The guard looked thoroughly bewildered. After all, he had just escorted Bao Duoduo's cousin inside.
Now another one had arrived. Was this guy an impostor?
Or did Bao Duoduo have more than one cousin?
“Hurry, hurry... Take me to my cousin,” the big, dark-skinned man urged.
“Are you really Elder Bao's cousin?”
Hearing the guard's question, the large man glared and bellowed, “Isn't that obvious? If I'm not Bao Duoduo's cousin, are you?”
The guard was momentarily choked up by his words.
I wish I were, but I don't have that kind of luck!
“Fine... follow me...”
The guard didn't feel like arguing. Whatever the issue was, he would let Bao Duoduo handle it.
If this guy was an impostor, he was certain Elder Bao's slaps would teach him a painful lesson.
Seeing the guard's expression, the large man felt a bit odd and couldn't help but ask, “Why did you ask me that just now?”
Without thinking much of it, the guard replied directly, “Oh... someone else came looking for Elder Bao right before you, claiming to be his cousin!”
“What? Someone else is my cousin's cousin?”
As soon as the guard finished speaking, the large man cried out in shock.
“Yeah!”
The guard looked at the large man suspiciously.
Is this guy actually a fake?
“How is that possible? My mother only gave birth to one child—me! Could that legend actually be true?”
The guard was utterly speechless upon hearing this.
What does that have to do with how many children your mother had?
Maybe Elder Bao has other cousins?
But that family legend of yours does sound rather intriguing.
“Hurry up, take me to my cousin...”
Hearing this, the guard quickened his pace and headed toward Bao Duoduo's courtyard.
“Cousin! Cousin! Are you home, Cousin?”
The large man shouted eagerly the moment he stepped into the courtyard.
Hearing the shouts, Huang Tianbao, who was just about to leave, looked at Bao Duoduo with a trace of embarrassment.
“Did I cause trouble for you? I claimed to be your cousin when I arrived...”
He hadn't expected Bao Duoduo's actual cousin to show up.
Bao Duoduo waved his hand. “It's fine... My cousin is easy to handle.”
With that, Bao Duoduo led Huang Tianbao and the others out of the main hall.
“Mu Linsen, what took you so long?”
Bao Duoduo called out when he saw the large man.
Mu Linsen completely ignored Bao Duoduo, his gaze entirely fixed on Huang Tianbao.
Hmm... he's just as plump as Cousin, and just as pale...
He looks way more like Cousin than I do.
“Cousin, who is this? Who is he?”
Mu Linsen pointed at Huang Tianbao and asked loudly.
At the same time, he felt a bit insecure.
Could it be that I'm really not my mother's biological child?
Because of his dark complexion when he was a child, everyone said he didn't look like his parents at all and must have been picked up from the streets.
They said his mother only adopted him because her biological son had gone missing...
And Cousin Bao was the one who said it the most.
Because of this, he had cried plenty of times as a child.
Has Cousin finally found his real biological cousin now?
Then what about me?
Seeing Mu Linsen's expression, Bao Duoduo instantly guessed what was going through his mind.
“That's right, I've found my biological cousin...”
Mu Linsen asked with a weeping face, “Ah... then what about me? Am I still your cousin?”
He didn't doubt the claim for a second; he was only filled with worry.
He looked at Huang Tianbao with a hint of envy in his eyes.
Sigh... such is fate!
Huang Tianbao, Niu Lansan, and the others were all stunned.
Aren't you a bit too easy to trick...
How could you believe that so easily!
Even the escorting guard began to doubt the truth of the situation.
Bao Duoduo's lips twitched as well.
“Well... you can still be my cousin in the future, just not a biological one. Are you willing?”
“I'm willing, I'm willing...”
With that, he quickly jogged over to Huang Tianbao.
“I'm sorry, big brother. I've stolen Cousin's love from you for all these years... Waaah...”
Why do I feel so heartbroken? Mu Linsen felt a sudden urge to weep.
Bao Duoduo's forehead was covered in dark lines at the sight of this...
Feeling rather awkward, Huang Tianbao quickly tried to explain, “Actually, you're the real cousin. Your cousin is just joking with you...”
“Don't... don't try to comfort me. They've been telling me this since I was a kid...”
Mu Linsen interrupted the moment Huang Tianbao finished speaking.
“From now on, you're the biological one, and I was picked up... Don't worry, I won't fight you for it...”
Hearing this, Huang Tianbao was utterly speechless. “I really am not his biological cousin...”
“You are...”
No matter how Huang Tianbao explained, Mu Linsen remained firmly convinced that he was adopted.
“Just ignore him. Let him think whatever he wants...”
Bao Duoduo chimed in at that moment.
He really couldn't be bothered to deal with this idiot.
Just then, a sound transmission talisman flared to life in front of Bao Duoduo: “The tower is currently recruiting disciples... If you have candidates, you may recommend them...”
Upon hearing the notice, Bao Duoduo looked at Huang Tianbao, his cousin, and the others.
“Blood Fiend Tower is recruiting disciples right now. Why don't you guys go give it a try?”
Huang Tianbao thought about it. He didn't have anything else to do anyway, so why not?
“Sure...”
Afterward, Bao Duoduo arranged for them to travel to the Blood Fiend Tower's headquarters via a teleportation array.
With their Golden Core stage cultivation and Bao Duoduo's recommendation, the process was seamless.
They only had to undergo a spiritual root test before being directly admitted into the inner sect.
To everyone's shock, Huang Tianbao was tested to possess a top-grade Yin Spirit Root. The moment his spiritual root was revealed,
the entire upper echelon of the Blood Fiend Tower was thoroughly shaken.
The Tower Lord immediately accepted him as a true disciple...
Huang Tianbao had already been on the verge of a breakthrough. Not long after joining the Blood Fiend Tower, he directly advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.
This overjoyed the high-ranking members of the Blood Fiend Tower, who began to pour massive resources into nurturing him.
They had truly struck gold!
...
“You must all perform your best! As long as Senior Wang takes a liking to you, you can leap to become a Soul Transformation madam in one go...”
Li Busan instructed the group of female cultivators standing before him.
“Rest assured, Lord Li,” the female cultivators chimed in unison.
"Mm..."
Li Busan nodded, then turned and walked into the main hall.
At this moment, Lu Ming, Big Yellow, and Wang Defa were all present in the hall.
Even the Grand Elder, who usually went to the pleasure houses to listen to music every single day, surprisingly hadn't gone out today...
“Great Sect Master, is there something you wanted to discuss with me?”
Wang Defa looked at Lu Ming and asked curiously.
“Ahem... Old Man Wang! As the saying goes, out with the old, in with the new. It's fine to be sad, but don't stay sad forever...”
The moment Lu Ming finished speaking, Big Yellow chimed in: “Exactly... exactly... You've just got to look forward...”
The words of the man and the dog instantly left Wang Defa completely baffled.
“Sect Masters, what do you mean by that?”
Pfft...
The Grand Elder, who was sipping his tea, instantly spat it all out.
Wang Defa might not have understood, but the Grand Elder certainly did!
He looked at Wang Defa with a trace of pity, thinking to himself how fortunate it was that he had found a scapegoat, otherwise he would have been the one in trouble.
“Oh... Grandfather, what's wrong? Why didn't you go listen to music today?”
Seeing his reaction, Lu Ming and the others quickly asked.
“Ahem... Today is my day off...”
Hearing this, Lu Ming was momentarily stunned. Well, look at that. This old man actually listens to music so much it feels like a day job...
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