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Inside the main hall.

Soul Emperor, dressed in white robes, sat in the seat of honor. He wore a smile, though whether it was sincere or merely feigned was unknown.

Below him on the left sat a man in black robes, also smiling. Beneath the black-robed man sat a little child around four years old. She wore a green dress and had her hair tied into two buns. She was quite adorable, a standard little loli.

The kind of adorable that started at three years and went all the way up to the death penalty.

Her round, wide eyes occasionally looked toward the doorway, her little face full of anticipation, as though she were waiting for something.

At that moment, a white-clad youth slowly entered the hall. He walked at an unhurried pace, carrying a bearing that none of his peers possessed.

Simply standing there, he made others feel that he was a genius, a monster. No one needed to say it aloud.

At the sight of the youth in white, Soul Emperor's face filled with satisfaction. He had watched Hun Xiu's growth over the past two years.

This son of his was growing more and more like him, especially in that monstrous talent. It was practically inherited from him.

In two years, without using a single cultivation pill or resource from the clan, he had become a Dou Emperor simply by absorbing the Dou Qi of heaven and earth.

Such cultivation talent could only be called monstrous, freakish.

The aura he exuded, all of it had been inherited from him. This was a son who had inherited all of his strengths.

Given time, he would surely become a peak existence of the continent, just like him.

A son should be like Xiu'er!

Of course, that depended on whose seed he had come from.

Even without Soul Emperor's introduction, the black-robed man knew who this white-clad youth was.

Wasn't this the son-in-law he favored? The black-robed man was Gu Yuan, Clan Head of the Gu Clan. As for the little loli in green, everyone watching likely knew her identity as well.

Other than Hun Xiu, the son-in-law he favored, who else possessed such an aura?

Gu Yuan's eyes lit up, and he nodded in satisfaction. After two years, this child had become even more outstanding.

Just like his name: Hun Xiu. Outstanding indeed.

He glanced at the little one from his own family and found her staring fixedly at Hun Xiu with her round eyes, looking utterly smitten.

He could not help sighing inwardly. They are both descendants of Ancient Clans, so why is the difference so great?

He looked at Soul Emperor again and muttered inwardly, I'm not inferior to Soul Emperor in any way. Why is the gap between our children so enormous?

"Alas..."

"Excellent children all belong to other families. What even is this thing from my own family?"

The moment Hun Xiu entered the hall, the adorable little one stared at her horse—no, her big brother—with star-filled round eyes that sparkled brightly.

So it really is him? He has become so handsome. I wonder if he is still willing to be my horse?

"Father!"

Hun Xiu walked to the center of the hall and stopped, then gave Soul Emperor, seated above him, a slight bow.

"Xiu'er, you have finally arrived. This is Gu Yuan, Clan Head of the Gu Clan, and also your future Father-in-law. Why haven't you greeted him?" Soul Emperor introduced Gu Yuan with a smile.

"Father-in-law."

Hun Xiu did not hesitate. He promptly gave Gu Yuan a slight, respectful bow.

Who was Gu Yuan?

Like his father, Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan was a peak Nine-Star Dou Saint. Hun Xiu did not dare show him the slightest disrespect.

Especially since Gu Yuan now bore the title of his future Father-in-law, he dared not be disrespectful in the slightest.

"Good."

Seeing Hun Xiu treat him with such respect, Gu Yuan was greatly pleased and felt even more certain that he had made the right decision.

This child was a dragon among men.

With Gu Yuan's discernment, there were very few people who could catch his eye and earn a single word of praise from him.

And his opinion of Hun Xiu was far more than one word of "good" could encompass. Though he said only "good" aloud, inwardly, he was exceedingly satisfied.

If he could give a score—

With ten being full marks—

Gu Yuan would give him a nine without the slightest hesitation. As for why he would not give full marks, and where that single point had gone despite Hun Xiu being so outstanding—

He feared that if he gave him full marks, the boy would grow arrogant. So he held something back. He gave him a nine aloud, but full marks in his heart.

Among the Ancient Clans, many gifted monsters had fallen because of arrogance.

He did not want Hun Xiu to become one of them. He held high expectations for Hun Xiu; otherwise, he would not have formed a marriage alliance with the Hun Clan by betrothing his only daughter to him.

"Xiu'er, now that you have met your Father-in-law, do you know who this little one is?" After introducing Gu Yuan, Soul Emperor began introducing Gu Xun'er.

His future daughter-in-law.

Though she was still young, she was already so adorable. Once she grew up, she would surely be as soft and lovely as her mother.

After all, if she was adorable as a child, how bad could she turn out when she grew up?

"Hm?"

Only after hearing Soul Emperor's words did Hun Xiu notice the little loli in green.

He looked at her, his face full of confusion.

She looked at him, her face full of anticipation.

At that moment, neither Soul Emperor nor Gu Yuan spoke. They simply let the two little ones look at each other.

"Big brother... horse... so great."

Seeing the confusion in Hun Xiu's eyes, Gu Xun'er could not help imitating her tone from two years ago and giving him a crisp reminder.

"You..."

Upon hearing Gu Xun'er's reminder, Hun Xiu's pupils contracted slightly. He looked at her, clearly shocked.

His memories returned to two years ago. Gu Yuan had visited the Gu Clan then, bringing along a little child who had been adorable beyond measure.

Especially those chubby cheeks that made one want to pinch and knead them. Once he started pinching and kneading, he could no longer stop. He could not bear to let go, nor could he stop himself.

In the end, he had kneaded her until she cried.

To coax her, he had played horse and let her ride on his back. She stopped crying.

Back then, she had smiled and said, "Big brother... horse... so great."

Thinking back on it now, it felt as though it had happened only yesterday.

He came back to his senses and looked at the little loli before him, dressed in green with two buns in her hair. She gradually overlapped with the little child from two years ago, and he reached a shocking conclusion that he could scarcely believe.

He asked in a trembling voice, "You are... Xun'er?"

He remembered that "Xun'er" had been a boy. After all, how could such an adorable little child possibly have been a girl? Other than a boy, what else could that child have been? Yet the person before him was clearly dressed as a girl. He found it hard to believe that this was his Xun'er.

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