"The time is almost up."
Those five short words instantly cooled the lively atmosphere in the hall. The smiles on the women's faces froze, their beautiful eyes filling with unbearable reluctance and worry.
"Husband, take care!"
"You have to come back safely!"
"We'll wait for you!"
The women gathered around him, softly reminding him, their voices choked with emotion.
Mo Lin nodded heavily, his gaze passing over each of his lovely wives' faces as though he wanted to carve their features into the depths of his soul.
He embraced Cai Lin, Yun Yun, and the others in turn. When it was finally Ya Fei's turn, he tightly held her slender yet supple waist, lowered his head, and kissed her smooth forehead. With a low chuckle, he said, "Wait for me."
Ya Fei's beautiful eyes brimmed with affection as she nodded hard, countless words becoming a single sentence. "Be careful in everything."
At last, he bent down, intending to give his daughter Xi'er's rosy little face one final kiss. However, just as he lowered his head toward her—
A sudden change occurred!
Little Lingxi seemed to have keenly sensed that her father was about to leave again. Her little mouth puckered, and the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline she had inherited from Cai Lin, already awakened within her, suddenly began to surge violently out of control!
Nine-colored light flashed brilliantly around her body. She was instantly enveloped in radiance, and in the next moment, the light receded. The adorable little girl was gone, replaced by a tiny snake barely a foot long, its body covered in crystalline nine-colored scales. It was so cute that it made hearts tremble!
The moment the little nine-colored snake appeared, a trace of confusion flashed through her lively seven-colored snake eyes. Then she immediately locked onto