Invincible Dad-Chapter 577 Despicable Adults_1

After learning the whereabouts of the sword’s body, Xu Lai left Penglai Island, as there was no longer any reason to stay. From this day forward, Penglai was just a solitary island. It was no longer home to the foremost of the Nine Pavilions, the Sword Pavilion, nor the Sword Tomb, which was worshipped as a holy land by sword cultivators from all over. Thus, one of the thirteen Holy Lands was stricken from the list.

Xu Lai returned to the peak of Nameless Mountain. He transmitted a Divine Sense to Baize, the second Divine General, instructing her to go to the Yin Yang Clan and demand the sword’s body from Shang Yuan.

Xu Lai was not at all worried that Baize, who was only at the Sixth Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor, would be refused by Shang Yuan, who was at the Nine Heavens of the Quasi-Emperor. As for that silly and naive descendant of a Great Emperor, Shang Yuan, Xu Lai believed that even with a lower Boundary, Baize could easily subdue him.

Xu Lai slipped into the tent where Ruan Tang was reading a book by lamplight.

Hearing the noise, Ruan Tang didn’t turn around but spoke tenderly, "You’re back?"

"Mmh."

Xu Lai wrapped his arms around his wife’s soft, fragrant body and took a deep breath. "The Gentle Homeland truly is the best."

"How can the Gentle Homeland be as good as a sword?" Ruan Tang said with a smile. "Mr. Xu, you would agree, wouldn’t you?"

"A sword may have a myriad of virtues, but you are the only one in my heart. How does that saying go?" Xu Lai said earnestly, "A person may suffer three thousand ailments in life, but only pining for one’s love is incurable. For this past half hour... I missed you dearly."

Even though they were an old married couple, Ruan Tang couldn’t help but smile teasingly. "You and that sweet-talking mouth of yours."

"I’m actually not very good with words," Xu Lai reflected. "Over the years, this mouth of mine has offended quite a few people."

"Has it?" Ruan Tang looked puzzled, believing her husband Xu Lai to be quite proper in his conduct and actions, rarely making any missteps.

"I was young and reckless once, too." Xu Lai, who had hailed from the Human Race, once ranked at the very bottom of the talent list. He had come a long way, enduring countless dismissive looks and cold shoulders. When he rose to power, although he never bullied others with his advantage, he had uttered many harsh words, earning the hatred of many.

However, those who resented Xu Lai never got the chance to kick him while he was down. Instead, most of them had already perished in the long river of time.

Sometimes, being cursed at wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, at least not for Xu Lai. He had been lonely for tens of thousands of years as his contemporaries died off one by one, unable to leave so much as a drop of ink in the history books. And the Immortal Domain would see waves upon waves of new faces.

Only he was destined to live for a million years, basking in the glory of the Emperor Realm’s throne while also experiencing a loneliness that no one could understand. Of course, the current Xu Lai now had his wife Ruan Tang, his daughter Yiyi, and his senior sister Yu Guiwan. Xu Lai had always felt that fate was cruel, but now, it seemed the heavens hadn’t been too heartless toward him.

Hearing Xu Lai’s reflective murmur, Ruan Tang gently stroked his face and spoke softly, "In my heart, you’ll always be a young man."

"Hahahaha!" Xu Lai couldn’t help but roar with laughter.

「Meanwhile.」

Ruan Lan piloted a flying formation, taking her niece and Qian Xiao back to Haitang Court with a worried expression on her face the entire way.

Xu Yiyi pouted and demanded, "Auntie, why did you agree to their request?"

"Exactly," Qian Xiao nodded vigorously. "Auntie, that was so dumb."

THUMP.

Ruan Lan knocked on Qian Xiao’s head. "Shut your mouth."

Why is it fine when Yiyi says it, but I’m the one who gets hurt? Large question marks appeared over Qian Xiao’s head. "I’m lodging a complaint, Auntie! You’re showing favoritism toward girls!"

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

Ruan Lan knocked him repeatedly.

With his eyes welling with tears from the pain, Qian Xiao pleaded, "Stop hitting me, stop! I know I was wrong. Auntie, you should be thinking about what you promised them."

"..."

Ruan Lan’s face instantly turned bitter. After leaving Sea Temple Island, she had taken the two kids to a teahouse with Xu Wandao and his group for tea and a chat. There, she learned about the situation in the Martial Dao World, such as the Moon Clan, who had killed countless good men from Hua Country over the years. They even wanted to invade Earth!

How could Ruan Lan, with her fiery temper, tolerate that? She immediately declared that she would represent Earth and eliminate that bunch of bastards!

Then, with lightning speed, Zhang Henshui, Xu Wandao, and the others invited Ruan Lan to join the Martial Dao Association. During this time, Zhang Suzi kept calling her ’Fairy Sister,’ making Ruan Lan feel so flattered that she ignored Yiyi’s attempts to dissuade her and joined.

And then... only after leaving the teahouse did Ruan Lan realize she had been tricked. Those despicable adults! she thought indignantly. They had designs not only on me, but on the two children with me as well.

But is there really life on the Moon? Qian Xiao wondered groggily. I kind of want to go see it.

"In any case, you must both keep today’s events a secret. You absolutely cannot tell your parents," Ruan Lan warned, her eyes stern. "Otherwise, the three of us can just wait to be punished."

Ruan Lan could easily imagine her sister’s reaction upon hearing that she planned to take her niece to the Moon to fight for justice. She would definitely get a thorough beating. Then, after her sister had rested, she would get a second one.

"Mhm, mhm, mhm." Qian Xiao nodded his little head.

At that moment, he never imagined that on his first visit to Chang’an City, he would actually see his parents there. He certainly couldn’t have imagined that Luo Chu and Qian Song would also see him. That night, Qian Xiao received the most painful beating of his life.

...

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two days had passed. It was a radiant Monday morning when Xu Lai and Ruan Tang stepped into their home, bathed in sunlight. This made Ruan Lan, who had been watching the kids for two straight days, chuckle.

"Dearest sister, it’s only been two days, but your complexion is so much better. A woman nourished by love really is different."

"..."

Ruan Tang’s pretty face flushed red as she retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I understand the affairs of adults perfectly well," Ruan Lan whispered. "Do you two want to rest for the morning? Catch up on sleep or something? Let my brother-in-law rest and recover his energy. I can take the kids to school for you."

"Shut up!" Ruan Tang glared at her sister.

"Look, look, she’s actually getting shy." Ruan Lan stopped teasing her sister and said lazily, "The kids are your responsibility now. I’m off to school." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Yiyi, where did your aunt take you to play these last two days?" Ruan Tang asked casually.

Ruan Lan, who was about to leave, froze in her tracks, looking anxiously at her niece, afraid she might let something slip.

Xu Yiyi blinked her big eyes and said sweetly, "We went to see the sea."

Well, going to Sea Temple Island could be considered seeing the sea. Xu Yiyi certainly wasn’t going to mention that they had not only seen the sea, but in two more days, they would also be going to see the Moon.

Ruan Lan secretly gave her a thumbs-up.

Yiyi returned a sweet smile. "Auntie, be careful on your way."

"..."

Ruan Tang’s brow furrowed slightly. Her intuition told her that her precious daughter and her unscrupulous sister were hiding something from her.

But she didn’t dwell on it. She hurried to the bathroom to take a shower, as she had been thoroughly tormented by that scoundrel Xu Lai for the past two days.

「It was at this time.」

The news of the Penglai Sword Pavilion’s destruction, after a two-day delay, finally spread throughout Hua Country.

In an instant, the entire nation was shaken.