The man returned to his seat with the little creature in his hands.

Hao who felt his body shifting from place to place immediately opened his eyes. But what he met was a figure he had always avoided.

'Why am I in his hands?' Hao's monologue was frustrated. He wanted to jump from the man's arm but somehow he didn't have the strength at all. Even opening his eyelids felt like he was doing hard work.

The little creature scanned the surroundings and found his Lady not far from him.

'Miss, keep me away from this man,' Hao lamented.

But unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried to talk to Fu Xie Lan, the girl didn't hear him.

Hao tried to speak again, and the same thing happened again. Like something was preventing him from communicating with the girl. Yes, something really powerful.

Finally, Hao just surrendered in the man's hands.

"Let me see," said Fu Xie Lan to Gu Yi.

"No, Queen. Just stay here," said Gu Yi reluctantly giving the creature to Fu Xie Lan.

"Then check it out, how is his condition," replied Fu Xie Lan.

Gu Yi just nodded at the girl's words.

The man not only examined it but secretly channeled the mana in his body into the little creature's body, slowly recovering its state.

Gu Yi was well aware of Hao's condition. In fact, without even touching it, he already knew that the little creature was weakening. Yes, and he had felt it for a while, but only kept it quiet because he was still annoyed that Fu Xie Lan often stroked that creature's fur in her arms.

And it seems, this time he can no longer do the same thing.

In addition, the Lord of the Artland World also knew the cause of the little creature's weakness. It was all because Hao had not been with Fu Xie Lan for a long time.

A Magic Beast Spirit would weaken when it was away from its contractor. But that doesn't mean he can't stay away, the creature can, just that if it lasts any longer it seems a little impossible.

And that's what happened to Hao this time, since the destruction of the tower, Hao had always been with Wan Lie away from Fu Xie Lan until now and it made his body weaken.

Even if Gu Yi knew everything, that didn't mean he would tell everything he knew to Fu Xie Lan let alone Wan Lie.

All of that he kept to himself just because he didn't want the little creature back in the arms of Fu Xie Lan, his wife.

The only way was to channel his mana into Hao's little body to recover it.

And that's what he's doing now with secretly unnoticed by the two people who were currently staring at him intently.

"How is the condition?" asked Fu Xie Lan after a few minutes had passed.

"Don't worry, Queen. He's fine," Gu Yi replied as he stroked the little creature's fur. Yes, people might see it that way, but actually, he was recovering from Hao's condition.

Hearing Gu Yi's words, Fu Xie Lan turned to face Wan Lie with one eyebrow raised.

"You said earlier Hao weakened? I don't like people lying, Wan Lie," said Fu Xie Lan, making the two men there startle.

"I'm not lying, Mom. Daddy, you better explain Hao's condition to her," Wan Lie replied immediately.

The girl's brow furrowed clearly at the young man's words.

"Daddy?"

"T-That's right Mom, before that I was allowed to call you Mom, and today Mom married him, that means he is my Daddy," Wan Lie stuttered slightly. Fortunately, he soon had a defense to sound realistic.

He must keep his identity a secret, as well as his father until all the seals on the girl's body, are gone.

Hearing Wan Lie's words, Fu Xie Lan turned to the nearby man and noticed his expression.

"You don't mind him calling you that?" asked Fu Xie Lan.

Gu Yi smiled in response to Fu Xie Lan's question, "As long as you don't mind, Queen," he replied.

The girl again felt confused, somehow she could be met with strange people. One suddenly called her Mom while the other was willing to be called Dad by someone who even looked almost the same age as him. If not weird, then what?

"Ah, it's up to you," said Fu Xie Lan stupidly. As long as it didn't hurt her, why should she bother about it?

"Give back Hao," the girl added as she gestured to return the little creature to Wan Lie.

In her heart, she was also reluctant to even touch Hao's fur since she found out that the other figure of the magic beast spirit she had made a contract with was a man. Even so, that didn't mean she didn't have the urge to touch him. She wanted so badly and now she was doing her best to hold it in.

"Wait a moment, Queen," Gu Yi said.

"Daddy, say something. I don't want mom to accuse me of lying," said Wan Lie gave a glare from Gu Yi.

"He is indeed weak, Xie Lan," said Gu Yi turning his gaze towards Fu Xie Lan.

He didn't know how things went so that Wan Lie was free to call Fu Xie Lan as Mother, and the girl seemed to be fine with the nickname assigned to her.

And now, the young man who was none other than his son called him Daddy openly in front of the girl. He didn't know, he was confused about how to respond.

"Weakening? Really?" asked the girl immediately nodded by Gu Yi.

"But that, just a moment ago. It's fine now, Queen."

"Don't worry," added the man again, ending his activity.

"Listen, Mom? I'm not lying. Since when did I dare do something like that to you, Mom? If indeed one day I lied to you, then that time it might not be me," Wan Lie said seriously and then smiled.

"Um, it's up to you."

"So do you two know what caused Hao to weaken?" asked Fu Xie Lan again.

Gu Yi and Wan Lie exchanged glances, "He just needs a little more rest, Queen," said Gu Yi.

"Is that so?"

And the man just nodded in agreement.

Gu Yi stood from his position but was stopped by Fu Xie Lan's grip on his arm.

"Let me hold the fur for a moment," said the girl, finally unable to contain the feelings she had been holding in for a while.

"Just a moment," Gu Yi replied, thrusting Hao in front of Fu Xie Lan.

With a happy smile, the girl stretched out her hand and finally touched Hao's fur. The next second, Gu Yi suddenly move away from the little creature's body away from her hands making her displeasure.

"A moment, Queen. That's what you said earlier," said the man immediately give Hao to Wan Lie.