141: Chapter 141 The Responsibility of a Father

Chu Feng slowly crouched down and picked up the Jade Slip.

Holding the scalding Jade Slip, Chu Feng respectfully offered it back to Luo Yunkai with both hands.

He stubbornly stared at Luo Yunkai.

Luo Yunkai didn't take it. 'Still worried? Oh, when Little Yan can start Cultivating this Cultivation Technique, right?'

'I was indeed vague. As long as Little Yan he...'

'Dad!' Chu Feng called out anxiously, directly shoving the Jade Slip into Luo Yunkai's hands.

After doing so, he retreated repeatedly, as if the Jade Slip were some kind of monstrous beast.

The corner of Luo Yunkai's mouth under his beard lifted. *You little rascal, dealing with a teenager like you with so many psychological issues, your dad has plenty of methods!*

He picked up the Jade Slip, furrowed his brows, and looked deeply at Chu Feng. 'Little Feng, you...'

'Dad, I'm sorry. I... I can't control myself.'

'The other brothers are all Righteous Path Cultivators. Only I am a Demonic Cultivator.'

'The other brothers are all normal. Only I am neither male nor female.'

'I want to change, but the habits are already deep in my bones. I can't change them.'

'I'm afraid, afraid that my existence will one day bring shame to you and the other brothers. I... I...'

'Enough!' Luo Yunkai's sharp shout carried a pressure that filled the surroundings.

Chu Feng's voice abruptly ceased.

Luo Yunkai stood up, walked over to Chu Feng, and raised his hand high...

'Dad!'

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...*

Xiao Tian and the others solidly shielded Chu Feng behind them; even the simple-minded Blazing Fire did the same.

'It's not Brother Chu Feng's fault that he's like this! Old man, what right do you have to hit him!' Xiao Tian's face was full of defiance.

Su Xin said coldly, 'Could it really be as Brother Chu Feng feared? That you just don't like Demonic Cultivators, Dad? You yourself come from a background of Marauding Cultivators, how much better is that than a Demonic Cultivator?'

'Also, I'm half a Demonic Cultivator myself. Are you going to hit me too, Dad?'

Ye Fan and Chen Xuanfeng were trying to mediate, each holding onto one of Luo Yunkai's arms.

'Dad, if you really want to resort to force, we'll have no choice but to call Grandfather to intervene.'

Blazing Fire tugged at Chu Feng's sleeve, pulling him away. 'Don't want Dad. Brother, let's go!'

Seeing this scene of brotherly unity, Luo Yunkai almost laughed in exasperation.

With one slap, he sent the several of them scattering. Even Chen Xuanfeng and Blazing Fire, who were also at the Golden Core stage, couldn't withstand the force of that single slap.

Luo Yunkai's hand ultimately landed on Chu Feng's... head.

He patted it gently.

'See clearly. For your sake, they're all willing to stand against me, the one who provides for them.'

'Still worrying about the future? We're not children anymore, blind to how you are now!'

'We see it. If we don't reject you now but reject you later because of other people's opinions, *hah*, then we don't deserve to be your family.'

'Then you wouldn't need to hold back at all. Treat us the same way you treated your mother! That's what we'd deserve!'

'As for now, your dad and your brothers all accept you with genuine hearts. So you don't need to worry about any future. Just repay that sincerity in kind.'

'Don't keep misinterpreting our intentions for the worse. Hearts are made of flesh. Once or twice, we can pity your past and forgive you. But if it happens too often, hearts get hurt.'

Towards Chu Feng, Luo Yunkai wasn't actually angry. He even felt a sense of accomplishment.

The accomplishment of being a father!

His other sons all had relatively sound values and principles. They didn't really need his guidance or require him to expend much effort.

This led to a situation where, even though he had acknowledged his sons for some time, they felt more like ATMs for his System's Spirit Stones.

It made him lack the genuine feeling of being the father of his own children.

Chu Feng gave him a different feeling and made him truly understand that his sons weren't just his ATMs. They were his flesh-and-blood sons!

They were beings he needed to teach, to guide, to care for!

A sense of paternal responsibility quietly arose within him.

Luo Yunkai shooed his sons out. Alone, he summoned the System.

'System, how many sons do I actually have?'

In Luo Yunkai's heart at that moment, they were no longer just symbols for Spirit Stones. They were living, breathing people.

[How many women does the Host have?]

Luo Yunkai shook his head. *Forget it. Knowing that doesn't seem particularly useful right now.*

'System, regarding Little Yan's condition, is it just a matter of replenishing his Divine Soul?'

Unconsciously, Luo Yunkai, who used to refer to his sons by their full names when talking to the System, now used an affectionate nickname.

[No! The True Sun Fire is Blazing Fire's Divine Soul, but Blazing Fire's Divine Soul is not the True Sun Fire.]

[Even if the Divine Soul is replenished, the True Sun Fire belonging to Blazing Fire is still missing. It won't reappear just because the Divine Soul is replenished.]

Luo Yunkai stroked his chin. 'Just tell me the method directly. How can I replenish Little Yan's True Sun Fire?'

[solar true fire crystal essence!]

Luo Yunkai felt a headache coming on. This thing sounded difficult to obtain from the name alone.

He took out a communication talisman.

Far away in Duobao City, Jin Yuchan was quite surprised to suddenly receive a message from Luo Yunkai.

'City Lord, what is it?'

Jin Yuchan looked at the Disciple her grandmother had sent. 'It's Luo Yunkai. He sent me a message.'

Su Ninger raised an eyebrow. 'Should I step out?'

Jin Yuchan shook her head. 'That's not necessary.'

She took out the communication talisman and listened to its contents.

A flash of surprise passed through Jin Yuchan's eyes. 'solar true fire crystal essence? What does he want that for?'

Then her eyes flickered, and a look of understanding surfaced in their depths.

Su Ninger noticed and asked, 'Did you think of something?'

A trace of melancholy appeared on Jin Yuchan's face. 'It must be for that son of his named Blazing Fire.'

'From what I know, Luo Yunkai dotes immensely on the sons he's acknowledged, sparing no expense to improve their Spiritual Roots and Awaken their Physiques. That Blazing Fire seems to have a Heavenly Fire Spiritual Root. The solar true fire crystal essence must be prepared for him.'

Jin Yuchan couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. 'I wonder if he has ever put in this much effort for *our* son?'

She had never heard of Luo Yunkai taking any action for Wealthy.

Jin Yuchan couldn't help but suspect if she had dragged Wealthy down, causing him to be abandoned by his biological father.

Su Ninger noticed Jin Yuchan was starting to think down the wrong path again and spoke up at the right moment. 'City Lord, don't overthink it. I know him. Given how the Young Master insisted on leaving with him, he won't treat the Young Master poorly.'

Only then did Jin Yuchan calm her mind and send a message back to Luo Yunkai.

Duobao Tower, Zhaoye City.

'The Duobao Tower in the Southern Wasteland Continent doesn't have it? Is Jin Yuchan hinting at something? Does the Duobao Tower have influence outside the Southern Wasteland Continent?'

Luo Yunkai thought of it and asked without the slightest embarrassment.

Jin Yuchan's hint became an explicit statement in his mind.

Listening to Luo Yunkai's straightforward question—'Then does the Duobao Tower outside the Southern Wasteland Continent have the solar true fire crystal essence?'—she was left speechless.

'This Luo Yunkai!' Jin Yuchan massaged her forehead, muttering, 'There is, but leaving the Southern Wasteland Continent is no easy feat.'

'Moreover, even if you could leave, the Duobao Tower outside... I currently have no...' Jin Yuchan smiled bitterly, '...no say in it!'

Listening to the message's content, Luo Yunkai fell into thoughtful silence.