In the attic of Dormitory 18, Du Chen's sky blue thief eyes met Snow's blue-green small eyes, both wearing a helpless look. In between them, there were a pair of bright black eyes blinking in Du Chen's arms.
The little one was biting onto Du Chen's chest, giggling, but refusing to let go despite the small silver teeth chattering away.
Du Chen didn't dare to forcefully remove her. The little girl's crying earlier was too powerful, and he was afraid it would attract the divine beasts on Fighter God Island.
"Master? Did you say you found a baby at the pier and plan to adopt her!?" Harry wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare. His fat face twisted in a contorted manner.
"Do you dare to meddle in my affairs? Do you want to laugh?" Du Chen stared ominously at Harry. However, at this moment, the little one suddenly released Du Chen's chest and climbed onto his shoulder. She stuck her two jade-like fingertips into "father's" mouth, then pulled, opening the corners of Du Chen's lips.
"Daddy, smile!"
Swoosh, the little one slipped back into Du Chen's arms and bit onto the part that interested her the most and was the most sensitive to Du Chen.
Du Chen hung his head low, truly at a loss with this adorable little thing.
"Well, esteemed and benevolent master, how could a humble person like me dare to inquire about your matters? However, please forgive my impudence and allow me to say this. Do you...have any experience raising children?" Harry quickly lowered his head and timidly asked Du Chen. After the master shook his head in confusion, Harry whispered, "From our SnowBeast experience, we usually leave newborn babies in the snow and let them dig snow blocks themselves..."
"Damn it, that's for you SnowBeast. This little one is a human...right?" Du Chen thought for a moment. In his previous life, he also had experience with children, but he spent his first five years in an orphanage and barely survived on the streets after the orphanage burned down when he was five, relying on begging and thievery.
His own experience had no meaning as a reference. However, it was precisely because of this that Du Chen had a special affection for orphaned children, especially a little black-haired, black-eyed beauty like this little girl.
"Forget it, go find a wet nurse quickly!" Du Chen waved his hand and added as Snow left for the door, "If you can't find one, then buy things for girls of this age! Don't be frugal with money! Bastard, you dare to laugh! Do you want to die?" He lowered his head and glanced at the little one in his arms, almost roaring, "Especially don't forget to buy a pacifier!"
Harry scrambled to run out and shouted from the courtyard gate, "Master, Professor James and Mr. Bowen have arrived."
Before the words finished, the two peculiar fellows had already rushed up to the attic, kicked open the door with a bang, and surrounded Du Chen, who was sitting on the sofa taking care of the little girl.
James stared at the little one in Du Chen's arms and kept clicking his tongue in admiration, while Bowen licked his yellow teeth, his small eyes shining as if he had discovered a treasure.
"Francis, where did you get this adorable little one?" James reached out to take the little one, but unexpectedly, the girl gave James a fierce glare and refused to let go of Du Chen, continuously saying, "Bad person, don't want, daddy, hug!"
"She called you daddy!?"
The two men opened their mouths wide, froze in place for a while, and then James hesitantly asked, "Francis, whose daughter did you impregnate?"
Du Chen rolled his eyes, coldly looked at James, and said, "I found this child, adopted daughter! If you want to continue with your nonsense..."
"Adopted daughter, tsk tsk, let me play with her for a while! This little one is a work of art!" James ignored Du Chen's threat, took the little girl forcibly, and kissed her on the cheek. Then, he held her in his arms. His rough actions made Du Chen frown, fearing that he might injure the little girl.
James glanced at Bowen and nodded slightly. "This little one is very interesting, isn't she?"
Bowen looked at James strangely and said, "Yes, very interesting. Watch out for your tail!"
"Tail? What are you joking about, you old charlatan? I don't have a tail... Oh god, my carefully combed ponytail!" James threw the little girl at Du Chen with a swish, then grabbed the drink on the table and poured it over his head.
It turned out his ponytail had caught fire somehow.
Hey, when did the little baby set the fire? Well done! Judging by the flames, it was probably only at the level of a first-grade fighting spirit, so it couldn't harm anyone, but it was enough for mischief. And this mischief was really brilliant! So brilliant!
Du Chen adjusted his posture to hold the little girl securely and said displeasedly, "Professor James, please don't casually throw her around. She's not a toy! Also, she's my daughter, don't cause trouble!"
As he spoke, Du Chen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The little ones from the Phillip Laboratory were indeed extraordinary. He didn't even realize how she started the fire.
"Pah!"
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The little one spit at Jemis and pouted, displeased, "Hooligan! Bad guy, scoundrel, kissy kissy, no good!" She tried to straighten her back and kissed Du Chen on the chin, "Daddy, good guy, kissy kissy, hee hee!"
"Hehe, she knows how to set fire at such a young age! She is truly a child genius! She is a perfect work of art!" Jemis suddenly became serious, took out a paintbrush and oil paint from the pocket at his waist, and took out a canvas from a bag on Bowen's back. He used Bowen's back as an easel and said, solemnly, "As a great artist, I have the responsibility and obligation to paint this masterpiece. Frances, sit still!"
"No! No! No!"
The little one's head was like a drum, shoving her way into Du Chen's robe and saw two small handprints shaking back and forth from behind the clothes. "I hate it, hooligan! Bad guy, scoundrel, no painting!"
Du Chen laughed, and affectionately patted the little one hiding in his clothes. "Professor Jemis, my daughter doesn't like portraits, and she also doesn't like those hooligans! Bad guys, scoundrels. Let's forget it!" The little one in his arms chimed in: "Paint me and I'll burn your bottom!"
Suddenly, Jemis' bottom caught on fire.
"Devil, this girl is simply a little devil!" He yelled and jumped downstairs to find water to put out the fire - the drink on the table had already been used up while saving the long braid.
Bowen, who was left behind, didn't care about Jemis. He took out a fist-sized crystal ball from a large bag on his back and placed it in front of Du Chen. Showing his yellow teeth, he said, "Little baby, would you like Grandpa to do astrology for you? Just a drop of your blood is enough!"
"Bad guy, I don't believe you!" The little one burrowed further into Du Chen's arms.
Bowen's expression changed and he pointed at Du Chen in anger, "How dare you call me a bad guy and not believe in my astrology!? Stinky brat, my astrology is the truth, you..."
"Alright, Mr. Bowen, my daughter needs to rest!" Du Chen was very unhappy. He didn't like Bowen daring to curse at the little girl, and immediately ordered him to leave.
"Heh, you don't believe me? What I say is the truth!" Bowen cursed, then suddenly closed his mouth. His small eyes widened, staring at Du Chen in a daze.
Du Chen glanced over and found that the little girl had crawled out from his robe, not knowing when she had found and fiddled with the small black stone in his pocket. It was the one Taelong had given him.
"Daddy, what is this?" the little girl asked, shaking the stone.
Du Chen smiled at her, "Baby, I don't know either!"
"Egg!"
Bowen suddenly coldly spat out a word.
"Egg?" Du Chen looked at him in surprise.
"Egg!" Bowen said again. At this moment, the little girl shook the egg and giggled, "Egg, eat, hungry!"
Smack! She tossed the pitch-black egg into her mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.
Clang! The crystal ball in Bowen's hand fell to the ground. After a moment of confusion, he picked up the crystal ball and ran away. "My stomach is upset, I need to go to the bathroom! Old gambler, don't worry about your hair, come with me quickly!"
"Hey, isn't there a bathroom in the dormitory!" Jemis's voice hadn't even landed before Bowen dragged him away, disappearing in an instant!
No!
Du Chen's heart trembled. Although Bowen and Jemis seemed crazy, if both of these people were highly skilled, they must have discovered something terrifying, which was why they fled in panic! And if Bowen recognized this stone as an egg, then he must know that something horrible would happen when the little girl swallowed it! If this assumption was correct... thinking of this, Du Chen turned his head abruptly to look at the little one, but the little girl was looking at him with a playful smile, one hand lifting her red coat, and the other patting her tender white belly, as if showing off her "achievement".
After waiting for a moment with a lotus shield raised, there were no unusual changes. Du Chen hurriedly put away the shield and placed the "daughter" on the table, patting her back anxiously, "That thing is not tasty, hurry up and spit it out!"
"No, I ate it!" The little one shook her head.
"It's dangerous, darling, be good and spit it out, okay?" Du Chen anxiously pleaded.
"I won't!" The little one covered her mouth and looked mischievously at Du Chen, as if eating "dad's" good things was quite interesting.
Du Chen panicked, "Oh no, that thing is disgusting! It was vomited out from the stomach of an inhuman man!"
"Baa!?"
The little guy's eyes widened suddenly, his bright black eyes went blank, "Oh no!"
Thud! The little guy fell straight back onto the table, his two small feet still in the position he was sitting in, pointing straight up towards the ceiling.
"Oh dear heavens, it's not easy raising a child!" Du Chen anxiously rubbed his temples, and just then, laughter could be heard from outside the door. "Francis, I just ran into Harry, and he said you adopted a little girl! Open the door, let big brother see his niece!"
Why is big brother causing trouble at this time?
Du Chen hurriedly placed the little girl onto a chair, and found some cushions to wrap her in, before running downstairs to open the door.
Steve was still the same, with his lecherous eyes and a stylish cloak. "Hey, I have a niece now, how does she look? Pretty or not?"
"She's only two or three years old, what does it matter if she's pretty? Big brother, what should we do if she has eaten something dirty? It seems like she's already fainted!"
Du Chen grabbed Steve's arm and started walking towards the attic.
"Something dirty? What kind of thing?"
"I heard it's an egg!" Du Chen gestured with his thumb, "About the size of my fingernail!"
... Behind a large tree by the river, Jamie anxiously asked, "You didn't see wrong, it's really 'his' egg?"
"Of course not, my words are always the truth! Damn it, 'his' egg has ended up in Francis' hands. Do you think our little brother is lucky or unlucky?"
"Poor Francis, using 'his' egg to feed that little witch! If 'he' finds out that his descendant has been eaten like a snack by a daughter... I have to prepare my paintbrush, I want to depict the scene of Francis being dismembered and quartered by 'him'!"
Bob pursed his lips, "You forgot one thing, that little witch... is not someone to mess with either! Did you forget what I said just now? Francis' fate is already intertwined with the little witch's. Do you think the little witch... would be afraid of 'him'?"
"Haha, they should be equally unafraid of each other! It would be entertaining if they fought!" Jamie straightened his clothes with grace, and then pat his burnt and half-lengthened ponytail, speaking seriously, "My dear Mr. Bob, I suggest... we quickly leave to avoid trouble. It's not fun on Duelist Island... a big chaos could happen at any time!"
"No! We should stay!" Bowen said firmly, "My dear Mr. Jamie, after the little witch ate the egg and nothing extraordinary happened, it means that some kind of strange change occurred. I want to witness this change with my own eyes! And besides..."
He chuckled, "How many years has it been? How many little ones have we encountered who willingly provide us with shelter, food, and clothes, and for months at a time? Are you willing to give up such a good free meal ticket?"
Jamie nodded in agreement, apparently this was the true reason why these two old troublemakers decided to stay?
... "My 'daughter' is inside!"
In the attic, Steve was eager to see his niece, and hurriedly went up to the second floor, but upon seeing the little guy on the couch, he couldn't help but sneer, "Francis, do you lack love and a place to vent your impulses, have you strained your eyes? This is clearly a Boy!"
Nephew? Du Chen followed Steve into the room and everything went black before his eyes.
There really was a little boy sitting on the couch!