The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Zhou Qing was left speechless after hearing this.

"Preference for sons over daughters? What era do we live in? How can such thoughts still exist? In my opinion, whether it's a son or a daughter, they're all our children, and they should all be equally loved."

Lu Yaoyao's face immediately bloomed with a smile upon hearing this, and then she asked, "Back to the main topic, why haven't you told her who her mother is all this time?"

Zhou Qing sat up and, after a moment of contemplation, said, "Since it's a hypothesis, there are many possibilities. For instance, her mother could be a saintess of a major sect, a princess of a cultivation country, or maybe she fell, leaving me to raise our daughter alone, unable to tell her... Bah, what a terrible hypothesis!"

"If I have a partner in the future and a daughter, I will definitely protect them well, and they will never be bullied," Zhou Qing suddenly said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yaoyao's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and her face was filled with a happy smile.

[Heart Mirror Points +9]

In the next moment, the original note [So Awesome] above her head instantly changed to [Good Man].

After a brief hesitation, she bit her lip gently, looking at Zhou Qing with a face full of longing, as if summoning great courage, and couldn't help but say, "Brother Zhou, can I... call you Dad?"

Thud—

Caught off guard, Zhou Qing fell straight from the tree.

With an "Ouch!" and the rustling sound of leaves, he climbed up from the bushes with a grimace, looked at Lu Yaoyao with a mix of a crying and laughing expression, and said, "Stop joking!"

Lu Yaoyao burst into laughter upon seeing this, then lay down directly on the tree branch, waving her hand, and said, "Just kidding with you, look how nervous you are."

Zhou Qing also let out a long sigh. Nowadays, girls are truly hard to fathom, and their thoughts are wild.

Forget the Sect Leader, even Li Daoxuan and the five muscular brothers would be furious if they heard this and would come up to beat the crap out of him.

Never mind, after this is over, I'd better stay away from this girl. Her sudden statements are downright scary.

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Spirit Skull Mountain is located in the southwest of Cangyan Daoist Palace's Blood Rock Mine. This place's mountain body is made of strange black rocks, covered with countless tiny holes.

The shape of the mountain is even more rugged and perilous, with sharp peaks piercing the sky like huge, white bone spikes that send chills down one's spine.

Additionally, a layer of grayish-white mist shrouds the mountain waist year-round. It's slightly toxic, and those who enter without strong Divine Sense can easily lose their way.

Strangely, countless animals sensing their impending death will come from miles away and find a spot to howl at the sky before taking their final steps.

This makes the place full of bones, with ghostly fires everywhere, and that's how Spirit Skull Mountain got its name.

Cangyan Daoist Palace had sent people to investigate this strange phenomenon, but they returned empty-handed each time. It is likely that the shape of the mountain makes these unintelligent demon beasts consider it their sacred land.

Swish, swish, swish!

Dozens of figures in Cangyan Daoist Palace attire controlled their swords as they flew over, then quietly landed.

The leader was clearly exuding the early stages of a Nascent Soul Realm, while the others were uniformly in the Golden Core Realm, each with a look of nervous excitement.

"Brother Li, it looks like that beast is not here yet," a Golden Core Realm disciple said, unable to hide his excitement, to the Nascent Soul Realm Li Hong.

Li Hong also felt a surge of emotion and mocked, "Who would have thought that the Thunderous Golden Toad, already into the mid-stage of Nascent Soul Realm and capable of human speech, still believes in these things as its life nears its end, just like those unintelligent demon beasts. How ridiculous!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, fully supporting his statement.

They had been monitoring and guarding against this neighbor of the Blood Rock Mine. Over the years, they had remained peaceful.

However, in recent years, its life force began to wane, and upon hearing the news, an elder in the late-stage Nascent Soul Realm excitedly rushed over.

Unexpectedly, the Thunderous Golden Toad was merely feigning weakness, and using its natural abilities, it severely injured the late-stage Nascent Soul Realm elder.

Afterwards, it even stormed into the Blood Rock Mine, causing many miners and disciples to lose their lives and leaving a warning.

Nevertheless, Li Hong felt something was off and remained cautious, keeping an eye on it.

In fact, his suspicion was correct. The Thunderous Golden Toad indeed neared its end, and that fight was just a swan song before death.

Upon receiving reports of its quiet departure from its cave at midnight, heading towards Spirit Skull Mountain, they rushed over due to the close distance.

"Don't act rashly. Keep everything as usual. This beast's final struggle will be terrifying!"

After issuing the command, Li Hong quickly led everyone to hide.

No one noticed that behind a nearby dirt mound, Zhou Qing and Lu Yaoyao were cautiously peeking out their heads.

Lu Yaoyao's face was full of worry as she whispered, "This is really bad luck. Normally, no one should come here. What do we do now?"

After all, both she and Brother Zhou were in the Golden Core Realm. Even though Brother Zhou was good at poisoning techniques, facing so many people, it would be difficult to succeed, especially since this place was not far from Cangyan Daoist Palace's mine.

However, Zhou Qing's eyes were shining.

A Thunderous Golden Toad nearing death; its entire body was full of treasures.