The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 286 - 285: Who’s the Father of the Child?

Chapter 286: Chapter 285: Who’s the Father of the Child?

Leaving the Central Region, no one tried to stop them.

With one Divinity Transformation and four Nascent Soul strength Demon Guards, not a single short-sighted thief encountered them.

On the way back, Lord Guangcheng probably intended for Xuanyuan You to gain some experience, as he occasionally dropped him in deserted places and had him chased by packs of Demonic Beasts until he fled in a sorry state.

Unless his life was in danger, Lord Guangcheng wouldn’t show up.

Xie Jiuniang watched from the sidelines as if watching a play.

She enjoyed herself, occasionally offering Xuanyuan You some soul-destroying advice, "Xuanyuan, this little bit of toil and hardship is nothing. Being chased by Demonic Beasts and running in distress isn’t much either. Just keep gathering experience to grow stronger, and strive to make the next chase not as pathetic as falling into a manure pit."

Xuanyuan You, "..."

Without that last sentence, we’re still friends.

You’ve taken all the bamboo shoots on the mountain!

Pfft, haha.

The four hidden Demon Guards couldn’t help but laugh.

Lord Guangcheng’s face was dark and expressionless, but the corner of his mouth slightly curled up, "Fellows, how about allowing your young master to join the training?"

"That, we are not the ones to decide for our young master."

All four were old hands who wouldn’t fall for it.

Lord Guangcheng also didn’t have that authority and thus reluctantly gave up on tormenting Xie Jiuniang.

Therefore, Xuanyuan You endured a wretched journey while Xie Jiuniang chilled by the side, occasionally roasting some beast eggs, savoring them while watching him suffer, much to Xuanyuan You’s annoyance.

Because of these two characters, the journey lacked dullness for everyone including Guangcheng.

Just these two were enough to keep things lively.

After some time, the group safely returned to the Eastern Region.

Xie Jiuniang felt it was strange.

Why had none of the families sent someone to assassinate her?

The entire trip she seemed carefree, but in reality, she never let her guard down.

At that time, Xie Jiuniang didn’t know that,

the extermination of the Gongsun Family had chilled the spines of the other families’ elites, but this didn’t mean they had given up. On the contrary, they were waiting for a surefire opportunity. Like beasts trapped in dire straits, they wouldn’t give up their only path to survival.

More than a year had passed, and Xie Jiuniang had finally returned.

The day before returning to the Sect.

Xie Jiuniang took Xuanyuan You to a secluded place, made him swear not to speak of today’s events, and then pulled out Little Fatty, "Kid, let him into your storeroom. Whether he gets something or not is up to his own luck."

"Ya ya."

Little Fatty bobbed his tiny head in agreement.

When Xuanyuan You saw the little baby, he was so shocked he was speechless, blurting out, "Little Profiteer, it’s only been a year since we last met, and you already have a kid? Who’s the father?"

"Get lost!"

Xie Jiuniang kicked him into the light gate opened by Little Fatty’s storeroom, "Behave well inside and try to get a piece of good fortune."

"Playing dirty again, you little profiteer!"

Xuanyuan You sounded heartbroken.

He disappeared in an instant, and the light gate closed behind him.

Xie Jiuniang and a little baby were left behind, and the baby was deftly climbing up her leg to her shoulder, giggling nonstop. He tried to climb onto her head but was caught by the arm by Xie Jiuniang, "Getting bold, aren’t you, trying to play on top of my head?"

"Giggle, giggle giggle."

Little Fatty thought Xie Jiuniang was playing with him and was very happy.

Jian Lingyan, lying in the Contract Space, suddenly warned, "Dog owner, Lord Guangcheng is coming!"

"Eh? Why would he come?"

Xie Jiuniang was puzzled but quickly scooped up Little Fatty back into the Small Tortoise Shell.

Jian Lingyan said, "It’s probably because Xuanyuan You entered the Fortune Treasury and lost contact with the outside world."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jiuniang suddenly understood.

Lord Guangcheng suddenly appeared, his expression cold and stern. The moment he saw Xie Jiuniang alone there, he retracted most of his aura, "What are you doing here? Have you seen anything?"

"Nothing. What do you mean, Lord?"

"It’s my boy whose presence suddenly vanished, I can’t sense his location." Lord Guangcheng lifted his hand, revealing a Soul Token in his palm.

The Soul Token was intact and shining brightly.

Indeed there was no one around, so Lord Guangcheng did not linger and instantly went elsewhere to search.

Xie Jiuniang touched her nose, feeling a bit guilty.

She had forgotten.

With Xuanyuan You being the pampered crybaby he was, he certainly had something that connected him with Lord Guangcheng.

Upon entering the Fortune Treasury, he had lost contact with the outside world.

There you go, Lord Guangcheng noticed it immediately.

Inside the Divine Rune Contract Space, Jian Lingyan laughed till he flipped over, while Xie Jiuniang pretended not to hear his mockery.

Suddenly, the light gate reappeared and someone was ejected, landing on the grass field, covered in dirt, ah, it was because he faced down during the ejection.

Xie Jiuniang was momentarily speechless.

Just as she was about to ask this guy how he was, a towering figure appear out of nowhere—it was someone who teleported over, and on closer look, wasn’t it Lord Guangcheng who had returned?

Lord Guangcheng’s indifferent eyes swept over her briefly, then his gaze fell back on Xuanyuan You, who was spitting out mouthfuls of mud.

No need to think about it, that brat from the Ya Family was very suspicious.

But the brat was playing it cool, acting as if he knew nothing.

Now he did not believe that his missing family member had nothing to do with her.

"Little Profiteer, I was saying... Ouch! Who patted my head?" Xuanyuan You hurriedly looked up and back.

He then saw Xie Jiuniang sheepishly withdrawing her hand.

No need to ask, it was definitely her who had struck.

One smack on the head successfully shut him up.

When Xuanyuan You turned around, he also noticed not far behind him the unkind gaze of his ancestor, along with an exceptionally dark face. Now, the words he held back in his belly simply couldn’t come out.

"Ancestor? You’re here."

Xuanyuan You quickly stood up, then patted off the dirt on his body.

Xie Jiuniang moved to stand behind him, docile as a little quail.

"What happened?" Lord Guangcheng asked.

Xuanyuan You immediately looked towards where Xie Jiuniang had been standing, but found she was no longer there. He searched and soon discovered her standing behind him, unintentionally meeting Xie Jiuniang’s haunting gaze.

Suddenly, Xuanyuan You shivered, "Ancestor, nothing’s wrong, nothing happened, just accidentally took a fall."

Xie Jiuniang did not echo him.

Such small tricks couldn’t deceive the eyes of Divinity Transformation.

But as long as Xuanyuan You kept quiet, for the moment no one else would know about Little Fatty’s existence.

Lord Guangcheng did not continue to ask.

Next, with a flip of his hand, a force swept up both individuals as they rushed toward the Tianxu Sect.

The four Demon Guards Xie Jiuniang had sent away earlier.

From a distance, sensing the three along with Lord Guangcheng, they all followed suit.

All the way there, that troublesome item of his own was making faces at the Ya Family’s member, acting like he had a secret but hadn’t said anything.

Looking at the member of the Ya Family, his eyes looked as if they wanted to kill him...

For some reason, Lord Guangcheng’s mood inexplicably lightened, and the anger he had been holding back while searching for someone faded away.

"Little Profiteer, inside there..." Xuanyuan You sent a telepathic message.

Xie Jiuniang glared at him, signaling for him to shut up.