"Don't worry, I won't kill you."
Hearing that, Xiao Wu was so moved she nearly cried!
She rubbed against Xue Bingchen's thigh even more enthusiastically, coquettishly saying in a sickeningly sweet voice:
"Thank you, Daddy~ Daddy's the best~"
Feeling the soft sensation against his thigh, Xue Bingchen's mouth twitched, and he quickly pulled his leg away.
"Alright, alright, cut it out."
Xue Bingchen waved a hand, deciding to drop a bombshell.
"Since you've called me Daddy, I can't be stingy either. When the time comes, I'll give you a gift."
"This gift can completely conceal the Soul Beast aura on you! As long as you wear it, even a Title Douluo standing right before you won't be able to see through your Soul Beast form!"
"What?!"
Hearing that, Xiao Wu was completely stunned!
Conceal a Soul Beast aura?!
Even a Title Douluo couldn't see through it?!
This was something she had dreamed of—something she had not even dared to imagine in her dreams!
She had risked her life to come to the human world, and what she feared most was having her true form discovered by those Title Douluo lurking in the shadows!
And now, this Daddy she had only just acknowledged had casually promised her such a heaven-defying treasure?!
Tears streamed down Xiao Wu's face. The little grievance and fear in her heart instantly vanished, replaced by endless admiration and gratitude toward Xue Bingchen!
"Wuwuwu... Daddy, you're so good to me! Xiao Wu is so touched I'm about to cry!"
Xiao Wu wiped her tears away, raised her little face, and asked expectantly:
"Daddy, may I know your esteemed name?"
At that.
Xue Bingchen gave her an indifferent glance and spoke three words:
"Xue Bingchen."
"Wow!"
Xiao Wu immediately said in an extremely fawning tone:
"Xue Bingchen! What a wonderful name! Daddy's name is just like you—noble, cold, handsome..."
Listening to Xiao Wu's utterly shameless flattery, Xue Bingchen's face darkened.
"..."
"Alright, shut up." Xue Bingchen interrupted her speechlessly.
"Um..."
Xiao Wu's eyes spun as she suddenly thought of something. Tugging on Xue Bingchen's sleeve, she said in an exceedingly pitiful tone:
"Daddy, do I have to go to that shabby work-study dormitory tonight? I heard it's full of filthy little brats."
"I want... I want to live with Daddy."
Looking into Xiao Wu's watery eyes, Xue Bingchen let out a helpless sigh.
"Let's go."
Xue Bingchen turned and headed toward the back mountain.
Only after following Xue Bingchen to the luxurious private villa did Xiao Wu realize that her newly acquired Daddy was actually living in the dean's mansion on the back mountain!
Seeing the magnificent, fully furnished villa before her, Xiao Wu's eyes lit up!
"Wow! It's so luxurious!"
Xiao Wu cheered excitedly in her heart:
This is definitely ten thousand times better than that stupid work-study dormitory! Following Daddy really means meat to eat!
The next morning.
The sun shone brightly, and birds sang amid fragrant flowers.
Tang San got up early. After washing up, he went to the back mountain of Notting Academy, his heart filled with excitement and reverence, intending to visit his godlike master.
However.
The moment Tang San approached the gates of that luxurious villa, the sight before him made his eyes widen instantly!
A little girl dressed in pink, wearing her signature rabbit-ear hair accessory and sporting a long scorpion braid, was skipping out of the villa!
Her long scorpion-tail braid swayed back and forth with every hop, making her look especially adorable and lively.
"This... this girl came out of Master's house?!"
Tang San's mind short-circuited, and stormy waves surged in his heart. Could she... could she be Master's wife?!
"No! That's impossible!"
Tang San immediately rejected that absurd thought:
"She clearly looks about the same age as me! Even if Master had that kind of... special preference, he couldn't possibly choose someone this young, right?!"
While Tang San's mind was running wild.
Xiao Wu, who had just stepped out the door, also noticed Tang San standing some distance away.
She stopped, tilted her head to examine the plainly dressed little boy with a flat-top haircut, and suddenly remembered what Xue Bingchen had mentioned to her last night.
"Hey!"
Xiao Wu waved to Tang San with familiar ease and called out in a mature, authoritative tone:
"You're Tang San, right? My daddy's disciple?"
"What?!"
"Daddy?!"
Hearing those two words, Tang San was struck as though by lightning, his whole body freezing in place!
He stared wide-eyed at the adorable little girl before him, feeling as though his worldview had suffered an unprecedented blow!
"She actually called Master... Daddy?!"
"Then doesn't that mean... doesn't that make her like me?!"
Tang San fell into deep thought. No, that doesn't seem right! I'm a disciple, while she's a daughter... Doesn't that mean I have to call her... Little Martial Aunt?!
Tang San had never imagined that his cold, mysterious, overwhelmingly powerful master would have such an adorable daughter who even seemed a little scatterbrained!
Why did this script feel more and more wrong?!
Sunlight spilled before the villa on Notting Academy's back mountain, coating the luxurious building in a layer of gold.
Tang San stood there in a daze for several seconds before finally recovering from the enormous psychological whiplash of "Master's wife" becoming "Martial Aunt."
He took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, then stepped forward and cupped his hands toward Xiao Wu, who was holding a watering can and preparing to water the flowers. He struck up a conversation with her politely.
After a brief exchange, Tang San learned that the rabbit-eared, mischievous-looking little girl before him was named Xiao Wu.
What surprised him even more was that Xiao Wu was not only the same age as him, but was also one of Notting Academy's newly admitted work-study students this year!
"So that's how it is..."
When he learned that Xiao Wu was not his master's biological daughter, but an adopted daughter he had only acknowledged last night—and that she was even slightly older than him—the strange feeling in Tang San's heart finally eased somewhat.
"Since she's Master's adopted daughter, she's still my elder."
Tang San thought to himself. Then he nodded to Xiao Wu and said with great courtesy:
"Little Martial Aunt, please carry on. I'll go inside and visit Master."
With that, Tang San turned and walked toward the villa gates.
Xiao Wu remained where she was, watering can in hand. As she watched Tang San's departing back, a thoughtful glint flashed through her ruby-like eyes.
"Tang San? Innate Full Soul Power?"
"He looks pretty ordinary."
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