“I don’t know whose kid he is, but wow, he has quite a booming voice.”
Qing thought.
Since Qing had no sons, he just assumed it was someone else’s kid among the gathered crowd.
But he sure seemed to be a devoted son, right?
Did he just return from some far-off place?
As Qing continued to cling on, he craned his neck and spotted a dapper young man with an eye patch coming towards him.
When their eyes met, the young man suddenly broke into a brilliantly warm smile.
Qing tilted his head, glancing back.
With excited expressions, the would-be guests of the shaman were eagerly waiting to see what was going on.
But where’s the woman excited to see her son?
“What’s happening? Whoa.”
Qing turned back in surprise. The young man, who had been far away, was now right in front of Gyeon Pohee.
Then, without warning, he fell to the ground, prostrating himself, exposing the crown of his head.
“Mother! Young Master! I’m here to pay my respects!”
Qing blinked in disbelief.
Then, struck by a sudden thought, he asked in a shaky voice, “Uncle?”
“Yes.”
“You’re my nephew?”
“Yes.”
“You’re not the mother, right?”
“Yes.”
Isn’t ‘yes’ a bit too simple for this situation?
Qing changed his question.
“Hey, who is this person?”
“Nephew.”
“Is he your son?”
“No?”
“Then, did you perhaps form a sisterhood bond with someone else?”
“No? I only have one Uncle!”
The conversation was heading into a maze.
Feeling the need to get to the bottom of it, Qing asked directly, “No, then, whose son is he?”
“Uncle.”
“Uncle is me!”
“Yes. Uncle. Uncle’s son.”
“My son?”
“Uncle’s son.”
Qing’s expression soured.
What on earth does this mean? Is this the new ‘Son Representative Ho’ after the ‘Supreme Being Representative Ho’?
Sure, Uncle was pretty eager about it, which is why I barely picked him as a regular Uncle.
“Excuse me? So, who are you? What’s going on with the kid and lady?”
“Mother! It’s me! The Young Master… it’s me!”
Yet, the still unnamed young man could do nothing but repeat ‘it’s me’ as he struggled to identify himself.
Qing was taken aback. “No, calling me ‘mother’ is going too far.”
At that, despair seeped into the young man’s voice.
“Why won’t you acknowledge me! You clearly said if I lived well, we would meet again!”
The young man’s voice held deep emotion and desperation, stirring whispers among the crowd.
“Look at that, isn’t that the case?”
“If a hundred nights pass, you’ll come back, right?”
“Even though the Civil Engineering Fairy has spiritual powers, it seems she lacks maternal instincts. Is she just ignoring the child she abandoned?”
“Miss. This is maddening! Who on earth are you? Have we ever met?”
“My face has changed a lot; is that why you don’t recognize me? It’s me! I, um, me!”
“No, it’s not just ‘me’. Who are you?”
“I haven’t received a name yet, so I can’t give you one! You haven’t named me yet!”
There was a moment of silence.
Then murmurs broke out.
What? You haven’t even named him?
Wow, that’s cold. You need that kind of coldness to smash curses, huh?
To come all the way here looking for a mother who abandoned him without even a name? Goodness, I would have thought of her as my worst enemy.
But still, she’s his mother. Who could ever stop missing their mother when growing up as an orphan?
“What’s the deal? Don’t you storytellers know how to keep quiet? Want a taste of spiritual power?”
Qing glared at the crowd.
But the effect was minimal.
Then suddenly, a girl, about twelve, rushed out and grabbed the young man by the shoulder, trying to lift him up.
“Stop it! Why is the Hero kneeling? Miss Fairy, how could a mother abandon her child like this?”
“This is truly maddening…”
“Miss Fairy, you might not know, but the Hero saved me and my mother! He surely acted out of concern for her!”
The young man tried to protest, but…
“No! That’s just because a bad guy was around, and he wanted to do something nice—”
“Shut up! What do you know, Hero oppa!?”
“If I don’t know my own business, who will?”
“I’ll kneel too! Mother! Please accept Hero oppa! Okay!? If we live together, we’ll surely grow fond of each other!”
Then she plopped down beside the young man, bowing deeply.
Qing’s eyes twitched.
What on earth is this? Now following the Son Representative Ho, we have a Daughter-in-law Representative Ho?
Why is it that my family relations seem to be all rallying together without my consent?
The older sister Representative, the grandfather who leans on his father, and now the mother Representative, Empress Mama.
And now a son? Along with a daughter-in-law?
Before Qing could make sense of it all, the crowd, encouraged by the Daughter-in-law Representative, chimed in.
“Accept him!” “Accept him!” “Accept him!”
They echoed in synchronized chants as if rehearsed, not even remembering who started it, and soon it echoed through the entire crowd.
“Accept! Him! Accept!! Him!!”
“Miss, they’re not asking you to give up any nobility, just to accept a child.”
Honestly, I’d prefer a noble. At least that’d mean they’re asking for a child, not adopting one.
It felt like a marketplace gathering, trying to spill out the goods here.
Moreover, it wasn’t just the voices coming from this side.
“Give it all to him. Give it all to him.”
“Uncle, are you going to join in too?”
“But he treated me well. I support my nephew!”
“…Sigh.”
Qing sighed deeply.
Then, looking above the young man’s head, he confirmed the twelve points of positive karma and sighed again.
This kid isn’t a bad one, but what is he doing here?
Given that he hangs out with Uncle, could it be he’s somewhat deficient himself?
“First, let’s sort the facts.”
All the townspeople had gathered at the entrance, like a bustling market in front of the door.
I need to clear up the rumors first.
“That’s correct. But just because you came from the same womb doesn’t mean everyone else is as well.”
“Didn’t I tell you, a mother has a right to say whether you’re a child of hers or not? It’s quite clear by just looking!”
The crowd squirmed, averting their eyes.
On one hand, they felt a bit wronged.
There’s no way to tell if that young girl’s face is of a young shaman or an older one wearing a veil!
“Secondly, when have we met? Did I ever promise I’d adopt you as my child?”
“Yes, it was three summers ago. You rebuked my life and told me to be good.”
“Three summers ago? Was it summer?”
Qing tried to recall.
Wasn’t that when I was kidnapped by the demon cult?
Suddenly, the young man’s face seemed familiar yet unfamiliar.
The young man continued, “In that moment, I was reborn; isn’t it only natural for a mother to bestow blessings upon her child? Thus, I’m your child.”
“What about my will…?”
“But didn’t you promise me? You said if I lived well, you’d accept me. And I did live well! You will have my Aunt as a witness.”
“Yes, yes! My nephew is really well behaved. I’d love to have him as my nephew, as long as Uncle is alright with it.”
“Miss, this is back into the maze. Now, let’s go inform about the rest. Everyone heard, right? Don’t go around claiming I abandoned my child or I’ll come after you with my curse.”
The crowd averted their eyes.
They shouted in spirit, but it was too intimidating to speak up against the civil engineering fairy.
Moreover, after hearing the story, it turns out she’s not the wicked abandoning mother they made her out to be.
On the contrary, it was the young man who seemed to desperately seek out to be accepted as her child.
Not yet married, and surely, trying to take care of a grown child would freak her out unnecessarily.
“Let’s go inside. We can talk there.”
“Yes, mother.”
“Miss, I’m not your mother yet. And you, why are you butting in here?”
Qing said, looking at the little one.
“I’m already indebted to the Hero of my life! Not just mine, but my mother’s as well! I have nothing to give, but I’ll repay with my whole life!”
This kid has some nerve!
Qing glanced at the young man, who shook his head.
“Sorry, but no, I’m not into kids like you. Thank you for supporting, but you can go now.”
“Hey! That’s just too much! Seriously too much!”
That was the moment the young girl’s first love shattered.
But honestly, even the girl’s parents would have objected to a son-in-law older than her.
The little girl covered her face and burst into tears, running away.
Qing tilted his head.
But that slippery attitude, I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere but can’t quite place it.
—-
Qing was taken aback by Gyeon Pohee’s new looks.
“Wow, what beauty! Uncle, why do you look so good? If I hadn’t shown my face, I might not have recognized you.”
“Hehe, it’s all thanks to my nephew.”
Yet, what followed made Gyeon Pohee’s newfound beauty seem minor.
“You! Supreme Being Representative!”
“Ah, I see. I heard my mother calling that. Supreme Being Representative, quite an interesting title, isn’t it?”
“How, uh, how did you become that?”
“You told me to live righteously. To be precise, you told me to be a good person so we could meet again smiling later.”
Wasn’t this a Supreme Being Representative who had wrongful karma hitting four digits? Now he’s supposedly got twelve points of good karma?
What on earth did he do?
Qing’s shock wasn’t just from the fact that a notorious villain had turned over a new leaf but that this guy is now pleading to be accepted as my son.
Could it really be that he’s a genuinely good person? Can such high negative karma really be offset by that much virtuous karma?
Of course, there had been Gyeon Pohee and Choi Riyong, but Gyeon Pohee was clueless about morality, and Choi Riyong was just stuck in his regrets from loss.
But how about this one?
Having had such severe wrongdoing karma.
Can he become a good person just by accumulating good karma?
“How…?”
“Are you talking about my appearance? I’ve reversed the flow and returned to youth.”
“…?”
Suddenly, Qing’s mind snapped back to clarity.
Did I just hear something I can’t overlook?
“Reverse Flow and Return to Youth?”
“Yes. When you reach the Realm, your physical age gradually returns to the past.”
“Oh, I know that. But I thought I had broken through my Dantian?”
“Didn’t I say you could reach the Realm if you set your mind to it? You had blocked your own path, and so I immediately bypassed the Dantian to the Realm and used its capabilities to restore my Dantian.”
“Oh, the Realm, huh?”
Why is it that suddenly the Realm just appears in front of my eyes?
People don’t even know how powerful a master in the Realm can really be.
Because they hardly encounter them, and even if they did, they don’t have the means to witness their skills.
But Qing had endured through brutal training, dodging the inevitable hits and defending against them.
The Realm is not merely a person. It’s like a natural disaster in the guise of a human.
Qing became more respectful.
After a long while since stepping out, he regained his true nature—the mechanism of balance between strength and gentleness.
And the Supreme Being Representative grinned.
This smell, no, could it be my mother? This scent, is it the fragrance of fear?
Also, no matter how much of a ‘new person’ he has become, his original temperament never just disappears.
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