Chapter 490: Lift Up High

"Father, I am Ye Zong." Ye Zong gave a slight bow to Ye Mo, a bitter smile on his face.

"Ye... Ye Zong?" Ye Mo was stunned for a moment, his face instantly darkening. "Nie Li, don't tell me you found some child and teamed up to fool me?"

"Of course not, how could I dare deceive you!" Nie Li said with a helpless smile. "He really is Father-in-law!"

Ye Mo stared blankly at Ye Zong for a long time, unable to comprehend how the small child before him could be Ye Zong.

Ye Ziyun also didn't know what to do. Was she supposed to call this little child "Father"? It was too inconceivable!

Seeing the reactions of Ye Mo and Ye Ziyun, Nie Li smiled awkwardly. "There was nothing else I could do. Father-in-law used the Spring of Life to reshape his body, but the Spring of Life I had was very limited. I could only reshape Father-in-law into a child's body. Once Father-in-law cultivates to the Martial Ancestor realm, he will naturally be able to change his appearance and restore his original form."

"That is indeed correct," Ye Zong couldn't help but say with an awkward smile.

"It's not hard to understand," Nie Li explained. "The Demon Lord can use the Spirit Nest Method to possess someone else's body and change vessels. Father-in-law, however, entered a body formed from the Spring of Life. I hope that helps you understand."

"I can understand it, but..." Ye Mo fell silent for a moment. "I still cannot believe that the person before me is Ye Zong."

Ye Zong looked dejected. Paired with his small, thin frame, he actually seemed... adorably naive. That was the best description Nie Li could think of. Thinking about it, Nie Li couldn't help but chuckle.

Hearing Nie Li's laugh, Ye Zong glared fiercely at him.

"You brat, you actually dare to gloat!" Ye Zong said indignantly.

Nie Li held back his laughter. "Father-in-law, I really can't help it."

"Grandfather, Nie Li probably wouldn't joke about this. How about we test him to see if he really is Father?" Ye Ziyun suggested after a moment's thought. She looked at Ye Zong. "When I was little, Mother gave me a keepsake. What was it?"

"The Spirit Tempering Butterfly Flower!" Ye Zong answered without hesitation.

Ye Ziyun couldn't help but look towards Ye Mo.

Ye Mo said, "That kind of question, many people would know. I'll ask something only the two of us know. If you answer correctly, I'll believe you are Ye Zong!"

"Please ask, Father." Ye Zong bowed.

"When you were thirteen, I beat you up once. What was the reason for that!" Ye Mo stared intently at Ye Zong.

Ye Zong's face flushed red. "Father, why must you ask that particular question?"

Ye Ziyun and Nie Li both pricked up their ears, filled with incredible curiosity about the answer to this question.

"Because this matter was known only to Ye Zong and myself!" Ye Mo said firmly, still staring at Ye Zong.

"In front of the juniors, how can I bring up that matter?" Ye Zong looked extremely frustrated. "Father, couldn't you ask a different question?"

"No, this is the question!" Ye Mo said with absolute certainty and seriousness.

"This... this..." Ye Zong was incredibly embarrassed. Recalling the incident, he really found it difficult to speak of.

"It seems you are not Ye Zong..." A deep sense of loss flickered in Ye Mo's eyes. "How I wished you were!"

Ye Mo looked at Nie Li and said, "Nie Li, I know you were kind enough to try and comfort me. This old man appreciates the sentiment. But I understand that the dead cannot come back to life. Pity this old man with white hair seeing off the one with black!"

"That's not it..." Nie Li anxiously tried to interject, looking at Ye Zong. "Father-in-law, why aren't you saying anything yet? If you don't say it, how can Lord Ye Mo confirm? You know perfectly well!"