"Mom! Mom!"
In another Palace of the Flame Hall, Cai Lin sat quietly in her room, cultivating. She wore a gorgeous seven-colored dress, with a Phoenix Hairpin tucked into her flowing black hair.
Her flawless face had once again regained its aloof, regal expression, as though she had become the Queen of the Snake-People Tribe of years past.
But those cries jolted her straight out of her meditation. Far from being annoyed by the interruption, she smiled indulgently and turned toward the little girl skipping through the room.
Yet the moment her gaze landed on the girl, her expression shifted slightly. Clinging to Xiao Xiao was a little fellow countless times smaller than she was.
"Why did you sneak your little brother out?"
Cai Lin's expression cooled slightly. She adored Xiao Xiao beyond measure, but no matter how much she spoiled her, seeing the girl recklessly carrying her two-month-old brother everywhere made her heart tremble.
Xiao Lin was unlike Xiao Xiao, who had possessed the strength of a Dou Zong from birth. Although the resources he had received in the womb were no worse than hers, he still had an ordinary human body. However extraordinary his gifts, he was currently nothing more than a two-month-old baby.
Babies of that age were incredibly fragile. An accidental bump or knock could well snuff out his life.
If something really happened to the little fellow because of Xiao Xiao's mischief, who knew what storms would sweep through this little Flame Hall?
Even though Xun'er treated Xiao Xiao like her own daughter, she would probably go mad if anything happened to Xiao Lin.
Besides, this baby was not only Gu Xun'er's son. He was also a future genius of the Xiao Clan and the Ancient Clan Chief's only grandson.
Seemingly noticing the displeasure in