Xu Mu froze.
As he watched Serena trying to put on a brave face, a hundred feelings stirred in his heart.
Long-haired Serena really was the prettiest, even if she was filthy from head to toe right now, even if she was only ten years old, even if...
Ahem. Better stop listing "even ifs" before this got him into trouble.
In his previous life, Xu Mu's favorite female character, aside from Cynthia, had definitely been Serena.
As Ash's official love interest, Serena was like a daughter to Xu Mu.
Ash, the kid Xu Mu had watched grow up, had finally found someone.
How could an old dad like Xu Mu feel anything but joy and approval?
Back in the first generation, before Cynthia appeared, Lorelei had been known as the Ice Queen!
Countless fans had gone wild for her. By some estimates, Lorelei was even more popular than Misty, the female lead!
As for the female leads across the generations, Xu Mu liked the fiery Misty and the lively May.
He liked the ladylike Dawn even more, along with that wild child Iris.
But none of them could match Serena's place in Xu Mu's heart as Ash's one and only!
Xu Mu liked Serena the way a father-in-law liked his daughter-in-law, without a trace of lust.
It was pure affection!
Whenever Xu Mu came across a video of Serena kissing Ash, he couldn't help grinning like a proud uncle.
It was so heartwarming!
But now, someone had locked that daughter-in-law in a cell!
And from the look of things, she had suffered quite a bit!
Xu Mu couldn't stand it. Lock up my daughter-in-law? Like hell I'm letting that slide!
"Don't be afraid, Serena. I'm here to save you!"
As he spoke, Xu Mu hurriedly had Greninja smash the lock