"Little beauty, you must become strong too! So you are a mythical beast, a Qilin. I've heard of Qilin, but I've never seen one. I'll see your true form tomorrow."

"Little beauty, let's grow up together, become stronger together, and protect our younger brothers and sisters in the future, okay?"

Zhuzhu turned and lay on her side, patted the head of the little pretty girl sleeping next to her, and said softly.

Little Pretty raised its head, glanced at her wistfully, then lowered its head and drifted off to sleep. "Waaah, it's so sleepy, please don't disturb its sleep, okay?"

Qilin heard what Li Mai and Zhou Quan said. After returning today, he sensed the presence of similar beings around the courtyard, and he knew that perhaps it was time for him to leave.

But after following this little girl for more than half a year, he really couldn't bear to part with her. She was clearly young, but she was very sensible and strong. She wanted to learn more and wanted to win the favor of everyone she met.

Even the maid her mother bought for her, she treated like an older sister. What a silly girl! She was the daughter of those two people, though not their biological daughter, but they doted on her like one. She was the eldest daughter of the family, yet she was always so humble.

Little Pretty has lived for tens of thousands of years and has seen many humans. He felt that this little girl was more mature and composed than a four-year-old girl.

So annoying!

The more I think about it, the less I can sleep!

Xiao Piaoliang turned over in frustration, his back to Zhuzhu. He had been dozing off to Limai's voice, but the little girl's words had completely banished his sleepiness.

Thinking that he might have to part ways with her tomorrow and would never see her cute yet stubborn little face again, he silently turned back to face Zhuzhu, only to find that she had already fallen asleep.

Tsk, what a heartless little girl.

The next day, after Li Mai, Zhou Tao, and Zhou Lin left in the carriage driven by Li Dong, Zhou Quan, with Zhu Zhu in his arms and Xiao Piao Liang in his arms, went to the mountains behind the town with Yun Chang, Yang Lao, Chu Yan, and Zhong Hui.

Xu Changhuan stayed at Yun Chang's residence. Yun Chang asked her to see how their wedding house was decorated and asked her to arrange for Xu Che and Cheng Jianghai to help her with the work.

After Li Mai had arranged things at the shop and asked Zhou Heng to keep an eye on things, she would come back to help Xu Changhuan plan and decorate the courtyard for her elder brother and sister-in-law's wedding.

Last night, Yun Chang also had someone summon Lu Qian and told him to follow Xu Changhuan and Li Mai's instructions, to help them find people if needed, and to take them shopping if needed. Lu Qian naturally agreed.

He was overjoyed to be able to serve Yun Chang, which showed that she trusted him.

During this period, although he and Zhou Tao saw each other less often, on the two times they did meet, Zhou Tao no longer looked at him with the same expression she used to have when she saw him. She would be shy, blush, and avoid looking at him when she spoke. She also seemed to pay attention to her appearance, dressing up like a fairy every day.

Seeing the changes Zhou Tao made for him, Lu Qian was very happy. He didn't dare to push her too hard, so he slowly accompanied her as she grew up and helped her develop feelings for him.

In the mountains behind the town, Chu Yan and Zhong Hui simultaneously placed their jade pendants in their palms, infused them with spiritual power, and used their thoughts to summon the phoenix and the qilin.

A few breaths later, the scene was suddenly filled with a bright red light.

Upon seeing this, Old Yang quickly set up a barrier to hide the area, lest it attract more people.

As the red light faded, a man dressed in black and a man dressed in red appeared before the crowd.

Standing next to Zhou Quan, Zhu Zhu stared at them in astonishment. It was the first time she had ever seen such an unbelievable scene. In the blink of an eye, two more people had appeared beside them.

Suddenly, the little beauty in her arms let out a yelp, jumped out of Zhuzhu's arms, and rushed towards the man.

To everyone else, Little Pretty just let out a howl, but to the man in black, it sounded like he was calling out "Father."

The man in black looked at him in surprise, then reached out and caught him. "Tianqi, why have you become like this?"

He spoke in animal language, which no one present could understand except for the phoenix. However, Li Mai and Zhou Quan automatically felt that they could understand his words.

Little Pretty glanced furtively at Zhou Quan, then shook her head sheepishly, "It's because I was playful and was taken advantage of that, which is why I've been punished and ended up like this."

As for the specifics of what happened, he didn't want to mention it again. He had been foolish and stupid in the past, and had been deceived, almost causing a tragedy. It was only right for Luo Ying to punish him.

When Zhou Quan saw the way he was looking at him, he looked at him coldly. As for the meaning behind his gaze, he didn't understand. He had no memories of his past life, and even if he did, he couldn't recall where the grudge between him and this little Qilin came from.

Before his memories were sealed, and after confirming that he was not the Qilin who killed him in his previous life, Zhou Quan had no suspicion of Xiao Piao Liang.

When Zhou Quan saw the man in black glaring at him, he glared back. "Why are you glaring at me? I helped you find your son and raised him for half a year. Shouldn't you be thanking me? Don't forget, your son's indenture is still in my hands."

With a flick of his finger, Zhou Quan conjured a spirit contract in front of the man in black.

Zhou Quan had seen him before, but she couldn't remember his name.

Jin Qi glanced at it, wanting to snatch the spirit contract, but Zhou Quan waved his hand, and the spirit contract disappeared.

Phoenix glanced at Zhou Quan and pouted, "Luo Ying, how did you become so weak?"

Since it's a father and son reuniting, what's the point of summoning him for this occasion? To conjure up a beast-human hybrid? Feng Yue glanced at Zhong Hui speechlessly.

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