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Bai Ze did not travel through the snow. Instead, he carried the two little ones and went into the illusory realm.
The temperature in the illusory realm was warm and pleasant.
Bai Ze placed the two cubs on the bed where Yu Yi had once lain and even covered them with a blanket.
He took a photo of the two cubs sleeping and sent it to Yu Yi.
Only when the adults of the Yu and Li families saw the photo did they finally feel completely at ease.
The two cubs were still asleep. Bai Ze did not rush them. Taking advantage of their slumber, he went to Qiong Qi’s den.
“Hey, where’s your commendation banner?”
Not seeing the banner Yu Yi had given in Qiong Qi’s den, Bai Ze deliberately asked, “Did you treasure it away?”
Qiong Qi, his face dark, let out a roar at him.
Bai Ze burst into laughter, thoroughly amused by his reaction.
Seeing that Bai Ze was mocking him, Qiong Qi raised his front paw and pinned him to the ground.
Bai Ze had taken on human form earlier to make it easier to carry the cubs.
His human form appeared instantly small and delicate compared to Qiong Qi’s beast form.
Pinning him down was effortless for Qiong Qi.
“Alright, I won’t laugh at you anymore. Move your paw.”
Pressed to the ground by the paw, Bai Ze finally restrained his laughter.
He spoke to Qiong Qi in a gentle tone, “I have something serious to discuss with you.”
“Roar.”
Speak.
Qiong Qi allowed him to speak but did not release the paw holding him down.
Bai Ze felt a bit uncomfortable being pinned.
He looked up at Qiong Qi and stated his purpose first: “Come with me to find the Phoenix, won’t you?”
Qiong Qi: “Roar.”
No.
Bai Ze: “Come on, come on. It’s not like you have anything to do staying in your den anyway.”
As he spoke, Bai Ze freed a hand and patted Qiong Qi’s head.
He said, “The Phoenix hasn’t made a sound for days. I need to check on their situation. If something really has happened to them, you can lend a hand.”
At this request, Qiong Qi was so enraged that he let out a furious roar.
Qiong Qi roared angrily, “Bai Ze, you want to do good deeds and drag me along?!”
“Are you out of your mind?!”
He was Qiong Qi, a fierce beast!
Since ancient times, he had been the embodiment of evil!
Bai Ze, with his overflowing benevolent heart as an auspicious beast, was constantly thinking of making him do good deeds!
Qiong Qi was furious beyond words.
Bai Ze looked at the enraged Qiong Qi without a hint of panic.
“Fine. Suit yourself whether you come or not.”
Bai Ze couldn’t be bothered to argue with him any further. “I’m heading over now. Please move your paw.”
While Bai Ze and Qiong Qi were still tussling, in the small cabin, Feng Yuan and Rong Rong had already woken up.
The two little ones, having just woken up, were in a daze for a moment.
Feng Yuan looked around the familiar little wooden cabin and climbed down from the bed. “Rong Rong, maybe Uncle Qiong Qi brought us here.”
Feng Yuan felt very close to Qiong Qi.
When he was sick, Qiong Qi had taken care of him for two days.
The little guy knew this was Uncle Qiong Qi’s territory. He helped Rong Rong down from the bed. The two held hands as they went to find Qiong Qi.
As soon as they arrived, they saw Bai Ze pinned to the ground by Qiong Qi.
Feng Yuan looked at their restrained posture and tilted his little head.
“Uncle Qiong Qi, are you going to eat mouths with Uncle Bai Ze, too?”
Last time, when Uncle Chi Rong was pinned down by Uncle, the two of them ate mouths.
Feng Yuan’s innocent young voice suddenly rang out, startling Bai Ze.
And what Feng Yuan said made Bai Ze’s lips twitch.
He didn’t continue the standoff with Qiong Qi, but instead broke free directly from under its claws.
As soon as he emerged, Feng Yuan hugged him.
“Uncle Bai Ze.”
Feng Yuan lifted his little face, no longer mentioning the topic of eating mouths.
He had more important matters to beg Uncle Bai Ze for.
“Take Yuan Yuan to find Dad. Yuan Yuan misses Dad.”
Feng Yuan clung to Bai Ze, pleading incessantly.
Bai Ze crouched down and pinched his little cheek.
“If your dad finds out you ran away from home to look for him, your bottom will be blooming again.”
Bai Ze tried to scare the little guy: “Do you still dare to go find Dad now?”
Feng Yuan nodded without hesitation.
“Dare!”
Feng Yuan wasn’t afraid of his bottom blooming.
After all, he got spanked often. One more wouldn’t make much difference.
“Uncle Bai Ze, please, take Yuan Yuan there.”
As Feng Yuan pleaded, Rong Rong also reached out his small hand and grabbed Bai Ze’s arm.
He wasn’t very familiar with Bai Ze, so he felt somewhat timid around him.
But to find his dad, he also spoke up softly: “Please, find Daddy.”
Both little ones were begging Bai Ze.
Bai Ze smiled and pinched each of their little cheeks in turn.
“Alright, I’ll take you to find your dads.”
“Perfect timing. Let your dads teach you a proper lesson.”
“You two are far too bold.”
On such a snowy day, even though neither of them were ordinary human child, they were still very young.
If they were left outside to freeze, they could truly get into trouble.
Bai Ze picked up one child in each arm and, without lingering in the illusory realm, left.
No sooner had they left than the black stone in Qiong Qi’s den began to resonate.
“Qiong Qi, what are you hesitating for?!”
“That little phoenix, and Bai Ze… why didn’t you kill them?!”
“Qiong Qi! Have you forgotten you’re a fierce beast?”
“The old Demon God has perished. A new Demon God will descend upon the world.”
“The gods have faded, yet the Demon God is born into the world. What does that signify, do you not understand?”
“Demons have replaced the gods!”
“If not for the power of demons, you wouldn’t be standing here whole right now.”
“You need to think clearly about whose side you should stand on.”
The black stone continued its incessant chatter.
Qiong Qi, annoyed by the noise, roared threateningly: “Shut up! If you dare speak again, I’ll eat you!”
Black stone: “…”
Seeing the fierce beast that truly seemed ready to devour it, the black stone finally fell silent.
Meanwhile.
Back at the Yu residence, Eggy, unable to see his brother or Rong Rong, threw a tantrum.
Yu Yi showed him the messages and photos Bai Ze had sent.
“Eggy, look, your brother is here.”
“Brother went to find his Dad. He’ll come back once he finds him.”
“Be a good Eggy, too. Wait nicely for your brother, okay?”
Eggy stared at the phone.
He only glanced at it briefly before the phone was taken away.
He was still too young. His eyes couldn’t handle strong light yet.
Even the light from a phone screen could irritate them.
So Yu Yi didn’t dare let him look at the phone for long.
“Eggy, if you behave, your brother will praise you when he returns. He’ll even give you kisses.”
Yu Yi brought up Feng Yuan. Eggy’s crying softened slightly.
Meanwhile, the dragons in the Yu household, worried about the babies outside, all flew out to search for them.
Even Xiao Hong flew away.
Xiao Hong couldn’t wait to fly off.
Ever since his relationship with Yu Ye became public, he felt Yu Ye bullied dragon even more than before.
He truly couldn’t handle it anymore.
A group of dragons flew away, leaving the adults at home to wait for their return.
Time passed little by little.
After who knows how long, Feng Yuan, who was being carried by Bai Ze to find his dad, finally arrived at a valley protected by a powerful formation.
The valley looked barren. With its poor scenery and steep terrain, hardly anyone ever came here to play.
Bai Ze stood before the formation, attempting to enter.
But after trying for a while, he had no success.
“Hmm.”
Bai Ze was stumped. He looked at Feng Yuan and Rong Rong, whom he had set down on the ground, and tried to negotiate with them: “Your dad is inside.”
“You’re already very close to him. How about we just pretend you’ve seen him and head back?”
Bai Ze wanted to send the two little ones back so he could study the formation on his own.
But Feng Yuan and Rong Rong shook their heads in unison.
Feng Yuan’s chubby little face was resolute: “Yuan Yuan won’t go back!”
He stretched out his small hand and could feel the barrier of the formation.
“Dad! Dad! Open the door for Yuan Yuan!”
Feng Yuan patted the barrier with his little hand while shouting.
He was calling for his dad to come get him.
Rong Rong didn’t shout. But he also reached out his small hand to pat the barrier.
Bai Ze looked at the two little ones and helplessly made a call to summon help to break the barrier.
He called in a whole group of people.
And when these people arrived, they brought Qin Xun along.
Qin Xun had asked to come himself.
Qin Xun said he had read many books, especially ancient texts.
He had memorized the descriptions of some of the mysterious formations recorded in those ancient books.
He knew how to break the formation.
All of this was theoretical knowledge. It was uncertain whether these theories were even accurate.
After all, in modern society, it was rare to encounter formations.
Qin Xun had never had a single chance to practice.
But he still volunteered to come.
When Feng Yuan saw Qin Xun arrive, his little face was full of grievance.
“Qin Xun, Dad won’t open the door for Yuan Yuan.”
“Your dad didn’t hear you.”
Although Qin Xun had been quite shocked by Feng Yuan running away from home, when he saw Feng Yuan, he didn’t utter a single word of blame.
He knew that Yuan Yuan just missed his dad too much.
He hadn’t done well enough this time.
If he had kept a closer watch on Yuan Yuan, or if Yuan Yuan had trusted him a bit more, perhaps Yuan Yuan would have taken him along when he left.
Qin Xun didn’t scold Feng Yuan. He only patiently comforted him.
After comforting Feng Yuan, he joined the other divine beasts in studying the formation before them.
The adults were all busy, and they remained so for hours.
Seeing the adults occupied, Feng Yuan and Rong Rong went to gather stones and started a fire.
They hadn’t brought a pot. But as long as they had fire, they could cook a meal.
Feng Yuan wanted to make some food for everyone.
He asked Uncle Pixiu, who didn’t seem too busy, to catch some hibernating rabbits and a few fish for him.
With fish and meat, and small bottles of seasoning from Feng Yuan’s backpack—the kind he always loved to bring when going out—he skewered the meat and fish on dry branches and roasted them over the fire.
Rong Rong wasn’t idle either.
Rong Rong went off alone to find winter fruits.
The winter fruits were a bit sour. Feng Yuan tasted one and decided they couldn’t be eaten directly.
So, he squeezed the juice from the winter fruits and spread it over the meat, creating a sour and spicy flavor.
Another hour passed.
It was Qin Xun who provided great help, breaking a corner of the sturdy formation.
This opening was just enough for Feng Yuan and Rong Rong to slip through.
Bai Ze transformed into his original form and led the little phoenix and little fox, who had also reverted to their true forms, through the gap.
Before entering to find his dad, Feng Yuan chirped and invited everyone to eat.
He had grilled fish and meat himself but hadn’t had a chance to taste any of it yet.
“Chirp, chirp.”
Feng Yuan generously urged everyone to help themselves.
If there wasn’t enough, he promised to grill more for everyone once he found his dad and came out.
Xie Zhi was the first to tear off a rabbit’s leg.
After taking a bite, he was pleasantly surprised: “The little phoenix really knows how to cook.”
The other beasts also took some grilled fish.
The grilled fish tasted just as delicious.
One beast, who had once tasted Feng Qi’s cooking, sighed and remarked, “Feng Qi’s cooking was so awful, yet Yuan Yuan’s is unexpectedly delicious.”
Another chimed in, “Maybe it’s precisely because Feng Qi’s cooking was so terrible that it sparked Feng Yuan’s talent for it.”
The divine beasts chatted back and forth, each expressing their fondness for the little phoenix.
Not only was the little guy adorable, but he was also so polite as to offer them food.
Such a well-behaved young one. They all wished they had one like him.
“Bai Ze mentioned last time that the little phoenix was constantly getting beaten. I think the phoenix must be too strict with his child.”
“When the phoenix comes out, we should have a good talk with him.”
While the group of beasts continued their conversation, Feng Yuan, who had rushed in eagerly to find his dad, froze in shock at the sight of his dad lying on the ground.
Both of Feng Yuan’s dads were collapsed on the floor, their eyes tightly shut.
As for Rong Rong’s fathers, one of them was completely gone.
Of his two fathers, only Bo Han remained, unconscious.
At the corner of Bo Han’s lips, traces of dried blood were visible.
Both little ones were utterly terrified.
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