Xiaoyao also added five particularly large characters at the end, which drove her crazy. Those five characters were—

Wish you happiness!!

Go die!!

She couldn't help but curse and marked a big X over Xiaoyao's letter, adding those two words she just said.

After Xiaoyao received it, he just smiled. "Oh, she's shy. Third Miss's face is just a bit more tender, not like the Young Miss whose face is as thick as a city wall."

But it's precisely because of this city wall that the Young Miss could successfully win over Third Miss.

Of course, the above was merely Xiaoyao's beautiful fantasy, not reality. Reality is often unsatisfactory, and sometimes even cruel.

Xiaoyao casually wrote a few more sentences, then continued toward Flowing Moon City. What awaited him there—would it be his parents, or the emergence of another mystery?

...

...

This would be known very soon!

Flowing Stone Kingdom, Flowing Moon City, Luo Family...

"Son, you've suffered all these years!"

"..."

Xiaoyao was now being embraced by a man who appeared to be only in his thirties but was actually over forty. The man was emotionally shedding tears.

The two of them embracing clearly gave people one thought—what a wonderful father-son reunion, a perfect happy ending!

No one would doubt that the two weren't father and son, because their features bore a strong resemblance, especially around the eyes. It was precisely because of this that the current scene was unfolding.

Xiaoyao frowned. This situation was somewhat beyond his expectations, and he was getting confused about what was happening.

Was he confused because he was meeting his father for the first time? No, that wasn't it. The person before him wasn't his father, because this person wasn't Luo Yuntian.

That's right, this man wasn't Luo Yuntian. Not only had he already identified himself, but even if he hadn't, Xiaoyao would have known. Because Xiaoyao had seen Luo Yuntian's portrait together with Yun Qingyi's. Initially, they had appeared in that album—all people who came from that place had records.

It was precisely because of this that Xiaoyao felt he didn't need to disguise his appearance. He only resembled Luo Yuntian around the eyes, so there was no need to make changes. Doing so would bring inconvenience to future matters. But he never expected this man to appear before him.

This was something Xiaoyao had never anticipated. Originally, he had planned to first understand the Luo family's situation, then choose what method to use to approach Luo Yuntian.

Xiaoyao's choice this time wasn't merely to infiltrate as a servant. He could also enter the Luo family as a returning member of the Luo bloodline. The Luo family had a special place specifically for receiving people of Luo bloodline.

As everyone knew, the Luo family was originally a super great family. After their decline, family members scattered and hid everywhere. Now that the Luo family had been rebuilt, they naturally wanted to absorb scattered family forces. As long as someone carried Luo bloodline, they could return to the Luo family if they wished.

The Luo family would then provide resources, allowing returnees to engage in various industries—not necessarily becoming martial artists. They could engage in commerce, become officials, forge swords, practice medicine, and so on. Whatever industry they were interested in was possible.

The rebuilt Luo family was in a state of revival. They couldn't afford to cultivate only martial artists and needed more resources. People from all walks of life would provide resources for martial artists and accumulate wealth for the family.

Of course, regardless of what they did, everyone had to cultivate and ensure the bloodline was passed down—this was essential.

The current Luo family already had a certain economic foundation, so now they leaned more toward cultivating martial artists. Only with more martial artists would they have the ability to protect their industries. Martial force was always the greatest guarantee.

Xiaoyao had also learned that the Luo family was the origin of the Demon Cult, because their cultivation method was called Moyun Technique, which matched very well with the Moyun Cult that originated the Demon Cult. Plus, he had encountered some Luo family members on the road, and their cultivation methods were consistent with the Heavenly Demon Technique, which further confirmed this.

This could explain why he had Demon Cult bloodline—it was because he belonged to the Luo family bloodline. Later, Xiaoyao learned another fact: the passage between here and the Divine Martial Continent (this land's name for the Divine Martial Continent) was discovered and established by the former Luo family. However, this wasn't the only one—there were many passages leading to the Divine Martial Continent, controlled by other families and sects.

However, no one would go to the Divine Martial Continent anymore. The passages had long been sealed, including the Luo family's. If not for fleeing difficulties, the Luo family wouldn't have used this passage. And if Luo Yuntian hadn't happened to know about this passage and wanted to leave this land, he wouldn't have taken Yun Qingyi to the Divine Martial Continent.

Moreover, once these passages were activated, they needed a certain cooling period. There wasn't an exact timeframe, but three to five years was certain.

It had also been three to five years since Luo Yuntian and his companion reached the Divine Martial Continent, precisely because the passage couldn't be activated. However, this cooling time was only one-way—if you went from this side, you could return immediately, but if you returned, there would be the same cooling period for the return journey.

Now Xiaoyao had almost solved the mystery of his background and that bit of Demon Cult bloodline. The only issue was with his background—he still needed further confirmation.

Just as Xiaoyao had entered Flowing Moon City not long ago—

"Hey, that person looks like Third Master Luo."

"Yes, yes, he really does..."

As Xiaoyao walked down the street, people in the distance were discussing something. At that time, Xiaoyao didn't pay much attention—there were so many people on the road, who knew who they were talking about? Even if they were nearby, there were several people around.

Then Xiaoyao came to a restaurant. After observing the environment outside, he prepared to eat something inside while listening to some information. It was then that he discovered something was wrong. After he entered the restaurant, it seemed some people were watching him.

"Customer, what would you like?"

When the waiter asked this, his eyes kept staring at Xiaoyao, as if looking at some miraculous object that needed research and identification.

"Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?" Xiaoyao asked somewhat strangely.

"No, nothing. I wasn't looking at you. What would you like?" The waiter immediately shook his head. How dare he voice his doubts? He was afraid that if it were true, he might offend this master before him. Therefore, he absolutely wouldn't express any problems.

"Give me some of your signature dishes here, plus a plate of peanuts and a pot of wine." Xiaoyao looked at the waiter. He didn't entangle with the waiter, knowing he wouldn't easily say anything. Besides, perhaps without the waiter speaking, others would say it anyway.

"Right away!" the waiter immediately replied, then rushed off, as if somewhat afraid to stay near Xiaoyao.

"Hey, kid, who are you?"

Not long after, the person who would give Xiaoyao answers appeared. A somewhat domineering young master appeared before Xiaoyao, pointing at his nose and asking.

"I'm just a passerby. I wonder what you want, young master?" Xiaoyao smiled in reply.

"Passerby? What kind of name is that? Never mind, it's not important anyway. I just came to ask you—who is your father?" the young master asked.

"Then, young master, who is your mother?" Xiaoyao frowned slightly and asked.

"Who my mother is—what business is that of yours!" The young master became somewhat angry, snorting coldly.

"Then who my father is—what business is that of yours?" Xiaoyao looked at the young master and said indifferently.

"Kid, you're quite arrogant. Let me tell you, even if you enter the Luo family, when you see this young master, you still have to call me 'young master.' How dare you speak to this young master like this." The young master immediately turned cold, corners of his mouth rising as he looked down at Xiaoyao condescendingly.

Who was this young master? Xiaoyao quickly got his answer.

"How is it him? Why is he here too?"

"Who is he?"

"Don't you know? He's the current direct eldest young master of the Luo family, very likely to become the future Luo family head."

"I see, no wonder he has such airs."

"Shh... don't let him hear..."

People nearby were discussing. As bystanders, there were always such things—they wouldn't quietly watch from the side...

"Did I say I wanted to enter the Luo family?" Xiaoyao smiled and replied.

"If you don't want to enter the Luo family, what are you here for?" This eldest young master of the Luo family said disdainfully. He felt this kid before him was just being stubborn. This young master had seen countless people like him.

"I came here to collect rent!" Xiaoyao said with a smile. This statement wasn't a lie—what Xiaoyao had won from Master Wang was here. The land under this restaurant now belonged to Xiaoyao.

Xiaoyao coming here wasn't to randomly find a place to eat, but had a purpose—to see how the environment here was and formulate a reasonable rent. It seemed this rent needed to increase; the previous amount was too little.

However, to others' ears, Xiaoyao's words sounded quite ridiculous, especially to the Luo family's eldest young master—even more ridiculous.

"Kid, stop lying. If you're interested, you can collect rent for our Luo family later. The Luo family won't treat you unfairly, as long as you're a Luo family member." The Luo family's eldest young master patted Xiaoyao's shoulder and smiled, as if Xiaoyao would become one of his subordinates.

Actually, this was exactly what he was thinking. He was certain Xiaoyao would become a Luo family member, and once he became a Luo family member, he would sooner or later become his subordinate, because he was the future family head.

(End of Chapter)