Can You Please Not Tell Your Father?

"Xun'er? That's a lovely name."

"Th... thank you."

She raised her head slightly and stared at Yun Xi, who was half-crouched before her, utterly stunned.

How could someone be this handsome?

The thought made her little face flush red.

Seeing Xun'er's face suddenly turn crimson, even Yun Xi, with all his experience, had no idea what was going on.

Just as he was about to ask, the little girl before him suddenly vanished.

Yun Xi froze, then immediately realized what had happened and said indignantly, "Why did you leave without even saying goodbye?"

Inside the Bamboo House, several Gu Clan Elders sat cross-legged. Before them, Gu Yuan held Xun'er in his arms and channeled Dou Qi into her.

"Clan Leader, what happened to Xun'er?"

"How is Miss Xun'er?"

It turned out that after she had gone down the mountain, Gu Yuan still could not rest easy. So he had brought several Elders and secretly stood guard outside her Bamboo House to protect her.

But then, Xun'er, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly fainted. That was how the current scene came to be.

Her eyelashes trembled softly, her eyelids struggled, and Xun'er's eyes slowly opened, allowing the dim lamplight to stream in.

As she opened her eyes and looked around, one familiar face after another came into view.

"Father? And the Elders too—why are you all here?"

"Little girl, are you all right?" Gu Yuan asked gently.

"Father, I..."

Just as she was about to tell her father about the changes within the Heavenly Flame, her soul power suddenly stirred, and Yun Xi's voice entered her ears.

"Xun'er, don't tell anyone else about my existence. Otherwise, it may bring disaster upon your clan."

She froze for a moment. Before she had time to wonder why she could hear Yun Xi speaking, Xun'er immediately changed her words. "Don't worry, Father. I merely overused my soul power. It's nothing—I'll be fine after resting a while. You should take the Elders back and get some rest."

As Xun'er's father, Gu Yuan saw at a glance that she was hiding something. Narrowing his eyes slightly, he said, "Then let me examine you first. After all, you are the hope of our Gu Clan."

Xun'er was startled by those words. What if they discover Yun Xi?

"It's fine. With their strength, they still won't be able to discover me." Yun Xi's voice entered her mind once more.

Xun'er was startled again. "O... okay."

With that, Gu Yuan's spiritual power enveloped Xun'er as he carefully examined her body.

Half an hour passed. When no abnormalities were found, everyone finally left in relief. After all, Xun'er was extremely important to the Gu Clan.

Only Gu Yuan remained standing there, deep in thought.

"Go get some rest, Father. Didn't you already examine me? I only overused my soul power. I'll be fine after resting for a while." As she spoke, Xun'er pushed Gu Yuan toward the door...

"Ah, you little girl."

After closing the door, Xun'er leaned against its inner side. Once she sensed Gu Yuan's aura gradually moving farther away, she was finally completely relieved.

"Yun Xi? Yun Xi! Come out quickly."

She called several times in a row, but Yun Xi gave no response at all.

"Yun! Xi!" Just as Xun'er was about to get angry, his lazy voice finally entered her ears. "What is it, Xun'er?"

"Why can I talk to you even when you don't come out? Can other people hear it? And why can you know what I'm thinking? And, and, can you come out? And, and, who exactly are you? And, and..." Xun'er's curiosity was immense, and she intended to ask every question at once.

Before she could finish, Yun Xi's soul form drifted leisurely out of her body. "That was spiritual communication. I can hear whatever you think. Also, under normal circumstances, I can leave your body for brief periods. As for who I am, I'll tell you later. Due to certain special circumstances, I fused with the so-called Heavenly Flame within your body. You could say that I am now your Heavenly Flame."

Having answered all her questions, Yun Xi looked at the blank-faced Xun'er before him and could not help rubbing his temples. "Didn't you understand?"

Watching Yun Xi rub his temples, Xun'er nodded as if she understood, though not entirely. "I understood a little."

Yun Xi: (−_−)!!

"Oh, right. Why don't you want my father to know?" Xun'er asked innocently.

"Because it would bring countless troubles to your clan." Yun Xi looked at the innocent child before him and answered softly.

"But my father and the others are really powerful. They're all Dou Saints."

"Even Dou Saints won't do. They're still no match for me at my peak."

Xun'er looked at Yun Xi, who was clearly boasting, and silently opened the door.

Yun Xi was startled. "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to tell my father."

"I can make you an unparalleled expert!"

"I'm going to tell my father."

"I can let you dominate the continent!"

"I'm going to tell my father."

"As long as you let me devour Heavenly Flames, I can increase your strength!"

"I'm going to tell my father."

Yun Xi felt dizzy. "Can you please not tell your father?"

"I can," Xun'er said after thinking for a moment. "You can go tell him yourself."

Yun Xi: (−_−)!!

"Fine, you should just go tell your father."

Seeing Yun Xi compromise, Xun'er burst into laughter. "All right, all right, I'm not teasing you anymore. It's late, and I'm going to rest. I still have to refine the Heavenly Flame tomorrow."

"Refine me???" Yun Xi was dumbfounded.

The White-Robed Spear God, who had once stirred the winds and clouds across the Heavenly Profound Continent, was being seriously told by a little girl that she would refine him?

"Oh, right, you're my Heavenly Flame now! Hehe, then how am I supposed to refine you? Can you teach me?" Seeing the astonished expression on Yun Xi's face, Xun'er teased him mischievously.

Coming back to his senses, Yun Xi stared blankly at the secretly laughing Xun'er before slowly furrowing his brow.

He was now essentially the Golden Emperor Burning Flame. If Xun'er refined the Heavenly Flame, would she refine him along with it? But if she did not refine the Heavenly Flame, she would be unable to use it, and her path of growth would inevitably be severely hindered...

"Yun Xi? What's wrong?"

Seeing Yun Xi suddenly frown, Xun'er asked softly.

"It's nothing, little princess. Go get some rest. Tomorrow, I'll protect you while you refine the Heavenly Flame. Don't worry, it's very simple. Remember—don't tell your father!" Yun Xi said softly as he gently pinched her chubby little cheeks.

"Mm, all right." Xun'er nodded, allowing the white-robed man before her to knead her little face. After a moment of silence, she finally asked the last question. "Yun... Yun Xi, you said you're my Guardian Spirit. Does that mean you'll always stay by my side?"

Smiling faintly, Yun Xi released her soft cheeks and said firmly, "That's right. I will definitely always stay by little princess Xun'er's side."

Hearing the man's promise, Xun'er once again revealed her long-lost smile.

Watching the little girl before him, who was young yet exceptionally mature, Yun Xi silently added in his heart, I hope so...

Night had deepened, and the bright moonlight draped the earth in a silvery veil.

Seeing Xun'er asleep on the bed, still hugging her blanket, Yun Xi's gaze softened involuntarily.

"Ha..." Yun Xi suddenly let out a long sigh and drifted to the window. As he gazed at the bright full moon outside, his eyes gradually turned sharp.

He had inexplicably come back to life, and had inexplicably arrived in this unfamiliar world. Yun Xi himself found it all unreal.

As he recalled the scenes on the Heavenly Profound Continent, where everyone had plotted to kill him, they resurfaced vividly before his eyes. Yun Xi said coldly, "Heavenly Profound Continent... and the Saint Spirit Religion... just wait for me. Heaven gave me this chance at rebirth so that I could take my revenge."

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