Reaching
out to touch him, Liu Erlong froze. He really was thirteen years old! How could this be? When she first met "Xiao Zong," he was already fourteen or fifteen.
Liu Erlong took a few steps back and looked at Zu Zong again carefully.
The same long blue-silver hair, the same appearance, the same build—except for the clothing, the resemblance was almost 100%. But upon closer inspection, he was indeed slightly shorter than the "Xiao Zong" she remembered.
Realizing she had "really" mistaken him for someone else, Liu Erlong's eyes glazed over. She swayed and released Zu Zong, tears streaming down her face as she murmured, "You're not him, you're not him. Xiao Zong. Where are you?"
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt sorry for Liu Erlong. They quickly supported the staggering Liu Erlong, cursing that "scumbag Xiao Zong" a thousand times over in their hearts.
Seeing Liu Erlong's heartbroken appearance, Zuzong couldn't help but sigh in his mind, "'Love has always left only regret, and this regret will last forever.' So poignant, so poignant! But that senior was such a scumbag! What kind of person would flirt without marrying her!"
Taking out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Liu Erlong looked at Zuzong and said softly, "Child, can you tell me who your parents are?"
In this world, it's impossible for two people to look so alike to appear out of nowhere, so Liu Erlong guessed that Zuzong might be the child of his "Little Clan," and perhaps she could find him by following this clue.
Parents? Born in an orphanage in her previous life, she had only seen her adoptive parents once when she was an infant, and she had forgotten what they looked like.
Thinking of this, Zuzong couldn't help but feel a little lost and said, "They passed away not long after I was born."
"Passed away?" Liu Erlong's vision went black, and she almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing helped her to her feet.
"Child, can you show me your spirit? Is it the Sharingan or Blue Silver Grass?" Liu Erlong still held onto a sliver of hope, desperately wishing the clan leader would answer, "Neither."
Before the zuzong could speak, Ning Rongrong exclaimed, "Wow! Teacher Erlong, how do you know his spirit is Blue Silver Grass, and such a powerful mutated Blue Silver Grass at that! Much more powerful than Tang San's!"
Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly, for this was the second time she had heard of the Sharingan spirit; the first time was from the clan leader, and the second time from Liu Erlong. Especially since Liu Erlong mentioned that the zuzong possessed both the Sharingan and Blue Silver Grass. Could her boyfriend really be a descendant of Liu Erlong's acquaintance? Now
the zuzong was completely unsettled. What was going on? Did that time-traveling senior have the same abilities as me? It couldn't be that I traveled through time! But I definitely didn't!
The zuzong said, "This is my martial soul, 'Mutated Blue Silver Grass'."
As he spoke, the zuzong gathered soul power in his right hand, a faint white light appearing on his skin. Then, the Blue Silver Emperor, a deep blue-black color with strange golden patterns, condensed in his hand.
Liu Erlong's eyes were like torches, her gaze fixed on the Blue Silver Emperor in the zu zong's hand. "It's his martial soul, it's his. You really are Xiao Zong's child."
As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Erlong left Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's support, stepped forward, and hugged the clan leader tightly. "Child, you've suffered all these years. With your Aunt Erlong here, you won't have to wander outside anymore."
"Mmm," feeling the waves of flesh pressed against his face, the zuzong felt a little breathless. But to be fair, it did smell quite good.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong didn't seem to care. Instead, they were genuinely happy that the zuzong had found his father's old friend.
A moment later, Zu Zong finally breathed in some fresh air. His face was flushed, whether from holding his breath or from the embarrassment of his face being so close to a woman's breasts for the first time.
Zhu Zhuqing, who knew Zu Zong's background best, believed Liu Erlong when she mentioned the Sharingan. Her face was full of tenderness, "Little Zu, congratulations."
Ning Rongrong also chuckled, "Congratulations, Zu Zong!"
"Uh." Zu Zong's lips twitched. What was going on? It was true that his adoptive parents in this life were ordinary people, and their martial souls were both Blue Silver Grass, but he couldn't very well tell them that his Sharingan martial soul was "stolen by the system"!
Oh well, what's done is done. Anyway, Liu Erlong was more than ten years older than him in both his lives combined, so calling her "Auntie" wouldn't hurt.
Suppressing his embarrassment, Zu Zong said, "Auntie Erlong?"
"Yes!" Liu Erlong smiled and replied.
The four entered the thatched hut built by Liu Erlong. Although it looked simple from the outside, the interior was quite cozy.
Liu Erlong poured tea for the three and asked the clan leader a barrage of questions. The clan leader simply recounted what he could say over the years, either giving evasive answers or resorting to his usual charades about things he couldn't.
When Liu Erlong heard that the clan leader had been captured by Dugu Bo to cure his poison, she was furious and even threatened to fight the old poison master. However, when she learned that the clan leader had a girlfriend named Zhu Zhuqing and a childhood sweetheart named Xiao Wu, a strange smile appeared on her face.
This made Zhu Zhuqing blush with embarrassment. Ning Rongrong listened to the clan leader's story with great interest.
The zuzong didn't care whether anyone noticed anything; he would confess to Zhu Zhuqing when the immortal herbs were distributed the next day.
What troubled the zuzong the most was explaining the death of his parents. He didn't dare to make up too many lies, so he simply said: "I don't know, and don't spread it around. I will investigate. "
After much persuasion, the zuzong finally dissuaded this tigress from immediately seeking revenge for her "first love."
Liu Erlong took a sip of tea and said, "So you came to see Zhuqing?"
The zuzong nodded. "I heard from Xiaowu that Zhuqing also came to Tiandou City, so I inquired a little and came over."
"I didn't realize you were such a family-oriented little thing. Zhuqing hasn't even entered the sect yet, and you're already so concerned about her, knowing she'll worry about you." Liu Erlong teased.
"Teacher Erlong, what are you saying! Who wants to marry this womanizer?" At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing's face was so red it was almost bleeding.
Liu Erlong, seeing through the situation but saying nothing, looked at Zuzong with a half-smile, "I see it's getting late, little Zu (Liu Erlong called him that to distinguish herself from her first love), why don't you stay here in the academy tonight? I've arranged a room for you."
Zuzong looked at Zhu Zhuqing meaningfully, a slight smile playing on his lips. He hadn't been intimate with his little kitten in a long time, so he was going to call her over tonight.
Zuzong said, "Okay, Aunt Erlong."
Zhu Zhuqing naturally noticed Zuzong's burning gaze and understood what he meant. Recalling the last time at the Rose Hotel, although they hadn't gone all the way, the thought of it still made her incredibly shy.