"...Adopt me?"
At the little building by the lake, Xiao Yao looked strangely at Second Blade Emperor standing before her... Wen Duo was beside him as well.
She instinctively looked at this man who had caused her so much psychological trauma lately—an evil brute who seemed like a ferocious beast wearing Human Skin, with not the slightest notion of showing mercy to women!
"That's right. This is the adoption paperwork. If there's no problem, sign it." Second Blade Emperor got straight to the point. "I'll take you into the inner circle of South Heaven Gate. The conditions there are good, and no one will bully you."
"Let me sort this out..." Xiao Yao frowned and pondered. "You said you're my uncle, and my biological mother is your younger sister... You're called Second Blade Emperor, and my birth mother is called Second What?"
"Yanzi and I aren't related by blood." Second Blade Emperor calmly explained, "We grew up together at Tenglong Welfare Institute. But all the children there were brothers and sisters."
"...Fine, I'll assume you're my older maternal uncle." Xiao Yao remained half-convinced. "Did my birth mother give birth to me very early?"
"Age isn't an issue in the cultivation world." Second Blade Emperor's tone was firm. "In any case, you must come with me today. I failed to take good care of Yanzi, so I'll make it up to you and do my best to give you a normal life."
Xiao Yao had been making her way around White Tiger Street for over two years, and she had developed a strong wild streak. She sneered, "What, you're making me sound like I'm not a normal person?"
Old Wen raised an eyebrow. This girl indeed couldn't be considered a normal human. He thoughtfully glanced at Second Blade Emperor... Since she