Looking at the silent young boy.
Ambrose Lu suddenly asked, “A few nights ago, when the demons attacked, did you see the Immortal who appeared?”
The father and son, who were still immersed in their emotions, were instantly pulled out by this abrupt question.
The boy’s eyebrows twitched, and his eyes lit up as he said, “Sir, of course, I saw him. The Immortal was so majestic! Although the visibility wasn’t good at the time, everyone vaguely saw that the Immortal just flicked his sleeve, and those demons were all wiped out!”
The boy’s tone was filled with excitement.
However, Ambrose shook his head and said, “I’m not talking about the Immortal who appeared later, but the one before him.”
He was naturally referring to Mark Gu.
The previous Immortal?
The boy was stunned for a moment, then equally excitedly said,
“The previous Immortal was also very powerful. Under the moonlit night, he flew on his sword, unleashing a thousand swords at once! It was exactly like the Immortal I always imagined! Especially that phrase, ‘Seek immortality, but more so seek a heart of righteousness!’ It was incredibly cool!”
“Although that Immortal almost lost, he was still very impressive.”
Seeing the boy’s longing expression, Ambrose smiled and asked, “Do you want to cultivate?”
“Yes, of course, I do! If I could become an Immortal, maybe I could heal my father’s limbs!”
The boy raised his head abruptly, but soon lowered it in dejection, “But it’s impossible.”
“Your father treats you like this, and yet the first thing you think about is still him?”
Ambrose said calmly.
The middle-aged man lowered his head, his eyes flashing with shame.
“I know that Immortal. If you want to cultivate, I can introduce you to him,” Ambrose said, looking at the boy.
The boy was stunned, looking at the man in cyan cloth in disbelief.
It felt like a dream.
After this interaction, he didn’t think the man in cyan cloth was joking with him.
It was real…
The middle-aged man’s expression changed slightly, quickly looking at the boy with hopeful eyes, “Son, I hope you go and cultivate!”
The boy said blankly, “Father, what will you do if I leave?”
Ambrose squatted down, rubbing his knuckles, and quietly watched them.
The middle-aged man’s face was sorrowful, a bitter smile appearing, “Son, you’ve taken care of me for so long, it’s enough… From now on, let me fend for myself.”
“No, no way!” The boy suddenly stood up, his eyes red, looking at Ambrose and pleading, “Sir, I really want to cultivate, but if I leave, my father will die. Can you take my father along so I can take care of him?”
The middle-aged man’s eyes flashed with joy but quickly disappeared.
“I’ve said before, given how your father treats you, why do you still consider him?” Ambrose smiled.
The boy lowered his head and said softly, “No matter if my father is as you say, but… I am his son, and that’s an undeniable fact. As a son, I must fulfill my filial duty.”
Ambrose pressed his lips together, looking at the eleven-year-old boy in front of him, and nodded slightly, “Good.”
Then he looked at the middle-aged man and said, “I have an elixir here, given by an Immortal. It can bring the dead back to life and heal your paralyzed limbs with ease. Even a mortal can take it. Do you want it?”
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, but in an instant, his eyes lit up with excitement, nodding frantically.
He had had enough of this inhuman life!
“I can give you the elixir, but from now on, you and your son will have no relationship, and you will never see each other again in this life.”
Ambrose said softly.
This was a great gift for both of them.
One could cultivate, and the other could be healthy.
Without Ambrose, the boy and the middle-aged man’s fate would probably be tragic.
“Alright! I’ll do as you say!” The middle-aged man didn’t hesitate and nodded decisively!
“Father…”
The boy looked at the middle-aged man in a daze.
“Son, once you step onto the path of cultivation, we will be different, Immortal and mortal. You might as well sever this worldly attachment. I’m doing this for your own good.”
The middle-aged man said evasively.
Ambrose nodded, silently flipping his hand, and an elixir appeared in his palm.
He handed it to the middle-aged man and said, “Alright, after you take this elixir, you will have no relationship with your son.”
“Alright!”
The middle-aged man was overjoyed. Ambrose released his hand, and the man caught the elixir with his mouth, swallowing it whole.
“I… I can feel my hands!”
Soon, the middle-aged man’s exclamation echoed, feeling the tremor in his fingertips, ecstatic.
The boy shook his head, looking at the middle-aged man with a bright smile, “Father, congratulations.”
The middle-aged man froze, the smile fading from his face, and he lowered his head without saying a word.
At this moment, Ambrose stood up, clapped his hands, and said, “Let’s go. Your father is now healthy and will live well.”
After speaking, without looking at the middle-aged man, he turned and left.
The boy opened his mouth, his pupils trembling as he looked at the middle-aged man. Memories flashed through his mind, tears streaming down silently.
In the end, the boy gritted his teeth, stood up straight, and without looking at the middle-aged man again, quickly ran towards Ambrose!
At this moment, the middle-aged man stiffly raised his head, staring blankly at the boy’s departing figure. His initial joy suddenly vanished.
For some reason, his heart felt empty.
“In the future, in this world, no one will cherish you more than him, and no one will stay by your side when you are destitute, wandering, or even paralyzed.”
“You’ve lost him.”
Hearing the voice of the man in cyan cloth suddenly echoing in his mind.
The middle-aged man’s eyes flashed with fear,
He hurriedly looked again, but there was no sign of the man or the boy.
“Hehe, it’s good that they left, it’s good that they left. From now on, you won’t suffer anymore. I… don’t deserve to be your father! Uh… sob!”
The middle-aged man laughed hysterically and choked, scaring many passersby!
At this moment, his emotions were a mix of joy and sorrow, very complex!
The joy was that his child could cultivate, and he was healthy.
The sorrow was that he would never see his child again in this life.
But he knew in his heart that there was no better outcome than this.
Otherwise… the child would probably be dragged down by him.
He would also be depressed all day, living a miserable life!
…
…
“Don’t be sad, you already understand in your heart, don’t you? He did say one thing right.”
Ambrose walked with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky as he spoke.
The boy wiped his tears and asked in confusion, “Sir, what do you mean…”
“In the future, once you step onto the path of cultivation, you and he will be different, Immortal and mortal. You might as well sever this worldly attachment. The filial duty you’ve fulfilled for him is already enough.”
Ambrose said softly.
The boy pondered these words, raising his head to ask, but was shocked to find,
They had somehow arrived at the gate of the Town Master’s Mansion!
“Sir, this is…” Before he could finish his trembling words, he was stunned by the scene before him.
He saw the four town guards at the gate of the Town Master’s Mansion kneeling in unison, extremely respectful.
The boy had never seen such a scene.
Ambrose glanced at the boy and said, “What’s the matter?”
“N-nothing…” The boy trembled.
After Ambrose entered, the boy took a deep breath and quickly followed.
The four town guards relaxed their tense nerves, straightened up, and looked inside the mansion.
“Hey, why did the sir bring back a little beggar?”
“If you want to die, don’t drag me with you. How dare you comment on what the sir does!”
“I-I was just curious…”
“Shut up! The Town Master has long instructed that everyone in the mansion must respect the sir more than their own parents. It’s best not to be curious about the sir’s affairs!”
“That’s right, the king and officials are staying in the Town Master’s Mansion now. You don’t know, but I heard from some maids that even the king and officials kneel before the sir…”
“Hiss!!”
“Now that you mention it, I’m not sleepy anymore. I think I know the sir’s identity!!”
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