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

Then he became wooden again.

I really don't understand him.

……

It felt like a long meal, but it finally came to an end. Chen Ming glanced at the time; he had started preparing around 11:00 AM, and it was now almost midnight. He had finished taking care of everything.

The Crystal Palace owner has been working non-stop, so it's not exactly easy for her. It's a bittersweet experience. She's had much less time to relax, but with so many wonderful girls by her side, complaining would be a sin against heaven.

He smiled as he cleared the dishes, with the obedient and sensible Yuqian helping him. Lucifer and the others were preparing to expand the space. With Cerberus there, it was actually quite simple; no one knew the laws of space better than her.

She even wanted to spare a moment to help him, but he refused. The dog and the kitchen are simply incompatible; one of them is bound to fall into the other's hands.

Kitchen worker.

The landlady tidied up the room and then went with Afu to the Sword Immortal School's accommodation to get a table. She seemed to have worked up a sweat and was going to take a shower now, since there was still plenty of time for lunch break and she didn't need to go back yet.

Yuqian secretly watched his profile as he cleared the dishes.

Chen Ming smiled and turned his gaze over, causing her to jump as if startled, before turning her attention back to her hands.

He blinked and said—

Is there something on my face?

No, no.

Yuqian's cheeks flushed slightly, and she moved her slender, beautiful ankles. Her slippers seemed a bit too big, and her thin feet looked rather endearing.

Chen Ming was reluctant to let her little hands get the bowl dirty, but she also wanted to understand her daughter's desire to help and not discourage her.

So Chen Ming handed the dishes he had washed to the landlady next door to wipe clean, which seemed a bit redundant, but Yu Qian seemed very happy.

I can help my dad, and I can also spend time alone with him...

"hey-hey……"

The little girl chuckled softly again.

Chen Ming found it a bit baffling, yet also somewhat endearing. They were saying things like it wasn't good for children to be too clingy to their parents, and that they needed to cultivate independence…

But Chen Ming was thinking that he still wanted to spoil Yu Qian; she was so cute that he couldn't resist. He even had a slightly darker idea: raising Yu Qian to be dependent on him, someone she could never leave him for the rest of her life, didn't seem so bad.

Ah, I knew we couldn't do it this way...

It seems a bit too much to keep the child by one's side just because of one's own selfish desires.

However, he has gone too far. All the girls in his family were kept because of his own selfish desires, and Dongyi was even ruined by him... although Dongyi also willingly degenerated.

Chen Ming hesitated for a moment, glanced at the child beside him, and then asked—

"Yuqian... what do you want to do in the future?"

"Hey?"

The thin girl tilted her head, looked up at him, and seemed unsure how to answer.

Chen Ming continued—

"What kind of job do you want to do in the future, or what are your dreams, or what do you want to do... whatever it is, can you tell me about it?"

This also prepared him mentally for the possibility that Yuqian might say she was going to work or live in a very far place, and they might not see each other for several years...

No, no! Dad will never allow it!

Chen Ming felt a little tense.

Yu Qian scratched her head in confusion, thought about it carefully, looked at his face, and slowly blushed again. Then she looked away and said softly—

"If I really had to say... I want to be a bride..."

"?!"

Chen Ming was struck dumb, staring at Yu Qian's flushed face... Could it be... puppy love? Who is it? Which bastard is it?!

Yuqian is still a child!

Chapter 591 A Promise with My Daughter

Chen Ming stared wide-eyed at Yu Qian's shy face, feeling an inexplicable urge to draw his flying sword and blast any fly that dared to approach his daughter into dust.

My daughter... my darling daughter... is mine!

Call it possessiveness or being a foolish father, but the thought of his daughter getting married makes him uneasy and unable to accept the fact.

He pursed his slightly dry lips, his voice a little hoarse, and said—

"A new...bride...that's too early for Yuqian...at least she has to be an adult...no, no, she should graduate from university...that won't do either, we need to be more careful...it's not too late to talk about it after she finishes her postgraduate and doctoral studies!"

He didn't even know what he was saying; he was rambling incoherently. Didn't he want his daughter to get married even after she graduated from university? That didn't seem to make sense.

Although with Yuqian's talent, she could indeed go very far in her studies.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Yuqian lowered her head, her slender fingers twisting together in front of her crotch, and said—

"It'll take that long... By then I'll be old... Will I still like it?"

"How could that be? In Dad's eyes, Yuqian will always be the most beautiful girl."

Chen Ming wiped his hands with a clean towel, then stroked her head, gently brushing aside the hair on her forehead to reveal her smooth forehead, and said—

"Yuqian will definitely become even more beautiful in the future; she will never grow old, no matter how much time passes."

If all else fails, he can always think of a way. Now that he's embarked on the path of cultivation, he certainly has more options than a mortal.

Yuqian looked up at him, her cheeks flushed and beautiful. She smiled at him, her eyebrows curving. Her hands touched lightly behind her back, trying not to let him know how nervous she was.

She opened her tender red lips and said—

"What if no one wants me in the future? Dad thinks I'm pretty, but other people might not..."

That means she can't be a bride.

Chen Ming paused slightly, scratched his head, and said somewhat guiltily—

"Then Dad will take care of you for the rest of your life."

As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt somewhat despicable. In the end, he still thought about his daughter not leaving him, and because of his own selfish desires, he might ruin his daughter's happiness.

This bond, even without blood ties, could not be severed. He cherished the girl in front of him more and more, and loved hearing her call him "Dad" again and again.

It's impossible to imagine what it would be like for her to wear a red wedding dress and get married.

Chen Ming felt like crying.

I can't laugh at all.

Hopefully, that brat will eventually reach a level of strength beyond that of an ordinary sword immortal, otherwise he might accidentally be beaten into a vegetable by his father-in-law.

Seeing Chen Ming squatting down somewhat helplessly, tears welling in his eyes, Yu Qian anxiously wiped his eyes with her delicate hand and said—

"Dad? What's wrong?"

"Yuqian...please don't leave Daddy, okay?"

"This……"

Yu Qian blushed, shrank back, and said—

"So... is Dad going to take responsibility for me?"

"Isn't that obvious?"

"How can you just abandon your own daughter and let her run wild?" Chen Ming answered without hesitation.

Yuqian lowered her head shyly, only her blushing ears visible. She slowly extended a little finger and whispered in a voice barely audible—

"Then it's settled."

Chen Ming looked at the tiny finger, didn't think much of it, and extended his own little finger, hooking it with hers, and said—

"It's settled."

He crouched down, looked up at Yuqian's face, and pursed his lips. He would protect his daughter; he would absolutely not allow her to date too early!

Yuqian watched as her beloved father seemed to be stuck in a rut, and she even took the opportunity to do such a bad thing... Yuqian felt a little guilty, but more than that, she was secretly delighted.

Dad... Mr. Chen Ming...

You don't know how I feel.

People are never satisfied with the status quo; they always want to push their luck and get more and more. Yuqian was no exception, and she began to move forward.

……

Chen Ming fell into depression. Looking at the lively Yu Qian jumping around, he was still worried that his good daughter might have been bothered by some fly.

Sitting in the living room watching his wives work hard to expand the space in the house, Chen Ming sat on a stool with an air of nonchalance, took out the flying sword that Sister Xuanxue had given him, and carefully wiped it clean.

Flies... need to be chased away...

Sitting next to him, Dong Yi sensed the sinister aura emanating from him and couldn't help but tremble. Although she was his senior in cultivation, she was no match for him now.

With the help of the various fairy sisters, Fu Jianxian's dual cultivation technique was like having a cheat code.

She said cautiously—

"What are you going to do? You look like you're sharpening your knife."

"Get ready to chop down the flies."

"?"

Dong didn't understand. He glanced around the room and saw that there were hardly any flies, not even a speck of dust. Afu's cleaning skills were truly remarkable; she was a perfect and elegant little maid.

She's just a little bit submissive in general.

Chen Ming didn't explain to Dong Yi that being such a doting father to his daughter was a bit embarrassing. It was mainly because his daughter was so adorable and sensible; she was simply lovable.

He made excuses for himself, saying it wasn't that he wanted to be a stupid dad, but that his daughter was so adorable that he couldn't help but become one.

Om-!

Just as Chen Ming was rubbing the blade of his sword, the landlady's phone, which was charging nearby, suddenly rang. He glanced at the bathroom and could hear the sound of running water; a twin-tailed loli was taking a bath inside.