Lu Zhixing’s scalp went numb. He instinctively turned his head, and Xi Yu followed his gaze.

A woman wearing a tracksuit waved at Lu Zhixing. She was very beautiful, with features that bore some resemblance to Lu Zhixing’s.

Behind her, a tall, muscular man reminded her somewhat worriedly, “The kid isn’t going anywhere. You don’t have to walk so fast. Be careful.”

Xi Yu asked Lu Zhixing, “Your parents?”

Lu Zhixing took a deep breath. “Yes.”

Jiang Shuhe completely ignored her husband’s words. She came running toward Lu Zhixing, but halfway there, she finally noticed Xi Yu standing in front of the cameras. Her steps suddenly stopped, and she slowed down. The excited expression on her face instantly turned into a perfectly appropriate smile. She even reached up and adjusted her hair.

Lu Zhixing greeted her. “Mom…”

Jiang Shuhe gave a slight nod, looking completely unlike the woman who had just been rushing over. She was extremely poised and elegant.

“Mm.”

Only after saying that did she leisurely turn toward Xi Yu and extend her hand.

“Baby Yu… Ahem, Mr. Xi Yu.”

Xi Yu: “…”

Xi Yu gave Lu Zhixing a strange look. Lu Zhixing already didn’t dare meet his gaze and simply pointed at his own head.

Xi Yu suddenly understood. He politely shook her hand and called her, “Auntie.”

“You little brat.” Lu Zheng had fallen a step behind and happened to see the little exchange between them. He immediately tattled. “Honey, your son said there’s something wrong with your head.”

Jiang Shuhe looked suspiciously at Lu Zhixing.

Lu Zhixing expressionlessly refuted his father. “You’re making things up. I can sue you.”

Jiang Shuhe looked at Lu Zhixing, then at Lu Zheng.

Two stone-faced men. There was practically no difference between them.

So she turned her attention back to Xi Yu, desperately controlling her expression and keeping it at a level that was neither overly enthusiastic nor distant.

“Star and I watched the livestream. Thank you for saving our Xingxing.”

After saying that, Jiang Shuhe took a beautifully packaged little box out of her bag and opened it.

“This is a thank-you gift for our first meeting. Don’t think it’s too much.”

What a… dazzling green stone.

It was almost half the size of Xi Yu’s palm.

Although Xi Yu loved money, this was something he absolutely wouldn’t accept. He hurriedly waved his hands.

“This is too valuable, Auntie.”

“It’s not valuable. Take it.” Jiang Shuhe shoved the box into Xi Yu’s arms. “Use it as a marble.”

【No wonder, hahahahahahaha. I was wondering why Brother Lu never mentions his parents.】

【So this is what the all-powerful Lu family parents are like? Does Lu Mom really think she succeeded at pretending to be gentle?】

【Brother Lu’s parents are both here. Aren’t these two big shots supposed to be overseas?】

【The look in Brother Lu’s parents’ eyes… When my sister-in-law first came to my house, my parents looked exactly like that. Think about that carefully.】

【The CP I ship is meeting the parents! AAAAAAAAAAH!】

【Brother Lu’s parents are so enthusiastic toward Baby Yu. I have a bold guess…】

【Giving a green gemstone that big to someone as a marble—did she even consider us netizens when she said that? As expected, human happiness is not universal.】

【Even if I were buying a fake, I wouldn’t dare buy one that big.】

【Baby Yu looks like someone who just received a huge red envelope from his boyfriend’s family and has no idea what to do. He can only look at Brother Lu, hahahahaha.】

【Xi Yu: What do I do? Lu Ge: Just take it.】

Xi Yu wasn’t good at this kind of back-and-forth with elders. He neither wanted to push the gift away nor accept it, so he could only turn and look at Lu Zhixing.

Lu Zhixing sighed, took the gemstone from Xi Yu’s hands, and put it into his backpack.

“My life is worth much more than this gemstone.”

The implication was clear: It was a thank-you gift, so Xi Yu could accept it.

…………………..

Xi Yu had just accepted a huge first-meeting gift right in front of everyone. Shen Qing still didn’t know about it. While she was talking to Luo Cheng’an, she noticed Xi Yu talking with Lu Zhixing’s parents, and her brow twitched.

Luo Yuan reacted extremely quickly.

“Xiao Yu, come over. We’re going down the mountain.”

【We’re going down the mountain! We’re going down the mountain! Get ready for the surprise we prepared for everyone!】

【Amazing! CP fans of Follow Your Heart, Follow Your Jade, are you ready?!】

【Always ready!!!】

Luo Yuan pulled Xi Yu over. Xi Yu waved at Lu Zhixing.

“Someone came to pick you up, so I won’t go down with you.”

Lu Zhixing fell silent, then looked resentfully at Jiang Shuhe and Lu Zheng.

Jiang Shuhe immediately understood that she and her husband had caused trouble for their son.

“It’s okay, kid. Leave it to Mom.”

Jiang Shuhe was just about to charge forward when Lu Zhixing grabbed her and shook his head.

No rush. There was still plenty of time.

Lu Zhixing watched the backs of the Luo family as they walked away, then held his phone and looked at the photos his manager had sent him.

At the foot of the mountain, Xi Yu saw a huge crowd of people screaming.

“Fly bravely, Brother Lu! Xing fans will always follow you!”

“Baby Yu!!! Where can I buy the talismans for 25 yuan each?!”

“An’an! An’an! Safe and sound!”

“Beauty Yu! Beauty Yu~~”

Xi Yu was stunned. The shouting was loud enough to make his head hurt.

Lu Zhixing’s fans in particular were numerous. Shen Linchuan wasn’t from the entertainment industry, so he had relatively few fans, most of whom had been gained through this variety show.

And there weren’t many of them, because his very presence was rather low-key.

Xi Yu could sense that Shen Linchuan was deliberately minimizing his presence. He seemed especially afraid of receiving too much attention.

Xi Yu didn’t follow celebrities and rarely saw this kind of commotion.

As they walked side by side, he still found time to tease Lu Zhixing.

“Emperor Lu, you’re pretty famous~”

Lu Zhixing raised his eyebrows slightly but said nothing. He simply looked at the bustling crowd of fans.

The farther down they went, the more people there were. Eventually, they reached an area where banners could be hung.

A huge banner appeared in front of everyone as they descended.

‘Follow Your Heart, Follow Your Jade is REAL!’

Aside from that banner, there were countless smaller light boards. Since it was noon, the lights weren’t very eye-catching, but the countless light boards and cheering sticks connected together made them impossible to ignore.

Xi Yu looked at the “Xing” on the banner and asked Lu Zhixing behind him, “Your fans?”

Lu Zhixing looked confused.

“Maybe…? But this name seems a little strange.”

“Kind of.”

It felt like there was a typo. Follow Your Heart, Follow Your Desire would probably make more sense.

But Xi Yu didn’t say anything. They were the fans’ feelings, after all, so naturally they could name the CP whatever they liked.

But Lu Zhixing’s fans were really enthusiastic. They were even waving and greeting him.

Xi Yu enthusiastically waved back and told Lu Zhixing, “Your fans are so cheerful.”

Lu Zhixing pursed his lips and smiled. He quickened his pace to catch up with Xi Yu. When he passed Luo Cheng’an, he very politely said,

“Thank you.”

Luo Cheng’an was already annoyed by the banner the CP fans had put up. Hearing Lu Zhixing’s “thank you,” he actually became angry enough to laugh.

He had set up so many surveillance cameras, only to end up making a wedding dress for Lu Zhixing.

Originally, he had thought that the CP fans would ship him and Xi Yu.

But Lu Zhixing had gotten there first.

If he hadn’t been afraid that acting too obvious would make Xi Yu discover his identity, he wouldn’t have let Lu Zhixing provoke him like this!

Luo Cheng’an licked his back teeth, a mocking look flashing through his eyes.

He wasn’t as stupid as Lu Zhixing. Whenever he saw Xi Yu getting close to someone, Lu Zhixing would put on a sickly expression, completely unable to distinguish what was important and what wasn’t.

He wouldn’t fight over this moment.

Zhuohua was nowhere to be found, but once Xi Yu got Liuyun back, finding Zhuohua wouldn’t take long.

He had already personally given Liuyun to Xi Yu.

Once Zhuohua appeared, he would return to Heaven and wait for Xi Yu. He would wait until Xi Yu saw through Lu Zhixing’s identity as the Demon Venerable, and then personally kill him.

Lanxing was an ancient Divine Venerable. All the gods who had lived during the same era as him had already perished. Gods had incredibly long lifespans, and he had been deceived by only Zhuyi, a pet who knew how to manipulate people, and had kept him around for so long.

But it didn’t matter.

He was confident that with Lanxing’s hatred of the demon race, even Zhuyi would ultimately die beneath Zhuohua’s arrows.

And this time, Lanxing would kill the Demon Venerable without lifting a finger.

Because Zhuyi wouldn’t fight back.

He was still dreaming of separating the demonic meridians.

Zhuohua was difficult to find, but compared with Zhuohua, the one that was truly impossible to trace was the first Demon Venerable’s sword—Chenyu.

When the first Demon Venerable perished, even Lanxing had not yet been born. No one had ever seen the terrifying demonic sword described in the records.

Some people guessed that it had vanished along with the first Demon Venerable, while others believed it had been sealed away.

Later, many demons and monsters tried to find that sword. There was only one reason: that sword had been refined from the souls of half of the demon race, giving it tremendous power.

With that sword, the demon race would possess the ability to fight the divine race.

Yet despite the carpet-bombing searches carried out by countless demons and monsters, no one had been able to find that sword.

There was no way Zhuyi could find it either!

And only Chenyu could activate the Slaughter Formation.

“Oh my God! Production team, are you even human? A nonstop 24-hour livestream, with dozens of hidden cameras?!”

Xi Yu was talking to some enthusiastic fans when Yu Qian’s scream startled him.

Yu Qian angrily stomped her foot and grabbed Luo Cheng’an, who was closest to her.

“An’an, even when we encountered the snake, we were being livestreamed!”

Luo Cheng’an was shocked. He glared angrily at the production team.

“That’s too much! They even filmed me first thing in the morning without makeup!”

Lu Zhixing shot Luo Cheng’an a sidelong glance, mockery in his eyes.

He really ought to give his Best Actor title to Luo Cheng’an.

The person who was best at acting was actually being mocked by fans for having terrible acting skills.

If Luo Cheng’an hadn’t repeatedly imitated his expressions and the way he interacted with his Master, as well as the things he had said after exposing Luo Shujing, Lu Zhixing might actually have been fooled.

It was just a pity that what he had imitated was only the version of him outside Lanxing Hall.

No one could copy his path or step on him to obtain his Master’s affection.

Xi Yu had no idea about the rivalry between Lu Zhixing and Luo Cheng’an. He perked up his ears and continued listening to the discussion about the hidden surveillance cameras.

So… the little spells he had used had all been recorded?

They really had been recorded!?

Was this something they could actually broadcast?

City A didn’t explicitly prohibit metaphysics, but the authorities still promoted believing in science.

Xi Yu was nervously fidgeting with his fingers when Lu Zhixing nudged his shoulder against Xi Yu’s. His expression was extremely complicated as he looked at the banners.

“I think I know whose fans these are…”