Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

The sharp fangs embedded themselves in Xu Lingguang's vulnerable neck. He winced in pain, his expression contorted in agony for a moment, then abruptly grabbed the black snake and flung it aside. Clutching his bleeding neck, he staggered to his feet.

The cubs were startled by the sudden turn of events and looked at him with fear in their eyes.

Finally, Yun Feng reacted and immediately cried out for help. Upon hearing this, Yu Rong also started whimpering, and the entire room was filled with the cub's sharp, piercing cries.

Xu Lingguang's ears were throbbing from the shock. He staggered forward a step, then collapsed due to the snake venom taking effect.

When Lan Jian arrived, she saw the cubs surrounding the unconscious Xu Lingguang. Xu Lingguang lay on the ground, his face a bluish-black from poisoning, and there were two holes on his neck from which blood was trickling out, looking like they had been bitten by snake fangs.

Lan Jian gently licked the fur on the cubs' heads, then transformed into human form to check on Xu Lingguang: "What happened?"

The cubs eagerly recounted the events leading up to Xu Lingguang's unconsciousness.

To the cubs, Xu Lingguang has always been a very gentle and patient older brother. Even when the cubs sneaked into the courtyard and were caught by the defensive formation, they were never this frightened.

When Xu Lingguang woke up, the cubs felt as if he had become a different person. Although he was smiling, his eyes were gloomy, like a monster that would eat the cubs.

"Brother Lingguang's eyes are so scary," the cubs whispered behind Lan Jian.

Lan Jian frowned, picked up Xu Lingguang and placed him on the bed. Then, she put two fingers together on his wrist and sent a wisp of spiritual energy into his body to examine him. Immediately afterwards, she showed a very surprised expression.

He frowned and checked repeatedly, his expression gradually turning cold and somber as he stared at the unconscious young man on the bed, lost in thought.

After a long while, he asked Yun Feng and Yu Rong again, "Are you sure he seems like a different person after he woke up?"

The two cubs nodded repeatedly.

Lan Jian pinched Xu Lingguang's chin with two fingers, staring at his face repeatedly. Just looking at his face, he was indeed too harmless and too young, looking like a naive young man.

However, as the sect leader of the Qingyu Sect, Xu Lingguang could not possibly be so young and naive. He had already entered the Divine Treasure Realm and was over 120 years old.

Moreover, Yu sent back some news about Xu Lingguang while he was traveling.

For example, Xu Lingguang's reputation outside is not very good. It is said that the previous sect leader of Qingyu Sect was originally his elder sister, Xu Lingqu. Xu Lingqu was born with a sword bone and was a prodigy in sword practice. She became the young sect leader of Qingyu Sect at the age of ten and was carefully cultivated by her father as the next sect leader.

Xu Lingguang was born when his elder sister was fifty years old. At that time, although Xu Lingqu had not yet officially taken over as the sect leader of Qingyu Sect, the old sect leader had gradually begun to delegate power, and the affairs of Qingyu Sect were basically handed over to Xu Lingqu to manage.

Xu Lingguang was born at this time. He and Xu Lingqu were not siblings with the same mother. The old sect leader's first wife had passed away long ago. Xu Lingguang's birth mother was a maid who had always been by the old sect leader's side.

After Xu Lingguang was born, this maid was honored as a lady, and the old sect leader doted on this son born late in life. Xu Lingqu, as the eldest sister, also cherished and protected Xu Lingguang.

Unfortunately, Xu Lingguang was not particularly talented and his cultivation was mediocre. His father and daughter collected rare and precious materials and poured them into him, but he still struggled until he was thirty or forty years old before he successfully entered the Qi Refining Realm.

Perhaps because of this, Xu Lingguang was not close to his father and sister. After he turned fifty, he went out to travel around. It wasn't until about twenty years ago, when the old sect leader suddenly passed away, that he returned to the Qingyu Sect.

The former sect leader of Qingyu Sect was a powerful figure in the late stage of the Divine Treasure Realm. If nothing unexpected happened, he would most likely step into the Divine Integration Realm. His daughter, Xu Lingqu, was even more talented than him. At a young age, she was already a cultivator in the Divine Treasure Realm. With this father and daughter in charge of Qingyu Sect, the sect's development momentum was originally very strong, showing signs of restoring the glory of its ancestors.

But no one expected that, at this time of great joy and celebration, the old sect leader would be assassinated and die a violent death while out for a short trip.

Upon hearing the news, Xu Lingguang rushed back to Qingyu Sect. It is said that the two siblings had a fierce argument at their father's funeral hall. No one knows the specific reason for the argument, but there are some rumors that Xu Lingqu suspected Xu Lingguang of practicing evil magic and causing the death of their father.

Only five or six years after this rumor spread, Xu Lingqu also suddenly died due to complications during childbirth. It should be noted that Xu Lingqu was a cultivator at the Divine Treasury Realm. Although childbirth was risky, it should not have cost her her life.

Her death was too sudden. In just a few years, the Qingyu Sect lost two sect leaders in succession, and the sect fell into a power struggle. Xu Lingguang, who had been staying away from the outside, suddenly returned and suppressed the internal strife with swift and decisive measures, and took over the position of sect leader of the Qingyu Sect.

It was only at this moment that everyone realized that he had actually entered the Divine Treasure Realm.

Once an ordinary person who couldn't even reach the Qi Refining Realm, he wandered around for decades and quietly entered the Divine Treasure Realm. At that time, he was only a hundred years old, even younger than his exceptionally talented elder sister who entered the Divine Treasure Realm at a young age.

When he first took over as the sect leader of the Qingyu Sect, a great deal of rumors and gossip spread. Some said that he had practiced evil arts and sacrificed his biological father and elder sister to change his fate; otherwise, how could someone of mediocre talent suddenly become a genius and progress so rapidly?

However, some say that he had a miraculous encounter while wandering, obtaining the divine jade unicorn's hoof, which allowed him to change his aptitude...

There were many rumors, but Xu Lingguang never responded directly. After he succeeded as sect leader, many of Xu Lingqu's former subordinates were dissatisfied and left one after another. After suffering heavy blows, Qingyu Sect gradually faded into obscurity.

Then came the news of Xu Lingguang's death, but for some reason he came back to life, leading many cultivators to believe the rumors about the Jade Unicorn's Foot and relentlessly pursue him. Xu Lingguang, still recovering from serious injuries, stumbled into the Ailao Mountains while being chased...

Lan Jian carefully reviewed Xu Lingguang's experiences in his mind, then gently tapped the headboard with his finger. His light brown pupils gradually spread a golden-red hue, and the pupils in the center narrowed into slits, staring dangerously at the unconscious youth: "...So, who exactly are you?"

The unconscious person naturally wouldn't answer him.

Lan Jian lowered her eyes in thought, hesitating whether to save him or not. Whether it was possession or something else, the young man in front of her was clearly an unstable and dangerous factor.

If we let him stay with the cubs...

Just as he hesitated, Yu Rong and Yun Feng, their front paws resting on the edge of the bed, looked worriedly at Xu Lingguang, whose face was pale, and asked Lan Jian with pleading eyes, "Why aren't you better yet?"

Zhao Ling, who was always a step behind, seemed to realize something. He flew to Xu Lingguang's neck, nudged Xu Lingguang's face with his head, and even chirped as if he wanted to peck at the wound on Xu Lingguang's neck that was still oozing black blood.

The phoenix is ​​not afraid of poisons; it actually wanted to draw the toxins from Xu Lingguang's body to itself.

Lan Jian's expression changed. She picked him up and placed him at the foot of the bed, reassuring the three cubs, "Don't worry, he'll be fine."

The cubs were immediately relieved upon hearing this.

Just then, Lan Jian felt something tug at his robe. He looked down and saw an exceptionally plump treasure-hunting rat looking at him hesitantly. The rat was struggling to hold a chicken bone grass that was bigger than itself with its tiny front paws and stammered, "This...this can cure snake venom."

Lan Jian vaguely remembered that this seemed to be the treasure-hunting rat that Xu Lingguang kept, named Muyun. Treasure-hunting rats were very timid. When he came before, this treasure-hunting rat was so scared that it hid and dared not show itself. Now, for Xu Lingguang's sake, it actually dared to come close to him.

Lan Jian reached out and took the chicken bone grass. Mu Yun made a bowing gesture and quickly crawled under the bed again.

Lan Jian placed the chicken bone grass next to Xu Lingguang, her gaze lingering on his face. For some reason, she recalled the way the young man patiently groomed her hair. His facial expressions were very vivid, and what he was thinking was almost written all over his face, making it easy to read his thoughts at a glance.

But he thought he had concealed it well, unaware that his eyes were shining when he saw the spirit stone.

Lan Jian thought of the box of lychee cakes that the young man had specially sent. In fact, the gift of gratitude was not real; he wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to him.

But he did eat the box of lychee cake after all.

The grasper has a short hand, and the eater has a short mouth.

Lan Jian sighed softly, lowered her eyes to cleanse him of the snake venom, and then regulated the chaotic spiritual energy within his body: "I'll save you this time, but don't do it again."