Invincible Dad-Chapter 662 Yiyi is Not Afraid_1

But Xu Lai didn’t hold out much hope.

Last time, Elder Huang Quan had let it slip that the No Righteous Sword was the key. He definitely wouldn’t give away information so easily again and would likely demand an equivalent exchange.

"If only I could capture him," Xu Lai muttered, shaking his head helplessly. "I’d suppress him in the Dark Mountain Range and let Taotie subject him to brutal torture..."

Although his Boundary vastly surpassed Elder Huang Quan’s, the latter had far too many escape techniques. Even Xu Lai didn’t have absolute confidence he could capture him.

Success would be one thing. But if he failed, the two would become irreconcilable enemies, which could even bring disaster upon his family.

The man was a Cultivator at the Nine Heavens of the Quasi-Emperor, and likely from the mysterious Other Shore. If at all possible, Xu Lai didn’t wish to cross swords with him.

Forget it. I’ll deal with it when the time comes.

Xu Lai stopped dwelling on it and focused intently on studying the third Cloud Water Rust character.

「...」

The thick clouds above East Sea City collapsed, unleashing a torrential downpour.

The sky grew dark, and the entire city was veiled in shadows. Thunder rumbled menacingly, frightening many timid boys and girls into covering their ears.

This was especially true for the children at the kindergarten.

Today was supposed to be for outdoor activities at Galaxy Kindergarten, but due to the weather, the thirty children had been playing indoors all day.

RUMBLE!

Another clap of thunder exploded.

It must have struck a power line, for the kindergarten classroom was instantly plunged into darkness, prompting waves of screams from the children.

"Everyone, don’t be scared! Please sit down quietly."

Miao Momo, a new teacher who had graduated from college less than a year ago, was also frightened but forced herself to remain calm. "Our kindergarten has a backup generator. The power will be back on soon."

Teacher Miao’s words had some effect, but the sounds of frightened crying could still be heard.

"Boss, don’t be scared," Qian Xiao’s voice rang out. "I’m here to protect you!"

As a Golden Core Cultivator, Kid Qian could see clearly in the dark. He scampered up to Xu Yiyi and declared with immense bravado.

"..."

Xu Yiyi had been resting her chin on her hands, watching the lightning storm outside the window with a calm expression. She turned her gaze to Qian Xiao, looking as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t find the words.

Qian Xiao coughed. "Boss, if you’re scared, you can hold my hand."

"Qian Xiao, in your dreams! Get back to your seat!" Miao Momo shouted from her desk, her face dark.

She couldn’t see where Qian Xiao was, but she had heard what he said.

"Old woman!" Qian Xiao muttered unhappily. He could have used this opportunity to get closer to Sister Yiyi, but Teacher Miao, single herself, seemed determined to prevent him from finding a match.

What for? Qian Xiao suddenly gasped. "Teacher Miao, are you trying to play the eagle preying on the chick?"

Miao Momo was speechless.

CLICK!

The pitch-black classroom suddenly lit up. The children who had been crying in the dark gradually quieted down.

Miao Momo beckoned. "Qian Xiao, come here."

"No way." Qian Xiao shook his head repeatedly. "You’re lusting after my body..."

Fighting back the urge to curse, Miao Momo forced a kind smile. "Let’s you and I have a little talk."

"I’m still a child. I don’t want to be in a relationship. Please, let me go, Teacher Miao," Qian Xiao said, his eyes darting around. "Go find Haohao from the kindergarten next door. He’s into older women."

"???"

Miao Momo was baffled. She was in the prime of her youth, so how had she become an "old woman"?

Some brats, like Qian Xiao, could make a person fume with just a few words.

Xu Yiyi pursed her lips, hiding a giggle.

As if sensing it, Qian Xiao turned to see his boss’s smile blooming like a flower, and he grinned sheepishly in return.

Hmph...

Miao Momo’s expression darkened even more. She felt exhausted. Were kids these days really this difficult to handle? She never should have taken a job at a private kindergarten just for the higher salary. Dealing with a little rascal like Qian Xiao could easily shorten her life by three years.

However, the power was now back on.

Qian Xiao could only sulk back to his chair. He glanced at the time: 3:49 PM.

He only had seventy-one minutes and thirty-six seconds left to spend with Sister Yiyi today.

Ugh. Now another second has passed.

No matter how much he wished for time to slow down, it marched inevitably onward.

「Five o’clock in the afternoon.」

The curtain of rain showed no signs of letting up. On the contrary, it was now mixed with pebble-sized hailstones that pitted the cars below, causing many owners to cry out in dismay.

Even with an umbrella, it would be destroyed in less than ten seconds, and the hail striking a person’s body was painful enough to make them howl.

"Sister Wang, could you open the gate and let the parents drive in to pick up their children?" Miao Momo asked, speaking with the security team at the classroom door.

After hanging up, she sighed deeply. "The heavens must be in a terrible mood today."

"Teacher Miao, have you ever heard of the principle ’My words become law’?" Qian Xiao asked, his hands clasped behind his back. He peered out the window with a profound expression on his little face. "I can make the sky clear and stop the rain."

CRACK!

A bolt of lightning struck the ground just outside the window, leaving a deep pit.

The sudden crash startled all the children in the classroom into crying out.

Teacher Miao Momo grew even more anxious. "Qian Xiao, sit down quickly! Be careful or you’ll be struck by lightning!"

Clearly, Teacher Miao believed that those who showed off get struck by lightning, and she was worried Qian Xiao was in danger during the thunderstorm.

But, to everyone’s surprise, the curtain of rain and hail in the sky suddenly stopped. A warm ray of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds, shining down below.

A single beam of light fell upon a young man at the kindergarten’s entrance, making him glow like an exiled Immortal. Even the dark clouds in the sky gradually transformed into a seven-colored rainbow, and the entire world was instantly changed.

"..."

The children in the classroom and the parents outside all stared in his direction. They didn’t know why, but they all felt a strange illusion, as if the weather itself had changed just for the young man bathed in sunlight.

Xu Lai was speechless.

He glanced at the sky. What kind of mischief is that brat from the Heavenly Dao up to now?

But he didn’t dwell on it. Stepping through the shallow puddles, Xu Lai walked to the classroom door and smiled. "Yiyi, Daddy’s here to pick you up."

"Daddy, you’re so handsome!" Xu Yiyi threw herself into Xu Lai’s arms, her big eyes blinking. "The hail just now was so big and scary."

"It’s alright. Daddy’s here, so don’t be afraid."

"That’s not it, Daddy. Yiyi isn’t scared." Xu Yiyi whispered, "I wanted to ask... can you eat hailstones? Would they be good for making shaved ice?"

Excellent. Truly worthy of being my, Xu Qingfeng’s, daughter. She dares to think it and dares to eat it.

Xu Lai laughed. "Alright. Forget the hail, I’ll use lightning to make you a sauce."

"Mmm, mmm, mmm!" Xu Yiyi’s mouth watered just thinking about it.

"..."

Miao Momo listened with a dark look on her face. "Yiyi’s father, please don’t lie to your child or make promises you can’t keep."

"There’s nothing my Uncle Xu can’t do!" Qian Xiao was Yiyi’s number-one fan and fiercely supportive of his prospective father-in-law. Of course, this "father-in-law" was purely wishful thinking on his part.

Miao Momo remained unconvinced, assuming it was just a child’s blind admiration for his parent. After all, Xu Lai was indeed an outstanding man.