Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start

Xiao Xi'er immediately understood. Excitedly swinging her little legs, she deftly straddled Xiao Ling's shoulders, her short legs hooked around either side of his neck. Her tiny hands did not forget to tug at his ears as she cheered brightly.

"Giddyup! Daddy, run faster!"

"Little ancestor, tug more gently! Your daddy isn't here for you to toss around like this!"

A faint tug of pain came from his ears, making Xiao Ling bare his teeth. Though he complained aloud, his hands firmly supported his daughter's calves, afraid she might lose her balance and fall.

Then he began walking, carrying the little girl on his shoulders as he slowly circled the courtyard. Every now and then, he deliberately swayed his body, making Xiao Xi'er laugh so hard she rocked back and forth. Her crisp laughter filled the entire courtyard.

Under a nearby corridor pillar, Medusa's eyes had already curved with laughter. Her usually cold, beautiful face was now awash with softness. She raised a hand to cover the corner of her lips, her shoulders trembling faintly, while the laughter in her eyes nearly overflowed.

Even Qing Lin, normally so poised, laughed until she could barely straighten up. One hand braced against the pillar while the other covered her stomach, and even her eyes glistened with tears from laughing. Her gaze upon the scene was filled with pure delight.

Who could have imagined that Xiao Ling, renowned throughout the Middle Continent for his steady and reserved conduct, could have such a slightly comical side?

Usually, he never let his emotions show. A faint sense of distance always lingered around him, as though nothing in the world could disturb his heart.

Yet only when facing this little ancestor of his would he cast off all his nobility and detachment, willingly indulging her wild