Transmigrating to Make Some Buns

2.9 Tian Chen

Lin Mo was pacing back and forth while little Tian Ming was laying on the bed entertaining himself.

**Why is host so nervous? Host wasn't this nervous when meeting Yu Feng Ge's grandpa.**

'This is different! We were already married and his grandpa was a normal old man. This is Tian Chen's master! What was that saying? Having a teacher is like having another parent? I'm basically meeting Tian Chen's dad who has the ability to smite me in a heartbeat! Not that my husband would let that happen but still!' Lin Mo wailed. Oh no, he doesn't even have a gift to prepare! What about Tian Ming? Should he bring the baby to soften the blow or would that make things worse.

After all, no parent would take it well suddenly finding out their child(student) came back with a wife and child after leaving for a year. Lin Mo was so absorbed in his thoughts he didn't see when Tian Chen came into the room.

Tian Chen went to the bed to pick up the child and turned to watch amusingly as his lover wore down the floor.

"Let's go, master is waiting for us." Lin Mo jumped and pouted at him for scaring him.

"Okay.." Lin Mo said dispiritedly. Tian Chen's mouth twitched. He had an idea what his wife was so worried about and rubbed his head.

"Don't worry, my master is very easy-going. He often leaves us to our own devices outside of the occasional guidance. He won't be bothered by our sudden relationship." Lin Mo just nodded and followed the man out.

***

"I really can't believe it! Are you sure this is your son? How can a stone-faced man like you produce such a cute child?" Lin Mo giggled nervously while shooting glances at said 'stone-faced' man.

When he imagined Tian Chen's master he envisioned an old white haired man, maybe a beard, with an grandfatherly aurora. Basically he imagined your typical old master who talked in riddles. So who was this baby faced man that was throwing his son in the air?? Seriously! This master looked younger than him!

"Tian Chen..."

"Don't worry he won't drop him."

"...I thought you were taking me to meet your master." Tian Chen looked at him slightly confused.

"I did."

"Then who is that!?" Lin Mo loudly gestured to the teenage looking man currently making funny faces.

Tian Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Lin Mo's antics. His master, on the other hand, knew exactly how to respond.

"This venerable is the one who raised the man you call your husband from the snot nosed brat he was to the powerful cultivator he is today! I created him from the ground up! Me! The esteem Flame immortal! The most powerful man!-" Tian Chen cut him off.

"Master's name is Hu Shao. You can just call him Master Hu."

"How many times do I have to tell you to call me father! I raised you! I deserve that title!" Hu Shao pouted and turned to the little baby in his arms.

"You hear that? Your baba refuses to acknowledge his father. Where did I go wrong with him?" Hu Shao faked sobbed to the baby. Lin Mo felt his mouth twitch as his image of the lofty immortal masters shattered into oblivion. Tian Chen kept his perfectly blank expression that he had perfected over the years and plucked the confused Tian Ming from his master's arms.

"Behave yourself." Hu Shao instantly stopped his fake sobbing and shot an annoyed look at his disciple.

"Others would think you are the master if they hear how you talk to me." Tian Chen chose to ignore him and passed the baby to Lin Mo, who was enjoying the show between the master and student.

Now that the farce was over, Hu Shao finally showed some bearing of an immortal master.

"Luo Xuan already informed me on the situation. Is the three-seven plant really no longer an option?" Tian Chen nodded.

"Since master already knows then you must know my family is off limits." Hu Shao nodded absentmindedly as he poured the long forgotten tea.

"Naturally I would never ask you that. Do you think I'm heartless? We'll just have to find another way."

"Actually we brought back the flower that Ming Ming was born in. Master Hu can take it and see if it's of any use to Shu shidi". Lin Mo brought out the flower and placed it on the table. The flower took up most of the low table and gave off a faint milky fragrance. Tian Ming seemed to have recognized the flower he was born from and made a grabby hand at it.

"Then I'll gladly take my daughter-in-law's gift. And speaking of gifts, this brat Tian Chen didn't tell me he was going to bring back a wife and child, so I didn't have time to prepare any proper gifts". Hu Shao brought two wooden boxes. Lin Mo opened one to find ten beads, each giving off rich spiritual energy.

"Spirit pearls. Good for your cultivation in breaking through a bottleneck. And for the little one," Hu Shao gestured to the other box, "a jade bracelet. I sealed some of my sword intent in there which can protect him if necessary".

"Thank you". Lin Mo carefully put away the boxes.

"Now that that's taken care of, let's talk about your wedding!"

After a long discussion, in which Hu Shao did most of it, the pair of fathers managed to come up with an excuse to slip away.

"Your master is... interesting." Interesting was an understatement, though Hu Shao's easy going attitude did allow Lin Mo to feel at ease and talk casually.

"He has always been like that. Despite how he looks, his true age is thousands of years older. He only looks and acts that way due to the quick rise of his cultivation which stopped his aging early on." Tian Chen was used to his master's antics and learned long ago to tune him out.

"Well as long as he treats you and us well I can't complain." Lin Mo turned to gently tease the baby in his arms. Tian Chen gazed at his lover, his eyes soft. He wrapped one arm around Lin Mo's waist.

"Let's go. I'll show you around the sect."