Chapter Twenty-Five: Do You Want Revenge?

Tang Ruoyu hurriedly left, and Shen Zixuan was about to follow but was stopped by Su Xue'er.

"Where are you going? You scared her away," Su Xue'er said gently.

"Scared her away? Am I that terrifying?" Shen Zixuan sat down slowly.

"Xiao Xuan, pursuing a girl isn't like that. If you directly express your feelings, she'll definitely be scared. You need to take it step by step, gradually," Su Xue'er advised tenderly.

Shen Zixuan listened, seeming to understand and not understand at the same time.

Su Xue'er suddenly thought of Yu Shi. She wondered, if I don't go back, will he come?

At night, Shen Zixuan slept beside Su Xue'er as usual, and she held him tightly. Suddenly, a man appeared by Su Xue'er's bed, his expression furious.

He gently touched Su Xue'er's cheek, waking her up. Sensing someone, Su Xue'er withdrew her hand from holding Shen Zixuan and instantly summoned the Purple Jade Sword from her spatial ring.

Pointing the sword at the intruder, she asked coldly, "Who are you? Why are you attacking me in the middle of the night?"

The man snorted, "Attacking? That's an exaggeration. If I hadn't come, you and this man would probably already have a child."

Recognizing the voice as Yu Shi's, Su Xue'er looked at Shen Zixuan, who was already asleep, and put away the Purple Jade Sword, saying softly, "Come out. It's not convenient to talk here."

Su Xue'er and Yu Shi sat beneath a gazebo in the courtyard. Su Xue'er sighed, "The moonlight tonight is beautiful."

Yu Shi, his face filled with unwillingness, spoke coldly, "Explain it to me. I don't want to be cuckolded."

Su Xue'er chuckled at the remark. "What's so funny?" he asked.

"You're cute like this," Su Xue'er laughed. "He's not a man I found outside; he's my son."

"What? Your son?" Yu Shi looked surprised.

"Yes, I have an adopted son. What's wrong?" Su Xue'er replied.

Yu Shi's face darkened. "Are you sure he won't harm you? People's hearts are unpredictable, Xiaoxue."

Su Xue'er nodded. "I know. I wouldn't misjudge someone. Please trust me, okay?"

Softened by Su Xue'er's plea, Yu Shi relented, "Alright. If he ever hurts you, I'll make him regret it."

Su Xue'er stood up and sat beside Yu Shi. "I know you can't accept it, but I hope you can at least try. Xiao Xuan is quite naive, and I hope you can teach him something new."

Yu Shi pondered for a moment. "Fine. I'll arrange for the best mentor from the Spirit Master Pavilion to teach him. You've met this person before. It's Yu Que from that day in the training ground."

"You're so good," Su Xue'er smiled.

Then, she suggested, "Why don't you meet Xiao Xuan tomorrow?"

Yu Shi remained silent, and Su Xue'er stood up, kissed his cheek, and cheerfully said, "I'll count on you tomorrow."

With that, she left, leaving Yu Shi sitting there in bewilderment.

"She accepted me?" he muttered to himself.

Back in the room, Su Xue'er touched her lips with her hand and then looked at Shen Zixuan. "I hope you'll study well at the Spirit Master Pavilion. Mom can only help you this much."

The next day, Su Xue'er and Shen Zixuan finished the sumptuous breakfast prepared by Tang's patriarch and walked in the corridor.

Shen Zixuan looked satisfied and said, "Mom, this is the first time in my life I've felt so satisfied after eating."

Su Xue'er smiled, "You, with your talkative mouth. During meals, your mouth is busy eating while your eyes are fixed on Miss Tang Ruoyu."

"What's wrong with eating while looking?" Shen Zixuan quipped playfully, rolling his eyes.

When they reached the door of their room, they saw Yu Shi and several Spirit Master Pavilion soldiers waiting outside, with Yu Que standing beside Yu Shi.

Su Xue'er walked over and said, "Yu Shi, you're here."

"Yes," Yu Shi replied.

Shen Zixuan, curious, asked, "Mom, who is this?"

Su Xue'er whispered in Shen Zixuan's ear, "He's my fiancé. What do you think?"

Shen Zixuan suddenly understood. "Oh, I see, Mom."

With that, he walked over to Yu Shi, who thought he was coming to greet and bow, but unexpectedly, Shen Zixuan jumped up and hugged him.

While Yu Shi remained expressionless, Shen Zixuan held him tightly.

Shen Zixuan looked mischievously at Yu Shi's cold face and shouted, "Dad!"

Yu Shi remained impassive as Shen Zixuan clung to him.

Amused by the scene, Su Xue'er burst into laughter.

Yu Shi's cold face stared at Shen Zixuan, and he said, word by word, "Get down."

"Okay."

Seeing Su Xue'er's happiness, Yu Shi's expression softened, and he said to Shen Zixuan, "Who are you?"

Watching the emotionless Yu Shi, Su Xue'er thought to herself, He's really good at pretending.

"I'm your son, Dad," Shen Zixuan replied.

This statement amused Yu Que, who was standing nearby, but Yu Shi ignored him.

"Do you have any evidence?" Yu Shi inquired.

Shen Zixuan pondered for a moment, then walked to Su Xue'er's side, pushed her towards Yu Shi, and pointed at her, saying, "She's my mom, and you're her fiancé, so I'm your son."

"What if I don't accept it?" Yu Shi questioned.

"That won't do. My mom said my dad is a heroic man of integrity who sacrifices himself for others. How could he not recognize me as his son?" Shen Zixuan replied confidently.

Su Xue'er looked baffled by Shen Zixuan's words. When did I say that?

Yu Shi was completely impressed. This kid can really talk.

"Alright, alright, no need to say more. I understand," Yu Shi conceded.

"Yay!" Shen Zixuan exclaimed.

Turning to Yu Que, who had finished laughing, Yu Shi instructed, "Go inform Shen Zixuan, my son and the interim Deputy Chief, that he will be studying under the Yu Battalion from now on."

"Yes, sir," Yu Que responded.

Speaking softly to Su Xue'er, Yu Shi asked, "Is this satisfactory?"

Confused, Su Xue'er asked, "Satisfactory, but what's an interim Deputy Chief?"

"It's just a title, without real authority. He can only obey my, your, and Yu Battalion's orders, and nothing else," Yu Shi explained.

"Oh, I see," Su Xue'er replied.

Afterward, Yu Shi left. Su Xue'er and Shen Zixuan returned to their room, where Shen Zixuan was feeling gloomy.

"What's wrong, Xiao Xuan?" Su Xue'er asked, concerned.

Shen Zixuan's eyes sharpened as he said, "He is the nemesis of spirit beasts—the renowned Chief of the Spirit Master Pavilion, Yu Shi."

Suddenly realizing, Su Xue'er thought, Shen Zixuan is a spirit beast, and Yu Shi is their nemesis. Will he seek revenge for the spirit beasts killed by Yu Shi?

With a questioning tone, Su Xue'er asked, "Shen Zixuan, what's wrong?"

"Mom, you know my identity, so..." Shen Zixuan trailed off.

"Do you want revenge?" Su Xue'er asked nervously, watching him closely.

"Please keep my identity as a spirit beast a secret," Shen Zixuan requested.

Su Xue'er's tense mood eased. "Okay, I won't tell him. Typically, experts in the Spiritual Divine Realm won't discern your identity, but I'm afraid he's not an ordinary expert in the Spiritual Divine Realm."

Shen Zixuan reassured her, "Don't worry, Mom. I transformed into a human through ancient secret methods."

"Alright. Mom believes in you," Su Xue'er said, patting Shen Zixuan's head.

After a moment, they heard Yu Que's voice outside the door.

"Lady, the Chief is waiting for you outside."

"Okay, I'll be right out," Su Xue'er replied.

Su Xue'er and Shen Zixuan followed Yu Que to the door. After Yu Que stepped aside, they saw Yu Shi and the patriarch of the Tang family waiting outside, with Tang Ruoyu among them.

"Chief, I entrust my daughter to you," the Tang patriarch said courteously.

"No problem. Our families have a long-standing connection. I won't mistreat your daughter, and this is also my father's wish," Yu Shi replied.

The Tang patriarch turned to Tang Ruoyu and said, "Thank the Chief, dear."

Tang Ruoyu stepped forward and expressed her gratitude, "Thank you, Chief."

Seeing Tang Ruoyu, Shen Zixuan hurried over. "Ruoyu, you're here too."

"Cough, Xiao Xuan, come here," Yu Shi said.

"Okay." Shen Zixuan walked over, dejectedly.

"Tang patriarch, what's the matter?" Su Xue'er asked.

"Lady, the Chief will take you back. I'll send you off," the Tang patriarch said politely.

"No need to call me Lady. Just call me Miss Su," Su Xue'er replied.

The Tang patriarch looked at Yu Shi, who nodded.

"Alright, Miss Su, please go back with the Chief," the Tang patriarch said.

"Thank you for your hospitality these past few days, Tang patriarch. I'll take my leave now," Su Xue'er said, walking towards the carriage. She noticed Tang Ruoyu following and asked, "Ruoyu, what's wrong?"

Before Tang Ruoyu could respond, Yu Shi intervened, "I'm taking her to the Spirit Master Pavilion for cultivation. It's at the Tang patriarch's request. I plan to have her train with the Yu Battalion."

"Oh, I see. That's fine then. We can't mistreat her," Su Xue'er replied.

"Yeah, let's go," Yu Shi said.

With that, Yu Shi, Su Xue'er, Shen Zixuan, and Tang Ruoyu boarded the carriage and left the Tang residence.