Chapter 5: She Is Afraid Of Him?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Xiao Muling took in all of this. The corners of her lips curled up slightly as smiling intent appeared in her eyes.
"Dad, I'm fine," said Xiao Muling finally.
If she hadn't said that she was fine, her father definitely wouldn't have let it go.
'I am indeed fine. It's strange that my injuries healed after the fox appeared, but what about the fox?'
Only then did Xiao Canglan truly heave a sigh of relief. The stone that hung in his heart was also put down.
"But…" Fengxuan looked at Xiao Muling again and asked suspiciously, "Little girl, what did you see? You had so much blood on your body, and you also fainted from fright?"
'It's said that the bloodstains on Xiao Muling's clothes were terrifying when Xiao Canglan carried her back. Nobody knew if she had been seriously injured, but there were no wounds after checking. So, whose blood was it?
Xiao Muling's heart skipped a beat. 'That's right. There were so many bloodstains on her body, and there were no wounds. How can I explain this? Nobody will believe that Xiao Liangxiao was the one who had hurt me. After all, I don't even have any scars on my body. Not to mention, there weren't any bruises on my body either. This wouldn't make sense.
'Furthermore, Luo Xuanshuang is a genius from the Realm of Summoning. The Realm of Summoning is the largest force in Spirit Summoning Continent's Eastern Continent, and it's one of the reasons why the various countries revere it.
'My father might believe my words, but outsiders will only think that the Xiao family's good-for-nothing is crazy. If Father really goes out to find Luo Xuanshuang because of me, he will also be in danger.
'I have to protect my father!' This thought surged in Xiao Muling's heart, and she was stunned momentarily.
At this moment, she understood why Xiao Muling was still thinking about Xiao Canglan at the last moment. 'I will protect my father.'
The depression in her heart seemed to have relaxed a lot. She wanted to expose Xiao Liangxiao, but she couldn't touch Luo Xuanshuang or Xiao Liangxiao for now!
Since she currently wasn't injured, Xiao Liangxiao's family would definitely blame it on her. It wasn't good to alert the enemy.
Xiao Canglan and Fengxuan looked at her, both awaiting her answer.
Fengxuan was purely curious as to where the blood on her body had come from and how she fainted.
Xiao Canglan was completely afraid that she would suffer internal injuries. If someone had hurt her, he would tear that person apart!
Xiao Muling rolled her eyes and hid her head under the blanket, revealing only her eyes. "I saw a lightning storm at the back of the mountain and fainted. I don't know where the blood came from."
She spoke weakly, not forgetting to yawn. Then, she looked at Fengxuan, her eyes filled with 'fear.'
"Dad, I'm so tired."
When Xiao Canglan heard that his daughter was sleepy and saw her frightened expression, he completely ignored the stunned Fengxuan and pulled him outside.
'Is she afraid of me? I've just helped her!' As Fengxuan thought this, Xiao Canglan dragged him out!
'Ling'er is tired! She needs to rest!'
Seeing Xiao Canglan pull Fengxuan outside, Xiao Muling smiled. She didn't realize that her smile was warm, unlike any time before. Her heart was filled with the same warmth as well.
"Xiao Canglan, you…"
"Since Ling'er is fine, you can go back."
"Why did you drag me here then? Don't you know that the Regent will be here tonight?! It's rare for the Regent to return and show himself. Hurry up and go."
"My daughter is more important."
"You…"
"Xiao Qing, Missy needs to rest. Don't let anyone disturb her."
"Yes," replied the calm voice. Xiao Qing stood tall and straight like a pine tree, guarding the door.
"Xiao Canglan, with your family in such a state… The Regent can help say a word, and all the danger will be temporarily resolved."
"I understand. Can we go now?"
"Let's go."
"Xiao Qing, find me when the missy wakes up. Remember to send someone to the king's mansion to call me."
"Yes."
"Xiao Canglan!"
The voices outside the door went far away.
Xiao Muling let out a breath and immediately sat up. She looked at her clean clothes and sighed in her heart. 'I'm fine after changing my clothes. This body is also very healthy. It could be seen that Xiao Canglan had spent a lot of effort on me.'
"Regent?" In her memories, she only felt fear toward the Regent. She heard that the Regent wasn't of the royal family. Back then, he had been saved by Archean Spirit Kingdom's former emperor and remained in the country.
The Regent was Archean Spirit Kingdom's war god, and he was also a person more brutal than a ferocious beast.
After he became the Regent, he appeared less and less every year. Now, he only appeared once every few years.
There were also rumors that he ate human flesh and drank human blood. Even the Regent's residence was filled with piles of bones.
Thinking of this, Xiao Muling shook her head. She wasn't afraid of this, but it had nothing to do with her. "It looks like the Xiao family's situation truly isn't good now. How am I going to protect Father like this?"
'The Xiao family is solely under the care of my father. If…' Out of habit, Xiao Muling touched her left earlobe.
The hardness made her eyes light up. Then, she immediately got off the bed and walked to the mirror.
"You came too!" She looked at the black ear stud on her earlobe in surprise.
The ear stud looked ordinary and didn't any bright spots, but Xiao Muling was very happy.
She thought of her own world—it was a very developed modern world.
Many of them lived their normal lives. But there were always extraordinary things in their normal lives, and some special people were hidden among ordinary people.
She had been adopted by her master when she was young. Since she was young, her master had praised her for her extraordinary talent and that she would definitely excel in the future.
After her master passed away, she had indeed achieved what her master had said—she possessed supreme status and power!
Her achievements were related to this ear stud. Her master said that this ear stud had been with her since she was young; it was probably hers since birth.
The ear stud not only had power, but it also contained many useful things inside.
'Since it has followed me here, I can find a way to cultivate! In her memories, Xiao Muling was unable to condense Spirit Qi because it would quickly dissipate inside her body every time she absorbed it… If Spirit Qi is compared to water, then her body was like a bamboo basket. No matter how much water she carried, it would flow out.'
"This birthmark…" Xiao Muling couldn't help but sigh when her gaze landed on half of her face.
She hadn't noticed it when she was wearing the mask outside. Now that the mask was off, she finally understood why everyone called Xiao Muling ugly.
The left side of her face was dark and scary.
Reaching out to cover the left side of her face, Xiao Muling looked at the exquisite right side of her face, and her eyes lit up. 'Without this birthmark, I would definitely be a beauty among beauties!'
In the past, all the cultivators in her world had extraordinary looks. Even among ordinary people, there would often be stunning people.
In such an environment, Xiao Muling was more or less obsessed with her looks. However, she was purely admiring it. After all, beautiful things could make people happy.
Now…
Xiao Muling subconsciously moved her hand to her earlobe and gently rubbed it against the ear stud.
A black light spread out from beneath her feet, and an array formation appeared beneath her.
A light flashed before Xiao Muling's eyes, and the scene before her changed.
There was a small stream flowing in front of her, surrounded by trees and mountains. It was like a paradise.
Looking at the surroundings, Xiao Muling turned around in surprise.
A towering pagoda came into view.
"Wasn't it a villa and a building in the past?"
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