I'm Really Not a Kindergarten Teacher!

Dugu Yan, who had been idly passing the time, suddenly lit up. She hopped down from her chair and ran toward someone on her Short Legs.

"Brother Pei!"

Pei An caught the flying Dugu Yan, deliberately staggering back a few steps and putting on an injured expression. "Ow, Yanyan, you hurt me."

Although Dugu Yan knew that Pei An was extraordinarily powerful, the little girl did not think that far.

Seeing Pei An like this, worry and guilt immediately appeared on her little face.

"Brother Pei, are you alright? It's all Yanyan's fault..."

Dugu Yan's delicate little face scrunched up.

Qian Renxue's silver-bell laughter rang out beside them. "Silly Yanyan, Brother Pei is teasing you."

Dugu Yan, who had lowered her head in guilt, immediately lifted her little face at those words.

What met her eyes was Pei An's faintly smiling face.

Realizing that she had been tricked, Dugu Yan's face immediately flushed crimson. Her cheeks puffed up high, making her look like a delicate little bun.

"Brother Pei, you're bad!"

The little girl looked angry, but she was only mildly angry.

If she were truly angry, she would not have said it so harmlessly.

If someone really made this girl angry, they would be greeted by all kinds of Azure Scaled Snake poison.

"Alright, alright, Older Brother is bad." Pei An smiled and pinched Dugu Yan's chubby little cheeks.

Mm, soft and springy. They felt wonderful.

"Only Buyao Gege can pinch them!" Dugu Yan protested indistinctly with her cheeks being squeezed.

Though she said that, her hands made no move to resist. Her eyes even narrowed slightly, without the slightest sign of unwillingness.

After teasing the little snake girl for a while, Pei An let her go.

Dugu Yan rubbed her little face, muttering, "Brother Pei is a big bad guy," but her expression still carried a trace of reluctance.

Before long, however, she was once again playing with Xue'er, whom she had not seen for so long.

"Elder Dugu, long time no see. What brings you here today?" Pei An greeted Dugu Bo with a light smile.

Bibi Dong, standing nearby, nodded slightly in greeting.

She was not particularly familiar with Dugu Bo. Their only connection had been through Pei An, so she merely maintained basic courtesy without seeming close.

Dugu Bo curled his lip. "This old man did not want to come to your place. If Yanyan had not been clamoring to come every day, this old man would never have come."

"You Pope sure have it easy. You vanished for half a year."

"This old man's ears have nearly been worn out by Yanyan these past six months."

Easy?

The corner of Pei An's mouth twitched slightly.

It did seem rather easy.

Of course, most people did not know the purpose of his and Bibi Dong's trip. They could only make all sorts of guesses.

As an Elder who was also close to Pei An, Dugu Bo was qualified to know.

However, his personality was solitary, and he had little contact with the others in Spirit Hall.

On top of that, he was rather awkward by nature and would never take the initiative to ask. Thus, he knew little more than the general public outside.

Dugu Bo had meant "easy" as a joke, but he had hit the mark.

The City of Slaughter might have been a hellish place for others, but to Pei An and Bibi Dong, it was nothing much.

After that grand slaughter upon entering the City of Slaughter, the other Fallen Ones avoided them like the plague, much less dared to provoke them.

There was simply no need to worry about danger to their lives.

Other than the poorer living conditions compared to outside, everything else was not much different.

Calling it easy was not entirely wrong.

"I really don't know what there is about you that makes Yanyan like you so much."

The jealousy in Dugu Bo's tone was practically overflowing.

Bibi Dong, beside him, nodded in agreement.

Indeed, A'an was simply far too popular with children.

Qian Renxue was like that, and so was Dugu Yan.

In fact, other children in Spirit Hall had also shown attachment after coming into contact with Pei An.

It was just that their status was insufficient, so Qian Renxue had always been the only child allowed to remain by Pei An's side.

Naturally, they did not know how alluring Pei An's life aura was to children.

They knew nothing else; they only knew that being around Pei An felt comfortable.

There was no need for polite small talk with Dugu Bo.

Pei An simply skipped the useless formalities and got straight to the point. "So Elder Dugu, you did not come here just because of Yanyan, did you?"

"Just say it. I'll do my best to accommodate you."

Pei An had seen Dugu Bo's unusual behavior at a glance.

If he had truly come because of Dugu Yan, he would not have acted this way after bringing her to Spirit Hall to play for a while.

That was enough to show that Dugu Bo had another matter to discuss.

This old poisoner was awkward and could not bring himself to speak. Rather than wait for him to prepare himself mentally, Pei An might as well bring it up directly.

Only then did Dugu Bo say, "It's nothing much. This old man merely wishes to ask your opinion."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Dugu Bo's expression shifted as he struggled with himself, as though making some kind of decision.

After a moment, he continued, "I discussed it with Yanyan's parents. We intend to send Yanyan to Spirit Hall to study by your side, Pope. I wonder if you would agree."

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, Pei An was briefly stunned, somewhat surprised. "You, a Granddaughter Fanatic, are willing to send Yanyan here?"

Dugu Bo's expression stiffened.

Pei An's words were stabbing right at his sore spot!

Was he willing to send Dugu Yan here to study?

As a top-tier Granddaughter Fanatic, Dugu Bo naturally could not bear to part with her.

But he had to admit that Yanyan would most likely have a brighter future by Pei An's side than by his own.

Although Pei An did not cultivate poison arts and seemed unable to teach Dugu Yan, whose martial soul was the Azure Scaled Snake, that was not actually the case.

Spirit Hall's Library Pavilion contained countless books on poison arts, and Porcupinefish Douluo's poison arts were also exceptional.

There would certainly be no problem if Pei An, as Pope, asked him to teach her a few things.

Besides, he was only sending Dugu Yan here to study. It was not as though he would never come to Spirit Hall again.

Coming by every so often to teach her some of the family's poison arts would be enough.

More importantly, Dugu Bo felt that Pei An seemed to possess some tremendous fortune.

His intuition told him that Yanyan would only fare better at Pei An's side than at his own.

It was precisely because Dugu Bo was such a Granddaughter Fanatic that he wanted to send Dugu Yan to Pei An despite his reluctance.

Taking another step back, even if she learned nothing extra, establishing a good relationship with Pei An would already be the greatest gain.

After all, this man was recognized throughout the Soul Master World as the future number one.

Dugu Bo had also been inspired by Ning Fengzhi.

If Ning Fengzhi could send his daughter here to become a disciple, why could Dugu Bo not send his granddaughter here?

When it came to his relationship with Pei An, Ning Fengzhi could not compare to him.

Dugu Yan had also stopped playing with Qian Renxue and looked at Pei An expectantly.

Pei An felt baffled.

Were they really treating him as a kindergarten teacher?

If he took in a few more, he could put on a Douluo Continent version of The Dragon King's Work Is Never Done!.