Chapter 357: Mutual Praise Between Father and Son

Fu Hanxiu's study.

"National Master Uncle, why are you looking at me like that?" Mo Xiaohu finally couldn't stand Fu Hanxiu's strange gaze and spoke up.

Xiao Chen beside him also looked curiously at his own Father Lord.

He even felt that Father Lord's gaze toward Xiao Hu today was off.

Fu Hanxiu's face showed a hint of unnaturalness.

Is he being that obvious?

Without waiting for Fu Hanxiu to explain, Mo Xiaohu guessed at some possibility, his face gaining a few more degrees of caution.

"National Master Uncle, you wouldn't be thinking of kidnapping and selling me, would you?" Xiao Hu thought more and more it was possible. It's said that children like him, who are loved by all and make flowers bloom, are popular among traffickers; maybe he's already been eyed by many kidnappers, and perhaps a buyer has even offered a huge price for him!

Fu Hanxiu: "......"

Kidnap him?

Xiao Hu is his biological son; how could he possibly bear to kidnap and sell him? Besides, he's a dignified Emperor Sovereign—does he lack this bit of money?

"Father Lord, Xiao Hu is my good friend; you can't kidnap him!" Xiao Chen stepped in front of Xiao Hu, looking solemn.

Fu Hanxiu was completely speechless.

In their eyes, is this Father Lord really so lacking in humanity?

If that's truly the case, then his performance as a father is downright a failure!

"No. Xiao Hu, you've misunderstood. I just felt you're... more handsome today, so I glanced at you a few extra times." Needless to say, Fu Hanxiu wasn't completely ignorant of Xiao Hu. After all, these months of interaction have let him know Xiao Hu is a very vain kid who loves being praised.

As expected, Mo Xiaohu's eyes lit up, shifting from initial caution to suspicion.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!" Fu Hanxiu said without hesitation.

Mo Xiaohu couldn't help raising his little chin, "Hehe, National Master Uncle, you're also especially handsome and mighty today!"

Cough...

Being praised by his own son, Fu Hanxiu rarely felt a bit embarrassed, though inside he felt more pride.

This scene left Fu Qianchen dumbfounded.

What's going on?

How did we just start mutual praise in business?

"National Master Uncle, I wish you were my father." Mo Xiaohu looked at Fu Hanxiu, a hint of expectation flickering in his eyes.

Deep down, he has always longed for a father.

Especially during his time in Mo Yuan, seeing other kids with loving parents made him especially envious. Of course, what he wanted most was still his mother. Now that he has finally found his mother, he began to yearn for a father as well.

National Master Uncle is tall and handsome, having defeated ninety-nine point nine nine nine percent of the men he's seen, fully meeting all his requirements for a father.

Mo Xiaohu's words caught Fu Hanxiu off guard, making his heart skip a beat.

A feeling of pity welled up in his heart.

Regarding Xiao Hu, his heart was filled with deep guilt.

Compared to Xiao Chen, Xiao Hu is undoubtedly more pitiable.

Over these years, he hasn't been by his side, nor by Ye Qingran's side. He can't even imagine how he grew up bit by bit!

Fu Hanxiu's gaze sank deeply onto Mo Xiaohu, his thin lips pressed tight.

Seeing Mo Xiaohu's expression, Fu Hanxiu thought he was unhappy. After all, who would want a child unrelated to them as a son?

"National Master Uncle, am I being too greedy?" Mo Xiaohu blinked, asking weakly.

He just found his mother and already wants a father; he must be too greedy, right?

National Master Uncle, you surely don't like this greedy little kid, do you?

"How could that be?" Fu Hanxiu suppressed the urge to acknowledge him.

He told himself that if he now told Xiao Hu he was his biological father, Xiao Hu would surely be frightened!

Just bear with it a little longer; once the Soul-Attracting Pearl arrives, everything will finally be revealed!

Xiao Hu, wait a little longer; Father Lord will soon acknowledge you and announce it to the world, letting everyone know you are not a fatherless wild offspring! Your father is the Emperor Sovereign of Zhu Lu Peak in the Xi Ji Shengyu, and you are the Young Lord of Zhu Lu Peak!

"Xiao Hu, you're not at all greedy, truly!" Fu Hanxiu said with a solemn expression.

"Really?" Xiao Hu's eyes sparkled again, "National Master Uncle, let me tell you a secret. Actually, between you and Uncle Wuhen, I like you a bit more."

Fu Hanxiu's eyes flashed, "Why?"

Mo Xiaohu thought, "Because I feel National Master Uncle you are more... genuine." Uncle Wuhen is also nice, but every time I see him, I feel he's somewhat unreal, ethereal, as if he might vanish at any moment.

"Genuine?"

Fu Hanxiu gave a bitter smile inside.

Needless to say, Xiao Hu's intuition is spot-on.

How could he not be genuine? At least this face is real. Wuhen's face is all made up through disguise, his identity fabricated—of course it's not genuine.

"But there's nothing to be done; Mother likes Uncle Wuhen, so you definitely can't be my father from now on."

Fu Hanxiu: "......"

As expected, success also comes from Wuhen, failure also from Wuhen!

"Xiao Hu, Dad... Uncle, can I hug you?"

"Of course! I'll give you a hug, and you let me ride a big horse, okay?"

In Mo Xiaohu's understanding, riding a big horse is something that only happens between a child and his own father.

"No problem!"

The next second, Mo Xiaohu sat on Fu Hanxiu's shoulders, his little hands pressing on Fu Hanxiu's head, his face showing a delighted smile.

By his ear came a bell-like laugh, and Fu Hanxiu's heart softened.

Before this, he had never imagined that his life would see another child appear; the blood‑line pull made him feel immeasurable happiness, yet suddenly gave rise to an infinite sense of responsibility.

If the people of Zhu Lu Zhi Dian saw this scene, they'd surely drop their jaws in shock. The lofty Emperor Sovereign, actually being ridden like a horse by a little child, and yet he enjoys it so much.

Fu Qianchen, standing nearby, couldn't help but stroke his chin.

Something's off, very off!

As the saying goes, 'No cause, no effect'—Father Lord's sudden strange attitude toward Xiao Hu must mean something happened!

Could it be that Father Lord already knows Xiao Hu's identity?

Fu Qianchen's gaze deepened.

He decided to find an opportunity to probe Father Lord's intentions.

Front Hall

"Ye Qingran, did you hear that? Yun Zhi is Xiao Chen's birth mother—you have no relation to him at all!" Lin Xueyan said, smugly pleased.

She really loved this feeling.

Obviously Ye Qingran is Fu Qianchen's birth mother, yet she's kept in the dark. Perhaps, given Ye Qingran's stupidity, she'll never learn the truth in this lifetime? Tsk tsk, even though her son is right beside her, they meet without recognizing each other—how pitiful!

However...

That's not good either. She thought, when the day comes that she, Lin Xueyan, becomes the mistress of Zhu Lu Zhi Dian, she'll tell Ye Qingran this news—to wound her heart, which would surely be fun.

She could almost imagine Ye Qingran's madness and anguish upon learning the truth!