Chapter 371 - 157: Revenge and Taking a Wife

Of course, Xu Lei had feelings for his mother in this life.

The material determines the conscious.

For instance, when Xu Lei’s body was still young, he had felt no real desire for Qing Lian, only finding her rather pretty.

Even though his mind was mature, his body felt no desire whatsoever.

In each life, Xu Lei considered the woman who gave birth to his body his mother.

In this life, before he officially left home to cultivate, Xu Lei had lived with his mother for nearly ten years with a mature mind!

How could he possibly not have feelings for her?

If an ordinary child had lived with his mother until the age of ten and then was separated for over a decade before they reunited, their emotional connection might have faded.

After all, an ordinary ten-year-old is probably just beginning to understand the world.

But Xu Lei had been mentally mature since birth. Aside from having no libido, he was no different from an adult.

It was like an ordinary person living with his mother until he was twenty, then returning home after working away for over a decade.

Meanwhile, his busty sister-in-law was staring at Xu Lei, bewildered. She blinked her lovely eyes, completely baffled.

After all, Xu Lei had the appearance of a fifteen-year-old boy!

Though he was tall, his face still had the clear, slightly boyish look of a teenager.

Furthermore, his busty sister-in-law had no idea that the Xu Family even had a son like Xu Lei.

This was because Xu Lei’s parents rarely mentioned him to other family members after he had left home to cultivate.

They knew, after all, that cultivators were supposed to avoid karmic ties and the like.

Xu Lei’s mother was so old now!

Yet Xu Lei was still so young!

’Doesn’t that mean his mother gave birth to him over ten years ago?’

His busty sister-in-law found it rather incredible.

Because over a decade ago, Xu Lei’s mother had already been quite old. In this day and age, almost no one had children at that age.

At that moment, Xu Lei’s mother’s mouth hung open, her lips trembling. Her eyes were already brimming with tears, but she couldn’t make a sound.

At the same time, she looked Xu Lei up and down.

After all, Xu Lei truly looked too young.

So many years had passed, and she had grown so old.

Yet Xu Lei still looked like a boy of fifteen!

Although she knew that when Xu Lei had left with the Divine Nun, he must have set out on the path of cultivation and would surely become extraordinary.

But seeing him now in person, the stark contrast between them was still a shock to her.

After all, Xu Lei’s mother didn’t actually know much about Qing Lian.

She only knew that Qing Lian had Magical Power and was formidable, but she had no idea how old Qing Lian was.

So, his mother had to look at him a few more times before she could finally confirm that this was her son.

Then, naturally, Xu Lei and his mother embraced.

They had their tearful reunion.

Afterward, once Xu Lei’s mother had wiped away her tears, she pulled Xu Lei over and introduced him to his busty sister-in-law.

According to his mother, her name was Di Xixi.

"Greetings, Elder Brother!"

Di Xixi didn’t overthink it, assuming Xu Lei just had a baby face. She gave a graceful curtsy and said in a sweet voice, "My apologies, Elder Brother. We don’t have any tea in the house right now!"

"There’s no need for such formalities."

Xu Lei added, "I’m not a guest. I’m family!

Sister-in-law, I learned a little about the situation on my way here. We owe you a great deal.

Thank you for taking care of my mother all this time.

This is the first time we’ve met after all these years.

I should have prepared a gift for our first meeting.

But when I heard about the family’s situation, all I could think about was rushing over here as quickly as possible.

I completely forgot about a gift.

I’ll owe you a gift for now.

I’ll be sure to make it up to you later."

"No, no, that’s not necessary."

Di Xixi’s pretty face flushed slightly as she waved her hands and said, "Elder Brother, you don’t have to be so formal with me. There’s no need for a gift."

"Yes, there is."

Xu Lei said, "In any case, I’ll owe you for now and make it up to you later."

With that, Xu Lei stepped forward and said to his mother, "Mother, how are your legs? Let me see."

After an examination, Xu Lei found that there was nothing wrong with the bones in his mother’s legs. The problem was likely neurological.

His mother had suffered such a shock from the sudden disaster that befell their family that she’d had a stroke, leaving her unable to stand.

Without wasting any words, Xu Lei circulated his Magical Power, channeling the Phoenix True Flame Power to clear the blockages in his mother’s legs. He then sent it circulating through her entire body to clear her Qi.

"What’s happening? My legs... I think I can feel hot and cold in them again!"

Soon, his mother grew excited. "Wait, I can move my toes."

Xu Lei smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.

In truth, Xu Lei hadn’t been sure if this would work.

He had only been trying it out, not expecting it to actually work.

Besides, merely using the Phoenix True Flame Power to clear the blockages didn’t actually consume much of his Magical Power.

"Elder Brother, you know medicine too?"

Beside them, Di Xixi’s lovely eyes went wide with astonishment. "What was that? Is it some kind of massage technique? A massage can fix it just like that?"

After all, she didn’t know Xu Lei was a cultivator, and she couldn’t see his Magical Power with her naked eye.

Xu Lei just smiled and said nothing, continuing to focus on treating his mother’s legs and clearing the circulation of her qi and blood.

His mother’s legs hadn’t fully recovered yet.

"By the way, Mother, what exactly happened?"

Xu Lei asked, "How did our family fall into such dire straits so suddenly? And how did Father and my younger siblings die?"

"Elder Brother, what’s past is past. It’s better not to dig too deep!"