Douluo Continent.
The core of the Star Dou Great Forest, a secluded thatched cottage, nestled by a mountain and water, exuding vibrant greenery.
"Daddy, I miss Mommy. Just tell me!"
"Please!" Chen Qingling blinked her eyes, tugging at Chen Shenggge's wrist with a pout.
Chen Shenggge wore a helpless expression. He couldn't possibly say that he didn't even know who the mother of his child was.
The graceful young girl before him, Chen Qingling, was the fruit of a confused encounter with a woman he had never met.
As for how he knew Chen Qingling was his biological daughter? It was on a dark and windy night that Chen Shenggge heard a knock at the door. When he opened it, he found a baby girl swaddled in a blanket.
He raised her, changing her diapers and feeding her, and her personality and looks were so much like his. There was no doubt.
"Sigh!"
Chen Shenggge let out a long sigh.
It wasn't that he didn't want to tell her, but that even he didn't know.
Chen Shenggge offered a bitter smile, stroking Chen Qingling's forehead. "Qingling, I really don't know anything about your mother."
Chen Qingling pouted, crossing her arms. "Daddy, why won't you just tell me!"
"If you don't tell me, I'll go find Mommy myself!"
Chen Qingling stomped her foot in frustration. As she grew older, her longing for her mother only intensified.
However, her father always tried to stop her, using various excuses.
He would say the outside world was too dangerous, or that people's hearts were unpredictable, and it was better to live a happy life in their isolated thatched cottage.
"Be a good girl, Qingling, listen to me," Chen Shenggge coaxed helplessly, patting his daughter's head.
He didn't notice a glint of cunning flash in Chen Qingling's eyes as a bold idea took root in her mind.
Why not get Daddy drunk? Then I can run away and find Mommy! No sooner had she thought of it than she acted.
That evening, Chen Qingling, for the first time ever, allowed Chen Shenggge to drink.
Chen Shenggge downed the wine in one gulp. "Hahaha, this wine is strong!"
"Daughter… do you have some good news to share with me?"
Chen Qingling's eyes darted away, and she playfully stuck out her tongue.
"Hee hee hee~"
"Can't I have a drink if there's no good news? Does Father not want to drink?"
Chen Shenggge, completely oblivious, quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no, I haven't touched any in two months."
In order to get Father drunk, Chen Qingling gritted her teeth and refilled the wine cup.
"Father can't drink again within three months; drinking too much will harm your health."
"I understand, I understand."
After downing several cups, Chen Shenggge's vision went black, and he passed out drunk.
Chen Qingling reached out and patted her father's shoulder, "Father? Wake up?"
Seeing him completely wasted, a triumphant smile spread across her face.
"Father… I'm leaving."
Before leaving, she didn't forget to send Chen Shenggge back to bed.
Five days later.
Chen Shenggge walked out of the thatched cottage as usual, collected a basket of firewood from the surrounding dense forest, and then returned.
"Huh?"
"Where is Qingling girl?"
Chen Shenggge put down the basket of firewood and looked around, but still couldn't see his daughter's trace.
"She ran out to play again. This girl is really too fond of playing. Isn't she afraid something will happen?"
Although he had lived a stable life here for more than a decade, Chen Shenggge had not let down his guard.
He didn't believe that a vast forest would have nothing.
Chen Shenggge's余光 caught sight of the letter on the table, and his heart skipped a beat. An ominous premonition enveloped him.
He shakily picked up the letter and opened it. It was unmistakably Chen Qingling's handwriting.
"Father, don't think about Qingling. I just want to go out and see the world, and by the way, find my mother."
"With my intelligence far surpassing my peers, I refuse to believe I can't find her!"
"Father, please rest assured, Qingling is fine, do not worry."
Chen Shenggge clutched the letter, his hands trembling. Finally, he closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.
"Alas, a daughter grown up won't stay home!"
Actually, it wasn't that he hadn't thought about going out to see the world, but he was unable to leave the area within a mile of his thatched cottage.
As a result, he didn't even know what the outside world was like.
[Ding! Daughter Cultivation System activation successful!]
[Ding! User manual issued!]
A celestial voice sounded in Chen Shenggge's mind.
He remained frozen, unmoving.
After a long while, he belatedly reacted.
Chen Shenggge felt like crying, but had no tears.
Twelve whole years! He didn't know how he had gotten through those twelve years.
Fortunately, heaven had opened a door for him. Although it closed again, at least he wouldn't have to live his days all alone.
Immediately, the system's user manual appeared in Chen Shenggge's mind.
After reading the user manual, he understood the system's purpose perfectly.
Cultivate a daughter!
Whatever the daughter lacked, he would provide.
Rewards obtained from check-ins could only be used for the daughter.
However, any increase in the daughter's strength would be ten times reflected back to Chen Shenggge.
In other words, the stronger his daughter became, the stronger he would become.
[Ding! Does the host wish to perform the daily sign-in!]
"Sign in."
[Congratulations to the host for successful sign-in, you have obtained an Awakening Stone!]
[Awakening Stone: Upon use, it can awaken a Martial Soul.]
"Ah? Awakening Stone? Awaken a Martial Soul?"
Chen Shenggge was dumbfounded.
His pupils constricted, and he immediately understood what kind of world he was in!
"I've transmigrated to Douluo Continent!"
"So, where am I?"
Unable to figure it out, Chen Shenggge decided to stop thinking about it.
The most pressing matter was the situation with his own daughter, Chen Qingling.
"Check Qingling's status."
[Name]: Chen Qingling
[Martial Soul]: Unawakened
[Age]: 12 [Body]: Healthy …
Chen Shenggge's worried heart finally relaxed.
It was good that she was alright; he was just afraid of something happening to his daughter.
[Warm Reminder: If the cultivation target's life is in danger, an alarm will be issued!]
With the system's alarm reminder, Chen Shenggge felt even more at ease, no longer as worried about his daughter's safety.
Chen Qingling walked for a full five and a half days, leaving the Star Dou Great Forest safely and without incident. During this time, she didn't encounter a single soul beast, as if favored by the goddess of luck.
Looking at the outside world, a smile bloomed on Chen Qingling's face, and her hands unconsciously spread open.
"This is the outside world, it's so beautiful."
Then, Chen Qingling pouted her small lips and complained.
"I haven't encountered the slightest bit of danger on this journey. It's completely different from the 'dangerous outside' that Daddy always talks about!"
"Hmph!"
"Daddy, you big liar!"
"You tricked me so badly!"
Far away in the thatched cottage, Chen Shenggge had just sat down when he suddenly sneezed.
"Who's badmouthing me?"
Chen Qingling hummed a little tune, walking leisurely ahead.
It was unclear how long they had been walking.
Twenty meters ahead of Chen Qingling, Ning Rongrong and Jian Dao Chenxin walked side by side.
Suddenly, Chenxin sensed something and looked up.
"Strange…"
"What's wrong, Grandpa Jian? What's strange?"
"There's a girl twenty meters ahead."
"Ah?!"
"A girl?"
This was the extremely dangerous Star Dou Great Forest, teeming with soul beasts.
They had come to the Star Dou Great Forest because Ning Rongrong had wanted to see it, and they were now here to obtain soul rings.
How could a girl possibly be in a place like this?
She couldn't understand, and Chenxin beside her couldn't either.
Soon, the two parties met, and Chen Qingling saw Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong wore a simple white short skirt, had neat ear-length short hair, skin as tender as lychee, a delicate and spirited face, stood about 1.45 meters tall, was very well-proportioned, and possessed a noble and ethereal aura.
She looked nothing like a six-year-old child.