This was a sweet and milky call, sounding so sweet in the ears. It felt like someone was tickling your heart with a feather tip, making you unable to resist wanting to kiss her!

Du Chen pursed his lips, suddenly feeling the urge to drool.

Sitting on the steps was a little girl who appeared to be two or three years old. She had a head full of black hair styled into two cute pigtails that stood straight up. She was wearing an oversized red jacket, and her little feet dangled on the steps as she twisted her body, waving her sleeves to show off to Du Chen. Her face, like a carved jade, was round and flawless, with features like precious gems embedded in her rosy cheeks. At first glance, she looked like a perfect piece of art.

Most unique of all, her eyes were black, as clear as the night sky. However, occasionally, a cunning glint would flash in those black eyes, seemingly hinting to people that this little girl might actually be a little troublemaker!

A girl with black hair and black eyes, heh! Du Chen instantly felt a sense of familiarity!

"Mama!" The little girl sweetly called out again, and then she threw herself into Du Chen's arms at the door.

"Hungry~"

She bit Du Chen's chest.

Du Chen was dumbfounded, not joking, but really dumbfounded!

Oh my god, does this count as inappropriate behavior towards a woman?! I've been attacked on my chest! Will it be considered a violation of cultivation principles?

Beside them, Skinner was also stunned. "Um... Francis, pick her up and let me have a look!"

Du Chen was still bending over, so he carefully picked up the little one. She obediently snuggled in his arms, her little mouth with rows of shiny baby teeth refusing to let go.

Skinner couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Haha, this is so interesting! Francis, she sees you as her mother!" Skinner's laughter was delightful and pleasant to the ears.

Du Chen shook his head with a wry smile, feeling itchy from being bitten on his chest. Every time the little girl exerted force with her chubby cheeks, it felt like an electric shock running through his body, causing him to shiver! However, the cute appearance of the little one made Du Chen reluctant to forcefully pull her away—if he accidentally damaged her teeth, what would he do?

Du Chen could only shake his head wryly.

Skinner examined the girl and said, "She should be a normal human, with no physical abnormalities. But she must have some secret to be able to appear on the 19th floor of Philip's laboratory! Francis, you watch over her for now, I'll go down and have a look!"

Skinner entered the nineteenth floor laboratory and found Du Chen still struggling under the harassment of the little girl.

After a while, Skinner shouted, "Come down!" His voice sounded disappointed.

The nineteenth floor laboratory appeared to be a long corridor with walls on both sides displaying nauseating specimens of various races. Most of them were already dead, and the ones that were still alive looked better off dead.

There were no clues to Phoebe inside!

Du Chen walked to the end of the "corridor," where Skinner was examining the silver-white wall inside. In front of the wall was an altar, identical to the one Philip had built on King Mountain, and on the altar, there was a baby crib!

The little thing in Du Chen's arms finally stopped "molesting" its "mother" and reached out its little hand towards the crib.

Du Chen and Skinner exchanged a glance, both feeling a strange sensation. They were both intelligent people, from the arrangement on the nineteenth floor and the position of the crib, it was clear that this little girl was definitely the most important experiment to Philip!

Suddenly, a thought flashed in Du Chen's mind and he hurriedly said, "Is it possible that she is a clone or an embryo!? I mean, is it possible that Philip killed my mother and used her body to create a copy? This little girl?"

"Would he dare!?" Skinner became furious, but at this moment, Philip's body had already disappeared from King Mountain, and there was no way to seek revenge on him. After thinking about it carefully, he felt a deep fear that such a thing could indeed happen with Philip's alchemical ability.

"You mean she is your mother?" Skinner reluctantly said these words, then hesitated for a long time before saying, "Let's test her blood! Even if she's a clone, her bloodline won't change!"

Saying that, he picked up the little girl from the crib, ignoring her dissatisfied cries, and forcibly cut her finger with his scalpel.

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"Bad!" The little thing stared at Skinner pitifully, tears shimmering in its big eyes, looking like it harbored deep resentment.

Du Chen also brought a bowl of water and dropped a drop of blood into it.

Skinner nervously watched the two different blood mixing together, and let out a long breath, "It's good, it's not! Thankfully, your mother may not be here, but she must still be alive. As long as she's alive, we still have hope!"

Du Chen nodded.

At this moment, the little thing climbed up Skinner's shoulder, agilely perching on his neck, and smiled sweetly, "You're bad! Hehe!"

Skinner's mouth twitched, and the girl urinated on his neck!

"Hehe, put her on the bed first, let's look for Philip's experiment data and see if we can find any news of your mother!" Du Chen started to frantically search for information.

"By the way, have you seen an experimental subject named Arthur, the grandson of the Lionheart King?" Du Chen described Arthur's appearance while searching.

"I haven't seen anyone like that. There are no living subjects on the upper levels now!"

Philip's information was too much for Du Chen to search through right now. He released three lotus flowers, transformed them into their largest form, and threw the data on them, keeping them close by for future examination.

Looking at the empty laboratory, Skinner said, "Tige Bone is severely injured and can't do anything to you. During this time, you can slowly 'play' with him. I've been suppressing my internal injuries forcibly, but now..."

Du Chen's expression changed, "Why didn't you say earlier? I thought your injuries weren't serious..."

"Hehe, don't worry, I just need to go into seclusion for a short period. But recently, I won't be able to protect you. Be careful on your own, and don't ever be separated from that pendant!" After thinking for a moment, he added, "Before I leave, can you tell me how you restrained Philip's self-destruction?"

"Damn it, I want to know too. Feel this!" Du Chen released the Lotus Shield.

Skinner carefully examined it and suddenly said, "This should be the most divine power of Light! I felt an extremely pure and holy feeling from it, even the hundreds of Holy Temple's enshrined Titled Martial Gods can't compare to its aura! It...is like the most majestic and pure life force in the world...Sorry, I don't know how to describe it, and I don't know what Roland meant by 'Quenching Water Holy Light'!"

Du Chen rubbed his nose with his thumb and thought to himself, the wish power accumulated by countless acts of goodness from the Immortal Sect is naturally the most divine power. This goes without saying, but it still doesn't explain how he could restrain Philip.

Skinner thought for a long time, hesitated and said, "Based on my abilities, the defensive power of this invisible shield is not very strong at the moment. It can at most defend against Qi attacks below Level 5, but you must not challenge gods above Level 6 with it. It can't withstand the power of Soul and advanced divine pet abilities!" After a pause, Skinner chuckled, "However, it possesses the most sacred aura in the world, the nemesis of all Undead forces!"

"Undead forces?"

"Oh, you haven't learned about this yet. Everything in the world has two sides, just like the Qi of the Plant system. Its positive side represents life, but its negative side represents undead, or death!"

So, it turned out that Du Chen understood. To put it in simpler terms, what is 'grape' used for? It's well acquainted with Buddhism. And what about lotus? It's a symbol of Buddhism. In other words, the "Treasure Mirror of the Lotus Flower" contains a part of the supreme Buddhist Dharma!

When it comes to Buddhism, the most proficient skill is undoubtedly saving the undead... Thinking of this, Du Chen secretly laughed. However, he then realized that it's not just that! Historical records from his past life stated that 'grape' was not only knowledgeable in Buddhism but also highly skilled in Taoist spells. Moreover, lotus is arranged in the pattern of the Eight Trigrams... So did the "Treasure Mirror" also possess the ability to control imprisoned spirits, which are the supernatural abilities of the gods in the world of fighting spirits!?

He would try it out in the future!

Du Chen also took out the small black stone that Tyron gave him. Unfortunately, Skinner didn't know what it was either. At first sight, he even mistook it for an ordinary stone.

Finally, Skinner placed the little girl in Du Chen's arms, "You take care of her first. After all, she is the only exception in the 19th floor laboratory. Maybe we'll need her to find your mother in the future!" Du Chen was still hesitating. As a man, should he take care of a little girl? Suddenly, Skinner forcefully pushed Du Chen, "You go first, I'll set this place on fire! After the closed-door cultivation, I will find you!"

Skinner sent Du Chen flying out of the 19th floor with a palm strike. Then, Du Chen carried the lotus flower and, after shrinking it, flew out of the laboratory while holding the cute little thing.

Not long after, many people were attracted near the Learning Building of Shuishui Pavilion. "Hurry up and save the fire! Vice Dean's alchemy laboratory is on fire. Damn it, it's advanced fire Qi!"

At this time, Du Chen was in his own dormitory, looking at the little thing in his arms and feeling worried.

Where can I buy a pacifier?

"Mama!" the little one sweetly smiled at Du Chen and buried her head in his chest.

"Call me brother, alright?"

"Mama!"

"Then how about calling me daddy?"

"Mama? Daddy? Daddy!"

"Oh my god, it's troublesome! You rolled out of the cellar! Go find a nanny for your master!" Du Chen couldn't stand the little one's pestering anymore and pulled her out of his arms.

"Daddy, don't abandon me! Waaah!" The little one started crying!

Outside the No.18 dormitory tent, the old gambler Angus frowned as he stared at Bowen, who had collapsed on the ground, "Old conman, didn't I just ask you to figure out what happened on King Mountain? Do you have to exhaust yourself to the point of vomiting blood?"

"Alcohol, give me some alcohol to suppress the internal injuries!" Using alcohol for healing? The old conman's request was very peculiar. He took a few sips of alcohol and wiped his mouth, saying, "Do you know what I figured out? Listen, she's here!"

The cry of the little girl was so loud and clear. The tent was not far from Du Chen's dormitory, and the two of them could hear it distinctly.

"It's her!" Bowen said solemnly.

"It's her?" Angus was surprised, "Are you not mistaken? You couldn't figure her out before!"

"Do you dare to doubt me!? Hmph, it's true that I couldn't figure her out before, but when something happened on King Mountain and my astrology was blocked by its powerful aura, I suddenly realized that the fuzzy star chart of the little girl in the past coincided with Francis's star chart! I don't know why, but her fate is already tied to Francis!"

Bowen mysteriously licked his lips, showing his mouthful of yellow teeth, and grinned, "What are we waiting for?"

Angus laughed, "Yeah, what are we waiting for? Let's establish a connection with our little brother for the sake of art!"