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The courtyard was quiet.

All eyes were on the newborn baby.

Haotian was so excited that his hands were trembling.

He sensed it! That incredibly rich Heavenly Emperor bloodline! Even purer than his own, the legitimate Heavenly Emperor! This child was simply born to rule the Three Realms!

"Quick! Let me hold the child!" Haotian stood up and reached out.

Lin Xuan didn't stop him, and smiled as he told Yunxiao to hand the child over.

Haotian tremblingly took the child, and looking at the little face that looked so much like Longji, he felt so happy.

"Good! Good grandson! I'll give you a name, it will be..."

"No need, I've already come up with a name." Lin Xuan interrupted Haotian's self-indulgent musings. "Lin Hao. Ri Tian Hao. It means bigger than the sky."

Haotian's lips twitched.

Ritian? Isn't that a bit too arrogant?

However, for the sake of the child, he didn't hold it against Lin Xuan.

"My dear grandson, Grandpa brought you a gift." Haotian quickly took out a golden longevity lock from his pocket.

This was his most prized possession, a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure. Although it wasn't innate, it was finely crafted and had the effect of calming the mind and stabilizing the soul.

"Here, take this." Haotian hung the longevity lock around Lin Hao's neck.

Little Lin Hao looked down at the lock, then reached out his chubby little hand and grabbed it.

Haotian looked on expectantly: "It seems he really likes it..."

Before he could finish speaking...

"Snap!"

Suddenly, a golden light appeared in Xiao Linhao's hand. With a little force, the incredibly hard longevity lock was crushed like tofu!

Gold dust was scattered all over the ground.

Xiao Linhao disgustedly flicked the crumbs off his hand, then looked up at Haotian and uttered a clear syllable:

"poverty."

The entire room fell silent.

Zhu Rong was trying so hard not to laugh that her face turned purple, while Di Jiang turned his head away, his shoulders shrugging.

Xingtian shouted from the doorway, "See that?! I told you he was a poor wretch! He even looks down on a child!"

Haotian's face instantly turned a deep liver color.

This...this is so embarrassing!

In front of so many people, how could he, as the Heavenly Emperor, be criticized for being poor by his own newborn grandson? Where would that leave his face?

Lin Xuan chimed in, "Father-in-law, don't blame the child. He takes after me; he has high standards. We wouldn't even use this junk to prop up a table leg."

"Trash?!" Haotian roared in fury. "This is something I painstakingly acquired..."

"Alright, alright, stop explaining." Lin Xuan waved his hand. "If you don't have anything good, don't force yourself. The kid doesn't need a few toys anyway."

Haotian was put on the hot seat and couldn't back down.

He looked into Xiao Linhao's big eyes, which were full of contempt, and made a firm decision.

No way! If I don't come up with something good today, my grandson will never acknowledge me as his grandfather!

"Who says I have no good stuff!"

Haotian gritted his teeth, his heart bleeding, and his hand trembled as he reached into his sleeve and pulled out a bright green branch.

The moment this branch appeared, the spiritual energy in the entire courtyard instantly increased tenfold. Two leaves were still hanging on the branch, each leaf emanating the essence of the Great Dao.

"This is... the original branch of the peach tree?" Lin Xuan's eyes lit up.

This is a real treasure! The Peach Tree is one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Treasures. If this branch is cultivated properly, it might even grow into a small Peach Tree!

Haotian looked pained: "This was broken off by me from that mother tree that ripens only once every nine thousand years. Its essence is damaged, and that mother tree will need at least tens of thousands of years to recover."

He handed the branch to Xiao Linhao: "My dear grandson, do you... like this?"

Xiao Linhao looked at the tree branch, then at Haotian's face, which looked like it was about to cry.

This time, he didn't crush it. Instead, he reached out his little hand, grabbed the branch, hugged it tightly to his chest, and then grinned at Haotian.

With that smile, Haotian felt it was all worth it.

Although my heart is still bleeding, at least I've saved face.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host's offspring "Lin Hao" for successfully extorting the Heavenly Emperor.]

[Rewards being processed...]

[Gained: Control of the Thirty-Six Heavens (10%).]

[Note: This 10% privilege is enough for you to open a back door in Heaven or stop the heating in the Lingxiao Palace at any time.]

Lin Xuan smiled even more broadly as he looked at the system rewards.

"Father-in-law, you are truly generous!" Lin Xuan gave a thumbs up. "Since you're here, why don't you stay for a meal? We happen to have braised pork, all you can eat."

Haotian waved his hand, his face desolate: "I won't eat. I... I still have memorials to review. Taibai, return to the palace."

He feared that if he stayed any longer, the father and son would strip him of his dragon robe.

Watching Haotian flee in panic, Lin Xuan patted his son's head.

"Well done, son. This Heavenly Court will be yours sooner or later."

Little Lin Hao hugged the tree branch and giggled. In that smile, there was a hint of cunning that even Lin Xuan found familiar...