Follow the path of Dao from infancy - Chapter 473

Chapter 473: Chapter 47 Your Son is a Paragon_2
 

The gaze seemed to penetrate the Ancient Mirror and lock eyes with Li Hao.

Li Hao instantly felt an inexplicable, indescribable sensation.

*It was as if there was a connection by blood.*

But the woman inside the Ancient Mirror only glanced, slightly puzzled, then walked into the thatched hut, seemingly to rest.

Li Hao continued to focus for a moment, then shifted his gaze to various other parts of Qiu Tian Dao, noticing, in some caves, there were many Ji family prisoners, looking like wild people with long hair and bodies filthy with grime, sitting or lying down in a dispirited state.

Some even used stone shards to carve on the walls of the peaks, seemingly marking the days.

The number of criminals was not large, but with just a glance, Li Hao could feel the desolation and gloomy atmosphere of despair pervading the island.

He didn’t continue to spy, put away the Ancient Mirror, and said to Ji Yun Yue, “How soon can the Great Wilderness Sea calm down, allowing the Dao Domain to take me across?”

“Child, don’t rush, it should be fine by tomorrow. You just saw it, the Great Wilderness Sea is almost back to calm. Even if the Dao Domain takes you across, without energy replenishment on the sea, it would struggle on the return trip. The safest would be to take a ship.”

Ji Yun Yue immediately advised, “Tomorrow I’ll go with you, and incidentally, we’ll first pick the Twin Flowers. This is the only way to take your mother away from Qiu Tian Dao. Without the Twin Flowers to detoxify your mother, she’ll soon die from the poison in both the special environment of Qiu Tian Dao and the Great Wilderness Sea.”

“She’s poisoned?” Li Hao’s expression changed.

“It’s not the kind of poison you’re imagining. This is a special poison that all the prisoners on Qiu Tian Dao must consume, used specifically to prevent prisoners from being picked up by family elders or escaping Qiu Tian Dao on their own.”

“As long as they stay on the island, there’s no danger and they’re just like normal people. But if they leave without permission, there will be big problems.”

Li Hao understood, *It seemed the Ji Family exercised strict control over the prisoners.*

“Child, tomorrow let your grandaunt accompany you. Since you’ve just come out of seclusion today, why not visit your grandfather first? These days, he’s been eager to see you after hearing about your matters,” Ji Yunqing said gently.

Li Hao looked at them, saw the hope in their eyes, thought of the remnant soul of that grandfather and his obsession, feeling a twinge of reluctance, nodded.

Seeing Li Hao agree, both of their eyes lit up with joy, and they immediately took Li Hao to the Ji family’s ancestral hall.

On the way, Li Hao inquired why that senior was not seen, referring to Ji Tian Chao.

Mentioning Ji Tian Chao, Ji Yunqing and Ji Yun Yue both had odd expressions and glanced at Li Hao.

Ji Yunqing said, “Recently, people from the Qin Family have been lurking outside the Secret Realm, looking for trouble with our Ji Family, claiming someone witnessed a young man claiming to be from the Ancient Divine Clan arriving here and then disappearing, seeking to search our Ji family’s Secret Realm.”

At this point, both looked at Li Hao.

Li Hao was slightly startled, surprised that his whereabouts had been observed on the way there.

*He hadn’t noticed at all.*

“According to the Qin Family’s description, the young man defeated the Qin family’s Heavenly Pride, even conquered Qin Tianchen from the Ultimate Study Realm, who is one of the top ten Heavenly Prides of the Qin family and extremely powerful. Yet the young man was only fifteen or so…,” Ji Yunqing said as she looked at Li Hao, releasing the information piece by piece.

Li Hao saw their strange looks, and immediately realized they had guessed that the person the Qin family spoke of was himself.

He immediately revealed a helpless expression.

To this, he did not deliberately conceal anything, only asked, “Will this bring trouble to the Ji Family, should I handle it myself later?”

“Was that young man really you?”

Ji Yunqing couldn’t help but ask when Li Hao admitted it.

Li Hao nodded.

The two exchanged a glance, both with expressions of ‘just as expected.’

However, they were immediately overjoyed. Even though there had been speculations, hearing Li Hao’s personal admission still brought them surprise and joy.

“Recently, your reputation has been spreading all over the Great Wilderness Heaven. They say there’s a young man from the Ancient Divine Clan slaying everyone in his path, impressively powerful, capable of defeating Heavenly Prides in adverse conditions. We guessed it might be you.”

“Are all those legends true? Do you really hail from the Ancient Divine Clan? Isn’t your father from outside the Great Wilderness Heaven?”

The two curiously looked at Li Hao.

“Nonsense, if I didn’t say so, I’m afraid they wouldn’t accept it,” Li Hao explained.

“…”

The two were rendered speechless.

*They had thought of all sorts of reasons and causes but never imagined it was this.*

*Not accept it? Afraid the Qin Family and other families’ Heavenly Prides would see it and their Dao Heart would shatter?*

*You’re quite considerate…* They both chuckled wryly. But considering the strength Li Hao displayed, this indeed dealt a significant blow to many of the younger generation of families.

Among these people, some were discouraged and desolate, while others saw Li Hao as if a Divine reincarnated, holding him in high esteem.

The reputations of other Heavenly Prides faded in comparison to Li Hao.

After all, within the Ancient Families, strength was revered.

“The Family Head also guessed it was you and sent Tian Chao to settle the matter with the Qin Family, so he didn’t come,” Ji Yunqing laughed.

“They’re not really causing trouble. After all, this is the Ji Family’s territory, and if they really irritate us, we’ll cut down everyone they sent here, leave none alive, and see what the Qin Family says. If need be, we’ll go to war. At least we have the advantage of striking first,” Ji Yun Yue said. Although a woman, when talking about conflict, her eyes shone with a cold light no less than a man’s.

Li Hao was somewhat speechless by this, slightly knowing some of the ways of the Ancient Families.

Soon,

Li Hao arrived at the Ji family’s ancestral hall, and met his grandfather.