Translator: Silavin
[She’s unharmed!? How!?] Qin Yichen looked at the small clean hand in disbelief, and then, seeing the little girl’s aggrieved face, he realised that his reaction earlier might have been a bit excessive.
However, his reaction was out of concern. He truly did not understand why he cared so much about the safety of this unfamiliar little girl. It was an unbelievable level of concern. It was to the extent that he had lost his composure earlier.
“Uh…” Seeing the little girl’s aggrieved expression, Qin Yichen scratched his head, seeming a bit at a loss. Seeing the Spirit Sword still floating in the air, he willed it to float over, “Do you want to play with this?”
Little Ling’er pouted, not speaking. Though she had turned her head away, her eyes would occasionally glance at the floating Spirit Sword.
Soon enough, Little Ling’er began to happily play with the Spirit Sword in the Spirit Spring.
After all, she was still a child.
As for Qin Yichen, he lay by the pool, hands behind his head, watching the little girl full of laughter. A pleasant curve unconsciously appeared at the corner of his lips.
[Strange, how strange…] Looking at the little girl who was truly treating his Spirit Sword as a toy, Qin Yichen found that the enigma of this little girl became more profound, along with his feelings towards her.
The Spirit Sword was definitely a double-edged sword. If one was not strong enough, even the owner could get hurt, let alone an outsider. But oddly enough, Little Ling’er could casually hold it in her hand and play with it.
This left Qin Yichen utterly perplexed. From what he knew, there might not be many on the entire continent who could compare to him.
Back when his Dao of Alchemy had reached its peak in his previous life, in seeking a breakthrough, he had read countless ancient records, becoming familiar with various aspects. Since he could not find an explanation, there was only one possibility… this little girl possessed cultivation several times higher than the power of the Spirit Sword.
[If that’s the case…] Qin Yichen furrowed his brow.
[To think the Heavenly Unicorn Royal Family has produced such a prodigy, but why is there no record of her in my previous life?]
Regardless of the outcome, it did not change the fact that this little girl was special. Qin Yichen believed that she would definitely shine brightly in the future. However, strangely, from his memory, the Heavenly Unicorn Royal Family had never produced such an outstanding figure.
As he was pondering, he did not notice an Elder standing on a tree branch.
The Elder quietly watched the scene by the pool, his expression unchanging, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
In fact, the Elder had noticed Qin Yichen as soon as he appeared, but after the little girl showed up, he did not intervene in what was happening.
He even watched with his own eyes as the Spirit Sword devoured the pure energy from the Spirit Spring.
Compared to this scene, the inner court of the Royal Palace was in chaos!
Little Ling’er was missing!
Although she was playful, she always returned at night. But tonight, it was already late, and there was still no sign of her.
Lu Linghan was panicking, anxiety written all over her face.
“We still haven’t found her!?” Lu Heze was also pacing back and forth at the door, shouting questions at the passing guards.
From the first time he saw Little Ling’er, he had seen her as the hope for the Royal Family’s rise.
He even thought the Heavenly Unicorn Royal Family might have a chance to gain a foothold among the Lu Family! So, Lu Heze dared not be careless with Little Ling’er, treating her like a precious treasure.
“Could it be the Du Family!?” Lu Heze considered various possibilities, “Impossible! No one outside knows about Little Ling’er!”
After all, it had only been a few months since the Princess’s pregnancy, who would possibly think the Princess had given birth to a child?
Little Ling’er was an unusual existence. However, they had searched everywhere inside and outside the Royal Palace, and no one had seen her leave…
“Could it be, she went there…” Lu Heze suddenly looked up, towards the mountain peak deep in the Royal Palace.
Just as he was about to go, seeing Lu Linghan with her eyes red from worry, he seemed to think of something and stopped in his tracks.
“Linghan, do you know who won the Alchemy Competition this time?” Lu Heze asked.
Although Lu Linghan did not know what he wanted to say, she still shook her head.
These days, she had been completely focused on taking care of Little Ling’er, not paying attention to other matters.
“That person is called… Qin Yichen!” When Lu Heze said Qin Yichen’s name, he slowed his voice and carefully observed her reaction.
“Qin Yichen!?” The worry on Lu Linghan’s face instantly turned to surprise. After all, this was a name she could never forget!
Regarding Qin Yichen, Lu Linghan could not say whether she hated or loved him. However, after having Little Ling’er, she knew that there was now an unbreakable connection between them.
Whether she liked it or not, Qin Yichen was, after all, Little Ling’er’s Father.
“He is the champion of the Alchemy Competition?” Lu Linghan did not find it particularly surprising though. After all, how could someone who could produce the Profound Dark Eternal Body Technique be that simple!? Their background must be extraordinary.
These days, she had begun practising the Profound Dark Eternal Body Technique, and the Yin Energy in her body was now under her control.
Only after controlling the Yin Energy did Lu Linghan realise how powerful it was.
Imperceptibly, she had already approached the second level of Peak Martial Grandmaster Realm. She even felt that she would not need to fear experts at the third level.
This showed how powerful the Profound Dark Eternal Body Technique was.
The changes in her expression immediately confirmed Lu Heze’s guess. [So, that’s why. Otherwise, why would Qin Yichen stand up to challenge Du Junxiong at that time!?]
“Du Junxiong has also returned…” Lu Heze left these words and headed towards the Spirit Vein mountain peak. He could not prevent whatever was to come from happening, but as a Father’s guilt towards his Daughter, he spoke up to warn her.
Lu Linghan watched his back, her expression complex.
She understood Lu Heze’s meaning.
He was allowing her to leave!
But since Qin Yichen had already come, she could not leave. How could she watch Qin Yichen fall into this vortex for her sake?
“Father, please let your Daughter be willful one more time…” She closed her slightly reddened eyes.
When Lu Heze arrived at the mountain peak, he sensed something unusual.
Seeing the groups of snakes, insects, and beasts blocking his way, he knew that Little Ling’er was inside this mountain peak, probably attracted by the Spirit Vein.
Soon, he arrived at the Spirit Spring and also saw the Elder standing on the tree branch.
As soon as he arrived, Qin Yichen sensed it and immediately stood up. The two looked at each other from a distance.
Qin Yichen bitterly smiled. [Ah, To meet this Father-in-law at such a time…]
However, Little Ling’er in the pool was unaffected, still playing happily with the Spirit Sword.
“You… why are you here?” Looking at the young man walking towards him, Lu Heze was also confused. However, when he saw Little Ling’er nearby, his pupils dilated. [Does he know Little Ling’er is his Daughter!?]