Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Lan Jian had intended to test him, but before he could say anything, he saw the man trembling with fear. If he weren't so weak that he couldn't move, he probably would have curled up into a ball. He suddenly felt as if he were bullying a cub.

Lan Jian sighed inwardly and could only say, "I have stabilized your soul, but your body and soul are mutually repelling each other, and I cannot force them to merge."

He recalled the scene described by the cubs yesterday and even suspected that the original soul of this body had not completely disappeared, which was why it appeared when Xu Lingguang was seriously injured and unconscious.

The art of possession is a forbidden technique, and few dare to use it.

Those who use forbidden techniques will inevitably suffer divine retribution once discovered by the Heavenly Dao.

There was a time when a cultivator, unwilling to accept the approaching end of his life, used evil arts to seize another's body. However, the Heavenly Dao noticed the seizure as soon as it was completed and sent down a lightning tribulation, which shattered the soul of the seducer.

But Xu Lingguang has survived to this day, still lively and energetic.

Logically speaking, if he had truly possessed someone else's body, he should have been reduced to ashes long ago.

But if it wasn't a case of possession, his soul and body were mutually repelling each other, and there seemed to be another wisp of remnant soul within him, which made it even more difficult to explain.

Lan Jian had many questions, but he was never one to meddle in other people's business. He only intervened to save Xu Lingguang and stabilize his soul because he didn't want the cub to be sad.

He was probing repeatedly, but if Xu Lingguang was unwilling to talk, he wouldn't press the matter further.

Finally, he simply reminded you, "The Rejuvenation Pill and Jade Unicorn Toe you used before only treated the symptoms, not the root cause, and only temporarily delayed your death."

Seeing that even Cheng Huang couldn't do anything, Xu Lingguang immediately became dejected: "Isn't there any other way? I went to Elder Wuyao of the Miaoyin Sect before. Wuyao told me that if I keep cultivating, after entering the He Shen Realm, my soul will have stronger control over my body, and I can solve this situation."

Lan Jian said, "What he said isn't entirely wrong."

However, if Xu Lingguang is indeed possessing another body, the sooner he enters the Divine Harmony Realm, the faster the Heavenly Dao will discover him, and the faster he will die.

Xu Lingguang sighed, somewhat dejected: "If even you can't completely solve this, then we can only take it one step at a time."

Anyway, living one more day is a bonus.

This was the first time Lan Jian had seen him so dejected and listless, as if all his energy had been drained away, and the bright light in his eyes had dimmed. He frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, and said, "I have already blessed the Jade Unicorn with the power of blessing. Even if it cannot solve your problem, it is enough to stabilize your soul. You will not die for the time being."

As for the lingering remnant soul that was causing the trouble, he searched for it carefully while Xu Lingguang was unconscious, but found nothing.

This is also one of the reasons why he was unsure whether Xu Lingguang had possessed someone else's body.

Xu Lingguang, who was still wallowing in self-pity, was overwhelmed by Lan Jian's words, which passed by him like the wind until he caught the three keywords "Jade Unicorn Hoof".

He immediately perked up as if he'd been injected with adrenaline, his eyes shining with an astonishing light: "Jade Unicorn Hoof?"

His dark eyes darted around cleverly, but after failing to find anything that resembled the Jade Unicorn's Toe, a look of doubt crossed his eyes: "Where is the Jade Unicorn's Toe?"

How could he not know that he had the Jade Unicorn Hoof?

When he was being hunted down, he felt quite wronged. Could it be that the Jade Unicorn was actually on him?

This is a treasure. Even if it can't save his life, with the Jade Unicorn's Toe's famous name, it should fetch a lot of money at an auction, right?

Lan Jian asked, puzzled, "You don't know about Jade Unicorn Hoof?"

Xu Lingguang stared blankly at him: "Should I know?"

Lan Jian narrowed her eyes and scrutinized him for a long time. When Xu Lingguang felt uneasy under her gaze, she slowly said, "The Jade Unicorn's Toe is a gift of gratitude from the Qilin Clan to your ancestor. It should be kept by each successive sect leader of the Qingyu Sect."

As the sect leader of the Qingyu Sect, Xu Lingguang had no reason not to recognize Yu Linzhi.

Moreover, if he didn't recognize the jade pendant, why would it be hanging around his neck and kept close to his body?

Xu Lingguang's heart skipped a beat when he heard his words.

Oh no, we're about to be exposed.

As he quickly racked his brains for a reason, he grumbled to himself, "Why does Chenghuang even know who the Qilin gave a thank-you gift to? Isn't that too gossipy?"

Lan Jian narrowed her eyes slightly to observe his expression.

Xu Lingguang rolled his eyes for a while, then decided to bring up the all-purpose excuse of amnesia: "Actually, when the Qingyu Sect was besieged, I was defeated and my inner palace was shattered, so I died once. After that, I was inexplicably resurrected, but I lost a lot of memories. I don't remember anything from before."

Xu Lingguang blinked and said innocently, "Now that I think about it, my ability to come back to life must also be due to the Jade Unicorn's Toe, right?"

His cunning expression was almost identical to Yu Rong's, who pretended nothing had happened after stealing the food.

Lan Jian's eyelids twitched, but she didn't expose his lie. Instead, she said, "Each jade unicorn has a different effect, determined by the high priest of the Qilin clan who performed the blessing at the time. I don't know the specific effect of yours."

Xu Lingguang breathed a sigh of relief; he must have gotten away with it.

However, he remembered that Lan Jian hadn't told him where the Jade Unicorn Pendant was. After thinking for a moment, he pulled the black horseshoe pendant out from around his neck and tentatively asked, "Is this pendant that I always wear close to my body the Jade Unicorn Pendant?"

Lan Jian gave a faint "hmm".

Xu Lingguang was overjoyed. He quickly hid the jade toe inside his clothes and kept it close to his body. He thought it was too unsafe to carry such a valuable thing with him. He should find a place to hide it and take it out when he needed it later.

Who knew that Lan Jian seemed to be able to read minds: "You'd better wear the Jade Unicorn on your body and not take it off, lest your soul become unstable and leave your body again."

Xu Lingguang's little scheme was exposed, so he had no choice but to back down and simply said, "Oh, I understand."

Lan Jian nodded, and seeing that he was alright, she stood up and said, "Then you should rest well."

Xu Lingguang, being habitually polite, offered to see him out.

Lan Jian glanced at him indifferently, then vanished from the spot in an instant, leaving only her cold and indifferent voice: "No need."

After everyone left, Xu Lingguang relaxed and lay back down. He picked up the cubs lying beside the bed and stroked them one by one. Then he remembered something of utmost importance: "Did any of you see the alchemy furnace in the main room? Are the pills inside still there?"

That was a pill he risked his life to refine, worth 60,000 low-grade spirit stones. He would be heartbroken if he lost it.

Fortunately, Mu Yun was still reliable. He hummed and took out a small brass alchemy furnace from his magic treasure bag and handed it to Xu Lingguang: "Here, I've put it away for you!"

He knew how much Xu Lingguang usually treasured this small alchemy furnace. Although he thought it was just an ordinary small alchemy furnace with little spiritual power, he didn't understand why Xu Lingguang treasured it so much. But after seeing it yesterday, he still carefully put it away.

Xu Lingguang's face immediately lit up with a smile. He opened the lid of the alchemy furnace and saw six snow-white and lustrous Rejuvenation Pills inside. He picked up Mu Yun and kissed her, saying, "You are truly Daddy's sweet little cotton-padded jacket!"

Mu Yun pushed him away with her paws in disgust, feeling that she had been taken advantage of, and struggled desperately to make him let go of her.

Xu Lingguang kissed him all over the head before finally letting him go out of pity. He watched him wipe his head in disgust, but the smile on his lips never faded.

If Lan Jian were still alive, he would probably be surprised that he had recovered from his despondency so quickly. Just a moment ago he was as dejected as a dried-out mushroom, but now he was all smiles and full of energy, as if a little rain would bring him back to life.

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Because of Lan Jian's warning, Xu Lingguang obediently rested for four or five days before getting out of bed.

During this time, no one in the family cooked, and Xu Lingguang finally got to see what wild pheasants ate every day—in addition to a wide variety of wild fruits from the mountains, the cubs also brought back fresh and plump silver fish, as well as pheasants, rabbits and other kinds of prey.

Of course, because Xu Lingguang was bedridden and unable to cook, the cubs ate the prey they caught raw.

They not only ate it themselves, but also invited Xu Lingguang to eat it together.

Xu Lingguang looked at the silverfish, which was riddled with holes and hadn't even had its scales removed, and his lips twitched: "This is what you used to eat?"

Yu Rong nodded, then spat out a few fish scales with some disgust, complaining, "It's not as good as the fish slices you make." He frowned and discussed with Yun Feng, "Wouldn't it taste better if we scraped off the scales and sliced ​​it?"

Yun Feng rolled her eyes at him, then turned her back to him and started munching on wild berries.

She had gotten used to Xu Lingguang's cooking and was no longer keen on eating raw meat.

Seeing that she was ignoring her, Yu Rong had no choice but to go and chatter with Mu Yun and Zhao Ling.

Xu Lingguang chuckled as he watched. Using the wooden sticks the little ones had carefully chosen, he got out of bed and took a couple of tentative steps. Feeling that he was in good condition, he said to Yun Feng, "Go and catch two fish and a chicken. I'll cook dinner tonight."

These past few days, not only have the little ones not been eating well, but he's also been eating wild fruits until his teeth are sore.

I need to eat something good to replenish myself quickly.