Chapter 90

Sun Ran easily calmed the lake's troubles, completing the task and earning ten thousand credit points effortlessly. He didn’t linger, finding a secluded spot to land and then wandered home.

But just half a meter from home, a small incident occurred.

Chang'e’s message left Sun Ran fuming, and he couldn’t help but shout in anger, “Why didn’t you notify me about this earlier?”

No wonder his son had been saying the pharmacy had issues and not coming home recently; it turned out he had found a demon wife.

Chang'e, feeling a bit wronged, said, “Each administrator has their jurisdiction. The incident with the white and green snakes happened in Hangzhou, which isn’t my responsibility. The other team didn’t know that Xu Xuan was your son until today.”

“A disruptor actually fell in love with a regular player and secretly married him. Is her brain kicked by a donkey?” Sun Ran said angrily.

A clear-headed maintainer, who knew about the real world, actually fell in love with a naive player. How interesting is that? Women are truly strange creatures.

As he thought this, he realized he was in a similar situation, but then he thought, did he do it for a task? Could this disruptor also be doing it for a task?

“It’s possible. But now isn’t the time to dwell on that. What do you think should be done? He’s nominally your son, and he’s called you dad for almost twenty years. You can’t just ignore him, right?” Chang'e said weakly.

“I’ll ignore him. He dared to secretly marry a demon without telling me. What does it have to do with me, this unfilial son?” Sun Ran waved his sleeve, preparing to turn a blind eye.

Chang'e explained, “He didn’t mean to hide it from you. Xu Xuan actually told his mother, your wife, Xiao Qian. Xiao Qian saw through the white snake’s true nature, but since she was once a ghost, she had no prejudice against demons. Seeing how much her son liked her, she agreed.”

“Xiao Qian? Why didn’t she tell me?” Sun Ran quickly understood, “Oh, she was probably afraid I, as a Taoist, would disapprove and go after the demon.”

“Yes, yes, that’s what Xiao Qian must have thought.” Chang'e confirmed Sun Ran’s guess and then asked, “So, will you handle this?”

“How much?” Sun Ran asked calmly, spreading his hands.

“That’s your son!” Chang'e was speechless.

“Don’t come at me with that. You and I both know what’s going on. I haven’t wronged my son; I gave him the pharmacy to run. If I hadn’t smoothed things over for him, would the pharmacy have opened so smoothly? Would he have been carefree from birth?”

Sun Ran had clear memories and was a maintainer. He had some feelings for this virtual world, but to say it was deep and profound was a joke. In the end, it was far less important than the real world, where Lan Xin, Ke'er, and Bai Tingxuan were more important.

Chang'e was defeated and sighed, “Ten thousand base points, I’m too lazy to apply, I’ll pay you privately. You protect your son from the white snake and help him through the emotional trauma of losing his wife.”

But Sun Ran refused, “I don’t want you to pay privately. If you do, I’ll lose my experience points. I need a legal maintenance commission.”

Experience points were important; effort should be rewarded.

Chang'e gritted her teeth, “Fine, you decide.” Too many commissions this year would mean her bonus would be cut by the company.

Chang'e acted quickly, and by the time Sun Ran reached home, the official commission had been issued, and he had a few more credit points, twelve thousand in total. Sun Ran’s mood immediately improved.

Xiao Qian was making shoe soles in the yard. Seeing him return, she looked up and smiled, “You’re back.”

“Yeah,” Sun Ran replied, moving a chair to sit beside Xiao Qian, examining his ghost wife who had been with him for twenty years. Calculating her age, Xiao Qian was nearly forty, with some faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and forehead, and a more plump figure, making her a graceful middle-aged beauty.

“Why do you look at me like that?” Although they were an old couple, Xiao Qian still felt uncomfortable, her still fair cheeks flushing red.

Sun Ran sighed and asked, “Xiao Qian, are you hiding something from me?”

As soon as he said this, Xiao Qian’s hand trembled, and the awl she was using to make the shoe punctured her finger, drawing blood. She gasped in pain.

“How could you be so careless?” Sun Ran frowned, grabbing Xiao Qian’s hand and sucking on her still tender finger, secretly activating a healing spell. When he took it out, the wound had already healed.

To his surprise, this action made Xiao Qian cry, sobbing, “Master, I didn’t mean to hide it from you, I was afraid you...”

“Alright, alright. I know everything.” Sun Ran couldn’t bear to see women cry, especially his wife of over twenty years. Xiao Qian’s tears made his initial anger fade.

“Then, Master, do you agree with Xuan and that... Lady White?” Xiao Qian asked with tearful eyes.

Sun Ran waved his hand, looking serious, “How can I agree? Humans and demons are different. If I agreed, wouldn’t I be harming my son? If they live together, Xuan’s lifespan will be reduced by thirty years, leading to an early death. How can I stand by and watch?”

Xiao Qian, unaware of this, opened her eyes wide, “But Lady White told me it wouldn’t harm Xuan. Thirty years, how can this be allowed?!”

Sun Ran sneered, “Can you trust a demon’s words? Didn’t the tree demon deceive you twenty years ago? How could you fall for it again?”

Xiao Qian thought about it and realized it was true. The tree demon had pretended to care for her, deceiving her terribly, but later showed its ugly face, trying to destroy her. If Lady White stayed with her son, she would definitely harm him!

Thinking this, Xiao Qian hurriedly said, “Master, I made a mistake. Please save Xuan.”

Xiao Qian’s trust in Sun Ran was far greater than that of a stranger like the white snake.

“Don’t worry, and don’t rush. If you do, the demon might harm my son. I’ll think of a long-term plan.” Sun Ran stroked his twenty-year-old beard, looking like a wise old man.

Xiao Qian, knowing her son was in danger, was already at a loss. As usual, she relied on her husband as her main support, believing whatever he said without any doubt.

Sun Ran easily brought his old wife to his side, and then they shared a moment of tenderness, easing Xiao Qian’s worries, and she soon turned her tears into a smile.

At this moment, Xu Xuan rushed in, his face full of panic. Entering the yard, he was relieved to see his mother, but immediately became silent upon seeing his father.

From childhood to adulthood, although his father had never scolded him and was even very caring, he carried a heavy aura of authority. His mother had always told him that his father was a powerful person, so he never dared to act rashly.

“What’s the rush?” Sun Ran asked with a smile.

Xu Xuan, sweating profusely, hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind, gritting his teeth, “Mother, a fierce monk is coming to deal with Lady White. Please help her.”

Hearing this, Xiao Qian’s face showed hesitation, and she looked at her husband cautiously. Sun Ran was puzzled; Xiao Qian didn’t know any Taoist spells and was just a weak woman. How could she help the demon?

Xu Xuan continued, “Mother, lend me your jade pendant.”

Hearing this, Sun Ran understood. To ensure Xiao Qian’s safety, he had made her a protective jade pendant. He never thought his son would borrow it for his demon wife.

This was a typical case of forgetting one’s mother for a wife! Sun Ran immediately became furious, shouting, “Unfilial son, you’re asking for a beating!”

He and Xiao Qian had been married for twenty years, always supporting each other. Sun Ran wasn’t heartless and naturally had feelings for her, not some fake love, but genuine familial affection. He also had similar feelings for his son, whom he had raised from infancy, but not as strong as for his wife.

Now, this kid was doing such a despicable thing for his wife. Sun Ran, who already disapproved of the situation, was even more angry.

More importantly, he needed a reason to keep his son at home, and now it was delivered to him.

So, although he was only slightly angry, he showed a furious appearance, preparing to enforce family discipline and maintain order!