"Mercy, boss, mercy! I just couldn’t resist giving you a little pinch because you’re so cute!" Xiao Yu, utterly spineless, clutched her head and began to beg for forgiveness.
Even so, her eyes were still full of laughter despite being beaten to a pulp.
"Cute?" A dark line appeared on Xiao Sha’s forehead as she gritted her teeth audibly.
"Yeah, aren’t you cute?" Xiao Yu, cluelessly adding fuel to the fire, said.
"I’ll make you call me cute! I’ll make you call me cute again!"
Xiao Sha lifted her fist, as big as a baby bottle, and landed a few more punches on Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu let out a series of miserable cries.
Just then, a voice, filled with surprise, came through.
"Xiao Sha? Is that you?"
Xiao Sha turned her head and saw An Yan standing not far away, looking at her with great joy.
Xiao Sha immediately stopped and respectfully bowed to An Yan.
"Mistress, it is indeed me!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Xiang Xiang and Nian Nian poked their heads out from behind An Yan.
"Wow, Xiao Sha, when did you become so cute?" Nian Nian exclaimed in surprise first.
Xiang Xiang, on the other hand, simply walked up and, with eyes shining, touched Xiao Sha’s cheek.
"So smooth and tender!"
A dark line reappeared on Xiao Sha’s forehead, but facing Xiang Xiang and Nian Nian, she naturally couldn’t act violently as she did with Xiao Yu.
Her mouth twitched a few times, and she forced a smile.
"Uh... young ladies, the truth is both of you are the cutest!"
Xiang Xiang and Nian Nian exchanged a glance and then giggled, covering their mouths.
"What did you just call us? Young ladies?" Xiang Xiang said.
"Yeah, your father is my master, so isn’t it normal for me to address you like this?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Sha suddenly remembered something, changed the topic hurriedly, and asked, "Mistress, why isn’t the master here? Where did he go?"
An Yan smiled, "Oh, he’s probably drinking with a friend, and he’s likely drunk by now!"
Just as she finished speaking, a calm voice came over.
"Who said I’m drunk?"
With the words, a flash of light, and then Xue An appeared in the scene. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
As soon as she saw Xue An, Xiao Sha immediately stood still and made a deep bow, "Master!"
Xue An, however, waved his hand and looked at her with a playful smile, "After sleeping for so long, how do you feel?"
"Nothing much, feels just like taking a nap." Xiao Sha said with a silly smile.
Xue An nodded and suddenly beckoned, "Come here, I have something to say."
"Yes!"
Xiao Sha’s expression turned solemn, and she immediately stepped forward.
"Master, what are your instructions?"
Xiao Sha genuinely thought Xue An had something to instruct her, hence her serious tone.
But she never expected that as soon as she finished speaking, Xue An suddenly raised his hand and pinched her cheeks.
"Hehe, you’re irresistibly cute; even I couldn’t help but give you a pinch!"
Xue An smiled like a mischievous uncle, both hands pinching Xiao Sha’s chubby cheeks into various shapes.
Xiao Sha’s eyes gradually widened, staring at Xue An with a bewildered look.
No matter what, she never expected her usually revered master to be so... superficial.
Suddenly, a surge of grievance from the bottom of her heart caused tears to start welling in Xiao Sha’s big eyes.
This pitiable look even made Xue An feel guilty, prompting him to awkwardly let go.
"Ahem, sorry, it felt too good to resist!"
Don’t joke, setting aside whether Xue An would admit it, even if he did, his old bones probably wouldn’t be enough for this Xue Bapi to disassemble.
Forget it, just pretend that nothing happened and endure.
Thinking of this, the Great Elder sighed deeply, half-worried and half-resigned.
But Xue An seemed completely oblivious to what had happened, and even sincerely said to the Great Elder with concern.
"What’s wrong? Is the Great Elder feeling unwell? You’ve got to take care of your health at your age. Otherwise, what if something happens?"
Listening to these words and looking at Xue An’s innocent expression, the Great Elder suddenly felt like vomiting blood, trying hard for a long time to suppress this urge before skin-smiling and flesh-not-smilingly saying.
"Thanks, Lord Red Lotus, I am in good health. I reckon there’s no chance of any accidents happening for the time being."
Xue An showed his bright white teeth, smiling brilliantly.
"That’s good to hear, that’s good!"
Just then, Ao Qing, who was inspecting Xiao Sha’s condition, raised her head in shocking astonishment.
"How is it possible!"
"What’s wrong?" The Great Elder hurriedly asked.
Ao Qing wore a serious expression and, pointing at Xiao Sha, said, "After being tempered by the Holy Land, she has indeed returned to normal, but the strange thing is that she, originally ranked among the Jiaolong, now has the lineage of a Demon Dragon and several other dragon bloodlines within her body."
"What does that mean?" An Yan couldn’t help but ask.
Ao Qing took a deep breath and said, "It means that not only has she recovered, but she has also integrated multiple dragon bloodlines. Now she has formed a bloodline of her own, which can even be described as a brand new Dragon Clan!"
Everyone’s eyes widened, looking at the still crying Xiao Sha.
The contrast of this scene with Ao Qing’s description was simply too drastic, leaving many struggling to accept it.
Xiao Yu, at this time, quietly said, "After all this talk, turns out she’s a hybrid!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of white light passed, and Xiao Sha, who was wiping her tears, appeared behind her, and then she raised her hand and knocked on her head.
Xiao Yu grimaced in pain, unable to resist shouting, "What? Even when you cry, you won’t forget to hit me?"
Xiao Sha, sobbing, said, "That’s... that’s right, who... who told you to talk about me!"

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