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Dragons can fly.
But the little dragon cub and the chubby phoenix chick couldn’t fly yet. One because it was too young, and the other because it was too plump.
The little dragon cub toddled along on its claws and, after crawling for a while, climbed onto a car parked by the roadside.
Whether it was sheer luck or the lingering scent of its brother on the car, the little dragon cub ended up pawing at the very vehicle that Feng Yuan had taken to the hospital.
This car had also been sent to pick up a child.
Almost as soon as the little dragon cub climbed into the car, a small hand grabbed it.
The next moment, it was tucked into a pocket, and the zipper was pulled shut.
Trapped inside the pocket, the little dragon cub was bewildered.
For a few seconds, it froze, its tender scales instantly bristling.
A young creature’s intuition is always the sharpest.
It sensed danger instinctively.
Yet, the scent of its brother seemed to be growing stronger and closer.
Torn, the little dragon cub hesitated, unsure whether to scratch its way out with its claws.
The car sped along the road.
Inside, a doctor’s voice could be heard.
“Don’t be afraid, little one. We’ve already reported your situation.”
“Just relax and come with us to the hospital. You don’t need to worry about anything else.”
The doctor’s tone was gentle.
The child she was picking up had lost both parents and was living alone.
This time, he had proactively called the hospital.
Upon learning of his circumstances, the hospital immediately dispatched a car to fetch him.
The child, named Xiao Xiao, was six years old but appeared thin, frail, and underdeveloped. At first glance, he looked no older than four or five.
The doctor was very patient with him throughout the journey.
Xiao Xiao cooperated fully with the doctor, answering every question she asked.
He even extended his arm, allowing her to treat the injuries on it.
The wounds weren’t just on his arm. His back and legs were also covered in old scars.
These were inflicted by his parents before they passed away.
He had endured a difficult upbringing with abusive parents.
The doctor felt a pang of heartache for his injuries.
“Xiao Xiao, once we get to the hospital, Auntie will arrange a comprehensive check-up for you.”
“There are single rooms available. You can stay in one. If you want anything to eat, just let the hospital staff know.”
“Okay.”
Xiao Xiao lifted his slightly tanned little face and, as they neared the hospital, made only one request.
“Is Yuan Yuan at your hospital, too? Can I stay with him?”
Feng Yuan was quite well-known in the hospital. Almost everyone knew of him.
The doctor speaking to Xiao Xiao, Auntie Qin, was naturally familiar with Feng Yuan as well.
She smiled and reminded him, “Xiao Xiao, don’t forget, these are single rooms.”
“There’s already another child staying next to Yuan Yuan.”
“But if you’d like to talk to Yuan Yuan, Auntie can arrange for you two to chat.”
Even if Xiao Xiao hadn’t mentioned Feng Yuan, Auntie Qin had already planned for them to meet.
Suffering long-term abuse from parents could leave any child with significant psychological trauma.
Feng Yuan was renowned in the hospital as a warm-hearted little guy, skilled at comforting other children.
Auntie Qin hoped that by having Feng Yuan talk with Xiao Xiao, the latter might find some emotional solace.
“Thank you, Auntie.”
Hearing that he could meet Feng Yuan, Xiao Xiao smiled at Auntie Qin.
Looking at his smiling face, Auntie Qin reached out and gently patted his head.
She found it quite remarkable.
This child had endured abuse, lost his parents, and lived alone at home for many days.
Under such circumstances, he could still manage to smile.
This little guy was truly resilient.
Xiao Xiao’s conversation with Dr. Qin was overheard entirely by the little dragon cub in his pocket.
Though the dragon cub was small, he could understand some words now.
He heard his brother’s name most clearly.
The car gradually approached the hospital.
Inside the hospital, Qin Xun, who had rarely called Feng Yuan in recent days, suddenly opened his eyes.
Qin Xun’s private room looked no different from other hospital rooms.
But only he could see the many unclean things lurking at his doorway.
His eyes were exceptionally clear, allowing him to perceive everything.
Thus, he had witnessed many things these past few days.
He paced back and forth in his room, taking advantage of the doctor’s absence to trace invisible strokes in the air with his fingers.
This drained his energy considerably.
To avoid letting Feng Yuan see his exhaustion, Qin Xun had refrained from visiting him earlier.
In the following days, he also developed a fever.
But his fever was different from those of the other young ones.
He was placed under separate observation and treatment by the doctors.
Not wanting Feng Yuan to worry, Qin Xun had fabricated an excuse to placate him in advance.
Feng Yuan, the chubby little guy, assumed Qin Xun was nearby.
Coincidentally, he had recently been engrossed in eating, drinking, and playing, hardly even missing his dad, so he didn’t insist on seeing Qin Xun.
Outside, the sky had begun to brighten.
At the hospital entrance, Dr. Qin was the first to step out of the newly arrived car.
After getting out, she reached to carry Xiao Xiao down as well.
But Xiao Xiao, staring at the hospital gate not far away, wore a somber expression on his small face.
The smile he had worn earlier was now completely gone.
At the entrance of the children’s hospital stood several stone statues.
These statues had been specially delivered by higher authorities.
They were effigies of mythical beasts, meant to ward off evil and malevolence.
In the hospital lobby, an inconspicuous small mirror was also hung.
Even the isolation area for children had been renamed.
Hospitals are places grounded in science.
But that didn’t stop them from arranging the hospital’s layout and placing the necessary items accordingly.
“Xiao Xiao, we’re here.”
Dr. Qin smiled, opening her arms to carry Xiao Xiao, who was wearing protective clothing, into the hospital.
Xiao Xiao allowed her to hold him.
A group of medical staff and the driver headed toward the hospital entrance.
Xiao Xiao’s small hand slipped into his pocket, gripping the little dragon cub’s neck.
His gaze was fixed intently on the stone statues at the entrance.
The dragon cub’s struggles and kicking were his silent threats against these “things”.
“Xiao Xiao, what’s wrong? Your face is so pale, and you’re sweating so much?”
Dr. Qin noticed Xiao Xiao’s unusual state.
Xiao Xiao forced a smile and, under her questioning, replied, “I’m fine.”
“You don’t seem well. Let’s get you checked right away.”
“Auntie, I’m really okay.”
As Dr. Qin stepped through the entrance, Xiao Xiao’s tightly clenched hand finally relaxed.
He had entered the hospital.
Once inside, his complexion quickly returned to normal.
“Auntie Qin, I want to see Yuan Yuan.”
Unwilling to undergo an examination first, Xiao Xiao made his request to see Feng Yuan.
Dr. Qin hesitated slightly.
Xiao Xiao noticed the hesitation in her eyes and smiled at her, saying, “I’m wearing protective gear. Even if I get sick, I won’t infect him.”
“I just want to talk to him.”
After much deliberation due to Xiao Xiao’s request, Dr. Qin finally made a call to Feng Yuan.
She explained the situation to Feng Yuan.
Upon hearing that a child wanted to see him, Feng Yuan agreed without a second thought.
“Let him come.”
Feng Yuan was very accommodating: “Yuan Yuan can chat with him for a while.”
“Alright. Yuan Yuan, I’ll bring him over right away.”
Dr. Qin’s tone was cheerful as she thanked Feng Yuan.
After hanging up, she took Xiao Xiao to see Feng Yuan.
The two little ones, dressed in protective suits, met face to face.
As soon as they met, Feng Yuan sensed something was wrong.
His chubby face gradually grew serious, and his entire demeanor turned unfriendly.
“Who are you?” Feng Yuan asked. “You’re not a normal child.”
Feng Yuan detected a very unpleasant aura from this child.
At the same time, he also caught the scent of Eggy.
“You have my little brother’s scent!” Feng Yuan said directly. “Have you seen my little brother?”
“You mean a thin little dragon?” Xiao Xiao patted his pocket in the room where only the two of them were present.
“That little dragon is right here in my pocket,” he said. “I almost strangled him to death.”
Feng Yuan: “!”
Hearing that Eggy was being held captive, Feng Yuan couldn’t stand still any longer.
Without any hesitation, Feng Yuan charged forward, swinging his little fists.
“Give me back my brother!”
“You villain!”
Feng Yuan was furious: “How dare you hurt my brother? I’m going to beat you to death!”
Feng Yuan was nearly bursting with rage.
His little brother was someone he had cared for meticulously.
For this villain to harm his Eggy was nothing short of a challenge to him, the great King Yuan Yuan!
Feng Yuan fought fiercely.
Xiao Xiao let him hit him and continued to speak softly.
“Do you want to stop all this?”
“Do you want all the children to recover their health?”
“I can make it happen.”
“Feng Yuan, as long as you die, I promise all the other children will regain their health.”
Shortly after Xiao Xiao finished speaking, adults rushed in from outside to break up the fight.
As they were being pulled apart, Xiao Xiao suddenly leaned close to Feng Yuan and whispered again—
“Now, no one will like you anymore.”
For a little divine beast that grows stronger through being liked, what would happen if it were despised? Could it still follow this shortcut to power?
The Demon God had once said there was a prophecy—
That they would all ultimately die at the hands of the phoenix.
Whether this prophecy was true or false, they had to take precautions.
The great phoenix was too powerful to kill easily.
But this chubby little phoenix should be easier to deal with.
Feng Yuan was still seething with anger.
Even after being forcibly pulled away, his chubby little legs continued to kick wildly.
A short while later, Little Deer and Tao Zhi, who happened to be live-streaming, came across a viral video almost immediately.
The viral video showed Feng Yuan beating up another child in the hospital room.
Little Deer was stunned when he saw the video.
“Tao Zhi!” Little Deer called out, already too afraid to read the comments under the exposed video.
“Quick, call Li Sheng!” Little Deer said. “This video is too unusual.”
Little Deer unconditionally trusted Feng Yuan.
Even if the video showed Feng Yuan hitting someone, he didn’t believe Feng Yuan was in the wrong.
Feng Yuan was a good little guy.
He doesn’t hit people without reason.
Little Deer was about to call the Li family, but the hospital had already contacted them by then.
For some reason, the surveillance in the ward hadn’t recorded any sound.
From the footage alone, it looked as though Feng Yuan had hit someone for no reason.
Xiao Xiao, the one who had been hit, had already been taken away by the doctors for a check-up.
Feng Yuan was left in the ward, waiting for his parents to be called.
“Little brother!”
Watching Xiao Xiao being carried away, Feng Yuan’s eyes turned red with anger. “He hid my little brother!”
“He’s a bad guy!”
The hospital didn’t immediately take Feng Yuan’s accusation seriously.
Soon, both the Li and Yu families rushed over.
The Yu family had also discovered that Eggy was missing.
As soon as they arrived, Feng Yuan urgently reported to them, “Find that bad guy. The one I hit! Eggy is with him!”
While the hospital might not believe Feng Yuan’s words, the parents did.
Yu Yi and Wu Jin had rushed out in their pajamas, only hastily throwing on an outer layer. They demanded to see Xiao Xiao.
Seeing that the Yu family had genuinely lost a child, the hospital staff led them to Xiao Xiao.
“Xiao Xiao is undergoing a check-up. Please stay calm and don’t scare him. He’s a pitiful child, too,” the doctor said, quickly guiding the Yu family adults toward the ward.
When they arrived, the door to the ward was open.
Xiao Xiao lay on the floor, his clothes covered in white fluff.
There was also a lot of fluff scattered on the floor.
Wu Jin recognized it instantly.
“It’s Rong Rong’s fluff.”
Rong Rong, who had been repeatedly examined and treated for his fever, had been moved to a room next to Xiao Xiao’s.
“Where is Rong Rong?”
Yu Yi stared at the medical staff lying on the floor alongside Xiao Xiao, his mind filled with questions.
As they were inquiring, Rong Rong soon appeared on the surveillance footage.
He was running toward where Qin Xun was.
In his hand was Eggy, whom he had just snatched!
The plague demon, which had been parasitizing Xiao Xiao, abandoned the small body after entering the ward. It had always found movement inconvenient inside Xiao Xiao’s form.
The medical staff in the ward had been knocked out by the demon.
Just as it was about to leave with Eggy, Rong Rong in the adjacent room seemed to hear Eggy’s voice.
He ran over.
Loved by many, Rong Rong had gained a bit of spiritual power. He used every ounce of his fighting potential and, by chance, managed to snatch Eggy away.
After grabbing Eggy, he took off running.
Eggy pointed him in Qin Xun’s direction. The direction he ran in made the pursuing plague demon stop in its tracks.
Rong Rong ended up collapsing at Qin Xun’s doorstep.
The little dragon in his hand was flung out from the impact.
The little dragon crawled laboriously onto Qin Xun.
Qin Xun’s fever hadn’t subsided yet, but it wasn’t due to illness.
The plague demon had triggered something latent within his body.
Eggy was too young to speak.
After climbing up to Qin Xun and seeing that he wasn’t awake, Eggy chomped down on Qin Xun’s hand.
His teeth were surprisingly strong.
Instantly, a bite mark appeared on Qin Xun’s hand.
Under the force of Eggy’s sturdy little teeth, the pain jolted Qin Xun awake.
The moment Qin Xun opened his eyes, the scenes from his dream receded like a tide.
In truth, there hadn’t been many scenes in his dream.
But in his dream, he heard Feng Yuan’s voice.
Just waking up, Qin Xun hadn’t fully regained his senses when he saw Eggy, who had bitten him, and Rong Rong collapsed at his doorstep.
This left Qin Xun a bit bewildered.
Qin Xun quickly got out of bed. He first placed Eggy on the bed, then went to help Rong Rong up.
Once Rong Rong stood up, his explanation was much clearer than Eggy’s.
“Behind… chasing Rong Rong.”
Rong Rong focused on the key points.
Qin Xun instructed him to go into the ward and watch over Eggy, while he himself immediately gave chase.
The plague demon in the hospital had also drawn away Bai Ze, Chi Shui, and the others.
Bai Ze truly lived up to his reputation of being skilled at rallying people.
He even managed to contact the upper management of this public hospital.
By the time Bai Ze arrived, the hospital’s doctors and department heads had all received notifications.
From then on, they were not to interfere with the actions of these newcomers.
“The hospital is crowded. Let’s drive the plague demon out first.”
With the adults present, Feng Yuan was finally released.
Bai Ze had let him out to gain experience.
“Yuan Yuan, remember to breathe more fire later. Try to burn him until not even ashes remain.”
“Okay!”
Feng Yuan joined the adults, while Qin Xun was instructed by them to hide in the ward for now.
In the eyes of the adults, Qin Xun was just an ordinary child.
Dealing with something like hunting down a plague demon was beyond his capabilities.
Qin Xun didn’t obediently return.
He stood his ground, his small face calm as he told everyone, “I can help.”
Feng Yuan hadn’t seen Qin Xun for several days. Now that he finally could, he eagerly rushed over.
As he dashed forward, Qin Xun caught him steadily in his arms.
“Yuan Yuan, be careful.”
Qin Xun made sure Feng Yuan was standing firmly before letting go. “I have a fever. You shouldn’t get too close to me.”
Feng Yuan’s little body had remained perfectly healthy so far.
He was exceptionally robust.
He wasn’t afraid of Qin Xun’s fever.
With great determination, he spread his chubby little arms and hugged Qin Xun again.
“Yuan Yuan won’t get infected!”
He was, after all, a divine beast, a little phoenix. His fire could even burn the plague demon.
He wouldn’t fall ill.
Feng Yuan was utterly confident in himself.
The only thing he regretted now was that if he had known the plague demon was on Xiao Xiao earlier, he would have breathed fire!
With both the young and the adults gathered, the too-young and less combat-capable Eggy and Rong Rong were taken away by the adults.
Qin Xun took Feng Yuan’s chubby little hand.
He led Feng Yuan in search of the plague demon.
The swift arrival of the divine beasts and the unexpected variable of Qin Xun left the plague demon with a grim expression.
The plague demon sensed a natural intimidation from Qin Xun.
This was completely outside his plan.
His original plan was simply to observe the little phoenix.
In the past, a phoenix had nearly sacrificed itself for peace.
Now, this little phoenix, threatened by him, might follow in his father’s footsteps.
The plague demon’s calculations were quite shrewd.
Here, he might just manage to kill the little phoenix. The chaos he had stirred up had drawn all these divine beasts to this place.
Before encountering Qin Xun, he had been quite satisfied with his actions.
“Who is it… just who is it?”
The plague demon muttered to himself. As Qin Xun’s aura drew nearer, he gritted his teeth and decided to flee for now.
He wasn’t staying in this hospital any longer!
Almost as soon as the plague demon fled, Qin Xun and Feng Yuan were hot on his heels.
The two of them were with Chi Shui.
Chi Shui had already checked on his little fox.
He also saw the little fox’s white fur that had fallen to the ground.
The sight of all that shed fur genuinely enraged Chi Shui.
The little fox had a tendency to shed.
Unfortunately, influenced by Feng Yuan, he had become particularly attached to his own fur.
To maintain the little fox’s coat, Chi Shui had put in considerable effort.
He personally made walnut oil and added black sesame seeds to Rong Rong’s diet.
After painstakingly nurturing Rong Rong’s fur to make it fluffy and abundant, the plague demon had caused Rong Rong to shed so much.
Both little ones, along with Chi Shui, were seething with anger.
Qin Xun had been relatively calm at first.
But when Feng Yuan told him that the plague demon wanted him to die in exchange for other children’s health, Qin Xun’s eyes turned completely cold.
They chased from the front, while Li Sheng lagged a step behind.
Bai Ze and the others were even slower.
The plague demon had roamed around the hospital, and the hospital wasn’t exactly clean.
They had to clean up a bit before catching up.
Outside.
Qin Xun seemed to have a built-in radar, accurately pointing out the plague demon’s escape route every time.
With Chi Shui carrying one child in each hand and assisting them, they moved swiftly.
The plague demon grew increasingly panicked under their pursuit.
Many of his escape tricks were seen through by Chi Shui.
Both of them were demons. As a greater demon, Chi Shui was all too familiar with demonic tactics.
Before long, the plague demon had nowhere left to run.
Chi Shui’s power far surpassed that of the plague demon. Once he locked onto his target, the plague demon’s fate was sealed.
The plague demon sensed death approaching.
As he retreated, he tried to turn Chi Shui against his allies.
“Chi Shui! You and I are both greater demons. Do you really want to turn on your own kind?!”
“Let me tell you, the Demon God is awakening.”
“He is the last god in this world.”
“When he fully awakens, all these divine beasts will perish.”
“Think carefully about which side you should choose.”
The plague demon’s attempts to sway him had no effect on Chi Shui.
Chi Shui only wanted him dead.
But Chi Shui remembered Bai Ze’s words: Feng Yuan needed to gain some experience.
He set both little ones down.
As soon as Feng Yuan touched the ground, he transformed into a battle-ready chick.
The fierce little chick flapped his short, chubby wings, spitting fire as he fought.
Qin Xun stood by his side.
Qin Xun also noticed that the plague demon was afraid of him.
The two little ones worked together, burning the plague demon until he howled in agony.
While they fought, the Li family, who had rushed to the hospital, had their own tasks.
Notified by Little Deer, they learned about the video circulating online.
After obtaining the footage from the hospital, the Li family immediately called Li Si and Li Wang.
The genius twin siblings happened to know how to restore audio.
In a very short time, they repaired the video’s sound.
They also edited the footage and uploaded it directly online.
In their edited version, netizens could clearly hear Xiao Xiao’s response when Feng Yuan asked about his younger brother—
“I almost strangled him to death.”
It was only after he said this that Feng Yuan jumped up to hit him.
Netizens who had just been criticizing Feng Yuan for “ruining his image” witnessed the reversal in less than half an hour.
They were stunned.
Those who had turned against Feng Yuan also found their comments being flooded by his fans.
Feng Yuan’s fans were heartbroken over their chubby little treasure.
So, whenever they saw anyone daring to criticize their chubby baby, they immediately went to reply to the comments.
After this wave of activity online, Feng Yuan’s popularity not only didn’t drop but actually surged even higher.
Many bystanders also felt that what he did wasn’t wrong.
Feng Yuan continued to gain more and more affection.
Meanwhile, Eggy, who had come to find his brother, was currently clinging to Rong Rong, eagerly waiting for him.
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