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Chapter 3: So Brave

Following the direction where Little Linglong pointed, Chen Feng saw a chestnut-red baby panda by the stream, sticking out its pink tongue, happily lapping at the water. It looked so cute and silly, full of clumsy charm.

It never noticed that a grown-up and a child were watching it.

Little Linglong grew very excited, tugging hard at Chen Feng’s finger, wanting to run over and get close to the baby panda.

She babbled with childish excitement, “Pa~ mee~”

Hearing her sweet voice, Chen Feng teased her, “Daddy is not a little kitty, you know.”

The little girl looked up, blinking her big eyes pitifully, then reached out her finger and poked the air lightly. “Ah ba~ fish~”

Chen Feng blinked his own eyes—his little darling was just too clever, wasn’t she?

Yesterday, he only showed off a little, drawing the fish in the pond over to him, yet she still remembered.

He was just recalling how, when he was a mischievous kid, he accidentally swallowed a beautiful little bead while playing in the mountains.

Gradually, he became extremely strong. He never lost a fight as a child, could control plants and animals, and could change the environment. Once, he even turned desert into an oasis.

Most fantastically, he could use this Chaos Bead to grant various abilities to others.

His strength was so overwhelming that even if he was put in a desperate situation, even hit by a small nuclear bomb, he could walk away unscathed, killing enemies until rivers ran red. Because of this, he became the invincible war god feared by nations around the world.

In the archives of every country, Chen Feng was marked as Super S Danger Level, and absolutely not to be provoked if encountered.

Not to mention, he even had a personally-trained squad, those guys were almost inhuman, their combat prowess enough to wipe out a major country, now serving as a strategic deterrent for the country and rarely mobilized easily.

Blood and fire were things of the past. Looking at the little one who suddenly appeared in his life yesterday, his gaze turned gentle and full of doting affection.

This was really an unexpected surprise.

Thinking of the mother of this little one, Chen Feng shook his head with a wry smile. Lu Caiwei, oh Lu Caiwei, he really didn’t know what to say about her. The way he remembered her, she was a little silly and naive, but so innocent and cute. Who knew she’d pull something like this on him?

It startled him so much his head spun. It seemed his whole life was now in her hands.

On the surface, Chen Feng looked unreliable, but when it came to duty, he would never back down.

He scooped up the little milky dumpling into his arms and walked toward the baby panda, which paused mid-motion when it heard his deliberately heavy footsteps. Then it suddenly stood up, lifting both chubby paws—a gesture so adorably silly that Little Linglong happily cheered, “Mee~”

Chen Feng burst out laughing, “You silly little thing, you’re waving in the wrong direction, come over here.”

That paw-raising move to scare off enemies only looked comical to humans. Chen Feng put the little girl down, and the baby panda turned around, widening its eyes to gaze at the pair, then hopped closer.

This made Linglong wild with excitement. She squatted down, imitating her daddy, stretched out her fair arms, and stroked the panda as it trotted up to her. She then raised her head, those bright eyes full of joy.

Her excitement was beyond words.

Chen Feng patted the panda’s head, laughing as he said, “You’re a silly little guy. Should I call you Little Silly then?”

The little baby’s cheeks flushed as she hugged the panda, calling out in her sweet voice, “Silly~”

She almost rolled on the ground from happiness.

Seeing her so delighted, a smile blossomed on Chen Feng’s face as well.

It was August. By nine in the morning, the sun’s heat already blazed furiously. The bamboo groves and trees by the stream cast dappled shadows, and the cicadas chirped noisily.

The little one couldn’t care less about the heat, refusing to let go of her Little Silly, babbling happily in a way that Chen Feng barely understood.

The baby panda replied with little cooing sounds from time to time, surprising even Chen Feng.

Because it was so hot, Chen Feng laughed and said, “Alright, alright, let’s each go home now, each to their own mom.”

But Linglong shook her head, hugging Little Silly tightly as she cried out anxiously, “Biao~” (TL: Probably 不要 bu yao – which means don‘t want in baby talk）

Chen Feng pouted, “Who’s biao?”

The little girl pouted too, pressing her cheek to the baby panda’s face, glaring at her father with big round eyes, and stubbornly called out in her sweet child’s voice, “Biao~”

Now Chen Feng understood—his little girl meant “don’t want to!!”

He felt a bit embarrassed. “Alright, it’s your daddy who’s biao.”

“Let’s go play in the shade, so we don’t get heatstroke.”

With one hand holding the little girl and the other carrying the baby panda, Chen Feng took them under the shade beside the bamboo grove. He found a stone stool to sit on and quietly watched as the little girl giggled and played with the panda.

Wild grass swayed gently in the breeze, bamboo groves gleamed with vibrant green, and the stream flowed clear and cool like nature’s melody. Clusters of wildflowers—purple, pale yellow, pink—lined the creek, with little grasshoppers hopping and crickets singing from the cracks in the stones.

The adorable baby, the panda, this wild and lively nature—it all formed a stunning and moving oil painting, and Chen Feng felt utterly at ease and relaxed.

He took out his phone and took a picture of this harmonious and beautiful scene.

He then posted on his Moments: “The baby and the baby panda are dancing together.”

He didn’t bother looking at the growing wave of comments, putting his phone in his pocket instead. Suddenly, a big red apple appeared in his palm, along with a small knife.

The aroma of the apple lured Little Silly over, who stood up excitedly, licking its little tongue.

Little Linglong stood beside them, sniffed, and watched her daddy peel the apple, looking so well-behaved and sweet.

Chen Feng spun the apple gently in one hand while the knife stayed still. The apple peel fell away in long strips, and in just two seconds, a fist-sized apple was ready. He cut it into bite-sized pieces and offered the first piece to Linglong, who grinned with joy, then offered a piece to Little Silly.

Chen Feng smiled, “There’s enough for everyone.”

Seeing Little Silly eating so eagerly, smacking its lips in pleasure, the little girl finally took her own apple piece from daddy and ate happily.

They split at least two big apples between the baby girl and the panda, not leaving a single bite.

Chen Feng took his little girl to wash their hands and paws by the stream, since sticky hands felt so uncomfortable.

Linglong then grabbed for Little Silly, staring at her daddy with eager eyes, her mouth pouting. “Pa~ Pa~”

Chen Feng rolled his eyes in amusement, scrubbed Little Silly’s paws, and even washed its mouth, making the panda smack its lips again and again.

Little Linglong clapped her hands in delight.

It was close to noon when Yi Qinghua came out of the courtyard gate. Seeing their figures by the stream, she called out loudly, “Linglong, come back and eat lunch!”

“Aren’t you hungry yet?”

Chen Feng clearly felt the killing intent in his mother’s tone and quickly answered, “We’re coming right now!”

The little one twisted her head and called out sweetly, “Fly~ ya~”

Seeing that the father and daughter were finally coming home, Yi Qinghua snorted coldly before turning back toward the courtyard.

But Little Linglong felt unwilling to part with her new friend, turning her head at every step and calling out longingly, “Silly~ Silly~”

Little Silly followed along step by step, making Linglong so excited she hopped with Chen Feng toward the yard, looking back every few steps to check if her friend was following, shrieking with joy each time.

Chen Feng chuckled to himself. The world of a baby really was simple and pure.

At that moment, a middle-aged man walked over by the bamboo by the stream, glancing around cautiously. He was about thirty or forty, dressed in a sweat-stained shirt, blue shorts, and old, battered sneakers.

His sun-baked skin was dark, his face long and thin, with slanted eyes. He stood about 1.75 meters tall, holding a woven sack in his hand. As soon as he saw the panda, his eyes lit up and he rushed forward.

Running, he pulled a rope from the sack, reaching his arm out to grab the baby panda.

The little girl saw her new friend about to be taken and lunged over, hugging Little Silly tightly. She glared angrily at the man.

The man’s eyes turned vicious as he reached out with his sinewy, dark hand, trying to pull Linglong away.

Chen Feng suddenly kicked him right in the face. The man felt his brain rattle, his body spun through the air, and by the time he hit the ground, his face was a bloody, mangled mess, his nose smashed flat.

When the numbness faded and pain crashed in, he rolled on the ground, howling miserably like a slaughtered pig.

Chen Feng snorted, “You’re brave, aren’t you!”

Two young men ran out of the bamboo grove, saluted Chen Feng, and quickly dragged the man away.

Linglong, still sitting on the ground with Little Silly, called out in her baby’s voice, “Pa Pa~ Ah da~”

She looked at her daddy, her bright eyes sparkling. She tried to stand like her dad, kicking her little legs and crying out, “Da~”

Unsteady, she plopped down on Little Silly’s back, then burst out laughing.

The panda was squished and let out a yelp, trying to push the little girl off.

Chen Feng laughed, lifted her up, and tapped her tiny nose. “Don’t squash Little Silly! If you want to be as strong as daddy, you have to train hard and endure some hardships.”

“Do you want to learn martial arts and become a super master?”

The baby hugged her daddy’s leg excitedly, looking up and calling out in her cute voice, “I do~”

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