The little guy's gaze darkened slightly. "Otherwise, why didn't I seek refuge with the Ying family when I escaped back then?"

When Ying Ziyu escaped from the head steward, his first thought was to seek help from the head of the Ying family. After all, that person was still his father. The reason he lost his life was simply because his spiritual root was not good enough to bring benefits to the Ying family.

However, he now knows that his spiritual root is powerful, and that the head steward wanted to take it for himself, which is why he deliberately framed him.

Now that he knows his spiritual root is powerful and that everything was a conspiracy by the head steward, as long as he tells the truth, the head of the Ying family will definitely stand on his side.

After all, with this level of talent, as the young master of the Ying family, he would not bring shame to the Ying family at all.

Moreover, given the Ying family's resources, they would certainly not waste Ying Ziyu's talent and would definitely nurture him well, ensuring that Ying Ziyu will achieve great things in the future.

However, just as Ying Ziyu managed to slip past the guards and finally reach the room of the Ying family patriarch, he overheard his conversation with the head steward.

"This old servant is incompetent; he escaped!"

The head steward bowed, his expression extremely solemn.

They thought that controlling a little kid like Ying Ziyu would be a piece of cake, and that he would definitely not be able to escape, but unexpectedly, something still happened.

The head of the Ying family had a cold expression. "No matter what the cost, we must bring him back. If that spiritual root is left out, it will definitely bring great trouble to the Ying family."

The head steward cupped his hands and said, “This matter concerns the step the patriarch takes, and even more so the future of the entire Ying family. This old servant will go through fire and water to help the patriarch obtain that spiritual root.”

Outside the door, Ying Ziyu's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he froze on the spot.

He never expected that the person who wanted to seize his spiritual root and kill him would be the head of the Ying family, who had always been his father.

Even tigers don't eat their cubs, yet the head of the Ying family was willing to take his life for his own sake; he was truly wicked.

After learning about the mastermind behind it all, he decisively chose to flee the Ying family and has been diligently cultivating outside ever since, never returning.

Knowing that Ying Ziyu knew everything, the head steward no longer concealed anything and said, "Since the young master already knows, you must also know that you can't escape this time, right?"

As a steward, his strength is already so formidable in this world that he could easily handle even Ying Zheng, who is at the pinnacle of combat power, let alone when the head of the Ying family appears.

His strength is only slightly better than the head butler's; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they're not even in the same league.

Now, due to his physical condition, Ying Ziyu is completely powerless to fight, and has absolutely no chance of winning against the two of them.

The little guy looked at the head butler, his eyes slightly lowered, "Even if I can't escape, I still have questions I want to ask him."

The head butler scoffed, "Even if something is wrong..."

Before he could finish speaking, a figure appeared to the right of the head steward. The man was dressed in a dark robe, his gaze was cold and icy, and every move he made exuded a sense of oppression.

It was the head of the Ying family.

Upon seeing the newcomer, the little guy's eyes remained unmoved; he simply stared at the head of the Ying family as if he were looking at a complete stranger.

The head of the Ying family showed no emotion in his eyes. Even though he knew that the soul was his former son, he still did not react.

The little guy stared at the head of the Ying family, "You're still as cautious as ever, unwilling to take any risks at all."

The head of the Ying family stared at him expressionlessly. "What is the question you want to ask?"

The little guy didn't answer, but continued, "Back then, you wanted my spiritual root, but you didn't dare to do it yourself, fearing that things would be exposed and ruin your reputation. That's why you had this dog servant do it, setting up that good show to put yourself in an absolutely safe position."

"Even if things are exposed, you'll still pin it all on this lackey, claiming it was all his own doing, right?"

The head of the Ying family's eyes flickered slightly, but he remained silent.

That's exactly what he thought. Otherwise, with his status and power, controlling Ying Ziyu would be a simple matter of a word.

But he is still his father, and if Da Guangming were to do such a thing, the world would surely be full of criticism.

Why not switch the blame and push the task he wants to do onto someone else, so that he doesn't have to worry about his reputation?

The little guy continued, "Later, not only could you not catch me, but you also saw my strength growing day by day, and I was even only one step away from becoming a saint. If I were to take that step, the Ying family would definitely be in danger. You are aware of all this, right?"

"That's why you went so far as to incite many forces to unite and sacrifice your cultivation to unleash a forbidden technique, activating that purple lightning in an attempt to kill me and annihilate my soul."

Ying Ziyu knew very well that the purple lightning came suddenly and was incredibly powerful. It was clearly the work of someone with ulterior motives. After thinking it over, he realized that only the Ying family had the ability to do this and was willing to pay any price.

The head of the Ying family looked at him and said, "So what if you know?"

If it were Ying Ziyu who was just one step away from becoming a saint before, he would definitely still be wary, but now Ying Ziyu has the body of a child and his cultivation is limited, so he is not afraid.

The little guy looked at him and asked, "Are you really that confident?"

The head of the Ying family said calmly, "The chief steward has already detected the ceiling of combat power here. Their strength is incomparable to our world. You only have a weak body now, so what can you change?"

The little guy lowered his head slightly and sighed softly, "I didn't expect that even after I've come to this world, you still won't let me go."

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