The Gu Clan coming-of-age ceremony concluded, and the results were unsurprising: Xun'er was tested and found to have a Divine GradeBloodline, with Dou Zun cultivation.
Inside a pavilion, Xiao Se held Xun'er in one arm and Xiao Xue in the other, recounting the past events of how his Soul had transmigrated twice after consuming mouth-chewed wine.
Although Xiao Xue had heard it countless times before, she still listened with great interest, while Xun'er looked on in utter amazement.
"So, is Xue'er really your daughter?" Xun'er rose from Xiao Se's embrace and looked at Xiao Xue again. The faint trace of hidden hostility in her eyes vanished, replaced by a glow of maternal affection.
"That goes without saying; otherwise, I would have already..." Xiao Se stopped mid-sentence because he noticed Xun'er's brows had furrowed, while Xiao Xue looked on with full anticipation.
"Big Brother, otherwise you would have already done what?" Xun'er asked, looking suspicious.
"Daddy, Xue'er is also curious." Xiao Xue revealed an expectant gaze and hurriedly pressed for an answer.
Xiao Se's mouth twitched as he solemnly spouted nonsense: "If you weren't my daughter, I would have adopted you as a goddaughter. Yes, that's right, just a goddaughter." He certainly couldn't say that back when he thought she was Qian Renxue, he had once lusted after his own precious daughter's body.
Hearing this, Xun'er breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had convinced herself to reluctantly accept the fact that Xiao Se had a harem of wives and concubines, she absolutely could not accept it if Xiao Se were together with her own biological daughter.
Xiao Xue, on the other hand, looked disappointed. "Daddy, you're so boring. I thought it was something romantic!"
"Ahem." Xiao Se coughed a few times to skip the previous topic. "Xun'er, regarding Xue'er's true origins and the matter of the mouth-chewed wine, I hope you will keep it a secret. Do not tell anyone, not even your father."
Xun'er nodded. She also understood the appeal an otherworld would have for the Gu Clan. She immediately asked, "Then how should I answer regarding the matter of Xue'er being your daughter? It is already common knowledge."
Xiao Se and Xiao Xue exchanged a smile and began to coordinate their story with Xun'er.
They had already thought of the wording for such questions.
It was nothing more than claiming she came from some Hidden Family on the Fighting Qi Continent. For some reason, Xiao Se had obtained the Legacy of this Hidden Family and became acquainted with Xiao Xue's mother. During an adventure, sparks flew, and the crystallization of their love was born.
That race possessed a special Physique: a rapid growth rate. Within a few short years, they could grow to the appearance of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old adult. From then on, their appearance would remain fixed, neither growing nor aging until the end of their lifespan.
In the eyes of some, although Xiao Xue was gifted, she was only a few years old, which was why she was so dependent on her father, Xiao Se. At least, that was how it appeared to Zhu Kun.
This was also the reason why the father and daughter were often inseparable, although both of them enjoyed it.
"Although it is hard to believe, it is unexpectedly convincing," Xun'er said, nodding in agreement after hearing it.
The Fighting Qi Continent was home to many races. Some Demonic Beasts possessed Dou Wang cultivation at birth, and others required three to five years of pregnancy before being born. Therefore, the appearance of a 'race' like Xiao Xue, with such a fast growth rate, did not seem all that strange.
"By the way, Xun'er, I have a gift for you." Xiao Se took a jade bottle out of his storage ring.
"What is this? A Medicinal Pill?" Xun'er curiously opened the jade bottle and tilted it slightly. A colorful, glowing Medicinal Pill that she had never seen before rolled out, and suddenly, the pavilion was filled with the fragrance of the pill.
"Dingyan Pill. As the name suggests, once consumed, one's appearance will not age, and one will remain forever young," Xiao Se said with a smile.
Xun'er swallowed hard. 'Remaining forever young and never aging' was an irresistible temptation for any woman, and Xun'er was no exception. Even though she was still young and had extraordinary talent, and would have no problem living for thousands or even tens of thousands of years in the future, there would eventually come a time when she would grow old and wither. To her, this Medicinal Pill was undeniably precious.
Just then, an aura of a Dou Sheng suddenly swept in from afar. Sensing something was wrong, Xiao Se immediately shielded Xun'er and Xiao Xue, grasping a golden Dragon scale in his hand, ready to confront Zhu Kun at any moment. However, Xun'er grabbed Xiao Se's hand to signal him not to worry.
The next moment, an elderly man with a disheveled appearance, a bird's nest of hair, and looking to be about fifty or sixty years old, appeared outside the pavilion.
"Little fellow, your Soul power has actually reached the Great Perfection of the Heaven Realm. No wonder you were able to discover this old man in advance. You are indeed teachable." The disheveled old man looked Xiao Se up and down, then picked his nose.
"Who are you, Senior?" Xiao Se stood up and bowed respectfully.
"My name is not worth mentioning. I am just very interested in the Medicinal Pill you gave this young girl. I smelled the pill fragrance from tens of thousands of miles away and came over," the old man pouted, his eyes fixed tightly on the Dingyan Pill in Xun'er's hand. His expression shifted, and his eyes were filled with such covetousness that he was practically drooling.
"Senior, if you like the Dingyan Pill, I can gift you a few." Xiao Se smiled indifferently, took a jade bottle from his storage ring, and tossed it to the old man.
From the old man's aura, Xiao Se sensed an energy several times stronger than that of the Two-Star Dou ShengPeak, Soul Scars, as well as Soul power that was no weaker than his own. Facing such an expert, who was very likely a Ninth Grade Golden PillAlchemist, a mere few Dingyan Pills were insignificant.
"You little fellow are quite an interesting person." The old man's gaze imperceptibly swept over the storage ring in Xiao Se's hand, then he began to examine the Dingyan Pill on his own, murmuring as he did so: "Wonderful. Wonderful. I didn't expect that these not-so-precious medicinal herbs, when mixed together, could actually have the effect of keeping one forever young."
The old man's furtive gaze naturally did not escape Xiao Se's eyes. He looked at the storage rings in his hand and asked Xun'er: "Xun'er, do you know this Senior?" He usually carried two storage rings: one was the high-grade you hai na ring obtained from Han Feng, and the other was an Intermediatestorage ring obtained from a cave behind the Xiao Family mountain, which was a relic of Luo Hansong.
Xun'er shook her head: "I haven't seen him before either, but I think I have guessed his identity."
As she spoke, Xun'er walked up to the old man, looked him up and down, and then said: "You must be Uncle Gu Dan!"
"Oh? Little girl, you know me?" Hearing this, the old man called Gu Dan put the Medicinal Pill into the jade bottle, looking somewhat surprised.
"It really is you. In the Gu Clan, you are the only Senior I do not know. I have heard my father speak of you before," Xun'er said with a smile.
Hearing Xun'er's words, Gu Dan's old face immediately fell: "So you are Gu Yuan that brat's daughter. What did he say about me? Did he say I don't like to bathe, or that I don't pay attention to personal hygiene, or that I spend all day holding a broken pill jar, acting like a beggar, and wandering the continent begging for food?"
Xun'er smiled and said: "Look at what you're saying. My father said you are the number one Alchemist of our Gu Clan. He often praises your extraordinary Alchemist skills and says that you are just unconcerned with trifles."
(End of Chapter)
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