Is the Kid Zi Yan?

"Haha, Elder Lin, wait a moment, I'll go and bring my granddaughter over right away."

After Xiao Lin showed a resigned expression, First Elder Su Qian burst into laughter.

In response, Xiao Lin once again rolled his eyes at the old man.

"Just wait, I'll definitely get my revenge when I get the chance!"

At that moment, Xiao Lin made a vow.

At the same time, First Elder Su Qian had already left the small Pavilion where Xiao Lin lived.

As for Xiao Lin, since he had promised to take care of First Elder Su Qian's child for a while, he naturally gave up his plan to continue cultivating at the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.

A person cannot stand without integrity. Even though he knew he had been tricked, Xiao Lin still couldn't bring himself to go back on his word after making a promise.

And so, Xiao Lin waited quietly in the courtyard of his Pavilion for First Elder Su Qian to bring his granddaughter over.

The waiting time wasn't long.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, First Elder Su Qian reappeared before Xiao Lin.

Furthermore, behind First Elder Su Qian was a little girl who looked no more than eight or nine years old, with a reluctant expression.

The little girl was dressed in white, had beautiful purple hair tied in a small braid that reached down to her thighs, and a round, chubby face.

Of course, her puffed-up cheeks were more likely due to her dissatisfaction at being forcibly dragged to Xiao Lin's place by First Elder Su Qian.

"Old Man Su, I've already said I don't need anyone watching me. How many times do I have to tell you?"

Sure enough, the little girl started complaining as soon as she came in with First Elder Su Qian.

At the same time, while speaking, she couldn't help but glance at Xiao Lin with a look of disgust.

Xiao Lin: "..."

Goodness, so not only do I have to take care of the kid, but I also have to be disliked by the kid?

Has the world really become this outrageous?

You know, with his Dou Zong strength, he doesn't even need to shout; there are always a bunch of people who want to leave their children with him, hoping he'll take a liking to them and accept them as disciples.

But today, he was actually disliked by his child?

Is there any justice in this world?

Xiao Lin was starting to have an existential crisis.

However, Xiao Lin quickly gathered his thoughts and noticed the strangeness about the little girl.

"An eight or nine-year-old Seven-Star Da Dou Shi? Is that even possible? Forget about when I was a kid, even if Xiao Yan came here, he'd still be honing his Dou Qi at that age!"

When Xiao Lin sensed the cultivation level of the little girl in front of him, he was completely dumbfounded.

However, at that moment, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

"No way? Could this little girl be...?"

At that moment, Xiao Lin vaguely guessed the little girl's identity.

However, according to what Xiao Lin knew from the Original Work, the other party should have appeared as a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl when she first appeared, not eight or nine years old.

But upon closer reflection, there are still about thirty years before the story begins, and the opponent is not only not human, but also a special and powerful magical beast.

In that case, it would be quite normal for the other party to break through to the Dou Wang and grow to the age of thirteen or fourteen in about thirty years.

After all, the more powerful and unique a magical beast is, the longer its lifespan and the longer its growth period.

Rather, given the identity of this little girl, the Original Work her growth period in the original story was only a few decades is already quite exaggerated.

After guessing the identity of the little girl in front of him, Xiao Lin was no longer so averse to taking care of the child.

He knew it; he didn't even remember that in the Original Work First Elder Su Qian had any granddaughter.

Furthermore, when First Elder Su Qian described the little girl in front of him earlier, he said she should only be eight or nine years old, which was indeed quite reasonable.

Now, many of Xiao Lin's doubts were answered.

If it were the little girl in front of me, then everything would make sense.

However, Xiao Lin did not expect that First Elder Su Qian had already encountered this little girl so long ago and brought her back to the Jia Nan Academy.

No wonder Xiao Lin couldn't immediately recall who the granddaughter First Elder Su Qian had described was.

That's still thirty years from the beginning of the Original Work; how could Xiao Lin possibly remember it all at once?

"First Elder, is this your granddaughter?"

After gathering all his thoughts, Xiao Lin asked, seemingly casually.

Although Xiao Lin had already guessed the identity of the little girl in front of him, First Elder Su Qian was certainly completely unaware of it.

If Xiao Lin were to actually call out the little girl's name, First Elder Su Qian would be quite surprised.

"Yes, isn't my granddaughter adorable? By the way, my granddaughter's name is Zi Yan. I'll be troubling Elder Lin to take care of her for the next while."

First Elder Su Qian pulled the little girl with puffed-out cheeks behind him to the front and then spoke to Xiao Lin.

"Really!"

As First Elder Su Qian finished speaking, Xiao Lin thought to himself.

It can be said that compared to Zi Yan, who appears thirty years later in the Original Work, the current Zi Yan is only younger and has a cultivation level that is two major realms lower.

In addition, it already matches the image of Zi Yan in Xiao Lin's memory.

She looks about eight or nine years old, very lively and special—isn't she just a smaller version of Zi Yan from the Original Work?

If it's about taking care of Zi Yan, Xiao Lin is indeed somewhat interested.

"She does indeed look like a very cute little girl. I will take good care of her for the next period of time, so please rest assured, First Elder!"

This was Xiao Lin's response to First Elder Su Qian.

After hearing what Xiao Lin said, First Elder Su Qian also showed a knowing smile.

Finally, I can leave this little devil out for a while; he's had it so tough!

At this moment, First Elder Su Qian was so moved that he was shedding tears.

"Hmph, don't think that just because you praised me, I'll be at your mercy. Those other old men couldn't keep an eye on me, and you'll get the same result if you try."

"If I want to leave, who can stop me?"

In response to Xiao Lin's praise, Zi Yan first put her hands on her hips with an air of arrogance, puffed out her flat chest, then looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, making a smug expression.

Sure enough, even thirty years before the start of the story, Zi Yan still couldn't change her Demon King personality.

Although she couldn't refuse First Elder Su Qian, who had always treated her like his own granddaughter, she had to come here to see Elder Lin, who was supposed to take care of her for the next period of time.

However, Zi Yan had already made up her mind.

Once Elder Lin lowers his guard, she will run away immediately, making sure he can never find her again!

Zi Yan is confident in this, based on her own talent and abilities.

And she doesn't need anyone to take care of her!