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The phoenix and the nine-tailed fox arrived together. As they approached, they spotted Qing Hao crouching by the doorway.
Qing Hao covered his ears, his handsome face flushed crimson.
Though he was merely crouching there doing nothing, he felt so utterly ashamed that he wished he could vanish into the ground.
“Qing Hao.”
Feng Qi called his name twice, but he didn’t hear.
Only when Feng Qi walked up to him did he lift his head and restore his hearing.
“Feng Qi, you’re here!”
“Yes, I’m here. What’s going on inside?”
Feng Qi didn’t ask about Feng Yuan. He had already caught his scent.
Before Qing Hao could answer, a sound came from the room.
Feng Qi: “…”
Bo Han: “…”
Both were momentarily stunned.
Qing Hao also heard the noise. His face flushed even redder as he stammered, “Xiao Hong and Yu Ye… they’re inside.”
Feng Qi: “Understood.”
Without another word, Feng Qi turned and walked away with Bo Han.
It wasn’t his place to comment on the matter here.
Besides, it was clear they were occupied. Better for him and Bo Han to go pick up their little one sooner rather than later.
“Hey! Wait for me!”
Qing Hao couldn’t stand guarding the door any longer.
He hurried after them: “Are you looking for the baby? I’ll come with you!”
Qing Hao caught up.
As they walked, Feng Qi inquired about the situation here and Feng Yuan’s condition.
“The Divine Lord is gone. That’s all I can sense.”
Qing Hao explained the circumstances to Feng Qi.
While they spoke, in a nearby palace, Feng Yuan had already finished cooking.
The little guy blew on the steam rising from the pot.
Judging by the aroma, it smelled delicious.
“Rong Rong, are you hungry?”
Feng Yuan pulled Rong Rong, whose face was smudged black from tending the fire, to his feet and showed him the prepared meal.
“Once this uncle finishes eating, we can have ours!”
Feng Yuan said, scooping the cooked dishes into bowls.
Together with Rong Rong, he carried the bowls over to the demon lying on the bed.
The two little ones held out the bowls of rice and dishes, urging the demon to eat.
The demon glanced at the two grimy children, seemingly indifferent to their pitiful state.
He raised a hand, picked up the chopsticks, and took a taste.
“Passable.”
That was the demon’s assessment of the meal the two little ones had managed to prepare.
Feng Yuan grinned proudly and boasted, “Yuan Yuan can stew chicken, too! Yuan Yuan’s chicken stew is super tasty. You didn’t conjure any chickens for Yuan Yuan.”
If he’d been given a chicken, he could have made a whole pot of stew!
Both Feng Yuan and Rong Rong were hungry.
Eager to eat sooner, Feng Yuan flashed the demon a sweet smile, then immediately grabbed a spoon and scooped a large portion of rice, feeding it to the demon.
Rong Rong mimicked him, feeding the demon as well.
The two little ones were enthusiastically feeding him when their fathers, who had come searching for them, entered and witnessed the scene—
Their precious babies, faces smudged and dirty, were holding bowls and serving the demon on the bed.
Bo Han, in particular, distinctly caught the scent of singed fur on his little fox.
In that instant, the word “abuse” flooded Bo Han’s mind.
“Chi Shui!”
Bo Han gritted his teeth, seething with rage. “How dare you mistreat my son like this!”
Bo Han was nearly mad with anger.
He rushed over, scooped his little fox into his arms, and began inspecting him from head to toe.
The little fox had even reverted to his original form.
After transforming back to his original form, the little fox had a patch of fur scorched.
While Bo Han was feeling heartbroken for the little fox, Feng Qi hadn’t even gotten to hold his chubby son yet.
Adhering to the principle of not wasting food, the little guy was diligently feeding the last few bites of rice from his bowl to the demon in front of him. He insisted on finishing the meal, put down the bowl, and only then turned to look at Feng Qi.
“Dad!”
Seeing his dad after what felt like half a day apart, Feng Yuan burst into tears, pouring out all the grievances he had endured in the mountain forest to his dad.
“It was so scary!”
“Yuan Yuan almost got eaten!”
The little chubby guy, who had narrowly escaped being devoured, clung to his dad’s neck, sobbing loudly as he tattled. Halfway through his complaints, Bo Han shoved the little fox over.
“Feng Qi, hold him for a while. I’m going to kill this guy!”
Bo Han passed the little fox over and immediately lunged at the demon on the bed. The demon and the fox began to fight. But it was clear the demon wasn’t taking it seriously.
Watching the two of them brawl, the little fox, now nestled in Feng Qi’s arms, began to shed tears. “Daddy,” he called out in a tiny, milky voice.
Feng Yuan’s own little face was already wet with tears, but he stretched out his chubby hand to wipe Rong Rong’s tears. “Don’t cry. Your daddy must think Uncle is a bad guy. Let’s not worry about it for now. Let’s go eat!”
Feng Yuan had been longing to eat for a long time. He pointed to his pot and said to Feng Qi, “Dad, Yuan Yuan made this!”
Feng Qi paid no attention to the fight between the fox and the demon. The demon had been bossing the two little ones around, so getting beaten up by Bo Han was entirely deserved. With Bo Han going all out, Feng Qi saw no need to join in.
He carried both little ones over to the pot. “Yuan Yuan, you want to eat this rice?”
“Mm-hmm!”
Feng Yuan lifted his shirt to show his dad his sunken belly. Seeing how determined he was to eat, Feng Qi tasted the food he had made. To his surprise, it was edible.
Feng Qi served both little ones some rice and dishes, settling them down to fill their bellies. The two little ones sat side by side, eating while watching the demon get beaten up. Feng Yuan giggled delightedly at the sight.
By the time the two little ones finished their meal, Bo Han had also wrapped things up. The demon, without even getting a chance to negotiate, was met with Bo Han’s sudden hostility. His eyes darkened, and he vanished on the spot.
Bo Han, watching him disappear, was still seething with anger. “I’m telling you, this isn’t over! You dared to burn my Rong Rong. I will burn you for sure!”
Bo Han was notoriously vindictive and petty. He firmly imprinted the debt of his little fox’s suffering onto the demon.
“Bo Han, come eat. Yuan Yuan and Rong Rong made this meal.” Feng Qi waved, calling him over to join them.
Bo Han took a moment to calm his emotions. By the time he approached and stood before his son, his expression had shifted from stormy to clear. “Rong Rong, did you and Yuan Yuan make this food? You’re so amazing.”
Bo Han cupped his son’s dirty little face and, without any hesitation, planted two kisses on it. “My little Rong Rong, you’re so, so wonderful.”
Bo Han lavishly praised his child. Now that Rong Rong saw his father and had Feng Yuan by his side, he suddenly felt secure. His pair of amber round eyes curved into happy crescents.
Seeing his son smile, Bo Han smiled as well. The two fathers each stayed with their little ones, sharing a meal cooked by the children.
After the meal, the two fathers didn’t linger any longer.
They carried their little ones and prepared to return to the village.
On the way back, Feng Qi didn’t call for Chi Rong or Yu Ye.
He left Qing Hao behind once again.
“Yin Shuang is here, too. He’s probably around. With the barrier gone now, it should be easy for you to find him.”
“Once Xiao Hong’s situation is settled, you can all come to the village together.”
“Alright.”
Qing Hao rubbed his ears and nodded in agreement.
Before Feng Qi left, he handed Feng Yuan over to Qing Hao, letting him dote on the baby for a while.
Holding the baby in his arms, Qing Hao couldn’t bear to let go.
“Cub, Uncle will come find you soon.”
“Be good for me.”
“Make sure to rest well when you get back.”
Qing Hao murmured these words to the baby in his arms, planting several kisses on the little guy’s cheeks.
After indulging in a bit of baby-cuddling, he reluctantly returned the child to Feng Qi.
Feng Qi left with the baby.
The two of them made their way back quickly.
Despite all the commotion, the sky hadn’t fully brightened yet.
Both fathers needed to bathe their little ones.
They decided to wash them together. So while one went to heat water, the other could keep an eye on the children.
Bo Han brought over a large basin, undressed the two little ones, and placed them inside.
Feng Qi heated water and filled the basin.
The children’s hair was dirty, too.
They had brought along bathing caps. These child-care items were something both fathers had prepared without needing to discuss them.
Bathing, shampooing, brushing teeth.
The two grubby little ones turned two basins of water murky.
By the time they were clean, the sky was almost fully lit.
Neither of the children had slept much, having only dozed off briefly in the stone cave.
Staying up until now, they had practically pulled an all-nighter.
Once the little ones were dressed in their pajamas, they didn’t need their fathers to coax them to sleep. They tilted their little heads and dozed off.
Feng Qi carried his chubby son back to the neighboring house to sleep.
Before going to bed, he sent a message to Director Li.
In the message, he explained that Feng Yuan and Rong Rong had sneaked into the mountains the previous night, gotten lost, and he had just retrieved them.
Now the little ones were asleep.
The daytime recording would likely be delayed by half a day.
When Director Li woke up and saw the message, he was nearly scared to death.
He sat up abruptly, wanting to rush over and check on the children. But then, he remembered they were sleeping.
Helpless, he suppressed his anxiety and refrained from disturbing them.
Feng Qi’s constitution wasn’t as resilient as the Nine-Tailed Fox’s.
After lying down with his son, he fell asleep within seconds.
Father and son snuggled close, sleeping soundly.
Meanwhile, in the Nine-Tailed Fox’s home next door…
Just as the Nine-Tailed Fox was about to sleep, cuddling his sweet, soft little fox, he felt the bed sink slightly.
The bed he was sleeping on wasn’t of the best quality.
The Nine-Tailed Fox had already planned to replace it for the homeowner before he left.
The moment the bed sank, he knew exactly what was happening.
Carefully covering the little fox’s ears with his hand, he cursed under his breath, “Get off! You’re going to break the bed!”
“I’m about to sleep with Rong Rong. Don’t disturb us.”
The Nine-Tailed Fox was utterly exhausted by now.
Before setting out to find Rong Rong, he had been thoroughly worn out from head to toe.
At this point, he could barely hold on.
A cold sensation slowly spread across his back.
The Nine-Tailed Fox rolled his eyes in exasperation.
Just now, while bathing, Feng Yuan had already finished babbling in his milky voice about what happened in the mountain forest.
From Feng Yuan’s chatter, the two adults learned—
The demon had saved the two little ones’ lives.
If they hadn’t known this beforehand, the demon would have been beaten again by now.
“Fox.”
The demon behind Bo Han watched the fox growing increasingly arrogant. He lowered his head and bit the fox’s shoulder: “You have no fear of me at all now.”
During the initial war between gods and demons, this fox, desperate to survive, had exhausted every means to seduce him.
Back then, the fox loved clinging to him, whispering endless sweet nothings.
The fox said it loved him.
The demon didn’t understand what love was. He only knew he wanted this fox to remain subservient beneath him forever.
Later, the sweet-talking fox deceived him…
Making him willingly offer up his own life.
Now, resurrected and returned, the fox not only showed no fear but grew increasingly audacious.
This heartless fox seemed to know that no matter how far he pushed things, he would never kill him.
“Chi Shui, let me tell you. We live in a society governed by law now.”
“I’m also a public figure. If I disappear, you’ll be finished, too.”
Bo Han yawned as he educated the demon behind him about the law.
After his legal lesson, he began shooing the demon away.
Although this guy had saved the little ones, after rescuing them, he actually made them massage his back and cook for him.
Just thinking about his little fox serving this demon like a tiny servant made Bo Han’s anger flare up uncontrollably.
He couldn’t forgive it at all!
“If you don’t get off my bed right now, I swear I’ll go out and find five men to play with me!”
“You wouldn’t dare.”
“See if I dare! There’s nothing in this world this nine-tailed fox wouldn’t do!”
Back during the war between gods and demons, those demons were each more terrifying than the last.
While others would flee at the sight of them, only he, this nine-tailed fox, dared to approach them.
From ancient times to now, his courage has never wavered.
Bo Han didn’t want to resort to force now. He only used his words.
A moment later, the bed lightened.
The demon had vanished.
Seeing this, Bo Han didn’t waste any time. He closed his eyes, fell asleep in an instant, and slept soundly.
The large and small foxes, with their similar faces, slept nestled together.
For some reason, the demon standing by the bed fixed his gaze on this scene for a long time.
Bo Han was truly exhausted. When he usually slept with his son, he maintained a good sleeping posture.
Rong Rong was an affectionate child who loved being held while sleeping.
Bo Han would typically hold him until he woke up.
But this time, utterly exhausted, Bo Han reverted to his childless state.
Before having the little fox, his sleeping habits were terrible.
Now he tossed and turned, rolling perilously close to falling off the bed.
Just as he was about to roll off, a misty giant hand steadily caught him.
Before sleeping, Bo Han had explicitly forbidden the demon from getting on the bed.
But the moment he closed his eyes, the demon climbed onto the bed.
The weight on the bed increased again.
The demon didn’t sleep.
He lay beside Bo Han, quietly watching the fox.
The sunlight filtering through the window was gently blocked by him, keeping the room dim.
In the darkened room.
Both the large and small fox slept deeply.
The little fox, having lost his father’s embrace, squirmed slightly in his sleep.
His little hand fumbled around beside him and happened to land on Chi Shui’s arm.
The next second.
The little fox, still with his eyes closed, climbed onto Chi Shui’s body.
He lay on Chi Shui’s chest, his soft little cheek pressed against him.
“Daddy.”
In his drowsy state, the little fox thought he was snuggling with his father and even rubbed his cheek against him affectionately.
After nuzzling, the little fox fell into a deep sleep.
From morning until noon.
Feng Yuan and Rong Rong’s families remained fast asleep, neither of them waking up.
They had eaten before sleeping, so they weren’t hungry.
After some time had passed.
Feng Yuan was the first to wake up. When he opened his eyes, Feng Qi was still asleep.
The little one, who always woke up earlier than his father every day, rubbed his eyes and skillfully climbed down from the bed, heading next door to find Rong Rong.
Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152