Wang Mengqi's expression was one of disbelief.
She had expected Chen Nan to offer many evasive answers.
But she never imagined he would claim their son was the reincarnation of Nezha.
Regaining her composure, a cold smile played on her lips. "You've been reading too many myths, haven't you?"
Chen Nan calmly asked, "Have you forgotten the events of over a decade ago when cultivators wreaked havoc upon the world?"
Wang Mengqi's pupils trembled violently.
The events of over ten years ago seemed very distant to her.
After all, she was in her delicate youth then.
Naturally, she remembered some old tales.
She also knew that there were powerful cultivators in the world who could command swords across the nine heavens.
It was just that, for some unknown reason.
Those people had collectively vanished.
After that.
There were no longer any traces of their existence in the world.
Not even a clue of them could be found online.
"You know in your heart that this world is not what we imagine!" Chen Nan picked up the teapot and poured Wang Mengqi a cup of tea. "And myths are not entirely fabricated."
Wang Mengqi chuckled. "If my son were truly Nezha, why would such a powerful deity choose to reincarnate?"
"That is a very sharp question," Chen Nan said with a smile. "Yes, under normal circumstances, gods do not die because they are immortal."
"But the problem is that the Heavenly Court was invaded by alien demons!"
"The gods fell, and the alien demons occupied the Heavenly Court."
"And to reclaim the Heavenly Court and rebuild it."
"The gods must return to their rightful positions!"
Wang Mengqi frowned and couldn't help but say, "Do you also have the identity of an author? Which masterpiece did you write? May I have the honor of reading it?"
It was obvious.
She did not believe Chen Nan's words.
Chen Nan was speechless.
Although he had written books in the underworld, those books were plagiarized!
"Chen Nan, I thank you for freeing me from that devil, Li Chen," Wang Mengqi said with complex emotions. "But I hope you will not instill ideas in him that are detrimental to his growth."
"If you can do that, I will allow you two to continue to interact."
Saying she would allow Chen Nan and Li Xiang to interact.
Was actually giving herself an opportunity.
After all.
Besides instilling extremely poor ideas into her son,
Chen Nan himself was quite a decent person.
"Deal!"
Chen Nan agreed immediately.
He knew that getting Wang Mengqi to accept Li Xiang as the reincarnation of Nezha was a long and arduous task.
As long as she agreed to his interaction with Li Xiang.
There was still hope.
After the meal.
Chen Nan drove Wang Mengqi and Li Xiang back to their residence.
As for himself...
He sat in the car.
Like a rootless duckweed adrift on the water, unsure of where to go.
"In these ten years, you haven't bought a house?"
"How have you managed?"
He sighed deeply.
Qing Long smiled and said, "I always stayed in five-star hotels, or in other people's homes."
Chen Nan was too lazy to banter with him. He sat alone in the driver's seat, lit a cigarette, and murmured, "You always told me to find the reincarnated heavenly gods and lead them to rebuild the Heavenly Court."
"But you never told me how to find those reincarnated heavenly gods."
"The world is so vast, how long will it take to search aimlessly?"
Qing Long said, "You can ignite the Everlasting Flame."
"That is the first divine flame of the Three Realms."
"Once ignited, the reincarnated heavenly gods will sense its existence in the netherworld."
"Even if you don't seek them out, they will come to you."
Qing Long had wanted to do this before.
But the Everlasting Flame had long been fused with Chen Nan's soul.
Even though he controlled Chen Nan's body.
It was not enough to ignite the Everlasting Flame.
Chen Nan's eyes lit up.
Could it be done this way?
Qing Long continued, "Don't get too happy yet. Attracting the gods to come to you is a long process."
"With your current soul power, you cannot sustain the Everlasting Flame for an extended period."
"Therefore, you need to graft the Everlasting Flame onto another object."
"And in this world, only the ten-thousand-year-old lightning-struck willow wood can serve as a vessel."
Chen Nan suddenly understood and immediately asked, "Is the ten-thousand-year-old lightning-struck willow wood old enough? How about finding a million-year-old lightning-struck willow wood?"
Ten-thousand-year-old lightning-struck wood was extremely rare on Earth.
And ten-thousand-year-old lightning-struck willow wood was even scarcer.
However.
There was an abundance of lightning-struck willow wood in the Immortal Realm.
Many of them were a million years old.
"How could you ask such a childish question?" Qing Long's tone held a hint of contempt. "Why did all the reincarnated gods come to Earth instead of the Immortal Realm?"
"The Immortal Realm is merely an independent space."
"Although there is no shortage of million-year-old lightning-struck wood there."
"But I can tell you responsibly, it's useless."
"This is the difference between a biological daughter and an adopted daughter, do you understand?"
"You can try if you don't believe me."
Chen Nan conjured a jet-black million-year-old lightning-struck wood in his hand, and with a thought, a white flame landed on it.
Poof!
The next moment.
The piece of lightning-struck wood instantly ignited.
Chen Nan was stunned.
He extinguished the flame casually and tossed the half-burnt piece of lightning-struck wood out the car window.
"I don't deny that the Immortal Realm has many things beneficial to mortals, but the lightning-struck wood from the Immortal Realm, even a million years old, is inferior to ten-thousand-year-old lightning-struck wood from the mortal realm."
"After all, Earth is the place of origin!"
Qing Long said, "Don't rush this matter. I know the Wu family in Kyoto obtained a ten-thousand-year-old lightning-struck wood a few years ago. You can try to get it from them."
"This is the only way to find the reincarnated gods in a short period."
The Everlasting Flame was a beacon in a dark space.
Once lit.
It would guide the reincarnated heavenly gods.
"The Wu family?"
"I can try my luck at the Wu family tomorrow," Chen Nan's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Qing Long then told him about the Wu family.
The Wu family had a certain influence in Kyoto, with assets close to a hundred billion.
They were ranked among the six major aristocratic families of Kyoto, alongside five other prominent families.
However, the Wu family had offended Guo Mo, one of the eight Grandmasters, so their situation was not good.
Their status was precarious, and they could be replaced at any moment.
The next day.
Chen Nan drove his Mercedes straight to the Wu family.
As one of the six major aristocratic families of Kyoto, the Wu family was quite magnificent.
They owned a large siheyuan located at the edge of the imperial palace.
This siheyuan had historically belonged to a prince.
Before he even stopped the car, Chen Nan saw many luxury cars parked at the entrance of the Wu residence, with a continuous stream of people entering.
They were all elderly men.
However, they walked with vigor and possessed robust vital energy.
By the standards of current martial artists.
They should have reached the highest level of martial artist, the Heavenly Pivot realm.
Chen Nan was curious.
He wondered why so many Heavenly Pivot realm masters were entering the Wu family.
He parked his car a distance away and walked over, only to be stopped by a bodyguard at the entrance. "Are you also here to compete for the position of honored guest?"
"You're so young, can you defeat those Heavenly Pivot realm experts?"
"Isn't this just asking for humiliation?"
"In my opinion, you should find a cool spot to pee and play with mud!"