Xiao Fan, up on the flying magical beast, did not even get a chance to catch his breath. On one side was the lazy little glutton Zi Yan, wailing to be fed and shouting that she was hungry; on the other was Little Cai, who would bite Xiao Fan at the slightest disagreement, unreasonable as could be. Xiao Fan was already no different from a slave.
After breaking through to peak Dou Ling, the medicinal pills he needed to refine had instead become even more numerous.
"Brother, where are we going?"
Little Qing Lin happily leaned her little head against Xiao Fan's arm. For the moment, Xiao Fan belonged to her alone.
"To meet Brother's family."
"Brother's... family?" Little Qing Lin blinked in confusion.
"Brother was also taken in by someone... Grandfather counts as my family in this world."
Whenever Xiao Fan mentioned this, guilt stirred in his heart. In his previous life, the Great Elder had died under unclear circumstances. In this life, he could not let that tragedy happen again.
Sensing Xiao Fan's suppressed emotions, Little Qing Lin suddenly stood up and reached out, gently stroking Xiao Fan's head. "Brother, don't feel bad."
"Brother is also Little Qing Lin's family..."
Her hand was clearly so small, yet the warmth coming from it left Xiao Fan lost in thought for a moment.
"Little Qing Lin has grown up too..."
How could anyone not like the sensible and adorable Little Qing Lin...
"Brother." Little Qing Lin clenched her hand into a fist, as if she had something she wanted to say.
"What is it?"
"If I marry Brother, do I have to get Grandfather's permission?"
Xiao Fan nearly failed to catch his breath. Although Little Qing Lin was not his biological younger sister, this sentence still carried a faint hint