Cinderella and Tang San's Family

On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, along the official road.

In a dim woodland shaded by towering trees, a swaddling bundle had been carelessly discarded atop a thick bed of fallen leaves.

Inside the bundle, a delicate baby girl with golden hair and blue eyes stared wide-eyed, her tiny mouth puckered in grievance.

She was Cinderella, randomly placed here by the system.

"Wah..."

Cinderella was at a loss for words. She had never expected her luck to be this terrible.

They had all been randomly placed by the system. Some were discovered the instant they arrived, while she had been dumped in this godforsaken, uninhabited place.

As for her luck, she truly had nothing to say.

She had already spent several days in this deserted place.

Over those days, she had not encountered a single person.

If she had not possessed an innate affinity that allowed her to communicate with animals, she probably could only have relied on the system's life support to survive.

For the past few days, she had survived only because several kind birds brought her juice from wild fruits, a doe provided her with milk, and a few squirrels kept her warm.

Although the system guaranteed their lives, it only worked when they were in mortal danger.

Yet now, she had to endure the wind and sun every day.

As Cinderella, the resilience in her bones kept her from crying in the face of such hardship. Instead, she diligently gathered information through the little animals.

Finally, one morning, a sparrow chirped as it flew to her ear.

"Cinderella! Cinderella! People are coming! A big carriage! Two people! On the road over there!"

Cinderella's blue eyes instantly lit up. After waiting so long, she had finally found people.

Without hesitation, she used every ounce of strength in her body to let out a loud wail!

"Waa—waaa—!"

Not far from the woods, a carriage drawn by two sturdy horned horses rolled slowly along the official road.

Inside the carriage, the atmosphere was warm and full of anticipation.

Tang Hao wore a gentle smile, his broad hand carefully resting over A Yin's swollen belly.

A Yin looked at Tang Hao with equal tenderness.

"Hao-ge, do you think our child will be a boy or a girl?" A Yin's voice was soft as water, filled with boundless expectation.

Tang Hao grinned. "Either would be wonderful! If it's a boy, I'll teach him to cultivate, and then we'll protect you together. If it's a girl, she'll be as beautiful and gentle as you. We'll spoil her like a little princess."

They smiled at one another, and sweetness filled the carriage.

Just then, A Yin's brows knit slightly. As the Blue Silver Emperor, her senses for plants and life force were extraordinarily sharp.

Through the Blue Silver Grass spread around them, she clearly heard the cry of a baby drifting on the wind.

And that crying came from the nearby woods.

"Hao-ge, listen!"

A Yin grabbed Tang Hao's hand and said urgently, "There's a child crying in those woods."

A Yin had always been gentle and kind by nature, and now that she was carrying a child herself, she could not bear to see any child suffer.

Upon hearing A Yin's words, Tang Hao's expression turned solemn. He listened closely and indeed caught the intermittent crying.

He immediately reined in the carriage.

"I'll take a look."

The two quickly got out of the carriage. Following the cries and pushing through the thick brush, they soon found the tiny swaddling bundle atop the fallen leaves—and within it, a golden-haired, blue-eyed baby girl whose face was red from crying, like an elf fallen into the mortal world.

"Heavens!"

A Yin's heart clenched instantly.

She hurried forward and carefully gathered the baby into her arms.

The baby seemed to sense the life force emanating from her, and her crying gradually faded.

With watery eyes as pure as the finest sapphires, the baby gazed at her curiously.

"What an adorable child."

A Yin's heart nearly melted. She looked up at Tang Hao, her eyes full of pity and distress.

"Hao-ge, how could anyone be so cruel as to abandon such a tiny child in the wilderness? Look at her. She's so pitiful!"

Hearing the woman's words, Cinderella immediately relaxed.

Tang Hao looked at the baby in A Yin's arms, then saw the unshakable love in A Yin's eyes. He asked almost without hesitation, "A Yin, do you want to adopt her?"

"Mm."

A Yin nodded, her gaze resolute. "Hao-ge, let's adopt her. Let her keep our future child company. Look at her—she's like a little angel. We can't leave her here."

Seeing his wife's pleading eyes and the baby's pure gaze, Tang Hao's heart softened.

He reached out, his rough finger gently touching the baby's soft cheek. To his surprise, the baby split her tiny mouth in a toothless smile at him.

In Tang Hao's heart, A Yin would always come first. As long as it was a request from A Yin, he would never refuse it.

"Alright." Tang Hao nodded and smiled. "From now on, she's our daughter. She'll grow up alongside our child."

And so, Cinderella was taken aboard the carriage.

The worry hanging over Cinderella's heart finally settled. She had finally found herself a long-term meal ticket.

Over the rest of the journey, Cinderella made full use of her affinity talent.

She knew that, in this family, the one with the highest standing was A Yin, who held her in her arms.

Therefore, whenever A Yin held her, she would widen her eyes and flash an adorable smile.

She would also grab A Yin's Blue Silver Grass leaves with her little hands to express her fondness. After all, over the past few days, she had learned that A Yin's martial soul was Blue Silver Grass.

Step by step, Cinderella tested Tang Hao and A Yin's boundaries and discovered that A Yin's tolerance toward her was nearly unconditional.

Naturally, Tang Hao's tolerance toward her became unconditional as well.

Cinderella was very satisfied with this.

As for Tang Hao and A Yin's child, who would soon be born, Cinderella had already made arrangements.

She would make this child her servant!

Two months later, one evening when the setting sun was red as blood, the carriage stopped in a hidden valley to rest.

A Yin suddenly felt pain in her abdomen. She was going into labor.

Tang Hao hurriedly prepared everything, nervously keeping watch outside the makeshift tent.

Inside, A Yin's suppressed cries of pain came one after another.

Tang Hao paced anxiously back and forth outside the tent.

Though A Yin was a soul master with a powerful constitution and should have had no problems.

Tang Hao was still worried sick.

Cinderella had been placed in a small cradle outside the tent, waiting with Tang Hao for A Yin to finish giving birth.

Then, a baby's loud and clear cry rang out. The child had been born.

Just as Tang Hao rushed into the tent excitedly with Cinderella, ready to pick up the wrinkled infant, a sudden change occurred.

Several powerful presences instantly locked down the entire valley.

"Tang Hao! Hand over the hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"

A cold, imposing voice echoed through the valley.