For a family, a talented and capable successor is of paramount importance.

Old Master Liao had been in charge of the Liao family for decades, and he saw this matter very clearly.

"It's nothing, no problem. I'll be living here with this child from now on, please take good care of him!" Ji Xiaoxiao seemed completely out of it at this moment.

Grandpa Liao said calmly, "That's only right."

Ji Xiaoxiao twitched the corners of her mouth, while Old Master Liao smiled but remained silent; each of them had their own plans.

That night, in Old Master Liao's study.

"Ah Yu, that woman cannot be kept alive," Old Master Liao said worriedly. "I have lived for more than eighty years and have seen all kinds of people, but I can't see through this foolish woman."

Liao Yu stood straight, his eyes filled with determination. "Grandpa, she saved me."

“I know, otherwise I wouldn’t have let her move in here.”

"Grandpa!" Liao Yu called out loudly.

Old Master Liao couldn't persuade Liao Yu any further, so he had to abandon his plan to assassinate Ji Xiaoxiao and instead secretly observe her to see if there was anything amiss.

When the topic turned to Liao Yu's narrow escape from death, Old Master Liao's demeanor changed drastically, and he became menacing.

"The Shen family is far too arrogant!" Old Master Liao slammed his fist on the table in anger.

Liao Yu raised his eyelids, his starry eyes dark and deep.

"Grandpa, our Liao family is powerful and has many members, why don't we just...?" Liao Yu made a throat-slitting gesture.

Grandpa Liao sighed, "Do you think Grandpa doesn't want to? But the Shen family's ancestor is not someone to be trifled with."

Grandpa Wu, standing beside Old Master Liao, added, "Shen Yun of the Shen family has used some secret technique, and his body can actually withstand the power of a high-level Foundation Establishment cultivator." If their Liao family possessed the secret technique that Shen Yun had, why would they need to deal with the Shen family?

No matter what world it is, might makes right.

The atmosphere inside the room was oppressive, like dark clouds looming over the city.

Early the next morning, Ji Xiaoxiao led Liao Kongmin in doing calisthenics in the back garden of the Liao family mansion. Moving their bodies and sweating it out swept away their drowsiness.

After they finished breakfast, Shen Lu arrived.

"You shameless woman, what are you doing here?" Shen Lu walked into the house and saw Ji Xiaoxiao and Liao Kongmin sitting on the sofa in the living room, eating pudding and watching a luxurious movie.

Ji Xiaoxiao, biting her spoon, said, "I'm Liao Yu's savior, how can I not be here? But you, you're still alive! Oh God, have your eyes closed?"

Liao Kongmin was clueless, but still chimed in, "God must have been blind, that's why...that wicked aunt didn't kick the bucket."

"Wow, Xiao Bao is so amazing! He actually knows the phrase 'kick with both legs'."

*Smack!* Ji Xiaoxiao gave Liao Kongmin a kiss.

Liao Kongmin blushed and turned into Ji Xiaoxiao's arms, too ashamed to face anyone.

Shen Lu shouted and pointed at Ji Xiaoxiao, saying, "Throw this shameless slut out of my house, hurry up, hurry up!"

Your home?

The bodyguards in black looked at each other, speechless.

After the battle with the White Tiger, the traitor who abandoned his master and fled was captured by the Shen family and executed. Shen Lu gained favor, and with her bodyguards nearly wiped out, the elders of the Shen family naturally sought out new protectors for her. They were all dogs of the Shen family, and although they desperately didn't want to be Shen Lu's close guards, they had no right to choose or refuse.

Perhaps terrified, the black-clad bodyguards rushed towards Ji Xiaoxiao without a second thought, tacitly surrounding her and gradually taking over her territory.

Ji Xiaoxiao looked around, then smiled calmly while holding Liao Kongmin.

"Now you're scared, aren't you?" Shen Lu said arrogantly, her head held high.

Ji Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes, and invisible internal energy condensed into raindrops, striking the pressure points of the black-clad bodyguards with lightning speed. Why can't they move? The black-clad bodyguards were terrified; their pupils contracted sharply, leaving only their movable eyeballs.

Shen Lu noticed the black-clad bodyguards' unusual behavior and asked uneasily, "What did you do?"

Ji Xiaoxiao slowly stood up, gently lifted her foot, and then slammed it down again, leaving a crack that stretched to Shen Lu's feet.

Cracking a marble floor is not scary; what is scary is that the cracks advance in a regular pattern.

Shen Lu swallowed hard and took several steps back.

"I...you...you mustn't do anything rash." Shen Lu's face was pale, her eyes gleaming, as if she were plotting some vicious and ruthless scheme.

Ji Xiaoxiao walked step by step toward Shen Lu, who was leaning against the wall, unable to retreat an inch.

"Ah... no, don't touch me, female ghost, don't touch me!" Shen Lu screamed as she saw Ji Xiaoxiao extend her fair, slightly chubby hand.

What is this? A murderous aura!

Ji Xiaoxiao flipped over and quickly got away from Chen Lu.

Once Ji Xiaoxiao had steadied herself, a man in ancient attire, around thirty years old, stood before Shen Lu. The man had an ordinary appearance, but his aura was steady, and his feet were like tree roots embedded in the earth, unmoved by wind or rain. It seemed that he was a martial arts practitioner, or perhaps a cultivator practicing immortality.

Ji Xiaoxiao remained motionless, cautiously observing the ancient-clad man's every move. Shen Lu, thinking Ji Xiaoxiao was afraid, immediately became smug.

"You bitch, today I'll show you what I'm capable of!" Shen Lu shouted. "Hey you, go and bring that bitch here. I'll reward you handsomely."

The man in ancient costume remained expressionless, seemingly ignoring Shen Lu.

Well, even a dog dares to treat me like this!

Shen Lu raised her foot and kicked precisely between the legs of the man in ancient costume.

The man in ancient costume was terrified and disappeared in a flash, keeping a great distance from Chen Lu.

Shen Lu threw a huge tantrum, demanding that the man in ancient costume teach Ji Xiaoxiao a lesson. The man in ancient costume, unable to bear it any longer, raised his hand. Just then, Liao Yu, having learned of the major incident at home, rushed back.

"Stop." Liao Yu walked to Ji Xiaoxiao's side and said to Liao Kongmin, who was baring his teeth.

Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. When Shen Lu, far away, looked at Liao Yu and Liao Kongmin, she exclaimed, "Wow, the two look about 70 or 80 percent alike!"

"Brother Yu, how could you do this to him? He loves you so much, how could you cheat on him and give birth to such a bastard?"

Liao Yu glared angrily and cursed, "Chen Lu, Xiao Bao has nothing to do with me. You're crazy. I have no problem with making a scene elsewhere, but to throw a tantrum in my Liao family, do you think my Liao family has no one to rely on?"

Ignoring Liao Yu, Shen Lu said to Ji Xiaoxiao, "Do you dare say that bastard isn't Brother Yu's son?"

Ji Xiaoxiao nodded, "Xiaobao is indeed Liao Yu's biological son."