The whole family is insanely eavesdropping on my thoughts Chapter 488
Chapter 488: Moved to Tears
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“You truly have no regard for your own life, daring to come to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect to demand justice!”
“Xu Fan, what madness has possessed you to bring these people up the mountain?!” A man’s displeasure was evident in his eyes.
“Father already has enough troubles, and yet you bring him more?!” He was the Sect Master’s son.
Yet Xu Fan stood firmly in front of Lu Chao Chao and the others.
“It was Ten Thousand Swords Sect that was in the wrong. Shouldn’t the Sect Master at least give them an explanation?” Xu Fan’s eyes were bloodshot, like a beast trapped in a cage.
His voice carried little weight within the sect.
“Fool! Mortals are the weakest and most useless beings in the Three Realms! Using them to broker peace is the best possible solution!” Just as he finished speaking, a transmission talisman at his waist lit up.
He shot a glare at Xu Fan. “Watch yourself, or Father will deal with you!”
With that, he hurriedly took to his sword and departed.
Xu Fan felt embarrassed, even ashamed. Ashamed that his senior brother found this so natural.
He led the group in silence, bringing them up the mountain.
As they passed the training grounds, countless disciples were diligently practicing their swordsmanship.
Sweat dripped from their faces, brimming with youthful vigor and energy, reminiscent of past days.
Lu Chao Chao stopped in her tracks, momentarily dazed by the sight.
“Little Majesty, Little Majesty!” Xu Fan called out, pulling Lu Chao Chao back to reality.
“Please, follow me to the Grand Hall. I have already sent word to Elder Xuan Cang.” Seeing how young Lu Chao Chao was, Xu Fan even prepared tea and refreshments for her.
She sat in a chair, swinging her legs back and forth.
The National Advisor inhaled deeply, visibly uneasy.
“Even the main branch of the Xia Family has never set foot in the Grand Hall of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, yet here I am, a mere branch family member, sitting here so openly… It feels unsettling.”
How could he not be flustered and nervous?
Ever since Sword Sovereign Sunshine sacrificed herself, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect had become an almost divine entity in the eyes of cultivators.
What surprised him, though, was how Lu Chao Chao, a mere four-year-old, seemed perfectly at home.
As for Xie Yu Zhou, ha! That one was utterly heartless.
He was currently squatting beside a dragon-carved pillar in the Grand Hall, scraping at it with a small knife.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he shouted excitedly.
“I knew it! Why does this dragon shine so brilliantly?! It’s gold! They carved it from solid gold!”
“We can’t leave empty-handed. Scraping some of this off would be a fortune!”
Under Lu Chao Chao’s influence, Xie Yu Zhou had become a total money grubber, utterly obsessed with wealth.
For half an hour, he worked diligently, scraping away. When he realized he had taken off the dragon’s entire tail, he hastily moved a stool to cover the damage before leisurely sitting down to sip tea.
Meanwhile, Feng Wu handed some pastries to Zhu Mo.
“Brother Zhu Mo, try this. It’s spirit-infused tea, good for cultivation.”
Zhu Mo shot her a cold glance and turned his back on her.
But the girl was undeterred, smiling as she continued circling around him.
“Hmm? Windchaser, let me see your collar,” Lu Chao Chao hopped down from her chair, feeling that something was amiss.
Windchaser took a step back, raising a paw to cover his neck, his dog face full of resistance.
“Come here, you,” Lu Chao Chao grabbed the silver collar, frowning in confusion.
Once bright and gleaming, the collar was now riddled with marks—scratches, bite marks, and even cuts from sharp weapons.
“Were you injured? Did someone bully you?”
“Even a dog belongs to its master! Who dares to hurt my dog?!” Lu Chao Chao fumed.
Windchaser frantically shook his head.
No, no, no! No one hurt me!
He had used all his strength to break the collar’s restraint while leaving just enough of its power intact to avoid alarming Lu Chao Chao.
He had been waiting for tonight, planning to sever the collar completely and leave while she slept.
But now…
Lu Chao Chao frowned and reinforced the collar with an extra layer of power.
“Don’t worry, Windchaser, I’m here! No one can bully you! I reinforced your collar. Even if you get lost, no matter how far, I can still find you!”
Windchaser slowly lay down on the floor, his eyes brimming with murky tears.
“You’re crying out of gratitude, aren’t you? It must be an honor to be my pet. There, there, it’s okay,” Lu Chao Chao patted his head.
“Is it really gratitude? Because it looks more like utter despair to me,” Xie Yu Zhou muttered, watching the dog sob pitifully.
At that moment, the grand hall doors suddenly swung open, and Dao Monarch Xuan Cang arrived, descending like a deity.
His entrance was grand, but everyone had seen him flee in sheer terror before, so their expressions remained unmoved.
He took his seat, scanning the group.
“So, this little thing is Lu Chao Chao? Ha, how the world has changed.”
“The Southern Kingdom was once so powerful, yet now a four-year-old sits on its throne.”
“Still, don’t worry. I hail from the Southern Kingdom myself, and I’m a thousand years older than you. Naturally, I will protect you.”
He sipped his tea, utterly confident that Lu Chao Chao would not turn against him.
After all, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect held an unparalleled status in the Three Realms.
And he was the second most powerful figure in the sect.
With him as a guardian, Lu Chao Chao could solidify her reign. That was why he felt no fear of her coming to seek justice.
In fact, he suspected she had merely come to seek his protection.
“You are, after all, my junior.”
“How about this? Give me three kowtows, and we shall call this matter settled.” Dao Monarch Xuan Cang waved a hand dismissively, slightly irritated.
The Sect Master had been in seclusion for three days. Why hadn’t he emerged yet? Had something gone wrong?
Lu Chao Chao pointed at herself. “Me? Kowtow to you?” Ha! What a joke!
This man had the audacity of a mountain.
Lu Chao Chao pulled out a piece of paper from her sleeve.
“This is a vow you personally wrote in the past. You were a branch member of the Royal Family, taken in as an outer disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect because of a little talent.”
“Back then, you knelt before the Emperor, begging for the family treasure, promising that once you achieved greatness, you would protect the Southern Kingdom.”
“This is your handwriting, is it not?”
Seeing the paper, Xuan Cang’s face darkened.
To him, Lu Chao Chao was truly ignorant of her place.
“Your talent was only enough to be an outer disciple. But with the Nine-Turn Cleansing Pill from the Southern Kingdom, your aptitude soared, allowing you to become a personal disciple.”
“Is that true or false?”
Xu Fan was stunned. “The Nine-Turn Cleansing Pill? That’s an immortal-grade pill, from the Divine Realm!”
“Yes. A true immortal pill.”