After everyone was reborn, I was strictly disciplined.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Lin Feng stared in disbelief at Xie Xingran in Liu Xuan's arms. "How can this child be your grandson? He... he should clearly be my grandson!"

At this moment, Lin Feng's hair was slightly disheveled, and his usually calm and steady brows were furrowed. His thoughts were like threads tangled in a raging storm, chaotic and disorderly.

How could this child not be his own grandson?

A chaotic spiritual root, born with sword bones—this is the grandson he has always dreamed of!

A moment later, as if he had suddenly grasped a clue, he clapped his hands and exclaimed, "I know! Brother Liu, this child must be yours, right?"

His voice softened, his eyes welled up with tears, and his tone was filled with sorrow and gratitude:

"My daughter... is long gone. You have always been kind-hearted, and seeing this child's pitiful state, you must have taken him in and raised him, thus protecting this bloodline of my Lin family."

As he spoke, he eagerly reached out to take Liu Xuan's hand, his gratitude almost overflowing:

"Thank you so much, Brother Liu! I knew you'd always been a kind and compassionate person!"

"roll!"

Liu Xuan rolled her eyes and avoided Lin Feng.

"What? Your grandson?"

Liu Xuan was already seething with anger, and upon hearing Lin Feng's words, he instantly exploded. "You say he's your grandson? You haven't even properly recognized him, yet you dare to claim him as your own? Aren't you ashamed!"

Just then, Xie Xingran, as if she had been waiting for this moment, curled her lips into a barely perceptible smile of smugness, wrapped her arms around Liu Xuan's neck at just the right moment, nuzzled her little head affectionately against his cheek, and called out in a soft and clear voice, "Grandpa~".

The word "Grandpa" instantly froze the gratitude on Lin Feng's face, replaced by overwhelming shock.

He stared blankly at Xie Xingran, his lips moved, and after a long while he managed to squeeze out a broken sentence, his tone full of confusion and bewilderment: "But...but the jade pendant..."

"What jade pendant?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Xuan interrupted him, "No matter what kind of jade pendant it is, it cannot change the fact that Xingran is my grandson, Liu Xuan! Anyone who dares to lay a finger on him is making an enemy of the Liu family!"

After saying that, Liu Xuan tightened his grip on Xie Xingran's arm, his eyes filled with vigilance and protectiveness, as if Lin Feng would rush up at any moment and snatch away his precious grandson.

Looking at Liu Xuan's protective demeanor, Lin Feng swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue. His aura instantly weakened, and he stood silently in place, shrouded in a thick layer of confusion.

He slowly raised his hand and took out a warm, smooth jade pendant from his pocket. The pendant was pure white and engraved with intricate Lin family patterns. Under the sunlight, it shimmered with a faint luster.

He ran his fingertips along the patterns on the jade pendant, which were exactly the same as the one his daughter wore. Even the material of the pendant was an extremely rare warm jade, something that ordinary people could not possess.

This is clearly the jade pendant of the Lin family, which he personally tied to his daughter. How could it appear on Xie Xingran?

But if Xie Xingran is not his grandson, nor is he his daughter's bloodline, then why is this jade pendant on him?

More importantly, it was the aura of this jade pendant that led him from the Lin family's old residence, thousands of miles away, all the way here.

Could it be...

An absurd yet thought-provoking idea suddenly surfaced in his mind. Lin Feng's eyes widened abruptly, a hint of shock flashing in them, and his body trembled slightly.

He slowly lowered his head, his gaze falling on the ground, looking at the Lu family mother and daughter who were tightly embracing each other.

Mother Lu's face was deathly pale, her hair was disheveled, and her robes were covered in dust. Lu Chengxue, who was standing next to her, was trembling with fear. Her face was as pale as paper, and her big eyes were filled with terror. She was clutching her mother's sleeve tightly and did not dare to lift her head.

He had been so focused on Xie Xingran, filled with the joy of finding his grandson, that he hadn't really paid any attention to the mother and daughter.

Upon closer inspection, there was a vague sense of familiarity in Lu's mother's features, as if she had seen her somewhere before.

"This...they..."

Lin Feng pointed at the Lu family mother and daughter, his fingertips trembling slightly. His gaze swept back and forth between the two women and Liu Xuan, his eyes filled with doubt, shock and confusion. For a moment, he didn't know how to speak. The doubts in his heart grew bigger and bigger, as chaotic as a tangled mess.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Liu Xuan noticed Lin Feng's gaze and frowned impatiently. "Are you trying to find an excuse to steal my grandson? Lin Feng, I'm warning you, give up on that idea now!"

Lin Feng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, wanting to ask Liu Xuan who this mother and daughter were.

But the words caught in his throat. He abruptly flicked his sleeve, his body swaying as he landed back on the ground. He hurried over to the Lu family mother and daughter, knelt down, and asked urgently, "Tell me, is this jade pendant yours?"

He handed the warm jade in his hand to Lu's mother, his eyes fixed on her face, his gaze filled with an urgent need for confirmation, his heart pounding, both expectant and afraid of getting the answer.

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Lu's mother trembled violently. She raised her head, her gaze falling on the jade pendant. Her pupils suddenly contracted, and a hint of shock and panic flashed in her eyes, which then turned into deep sorrow.

She nodded repeatedly, her voice trembling uncontrollably, tears instantly blurring her vision: "It's...it's mine...this is a keepsake left to me by my late mother..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng felt a jolt run through his body, and stood frozen in place, unable to recover for a long time.

The absurd thought in his mind was finally confirmed—he had mistaken the person for someone else.

Xie Xingran is not his grandson, but the Lu family mother and daughter, whom he has never paid any attention to, may be his daughter's true blood relatives.

Looking at the Lu family mother and daughter, who were slumped on the ground, weeping bitterly, he was overwhelmed by a mix of emotions, including guilt, confusion, regret, and helplessness. These feelings surged into his heart like a tide, making it hard for him to breathe.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, to apologize, to ask for clarification, but his throat felt blocked by something, and he couldn't make a sound. He could only stare blankly at them, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

He never imagined that he would mistake his identity, that the Lin family bloodline he was so proud of would appear before him in such a way.

"Could this be your daughter's bloodline?"

Just then, Liu Xuan, carrying Xie Xingran, also landed from mid-air. He slowly walked to Lin Feng's side, his gaze falling on the Lu family mother and daughter, looking them up and down.

"This mother and daughter don't look like members of the Lin family at all."