The Person He Secretly Loved

Looking at Li Cangxuan, who was crying like a child in distress, Lu Qing'an felt a pang of heartache. To him, Li Cangxuan was no different from his son.

He used his Demonic Qi to lift Li Cangxuan up, a gentle smile on his face, and said as if coaxing a child, "Alright, alright, stop crying. You're so grown up, yet you still act like a child. Aren't you ashamed?"

Upon hearing Lu Qing'an's words, Li Cangxuan quickly turned his face away, wiping his cheeks with both hands. When he turned back, the tears on his cheeks had dried, but his eyes were still red and moist. One could vaguely see the grievance on his face, but there was still a hint of embarrassment and resentment.

"I wasn't crying, I just got some sand in my eyes!"

"Haha, you little rascal, come here and give your master a hug!"

Lu Qing'an spread his arms wide.

"How old am I! What are you doing hugging me! Now that I am the Demon Emperor, what kind of behavior would this be if others saw me like this?"

Li Cangxuan said this, but at Lu Qing'an's prompting, he stepped forward and hugged Lu Qing'an, only to be slapped hard on the back a few times by Lu Qing'an, making him feel a sharp pain.

"You rascal, it's been over a thousand years, and you've really grown much stronger! I'm very pleased! Come, let me see what other changes you've made!"

Li Cangxuan watched as Lu Qing'an circled around him, and quietly straightened his chest.

"You look more mature, not bad, not bad."

"Nature!"

"Haha, let's not talk about it here. Let's go downstairs and sit down to chat. Come on, let's talk about what's happened over the years!"

Lu Qing'an was very happy. He actually thought about this kid occasionally when he was in the Immortal Ruins.

I'm worried something might happen to this kid if he's alone here.

But he also knows that his child has grown up and should learn to grow up on his own and stand on his own.

The two flew down into the courtyard in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Qingyi and Xue Tianfei looked at Lu Qing'an and Xue Tianfei with smiles on their faces.

They seemed happy to see the relationship between the master and disciple improve.

"You brat, you haven't changed much. You still don't greet your elders." Lu Qing'an looked at Li Cangxuan standing next to him. When he saw Xiao Qingyi and the other person, he lowered his head slightly to the lower right, still giving people a shy and timid feeling, just like before.

Xiao Qingyi laughed and said, "Haha, the children have all grown up and don't need to care about these etiquettes anymore."

"Elder Xiao, Aunt Xue." Just as Xiao Qingyi finished speaking for Li Cangxuan, Li Cangxuan suddenly lowered his head and weakly uttered the two titles.

Xiao Qingyi and Xue Tianfei were both taken aback.

Lu Qing'an was also somewhat surprised, then put his hand on Li Cangxuan's shoulder. "Haha! You've really changed! Not bad, not bad! Come in, come in and sit down for a chat!!"

Li Cangxuan glanced at Lu Qing'an and saw that Lu Qing'an's smile was amiable and exceptionally sincere, so the corners of his mouth curved up slightly.

The master praised me.

The four returned to the house, where Lu Qing'an personally brewed tea and filled the cup in front of Li Cangxuan with tea.

"Little Xuanzi, come here and tell your master about your life these past few years! Cough cough, most importantly, tell me if you have any friends, or, hehe, any women you like or anything like that."

He looked at me with the expectant expression of a loving father.

Li Cangxuan had just picked up his teacup to drink when he suddenly heard the words "likes women," and the tea he had just put in his mouth suddenly sprayed out.

"I don't have any woman I like..."

"Hey! Wait a minute! Old Xiao! See that? This kid seems to be up to something!"

Lu Qing'an was quite surprised.

If not, this kid wouldn't have changed like this.

"Haha! Looks like there's really something going on! Little Xuanzi, come here and tell us elders, who do you like? Do you need any advice from us old fogies?" Hearing this, Xiao Qingyi immediately became interested and pulled out a watermelon from somewhere, ready to eat it.

Li Cangxuan wanted to bury his head in his chest, and said, "I don't know what you're talking about..."

The group chatted happily.

Of course, the main topic was still Lu Qing'an and the others teasing Li Cangxuan.

Lu Qing'an carefully reviewed Li Cangxuan's situation over the years.

This kid has spent almost all his time cultivating these past few years, managing the Demon Emperor Palace very well, and also controlling some forces under his command.

As for the woman he likes, he probably does.

Lu Qing'an didn't find out exactly whose daughter she was.

It's hard to say whether this guy has a crush on her.

"Master, I also want to apologize to you..." At this moment, Li Cangxuan scratched his head shyly.

"You didn't do anything wrong, why are you apologizing?"

"After I discovered you had left without saying goodbye, I searched for you for a while. When I couldn't find you, I started smearing you, saying I was already better than you, trying to provoke you out of your hiding place..."

Li Cangxuan forced an ugly smile.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyi and Xue Tianfei shook their heads and smiled.

This is also why Xiao Qingyi's eyes flashed with a strange light when he heard Lu Qing'an mention Li Cangxuan.

"What's the big deal? You're already about as strong as I was back then, which shows how hard you've been cultivating!" Lu Qing'an looked at Li Cangxuan proudly.

This kid has grown to this level of strength; it's truly gratifying.

If he didn't have the cultivation level rewarded by the system, he would have had to fight hard to defeat his disciple.

Seeing that his master was not angry, but instead praised him, Li Cangxuan smiled.

"By the way, Little Xuanzi, did you see Little Blackie near the Demon Emperor Palace, or anywhere else? I wonder where that guy went to play." Lu Qing'an asked.

His contracted beast has disappeared.

Li Cangxuan shook his head. "Little Blackie? Isn't it always with Master? I haven't seen it. If I saw it, perhaps I could find you."

"That's really strange. Where could this guy have run off to?" Lu Qing'an muttered to himself.

"Master, I'm more curious about what you've been up to all these years. Why did you suddenly go to the Immortal Ruins? No wonder I couldn't find you," Li Cangxuan suddenly asked.

Now it was Lu Qing'an's turn to be secretive.

"Well, cough cough, it's not good to tell you too much right now."

His main concern was that he didn't want to tarnish his image as a venerable master in front of his disciples...

"Alright, tell me when you're ready." Li Cangxuan nodded decisively upon hearing this.

Lu Qing'an smiled; the child was still the same, not much had changed.

In his eyes, Li Cangxuan was a bit aloof, didn't like socializing, and was sometimes quite stubborn, but he was still a slightly arrogant, very pure and sincere child.

"Qing'an, I have to go back now. You two, master and disciple, continue your conversation. I'll be back later." At this moment, Xue Tianfei stood up with a smile.

"Okay, send me a message if you need anything."

"Oh, and remember to tell Miaomiao that I'll send someone to deliver delicious food regularly."

"OK."

After watching Xue Tianfei leave, Lu Qing'an continued chatting with Li Cangxuan.

The master and apprentice seemed to have endless topics to discuss, and they talked non-stop.

It wasn't until evening, when his daughter returned from the academy, that Lu Qing'an and Li Cangxuan stopped.

Lu Miaomiao rushed in from outside, calling out as she ran, "Daddy! Miaomiao's back! Where's Aunt Xue?"

Just as she finished speaking after looking around and not finding Xue Tianfei, she saw Li Cangxuan with Lu Qing'an's large hand on his shoulder.

"Hey! Daddy, who is this older brother?"