NOVEL NEXT Chapter 67: Arguing with aunt Sun
“The good thing is, this time around, we could change his spiritual roots into a single one when his father bring the pills” said aunty Sun
“Why was it not done before?”
“He did not want to” was her answer
“Then you should not do it for him when he has amnesia!” I said outraged “You have no right making this kind of decision for him!” I continued
“Xiao Shin, the reason he wanted to keep the water root was for me. He wanted to keep part of the Sun family heritage. Water root is one of them. This is not a good reason to drag him down. He would have accepted it eventually but it would have been harder for him to remove the roots later on” I was not sure if she was trying to convince me, young Li-er or herself
“Do you really think that Li-er would have changed his mind eventually? I met him only a few days ago and I know that he is stubborn. He stayed in a dangerous area for 3 years for a chance to find you. Eating grass for 3 years. Being lonely for 3 years. All to find YOU. Is this the behavior of someone who would change his mind about his cultivation?” I asked
“I want the best for my son”
“And removing part of him he wants to keep is not the best for him!” I answered back
“You do not understand. Single root is better than double root. I don’t understand why no one told you before” she started
“Oh, everyone told me about it”
“So, you understand. If you find a way to turn a single root you will take it. Why are you angry that I want the same for MY child” said an emotional Aunt Sun.
“I am angry for two reasons; cultivation decisions are a personal choice and fate. You can suggest, try to convince but never force, especially your own son. He made a choice already. Using Amnesia and his love for you to make him change his mind is not fair. He might resent you one day”
“He might resent me not doing it” said weakly aunt Sun
“Nope, he can remove the root any time he wants. It would just be a bit more painful” I stated “And, I do not believe that a single spiritual root is best. I have 3 and I plan to keep all of them. This is the path I chose for myself”
“Xiao Shin… your parents might not have wanted that for you” aunt Sun tried to patronize me
“This is a cultivator's personal choice. My parents have no right to force me even if they were present”
“Shin-ge, why do you want to keep them?” asked Li-er. He was silent until know even if we talked about him without asking for his input
“Simple, single root theory is widely preferred because it is easier to purify spiritual energy that way but I have my way of doing that… you do too with the necklace” I started
“I like all my roots. Wood and water and lightning…I mean thunder. Wood and water can be used for farming and healing. I would never go hungry or thirsty that way. Thunder is for protection and offense, I could even add water to it to make it stronger”
“Wow amazing!” exclaimed Li-er
“No, your roots are amazing. You can fly with wind and use it to cut whatever you want. Water to never go thirsty, even a bit of healing. Wind and water combined can create ice so you have 2 ways for protection and offense… and never be too hot in summer” I finished while looking at aunt Sun
“I will talk to LiLi’s father. We will not force him to remove his roots until the curse is removed so he can make his own decisions”
Thankfully I was able to convince her. Based on THAT book, the old Wu ChengLi used ice often to fight with his half brother
“Here, take a look at what you could do to combine them” I said to both mother and son while taking out papers. I had already thought of ideas for a dual root system. It helped me during my brainstorming for my new technique of the trio root system
I showed them my Yin and Yang drawing to explain the rotation - not that Li-er need it as long as he uses the necklace -
I also explained in more details my usage ideas for his dual roots - thank you apocalyptic books -
By the time I finished talking, it was dinner time. We ate together, including the Li trio. Aunt Sun was silent during all that time.
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“It was tasty as usual grandma Li” I praised after I was done eating
“Do you want some dessert? I have some egg custards” she offered to everybody.
“Could you give me aunt Yan and uncle Huai’s parts? I plan to go see them to tell them about going out after school tomorrow”
“Let me pack them for you”
“Thanks Grandma Li. Afterward, I will go to sleep early so no need to wait for me” I said while giving the - don’t worry I will come right away to see you and Li-er - look to aunt Sun. She luckily understood that look and smiled1Bai YuShin, everyone present understood you were up to no good
Aunt Yan was busy - as always - but she greeted me and took time to chat with me. After that poison issue, Aunt Yan made some staff change and stopped asking grandma Li to cook for her and uncle Huai but she appreciated the dessert
After the closing of the secret realm almost 2 weeks ago, there were already few residences in the market. She gave me the list and details of every residence. She looked more motivated than me to find one! I wondered if she was trying to make me leave early. Was I bothering her now? She only asked me to get a big residence as ‘we do not know what the future might have in reserve’
I agreed, I wanted a research room, an alchemy one and a big garden. After taking a quick look at the residences, I rejected the ones close to the toxic family. I would visit the rest on my next day off.
Uncle Huai was not at the residence so after I got her permission to go out tomorrow to visit Sui-er and go shopping - as long as I had 2 guards - I went back to my room. Half an hour later, I was inside aunt Sun and Li-er’s room, I found mother son duo arguing
Aunt Sun wanted Li-er to sleep before starting and Li-er refused. He wanted to be there for his mother. I decided to not join. This was between them
