Chapter 299: 301.Chapter 296 Seeing the grown

301. Chapter 296 Seeing the grown-up Xixi Great Emperor in a dream, today daughter's birthday is not suitable for seeing blood【Seek Monthly Ticket】

Buzz buzz buzz buzz—

Dream Dao Master!

Enter the dream!

This is the basic ability of the Dao Fruit; Li Che merely intends to give it a try.

His pupils instantly turned into seven-colored hues, as if a rainbow had been crushed into pigment and poured into his eyes.

Seven-colored smoke rose and swirled behind Li Che, like the smoke of wounds rising from a ruined land.

It seemed as if an invisible wave gently spread from Li Che's body.

The whole world seemed to tremble slightly.

Like a transparent stone dropped into a clear pool, causing ripples of transparency to spread across the still water.

Everything around seemed to have changed, somewhat like the feeling when Li Che uses the Penetrating the Nether Divine Ability to enter a place akin to the Netherworld.

Heaven and earth were undergoing transformation.

Countless clouds of colored mist rolled outward in all directions.

The Big Black Dog's eyes, after a brief struggle, slowly closed, cooperating with Li Che's act.

After all, to attend Xixi's birthday banquet, the dog even sold its smile; Li Che wanted a bit more, so what did it have to resist?

It's merely entering a dream……

Buzz—

Li Che opened his eyes and felt himself entering the Big Black Dog's dream.

The seven-colored smoke around rose like the strange mist encircling a mysterious tower, seemingly sealing off the dream space.

Li Che floated in midair, his gaze sweeping the surroundings.

The scorching, searing heat that burns everything seemed to twist and blur Li Che's six senses.

The ground was a sheet of crimson; the gray-black earth split open like terrifying gashes cut by a blade, or like tectonic plates pulling apart into a great rift valley.

Within the rift, countless torrents of molten magma surged forth, boiling and flowing, occasionally splashing against the cliffs and exploding into towering jets of magma dozens of zhang high!

Gazing out, the land lay scarred, countless fissures crisscrossing, glowing hot magma flowing between them, releasing intense heat.

The air was distorted, the scorching ground impossible to stand on!

This is the dog's dream?!

Li Che's gaze narrowed.

Suddenly.

He felt an incredibly terrifying scorching aura, hiss—!!!

A scorching gale howled up, spraying down from above his head.

Li Che's hairs stood on end; relying on the unrestrained power of dream entry to control the dream realm, he continually soared upward, darting aloft at extreme speed.

The next moment, Li Che's body froze.

Li Che, having soared to high altitude, lowered his head……

He then discovered that the entire magma-covered land seemed to tremble, with flames of scorching fire bursting from countless cracks, like blood rushing swiftly through veins.

Whoosh—!

The ground suddenly shot up into the clouds, violent air surges raging, nearly suffocating Li Che.

It turned out…… the scarred ground he had seen while hovering just moments ago…… was not land at all……

That was merely…… the surface of a colossal beast!

And that colossal beast lying prone suddenly rose, its pair of eyes slowly opening—just a pair of eyes, yet so vast they seemed to shroud the entire heavens and earth!

That blurry silhouette also appeared in Li Che's eyes.

A titanic black dog, tens of millions of zhang tall, with magma as its blood!

This is……

The true form of the Big Black Dog?!

Even Li Che's breath seemed to congeal!

By entering the dream, he beheld the Big Black Dog's true form!

The massive head of the Big Black Dog slowly lowered, countless stars revolving behind it like a dreamy illusion!

Boom—!!!

The dog looked at Li Che; the next instant, its enormous paw, seemingly boundless, came down hard upon him.

……

……

It seemed but an instant, yet also as if an eternity had passed.

Li Che opened his eyes; irises swirling with color, waves rippling, his heart filled with overwhelming shock and disbelief.

His whole mind still in a daze, what he saw upon entering the dream…… was it truly the Big Black Dog's true form?

One dog suppressing an entire world?

That world…… what place is it?

Hell? Netherworld?!

Li Che's hairs stood on end; he genuinely sensed the dog's extraordinariness, but……

He narrowed his eyes; seven-colored light flowed within his pupils.

Of course, it's not ruled out that what Li Che saw in the dog's dream is merely a pleasant dream of the dog; although the possibility is slim, in a dream…… anything can happen.

Just then.

Li Che heard a tinkling sound at his ear; it was the kitchen curtain being lifted, making the hanging wind chimes ring crisp and pleasant.

Li Che instinctively turned his head and saw the boss walking out carrying a six-tiered food box.

Clad in white that outshone snow, his black hair long and flowing, bound with a single military rope.

He seemed to sense Li Che's gaze, and their eyes met.

Then Li Che saw the boss's dream.

Again, seven-colored smoke rose up.

Li Che opened his eyes, but the terror, oppression, and destruction he had felt when entering the dog's dream were gone; the power that seemed to symbolize destruction even surpassed his imagination, the contrast too stark.

Orange-yellow light, like the streetlamp glow quietly cast upon a park path in the deep of night.

Under the soft, tranquil light stood a restaurant quietly placed between heaven and earth.

In that light there was a feeling of time solidified, silently settling into the river of years.

Li Che stared for a moment; compared to the dog's mental world, which was like a Husky destroying heaven and earth, the boss's dream, true to his nature, was rather gentle and tranquil.

It let Li Che's spirit unwittingly grow calm.

Li Che stepped toward the restaurant and familiarly lifted the curtain.

Tinkle—

Like the swaying sound of wind chimes brushed by a breeze.

A feeling of pure tranquility that calms the soul.

He entered the restaurant.

Li Che saw the boss, dressed in an exquisitely fine chef's robe, sitting quietly in a chair, gazing at him.

"Come."

The boss nodded.

Li Che's heart skipped a beat, and he shivered slightly.

Boss…

Was he speaking to him?

Did the boss know that Li Che had entered his dream?

The power of the Dao Fruit…

Had the boss seen through it?!

Tinkle—

Suddenly, the sound of wind chimes swaying came from behind; the curtain was lifted, footsteps echoed, and then a cold female voice rang out.

"Boss, a bowl of noodles with two eggs, please."

Her clear, secluded voice carried a chill that kept people at arm's length, yet as she spoke it gradually softened.

Upon hearing that voice, Li Che's body jerked.

Turning, he saw a graceful figure in a black long dress walking slowly from outside the restaurant.

Her lustrous black hair fell like a waterfall down to the base of her thighs, swaying slightly as if in an invisible breeze, like a flowing cape.

The woman's features were exquisitely refined; her long lashes trembled, revealing dark pupils as black as jujubes.

Li Che stared at the woman; just one glance sparked a familiar feeling that welled up from deep within and spread.

His blood seemed to simmer slightly all over his body at that moment.

It was a kind of…

the feeling of bloodline connection.

She is…

"Add two eggs?"

The boss glanced at the woman, his eyes soft yet puzzled as he asked.

The woman nodded, pulled out a chair, stretched her long legs, sat on the footrest beside the chair, took a brand‑new unused chopstick from the holder, and with a pa-da split the two stuck‑together chopsticks.

"Hurry up, I'm starving!"

The woman said.

The boss's mouth twitched: "You still get hungry?"

"I'm really hungry today." The woman grabbed a chopstick with one hand and stretched.

The boss said nothing.

"Right away."

Afterward, the boss, dressed in his exquisitely fine chef's uniform, turned and headed for the kitchen.

Inside the restaurant, everything fell silent at once.

Only the sizzling sound of frying eggs remained from the kitchen.

Li Che had already calmed down, pulled out the chair beside the woman, and sat.

The woman turned her head to glance at Li Che; in her clear, cold eyes flickered countless fleeting images.

Seven-colored smoke swirled in Li Che's pupils, and his body trembled slightly.

Because, from those clear eyes of the woman, Li Che saw… a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!

Corpses piled densely, like a corner of boundless hell revealed, while scarlet blood surged into great rivers that merged into a bloody ocean.

Li Che withdrew his gaze.

He slowly exhaled, and in the depths of his eyes an unwilling grief surfaced.

These years…

What exactly has the woman endured?

The noodles are ready.

Eat while hot.

Rich aroma wafted over, interrupting Li Che's thoughts.

The boss held a bowl of noodles and placed it before the woman in black robe.

The clear broth, noodles swaying within like dragon whiskers, topped with two fried eggs—golden yolk and white white meeting in crystalline brilliance, shimmering like oil under light.

Eat.

The boss said gently.

The woman immediately lowered her head and began eating the noodles.

She ate a strand of noodle.

Ding.

A falling crystal droplet shattered the mirror-like broth.

……

……

The seven-colored light in Li Che's eyes gradually faded and dispersed.

The boss held a six-tier lunchbox, calmly looking at Li Che.

He set down the lunchbox, took out cigarette paper, pinched some tobacco from the old pouch, and rolled two cigarettes.

Want one?

The boss said.

Li Che nodded, patting the head of the dog snoring loudly.

He walked to the boss's side, each lit a cigarette, and squatted beneath the dim yellow light before the eatery.

Any grievance my daughter suffers stems from my own inadequacy.

I must become stronger...

Li Che took a puff and slowly exhaled.

The smoke was hazy.

Like a dream, like an illusion.

He smoked the cigarette for a while.

You take the dog; I won't go.

When you have time, bring Xixi for a meal.

The boss flicked off ash, stood up, handed the lunchbox to Li Che, and said.

Li Che startled, about to ask something, but the boss gave him no chance to inquire, turning and slipping into the kitchen.

The kitchen is a restricted area; no idlers allowed.

Seeing this, Li Che no longer insisted; he clenched his fingers, crushing the ash, rose, his lotus-embroidered black robe fluttering, and the dog also woke, letting out a snort.

Come on, dog.

Li Che stepped onto the soft snow, speaking to the just-awakened big black dog; the dog perked up, wagging its tail and following behind Li Che.

Dog paw prints dotted the snow like plum blossoms.

One person and one dog left the alley.

Li Che brought the big black dog back to the Elders' Courtyard of the Divine Sect Disciple City.

He tossed the big black dog into the yard, then Li Che went to Supreme White Peak to fetch Xixi home.

……

……

Heart of ice and snow, a world of glazed glass.

The night was clear as such.

On Supreme White Peak, snowflakes fluttered down, crystalline and pure, completely covering the summit, turning it into a vast expanse of white.

Li Che held an oil-paper umbrella, his black robe embroidered with golden lotus patterns, billowing amidst the heavy snowfall night.

Following the bluestone path up Supreme White Peak, the buildings were coated in a thick layer of ice crystals, resembling glazed glass, crystalline and pure, lending the scenery a unique beauty.

They arrived at Supreme White Peak.

A blaze of fire raged; Xixi stepped on two Hell Lotus Wind-Fire Golden Light Wheels, soaring above the mountain's open plain, swift as wind and lightning.

She could even make abrupt turns, stopping suddenly then smoothly turning, incredibly agile.

Clearly, after half a year of training and mastery, Xixi's command of this mythic weapon, the Golden Light Wheel, had become ever more proficient.

Ahahahaha!

Let's set off fireworks!

Accompanied by a shrill laugh.

Rat-a-tat-tat—

Golden flowing fire, like arrows shooting down rapidly, continually bombarded the snowy plain, bursting forth bloom after bloom of fireworks.

Li Che had just reached the edge of the mountaintop plain when he saw this scene.

Snow mist rose over the entire plain, the lifted swirling snow drifting about.

Yet Xixi wielded the Homage Immortal Craftsman Blood Fire Bodhi Gatling, standing on the Wind-Fire Golden Light Wheel, conducting incredibly proficient sweeping fire!

Almost comparable to a high-altitude agile fighter aircraft.

Six metal tubes spun at high speed, spewing tongues of flame, releasing scorching heat, accompanied by Xixi's ecstatic shrieking laughter, simply……

Not tiger enough.

Li Che felt somewhat helpless, this girl...

"Xixi."

Li Che shouted.

Whoosh——!!!

Dad——!!!

Xixi's piercing scream burst from midair; then, the little girl who had grown a head taller took a step, stepping on the wind-fire golden light wheel, as if she were sprinting through the air with her legs wide, she charged toward Li Che!

With a leap, the wind-fire golden light wheel vanished, and Xixi opened her arms and lunged at Li Che.

Li Che's eyes instantly softened; he opened his arms, caught Xixi, and lifted the little girl.

The six-year-old little girl had grown a bit taller, but the change wasn't too big compared to before.

At least, her little belly hadn't receded much.

However, the baby fat on Xixi's face had lessened a bit, and her pretty features began to show.

Xixi wrapped her arms around Li Che's neck and began to act coquettishly.

"Dad, why did you only come now! Today is Xixi's birthday, you wouldn't have forgotten, would you?"

Xixi pouted, speaking dissatisfiedly.

"You don't even know to come early to pick up the little birthday star and bring her home!"

Li Che laughed and flicked Xixi's little nose.

"Isn't this me coming? Dad went to the boss's place, asked the boss to prepare a birthday feast for you, and brought back the dog smash to the little courtyard, so our little birthday star can play nicely with the dog."

Xixi's eyes lit up instantly: "The dog smash is here?!"

She hadn't played with the big black dog in a long time, and she really missed it.

In the palace of Taibai Peak.

Lü Taibai's silver hair flew as he stood with his hands behind his back, smiling as he watched this scene.

"Master, let's go! Let's go celebrate Xixi's birthday!"

Xixi waved.

"And Chichi third senior brother! Let's go, let's go!"

In the distance, the burly, hulking figure like a small mountain, bearing a heavy sword, with purple hair flying, Chikuang, upon hearing the words, was momentarily stunned.

Hearing Xixi's invitation, a hint of softness involuntarily appeared on his face.

He, as a prince of the Dahli royal court, although he had become a disciple of Lü Taibai, yet in the Qianyuan Divine Sect he remained an outsider; the sect's elders and disciples did not particularly welcome him.

But Xixi's appearance was like a slash of light cutting through the gloom of his sky.

Chikuang felt warm in his heart, yet sensibly he waved his hand: "I won't go then, happy birthday, Xixi."

Chikuang said in a muffled voice.

Lü Taibai also shook his head: "As your master, I won't go either; let your mistress accompany you, she's rather gluttonous, she might already have arrived."

"Oh!" Xixi, upon hearing that, did not insist further.

After Li Che bowed his fists to the two in farewell.

"Give Xixi three days off; during these three days she can stay at home, keeping you and your parents company." Lü Taibai said with a smile: "Once the vacation ends, we must begin closed-door training, as we prepare to break into the Divine Appearance realm."

Upon hearing that, Xixi's eyes brightened, she clenched her fists and gave a firm grip.

"Xixi knows!"

The little girl's fighting spirit was high; evidently she was extremely interested in the matter of her realm breakthrough imminent.

After all, a realm breakthrough would make Xixi stronger!

When Xixi grows stronger, strength brings change!

She could even challenge Dad! Suppress Dad, who is arrogant every time they clash in front of Xixi!

Upon hearing that, Li Che felt a myriad of emotions.

A six-year-old Divine Appearance...

Exaggerated!

If it were before, upon hearing that a six-year-old brat wanted to break into the Divine Appearance, Li Che would absolutely not believe it...

How could the world possibly have such monsters and demons!

Oh, is it my Li Che's daughter?

Then it's fine.

Holding Xixi, Li Che propped up his oil-paper umbrella and went down the mountain along the path.

Xixi clung to Li Che's neck, chattering nonstop all the way, constantly feeding back to Li Che her cultivation and efforts during this period.

"Xixi has been working very hard; the sect master often praises me, saying I have a chance to surpass him in the future!"

"Dad, hurry up and praise me!"

Xixi proudly lifted her head, one arm around Li Che's neck, the other hand on her waist, sticking out her little belly.

"No praise."

"When you surpass the sect master, then Dad will praise you."

Li Che said with a laugh, just singing the opposite tune to Xixi.

Xixi instantly became anxious: "Dad, Xixi is just young in age, not stupid!"

"Hahahaha——"

Li Che burst into loud laughter.

Suddenly.

Li Che's laughter instantly subsided.

Arrived at the carriage stop at the foot of the peak.

Nie Yang and Li Chengzhou sat on the carriage's shaft, one big, one small, both holding swords, with a cold look.

However, beside Nie Yang's parked carriage, another carriage was quietly parked; a tall, slender youth stood beside it, bathed in snowflakes, holding a gift box, propping an oil-paper umbrella, standing there silently.

Li Che's facial expression vanished instantly, and in a moment he changed his face.

「Su Li? 」

Xixi tilted their head, recognizing the youth.

And the carriage curtain lifted, Su Chuyang clenched his fists, face full of fighting spirit: 'Xixi! Wait for me, this year I will surely surpass you! I will be listed in the True Transmission Register faster than you!'

Li Che's gaze swept over, and he saw inside the carriage the Fourth Elder Ji Heshan, wearing a gentle smile, nodding his head at Li Che.

「Elder Li… Su Li and Chuyang learned that today is Xixi's birthday, so they came specially to deliver a gift. 」

Ji Heshan said gently.

Now Li Che's status is completely different from before.

In terms of status and standing, it is even higher than his position as this inner sect's Fourth Elder.

「Elder Ji. 」

Li Che nodded his head.

「Elder! I didn't come to deliver a gift; I came to make a declaration! I don't like Xixi, I want to defeat her, surpass her! 」

Su Chuyang clenched his fists, his fighting spirit soaring.

He is still him, just as when Su Helian had him give a gift to Xixi back then, and Su Chuyang refused likewise.

Li Che glanced at Su Chuyang; this little brat… actually has a temperament somewhat different from the Su family.

Ji Heshan stroked his beard while smiling, paying no heed to Su Chuyang.

Su Li and Su Chuyang became his disciples; he merely fulfilled the promise made by Su Dao Ling with many gifts.

Let the two little brats appear before the Sect Master's personally transmitted Xixi to show their faces and display some goodwill.

Li Che's expression turned cold: «Fourth Elder… do you know what kind of nature the Su family has? »

Ji Heshan heard this, yet his expression did not change, his voice still gentle and sincere: «Elder Li, rest assured, Xixi is not like other girls; she is the Sect Master's personally transmitted disciple and also your cherished treasure; the Su family would not resort to underhanded means—this time Su Li genuinely likes Xixi and wants to be friends with her, so I brought him here. »

«Even disregarding the Su family's face, Su Li is also my disciple; as his teacher, I naturally want to help my disciple…»

Li Che looked at Ji Heshan indifferently.

「Su Li pays respects to Elder Li. 」

「Xixi, having learned that today is your birthday, I specially selected a gift, hoping you will like it. 」

Su Li's tall, slender build already shows he has somewhat sword-browed, starry-eyed features, possessing the talent of the Yellow Sword Wine Green Bamboo Blue, and his cultivation is indeed not low, having entered the inner sect of the Divine Sect.

Xixi furrowed their brows: «I don't like it. »

Su Li paused for a moment: «Xixi…»

「Alright. » Li Che directly interrupted his speech.

「Xixi said they don't like it; take your gift and leave. »

Having said that, Li Che, without looking back, brought Xixi into the carriage.

Li Chengzhou, seated on the carriage's shaft holding his sword, glanced at Su Li standing in the snow with both hands holding the gift, expressionless.

What trash, also wants to be friends with my sister Xixi!

Once I, Li Chengzhou, perfect my swordsmanship, I'll cut down one with a single strike!

My sister Xixi!

Must be protected by me, Li Chengzhou!

Su Li stood in the snow, gritting his teeth, as if mustering courage, he rushed forward swiftly, holding the gift: «Xixi, take a look at the gift I prepared for you! »

However.

Not yet having approached the carriage.

Nie Yang let out a cold snort; the terrifying aura of a grand master suddenly crashed down, fiercely pressing Su Li to the ground, and the gift he held smashed onto the ground, revealing the exquisite weapon beneath the wrapping.

「Nie Yang… Su Li is my disciple. »

Suddenly, on the great flat, winds and waves stirred; the heavens' wind and snow seemed to freeze, as a terrifying primordial spirit power surged and raged.

The carriage curtain was lifted, revealing Ji Heshan's cold expression.

Not giving him face is one thing, but you, Nie Yang, a mere carriage driver, dare to bully his disciple?

「Elder Li, it's just the children exchanging gifts, merely a bit of their heartfelt intent; there's no need to be so absolute. 」

Two slender fingers extended from behind the carriage curtain, gently lifting it.

Li Che sat in the carriage, his gaze deep and tranquil as he looked at Ji Heshan.

「Elder Ji… you don't understand what sort of trash the Su family is! 」

「Don't have designs on my daughter. 」

「Otherwise… even the Sect Master cannot save your life! 」

Li Che slowly raised his countenance, his eyes deep and indifferent, coldly gazing at Ji Heshan in the opposite carriage.

The wind and snow filling the sky seemed, in an instant, to be shrouded with an extreme killing intent!

Ji Heshan suddenly felt a chill envelop his entire body, his heart as if gripped by a great hand, ready to be crushed at any moment.

He hastily withdrew his hand, the curtain fell, cutting off Li Che's view, and then he leaned against the carriage's soft backrest, panting heavily.

「This… this is Li Che? 」

「How could he exert such tremendous pressure? ！」

「No! This is… Horse Face! 」

……

"Old Nie, go."

He lowered the curtain, and a faint voice came from the carriage.

Nie Yang immediately drove the carriage; the wheels turned, crushing the fallen snow, and they left the open field.

In the snow, Su Li trembled all over, as if he had no strength left to stand.

The terrifying aura of a supreme grandmaster, even if Ji Heshan tried to shield him, could not be blocked……

Su Li's arms trembled, his pupils constricted, he stared at the ground, shaking incessantly.

Suddenly.

He turned his head to look at the divine weapon sword, carefully crafted by the divine weapon master he had invited, engraved with a single 'Xi' character.

But he saw……

That divine weapon sword, with a crack……

Directly turned into powder.

……

……

"Dad, this Su Li is so annoying!"

"Xixi doesn't like him! He's too weak, can't even beat Xixi in a fight, a little hotshot."

"But Su Chuyang is somewhat brave, each time he comes he challenges Xixi, each time he gets beaten by Xixi until his nose is bruised and face swollen."

Xixi, in the carriage, clung to Li Che's arm and muttered.

Li Che gently nodded, as if releasing a towering killing intent, like a fleeting illusion.

Xixi's big eyes blinked, she kept looking at Li Che, and a brilliant smile spread across her youthful face.

"Dad, you were really cool just now!"

Xixi said with a grin.

Li Che rubbed her head: "Xixi, if you don't like them, just ignore them; the Su family isn't anything good, and don't pay attention to Su Chuyang either."

"Just ignore them and it'll be fine."

"But what if they keep pestering Xixi? They're all inner disciples, they'll inevitably interact, it's annoying." Xixi tilted her head, somewhat troubled.

Upon hearing that, Li Che's eyes flickered; it seemed the Su family had given those two little rascals some tasks.

Unrelenting, they fixed their gaze on his Xixi.

However, Xixi's status is not ordinary; she is a direct disciple of the sect master, and also the daughter of Li Che, the sole half-sage of the Divine Eagle Ridge; her status cannot be compared to those petty clan and commoner prodigies.

If the Su family dares to have ulterior motives, they cannot withstand even the wrath of Lu Tai Bai.

But if the Su family simply wants to form a marriage alliance, seeking to use Lu Tai Bai and his Li Che's status and position to boost their clan's influence, just as the Su family sends their daughters to serve the nobles in Shendu…

It is heard that the Su family indeed has connections in Shendu; one of their daughters became a favored consort of the Da Jing emperor, and another became a concubine of the third prince.

After all, the Su family is a great clan that has operated in Qianyuan Dao City for three thousand years; now they have shifted their target, expanding their forces into Shendu; it is heard that the Su family also has a martial saint at the peak of the Qi Sea, stationed in Shendu's industry, serving as backup and confidence for those two Su family women.

And now, Xixi's status and position are just right to deal a blow to the Su family.

Li Che's eyes flashed with cold intent.

He gently patted Xixi's head, smoothing the brow furrowed from being too popular.

"Don't worry, with Dad here, Dad will take care of it."

Li Che said in a gentle voice.

Upon hearing that, Xixi raised her head and broke into a bright smile.

He rubbed Xixi's head.

Li Che's eyes gradually grew hollow and cold.

"The Su family..."

Today is Xixi's birthday; it's not suitable to see blood.

Wind and snow unobstructed, they returned to the elder's courtyard of the disciple city.

"Wow—! Damn it!"

Xixi opened her arms and laughed heartily.

The listless big black dog sprang up from the ground, its paws hitting the ground, launching into a bounding leap, and charged toward Xixi.

Person and dog collided in the snow, bursting into happy laughter.

Moreover, the elder's courtyard had long been filled with old friends who came to celebrate Xixi's birthday.

Sang Guanyin, Bian Yuanlong, Gong Yuanliang, Gongyang Xiu, Haichaosheng, etc., Xixi's little companions from Jinguang Fu City, plus Yun'e, Zhou Peng, Tie Shancai, etc., the prodigies.

The little ones who hadn't seen each other in a long time gathered together, chattering nonstop, making a ruckus.

As if they wanted to blast the roof apart with their noise.

Li Che, Li Qing Shan, and Chen Lao sat under the eaves, watching Xixi play with her companions in the snow, puffing out her little belly to show off her cultivation.

He couldn't help but feel a bit dazed.

In his mind, he couldn't help but see again the woman in a dark long skirt he had seen in the boss's dream.

That woman seemed covered in wounds, stepping on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, utterly exhausted.

Li Che's eyes gradually became resolute.

In this life, there is a father.

What mountain of corpses and sea of blood? Dad will wade through it for you.

"Kids, it's time to eat."

On the table, a tablecloth had already been laid; Zhang Ya walked out from the kitchen, serving the cooked dishes one by one.

Li Che also took out the six dishes he had packed from the boss.

The lunchbox had six layers, holding six dishes, representing the boss's blessing for Xixi's sixth birthday.

"Xixi, come, Mom made you birthday noodles."

"You must finish it."

In the kitchen.

After everyone sat down at the table.

In Xixi's bright eyes.

Zhang Ya walked out of the kitchen with a gentle smile, holding a bowl of noodles.

The noodles were gently placed in front of Xixi.

"Wishing my Xixi a happy sixth birthday."

Zhang Ya kissed Xixi's forehead, speaking gently.

Li Che also walked over and embraced his wife and daughter.

Suddenly, he was dazed for a moment.

But then he saw.

In that bowl of noodles, two fried eggs lay quietly.