"I was talking to you! How long has it been, are you still angry?"
Qing Dai thought he was still mad since he didn’t respond.
"By the way, why were you angry that day?"
It was then that Nan Xian finally spoke, "It’s nothing."
He shifted his gaze away from Qing Dai, though the tips of his ears turned slightly red.
"What did you just say?"
"I said Song You doesn’t look like a good person!"
"A woman’s intuition!"
With that "oh" from Nan Xian, their conversation abruptly stopped.
Qing Dai glared at him angrily while he just stood there awkwardly.
"Senior Brother Zhu said he’s taking me to a treasure site in a few days, do you want to join?"
"But Zhu Chuanli isn’t a good person either, aren’t you worried I might be in danger?"
"..." Nan Xian looked at her, puzzled. "Then why do you want to go?"
Meanwhile, Zhu Chuanli had taken Song You to meet Song Jian.
Song Jian was still in his vagabond attire, lazily slouching by the table, which was covered with many Jade Scrolls that needed attention.
Hearing the voice, Song Jian looked up.
His gaze lingered on Song You for a moment.
He quickly jumped up, "My beloved daughter!"
Seeing him rush over, Song You was startled.
She greeted him politely, and Song Jian, pulling her in, began to wipe his tears.
"Why call me Sect Leader? I’m your biological father, you should call me daddy!"
Seeing him so emotional, Song You was embarrassed to say it out loud.
"Chuanli, you go down first, I want to have a heart-to-heart with my daughter."
Zhu Chuanli and Song You exchanged glances before he bowed and left.
After he left, Song Jian grew even more emotional and burst into loud crying.
"My poor daughter, it’s all my fault for being useless! I had no means to go to that world to find you, and I even missed seeing your mother for the last time!
Wuwuwu, Little Wan wuwuwu, my Little Wan!"
Song Jian’s tears and snot smeared all over Song You’s clothes.
Song You’s breathing hitched, and her eyes inevitably showed disgust.
She tried to push him back, but Song Jian pulled her back in, "Daughter wuwuwu! How did you get here? Is your mother’s ashes still in that world?
Can you take me back there so I can offer her incense?"
Song You saw him still pulling on her sleeve to use for wiping his tears and nose, and she almost wanted to take off her coat and throw it away.
She quickly said to Song Jian, "Sect Leader... no, Dad! Don’t be so emotional! Mother has already passed away, you need to mourn properly!"
"Wuwuwu, I really want to see your mother again!"
Song Jian grabbed her shoulders, his face covered in tears, and cried out loud, "Dear daughter wuwuwu, tell daddy how you got here? I want to see your mother!"
"I used the Teleportation Array."
"What Teleportation Array?"
"It’s a secret array from the Luoshui Clan."
Song You sighed, "I thought I wouldn’t find you, but luckily, I met someone from the Luoshui Clan who used the array to bring me here."
Song Jian finally let go of her, wiping the tears from his face.
A contemplative look appeared in his eyes.
If he remembered correctly, his flirtatious cousin had once trifled with a girl from the Luoshui Clan.
Originally, when Song Jian fell into that world, it was his cousin who found him.
At that time, the inter-world channel was not yet sealed.
His cousin wanted to bring him back, but Song Jian did not want to return, so his cousin came back first to inform the former Sect Leader, who personally brought people to forcibly bring Song Jian back.
Not only that, but he also collaborated with some friends from the Xuanhai World to block the inter-world channel.
"How was that Array arranged?"
Song You avoided Song Jian’s gaze, "This is a secret array of the Luoshui Clan, and I, an outsider, don’t know how it’s set up. They didn’t let me watch when they were arranging it."
"So were there other people who came here with you?"
Song Jian thought that the Luoshui Clan setting up such a secret array couldn’t possibly be just to transfer Song You, an outsider.
A Teleportation Array capable of traversing two worlds would require a lot of energy.
That world was more barren than the Xuanhai World; the Luoshui Clan wouldn’t go through so much trouble for an outsider.
So, Song You must be lying.
Either there were other people from the Luoshui Clan who came to Xuanhai World, or Song You was actually a key insider of the Luoshui Clan.
"Why would the Luoshui Clan people help you?"
Song You did not answer immediately but pondered for a moment.
"Why is it only you who came over? If there were others, I would like to thank them kindly."
Hearing this, Song You then said, "Actually, there is one person, but he didn’t allow me to mention him."
"Hm? Why can’t you mention him?"
Song Jian looked at her with a smile, but his eyes did not reflect the smile.
Song You hesitated, unsure how to phrase it.
Song Jian then spoke, "I’m your father. What can’t you tell me? If he needs help with anything, father will definitely do his best to help him.
He helped my daughter, and brought my treasure back to me; we must repay his kindness."
After saying that, he looked at Song You’s clothes.
"I’m sorry just now, father was too emotional and ended up dirtying your clothes."
He waved his hand, and lots of luxurious clothes appeared near the table.
"I had some clothes prepared for you, see if you like them? I was planning to check on you and bring these things to you, but you came before I could.
Also, is the place you’re staying comfortable? If not, I can change it for you.
In the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, father has the final say; you can stay wherever you want."
From childhood, Song You had never experienced paternal love.
Being treated this suddenly, she felt an inexplicable sense of being cherished.
"I... I’m fine with where I’m living, no need to change."
Song Jian picked up a beautiful dress, "Ah right, what were we talking about?"
"About the benefactor from the Luoshui Clan."
"His name is Guan Lin."
Song You looked at the beautiful dress, surprised to find that it even had fluctuating spell waves, as it incorporated Spell into the fabric, making it both beautiful and practical.
She had never seen such amazing things and was completely mesmerized for a moment.
Song Jian smiled meaningfully, "Don’t just look, these are all yours."
He placed the clothes in Song You’s hands.
Song You blinked, her lips curving up slightly.
She then spoke, "He came here actually to find a Holy Object of the Luoshui Clan. Many years ago, someone from here went to our world and stole a Holy Object of the Luoshui Clan."
"Is this Holy Object very powerful? What does it do?"
"I’m not quite sure."
Song Jian nodded, having basically extracted the key information from Song You.
If Song You was indeed from the Luoshui Clan, she probably came here for the Luoshui Clan’s Holy Object.
As for the stolen Holy Object, it might be related to his cousin.