When it came to complaining, there was no one more skilled than Tang Rao.
Poor father of his, he just mentioned that Tang Rao's abilities were lacking and that he wasn't qualified to appear before them, and Tang Rao immediately set him up.
Fang Fang was the woman Tang Lei cherished the most, his beloved wife. He couldn't bear to see Fang Fang upset or wronged. After Fang Fang spoke with Tang Rao and frowned a little, his heart felt like jelly.
"Fang Er, what's wrong?"
Tang Lei had a bad feeling inside. He knew Fang Fang was talking to Tang Rao, but unfortunately, he couldn't hear what they were saying. And seeing her unhappy face, he wondered if he had been betrayed.
"Rao Er was wronged, and as his mother, I can't protect him. I feel like I'm quite useless."
Fang Fang wiped her eyes with a small handkerchief, and tears naturally rolled down.
The tears fell right within Tang Lei's line of sight, not off by a bit.
"No, how could you be useless? Who dared wrong you? Don't cry, tell your husband, and I will stand up for you."
Tang Lei straightforwardly took this burden upon himself.
"Who else could it be? Of course, it's you. You said our Rao Er came to the Divine Realm, endured so much hardship along the way, even risking his life to appear at the Maternal Mountain, just to meet us as a family. Yet you said he lacks the strength and isn't qualified to see you. Tang Rao is your son; how can you be so heartless to your own son? How can you treat the world then?"
To the world, he naturally adhered to all the courtesies, treating everyone with tolerance. With someone like him, everyone praised him, and only in the Maternal Mountain was Fang Fang unaware of how the world saw the Tang Family.
"Fang Er, is this what Rao Er said to you?"
Tang Lei asked Fang Fang in disbelief. Fang Fang did not deny it. Hearing Tang Lei's question made her heart feel even heavier than before.
"Rao Er didn't tell me, but I can guess. It's you, isn't it? If not for you, would Rao Er be left without a home? Look, he doesn't even have a place to settle when he came to find me, what more do you want?"
The son was more important than the husband.
Tang Lei saw it clearly. If not, why would she blame him indiscriminately?
"I didn't mean for him to suffer, Fang Er, he's our son. I have my reasons. Aren't I worried that he might rely too much on us, becoming completely dependent? I'm doing this for his own good. No matter how we protect him, he is still an independent person. He will eventually leave us and stand tall on his own. The more help we give him now, the more he will rely on us later. Don't forget who his opponent is, the Heavenly Dao. In the future, he will inherit the Tang Family, competing with the Heavenly Dao for the world. Have you forgotten all this?"
When Tang Lei spoke emotionally, he couldn't help but hold Fang Fang's hand, placing it over his heart, letting her feel his sincerity.
"I know, of course, I won't forget his mission. But these missions are what we elders impose on him. Have you considered that perhaps these aren't what he wants?"
Fang Fang implied that since life is hard enough as it is, making Tang Rao accept missions imposed on him isn't fair. What Tang Lei should do is impose these missions on Tang Rao without letting him seek help or rely on the Tang Family. Such strict conditions were nothing short of harsh.
If that were truly decided, Fang Fang would be the first to oppose Tang Lei's approach.
"Fang Er, you know that after the last incident, Rao Er became dispirited. He was punished by the Heavenly Dao with reincarnation, and finally returned after the third reincarnation. It was because we didn't help him that he got into trouble and had to start over. This is the third time, do you really have the heart for him to start all over again?"
Her words were already enough to cover her anger, yet Tang Lei could hear the upset emotions in her tone.
"I don't mean that, Fang Er, whatever you say goes. Please, don't be upset. We see each other only once every ten years, let's not be unhappy when meeting, shall we?"
Tang Lei's principles, upheld for so many years, dissolved completely when he was in front of Fang Fang.
"Brother Lei, I just think it's too difficult for Rao Er to struggle alone. If possible within our abilities, please guide him as before, teach him what he doesn't know, and help him grow well. It's better than him figuring everything out alone. Also, the treasures in our family's Maternal Mountain, whatever Rao Er needs, let him take them out, so he doesn't feel pressured in his cultivation, do you understand?"
After learning Tang Rao's whereabouts and having her sympathy won over by Tang Rao, Fang Fang spoke only about Tang Rao, without asking how Tang Lei and Tang Qing Er were doing, making both of them a little jealous.
"Mother, brother is doing well, rest assured. Qing Er believes, with your words, father won't neglect brother. We are all figuring out how to bring you out, have faith, hold on a little longer, I'm sure we can make it."
Tang Qing Er feared Fang Fang would feel lonely after being incarcerated for too long, and specially spoke to cheer her up, preventing her from thinking too much or in the wrong direction.
"Qing Er, mother now has the Illusion City Glasses made by your brother. Whenever mother can see, she will look after your brother. If mother can't see, you watch over your father for mother, don't let him mistreat your brother."
Fang Fang worried about this and thought it best to say it outright.
"Fang Er, do you truly think that's the kind of person I am?"
Tang Lei wanted to clear his name, but it was futile since she had never expected him to voluntarily show goodwill to Tang Rao.
"The time is almost up; it's time for you to go back, isn't it?"
They hadn't spoken much, just had a meal with Fang Fang, and it was already time for them to leave.
Before parting, Fang Fang packed up all the treasures she had painstakingly cultivated and placed them into the Space Ring.
Perhaps these weren't as numerous as the treasures Tang Rao had, but their quality certainly surpassed anything Tang Rao had; they were unquestionably fine.
"All these things, give them to Rao Er, tell him not to feel too pressured. Since mother has waited so many years, even waiting a few more years wouldn't matter. Let him focus on steady progress, and never reach for the unattainable."
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