Invincible Dad-Chapter 650 I Made It!_1

"Xu Lai!" Ruan Tang’s voice rose three octaves. It’s one thing to speak with your hand on your heart, Xu Lai, but you’re supposed to be touching your own!

"Sorry, sorry," Xu Lai said without batting an eye. "This hand has a mind of its own. I’ll chop it off right now."

Of course, he had no intention of actually doing so.

Ruan Tang shot him a reproachful look. "You just love taking advantage of me."

"Well, I can’t very well take advantage of other women, can I?"

"Feel free, Mr. Xu."

"..."

Ruan Tang’s nonchalant tone made Xu Lai’s expression turn stern. He said solemnly, "Honey, what are you talking about?"

"Am I, Xu Lai, the type of philandering scumbag who covets what’s in the pot while still eating from his own bowl? A man must be forthright, responsible, and above all, sincere!

"Go on, ask anyone in the Immortal Domain! If a single person says that I, Xu Lai, like to flirt around, I’ll eat every last Kongming Lantern in the sky."

Xu Lai’s tone was one of righteous indignation.

Ruan Tang was taken aback for a moment. "Darling, don’t get so worked up. I didn’t mean anything by it, I..."

"Alright, say no more. I understand. It’s all my fault," Xu Lai said, looking as if his heart had been shattered.

Ruan Tang was speechless.

She took his hand and said gently, "Don’t be angry, darling. I sincerely apologize."

Xu Lai silently pouted.

A blush crept onto Ruan Tang’s cheeks. She glanced at their daughter, then quickly stood on her tiptoes and gave Xu Lai a peck on the cheek.

Xu Lai struggled to stifle a laugh.

My wife is just too adorable. We’ve been married for so long, but she still blushes. He couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. "Meeting you is the greatest fortune of my life. It feels so good to understand and trust each other."

"That’s not what you were saying a moment ago!"

"Mommy, look! The Kongming Lanterns are so pretty!" Xu Yiyi said happily, turning her head.

Ruan Tang suggested, "How about we make one ourselves?"

"Can we?" Xu Yiyi’s eyes grew even brighter.

"Of course, we can." Xu Lai chimed in, leading the way to the backyard. "Come on!"

Making a Kongming Lantern wasn’t difficult.

Xu Lai fashioned one with ease, earning an adoring look from his daughter. "Daddy is so amazing!"

Xu Lai felt a swell of pride and let out a foolish chuckle. No amount of praise from the most accomplished Cultivators in the entire Immortal Domain could compare to that single sentence from his daughter.

Ruan Tang couldn’t help but smile, her lips pursed. "Why are you grinning like a simpleton?"

"If Daddy’s a simpleton, then who’s the biggest simpleton?" Xu Yiyi asked impishly, winking repeatedly at Xu Lai.

"Of course, it’s your mommy," Xu Lai playfully shot back. "Would a woman who marries a simpleton not be a fool herself?"

"That’s true!"

"Hahaha!"

"..."

As the father and daughter duo howled with laughter, Ruan Tang simply rolled her eyes. As long as you two are happy.

Xu Lai then began teaching his daughter how to make a Kongming Lantern. When the lantern Yiyi made successfully soared into the sky, the little girl was visibly overjoyed.

The joyful and harmonious atmosphere in Haitang Court helped to dispel the trace of sorrow that lingered over the Hua Country.

People are born into this world crying, so they should leave it with a smile. Perhaps those old sect masters thought the same way...

「A night passed.」

The next morning, the entirety of Haitang Court echoed with Ruan Lan’s excited shouts.

"Hahahaha! I knew I could do it! I, Ruan Lan, am a true prodigy of the Array Path!"

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The door to the master bedroom was pounded on. "Stinky brother-in-law, get out here! I can finally inscribe Formations onto a Jade Slip!"

"Honey..." Ruan Tang, roused from her sleep, nudged Xu Lai drowsily. "Go make her quiet down."

Feeling helpless, Xu Lai rubbed the bridge of his nose as he got out of bed. He opened the door to find Ruan Lan standing there, sporting dark circles under her eyes but looking immensely proud. He said in a complicated tone, "Do you have any idea what time it is?"

"Huh?" Ruan Lan finally noticed the faint light of dawn outside. She said apologetically, "Oh, it’s not even five. I woke you and my sister up. Sorry about that."

"It’s fine."

With that, Xu Lai closed the door, lay back down on the bed, and cuddled his wife, ready to fall back asleep.

"???"

Outside the door, Ruan Lan was dumbfounded. Her overwhelming sense of triumph instantly deflated, leaving her with a feeling of powerlessness, like punching a wad of cotton.

The young sister-in-law stood there fuming for a long moment before finally leaving, utterly dejected. She didn’t go back to her room, however. Instead, she sat on the downstairs sofa to wait.

At seven o’clock, when Xu Lai and his wife finally woke up for the day, a re-energized Ruan Lan pounced.

"Stinky brother-in-law, I did it! Inscribing Formations on a Jade Slip isn’t so hard after all!"

"Oh."

"That’s it? Just ’oh’?" Ruan Lan was stupefied. This was a monumental breakthrough. Why was Xu Lai’s reaction so tepid?

Shouldn’t he be shocked? Awestruck? Shouldn’t he be weeping and promising to never again underestimate me, the genius of the Array Path?

"What else did you expect?" Xu Lai asked curiously, then suddenly slapped his forehead. "Oh, I get it now."

Ruan Lan puffed out her chest, her expression screaming, ’I’m amazing, so praise me!’ 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Xu Lai picked up the Haitang flower Ruan Tang had placed in a vase the day before and put it in Ruan Lan’s hair. "Here’s your reward. A flower."

Ruan Lan’s face darkened. "What do you mean by this, Xu Lai? Are you trying to humor me like a child?"

"What else?"

"..."

Fuming, Ruan Lan lashed out with a kick.

Xu Lai didn’t dodge. He simply reached out and caught her by the ankle, causing her to yelp and quickly clutch her skirt.

"Let... let go!" Ruan Lan’s face was beet red. She was wearing a nightgown; if Xu Lai lifted his hand even slightly, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Xu Lai simply pursed his lips. He had no ulterior motives. He just pressed down firmly on her ankle.

"Nghh~"

Ruan Lan felt a warm current surge through her body and couldn’t help but let out a soft, pleasant moan.

At the same time, an invisible scream echoed, as if howling in futile rage. Unfortunately, the scream quickly vanished into nothingness, failing to cause so much as a ripple.

"Hm?" Ruan Tang turned her head and saw Xu Lai holding Ruan Lan’s ankle. Ruan Lan, for her part, was biting her lower lip, her face flushed.

Ruan Tang gave them a benign smile. "What are you two doing?"

"She was possessed." Xu Lai frowned slightly and released her ankle, revealing a tiny, inconspicuous black dot. You wouldn’t even see it if you didn’t look closely.

What Xu Lai had just done was to eliminate the entity possessing her. Otherwise, in less than three hours, Ruan Lan’s body would have been completely taken over.

"Possessed?" Ruan Lan was astonished, then indignant. "Who could be so vile? To think they wouldn’t even spare a youthful, beautiful girl like me!"

"How could you have been possessed?" Ruan Tang grew worried. "Ruan Lan, did you offend someone?"

"I don’t think so. I was in my room all night. Could it have happened before?" Ruan Lan frowned, thinking hard, but she couldn’t recall making any enemies recently.

Xu Lai stated flatly, "That Primordial Spirit came from the Formation Chessboard. It entered your body about an hour ago."

"Uh..." Ruan Lan scratched her head and wrung her hands in embarrassment. "Well, after you shut the door on me this morning, I wanted to find some powerful Formations to put you in your place and show you how amazing I am."

Xu Lai was speechless.

Of course. My sister-in-law is just so magnanimous.