MTLNOVEL Chapter 253: **Chapter 253: Severing the Relationship**
**Chapter 253: Severing the Relationship**
When Liu Erlong heard Zhao Ling's words, she gave Yu Luomian a puzzled look and asked, "Father, we haven't seen each other in five years. Why are you reverting to the old days? And why are you selling maltose on this street?"
Yu Luomian was momentarily speechless. He hesitated before shouting angrily, "You haven't been home for five years since you left. Do you know how worried I've been about you?
"I recently heard rumors about a woman resembling you appearing in this mansion, so I came here to try my luck. I didn't expect it would actually be you!"
"Hehe…" Liu Erlong chuckled sarcastically and replied, "Father, do you think I'd believe that? I'm just your illegitimate daughter. My mother and I have always been dispensable to you. Why would you come looking for me on purpose?"
Yu Luomian was caught off guard by her blunt words. He realized his daughter was venting years of dissatisfaction, and he couldn't blame her.
It's true, he thought. I've treated both her and her mother as dispensable.
He never allowed her mother or Liu Erlong to return to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, leaving them to live as outsiders. He sighed deeply before speaking again.
"My daughter, I've been very worried about you these past five years. I feared you'd be bullied or deceived by men."
"You're my daughter after all. How could I not worry about you?"
Yu Luomian then pointed at Zhao Ling and continued earnestly, "Liu Erlong, Zhao Ling is not a good man. He is calculating and ruthless. I am certain he keeps you by his side only to deal with me and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family."
"Do you know that your eldest cousin was beaten into a fool by Zhao Ling? He even tormented your second cousin terribly. You mustn't let him—"
But before he could finish, Liu Erlong interrupted with a sneer.
Perhaps her husband is a beast who enjoys teasing her, but he truly loves and cares for her, she thought.
She felt frustrated by her father's accusations. Why does Father see him as some scheming villain? Her cousins deserved what they got. They bullied him first—why shouldn't he fight back? Does the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family think they can bully others without consequence?
Her tone turned sharp as she retorted, "Enough, Father. I'm doing fine now. I have someone who loves me, and I love him."
"With my husband, I'm no longer alone. I no longer live in an empty house, surrounded by loneliness. Do you understand?"
To emphasize her point, she stood on her toes and kissed Zhao Ling's cheek softly before continuing, "I'm happy with my husband. I control my own happiness, and I don't need your hypocritical concern."
"Please don't come here again. If possible, let's just sever our father-daughter relationship…"
Liu Erlong's words left Zhao Ling pleasantly surprised, though he hid it well.
She then turned to him and said, "Husband, give him 100 gold soul coins. Even though a load of maltose isn't worth that much, he did raise me. Consider it a gift for marrying me. Okay?"
Zhao Ling smiled and nodded. "No problem."
He waved his hand to store the maltose in his storage space and tossed a bag of gold soul coins at Yu Luomian's feet. Then, he wrapped his arm around Liu Erlong's waist and led her back into the mansion, leaving Yu Luomian standing stunned in the street.
Zhao Ling had initially thought it would be amusing to meet Liu Erlong's father, but her decision to sever ties with Yu Luomian made him even happier.
If this relationship is truly over, Zhao Ling thought, it's a good thing. Yu Luomian's loyalty to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family would have made him a nuisance.
Of course, Zhao Ling knew nothing was absolute. In the comic version of Douluo Dalu, Yu Luomian betrayed the family for personal gain and joined the Spirit Hall. If this world followed that storyline, perhaps Zhao Ling could win him over.
But Zhao Ling was certain he had traveled to the original novel's world, where his presence had altered events in unpredictable ways. For example, Liu Erlong's declaration to sever ties with her father was far more dramatic than in the original story.
In the original novel, Zhao Ling thought, even when Yu Luomian disrupted her relationship with Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong never spoke of severing ties. Clearly, I'm far more important to her than her so-called family—or her irresponsible father.
With that thought, Zhao Ling tightened his hold on Liu Erlong's waist and kissed her forehead as a reward.
Meanwhile, Yu Luomian stared blankly at the mansion's closing doors. He finally realized that his relationship with his daughter might never be repaired.
The determination in her eyes was no joke. He could no longer pretend to be her father after years of neglect.
He failed her, he admitted silently. Now that she's found her happiness, all he can do is wish her well.
With a heavy heart, Yu Luomian left Tiandou Imperial City and returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family's new base.
Their new base was a secluded village nestled in the mountains, 300 miles east of the city. Yu Yuanzhen had secured the location after negotiating with the Haotian Sect's leader.
Surely, Yu Yuanzhen thought, those three strange birds won't find us here in this remote location.
The Haotian Sect had originally prepared the village as a retreat in case of disaster. But after the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family's base was reduced to rubble, the sect lent it to them temporarily.
Of course, the Haotian Sect saw an opportunity in this arrangement. If they ever faced disaster themselves, they could reclaim the village and potentially annex the weakened Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family.
If that day comes, the Haotian Sect's leader thought, they'll gain a fortune.
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