As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life

A bowl of noodles, two eggs.

Li Che watched in a daze as his wife made the birthday noodles.

He couldn’t help but fall silent.

The scene from the boss’s dream, that bowl of birthday noodles, turned out… to be “mother’s noodles”?

If it was before, Li Che might still be unable to believe that the weary-eyed girl was Xi Xi who had grown up, and he didn’t know how many years later it was…

But now, Li Che was already convinced in his heart.

The flutter of emotions, the bloodline resonance, plus this bowl of [mother’s noodles]…

It was as if an invisible string had connected the many clues, causing Li Che’s eyes to ache.

If that woman was indeed his daughter Xi Xi, then what had Xi Xi gone through, what had she faced?

And also…

One more thing.

Who exactly was the boss?

And why could he see Xi Xi in his dream…

The most important point.

What was the relationship between the boss and Xi Xi?

Also…

Was that woman the grown-up Xi Xi, or was it the will hidden deep within Xi Xi’s soul?

All of this, Li Che couldn’t determine.

Because there was too little information.

Li Che exhaled, tossing all the doubts from his mind, watching as Xi Xi’s face lit up with happiness, devouring the noodles and two eggs until nothing was left, even drinking all the soup in the bowl until there wasn’t a drop remaining.

Li Che couldn’t help but have a smile form at the corner of his lips.

No matter what, with him around, he would never let Xi Xi face those dreadful, corpse-laden seas…

That would be his failure as a father!

He gently rubbed Xi Xi’s head.

“Little foodie.”

Xi Xi wasn’t shy at all, her gaze landed on the dishes from the birthday feast made by the boss, her eyes swirling: “Master’s wife said that being able to eat is a blessing!”

At the dining table, laughter burst forth one after another.

The Sect Master’s wife Xuan Qisha, with her delicate makeup, couldn’t help but laugh.

After the meal.

Everyone chatted over tea in the courtyard, as the winter snow fluttered down, but with many strong individuals present, this bit of chill couldn’t seep in and was easily warded off.

Li Che now had a notable status, and Xi Xi was the Young Sect Master of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, so her birthday naturally attracted a lot of attention.

After the birthday banquet, the courtyard outside became busy, with many Elders of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, True Successors, Inner Sect Disciples, and others coming to give gifts and congratulate the Young Sect Master on her sixth birthday.

“Who is this from?”

In the courtyard, Xi Xi invited her little friends to unpack gifts together and suddenly, after opening a gift, saw a bouncy car.

Her adorable eyes widened at once, showing surprise.

Yun E, calmly squatting beside her, was also somewhat puzzled. She picked up the gift list, glanced through it, and her slender brows gently arched like willow leaves.

“It’s from Yue Linghu, the son of Young Taoist Master Yue Weizheng.”

“A gift sent at the behest of Prince Lu Chi.”

Yun E explained.

Upon hearing this, Xi Xi suddenly realized: “Oh, it’s from him!”

Regarding Lu Chi, Xi Xi was no longer angry. Since they were strangers now, she couldn’t be bothered with him.

“This gift… I don’t want it, Sister Yun E, please return it for me. I’m too old for a bouncy car.” Xi Xi said casually.

Yun E, hearing this, didn’t mind and nodded.

Gong Yuanliang, Gong Yang Xiu, and other little friends from the Golden Light Prefecture exchanged glances with slightly complex emotions.

Lu Chi…

He used to be one of them too.

Sadly, he’s not in their world now.

Lu Chi’s real identity turned out to be the Prince of Dajing, and now he’s returned to the Divine Capital, becoming someone they can only look up to.

When the kids were happily unwrapping the gifts.

Li Che, on the other hand, was sitting under the eaves of the courtyard with Jiao Shaoqiu and other elders, chatting leisurely, enjoying the snowy view, and brewing winter plum tea.

As the night deepened, everyone began to leave one after another, leaving the time to Li Che’s family.

Xi Xi also bid farewell to her little friends one by one.

She often saw Yun E since Yun E had joined under Elder Ding Zi as a direct disciple, so Yun E and Xi Xi were mostly cultivating together.

As for the other little friends, especially the Spirit Children from the Golden Light Prefecture, they were at the Outer Sect due to limited talent, and basically could only meet once a year.

Gong Yang Xiu and Gong Yuanliang were a bit reluctant, their eyes turning red.

They felt that the distance between themselves and Xi Xi was getting farther and farther.

Jin Taixui stood behind Xi Xi, his eyes slightly wavering with a hint of envy…

This kind of friendship was something he had never imagined. It turned out that between little friends, it wasn’t only about hierarchy; it wasn’t only about reverence and fear.

In the past year of being by Xi Xi’s side, Jin Taixui had expected he would become a servant, bossed around and humiliated in various ways.

After all, he was from the Da Li Royal Court, willing to gamble and accept defeat, staying here in Dajing, he had long prepared to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens.

But the result…

He hadn’t encountered any humiliating situations, and he seemed to have become a disciple of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect.

Although he needed to follow Xi Xi like a little follower, what kind of humiliation was that?

Xi Xi’s identity, being the Young Sect Master of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, meant that while cultivating, Xi Xi received guidance from Lv Taibai, and occasionally Lv Taibai would also advise him a word or two.

In other words… although he lost the bet, he gained the opportunity to receive guidance from a master ranked fifth on the Great God List.

And after almost a year of being Xi Xi’s little follower, Jin Taixui also understood Xi Xi’s character.

The defiance in his gaze had diminished, gradually blending into Xi Xi’s little group.

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