[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip":3,"chapter-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1007":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1838040,2444,"Chapter 1007 312: Are You Really So Reluctant to Be a Good Person?","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1007",1007,"\u003Cp>Gao Xuan felt as if struck by lightning, only then realizing that he was no longer the image in his daughter's memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at these unfamiliar hands of his, suddenly let out a heart-wrenching howl, his forehead crashing heavily onto the ground, shoulders shaking violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang and Mo Xingjian stood silently by, their hearts heavy with complex emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing also sighed, then slowly turned to look at the barrier behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he guessed correctly, at this moment Sikong Yan should also be watching this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could almost imagine the expression on that madman's face now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely with a smile at the corner of his mouth, eyes full of amusement, appreciating this drama of farewell like a spectator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, Nannan suddenly let go of Zhou Qing's clothes and timidly stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tiptoed, using her little hand to gently wipe away the tears on Gao Xuan's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, don't cry...\" Nannan's childish voice carried heartbreak, \"My daddy used to cry too, Nannan doesn't like to see daddy crying...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words were like a blunt knife, stabbing into Gao Xuan's heart once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to hold back any longer, he pulled his daughter into his arms, crying uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cries were heart-wrenching, as if wanting to unleash all the accumulated pain of these years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since his daughter was severely injured, he carried the dying Nannan and almost ran throughout the entire Lingyun Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the most renowned Pill Masters to reclusive mountain witch doctors, from established sects to demonic cultivation dens, as long as there was a sliver of hope, he didn't hesitate to kneel and beg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, he almost washed his face with tears every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And each time, the weak Nannan would extend her little hand to wipe away his tears, comforting him with her weak voice: \"Daddy, don't cry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now his daughter was back, but unable to recognize his appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was crueler than death, like a nightmare from which one could never wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Nannan obediently didn't resist, just gently patted Gao Xuan's back, as daddy used to do when lulling her to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nannan...\" Gao Xuan choked with sobs, \"Daddy... Daddy is sorry for you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nannan tilted her head, confusedly looking at this stranger uncle crying bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't understand why this person was crying so sadly, yet inexplicably felt sad herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does Uncle know my daddy?\" Nannan asked softly, \"When will daddy come to pick me up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xuan shook all over, opened his mouth, yet couldn't produce any sound, only held Nannan tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing stepped forward, squatted down to look Nannan in the eye: \"Nannan, this uncle is a good friend of your daddy. Your daddy... went very far away and will take some time to come back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will he bring back sugar-coated haws for Nannan when he returns? Oh, and a new rattle-drum.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nannan's eyes suddenly lit up, \"Daddy promised!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears overwhelmed Gao Xuan once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered, that was Nannan's last wish before dying—to eat a skewered sugar-coated haw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He promised to buy it for her once she recovered, but never had the chance to fulfill that promise again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He will... definitely will...\" Gao Xuan nodded desperately, \"Daddy will buy the biggest and sweetest sugar-coated haw for Nannan...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he suddenly recalled something, hastily searched around his waist, only to find the storage bag beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Cao Zhengyang quickly grabbed it and handed it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Cao Zhengyang rummaged inside, soon retrieving a rattle-drum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drum's surface was somewhat yellowed, but the body was still smooth, clearly frequently fondled by its owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\" His voice was choked to the point of almost incompleteness, \"This is daddy's... always carried it with him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red drum surface of this rattle-drum was painted with two amusing little tigers, a faded red string still tied around the handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gao Xuan gently turned the handle, the crisp and pleasant \"dong dong\" sound of the drumsticks hitting the drum surface could still be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the rattle-drum, Nannan's eyes immediately widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached out, but timidly stopped mid-air: \"This... this one looks like the one Nannan used to have...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the same one.\" Gao Xuan hurriedly stuffed the rattle-drum into his daughter's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coarse fingertips accidentally brushed against Nannan's soft palm, causing him to tremble all over, \"Daddy... Daddy has kept it well...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nannan took the rattle-drum, curiously flipping it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she discovered the handle's bottom carved with the crooked words \"Nannan,\" her little mouth opened wide in surprise: \"It's really Nannan's!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xuan was already choked beyond recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was many years ago, when he held his daughter's little hand, teaching her stroke by stroke to carve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the writing remains, yet everything has changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing similarly watched in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier in the library at Golden Sun Peak, he had specifically appraised this rattle-drum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only knowing it was something Nannan played with, yet unaware it carried such heavy longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dong dong dong—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nannan excitedly shook the rattle-drum, the familiar sound making her giggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next moment, Nannan's body suddenly went limp, the rattle-drum slipping from her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xuan reacted swiftly to catch his daughter, only to see she had already fallen asleep, a lingering smile still on her little face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nannan? Nannan!\" Gao Xuan called out frantically, urgently checking her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Uncle!\" Zhou Qing hurriedly approached, saying: \"Let me take her back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing, Gao Xuan immediately held Nannan tightly, shaking his head repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing had no choice but to reveal everything seen in the great hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang and Mo Xingjian never expected, Sikong Yan's thousands of Black-robed Puppets were actually prepared to save Nannan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing, the color drained from Gao Xuan's face, tears dropping heavily onto Nannan's lapel.\u003C\u002Fp>",971,"2026-06-09T06:34:18.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","8698f4b59e6dc90d6e89f94870053401234fe7e2552e817a0e54be6c5ba8d170","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1008","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1006",1176,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-cover.jpg"]