Chapter 62 Sweet Baby: Ribbit!

Wan Fu pondered the meaning behind the old man's words, finding it hard to believe. "A little fox? Sixth Uncle, Bai Yu is not even four years old yet!"

"So what? Bai Kui rose from a mere bandit background to become the master of half the city. Do you think he relies solely on a pair of fists? Having finally obtained a son who can carry on the family lineage, and hoping for him to become a dragon among men, he will surely pour all his efforts into grooming him for success."

"The whole of Fengyun City knows how doting he is on Bai Yu, spoiling him so much that at such a tender age, he's already arrogant, overbearing, spoiled, and tyrannical... Could all of this be deliberately put on for outsiders to see?"

"If he only raises a hedonistic prodigal who knows nothing of pleasure, the moment Bai Kui is gone, his son will instantly become someone else's feast."

"This... could it be at Bai Kui's secret instigation? I still find it hard to believe that Bai Yu has such deep scheming at such a young age. Since ancient times, those whose wisdom approaches that of monsters are exceedingly rare, and they are all cultivated by great families pouring massive amounts of time and energy." That child Bai Yu looked nothing like someone with such intellect.

Sixth Master Wan pondered, "Whether it is true or not, as time passes, the truth will eventually reveal itself. Regardless, we cannot lower our guard. Otherwise, if Bai Yu grows up, the Bai family will have two heroes in one house, and Fengyun City will undergo a complete upheaval. This would be deeply unfavorable to our Twelve Docks."

Amidst the bustling and complicated outside world, the Su family remained completely oblivious and had no mind to care.

At this moment, the entire large family sat in a circle, engaged in a profound discussion regarding little Tianbao beating someone up.

Eldest Su paced around his daughter several times, looking her up and down from every angle. Finally, he pinched her tiny, soft, short fingers between his two fingers, astonished, "How did such small and short hands beat the Bai family's young master into a pig's head?"

He Daxian had a ready response for this, "I said it from the start! Tianbao is a little immortal descending to the mortal realm! Immortals naturally possess divine power! This is completely normal!"

Second Su scolded, "What nonsense are you spouting? The fact that Tianbao is a little immortal must not be spoken aloud! Otherwise, what would outsiders think if they heard it? Confidentiality, do you understand? I've always worried that you couldn't keep your mouth shut, and look, my worry wasn't misplaced!"

Liu Yulan remained silent. Upon hearing the words "little immortal," a deep look of contemplation flashed through her eyes. In the end, whatever she thought of caused her pupils to dilate momentarily. She managed with great effort to suppress that surging wave of emotion, squatted down beside her daughter, and carefully and tenderly gathered her into her embrace.

Old Madam Su also quietly clenched her trembling fingers, keeping her expression completely natural. "Tianbao was born right in our family. Whether she's human or divine, wouldn't we know? In the future, these words truly cannot be spoken outside; it will only bring trouble upon Tianbao."

He Daxian also knew her mouth had been too fast, especially with two outsiders still in the house. She lowered her head sheepishly, "Mother, I was wrong. I was just too excited seeing Tianbao win, and one word led to another, spouting nonsense..."

Second Su rubbed his nose and meekly followed suit with an apology, "Mother, I was just joking with Daxian, haha, hahaha!"

Old Man Su gave a couple of light coughs. "The Su family's ancestors once produced a hunter with innate divine power. It runs in the bloodline, and Tianbao's mighty strength today has a traceable origin."

Su Xiuer thought for a moment, slapped her hands together in pleasant surprise, and said, "I remember now! When I was little, Dad, you told me the story of that ancestor, saying he could smash a tiger's bones with a single punch! That's right, that's right, Tianbao must have inherited it from our ancestor. What a wonderful thing!"

Second Su looked bewildered. "How come I never heard Dad tell that—"

The younger aunt of the Su family was so exasperated by this insubordination that she gave him a smack on the head. "When you were little, you and Eldest Brother ran around outside every day like wild monkeys and wouldn't even let me play! How could you possibly have heard it? Dad only told me that story because I was crying from anger!"

Lacking situational awareness and brain cells!

She was just discovering how her second brother could be so remarkably dense!

As the only two outsiders in the Su family, Broken Blade and Du Buqing could not interject in this scene. His gaze swept over the thinly disguised young woman, and he hoisted Du Buqing up, leaping over the courtyard wall. "Something came up, leaving first."

Outside the wall, Du Buqing's dissatisfied, complaining voice rapidly faded into the distance, "What could possibly have come up? I'm fine! Let go of me, I'm not leaving! Hey, hey hey, I can't even listen to a story? Good heavens!..."

The members of the Su family let out a collective sigh of relief, the tightly strung chords in their hearts finally relaxing.

Tianbao was clueless, tilting her head and looking with confusion at her family members whose expressions kept shifting.

Then she saw her father exchange a glance with her young aunt, who promptly found an excuse to lead her three brothers away.

The next instant, she was snatched into her father's embrace, the grown man grinning from ear to ear. "Bao, tell Daddy! The expert who has always been protecting our family—is, is it you?!"

Second Su and his wife: "??? Eldest Brother, what are you talking about? How could the expert possibly be Tianbao—"

Pausing, the couple exchanged glances and finally processed it. "Wait! Why couldn't it be Tianbao?!"

Tianbao could conjure pears out of thin air the moment she was born, and later conjured so many other things. That was already completely out of the ordinary.

Since it was out of the ordinary, wouldn't having the ability to beat up bad guys be totally normal?

No wonder that expert had never shown their face, yet whenever the Su family faced trouble, the person always intervened just in time, as if they lived right inside the house!

They had simply been muddle-headed, only seeing that Tianbao was young and failing to connect these abnormalities to her!

Standing beside them, Liu Yulan chuckled softly. Gazing at the little toddler, her eyes grew slightly red, filled with a mix of heartache and guilt. "Your father and I never noticed before. My precious daughter must have had a hard time. No wonder during that period you slept longer during the day than usual—you were guarding our home at night to beat up bad guys. You must have been exhausted, right?"

"Come, let Grandma hold you, my precious treasure." The old woman sniffed, taking her little granddaughter from Eldest Su's hands, and blinked hard to chase away the rising moisture in her eyes. "Grandma truly hopes you learn to speak quickly, so whenever something happens, you can tell Grandpa and Grandma. To think you're at such a tender age, yet you let the family worry about so many things—Grandma's heart truly aches for you!"

Tianbao cracked open her little mouth, her smile not wide, but her curved eyes looking soft and sweet.

She patted her own chest with an air of absolute confidence, popping out the words one by one: "Bao, da! Bang!"

Tianbao beats up bad guys super well! I'm amazing! Awesome!

Then, her little hand lifted to wipe away the tears overflowing from the old woman's eye corners, and she patted the top of Grandma's head just like the adults used to pet her little head. "Guad!"

The Su family members: "..."

The rising momentum of the sentimental atmosphere came to an abrupt halt because of the little toddler's "guad."

Second Su tried his utmost to hold it in but ultimately failed, bursting into a belly laugh. "Hahahaha! Tianbao, were you trying to say 'good girl'? Hahahaha! Oh dear me, I can't, my stomach hurts, I—hahahaha!"

Tianbao's little face soured, her tiny eyebrows drooping, and her mouth pouting enough to hang an oil jug.

The Su family members: "..."

"Pfft!"

"Pfft, hahahaha!"

He Daxian wiped away the tears of laughter streaming down her face. "Dad,哈哈哈! So—pfft—that ancestor with innate divine power is a—a real story, right,哈哈哈!"

Old Man Su pretended to look stern, but failed miserably, the corners of his eyes and brows carrying irrepressible amusement. "Of course it was a story! With the two of you having straight-line guts where one is straighter than the other, if I didn't make up a story, how else could I smooth things over?"

"I was wrong, truly wrong! Tianbao, come on, Second Auntie gives you a kiss. This little girl is just too adorable, hahahaha!"

"Alright, everyone back to your rooms. Keep laughing and the neighbors will come over to watch the spectacle." Old Man Su was quick-eyed and nimble, snatching his little granddaughter back into his arms first and hurrying toward the main room, terrified someone else would snatch his precious treasure away. "Bao, Grandpa will tell you the story of the ancestor!"

"..."

"Hahahaha!"

That evening, the courtyard gate of the Su family was filled with waves of uproarious laughter.