Chapter 735 - Little Ancestor (1/2)

Thus, Yan Tianhen walked deeper into the fog with great curiosity.

Yin Chongyue lived in a comfortable-looking cave. There were many soft feathers and cushions weaved from spiritual plants. Yin Nian was currently extremely flustered as he waited upon that pouting infant who only looked one or two years old.

That baby looked quite lovely. Although his pair of eyes spun around like two black grapes, anyone who saw him would praise his appearance.

“You…” The baby was originally very excited when he saw Yin Chongyue, but when he then saw Lin Xuanzhi and Yan Tianhen following behind Yin Chongyue, he immediately became unhappy. “Why did you bring strangers here again? This is our private spot. How can you allow people to come here so casually? I don’t care, I don’t care. You must make them leave!”

Yin Chongyue felt a little helpless. He went forward, picked up the baby, and coaxed, “They found this place by themselves. Moreover, these two are my friends. Don’t worry about it.”

The baby hugged Yin Chongyue’s neck with his short hands and looked at Lin Xuanzhi and Yan Tianhen unhappily. His gaze stayed on Lin Xuanzhi for a moment. “Hm? Are you one of the Xuan clan’s descendants?”

Lin Xuanzhi answered, “Yes.”

“Never seen you before. I don’t recognize you.”

Yin Nian, however, was very excited to see Lin Xuanzhi.

“Master! Martial Aunt!” He hurriedly rushed over.

The baby buried his face in Yin Chongyue’s neck and pouted, “Hurry up and make them leave. I don’t want to see outsiders. I just want to see you.”

Yin Chongyue could only signal something to Lin Xuanzhi with his eyes.

Yin Nian blinked and pushed Yan Tianhen out while whispering, “Let’s leave now, quickly. This little ancestor can tear down the house when he starts throwing a tantrum. He’ll go to sleep in a minute. You can discuss anything you want when that happens.”

After they left the cave and found a place where Yin Chongyue couldn’t hear, Yan Tianhen finally asked, “What kind of situation is this?”

Yin Nian stretched his aching body, breathed out, and leaned against the tree. He said with lingering fear, “Who knows? Adoptive Father and I were called to the South Land. That South Sovereign’s husband suddenly gave Adoptive Father a pill cauldron. When Adoptive Father opened it, a baby actually jumped out. As soon as he saw that little baby, his entire person froze. That little brat said ‘Go east’, so he immediately took that little ancestor here without another word. If I didn’t stubbornly follow them here, Adoptive Father probably wouldn’t even remember that he still has a son.”

Yin Nian also looked depressed. A little ancestor had inexplicably appeared. At first, he thought that Yin Chongyue planned to accept this brat as a son or disciple, but who would’ve expected that as soon as he called the little ancestor “Younger Brother”, the other party released a strange fire that almost roasted him.

During this period, the little ancestor tormented Yin Nian so much that he was about to die. He felt that this was even harder than cultivation.

“I don’t know what kind of bewitchment that little ancestor cast on Adoptive Father, to actually make him obey the baby’s every word. Do you know how outrageous that little ancestor was?”

Yin Nian felt indignant and jumped down from the tree. “He insisted on eating fish, but there’s no fish in this lake at all. So Adoptive Father personally went to a town hundreds of miles away just to buy fish for him and even picked out all the bones. Shouldn’t a brat that small still be drinking milk?”

If Lin Xuanzhi still had any doubts about the baby’s identity before this, he could basically come to a conclusion now. Nine times out of ten, this was the old ancestor who made the Xuan clan lose both their throne and their empire.

Yin Nian was both excited and moved upon seeing his master again. He took Lin Xuanzhi and Yan Tianhen on a tour around this area to familiarize them with the terrain and even caught two rabbits while he was at it.

Although the little baby had a big temper, his body was delicate. Yin Chongyue coaxed him to sleep soon after.

Yin Chongyue left the cave and found Lin Xuanzhi and the others. He sat down on a rock near them.

Lin Xuanzhi raised a brow. “How does it feel to raise a child?”

Yin Chongyue rubbed his nose. “To tell you the truth, it doesn’t feel very good. If this boy didn’t have karma with me, I never would’ve even bothered with him.”

Yin Nian immediately jumped out to expose Yin Chongyue’s lies. “Adoptive Father, that’s not what you said before. When that little ancestor asked you if you thought he was annoying, you claimed that he wasn’t annoying at all, and you were perfectly willing to slave away for him.”

Yin Chongyue: “…”

Yin Chongyue felt a little ashamed, so he retorted, “It’s not like I can say I find him annoying to his face, right? It’s not like you don’t know his destructive power. Once he gets angry, the entire cave will blow up. I’m too lazy to clean that up.”

Yin Nian pouted. “I don’t believe you.”

Lin Xuanzhi swept a glance over Yin Chongyue. “What exactly is that little ancestor?”

Yin Chongyue answered, “He’s human, and I think you’ve already guessed his identity.”

Yan Tianhen said in surprise, “Didn’t you say the Xuan clan’s old ancestor entered reincarnation? How did he become a little brat? Moreover, I sense very heavy Yin Qi on his body. It’s not the kind of Yin Qi that belongs to ordinary babies.”

“In fact, his soul was already inside this cauldron a long time ago.” Yin Chongyue’s eyes sank a little. “But he doesn’t want to tell me the reason for this, and I also can’t get an answer out of him.”

Yan Tianhen blinked. “So now you’ve become his dad?”

Yin Chongyue tutted. “I told him to call me ‘Dad’, but he refused to shout that, no matter what. Plus, I’ve discovered that his temperament is a little different from before.”

Yan Tianhen asked, “Different? How so?”

Yin Chongyue said fondly, “In the past, Xuan Jiuxiao was elegant, peerless, and magnificent. His personality was also mature, steady, and reliable, nothing like this little ancestor at all — he starts to tear the house down if he can’t see me. He’s moody and temperamental, and getting more and more unbearable.”

However, although he said that, Yin Chongyue’s eyes were full of loving indulgence. Yan Tianhen felt like his teeth would fall out after this display of affection.

Lin Xuanzhi said, “A person’s temperament will naturally change after turning into a child. He will change when he grows up.”

Yin Chongyue smiled. “It’s good if he stays like this forever too. It’s rare to see him pestering me like this and acting spoiled.”