"Waaah... Big Brother..."
A burst of crying suddenly rang out, interrupting the standoff between Yan Kuan and the Undying Heavenly Emperor. The Chaos vortex rapidly vanished. The Undying Heavenly Emperor was also deeply wary of certain presences here.
Yan Kuan lowered his head and saw a little girl beneath several Undying Divine Trees planted side by side. She was rubbing her large eyes and sobbing softly, having just awakened from sleep.
She was as adorable as a porcelain doll, crystalline tears hanging from her face. It was Xiao Nannan. Ever since the Empress had formed an immortal cocoon and entered a state of transformation, Xiao Nannan had become extremely sleepy, sometimes sleeping for one or two years at a time.
"Big Brother, Big Brother, Nannan is scared..."
When Xiao Nannan looked up and saw Yan Kuan before her, her tiny body trembled as she climbed into his arms.
Yan Kuan lovingly stroked Xiao Nannan's head and said gently, "Big Brother is here. Nannan, don't be afraid."
Tears welled in the little girl's large eyes. Timidly clutching his sleeve, she stared at his strands of white hair and cried, "Big Brother, your hair has turned white again. Nannan is scared. I'm scared that one day, you'll leave me."
"Nannan, don't worry. Big Brother won't."
Yan Kuan smiled and shook his head. His white hair drifted lightly before turning jet-black. Though he had entered his twilight years this time, he did not look old. Despite his head full of white hair, he still appeared to be a young man.
"Mm. Big Brother, you must remember. Don't leave Nannan."
The little girl rubbed against his robe, wiped away her tears, and looked at him pitifully.
Yan Kuan nodded repeatedly and promised her.
After waking this time, Xiao Nannan had become even more dependent