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Chapter 28
That’s His Father-in-Law!
“Please enlighten me, Demon Lord,” Luo Tianya requested, his confusion evident.
He had racked his brains but couldn’t recall any instance where he might have offended the Demon Lord.
“This honorable master asks you, was it you who sent people to pursue and kill Ruying?” Ning Yechen asked, his eyes narrowed and his voice cold.
Luo Tianya’s brow furrowed, his confusion deepening.
“Is the Demon Lord joking?”
“Ruying is my daughter. Why would I send people to kill her?”
Hmm?
It wasn’t him?
Ning Yechen was also puzzled. He scrutinized Luo Tianya carefully.
His aura was calm, his eyes held genuine confusion, and his expression was sincere. He didn’t seem to be lying.
Could it be that it wasn’t Luo Shen Palace who was pursuing Luo Ruying?
Luo Tianya then explained:
“Although I don’t know why you’re looking for my daughter, Demon Lord, she was taken away by another power over a hundred years ago.”
“I haven’t seen her since she was taken.”
“And she has never returned to Luo Shen Palace.”
“What is the name of the power that took her?” Ning Yechen demanded.
If it wasn’t Luo Shen Palace, then it must be that other power!
Luo Tianya shook his head.
“I don’t know who they are.”
“I only know that they are extremely powerful, far beyond what my Luo Shen Palace can contend with.”
“Even the Ice Xia Sacred Land in this Northern Ming Heavenly Domain wouldn’t dare offend them easily!”
“They said my daughter possessed extraordinary talent, with the potential to become an Empress. After bestowing many benefits upon my Luo Shen Palace, they took her away.”
The Ice Xia Sacred Land was one of the nine top powers in the Heavenly Realm, on par with Tiandao Palace. If even the Ice Xia Sacred Land wouldn’t dare offend them easily, then it could only be one of those ancient clans that had been in seclusion for thousands of years!
Those old fogies usually remained hidden somewhere in the Heavenly Realm. Unless the Heavenly Realm faced a world-ending crisis, they wouldn’t normally appear, let alone interfere in anything.
Yet, they had issued a kill order for Luo Ruying.
The Heavenly Realm was vast, said to contain hundreds of rivers, the sun, moon, and stars, a hundred times larger than the Mortal Realm. Finding those ancient clans was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Even if he found them, it wasn’t guaranteed that they were the ones pursuing Luo Ruying.
Ning Yechen’s expression was filled with displeasure and impatience.
His wife’s situation was more complicated than he had imagined…
However, the fact that his wife had caught the attention of those old fogies also spoke volumes about her extraordinary talent.
Otherwise, those ancient, reclusive clans wouldn’t have taken her.
Seeing Ning Yechen’s displeased expression, Luo Tianya cautiously asked, “May I ask if the Demon Lord has seen my daughter?”
“How is she now…?”
Through his conversation with Ning Yechen, he felt that the Demon Lord had indeed come to settle a score, but it seemed like he was here to avenge Luo Ruying!
Moreover, it seemed like the Demon Lord and his daughter knew each other…!
It sounded like his daughter was still being pursued!
As a father, for the future of his clan, he had no choice but to hand over his daughter a hundred years ago, but this had become his biggest regret.
Now, he had no idea whether his daughter was alive or dead.
Hearing Luo Tianya’s question, Ning Yechen snapped back to reality and quickly straightened his posture, sitting upright.
The cold and arrogant expression on his face was replaced with a warm and friendly smile.
There was even a hint of ingratiation in his smile…
He hadn’t known this when he first arrived and was prepared to destroy Luo Shen Palace, so he had adopted his former demeanor as the Demon Lord.
Now that he knew it was a misunderstanding, he quickly changed his attitude.
After all, this was his wife’s father, his father-in-law!!!
He had been crossing his legs and resting his chin on his hand, which was incredibly rude!
He had to make a good impression…!
At this moment, Ning Yechen was incredibly grateful that he hadn’t rashly destroyed Luo Shen Palace…
If he had, it would have been a disaster!
“Ahem, father-in-law… I mean, Palace Master Luo… your daughter is fine now, you don’t have to worry,” Ning Yechen said politely with a cough and a smile.
His attitude had taken a complete 180-degree turn compared to before.
Luo Tianya was bewildered and wary.
Why did the Demon Lord’s attitude change so suddenly…?
It startled him…
“Demon Lord…”
“Ah, Palace Master Luo, there’s no need to call me Demon Lord. It’s too formal!”
“My real name is Ning Yechen. Just call me Yechen~”
Ning Yechen interrupted Luo Tianya with a friendly smile.
This made Luo Tianya even more uneasy…
The Demon Lord actually wanted him to address him by his name…?
This had probably never happened in the entire Heavenly Realm!
How many people dared to address the Demon Lord by his name?!
“Ye, Yechen…?”
Luo Tianya cautiously tried out the name.
“Yes! Please speak, Palace Master Luo~” Ning Yechen said with a satisfied smile.
There, wasn’t the relationship between son-in-law and father-in-law much closer now!
But it wasn’t the right time to tell him about his relationship with Luo Ruying…
He should at least wait until Luo Ruying accepted his identity, then find a suitable opportunity to reveal it…
Luo Tianya was wary of Ning Yechen’s sudden ingratiating attitude, but he was more concerned about his daughter, Luo Ruying.
So he had to bite the bullet and ask:
“You must have seen my daughter, right?”
“How is she now, and where is she?”
“She’s doing very well now; you don’t have to worry.”
“As for where she is, I won’t tell you for now.”
Ning Yechen thought for a moment and decided not to tell Luo Tianya about Luo Ruying’s situation.
To avoid worrying him, he didn’t even mention that Luo Ruying’s Immortal bone and heart had been taken.
On the one hand, he was afraid that Luo Tianya would be even more worried if he knew Luo Ruying was with him. It wasn’t the right time to tell him yet.
On the other hand, telling him might endanger Luo Shen Palace!
The mysterious, reclusive clan that had taken Luo Ruying could easily destroy Luo Shen Palace.
Luo Ruying knew this very well, so even when she escaped, she didn’t return to Luo Shen Palace, not even to say goodbye or see her family.
She was afraid that the mysterious clan would find out and bring disaster upon her family.
That was why she resolutely chose to escape to the Mortal Realm.
Luo Tianya still wanted to ask more, but Ning Yechen didn’t give him the chance. He stood up and vanished from sight like smoke.
Since he had learned that it wasn’t Luo Shen Palace who had ordered the pursuit, there was no point in staying any longer.
Finding the true culprit behind this would be difficult. He could only wait for them to make a move again.
They had taken his wife’s Immortal bone and heart; he wouldn’t let this matter rest!
After watching Ning Yechen leave, Luo Tianya didn’t relax. Instead, his expression became extremely serious.
How did Ruying know the Demon Lord…?
And the Demon Lord even came to the Heavenly Realm specifically to inquire about her?
What had happened to her? Why was she being pursued?!
His intuition told him that something must have happened to his daughter, Luo Ruying!
No!
He couldn’t just sit here and wait!
Luo Tianya’s expression was resolute as he shouted towards the outside:
“Someone!”