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"Where are her parents?"

“Bella is an orphan, and all the other friends Celine met in the Babylonian Labs are orphans.”

Qiu Bi held Xilin in one arm and pressed Bella's head down with the other, stroking it gently.

Bella was very compliant and did not resist Qiu Bi's caresses.

Seeing this, Celine's mother smiled gently: "Then let her stay at home for a while. Celine is lacking playmates anyway, so they can play together."

"Ah."

Qiu Bi nodded, then put Xilin down so the two of them could play together.

Immediately, Xilin's mother took Qiu Bi's arm and led him to sit down at the dining table.

"Madam, is there something you'd like to discuss with me?"

"Um, about where we'll go from here..."

Even after sitting down at the dining table, Xilin's mother did not let go of Qiu Bi, but instead leaned on Qiu Bi's shoulder and leisurely shared her thoughts.

Upon hearing that Xilin's mother wanted to take him and Xilin to the safe Far East, Qiu Bi not only did not object, but actually agreed.

In fact, even if Celine's mother didn't intend to go to the Far East, Qiu Bi would find an excuse to take Celine's mother and Celine to the Far East.

"Now that you've agreed, let's pack our things and set off for the Far East immediately."

"No rush, there are still some things that Celine and I need to take care of."

Qiu Bi held down the back of Xilin's mother's hand and whispered about the Honkai and the Herrscher.

After a long silence, Xilin's mother instinctively gripped Qiu Bi's arm and asked worriedly, "Qiu Bi, is this really alright? Xilin is now surrounded by enemies..."

"Don't worry, it's okay."

Qiu Bi gently patted the back of Xilin's mother's hand, giving her a strong sense of security.

“I will help Celine resolve all of this, and then Celine will be able to go to school.”

"Yes, you are now the pillar of this family, and I will unconditionally support your decision."

Xilin's mother leaned against Qiu Bi obediently, and the hand that had been gripping Qiu Bi's arm had relaxed.

Qiu Bi held Xilin's mother's delicate hand, his thumb gently caressing her youthful, tender skin, lost in thought.

The next second—

Contract Grants - Power Boost (Normal Level for a D-Rank Valkyrie)!

Contract grants - Agility boost (normal level for a D-rank Valkyrie)!

Contract grants - Increased stamina (normal level for a D-rank Valkyrie)!

The three consecutive grants of power caused a familiar warm current to surge into Sirin's mother's body, wildly impacting her mind and causing her to unconsciously let out a soft and charming moan.

Sirin's mother used to have a weak constitution, so she needed to gradually strengthen her constitution, starting from the normal level of an ordinary person, slowly reaching the normal level of a D-rank Valkyrie, and finally improving to the normal level of an S-rank Valkyrie.

Qiu Bi could have combined these three abilities into "Physical Enhancement (Normal Level for a D-Rank Valkyrie)," but separating them into three abilities would make it easier for him to accumulate contract fragments.

By this point, he had accumulated ten contract tokens, fulfilling the conditions for selecting an ability.

Qiu Bi could only choose to grant the contractor the ability, not the ability that the contractor already possessed. Therefore, after thinking for a few seconds, he made his final decision.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Dad, add some points!

With Sirin and Bella protecting him, Qiu Bi doesn't need too much power for the time being. Moreover, he has a full 30 chances to revive, which basically makes him "immortal".

Therefore, he chose "discipline".

The moment Qiu Bi possessed the "precepts," he noticed something amiss.

Sirin can glimpse her own death through the "precepts," but Qiu Bi can see nothing, only feeling that the future is chaotic and empty.

Then, he subconsciously looked at Celine's mother beside him, but he could not see Celine's mother's future either.

Seeing this, Qiu Bi frowned and then looked at Xilin and Bella.

Just like in the original story, Sirin died at the hands of Siegfried, while Bella was killed by "Shigure Kira" and "Shub Nicholas" working together.

However, the current Sirin and Bella could never continue the deaths from the original story.

"Can't you foresee a future where I can interfere?"

Qiu Bi murmured softly, not feeling too disappointed.

The predictive effect of "precepts" is merely a "bonus"; the most important aspect is the ability to plant the seeds of precepts.

"Qiu Bi, what do you mean?"

"It's nothing. You should have felt the changes in your body, right?"

"Ah."

Xilin's mother nodded, then snuggled affectionately against Qiu Bi.

Little did they know, while Celine and Bella appeared to be looking through a fairy tale picture book, they were actually stealing glances at the two of them.

"Bella, why does Mommy like to hug... Daddy?"

"I...I don't know, but since we did it, it must have some special meaning, right?"

Bella held up the fairy tale picture book, covering half of her and Celine's faces, and curiously peeked at Qiu Bi and Celine's mother.

Then, seemingly noticing Sirin and Bella's gaze, Qiu Bi suddenly looked at the two of them, startling them instantly. They hurriedly raised their fairy tale picture books to cover their faces.

However, the speed at which their legs swayed increased, undoubtedly betraying their excited and apprehensive state of mind.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Bi couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, then quietly asked Xilin's mother to prepare dinner.

"Qiu Bi, what would you like to eat?"

"I don't have any special requirements in this regard, just make sure Celine and Bella are well-fed."

"Ah."

Xilin's mother nodded slightly, reluctantly letting go of Qiu Bi, and then slowly walked towards the kitchen to begin preparing dinner.

Seeing that Celine's mother was starting to prepare dinner, Bella quickly got out of bed and hurried to the kitchen, only to be gently tapped on the head by Celine's mother.

"Bella, go play with Celine, you don't need to come and help in the kitchen."

"But……"

Bella was a little flustered and subconsciously looked at Qiu Bi.

Qiu Bi nodded to Bella, indicating his agreement with Xilin's mother's words.

Seeing this, Bella bit her lip and nodded obediently. She then returned to the bedside and accompanied Celine to look through fairy tale picture books.

……

That night.

Celine and Bella lay on the bed, Celine's left leg pressed against Bella's body, clearly using Bella as a "pillow".

A soft, muffled sound echoed, seemingly disturbing Bella's sleep, causing her to frown.

A short while later, perhaps due to the suppressed sound, or perhaps due to Celine's left leg, Bella opened her eyes groggily.

Then, the suppressed sound gradually became clearer, completely waking Bella from her sleep.

Instantly, Bella became alert and looked toward the source of the sound.

Celine's mother was seen pressing down on Qiu Bi, her hands gripping Qiu Bi's wrists, seemingly both close and distant, which greatly shocked Bella.

Bella carefully moved her body to avoid making too much noise, then leaned over the edge of the bed, watching with a flushed face.

Qiu Bi and Xilin's mother were unaware of this.

……

Qiu Bi, Xilin, and Bella rested at home for almost two days, and Bella also secretly watched for two days.

Today, the First Herrscher is about to reach the moon aboard a lunar rocket.

Therefore, Qiu Bi, Xilin, and Bella could no longer stay at home and had to go deal with the First Herrscher who was about to arrive on the moon.

"You must be careful."

Celine's mother hugged Qiu Bi, Celine, and Bella one by one, and kissed the former on the lips and the latter two on the forehead.

"Mom, Sirin is the strongest magical girl in the world, so nothing will happen to her!"

"Okay, our Sirin is the strongest magical girl in the world!"

Xilin's mother affectionately patted Xilin's head, then stood up and took a few steps back, silently watching Qiu Bi and the others.

The next second, Sirin snapped her fingers lightly, and a purple void suddenly appeared, instantly transporting the three of them to the moon.

Stepping onto the desolate, dilapidated square, Sirin's magical dress reappeared on her body, while Bella followed closely behind.

"The First Herrscher will arrive on the moon in about ten minutes."

"Ah."

Celine nodded, then asked in a low voice, "Dad, what should we do next?"

"Have Bella invite the First Herrscher over, and then find a way to beat her up."

"Is it just a matter of beating him up?"

"Yeah, after we beat him up, let him stay on the moon for a while longer."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Bi seemed to remember something and called Xilin and Bella into the imaginary space.

Despite their doubts, the two obediently entered the imaginary space.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

"I will give you some more abilities, just in case anything unexpected happens."

"No way! Sirin is the world's strongest magical girl!"

Despite this, Xilin did not reject Qiu Bi; instead, she took the initiative to throw herself into Qiu Bi's arms.

The feeling of becoming stronger with just a little contact is highly addictive.