Having found a demon, I've decided to raise her.

"No, I was just a little worried about you. Isn't it late? Have you eaten yet?"

Lucifer's voice was steady yet gentle, like a spring breeze. Yuqian felt a warmth in her heart as she listened to his concern for her.

She said—

"Well, the mission is quite urgent, I haven't had time to eat yet."

"That won't do. Tell me where you are, and I'll bring you some food."

"No need, we'll have some dry rations later."

"Kids don't get enough nutrition from eating dry food all day. Why don't you come back and eat something first?"

Lucy's tone was somewhat like that of someone coaxing a child who was playing outside and refused to come home for dinner, which made Yuqian feel a little strange... She wasn't playing around, her mission was very important.

"No, Sister Lucifer, I'll go back as soon as I finish my mission. I'll hang up now..."

Yuqian wanted to hang up, but Lucifer seemed to have anticipated it, and said with a smile in his voice—

"Then I'll have your dad talk to you."

"Wh...what...Dad..."

Yuqian was momentarily flustered, her thoughts completely exposed by Lucifer's words, and she couldn't help but blush slightly. Indeed, Lucifer was a bit intimidating; those red eyes could see right through people.

Although in reality everyone in her family knew what she was thinking, Yuqian had long been seen through by everyone, only she herself was unaware of it.

"Hey?"

A deep voice came from behind, as if it had struck Yuqian's heart instantly. Just hearing the voice made her unable to help but smile.

It's Daddy! Daddy! Hehehe...

Uh, no, that's not right. Even for Dad, his mission is more important right now.

Chen Ming's voice came through—

Is it Yuqian?

“It’s me, Dad…Mr. Chen Ming…”

Yuqian couldn't help but cover her mouth, almost getting influenced by her sister Lucifer, and nearly cried out "Dad!"

Chen Ming chuckled and said—

"Lucifer said you haven't eaten yet? How about it? Do you want to come back and have a meal first? I'll have your sister Afu pick you up, it'll be a quick round trip. How about you eat first and then get back to work?"

"Yes, but..."

Yuqian glanced at the tailor, who simply smiled, looking at the somewhat flustered little girl in front of him as if she were a family member showing concern.

How wonderful it is to have family by your side, and to have people you care about in this world. Unlike her, who can only chase after that phantom-like figure, seemingly without end...

The tailor lowered his eyelids slightly.

Yuqian had many excuses, but listening to his words, she couldn't utter a single one.

Because deep in her heart, she longed to return to his embrace, to fully enjoy his warmth, and to let his temperature permeate her body.

Warmth seeps into the heart and soul...

Chen Ming said—

"We were having a barbecue outside, everyone was there, and we had a lot of fun... but I thought of you and missed you a little, even though it was only a day."

Chen Ming wasn't lying. It's perfectly normal to miss his beloved daughter, isn't it? He wants to hold her in his arms, feed her, and hear her call him "Daddy"...

Call him Dad! Calling him Mr. Chen Ming is too distant.

Who wouldn't love such an obedient daughter? Looking at Yuqian, Chen Ming was really looking forward to seeing if his and his wife's child would be just as well-behaved and adorable.

Chen Ming said—

I miss you, please come back.

"Well!"

Yuqian clutched her heart; all her resolve crumbled in that instant. Her mind was filled with her father's words: her father missed her, he wanted her to come back…

Go back quickly, go back to your father. What is a mission compared to your father?

Yuqian loves her dad the most.

The magical girl Yuqian was no longer able to think; all that remained in her mind was to listen to her father and not make him sad.

They were brought under control with just a few words.

A total dad-lover.

She said in a daze—

"Okay, I'll go back right away. Wait for me, Dad."

This time, he called out "Dad" without even realizing it himself, and sent his location to Chen Ming. He only realized it after hanging up the phone.

It seems I've fallen for Lucifer's honey trap... although the "honey" here refers to my father.

She simply couldn't bring herself to refuse her father.

She would agree to anything her father asked.

She looked at the experienced tailor with some embarrassment.

The tailor smiled and said—

"You must be someone important, right? You have family who cares about you, so we can't let them worry too much. You should go home tonight."

"But...the mission..."

"I can chase them down by myself."

Suddenly, a black, metallic object flew across the river, its two large rotors generating wind pressure on either side, creating ripples on the river's surface.

Waaah—!

The black flying object stopped in front of the two girls. The tailor, wearing boots, lightly leaped and landed steadily on the flying object, saying to Yuqian—

"I'm chasing them alone in the car now. Carrying two people might consume too much energy, so you should go back first."

"Okay, thank you, senior tailor."

Yuqian nodded, looking at the tailor apologetically. The tailor smiled, shook his head gently, and then rode his flying device close to the river's surface, drifting away with it.

Chapter 392 Master, give it to me... give it to me now...

Watching the senior tailor leave, Yuqian felt quite apologetic. The situation was still unclear, yet she had left the senior tailor to work alone while she went back to slack off.

Honestly... how did she become like this?

Yuqian lowered her eyelids slightly, feeling somewhat guilty. She couldn't control herself as soon as she heard her father's voice, and she did whatever her father said without realizing it, thus becoming a bad child.

Naughty children are usually punished by their fathers, right? But this was something he asked for himself.

Yuqian was caught in a dilemma.

Why can't I calm down when I'm with my dad? It's like my heart is out of my control, and I can't resist my feelings for him.

call out!

Suddenly, a shooting star lit up the sky, rapidly approaching Yuqian's direction. Yuqian looked up and, as the shooting star drew nearer, she could see an ethereal and otherworldly woman.

Dressed in simple and clean ancient costume, she exuded an ethereal aura. Her gray hair and gray eyes seemed to transcend the mundane world, pure and clear.

She lightly touched a flying sword with her toes, flew over, then lightly leaped up and landed steadily in front of Yu Qian. The flying sword drew a trajectory in the air before returning to its sheath.

Yu Qian blinked and said—

"Sister Afu".

"Okay, I'll come pick you up and take you home for dinner."

Afu smiled slightly, reached out and patted her head, looking at Yuqian with gentle eyes. The two children most beloved by everyone in the family were the landlady and Yuqian.

Because of her young age, everyone takes care of her.

Yuqian is a bit special; she recognized Chen Ming as her father, which means that... none of the girls in the family didn't want to be her mother.

Of course, daughters are treated very well.

Yuqian lowered her head, feeling happy to have her sisters pat her head, and said with a comfortable expression—

"Skipping my mission to go home and slack off... um..."

I still mind a little.

Ah Fu smiled and said—

Sometimes, deliberately pursuing something may not yield the desired result, while an unintentional action might provide unexpected clues...

"Hmm? Sister Afu means... that I shouldn't be so persistent?"

Yuqian listened to the sword fairy sister's words and felt that they made a lot of sense. As expected of a cultivator, even her words were full of flavor.

"..."

However, Afu tilted her head. What she really wanted to say was that Yuqian's mission target had already been encountered by her family, and they would know once they got home.

She reached out, embraced Yu's slender body, and lifted her up in her arms.

"Huh? Huh? Huh?"

Yuqian was a little surprised. She slightly kicked her dangling toes, causing her canvas shoes to move. Looking at Sister Afu's face so close to hers, she said—

"Sister Afu?"

"I'll fly you back."

Afu smiled slightly at her.

"There's no need to hold me like that..." Yuqian's cheeks flushed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed. She was such a grown-up, yet she still had to trouble others to hold her like a child.

Even though Dad holds me like this too...

Afu didn't think anything of it. In her heart, Yuqian was also considered a daughter... no, a maid should be called a young lady?

"Any way to address me is fine," she said, gently shaking her head.