Invincible Dad-Chapter 808: Xu Lai Leaves Seclusion

"..."

Zhang Suzi covered her face. As she suspected, it was indeed fake.

Ruan Lan held Zhang Suzi’s hand and whispered, "Xiao Su, you must keep this a secret."

"But Fairy Sister, deceiving Grandpa and other elders and friends isn’t right."

"This isn’t deceit, it’s a well-intentioned lie."

Ruan Lan criticized, "Didn’t you see the fear on their faces? Besides, I suspect there’s a spy from the Moon Clan in the city, and this will conveniently lead the spy to pass the news to the Moon Clan."

"There’s a spy!?"

Zhang Suzi couldn’t help but exclaim, and immediately Ruan Lan covered her mouth.

Amidst the surprised looks around, Zhang Suzi was dragged to the corner of the city wall.

"I only suspect, there’s no evidence."

Ruan Lan said seriously, "Of course, it’s best if there isn’t a spy, but if there is, it will make the Moon Clan hesitate to act rashly for the time being."

Zhang Suzi pondered for a moment, hesitatingly said, "But what if that terrifying presence was invited by the Moon Clan’s expert?"

Ruan Lan looked at her with a ’Are you stupid?’ expression, "Do you think we would still be alive now?"

"That’s true." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Zhang Suzi understood the key point and suddenly realized, "Fairy Sister is not just beautiful, she’s also remarkably wise. Suzi is impressed."

"As cultivators, since we stepped onto the path of cultivation, we must use our brains often, or else we wouldn’t even know how we die from being schemed against."

Ruan Lan lectured, "And you must remember—"

The words paused.

Feeling ashamed, Zhang Suzi held her breath, waiting for Sister Ruan Lan’s advice.

"Next time, don’t always speak blunt truths. It’s quite embarrassing. After all, I, Ruan Lan, Sect Hierarch of the Star Origin Sect, the number one beauty in the Four Immortal Domains, the dream goddess of countless male cultivators in the Immortal Domain, never care about the superficial titles ’beautiful’ or ’wise’."

"..."

Zhang Suzi was speechless.

Ruan Lan chuckled, hugged her fragrant shoulder, and said, "Alright, just joking with you. Let’s go for a drink."

"Grandpa won’t let me drink."

"Half a month ago, I saw you secretly drank half a cup."

"That... that was out of curiosity. I just wanted to taste the flavor and didn’t expect to be caught by Fairy Sister on the first try."

Zhang Suzi covered her blushing little face, looking inexplicably cute.

"No worries, you’re still young. There will be many more first times ahead." Ruan Lan said.

"Count me in!"

"Sister Qi, you can drink too? Your body is ethereal..." Ruan Lan was surprised.

"You have a jar of wine brewed with Spiritual Energy in your Storage Space."

"Let’s go to Suzi’s room, today we three sisters will drink to our heart’s content!"

"..."

Zhang Suzi hesitated to speak, feeling like she boarded a pirate ship, but at this stage, she couldn’t back out.

Haitang Court on Earth.

In the Refinement Workshop, Xu Lai, who sat cross-legged with eyes closed, opened his eyes, a flash of golden light appeared and vanished: "Almost done."

Xu Lai lifted the lid of an immense Bronze giant cauldron, revealing various Divine Metal and Spiritual Treasures that had been refined.

Next.

He would craft Magical Treasures for his wife and daughter, a total of three.

Two mainly for offense, one mainly for defense.

There’s one less because Xu Lai had previously refined a dress for Yiyi as a birthday gift.

That white children’s dress was an embryo for an Emperor Artifact.

"The three materials should suffice..."

Xu Lai pondered briefly, exhaled a turbid breath, and began channeling Spiritual Energy to forge the Bronze giant cauldron.

Inside the cauldron.

Three pools of Divine Metal liquid were distinct and separate.

For most cultivators, artifact refining is extremely tedious, but for an artifact refiner who truly loves it, it’s ultimate enjoyment.

Crafting three Emperor Artifact embryos at once leaves no room for error, any tiny flaw in detail could result in total failure.

Xu Lai devoted himself wholeheartedly, completely forgetting the concept of time.

...

"Mommy, it’s snowing."

Xu Yiyi lay by the floor-to-ceiling window, excitedly pointed outside: "So white, so beautiful."

Ruan Tang was momentarily dazed, not realizing when the heavy snowflakes started falling outside, quickly laying a layer of white, splendidly beautiful.

"Mommy, let’s go make a snowman!"

"Alright."

Ruan Tang said softly, "Call your aunt, tell her not to sleep in."

"Hmm, hmm, hmm."

Yiyi ran upstairs, knocked on the door: "Auntie, wake up, quickly wake up, Mommy and I are going to make a snowman."

"You all go, I want to sleep."

"Wake up."

"...Stop knocking."

"Knock knock knock"

"Xu Yiyi!!!"

Ruan Lan’s anguished shout came from the second floor.

Ruan Tang didn’t pay attention to the chaos upstairs, her gaze towards the Refinement Workshop was somewhat dazed.

Counting from the day Yiyi returned to Haitang Court, Xu Lai hadn’t left for a full two months. Including the previous month, that’s a total of three whole months.

During these long ninety days, Ruan Lan returned, and the senior sister left yesterday, but Xu Lai never showed any intention of ending his seclusion.

"Sis, haven’t you grown tired of watching day after day?"

Ruan Lan, leading her delighted niece downstairs, also expressed ’joy’ on her face.

"Mommy, Yiyi misses Daddy too."

Xu Yiyi pouted, looking sullen.

"Then break down the door."

Yawning, Ruan Lan said, "And I suspect that jerk brother-in-law might not be inside anymore."

"Not inside?" Ruan Tang was taken aback.

"Based on irresponsible rumors, my brother-in-law has three hundred thousand beauties in the Immortal Domain."

Leaning against the door of the Refinement Workshop, Ruan Lan crossed her arms and hummed, "Three months, surely he’s only seen the ninetieth one?"

"Daddy would never abandon Yiyi and Mommy."

"Yiyi, you’re still young."

Ruan Lan sighed, "As you grow older, you’ll understand that no man is truly good."

"Auntie, you seem to know a lot, yet you’ve never had a relationship."

Yiyi worriedly asked, "Mommy, is it that no one likes Auntie?"

"..."

Ruan Lan was flustered, "No one likes me? Ridiculous! Those pursuing me could line up from Haitang Court to downtown."

"Auntie, books say that liars have to swallow a thousand needles."

"I—"

Ruan Lan was about to say something when the door suddenly opened, catching her off guard, she fell heavily to the ground.

"Bang!"

A loud noise.

Ruan Lan’s body made intimate contact with the floor, causing her to yelp in pain.

"Hey, so lively."

Xu Lai remarked in surprise, "Ruan Lan, how did you fall to the ground, are you alright?"

"Xu Lai, you did it on purpose!"

Tears welled in Ruan Lan’s eyes, she seriously suspected her cunning brother-in-law heard the conversation earlier, which is why he opened the door suddenly.

"Daddy, you’re finally out of seclusion."

Yiyi jumped into Xu Lai’s arms joyfully, "Mommy said in her sleep yesterday she really misses you."

Ruan Tang’s face flushed; she talked in her sleep last night? Why does she have no recollection?

Feigning calmness, Ruan Tang said, "Yiyi, weren’t you going to the backyard to make a snowman? Go ahead, I have some words with your dad."

"Sis, I know absence makes the heart grow fonder, but with your belly... be careful."

Ruan Lan climbed up from the floor, quietly reminded.