Your Majesty, the little princess just breathed fire!

"Little Princess can actually talk now?"

Hu Xiao grabbed Little Princess's chubby cheek, instantly overjoyed!

How long had it been...?

It seemed like less than half a year?

Babies cry at three months and recognize sounds at six months.

Usually, infants babble at one year old, but now...

Little Princess could already speak!

"My King, what's so strange about that?"

Qingxue saw the surprise on Hu Xiao's face and calmly explained, "Little Princess has a special bloodline; she's a human-demon hybrid with extraordinary talent."

As she spoke, she reached out and ruffled Little Princess's head, teasing, "With such talent, learning to speak is naturally a very simple matter."

"Tsk, I was flustered."

Hearing this, Hu Xiao suddenly understood and chuckled to himself.

It was his first time being a father.

He had indeed been a bit anxious just now.

After all, his daughter was exceptionally gifted.

With so much affection showered upon her, it would be abnormal if she couldn't speak!

"Daddy.... hug...."

Little Princess blinked her eyes, puffed out her cheeks, and stubbornly repeated, raising her hands high towards Hu Xiao: "Hug...."

"Oh, come to Daddy, Daddy will hug you...."

Her soft, sweet voice melted hearts. Hu Xiao quickly straightened the pouting Little Princess, held her in his arms, and gently comforted her.

"Daddy...."

Little Princess sat in Hu Xiao's arm, and seeing her wish fulfilled, she immediately giggled, revealing a pair of sweet dimples.

Her tender, chubby face nestled against her father's chest, and the Fire Spirit Body pattern in the center of her brows glowed, emitting a hint of warmth.

Perhaps it was due to the synchronization with the Fire Spirit Body.

Little Princess was exceptionally affectionate towards her father.

In the courtyard, flowers bloomed.

Qingxue and Luo Shuiyan saw the father and daughter embracing, warm and harmonious, and both exchanged glances, covering their mouths to stifle their laughter.

"My King truly has no resistance to his daughter...."

....

Ever since Little Princess learned to speak, days passed, and the words she could speak gradually increased.

After finishing his daily cultivation, Hu Xiao would also take time to teach her a few phrases. Little Princess was naturally intelligent and progressed rapidly, quickly mastering many words.

She could already speak simple sentences.

Time flowed by leisurely.

On this day,

Outside the courtyard, in the imperial garden, a sea of flowers bloomed. Winter had passed and spring had arrived. Little Princess, wearing a floral dress, waddled on her tender white legs, learning to walk among the flowers.

"One, two, one, two."

Hu Xiao followed behind Little Princess, carefully holding her arm to prevent her from falling.

One step.

Two steps.

Little Princess huffed and puffed, taking clumsy little steps, diligently walking forward along the path in the imperial garden.

At the end of the flower sea.

Two beautiful women stood there, shaking rattles, draped in colorful robes, graceful in their posture, waiting for Little Princess to walk over.

"Come on, hurry up, Little Princess! Your mother and Aunt Qingxue are right ahead."

Hu Xiao pointed to the end of the flower sea and whispered, "They have candied hawthorns over there...."

As his voice fell.

"Mm... Mommy...."

Little Princess raised her head, looked at Luo Shuiyan over there, then lowered her head to glance at the distance in between, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

So far!

She counted on her fingers, calculating in her mind.

Roughly...

Still a dozen more steps?

But after walking these few steps, she already didn't want to move anymore...

Thinking of this.

Little Princess looked up at Hu Xiao, her pitiful eyes blinking, and she said aggrievedly:

"So tired.... Daddy, hug...."

"Keep going, you're almost there,"

Hu Xiao heard this, remained unmoved, and gently urged, pushing Little Princess forward by her arm, "Walk two more steps, and Daddy will make you a new toy."

"No... I don't want to, Daddy, hug...."

Little Princess immediately shook her head and pouted when she heard this, curling her feet into a ball. Her body went soft, like a marshmallow, letting Hu Xiao's big hand hold her....

"...."

Hu Xiao saw this and immediately burst into laughter.

Good heavens!

Here it comes again!

When this daughter's little temper flared up, ten oxen couldn't pull her back.

Her main characteristic was stubbornness.

"Only this one time today, no more exceptions, Little Princess."

"Okay, Daddy... pinky promise..."

Little Princess extended her pinky finger.

"Pinky promise, no backing out."

Hu Xiao hooked his pinky with Little Princess's, sealed the promise, picked Little Princess up into his arms, and kissed her chubby cheek, "My precious daughter."

"Daddy...."

Little Princess snuggled against Hu Xiao's chest, rubbing affectionately, and also gave him a smacking kiss.

Just then—

Thump, thump, thump—

Beside the woods, Xiong Da and Xiong Er, carrying a beehive and digging out honey, happened to walk out of the woods. Their massive, mountain-like figures were extremely eye-catching.

"It's the big bears!"

Little Princess's eyes lit up instantly when she saw them. She excitedly pointed at Xiong Da and Xiong Er, clapping her hands, "I want to ride the big bears!"

"Huh?"

Xiong Da was stunned, then reacted, nudged Xiong Er beside him, and quickly walked over, kneeling before Hu Xiao.

"My King, Little Princess, what are your orders?"

"Go, take Little Princess for a ride.... Report back if anything happens."

After Hu Xiao gave his orders, he personally placed Little Princess on Xiong Da's head, then became a hands-off manager and leisurely departed.

....

A moment later.

Outside the clearing.

"Faster... faster!"

Little Princess rode on Xiong Da's head, tugging at his pair of furry bear ears, crashing through the mountains, her little face excited.

Boom!

Trees in the forest snapped, sand and stones flew, and a large and small figure galloped through the mountains.

"Ouch, my dear little ancestor, pull slower...."

Xiong Da bared his teeth, enduring the pain in his ears, and reminded her anxiously, "You absolutely must not fall!"

"Haha, steady, Big Brother!"

Xiong Er saw this and, not one to miss out on the fun, chuckled, "If you make the Little Princess fall, My King will definitely not let you off!"

"Nonsense, you don't need to remind me, I know that!"

Xiong Da clutched his ears, swerving left and right, grimacing, "The Little Princess is My King's apple of his eye...."

As he spoke.

Suddenly!

A wave of heat came from above his head.

Scorching, burning hot.

The more Little Princess tugged, the more excited she became, and the temperature around her body suddenly rose sharply.

"Second Brother, does the Little Princess feel a bit off?"

Xiong Da felt the heat on his head but couldn't see what was happening. He frowned and asked, "Is the Little Princess on fire?! So hot!"

"On fire, Big Brother, are you crazy?"

Xiong Er dug at his honey, disdainfully saying, "How could My King's daughter...."

Before he finished speaking.

He looked up at Xiong Da's head and shivered backward in fright.

He saw that on top of Xiong Da's head, Little Princess's body was like red steel, spewing crimson fire, and hot waves of breath rolled from her throat, like a blazing sun.

The next moment.

Boom!

A mouthful of blazing fire spewed out!

Xiong Da's head immediately ignited, the fierce flames burning fiercely, and large patches of grass turned to ash!

"Oh no!"

Xiong Er was stunned, "Big Brother, are you okay?"

"Less nonsense! Go report to My King!!!"

Xiong Da clutched his scorched head, steadying the burning Luo Shuiyan on top of his head, and looking at the nearby fire, he roared loudly:

"My King! The Little Princess just breathed fire!"