Chapter 40 - Suspicion Of Li Wei And Li Na

It was nighttime when Li Jie was returning back to his chambers, he held his palm against his forehead shaking, not believing as to what kind of blunder he almost did.

Thankfully his parents weren't suspicious of his activities, he never knew he would get this emotional, "just what was he thinking" was the only thought going in his mind.

But of course, there was one thing his father noticed after their emotional moment, and what he noticed was that Li Jie was changed in ways which were hard to pinpoint, he had toned muscles for a kid of his age, his breathing was calm and precisely rhythmic, which was impossible to achieve unless practiced under the supervision of a master and that too at all times, which takes pretty long to get used to.

He knew that Li Jie was going to the training pagoda for learning martial arts, and especially sportsmanship, he reckoned that maybe it was his teacher who he had assigned to him, who was doing quite a good job for his son to show such improvements.

Yet he still had his suspicions, after all, there was never any case for someone to improve to such an extent overnight and Li Jie's father was a veteran in the world of cultivation, how could anything escape his eyes, he could discern that his son's eyes now contained matureness, awareness, and caution at all times, which was weird concerning they were in the Li Family garden, where they were the safest, not being able to comprehend, he could only place it on the back of his head.

What Li Jie's father didn't know was that living in the forest made Li Jie have a habit of being wary of his surroundings.

As for his mother, she didn't make a big deal out of this, she felt that it was natural for a boy his age to grow.

Li Jie sighed a relief, or else he didn't know how he was supposed to come up with a lie, he didn't want to lie, he just wanted to protect them when he gets stronger in the future.

After talking with his parents for some time, he went to his siblings to play, it's been some time since he has played with them, so he played with them wholeheartedly.

When he was returning back to his chamber, he saw his bed on which he jumped and laid down on it, feeling relaxed and comfortable, he started reminiscing about the days he spent in the forest, and when he recalled how his master has already informed him of going to the forest for future training consecutively, his body shuddered at that thought, but he smiled.

"After all, to achieve results one has to put in their hard work and I don't even have a bloodline, so I have to work harder than anyone", thought Li Jie.

Thinking about his parents, his future, and how every day passed made Li Jie's eyes droopy and then he fell asleep extremely tired, after a whole week of struggling, he was finally able to rest.

At his parent's chamber, Li Jie's parents were laying down on the bed, who were ready to sleep, when Li Wei asked Li Na, "Li Na is it only me or am I thinking about this too much but our son has changed so much, even though I am ashamed of suspecting my son, but I have a feeling that there's something doubtful about everything regarding our son, and we didn't even ask him his reason for crying".

Li Na smiled after hearing her husband's speculation, to which she replied, "Don't worry dear, there's nothing wrong with you, and seeing him change so drastically made me also suspicious at first if there's something wrong going on with Li Jie, and I would have noticed, but trust me he is our Li Jie that's one thing I am most certain about, as for his sudden change that I am also not able to pinpoint".

Hearing from his wife made Li Wei more worried but when he thought, that no matter how much his son changes, he will still be their son, which made him realize that he should not think too much about it.

Li Na wasn't calm as she looked on the outside, she was freaking out in her heart because she knows of a legend which only the primordial ones know, it was hard for her to believe if that thing matched with what was happening with her son, cause as it was recorded in the sutras of the primordials that if what was happening with her son was true, then that's the sign of a world-shattering catastrophe.

Such a horrific catastrophe would put most of the "Evil Lords" to shame, where nothing is wrong and nothing is right, where most things that are considered disgusting will be considered to be normal, the whole world will turn into hell and at the center of it all will be the one because of whom this will start and that person will be enemies with the whole world.

Li Na just secretly prayed for no such thing to happen and for nothing to happen to her son, who was just an innocent kid with no worldly knowledge, he was already without a bloodline, which is a catastrophe on it's own for her son.

She knew that all of her son's peers and those younger than him as well as his own siblings, who will go far in the path of cultivation, whereas he will be stuck at a low stage of cultivation for the rest of his life, which doesn't seem like anything now, but as time passes this thing will become more and more depressing for Li Jie, and the worst part is that due to high cultivation levels, she and her husband have an extremely high lifespan, whereas their son will die fast, not mentioning his siblings who are sure to soar on the path of cultivation.

"Li Jie my poor baby, mama will always protect you" vowed Li Na in her heart.