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Feng Yuan noticed something off in his dad’s tone and immediately stood up, no longer in a hurry to zip up his backpack.
“Dad, are you going to hit Yuan Yuan?”
Feng Yuan’s “spanking radar” was extremely sharp. He looked at his dad warily, his chubby face serious as he declared in a childish voice, “Yuan Yuan is good. No hitting!”
Apart from searching for gifts that afternoon, he hadn’t done anything wrong!
While Feng Yuan was talking to his dad, the other children also sensed something unusual about their own dads.
Huo Fei pointed at the wreath, completely distraught: “That’s a funeral wreath, meant for the deceased! What did you little rascals bring it back for?!”
Yu Yiming’s swollen face turned pale with horror.
“I’m terrified of these things. Oh no, I’m going to have nightmares tonight.”
The parents’ distress left the little ones momentarily stunned.
Feng Yuan, who had carried the large wreath all the way back, was still in a daze when he noticed a strange child in white standing a few meters behind them.
The child was leaning against the door, one hand gripping the doorframe and the other in his mouth, biting his fingers.
He was peering inside.
Feng Yuan stared at him for a few seconds and realized he wasn’t human.
“Um, do you need something?”
Feng Yuan addressed the strange child.
His question sent a shiver down Yu Yiming’s already frightened spine.
“Yuan Yuan, who are you talking to?!”
Feng Yuan pointed toward the door, his chubby face earnest. “I’m talking to him.”
Yu Yiming: “…”
Yu Yiming stared at the empty doorway, his voice trembling. “There’s no one there!”
Just as Feng Yuan was about to insist, Feng Qi swiftly covered his mouth.
Though Feng Yuan’s mouth was now muffled, the strange child at the door remained unhindered.
The child, still leaning against the doorframe, pointed at the wreath in front of Feng Yuan and stammered, “You took my flowers… I like those flowers, too.”
Feng Yuan: “…”
Feng Yuan scratched his cheek, feeling a little embarrassed.
He had thought the wreath was unclaimed.
“Dad.”
Feng Yuan pried his dad’s hand away and hoisted the wreath back onto his shoulder.
“I’m going to return this.”
Since the flowers belonged to someone else, he decided he shouldn’t keep them.
Feng Yuan carried the wreath, intent on returning it.
The other children, seeing this, wanted to join him.
Yu Yiming tried to hold his daughter back, not wanting her to go.
But Yu Qingqing scowled fiercely and scolded her father.
“Dad, be good! I’ll be back soon. Don’t interrupt me!”
The children were determined to return the wreath.
Not only did they carry it back, but they chatted along the way.
Feng Yuan told them about the child who had come to claim the wreath.
At their age, they didn’t yet know fear.
Well, that wasn’t entirely true. They would be scared if faced with something truly terrifying, like a frightening ghost.
But once they learned the other party was just a child around their own age, their fear vanished.
The children marched ahead with the wreath, while the adults followed behind.
Yu Yiming trembled with every step. Chen Yang had to support him.
Feng Qi and Bo Han weren’t afraid of such things.
But their expressions were grim nonetheless, because—
No parent would be happy to see their child bringing a funeral wreath home.
“Feng Qi, we should thoroughly check out this village tomorrow.”
As for the child who came asking for the wreath, it would be best if they never appeared again.
Feng Qi gave a quiet “Mm” in response. “I’ll take care of it later.”
Phoenixes possess the power to guide departed souls to peace.
After tonight’s events, Feng Qi felt it was necessary to work overtime.
The group left the village in a large procession.
Children’s eyes are pure. Several of the little ones had seen the child dressed in white.
After delivering the wreath, Yu Qingqing warmly invited them, “You’re all alone here with no one to play with. If you get bored, you can come to my house to play.”
Yu Yiming: “!”
Yu Yiming: “Sweetheart!”
Yu Yiming’s face turned pale.
Fortunately, Feng Qi lowered his voice to comfort him.
“Don’t be afraid. The kids didn’t actually see anything. They were just messing around.”
Feng Qi’s reassurance didn’t seem very effective.
Yu Yiming still looked as if he were about to faint.
After returning from the gravesite, the adults gathered in the courtyard.
Director Li had also sensed the earlier strangeness.
But being well-experienced, he didn’t make a fuss about it.
Instead, he smiled and tried to calm everyone down. “Alright, alright. That was just a small incident. Let’s have a meal first!”
“The children have prepared little gifts for each of you.”
“Let’s eat, settle our nerves, and then receive the children’s gifts.”
Director Li gave them the duration of the meal to relax and recover.
None of the children got spanked.
But their parents were fuming, itching to give them a good scolding!
“Qingqing, you mustn’t bring things like funeral wreaths home anymore, understand?”
Yu Yiming always doted on his daughter.
But this time, he warned her sternly, “If you ever bring something like that home again, Dad will really have to punish you.”
Little Yu Qingqing just hummed dismissively, completely unfazed by her father’s threat.
The meal consisted of homestyle farm dishes.
There was freshly stewed free-range chicken, duck slaughtered and stir-fried on the spot, and various meatballs typically fried only during rural New Year celebrations…
The children were utterly satisfied with the meal.
Even Rong Rong, who usually had a small appetite, slowly raised her empty bowl, asking his dad for a little more.
Bo Han was overjoyed to see his son asking for seconds.
“Rong Rong, you like this dish?”
“When we get back, I’ll have Auntie make these dishes for you, too, okay?”
Rong Rong nodded.
The lively meal helped soothe the adults’ frayed nerves.
After eating, the adults drank some homemade rice wine.
With full stomachs and the cool breeze drifting through the courtyard, the grown-ups sat in their chairs, smiles finally returning to their faces.
It was time to receive the gifts.
The children had been eagerly waiting for this moment.
After giving her gift, Xiao Putao kissed her dad on the cheek.
Chen Yang was deeply moved by his daughter’s gesture.
Yu Qingqing’s gift caused no further trouble. Yu Yiming’s heart, after a night of turmoil, was finally put at ease.
Rong Rong also presented Bo Han with the mushrooms.
It was the first time Bo Han had received a gift specially prepared by his son.
The aloof movie star completely broke character.
Holding the mushrooms in one hand and his son in the other, his eyes reddened with emotion.
“Rong Rong, Daddy loves you so much.”
Rong Rong was usually slow to react. But perhaps because Bo Han had said “I love you” too many times, this time, right after Bo Han finished speaking, Rong Rong blinked his eyes and proactively wrapped his little arms around his father’s neck.
He gave Bo Han a kiss.
Before, Rong Rong had only ever been kissed by his father. He never took the initiative to give kisses himself. But ever since coming here, Feng Yuan, the little kissing monster, would frequently plant kisses on his dad. Other children would also kiss their fathers. Rong Rong had clearly taken note. He had learned to give kisses on his own.
After receiving Rong Rong’s kiss, Bo Han immediately hugged him tightly, burying his handsome face in Rong Rong’s neck. The sight of the great actor embracing his son moved the other parents nearby.
Feng Qi was the last to receive a gift.
Feng Yuan’s gift had been arranged by Director Li to be the final one. Although Director Li hadn’t accompanied Feng Yuan to find the gift, he had great confidence in him. He believed Feng Yuan would surprise him.
“Dad!” Feng Yuan, placed last, had been waiting impatiently while holding his little backpack in his arms. When it was finally his turn, he shouted in his baby voice, “Don’t be jealous of the other daddies! Yuan Yuan brought you a gift, too!”
He unzipped his backpack and, with his chubby little hands, first took out the fruit stored in a plastic bag. When Feng Qi saw the fruit, warmth spread through his chest. As phoenixes, they still had a fondness for fruit. His little phoenix had clearly put thought into this.
“Thank you, Yuan Yuan.” Feng Qi stepped forward, crouched down in front of his son, and reached out to hug him.
“Not so fast!” Feng Yuan lowered his head and continued rummaging through his backpack. “There are two more.”
Feng Qi was a bit surprised. “There’s more?” The other fathers had only received one gift each. How had his chubby little Yuan Yuan prepared so many for him?
Just as Feng Qi waited expectantly, Feng Yuan finally managed to fish out the toad from his backpack. “Here, Daddy! For you!” Feng Yuan pulled out the toad and directly shoved it into his father’s hand.
The next second, Feng Qi’s eyes met the bumpy, warty toad in his hand. The toad opened its mouth and croaked, “Ribbit!”
Feng Qi: “!”
Feng Qi straightened up abruptly, frantically shaking his hand. The toad was flung away and hopped around on the ground. Seeing his dad discard the toad, Feng Yuan pulled out another one. “Dad, I have more!”
Feng Qi: “…”
Feng Qi roared, “Throw it away!!!”
Feng Yuan: “No!” He clutched the toad tightly to his chest. “Yuan Yuan wants to keep it!” This toad could even croak. It was so much fun! Feng Yuan refused to let go of the toad.
Feng Qi had been tolerating it until now. The two stood facing each other in a stalemate. But after a moment, Feng Qi could take no more. He forcibly grabbed his son, made him throw away the toad, and then delivered two sharp smacks to his bottom.
“This thing is ugly and poisonous! Didn’t I tell you before not to touch it?! How can you be so forgetful!”
Feng Qi was so angry that he gave his son another spanking. Having been punished twice in one day, Feng Yuan cried like a little piglet, wailing loudly.
The other parents, seeing Feng Qi disciplining his child, stepped in to mediate. And so, the first day of 《Baby’s Journey》 came to an end, concluding with the sound of Feng Yuan’s cries.
The day’s filming had yielded an abundance of footage for the cameraman.
Feng Yuan, who had been spanked, was carried back by his dad after crying himself to exhaustion.
Feng Yuan and Rong Rong lived next door to each other.
The two families could even walk home together to sleep.
On the way back.
The little ones in their fathers’ arms had both fallen asleep.
In Bo Han’s arms, Rong Rong’s long, curled eyelashes were still damp.
Earlier, when Feng Yuan was crying after being spanked by his father, Rong Rong had also started crying beside him.
“Feng Qi, they say we foxes are the best at bewitching others.”
“But I think your little phoenix is no less impressive.”
Bo Han walked alongside Feng Qi.
He lowered his voice, a hint of laughter in his tone: “Since my Rong Rong met your Yuan Yuan, he’s started crying, laughing, and even kissing me.”
In the past, Bo Han wouldn’t have dared to imagine such a thing.
Feng Qi had heard about Rong Rong’s previous condition from him.
“If you think it’s good for the two children to be together, you could also send Rong Rong to Yuan Yuan’s kindergarten.”
“Yuan Yuan attends Little Sun Kindergarten. He’s even the boss there.”
Bo Han: “I was thinking the same thing.”
After discussing the children, Bo Han hesitated for a moment before asking Feng Qi: “Did you lose your memories after the great war?”
The Classic of Mountains and Seas records several great wars.
The most well-known among them should be the Battle of Banquan.
This battle took place in the wilderness of Zhuolu, where blood flowed like rivers.
Its ferocity can be glimpsed from ancient texts.
In the Battle of Banquan, the Yellow Emperor defeated the Flame Emperor. From then on, the Yellow Emperor ascended to the imperial throne.
He issued commands to the multitude of gods, and the gods responded.
Not long after the Battle of Banquan ended, Chi You led his troops to attack the Yellow Emperor.
The Yellow Emperor’s daughter exhausted her spiritual power in this great battle and transformed into Kuiba.
Meanwhile, Chi You was slain.
The successive great wars resulted in countless casualties.
Behind these great wars lay the chaotic battles of the numerous heavenly gods.
In battle after battle, the phoenix circled high in the sky for a long time, crying out incessantly for the souls of the dead.
The phoenix tried to soothe all the wandering souls.
But the phoenix’s divine power was also limited.
These souls, unable to find peace for so long, gave birth to a new race: the demons.
The gods who had died in battle, after many years, unexpectedly gave rise to demons.
Demons were born on the battlefield. They loved the soil soaked in blood.
They constantly sought to incite war.
These demons were not unified. They still harbored the hatred of their former races.
For example, demons who were once part of Chi You’s clan held a particular aversion to the descendants of the Yellow Emperor.
These demons were bloodthirsty and war-hungry, their minds filled with malicious thoughts that were hard to fathom.
The gods and demons were locked in endless war.
The great war Bo Han referred to was the final battle between gods and demons.
In this battle, the demons initially gained the upper hand.
Among the myriad demons, one inherited the soul power of Chi You and the Flame Emperor.
He appeared on the battlefield with a mission: to carry the resentment of Chi You and the Flame Emperor and utterly destroy the world protected by the Yellow Emperor’s descendants.
But for some reason—
This demon ultimately turned traitor.
With his own power, he sealed both the gods and demons at the edge of the Great Barren, where everything would come to a standstill.
And this demon, it was said, died.
In this final great war, the nine-tailed fox was unfortunately dragged into it as well.
Fortunately, he had many tails.
At the cost of losing a tail and by deceiving a powerful demon—
He managed to escape with his life.
After escaping, the nine-tailed fox heard that the phoenix had not yet emerged.
The phoenix had fought desperately in that great battle.
“You phoenixes are probably too compassionate. After I escaped, I could still hear your mournful cries.”
At that time, the phoenix’s lament echoed through heaven and earth.
The nine-tailed fox couldn’t help but sigh upon hearing it.
He thought to himself that the phoenix must have been grieving over the horrors of the war.
“I don’t remember.”
Feng Qi listened quietly as Bo Han recounted the events of that great battle.
About the circumstances of the war, he couldn’t recall even a fragment in his mind.
“It might be a good thing that you can’t remember. Given your nature, if you recalled that battle, you’d probably be distressed for a long time.”
“Well, actually, I wanted to tell you that I have a way to help you recover your past memories.”
In Feng Qi’s past memories, although there were some brutal battles, at least—
There should also be Yuan Yuan’s big dad.
If Feng Qi wanted to know about his relationship with Yuan Yuan’s big dad, he was willing to help.
Bo Han had originally been reluctant to intervene.
He never liked meddling in others’ affairs, nor did he care much about others.
His survival principle, which had kept him alive till now, was—
Always put yourself first.
Their fox kind weren’t divine beasts who sacrificed themselves for others.
As they spoke, the two had already reached the front of the house.
Bo Han said, “Think it over yourself. Your life seems quite stable now. If you’d rather not recall the past, continuing like this isn’t bad either.”
“Mm.”
Ever since Bo Han mentioned the war between gods and demons, Feng Qi had felt a faint ache in his chest.
He wasn’t paying much attention to Bo Han’s subsequent words.
The two parted at their doorstep, each carrying their child, and returned to their respective homes.
After returning.
Feng Qi fetched hot water to bathe Feng Yuan.
The little guy woke up groggily during his bath.
Feng Qi washed him quickly.
After finishing, he carried him to bed and applied diaper cream.
The little guy had been spanked quite a bit today. His chubby bottom was slightly red.
After applying the cream, Feng Qi gently pinched his cheek.
“Awake? Go back to sleep.”
Feng Qi kissed his cheek and softly asked, “You got spanked twice today. Are you angry?”
Feng Yuan shook his little head.
He stretched out his small arms, hugged his dad, and murmured sleepily in his tiny voice, “Dad, sleep.”
“Okay. Dad will be right there.”
With that, Feng Qi also fetched water, quickly washed up, and returned to bed.
Father and son lay together on a rather small bed.
Feng Yuan climbed onto his dad’s chest to sleep.
He had always liked sleeping this way since he was little.
Feng Qi raised his hand, gently patting his plump back, lulling him back to sleep.
Feng Yuan slept soundly. In no time, he was snoring softly.
But Feng Qi couldn’t sleep.
For some reason, he really wanted to see Li Sheng at that moment.
Unfortunately, his phone had been taken by the production team.
He had no way to contact Li Sheng.
None of the guests on the show had electronic devices.
If they needed to use a phone, they could request temporary use from the director.
But at this hour, it was too late.
Feng Qi didn’t want to trouble anyone.
Holding his son in his arms, he slowly closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep quickly.
While Feng Qi was earnestly trying to hypnotize himself into sleep, Director Li, who lived nearby, had already prompted the official account of 《Baby’s Journey》 to release the program’s trailer.
In this program teaser, they officially announced five sets of guests.
All five sets of guests had taken parent-child photos.
Bo Han held Rong Rong, gently kissing his son’s little cheek.
Feng Qi held Feng Yuan by the collar as Feng Yuan pretended to run forward.
Chen Yang held Xiao Putao, both father and daughter smiling together.
Huo Fei and Huo Ming stood back-to-back, both father and son looking incredibly cool.
Yu Yiming carried Yu Qingqing on his back, while Yu Qingqing clung to her father’s neck, appearing quite well-behaved.
When the photos of these five sets of guests were released, the entire Weibo platform erupted.
Multiple short video platforms quickly reposted this Weibo post.
Weibo hot searches, short video hot searches, forum hot searches—
All the trending headlines were uniformly discussing one show: 《Baby’s Journey》.
Bo Han’s fans, in particular, went completely wild.
Every one of Bo Han’s works is considered legendary. Not a single flop among them.
Not only are his acting roles iconic, but he also has zero scandals in his personal life.
Men and women in the industry have tried to latch onto his fame, but no one has succeeded.
While filming, paparazzi camped out on set for months, but never caught him being intimate with anyone.
And when he’s not filming, it’s as if he vanishes from the face of the earth. No one can find him.
For such a low-profile, zero-scandal superstar actor to suddenly have a child, how could his fans not be shocked?
Rong Rong, held in Bo Han’s arms, had a face strikingly similar to his father’s, yet softer and more adorable. Though his expression was mostly blank, his round amber eyes radiated pure innocence.
Bo Han’s fans couldn’t help but lose their minds.
“Ahhh! You actually managed to get Bo Han! I’m going crazy. How on earth did you pull this off?!”
Bo Han had never participated in any variety shows before.
This current program marked his variety show debut!
Bo Han’s fans went into a frenzy, losing all rationality as they flooded social media platforms, celebrating their idol’s return.
Besides Bo Han’s fans, Feng Qi and Feng Yuan’s supporters were also ecstatic across the trending lists.
Feng Yuan’s “aunty fans” were still a massive group.
After the show’s official announcement, they were equally overjoyed.
Director Li’s prediction was spot on—
Less than half an hour after his announcement, Weibo’s servers crashed completely.
Following Weibo’s crash, other platforms’ hot search lists also experienced lag.
That night was nothing short of a carnival.
Director Li tried accessing Weibo himself but couldn’t get in.
Holding his phone, he gave up on Weibo and instead called his wife.
“Honey, wuwuwu, I’m really about to blow up.”
“Let me tell you. Today’s promotion is just the beginning!”
“From now until the show airs, my program is going to live on the hot search lists!”
“You have no idea how much of a scene Yuan Yuan can cause!”
“Once this show airs, Yuan Yuan is definitely going to be a massive hit.”
Director Li spent the night telling his wife all about the filming.
He talked until midnight, only stopping when his wife grew too tired to listen.
“Alright, honey, go to sleep.”
“When I get back, I’ll take you on a trip.”
Director Li was so excited he couldn’t sleep half the night.
The parents, exhausted from a long day, held their children and drifted off to sleep one by one.
The next day.
A new day began.
Feng Qi opened his eyes and immediately reached for his child in bed.
He had slept late and had been dreaming all night.
Those dreams left him utterly drained.
The disturbing dreams made his sleep unusually heavy.
When did Feng Yuan get up? He had no idea.
By the time he opened his eyes, the little guy was already gone from the bed.
“Yuan Yuan.”
Feng Qi sat up, quickly changed his clothes on the bed, and then went out to look for his son.
He searched for a long time before Bo Han finally walked over, yawning.
“No need to look. He knocked on my door over an hour ago and took Rong Rong away.”
Hearing this, Feng Qi lowered his head to check the time.
It was exactly seven o’clock.
That meant Feng Yuan had woken up before six and gone to fetch Rong Rong.
Bo Han, still drowsy and not even having washed his face, came over to speak with Feng Qi.
“Your son really sleeps later than a dog and wakes up earlier than a rooster.”
“What breed is he, anyway? Is he really a phoenix?”
Feng Qi: “…”
Feng Qi’s lips twitched, speechless.
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