CFSMS -Chapter 18 A Father-and-Son Tragedy Caused by Soup Dumplings

There were countless spells in the Qingyuan World, including long-distance teleportation.

As a hidden powerhouse, Grandpa Li was exceptionally skilled at using them.

One moment Lou Xiaotian was still laughing wickedly, and the next, two steaming buns appeared before him.

Their appearance was completely different from the previous ones and immediately captured his attention.

Looking at the exquisite buns that resembled pieces of polished jade, he couldn’t bear to put them down.

Still, he knew buns were best eaten hot.

He leaned in and took a sniff. The faint aroma was enough to destroy the last of his restraint.

Without hesitation, he took a big bite.

The moment the broth exploded in his mouth, he suffered the exact same fate as Grandpa Li.

Fortunately, his reaction speed was faster. He stuck his rear out instinctively, and the broth splashed onto the floor instead of his clothes.

Looking at those few drops of precious soup while savoring the unparalleled flavor in his mouth, Lou Xiaotian was filled with regret.

He should have spent more time figuring out the proper way to eat it.

Lost in self-reproach, he failed to notice that his door had been opened.

Standing outside was his father, Lou Batian, the lord of River Town.

Just like his name suggested, Lou Batian had once been a domineering figure in his younger years. But after growing older, he lost interest in fighting and killing and settled in a small town to enjoy a peaceful retirement.

Lou Xiaotian was his only son, so naturally he treasured him greatly.

Recently, however, Lou Xiaotian had been acting mysteriously and seemed to be associating with some rather strange people.

That made Lou Batian a little worried.

He had originally come to have a heart-to-heart talk with his son, but after knocking several times and receiving no response, he opened the door himself.

He could sense Lou Xiaotian’s presence inside.

What greeted him was the sight of his son sticking his backside into the air while sucking on a bun with an indecent expression.

It was utterly unbearable to watch!

Lou Batian’s face instantly darkened.

His son could be a playboy if he wanted, but he should at least maintain basic manners.

Seeing this disgraceful posture, Lou Batian tore through the door’s restriction, flashed into the room, and kicked Lou Xiaotian squarely on the backside.

“How did I teach you? Stand properly, sit properly! If others saw you like this, they’d think the Lou family has no upbringing at all!”

His words poured out like machine-gun fire.

With his mouth already stuffed full, Lou Xiaotian couldn’t argue back.

Moreover, Lou Batian had moved too quickly.

Caught off guard, Lou Xiaotian lost his grip on the remaining soup dumpling.

“No!”

Watching the bun fly through the air, Lou Xiaotian’s eyes filled with despair.

Ignoring his father’s suppression, he launched himself forward, intending to use his own body as a cushion.

He could get hurt.

But the bun absolutely could not!

His desperate expression only made Lou Batian even angrier.

Wasn’t it just a bun?

Was it really that serious?

Filled with question marks, Lou Batian casually waved a hand and drew the bun into his own palm.

Thud!

That was the sound of Lou Xiaotian crashing into the ground.

It hurt.

But seeing the bun unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled foolishly.

“Father…”

He grinned.

A stream of broth dripped from the corner of his mouth.

Realizing this, he quickly slurped it back up.

The sight nearly gave Lou Batian a heart attack.

Just as he was preparing to continue lecturing his son, his nose twitched.

Something wasn’t right.

Ever since entering the room, he had noticed an aroma that was impossible to ignore.

He had initially assumed it was incense.

But what kind of incense smelled like food?

And such savory food at that.

Lou Batian widened his eyes and shifted his gaze from the son sprawled on the floor to the bun in his hand.

The aroma seemed to be coming from it.

As someone who had tasted countless delicacies from land and sea, Lou Batian found his eyes uncontrollably glued to the bun.

He knew how important it was to his son.

A gentleman did not take what others cherished.

But he wasn’t a gentleman.

Besides, when a father took something from his son, that was only natural.

More importantly, he could feel his usually tranquil state of mind changing before this tiny bun.

It was like a pebble falling into a still lake.

Ripples spread outward in circles.

Layer upon layer.

Until they covered the entire lake, prying open his heart and making it impossible to ignore.

Lou Xiaotian noticed the change in his father’s eyes and inwardly cursed.

This was bad.

“Father, give me back my bun!”

He sprang up, trying to seize it.

But in front of his father, his cultivation was nothing worth mentioning.

As usual, his body moved faster than his brain.

The moment he tried to rise, Lou Batian stepped on him and pinned him back to the ground.

Splat!

The sound was remarkably crisp.

Father and son locked eyes.

Neither spoke.

Only the drifting dust seemed to narrate the growing tension between them.

“Father, don’t eat it. Whatever conditions you have, I’ll agree to them.”

Lou Xiaotian was genuinely anxious now, trying to negotiate.

He knew very well that once his father tasted Boss Lu’s buns, he would gain yet another competitor.

The current customers were already enough to give him headaches.

Even he had to queue up early every day, afraid of missing out.

“Heh. Your old man lacks nothing.”

Lou Xiaotian’s reaction only convinced Lou Batian that there was definitely something unusual about this bun.

Being naturally stubborn, Lou Batian acted immediately.

With lightning speed, he stuffed the entire bun into his mouth.

It happened so fast that Lou Xiaotian couldn’t stop him.

The consequence of eating too aggressively was obvious.

He followed directly in his son’s footsteps.

Broth sprayed out of his mouth, and Lou Batian instinctively stuck his rear out to dodge it.

In that regard, father and son truly shared the same bloodline.

He successfully avoided the splash himself.

Unfortunately, he forgot that his own son was still pinned beneath his foot.

Drip. Drip.

Warm broth mixed with his father’s saliva landed squarely on Lou Xiaotian’s face.

Feeling that warmth, Lou Xiaotian’s entire world collapsed.

Humiliation!

This was naked humiliation!

If this could be tolerated, what couldn’t?

His eyes turned bloodshot with fury.

“Mother!”

He couldn’t beat his father.

But he could summon his mother to fight on his behalf.

“My son, did you call for me?”

The moment he shouted, an incomparably beautiful woman appeared in the room.

One glance was enough for her to understand the situation.

Seeing that her son looked moments away from crying, her eyes instantly transformed into blades that shot toward Lou Batian.

At their level of cultivation, thoughts could become reality.

So the blades were very real.

A few moments later, several bloody holes appeared in Lou Batian’s body.

None were fatal.

They just hurt a lot.

“You old fossil! How dare you bully my son! I’ll skin you alive!”

The woman’s brows stood upright in anger.

Faced with her fury, the mighty Lou Batian immediately shrank into himself and didn’t dare fight back.

“My dear, my dear, listen to my explanation!”

Beaten until he fled with his head in his hands, Lou Batian yelped miserably.

His words were muffled because the bun was still in his mouth.

He couldn’t bear to spit it out.

It was simply too delicious.

If circumstances allowed, he would have immediately subjected his son to harsh interrogation to find out where the bun had come from.

It was just that addictive.

“What is that smell?”

“What delicious thing are you hiding from me?”

The woman wrinkled her delicate nose and stared suspiciously at the oily sheen on Lou Batian’s lips.

Lou Batian coughed awkwardly.

Before he could answer, Lou Xiaotian spoke first.

“Mother, here’s what happened. I bought some delicious food specifically to honor you. But Father stole it and ate it himself. Then he tried to use force to make me submit.”

Without hesitation, Lou Xiaotian filed a vicious complaint.

Seeing the numerous bumps and bruises on his father’s head, he placed his hands on his hips and grinned triumphantly.

Hmph!

He, Lou Xiaotian, was also someone with powerful backing.