Fu Hua: "..."

"Strange, who put this stocking in her mouth? That's so unhygienic." Mom Hua angrily took out the drool-soaked black stocking and threw it into the trash can next to her.

The gray-haired girl's hand gently brushed against the fox-eared cat curled up in her arms like a kitten. In her dream, the fox purred contentedly and rubbed affectionately against Fu Hua's hand, clearly feeling very warm from the love from her mother.

Fu Hua glanced at the fat cat sleeping soundly beside her. This cat, like Crimson Kite's Wings, was always sticking to her and would occasionally steal things. When Xing woke up, she would have to discipline her pet.

Pardo was sleeping soundly, suddenly shivered.

A few days ago—

Because Bronya issued an unprecedented SSS-Rank emergency assembly notice, all members of the Fire-Chasing Squad who received it immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed to the base.

Kiana was the first to arrive, panting as she pointed at Bronya and demanded, "Hey, issuing emergency assembly notices is my prerogative, Bronya, did you steal my number?"

"Idiot Kiana, if it weren't for the fact that Sachi isn't interested in this kind of thing, you would have been dismissed from your post long ago."

"Huh? You... what you said seems to make a lot of sense." Kiana was about to refute when she suddenly remembered that the person who contributed the most to the Fire-Chasing Squad seemed to be Sachi.

They used Bronya's past as leverage to persuade her to join the squad and make up the minimum number of members.

After the Changkong City incident, he stepped forward to protect them.

With the unreasonable cheat code of "Bonded Weaponry", their team was able to have combat power comparable to S-class from the very beginning. Otherwise, they would not have been able to successfully defeat Chiyou and escape unscathed.

During the inspection and assessment, they were ambushed, but fortunately, despite their serious injuries, they fought against several powerful enemies and achieved the highest score in the simulated combat system, turning the tide of the battle.

Moreover, all the new members of the Fire-Chasing Squad, apart from the initial four, joined thanks to Xing's efforts.

Thinking of this, Kiana clenched her fists silently. She was a little unwilling to be left behind by the "younger brother" she considered her.

"Alright, stop spacing out. Although I don't know why Sister Mei voted you to be the captain when the Fire Moth Squad was formed, after spending so much time together, you've proven one thing to me—" Bronya gently patted her shoulder and smiled.

"Captain Kiana, you are qualified."

When assigning tasks, she doesn't choose based on her own preferences, but rather on various conditions, and she does her best to fulfill every role of the team leader. Bronya and the others have all noticed this.

Kiana pinched her cheek in disbelief and said, "Oh my god, Bronya actually praised me? Am I dreaming?"

"Heh, I guess it's because you've been so clumsy lately that I rarely praise you, right? Sit up straight, this incident concerns our dear Sachi. Oh, by the way, Kiana, come to my room sometime, I'm curious why Sachi is always so attentive to you."

For some reason, Kiana saw murderous intent in Bronya's eyes when she said the second half of her sentence.

Everyone rushed to the conference room—

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Kiana, who was sitting in the main seat, coughed lightly and got straight to the point. She gave Bronya a wink, and Bronya understood and turned on the conference room's projection screen.

"Everyone, the reason I've summoned you all today is because our friend, Kaslana, always seems to have some kind of accident when she goes out, and unsurprisingly, she's had another one this time." Bronya, wearing glasses and holding a pointer, walked onto the podium and explained the cause of the incident to everyone.

Kiana: "As expected, anyway, that lucky little brother of mine will definitely be fine."

Mei: "Let's make him some ginseng soup to help him recover when we get back."

Wendy: "Brother Xing didn't bring any new girls back, did he?"

Rosalia: "That sounds so exciting! I want to go too!"

Liliya: "Idiot, you'll probably die if you go."

Two Seele: "..."

Bronya calmly began her explanation. "Here's what happened. Principal Yuki and that pervert... cough, Miss Rita were having a pleasant vacation at Golden Ocean Park, and then... (she briefly recounted the lies Theresa and Rita had told Otto)"

When they heard that Sachi had unleashed the Divine Blessing Barrier with all her might, everyone present except Bronya tensed up, as they knew very well how much damage that would do to Sachi.

"And then what?!" everyone asked anxiously.

Bronya calmly pushed up her glasses. "Oh, don't worry, I'm just a little exhausted after releasing the virus, nothing serious."

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Bronya continued, "However, because of the full release of Judah, the power of the Stigmata within him became chaotic, causing some problems with his body—" At this point, Bronya secretly observed the expressions of the people below the stage and found that apart from Seele who awkwardly lowered their heads, Kiana and the others all looked worried.

"(Sure enough, Seele and Xingtong knew all along. Humph, they've gotten so bold, even daring to keep it from their older sister. I'll teach them a lesson when I get home tonight!)"

"You all know that Bronya has the ability to transform, right? She can turn herself into a beautiful older sister with a great figure and strong abilities." For some reason, Bronya's voice sounded a little sad.

"What... does this have to do with anything?" Wendy raised her hand, puzzled.

"Enough talk, just look at the pictures." Bronya silently projected the high-definition photos of Theresa onto the big screen. The room fell silent for a moment, then everyone except Mei let out a frenzied shout.

"Hey! "Mei shouted excitedly. It seems that Herrscher Mei has taken over the account again.

Then they began to discuss matters concerning Sachi's greatly diminished strength and transformation into a girl. Someone asked who would take care of Sachi now, and as a result, the group started fighting over the unequal distribution of spoils.

And so the scene from the previous chapter unfolded.

Congratulations to Fu Hua, who didn't participate in the competition, for winning the championship in this tournament! Let's give her a round of applause!

——Love Gate——

Mom Hua found a blanket, carefully picked up her sleeping daughter, wrapped her petite body in it, and then placed a pillow on her lap to make Xing Neng more comfortable.

Theresa, peering through the glass from outside the door, was completely bewildered. "..."

The Silly Mom took out a mirror and looked at her hair. Strange, it hadn't turned green, so why did she feel so uncomfortable?

The red-haired girl beside her gave a teasing look, squatted down and pressed her little head into her ample bosom, comforting her, "Don't think too much, Theresa. Little Xing is so cute, it's normal for her to want to do that."

Theresa forcefully pulled her head out from between those enormous breasts, staring at the two mounds of fat tightly stretched by her white shirt. Her face darkened instantly, and she rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Get lost!"

"Oh, are you angry? Don't worry, you'll be angry when you grow up. Ah, I'm sorry, I forgot that you and Little Xing won't grow up because of your genes..." The red-haired girl seemed to enjoy seeing Theresa's exasperated look, deliberately puffing out her proud figure. Her full breasts couldn't even be contained by her clothes, revealing a glimpse of snow-white skin at the collar, and a black mole on her right breast was clearly visible.

"Are you itching for a beating lately?!" Theresa angrily pulled out the Judas Blood Embrace Pseudo-Judas, intending to show her subordinate the consequences of insubordination, when she suddenly realized something. "You just said that Little Xing is like me?!"

"Hey, didn't I tell you before? According to feedback from the Schicksal Research Department, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Little Xing should be like you, her body will only grow to the size of a 12-year-old human at most." The red-haired girl looked surprised.

The Silly Mom put down her weapon and began to worry about her child's future spouse...

A tipsy Eden, holding a bottle of liquor, stared blankly at Fu Hua in the room. She turned to the two of them and said, "I'm also very interested in that child. Can I have some time alone with her?"

"Sure, Little Xing, but I'll take Xiaoxing with me first." Theresa didn't have time to think about why she was interested in the rigid Fu Hua. She went into the house and snatched her daughter back from Fu Hua's arms. Mom Hua didn't stop her much when she saw it was her, but she was a little regretful that she hadn't been able to touch her daughter more...

Upon waking, Crimson Kite's Wings instinctively recognized its master and chased after him, leaving only the fast-sleeping Cang Little Xuan and Pardo behind. Fu Hua affectionately wiped the drool from Little Xuan's mouth and was about to continue flipping through the "Parenting Handbook" she had bought a few days ago when a mature woman reeking of alcohol walked in.

"You, you are?!" The moment Fu Hua saw Eden, her pupils contracted sharply. Memories that even Feather Crossing Dust couldn't forget surged from the depths of her heart. Before she could recover from the shock of seeing her old friend who should have been dead, the drunken Eden forced her to drink a whole bottle of strong liquor. "Ha, Hua, still the same as always. You're really not cute at all in this outfit~ Do you want me to design a few more clothes for you?"

"Oh no! It's Eden in a drunken state, we're doomed! "Fu Hua thought in despair.

Pardo, who had been woken up by the noise, opened her sleepy eyes, rubbed them with her paws in a daze, and after confirming that she hadn't mistaken someone for someone else, she stopped worrying about hiding her identity and pounced on her in human form.

"Sister Eden! I've missed you so much!"

"Oh, it's Little Pardo! She's still so energetic!"

"Pardo?! Am I dreaming? Where did you come from...?"

The three of them were exchanging feelings—

P. S.: To ensure Xing's personal safety, the cat consciously omitted the process of having the tattoo implanted.

"I see. So you thought I was dead because I hadn't come back." Eden swirled his wine glass, savoring the fine wine that brought him back to them.

"So, you were attracted by a strange song, then knocked unconscious, and then preserved in the modern world in some special way..." Fu Hua frowned in thought, wondering who could have done it.

"There's no need to dwell on the past, because it's already lost its meaning. Isn't it the greatest miracle that the three of us can reunite here now?" Eden smiled and raised his glass, sharing a drink with them.

"Hehe, it's all thanks to Little Xing. He took us in and helped Sister Eden. Most importantly, he's also the child of Boss Kevin and Sister Hua... Hey hey hey! Sister Hua, I was wrong, don't hit me!" The reckless Pardo got her face rubbed mercilessly by Fu Hua.

"Little Xing's bloodline of Kevin is already very faint, but it's enough for him to awaken that power. But speaking of which, Pardo, you've always been by my side all along? And, Little Xing knew all along..." Fu Hua looked at Pardo with complicated eyes, a mix of sorrow and joy.

"Hey, Little Xing said this might stimulate your brain, so he told me not to reveal my true form to you for the time being. I'm really sorry for causing Sister Hua so much trouble before. By the way, Little Xing said that last time when he was fighting that Chiyou, he accidentally activated the Zeroth Power of Feather Crossing Dust and obtained your memories, so you don't have to worry about anything."

"Huh? So that means..." Fu Hua's expression suddenly became interesting, "He actually knew I was his... We actually both knew each other's situation, but we were just pretending not to know?!"

Good heavens! The usually carefree fairy is suddenly a little apprehensive. Will Little Xing think that she is a failed mother compared to Theresa?

I should probably reread that parenting guide more often these days...

Eden noticed her worry and patted her shoulder with a smile. "Don't worry, I asked Little Xing, and she said she's very satisfied with you as her mother. But she also said she hopes you won't be so rigid and will learn to be more flexible. Oh, right, this time it was all thanks to Xing's return to form that we were able to turn the tide. Would you like to admire your daughter's heroic demeanor? She's surpassed her mother in skill!"

Fu Hua gave her a resentful look. Through the conversation just now, she already knew that her son turning into a daughter was inextricably linked to Eden. What was even more outrageous was that Eden actually wanted to kidnap Xing. This... in general terms, it was not impossible.

"Yay! We've never even seen Sister Hua in Little Xing's form before!" Pardo excitedly rushed over, her heterochromatic eyes fixed on Eden's tablet, then widened in surprise. "Wow, it's huge..."

Fu Hua almost lost control of herself; otherwise, she would have sent Pardo to her death on the spot with a single punch.

"Hehe~" Seeing Fu Hua's reaction, Eden couldn't help but laugh. Facing her resentful gaze, Eden awkwardly turned his head away and quickly changed the subject. "She's very outstanding, isn't she? She defeated the Judgment Class Honkai Beast you sealed five thousand years ago, rescued Cang Xuan Dan Zhu from her thousand years of loneliness, and even activated the Armed Doll they left for you. Aren't you proud of her?"

"Yes, yes, Little Xing even saved Ling! And the heroic deeds Little Xing performed would have been considered outstanding in our time..." Pardo proudly puffed out her chest.

"No, it's precisely because she's so outstanding that I'm worried." Fu Hua sighed, her eyes filled with deep concern. "You have to understand, the person who performed these heroic deeds is only an 11-year-old child."

Upon hearing this, Eden and Pardo both fell silent, and they both thought of Griseo.

"She is exceptionally talented, but her fate is like mine. She has repeatedly encountered crises, but she has always managed to turn danger into safety at crucial moments and become stronger. However—" Fu Hua sighed again, "Her luck in surviving desperate situations and her rapidly increasing strength are also a double-edged sword. This has made her personality mature quickly and she wants to take on more responsibility. If this continues, I am afraid that something will happen to her one day."

"A mature personality does not mean that her mind has grown in the same way. If powerful strength is not controlled by a matching mindset, it will only harm herself and those around her."

"I don't know what Little Xing is thinking, but I can feel it, I can feel it deeply. She has deep feelings for me, for everyone, and for everyone around her who loves her and whom she is willing to love in return. She is willing to pay any price to protect those she cherishes, even if it means giving up her life."

Fu Hua's voice turned heavy, and her eyes revealed sorrow, "Little Xing really doesn't cherish herself."

"When I first taught her the Cun Xin Fist Style, even though I held back, Little Xing would still show a pained expression when I punched her and beg me to go easy on her. But later, I discovered something: no matter how much force I used, Little Xing would no longer react when I hit her."

"She's already used to the pain."

As she spoke, Fu Hua's body trembled slightly, and tears welled up in her eyes. Eden and Pardo gently held her trembling hands.

"I asked her if it hurt, and she said that such a minor injury couldn't hurt her anymore. Indeed, her self-healing ability gave her the confidence to face any harm. But, aren't people always afraid of pain?"

I will bear the pain; you only need to enjoy the good things.

Because that's the life you should have had.

"I'm sure that in battle, she will be just like Kalpas..."

"She must be exhausted after going through so many things, but she never wants to stop. If this continues, I'm really afraid that Xing will collapse one day. I'm really scared..."

Fu Hua couldn't continue speaking and lowered her head to sob. The two gently comforted her.

"So, this is also a good thing for Little Xing. Now that the power of the Stigmata and the physique of the Fusion Warrior have temporarily disappeared, Little Xing won't be so reckless in battles. Eden, let her be your idol for a while, just consider it a vacation for her, and a chance to calm her mind..."

"Oh dear, speaking of which, that child made a very interesting bet with me~" Eden revealed a meaningful smile.

However, when Mom Hua saw her daughter singing passionately on stage, all she wanted to do was strangle Eden.

——Love Gate——

Wearing gloves, Rita rummaged through the trash can and pulled out a soaking wet black stocking, then held it to her nose and sniffed it with ecstasy.

—Love Gate again—

Fortunately, she slowly woke up from her Silly Mom's lap. Touching the back of her neck, which was a little cold, she was relieved that she hadn't been tied up and stuffed with some strange toys when a pair of heavy things blocked her view.

Theresa curled her lip in disdain, then turned away, tears of envy streaming down her face.

"Oh, you're awake? How are you feeling, little one?" The red-haired girl patted her head and laughed heartily, revealing a clear black mole on her right breast.

Xing's eyes widened. "You, who are you?!"