Su Yu rolled his eyes. He had just returned, full of expectations of an emotional reunion. What was this? Why was his old man telling him to return again? Su Long had a look of grief. "Damn you! You! You are going to embarrass me thoroughly!" He sighed and said, "Last night, I bragged to your Uncle Chen that with my son coming back, things were so busy here that it felt like a festival. But you! You returned so silently! With no fanfare!" In short, he had bragged in front of his old friends. He had claimed that his son would return gloriously. But his son had returned without so much as a foot soldier as an escort. When one left home to work elsewhere, it didn't matter how well one did unless one returned with glory. Yes, yes, Su Yu could claim to be very strong and all. But what was the point? Su Long wasn't even strong enough to sense Su Yu's strength. He could only judge Su Yu's accomplishment by what he could see with his own eyes. Su Yu rolled his eyes and said, "You want more people? Sure. I'll get like a few hundred thousand people here later." "A few hundred thousand?" Su Long gasped and said, "That's a bit too much, right?" Su Yu rolled his eyes again and said, "Tens of thousands of people?" "It's fine...cough, cough. Uhm...are you close with the prefect? Just...get the prefect to have one meal at our place?" He was naturally referring to Xia Longwu here, not Xia Huyou or Marquis Xia. Xia Longwu was the previous leader of the Devil Subduing Army. He used to be a superior of Su Long. And he was someone Su Long admired most. In fact, Su Yu had grown up listening to stories about Xia Longwu from Su Long. It had been Su Long's dream to join the Martial Dragon Guard. Alas, he wasn't strong enough. Su Yu had met Xia Longwu several times before. They weren't exactly close, but they had a decent relationship. He said, "Father, Prefect Xia is still out in the Allheaven Battlefield. He will only return after a day or two. Why don't we get Great Xia King instead?" First, Su Long was overjoyed. But then, his face stiffened as he said, "Forget it. Great Xia King? He has withdrawn from the public for many years. Even if you could get the real Great Xia King here, people would think he's a fake." Su Yu didn't know what to say anymore. So his father wanted a face everyone knew. Yes. Everyone knew Xia Longwu's face. After all, he would always appear on live broadcasts when heads were being chopped off. But Great Xia King was the actual founding king here, not Xia Longwu. Su Yu was completely speechless. After a while, Su Long tossed the matter aside and smiled, "Why did you come back so suddenly? Wasn't it supposed to be dangerous? Are you not worried that something bad might happen returning alone ?" Su Yu said, "I'm not alone. I traveled to the realm entrance with Great Qin King and the others. Great Zhou King sent me through the realm entrance, while Great Xia King sent me to Great Xia." Hearing all those names, Su Long exhaled and said, "Kid, you seem to have really done well. These names are all legends. These were the names we could only see in books. Meanwhile, you have encountered them all." Su Yu laughed and said, "There was also Great Yuan King, who had a bad attitude toward me, so I berated him for his insolence. If it wasn't for Great Qin King and the others, I would have given him a good beating!" "What?" Su Long said, "When you're away from home, having more friends is more important. Yes, you're strong now, but you can't be too cocky. Anyone is bound to suffer from a lack of humility. If you dislike him, just be respectful in public and stab him in the back when you have the chance..." Su Long continued, "Face isn't important. It's not like we have a reputable family or something like that to worry about. Life is much more important than face. Have you forgotten what I taught you back then? Be warm in front of others and be cold behind them. Back when I was at my lowest, I knelt down to the enemy experts and begged for mercy only to stand up and cut them down when the opportunity arrived." "Cough." Su Yu coughed awkwardly and said, "Father, you can tell me this, but don't talk about this openly. Also, those so-called experts were probably Great Strength or Infinite Strength cultivators. I can kill a bunch of them with a sneeze now." Su Long said with a displeased tone, "What do you know? The idea remains. Do you think your old man is dumb? Since you're so amazing, tell me. Why are you so cautious when returning to the Human Realm? Aren't you amazing? Aren't you strong?" The answer was simple. He still wasn't strong enough. "Can you defeat everyone alone? Just stay low when required. Don't get too cocky. The arrogant ones are usually the first to die on the battlefield. Did I not tell you this before? Those commanders with their flashy armor are usually the fastest to die during war. But look at you and your white robes? Aren't you making yourself the most obvious target dressed ? "In a big battle, most will first target the most eye-catching opponents. These flashy big shots tend to show off too much and accidentally reveal their trump cards. They will probably die after killing three or five enemies. There is a proper method to killing people. You have to take it slow. Kill one by one. One here. One there. Before anyone knows it, all your enemies will be dead." Su Long sighed and said, "I heard of your battles in the Allheaven Battlefield. You were wrong. Why did you target only the immortals? Wouldn't that make you their priority target? You need to balance it out between the divines, devils, immortals, and dragons. That way, those races will all wait for the other races to do more when attacking you since they have suffered equally. "But you! You stupidly targeted only the immortals! You practically forced them to focus on you! Face is very important for them as well! Don't you know that? For the sake of their face, they have to focus on you! Just look at what the divines and devils are doing now. They are all relaxing, waiting for the immortals to deal with you!" Su Yu listened silently as Su Long nagged. When Su Long was done, Su Yu nodded and said, "Yes, you're right. However, there are times where you need to kill enough to inspire terror. They won't be scared without losing enough people." "True. A battlefield is ever-changing." Su Long nodded and asked, "Have you eaten?" "I'll cook something for you." As he walked, Su Long asked, "What do you want to eat? What a pity that this place is too big. The kitchen is annoyingly far. I prefer our tiny apartment in Nanyuan. What a pity that Nanyuan has been flattened." Updates are released by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝘯𝘦𝘵 Su Yu laughed and asked, "Aren't they rebuilding the place?" "Yes. But it won't feel the same anymore. Whatever. The physical buildings don't matter too much. The people there matter more. I wonder how many of our old neighbors are still around." Su Long shook his head and said, "I can only hope that they are still alive. We have known each other for so many years. It will feel weird for some of them to be gone." Su Yu said, "I believe they are fine. I was there during the battle. Our old neighborhood had been emptied long before the battle. The people there had been resettled elsewhere." "That's good to hear. I do want to visit them, but I have to stay here lest something unexpected happens when I run around. Nowadays, quite a lot of people are targeting your old man as well..." He looked at Su Yu and asked, "Can they harm you with my blood?" "Not directly." Su Yu said, "But they can track me and set up a trap for me." "In that case, I have to be careful." As they spoke, they reached the kitchen. It was quite a large kitchen. It was empty as mealtime had yet to arrive. Then again, Su Long disliked staying with others. Thus, the experts keeping watch on him were all remaining outside. Occasionally, his friends would visit. Other than that, he would be alone in the house most of the time. The kitchen was well-stocked. When Su Long put on his apron and picked up his knife, Su Yu felt as though he had returned to the past. Alas, the past was long gone. While preparing the ingredients, Su Long said, "Help me with this..." Su Yu smiled, but continued standing by the side with his arms crossed. This was how it had always been. His old man would always ask for help when cooking. He would never help. At most, he would cheer his old man on. Su Long did not even look surprised. He merely cursed before resuming his cooking. As he did so, he asked, "Is there anyone nearby?" "Yes. Three Sunmoons. There aren't many Sunmoons left in Great Xia. You can see their sincerity in protecting you with this." Su Yu said, "But Invincibles are more important. Without Invincibles around, the Sunmoons won't amount to much." "Kid, is your old man your baggage now?" "Not really." Su Yu grinned and said, "You might be weak, but you can't call yourself baggage. Don't worry. I still remember what you told me. If someone were to kidnap my old man, I should ignore my old man and cut that bastard down. As for my old man's survival, that would be up to luck. If you were unlucky enough to die, I would give you a glorious burial." "Why do you only remember these things?" Su Long laughed and said, "But that's not a bad thing to remember. As a veteran soldier, I have a lot of experience with similar situations. When your comrades are under encirclement, you should prioritize killing the enemies first instead of distracting yourself with the fate of your comrades. When all the enemies are dead, your comrades will naturally survive. Otherwise, you will simply die together. That is all." Su Long continued, "What a pity that you didn't join the army. You could have learned all this from the army. But this isn't that bad either. You might not have done as well in the army." Su Yu said, "Father, I learned just as much from the cultural research academy. The battles on a battlefield are mostly straightforward. But the academy is filled with schemes. You can learn a lot there as well." Su Long nodded, "True. Cultured people are usually much better at doing bad things." Was this a compliment? Or was this an insult? It must be a compliment, right? Whatever. He decided to take it as a compliment. Su Long asked, "Kid, can anyone hear us if I tell you something now?" Su Yu's eyes flickered as he checked the female furball. Was the female furball sleeping? It didn't matter. He proceeded to erect a soundproof barrier around them. Then, he formed another soundproof barrier around the little furball. Finally, he asked, "What is it?" Su Yu's expression turned shifty as he asked, "Do you have a big secret to share? Are you secretly a super expert?" Su Long rolled his eyes. "Super expert? Sure. If you consider a Great Strength cultivator a super expert." "You're not?" Su Yu said doubtfully, "I have always believed that you're a secret top expert. Is that not the case? Wait, are you going to tell me that my mother is not dead? She's actually a super expert? Wait...is she the Time Sage?" "What?" Su Long asked in confusion, "What sage are you talking about?" "No? Don't you know that?" Su Yu rubbed his chin and said, "Father, my mother might be a super expert from the ancient past." Su Long cursed, "Super your mother!"