Void space.
After seeing Yan Xi off, Qi An listened to Ata recount the twists and turns of the mission with great emotion, mainly focusing on boasting.
"Boss, you don't know, Li Ye and Yao Chang actually remember things from before the time travel, they..."
Ata blah blah blah, she even recounted the story of how Fugui fed Yaoshang excrement with great enthusiasm, as if she were performing a comedy routine.
Xiao Yin held a candied hawthorn in her hand and a bunch of snacks that Ata had shared with her in her arms. She ate while looking at Ata with admiration.
Ata is amazing!
In the past, Fugui would deliberately not cooperate and try to amuse the child at times like this, but this time Fugui just smiled at him and occasionally helped Ata fill in some details that he hadn't mentioned.
She used to treat Ata as a child who hadn't been weaned yet. Although Ata was a powerful innate treasure, he was still inexperienced and needed her protection.
But in the face of the Demon-Subduing Seal and the Heavenly Dao, Ata twice stepped forward to block her, and later even joined forces with her to break through the sky.
From that time on, Fugui regarded him as a comrade-in-arms.
Qi An observed Fu Gui's expression and found it amusing; these two sworn enemies had finally made progress in their relationship.
Ata got so excited talking that he gestured wildly to Qi An, but just as he jumped up, he suddenly fainted.
Qi An reacted quickly and caught Ata, preventing him from falling to the ground.
“Ata…” Fugui rushed forward to check.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Xiao Yin was so startled that she dropped her candied hawthorn.
The two people surrounded Qi An, looking at Ata with anxious expressions. He was fine just a moment ago, how could he have collapsed so suddenly?
Qi An checked Ata's condition, his furrowed brows relaxed, and he smiled, "Don't worry, it's a good thing."
"What do you mean, Sister An'an?" Fugui asked.
Ata's body emitted a faint golden light. Qi An pinched the child's cheek and said, "It means the little brat is about to grow up."
"Really?" Fugui exclaimed excitedly, "Being struck by lightning actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise?"
Qi An nodded: "That's right. Ata has been cultivating diligently in recent years, and it's about time he broke through."
Qi An put Ata down and set up an array around him with spirit stones so that the child could rest well.
When he wakes up, he should be a bit bigger.
Xiao Yin followed Qi An closely, her eyes never leaving Ata.
She was a little shy and a little afraid of Qi An and Fu Gui, so she clung to Ata.
After settling Ata in, Qi An turned around and almost bumped into Xiao Yin.
Xiao Yin, clutching her snacks, looked up timidly at Qi An, her big eyes clear and innocent.
Qi An glanced at Xiao Yin, then raised an eyebrow at Fu Gui: "A child bride?"
Fu Gui chuckled: "I think there's nothing wrong with it. She really likes our Ata."
Xiao Yin didn't know what "child bride" meant, but upon hearing Fu Gui's words, she quickly said, "I like Brother Ata, your eldest brother. Can I stay here with you?"
Xiao Yin thought to herself, "Brother Ata is right. Their family really has a lot of delicious food, many of which I've never seen before."
The candied hawthorn, spicy strips, and ice cream were all so delicious!
Compared to the snacks Ata gave me, what are all those celestial flowers and fruits in the Immortal Realm? They're not tasty at all.
Ata's brother also said that these were nothing, and that he would take her to eat more delicious things she had never tried before in the future. He also showed her the pocket money he had saved.
Moreover, Ata's brother's boss is so powerful! He's even more powerful than the Qiongqi who beat her up. He's the most powerful person she's ever met.
If I could stay here, I could not only play with Brother Ata and eat lots of delicious food, but most importantly, I wouldn't have to hide anymore and worry about being caught.
Thinking about the benefits of staying, Xiao Yin tried her best to sell herself: "I...I'm very obedient, I eat little, and I can help you fight bad guys. Can you let me stay?"
Fu Gui is ridiculous, silly child. You have no idea how precious your treasure is. Who can refuse the innate treasure, the Demon-Subduing Seal?
But...
Fu Gui's eyes darted around, and he mischievously coaxed the child, "Little Yin, let me ask you, do you really like our Ata?"
Xiao Yin nodded emphatically.
Fu Gui then asked, "Would you be willing to become Ata's child bride?"
Xiao Yin asked in confusion, "What is a child bride?"
Just as Fu Gui was about to explain to her what a child bride was, Qi An spoke up first, saying in a serious tone:
"A child bride is someone who spends every day with Ata, playing together, eating snacks together, and cultivating together, inseparable."
Fu Gui: "...Uh, yes, that's right, that's it."
Xiao Yin, who had finally "understood," was overjoyed. What a wonderful thing!
She smiled happily, revealing a set of bright white teeth, and two dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth: "I do."
Qi An smiled and, looking down at Xiao Yin, gently pinched the little tuft of hair on his head: "Alright, then you can stay."
"Thank you, Brother Ata, for being our leader."
Fu Gui said, "Xiao Yin, it's time to change how you address her. Just call her whatever Ata is called."
Xiao Yin tilted her head and said sweetly, "Thank you, boss."
"Good girl." Qi An pinched Xiao Yin's cheek, took out a pendant, threaded it onto Xiao Yin's neck.
The pendant is a unique lollipop shape, all silver-white, small and exquisite. Xiao Yin couldn't put it down and touched it.
Fu Gui was shocked: "..."
Could this be a betrothal gift?
"Boss, what's this?" Xiao Yin asked.
"This is my betrothal gift to you... cough cough, a small token of our meeting. Take it and play with it."
Xiao Yin said obediently, "Thank you, boss. I like it very much."
Fu Gui: "..."
It really is a betrothal gift! Sister An'an is so cunning; experience truly pays off!
Then, Fugui's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he finally saw the pendant in its entirety.
If she wasn't mistaken, the so-called "lollipop" pendant hanging around Xiao Yin's neck could actually be the Saint-grade spiritual artifact, the War God Hammer, right?
Did Sister An'an just give it away so casually?
Fu Gui stepped forward and said to Xiao Yin, "Xiao Yin, what about me? What should you call me?"
Xiao Yin thought for a moment, and she remembered that when Qiongqi was struck by lightning, her brother Ata called her "Sister Fugui".
“Sister Fugui,” Xiao Yin said.
Fu Gui smiled and said, "Hey, little Yin, here's some pocket money for you."
The little girl is so much cuter than that brat Ata.
Fu Gui took a lot of spirit stones and gems from his own savings and stuffed them into Xiao Yin's hands: "Take these and buy some good food."
Xiao Yin accepted it: "Thank you, Sister Fugui."
Xiao Yin, who had successfully stayed behind, happily said to the two of them, "Big brother, Sister Fugui, I'm going to see Brother Ata."
“Alright, go and protect him. Call us if anything unusual happens,” Qi An said.
"Okay, sure." Little Yin skipped and hopped off to find Ata.
Fu Gui looked at Xiao Yin's retreating figure with pity. The poor little girl had sold herself to Ata as a child bride.
Thinking of something, Fugui cautiously asked for confirmation: "Sister An'an, the pendant you gave Xiaoyin, it wouldn't be the War God's Hammer, would it?"
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