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"Hahaha, Elder Lin, wait a moment. I'll go bring my granddaughter over right now."
After Xiao Lin revealed a face of resignation, Grand Elder Su Qian burst into loud laughter. In response, Xiao Lin shot the old geezer another eye-roll.
"Just you wait. If I get the chance, I'll definitely scam you back!"
At this moment, Xiao Lin silently made a vow.
Meanwhile, Grand Elder Su Qian had already left the small courtyard where Xiao Lin lived. As for Xiao Lin, since he had agreed to babysit for Grand Elder Su Qian for a period of time, he naturally gave up his plan to continue cultivating in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
A man is nothing without his word.
Even though he knew he had been scammed, Xiao Lin couldn't bring himself to go back on a promise once it was made. Thus, Xiao Lin sat quietly in the courtyard of his pavilion, waiting for Grand Elder Su Qian to bring his granddaughter over.
The wait wasn't long.
In about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Grand Elder Su Qian reappeared before Xiao Lin. Furthermore, following behind Grand Elder Su Qian was a little girl who looked no more than eight or nine years old, her face filled with reluctance.
The little girl wore a set of white clothes and had beautiful purple hair tied into a small braid that even hung down to her thighs. Her little face was round and plump, still retaining some baby fat.
Of course, her puffed-up cheeks looked more like a result of dissatisfaction from being forcibly dragged to Xiao Lin's place by Grand Elder Su Qian.
"Old Man Su, I told you, I don't need anyone watching over me. Exactly how many times do I have to tell you?"
Sure enough, as soon as this little girl followed Grand Elder Su Qian inside, she began to complain. At the same time, while speaking, she couldn't help but cast a disdainful glance at Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin: "..."
Good grief, not only did he have to babysit, but he also had to be despised by the kid?
Had the world really become this ridiculous?
One should know that with his strength as a Dou Zong, he wouldn't even need to shout for a crowd of people to try and dump their children on him, hoping he might take an interest in them and accept them as disciples.
But today, he was actually being looked down upon by a child?
Was there no justice left?
Xiao Lin began to doubt his life.
However, very quickly, Xiao Lin reigned in his stray thoughts and noticed something peculiar about this little girl.
"A Seven-Star Da Dou Shi at eight or nine years old? Isn't that a bit too much? Forget about my own childhood; even if Xiao Yan were here, he'd still be struggling at the Dou Zhi Qi stage at this age, alright!"
When Xiao Lin sensed the cultivation level of the little girl before him, he was completely stunned. However, in that instant, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.
"No way? Could this little girl be...?"
At this moment, Xiao Lin had vaguely guessed the identity of this little girl.
Though based on what Xiao Lin knew from the original work, she should have been a teenage girl of thirteen or fourteen when she debuted; she shouldn't have been eight or nine. But thinking carefully, there were still about thirty years before the plot officially began.
Moreover, she wasn't just a human; she was a special and powerful Magic beast. Since that was the case, it was perfectly normal for her cultivation to break through to Dou Wang and her appearance to grow to that of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old in another thirty years.
After all, the more powerful and special a Magic beast is, the longer its lifespan and the longer its growth period. If anything, given this little girl's identity, the fact that her growth period in the original work was only a few decades was already quite exaggerated.
After guessing the identity of the little girl before him, Xiao Lin no longer felt as repulsed by the idea of babysitting. He had wondered why he didn't remember Grand Elder Su Qian ever mentioning a granddaughter in the original story.
Furthermore, when Grand Elder Su Qian described the girl earlier, using the phrase "should be about eight or nine" was actually quite logical. Now, many doubts in Xiao Lin's mind were answered.
If it was the little girl in front of him, then everything made sense.
Xiao Lin just hadn't expected that Grand Elder Su Qian had met this little girl and brought her back to Jia Nan Academy so early. No wonder Xiao Lin hadn't immediately realized who the "granddaughter" Su Qian described was.
With thirty-odd years to go before the start of the original story, how could Xiao Lin have remembered it all at once?
"Grand Elder, is this your granddaughter?"
After composing his thoughts, Xiao Lin asked as if casually.
Even though Xiao Lin had guessed her identity, from Grand Elder Su Qian's perspective, he should be completely ignorant of it. If Xiao Lin truly blurted out the little girl's name, Grand Elder Su Qian would be the one feeling surprised.
"That's right, isn't my granddaughter cute? By the way, my granddaughter's name is Zi Yan. For the next period of time, I'll have to trouble Elder Lin to look after her."
Grand Elder Su Qian pulled the little girl with the puffed-up cheeks from behind him to his front and spoke to Xiao Lin.
"As expected!"
As Grand Elder Su Qian's words fell, Xiao Lin thought to himself.
It could be said that compared to the Zi Yan who appeared thirty years later in the original work, the current her simply looked younger, and her cultivation was two major realms lower.
Other than that, she already matched the image of Zi Yan in Xiao Lin's memories. Looking about eight or nine, very lively, and very special—wasn't this a more miniaturized version of Zi Yan compared to the original?
If it was taking care of Zi Yan, Xiao Lin was indeed somewhat interested.
"She does look like a very cute little girl. I will take good care of her during this next period of time. Please rest assured, Grand Elder!"
This was Xiao Lin's response to Grand Elder Su Qian.
Hearing Xiao Lin say this, Grand Elder Su Qian revealed a knowing smile. He could finally dump this little ancestor for a while; his life had been too difficult! Deep down, Grand Elder Su Qian was practically weeping with joy.
"Humph, don't think that just because you praised me, I'll let you boss me around. Those other old men couldn't keep an eye on me, and it'll be the same result with you. If I want to leave, who can stop me?"
Regarding Xiao Lin's praise, Zi Yan first placed her hands on her hips arrogantly, puffed out her unremarkable chest, and then tilted her head at a 45-degree angle toward the sky, making a proud expression.
As expected, even the Zi Yan from thirty years before the plot began couldn't change her "Demon King" personality.
Although out of respect, she couldn't win against Grand Elder Su Qian—who always treated her like a real granddaughter—and had to come here to meet this "Elder Lin" who was supposed to look after her, Zi Yan had already made up her mind.
As soon as this Elder Lin let his guard down, she would definitely run away immediately and make sure he could never find her again!
With her innate talent and abilities, Zi Yan had that confidence.
She didn't need anyone to take care of her!
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