Many descendants

"Could it be..." Ziyuan exclaimed in surprise, staring intently at Xiaomanman.

If it really is that race, then it's indeed troublesome.

Old Zong also had an idea, "The Ghost Cart Phoenix Clan?!"

"Yes!" Zong Sili also felt it was a very troublesome situation, because if things went wrong, the Ghost Phoenix Clan might find out, and there was a possibility of direct conflict.

"Wait, you just said she's your daughter now? What do you mean?" Old Zong brought the question back up.

“Su Yan.” Zong Sili looked at his father. “Manman was born to her. And she followed me in the Beast Forest, so her daughter is naturally mine.”

"Who did you say gave birth to him?" Old Zong picked at his ear. "Say it again."

“Su Yan,” Zong Sili replied.

Old Zong heard it clearly, but he didn't quite understand it. "She's not infertile. She herself said that when she tested her fertility in her hometown, the female stone didn't react."

"Perhaps her constitution is beyond the detection of female stones." Seeing that Manman was sleeping restlessly, Zong Sili reached out to pick her up.

Ziyuan stopped him, "Wait, this child must be reported to His Majesty for a decision."

Zong Sili refused without hesitation, "I'm afraid that won't work. The child is Su Yan's; even if His Majesty wants to see her, he needs her permission."

He could see Manman's talent, but the Beast King could see it even more clearly.

For males with near-heavenly rank, especially those with exceptional talent, a near-heavenly rank female is a great temptation.

One theory about why highly talented males don't have offspring is that females lack talent, or if they do, they are low-level (red or green) and often have low fertility.

Female phoenixes are extremely rare, but their fertility is almost always exceptional.

If nothing unexpected happens, Manman's future fertility will be top-notch. Coupled with her near-heavenly talent, or with further cultivation, she may even reach the true heavenly realm or even the spiritual realm.

That Beast King... has absolutely no morals!

It cannot be ruled out that he might be planning to raise Manman.

"Are you sure she gave birth to the child?" Ziyuan had also seen Su Yan's information.

Not only is he infertile, but he's also a rat-race orc.

Even with Yellow-rank talent, it's impossible to catch the eye of the top-tier avian race, the Ghost Phoenix.

In truth, Zong Sili wasn't entirely certain either, because it's difficult to guarantee pure blood for children born from two different races. One being a rat clan member and the other a phoenix clan member was indeed quite unlikely.

But Su Yan spoke with great certainty, and Manman's closeness to her was instinctive.

“I believe her,” Zong Sili replied.

"..." Ziyuan looked at Lao Zong, "What do you think?"

Old Zong looked at Manman and said, "I want to see Su Yan again."

“Sure, she also wanted to visit you.” Zong Sili put away Manman. “Give me a copy of the information book for the third level.”

"Okay, come with me."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the dean, Lao Zong led Zong Sili out of the office.

After pondering for a moment, Ziyuan also got up and left.

Old Zong handed several books to Zong Sili and then saw him off from the teaching building.

The father and son were walking on a rather secluded path.

"Tell your father the truth, what exactly is going on with this ghost phoenix?"

“I’m telling the truth. Su Yan said this is her daughter and wants me to acknowledge her, and I agreed. I brought her to the academy so you could see her and ask me what to be careful about raising her.”

"There's nothing special about it. When the phoenix is ​​young, it likes to sleep a lot. It eats mostly fresh raw meat and rare fruits that have a long growth period. It drinks clear mountain spring water. As long as it eats and drinks normally, there's no problem."

In addition, the phoenix has a very long growth period, taking a hundred years to reach adulthood, and purebred ones may even take two to five hundred years.

Su Yan may have entrusted her to you for this reason.

She's a rat, and the longest lifespan is only around eighty years old; most start dying around sixty. Females live even shorter lives, rarely past fifty. So, she probably entrusted her to you because she was worried about not being able to raise Manman to adulthood.

"Sixty, fifty... Is lifespan really that short?" Zong Sili suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.