Chapter 24: This Is the Son I Gave Birth to Yesterday

On this day, countless people witnessed a stream of clouds in the sky. It rose from the Duke’s residence and descended upon the imperial city, the formidable power of a Grandmaster terrifying beyond compare.

At the gates of the palace, many court officials with their sons were making their way inside.

“Hahahahahaha! Hold on tight, brat! We’re about to land!”

“Aaaaah!”

A boisterous laugh echoed from the sky as a figure, as large as a small hill, plummeted straight down. Yet, at the moment of landing, he halted abruptly, his feet touching the ground as lightly as a dragonfly skimming the water, graceful and effortless. Only then did a wild gust scatter dust and stones in every direction.

“Hahahahaha! Son, how was that? Wasn’t it exhilarating?” Ji Xiaoxiong roared with laughter, dragging Ji Huo off his shoulder and setting him down carelessly, unbothered by his son's wobbly legs and queasy expression.

“Wait!” Ji Huo staggered off to the side like a butterfly with trembling wings, clutching a tree as he retched.

“You need more practice! Just a little speed and you’re already spent! Your body’s too weak! I’ll make you some medicinal wine when we get back!”

“You... ugh!”

“Son, what do you want to say? Are you stunned by your father’s might?”

“Ugh, ugh!”

“Hahahaha! No need for your praise! Everyone in the capital knows how formidable your father is!”

Father and son made a spectacle at the palace gates, but neither officials nor guards paid them much mind. It was Duke Ji, after all