept the fact that your mother was gone. At that time, I only had one thought in my mind: I must protect what she left behind..."
Qian Lingxu fell into a dazed state, unable to calm down.
It turns out that I've been misunderstanding my father all along...
Qian Xiuzhu took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I've finally said it!"
Qian Lingxu snapped out of his daze, looked deeply at his father, opened his mouth, and finally spoke.
"Dad, I'm sorry, I was too willful before..."
Qian Xiuzhu wiped his eyes and smiled, "It's alright! Father won't force you to take over the Chamber of Commerce anymore! Anyway, I'm at the Eternal Realm, with an infinite lifespan."
Qian Lingxu took a deep breath, nodded, and then suddenly clenched his fist, saying with utmost seriousness, "Father, there's something else you've never told me..."
He paused for a moment at this point.
"Mother, how did you die?"
He asked that question once when he was a child, and he hasn't asked it since.
Because after that question, he didn't see his father for a whole year!
When I saw my father again, he was completely dejected, like a homeless person, and he was unable to recover for some time.
His second uncle spoke to him about this matter and told him not to mention it again, so many years have passed and he has never brought it up again.
Upon hearing this question, Qian Xiuzhu's face suddenly turned cold, but he quickly took a deep breath and said earnestly, "Back then, your mother and I were at the peak of the Sovereign Realm when we encountered an Early Eternal Realm Peak Sovereign Realm..."