"..." Xiaoyao looked at the Luo family's eldest young master and made a decision.

"Eldest young master, you're truly kind. Please take care of me in the future. Perhaps we're even brothers from the same clan." Xiaoyao picked up his wine cup and toasted the Luo family's eldest young master.

Alright, I want to enter the Luo family, so there's no need to make enemies. Although this person seems very arrogant, he doesn't appear to be the type who bullies people at every turn. At least just now he didn't do anything particularly offensive.

"That's right. Perhaps we will be clan brothers. You look very much like Third Uncle." The Luo family's eldest young master readily accepted Xiaoyao's toast, poured himself a cup and drained it, then sat down to chat with Xiaoyao.

Although this Luo family's eldest young master was arrogant, he was also someone being groomed as the future family head. His social skills were quite strong, and he knew how to win people's hearts. Regardless of whether this person had potential or not, what harm was there in building connections?

Xiaoyao also engaged in conversation, using the chat to understand the Luo family's basic situation. Originally, the Luo family's eldest young master had the same intention of understanding Xiaoyao, but was easily deflected by Xiaoyao's few words.

The Luo family's eldest young master only learned that Xiaoyao claimed to be an orphan who was raised by a wealthy family. Due to some circumstances, the young miss he served was driven out, and he followed her out. Now he was wandering around with nothing to do.

While speaking, Xiaoyao deliberately guided the eldest young master's thoughts, making him believe that Xiaoyao was now alone and had separated from that young miss.

From this conversation, Xiaoyao learned that this Luo family's eldest young master was named Luo Junjie, thirty-one years old this year, and already had one wife and three concubines. However, this person still liked to be romantic, so this number of wives and concubines probably wasn't final.

...

...

Of course, Xiaoyao wasn't very interested in these matters. But since this eldest young master spoke of them himself, he could only listen.

"Where is he? Let me see..." A seemingly young man ran in, shouting loudly. His appearance made Xiaoyao start—he bore some resemblance to himself.

"Third Uncle, over here. Look at this person—doesn't he look very much like you!" Luo Junjie called out to the man.

"Oh, it's Junjie. You're here too. Let me take a look..." After the man greeted Luo Junjie, he looked toward Xiaoyao. His gaze changed from initial assessment to tearful eyes.

Hey, hey, what are you planning to do?

Seeing this change in expression, Xiaoyao felt something bad was about to happen. When he made some preparation, he found it was already too late. The man suddenly let out a great wail and embraced him tightly.

"Son, I've searched for you so hard all these years!"

"??"

What's going on? Shouldn't that line be said by me? Bah, wrong—it should be said by the son you're looking for. What do you mean you've searched so hard?

Could it be that this person had lost a child outside?

"Cough, cough. Let me go. I'm not your son!" Xiaoyao pulled the man away, escaping from his powerful embrace. If he didn't escape, Xiaoyao estimated he might be squeezed to death.

Xiaoyao could be one hundred percent certain that the man before him couldn't be his father. From all possibilities, this man's existence wasn't among them. He just happened to be somewhat similar, but if speaking of resemblance, he and Princess Zhuyue were identical—much closer than this man.

Moreover, this man hadn't appeared in the Divine Martial Continent. No matter how similar he might be, he couldn't possibly be Xiaoyao's father.

"You're not? Then how are you so similar to me? Tell me, who is your mother?" the man asked.

Hearing this question, Xiaoyao became somewhat puzzled. Looking at the man, he asked, "If you think I'm your son, then why don't you know who my mother is?"

"Back in the day, your father was romantically carefree, leaving behind countless romantic debts. Many women claimed to be pregnant with my child. Sigh..." The man raised his head, reminiscing about the past, looking quite sorrowful.

But Xiaoyao felt this man was somewhat asking for a beating. So it was because you had too many romantic debts and couldn't figure out whether you actually had illegitimate sons outside. Now seeing me looking somewhat similar, you think I'm one.

"From this situation, it seems you've already acknowledged quite a few of your children wandering outside?" Xiaoyao looked at the man and asked.

"Yes, you're already the fifth one." The man nodded.

"..."

Xiaoyao finally understood why everyone had looked at him so strangely before, yet seemed to find it natural, just like Luo Junjie. His reaction was very normal—he determined that Xiaoyao was his third uncle's illegitimate son outside without even doubting it. So his third uncle already had a record.

In such circumstances, no matter who it was, they would think Xiaoyao was the fifth one. No one would suspect anything.

"I'm not the fifth one. You couldn't be my father." Xiaoyao shook his head. He wanted to infiltrate the Luo family, but he didn't want to randomly acknowledge someone as his father. This was something he couldn't accept.

Also, his infiltrating the Luo family was merely to approach Luo Yuntian and his wife, to verify whether they had a child in the Divine Martial Continent, to understand why they abandoned him, and what kind of difficulties they might have had.

Could it be that the Fuyun Sect couldn't accept Yun Qingyi having had a child?

Xiaoyao's thoughts drifted a bit...

"Then tell me, who are your parents?" the man continued asking.

"I don't know, but it definitely isn't you." Xiaoyao replied. He was stating a fact, but the man wouldn't think so.

"So you've been an orphan all along. You've really suffered. Now that you've found your daddy, daddy won't let you suffer anymore." The man embraced Xiaoyao again, once more shedding emotional tears.

"..." Xiaoyao was somewhat speechless. "I told you it's not you! Let me go..."

"Child, I know it's hard for you to accept all at once. I won't blame you." The man had no intention of releasing Xiaoyao.

"Uncle, I'm really not your son. Even if your illegitimate sons are spread across the world, I'm definitely not among them." Xiaoyao said irritably.

"Pfft..." Luo Junjie had been drinking and watching the show, but after hearing Xiaoyao's words, he spat out his drink laughing.

Illegitimate sons spread across the world... how disgusting...

"No, you must be. When I hold you, I have a very strong feeling." The man said again, firmly convinced that Xiaoyao was his son, and even felt there was a father-son connection with Xiaoyao.

"I don't feel it!" Xiaoyao said irritably. He was very certain he felt no such father-son affection toward the man before him. Although he didn't think feelings were necessarily accurate, there should at least be a little something.

"I do! You must be!"

"No! Definitely not!"

"Yes..."

"No..."

Luo Junjie was getting a headache. How did these two suddenly start arguing? Originally, this matter should have been easily resolved. Xiaoyao was already an orphan, and now his third uncle appeared to acknowledge him. Logically, they should immediately recognize each other. Why was he refusing?

From any angle, whether emotionally—with third uncle's paternal love—or materially, their Luo family's power and influence wasn't small. Although it couldn't compare to those super families, it was still a great family. Joining the Luo family basically meant few people would dare provoke you.

For an orphan, being able to join such a great family should be considered a blessing from heaven, something you couldn't even beg for. Who would refuse such a thing?

"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing. Why not go check if he has Luo family bloodline? Then we'll know." Luo Junjie intervened.

"Exactly, come with me!" Before Xiaoyao could speak, he was dragged away by the man.

"I haven't paid yet..." Xiaoyao could only say. Now he would definitely have to go check the bloodline issue, which was something that had to happen anyway, so it didn't matter.

"I'll treat you. You and Third Uncle go ahead." Luo Junjie smiled in reply. He didn't plan to follow along—he had other matters. Xiaoyao wasn't worth abandoning his other affairs to cultivate; at most he'd just casually build connections.

"Thank you!"

"Why are you being polite with him? This restaurant belongs to our Luo family anyway. Later, if you want it, I can give it to you." The man said casually.

"..."

So this restaurant also belonged to the Luo family. The Luo family now had penetration in every industry in Flowing Stone Kingdom, especially in Flowing Moon City. At the same time, the Luo family's commercial territory wasn't limited to just Flowing Stone Kingdom. When Xiaoyao truly investigated later, he discovered the Luo family was quite formidable.

After arriving at the Luo family, Xiaoyao was tested for bloodline. This bloodline test seemed familiar to Xiaoyao—the Demon Cult's door was similar. After Xiaoyao's blood dripped in, the device immediately reacted, proving he indeed had Luo family bloodline, and the purity wasn't low either. He should be direct lineage or a collateral branch within a few generations.

The specific amount couldn't be measured by this device—it wasn't that precise.

After the results came out, Xiaoyao was immediately embraced by the man, leading to the scene described at the beginning. This time Xiaoyao didn't push the man away, not because he acknowledged this relationship, but because he had confirmed some things.

What he confirmed was that he was indeed a Luo family member. He should be the child of that couple from here. Of course, it wasn't impossible that Fang Chunxue and Princess Zhuyue's partners also happened to have Luo family bloodline, but this possibility was extremely low—basically impossible.

Now Xiaoyao was ninety-nine percent certain he was that couple's child, and that couple was Luo Yuntian and his wife. This mystery of his background was finally ninety-nine percent solved. Next, he needed to verify whether Luo Yuntian and his wife had indeed gone to the Divine Martial Continent, and whether they had left behind a child there, and why they left that child!

Xiaoyao didn't plan to directly approach Luo Yuntian and his wife, much less directly ask this question. Because if Luo Yuntian and his wife had difficulties, then his going there would only add to their troubles. And if they had no difficulties, then what would be the point of going? If they didn't need him, why bother going?

(End of Chapter)