Chapter 190 Extra
Feng Gui couldn't understand Du Heng's dilemma at all. In his opinion, Du Heng's return as a son to accompany his parents through life was the greatest filial piety. It was too much for two ordinary people to want to point fingers at Du Heng.
Jing Nan also felt that Du Heng was overthinking. If he really didn't want to say it, he could just change the two elders' memories or create an illusion for them. There are many ways to repay a favor, so why should the two elders understand something they can't understand at all?
However, Du Heng had his own ideas. When he first traveled to the Taixu Realm and took over the puppet's body, Du Heng was still wondering what would happen to his body in his hometown. Later, after he recovered Qingheng's memory, he understood. When his soul left his hometown, his body disappeared.
The Du family's parents were indeed just ordinary people, but they gave Du Heng complete love. He was once their child, and even though he became a monk now, this would not change.
Family members are supposed to be the closest people. If he can't even be honest with others, what's the point of him coming back?
Du Heng said firmly: "I'll take care of this." If he couldn't even do such a small thing, how could he have the face to be with Xiaoyu?
The next morning, Mother Du was cooking glutinous rice balls. The glutinous rice balls were stuffed with meat, and each small glutinous rice ball contained a round meat ball, and was covered with a thin layer of glutinous rice.
Du Heng loved to eat fresh meat dumplings when he was a child. After returning home this time, Du's mother went to the supermarket to buy some. Du Heng made breakfast in the mornings these days, and Du's mother didn't have time to show off her cooking skills. So she got up early today just to make a pot of delicious fresh meat dumplings for the children.
Mother Du hummed a little tune as she took out a large bowl and sprinkled seaweed and small shrimps in it, along with some homemade pickled mustard tuber. After it was rinsed with boiling water, a light seaweed fragrance wafted out.
Fresh meat dumplings with seaweed and shrimp soup, this way of eating is invented by Du's mother. If the dumplings are filled with sesame or peanuts, she will put fermented rice and brown sugar in them.
Du Heng stood at the kitchen door and turned around twice to build up his emotions. Although he boasted in front of Xiaoyu and the others, when he really faced Du's mother, he still transmitted his spiritual energy steadily into Du's mother's body during this period, eliminating the possibility that what he said would be too explosive and scare Du's mother.
Mother Du saw Du Heng wandering around the kitchen door from the corner of her eye. She turned around with a smile and said, "You can have breakfast in a little while. I'll make your favorite fresh meat dumplings today!"
Mother Du looked behind Du Heng and asked, "Why hasn't Xuanyu gotten up yet?" Usually, Xuanyu would always follow Du Heng around, busying himself with things. With him around, Mother Du felt that she and Father Du had lost control of the kitchen.
Du Heng said, "Yes."
The higher you are, the less you can slack off. Cultivation is like cooking. If you don't cook for a day, you will feel unfamiliar with it. Xuan Yu is honing his sword. Although the Heaven-Slaying Sword is broken, he has never fallen behind in his sword practice. These few days when he arrived at Du Heng's hometown, the spiritual energy around him was thin, so he teamed up with Nan Nan and Xi Xi to practice in their minds.
Du Heng said to his mother, "Mom, I have something to tell you."
Mother Du wiped her hands on a rag, took out fifteen dumplings from the dumpling bag and threw them into the boiling water in the pot: "What's the problem? Tell me about it."
Du Heng was like this when he was a child. When he had something he couldn't handle, he would go to his parents. Of course, at that time, the things Du Heng couldn't handle were nothing more than frictions with his classmates. After he entered high school, he rarely went to his parents to chat.
Du Heng sat upright on the chair. He had lived three lives, but he felt a little embarrassed when facing Du's mother. His face turned red: "Mom, I have a partner."
Mother Du nodded with a half-smile: "Yes."
Mother Du didn't ask about the matter, which made Du Heng even more nervous: "Aren't you going to ask who my partner is?"
Mother Du smiled and said, "Xuan Yu, right?"
Du Heng blinked in a daze. Isn't Mother Du too amazing? She even discovered this?
Mother Du held up the colander and gently pushed the glutinous rice balls at the bottom of the pot: "You can't hide the look of love in your eyes. I noticed it the day you came back. The person you like is Xuan Yu, right?"
Du Heng touched his nose and lowered his head shyly: "Mom, did you see all that?"
Mother Du smiled and said, "Why can't I see that? You slept in the same bed with Xuan Yu on the first night you came back. If I'm not mistaken, you were lying next to him. And later I saw the two of you hugging each other, and the way you looked at each other was even more passionate than when your father and I were in love. I'm not blind or stupid, so how could I not see that?"
Du Heng scratched his nose. He thought he had been quite restrained since he came back. He didn't expect that his mother had sharp eyes and had already noticed it. Du Heng said, "Mom, do you mind? Do you mind that my partner is a man?"
Mother Du smiled carefreely: "Mom has lived to this age and has let go of many things. As long as you like him and as long as you are happy, it doesn't matter whether the other person is a man or a woman. I have been observing Xuanyu these days. He is not like an ordinary person. The important thing is that mom can see that Xiaoyu likes you."
Mother Du is an experienced person. The tacit understanding between Xuan Yu and Du Heng is better than that between her and Father Du. She is very thoughtful, so how could she not see it? Now thinking back, the way Mother Du looked at Xiaoyu was clearly the way she looked at her son-in-law!
Mother Du said gently, "There are so many men and women who get married and divorced these days. If two people have a bad relationship and quarrel, it will not only delay each other but also harm the children. I told you before that if you want to find a partner in the future, you must find someone you like and who also likes you."
Du Heng said: "I always remember what you said to me. I didn't like men from the beginning, but the man I liked happened to be of the same gender as me. After meeting him, I never wanted to let go. Yesterday I heard you and dad discussing buying a house. Dad said he wanted to have a grandson. I was afraid that if I didn't tell you, you would arrange for me to go on a blind date with another girl..."
Mother Du laughed: "Hey, your father just said that casually. You can tell him later, he will understand. When you disappeared, your father and I went to the Bodhisattva and made a vow and swore that as long as you can come back safely, we don't want anything. How long can your father and I live? Even if you get married and have children under our arrangement, how can we rest assured if you are not happy?"
Du Heng's smile turned into guilt: "Mom, I'm sorry, I made you and Dad worry."
Mother Du gently touched Du Heng's head and said, "You have been a worry-free child since you were young. You have your own opinions and principles. Your father and I believe that you can meet a good man. Xuan Yu is also a reliable child. He has been chatting with your father these days, and your father is almost sworn brothers with him."
Du Heng was very touched: "Mom..."
Mother Du was concerned about something else: "Rather than who your partner is, I want to know what exactly you have encountered in the past three years."
If it were him, his child had been missing for three years for no reason, and when he came back, he brought some people home. He also wanted to know what happened to the child. But if he really told Mother Du, would it cause trouble to her? After all, Mother Du and the others knew nothing about cultivation.
Mother Du said, "You can choose whoever you like and whoever you want to spend your life with. Your father and I can only give suggestions but cannot interfere, because you are the one who lives your life. Your parents have limited abilities, and we will do our best to give you everything we can. But, Xiaoheng, are you really living a good life now?"
Du Heng looked at Mother Du suspiciously: "Huh? Mom, what are you talking about?"
Mother Du stood up and reached out to touch a spot on the back of Du Heng's neck. "There should be a small black mole here. I haven't seen it since you came back. In fact, in addition to this mole, many other changes have taken place in your body. Maybe you haven't noticed it, but your father and I are a little worried about you. Are you really okay?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Heng touched his neck in confusion. He had a mole on his neck? How come he never knew about it? But even if he had a mole on his neck before, it was gone now.
Mother Du touched Du Heng's hair with worry in her eyes: "You are the flesh that fell from my body. I know everything you say and do very well. Because you have changed so much, I even wondered if you were someone else pretending to be Xiao Heng.
"But then I thought, what else can your father and I do besides being old and shabby? Plus, you still have many of the same little habits, so I gave up the idea. No matter what you become, as long as you are safe and healthy, Mom will be satisfied.
"But I've been feeling weird these past two days. Mainly because the companions you brought back didn't seem like people living in the present. Of course, I'm not saying they're bad. In fact, they're very good. Whether it's their character or their temperament, they're impeccable.
"It's just that the more we get to know each other, the more curious I am. How did you get to know them? Of course, it's okay if you don't want to tell me for now. It won't be too late to tell us when you want to."
Jing Nan and the others admired Mother Du's understanding. Jing Nan said with emotion, "I used to think that mortals were dull and ignorant. They only cared about reproduction and survival, and all they wanted was three meals a day and enough food to eat. I didn't expect that Mother Du's realm was so high."
Du Heng nodded: "Yes, although my mother is a woman, she is the most important person in my family." Du Heng's optimism and innocence were cultivated by his mother. In comparison, his father is not that open-minded.
Xuan Yu said, "Just tell the two elders directly." They are not people of unknown origin, and the family will have to live together for a long time in the future. Hiding things will inevitably lead to misunderstandings and unnecessary troubles.
Jing Nan suddenly thought of something at this time: "Oh, right, we have also found a way to let the two elders go to the Taixu Realm. Do you still remember the murderous stone? The murderous stone can carry a lot of spiritual energy. If we use the murderous stone to make a magic weapon and add our formation, it should be possible for the two elders to go to the Taixu Realm with us."
Jing Nan's words made Du Heng's eyes light up: "Are you telling the truth?!"
Feng Gui nodded: "Well, it just so happens that I have a murderous stone in my storage bag. If I refine it well, it won't be a problem to take the two elders back. It just takes some time for us to refine it."
Du Heng was extremely happy. This was great! He had always felt that he had let his parents down because, apart from accompanying them, he had no way of taking them to the Taixu Realm to see the world he belonged to. Now he could let his parents choose!
Du Heng said, "I'm going to confess to my parents, do you want to come with me?" Everyone responded, "Okay." It was funny to think about the expression on Du's father's face when he saw their true faces.
Soon, Du Heng called Father Du into the living room. The old man looked at the serious Du Heng with a confused face. He poked Mother Du: "Mother, why is Xiao Heng so serious? Doesn't he want to leave? I didn't say anything about his love for men, so he won't disappear again because of this, right?"
Mother Du whispered, "Don't talk nonsense. I think Xiaoheng is going to tell us what he has been doing all these years." Father Du breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
After Father Du and his friends were seated, Feng Gui and his friends also sat on the chairs in the living room. Even Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yu Mao stood beside Feng Gui and his friends, which was unusual for them. Father Du and his friends didn't dare to say a word, as they always felt that what Du Heng was going to say was very important.
Du Heng took a deep breath, and auras flashed across everyone's bodies. After the auras faded, the illusion was broken and everyone's true appearance was revealed.
Du Heng's short hair turned into long hair like flowing clouds, and his shirt turned into a gorgeous robe. He had a noble and imposing temperament, and even the big stars on TV could not match Du Heng's elegance.
When Mother Du looked at Du Heng like this, a strange thought arose in her mind, as if this was the real Xiao Heng.
In addition to Du Heng, Xiao Xiao and the others also changed their appearance. Feng Gui became a beautiful lady with golden hair and golden eyes, Jing Nan became a lazy fox god with silver hair and golden eyes, and Xuan Yu became a dragon king with silver hair and green eyes...
These people had such a strong aura that Mother Du and the others felt that they were being insulted just by looking at them. Father Du's eyes widened: "I am hallucinating!" Mother Du pinched Old Du: "This is real."
Du Heng cleared his throat and said, "This is a long story. It will take a long time to tell it in detail."
Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "It's best to talk while eating breakfast! Delicious food goes best with stories!" He hasn't even had breakfast yet. How can such a trivial matter as being exposed be compared to having breakfast? !
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