Blue Phoenix Chapter 418 - Father

Jo instantly lifted her head when she heard his answer. Disbelief filled her eyes as they looked at Hui Yue's deep and blue eyes and when she saw that he was serious, her own eyes misted over. She gnawed at her lip to keep back the tears.

Seeing how emotional she became, Hui Yue took her into a warm, fatherly embrace and smiled at both her and Lao.

"I am your father." He said with a serious expression on his face. "What I want from the two of you is for you to have a good life. I want you to enjoy every day and not worry about how to survive the next day. I want you to be spoiled and experience all the things you have never done before." He said.

"Of course, I want the two of you to become great experts as well, and this is partly for my own sake as I want the two of you to follow me when I travel the world. Also, I want to be able to look after yourselves so that you are unlikely to die an untimely death." Hui Yue explained.

He had never directly told these two children what he wanted from them, or what he expected, and his words made Lao's chin tremble as tears filled his eyes. Although he could feel that he was about to tear up, he fought to keep them back.

"I choose both of you for two reasons." Hui Yue continued. "First, I found that your talent was unparalleled. It was so outstanding that it was simply a shame that the two of you could not cultivate."

"Secondly, you reminded me of myself. I too lived a harsh life in a poor family, but at least I had my parents. You do not, and thus I wished to be the one who could give you the same feeling I had whenever I was home. The knowledge that there is someone who cares about you, someone who is always waiting for you, and someone who wishes you the best back home."

Lao was quiet for a long time struggling with the emotions inside of him. Hearing what Hui Yue said, he could feel his sincerity in each and every word, and he was simply overwhelmed by it. At first, he had been certain that Hui Yue took them in because of his talent. That he would forever be an investment

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