The Method

When Tang Hao learned that someone like this might have possessed his son's body, his expression grew even uglier.

Tang Hao: Damn it!

Tang Hao asked urgently, "So, are you saying that my son Tang San's body was possessed by a notorious killer?"

Chen Mo answered calmly, "The Great Dao is forty-nine, with one that escapes. I can only say there's a very high chance that your son Tang San's body was possessed. As for certainty?

"How can there be anything absolute about such a thing? In theory, it's also possible that he was reborn as your son."

Tang Hao: "What do you mean?"

Chen Mo: "In the immortal cultivation world, there's always been a saying: ten months to carry a child, three months to take form.

"It means that a new life needs ten months to be brought into the world, while a reincarnated soul needs only three."

Chen Mo: "If he entered the body of Your Eminence's wife, the Blue Silver Emperor, before the new life was born, and before the third month of pregnancy,

"you can absolutely regard him as your biological son. You need only see him as a special case whose true spirit, for some reason, was not cleansed by the power of reincarnation and retained the memories of his past life. He would still be your son, just in unusual circumstances."

Chen Mo continued, "Although the chance is less than one in hundreds of millions, it is still possible."

Chen Mo: "As for the other possibility, if he entered the Blue Silver Emperor's body after the third month of pregnancy,

"then, unfortunately, the original baby's soul would have been all but devoured. You can regard this as what we Immortal Cultivators call-body possession."

Chen Mo changed tack. "However, the kindness of raising a child outweighs that of giving birth to one. You've raised him to this age already. If he's willing to acknowledge you as his parents, why must you agonize over whether his body was possessed?

"Even if the soul is unlikely to be the original, the body is still your son's. Your blood still runs in him, after all."

Blue Silver Emperor: "No~ I will never acknowledge the murderer who killed my son as my son."

As soon as Chen Mo finished speaking, the Blue Silver Emperor erupted.

Chen Mo could almost feel the pain and anger of a mother who had lost her son.

Tang Hao: "Don't do this, Ah Yin. You'll use up a great deal of your origin power."

Ah Yin: "I'm sorry, Ah Hao. I didn't listen to you and continue sleeping. I was worried about your safety, so I've been by your side all along. I heard everything you said.

"Ah Hao, our child~"

Tang Hao: "Our child isn't necessarily dead. It's also possible that Tang San is our son. Don't get so worked up.

"Ah Yin, you're already very weak. Promise me you won't concern yourself with this anymore. What you need most right now is to sleep.

"Trust me. I'll give you an answer you'll be satisfied with."

Ah Yin stubbornly refused Tang Hao's suggestion. "This concerns my child. How could I sleep peacefully?"

Chen Mo said guiltily, "I'm sorry. It seems I've done something unnecessary. I told you about this to thank Your Eminence for letting me have this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

"But now it seems that telling you has only caused you distress. In that case, please accept this bottle of spirit-calming liquid. Let it make up for the guilt I feel."

As Chen Mo retrieved the spirit-calming liquid from a distance, he explained its effects.

Chen Mo: "The spirit-calming liquid calms the mind and nourishes the soul. Drinking it can restore spiritual power and also increase it to a certain extent. It's especially effective for someone in the Blue Silver Emperor's current condition."

Tang Hao had not wanted to accept it at first, but when he heard that it would be very effective for Ah Yin, he could only take it. "Many thanks," he replied.

Ah Yin: "Respected Immortal Cultivator, I beg you to tell me how I can determine whether Tang San is truly my child. If you can, I would be endlessly grateful."

Chen Mo continued to console the Blue Silver Emperor. "Madam, sometimes the truth isn't really important. What matters is that you have a husband and a son now. That's a happy life, isn't it?

"Sometimes, pursuing the so-called truth and the so-called facts too relentlessly will only hurt those closest to you in the end.

"Cherishing the present is what you should be doing now, rather than chasing those illusory truths."

Ah Yin: "Immortal Cultivator, I hope you can understand a mother's love for her child. I only want to know the truth, so please..."

For the next ten-odd minutes, Chen Mo did his best to console Ah Yin, urging her not to think too much and to live her life well, among other things.

He spent a great deal of breath on a battle of words, explaining profound things in simple terms and packing weighty meaning into subtle words...

And Ah Yin showed him what it meant for a woman to be gentle by nature, yet strong as a mother.

It all boiled down to one word: no!

Once a woman latched onto a fixed idea, not even ten oxen could pull her back.

The Blue Silver Emperor even looked ready to fight Chen Mo.

That frightened Chen Mo into hurriedly gripping a Tier 4 Douluo Continent Experience Card. The moment she actually made a move, he would activate the Level 98 Titled Douluo Experience Card.

After all, with Chen Mo's current strength, he could not beat Tang Hao.

If he really did come to blows with the Blue Silver Emperor, it was not a possibility-Tang Hao would definitely attack him.

Tang Hao was a die-hard wife-doter!

Thankfully, Tang Hao stopped Ah Yin in the end.

Chen Mo had nearly wasted a trump card.

While trying to fool Tang Hao and his wife, he had nearly set himself on fire.

Damn!

After all, in Ah Yin's current state, never mind fighting-even saying a few words to Chen Mo consumed some of her origin power.

If she really did fight, the Blue Silver Emperor herself would probably die in a matter of minutes.

Tang Hao: "Enough, Ah Yin!"

Only after stopping Ah Yin from attacking did Tang Hao say helplessly to Chen Mo, "Please tell us!"

Chen Mo let out a long sigh.

Sigh!

Chen Mo: "Sigh~ Now that things have come to this, I can only tell you. At present, there are two ways to determine whether Tang San is your son.

"First, wait until my cultivation reaches the Tier 2 Foundation Establishment Stage. Once I've mastered divine sense, I can search Tang San's soul and get the answer.

"The drawback, however, is that even if he doesn't die after the soul search, he'll become an idiot. I don't suppose either of you would want to use this method?"

Chen Mo: "As for the second method, it's very simple. Just ask Tang San directly. As long as he doesn't lie to you, you can find out the answer.

"If Tang San didn't possess your biological son's body, then when he first arrived in this world, he must have been in a state of chaos, with no consciousness and no knowledge of anything.

"If Tang San really did possess your child's body, then he would have been conscious and aware of where he was. Whether he was in an enclosed space or somewhere else, he would have been able to sense it.

"As long as Tang San doesn't lie, you can use that to determine whether he really is your son."