This protective talisman was a jade pendant engraved with the words "Backer." She had refined it using treasures unique to the ancestral temple. There was only one such piece in the world.
"Thank you, Auntie. Auntie is so pretty."
Xia Kaoshan hung the protective talisman from his waist and gave a sweet smile. He looked very well-behaved, brimming with childish innocence.
"What a sweet mouth. Sister Xia taught him well—unlike a certain someone." Jiang Ruoyao said with a smiling gaze, her meaning pointed.
"Hehe." Xia Yun glanced at the somewhat embarrassed Hua Yunfei, amusement glinting in her eyes.
"Master!"
Just then, another little girl ran into Backer Hall with a baby bottle in her arms. She wore twin horn braids, and her rosy cheeks overflowed with a joyful smile.
"Qingwu." Hua Yunfei crouched down and let Feng Qingwu charge into his embrace.
"Master, Qingwu missed you so much." Feng Qingwu pouted, her large eyes bright and lively.
"Hehe, Master has always been by your side. If you miss Master in the future, just shout, and Master will definitely appear before you at once," Hua Yunfei said with a chuckle.
"Really?"
Feng Qingwu tilted her little head and took a sip of milk before asking, "Then if Qingwu encounters danger, can Qingwu shout too? Then Master will appear and protect Qingwu?"
Hua Yunfei stroked Feng Qingwu's head and smiled fondly. "Of course. As long as Master is alive, Master will protect Qingwu forever."
Feng Qingwu took two sips of milk and smiled happily. "Hehe, Master will protect Qingwu forever. Qingwu will remember those words. Pinky promise."
Feng Qingwu stretched out her hand, hooking up her little finger as she asked Hua Yunfei to make a promise with her.
"Hehe, pinky promise. It will never change."
Hua Yunfei also extended his little