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The entire room was quiet.
Feng Yuan stared at the spot where the sound had seemed to come from and tentatively threw his toy car over there again.
This time, there was no strange noise.
But Feng Yuan still felt inexplicably uneasy.
He jumped down and took down the small red boxing gloves hanging in the room.
Qin Xun watched him take the gloves and asked, puzzled, “Yuan Yuan, what are you doing?”
Feng Yuan didn’t answer him.
In the empty space beside the sofa, Feng Yuan put on the small boxing gloves and started throwing punches, complete with enthusiastic “hi-yah” sounds.
He was putting in a lot of effort.
Qin Xun sat on the sofa, unable to figure out what was going on.
“Yuan Yuan, are you too worried about Uncle Xiao Bai?”
Qin Xun guessed that he might have heard about Uncle Xiao Bai’s disappearance and was venting his anxiety.
“Uncle Xiao Bai is a dragon. He’s very strong and will definitely be fine.”
“The other uncles are looking for him, too, Yuan Yuan. Don’t worry too much.”
Qin Xun spent a long time coaxing him. In the end, Feng Yuan either calmed down or simply got tired from all the punching.
In any case, the little one tossed the gloves aside and lay back down on the sofa.
After all that punching, he didn’t hear any more sounds.
His worries were dispelled, and he calmed down.
“Qin Xun, Yuan Yuan wants to go find Uncle Xiao Bai.”
Feng Yuan had always been a proactive little guy. Sitting at home waiting for Uncle Xiao Bai was simply not an option for him.
He couldn’t just wait.
Qin Xun knew his temperament well, so he wiped the sweat from Feng Yuan’s brow and said gently, “Okay.”
“We’ll go look for him together.”
“Mhmm, mhmm, mhmm!”
Feng Yuan nodded repeatedly.
Once Qin Xun said they would search together, he didn’t waste any time.
He got up, went to the bedside, and brought back a box.
Inside the box were some copper coins.
Qin Xun took the coins in his hand and began to perform a divination.
He had read many books and learned many things.
He had even mastered the art of divination, which had existed for thousands of years.
And he had learned it properly.
The book that recorded the culture of divination was from Xie Zhi’s collection.
Xie Zhi loved reading and had an extensive library.
“Yuan Yuan, do you have any of Uncle Xiao Bai’s personal belongings? Lend them to me for a moment.”
“Yes! Uncle Xiao Bai just gave me a small doll.”
Feng Yuan dug out the doll Xiao Bai had given him and handed it over.
Right in front of him, Qin Xun began the divination.
Feng Yuan cupped his chubby little face in his hands, watching intently.
A short while later.
Qin Xun divined the direction and approximate location.
“It’s to the northwest,” Qin Xun said. “Let’s ask the adults to take us there.”
Feng Yuan: “Okay!”
Feng Yuan didn’t go to his dad.
Qin Xun initially thought he was still holding a grudge. But as they headed out to find the other dragon uncles, the little guy mumbled, “Dad’s tired. Let Dad sleep at home.”
Qin Xun smiled, realizing that Feng Yuan was actually worried about his dad.
Lately, Feng Qi had been exhausted.
His health had never been great. With all the recent busyness, Feng Yuan had been secretly worried for a long time.
“Our Yuan Yuan is so good.”
Qin Xun never hesitated to praise Feng Yuan.
He ruffled Feng Yuan’s little head and praised him softly.
The two little ones soon found the dragon uncles.
Chi Rong was pregnant and couldn’t run around with them.
The other dragons all had time.
As Feng Yuan prepared to leave with the other dragons, Chi Rong grew a bit anxious.
“I want to go, too.”
Chi Rong wasn’t like the missing Xiao Bai. He had never been a homebody dragon.
He loved going out, too.
It was just that, at the moment, he was carrying two eggs inside him. Searching for Xiao Bai wasn’t exactly suitable for him.
After Yu Ye learned that he was carrying two eggs, he mostly stayed at home to keep him company.
At this moment, Yu Ye was coaxing him: “Yin Shuang and the others are enough for the search. We’ll head out soon, too. I won’t let you stay cooped up at home.”
Yu Ye’s plan for the day had always been to take Chi Rong out.
There was an exhibition by North Lake. Yu Ye intended to take him for a stroll there.
But Yu Ye’s coaxing didn’t seem to work. In the end, it was Feng Yuan who stepped in.
The little guy stretched out his small hands. After Chi Rong picked him up, he cupped Chi Rong’s face, planting kisses while sweet-talking him.
“Uncle, you don’t have to go! Yuan Yuan will go instead. When Yuan Yuan comes back, I’ll bring you a gift, okay?”
“Be good, now!”
Feng Yuan’s little mouth was as sweet as honey. If he wanted to coax someone, it was never a challenge.
His coaxing was far more effective than Yu Ye’s.
Before long, Chi Rong was smiling as he watched Feng Yuan head out.
Yu Ye glanced at the departing Feng Yuan, then at Chi Rong, and finally at Chi Rong’s belly.
He raised an eyebrow thoughtfully. It was a rare gesture.
Seeing how easily Chi Rong was swayed by Feng Yuan’s sweet talk, he had a feeling:
The eggs in Chi Rong’s belly would probably end up just like the little troublemaker, completely wrapped around Feng Yuan’s chubby little finger.
With Chi Rong successfully persuaded, Feng Yuan and Qin Xun mounted Yin Shuang and the blue dragons, flying in the direction Qin Xun pointed.
Along the way, Feng Yuan clutched Yin Shuang’s scales with his chubby little hands, not daring to lift his head.
He knew there would be wind when flying, but today’s wind seemed especially fierce!
Feng Yuan felt as if the wind was deliberately slapping his chubby cheeks!
The little guy, feeling bullied by the wind, buried his face entirely.
But hiding his face didn’t help. The pesky wind still tossed his little body back and forth.
Yin Shuang noticed the chubby child wobbling and let out a low growl.
“Baby, am I flying unsteadily?”
Feng Yuan: “No!”
His little voice was loud and milky: “Bad wind! It’s gonna blow Yuan Yuan away!”
After Feng Yuan complained about the wind, Yin Shuang roared. This time, at the wind itself.
The blue dragon beside them glanced at the child, wanting to offer his own back for the little guy to ride.
But Feng Yuan was too lazy to switch dragons.
He gripped the scales tightly with one chubby hand while the other dug into his bag.
Finally, he pulled out a small pinwheel.
The pinwheel spun noisily in the wind.
Watching the spinning pinwheel, Feng Yuan’s chubby face lit up with delight.
“Turn right, keep going straight ahead.”
Qin Xun directed the way, recalculating their route twice along the journey.
By dusk, they finally came to a stop.
They had landed near a manor.
The manor was brightly lit, as if hosting some kind of banquet.
Qin Xun jumped down from the dragon’s back.
Feng Yuan slid down with a whoosh.
Once the two children were on the ground, Yin Shuang and the blue dragon transformed into their human forms.
“Xiao Xun, is Xiao Bai inside?”
“His location is in this area. But I’m not sure if he’s specifically inside.”
Hearing that Xiao Bai was nearby, Yin Shuang and the blue dragon felt reassured.
They could take their time searching carefully.
Qin Xun added, “Uncle Xiao Bai is safe for now, but the readings show he’s in a trapped state.”
In other words, Xiao Bai was trapped. But he was unharmed.
The blue dragon listened to his addition and laughed, “As long as he’s safe, that’s what matters.”
Although Xiao Bai had gone missing this time, none of the dragons were worried about his safety.
A dragon’s life is incredibly resilient.
Even if a dragon were unfortunately trapped, their life would not be in danger.
After speaking with Qin Xun, the blue dragon turned his head and saw Feng Yuan rubbing his little bottom.
He asked, “Baby, what’s wrong?”
Feng Yuan, still rubbing his bottom, pouted with an unhappy expression on his chubby face.
“Yuan Yuan’s bottom hurts.”
Earlier, when he had slid down Uncle Yin Shuang’s back, his bottom had gotten bumped.
But Uncle Yin Shuang’s back was supposed to be very smooth!
“Baby, did your dad spank you too hard?”
The blue dragon leaned in, intending to pull down Feng Yuan’s pants to check his little bottom.
But Feng Yuan held onto his pants, refusing to let him.
“It wasn’t Dad who hit me.”
Feng Yuan said, “Dad put bottom cream on Yuan Yuan!”
After his spanking, once the cream was applied, his bottom didn’t hurt much anymore.
“Alright then, maybe Yin Shuang didn’t take good care of you. When we go back, you can ride on my back.”
The blue dragon shamelessly tried to win over the baby right in front of Yin Shuang.
Yin Shuang rolled his eyes, not wanting to engage with him.
“There are a lot of people inside. Let’s go take a look.”
Yin Shuang said, “Maybe we can find Xiao Bai in there.”
“Alright, let’s go in.”
The two dragons, along with the two little ones, prepared to enter the manor.
But there was a guard at the manor’s entrance.
The guard asked them to show their invitation.
Neither of the dragons knew anyone at the manor, so how could they possibly have an invitation?
They shook their heads, “No, we don’t have an invitation.”
Upon hearing this, the guard pointed to the road outside the gate, signaling for them to leave.
Seeing that the guard wouldn’t let them in, Feng Yuan rolled his eyes and tried to use his cute little face to charm his way in.
“Can’t Yuan Yuan go in either?”
The guard asked, “Do you have an invitation?”
Feng Yuan tilted his little face upward, trying his best, “It’s Yuan Yuan, still not allowed?”
The guard: “…”
The guard looked speechless.
Just as Feng Yuan’s attempt to charm his way in failed, Qin Xun, standing nearby, dialed Li Heng’s number.
“Grandpa, we want to go somewhere, but we can’t get in without an invitation.”
Less than ten minutes after Qin Xun contacted Li Heng, someone emerged from the manor.
It was a man in a suit and tie, with an average appearance.
The man was the host of the manor’s gathering.
With a smile on his face, he approached the group at the entrance.
“Everyone, my apologies for being late.”
The man introduced himself to the group, “My name is Yan Feng. I’m very pleased to welcome you.”
Yan Feng’s gaze swept over the faces of the people at the entrance.
Finally, his eyes settled on Feng Yuan.
“Little Yuan Yuan, I’ve heard of you. I just didn’t expect Mr. Li to be your grandfather.”
The reason Yan Feng had heard of Feng Yuan was because of Feng Qi.
He had seen Feng Qi on television.
Originally, he had considered trying to meet Feng Qi.
But after learning that Feng Qi already had a child, he gave up on the idea.
Compared to a father with a child, he preferred someone a bit more youthful and delicate.
“Everyone, please follow me. My party has just begun.”
Yan Feng led the group into the manor.
He had initially wanted to hold Feng Yuan’s little hand, but Feng Yuan refused.
Feng Yuan insisted on having the two dragon uncles hold his hands, one on each side.
The dragon uncles were very strong.
With them holding his hands, Feng Yuan’s chubby little feet lifted right off the ground.
He absolutely loved playing like this.
Walking along the cobblestone path of the estate, they soon arrived at the grand hall.
The hall was filled with people clinking glasses and mingling.
The banquet appeared quite lively.
After entering, Yin Shuang scanned the room but didn’t spot Xiao Bai.
He didn’t directly ask Yan Feng.
Yan Feng had offered to accompany them, but Yin Shuang declined.
“You can attend to your own matters; there’s no need to worry about us,” Yin Shuang said. “We’d like to get something to eat.”
Yan Feng smiled. “Very well. Make yourselves at home.”
After Yan Feng left, Yin Shuang, holding Feng Yuan in his arms, helped himself to a generous amount of food and drinks.
As they ate and drank, they chatted.
“I don’t have a good feeling about this Yan Feng,” Yin Shuang stated bluntly. “I really don’t like him.”
The blue dragon nodded in agreement.
Feng Yuan, clutching snacks in his chubby little hands, wandered off with Qin Xun to explore.
As he made his rounds, his small ears picked up plenty of gossip.
Among the rumors he overheard was information about Yan Feng.
Yan Feng was the illegitimate son of the Yan family, only acknowledged after he reached adulthood.
Besides him, the Yan family had an eldest son named Yan Yingli.
Yan Yingli had difficulty walking and was not in the best of health.
Not long ago, Yan Yingli had met with misfortune and was still missing.
Yan Feng’s recent high-profile activity was likely an attempt to take his brother’s place.
While eavesdropping, Feng Yuan accidentally spilled his food and drink.
His pretty little outfit was stained by the beverage, and the snack he was about to eat fell to the ground.
This minor mishap made Feng Yuan’s chubby face grow serious.
Seeing him drop his food and spill his drink, Qin Xun offered him his own snacks and drinks instead.
“Yuan Yuan, let’s go find Uncle Yin Shuang,” Qin Xun suggested. “We can ask if Xiao Bai knows anyone from the Yan family.”
“Okay!”
The two little ones ran back and asked the two dragon uncles.
The dragon uncles looked puzzled. “We don’t know either.”
“We only know Xiao Bai came to find his boss. But we have no idea who his boss is. He never told us.”
“But we do know his boss’s gaming ID.”
“Xiao Bai and his boss use matching couple accounts.”
The dragon uncles didn’t have much information. So after a moment’s thought, Qin Xun called Li Si and Li Wang, the genius twins abroad.
Within half an hour of making the call, the talented twins identified who was using Xiao Bai’s boss’s gaming account.
The user was none other than Yan Yingli.
And Yan Yingli was also missing.
Upon learning that Yan Yingli had disappeared as well, both dragons turned their gaze toward Yan Feng in the distance.
“He must be involved in this.”
“I doubt he’s innocent.”
Both dragons suspected that Yan Yingli’s and Xiao Bai’s disappearances were connected to Yan Feng.
Exchanging a look, they silently reached a decision.
That night.
As the banquet’s festivities gradually wound down, guests began to depart one after another.
Yan Feng went up to his room on the third floor to rest.
No sooner had he entered his room than Yin Shuang and the blue dragon stealthily followed.
Feng Yuan and Qin Xun stayed behind.
The dragon uncles had forbidden them from tagging along.
Waiting outside, Feng Yuan scratched his chubby cheek while staring intently into the air.
His gaze suggested he saw something invisible.
But Qin Xun couldn’t detect anything unusual in the air.
“Yuan Yuan, what’s wrong with you?” Qin Xun asked again. “You’ve been acting strange since this afternoon.”
“Qin Xun.”
Feng Yuan spoke in a muffled, grumbling tone: “A bad guy is staring at Yuan Yuan.”
“Making Yuan Yuan unlucky.”
Feng Yuan’s accusation made Qin Xun freeze: “Are you saying someone has been causing you to have bad luck all day?”
Feng Yuan nodded.
The little guy furrowed his brows, speaking with conviction and reason.
“Yuan Yuan isn’t unlucky.”
“The bad guy makes Yuan Yuan unlucky.”
Feng Yuan had full confidence in himself. After all, he was the most fortunate little phoenix in all of heaven and earth!
How could he possibly be unlucky?
The fact that he had been so unlucky today must mean a bad guy was out to harm Yuan Yuan!
Feng Yuan spoke with certainty, but Qin Xun only grew more puzzled.
“Who would want to make you so unlucky?”
The two little ones pondered together. But before they could figure it out, Qin Xun realized another problem.
“Why haven’t the uncles come out yet?”
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