A Simple Task of Compassion

Today's second update: Chapter 698! 2/3!

"What kind of madness are you spouting?!" Lux snapped angrily.

Nilan panicked too, tightly hugging Ezreal's leg. "Daddy, don't you want Lanlan anymore? Lanlan doesn't want to leave you!"

"Be good, Lanlan. Daddy is doing this for your own good!"

"No, I don't want to!" Nilan said stubbornly.

Ezreal's face was full of helplessness.

Xu Kun snapped out of his daze and looked at Nilan uncertainly. "Lanlan... can she still leave the Haotian Pagoda?"

"In theory, yes, but it has to be before Lanlan turns eighteen and awakens her talent!"

Xu Kun had noticed it too. Though both Nilan and Shen-bao looked like little girls, Shen-bao merely had the body of one. Nilan was a genuine little girl!

One who had been born inside the Haotian Pagoda, had yet to come of age, and had not awakened her talent...

A little girl!

Unexpectedly, Lux pulled Nilan into her arms and said furiously, "I won't allow anyone to take my daughter away from me!"

"Dear, calm down!" Ezreal insisted.

"No, I can't calm down! Our family of three is perfectly fine together. Why would you think of sending Lanlan away?"

Lux was like an enraged lioness now, fiercely protecting her cub.

Facing Lux, who was nearly hysterical, Ezreal remained remarkably calm.

"The first time was when Lanlan was three. A blizzard struck the City of Glaciers, food was scarce, and corpses of the starved lay everywhere. Our entire family nearly died from hunger. That time, you and I braved the wind and snow. As natives without any equipment, we gave everything we had just to kill enough food to survive the harsh winter. Lanlan nearly froze to death with us because of it!"

"The second time was when Lanlan was seven. Monsters attacked the