CHAPTER 632: CHAPTER 631: COME ON, LET’S ACT!

Curse Technique can be divided into many types.

Back then, Hu Zhili was wholeheartedly pursuing quick, precise, and cruel effects, learning only the most effective and vicious magic from his younger sister, and without exception, this kind of curse required using one’s own lifespan to cast it.

Simply put, if he wanted to curse someone, he would have to first take out his own lifespan to perform the curse, waiting until the other person was cursed to death before possibly replenishing the lost lifespan.

Not knowing how much lifespan the opponent actually had left was the biggest obstacle for Hu Zhili when casting a curse.

After all, the lifespan spent was tangible and if the opponent’s lifespan was little or they died before the curse took effect, it would be a losing deal for him.

And this loss meant losing his own life!

Therefore, as ruthless as Hu Zhili was, unless he was extremely angry or couldn’t bear it anymore, he would always deliberate carefully before deciding to make a move.

"Anyone who dares to leak anything will die with us," Hu Jun warned, scanning the room, and said in a deep voice, "Let us first secretly monitor the Void Hunter’s movements. From what the maid just said, after killing a certain number of anomalies, he needs to rest, and you all should have noticed that the Spirit Tea he drinks is no ordinary brew, it must be to replenish his Spiritual Power.

So, although the Void Hunter is strong, he is not invincible.

Once he goes to the Spirit Stone Mine to extract ore and leaves the hall, we will take separate actions. I’ll go to the secret passage to urge Hu Da’an to make Medicine Pills; Zhili and Hu Rao, under the guise of helping, will go to the mine to get closer to them and see if we can find out more information.

If we can discover the exact location of the Otherworld, perhaps we can traverse the void with our anomalous bodies and reach the Otherworld without using the Immortal Shuttle?"

As he spoke, he gazed at Hu Zhili, "Don’t you think that maid looks somewhat like you? Could it... be one of your daughters who went missing outside?

If I remember correctly, during the cataclysm back then, several of your children were out traveling, and after that, there was no news from them.

We managed to land on this world fragment by chance, perhaps your other children were also lucky enough to be rescued by the Void Hunter. As for changing names and not recognizing you, it’s highly possible they suffered severe trauma during the disaster and lost their memory.

Zhili, you must understand that fate works in mysterious ways.

When you asked her name just now, surely it was because you felt she looked familiar, right? Later, you should investigate properly, it might really be your child who got lost outside, then we would all be saved!"

"A daughter traveling outside?" Hu Zhili, prompted by the suggestion, suddenly broadened his thinking!

Yes! How could I be so foolish?

At the sight of her face, I just felt nervous, only thinking she might be my cursed third daughter, why didn’t I think of other daughters?

Which one could it be?

With too many children born, I don’t quite remember those who weren’t favored.

Could it be my eldest daughter, Hu Zhiyao? Or the one with the weakest sense of presence, the fourth daughter... what was her name again?

Darn it, can’t even remember the name, better test if it’s the eldest daughter first.

"I remember, during the cataclysm when the world collapsed, my eldest son and daughter took the fourth daughter traveling outside, and she mentioned her brother Bai Yunqi, could he be my eldest son, Hu Zhiyu?" He racked his brain for a while before recalling the circumstances of that time.

He couldn’t secure much power in the family, and with too many children, there naturally wasn’t enough cultivation resources.

Hu Zhili was even less patient in nurturing the children he didn’t like much, so the eldest and second children would take turns traveling with the equally unfavored younger siblings to seek opportunities.

If indeed a pair of children survived by luck, it was partly his credit—without pushing them to train outside, they would have died staying at home!

He thought smugly, the other party must have truly lost their memory, otherwise why look at him with such eyes.

Forgetting past things makes it easier, all rights and wrongs depend entirely on a father’s tongue, just make it up!

"Elder Nine, time is of the essence, I’ll go probe for news immediately! If she’s truly my daughter, all our clansmen would be saved!" Hu Zhili said eagerly, "You saw the situation just now, although she’s a maid, the Void Hunter treats her very well!

With no relationship, they naturally wouldn’t make every effort to rescue, but if recognized privately... asking her to plead with her master, even if unable to take all clansmen, running a few more times is entirely possible."

He painted a rosy picture for the other Fox Demons, and Hu Jun nodded, allowing him to go to the West Great Hall.

The door closed again, and it exploded into chaos in the darkness.

"Dammit, could it be such a coincidence?"

"Elder Nine is confused! If that maid is really his daughter, then the remaining two spots are definitely reserved for them father and son! What about us?"

"Even if it’s such a coincidence, she’s just a maid, what use could she be?"

Hu Jun sneered, "Fools! If Bai Yunshu is really Hu Zhili’s daughter, and the father and daughter recognize each other, we can easily find out the exact location of the Otherworld. As for Hu Zhili, I don’t believe you’re not afraid of his curse technique?"

The room suddenly fell silent.

He continued, "In the face of a crisis, if there’s no way out, Hu Zhili is highly likely to act desperately, cursing anyone and even abandoning his beloved son to flee alone.

Now, giving him a glimmer of hope to divert his attention, at least we don’t have to worry about being cursed for now; with a chance of survival, he won’t easily give up on his beloved son, and Hu Zhixun in the secret passage is the best hostage."

"What if Bai Yunshu isn’t his daughter, or what if she doesn’t acknowledge it, even if she is?"

"Are you stupid? What does acknowledgment matter? As long as Hu Zhili thinks she might be his daughter and has hope of escaping smoothly with her help, he’ll keep his eyes on the maid and won’t have the mind to compete with us!"

Hu Jun nodded with satisfaction, "Alright, now listen to my arrangements. Who will successfully leave and who will stay, depends on the next one or two days."

Elsewhere, Hu Zhili’s hurried return was not surprising to Jiang Yuan.

When the plan was being made, Hu Zhile said that she didn’t disguise her appearance at all to make Hu Zhili suspicious, thereby testing her identity, and trying to get close to him to gain some benefits.

Sure enough, the old fox returned, and even the long, thick eyelashes were part of the act as soon as he entered the room.

"Miss Bai..." Hu Zhili slightly frowned, his eyes naturally reddening with tears glistening as he choked up, "I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have disturbed your rest. But I couldn’t help it, Miss Bai, don’t you think we look very similar?"

He waved his right hand, conjuring portraits in midair, the foremost looking exactly like Hu Zhile, "She’s my eldest sister, the aunt of the children. The others are my sons and daughters... Miss Bai, you look very much like my long-lost eldest daughter!"

He squeezed out a few tears, wiped them away with a wry smile, and said, "When the world collapsed back then, I had three children traveling outside. Miss Bai once said she had a brother named Bai Yunqi, may I ask when you served under your master’s sect? And how did you meet?

If I’m disturbing you, please forgive me. I’m just a father searching for his missing children, though I know it’s a slim hope, but having met by chance, I just want to ask a few more questions, maybe..."

Finally caught the bait!

Jiang Yuan internally remarked on how well the old fox could act. If he went to the modern world, he could easily win an acting award.

"What a coincidence! Yunqi and Yunshu were exactly the siblings I rescued during my Void trips, on a ruin. But they were so badly injured they lost their memories, didn’t know their names or origins, so I named them and kept them by my side under my orders."

He played along, "Yun Shu, think carefully, do you have any impression of this Daoist companion?"

Hearing him say this, Hu Zhili’s heart thumped with excitement, amazing! Heaven is helping me! My beloved son can also be saved!

I don’t believe it, even without her memory, the fact remains that she has my bloodline; would she be willing to leave her father and brother behind?

At worst, there’s the serendipity of similar appearances, so strike while the iron is hot to gain her favor, and let her help make arrangements.

The remaining two spots are secured!

"Ah? I..." Hu Zhile acted even better, her face mixed with bewilderment, surprise, joy, and confusion, sizing him up several times before tentatively asking, "Do you have any method of verification? I don’t remember anything, and my brother has lost his memory too, we don’t even know our names."

"My son’s name is Hu Zhiyu, and my daughter’s name is Hu Zhiyao!" Hu Zhili replied eagerly, "Yaoyao, is that you? Don’t you remember your father?

As long as it’s the bloodline of the Snow Mountain Fox Race, using the ancestral Ice Element Technique to drip blood can verify one’s true identity. Please, miss, squeeze out two drops of blood. You should have cultivated the Ice Element Technique, shouldn’t you?"

She shook her head, demonstrating her Earth Technique, "No, I don’t know the Ice Element Technique. When our master saved me and my brother, we were gravely injured and almost dead, and our Spiritual Power was gone too—the techniques were taught by the master afterward."

Despite saying this, Hu Zhile generously pricked her finger to let two drops of blood fall.

When Hu Zhili took it, his hands trembled as he devoutly prayed for it to blend with his own blood. As long as there was a blood relation, this would be a guaranteed win!

Amidst the crisis, he was overly concerned about this verification that decided the life and death of father and son, not even daring to blink, staring intently.

When the blood on the table indeed merged into an ice flower, Hu Zhili’s heart pounded, and his mind exploded with indescribable joy and exhilaration, compelling him to exclaim skyward, "It’s my daughter! Yaoyao! It really is you! Hahahaha! Heaven is not unkind to me!"

"Congratulations, congratulations, what a coincidence! Congratulations on the father-daughter reunion." In comparison, Jiang Yuan felt his acting was far inferior, but the other party clearly didn’t mind at all.

Go ahead, laugh now, the happier you are now, the higher you’ll be uplifted, and the more despairing you’ll be when the truth is uncovered.

Thinking of this, he suddenly recalled a sage saying—killing a pig with a blunt knife hurts more.

"Ah! We truly are..." Hu Zhile was still immersed in the act, watching the other’s excitement and apparent madness, she sighed inwardly, indeed, the old fox acts well enough to almost convince oneself, right?

The earlier conjured appearances of sons and daughters, apart from a favored few, the rest were either blurry or mismatched, clearly forgotten by him.

The Venerable Family and she mentioned twice that they were severely injured when saved, almost lifeless, he paid no heed to that at all, and this counts as a "father"?

"Yaoyao, you have another brother, the youngest brother named Hu Zhixun, he’s still alive too!" Hu Zhili, having acknowledged his daughter, said eagerly, "He’s still outside now, and later I will bring him for you to meet your brother.

The most urgent and critical matter—when you leave, can father and brother leave together? Yaoyao, after such a hard-fought reunion, if we part now, we might never see each other again!"