Yan Ling and Liang Chen were completely caught off guard by the little girl that came from the egg, staring at her dumbfoundedly while trying to make sense of the situation. Because of how caught off guard they were, they didn"t notice the girl stretching out her arms, reaching for the two of them while continuing to call out to them."Maman! Papan!"
Liang Chen and Yan Ling didn"t notice the girl at first, but Yumao noticed her the moment she started calling out, lazily opening his eyes while still laying on top of Yan Ling"s head. Once his somewhat groggy gaze landed on the little girl, his eyes shot open wide, the feathers on his back standing straight up as he let out a wary hiss and placed himself in front of Liang Chen and Yan Ling as a shield, growing to his actual size, which was now over four meters long. Liang Chen and Yan Ling had terrifying bloodlines of their own so they weren"t able to sense it, but as someone who had a weaker bloodline, Yumao was able to perfectly sense the instinctual dread that the little girl"s bloodline filled him with.
The little girl quickly pulled her arms back in fear when Yumao hissed at her and grew to his normal size, her entire body wincing slightly. Her gaze quickly grew blurry as tears started to form at the corners of her eyes, the sound of fearful crying quickly spreading through the room. The moment the girl started to cry, Liang Chen and Yan Ling snapped out of their shocked states and sprung into action on instinct.
The floor beneath them shattered as they dashed forward, Liang Chen grabbing onto Yumao"s body and jumping to the left, Yan Ling dodging to the right at the same time. Just as they jumped to the side, a faint breeze blew over where Yumao had just been standing. A strange scene took place after the breeze blew over the area, small parts of the floor changed slightly, two spikes growing up from it, one of metal and one of earth, tiny arcs of lightning arcing around both spikes.
Yan Ling continued to dash forward right after dodging to the right, picking up the little girl and cradling her in her arms while softly shushing her to calm her down. The girl slowly calmed down in Yan Ling"s grasp, her crying coming to a halt as she buried herself in Yan Ling"s warmth, occasionally glancing curiously at Liang Chen and warily at Yumao. Liang Chen pat Yumao, who was still glaring warily at the girl, on the head, calming him down.
"Thanks for trying to protect us, but it"s alright, there"s nothing to worry about."
Yumao didn"t look quite convinced, but after a bit more a.s.suring from Liang Chen he agreed to at least calm down a little, shrinking down and curling up on Liang Chen"s head while warily observing the girl. Liang Chen gave Yumao a few more pats, his gaze moving to the two spikes and then onto the little girl.
"Well, there"s no doubt about it now, that"s... your daughter, the beast from the egg? What would we even call her?"
Liang Chen and Yan Ling managed to sense the bloodline of the little girl the moment she used it to launch an attack to protect herself from Yumao. Her bloodline was the same as Yan Ling"s, a mixture of the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, and the Star G.o.d bloodline. The egg had not only absorbed the corpses of the tigers and one of the Rot Dragons back then but also been nourished by Yan Ling"s blood, only like that could it get the exact same bloodline as her.
She had the shape of a human, but the girl in front of them was without a doubt the Demonic beast that had been growing within the egg they had picked up. As to why she was born in human shape, while most other Demonic beasts and even Divine Beasts were born in their beasts shapes, they had no idea. Yan Ling looked at the girl, who was clutching onto Yan Ling"s forearms and looking at Liang Chen with a curious gaze.
"Nihihi, if she"s my daughter, then that means she"s yours as well, and that would make Yumao the big brother. It might have happened quite a bit earlier than we planned, but it seems like our little family has grown larger."
Yan Ling was quick to adapt, so she didn"t have a problem becoming used to this situation, even quickly finding perks in it. What sort of girl didn"t want to have a child with the person they loved? It might be quite a few years earlier than planned, but that was just something they would have to deal with. Liang Chen felt like letting out a sigh at how quickly Yan Ling accepted the situation and glossed over the strangeness of it, but since they wouldn"t get anywhere by asking questions they had no way of getting answers to, he might as well just go along.
"True, it could be seen like that. Hear that Yumao, you can"t go around bullying your little sister in the future."
Liang Chen pat Yumao a few more times on the head as he spoke, receiving a few grumbling hisses as a response, Yumao was clearly unsatisfied with the fact that his "little sister" had a better bloodline than him. Liang Chen didn"t have a problem with Yan Ling wanting to treat the girl as their daughter, after all, wasn"t he doing the exact same to Yumao? Liang Chen walked over to Yan Ling, the little girl looking warily at Yumao for a bit before letting go of Yan Ling and reaching out with her arms, stretching towards Liang Chen with all her might.
"Papan! Papan!"
Just like a baby duckling, she had imprinted onto the first people she saw, considering Liang Chen and Yan Ling her parents. Yan Ling handed the girl to Liang Chen, who did his best to carefully pick her up in the same manner he remembered his parents pick him up. The girl quickly buried herself in Liang hen"s embrace, slightly raising her head and sticking her tongue out at Yumao, who was peeking his head down to look at her. Liang Chen raised his head after making sure that the girl was comfortable, locking eyes with Yan Ling.
"Well, have you thought of a name yet? Can"t really call her "girl" or "eggy"."
Even if they weren"t going to treat this girl like a part of their family, a proper name was a must. Yan Ling tapped her chin slightly, her gaze roaming over the little girl for a bit before her eyes brightened up. She stretched out her arm and rubbed the white hair of the girl, who smiled brightly and let out a cute giggle.
"Her eyes are as blue as the sky and her hair as white as a cloud, so let"s call her Lan Yun, Yan Lan Yun, our little blue cloud."
Liang Chen felt like saying something about her naming sense but felt a light prodding on his head from Yumao, reminding him that he had simply given Yumao a name that was supposed to mean "feather". As such, he quickly changed what he was about to say, having Yumao pick out a robe from his interspatial ring and draping it over the girl, Lan Yun.
"Well, Lan Yun is currently naked, so we"d best find some clothes for her. We don"t have anything in her size on me, so we should see if we can"t find some in her size out there."
Yan Ling immediately realized that Liang Chen was correct, after all, why would either of them bother carrying around clothing for children. Yan Ling stretched out her arms and picked up Lan Yun again, who happily called out "Maman, Maman!" She didn"t seem to know any other, or proper for that matter, words, so they would probably have to teach her later on.
"Right, clothing! We need to get her some cute clothing! And something durable she can wear if we go out on longer walks! And something loose that she can wear around the house! Matching outfits, do we need matching outfits?"
Liang Chen could only let out a smile upon seeing how excited and happy Yan Ling was, the two heading for the door. Yumao returned to Liang Chen"s dantian when they approached the door, Yan Ling trying to do the same to Lan Yun. Luckily, it seemed like Lan Yun was also able to enter Yan Ling"s dantian, making it easier for them to hide her existence from the people of this planet. After all, they had nothing but countless enemies here, it was better to hide Lan Yun and Yumao, Lan Yun so that they could protect her and Yumao so that they could have an additional trump card if they should encounter an emergency. After hiding away the two younglings, Yan Ling and Liang Chen left the house so that they could buy new clothes for their now somewhat larger family.