Chapter 1508: You’re not my dad
The moment that she saw the female elder like this, Ye Qing Huan immediately knitted her brows.
It was obvious that she didn’t like the way that the female elder was acting, but it wasn’t as if there was anything that she could do about this. Even though she wanted to do something, she couldn’t because of the way that Xiao Mu was acting.
The change that came over the female elder was clearly something that had to do with Xiao Mu. At the same time, it seemed like it was related to what she and the female elder had been fighting about.
That was what made it awkward for Ye Qing Huan to bring up.
Since she wasn’t able to bring it up, the only thing that she could do was look at Lin Fan.
A wry smile appeared on his face when he saw this.
He really didn’t want to be caught up in this matter since it was a matter between the two of them. He knew that nothing good would come from getting caught up in this business between the two of them.
It was just that it didn’t seem like Ye Qing Huan was giving him a choice in this matter.
However, he was saved in the end by an unlikely person.
"There’s no need for that, I’ve come to terms with the fact that I will no longer be in this world anymore."
Ye Qing Huan looked visibly caught off guard when she heard the female elder say this. Then all of a sudden, she narrowed her eyes as if she was trying to figure out what the female elder was doing by saying this.
Only it didn’t seem like the female elder was playing any tricks with Ye Qing Huan.
Instead, the female elder just calmly said, "Just like how that old fool chose to trust you with Xiao Mu, I’ll trust you as well to take care of Xiao Mu for me in the future."
Ye Qing Huan looked even more confused when she heard this, but eventually that expression disappeared from her face.
While she didn’t know why the female elder had come to terms with this, it was a fact that the female elder was accepting her and passing on this role.
There was a part of her that didn’t want to accept the female elder for this role, she still knew that this was fact. Whatever had happened between the elder of the training hall and this female elder of this poison pavilion was something that had happened.
While Xiao Mu wasn’t exactly the product of whatever had happened between them, Xiao Mu could be considered their child to a certain extent.
Adding in the fact that Xiao Mu treated the female elder in a certain way, even going as far as talking to the female elder alone, that was enough to show that the elder of the training hall did accept the female elder.
It was most likely what they had been talking about in secret just now.
There had to be some kind of message from the elder of the training hall to this female elder. It could even be considered his final message to this female elder.
In that case, it really would be tactless to try and find out what Xiao Mu had said to the female elder. This wasn’t something that even Ye Qing Huan would do since something like this just wasn’t to her tastes.
After a moment of silence, Ye Qing Huan gave a small nod before saying, "I will."
The female elder looked relieved when she heard this before turning to look at Xiao Mu to say, "Even if I can’t be there to watch over your progress, I know that you’ll make me proud."
Xiao Mu didn’t say anything and just gave a simple nod in response.
The female elder didn’t seem to mind this, especially since what needed to be said had already been said. The only thing that was left for the female elder to do was to pass on the authority of this pavilion to Xiao Mu.
She just simply raised her hand and released what seemed to be a small ball of light.
It wasn’t clear what was inside of this ball of light at first, but one could see that there was something that was there. It almost looked like this ball of light was the thing that was lifting up this thing.
It didn’t take long for that ball of light to drift over to where Xiao Mu was and then it entered Xiao Mu’s hand.
After the ball of light landed in Xiao Mu’s hand, the light itself started to fade and the appearance of the thing inside of the ball of light was soon revealed.
"A button?"
That was what it seemed to be at first, but one had to know that it wouldn’t be such a simple thing if it was supposed to represent the authority of the female elder.
When one looked closely, they could see that it was a button with a very special design. It was a design where something had been meticulously carved on the surface of the button, as if it represented something.
But without the female elder explaining, they didn’t really know what this button represented.
However, the female elder really wasn’t in any condition to be explaining anything with how she was disappearing. With how faded away she was, it really seemed like just a single breath would be enough to scatter her.
In her final moments, she looked at Xiao Mu with a complicated look.
They couldn’t see through the complicated emotions that were behind this look, only it was clear that there was something special about how she looked at Xiao Mu. Or perhaps it was better to say that there were some feelings that weren’t for Xiao Mu that were being displayed.
Regardless of what it was, it didn’t change a single thing.
In the end, the female elder disappeared without a trace.
Xiao Mu didn’t say anything at first as it looked at where the female elder had disappeared, almost as if it was lost in thought.
Before Xiao Mu could come back to its senses, Ye Qing Huan came forward to say, "Regardless of what happens in the future, you are one of us now. We won’t let you go even if you want to leave."
Xiao Mu turned around to look at Ye Qing Huan with a strange look, but in the end it suddenly started to laugh.
While laughing, it went forward and reached its arms out towards Ye Qing Huan.
Without any hesitation, Ye Qing Huan took Xiao Mu in her arms and just held it without saying a word. During this time, Xiao Mu buried its face on Ye Qing Huan’s shoulders and the only thing that one could see was the slight tremble that came from Xiao Mu.
It took a while, but eventually Xiao Mu was able to calm itself once more.
After calming itself, the aura that was around Xiao Mu had clearly changed.
Once again, Xiao Mu had broken through with this expression of emotion.
It was strange that Xiao Mu broke through with something like this, but it also gave a clear idea of what kind of cultivation Xiao Mu was going for. It seemed like the guesses from earlier had been correct.
The more that Xiao Mu became human, the higher its cultivation would become.
Would it eventually become a real living human?
It was hard to tell what would happen with a puppet body like Xiao Mu’s, but this was a fantasy world where anything was possible. Lin Fan had no idea what would happen, but he believed that anything could happen as long as someone had the mind to do so.
After Xiao Mu calmed down, Lin Fan came forward and reached a hand out to place on Xiao Mu’s shoulder.
Only before he could reach Xiao Mu, Xiao Mu had already moved out of the way of his touch.
A bitter smile appeared on Lin Fan’s face seeing this, but he didn’t let that stop him from saying, "I’m also here for you if you need anything."
But to his surprise, Xiao Mu just simply said, "You are not my dad."
A twitch came from Lin Fan’s lips when he heard this before he looked at Xiao Mu with a confused look. He just couldn’t understand why Xiao Mu was acting this way towards him.
Especially since he thought that they had gotten closer after everything that happened. It really seemed like Xiao Mu had developed some kind of bond with him after everything that happened.
When he couldn’t figure out what to do, he could only look at Ye Qing Huan as if he was asking for help.
It was just that Ye Qing Huan was shaking her head with a sigh.
She looked just like how he had looked when she had been arguing with the female elder. She didn’t want to touch this matter with a ten foot pole.
Lin Fan really couldn’t say anything since it was only fair that she would act this way now, but he couldn’t understand why the two of them were acting this way.
With a cough, he was about to say something to clarify.
Only before he could, Ye Qing Huan suddenly said, "Let’s see what they have stored in this place."
Xiao Mu nodded and came over to Ye Qing Huan’s side, taking her arm and leading her away.
But if one looked closely, they might have seen something that resembled a blush on Xiao Mu’s face. However, that was blocked by the cloak that it was wearing.
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