After all, it wasn't his first time playing the villain.
"All right, it's nothing serious."
Xiao Yan smiled and played peacemaker between the two of them. Then, as if remembering something, he took a pale golden fruit from his Storage Ring and handed it to his well-behaved daughter.
"You've been asleep for so long. You must be thirsty. Have some fruit to soothe your throat."
Xiao Yan gently stroked his daughter's hair and smiled.
Xiao Xiao accepted the fruit Xiao Yan gave her with both hands, beaming. "Mm, thank you, Daddy!"
"Xiao Xiao is such a good girl."
As he watched Xiao Xiao take small bites out of the Longevity Fruit in her hands, Xiao Yan lightly tapped her forehead. His finger transformed into a streak of golden light that entered her glabella, ensuring that she could not fully refine the Longevity Fruit's medicinal power. It would be sealed away first, then gradually released once she began cultivating on her own and could withstand it.
"Mm..."
Yao Wan could not help glancing at the affectionate father-daughter pair. A faintly sour feeling rose in her chest, and she pouted slightly.
She had casually tossed him that fruit, yet he had turned around and given it to Xiao Xiao.
Tsk, tsk.
"Where is Wuya?"
"Mysterious Empress."
As soon as the words fell, Venerable Wuya, who had been waiting nearby all this time, stepped forward and awaited Yao Wan's orders.
"Arrange temporary lodgings for these guests on the Divine Tree's branches. Fulfill any requests they have without question. Go."
After giving her instructions, Yao Wan looked at Lin Dong and the four people behind him. "My daughter has troubled you all. Please forgive her."
"It's nothing. She's a very well-behaved child. We simply arrived at an inconvenient time."
Lin Dong shook his head.