Chapter 177 World Seven (Extra) Raising Daughters

On a makeshift circular platform, the Hu women, clad in vibrant dresses, adorned with colorful bells, danced relentlessly on tiptoe, their skirts swaying in graceful curves as the bells clashed against each other, creating a tinkling sound. Those near the platform, their eyes fixed on the dancing women, tossed coins at them. Amidst the dusty swirl of coins, a single golden gourd stood out. Rarely had the Hu women encountered such generous patrons, and they quickly glanced in the direction of the gourd.

To the Hu woman's surprise, the owner of the golden gourd wasn't a man. Instead, it was a little girl, seemingly made of ice and snow. She looked young and adorable. Her eyes, in particular, were even clearer and brighter than the tribe's sacred spring.

"Tana, you made it so hard for me to find you!"

Several majestic men surrounded the little girl.

Everyone stopped making noise and the Hu woman also stopped dancing. She guessed that the little girl named "Tana" must be of extraordinary status, so she took the initiative to pick up the golden gourd on the round table, presented it to Tana, and tried to return it.

Tana stretched out her white and tender palm, but instead of taking back her golden gourd, she closed the Hu girl's soft hand, and said in a childlike voice: "This is for you."

Tana's eyes, like the brightest stars in the night, sparkled with brilliant brilliance: "You dance really well! But, you're a little behind my mother!"

Seeing that the followers surrounding Tana did not stop her actions, the Hu woman took the heavy golden gourd.

Hearing Tana's words, Hu Nu smiled faintly, but she was confused in her heart: it was not that she thought highly of herself, but since she started dancing as a child, she had never met anyone who danced better than her.

However, looking at Tana's delicate appearance, the little girl's mother must be extremely beautiful as well. The dance is pleasing to the eye, and Tana's mother takes the upper hand just by virtue of her appearance.

The attendants brought Tana back to the territory, earnestly admonishing her: "The king is in the princess's bedroom, waiting for her to return."

When talking about her father King Wuli, Tana, who was originally lively and active.

He immediately lowered his head and slowly lifted the gauze curtain of his bedroom.

Seeing those eyes, which were the same color as her own, filled with a heart-shaking indifference, Tana paused slightly and whispered, "Father, Tana knows she was wrong."

Even though Tana in front of him was only seven years old, her fair face was full of childishness.

But Wu Li had no intention of softening his heart. He tapped his knees with his bony knuckles and said coldly, "You're half an hour late."

It’s not that Wu Li doesn’t allow Tana to run around and play. Every little girl in the tribe grows up freely.

But Tana was playful and had agreed a time with Wuli before leaving. However, she was late for her return because she was watching the Hu women dancing.

Although Tana is young, she also needs to know how to keep her word.

Wu Li didn't scold Tana harshly, but Tana's eyes were already red, and she sniffed lightly as she promised, "Father, Tana is willing to copy the Four Books as punishment."

Since the exchanges with the Central Plains, Wuli has introduced all the books from the Central Plains to foreign lands.

Classics such as the Four Books and the Five Classics were written in both foreign and Chinese languages. Tana began studying the difficult Four Books at a young age.

Copying the Four Books will definitely make your wrists tired and sore.

But Wu Li did not stop Tana, but nodded slightly and agreed to it.

He walked over to Tana, and a touch of the gentleness of a father finally appeared on his beautiful face. Wu Li took Tana's hand and said, "Your mother has made a lot of snacks. Come on."

Tana wiped her eyes, and her dull eyes regained their brilliance. She nodded heavily: "Okay."

Seeing Baoshan's fragile figure, Tana immediately shook off Wuli's hand without mercy, and threw herself into Baoshan's arms like a young swallow returning to the forest.

Tana rubbed the precious fan gently and felt that her mother's body was soft everywhere.

No wonder the strict father likes to hold his mother in his arms and refuses to let go for even a moment.

Wu Li's eyes were burning, and Bao Shan's cheeks turned red. She glared at him lightly, thinking that it was a good thing Tana didn't see it, otherwise how could she explain Wu Li's behavior...

Wu Li walked up to the treasure fan, leaned over and pecked it lightly on the lips, like a dragonfly touching the water, fleeting.

There was a forced silence in his voice: "I'll come to see you in the evening."

Even though she had a daughter with Wu Li, Bao Shan's face still showed a girl's shyness from time to time, and she responded softly.

When Wu Li was about to get up and leave, Bao Shan stretched out her soft hands, gently stroked Wu Li's clothes, and smoothed them out for him.

Bao Shan timidly withdrew her hand, no longer looking at him, and said softly, "Go and get busy."

How could Wu Li bear to leave when she was so clingy?

But Wu Li was determined, unlike ordinary people, and he finally left.

The table was filled with a variety of exquisite snacks, all sweet but not greasy, fragrant and delicious. Ever since Tana was born, she had always clung to the precious fan. Now, even for a few snacks, she refused to leave the fan's embrace.

Tana looked at the plate of snacks that she liked the most, picked up a piece and handed it to Baoshan's lips.

"Mother."

Baoshan opened her soft lips slightly, biting only a corner of it, and the rest fell into Tana's stomach.

Seeing the red mark left at the corner of Tana's eye, Baoshan's heart moved slightly, and he stretched out his soft hand to caress it gently.

Tana is very similar to her in this respect. Whenever she cries, there will be blush marks on her face.

Seeing that Tana’s cheeks were bulging with food, like a squirrel storing food, Baoshan fed Tana the dried tea.

Tana didn't even reach out to hold the tea, but drank it all from Baoshan's hand.

Only with Baoshan can Tana truly be a seven-year-old child.

Tana held the snacks in her hands, smiling broadly: "It's delicious!"

Baoshan smiled softly in response and did not ask why Tana was crying.

According to Tana's personality, if you want to tell her something, she will fall down the first time she sees her.

And now it is like this, it is obvious that Tana is deliberately covering it up and does not want Baoshan to know.

If the precious fan were torn, Tana would feel uncomfortable.

But if Baoshan wanted to know the whole story, he didn't have to ask Tana, he could ask Wuli as well.

The candlelight was dim, and the beauty sat alone on the couch, bored, as if waiting for someone.

When Wu Li thought that the person the treasure fan was waiting for was him, his heart felt hot and all the tiredness in his body disappeared instantly.

Wu Li sat behind Bao Shan, with his arms around her slender waist and his head resting on her thin shoulders.

The beauty's body trembled slightly, and when she sensed the familiar temperature, her breathing gradually returned to normal.

Wu Li felt at ease, and the two of them became a couple for such a long time.

When someone puts his arm around Baoshan's waist, she still tenses up.

But knowing all this, Wu Li still insisted on hugging Bao Shan from behind, looking at her timid appearance.

Baoshan turned around, her dark eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she asked softly, "Tana cried today, did you know?"

Wu Li sniffed the fragrance of the treasure fan and responded lightly without much concern.

Baoshan's beautiful eyes trembled slightly, and her soft hands pushed Wu Li's chest.

"But someone bullied Tana?"

As soon as the question was asked, Baoshan denied the answer. No one in the tribe dared to bully Tana.

Wu Li explained that it was because Tana came home late, so he asked a few questions. Tana felt so ashamed that she shed a few tears.

Baoshan had no suspicion of anything, and had no idea that Wuli had deliberately concealed the fact that Tana had volunteered to copy the difficult Four Books.

The precious fan nestled against Wu Li's chest, showing its weakness and dependence.

At the beginning, Baoshan and Wuli got married and she became pregnant in the first month.

The look from the tribal doctor made Baoshan blush with shame, and she secretly blamed Wuli in her heart: If he hadn't been so demanding and had no idea of limits, how could she have conceived a child after such a short time of marriage?

Upon hearing the news, Wu Li was stunned for a long time, not at all like his usual confident self.

That night, Wu Li held the precious fan in his arms and kissed and caressed it, but because he was worried about the baby in his belly, he could not do anything improper as usual. He could only swallow his bitter fruit, walk out of the bedroom, and go outside to calm his mind in the cool breeze.

When Tana was still in Baoshan's belly, she was an extremely docile little girl. She never made a fuss, but would occasionally stretch out her hands and kick her feet to prove her existence.

On the day Baoshan gave birth to a daughter, Wu Li waited by her bedside. The midwife held the newborn baby in her arms, muttering to herself, "She's the one I've never seen before, a little girl with such beautiful features."

Every baby born is wrinkled and looks like a little monkey.

Seeing the embarrassed faces of the father and mother, the midwife could only comfort them, saying that everything would be fine once the child grew up.

Only Tana, the midwife, didn't need to make excuses to comfort her.

After all, such exquisite appearance and gem-like eyes are rare in the world.

Wu Li looked at his daughter, who had the same heterochromatic eyes as himself, and named her Tana. In the foreign language, "Tana" means the supreme treasure.

As the only daughter of the tribal leader, Tana grew up like a star, lively but not spoiled, playful but never making mistakes.

Tana not only has extraordinary beauty, but also extremely intelligent talent. Soon after she started school and learned to read and write, she won the favor of the teacher.

Baoshan dotes on Tana, and Wuli loves Tana, but is more strict with her.

As for the unpleasant relationship between father and daughter, both of them tacitly did not tell Baoshan about it, for fear of upsetting their weak wife and mother, and thus felt depressed.

But the treasure fan did not reveal its pure ignorance. It could reveal everything that Wuli and Tana wanted to hide.

Baoshan raised her fair and pretty face and kissed Wuli's jaw lightly.

Eight years have passed, and Wu Li has become more and more calm. Whenever I get close to him, I feel at ease.

Wu Li held the precious fan tightly and kissed the beauty in his arms gently.

When the two separated, their breathing was unstable and the temperature in the air was gradually rising.

"Don't be too harsh on Tana. She's still a little girl."

Wu Li moved his hand slightly, and Bao Shan's cheeks turned red and her body trembled slightly.

Wu Li was already familiar with this beautiful scenery, but every time, he was immersed in it without hesitation.

“Tana is not just a little girl, she is the future tribal leader.

If you don’t understand anything, you will be deceived and bullied.”

Wu Li's eyes were heavy, just like in the past, because he trusted the people around him too much, he ended up with injuries all over his body and was expelled from the tribe.

He could raise Tana into a naive little girl, but what about the future...

It was precisely because Tana knew all this that she never felt wronged by Wu Li's strict teaching.

Before Baoshan could say anything else, Wuli leaned over and blocked her soft lips, leaving only sobbing sounds.

Floating up and down, like a piece of driftwood in the water.

Wu Li coaxed Bao Shan into a state of confusion, and she could no longer ask about other people's affairs when they were having sex. Not even their daughter Tana.

The tribe held a horse racing meeting.

Tana was dressed in a dark black outfit, with all her long black hair tied up into a high ponytail, looking extremely heroic.

Tana was leading a chestnut horse, which was a birthday gift from her grandfather Dong Yixiao.

Tana knew that Dong Yixiao used to be a horse dealer and was very good at selecting horses, so she cherished this horse very much.

Tana likes her grandfather because Dong Yixiao treats Baoshan and her very well. Sometimes she complains that Wu Li is too harsh on Tana and even scolds him behind his back.

Tana's eyes widened when she heard this, and she immediately explained to Dong Yixiao, patting her chest, that she was going to be the leader of the tribe, and these hardships were nothing.

But Tana still admired her grandfather Dong Yixiao's courage very much. No one in the foreign land dared to scold the leader Wu Li.

Whether in person or behind his back, they were extremely afraid of Wu Li's majesty.

But Dong Yixiao is unique and a well-deserved warrior.

Tana learned to return a favor from her mother Baoshan.

Knowing that her grandfather loved money, she carved eight large characters for Dong Yixiao out of gold: "Happiness as vast as the East Sea, Longevity as great as the South Mountain." Even in the dim room, the golden luster was dazzling.

This made Dong Yixiao very happy, and he loved Tana even more.

Baoshan, half-embraced by Wu Li, emerged from the gauze tent. Her delicate figure evoked a desire to protect her.

Tana left the chestnut pony behind and ran quickly to the treasure fan.

"Mom, I'm going to participate in the horse racing meeting this year!"

Bao Shan stroked Tana's fluffy hair with a soft look in his eyes: "Tana is amazing, she must be number one!"

Being praised so highly by Xiangxiang's mother, Tana felt a little embarrassed. Her face flushed as she said, "The first place winner will become a warrior of the tribe and receive a fist-sized gem. I'll win it and make jewelry for my mother!"

Bao Shan hugged Tana, patted her shoulder gently, and said softly, "Tana is so nice."

Tana was immediately full of fighting spirit. She rode her chestnut pony and won the race, leaving the others far behind.

"Tana, Tana!"

The others cheered Tana's name, the sound deafening.

Tana handed the gem to Baoshan, ignored the warning from her father Wuli, and squeezed into Baoshan's arms.

She pointed at the gem and talked about her plan.

"This piece is for mother to make a bracelet, and this piece is for earrings..."

Bao Shan gently interrupted Tana and suggested, "Why don't you make two identical pairs of jewelry? I want to wear them with Tana."

Tana's eyes suddenly lit up and she nodded in agreement.

Wu Li stretched out his hand towards the treasured fan and said naturally, "The flowers at the Holy Spring are blooming. I'll take you to see them."

Baoshan placed his hand in Wuli's arms, turned to Tana and said, "Tana, come with us."

Wu Li said coldly, "My horse can only carry one person."

The implication is that Tana cannot be brought along.

Tana wanted to say that she could ride a horse, but was stopped by Uncle Zhuoer next to her.

Wu Li then embraced the precious fan and rode leisurely. The two of them sat on the same horse, and Wu Li, with a very possessive gesture, folded the precious fan in his arms to avoid the prying eyes of others.

Tana's face was filled with indignation: "I can ride a horse, and I can take my mother to the holy spring!"

Although the chestnut pony was young, Baoshan was very slender, so it was not difficult for two people to ride together.

Zhuo Er shook his head: "Brother Wu Li has ulterior motives. How can you, at such a young age, defeat him?"

Tana turned around and looked directly at Zhuo Er: "Uncle Zhuo Er, are you saying bad things about my father?"

Zhuo Er's heart was pounding, and panic flashed across his face: "How, how could it be? I'm telling the truth!"

Tana sighed and thought to herself, I thought Uncle Zhuoer was the first warrior in the tribe, but I didn’t expect... Grandpa is still the best, a well-deserved warrior!

Tana ran away to look for her grandfather Dong Yixiao.

The holy spring is surrounded by small flowers of pure colors, which are spread out in a vast expanse.

Perhaps because of the nourishment of the holy spring, these small flowers have a light, fresh and pleasant fragrance.

But Wu Li couldn't see any other beauty. The sight of her skin, as white as snow, made his throat choke, and he slowly slid down her slender body.

Wu Li let the treasured fan wrap around his neck while he kissed those soft lips, savoring them carefully, tirelessly...

The spring scenery is boundless.

The small flowers were dumped in a large area, and the area around the holy spring was filled with an extremely embarrassing scene.