Chapter 145: Many thanks to Daoist Li for saving my life

In the Apricot Forest.

At this moment, the ancient trees were all destroyed; heavy armor lay shattered and scattered, warhorses neighed in sorrow; corpses were piled like mountains, blood flowed like a river—it was incomparably tragic.

"Hmm?!"

Duan Yu was stunned, as if he hadn't heard what Li Changsheng was saying, but in the next breath, he widened his eyes, his lips trembling, and he asked in disbelief.

"Daoist Li, you... what did you say?! My biological... father?!"

He was dumbfounded, and even more so, at a complete loss!

Duan Yu had come to the Apricot Forest originally because of his sworn elder brother, Qiao Feng, intending to watch a show, eat some melon, and perhaps lend a hand if needed.

As it turned out, he hadn't helped much, but in the blink of an eye, he had gained two younger sisters, and now, unexpectedly, he had gained another... father?! And a biological one at that?!

If this was his biological father, then what was the Prince of Zhennan of Dali, Duan Zhengchun?!

His biological mother?!

"This is... my father?!"

"So ugly?!"

Upon hearing this, A'Zhu looked at Duan Yanqing and blurted it out.

She had just heard Li Changsheng say that her own father was the Prince of Zhennan of Dali, Duan Zhengchun, who was also Duan Yu's father.

And if the disabled Duan Yanqing before her was Duan Yu's biological father, wouldn't that mean he was also her biological father?!

"This is not the Prince of Zhennan of Dali, but the head of the Four Great Evils, the 'Most Evil of All' Duan Yanqing!"

"Wait! Duan Yanqing also has the surname Duan?! Could it be that he is related to the Dali Duan clan?! Is he also a descendant of the Dali Duan clan?!"

Qiao Feng descended from high above and spoke.

He hadn't previously thought that Duan Yanqing came from the Dali Duan clan, but hearing Li Changsheng's words now, he couldn't help but become thoughtful.

So that was it!

So Daoist Li had misidentified him!

Or perhaps Daoist Li was intentionally joking about Duan Yanqing?!

Thinking this through, Duan Yu let out a sigh of relief without leaving a trace, feeling that he understood the meaning behind Li Changsheng's words.

"Daoist Li, you... please stop joking with me!"

"It was my fault just now! I spoke without thinking! I shouldn't have called you brutal!"

Duan Yu gave a bitter smile, seemingly believing that Li Changsheng was joking with him because of his earlier words about brutality, so he hurriedly apologized.

Otherwise, this joke would truly have scared him to death.

"What joke?!"

"Everything I said is true."

Suddenly, Duan Yu's expression stiffened, and just as he was thinking about whether to speak, he heard Li Changsheng continue.

"Duan Yanqing, head of the Four Great Evils, titled 'Most Evil of All'! But he is not just the head of the Four Great Evils; he is also the former Crown Prince of Dali, Yanqing!"

"I will say it again, Duan Yu, he is your father! Your biological father!"

"I am not joking with you! If you don't believe me, go back and ask your mother!"

Li Changsheng's expression was incomparably serious, as if he were recounting a cruel fact.

It was so serious that Duan Yu's heart couldn't help but thump, and he had a bad feeling: Could it be that I am truly not my father's biological son?!

"Of course, you can ask him as well."

As he spoke, Li Changsheng glanced at Duan Yanqing, and amidst the latter's dead-hearted gaze, he uttered a sixteen-character mantra: "Outside Tianlong Temple, beneath the Bodhi tree, a beggar in rags, Guanyin with long hair!"

"You... you..."

"He... he..."

Duan Yanqing was stunned; his originally hopeless eyes suddenly became gentle and filled with radiance.

He looked at Li Changsheng, then looked at Duan Yu, seemingly wanting to say something, but he was already disabled and could only use ventriloquism; however, now, under the weight of his severe injuries, even his ventriloquism was half-effective at best.

"Yes!"

"This is your son, your biological son!"

Li Changsheng nodded with great certainty.

Seeing Duan Yanqing's suddenly changed expression, Duan Yu's mind went completely blank. Even though he didn't want to believe it a thousand times, ten thousand times over, he knew that this might just be self-deception.

Li Changsheng no longer paid attention to Duan Yanqing, but looked at the dull-eyed, almost catatonic Duan Yu and said indifferently, "First, I know you don't believe it!"

"But think about it carefully: all the children born to your father's lovers were daughters; why is it that when it comes to your mother, she gave birth to a son for him?!"

"Second, if you want to know the truth, take Duan Yanqing back and ask your mother!"

"Third, if you have the chance when you return, tell Master Yideng that I spared Duan Yanqing's life as a reward for his traveling ten thousand miles to help in Lin'an City! I hope he can properly guide Duan Yanqing!"

Duan Yu listened to Li Changsheng's words absent-mindedly, wanting to open his mouth several times, but Li Changsheng gave him no opportunity at all.

"Chief Qiao, they are all powerless and have lost all their true qi; they must have been poisoned. You can search Helian Tieshu's body; you should be able to find the antidote!" ===== CHAPTER 147 =====