Ning Xiaochuan had quite a headache. "You misunderstand! She... has nothing to do with me."
"How could she appear in your room if she has nothing to do with you? And you even stripped her naked like this. You... you have such a perverse hobby? I'd long heard that the princes and nobles of your imperial court had a fondness for children. Today, I've truly seen it for myself."
Duanmu Ling'er was furious. She grabbed Ning Xiaochuan by the collar and said, "Whose child did you bring here? Let me tell you, don't fool around on Nine Deaths Cliff. Everyone living here is a monstrous villain. If you leave Soaring Qi Pavilion, believe it or not, people will boil you alive and eat you within minutes?"
This was simply absurd! Yet Ning Xiaochuan did not lose his temper. He said righteously, "I'll say it one more time. I have absolutely nothing to do with her. You women of the Demon Sect have far too impure minds."
Duanmu Ling'er sneered, revealing a row of snow-white teeth. "My mind is impure? Then tell me, how did a two- or three-year-old little girl end up naked in your room? Don't tell me she walked into your room herself."
Ning Xiaochuan took a deep breath. "Fine! I admit that she does have something to do with me, but..."
"Hehe! You finally admitted it!" Duanmu Ling'er laughed.
Just as Ning Xiaochuan and Duanmu Ling'er were arguing, the little girl's eyelashes fluttered and she woke up. Her tender little hands gently rubbed her eyelids. She glanced at Ning Xiaochuan and said softly, "Daddy, I'm hungry!"
Ning Xiaochuan and Duanmu Ling'er both looked as though they had been struck by lightning. Their gazes simultaneously fixed on the little girl on the Ice Bed.
Duanmu Ling'er's hand slowly