Stellar Transformation-Chapter 678: Episode 18 - 43 Father?

The Zixuan Mansion was bustling at the moment. Outside Hou Fei’s courtyard, layers of people were gathered, men, women, young and old, all joyfully talking with each other.

"Make way."

"It’s the Supreme Third Elder, make way."

Seeing Qin Yu arrive with a middle-aged man, the crowd of over a thousand people consciously cleared a path wide enough for three people to walk through. Qin Yu, accompanied by Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, walked in with a smile.

As soon as Qin Yu and Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate stepped into the courtyard, and Hei Yu, Che Hou Yuan, Jiang Lan, and the others looked over in confusion—

"Wah~~~" Two loud cries of newborn babies suddenly erupted.

Joy appeared on everyone’s faces. Qin Yu glanced at Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate beside him. Even someone as composed as him couldn’t hide the excitement in his eyes, his gaze fixed entirely on Hou Fei standing outside the door.

"Creak!"

As soon as the door opened, Hou Fei dashed inside while Qin Yu, Hei Yu, Jiang Lan, and many others started chatting and laughing with one another outside.

"It’s rare indeed. I didn’t expect Hou Fei’s children to be born almost simultaneously, one after another," said Hei Yu, admiringly. At this time—

Jiang Lan’s gaze fell upon Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate and his expression shifted slightly, "Little Yu, may I ask who this is?" Even though he voiced the question, his expression suggested he had guessed the answer.

It was the first time in sixty trillion years that the Heavenly Venerable Mountain had descended, and Xiao Yao God King had been there to witness it, ultimately achieving the status of Heavenly Venerable. Naturally, Jiang Lan had also met this Xiao Yao God King. However, compared to that time, the appearance of Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate had changed slightly, most importantly his aura was different from back then.

"Jiang Lan, to think you don’t recognize me after sixty trillion years," Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate said with a light smile.

At this moment, however, Qin Yu promptly waved his hand, closing the courtyard doors, feeling it best not to let those younger generations outside know of Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate’s identity, or else who knows how noisy it would become.

"Uncle Lan, this is indeed the Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable," Qin Yu spoke up.

"Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable?"

Hei Yu, Bai Ling, Zuo Qiulin, and a bunch of others all showed shocked expressions. Heavenly Venerables were known for being as elusive as dragons. Even Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerate was usually seen by many through a "water curtain".

Very few people in the Divine World could boast having a direct conversation with a Heavenly Venerable.

"What is Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate doing here?" At this moment, Jiang Lan couldn’t help but wonder, though he still bowed respectfully on the surface, "I did not expect it to be Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable. Please, take a seat over here."

Everyone who had been sitting stood up promptly. With a Heavenly Venerable standing, who would have the audacity to remain seated?

Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable showed a hint of a smile and waved his hand lightly, "Jiang Lan, there’s no need for such formalities. I am here today for..."

"Haha, Big Brother, I have a son and a daughter, come and take a look," Hou Fei’s voice suddenly rang out across the courtyard. Everyone turned to look toward the door. Hou Fei emerged, holding a baby in each arm, excitement shining in his eyes.

"A son and a daughter?" Hei Yu was the first to rush over, followed by Jiang Li, Bai Ling, and a large group of others who surrounded the two babies, all overwhelmed with happiness.

Joyful smiles inevitably appeared on the faces of everyone in the courtyard.

"Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable must have come here because of Li’er’s newborn children," Qin Yu thought to himself, glancing over at Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable. The excitement in Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable was so evident, even Qin Yu’s son, Qin Shuang, could tell.

Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable’s eyes moved to the two infants, filled with excitement and elation.

But Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable managed to restrain himself, not rushing forward.

"Big Brother!" Hou Fei looked up and seeing that Qin Yu hadn’t yet approached, frowned and said, "Big Brother, why are you standing so far away? Come over, come take a look at these two little ones, haha." Hou Fei’s glance merely swept over Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate. Although surprised by this stranger he had never seen before, Hou Fei didn’t pay it much mind.

Hong Yun and Zixia, being Heavenly Gods themselves, were not greatly affected by childbirth. Hong Yun even called out directly, "Monkey, give ’Xing’er’ to me."

"Hou Xing? That’s not a nice-sounding name, my dear wife. For such a cute daughter, what Hou Xing? It should be Hou Tiantian as per my suggestion. Tiantian, how nice," argued Hou Fei immediately.

"Pfft!"

Instantly, the group burst into laughter, with Qin Yu and Hei Yu helplessly joining in. Before the children were born, they had already discussed various names, none of which Hou Fei liked. Finally, he self-conceitedly came up with ’Hou Tiantian’.

"May I have the honor of naming the child?" The ever-excited Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, after some hesitation, finally mustered the courage to ask.

Hou Fei raised an eyebrow and glanced at Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, "Who are you? Why should you name my child?

Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate was taken aback, and the crowd was equally startled. Everyone knew the person was Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, yet Hou Fei dared to speak to him in such a manner. This was quite something!

"Feifei, this is the Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable. Mind your manners," Jiang Lan immediately ordered.

"Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable?"

Hou Fei was startled, realizing he’s poked a hornet’s nest. He quickly bowed respectfully, "This junior has seen the Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable. My child’s name should be chosen by me as the father, so there’s no need for the Venerable to trouble himself."

"This is going to be interesting," Qin Yu thought to himself silently.

Qin Yu surmised that Hou Fei, an orphan without parents, discovered by Jiang Lan, might very well be related to Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable’s past.

Without moving his lips, Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate transmitted his voice using divine sense, "Feifei, I am your father."

"Boom!"

Hou Fei felt as if there was an explosion inside his head, leaving him in a daze for quite some time before he regained his senses. He was completely stunned, the joy of having a son and a daughter forgotten.

What remained was sheer astonishment!

Hou Fei looked at Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, his eyes sharp.

But Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate was looking at Hou Fei with anticipation, his gaze very kind, as he eagerly awaited Hou Fei to call him ’Dad’.

"Ha ha..." Hou Fei suddenly burst into laughter, handing over the two children to Zixia and Hong Yun, before turning to point at Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate with an ’I can’t believe this’ expression and said, "Senior Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, you say you’re my dad? Ha ha, stop joking, I, Hou Fei, have neither father nor mother. Although I sometimes think of my parents, I haven’t sunken to the point that anyone who tells me he is my dad, I’ll just accept him."

The entire courtyard was silent.

"Dad?"

Almost everyone was shocked by Hou Fei’s words, just now Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate had probably been cautious not to affect others, only using Divine Sense to transmit his voice. Now that Hou Fei had blurted it out, it really shocked everyone.

"This Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate is Hou Fei’s dad?" thought Qin Yu, not too surprised in his mind.

"Monkey, don’t talk nonsense here, this is no joke," Hei Yu immediately warned from the side.

Hou Fei, however, curled his lips and looked askance at Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, "Mixed Feathered Bird, it’s not that I am joking, but this Senior Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate here is joking with me." Although Hou Fei was laughing, his gaze was rather strange.

Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate frowned slightly and said, "Hou Fei, is it possible for us to talk alone?"

Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate didn’t want to air his private matters for all around to know. After all, he was a Heavenly Venerable with an exalted status, he too had his pride.

"Talk alone? We have no relationship, what’s there to talk about, if we’re going to talk, let’s talk here. Everyone here is my family, friends, good brothers! If you have something to say, say it, if not, forget it, I still need to spend time with my two children," Hou Fei said without any courtesy.

Qin Yu could feel that Hou Fei was experiencing turbulent emotions at this point.

The Hou Fei at this moment was completely different from the usual Hou Fei. Would the usual Hou Fei dare to speak like this if he met Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable?

"Everyone please go out first, don’t disturb us here," Qin Yu immediately told the people around him.

Jiang Lan, Yi Feng, and the others also felt that the atmosphere between Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate and Hou Fei was quite special, and they tactfully said goodbye to Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, one by one leaving the courtyard. Eventually, even Zixia and Hong Yun left the courtyard with the two babies.

"Feifei, have a frank talk with Senior Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate and clear things up," Qin Yu advised Hou Fei.

"Got it, Big Brother," Hou Fei nodded to Qin Yu.

Qin Yu gave a slight bow to Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, and then left the courtyard. After Qin Yu left, only Hou Fei and Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate were left in the courtyard.

Not far from the courtyard, Qin Yu sat down on a stone bench.

"Big Brother, does Monkey really have something to do with Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate?" Hei Yu also sat down on the stone bench next to him and immediately asked Qin Yu.

"Don’t worry, we will know in a while; guessing now is useless," Qin Yu frowned, while the power of his New Universe Space spilled out fully, enveloping the entire courtyard.

The other Divine Kings dare not use their Divine Sense to investigate, fearing being discovered by Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate. But Qin Yu was not afraid; the Power of New Universe Space let him clearly observe everything inside the courtyard.

As Qin Yu observed, he thought to himself, "Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, if you’re going to talk, just talk, don’t start a fight."

No matter what, Qin Yu would not tolerate his brother being bullied.

Inside the courtyard.

Hou Fei and Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate both stood there, and just looking at appearances, Hou Fei and Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate were quite similar, both rather lean. However, Hou Fei had an air of ferocity about him, while Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate seemed very detached.

"Speak what you need to," said Hou Fei directly.

Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate wasn’t angered at all and said, "Hou Fei, I am your father, there is no doubt about that. Since your birth until now, over so many years, I have been aware of most things that have happened to you, and I can even replay those events for you in images."

"Hou Fei, if I wasn’t always observing you, how would I know about your past? After all, even Heavenly Venerables don’t have the ability to calculate the past or future," Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate smiled, "If you were not related to me, would I, as a Heavenly Venerable, be keeping an eye on you so often?"

Hou Fei was startled.

He had to admit, what Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate said made sense.

The matters of his childhood were known only to Jiang Lan and Jiang Li. As to the later travels with Qin Yu, only Qin Yu and Hei Yu really knew what he had done.

To look into the past, Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate would have to perform ’Soul Search’ on Jiang Lan, Qin Yu, and the others.

"Past events? Who knows what Divine Skills a Heavenly Venerate has, I am no Heavenly Venerate. This alone doesn’t prove you’re my father. Moreover... whether or not you’re my father doesn’t matter to me at all."

Hou Fei’s face bore a wicked smile, "Senior Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable, I’ve been through a lot since I was a child. With my Big Brother and Mixed Feathered Bird, we’ve fought in the seas of the Mortal World, clashed within the Immortal Mansion, battle after battle. From the Mortal World to the Divine World, I’ve fought my way up step by step. In my whole life, my memory doesn’t even hold the word ’father’. Whether or not I have a father doesn’t mean anything to me. I’d rather think I popped out of a stone."

As he listened to Hou Fei’s words, Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate’s complexion grew pale.

"Alright, Senior Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable, you are a Heavenly Venerable, high above all others. You don’t need to mock me anymore. To be honest... your sudden claim to be my dad really bothers me because I don’t like anyone controlling me. I like to be free, without a dad to control me, without a mother to raise me. Life is quite good this way."

Hou Fei grinned at Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate and headed to the courtyard gate.

"Hou Fei," Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate called out sharply.

"Alright, didn’t you understand what I said? Let me repeat it, it doesn’t matter to me whether you’re my dad or not." With that, Hou Fei opened the gate and walked out.

"Ah, son, daughter, daddy’s here for a hug," Hou Fei’s loud voice rose again.

(End of Chapter One, Chapter Two to follow!)(To be continued, for more please visit www.qidian.com, more Chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)