Chapter 4: Daughter Slave

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

In an exquisite room, five to six people surrounded a middle-aged man. They were all trying their best to persuade him and sounded sincere.

“Leader, let Lord Fengxuan visit Liangxiao first. Eldest Missy is fine now.”

“Liangxiao fainted at home. She is going to the Realm of Summoning; nothing must happen to her.”

“Eldest Missy will be fine. Don’t worry, Leader. Let Lord Fengxuan visit Liangxiao. After all, she is the clan’s future hope.”

…

From their words and tone, it seemed that Xiao Canglan would be a heinous criminal if he didn’t let anyone see Xiao Liangxiao!

Xiao Canglan’s face was ashen. Even though he didn’t say anything, the fists under his sleeves tightly clenched.

He glanced at Xiao Muling—who was on the bed—from the corner of his eye.

Xiao Canglan was enduring it. He didn’t want to get angry in front of Ling’er, but he was already on the verge of exploding.

However, they didn’t seem to know that he was furious and continued to persuade him to let Fengxuan go see Xiao Liangxiao.

Xiao Muling quietly laid on the bed. Xiao Canglan had carried her back to the Xiao Family. The sky outside had also darkened, and the maidservant had changed her clothes.

While she was changing clothes, Xiao Canglan ‘captured’ the royal family’s chief pharmacist.

As for the people talking to Xiao Canglan, they were all from Xiao Liangxiao’s faction.

From the moment they entered until now, Xiao Muling had heard everything they said clearly!

‘Xiao Liangxiao fainted?’ Xiao Muling sneered in her heart. ‘If Xiao Liangxiao actually died, I would immediately whip her corpse and burn hell notes!’

Killing intent boiled in her heart. Xiao Muling took a deep breath, temporarily suppressed her killing intent, and slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing she saw was a man with white hair but no wrinkles on his face.

‘Is this the Fengxuan they were talking about? It is said that he had just been a guest at someone else’s house when Father forcibly dragged him over.’

“Who are you?” A gentle voice rang out.

Xiao Canglan—who was surrounded by a few people—immediately stood up and pushed them away.

The room fell silent at once.

The men looked in their direction; they looked disgusted. ‘She actually woke up! It would be great if she died!’

“Ling’er, where does it hurt? Tell Daddy!” Xiao Canglan rushed over and pushed away Fengxuan, who was standing by the bed. He squatted down, his eyes and face filled with worry.

Fengxuan stood at the place where he had been pushed to with a helpless expression. ‘His daughter isn’t injured at all, so why is he so nervous? Seeing him look for me in such a hurry, those who don’t know the situation would think that his daughter was going to…’

Xiao Muling’s face was pale. Xiao Canglan slowly stretched out a trembling hand and caressed her head.

The moment Xiao Canglan charged over, Xiao Muling’s heart was struck hard. ‘The anxious and worried man in front of me is my father?’

Her lips twitched. She didn’t know what to say for a moment. ‘Yes… In her memories, Xiao Canglan doted on Xiao Muling the most. Even though she was useless, her father’s love for her never weakened. In order for Xiao Muling to be able to cultivate, he thought of all sorts of methods.

‘Every time he heard that there was a cultivation method, he would immediately head out to look for it. However, he would always return disappointed. The Xiao family ostracized Xiao Muling and wanted to send her out of the main family, but Xiao Canglan blocked all of them and kept her in the main family in order to protect her.

‘If Xiao Muling left the Xiao Family, without Xiao Canglan’s protection, she could only wait for death.’

The past flashed through her mind, and Xiao Muling couldn’t help but smile sincerely. “Dad, it doesn’t hurt.” This was the person who truly loved her.

‘It doesn’t hurt!’ When the people behind heard this, their eyes lit up, and they immediately walked over.

“Leader, you can let Lord Fengxuan visit Liang Xiao now!”

“Since Missy said that it doesn’t hurt, it means that she’s fine!”

“Missy, have a good rest and let Master Fengxuan visit your Sister Liangxiao.”

…

The few of them spoke one after another. They had fake smiles on their faces, but their eyes revealed some viciousness. ‘It’s such a pity that she is completely fine.’

Xiao Muling looked at them and saw the expressions on their faces. Her eyes turned cold!

Covering the frost in her eyes, her eyes were immediately wrapped with a layer of mist.

Then, she carefully stretched out her hand and gripped the corner of Fengxuan’s clothes tightly.

Xiao Muling looked very aggrieved. Coupled with her pale face, she looked like a broken doll.

‘Visit Xiao Liangxiao? Dream on! If she could die so easily, they wouldn’t have wasted so much time talking nonsense!’

Fengxuan felt the corner of his shirt being tugged. He looked down and saw the slender hand.

He then looked up and met Xiao Muling’s gaze. When he saw her eyes, a trace of surprise flashed past his eyes before he looked toward Xiao Canglan.

Fengxuan had checked her. Even though she wasn’t hurt, he heard she was covered in blood when she was carried back.

“Leader Xiao, I still need to check on Eldest Young Miss.” After saying this, Fengxuan himself was stunned for a moment. ‘Strange. Why did I speak up for Xiao Muling today?’

Glancing at Xiao Canglan from the corner of her eye, Fengxuan sighed in his heart. ‘Forget it, forget it. I’ll take it as giving him face.’

Xiao Canglan was also worried sick over this daughter who couldn’t cultivate.

Xiao Canglan saw her weak state, but the people beside her were still pestering her. He stood up abruptly. “Get out!”

A furious roar rang out, and the voices in the room came to an abrupt halt!

Sensing Xiao Canglan’s anger, the few of them immediately shrunk their necks with fear on their faces.

Xiao Canglan was the strongest person in the Xiao family and one of the strongest people in Archean Spirit Kingdom. How could these few people from the Xiao family withstand his roar?

“Yes, yes, yes.” After a few hurried responses, they immediately turned around and left, not daring to stay in the room any longer.

After they left, Fengxuan turned to look at Xiao Canglan. Seeing Xiao Canglan’s trembling back, he coughed lightly.

Xiao Canglan immediately turned around and asked anxiously, “Fengxuan? Is she all right?”

Fengxuan looked down at Xiao Muling and smiled. “Little girl, can you let go now?”

When Xiao Muling heard this, she ‘timidly’ released her fingers and hid under the blanket. She looked extremely pitiful in this state.

“Father, I’m fine,” she whispered.

When Xiao Canglan looked at her, the anger and malevolence on his face had totally disappeared. He was back to being gentle.

Fengxuan’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he saw Xiao Canglan like this. ‘This is… the Xiao family’s Clan Leader—Xiao Canglan—who is known to be a violent beast? The speed at which he turned hostile was too fast. Just a moment ago, he looked like he was about to eat someone up, but when he looked at his daughter, he immediately became a gentle and loving father. Even his heavy breathing was restrained.’

“She’s fine; she’s probably just shocked,” Fengxuan said calmly.

“Ling’er, speak.” Xiao Canglan acted like he didn’t hear Fengxuan at all.

Fengxuan: “…”

‘He doesn’t even believe me, so why did he drag me here!?’