Mama, My Friend~ (Arc 1)

Feng Yongrui entered a small alley and used the face changing spell to alter his appearance. Feng Yongrui also used a spell to change his clothes into a coarse robe. Now, he looked like a surly old man who was uncouth and only knew how to gamble away his money. Feng Yongrui also concealed his cultivation.

Satisfied with his appearance, Feng Yongrui walked out of the alley and looked around. No one would recognize him when he was like this, so he could act to his heart's content, right?

Feng Yongrui spotted an elderly woman and had an idea. He just needed to say, "Mother!" to that old lady, and then walk away.

He didn't have to make any unnecessary moves or make her acknowledge him as her son, right? If the woman asked him what he meant, he could just brush it off and apologize, saying that he recognized the wrong person.

"Host, this System wants to remind you that the person you call your mother has to be a random person. This means you cannot look around and choose a specific person beforehand," The System's mechanical voice said.

"...Fine," Feng Yongrui groaned but thought it wouldn't make much of a difference anyway. Feng Yongrui walked to the middle of the street as people jostled pushed each other in the crowded street.

Feng Yongrui closed his eyes and counted to three.

One. Two. Three.

Feng Yongrui reached out and randomly grabbed a person while yelling, "Mother!" The person tried to get away, but Feng Yongrui held tight and opened his eyes...

Only to gape at the person in front of him.

Why. Was. It. The. Sect. Master?!

Feng Yongrui's hair stood on end and his brain went blank.

WHY?!

Of all the random people he had to grab, it just had to be the Sect Master of the Immortal Pathway Sect!! The person he grabbed was a man, and that person was none other than his 'boss', the Sect Master!

And! What was the Sect Master doing here anyway? Was he that idle that he could go around sightseeing?!

Feng Yongrui let go of the Sect Master's arm that he had been holding and tried not to look at the Sect Master's twisted face that looked at him as if he was a lunatic.

"Aha... hahaha, I... I s-saw the wrong person... hahaha..." Feng Yongrui managed to stutter out. He desperately had to get out of this awkward situation!

But!

The System that had been silent all this time suddenly spoke.

"Ding~ The medium ranked Daily Mission 'call a random person your mother' has been upgraded. Now the Daily Mission is 'make a random person acknowledge that he/she is your mother'~" The System's cheery voice continued.

"Level of difficulty: extra hard. Reward: 10 points. Host, please continue to work hard~"

Feng Yongrui was so stunned and still could not move, glued to his place. The Sect Master frowned disgustedly and moved away from him. Feng Yongrui sighed. If the task was upgraded, he could just change to someone else...

"Host, since you have picked him as your 'mother', you cannot change your target~" The System said.

What?! Feng Yongrui chased after the Sect Master and stopped. No! Why should he do this task anyway? Calling the Sect Master as his mother... did he want to be fired (expelled) from the sect?!

Feng Yongrui still wanted to live, thank you.

Before he could react, the System's voice sounded again.

"Host, failure of this task will result in a penalty," The System was silent for two seconds and then added, "Host's points will become 0 and the task completion progress will drop to 0% also."

Feng Yongrui felt like he was doused with cold water, and his heart was plunged into ice.

"I'll scold you later, System," he muttered angrily under his breath.

Feng Yongrui turned and ran towards the Sect Master, steeled his nerves, and yelled, "Mother!! Wait up!"

Feng Yongrui's inner self was dying from embarrassment, but Feng Yongrui... ignored it.

"Mother! It's really you ah!" Feng Yongrui caught up to the Sect Master and grabbed his sleeves again. The Sect Master stopped walking, turned his head and scowled.

"What do you want? I'm not your mother!" The Sect Master enunciated each word clearly and spoke with gritted teeth.

"Mother... do you not recognize me anymore? I'm your son! Your son..." Several people looked over and whispered to each other, making the two of them uncomfortable.

However, Feng Yongrui could only thicken his skin and activate his acting skills. "Mother, even though we've been separated for several years, I still remember your love and kindness... Please acknowledge me as your son..."

The Sect Master's face was truly horrible to look at. "Scram!" He yelled and flicked his sleeves, but Feng Yongrui held the sleeves even tighter.

Sect Master, I'm truly sorry, but please, please, play along and admit that you're my mother, alright? My tasks depend on you... QaQ

By this point, a crowd had gathered and were gossiping, pointing at the Sect Master and Feng Yongrui's antics. The Sect Master looked furious, and Feng Yongrui swore he could see steam coming out of his ears.

"Mother... please just say you're my mother, alright?" Feng Yongrui lowered his voice and whispered.

"Heh, I don't know who you are or where you come from, but you messed with the wrong person," The Sect Master replied.

Before Feng Yongrui could react, the Sect Master threw a punch at him. Feng Yongrui started screaming internally, but his body moved subconsciously and avoided the blow. The Sect Master was momentarily surprised, before his lips curled into a sneer.

"I knew it. You were just acting. Your real purpose was to attack me, right?" The Sect Master scoffed under his breath and unsheathed his sword.

"Wait, Mother, I -" Feng Yongrui did not get to finish his sentence when the sword flew in his direction. Feng Yongrui avoided the blow and tried to talk, but the Sect Master gave him blow after blow.

Feng Yongrui's body moved instinctively and parried the blows, unleashing the power of a Nascent Soul Cultivator. The surrounding spectators were flabbergasted.

Some ran away in fear of getting hurt during the fight, and a few people bravely watched on.

"You rascal! So you were hiding your skills, huh?!" The Sect Master became more aggressive, scaring Feng Yongrui to tears.

...Seems like he probably wouldn't be able to finish any of his tasks today...

Just when the Sect Master's sword narrowly missed his arm, Feng Yongrui's body suddenly moved, sliding sideways and landing a punch on the Sect Master's chest.

The Sect Master, taken by surprise, was pushed backwards, and he coughed up a bit of blood.

"Ding~ The third task has been completed. You have been awarded 5 points," The System said.

Not just the Sect Master, Feng Yongrui found it unbelievable also. He was surprised for 3 reasons. First of all, just now, his body's movements were not controlled by him, it was an instinctive reaction that belonged to the original's body.

The second reason was that Feng Yongrui could injure the Sect Master, meaning the Sect Master wasn't using all of his strength.

The third reason was that he had actually managed to complete his third Daily task!

Feng Yongrui had a lot of mixed feelings at the moment. He was glad he completed the task but he felt guilty and embarrassed because he had just hit his boss, the Sect Master.

"M-mother, I'm sorry... I just reflexively hit you... Mother, don't fire me, okay? I mean don't be angry, okay?" Feng Yongrui's face was full of panic, because the Sect Master's black eyes were filled with a bottomless rage that chilled him to the bone.

"Heh, you stinky brat! You keep calling me your mother but you dare hit me, your 'mother'. Are you looking for a beating? Hah! What kind of 'son' are you?" The Sect Master said.

"N-no... I..." Feng Yongrui wanted to protest, but his voice was cut short because the System's voice rang in his head.

"Ding~ The extra hard mission has been completed. Host, you have been awarded 10 points."

Feng Yongrui was shocked. Why was the task completed suddenly?

"Host, the Sect Master's words just now is considered as admitting that he is your mother. Host, do you have any objections?"

"No, no," Feng Yongrui desperately shook his head. Since his task was finished, there was no need to stay here and provoke the Sect Master anymore.

Under the Sect Master's incredulous gaze, Feng Yongrui spoke. "Mother, eh, I mean, Sir, I'm really sorry for today. Bye!"

Without checking the expression on the Sect Master's face, Feng Yongrui used a spell and flew as fast as possible, away from the Sect Master and away from the town.

Feng Yongrui could hear his heart pounding, like the sound of a constant hammer hitting a wooden board. He was extremely flustered and kept looking backwards to see if the Sect Master was chasing him. Thankfully, that did not seem to be the case.

Feng Yongrui landed in a patch of land far from the town. The number of villagers were sparse, so Feng Yongrui changed his face back to his original countenance. He was breathing heavily and sweat clung to his skin.

He didn't want to do this ever again!

Feng Yongrui did not have the energy to scold the System at the moment. He looked up and saw that it was almost noon, so he decided to head back to the Sect.

Dear Sect Master, I hope you're alright. I'm sorry about today, QAQ...

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The Sect Master's hidden diary:

Today, I went incognito to XX town to investigate something. Who would've thought I would meet a lunatic? He insisted on calling me his 'mother' and kept pestering me, making me the subject of ridicule.

My luck must be really bad, QAQ.

If it wasn't because I was traveling incognito and hiding my strength, I would've beaten him to a pulp! Stupid lunatic!

A certain lunatic: *sneezes*

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