Why Didn't Daddy Come Back?

She thought that after getting rid of Tang San, she could live a peaceful life, but she didn't expect that even without Tang San, there would be other people.

Qian Xunji reached out and pressed the back of her head, pulling her tightly into his arms.

"It's alright, Dad's here."

Qian Renxue lifted her head from his embrace, her eyes red-rimmed. "Dad... is Uncle dead?"

Qian Xunji did not answer; his gaze was fixed on the distance.

Ling Yuan knelt beside Bibi Xi, blood already congealing into scabs between her fingers.

Her eyes were open, but her pupils had completely lost their luster, like a body whose soul had been emptied, kneeling there motionless.

Qian Xunji released Qian Renxue and walked step by step to Bibi Xi's corpse.

Ling Yuan heard footsteps and slowly raised her head.

Her face was covered with dried tear tracks, and no more tears could flow from her eyes, but the light in her eyes turned from deathly stillness to rage after she recognized Qian Xunji.

She jumped to her feet, trembling all over. "Brother-in-law... I'm going to kill them! I'm going to kill them!"

"Don't be impulsive." Qian Xunji pressed down on her shoulder. "I have a way to save Xiao Xi."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yuan's body stiffened abruptly.

She Big Eye at Qian Xunji, as if she had grabbed a rope in the darkness.

"What... what method?"

Qian Xunji took out a transparent glass bottle from the Angel Ring.

This is a soul-storing bottle given to him by the system when he completed the task of being a foster father. It can store the soul of a recently deceased person and then use divine power to reshape their physical body after he becomes a god.

Qian Daoliu stood to the side, his gaze fixed on the bottle. "What is this bottle?"

"This is Soul Storage Bottle."

Qian Xunji crouched down and held the bottle opening to Bibi Xi's forehead. "You can store your soul inside and protect it from dissipation."

"Once Dong'er becomes a god—or after I become a god—we can resurrect him."

Upon hearing these words, Ling Yuan saw hope.

"Really? It's really possible to be resurrected?"

"Yes, but only if his soul doesn't dissipate. Now let go of me and let me lure him out."

Ling Yuan immediately released her grip, took two steps back, covered her mouth with both hands, and waited anxiously.

Qian Xunji placed his palm on Bibi Xi's cool forehead, and the Divine Light Power slowly penetrated into his Sea of Consciousness.

A moment later, a wisp of white light emerged from Bibi Xi's brows; it was his soul.

Qian Xunji carefully guided the points of light, guiding them one by one into the Soul Storage Bottle.

The light slowly gathered inside the bottle, eventually condensing into a curled-up human-shaped figure of light and shadow, quietly suspended in the center of the bottle, like a sleeping baby.

Qian Xunji plugged the bottle and handed the Soul Storage Bottle to Ling Yuan.

Ling Yuan held the bottle in both hands, looking down at the sleeping soul inside. Tears silently streamed down her cheeks and dripped onto the bottle.

Qian Xunji stood up and instructed the bishop behind him, "Find an ice-attribute Soul Master to freeze and store Bibi Xi's body. Her body must not decay before she is resurrected."

The bishop accepted the order and left.

A moment later, an ice-attribute Soul Saint arrived quickly. She released a freezing Soul Skill, slowly covering Bibi Xi's entire body with ice, completely sealing him inside the ice.

Qian Xunji turned around and gave a series of instructions to the medical Soul Master on the city wall.

All healing and support Soul Master immediately began to treat the wounded, with the seriously injured being transferred to the Pope Palace Medical Hall first.

All the Soul Guidance Cannon that were destroyed on the city wall were replaced with new equipment cannon barrels.

The engineering corps immediately repaired the damaged parts of the city gate and city wall.

Medical Soul Master carried stretchers and moved back and forth on the city wall, while engineers carried stones and iron parts and surged toward the city gate.

At this moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo walked up to him. "I'll keep watch here; you all go back and discuss countermeasures."

Qian Xunji nodded. With Golden Crocodile Douluo watching over the city gate, he felt much more at ease.

He led Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, and several elders, then turned and headed towards the Spirit Hall.

Outside the main gate of the Spirit Hall, Bi Xiaoxiao, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, Bi Dashan, and Liu Xiulan were all waiting on the steps.

Bi Xiaoxiao stood at the very front, her eyes red, her little hands tightly clutching the hem of her clothes.

"Grandma, will everyone be alright? Will Mom and Dad come back?"

Liu Xiulan squatted down and hugged her granddaughter.

"Of course I will, Xiao Xiao, don't worry."

Qian Xunji led the group to the main gate of the Spirit Hall.

Bi Xiaoxiao stood at the top of the steps, tiptoeing, desperately searching through the crowd.

She saw her uncle, her cousin Qian Renxue, her grandfather Qian Daoliu and several elders, and her mother.

Mom walked at the very back, holding a sparkly bottle in her hands, looking dejected, and Dad was not beside her.

"Mother!"

Bi Xiaoxiao let go of Liu Xiulan's hand and ran towards Ling Yuan with her short legs, but slowed down when she got there.

She looked up at her mother's swollen eyes and sorrowful expression, and the expectation on her little face gradually turned into fear.

"Mom... where's Dad? Why hasn't Dad come back?"

Ling Yuan squatted down and pulled her daughter into her arms with her right hand.

"Your father... your father might not be coming back for the time being."