Chapter 105

‘Could it be Zixiu accidentally set the house on fire when he was trying to light the oil lamp?’

Liu Wuyi guessed, trying to calm himself down. Because of the same reason, his son had burnt many things, like paper rolls, books, clothes, and even curtains. If he had not returned home and put out the fire in time, their house must have been burnt out many times!

The second hypothesis that popped into his mind was Nangong Du deliberately set the fire in rage.

It was not impossible! In addition to Nangong Du’s notorious cruelty and evilness, there was another reason that was more likely to cause him to lose his temper, and that was what Liu Wuyi had given him was only the formation map of how to get into the valley. Since the accident three years ago, Zixiu had become a direction idiot who could not even remember the way he had just taken. He might lose his way in front of his won house, let alone leading the way out of the valley! In other words, once Nangong Du entered the Cirrus Valley, there was no way that he could get out of it. Liu Wuyi was certain that even if Nangong Du got Zixiu, he could not take him out of the valley. That was why he was willing to take the risk and give the formation map to him. But this risk was built on the bet that Nangong Du would not hurt Zixiu. Anyway, it was better than watching Zixiu starve or freeze to death!

Was Zixiu still alive? The house had been badly damaged. Where had he gone? Didn’t Lingxiao and Huali follow Nangong Du in the valley? Where were they?

Full of anxiety, Liu Wuyi pushed away the hands of the two, who were supporting him, with his trembling hands and shambled into the room with butterflies in his stomach.

“Squeak!” The moment the door was pushed open, Lingxiao and Huali, who were lying in bed on cloud nine, stabilized their wild state of mind and became alarmed at once.

Actually, they had been awake for a long time. As Zixiu was still sleeping soundly, they did not want to disturb him. Moreover, they would like to take the opportunity to enjoy the coziness of being so close to Zixiu. Therefore, instead of talking with each other, the two of them had been half-closed their eyes, as if they were sleeping. And at this point, what was on their mind was the “intruder” Nangong Du, who was supposed unlikely to regain his strength and yell at anyone else in a day after having diarrhea all night. So they had never expected that their master and Uncle Liu would have come so soon after them.

When they finally realized something wrong and sensed the familiar aura which belonged to their master, their Uncle Liu had pushed the door open and stepped in!

“!!” After a short moment of silence, people on the huge romantic bed were suddenly seized with panic.

“Un… Uncle Liu…” They instantly bounced up in tension, without knowing what to do. After a while, they stammered and greeted Liu Wuyi. When they lifted the quilt in haste as if holding hot potatoes and were about to jump out of the bed, they suddenly noticed that the three of them were dressed in a mess. So they hurried to dress and brush their hair with their fingers. The two of them were so tense and flustered that it was as if they were caught red-handed in adultery!

Compared with them, the one lying between them seemed very calm. He did not move, or maybe he did not notice anyone coming in at all!

When a corner of the quilt was lifted, someone, who had been sleeping soundly like a baby pig, finally reacted, but he did not open his eyes. Mumbling something, he turned around, quickly grabbed the lifted quilt corner and covered his face with it. After a few seconds, he suddenly stretched his legs and banged the bed with a kick and then went still again.

His son was still alive!

Seeing that, Liu Wuyi felt much relieved. He knew well that his son had the habit of sleeping in. He had even cursed and attacked people before when he was dragged out of bed by force. After a year of strict discipline from his dad, he finally got rid of those habits!

“Xiuxiu, get up. Your dad is back!” Lingxiao, who was fastening his belt in a hurry with his head lowered, did not forget to remind Zixiu in a low voice.  First, it was already afternoon, and they could be considered too lazy not to get up at this late hour. Usually, his dad, who was as stern as what his name suggested, would teach him a good lesson with his fists or a stick if he got up too late. [1] Yan Ke, sounds similar to the other two Chinese characters, which means sternness. But it was ten years ago when he had been last beaten up for this. Second, because of what he blurted out in Prince Mu’s Mansion, his dad mistakenly thought that he had made Zixiu pregnant and gave him a bashing! Now that he was seen sleeping next to Zixiu, there was no way he could explain himself. He just hoped that his dad would be a little more rational and not at least, for the sake of his future daughter-in-law, rush over and slap him in front of so many people!

“Huh?!” Out of the corner of his eye, Lingxiao caught a glimpse of someone, which made his mind in turmoil suddenly go blank! When he regained his wits and looked up, he could not help but widen his eyes in astonishment and fix his gaze on that person behind Uncle Liu and his dad. He could not tell it was a man or a woman. It was not only because that person’s clothes were so ragged and dirty that no one could tell their original style and color, but also because he or she looked exactly like Zixiu in bed, and even had a bulging belly as well! ‘Who… Who’s that?’

At the same time, Huali in bed, and Yan Ke, who came after Liu Wuyi, were also stunned.

Like Lingxiao, Huali was astonished and could not help but wonder who it was that came with Uncle Liu and Master Yan. On the other hand, Yan Ke was stupefied when he saw the half-awakened guy who was kicking the board of the bed. He had absolute confidence in his eyes and believed that he would not make a mistake. The pregnant young woman he met at the foot of the mountain, who addressed his junior brother as “dad”, followed them into the mountain, and now was standing behind him, was his daughter-in-law, Liu Zixiu! So, who was the one sleeping with Lingxiao and looking exactly like Zixiu? What was going on?

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became odd. Not only did Yan Ke and his disciples look surprised and confused, but also Liu Wuyi was puzzled. The inexplicable emotions surging in his heart almost made him out of his breath. He was not worried about Zixiu, because Zixiu was safe now.

Actually, when he met that “Zixiu” down the mountain, Liu Wuyi immediately recognized that she was not his son. Although they were astonishingly similar in age and appearance, the unique temperament that belonged to Zixiu was inimitable. Besides, Zixiu smelled of “the Swirling Clouds”. In addition to his laziness, he was a direction idiot as well, so he could not be willing or able to walk out of the valley! However, when Yan Ke took the young woman as Zixiu without giving it much thought, and the latter called him “dad” with tears in her eyes, instead of laying bare her tricks, Liu Wuyi brought her back! If the young woman had been sent by his enemy, he was able to catch her without going through all this trouble. Then, what was on his mind? Why did he do this?

Liu Wuyi was full of suspicion about the young woman who could almost be regarded as his son’s spitting image. He was certain that she did not disguise herself with some kind of skill that could change one’s appearance. Then who the hell was she? How come she addressed him as “dad”?

Since he met the young woman at the foot of the mountain, Liu Wuyi had been wrestling with himself. It took him over ten years to bury what had happened in the past, but now everything became vivid in his mind again! His former doubts seemed to be coming true. Gritting his teeth, he finally turned around and looked at the young woman behind him with complicated looks in his eyes. “Miss, now can you tell us who you are?”

The young woman could not hold back her tears anymore. After quite a while, she cried out with her lips trembling, “Dad!”

“!!” Lingxiao and Huali were struck dumb again. They looked at each other, wondering what was going on. Didn’t Uncle Liu only have one child?

“Dad!” Though the young woman was crying herself hoarse, her voice sounded surprisingly similar to that of Zixiu. “I am your daughter, dad!”

“My daughter?” Liu Wuyi was stunned, his eyes full of alarm and surprise under his sword-like eyebrows. His daughter? Did he really have a daughter? No! It was impossible! Zixiu had already…

“Daddy!” Liu Wuyi’s thoughts were interrupted by a loud cry. It was Zixiu who was speaking. After being woken up, he popped his head out of the quilt reluctantly. When he suddenly saw Liu Wuyi, he could not hold back his excitement and blurted out “daddy” instead of “dad”, just like he had done before.

Hearing that, Liu Wuyi came back to his senses and turned around slowly. As soon as he saw his son was smiling at him, his heart skipped a beat and he was seized with a pang of grief. This was his son! Liu Wuyi had never doubted that this was his birth son! He was aware that he had been played like a fool! But why did that woman give their son to him? Wasn’t it better not to have anything to do with each other in their rest life? By the way, how come he suddenly had a daughter?

“Ah!” Zixiu let out a cry in surprise when he finally saw the pregnant woman who looked exactly like him. He bounced up and scanned around the room as if he was looking for someone.

“Nan… Nangong Du!” Yes, he was looking for Prince Mu who had once shown him the portrait the other day, “Prince Mu, she is Princess… Princess Liuxu!”

“Princess Liuxu?!” Everyone in the room, including Liu Wuyi, was stupified again. If his “daughter” was a princess, then that woman must have become…