In stark contrast to the Artifact Spirit's despair, Tu Xiao'an was currently experiencing a bizarre mix of agony and joy. He never expected the Ancient Demon to actually believe his suicidal, spouted nonsense. From the looks of it, the creature bought it hook, line, and sinker.
Inexplicably gaining an overgrown Ancient Demon baby as his "eldest son" left Tu Xiao'an's emotions in a strange, indescribable knot. But one thing was worth celebrating—it seemed he had once again miraculously averted disaster. And he had done so in a stunningly bizarre fashion.
"Good boy. Now put Daddy down quickly, you're going to strangle Daddy to death," Tu Xiao'an said, continuing to spout his deadpan nonsense. He genuinely had no way of breaking free from the Ancient Demon's bear hug.
