Divine Emperor of Death

Chapter 4920  Little Lydia

”Father…”

Lydia called out as she stepped forward. She appeared in front of him and held his sleeve, appearing shy.

ʼAh… I canʼt expose myself at this point. Act like cute little Lydia who loves her father…!ʼ

She pouted, her lips curling downward, ”We waited for you so long, but you didnʼt come back. Since you donʼt like me, I also donʼt like- ah!”

”Haha!”

Davis swung his arm and picked Lydia up, causing her to yelp out in alarm, but she held his shoulders, her expression churning with both delight and anger. Her lips quivered as she clenched her teeth, knowing she truly loved her father.

Eight years.

That was the time period she had bonded with him before he had left, and she had awakened. This means it was also the first time she was seeing him, but the memories and affection of the childhood years were still there, carved into little Lydiaʼs memories, her memories.

ʼSuppress… suppress yourself Lydia…ʼ

Lydia forcefully smiled and hugged his neck to hide her facial emotions because she didnʼt know how unbecoming her expression had become.

”Welcome back, father.”

”Good, good. Now that father is back, you all wonʼt be bored anymore.”

”Really?” Azalea blinked with her cute crimson eyes, her blonde hair swaying lightly with the turn of her head, ”Father has so many important duties and has to take care of our mothers. You wonʼt have time for us.”

”Aye, donʼt remind me about it. Weʼll steal some time from your mothers, okay?”

”Shishi~”

Azalea nodded and giggled in a hushed voice as though planning something naughty.

”You are indeed as naughty as ever.” Davis leaned in to kiss Azaleaʼs cheek.

He placed an affectionate kiss, causing her to giggle even more before he turned to look at Lydia.

ʼHey… no… wait…!ʼ

Lydia panicked the moment his eyes locked gazes with her, her soul nearly flying out. Seeing Davis come closer, she hurriedly threw her hands and grabbed his cheeks before throwing her head up, out of reach.

”Ah, father. As brother Zyren said, weʼve already grown up. Stop embarrassing us~”

Lydia kept his face from reaching her as though she was fighting for her life.

”Ayo? My Lydia has grown up already? Where is my lovable Lydia, who threw herself into my arms and kissed my cheeks every chance she got? This canʼt be happening.”

Davisʼs joyful expression faded as he turned sorrowful.

Numerous recollections flooded into Lydiaʼs mind upon his utterance. She bit her lips. When Davis left, little Lydia cried for three days. She cried in places when someone wasnʼt looking. That was also the moment she had awakened, so she had managed to avoid detection, but her first thought after her awakening was strangely-

ʼWhere did father go, leaving me…? I miss him.ʼ

It had left a profound impression, but the days without him had already made her forget about him, mostly.

But now that her father was here, her mind, etched with the forlorn memories and nostalgic recollections, came flooding in, greatly impacting her mental state. She was unable to stop it, for her innocent soul had truly loved this man.

ʼMy innocent and unawakened self is at fault for this…!ʼ

Lydia bit her lips before she slowly moved and placed a soft kiss on his cheek.

Unsurprisingly, her heart was flooded with joyful emotions that she could make no sense of, but it was indeed her emotions.

Davis looked surprised before he gently nodded, ”My Lydia is still my Lydia.”

His voice was filled with satisfaction while Azalea pouted and also kissed his other cheek, competing with Lydia.

”Yes, my Azalea is also still my Azalea, a blooming crimson bud who will turn into a beautiful and powerful phoenix flower.”

”Yay~” Azalea threw her hands up and made a winning pose as though she had beaten Lydia with her fatherʼs praise.

ʼWe were competing…? You can have him…ʼ

Lydiaʼs brows twitched, but she made sure to make an expression of defeat. She moved her legs a bit to indicate to Davis to let her down, but he still carried the two of them, making her inwardly speechless.

ʼI suppose itʼs been long since this doting Divergent father held his little daughters…ʼ

Lydia inwardly sighed and didnʼt struggle anymore, letting him hold her close. Davis continued to talk with the other children. Her cheeks gradually turned into a shade of red as she felt like this place in his arms belonged to her. The view was good and even felt empowering as though lording over the other kids, even though she had no need to feel that way.

”Father, did you come here after seeing our mothers? Is that why there is no commotion outside?

”Thatʼs right.” Davis nodded to Quentinʼs question, ”However, I quickly came here so that I can meet the youngest of our Davis Family and make our way up. This way, I will be able to see nearly everyone. Come, letʼs go on a trip across our new home. Itʼs my first time here. Whoʼs going to help guide me?”

Lydia giggled suddenly, ”Silly father, even though we got into the Upper Realms, this sanctuary is still the same place. Not many structures have changed except those that have been rebuilt to withstand the density of the space.”

”Oh, my Lydia seems greatly knowledgeable about the Upper Realms?”

Lydiaʼs heart skipped a beat, ”Ha, thatʼs because Iʼve been paying attention to the classes.”

”Even though you were caught daydreaming today?” Azalea grinned.

”You-”

Lydia glared at Azalea, her cheeks puffing in annoyance.

”What kind of daydream was it?” Davis asked interestedly after he nodded at Ancestor Cornelia and moved out.

The children followed him, each step light and refined. Davis noticed that their movement techniques had indeed greatly increased from the last time he had met them.

”Itʼs nothing… just girly things…” Lydia avoided the question smugly, not wanting to talk about Arc.

”Hehe, if itʼs girly things, surely, it must be big brother Arc on Lydiaʼs mind~” Azalea grinned, ”She always visits him, but nowadays, she rarely gets the opportunity since he is mostly secluded.”

”…” Lydia looked unamused.

If she wasnʼt careful, she felt like Azalea might expose everything about her without being aware, not that she wasnʼt going to lose to a little kid, since she was more or less going to talk about Arc later to her father, since it couldnʼt be avoided.

”Oh?” Davis looked intrigued, ”What about Arc? I heard he has dispersed his immortal cultivation to start astral cultivation. Did he make any progress at all? Letʼs go see him while weʼre at it.”

”Yay! Lydia would be overjoyed!” Azalea threw her hands.

”Yay…”

Lydia raised her hand in a lackluster manner.

Davis chuckled, and Lydia smiled wryly. It seemed like she had no choice but to be stuck with her father for a while.