Grade 4 Yokai

  "Hey, Dad and Mom, can't you consider that there are still minors here?" I really couldn't bear it anymore.

  Mom immediately threw me a disdainful look, "Are you a child? Are you a child?"

  "Cough, I still have a month and three days before I officially become an adult." I smiled and explained kindly. Before my mom could speak again, I interrupted her, "Who is he?" I asked puzzled, pointing at the boy.

  Dad looked at Mom, then looked at me, and cleared his throat, "Cough cough, you guys need to be mentally prepared for this!"

  "Dad."

  The boy looked at us with a puzzled expression.

  "Dad rubbed his nose and said, 'Actually, you two are not our biological children.'"

  "Boom!" I and Xiao Ye only felt something exploding, and I was shocked with my mouth wide open, being blown away by Dad's bomb.

  "Old... old dad, you're joking with us, right?" After a while, Xiao Ye finally came back to her senses and stuttered out the question.

  "...Dad" I and Xiao Ye stared at him in shock, waiting for him to tell us that this was just a joke, but we were wrong...

  "Dad seemed to have made up his mind, 'That's right, you two aren't my biological children. You're almost eighteen years old now, it's time you knew the truth...'"

  Dad said, with a reluctant look on his face, he fell into memories and slowly explained the doubts in our hearts.

  "Eighteen years ago, when your mom and I had just gotten married, we traveled everywhere. We happened to run into your dad's parents, who were being chased by the demon world at that time. Your biological mother had just given birth to you and was very weak. Your father tried to save her by transferring his own demonic energy into her body to sustain her life, but in doing so, he greatly depleted his own energy. We happened to be passing by, so your mom and I decided to rescue them first, no matter what. Just as we were about to start, the demon world's soldiers who were chasing your parents arrived. Your father didn't have time to think twice, so he handed you over to us and told us to take you to a safe place. In the chaos, your mom and I immediately took you and escaped. Later, we returned to that place but couldn't find any sign of your parents. They were probably taken away by those people from the demon world. Now that you're all grown up, we don't want to hide it from you anymore." Dad sighed heavily after finishing his story.