“Your son has quite the personality—like a stubborn mule. He’s exactly like I was when I was young. I rather like this child,” Qin Xiao said with a smile. To him, a Child of Destiny who threw himself headlong into anything once he set his mind on it was the most valuable kind. As for Ye Tian’s hostility toward him, that was nothing worth worrying about.
“If you don’t mind, I plan to take this child as my adopted son. What do you think?”
“What? Husband, why would you suddenly have such an idea?” Ye Suxin was stunned. It was difficult for her to imagine why Qin Xiao would suggest such a thing.
“It’s because I see how much you miss your son. If I take him as my adopted son, he can stay here in the Qin Family. Wouldn’t that make it easier for you to care for him?” Qin Xiao’s voice was filled with warmth, his tone carrying the image of a considerate husband.
“Husband!” Ye Suxin’s heart was moved. She never thought Qin Xiao would think so much for her sake. It filled her with warmth.
“I only worry Xiao Tian won’t agree,” she admitted. That afternoon she had spoken with her son and knew how strongly he disliked Qin Xiao. Convincing him to accept Qin Xiao as his foster father would be nearly impossible. Her son had always been stubborn since childhood.
“It’s fine. You can persuade him. Staying in the Ye Family won’t make him suffer, but he won’t be valued much either. With his poor martial talent, his future achievements will be limited. But if he comes to the Qin Family, with our relationship, I can quietly provide him with resources. That way, he could go much further.” Qin Xiao paused before adding, “I can even teach him the Qin Family’s inherited technique, the Great Flame Heart Sutra. With it, he might even reach the Innate Realm.”
The moment he brought out the Qin Family’s ancestral technique as a bargaining chip, he knew Ye Suxin would be moved. After all, Ye Tian’s position in the Ye Family was awkward. Their family techniques were passed only to direct descendants, so Ye Tian had only been cultivating an ordinary top-grade Yellow Rank technique.
“This… thank you, husband. I’ll do my best to persuade him,” Ye Suxin said, shocked that Qin Xiao would even consider passing down the Great Flame Heart Sutra to her son.
She knew how precious it was. In Lingfeng City, only three great inherited techniques were publicly acknowledged, and the Great Flame Heart Sutra was one of them. Within the Qin Family, only Qin Xiao, his two sons, and a few grandsons were allowed to learn it. Even many elders of the Qin Family had never been qualified.
Ye Suxin felt deeply touched. “From now on, I must serve husband with even greater devotion,” she resolved in her heart, her eyes softening with boundless affection as she gazed at him.
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Inside Ye Tian’s room, her words sparked an uproar.
“What? Mother, you want me to acknowledge Qin Xiao as my foster father?” Ye Tian’s voice trembled with disbelief as he stared at Ye Suxin. He could not understand why she would ask such a thing.
“Yes, Xiao Tian. Your uncle saw you yesterday and thought your personality was admirable. He liked you very much, so he mentioned it to me,” Ye Suxin explained softly.
“No way! I won’t agree! Let him give up this delusion!” Ye Tian gritted his teeth. That old thief Qin Xiao had already taken his mother, and now he wanted him to recognize him as a father? It was utterly shameless!
“Xiao Tian, don’t be stubborn. I’ve already agreed on your behalf. Later, you’ll come with me to the Qin Family to formalize it,” Ye Suxin said, seeing his anger and feeling a headache coming on.
“What? Mother, how could you agree without asking me first?” Ye Tian exclaimed in shock.
“You’re still young. There are things you don’t understand. So what if I agreed on your behalf?” Ye Suxin said earnestly.
“I’m not that young anymore. I’ve grown up, and I will never recognize him as a father. Mother, stop persuading me,” Ye Tian declared with firm resolve.
“Xiao Tian, you…” Ye Suxin hadn’t expected her son to react so strongly.
She had agreed only for his sake. If Qin Xiao recognized him as an adopted son, Ye Tian would gain support and resources, and she could openly bring him into the Qin Family to personally care for him. But instead of understanding, her son rejected her good intentions outright. Sadness filled her heart, and her eyes reddened as tears began to fall.
Ye Tian froze in shock. He had never seen his mother cry. No matter the hardships, she had always been strong. Yet now, because of his stubborn refusal, she was weeping. For a moment, he was at a loss.
“It’s all mother’s fault. You’re right—I should have asked for your opinion. I didn’t think you’d react this way,” Ye Suxin sobbed. “But Xiao Tian, this is for your own good. If you live in the Qin Family with me, I can take better care of you…”
“Mother, don’t cry. Fine, I’ll agree, alright?” Ye Tian panicked, hastily giving in. He never realized his mother had such a fragile side. Seeing her cry filled him with guilt. Everything she did was for him, yet he had rejected her kindness.
“Really?” Ye Suxin asked softly, wiping her tears.
“Really, mother. Please don’t cry anymore. I agree,” Ye Tian said quickly.
“That’s good…” Ye Suxin’s tears finally stopped, and a smile broke across her face. Get faster updates on g.com.
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At the Qin Family’s main hall, Ye Tian knelt calmly before Qin Xiao, holding a cup of tea.
“Your son Ye Tian pays respects to his foster father,” he said as he presented the tea. For an instant, a cold glint flickered in his eyes, but it vanished just as quickly.
“Good child…” Qin Xiao accepted the tea, patted Ye Tian’s shoulder with a smile, and drank it in one gulp.
“Xiao Tian, this is a gift from your foster father. Cultivate diligently and don’t disappoint the expectations of me and your mother,” Qin Xiao said as he pulled out a cultivation manual from his robes and handed it to Ye Tian.
“Thank you, foster father.” Ye Tian’s face remained calm as he received the manual, but when he saw the title, his heart skipped a beat. It was the Great Flame Heart Sutra! Qin Xiao was actually giving him the Qin Family’s inherited technique. Just like the Ye Family’s Green Origin Technique and the Yang Family’s Mysterious Cloud Technique, this was a top-grade Yellow Rank technique passed down only to true heirs.
Why would Qin Xiao give such a precious technique to him? Did he truly see potential in him?
Qin Zhan and Qin Long, watching from the side, were equally shocked. They hadn’t expected Qin Xiao to value Ye Tian so highly that he would even pass down this technique. This was their family’s inheritance!
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully accepting the great Child of Destiny Ye Tian as an adopted son. You have plundered 5,000 Fortune Points and unlocked Adopted Son Mode. From now on, the host can plunder 10 Fortune Points daily from his adopted son. Additionally, when the Child of Destiny gains fortune, the host will receive one-tenth of that increase.]
[Current adopted son: Ye Tian. Cultivation: 2nd stage Body Tempering Realm. Current Fortune Points: ——.]
Hearing the system’s announcement, Qin Xiao’s heart trembled before bursting with joy. So this was the system’s true way of being used!
Before, he had been shallow and failed to understand its real potential. From now on, he would take in more adopted sons and let them dutifully “honor” their foster father.