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Xiao Xiao detected the suspicion in Xiao Yan's tone and immediately cried out, "Daddy doesn't want us anymore, Daddy doesn't want us anymore."
The other three started clamoring when she said that.
Xiao Yan inexplicably felt a sense of guilt.
Xiao Huo suddenly said, "It's okay, we still have another Daddy. If he doesn't want us, then he doesn't want us. We don't want our biological Daddy anymore either."
Another Daddy?
Xiao Yan was startled... Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. How could Xiao Meng...
"By the way, where did Daddy go, our other Daddy?"
"Huh? I don't know? He didn't tell us."
Xiao Yan tried his best to control himself, making his facial expression gentler:
"Does your other Daddy always wear a monocle? Did your mother tell you to listen to him?"
"How do you know?" Xiao Yi asked in surprise.
Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief... It really was Amon... If it was Amon, it wasn't surprising. Xiao Meng might indeed entrust the children to him.
Dong...
A melodious bell rang, and the world seemed to lose its color. An indescribable torrent surged down, enveloping the surroundings.
Xiao Yan, who possessed the Heavenly Tomb, clearly felt the change in the flow of time this time. The time in this area had been accelerated!
So much so that the surroundings seemed still... No, it wasn't reality that was accelerating, only the spiritual aspect.
He had experienced this feeling before, in Soul Hall, when Xiao Meng was dying and Amon appeared!
He looked to his side. A man wearing a pointed soft hat, a classical robe, and a monocle on his right eye stood there at some unknown point, smiling at him.
"Amon, are these Xiao Meng's children?"
"Didn't they already say so themselves? There's no doubt, they are your daughters," Amon said truthfully.
"But how do they possess the Dragon Phoenix form?"
Xiao Yan had sensed the aura when the ninth grade golden pill transformed into a Dragon Phoenix, and it was very similar to the Dragon Phoenix aura formed by the four. They were not just appearances; they were genuine Dragon Phoenixes!
Amon looked at Xiao Yan and said with a smile:
"Because of evolution... They used a secret method to evolve, fixing themselves as Dragon Phoenixes.
"It concerns the secret of my clan, so I cannot explain too clearly. Xiao Meng wanted to separate them...
"Your daughters currently do not possess the special abilities of the Amon Clan. Just treat them as normal Dragon Phoenixes."
Xiao Yan then remembered that all members of the Amon Clan must obey the orders of the clan leader Amon, and even this Amon, with his heaven-defying methods, had not completely broken free.
He couldn't help but worry, "They won't be controlled by clan leader Amon, will they?"
"No, this is also one of my attempts. Although they still have some fate-related connections with the Amon Clan, they don't need to obey clan leader Amon... They have already been separated from the Amon Clan."
"Because they evolved into Dragon Phoenixes?" Xiao Yan's eyes lit up.
"You guess," Amon said with a smile, not giving an answer.
Xiao Yan affirmed his own guess: It must be like this. This should be Xiao Meng's arrangement. She doesn't want me and her children to be dominated by the strange Amon Clan!
"Oh, by the way, this is for you." Amon took out a golden flame. Around the flame were layers of shimmering star-lit doors. The doors sealed the flame's power, preventing it from radiating outward.
However, Xiao Yan, based on his special sensitivity to different flames, recognized the nature of this flame at a glance.
"Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame?" he blurted out.
Amon nodded with a smile, "Yes."
"Didn't you say that the previous bodhi heart and Enlightenment of Bodhi were your last gifts?" Xiao Yan's eyebrow twitched, suppressing his desire.
"This is not a gift, but a thank you."
"Thank you?"
"Didn't your teacher refine a ninth grade golden pill? That was originally what clan leader Amon wanted to use to help himself break through to Nine-Star Dou Saint, but because the pill refined by your teacher was too strong, clan leader Amon messed up, so in the end, it benefited me."
Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed, "That pill fell into your hands?"
"Yes, I captured him, then extracted a portion of his power for your daughters' evolution, and returned the remaining portion to the clan leader."
"So that's why they became Dragon Phoenixes?" Xiao Yan suddenly understood, then asked again:
"Then why did you give the ninth grade golden pill to your clan leader? Wouldn't that make him stronger and strengthen his control over you?"
Amon's smile deepened slightly: "It's true that it will make him stronger, but who said that it will strengthen his control over me? Do you think he would get this pill from me without any cost?"
Without waiting for Xiao Yan's answer, he continued:
"The cost is that he ceded a portion of the clan leader's authority. Now I am already half the clan leader of the Amon Clan...
"This is not difficult for him to accept, because everything is for the benefit of 'Amon' as a whole. If it can make 'Amon' stronger, both I and the clan leader can be sacrificed."
Xiao Yan couldn't help but think of his ancestor, Xiao Xuan, who sacrificed himself for the Xiao Clan's resurgence... Such a spirit was admirable and touching.
What was terrifying was that the entire Amon Clan was unhesitatingly devoted to this. This was a very alarming thing!
"When we meet next time, perhaps I will be the clan leader of the Amon Clan," Amon said lightly.
Xiao Yan sincerely wished, "I hope you succeed."
"I will surely succeed," Amon said with certainty. "Alright, your daughters are returned to you. I have other matters, so I'll take my leave first."
His figure slowly dissipated.
Time returned to its normal flow. Xiao Yan looked at his four chattering daughters and suddenly felt a headache.
Amon obviously hadn't taught the children well. Four Dou Saint-level mischievous children, how was he going to raise them?
If he wasn't careful, they could tear down Starfall Pavilion!
"Quiet, listen to me," Xiao Yan said.
However, the four little ones didn't listen to him at all. After glancing at him, they simply ignored him until Xiao Yan shook his fist, and then they quieted down.
"Listen carefully, your godfather has entrusted you to me. I am your biological father, understand?"
Xiao Xiao tilted her head, nodded, and then shouted at the top of her lungs:
"I don't understand, Daddy, Daddy, I want Daddy..."
Xiao Yan felt his head was twice its usual size and sighed, only feeling truly exhausted.
He really wanted to use his fist to make them shut up, but when he thought of his debt to Xiao Meng and to these children, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
In the end, he still took action.
Because mischievous children can really make a fuss! Other methods didn't work.
Especially this eldest sister named Xiao Xiao, most of the time, she was the one leading the charge!
Xiao Yan tidied them up and brought his daughters, with big bumps on their heads, before Yao Chen.
"Little Yan Zi, it seems you've got it handled. You really didn't disappoint my expectations... I'm no match for you now, am I?" Yao Chen sighed.
Then he focused his attention on Xiao Xiao and the others.
He asked with a hint of doubt, "They are..."
He had already guessed that these four were the four Dragon Phoenixes from earlier, but where did you manage to attract so many beautiful girls?
Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan suspiciously.
Xiao Yan scratched his head and said somewhat awkwardly, "These are my daughters."
"Hmm? Daughters?" Yao Chen's face showed an incredulous expression.
Are you perhaps teasing me?
Xiao Yan said helplessly, "Teacher, these are really my daughters, mine and Xiao Meng's... They've come to acknowledge their relatives."
The Elders of Starfall Pavilion were all dumbfounded, while Mu Qingluan shivered because Xiao Huo was staring straight at her, drooling at the corner of her mouth.
The dual suppression of bloodline and strength made her want to run away in fear.
Xiao Yan glanced at Xiao Huo, who then retracted her gaze that had been assessing prey, though she still occasionally glanced at Mu Qingluan.
"This is my teacher. Quickly say hello to Master."
"Hello, Master," Xiao Xiao said unwillingly and perfunctorily.
Yao Chen was at a loss with the sudden addition of four grand-disciples, mainly because these few simply weren't normal children!
If Xiao Yan wasn't around, they could truly flatten the entire Starfall Pavilion if they teamed up.
He tentatively gave each of them a bottle of eighth-grade pills, not too high, all with four-colored pill lightning.
Xiao Xiao immediately poured out a pill and popped it into her mouth like a candy, her expression changing instantly.
This is my Master!
She immediately called out sweetly and sincerely, "Master."
Xiao Yan helplessly rubbed his forehead.
Yao Chen's face showed a hint of reminiscence, and he said with a deep smile:
"Hehe, you're so much like him. The first time we met, you were like this too."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was embarrassed.
Those Elders of Starfall Pavilion, seeing that the four sisters each received a bottle of eighth-grade pills just as a meeting gift, couldn't help but feel bitter.
However, they weren't too jealous, because even without mentioning the relationship between Xiao Xiao and the others with Xiao Yan and Yao Chen, Dou Saint powerhouses deserved this treatment!
Xiao Yan was relieved to see that the four of them were so easily bribed. As long as they would listen, otherwise he wouldn't dare to leave Starfall Pavilion, as no one else could control these little ones.
"Alright, alarm dismissed. Everyone, disperse," Yao Chen waved his hand.
Xiao Yan took Xiao Xiao and the others and followed Yao Chen back to the main hall of Starfall Pavilion.
After some thought, he said to Yao Chen, "Teacher, I'd like to ask you to teach Xiao Xiao and the others."
Yao Chen looked at the four girls curiously examining the surrounding furnishings and said with a strange tone:
"Are you sure they need me to teach them? The strength of your four daughters is probably not much lower than mine."
Xiao Yan nodded solemnly, "Although they are powerful, that is entirely due to their talent. Their foundations are very weak, and I hope Teacher can teach them well.
"And besides guidance in cultivation, there are also principles of how to conduct oneself... I trust Teacher."
Yao Chen readily agreed. Xiao Yan had already surpassed him, and there was nothing more he could teach him.
He had no son and had always treated Xiao Yan as his own son. Xiao Yan's daughters were his granddaughters.
Naturally, Yao Chen was very fond of the four.
Xiao Yan was immersed in the joy of reuniting with his daughters, but Xiao Xiao's voice pierced his heart like a sharp sword:
"Daddy, where's Mommy?"
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