739: Adulthood, beautiful

Cheng Fu laughed heartily, "Lin Yang, do you want to come with us?"

"I won't go, you all go." Lin Yang shook his head.

He wasn't very interested in food.

Having said that, he called for the Little Girl.

As soon as the Little Girl saw Cheng Fu, she sweetly called out, "Hello, Big Brother Cheng."

"Hahaha, good, good, good. It's only been a few days, and our Little Xia Shuang has grown a bit more." Cheng Fu laughed like an old father, leading the Little Girl toward the city.

Yu Nianyun naturally followed behind the Little Girl.

Lin Yang watched and shook his head.

Over the years, besides being closest to him, the Little Girl was also closest to Cheng Fu.

That guy, Cheng Fu, came every few days, doting heavily on the Little Girl; he was essentially watching her grow up.

"In a few more years, the Little Girl will be completely grown up. I should start thinking about how to settle her down," Lin Yang mused.

Regarding how to settle the Little Girl, he truly didn't have a good method right now.

He couldn't possibly raise her forever; the Little Girl needed to have the ability to support herself.

"Speaking of which, this girl's aptitude for cultivation is actually quite good, and her physique seems a bit special. In the future, it might not be impossible for her to reach the Dao Above."

Lin Yang continued thinking.

Perhaps he could find a Sect force for the Little Girl to join.

Given the Little Girl's aptitude and her clean background, there might be hope.

As he pondered, half a day passed.

Cheng Fu returned with the Little Girl, who had eaten her fill.

"Big Brother Lin Yang, here you go." The Little Girl quickly took two steps and placed two servings of dishes on the table.

This was the Little Girl's habit whenever she went out to eat: regardless of whether Lin Yang ate it or not, she would bring him a portion.

"Look at your little belly, it's all round and plump from eating. Hurry back and digest it," Lin Yang chuckled.

"Yes." The Little Girl giggled and returned to her room.

Cheng Fu did not leave immediately but started chatting idly with Lin Yang.

As they chatted, they inevitably discussed the arrangements for the Little Girl after she reached adulthood.

Regarding this, Cheng Fu suddenly said, "I have a solution."

"Oh? What solution?" Lin Yang asked curiously.

"Heh heh, I haven't been eating for free in the city all these years. I know people in many restaurants. When the time comes, I'll just introduce Little Xia Shuang to a restaurant job. She'll definitely be able to support herself." Cheng Fu patted his large, round belly and chuckled.

Uh... Lin Yang was stunned for a moment.

That works?

One must know that stable jobs within the Prefecture City were hard to find.

Moreover, there were certain requirements regarding cultivation levels and the like.

The Little Girl essentially did not meet the requirements at all.

As if seeing what Lin Yang was thinking, Cheng Fu continued:

"I've been in the Prefecture City for many years and I love to eat, so I've gotten very familiar with many restaurants. It's just a standard waiter job; it won't be a problem, so rest assured."

Hearing this, Lin Yang stopped worrying and said, "Then thank you, Big Brother Cheng."

"Thank me for what? I watched Little Xia Shuang grow up too, and I'm very fond of this Little Girl. Since we brought her back to the city, we won't let her have nowhere to go," Cheng Fu said.

Lin Yang remained silent.

He hadn't been in the Prefecture City for long, so he didn't have many connections there.

In this regard, he couldn't compare to Cheng Fu.

With Cheng Fu's words, Lin Yang felt much more relieved.

After chatting for a while longer, Cheng Fu bid farewell and left.

Lin Yang then called the Little Girl over to check her cultivation progress.

Although Yu Nianyun had been responsible for teaching the Little Girl cultivation these past few years, Lin Yang naturally paid constant attention... The days passed one by one in peaceful routine.

A few more years quietly slipped away.

This year, the Little Girl turned sixteen.

On the Primal Ancient Continent, this was considered adulthood.

"Xiao Shuang, you have come of age this year. Later, I will call Cheng Fu, and we will go to a restaurant to celebrate for you," Lin Yang said.

The Little Girl now stood tall and graceful, with a delicate oval face, slender willow eyebrows, and a pair of eyes that were especially lively, seemingly imbued with spirit. Her demeanor was also extraordinary; she was truly a beauty in the making.

Dressed in a pale yellow long dress, she looked even more elegant.

To be honest, if he hadn't watched the Little Girl grow up, seeing her for the first time, he might have mistaken her for a noble daughter or Saintess from some major Sect family.

Sometimes when walking in the city, she would attract the attention of many people.

In fact, recently when the Little Girl went out to eat with Cheng Fu, she was approached and treated disrespectfully by a few male cultivators.

Of course, Cheng Fu didn't let those guys off either. He revealed his Prefecture Army identity and gave them a severe lecture.

In Cheng Fu's heart, the Little Girl was no different from his own adopted daughter, so he naturally despised all male cultivators who tried to approach the Little Girl with various intentions.

After returning that day, Cheng Fu lamented to Lin Yang that if the Little Girl didn't have such a humble background, she would probably have been sought after and proposed to by the disciples of the major families in the city long ago.

That's right.

For some family Sect forces on the Primal Ancient Continent, they highly valued matching social status when their clan disciples married.

The Little Girl was an orphan. Although her appearance was extraordinary, due to her status, she had no chance of forming marital ties with disciples of aristocratic families or Sects.

Although, marrying into a Sect family might not necessarily be a good thing.

But given the Little Girl's beauty and temperament, it would be difficult for ordinary people to protect her.

It was fortunate that their Prefecture Army status barely managed to protect the Little Girl from being taken advantage of by some ill-intentioned guys.

Therefore, over these years, as the Little Girl blossomed further, Lin Yang felt increasingly worried.

A few years ago, he had never expected the Little Girl to mature into such an outstanding beauty.

Beauty, when standing alone, is the most fatal thing at any time.

In the Prefecture City area, he and Cheng Fu, as two Prefecture Army members, could barely protect the Little Girl, but the city was not lacking in some Profligate Second-Generations.

Because they were profligate, their families didn't rely on them to undertake the important task of marrying into other major clans, so naturally, these Profligate Second-Generations were unrestricted when it came to women.

Having no background didn't matter; as long as she was beautiful, they would take notice.

A few profligates had tried to scheme against the Little Girl, but none succeeded.

But this only made Lin Yang increasingly worried.

The matter Cheng Fu had mentioned a few years ago about finding the Little Girl a job in a restaurant would probably have to be dropped now.

Given the Little Girl's appearance, working in a restaurant and facing a large number of customers all day would inevitably lead to unwarranted harassment.

Although most cultivators focused entirely on cultivation, there were still some guys whose psychology was more perverse.

He had raised the Little Girl since she was five years old; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her his half-daughter.

Naturally, he couldn't stand the Little Girl being harassed.

"Sigh... sometimes, being too outstandingly beautiful isn't a good thing," Lin Yang sighed internally, sending a message to Cheng Fu, inviting him to celebrate the Little Girl's adulthood together today.

Cheng Fu arrived quickly.

Seeing the Little Girl, who had specially dressed up today to celebrate her coming of age, he repeatedly exclaimed in admiration:

"My goodness, when my Little Xia Shuang dresses up, she has such astonishing beauty."

The Little Girl immediately blushed down to her neck.

"Let's go, to the Cloud Drunken Pavilion," Lin Yang said.

"Oh? Lin Yang, you're quite generous today. You actually decided to eat at the Cloud Drunken Pavilion," Cheng Fu feigned surprise from the side.

Lin Yang rolled his eyes at him. "It's Xiao Shuang's adulthood celebration today. Do you think we should just deal with it casually?"

As he spoke, he also teased, "Even if I wanted to deal with it casually, would you agree?"

Cheng Fu immediately chuckled, "You got that right. If you weren't willing, I definitely wouldn't agree to just handling it casually."

"Even if you weren't going to the Cloud Drunken Pavilion, I would still take Little Xia Shuang there."

(End of Chapter)