Shen Tian smiled.
"Yes."
Chu Zijin’s eyes widened.
"Really?"
"Separate building."
She gasped.
"How many rooms?"
Shen Tian looked toward Xu Ning.
[Eight.]
"Eight."
Chu Zijin slowly removed her sunglasses.
Her eyes were shining.
"Professional equipment?"
[Yes.]
"Yes."
"Recording room?"
[Two.]
"Two."
Chu Zijin stood.
"When are we leaving?"
Everyone laughed.
Gu Qingya rubbed her forehead.
"You are an internationally famous singer."
Chu Zijin looked at her.
"And?"
"You have access to professional studios."
"Not on an island."
Silence.
Gu Qingya had no response.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Strong argument."
Chu Zijin pointed toward him.
"See?"
Yin Suyi calmly placed down her tea.
"We leave tomorrow."
Shen Tian froze.
"What?"
Everyone looked toward her.
Yin Suyi smiled.
"I already arranged transportation."
Shen Tian stared at his mother.
"You planned a vacation on my island."
"Our island."
"No."
Yin Suyi smiled.
"Family island."
Shen Tian looked toward Shen Yan.
She looked away.
"Don’t involve me."
"You helped her."
Silence.
"...security inspection only."
"Traitor."
. . .
Across the city.
Chen Mo stood before an old apartment building.
Three floors.
Cracked concrete.
Rusting balcony rails.
Nothing about the place suggested importance.
Yet the address from the mysterious phone call led here.
He looked upward.
His ancient inheritance remained quiet.
No danger.
No obvious cultivators.
No formation.
Still...
He didn’t relax.
Three days had passed since Tianlong Mountain.
Three days since Shen Tian entered Heaven Manifestation.
Three days since the Dragon Meridian Pearl chose Chi Lingxi.
Three days since Chen Mo had lost another opportunity.
His Fate had stabilized.
Barely.
Now...
This.
His mother.
Chen Mo entered.
Second floor.
Apartment 204.
He knocked.
Silence.
Then...
The door opened.
A woman stood inside.
Late forties.
Simple clothing.
Long dark hair tied behind her head.
Ordinary appearance.
But her eyes...
Chen Mo immediately noticed.
Cultivator.
Strong.
Not Shen Tian strong.
Not remotely.
But strong.
Late Inner Core.
Maybe peak.
The woman stared at him.
Then...
Her eyes became wet.
"You look like her."
Chen Mo’s expression hardened.
"My mother?"
The woman nodded.
"Come inside."
Chen Mo didn’t move.
"Name."
She paused.
"Chen Xinyi."
"You called me."
"Yes."
"How did you get my number?"
"Your grandfather."
Silence.
Chen Mo’s eyes narrowed.
"My grandfather is dead."
Chen Xinyi shook her head.
"No."
Chen Mo froze.
Then...
His heart accelerated.
"What?"
"Your mother’s father is alive."
Silence.
Chen Mo stared.
Then...
Hidden family.
He almost laughed.
Of course.
After everything at Tianlong Mountain...
Of course his life had another secret.
Chen Xinyi frowned slightly.
She hadn’t heard his thought.
No heroine route.
No special connection.
Chen Mo noticed nothing unusual.
He entered.
The door closed.
. . .
Several blocks away.
A black sedan sat parked beneath a tree.
Inside...
Qin Hao stared at the apartment building.
His system displayed a panel.
Original Plot Route Identified
Hidden Heir Awakening
Target: Chen Mo
Maternal Family: Chen Imperial Martial Clan
Route value: 94,000 Fate
Qin Hao smiled.
Finally.
Something Shen Tian wasn’t touching.
His system continued.
Original route outcome
Chen Mo reunites with maternal family
Receives recognition from clan patriarch
Obtains Imperial Meridian Pill
Receives Chen Clan Martial Seal
Unlocks Bloodline Art
Cultivation projected to reach Peak Inner Core
Qin Hao leaned back.
There it is.
Han Yuer sat beside him.
She heard.
Her expression remained neutral.
Qin Hao had explained enough after Tianlong Mountain that she understood
the broad situation.
Not everything.
But enough.
She knew Chen Mo possessed some kind of extraordinary destiny.
She knew Qin Hao could identify opportunities around him.
And...
She knew Shen Tian was somehow involved in all of it.
Qin Hao stared at the building.
Shen Tian isn’t here.
Han Yuer looked around.
No blond hair.
No green eyes.
No ridiculous group of beautiful women.
Good sign.
Qin Hao’s system displayed another mission.
Villain Counterattack Mission
Seize Chen Mo’s Hidden Heir Recognition
Do not kill Chen Mo
Prevent acquisition of Imperial Meridian Pill
Potential Fate plunder: 28,000
Reward: 120,000 Villain Points
Qin Hao smiled.
Now that’s reasonable.
Han Yuer heard.
Then...
His next thought came.
No fighting Shen Tian.
No ancient monsters.
No dragon hearts.
Just one protagonist and one family.
Han Yuer slowly looked toward him.
"You shouldn’t say things like that."
Qin Hao blinked.
"What?"
"Nothing."
His eyes narrowed.
Then...
He realized.
His face changed.
"Don’t."
Han Yuer smiled.
"You just tempted fate."
Qin Hao stared at the apartment building.
Then...
Slowly...
At the sky.
Nothing.
No Shen Tian.
He relaxed.
"I’m fine."
Han Yuer sighed.
. . .
Inside the apartment...
Chen Xinyi opened a wooden box.
A photograph rested inside.
Chen Mo froze.
His mother.
Younger.
Smiling.
Beside her stood several people.
One elderly man.
Powerful posture.
Cold eyes.
And beside him...
A young Chen Xinyi.
Chen Mo picked up the photograph.
"Who is he?"
"Chen Zhenguo."
"Your grandfather."
Chen Mo stared.
Chen Xinyi continued.
"Patriarch of the Chen Imperial Martial Clan."
Silence.
Chen Mo looked up.
"I’ve never heard of it."
"You’re not supposed to."
"The clan withdrew from public society decades ago."
"Most ancient families know we exist."
"But ordinary people don’t."
Chen Mo stared at the photograph.
Then...
"Why did my mother leave?"
Chen Xinyi’s expression changed.
"Because of you."
His eyes hardened.
She quickly continued.
"Not because she hated you."
"The opposite."
Chen Mo remained silent.
"Your mother possessed the strongest Imperial Meridian bloodline our
family had seen in four generations."
"Your grandfather arranged her marriage."
"She refused."
"Then she met your father."
Chen Mo’s expression changed.
"Who was he?"
Chen Xinyi hesitated.
"I don’t know."
Chen Mo stared.
"You expect me to believe that?"
"I never met him."
"Your mother refused to reveal his identity."
"Even to me."
Chen Mo’s grip tightened around the photograph.
Chen Xinyi continued.
"She became pregnant."
"The family ordered her to return."
"She refused."
"Your grandfather sent people."
"She disappeared."
"And years later..."
Chen Xinyi looked at him.
"...we learned she had a son."
Chen Mo became silent.
His ancient inheritance pulsed.
Then...
A strange heat appeared inside his blood.
(Author’s Note: IMPORTANT!)
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