First update today: Chapter 1701! 1/3!
"Yuanbao, are you really not coming back with us?" Several Phoenix Race experts asked with worried expressions.
Yuanbao, who was using fruit specially supplied by the Phoenix Race to coax little Nilan, smiled upon hearing this. "Aunties, don't worry. Brother Kun is here to protect me, so I'll be fine. Right, Brother Kun?"
Before Xu Kun could speak, Nilan, who had already been won over by sugar-coated treats in Yuanbao's arms, immediately raised her hand. "I'll protect Sister Yuanbao too."
Yuanbao happily rubbed Nilan's golden hair. The more she looked at the adorable little girl, the more she liked her. Unlike a certain flirtatious fox, who only knew how to make her unhappy.
The Phoenix Race experts exchanged looks for a moment, then nodded.
"Azure Phoenix Crown Prince, since Lady Yuan insists on staying, we'll have to trouble you to look after her."
"No problem. As long as she doesn't cause trouble, as long as I'm around, nothing will happen to her." Xu Kun gave Yuanbao a meaningful look, but she ignored him completely. Her eyes held only Nilan, who was giggling at her teasing, as if she had not understood a word Xu Kun said.
Was her maternal instinct overflowing?
The Phoenix Race experts took their leave, leaving only the three of them behind.
After finding a scenic spot with clear waters and green mountains, the two girls ran off to play while Xu Kun solemnly took out the box. The box itself was nothing special, and he easily opened it.
Inside lay half of a damaged Book of Life and Death.
Xu Kun took out the general outline and put it away. This half of the Book of Humanity immediately fused with the few remaining pages he already possessed.
The Book