"Are you sure your father is nad Li Boyang?" Li Xiu looked at Li Ming’Er and asked with a peculiar expression.
"I think so. I heard it accidentally earlier—they refused to tell ." Li Ming’Er said.
Li Xiu looked at Li Ming’Er with a complex expression, having only recently learned the na Li Boyang from Jiang Linglan, and was sure it was indeed the president himself.
Unless it’s a case of identical nas, Li Ming’Er might very well be the president’s daughter.
"Can humans and magical beings have offspring?" Li Xiu wondered silently.
For anyone else, Li Xiu would think it unlikely, the chance of identical nas being high.
But when it cos to the president, Li Xiu couldn’t be certain.
He rembered when the president took him to see those human skin collections in Red Sand City; at that ti, Li Xiu felt the president was not like an ordinary person.
Moreover, the resemblance between Longevity Heaven and Longevity Island raises questions about possible connections, but it’s all unclear.
Of course, Li Xiu could only ponder these things to himself, not daring to tell Li Ming’Er. If she decided to confront the president, who knows what might happen.
"Better to figure things out first." Li Xiu was curious about this matter, though he knew unraveling the truth wouldn’t be easy.
"Ming’Er, have you ever seen your father’s portrait or anything else?" Li Xiu asked, observing Li Ming’Er.
On closer inspection, Li Ming’Er did resemble Li Qingyi a bit; they both had oval faces, though Li Qingyi’s features were more defined, with a heroic look.
Li Ming’Er’s features were more charming, very feminine.
"No." Li Ming’Er looked at Li Xiu with so confusion and asked, "Brother Xiu, why do you ask about my father?"
"No reason, just a bit curious." Li Xiu refrained from saying much.
Li Ming’Er wanted to help Li Xiu with the little girl, but she clung tightly to Li Xiu, refusing to let go. So Li Xiu had to keep the little girl for now and wait until she fell asleep.
After Li Ming’Er left, Li Xiu looked at the little girl and murmured, "I wonder when I’ll learn more about her origin. Better give her a na for now; what should it be?"
"Coming from the Jade Gate, calling her Little Jade seems inappropriate, as it would share a na with the Jade Demon King..." Li Xiu pondered what to na her.
Li Xiu looked at the well-behaved little girl, who was adorably chubby, feeling that a jade gemstone na would be too rigid.
"Though I’m not your father, eting you here counts as destiny. It’s not suitable for you to take my surna, so I’ll take half of my na for yours." Li Xiu dipped a finger in tea and wrote on the table, "Take the character ’zi’ from ’Li,’ and the character for ’single person’ from ’Xiu,’ combining to form ’Zi.’ Calling you Little Zi sounds off, like a small brat, so I’ll na you Zi Zi."
"Zi Zi, how do you like this na?" Li Xiu pinched the little girl’s chubby hand.
"Ya yi ya yi!" The little girl uttered so sounds, leaving it uncertain whether she understood.
"You like it, don’t you? Then Zi Zi it is." Li Xiu happily picked her up and kissed her chubby little cheek.
"Ya yi ya yi!" Zi Zi’s little hand pressed against Li Xiu’s face, showing a bit of resistance.
Li Xiu didn’t mind; he thought the na was quite fitting.
"Ka ka... ka ka..." another tiny voice called nearby. Li Xiu turned and saw a little blue demon spirit tugging at his pants, looking eagerly at him as if wanting a na too.
"You want a na too? All right, let’s give you one." Li Xiu picked the blue demon spirit up and placed it on the table, examining it for a mont, "You’re skilled in cold magic, so I’ll call you Little Frost."
"Ka ka... ka ka..." Little Frost seed to understand and appeared to be pleased.
"This little guy is easily satisfied." Li Xiu patted Little Frost’s fluffy head, musing inwardly.
Little Frost ca from the Gate of the Green Field, coincidentally, the gemstone needed to open it was also jade.
The Southern Cross Federation is a major jade production site, and there’s a lot of jade in Longevity Heaven, though quality varies and prices differ. Li Xiu now has money and buying premium jade to feed Little Frost won’t be an issue.
For safety, Li Xiu dripped a drop of Little Frost’s blood onto the Blood Seal Stone. A daily drop would prevent future troubles, given its parents are Divine Position Level magical beings, requiring so restraint.
Initially, Li Xiu planned to take Zi Zi away once she fell asleep, but she clung to him, waking at the slightest movent, making it impossible to move her.
"Never mind, I’m not planning to go to the Land of Trial soon, so I might as well care for them a few days." After staying a night, Li Xiu went early the next morning to see Old Qian, asking if he’d had any epiphanies lately, curious if he understood things.
If Old Qian hadn’t figured things out, Li Xiu would find soone else to replace him at the Sword Soul Gate, as he didn’t wish to return himself.
"I haven’t quite cleared things yet." Old Qian said, "But I think that’s not needed. Let return to guard the Sword Soul Gate. So matters aren’t ant to be understood through thought alone; I need more hands-on experience."
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