Douluo Continent: Little Huo Niang Taken Away by Di Tian

The lighting in the top-floor office of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters is soft.

Xie Lin floated in mid-air, his lips twitching behind his sunglasses as he stared at the screen. In the image, Di Tian was gazing deeply into the eyes of Bi Ji and Zi Ji, the atmosphere so sweet it could stretch into silk.

The Spirit Pagoda has now expanded several times in size. Biji and Ziji are busy with affairs within the pagoda, and Huo Yutong has not been to Shrek Academy for several days, instead teaching Spirit Pagoda courses with Electrolux.

Xie Lin felt like a giant light bulb, completely out of place. If it weren't for the need to maintain "mind communication," she would have loved to retreat back into Huo Yutong's mental sea for some peace and quiet.

Xie Ying: (Nods in unison) +1.

Suddenly, a golden light burst into the screen, and a fluffy ball of fur instantly filled the field of vision.

"Mommy Brigitte! Mommy Purple Princess! Raindrop—I want to go to the Spirit Pagoda too!" Di Qiu's voice boomed. "Daddy said it's not allowed yet... but I really want to..."

Di Tian's gaze softened instantly, and even Huo Yutong unconsciously revealed a hint of affection.

"Can we still go back to Shrek Academy during the holidays?" Di Tian asked. "There aren't many holidays left in the academy, are there?"

"I can't get away from the affairs of the tower," Brigitte sighed softly.

Zi Ji asked, "Then, Old Dragon, will you come?"

Huo Yutong added in a low voice, "Sister Tianmeng can help Uncle with the disguise..."

Di Tian ruffled Di Qiu's fluffy head: "I want to too, but what about Qiu'er? It's inconvenient for her to show herself."

"Don't worry, Dad, I'll be good!"

After a moment of silence, Biji suddenly said, "I saw a pill recipe the other day that can temporarily shrink one's size... I'll try to refine it so that Qiu'er can be smaller and we can travel together."

"Bridget's mom is the best!" Diqiu wished he could crawl through the screen and rub against her.

—The moment the screen went out, Xie Lin let out a long sigh of relief.

"My eyes are going to go blind..." she muttered as she retreated into her mental world. "Let's go play mahjong."

On the sofa, Brigitte and Murasaki sat on either side of each other.

Zi Ji suddenly leaned closer: "Yu Tong, do you like the old dragon?"

Huo Yutong's face flushed red, and after a long while, she nodded gently.

"Then go confess your feelings!"

"Zi Ji," Bi Ji said helplessly, "Yu Tong is only fourteen years old. How could Di Tian be attracted to a child like that?"

"Humans and spirit beasts have different lifespans, but the principles are the same," Zi Ji said, counting on her fingers. "However, when Bi Ji and I married him, we were indeed already adults..."

Huo Yutong stared down at the hem of her clothes, her voice barely audible: "The Star Luo Empire... allows marriage at fourteen..."

In fact, they had already seen through the clues.

The "tenants" in the sea of ​​the spirit are probably well aware of this as well.

At this moment, Di Tian clearly only treated her as a junior and doted on her.

"When I first met Old Dragon..." Zi Ji scratched her head, "I forgot exactly how old he was, but he wasn't an adult! But he's definitely not the kind of perverted old man who would prey on children!"

Biji pulled Huo Yutong into her arms: "No matter what, you are our sister now. Family doesn't necessarily need marriage to prove it."

"But I want to call you sisters forever... I want to be a real family with Qiu'er."

"Silly child," Murasaki ruffled her hair, "we've been together for a long time."

The setting sun slanted in through the window, landing on the girl's slightly reddened eyes.

I want to protect you.

……

As night deepened, in Huo Yutong's room at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, the lights were dim.

Huo Yutong leaned against the wall, curled up on the bed, tightly hugging the black dragon doll in her arms, her fingertips unconsciously twirling around the doll's tail.

The sea of ​​the spirit was bustling with activity, like a pot had been boiled over.

Tianmeng's voice was so loud it could lift the roof off: "Our Yutong has both good looks and talent. Her suitors will definitely be able to line up from the east end of the mainland to the west end in the future!"

Take my trip back to the academy the other day, for example—those hotshots who dared to send you love letters, you not only wrote back to each of them with long rejection letters, but also added your blessings? What do you call that? That's called having class!

She became more and more agitated as she spoke: "If Di Tian doesn't like you, it's definitely because he's lived too long and has developed presbyopia!"

Hyotei glanced at Tenmu speechlessly: "Stop making wild judgments. It's not even close to happening yet." Then, her tone softened, "...However, I do hope you get what you want."

Xie Lin lazily interjected, his tone tinged with the glee of watching a show: "What's there to be afraid of? We're all strategists! Bi Ji and Zi Ji are itching to teach you a lesson~"

In the corner, Crescent Moon smiled gently: "Yu Tong, may your wish come true."

Only Electrolux's voice remained calm and steady: "Di Tian is indeed a trustworthy person and a good father." He paused for a moment, "But Yu Tong, you are not yet an adult. According to the laws of the continent, one is considered an adult at eighteen. You might as well take your time with matters of the heart."

Huo Yutong buried her face in the black dragon plush toy's fur, her ear tips glowing bright red.

The sea of ​​encouragement and admonitions hummed in her mind, weaving a web, while she quietly tightened her arms.

Involuntarily, the fairy tale her mother had once gently told her came to mind—a story about a girl and her hero.

There was a time when she also longed for that legend.

In that helpless childhood, she looked up at the starry sky countless times, fantasizing that her biological father, whom she had never met, would descend from the sky and rescue her and her mother from their muddy life, just as the sun dispels the gloom.

However, as she gradually saw reality, her naive dreams ultimately vanished.

After her mother passed away, there was no one left in the world to shield her from the storms of life, and she completely extinguished her last illusions about "heroes".

After all, miracles never favor orphans like her who are struggling in the mire.

But... fate always likes to play tricks.

On that day in the Starry Sky Forest, at that moment, she was no longer that helpless orphan, no longer that pitiful creature who could only pray to the gods.

At that moment, her heart was pounding like a drum, her blood was boiling, and an unprecedented sense of security enveloped her tightly.

It turns out that fairy tales aren't lies after all.

So, my hero really does exist.

"I love you."

From the moment I met you, my heart has belonged only to you.

……

Beside a hidden spring in the outer area of ​​the Starry Sky Forest.

Biji fed Diqiu a pill that shimmered with an amber luster.

The drug took effect very quickly. Di Qiu's originally fluffy body gradually shrank, eventually turning into a golden ball of fluff, only the size of a house cat, and fell to the ground.

"Meow... How amazing!" Di Qiu tried jumping around a couple of times, her voice still childish.

A hint of disbelief flashed in Di Tian's eyes as he carefully scooped up the "little thing" and placed it on his shoulder.

The tiny golden dumpling was exactly the same as when she first hatched 15,000 years ago.

"As long as we don't use soul power, there's no chance of anything going wrong." From the side, Tianmeng's spiritual power swept over the father and daughter like a tide, creating a perfect disguise for them. "Even a Limit Douluo wouldn't be able to detect anything amiss."