Longze knew Su Cixuan too well. If Su Cixuan was unwilling to speak, it was best not to keep pressing; otherwise, if you managed to tick Su Cixuan off, then…
Don’t let Su Cixuan’s noble, crisp, and otherworldly charm fool you if he actually made a move, tsk tsk tsk, it was mercilessly ruthless…
Never mind, past events were too painful to recall.
Just thinking about it now gave him a creeping chill down his spine.
“Didn’t you recently ask me to keep an ear out for the whereabouts of the Creation Fruit? Well, there’s news.” Longze didn’t waste any more words and directly stated the purpose of his visit.
“Where is it?” Su Cixuan was straightforward enough.
“This is also the reason I’m looking for you. The place where the Creation Fruit is located happens to be right where I need your help.” Longze didn’t stand on ceremony at all.
Why bother being polite? Since Su Cixuan had asked him to track down the traces of the Creation Fruit in the first place, now that there was news, he naturally wouldn’t hold back. Besides, it was such a coincidence that the trace of the Creation Fruit happened to be over in that continent.
“Speak.” Su Cixuan knew that unless the matter was important, Longze wouldn’t open his mouth like this.
Because Longze would otherwise be making him owe a favor, only to demand it back at a critical juncture.
Right now, things were actually pretty good—he wouldn’t have to stay in debt, and it would be best if he could pay back the favor immediately. He wasn’t accustomed to owing favors to others; it was always others who owed them to him.
This time…
Su Cixuan cast a glance toward Bu Liuliqing, which vanished as quickly as it came.
“Recently, I’ve been having trouble suppressing my condition, so I need to go into seclusion. But that brat of mine, who was out traveling, actually managed to stumble upon some sweetheart or other. He sent me a message via dragon scale saying he’d find an opportunity to bring his sweetheart home and then cut off contact. Tell me, could I possibly rest easy with that kind of nonsense going on? I simply can’t set my mind at ease! Yet, I can’t leave anytime soon. You know better than anyone that if I were to head out to the continents, my condition would probably become even harder to suppress. As it happens, the Creation Fruit was also discovered by that kid, right there in the mainland realms, so…” Longze explained the sequence of events.
“You want me to keep an eye on your brat.” Su Cixuan naturally knew who the brat in Longze’s mouth was, and he knew even better just how important that brat was to Longze.
“Right, help me keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn’t get scammed. Don’t let that kid’s decent strength and apparent shrewdness fool you his mindset… you know how it is. Just like his mother, he looks smart on the surface, but deep down he’s actually the most simple and naive creature alive. I’m just too worried! The boy was traveling perfectly fine, and even boasted to me in all sorts of ways before leaving about what he was going to do and how he would handle things. Look at him now traveling is out the window, and he’s gone straight off to chase a wife instead. If my current condition didn’t prevent me from going, I’d march right over there and string him up by his heels for a thorough thrashing.” Longze poured out his bitter grievances to Su Cixuan.
Just think how difficult it was for him to raise a child single-handedly, playing the role of both father and mother.
Now that the child had grown up, he hadn’t placed any special restrictions on him, which was why their bond was so exceptionally close. Yet after just one trip out traveling, how could the boy become so rash and undisciplined?
If the boy’s mother found out about this, wouldn’t she…
That was why Longze was in such a rush! Since the Creation Fruit was right there, and his son was also right there, having Su Cixuan go over was the most foolproof arrangement possible.
“He certainly deserves a thrashing. He isn’t supposed to get emotionally entangled right now, nor is he supposed to… Didn’t you make that clear to him?” Thinking of that brat, Su Cixuan felt somewhat irritated as well.
After all, back then it was Longze who had begged him, painstakingly managing to rescue that kid back from the brink of death, and the brat used to call him godfather at every turn.
To think he’d become so insensible now did he not want his life anymore?
“Of course I did! That’s why I’m so anxious inside. If it’s at all possible, Brother Su, could you set off immediately?” Longze was truly anxious, terrified that some accident might befall his son. If that were to happen… how could he face the boy’s mother? He might as well just find a tree and hang himself.
“Very well. Where is that brat?” Su Cixuan didn’t refuse.
After all, the matter of the Creation Fruit was no small affair either; the sooner they went, the sooner they would secure it.
In truth, the Creation Fruit didn’t amount to much in Su Cixuan’s eyes, but right now Bu Liuliqing desperately needed it. Furthermore, Creation Fruits rarely manifested in the world, so setting off early was the correct choice.
In case someone else who didn’t know its true value snatched it up, ate it directly, or used it for something else, it would waste a considerable amount of time. Besides, given that reckless brat’s willingness to risk his life just to chase a wife, Su Cixuan simply couldn’t rest easy letting anyone else keep tabs on him.
“The Misty Continent,” Longze named a place.
“This is a dragon scale connected to that brat’s aura; you can track him down directly through it.” With Su Cixuan’s capabilities, it wouldn’t take much time at all.
The Misty Continent…
Why did that sound a bit familiar?
Bu Liuliqing, who had been maintaining his silence all this while, felt a wave of familiarity wash over him the moment he heard that placename.