491: Chapter 491 Fool

"Buzz~"

Liu Xuan's Divine Sense suddenly surged outward, extending toward the infant like a physical entity.

'It is clearly Old Nineteen's Bloodline, so why...'

He paced over to the infant and reached out, gently pressing his hand against the baby's shoulder.

A moment later, a blood-colored bead was forced out of the infant's body. The little fellow's mouth puckered, and he immediately burst into loud wails.

"Father, what are you..."

Anxious for his child, Dao Hong stepped forward quickly to stop him, yet he didn't dare defy his father. His face twisted into a knot of conflict.

"Idiot!"

Liu Xuan shouted in rebuke and threw the blood bead in front of him. "Look closely! Is this really your son?!"

Dao Hong stared blankly at the blood bead for a moment. "This was formed from my Essence Blood?"

His heart jolted as he lunged forward to pull his son over for an inspection. With just one look, his pupils dilated instantly.

This was fucking not his son at all!!

"Husband!"

"Dad!"

"It's not my fault, it's not my fault! I was forced, I had no choice!"

The woman knelt before Dao Hong, clutching the child, shaking her head frantically with a face full of terror.

"I'll kill you both!!" Driven by a surge of rage, Dao Hong raised his hand to strike the woman's head.

"Enough!"

At the head of the hall, Liu Xuan calmly uttered two words. Space froze, and Dao Hong's hand was fixed in mid-air.

"Don't dirty my place! Get out and deal with this yourself before coming back to see me."

This boy Dao Hong was completely worthless. It was one thing to indulge in pleasure, but he had no depth of character.

This matter was clearly someone targeting him specifically. Instead of thinking about investigating, he only cared about venting his anger. He was stupid to the extreme!

If not for the fact that his eldest grandson Liu Yifan was quite decent, he would have stripped him of his position as an Elder of the Red Pine Sect today.

With a wave of his hand, he blasted Dao Hong and that pair of bastards out. Liu Xuan then recorded his other grandson's Divine Soul into the genealogy and hung a condensed Identity Token around his neck.

"Take the child to the Clan School to register his information, then go to the First Madam to collect the resources he's entitled to. Once he's six years old, he can be sent to the Clan School to try out," Liu Xuan instructed his daughter-in-law.

"Your daughter-in-law obeys!"

Feng Xiaoyue was terrified by the scene just now, fearing that Liu Xuan would take his anger out on her.

Now, not only did Liu Xuan not vent his anger on her, but he also seemed to hold her in high regard. After this ordeal, her status within the Family might even rise when she returned.

Waving his hand to dismiss his daughter-in-law and grandson, Liu Xuan ordered someone to call Su Wan over.

Briefly explaining the situation to Su Wan, Liu Xuan ordered her to use all her connections within the Heavenly Sword Sect to investigate the matter thoroughly. Every single person involved in the plot was to be executed!

If any Family or Sect was involved, exterminate their clan! Destroy their Sect!

"Understood!" Su Wan hesitated for a moment. "What if the investigation leads to other Young Masters or Young Misses?"

The Heavenly Sword Sect was now a partner of the Liu Family. Shen Yunshu had once been one of the four Sword-Wielders of the Heavenly Sword Sect's Sword Pavilion, so investigating a minor matter like this in the Red Pine Sect wouldn't be difficult.

The problem was that the various factions within the Red Pine Sect were all led by Liu Xuan's children. The probability of their involvement was not low.

If it really led back to them, would she have to kill them as well?

Exterminate their clan? It would be a joke if it ended up exterminating the Liu Family itself!

"As long as they aren't of the Liu Family Bloodline, they can all be dealt with. If it really leads back to them, bring them back and I will punish them personally!"

The first and most important rule of the Liu Family was the prohibition of internal strife. Minor squabbles could be tolerated, but once a line was crossed, even his own sons had to be punished.

Without rules, there is no order. The Liu Family would inevitably have many members in the future, and it was impossible for there to be no conflicts of interest or various disputes. If the rules for rewards and punishments weren't set in stone, things would definitely fall into chaos over time.

"Understood!"

Su Wan actually knew Liu Xuan would say that. Asking was just a formality to make things easier when she took action.

Although Liu Xuan didn't care much about such a Family scandal, it was still somewhat bothersome. He was no longer in the mood to study and turned to go to the Clan School to teach his children.

The front courtyard of the Liu Residence.

Old Nineteen Dao Hong, having been blasted out by his father, finally came to his senses.

He swung his arm and gave his Concubine a massive slap, then immediately ordered the subordinates he had brought to seize and imprison her.

Ignoring the Concubine's wretched pleas for mercy, he straightened his robes and headed alone toward the Clan School to pay his respects to his mother, Aunt Miao, and to see his son Yifan.

His father would definitely send someone to handle the investigation into the mastermind; he just needed to cooperate.

The most important thing right now was how to maintain his position in the Red Pine Sect and dispel his father's anger.

'I only have a few dozen Concubines, so how did such an absurd thing happen?'

On the way, the more Dao Hong thought about it, the angrier he became, while at the same time, a deep sense of admiration for his father rose in his heart.

His father had far more Concubines than he did. The rear courtyard of the Liu Residence had over a thousand beauties and nearly a thousand offspring. How did he manage it all so effortlessly?

The more women there were in the house, the more exhausted Dao Hong felt—not just physically, but mentally as well.

As the saying goes, three women make a drama. He didn't know how many dramas thirty women could create. Every day, countless issues arose just from women being jealous and vying for favor, nearly coming to blows!

Behind every woman was a swarm of relatives, all members of local cultivation families. They were tied to his actual power in the Red Pine Sect, so he couldn't just ignore them when things happened.

"Father has over a thousand beauties, even Nascent Soul True Lord female cultivators. Why doesn't he have any troubles?" Dao Hong really couldn't figure it out.

This was why Dao Hong was considered worthless! He wanted to have many wives and Concubines like his father Liu Xuan, but he failed to see the root of the matter.

There were over a thousand beauties in the Liu Residence, yet almost none of them had ulterior motives. That was because the treatment of a Concubine in the Liu Residence was on a completely different level than that of his own Concubines.

His cultivation wasn't high; his only advantage was his identity as Liu Xuan's son. Those small families married their daughters to him mostly to use his status.

But what about the Liu Residence? The treatment of a common Concubine of Liu Xuan was better than that of a legitimate daughter of an average Foundation Establishment Family. The benefits were tangible and entirely dependent on Liu Xuan himself.

In such a situation, who would be willing to have a change of heart? They couldn't wait to exhaust every effort to please him.

Furthermore, the Liu Family's methods were unpredictable. With an existence like the Peach Blossom Demon Lord overseeing the household, who could make a move? Who would even dare?

The benefits of plotting were disproportionate to the risks. As long as one wasn't a fool, even those with ill intentions wouldn't be stupid enough to betray the Liu Family.

Liu Xuan was usually gentle and refined, treating the women in the rear courtyard with great tolerance. Even some Qi Refining Junior Sisters dared to talk and laugh with him.

But there was one bottom line: they could not betray him. Once that line was crossed, he was more heartless than anyone!

A few years ago, there was a Concubine from a small Family in Yongning. Out of jealousy that her clanswoman's son had higher talent and better treatment than her own son, she used her Family to contact a group of Robber Cultivators, planning to kidnap the other woman's son for ransom.

After the incident came to light, Liu Xuan personally ordered her execution, along with her parents and three generations of her kin. All the Family's assets were transferred to her son's name.

This was only for kidnapping a child. If someone were to cuckold Liu Xuan and raise someone else's son for him, one could imagine the consequences!

On one side was being a mistress of the Liu Residence with superior conditions; on the other was being heartlessly slaughtered and implicating one's entire Family. How should one choose?