As grand halls were built one by one, I was struck by how quickly time had passed.
The September wind carried the coolness and gentleness of early autumn as Qin Luo and Wu Hua dusted off the newly built main hall.
Suddenly, they heard hurried footsteps. They put down the rags they were holding and looked towards the door.
Mu Feng and Mu Xiuyu rushed in like arrows.
"Luo Luo!"
"Sister!"
The two, one big and one small, held Qin Luo tightly. Wu Hua, watching from the side, was displeased and stepped forward to pull them apart.
"You're not allowed to hug her! Qin Yunyuan said that Luo Luo is a grown woman now, this isn't appropriate!"
Mu Xiuyu looked at the little baby who was even smaller than himself, pouted, and seemed a little unconvinced.
"I'm still a child! I can hug you!"
Wu Hua stood firmly in front of Qin Luo.
"No, you're already six! In a few months you'll be seven! Boys and girls shouldn't sit together after the age of seven, that's what Qin Yundu said!"
Mu Xiuyu…
"Where did you come from, you little brat! Believe me or not, I'll spank you until your butt is a bloody mess!"
Wu Hua raised her head, ignoring him completely, giving him the impression that she was saying, "Come on, try it if you dare!"
Mu Feng thought Wu Hua was right and picked it up.
"Thank you for reminding me. I was being presumptuous just now!"
Wu Hua put her little arm around his shoulder, looking like they were best buddies.
"A daughter should avoid living with her father when she grows up; you must remember that!"
Although Mu Feng didn't know who the child in front of him was, he inexplicably felt as if he had known him for a long time.
Immediately, a doubt arose in his mind.
"You wouldn't happen to be Lord Kang, would you?"
Mu Xiuyu, standing to the side, was stunned upon hearing this, as if his throat had been blocked.
What did I just say? Did I say I was going to spank Lord Kang?
Before Wu Hua could answer, Qin Luo spoke up.
"Uncle guessed right, the adult has transformed! You can call it 'Little One'~"
Mu Feng then put Wu Hua down and pulled Mu Xiuyu to bow to it.
"This believer greets Lord Kang. May you be well!"
Wu Hua raised her hand and helped the two of them up.
"We are friends, there is no need for us to kowtow in the future!"
Mu Xiuyu walked timidly up to it and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, sir, I didn't know it was you, that's why..."
Wu Hua forgave him very generously.
"It's alright, I won't hold it against my followers!"
Mu Xiuyu happily took his arm upon hearing this.
"I brought a lot of food from the capital. Once Mu Xiao brings the car up, I'll take you to get it!"
This sentence hit Wu Hua's bullseye.
"Alright, alright! Let's wait in front of the palace gate!"
Before Mu Xiuyu could refuse, Wu Hua grabbed him and ran towards the door.
Mu Feng pulled Qin Luo aside and looked her over again.
"You've definitely grown taller, but you're still too thin! Why does the scar on your face look different than before?"
Qin Luo was quite impressed with his observational skills; perhaps she had applied her makeup in a slightly off-center way.
He noticed all of this, and she rubbed off a small part of the scar on her face to show him.
“A kind old man helped me heal, and now I don’t have any scars at all, but when I’m walking alone outside, I think it’s safer to draw a line on it!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Feng's praise was heard.
"Yes! You did the right thing! When you're out and about, your safety should always be the top priority. Wu Nian told me everything you did, and he's very grateful to you!"
Qin Luo waved his hand modestly: "It's nothing! Just a small thing!"
"Are we still going?"
Qin Luo understood his deep love for his daughter, so she didn't hide anything from him. She raised her hand and pointed towards the roof.
"I promised him that I would go to find the child's kind. After settling the Bodhi tree at Fuhua Temple, I will continue my journey!"
Mu Feng now firmly believes in the existence of ghosts and gods.
"Alright! I'll go and beg the young marquis for permission to go with you!"
He said he was about to get up and go find Mu Xiuyu.
Qin Luo quickly stopped him.
"Uncle, please don't act impulsively! This is a task for me and my child, and you shouldn't get involved. Besides, I'd prefer you to have your own life!"
Mu Feng felt a little sad upon hearing this.
"I feel like there's nothing I can do for you..."
Qin Luo felt a pang of sympathy seeing his self-reproachful expression, so she took his arm and pulled him outside.
"Father, I want to eat food from the capital. Please go and get some for me, otherwise I'll eat it all!"
At this moment, Mu Feng felt his blood rush to his head, and he was being dragged along by Qin Luo like a puppet.
As soon as Qin Luo arrived at the entrance, he saw Wu Hua already sitting on the carriage shaft eating outside the temple.
Mu Xiao and Mu Xiuyu kept feeding him. She tugged at Mu Feng, pulling him back to his senses.
"Father, hurry, they're almost gone!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Feng quickly ran towards the carriage, grabbed the food box from Wu Hua's hand, and ran off.
Wu Hua, still not quite understanding, looked at Mu Xiuyu.
"Xiaoyu, am I seeing things? Did the food box just fly away?"
Mu Xiuyu raised his chin slightly towards the temple.
"Mu Feng went to fawn over my older sister! Isn't that infuriating? He wants her to be his daughter..."
Mu Xiao also wore an expression that screamed wishful thinking.
Wu Hua blinked her big eyes and replied while chewing her food.
"I know! The Qin family knows and they all agree!"
Mu Xiuyu was struck dumb, and Mu Xiao was equally stunned, both speaking in unison.
"What?"
Wu Hua, annoyed by his loud voice, moved her little bottom further away and ignored them.
At this moment, Jingming and the temple keeper also came out of the temple, bowed and greeted Mu Xiuyu.
The temple keeper then led his men to move the things he had brought into the temple.
Jingming enthusiastically pulled Mu Xiuyu aside and asked...
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