Actually... I'm Your Dad (Seeking Follow-ups, Seeking Monthly Votes!)

"I'm back!"

Pushing open the heavy wooden door, Xiao Ze stepped inside.

The moment he entered the courtyard, he was greeted by the fragrant aroma of a home-cooked meal.

A quick sweep of his gaze revealed a table in the center of the yard, laden with a variety of sumptuous delicacies.

"Wow! Why is the spread so lavish today?"

"Hmm? Is that Tier 2 magical beast meat?"

"Little Fairy Doctor, why go to such expense? Is today some kind of major holiday?"

Xiao Ze sat down at the table with a bold, relaxed posture, gazing at the delicious food and unable to help but offer praise.

"???" Seeing Xiao Ze suddenly appear, the worry in Little Fairy Doctor's eyes vanished, replaced by excitement. "Senior, you're back! How was it? Are you alright? Nothing happened, did it?"

The rapid-fire questions caught Xiao Ze by surprise.

"Hmm?" He stared at Little Fairy Doctor with a grin. "Are you... concerned about me?"

"I... I am not!" Little Fairy Doctor's eyes darted around in a panic, her pretty face flushing a deep red.

"Alright, rest easy. I wouldn't have any trouble even if you did."

Xiao Ze said this casually before picking up his chopsticks to begin tasting the food.

He picked up a piece of roasted Tier 2 magical beast meat and popped it into his mouth; the crispy, savory, and tender texture exploded on his tongue, forcing an exclamation of wonder from him.

"Delicious!"

"Little Fairy Doctor, your culinary skills have improved so much!"

"In your hands, this Tier 2 magical beast really didn't die in vain!"

Watching Xiao Ze wolf down the food, a faint smile appeared on Little Fairy Doctor's elfin face, blooming like a flower in midsummer, breathtakingly beautiful.

After a satisfying meal.

Xiao Ze sat in the courtyard, admiring the moon.

Little Fairy Doctor, having finished cleaning up, came over to sit beside him, keeping him company as they watched the moon.

After an unknown amount of time had passed.

Xiao Ze said slowly, "Little Fairy Doctor, having stayed here for so long, you haven't seemed to ask about my identity yet, have you?"

"How about it? Do you want to know?"

"Considering we've known each other for a month now."

"I can tell you who I am!"

"Re-really?" Hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor grew nervous; her eyes darted about, and she unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes.

"Of course it's real!" Xiao Ze said with a straight face.

"Then... who are you?" Little Fairy Doctor asked cautiously.

"Actually..." Xiao Ze's lips curled into a smile. "I am your ancestor!"

"I only stepped in to save you back then because I sensed the bloodline within you."

"Now, call me Ancestor."

"I will let you experience what it means to have the warmth of a family!"

As Xiao Ze spoke, he noticed that Little Fairy Doctor's expression remained very calm, lacking the excitement he had anticipated.

"What? You don't believe me?" Xiao Ze was somewhat surprised. Was his "impersonating an ancestor" bluff not working?

"I don't." Little Fairy Doctor shook her head.

"Why?"

"I am an orphan. I have no parents and no ancestors!"

Xiao Ze: ...

"Uh..." Xiao Ze scratched his head, then said carefully, "Actually, my true identity is your father. Come on, don't be shy, hurry up and call me Dad!"

Stare—

The moment the words left his mouth, he saw the usually gentle and refined Little Fairy Doctor fix him with a look that could kill.

"Just kidding, just kidding!" Xiao Ze waved his hands with a laugh. "Alright, my name is actually Xiao Ze."

"Let's introduce ourselves properly."

"Little Fairy Doctor..."

"Xiao Ze..." Little Fairy Doctor's murderous gaze gradually softened as she carefully savored the name in her heart.

Just as a smile returned to her face.

Suddenly—

Her complexion turned deathly pale.

An extreme, agonizing pain instantly surged throughout her entire body, as if every inch of muscle and every bone were being torn apart. Hideous, terrifying black poison marks rapidly spread across her skin. This excruciating pain was unbearable, and sweat began to bead on her delicate, fair skin.

She curled her petite body into a ball, her lips pale, as painful moans escaped her lips incessantly.

"Is this... the Woe Poison Body acting up?"

Xiao Ze's expression shifted.

Without a second thought, he immediately carried the unconscious Little Fairy Doctor back to her room.

He didn't waste a word, instead pouring his Dou Qi into her body to help steady her mind and suppress the eruption of poison within her.

Fortunately, the Little Fairy Doctor's cultivation was still low, and the accumulation of poison in her body was not yet significant.

After a flurry of effort, Xiao Ze finally managed to suppress it.

If her cultivation were any higher, on par with Xiao Ze's, then the eruption of the Woe Poison Body would likely not have been so easily contained.

"Woe Poison Body..."

"It seems this is indeed a major trouble."

"It must be resolved as soon as possible."

Watching the color return to the Little Fairy Doctor's face, Xiao Ze breathed a sigh of relief.

Before long, the Little Fairy Doctor stirred from her coma.

Feeling the comfortable warmth within her body, she let out a long breath.

She looked at Xiao Ze in the room and said with a bitter smile, "I'm sorry, Senior. This is an old ailment of mine; I've startled you."

Xiao Ze poured her a glass of water and asked, "Do you know what causes this?"

The Little Fairy Doctor shook her head. This ailment had been with her for as long as she could remember; she assumed it was something she was born with. It had been over a decade, and she had grown accustomed to it.

This sickness would flare up every so often.

Although the pain was agonizing, her strength would surge every time she survived an episode.

It was something she both loved and hated.

"This is the Woe Poison Body!" Xiao Ze said in a deep voice.

"Woe Poison Body?" The Little Fairy Doctor was stunned, then her expression turned to one of pleasant surprise. "Senior, you know what it is?"

She jumped off the bed in excitement, looking at him with her bright, spirited eyes.

"I know a thing or two," Xiao Ze replied.

"Please, Senior, tell me plainly," the Little Fairy Doctor pressed.

"Ahem." Xiao Ze cleared his throat and began to explain, "The Woe Poison Body is an incredibly powerful constitution from ancient times. First of all, it is immune to all poisons; no poison can cause harm to the host."

As he spoke, Xiao Ze glanced at the Little Fairy Doctor.

The fact that she hadn't died when she swallowed poison in the mountain stream earlier was precisely because of the Woe Poison Body.

"Not only that, those who possess the Woe Poison Body can enhance their cultivation by consuming poison pills. The higher the grade of the poison pill, the faster their cultivation grows."

Listening to Xiao Ze's explanation, the Little Fairy Doctor's eyes gradually began to glow.

She could become stronger just by consuming poison?

"However..." Before she could get too happy, Xiao Ze's tone shifted. "Although the Woe Poison Body allows one to cultivate by consuming poison, the consequences are also extremely severe!"

The smile that had just bloomed on the Little Fairy Doctor's face instantly stiffened.

Her great path of cultivation, cut short in its prime!

"What, what are the severe consequences?" the Little Fairy Doctor asked tremblingly.

"Naturally, you will die!" Xiao Ze glanced at her indifferently. "The more poison you consume, the more your cultivation will rise, but these toxins will also accumulate within your body."

"Once they reach a limit, all these toxins will erupt at once."

"If I am not mistaken, there should be a thin, seven-colored line on your lower abdomen, right?"

Upon hearing this, the Little Fairy Doctor's heart tightened.

Because on her abdomen, there was indeed such a seven-colored line.

This was her secret; no one else knew about it.

Then, she heard Xiao Ze continue, "This seven-colored line grows along with the concentration of poison in your body, and when the line extends to your heart..."

"Bang!"

"You will die from the toxins erupting and devouring your entire body."