Chapter 437
Chapter 437
When Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went to Li Yi’s courtyard, they saw Xu Lingfeng again.
Xiao Jinting admired his perseverance. Xu Lingfeng never gave up no matter how many times he had been driven out.
Xiao Xiaodong took an appraising look at Xu Lingfeng with curiosity in his eyes. Chen Xu’s eyes lit up at the sight of Xu Lingfeng.
“Haven’t you left?” Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting with disdain.
“We were going to, but Mr. Li hospitably asked us to stay, so we changed our plan,” said Xiao Jinting with a broad smile.
Xu Lingfeng looked at him warily. “Mr. Xiao, you are the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, aren’t you worried if the sect has got in trouble after you’ve been traveling outside for such a long time?”
“My sect is not weak and won’t get in trouble easily. Besides, there are many powerful people in the sect, and they will take care of it in my absence,” said Xiao Jinting indifferently.
“The Green Continent is not safe. Mr. Xiao, you are not local and might get into trouble here. You’d better leave as soon as possible,” said Xu Lingfeng.
Xiao Jinting nodded and said, “I agree with you on that, so I need to go to a local force for protection. I guess getting in touch with Mr. Li is the right choice.”
“What are you going to talk about with Li Yi?” Xu Lingfeng stared at Xiao Jinting and asked sullenly.
Xiao Jinting shrugged and said reflectively, “Well, it depends on what Mr. Li likes to talk about. He might be interested in the kidnap.”
Xu Lingfeng glared at him ferociously.
Li Shuang came out and greeted Xiao Jinting warmly, “Elder Xiao, there you are. Come on in.”
Xu Lingfeng looked at Li Shuang and said in dismay, “Shuang, Yi has stayed with them for a long time. Why doesn’t he ask them to leave?”
Li Shuang looked at Xu Lingfeng helplessly. “Mr. Xu, Young Master needs to talk with them about something. Elder Xiao, please come in.”
Xu Lingfeng wanted to enter the house, but Li Shuang pushed him out. “Mr. Xu, Young Master is still mad at you. You’d better not come these days.”
“But…”
Before Xu Lingfeng finished, Li Shuang closed the door and shut him out.
Xiao Jinting felt delighted when he recalled the frustration on Xu Lingfeng’s face.
He thought, “Xu Lingfeng has followed us into the house twice, and he is arrogant to us. How absurd.”
“And these two gentlemen are…?” asked Li Shuang as he looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu.
“This is our eldest son, and this is his spouse. They heard that the Green Continent is big with rich resources, so they came here,” replied Xiao Jinting.
Li Shuang nodded, looking at Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu gently. “I’m glad you’ve come. Please stay for a few more days.”
Li Yi stood at the door to his room, looking at Xu Muan with a mixture of feelings.
Xu Muan held his eyes and felt uneasy.
Li Yi took out a box and said to Xu Muan, “This is the Bloodline Wheel of the Li family. The blood of the one related to our family will light the wheel.”
Xu Muan rose and went up to the wheel, dripping blood into it.
The wheel gave a red light, followed by a dozen color rays of light.
Xiao Jinting was awed, thinking, “The red light should be Muan, and the light followed is Li Yi. The other rays of light might be Muan’s other relatives. The closer the relationship, the brighter the light is.”
Li Yi looked up at Xu Muan with complications in his eyes. Xiao Jinting saw tears welling up there.
Xu Muan’s heart was in a whirl when he looked at the glowing wheel.
He frowned. Although he had guessed he might be Li Yi’s son, it felt unreal.
In that instant, it dawned on him.
He understood why he couldn’t get the approval of Xu Fu no matter how much he did for the family. He realized that why Xu Fu looked at him appraisingly as if he was an item to be sold. He knew why he had been an outsider at his home.
…
Xiao Jinting sat in a restaurant with Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu.
“I didn’t know that Xu Fu is not Daddy’s father. That explains why he disliked Daddy,” said Xiao Xiaodong sullenly. He thought Xu Fu was lucky to die early because he would beat him up if he was alive.
Xiao Jinting propped his head on his hand and said, “The identity of your daddy should be kept as a secret. The Xu family is a mess, and we’d better keep away from it.”
“But the Xu family is rich. Well, Xu Lingfeng is wretched,” Xiao Xiaodong said gloatingly.
Xiao Jinting said with a smile, “He was holding good cards, but he didn’t play them well.”
Xiao Xiaodong asked with curiosity, “Father, what do you think Daddy and Grandpa are talking about?”
After Xu Muan was confirmed to be Li Yi’s son, Xiao Jinting and the rest left him alone with Li Yi.
Xiao Jinting shook his head. “I have no idea.” He guessed Li Yi might be interested in the details of the kidnap.
Chen Xu looked down at the crowd on the street through the window and said, “There is a wedding.”