Xu Qing was shocked. He looked at the patriarch, musing that the words he had just spoken sounded a bit odd.

“Are you sure?” he asked. Although he could sense that the patriarch’s aura was stronger than before, and was even getting close to a critical juncture, it also seemed unstable. It definitely didn’t seem like he was ready for a breakthrough.

“Your humble servant is absolutely certain,” the patriarch said loudly, glancing in the direction of the shadow.

Xu Qing had never been a spirit automaton, so he wasn’t sure exactly what they looked like when on the verge of a breakthrough. After hearing the patriarch’s words, he mulled over the matter for a bit.

The patriarch waited nervously while Xu Qing considered the matter. The patriarch was worried that Xu Qing cared about the shadow more than him, and would thus refuse his request. Thinking back to the countless ancient records he had read, he remembered one specific, very noteworthy scene. In that scene, the MC refused one of his pet’s requests. For some reason, he fell in love with that feeling, and afterward, would refuse all of the pet’s requests....