LGSG Chapter 21
by VolareXia Ran was a little confused.
Why did Mr. Xie’s father’s drawing style suddenly twitch and glitch just now?
Was his internet speed fluctuating?
More than that, he should probably be more concerned about the blood at the corner of the other man’s mouth.
Xia Ran was startled.
He knew his strength was beyond ordinary people.
He was just too afraid of Mr. Xie getting hurt that he rashly stopped the cane.
He wouldn’t have accidentally hurt the old man, would he?
But he seemed to… only touch the stick.
Xia Ran said suspiciously, “Are you alright?”
Xie Youdao: “…”
Xie Youdao was as quiet as a chicken.
He finally understood.
His son bringing his “wife” to meet the parents on his birthday was a lie.
The truth was that he found a formidable human player to suppress him.
He had heard that the last time, Xie He was injured at his core by a human player, and his soul was shattered. Maybe he couldn’t suppress Xie Youdao, whose strength was only below Xie He’s.
Xie Youdao admitted that he had some lively thoughts, wanting to take advantage of his cheap son’s weakness to stir up trouble and replace him.
Damn it.
Had Xie He discovered it so quickly?
Xie He’s strength was greatly reduced now.
But he could actually win over a super-strong human player who completely suppressed him!
Xie Youdao’s beard trembled, and he shakily held Xia Ran’s hands with both hands: “A male wife is good in every way!”
Xia Ran: “…”
He didn’t hit his head though.
The emotional change was too drastic.
Xie He walked to Xia Ran’s side: “It’s okay. My father’s mind isn’t good, he often goes crazy. He should be back to normal now, let him apologize to you.”
Xia Ran: “I see…”
The black-haired youth showed a knowing expression.
Xie He already knew about Xia Ran’s abnormal strength from the soul fragments. However, he didn’t value or marvel at it that much. Over the years in the instance, many players had unique skills and were different from ordinary people. These people were very suitable for the game.
But just now, when Xia Ran stood in front of him, the final Boss, who always wore a fake smile mask, tore a gap in the mask at that moment because of the sudden surprise.
At this time, the mask hung precariously on his face, barely concealing all his scheming.
Xie He thought, no one has ever wanted him to live well, to be unharmed.
He was diagnosed as a stillborn at birth, but he cried out before being buried. And an ominous white crane appeared.
His mother suspected that he was possessed by some little ghost, and she was both angry and anxious. Her already difficult labor became even worse. In the end, she secretly swallowed a box of lipstick and died.
Everyone thought his mother died of illness.
Only Xie He noticed everything.
His mother died because of him.
But his mother wanted him to die even more.
Xie He didn’t know why he remembered all people, events, and emotions from birth.
Perhaps he was destined to be a monster.
A stillborn resurrected, and then regarded as a freak.
In the years of his growth, his father didn’t try less to make him die.
But Xie He avoided all the disasters.
The pain of sticks was nothing.
What’s more, he really had become a monster now.
But in fact, monsters seemed to feel pain too.
At least… when Xia Ran blocked the attack for him, he realized that there were still unmet desires deep inside.
A desire for shelter, a desire to be loved.
He would smile even when he was hurt, he would smile when he was angry or sad. Even if he didn’t understand the emotions of smiling, Xie He would imitate normal humans from a young age. As if smiling more would make him a normal person who could be approached by humans. Someone who could be liked by everyone.
Xia Ran’s actions were like a stone falling into a still lake, causing ripples.
Under the surging undercurrent, Xie He found that he couldn’t even smile.
The mask of a smile was slightly torn off.
His dark eyes stared at Xia Ran, like a heavy night, with some intimidation and exploration that he had never had before.
Something in Xia Ran’s heart seemed to twist, hurting and wrinkling.
He thought, Mr. Xie, although he didn’t say it, still blamed him.
Sure enough, being too strong would make him be regarded as a freak.
It had been like this since childhood.
But before Xia Ran could organize his words to try to solve these messes,
The Xie Youdao next to him suddenly bowed to Xia Ran and said: “I’m sorry.”
Xia Ran: “…?”
Those interrupted grievances, regrets, and feelings of guilt came to an abrupt end.
The black-haired youth looked in astonishment at the “father-in-law” who suddenly put on a flattering expression.
Wait… he did that?
Wasn’t this rebelling against the heavens?
The even more filial Xie He smiled and touched the back of Xia Ran’s neck: “Just accept it.”
Xia Ran: “…”
Was this right?
“Um…” Xia Ran hesitated for a long time, but still offered his concern, “Uncle, your mouth…”
Xie Youdao chuckled twice, took out his sleeve and wiped it clean: “Ketchup, haha.”
Xia Ran opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped.
Xie He next to him said: “Don’t try to understand the actions of a mentally ill person.”
Xie Youdao’s expression twitched.
You’re the crazy one.
But now there was a big shot beside Xie He.
Xie Youdao considered himself unable to crush him with force, so he could only temporarily keep his tail between his legs and act like a man. He didn’t have the slightest bit of the frenzy and superiority he had when he first met Xie He and Xia Ran.
He rubbed his hands and said, “It just so happens it’s mealtime. Now that you’re here, let’s have the birthday banquet together.”
Shen Hua and Fu Qu silently pushed the dining cart into the parlor.
Compared to the ancient and even somewhat primitive ancient architectural courtyard outside, the interior decoration of the parlor was very modern.
A long dining table. There was also a crystal lamp directly above the dining table.
Xie Youdao was intent on performing his duty in front of his cheap son.
He smiled and personally moved the dishes from the birthday banquet one by one in front of Xie He and Xia Ran, who were already seated.
He even pressed Fu Qu and Shen Hua, who didn’t know whether they should be busy serving dishes, to the dining table as well.
Finally, all the dishes were served. He stood to the side, timidly: “Everyone eat and drink well.”
Fu Qu: “…”
Fu Qu was expressionless.
He almost poked a chopstick into his forehead when he heard that.
It was too explosive today.
Xie He said to Xia Ran: “You and your friends can eat first, I’ll go talk to my father privately.”
Xia Ran nodded as if he understood.
Xie He went around the long table, grabbed Xie Youdao, who was almost about to come to the table for a performance, by the collar and dragged him out.
Shen Hua watched with relish: “Filial piety between father and son!”
Xia Ran: “Why do I feel like something’s weird?”
Shen Hua shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice.
He finally got to eat this birthday banquet.
The chef’s skills were still there.
He should enjoy a few more bites while the instance Boss wasn’t back.
Hearing Xia Ran’s question, Shen Hua spoke nonsense without looking up: “Rich people are all like this, it’s called a wealthy family feud!”
Xia Ran suddenly understood: “So that’s how it is!”
Fu Qu supported his forehead.
One dared to say it, and the other dared to believe it.
On the other side.
Xie He dragged Xie Youdao to the courtyard.
Mr. Xie smiled ambiguously: “You really think you’re a dish?”
Xie Youdao: “…”
Xie Youdao swallowed his anger: “I wouldn’t say anything about you finding a male wife, after all, you’ve at least carried on the family line. But…”
The feeling of having a rib broken off forcefully was really uncomfortable.
Xie Youdao was still a little shaken when he thought about it.
He carefully looked around, seriously approached Xie He and said: “Is your wife a little too good at fighting?”
Xie He: “Amazing, right?”
Xie Youdao: “Why are you proud?”
He bared his teeth.
He was soured by the young man.
“Think clearly, he’s human, we’re now instance NPCs, we’re ghosts!” Xie Youdao said, “The game’s position is destined to be contrary to human players. What if you two have a small conflict, can you beat him?”
He used to be a little afraid that his son might be a ghost fetus.
Now that everyone was gone, Xie Youdao had a change of heart.
He belonged to the most feudal group of people. He attached particular importance to the inheritance of the clan’s incense.
Therefore, Xie Youdao still didn’t want anything to happen to Xie He when he wasn’t being crazy.
At least he was his only son.
Xie He: “I won’t be bound by the game forever.”
Xie Youdao: “You two wouldn’t just be putting on a show to deliberately humiliate me, right? I know you’ve always been a little restless. You hate the game for suppressing your resentment, for the so-called balance of rules, imprisoning you in that bamboo pavilion and not letting you go out day and night. You’ve always wanted to break through the game’s shackles… You wouldn’t be afraid that I’ve been going crazy recently, noticed by the game, and thus ruin your secret plan, right?”
Xie He being able to come out of the small bamboo pavilion had already exceeded Xie Youdao’s expectations.
But at the same time, he wasn’t too surprised.
He would only think, as expected of him.
After this analysis, Xie Youdao felt more and more that this was something that Xie He, with his dark thoughts, could do.
He even picked his birthday. The mockery effect was doubled.
But that son seemed to be real.
After all, he looked alike, and his aura was exactly the same.
Xie He said: “I do have this plan. Xia Ran has also exceeded my expectations in completing my plan.”
Xie Youdao: “You unfilial son!”
There was not a trace of father-son affection.
It was all calculations and scheming.
Xie He changed his tone: “But not all of it.”
The sky was at noon.
The pale sunlight transitioned to Xie He’s plain white robe, splashing a layer of flowing silver-like light and shadow.
His face was pale, and the fake smile mask on his face was completely taken off at this moment.
A kind of solemnity appeared on Xie He’s face.
“I think I like him.”
Xie Youdao: “…”
He originally wanted to say nonsense.
But when his gaze fell on Xie He, he was suddenly choked in the throat by the other man’s expressionless cold face.
In his impression, this son always seemed to like to smile.
Because he smiled too much, he always seemed a bit hypocritical.
So much so that when Xie He suddenly didn’t smile, Xie Youdao actually felt that the child he had watched grow up had a bit of unfamiliarity.
Xie He’s eyelashes trembled slightly.
He said: “So it wasn’t all for scaring and mocking you.”
He still wanted to show the elders the person he liked.
Even if the elders were shameless.
Xie He still wanted Xia Ran to be recognized by everyone.
Xie Youdao suddenly felt a little complicated: “You… sigh.”
If he really liked this human, the road that Xie He would have to take in the future would definitely be much more difficult.
After Xia Ran cleared the stage, the human would return to reality.
Where should Xie He, this lonely ghost, go?
Xie He suddenly smiled again: “These are not things you should worry about.”
Xie Youdao: “…”
Damn it. He shouldn’t have sympathized with this kid.
“Oh, right.” Xie He slowly dragged out his voice, “I want to tell you a good news.”
“The Xie family’s incense is broken.”
Xie Youdao’s eyes widened: “Your child…”
Xie He smiled: “They all have the same aura as me, naturally they are my broken soul fragments.”
Xie Youdao gnashed his teeth: “Then what were you pretending to do just now?”
“Well,” Xie He pretended to think, “more for the sake of the show’s effect?”
Xie He indeed gave Xie Youdao a big gift at the birthday banquet.
But he was hit by Xia Ran just now, and he couldn’t easily fight Xie He now.
Xie Youdao was so angry that his heart hurt.
Xie He: “There’s one more thing.”
“Your son now… hasn’t caught his wife yet. So you need to restrain yourself a little more.”
Xie Youdao: “…”
Suddenly feeling apprehensive.
The grandson he had in hand was gone, and even his daughter-in-law was fake.
Xie Youdao felt a surge of qi and blood for the first time after becoming a ghost.
He pointed at Xie He and stammered for a long time, and finally rolled his eyes and fainted.
Xie Qiao flashed out from the side, took a fish bone line, and pierced Xie Youdao’s meridians all over.
“Thank you,” Xie Qiao said, “Using the line to control him, he won’t go crazy and bite people again. Brother, you don’t have to worry about him affecting your plan.”
Xie He’s expression was indifferent: “Hmm.”
Xie Qiao: “…”
Xie Qiao changed her wording: “Brother helped me so much, I hope brother catches his sister-in-law soon, and lives happily with his sister-in-law forever.”
Xie He smiled happily.
“Then… I’ll take your good words.”
The instance Boss said.