As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life

Chapter 869: Chapter 273: Xi Xi’s True Heart Protects Parents, This World Only Needs One Xi Xi [Seeking Monthly Ticket]

Rumbling, rumbling…

The skies opened, and icy rain poured down, washing away the thick scent of blood.

A pale figure shimmered brightly, like stardust cascading from the night sky.

Li Che emitted a gentle radiance, his eyes filled with tender care as he extended his hand, lightly placing it on Xi Xi’s little head.

Within the illusion realm shaped by Dao Yun, Xi Xi’s form was only that of a one-year-old—small, delicate, and exquisite.

In Li Che’s memory, the vision of Xi Xi being this small was already distant, a fragment buried in time.

But this time, through the will conveyed by the Flying Thunder Chess Piece, Li Che found himself seeing Xi Xi as a child once again.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Xi Xi lifted her head as though reaching toward the light.

Her pupils, black as ink, were like an unfathomably deep pool, as if they could pull one’s very soul into their depths.

Li Che gazed calmly at her, meeting her intense stare.

Xi Xi’s eyes began to ripple.

“Daddy…”

Xi Xi murmured softly, her lips quivering, her face full of grievance.

Li Che gently stroked her head.

“Daddy is always here.”

Li Che’s heart ached for her.

To Xi Xi, the Heart Test was truly significant; for a five-year-old child, what kind of resilience could she possess?

“If you’re tired, if you don’t want to endure this anymore, then give up… Daddy can always protect you. As long as I’m here, you needn’t worry about anything.”

Li Che lovingly and tenderly rubbed Xi Xi’s little head.

The dark murkiness in Xi Xi’s pupils began to recede, as if the awakening power within her was being suppressed by her own will.

Below her, the boiling black pool gradually ceased its turbulence, and the eerie black markings spreading across Xi Xi’s body started to writhe, slowly retreating.

Xi Xi’s gaze regained clarity, her eyes brightened, and she climbed to her feet, spreading her arms wide as she hurled herself into Li Che’s embrace.

“Daddy… Xi Xi thought she’d never see Daddy and Mommy again.”

“Even though Xi Xi knows it was all an illusion, Xi Xi was still so angry, still so hurt…”

“Xi Xi wants to grow stronger, so she can protect Daddy and Mommy! If anyone tries to kill Daddy or Mommy, Xi Xi will kill them!”

Xi Xi tilted her head upward, her tiny face full of resolute determination.

Perhaps, at this moment, Xi Xi finally understood what she truly wanted to protect.

Her heart held an untainted purpose: she didn’t want to leave Daddy and Mommy; she didn’t want them to get hurt. This was five-year-old Xi Xi’s deepest obsession, her thoughts, her desires!

“Xi Xi will pass the test! Xi Xi will become big and strong!”

“When Xi Xi grows strong, strong enough to evolve, Xi Xi will protect Daddy from being killed!”

Xi Xi declared earnestly.

The glowing Li Che couldn’t help but smile.

He stroked Xi Xi’s head again.

“Then Daddy will keep watching you.”

“Let’s see just how strong my little Xi Xi can become!”

The long-disheartened expression on Xi Xi’s face finally transformed into a radiant smile, like sunlight breaking through clouds, dispelling endless darkness, and bringing the warmth of spring back to the earth.

Fei Lei City, City Lord’s Mansion.

The relentless rain pounded on the eaves, echoing loudly as crimson blossoms bloomed fiercely in the storm.

Xi Xi stood up, clenched her five small fingers, and from her left arm, countless streams of black flames surged forth, rolling rapidly through the air. The scorching heat instantly vaporized the rain as it fell!

Xi Xi took a step forward, and sparks began to leap from her body—black sparks.

The patterns that had spread from Jiuyou and begun to fade still imbued Xi Xi with lingering waves of power.

Xi Xi felt the surge of strength, as though sensing an immense, hidden presence buried deep within her.

“Hmph! Xi Xi is Xi Xi, and this world only needs one Xi Xi!”

“Xi Xi… is Daddy and Mommy’s most beloved little one!”

BANG—!

Xi Xi gripped the jet-black flames with one hand, and like the mutated Purple Flame Serpentine Spear combined with the Fire Tip Spear, a Prison Lotus Wind Fire Golden Light Wheel spun and spiraled fiercely.

It carried Xi Xi’s small body as she transformed into a streak of black lightning, shooting out from the City Lord’s Mansion.

Around the mansion, figure after figure emerged, shrouded in thick Death Qi and Corpse Qi, along with the cackling form of a child—the Spirit Infant Master!

Crack, crack—