Xun’er, Delivered to the Door

"Remember me, remember me, my name is Ya Fei, your big sister."

"My cultivation talent isn't as good as yours, so I'm really envious of you."

"Don't forget about me, okay?"

Ya Fei was doing her best to introduce herself in front of Xiao Chong.

Although this little girl was probably only six or seven years old, she was already quite adept at reading people's hearts.

And at this age, the little loli didn't yet know what shyness was.

Xiao Chong silently nodded, and this gesture made Ya Fei even happier.

"Really? Then it's settled."

"I'll always remember you from now on, and you can't forget about me either."

As she spoke, Ya Fei took hold of Xiao Chong's small hand.

Xiao Chong didn't bother to resist, letting Ya Fei hold his hand.

But just then, a middle-aged man with a gentle, jade-like complexion walked up behind Ya Fei and smiled at Xiao Chong.

"Little girl, how about letting us have a turn?"

"My daughter and I would also like to share some of this child's good fortune, what do you say?"

Ya Fei immediately glanced at the middle-aged man behind her. Seeing that he not only had a scholarly appearance but was also holding his daughter in his arms, she nodded and naturally stepped aside.

Allhough she was curious why this middle-aged man, like herself had noticed that Xiao Chong replacing himself with Xiao Yan, Ya Fei didn't make a fuss and treated it as a very ordinary matter.

But Xiao Chong instantly became alert.

When did this person arrive? Although he had appeared to be half-asleep earlier, he had actually been fully alert, watching to see if anyone was causing trouble at this birthday banquet.

Even if Yun Shan from the Yunlan Sect had come here, Xiao Chong was confident he wouldn't be able to hide!

Under these circumstances, he had completely failed to notice this person approaching? In other words, this person's strength was probably far above that of a Dou Zong.

Where did this old monster come from!

But after a moment's thought, Xiao Chong quickly understood the identity of the person before him.

There was a ninety percent chance he was from the Gu Clan! Anyone not from the Gu Clan wouldn't be observing Xiao Chong in such a small place.

Since the other party was from the Gu Clan, Xiao Chong wasn't nervous anymore.

Those who took the initiative to visit the Xiao Clan were surely from the faction within the Gu Clan that was friendly towards the Xiao family.

After all, according to the original plot, the Gu Clan had sent their little princess to the Xiao Clan to find the Ancient Jade, although later it was more about accompanying their daughter.

Calculating the time, it was about right for this to be happening now.

Seeing that the middle-aged man was also holding a little girl in his arms, Xiao Chong immediately began to guess the identity of this child.

Although she also appeared to be just a baby, her bright eyes were wide open, looking around, and soon met Xiao Chong's gaze.

This must be Xun'er.

She looked like she had just been born not long ago, with the innate qi still not completely dissipated.

In terms of age, she was only half a month younger than Xiao Chong.

And if this girl was Xun'er, then this middle-aged man was probably the Gu Clan's patriarch, Gu Yuan.

After all, he had said that she was his daughter.

Given Gu Yuan's prestige and abilities within the Gu Clan, it was unlikely that anyone could have taken his daughter out unless it was himself. Soon, in Gu Yuan's embrace, the infant Xun'er began to flail her tiny hands, gradually moving closer to Xiao Chong, and one of her hands gently grasped Xiao Chong's shoulder.

While Xun'er's actions were insignificant, the key point was that Gu Yuan took this opportunity to place his hand on Xiao Chong's shoulder as well.

At that moment, Xiao Chong immediately felt a surge of energy coursing through his body, quickly connecting with his meridians.

The bloodline within his body also suddenly stirred for a moment, but it soon calmed down.

This was because Gu Yuan had already withdrawn his energy.

After retracting his probing energy, Gu Yuan sighed in admiration.

"Indeed, it is the awakened Dou Di bloodline that has given him his current strength and talent, isn't it?"

"Truly worthy of the Xiao Clan's bloodline. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse."

"Awakening the Dou Di bloodline on his own at birth, and even being a martial arts prodigy capable of creating his own techniques—such talent is far beyond even Xun'er's."

"His parents are just ordinary people. How could they have given birth to such a genius?"

"Could it be because Gu Xue is a descendant of the Gu Clan? But that shouldn't be the case. The Gu Clan has intermarried with other clans, including the Xiao Clan, many times in the past..."

"Is it truly the will of heaven?"

As he withdrew his hand, Gu Yuan, clearly treating Xiao Chong as an ordinary child, muttered softly to himself.

However, from Gu Yuan's words, Xiao Chong also gleaned a lot of useful information.

First of all, Gu Yuan was actually able to detect the Dou Di bloodline within his body—this was truly remarkable.

There was just one thing Gu Yuan had guessed wrong: his current strength was achieved through cultivation, not through the awakening of his bloodline.

His bloodline had only awakened to the level of one mark, leaving much room for further development.

But the fact that Gu Yuan could awaken someone else's bloodline with just a touch—Xiao Chong wanted to learn this as well.

After all, if he could master this, wouldn't he be able to help everyone in the Xiao Clan awaken their Dou Di bloodline?

Just as Xiao Chong was thinking this, a familiar voice echoed in his mind.

[You observed Gu Yuan awakening his Dou Di bloodline and contemplated whether you could use this method to awaken the residual Dou Di bloodline in other humans.]

[You recalled the bloodline awakening ceremony of the Gu Clan from the novel and concluded that the issue lay in the instruments used for awakening.]

[You comprehended the forging blueprint: Xiao Clan's Heavenly Emperor Brush.]

In an instant, a detailed blueprint of the Xiao Clan's Heavenly Emperor Brush appeared in Xiao Chong's mind.

Although forging the Heavenly Emperor Brush would be a laborious task, and the materials required would be far more numerous than imagined, it was still better than nothing.

After setting aside the matter of forging the Heavenly Emperor Brush, Xiao Chong also pondered another statement made by Gu Yuan.

His mother was indeed a member of the Gu Clan, though she must have been one of the most ordinary members, much like Elder Yao's parents, having accidentally emerged from the ancient realm and unable to find their way back, only to encounter Xiao Zhan.

The love story of the previous generation was truly full of twists and turns.

However, the next thing the leader of the ancient clan was about to arrange was another matter.

Namely, sending a child bride to the Xiao family.