Chapter 113 - Let Your Father Handle This...
Seeing Luo Tianya's anger, the Luo Clan elders didn't dare to say anything more and left the hall one by one.
Luo Tianya was left alone in the empty hall, sitting in the center.
"Come out, girl."
"You didn't leave from the beginning, did you?"
Luo Tianya rubbed his aching forehead and spoke towards a massive pillar on the side.
There was a hidden passage behind it, protected by a barrier that blocked ordinary spiritual sense detection.
He was so certain that Luo Ruxin was hiding there because he knew his youngest daughter very well.
As expected, as soon as Luo Tianya finished speaking, Luo Ruxin quietly crawled out from behind the pillar, scratching her head sheepishly.
"Hehe, I knew I couldn't fool you, Father~"
"Those old geezers in the family are truly shameless!"
"They actually said they wanted to hand over Sister!"
"Those spineless opportunists, they have no backbone at all!"
Thinking about the faces of her family members just now, Luo Ruxin couldn't help but feel furious.
When her sister, Luo Ruying, was still around, because of her exceptional talent and the high hopes the family had for her, these people would surround her sister all day long, flattering her and pampering her.
Now, they were showing such a disgusting, servile attitude!
They couldn't wait to disassociate themselves from her sister, Luo Ruying!
"Father! Can I go and teach those old geezers a lesson!"
"I'll cover my face, they won't know it's me!"
Luo Ruxin waved her fists in anger.
"You, sit down and behave."
"No matter what, they are still your uncles and the elders of the family. How can you be so disrespectful..."
Luo Tianya helplessly tapped Luo Ruxin's head.
This child, so impudent...
Luo Ruxin, still fuming, covered her head and pouted.
However, after a moment of silence, Luo Tianya spoke again,
"Your strength is still not quite there yet."
"Let your father handle this..."
Luo Ruxin: "..."
"Father, you're teasing me~"
Luo Ruxin couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smirk.
As expected, Father still dotes on Sister.
"Alright, tell me."
"Did you find Ruying in the lower realm this time?"
Luo Tianya asked seriously.
His biggest concern right now was Luo Ruying's safety.
Luo Ruxin, without any hesitation, shook her head with a bright smile,
"No!"
"I didn't see Sister at all!"
Luo Tianya: "..."
Seeing Luo Ruxin's radiant smile, Luo Tianya knew she was lying...
But since she even kept it from him, her old father, it must have been Ruying's instruction...
The fact that Ruxin could smile so happily meant that Ruying must be alright...
Relieved, Luo Tianya didn't press further and nodded with a smile.
"It's good that you didn't find her~"
Father and daughter shared an unspoken understanding.
"Oh right, Father, I brought you some gifts~"
"Oh? Since when did my little daughter become so filial?"
Luo Tianya teased.
"What do you mean, Father? I've always been filial!"
"Ta-da~"
Luo Ruxin, unconvinced, took out the still-warm barbecue and the unfinished wine she had brought back from her storage ring.
"You actually like this kind of mortal food?"
Luo Tianya looked at the barbecue in front of him, somewhat surprised.
"It's really delicious!"
"Father, try it. You might like it too."
"I specially brought it back for you!"
Luo Ruxin ate some herself while pushing the barbecue towards Luo Tianya.
"Alright, I'll give it a try..."
Unable to refuse Luo Ruxin, Luo Tianya casually picked up a skewer and took a bite.
After all, he didn't want to disappoint his daughter's good intentions.
To his surprise, the first bite was unexpectedly delicious...
Could it be that after having too much heavenly nectar, immortal fruits, and spirit herbs in the Heavenly Realm, a change of taste felt particularly good...?
As Luo Tianya reached out for another skewer from Luo Ruxin's hand, she turned and walked away, leaving his hand awkwardly hanging in mid-air...
"I'll take the rest to Mother~"
"Bye, Father~"
Luo Tianya: "..."
Luo Tianya couldn't help but shake his head in exasperation.
This girl, she really only let her father have a taste...
...
Meanwhile
After leaving the Luo Shen Palace, Dao Tianming, who had been so arrogant moments ago, immediately bowed and scraped before the man beside him who had remained silent the entire time. He said respectfully,
"Dao Immortal Ancestor, it seems that Luo Ruying truly hasn't returned to the Luo Shen Palace."
"They also seem to be unaware of her whereabouts."
"Should I send people to the lower realm to search for her?"
"Luo Tianya and the others may not know, but that woman definitely does."
Dao Xian Changjue gazed ahead, a faint smile playing on his lips.
Luo Ruxin was still a bit too young to try and deceive him.
Even though she concealed it well, he could still detect the faint scent of the mortal world on her.
Dao Tianming immediately realized that the woman Dao Xian Changjue was referring to was Luo Ruxin. He flew into a rage and said,
"That damned girl dared to deceive Dao Immortal Ancestor!"
"I'll go back and capture her right now, and then we'll interrogate her under torture!"
"Let's see if she'll talk then!"
With that, Dao Tianming was about to turn back and settle the score with Luo Ruxin.
However, Dao Xian Changjue raised his hand to stop him.
"No need."
"Even if you torture her to death, she might not say anything."
Dao Xian Changjue opened his palm, revealing the silver strand of hair.
He gently blew on it, and the silver strand floated in mid-air, transforming into a delicate silver bird.
"This bird will fly over all the places that woman has been."
"You just need to send people to the lower realm to follow this bird."
"Yes!"
"As expected of Dao Immortal Ancestor, your wisdom is unparalleled, truly exceptional!"
Dao Tianming bowed slightly, his admiration evident.
Dao Xian Changjue had heard such flattery many times before, and his heart remained unmoved.
"No need for further words. That esteemed individual is already demanding her return from me."
"Hurry and arrange for people to go!"
"Remember, if you discover anything, report to me immediately. Do not act on your own."
"I need to request the Immortal Ancestor's assistance!"
Dao Xian Changjue sternly ordered.
After Luo Ruying escaped to the mortal realm, he was too lazy to act himself, so he sent an avatar to the mortal realm and the demon realm, manipulating others to do his bidding.
He thought that those people should have no problem dealing with the injured Luo Ruying and bringing back the child, but unexpectedly, all of them disappeared without a trace...
When he sent his avatar to the mortal realm again, he found that the four major sects had been completely razed to the ground...
Combined with the previous panic in the Heavenly Realm caused by the Demon Lord's reappearance, specifically inquiring about Luo Ruying, he had gradually realized something...
Hearing that Dao Xian Changjue was going to ask the Immortal Ancestor for help, Dao Tianming was shocked and terrified.
The Immortal Ancestor of their family had been in closed-door cultivation for perhaps over a thousand years. Was it really necessary to ask the Immortal Ancestor to reappear just to capture the injured Luo Ruying who had fled to the lower realm...?
But then he thought about how that esteemed individual was demanding her return, and the matter indeed couldn't be delayed any longer...
Dao Tianming didn't dare to say anything more and immediately transformed into a divine rainbow, disappearing into the horizon of the Heavenly Realm…