《After Getting Amnesia, I Accused My Gong of Trying to Steal Our Children》


 CH 1

    After Getting Amnesia, I Accused My Gong of Trying to Steal Our Children


    by His Ginger


    Year: 2020


    Genre: BL, amnesia, children, interstellar, multiple races, transmigration, world hoping, childcare.


    Novel Status in Country of Origin: 79, Complete


    Translator: Addis


    Editor: SpringBreeze


    ~~~~Brought to you by ExR~~~~


    SUMMARY:


    In the interstellar world, people have difficulty bearing children, and scientists have researched egg breeding technology. Jing Man woke up and found six eggs on his bed.


    The sizes and patterns were different, exquisite and beautiful; a soft, child-like voice called him father.


    Then, a nobleman with a stern expression knocked on the door and said he accidentally left his son at his home.


    Jing Man snickered and petted the golden retriever¡­


    Who was this wild man? Don¡¯t try to steal my baby!


    Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations


    Editor: SpringBreeze


    ¡°Woof woof woof!¡± After finding six eggs in the house, the golden retriever started jumping and running around the house, hardly stopping in his excitement. The house was full of dog fur, and the poor housekeeping robot followed him while cleaning and warning him.


    ¡°Big Bear, don¡¯t be happy too early, this is someone else¡¯s child, Uncle Star Police will take it away later.¡± The teenager who spoke clasped his hands and leaned his back against the door frame, his voice filled with the restlessness of summer.


    Jing Man buried his head in wondering who in the end was so powerful that he evaded the supervision of the villa¡¯s electronic eye protection shield and put this pile of eggs onto his bed. He checked the surveillance records, he was sleeping at that time, this nest of eggs really appeared beside him suddenly.


    Thinking about the root of the problem, he shook his black hair and looked at the ¡®mysterious eggs.¡¯


    Suddenly, he froze.


    One of the golden eggs covered with scales seemed to have woken up and was breaking out of its shell. The egg, which was even larger than an ostrich egg, was gently shaking, creating a clattering noise. A small hole slowly appeared in the eggshell, and a thin layer of spider web cracks spread out along the hole.


    When the child stopped to rest, a few weak whimpers could be heard, calling and whimpering.


    Ai, kind of cute.


    The golden egg with a scale-covered eggshell should be the children of the dragon race. Jing Man often heard the news of the dragon race losing their eggs, and could barely understand. But, the race of the remaining five eggs were still different.


    The green egg with leaf veins and rain traces was of the treant race, the blue eggs with a pattern like water ripples was an aquatic race, and the one with a layer of fine fluff was the beast race¡­ As for the frosted purple egg, and the white egg with complex dark patterns, he was not quite sure.


    Just those three races, but none would not dote on a child and defend them, despite the shortcomings written on their face.


    Want them to lose their children? Don¡¯t even think about it!


    Sky Blue Star was a racially diverse super planet, so scientists researched a civilian egg breeding method that allowed interracial couples as well as same-sex couples to have biological children of each other¡¯s bloodline. This technique was so safe that the child hatched out of the egg, retained the native form of the genetically strong parent, and assumed human form after one year of age.


    From then on, it had two forms. Pure humans like Jing Man, born through childbirth, were instead relatively rare.


    ¡°Knock.¡± He was relieved to finally hear a knock at the door. Then he grabbed Big Bear, his maniac, and ran quickly to open the door. Outside the door stood two men, dressed as government law enforcement officers.


    Jing Man smiled and said hello.


    The tall star policeman nodded and showed his papers, which showed that he was a beast ¨C a wolf.


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Officer Chen, and this is Dr. Lin.¡±


    ¡°The alarm message says you picked up six eggs, right? Several races of hatchling eggs, including the beast race?¡± Dr. Lin, a young and gentle lady, nodded gently after being cued.


    Jing Man: ¡°Mn, anyway, there is an egg that is furry that should be the beast race, all suddenly appeared today.¡± He pointed to the thing behind him, ¡°This is?¡±


    Officer Chen showed a smile and explained, ¡°A blood relative detector, networked with the breeding egg database, which can directly measure the genetic parental source of the hatchling eggs. Like this case of losing a child to a hatchling egg, it is usually measured directly.¡±


    Then he slightly lowered his head, showing Jing Man a hat with a camera: ¡°I still have a law enforcement recorder here, now the police must be recorded and published on the official website. But you do not have to worry, the video will be released only after processing, and you will automatically have a layer of mosaic, but also change the sound. When the time comes, I will let the technical department give you a handsome voice.¡±


    The tense atmosphere was relieved, Jing Man nodded and smiled, ¡°Alright, you guys come with me.¡±


    The soft-looking Dr. Lin carried the heavy-looking blood relative test device with one hand and followed them inside, much to Jing Man¡¯s surprise. Pushing open the bedroom door, Big Bear gave a woof and stood up to look over.


    Officer Chen twitched his nose in a sniffing motion and hooked his right hand in the shape of a paw at Big Bear.


    Big Bear gave a small woof, straightened his back and sat up in a crouching position, looking very energetic and more disciplined than usual.


    Jing Man did not notice their secret communication, and pointed straight to the bed, ¡°The eggs are over here.¡±


    Dr. Lin¡¯s eyes widened in wonder when he saw such a pile of eggs. Putting away the instruments, she turned back to her gentle self. She went over to the bedside, put on gloves and carefully examined the golden egg. Her voice was gentle and smiling, ¡°The dragon egg is hatching now.¡±


    Jing Man did not know the reason for this and asked, ¡°Can we still test the blood relatives in this condition?¡±


    Dr. Lin shook her head, ¡°The egg hatching process cannot be interrupted, we can only wait for the dragon whelp to hatch first, and then take the blood.¡±


    Jing Man was helpless, ¡°Then let¡¯s test the other eggs first, I feel that the races are different.¡±


    Dr. Lin nodded and gently picked up the green egg and put it into the instrument to start the test.


    Three minutes later, the data appeared on the screen.


    Dr. Lin looked at it carefully, and his face was grave: ¡°I¡¯m afraid this treant egg is a black market hatchling egg from the underground, the egg breeding base doesn¡¯t have any information about him.¡±


    It sounded so serious that Jing Man asked in surprise, ¡°Can you find out the parent?¡±


    Dr. Lin nodded, ¡°Yes, but the Sky Blue population database is too large, so I¡¯m afraid it will take twenty-four hours to come up with results.¡±


    If we can find out, it¡¯s fine, Jing Man nodded.


    Officer Chen helped take the treant egg out of the instrument and urged, ¡°Let¡¯s test the other eggs.¡±


    One by one, the eggs were tested in rotation, and after a few moments, Dr. Lin came up with the results. Her expression became even more grave, comparing the data horizontally, pulling it out to the crowd and explaining, ¡°All five eggs have no breeding records from the egg breeding base, and are 99% genetically similar. Even if their parents are not the same, they are at least within two generations of each other.¡±


    Officer Chen was surprised and asked, ¡°Really? They¡¯re not even racially the same.¡±


    Jing Man raised his hand and replied, ¡°It should be possible, I remember when scientists restricted gene expression in order to prevent children from becoming mixed race.¡±


    Dr. Lin cast an approving glance, ¡°Yes, for example, Chen¡¯s father is a canine sub-race, and his mother is a cat sub-race. He only expresses one kind on the outside, but has two kinds of genes in his body.¡±


    Officer Chen did not get angry when he was cued and went to the side to watch the process of the dragon whelp hatching.


    Walking over to Dr. Lin, Jing Man asked in a tight whisper, ¡°Dr. Lin, what about these underground hatchling eggs?¡±


    Underground, black market, it sounded horrible. When he called the police, he didn¡¯t think it would end up like this. If the hatchlings were destroyed because of him, he would have to sleep and eat for the rest of his life.


    Dr. Lin looked at him and smiled: ¡°If you can¡¯t find the parents after comparing the population database, you¡¯ll have to find someone to adopt them. Some people who do not like the transparency of information will go to a private egg breeding base to raise children. In fact, there is no difference. And now quite a few people like to raise other races¡¯ hatchlings. By the way, little brother, are you interested in raising them?¡±


    That¡¯s it? Jing Man huffed and waved his hand: ¡°I won¡¯t graduate until two years from now. I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t challenge the life of a twenty-year old with six children.¡±


    ¡°Boing -¡± a young dragon whispered in his ears, the sound was much louder than just now, as if haunting his ears.


    Jing Man turned around and saw that the golden egg had unknowingly been scratched by the dragon child through a coin-sized opening. The small pale golden claw stretched out from this opening and groped.


    He could see that the dragon child¡¯s claws were very tender and soft looking.


    There were four toes on the claw and the nails were not hard enough, no wonder it took so long to break its shell. The eggshell was hard and the break was sharp, and in a short time the scales on the dragon whelp¡¯s claws were worn off in two pieces.


    Jing Man looked a little distressed and raised his eyes to ask Dr. Lin, ¡°Doctor, can you help him?¡±


    Dr. Lin shook his head: ¡°No, when the birth coat on him dries up, the claws will become sharp, and then it will be fine.¡±


    Indeed, when he was messing around on the star network earlier, there was a viral post on baby rearing, in which most parents said that the stage when the hatchling breaks its shell was the most heartbreaking.


    The original egg-born race was a little better, the young had a sharp beak or claws that could break the shell. The original fetal race was very difficult, and every time the shell was broken, it made people sweat.


    But human intervention could cause incomplete absorption of fetal clothing accidents, resulting in the children to grow weak.


    Letting them break their shells independently was the best option.


    Jing Man had even heard that there were professional midwives who specialized in assisting children to break their shells, but midwives often had to be booked in advance, and it was definitely too late for that.


    The three of them sat around the bed with bated breath, watching the dragon child try to break its shell. After fumbling for a while, the dragon child put its claws back and stood on tiptoe inside the egg, putting its golden eyes with vertical pupils to the hole in the shell and peering out.


    After seeing Jing Man, the dragon child¡¯s pupils turned round for a moment and stared at him and blinked.


    ¡°Rawr-¡± another dragon roar, found still trapped in the egg he seemed to be anxious.


    The golden egg was pressed against him and fell to the side, and the dragon child used his head to push against that small break in the mouth half a dozen times to break it a little bigger. Then put his mouth out and opened his mouth to the egg shell and bit it.


    Seeing this Jing Man was a bit worried, he poked Dr. Lin with a torn face, ¡°Can this be eaten?¡±


    Dr. Lin and Officer Chen looked at each other with amazement on their faces.


    Officer Sun asked, ¡°Xiao Jing, are you a fetal born? Of course the eggshells are edible.¡±


    Dr. Lin nodded and explained, ¡°Hatchling eggshells contain tremendous energy and are the best source of nutrition for them when they are first born. And the attraction to the hatchlings is particularly strong, my mother said that when I hatched out as a child, I didn¡¯t even care about her, and gnawed on my shell for three days before recognizing her.¡±


    Officer Sun smiled, ¡°I¡¯m weaker, I nibbled for a week.¡±


    Shrinking his neck, Jing Man showed no insightful expression, ¡°Hey, I am indeed fetal born, I can¡¯t eat it.¡±


    A few moments later, the dragon child finally gnawed out a hole in the eggshell big enough for himself to burrow out.


    ¡°Ra!¡± He stopped gnawing on the egg shell, let out a cry, and then crawled towards Jing Man.


    Looking at the dragon child leaving behind the ¡°nutrition¡± and coming to his side, Jing Man¡¯s heart lifted and he hurriedly asked, ¡°Doctor, is this normal?¡±


    Dr. Lin also looked surprised: ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be, the children are very hungry for food, there is no reason to leave the eggshells untouched. Jing, do you have any food on you to attract him?¡±


    Jing Man shook his head like a rattle, ¡°No, I found this nest of eggs as soon as I woke up this morning. Let alone food, I didn¡¯t even have time to eat myself.¡±


    Fearing that the dragon child would crawl and fall to the ground, Jing Man frowned and slowly put his hand over to him and tentatively touched his body.


    This was a western dragon with wings, a pair of short spikes on the forehead, holding a short thick tail behind. The face of the dragon child was very cute, its eyes were beautiful golden brown with vertical pupils, the circumference of his eggshell covered with light golden scales, and the face was absolutely adorable.


    It looked like it was made of gold, but it was warm to the touch and the scales were very smooth.


    ¡°Ra.¡± The dragon child seemed to be enjoying himself very much, tilting his head to accept Jing Man¡¯s caress, the pair of small meat wings on his back trembling with pleasure.


    Jing Man was caught off guard by the cuteness, his pair of peach blossom eyes hooked and carefully, gently stroking the dragon child.


    Dr. Lin looked at the one man and the dragon so intimate, and stared at them. She said: ¡°Xiao Jing, do your ancestors have a dragon bloodline? I think the dragon whelp looks a lot like you.¡±


    The words hit straight to the heart, Jing Man swallowed a mouthful of non-existent old blood, ¡°I¡¯m not sure about this, anyway, my parents don¡¯t have an original form, and I was born in the womb. How did you see that we look alike, Dr. Lin?¡±


    Dr. Lin hooked her lips slightly and gave a somewhat coy smile, ¡°I¡¯m a dragon.¡±


    That makes sense ¡­¡­


    Guessing at a certain outrageous possibility, Jing Man looked with a complicated expression at this drowsy dragon child on the bed who was being caressed by him.


    After a moment, he prepared himself mentally.


    Jing Man raised his eyes to Dr. Lin and stretched out a thin white wrist, and smiled gently: ¡°Doctor, compare my kinship with the dragon child.¡±

 CH 2

    Dr. Lin¡¯s heart was shocked at the words, and her mind was limited, just thinking that Jing Man was the alarm man and picked up someone else¡¯s hatchling eggs. Not at all did she consider that this nest of eggs may have a blood relationship with Jing Man. After reacting, she nodded seriously and quickly returned to the state of rigorous professionalism.


    Dr. Lin cast her gaze on Jing Man¡¯s exposed white arm and smiled softly, ¡°Xiao Jing, testing the bloodline by drawing one drop of blood is enough, just stabbing it on the finger. And I suggest helping the dragon whelp to take blood first, if it feels painful he is going to make a scene, you pinch the alcohol cotton ball to coax the hatchling.¡±


    So that¡¯s how it is, Jing Man nodded.


    He gently took the little dragon child, which was no bigger than his own palm and almost weightless, onto his lap, gently stroking and petting him to sleep. Afterwards, he raised his eyes and blinked at Dr. Lin, his inky eyes wet with silent urging.


    Dr. Lin took a blood extraction needle, came over and pinched the skin on the back of the little dragon whelp¡¯s neck and between the pale golden scales.


    She took away the needle, pressed down with an alcohol cotton ball, retrieving a drop of dragon blood.


    The dragon child did not feel any pain when giving blood. The short fleshy claws hugged the palm of his father, put his cheek against it and gently nuzzled it, and stretched out his pink tongue to lick it twice.


    However, it stung a little when the alcohol cotton ball was pressed where the needle eye was, and he cried twice.


    But Jing Man softly coaxed a couple sentences and he was immediately very happy and hugged Jing Man¡¯s hand.


    Seeing this, Dr. Lin exclaimed, ¡°So well-behaved, such a small dragon whelp is usually very delicate, he must be very easy to raise.¡±


    After waiting for a while for the needle hole to heal, Jing Man held out his other hand, which was not coiled by the dragon whelp, for Dr. Lin to take the blood. He waited for the results for three minutes with his eyes downcast, quietly looking at the dragon whelp, not even noticing that the corners of his mouth lifted up in a shallow curve.


    He secretly decided in his heart, regardless of whether the dragon child has a blood relationship with himself, if the biological parents cannot be found, he will go to apply for adoption.


    Jing Man smiled as his eyes swept over to Big Bear, who was inexplicably well-behaved despite the arrival of a stranger in his home today. A sheep is let loose, a flock of sheep is also released.1


    There should be a lot of commonalities between raising a pet dog and raising a child ¡­


    The blood relative detector emitted a ding to remind everyone that the test results had appeared.


    Dr. Lin glanced at Jing Man and walked over to scrutinize the results. She tapped on the instrument a few times, frowned slightly. Looking back Jing Man¡¯s gaze became more than a little complicated. She said, ¡°Xiao Jing, the test results show that the dragon whelp is your child.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s eyes lit up and he squeezed the dragon whelp¡¯s little paw so he wouldn¡¯t scratch his coat, ¡°That¡¯s a good thing, I would like to raise him.¡±


    Dr. Lin patted his shoulder and said in a serious tone, ¡°Don¡¯t be happy yet. The results show that the other five eggs are also your children. You recall if there is a father¡­¡±


    This ¡­¡­ is too odd, right?


    Looking back at the nest of eggs, Jing Man¡¯s brain shutdown for a moment.


    He shook his head and concluded, ¡°Impossible, doctor, didn¡¯t you say they were of different races? Dragon, treant, aquatic, beast, omega, and undead? My parents are both pure human, not too sure further up, but even with fey blood it should be very weak, so their second form should have nothing to do with me. You also said that the egglets are from the same father and mother, that another gene supplier bloodline is also a little too complicated. Where do I have to go to find this person, I have not been in love yet ¡­¡±


    At these words, Officer Chen frowned. This case was really outrageous.


    Other people get pregnant before marriage, don¡¯t tell me Jing Man was pregnant without experiencing love or possibly feeling pregnant?


    Dr. Lin also had a troubled expression. She turned to start the instrument and inserted the egglets one by one, ¡°I¡¯ll test it again with the backup system.¡±


    Jing Man nodded and pinned his hopes on this instrument.


    Time passed, and in a few moments, the test results came out fresh. However, the results were exactly the same as the previous ones¡­ the six baby eggs were still his own!


    The results made Jing Man speechless for a moment, sitting on the edge of the bed, and even the calling dragon child in his hand could not bring him comfort and healing.


    Seeing the case come to an end, Officer Chen came over and patted Jing Man¡¯s shoulder with mixed feelings.


    He opened his mouth and organized his language, ¡°Xiao Jing, think about it, you are young and talented! Many people want interracial children, but are unable to. Since they are your children, my suggestion is to stay.¡±


    ¡°I checked the surveillance and they did appear suddenly. Maybe there is a chance in the future to figure it out. Didn¡¯t the scientists say they developed prototype technology for time travel? Maybe it was you in the future who made the children travel back.¡±


    Dr. Lin nodded, ¡°Officer Chen is right. This is indeed not considered a case of child abduction or loss. Then, we¡¯ll take our leave. But don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll go back and check the Sky Blue Star population database and tell you tomorrow who the children¡¯s other gene supplier is. At that time, you can contact them, maybe you can find clues.¡±


    After that, she picked up the instrument with one hand and was ready to go.


    Jing Man came back to his senses and, clutching a thread of straw, stood up and asked, ¡°Can you definitely find them? The children¡¯s other parent?¡±


    Seeing his inner panic, Dr. Lin reassured him, ¡°Mn, as long as it¡¯s not an encrypted messenger, there¡¯s only a one in a billion chance that we won¡¯t find them. You can rest assured!¡±


    Jing Man nodded, his eyes swept to the nest of eggs and asked nervously, ¡°When will the other eggs hatch, does the doctor know?¡±


    Dr. Lin smiled, ¡°There will be a sign before hatching, the temperature of the eggshell will be two degrees higher than usual. You can go buy an eggshell thermometer to check.¡±


    ¡°Okay, thank you, Officer Chen and Dr. Lin.¡± Jing Man made a mental note of this detail and thanked them from the bottom of his heart.


    ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Officer Chen suddenly said, and he walked over to Big Bear, who was sitting obediently on the ground, and said something to it.


    Only after that did he straighten his clothes and turn around to leave with Dr. Lin. After sending the man away, Jing Man went back to the bedroom, untied Big Bear and stroked the dog¡¯s head.


    ¡°Woof woof.¡± The dog barked, eyes cooing over the dragon whelp¡¯s body, and did not pounce on anyone like usual.


    ¡°Big Bear, you are so well-behaved this time, such a good brother.¡± Jing Man praised. Holding the little dragon child who had fallen asleep long ago, and he gave him a name, ¡°He¡¯ll be called Xiao Jin.¡±2


    Hearing Jing Man¡¯s stomach growl, Big Bear tilted his head to look at his master and swung his head in a certain direction, ¡°Woof!¡±


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go eat.¡± Jing Man gently put the dragon child on the bed and surrounded it with pillows. He opened his closet and found a thin sweater to change into. There was nothing special about this sweater, except that it had a large pocket in the front, just enough to hold Xiao Jin.


    His conscience could not agree with him to leave the dragon child alone to go out to eat. He was afraid to melt the small and lovable baby while holding it in the mouth. How could he be left alone?3


    He put a soft towel in his pocket and went out to find food with the dragon child in his pocket, leading Big Bear.


    There was a Chinese restaurant called Long¡¯s4 near the QingYuan District. The taste was good, the dishes were rich, the environment was quiet, and the decor was retro and elegant.


    And the owner did not like mechanization, except for the sprinkling and sweeping work by robots, all other parts were person-to-person, face-to-face. They had a good relationship with customers and were very cordial to each other.


    It was a rare stream of freshness in the thirty-first century where technology was developing rapidly.


    The best part was that it was not far from Jing Man¡¯s house, and you could bring your pets and children. You go to dinner, they help you take care of the dog, and they also provide a crib for the young.


    Of course, the price was also equal to the service. On average, a meal was several times more expensive than other places.


    But Jing Man lacked nothing but money. His parents were unable to give him company because of work, so they gave him money like it was a competition. If he wanted, he could take the money in his account and buy an uninhabited planet.


    Anyway, after discovering this treasure, Jing Man had been dining here continuously with Big Bear for most of the year.


    Long¡¯s was a family business. From the receptionist, chef to the waiter were all dragons, but not western dragons with wings like Xiao Jin, but a long eastern dragon. However, except for the majestic dragon-shaped logo coiled on the lintel, no one in the crowd of customers had seen their second form.


    It was already 3:00 p.m., after mealtime. Long Gui, the receptionist, was lazily resting on the counter when she saw Jing Man coming from afar and sat up straight. With a smile on her face, she asked the other sisters to take Big Bear and bring him to the pet area.


    Then, she took Jing Man directly to a seat, ¡°Mr. Jing welcome, I thought you had gone elsewhere for dinner when you didn¡¯t come today.¡±


    Jing Man said while choosing a dish on the optical computer, ¡°Something happened today, causing a delay. Chicken with coconut sauce, mixed beef, and greens with garlic¡­ Ready.¡±


    Long Gui was familiar with him, neither the type to ask or say more than necessary, served tea and poured water in one go.


    Seeing she was going to leave, Jing Man remembered something. Bashfully, he pulled the sleeve of the lady and whispered, ¡°Can you change the seat?¡±


    Long Gui looked around, puzzled, ¡°You usually sit here, near the window, where you can see people coming and going.¡±


    He couldn¡¯t explain for a moment.


    Jing Man thought about it and took his right hand out of his coat pocket, showing her a glimpse of the small golden dragon in his pocket. Keeping his voice low, with a smile in his tone, ¡°Time has changed, I am now a person with young.¡±


    Seeing the floppy dragon whelp, Long Gui immediately poked the cute snout, so small so small! So cute, so cute!


    Knowing that Jing Man did not want to make a statement, she slightly blocked the view of others, carefully watching Xiao Jin¡¯s sleeping face, with a smile on her face.


    Xiao Jin seemed to feel something, woke up, ¡°Ra -¡± calling, blinking his big eyes.


    Seeing that she forgot the business and started to tease Xiao Jin, Jing Man helplessly poked Long Gui, ¡°Can the seat be changed?¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes.¡± As if waking up from a dream, Long Gui¡¯s face was hot. She hurriedly nodded and brought him into a private room. In the past, when she saw a western dragon, Long Gui only wanted to fight with her claws to see who was more powerful.


    But seeing this delicate little dragon in Mr. Jing¡¯s hand, she wanted to turn into her original form curl around this whelp!


    At the same time, QingYuan District Garden Road police station.


    Chen Yan took off the police recorder from his hat, imported the record to the server, and began to give a non-criminal key code.


    After a while, the legal channel partition on the star network, more than one video named QYQHYL30200728CY was posted.


    The author has something to say:


    Long Gui: I want to curl around him! (referring to Xiao Jin)


    ¡ª


    Spring Breeze Note: It seems time shenanigans may be involved! How do you think that led to 6 different eggs though?

 CH 3

    As a fruitful and immense super planet, the population on Sky Blue Star had long exceeded one hundred billion. Everyone spent most of their leisure time on weekdays on the star network, and the traffic in each division was excellent.


    Tang Xiaoyu1 was an undead female student of a police academy. Her favorite recreational activity was to watch the various regions¡¯ star police record videos. Not only to learn from serving police officers, but also because some cases were really very interesting! How amazing the brain circuits of the people who commit crimes, people simply cannot imagine.


    The camera technology of the thirty-first century was superb and captured more than one plane.


    It could faithfully record all the sights and sounds 360¡ã, and the people watching the video could adjust the window and perspective according to their preferences.


    Today, after skill training, Tan Xiaoyu logged onto the star network, noticed the Garden Road police record updated, and excitedly clicked on it.


    Although the law stipulates that the star police must faithfully record the police process, it was still considered a serious matter, so based on the title it was not at all clear what happened today.


    However, after listening to the conversation between Officer Chen and Dr. Lin on the way to the case, Tang Xiaoyu guessed that it should be related to the ¡°kidnapping of hatchling eggs¡± and ¡°beast eggs¡±, and got a little nervous in her heart.


    The hover car stopped in front of a pixelation, but she could still perceive that it¡¯s a grand and expensive single-family house, around which no traces of crossfire could be seen.


    Tang Xiaoyu pursed her lips, seeing that her guess was wrong, was ready to cut the video, ¡°This should be another kind of genetic problem. Just a matter of people that can¡¯t have children, there¡¯s nothing to see here..¡±


    At that moment, a crisp, male voice that sounded like a metal spoon tapping glass came into her ears, and Tang Xiaoyu took back her hand that was ready to quit.


    She knew that this was not the original voice of the little brother, but the star police uncles do not often apply this type of voice to irrelevant people. Once they used this voice, it proved that this person was definitely a bit handsome !


    The little brother¡¯s face was hidden with a thick layer of mosaic, but it did not affect Tang Xiaoyu¡¯s brainstorming of his face.


    She said ironically, ¡°Look at it a little longer, in case it¡¯s a big case.¡±


    Seeing a pile of hatchling eggs on the bed, Tang Xiaoyu¡¯s eyes went wide, ¡°Six different races of eggs, and even an undead! Amazing!¡±


    Although there was no major case like she anticipated, nor the knowledge that she expected from the police, Tang Xiaoyu was immersed in this video, and unconsciously finished watching the uninterrupted video.


    She even went so far as to watch the hatching of the dragon child twice.


    Leaving behind the attractive eggshell, moving straight to his father to be pampered, such a cute and understanding child was rare on the whole planet!


    After knowing that they were biological father and son, Tang Xiaoyu once wanted to scatter flowers to celebrate. After obsessively watching the little dragon whelp, her entire body was immersed in a kind of healed happiness, lying on the bed and giggling.


    After a long time, she came back to her senses and added the video to her collection while muttering, ¡°The little dragon child is really cute! I want to find a dragon boyfriend too.¡±


    Suddenly, she remembered something, got up from the bed with a grunt, and forwarded the video link to her older brother Tang Yu, who worked at the egg breeding base.


    With an additional message, ¡°Brother, I now finally understand why you are willing to leave your career as a star cop to become a doctor! I can only say that the change is beautiful! And which gene is stronger, the undead or the dragons?¡±


    However, Tang Yu had no time to look at his phone, nor could he reply to her at first.


    Not only him, but the whole Tianhu District Egg Breeding Base has been busy recently, working overtime.


    Mu CangZhou, the head of the Tianhu District Egg Breeding Base, just finished a few years of work last month.


    A technique had been developed that could cure the fatal disease, placenta bacteria, that arose during egg breeding. There was about a 2 percent chance of the bacteria appearing, and the specific symptom was that the placenta protecting the young produced a deadly bacteria.


    The cause of the formation had never been known and was undetectable during egg incubation.


    Every year, tens of thousands of hatchlings were infected with the bacteria and died immediately after absorbing the placenta just after hatching from the eggshell. Each couple had invested a great deal of emotion in their eggs, and it was a great shock to anyone to have a child born prematurely due to this disease.


    In the past, doctors were unable to do anything about this situation but to comfort the couple and take the time and effort to re-extract the genes and raise the eggs a second time. However, emotionally, many people couldn¡¯t accept watching their children die in front of them, but they couldn¡¯t do anything about it.


    There were even a lot of families broken apart because of this! Many doctors left a psychological shadow and changed their profession!


    But now, the fetus could finally be cured!


    This was good news for everyone¡¯s heart in the Sky Blue Star!


    Many people who were afraid of seeing dead hatchlings and decided not to get married or have children put down the heavy burden in their hearts, and gathered the courage to re-submit their applications for egg breeding.


    The Tianhu District Egg Breeding Base was undoubtedly their first and most trusted choice! Even though Chief Mu was the first to selflessly spread the technology to all the egg breeding bases and made it widely known, couples who were eager to have children still chose to breed at the Tianhu District base. The place with Mu CangZhou was where they trusted the most.


    The number of egg applications received by the entire base had increased twenty-fold compared to the same period in the past, and not only was the manpower too busy to handle it, the number of AIs used in the base had increased tenfold.


    Even their respected Chief Mu collapsed early this morning! Although Chief Mu had never appeared in public, the leaked photos were all pixelated.


    At this time, Tianhu District Egg Breeding Base AI core ¨C robot Tian Yuan.


    It was also the only being who did not have to work in the entire base. It knocked on Mu CangZhou¡¯s door and called him up to eat.


    Half a day passed, but no one answered.


    A mechanical male voice sounded: [The eighth time no one responded, Tian Yuan chose ¨C forcefully open door.]


    Hearing the sound, Mu CangZhou frowned and sat up from the bed. Unlike what outsiders guessed that Chief Mu was old and highly respected, he was only twenty-eight years old this year. At this time, his gaze was cast to the iron gray metal humanoid outside the door.


    Tian Yuan stood there with a dinner plate in his hand and glazed eyes turned to Mu CangZhou.


    Knowing that he could not accuse the robot of breaking the door, he raised his hand and rubbed his temples.


    A while later, Mu CangZhou leisurely spoke, ¡°Tian Yuan, I have to go away, the base is left to you. I know you can do it, and having just completed several years of research, I need a vacation.¡±


    [Okay. It is Tian Yuan¡¯s job to keep the base running, so I hereby grant Mu CangZhou a leave of absence¨C]


    Tian Yuan¡¯s eyes met Mu CangZhou¡¯s, and waited for an answer.


    The latter replied, ¡°Two years.¡±


    [The leave of absence is too long, Tian Yuan chose to ¨C reject.]


    The veins on his forehead burst, Mu CangZhou frowned and asked, ¡°How much is the longest I can take?¡±


    [Calculated, one month.]


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid one month is not enough.¡±


    [The quarterly meeting is in a month, and Mu CangZhou must be present. He needs to come back every four months after that, for not less than a week at a time.]


    ¡°Yes, thank you for bringing me food, see you in a month.¡± Mu CangZhou got up and began to pack his bags. His strong arms were outlined by his clothes as he moved, with smooth, muscular lines that invited people¡¯s imagination.


    If he remembered correctly, Jing Man¡¯s house was in the QingYuan District.


    A district could be considered a large country with vast territory. The two districts were separated by a distance of three districts. Using the fastest leap technology, it would take two days to reach, and he couldn¡¯t wait.


    ¡°What? The dragon whelp didn¡¯t eat the eggshell? How can he not eat it?¡±


    Jing Man finished his meal, so Long Gui slipped over with the intention of chatting with him for a while and zealously holding the dragon whelp. Hearing him say this, she asked in astonishment with wide eyes.


    Jing Man frowned slightly. As a pure human born in the womb, he refused to chew on eggshells in his heart. But everyone, except him, seemed to think that it was only natural for a child to chew on an eggshell after it hatched.


    It was clear that he had never encountered such a strange, subtle gap that made him feel different in the first half of his life.


    But then the baby came along.


    He had been fasting for a day for the sake of this clutch of eggs, but how could he say that like he was a parent with no bounds?


    Jing Man bristled, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll give him the eggshell when I get back. Xiao Jin just wants to sleep now.¡±


    Long Gui squatted there, with her eyes observing the sleeping face of the little, pale, golden dragon child. She looked up and said, ¡°Maybe he¡¯s sleepy because he doesn¡¯t have enough energy to eat his eggshell! Mr. Xiao Jing, you have to go back to let him eat, he must eat!¡±


    Tsk, that makes sense! Fearing that he might do something bad to Xiao Jin because of his lack of common sense, Jing Man didn¡¯t have the leisure to sit around and eat.


    He looked nervous, a pair of peach blossom eyes hiding worry, ¡°I do not know how to raise a small dragon¡­ Miss, is it okay to add each other as friends? If there is something I don¡¯t understand, I want to ask you.¡±


    Seeing Long Gui hurriedly send people to lead Big Bear over, she showed Jing Man her own private ID code, having never added customers before, ¡°Of course!¡±


    Seeing Jing Man head out from Long¡¯s for several steps, Long Gui, as if remembering something, followed  and shouted, ¡°Mr. Jing, remember to send more videos, I will be the first to give you a like!¡±


    The author has something to say:


    Mu ¡°high moral standing¡± Cangzhou.


    Jing ¡°cannot raise a child¡± Man

 CH 4

    When he returned home, Jing Man untied Big Bear and let the well-fed dog have his fun.


    The five remaining eggs in the bedroom still laid quietly on the bed, surrounded by pillows.


    The eggshell that the dragon child left behind, after breaking his shell, was also placed on top.


    Xiao Jin seemed to sense something and crawled two steps out of Jing Man¡¯s pocket, sticking out a small head to look around.


    ¡°Ra~ Ra~¡± he called twice and raised his eyes to Jing Man, his golden-brown eyes with vertical pupils looked very opulent.


    Jing Man read a hint of longing in his eyes. Gentle, smiling, peach blossom eyes hooked up, stretching out his index finger to touch the little dragon child on the head. Out of fear of accidentally petting this little thing bald, Jing Man took a deep breath, and gently and carefully pulled Xiao Jin out with the soft towel from his pocket.


    He placed Xiao Jin to the side of the eggshell and watched his movements.


    The dragon child shrugged and sniffed a few times, looked up at Jing Man, rested his fleshy claws on the egg shell with golden scales, and called out, ¡°Ra¡­¡±


    ¡°Are you still asking for my opinion, you little thing?¡± Jing Man leaned over the bed and laughed, his eyes shining as he pushed the eggshell toward Xiao Jin, ¡°Eat it, baby, they all say it¡¯s good.¡±


    Xiao Jin shouted happily as he received his father¡¯s approval. Holding the golden eggshell, which was even bigger than himself, he began to gnaw on it. His teeth sharpened, and the fleshy wings behind him closed.


    Listening to the chilling ¡°crunching¡±, Jing Man only then deeply felt that the big kid was a western dragon ¨C his second form was a three-story high western dragon.


    Xiao Jin did not stop until he had chewed off a small part of the eggshell.


    With short, fleshy claws patting his belly and squinting his eyes in delight, Xiao Jin slowly stood up on his two hind legs and tried to crawl in the direction of Jing Man. He was looking for what seemed to him to be the safest place. However, Jing Man was concentrating on the star network to look for baby supplies and did not notice his son coming.


    As Xiao Jin crawled further and further, he was about to fall off the edge of the bed¨C


    Big Bear swooped over and caught Xiao Jin with his back, giving a proud, ¡°Woof.¡±


    When Jing Man heard the sound, he finally reacted and his heart jumped at the sight. He hurriedly picked up Xiao Jin from Big Bear¡¯s back, who was still confused, and stroked him twice.


    It was his first time becoming a father, and he did not have much experience.


    Jing Man shrank his neck and said, ¡°It seems there are many differences between raising a child and raising a dog¡­¡±


    What¡¯s more, the dog Big Bear was more reliable than he was, and this feeling was still very frustrating.


    Fortunately, Xiao Jin did not bother with him, was touched a few times and let out a comfortable sigh, with a warm body against his father¡¯s hand to be pampered.


    The smell of the dragon child was so fresh that Jing Man hooked his lips and couldn¡¯t resist hugging Xiao Jin and kissing him a couple times.


    Looking down and seeing the remaining eggshell, according to Dr. Lin, the child could eat it for three days at most, what will the child eat after that? Jing Man was deep in thought.


    When he was browsing the shopping section of the star network just now, he found that he was actually very limited in what he could buy online for the hatchling.


    Many of the items that seemed perfect for Xiao Jin and the other hatchlings were grayed out and had a slash across them, indicating that he was not eligible to buy them.


    The reason was that some people were curious about what other races¡¯ hatchlings looked like and went on a buying spree to buy food and clothing items to study, resulting in serious wasteful behavior. So, they later changed the rules. If you wanted to buy hatchling items online, you must prove that your family has the young¡¯s race.


    The way to prove it was very simple, either fill in the number of the hatchling¡¯s breeding egg certificate, or fill in the hatchling¡¯s family registration number.


    The problem was that Jing Man didn¡¯t have either of these things.


    Other people were looking forward to the step-by-step process of a relationship, submitting an egg breeding application, and raising their young.


    He woke up with six eggs.


    The only things he could buy on the star network were things that pure human hatchlings could use, but Jing Man didn¡¯t even dare to guarantee that the milk powder and supplements that human hatchlings drink and eat could be eaten by the dragon hatchling.


    After thinking about it, he tapped Long Gui¡¯s star number with embarrassment.


    [Jing Man: Sister Long, please can you buy Western Dragon food, clothing, and other things? qwq]


    [Jing Man: Xiao Jin appeared without a little bit of warning, there was no time to register at all.]


    A few moments later, there was a reply.


    [Long Gui: Sorry Mr. Xiao Jing, a little busy just now.]


    [Long Gui: I went through the mall, it seems not to work. I can only buy the Oriental Dragon things, I feel that our two races are quite different ¡­¡­#picture#]


    Long Gui sent a picture of a small dress for the Oriental Dragon, the pattern color was very cute.


    But it was a hatchling dress based on their original form, the shape was a long straight tube. Xiao Jin was such a big-bellied dragon that it was definitely not wearable.


    Sighing, Jing Man was ready to contact Dr. Lin, the only dragon he knew who was the same as Xiao Jin. The problem was that he had forgotten to ask for Dr. Lin¡¯s personal ID code before, and with such a large Star Police on the side, how could he dare to make a mistake?


    Gritting his teeth, Jing Man was stubborn, ready to go to the black market to buy a dragon breeding egg certificate number to reluctantly use.


    He received another message.


    [Long Gui: Mr. Jing, take it easy. I asked my cousin the address of the brick and mortar store where she bought the stuff before. It¡¯s a half hour walk away, so you can go there and see if you can buy something for Xiao Jin. #coordinates#]


    Jing Man brightened up and wrote down the address as he said thanks properly.


    When he looked closer at the address of Rose Children Supplies, he saw that it was not far from his middle school. He went to middle school and high school here and passed by several times a day, but this was the first time he found such a store here.


    Jing Man didn¡¯t bring Big Bear with him this time, only Xiao Jin.


    Before leaving home, he locked the bedroom door and only let Big Bear move around in other areas.


    This was to prevent the dog from jumping around when he was not home and accidentally knocking over the other hatchlings. They were small lives!


    When he came to the place, he realized that the store was quite large, and the advertising slogan said that there were all the items needed for each race of hatchlings and each stage of growth, and that the store was full of AI services.


    It was a very standard thirty-first century chain store.


    The store traffic was not large, but most of the people who came to buy things were couples, or parents with their children. Jing Man, relying on the altitude, snuck a glance. There was only one customer who came alone like him! That customer was a man with a clean face, pushing a baby stroller.


    When his eyes inadvertently met the man¡¯s, Jing Man hurriedly gave him an awkward but polite smile in return. He touched Xiao Jin in his pocket, and followed the signs to the Western Dragons area.


    He ended up meeting the customer again just before he got here.


    ¡°Hey, is your child also a dragon? What a coincidence.¡±


    While Jing Man was worried about saying hello to the person he was meeting for the first time, a gentle male voice, clear as water, clean and wonderful enough to be grabbed as a lead singer at any time, came with a hint of laughter.


    The author has something to say:


    Parenting buddy is online!


    Mu CangZhou is on the fast track!


    ¡ª


    SB: It is good to have friends with connections and experience. It looks like Jing Man will make a new friend!

 CH 5

    Jing Man nodded his head and hmmed, but remembered that today¡¯s business was not socializing with strangers, so he nodded and stopped. He walked over to the shelves and started picking things out.


    Baby formula, bottles, supplements, toys, small clothes, bassinet, crawl mats, baby laundry detergent, baby shower gel¡­ seeing a wide range of goods made his head hurt. Jing Man really did not know anything about this and did not have time to do his homework in advance, so he could only throw everything he could think of into the shopping cart.


    From time to time, he also brought things to Xiao Jin¡¯s side for him to sniff and tell if he likes them or not.


    The father¡¯s posture and baby¡¯s posture was different, in fact, his heart was very bottomless.


    When Feng Huo finished buying what he needed, he came over and saw that Jing Man couldn¡¯t fit baby formula in a loaded cart, so he snorted. He searched the shelves and took a beautifully packaged can of baby formula with a little dragon on it and handed it to Jing Man, ¡°Your baby is less than a month old, right? You should take this kind of baby formula. This is the brand my little Ze has been drinking since childhood.¡±


    Jing Man raised his eyes and looked at this person with surprise. Just a moment ago, from a distance, he saw a clean face. Now, up close he saw his skin was snow white, his eyes were very bright, his shape was very good, face dotted with some small freckles, and looked very mischievous.


    However, it by no means went against his handsomeness score, and it was very attractive. His voice was also extremely nice, a refreshing youthful voice.


    Jing Man swept a glance at the other person¡¯s shopping cart. It was almost effortlessly loaded, with things well-organized. On the stroller¡¯s side sat a small, white-scaled dragon whelp. It was a good deal bigger than his own child, fat and very robust looking.


    He was an experienced dragon caretaker. Thinking of Dr. Lin¡¯s contrasting appearance and personality, Jing Man thought to himself that this might also be a dragon family thing.


    Without dwelling on it, Jing Man moved swiftly to change all the baby formula to the kind recommended by this person and smiled, ¡°Thank you, your little dragon is doing well.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay.¡± Seeing that he accepted his recommendation, Feng Huo¡¯s eyes curved. He seldom went out during the day because of his racial characteristics, but today his lover was away and Xiao Ze wanted to eat snacks, so he had to go out when he ran out of many things.


    The result was that when he went to find a child-rearing supplies store, there were couples, he was very embarrassed! Luckily, there was this little brother, who was so brave to go to the childcare store alone, which gave him a lot of courage!


    Of course, Feng Huo didn¡¯t even notice that Jing Man was in a bad mood and the air pressure was low because he couldn¡¯t understand the difference between the various baby shower gels. After seeing this little brother in trouble, he couldn¡¯t resist coming over to help.


    Jing Man coughed lightly with embarrassment and a blush on his face, extended his right hand and introduced himself, ¡°Hello, my name is Jing Man.¡±


    Feng Huo came over to shake his hand and introduced himself, ¡°Hello Jing! My name is Feng Huo, just call me Xiao Feng.¡±


    Jing Man nodded, lowered his eyes to look at Feng Huo, and asked in a small voice, ¡°Does Xiao Feng have time to help me see what I should buy for my newly hatched dragon child?¡±


    Feng Huo¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Sure!¡±


    In the past, it was always his lover who did the shopping, but he had done a lot of homework and was able to save a ¡®new father¡¯!


    With the help of the ¡®experienced¡¯, Jing Man¡¯s next shopping trip was much easier.


    Xiao Feng said what brand of things were good, he bought whatever, without blinking an eye.


    The shower gel, shampoo, and two-in-one wash that previously baffled him no longer mattered.


    On the way, Jing Man was secretly fond of Xiao Feng¡¯s push and pull stroller, a stroller that can follow the parents, and hurriedly ran off to buy one for Xiao Jin.


    Everything was going well until the checkout ¡ª


    The damn AI checked his account and said he was ineligible to buy, just like on the star network!


    Jing Man¡¯s shopping trip met defeat, unable to push two full shopping carts forward. The AI still did not relent when there were several couples in line.


    Only knowing to manage the situation, mechanical voice repeated: [No purchase eligibility, checkout failed. No qualification to buy, please change the product.]


    With several people watching, Jing Man said to the AI with a cold face, barely maintaining his composure, ¡°Please ask the human manager to come here.¡±


    He was very uncomfortable with the public¡¯s eyes on him.


    Feng Huo timidly tugged at his sleeve and whispered, ¡°Why don¡¯t I help you with the checkout? The Rose store seems to be very short of labor, I don¡¯t know how long we have to wait.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s eyes lit up, hurriedly thanked Feng Huo, and asked him to help him settle the bill.


    The first thing he did was to add Feng Huo¡¯s personal ID and transfer the money over.


    After saying goodbye, he didn¡¯t take two steps before Feng Huo caught up with him, ¡°Xiao Jing, you¡¯ve given too much money! There is an extra zero!¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not too much, just consider it for the hard work.¡± During the conversation, Jing Man put Xiao Jin in the new stroller, selected a few urgent things to carry in his hand, and prepared to have the rest delivered to his home.


    Feng Huo couldn¡¯t accept this result, he tugged at Jing Man, indignant, ¡°We¡¯re friends now, right? Just a small favor between friends.¡±


    Jing Man laughed lightly, dropping his head, his long eyelashes carrying a shadow. He used to have friends¡­ Unfortunately, they were the type to forget friendship for personal gain1, and wanted to kill him for his money. After that, he found that it was better to be alone.


    ¡°Dingdong¨C¡°, the star network showed that Xiao Feng transferred back all the money he gave more, not a penny less.


    Jing Man looked up slightly and saw Feng Huo frowning with displeasure, the little freckles on his cheeks very angry. The little white dragon in the stroller on the other side was already awake and looked confused, but after noticing Jing Man looking at him, he gave him a sweet smile.


    If you could raise such a child, his parents should also be good people, right?


    So, Jing Man put away the thorns in his heart against the stranger, pointed to the drink store on the corner, and softened his voice a bit, ¡°Xiao Feng, do you want to go for a drink?¡±


    ¡°Sure!¡± Feng Huo nodded his head forcefully, very surprised.


    It had been a long time since Jing Man had a face-to-face get-together with someone like this, and Jing Man was a little nostalgic when he sat down in his seat. He didn¡¯t talk to Feng Huo, regularly teasing the child.


    The three parts soft, seven parts shy Feng Huo took the initiative to open the box, he held his heart in his hands, ¡°I always thought a white small dragon is the most beautiful, I didn¡¯t expect light gold to not be bad either, very noble.¡±


    Jing Man nodded, and spoke proudly about Xiao Jin, ¡°I think Xiao Ze looks good too, my Xiao Jin is very sticky.¡±


    They chatted for a while and Feng Huo asked, ¡°Why are you not eligible to buy things? The kid is so old.¡±


    Jing Man froze, he felt that it was a bit too much to ask this question when they first met.


    It seems that Xiao Feng was really unversed in the world¡­ He said, ¡°I lost the egg serial number without entering it, so it¡¯s a lot of trouble to do the procedure, and I don¡¯t know how long it will take to get it done.¡±


    ¡°So¡­¡± Feng Huo thought for a while and suddenly his eyes lit up. He slapped the table happily and spoke sharply, ¡°If you are engaged in a profession related to young, you can have the qualification to buy baby items, the kind of qualification that can buy children supplies for all races! You can also get one!¡±


    It sounded slightly reasonable, but he guessed his son would be able to walk on the ground by the time he got the qualification.


    Jing Man smiled, ¡°Like a midwife? And a nutritionist?¡±


    Feng Huo laughed, ¡°What¡¯s good about it? You can¡¯t get a license for these professions for some time.¡±


    It seems he had another opinion.


    Jing Man rested his own cheek in his hand and asked with interest, ¡°So tell me, what should I do?¡±


    When it comes to what he¡¯s good at, Feng Huo¡¯s eyes widened a bit, ¡°Go live! An anchor is also a profession related to children!¡±


    The author has something to say:


    1. Feng Huo¡¯s race is not a phoenix! Little Feng is the nickname his husband gave him!


    2. Sky Blue Star does have a phoenix race.


    ¡ª


    SB: It is good to have sincere friends, isn¡¯t it?

 CH 6

    ¡°You mean to tell me to become an anchor?¡± Jing Man kindly shook his head with a laugh, but there was no malice. He also often watched others live on the star network, but always felt that the buzz was all theirs, and he did not have the talent.


    Jing Man was extremely good-looking, with bright eyes, white teeth and a great temperament. In particular, he had a pair of peach blossom eyes that hook people¡¯s heartstrings, smiling like sweet syrup.


    He was also quite tall, one meter eighty1 with wrists crossing the crotch line.2 From appearance alone, being an anchor was absolutely enough.


    But he knew his own character was no match. An anchor needed to maintain a persona for a long time and he was afraid he would not be able to.


    He remembered that before high school he had a good relationship with those around him, but in college, he had no one. Since then, the only ¡°friend¡± that could be considered a regular contact was the family¡¯s golden retriever, Big Bear.


    Jing Man enjoyed a solitary life and did not like to expand his social circle. Jing Man¡¯s personality was the result of his parents, who worked in the entertainment industry when they were young. They were a pair of talented and good-looking people.


    Later, one moved to commerce and the other went to politics.


    A life of toil, giving their smiles and companionship to outsiders. The only two things that proved they still loved each other was the natural childbirth marked on the family register and the inexhaustible money that arrived every month.


    Not knowing the reason for this, Feng Huo asked worriedly, ¡°Can¡¯t you?¡±


    He thought simply and straightforwardly, Jing Man needed to qualify to purchase children supplies, so let¡¯s get a qualification! It¡¯s the law, there¡¯s no reason to refuse!


    Jing Man took a sip with his straw and didn¡¯t say anything for a long time. He looked up at Xiao Feng, who looked puzzled, smiled and opened his mouth to explain, ¡°I don¡¯t cater to others, and I don¡¯t want to show my face. The next time I want to buy something, I¡¯ll see if there is anyone willing to buy it on my behalf at a high price on the star network.¡±


    Feng Huo frowned, no one¡¯s money comes from the wind! He said, ¡°It¡¯s not that complicated, you can livestream without showing your face or talking. You can just stream scenes of the kid playing by himself. The second form of children is the most healing and cute, many people like it.¡±


    This was interesting, Jing Man smiled and asked, ¡°Can this be done? Will the live streaming platform allow it?¡±


    He was only 20 years old, he did not even have a partner, and he wasn¡¯t interested in watching child care live streams before. He didn¡¯t know this section could be so Buddha-like.3


    Biting his lower lip, Feng Huo didn¡¯t know how to describe it, so he simply went on the star network and pulled up the screen to show Jing Man. The few rows of live streams that came into view, which were really scenes of young playing alone, the number of viewers was not low, each broke 100,000 viewers.


    A cat breed kneading a plush toy to get milk; a little aquatic mermaid swimming freely in the sea; a small, wooden treant spread out on the grass to sunbathe; there were even children in human form playing with blocks ¡­¡­


    Feng Huo clicked on these live streams and pointed Jing Man to the live chat.


    [Cats are so good, so cute ¡­¡­ little paws are blooming.]


    [When I was a child, I swam in the exact same stroke as the little fish baby, bringing up a big splash. I grew up and soon learned how to control the splash. You can do it, baby!


    [The day is already dark here, I envy the people who live in the tropics. I want to sunbathe! Saplings get more sun and grow taller!]


    Feng Huo, ¡°You see, people come to seek healing, usually of the same race to reminisce about their childhood. Of course, there are also other races. I heard that some people in love with other races will come to see what the other¡¯s second form is like. It¡¯s not as complicated as you think!¡±


    Jing Man asked, ¡°So the parents of these kids don¡¯t have to speak?¡±


    Feng Huo nodded, ¡°Yes, live stream children generally use cameras with nanny AI built in, and many parents go to work and can watch what their babies are doing through live streaming.¡±


    He didn¡¯t expect this section to really be so Buddha-like. Jing Man loved it and coyly showed a hint of interest.


    Feng Huo showed surprise, ¡°Then Xiao Man wants to come to the livestream platform I¡¯m in to sign up? I will be your guarantor, no need for review to join!¡±


    What?


    Jing Man turned his head and looked at Feng Huo suspiciously, ¡°You¡¯re a parenting anchor?¡±


    So he¡¯s waiting here, no wonder he recommended me to start a livestream! You¡¯re pulling my leg!


    ¡°Ah, misunderstanding misunderstanding!¡± Feng Huo hurriedly explained, ¡°I¡¯m a music anchor, specializing in singing! My little Ze seldom appears on camera¡­¡±


    He fumbled to his homepage and showed Jing Man ¨C


    ID: White Dragon¡¯s Nightingale, there¡¯s ten hundred thousand¡­ six million fans!


    Damn, I didn¡¯t expect you, this timid Xiao Feng, to be a big anchor behind the scenes!


    Jing Man was amazed again!


    But once he thought of Feng Huo¡¯s voice being so pleasant to the ears, he must also be very talented at singing, and he understood. He was embarrassed that he had thought out of the box. Jing Man¡¯s face was a shade of scarlet, and he put both hands on the table, resting his head on them, and raised his eyes to Feng Huo.


    His voice was soft, trying to muddle through, ¡°Then, then please Xiao Feng, help vouch for me¡­ thank you so much!¡±


    Feng Huo instantly felt this cool little Jing turned into a little child with wet eyes! He got excited and nodded happily, ¡°Yes! After signing the contract, I¡¯ll send you a camera!¡±


    Dazed and confused, Jing Man became a part-time parenting anchor under June Snow Entertainment.


    Knowing that he was not short of money, Feng Huo discussed with him and chose the most relaxing contract: seven hours of live streaming per week with no gift requirements.


    When he returned home, Jing Man saw Big Bear lying obediently at the bedroom door, seemingly guarding the baby eggs. His heart warmed and he let the dog in to play with Xiao Jin.


    After going through the app, he found that June Snow Live was quite interesting. It was directly bound to the mall, and it opened him the ability to buy baby items at will. There were even a number of exclusively designed limited edition child care supplies on the shelves. These items needed to use the anchor¡¯s popularity to buy exchange coupons, but a newcomer who just signed up was given an item exchange coupon.


    Jing Man happily chose a large capacity magnetic levitation crib, which floats in the air with secret technology, with its own cradle function. It could also accurately measure the temperature to remind that the eggs were going to hatch.


    Today, with Feng Huo, he showed Xiao Jin the bed from June Snow Mall. It was just right for his family¡¯s five precious remaining eggs!


    The next day, Jing Man was woken up by the phone and rubbed his eyes to see ¨C Garden Road Police Station. He hurriedly answered it.


    Dr. Lin¡¯s voice came through, ¡°Xiao Jing, the results of the other half of the eggs¡¯ genetic source are out.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, okay. Thank you, doctor!¡± Jing Man looked at the special bed for the dragon child he bought from Rose store yesterday. Xiao Jin was sleeping in a ball, leaning against the unchewed eggshell, his belly moving up and down.


    He was ready to get up and go tease the little baby dragon.


    Dr. Lin¡¯s next words froze him on the spot, ¡°The gene supplier is an encrypted informant, so we can¡¯t see the details. We can only conclude that it is a man based on his bloodline, and that he was under thirty years old when the gene was provided.¡±


    Jing Man was stunned, came back to his senses and asked, ¡°Doctor, can we contact this gentleman?¡±


    Dr. Lin, ¡°Don¡¯t worry yet, I¡¯ve sent a message to his personal terminal using the internal system and asked him to come to the Garden Road Police Station.¡±


    Things seemed a little complicated, Jing Man frowned and asked, ¡°Doctor, can you give me his contact information? I want to ask¡­ about the six children personally. To see if he knows what really happened.¡±


    Dr. Lin was silent for a long time, ¡°No, that¡¯s against the rules, and I can¡¯t see his terminal¡¯s specific account number.¡± Then added, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I didn¡¯t say the specific reason for summoning him, he shouldn¡¯t guess it was because of the six hatchlings, and seeing it, he will definitely come.¡±


    The author has something to say:


    Mu CangZhou: Ah-choo.


    ¡ª


    SB: The planet has a population of more than 100 billion (100,000,000,000)! Imagine how many subscribers a person can get within their own district!

 CH 7

    ¡°Sir, the QingYuan District is here.¡± The staff opened the egg-shaped transportation pod and woke up Mu CangZhou, who was wearing a sleep mask.


    ¡°Mn, thanks.¡± Mu CangZhou nodded and began to pack his things. Before leaving, he thought of Jing Man, who was now in his twenties.


    In order to not look like an old cow eating young grass1, he specially brought some more youthful and casual clothes. He looked like a young man who had just left college, although his eyes carried the stability and peace of having seen a thousand sails.


    The speed of the leap ship was so fast that everyone had to stay in the transportation pod to sleep on the way. After getting off the ship, Mu CangZhou stretched his muscles and took a few breaths of fresh air.


    He activated his personal terminal.


    An eye-catching message popped up ¨C [A summons message from Dr. Lin of the Garden Road Police Station, please go there as soon as possible.]


    Mu CangZhou frowned and ignored the message, the swindler was too ridiculous.


    The scammer should at least say the right profession. A hospital would say doctor, while the police station summons message should at least be sent by the auxiliary police. He looked down and recalled the address Jing Man had told him, which happened to be on Garden Road.


    It was a wealthy area, but he didn¡¯t think it was a secure place to live. It seems they cannot live here in the future.


    Mu CangZhou sent a video to Tian Yuan, the robot left behind in Tianhu District, to report his safety, and turned around to catch the through train to Garden Road.


    Three days had passed since Jing Man found Xiao Jin and the five eggs.


    Dr. Lin said the child¡¯s other father still did not respond to the message, called several times and no one answered the phone.


    Jing Man looked at Xiao Jin, who had grown fat and had gained a lot of presence in his hands, with a torn face.


    His heart was very conflicted, wanting to find the child¡¯s father as soon as possible. Figure out where the egglets came from and why they suddenly appeared in his bed¡­


    And yet, he also didn¡¯t want to find the child¡¯s father. If the other person really knew more information than he did, the man would use the right to know and take away the dragon child and baby eggs, leaving him with no one.


    He could not accept this in his heart, he and Xiao Jin were now very close! They were model father and son! And the remaining five eggs would occasionally move a little, to show Dad a sense of presence. This gradually built up a close father-son relationship, so he was very happy.


    Xiao Jin finished chewing the last piece of eggshell in Jing Man¡¯s hand and licked his mouth happily. He blinked his golden-brown eyes with vertical pupils at Jing Man and reached out to scratch his hand, his short tail wagging behind him.


    Jing Man smiled, ¡°Xiao Jin, do you want to sleep?¡±


    ¡°Ra -¡± the dragon child nodded and burrowed into Jing Man¡¯s hand, completely unaware that his father was no longer able to ¡®hold¡¯ him in one hand.


    ¡°Then, I¡¯ll take a nap too.¡± Jing Man simply hugged the dragon child and laid down on the bed. His eyes fell on the remaining nest of eggs. The warm daylight shining on the colorful eggs reflected the colors to the ceiling, and the sparkling appearance was beautiful, like a portal to a fairy tale world.


    ¡°Daddy.¡± In a haze, Jing Man didn¡¯t react when he heard a soft voice of a child.


    Unconsciously, he gathered Xiao Jin into his arms and continued his nap.


    Xiao Jin, who had mastered language after chewing on the eggshell, was overjoyed. He started to move his tender voice and shouted, ¡°Daddy, Daddy, Daddy¡­¡±


    This time, Jing Man woke up completely. With eyelashes trembling, he opened his eyes and saw the dragon child¡¯s mouth open and close, and the word ¡°daddy¡± came out of his mouth.


    Jing Man was so surprised that he sat up straight and gently moved Xiao Jin to and fro, ¡°Xiao Jin, you can talk now!¡±


    After that, he didn¡¯t forget to turn on the camera to record the moment.


    Xiao Jin blinked his eyes and smiled cheekily, ¡°Xiao Jin, daddy, talk.¡±


    Feeling strange, Jing Man tried a few more times and found that the dragon child was parroting what he was saying.


    It didn¡¯t look like he understood what he was saying.


    It was a little hard to figure out. He wondered if all egg-bred children were like this, after thinking about it he tapped Long Gui¡¯s star number.


    [Jing Man: Sister Long, Xiao Jin is talking today! #Video#]


    [Jing Man: But he can¡¯t seem to understand what he¡¯s saying, is this normal? qwq]


    Long Gui happened to be idly browsing the star network and returned the message in seconds.


    [Long Gui: Congratulations! Don¡¯t worry about it, it¡¯s all the same. The little ones will say what they can¡¯t understand.]


    [Long Gui: Mr. Xiao Jing, you can buy this voice package. It will teach Xiao Jin how to speak in a well illustrated way. #link#]


    After Jing Man thanked her, he hurriedly bought the voice package and installed it on the housekeeping AI. In a short time, a whole wall across the room turned into a teaching interface, and the AI began to guide Xiao Jin step by step on how to speak.


    ¡°Rawr ¨C daddy, Ra ¨C mommy¡­¡±


    Jing Man couldn¡¯t understand the language of the dragon child and was confused. But Xiao Jin seemed to understand the appearance, pricked up his ears and listened carefully, seriously following the learning material. When he stood up and looked like he was going to walk towards the wall, Jing Man hurriedly brought the stroller over and put Xiao Jin in it, letting him control his own direction.


    After patting his golden head, he was bored and opened June Snow Live.


    He gave himself a long ID: Baby¡¯s Breath and His Babies2.


    After that, he adjusted the nanny camera and pointed it at Xiao Jin.


    This was the start of the first live stream in his life.


    It was almost the weekend, and the message said that if he completed a live stream this week, he would be rewarded with a clothing voucher.


    Jing Man was very interested in the clothes that would make the little dragon child look like a golden retriever!


    After arriving at Garden Road, Mu CangZhou felt his stomach growl and remembered that he hadn¡¯t eaten properly today. When he looked up, he saw a restaurant called ¡°Long¡¯s¡± with nice decor, so he walked straight in.


    When he pushed the door, he heard a very soft and cute baby voice, Mu CangZhou lowered his eyes, feeling some envy.


    In his heart, he secretly decided to find Jing Man and his babies¡¯ information as soon as possible.


    It was very bad that he now heard the other child¡¯s voice and started to eat lemons3.


    When she saw someone coming, Long Gui put down her personal terminal.


    Mr. Jing sent her a link to the live stream, and she was happily watching the dragon!


    That said, this was also considered to be a dragon whelp that she watched grow up, hehehehe.


    Seeing that the visitor had a new face, Long Gui¡¯s heart was helpless. She explained for half a day what delicious food was in their restaurant.


    Alas, it delayed the time to watch the dragon for a while!


    Mu CangZhou sat in the window seat, while eating and watching the people come and go outside. He told himself that the security here seemed not as bad as he thought, and the passers-by all looked happy.


    After finishing his meal, he went to check out, and accidentally heard the voice on the front desk lady¡¯s terminal, the sound of a child following the AI word for word jumped out.


    It was really cute, but definitely not as cute as his own children.


    Today, he had found a random place to stay, but needed to find a place for sale. He had a hunch that Jing Man was definitely active in this area.


    The author has something to say:


    Please follow medical advice and go to the police station.


    You don¡¯t have to eat lemons.


    ¡ª


    SB: Did you notice Mu CangZhou sat in the same seat where Jing Man normally likes to eat?

 CH 8

    There were many people surfing on the internet, and one after another people rushed into Jing Man¡¯s live stream. Such a beautiful, little, light golden dragon child like Xiao Jin was rarely seen in the whole Sky Blue Star, not to mention the cutest hatchling stage. Anyone who liked western dragons couldn¡¯t help stopping here.


    Feng Huo gave Jing Man¡¯s camera its own filter, which could blur out the surrounding irrelevant items to change the scene, making the picture more clean and beautiful. It also effectively protected the privacy of Jing Man¡¯s home.


    Just seeing the image of dragon Xiao Jin sitting on a cloud, eyes wide open as he followed the AI, learning to speak. Seriously frowning, little claws in the air fussing, childishly reading, his tail from time to time swinging.


    The audience who came in was cured.


    [Sweet and Fragrant Osmanthus: This little dragon child learns things so fast! This fat dragon is really cute! #Gift: small snowflake x10#]


    [Damselfly: I remember when my son was young, he was not honest when he was learning to talk. He was always distracted by other things. Is the anchor¡¯s child really a dragon? It is said that a fierce dragon can be taken on from a young age? #Gift: small snowflake x3#]


    [Beautiful Eyebrows: How is this dragon child so beautiful?! Absolutely beautiful!!! Followed Followed! #Gift: Snowball x3#]


    [Silvergrass: I¡¯ve never seen this before. The anchor ID has ¡°babies¡± in it, does the family have several dragon babies? Team up to steal kids 1/100.]


    [Beautiful Eyebrows: I have an urge to buy lots and lots of gold and silver jewels for the little dragon child and build him a jeweled lair. The dragon roars! #Gift: Snowman x1#]


    [¡­¡­]


    Jing Man scrolled at the end of the terminal.


    The small snowflake seemed to be a free gift, and a viewer could receive one for ten minutes of watching, and could receive 48 of them a day.


    Other gifts were just purchasable items, ranging from 1 to 18888 yuan1. The cheapest was the snowball, while the most expensive was the snow mountain. A purchased gift of 10 yuan2 could be redeemed for a little popularity value, and one small snowflake could be redeemed for a little popularity value. The audience gave purchased gifts, which were split 50/50 with the platform and him.


    The dragon golden retriever costume he had his eye on sold for 500 popularity points.


    Instead of waiting for the audience to slowly send gifts, he might as well take the initiative.


    Jing Man sent out an announcement ¨C [I can¡¯t build a gem lair for my son, so don¡¯t break the bank and send gifts. Any melting, unwanted small snowflakes can be given to Xiao Jin, for his father wants some popularity value to buy him new clothes!]


    The audience was happy to see this line, you¡¯re an anchor not trying to make money? What about charity?


    But they also stopped their purchase hands and gave him the free small snowflakes they had saved before.


    [Sweet and Fragrant Osmanthus: Where are my little snowflakes? A big pile of small snowflakes like mine? #Gift: small snowflakes x22# Oh, it was all given to Xiao Jin.]


    [Silvergrass: I smell a rich person¡¯s breath, waiting for the anchor to buy a jewel nest for the small dragon. #Gift: small snowflake x7#]


    [Beautiful Eyebrows: As a western dragon, I cannot quite understand the anchor¡¯s idea, can buy gold and silver jewels, does it not smell good? Do not let me send, I prefer to send! #Gift: snowman x2, small snowflake x1#]


    [¡­¡­]


    Since that day in the Garden Road dispatch video, Tang Xiaoyu wanted to see the newborn dragon child again. She had an indefinable love for the little dragon.


    Her brother idly told her that dragon race genes were more powerful than the undead, and if they fuse genes to breed eggs, there was a high probability they would give birth to baby dragons. So, she blushed and accepted the confession of a handsome dragon boy.3


    The result was she found out his second form was an Oriental dragon with long stripes, and not what she originally thought. But the two were really happy together, so she did not cut off the relationship.


    Her boyfriend knew how much she loved western dragon whelps in her heart, and today sent over a live stream link of the child to her ¨C


    [Yu¡¯er4 my sister forwarded this little dragon child in the family group chat, very similar to the one you are talking about. #link#]


    Seeing this message, Tang Xiaoyu¡¯s heart didn¡¯t believe it.


    Seeing that the play count of that police dispatch video had broken 100,000, this live room had only 247 viewers, which is more significant?


    Definitely not the same child!


    When she clicked into the live room, her heart stuttered. The color of this little dragon was the same as the baby hatched that day. And he impatiently learned to speak, calling out words from time to time, the voice was the same as in that video!


    Tang Xiaoyu compared screenshots while watching the dragon child. The more she looked, the more she felt it was him.


    Her line of sight fell on the anchor¡¯s name, and her heart could not help but beat wildly.


    The babies, if this means 6, this was definitely the little brother who picked up the egg himself.


    Tang Xiaoyu threw out every single snowflake she had gathered to the anchor.


    Incidentally, the name of the live room was posted to the comment section of that police dispatch video.


    According to past experience, the police uncles would manage the comment section.


    If the name was still alive tomorrow, it proved to be the super-cute little golden western dragon!


    Mu CangZhou put his suitcase in the hotel, took a shower, but didn¡¯t blow his hair. He let the water drip from his hair and hazy moisture emanated from his body. It was a hot day at the end of July, and it didn¡¯t take long to dry.


    He set out to find a suitable listing on the star network. As soon as he logged on to the star network, an advertisement popped up in the bottom right corner ¨C [June Snow Live reminds you: there is a new live room nearby, click on it.]


    Mu CangZhou did not even give it a look, directly closed the ad, and began to fill out the willingness to buy a house.


    There was only one suite in the neighborhood that was turnkey, and it was a little old and not very big.


    But luckily, it was a single-family villa with a large yard. Anyway, it was a temporary transition, so Mu CangZhou was not picky and made an appointment to see the house directly with the AI.


    When he arrived at the place, he saw the villa next door, which was ten times more grand than the house he was going to purchase, which was called a garden house.


    Wanting to give Jing Man and his children the best environment, Mu CangZhou turned his head and asked the AI softly, ¡°Is the house next door for sale?¡±


    The small home buyer ball floating in the air turned around and made a mechanical sound: [Not for sale, the owner of that house lives in the house every day].


    Rivers were nothing to someone who has seen the ocean. Mu CangZhou raised his eyes and looked at the imposing next door again, envious.


    For the house for sale in front of him, it seemed only the greenery was better than others. It was built next to a castle-like house, like a servant building. The yard was full of weeds, two fruit trees were planted, and the shade of the trees was full of green moss. No one should have set foot in it for a long time.


    But, it felt slightly better when he entered the house.


    There was a housekeeper AI, there was also a sweeping robot every day, the decoration style was on the retro side, and the elderly must have lived in the house. The house was a small place, with three rooms, one kitchen and two bathrooms, and two floors.


    The agent didn¡¯t advertise the house, and there was no problem with turnkey.


    After negotiating with the home buyer ball and confirming that there were no vacancies nearby, Mu CangZhou sighed softly and signed the purchase agreement. He decided to stay in the hotel for now, buy some new furniture to be delivered tomorrow, and redecorate the place before meeting ManMan.


    Just as he walked out the door, a new [Garden Road police summons message] came in.


    Mu CangZhou thought: These con men are really persistent, I don¡¯t know what you can do to trick me to the police station ¡­¡­


    Since he had already arrived at Garden Road anyway, it was better to go to see what medicine these con men were selling.


    The author has something to say:


    Mu CangZhou: I want to buy the house next door!


    Jing Man: Don¡¯t even think about it!


    ¡ª


    SB: Mu CangZhou is awesome. He can buy a house on the spot!

 CH 9

    ¡°Dr. Lin, a man named Mu CangZhou said you sent him several summons messages. He¡¯s here now, come over quickly.¡±


    When she received the message, Dr. Lin was maintaining various medical instruments. She was stunned and didn¡¯t respond. The name was familiar, she did not remember where she had seen it for a while. But, recently she sent a summons message to only that person ¨C the other gene supplier of Jing Man¡¯s hatchling eggs!


    She hurriedly put down her things, called Officer Chen to go with her, and contacted Jing Man. Dr. Lin knew how complicated this case was and was curious about this person.


    It had been determined that Jing Man was pure human, that the children had another gene supplier, with at least six races in his blood¡­


    She had never seen such a person, for six races of blood to manifest in a person.


    From the beginning of egg breeding technology for the general public, scientists ruled not to create a strange, deformed second form. It specifically restricted gene expression, forcing the hatchling eggs to express only one gene.


    Raising her eyes to Mu CangZhou, Dr. Lin was a little surprised that this man was dressed as a thoroughly ordinary person, with short sleeves, work pants, and casual shoes.


    But that face was raw and impressive, especially the deep eyes that hid a sense of stability that had seen a thousand sails.


    It must be said that Mu CangZhou¡¯s being exuded a very special and attractive temperament. His wide shoulders and narrow hips, tall, and fit body wrapped in clothes, was better than the star police who stood in the front line.


    Now sure that it was the Garden Road police station who sent a summons message to himself, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart flooded with a thousand layers of waves and doubts.


    He remembered that he was once famous after he researched the technology of curing placenta bacteria twelve years ago. But he remained at the egg breeding base for various research, had no record of treachery, and did not come to the QingYuan District¡­


    He absolutely had no idea why he was summoned.


    Mu CangZhou lightly said, ¡°Hello, is it Dr. Lin? May I ask what is the matter of calling me here?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s a case that has something to do with you.¡± Dr. Lin made a gesture of calm. She opened the Star Police system and prepared to request an interrogation room.


    After filling out the information, a prompt appeared ¨C [Mu CangZhou is encrypted information, forensic scientist Lin Jiao is not qualified to interrogate, transferred to the police station AI ¡°Xinghai King¡± personally for interrogation.]


    This was something that had never happened since the opening of the Garden Road Police Station!


    Xinghai was the core of the Star Police system! It was too much to let the final BOSS interrogate! Dr. Lin was petrified in place and watched dumbfounded as the robot assistant scurried out.


    She invited Mu CangZhou respectfully to the only room without surveillance, and closed the door with a ruthless thud.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s expression completely vanished in front of her at once.


    Only then did Dr. Lin withdrew her eyes and muttered to herself, ¡°¡­ I remember where I¡¯ve seen this name before.¡±


    Last month, Chief Mu of Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base, researched and developed a technique to treat placenta bacteria. The star network was full of reports and good news.


    Chief Mu¡¯s first name ¨C it seems to be Mu CangZhou!


    Although, there was a possibility of renaming. However, the person with encrypted information not only made a great contribution to Sky Blue Star, but also all of mankind. She did not believe that there could be a second Mu CangZhou with encrypted information in the world! When thinking of a bigshot, this was the first name she thought of!


    In the past, Chief Mu had never released his personal photos or participated in public interviews. So, everyone defaulted him as a gentle, charitable, child-loving old professor who had dedicated his life and youth to the cause of raising eggs. The specific image should be white hair and a hunched back, but his weathered eyes were bright and hid great wisdom.


    After all, folk of all stripes wrote, painted, modeled, and created fan content1 with this image!


    Seeing this often, Dr. Lin also preconceived such a view.


    She never thought he would¡­ be so young, so tall and handsome! He looked like a model who ran down from the show!


    As a doctor, Lin Jiao revered all the great men who made significant contributions to medicine, and now knew that she was face-to-face with her idol.


    Dr. Lin roared madly in her heart like a vicious dragon, a thin layer of sweat erupted on her face. Her eyes fell on the interrogation room, and her mood could not be calmed for a long time.


    By the time Jing Man arrived with Xiao Jin, she was still absent-minded and did not have the energy to communicate with him right away.


    Jing Man expected to be alarmed and overwhelmed when the children¡¯s second father was found, but he was wrong. When he received the summons message from Dr. Lin, he actually felt a slight sigh of relief.


    There was a sense of excitement that he wanted to meet this man. If this matter was not solved, it would always hang in his mind. It made him feel like he had stolen the time he had spent happily with his children.


    Jing Man didn¡¯t delay for a minute, turned off the live stream directly, and took Xiao Jin to the police station. However, Dr. Lin seemed to have something on her mind today, just pulling him to the lounge and telling him to wait.


    He wanted to inquire about the news in advance but could not.


    After waiting for a few minutes, Dr. Lin was called away, leaving him here with Xiao Jin in the baby carriage. However, there was a big transparent window on the side of the lounge, which did not act as a partition at all, and he was even able to chat with the police uncles outside.


    As a good boy, Jing Man had never been to the police station except when he was doing his personal ID. Looking at the majestic officers and policewomen walking around, he was scared inside. To ease this nervous anxiety, he took the dragon child out of the stroller and placed him on his lap for gentle petting.


    It was well known that the stickiness index of the child, Xiao Jin, was close to becoming full.


    However, he was not obnoxiously clingy, and was content as long as he could see Jing Man in his sight. Of course, he was even happier to be held in the arms of his father to spoil him! At this point, he was holding Jing Man¡¯s hand with his tiny paws and scratching his dad¡¯s palm with his little claws.


    The work of the language pack AI was doing well.


    The dragon child had now learned a lot of vocabulary, just that his young voice could not speak long sentences in one breath.


    The desire to express himself surged, and he popped out one word, one word at a time, ¡°Xiao Jin, like, daddy.¡±


    Ooooooh¡­¡­ My son is so cute and creamy!


    It was like the heart was swept by a soft feather.


    Jing Man felt the impulse of swallows under the eaves desperately trying to catch insects and feed their young. After hearing the child¡¯s confession, he was filled with bubbles of happiness and a scarlet haze. He looked around, everyone was busy with their own business, and no one even put their eyes on him.


    So Jing Man gently picked up the soft, warm Xiao Jin with both hands and gave the dragon child a kiss on the forehead.


    Jing Man¡¯s peach blossom eyes were curved and full of affection, as if they could only hold his son, a small, pale golden dragon. His ears flushed rose, and he murmured, ¡°Daddy likes Xiao Jin, too.¡±


    When Mu CangZhou finished communicating with Dr. Lin, this was what he saw. He was even more youthful than the vigorous Jing Man in his memory, sitting in the rest area of the police station, hugging his eldest son as if no one was there, with a gentle smile on his face.


    In order to protect this picture, Mu CangZhou was willing to turn into a foolish ruler who loved beauty rather than mountains, using everything in his life to exchange. His gaze was heavy, and he walked towards Jing Man with his legs.


    The latter also turned around without a second thought, and their eyes locked.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s sparks were transmitted in an unlimited number of directions, but Jing Man did not perceive it at all, and this spark abruptly went out.


    After realizing this, Mu CangZhou froze for a second.


    He could see that Jing Man¡¯s expression was devoid of any emotion. It even looked like he was looking at a complete stranger.


    Mu CangZhou thought of what Dr. Lin had said in the interrogation room ¨C


    The informant woke up to find six eggs, was shocked, and immediately called the police.


    It turned out that the blood relative detector said that the six eggs were his, just as the dragon egg was hatching and the dragon child was very sticky to him.


    The reporter¡¯s heart was softened and he kept the children.


    In the past, Jing Man would smile when he looked at him, making him feel like a spring breeze, like drinking sugar water. And now, looking at the reaction, he really had amnesia, and could not remember him¡­


    In the short walk from the interrogation room to the lounge, Mu CangZhou¡¯s mind raced, thinking about many, many things. A few moments later, he was certain.


    Let the four winds blow as they may, for I will remain firm and stay.2


    Mu CangZhou first put away the love that was about to gush out of his heart. The option of boiling a frog in warm water was restarted. He walked up to Jing Man, hiding all his love, and stopped at just the right distance to not offend him.


    Mu CangZhou stood still and turned to Jing Man, who tilted his head in confusion. He tried his best to show that the ice melted into dew, the ice melted into water, the sea shell opened its mouth and revealed the tenderness of the round pearl hidden in its heart.


    All of a sudden, it seemed like a clear spring flowing over the mossy slippery rocks and great billows rolling up in white waves. A gentle and magnetic voice came into Jing Man¡¯s eardrums, ¡°Hello, my name is Mu CangZhou, the other father of the children.¡±


    Against the last warm, yellow light of summer, Jing Man felt that the man in front of him seemed a little familiar, a little warm, and a little hazy.


    Yet there was no hint of alienation or discomfort¡­ if he wasn¡¯t specifically here to steal the children, he might have been able to befriend him.


    Thinking of this, he gave a smile, peach blossom eyes evoking a pool of spring, just the right response to the man in front of him who had not crossed the line of tenderness.


    The eyes hid an imperceptible scrutiny, he said, ¡°What a coincidence.¡±

 CH 10

    One step away, Dr. Lin saw the two fathers of the children meet. Her heart stuttered and walked quickly over to them. Against Chief Mu¡¯s questioning gaze, she pulled Jing Man aside.


    To be honest, her knowledge of Mu CangZhou was still only an egg breeding base chief and the idol in her heart. The Xinghai AI pulled her into the interrogation room without saying anything, just letting her present the case.


    By the way, a wave of blood tests were made to prove that the six children were Chief Mu¡¯s biological children.


    After that, Xinghai sent a warning to her privately. She was seriously forbidden to reveal anything about Mu CangZhou to anyone, and directly withdrew the case, so that she would not interfere in this matter.


    This situation emerged, making her feel weird inside for a while and couldn¡¯t help but speculate what they had talked and negotiated about. Looking at Jing Man and Xiao Jin¡¯s intimate appearance, she was unable to think of how to comfort the young man for a while.


    Anyone with a discerning eye could see the close bond that arose between father and son.


    If Mu CangZhou was determined to take the child away, then Jing Man¡¯s chances of winning were slim, and the days after would not be too easy¡­


    Not knowing why, Jing Man followed Dr. Lin to the cubicle with Xiao Jin in his arms. He found that Dr. Lin seemed to have something to say, and her expression seemed to be awkward, but held back her words.


    To ease the atmosphere, Jing Man smiled and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Doctor, is there something wrong with that man? He looks like a handsome man.¡±


    Dr. Lin dropped her eyes for a moment, and when she raised them again, she was back to her serious, responsible, forensic image. She said, ¡°Mn, he is indeed the biological father of the children, as determined by the blood test machine. Due to confidentiality rules, I can¡¯t give you details about him, but he is a law-abiding person with no criminal record. You can rest assured of that.¡±


    Even his reputation was higher than 90% of the population of Sky Blue Star, but this sentence she could not say.


    Jing Man was puzzled, this talk could obviously be said in front of Mu CangZhou, why deliberately call him to the side?


    He asked, slightly nervously, ¡°How did the hatchling eggs appear in my house? Does he know the reason?¡±


    Shaking her head, Dr. Lin laughed and pushed the door open to end the conversation, ¡°You can talk about these issues in private, this is a civil dispute, not under the control of the police.¡±


    After coming out, Jing Man took a glance and saw Mu CangZhou still waiting here, smiling at him. Jing Man had a hint of embarrassment in his heart, squeezed the dragon child¡¯s little paw, and gave him an awkward smile and a wave.


    Since the official could not help him, he had to try hard on his own. He walked up to Mu CangZhou and extended an invitation, ¡°Want to go outside for a drink? Let¡¯s talk specifically about the kids.¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded and acted as if he didn¡¯t know, ¡°Sure, is this little golden dragon one of the kids? Oh yeah, I don¡¯t know your name yet.¡±


    Tsk, it looks like this person is like himself and doesn¡¯t know how the children appeared. Jing Man was inexplicably relieved. In his opinion, to ask such a question meant that this person doesn¡¯t know anything! Then he has no advantage of being informed! The children even met with him first!


    Xiao Jing won without a fight! He won!


    He joyfully ripped off the little golden dragon, who was stuck on him like a koala, and stuffed him into the stroller.


    The police station was really not a place to talk, and if they were to stay here, Jing Man would feel embarrassed to mention the little things in his heart. Proceeding to start packing, Jing Man squinted at Mu CangZhou, ¡°My name is Jing Man. Let¡¯s leave the police station first and then we can talk about the rest.¡±


    On the way, Jing Man secretly observed for a long time, Xiao Jin barely looked at Mu CangZhou, obviously not recognizing his other father!


    He was happy to find this out.


    When sitting down in the cafe and ordering drinks, Jing Man spit out the words he had been thinking about for half a day with a gulp. ¡°I don¡¯t know if the police uncles have told you about the specific incident. Anyway, the day after my twentieth birthday, I woke up and found six eggs, and called the police for a blood test and found that they were my biological children, and then I decided to raise them. This little, light golden dragon child is indeed the eldest son. He hatched the same day, hugged me and wouldn¡¯t let go, and was especially clingy to me. His name is Xiao Jin. Oh yes, the remaining five egglets in the house have not hatched yet. They are all of different races and their names have not been chosen. I have placed them well, you do not have to worry at all. I¡¯m very fond of the children now and would love to raise them to adulthood. I can make it up to you if you¡¯re willing to stay out of the way-¡°


    Jing Man looked at the balance on his personal terminal and continued, ¡°One hundred and twenty million.¡±


    This was all the assets he had saved on hand!


    Although the man across from him was elegant and calm, he did not look like a person who lacked money.


    But Jing Man understood that it was never a loss to try, so he looked at Mu CangZhou with wet eyes, hoping that he would make a statement and better disappear immediately with the stinking money.


    Mu CangZhou listened to Jing Man¡¯s reasoned speech and felt like his heart was being scratched by a cat¡¯s claw, itchy and hot. Jing Man was not a small-minded person, the meaning in these words was very straightforward, he could almost hear the sound of small abacus crackling.


    He first expressed his special connection and bond with the baby eggs. Then, he expressed his father-son bond with the older child and his love for the other children. Finally, he mercilessly dumped money, a lot of money!


    He was like a general dealing with the army himself!


    If the person sitting in this seat was not the Jing Man he had known for ten years, loved for seven years1, Mu CangZhou would never let go. If it were anyone else in the world, they would be happy to take the money and leave. They didn¡¯t do anything but give half of the genes and could get 120 million for nothing. This kind of good thing had never been done before or since!


    Unfortunately¡­


    Mu CangZhou was determined to join his family. He looked at Jing Man, smiled and nodded, ¡°Mn, I am clear about all these, and the conditions are tempting. But sorry, I still have to decline, I want to raise the children with you.¡±


    Hmm? You¡¯ve got a lot of nerve! Not expecting such a development, Jing Man frowned unhappily, ¡°No, no, I can do it alone. It¡¯s enough for the kids to have one father, too many of them will be too much for them to handle.¡±


    Mu CangZhou raised his hand to tease Xiao Jin twice and got a nudge from the dragon child in response. He said, ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be nice to have one more person who loves them? My job¡­¡± After a pause, ¡°I work as a professional midwife and spend my days helping people break the shells of their hatchlings, and I¡¯ve always loved little hatchlings. And I¡¯m taking a course related to hatchling nutrition, I¡¯m very good at raising kids.¡±


    As the head of an egg breeding base, this basic work he learned a long time ago. He really did not expect to be able to take out the weight at this time, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart thought that the world was unpredictable.


    Tsk, tsk, tsk, so it is.


    Jing Man refused to give up and said, ¡°Mr. Mu, you can also go find someone else to fall in love with, and then go to the egg breeding base to register to breed eggs. Go together with them to raise their children. There¡¯s no need to hang around us at all, there¡¯s a great forest waiting for you.¡±


    Mu CangZhou smiled lightly, raised his eyes and looked at Jing Man quietly, his voice was a bit husky and seductive. ¡°I don¡¯t know how long I have to wait to meet someone I can like mutually. ManMan, can I call you that? Speaking of which, you¡¯re the type of person I like. If I do breed eggs, I hope the other father of the children will still be you.¡±


    Ah, Mu CangZhou, what a brilliant move! This guy is a total trooper! He shamelessly started flirting with people so that he could raise his kids! Shame on you! Shame on you! If Jing Man¡¯s depression could be manifested, he could have flooded the cafe and let Xiao Jin sail on it!


    He was so ashamed and angry that his cheeks turned red. Jing Man stammered for a long time, and then came out with the words, ¡°Mr. Mu, behave yourself. A melon twisted by force is not sweet.¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded, ¡°Indeed, so ManMan cannot force me to give up these babies, okay?¡±


    Especially since I can¡¯t and won¡¯t give up on you.


    Neither of them would give in, and the scene was deadlocked. The coffee was refilled one cup after another, and the salted egg yolk croissant was eaten seventeen or eighteen times.


    Finally, it was dark.


    The twilight sank, the night light was lightly lit, and the summer breeze slowly flowed in the transparent and refreshing air. The store¡¯s waiter AI had begun to clean up, from time to time from the two ¡°passing¡± a little, silent glaring at them.


    The man across from him was so persistent, Jing Man gritted his teeth.


    It looks like his plan to get the children all to himself was in jeopardy, so he tapped the table to attract attention.


    Jing Man, ¡°How about this, let¡¯s draw up a relevant agreement first, and divide the baby eggs with whom. Right, and how we¡¯re going to raise the hatchlings afterwards, all in advance. Just one of those ¡°joint custody agreements¡± or something.¡±


    The man across the table smiled and nodded, resting his cheek with one hand, his eyes full of starlight.


    Jing Man opened a note and started to write.


    Jing Man, ¡°Let¡¯s see which daddy they like better when they hatch out, and let¡¯s put them on the family register according to their wishes and see whose surname they take. Until we each have three babies. You don¡¯t have a problem with that, do you?¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded, acting very reasonably, ¡°Yes, Xiao Jin looks more like you, Jing Jin also sounds good. After that, we will see the others.¡±


    Jing Man, ¡°I don¡¯t believe that Xiao Jin is an unsuitable formal name, but he and I are sure!¡± He continued, ¡°Oh yes, there is one more thing, even if the surname is divided, we as fathers cannot be biased. No matter who the six children are closer to, we have to give them the same fatherly love!¡±


    Mu CangZhou raised both hands and feet in agreement with this, and his eyes indicated that he should continue to draft this ¡°co-parenting agreement¡± which seemed absurd to the world.


    Jing Man thought about it and said in a serious tone, ¡°Another important point is that no matter if we both find someone afterwards, we cannot give up our children just because the other half does not agree. Otherwise it will hurt their young minds.¡± He patted his chest, ¡°I can guarantee with my personality that I can do this 100%. If you can¡¯t do it, you better quit now.¡±


    Mu CangZhou said to himself, You are the one in my heart, so don¡¯t worry about this at all.


    But he did not show it on his face at all, as if he had seriously thought about it before nodding heavily.


    They then had a decent discussion about how long to stay with the child each week; not to pick on the father-son relationship when the other father was not around; and not to interfere with each other¡¯s idea of child rearing, etc.


    By the end, the AI robot had thoroughly cleaned the entire cafe, and all the cups and cutlery were washed three times.


    The two finally signed the freshly minted ¡°co-parenting agreement¡±, put their fingerprints on it, and saved their pupil information.


    After such an exchange, Jing Man also had a clearer perception of Mr. Mu.


    He was a man who exuded a gentle, responsible and generous temperament from his bones, otherwise he would not have agreed to all the rude requests he made.


    Yes, a good man.


    Jing Man looked at the dragon child in the stroller, his eyes were closed, his stomach was heaving, and he was asleep. He put his index finger in front of his mouth, shushed, exchanged contact information with Mu CangZhou, and tiptoed out of the cafe.


    Standing under the streetlight, Jing Man glanced at someone, ¡°I¡¯m going to take a taxi home, where do you live? I¡¯ll give you a ride.¡±


    Mu CangZhou pointed in a direction, ¡°I¡¯m staying at a hotel today, it¡¯s not far away, I can just walk back.¡±


    Jing Man took a glance, ¡°Oh, that¡¯s the opposite direction, Mr. Mu, goodbye. Tomorrow I will send you the address of my house, you come to see the remaining five eggs.¡±


    Mu CangZhou gazed at him with downcast eyes, ¡°Okay, goodbye ManMan.¡±

 CH 11

    In the dim light of the night, Jing Man got out of the car and slowly pushed the stroller home. When he opened the door, he saw Big Bear lying at the bedroom door again like a guardian spirit. When he found his master back, he just tilted his head to look at him and barked twice as a greeting.


    He still refused to move from the bedroom door, and looked like he was going to defend his babies to the death.


    Jing Man¡¯s heart was warm and knew it wasn¡¯t a waste of time to love this dog. The eggs haven¡¯t hatched yet and he had transformed into a loyal dog. If he really had a sense of proportion, he would not hurt the children when he was not at home, then he could leave the bedroom door unlocked in the future. He still remembered that when the children were not yet here, every time he came home, Big Bear sat at the gate, waiting for his master with bated breath.


    But after having the baby eggs, this golden retriever seemed to have suddenly grown up to understand the general, not at all wild like before.


    He had such a warm-hearted temperament.


    In some ways, he loved the babies even more than Jing Man.


    After entering the room, Jing Man took the sleeping Xiao Jin out of the stroller. The little dragon child felt his father¡¯s breath and looked at him with half-closed eyes, mumbling something in his mouth.


    Jing Man just held a small ball of Xiao Jin, waiting for him to sleep again before putting him down.


    When he turned around, Big Bear was looking at the nest of eggs with his head tilted up, unable to take his eyes off.


    Jing Man walked over and lowered the position of the magnetic levitation bed so that Big Bear could also look at it levelly. Brushing his hands over the eggs one by one, Jing Man leaned over the golden retriever, whispering, ¡°Look, Big Bear, these are Daddy¡¯s babies, but they will look different from Xiao Jin after they hatch, so be prepared, don¡¯t be scared when the time comes¡­¡±


    Big Bear approached the nest of eggs, hanging its head and shrugging its nose, sniffing desperately. Then, he shoved his paw through the gap in the bed as if he wanted to touch the green treant egg.


    Jing Man slapped his paws away and raised his eyebrows, ¡°What are you doing? This is not a toy!¡±


    ¡°Ooooo ¡­¡­ woof ¡­¡­¡± Seeming to defend oneself and provide an explanation, Big Bear¡¯s face was anxious, and gave a small cry. He also used his head to arch Jing Man¡¯s hand, trying to get him to touch the treant¡¯s egg.


    Animals are indeed more sensitive than humans in some aspects, and Jing Man became alert to this unusual situation. He took the green egg out and nervously took the temperature monitor he bought from the Rose store and measured it. It showed that the eggshell temperature was normal, not rising, and should not be hatching.


    This was a relief. Jing Man put the treant egg back and rubbed the dog¡¯s head.


    Jing Man, ¡°Big Bear, don¡¯t be paranoid, he¡¯s not ready to hatch yet, you really scared me.¡±


    Before going to bed, he remembered the co-parenting agreement he signed today.


    So, he got up, took a video of each egg and dragon child, and sent it to Mu CangZhou.


    Mu CangZhou had just returned to the hotel and was having some heart palpitations. Before Dr. Lin sent him several summons reminders, he thought they were scams. He didn¡¯t take it to heart at all and thought about going in search of Jing Man himself.


    But having said that, the two spent all their time together in the transmigration world, and he had never remembered Jing Man¡¯s specific home address. To find him on his own was undoubtedly a needle in a haystack!


    And if he didn¡¯t figure out what¡¯s going on now at the police station, he would have definitely acted overly intimate when he met the twenty-year-old Jing Man.


    Imagine a man suddenly showing affection to a twenty-year-old fresh meat, saying: I am your future lover, you do not remember at all because of amnesia¡­


    That picture was too beautiful, he dared not look¡­


    If this really happened, he would 100% be treated as a psychopath and left with a bad impression as well! The two of them would be finished for life!


    They officially met in the year 3022, which was two years later. By 3022, Sky Blue Star¡¯s traversal technology was completely perfected. Sky Blue Star also successfully joined a certain intelligent galaxy and established the Sky Blue Star Fast Traveling Branch.


    At that time, the whole planet was abuzz with the selection of the first batch, the volunteers to go to the new world.


    Mu CangZhou was tired of egg breeding base life, made some significant contribution to humanity, enrolled and was bailed out. Jing Man, on the other hand, had just graduated from college and was somewhat interested, so his father passed on his volunteer spot to him.


    The first batch of volunteers consisted of 100 people.


    Among these hundred people, the system helped them both to draw each other. From then on, they became partners, shuttling between worlds to complete tasks.


    The type of transmigration was soul transmigration, and scientists used their body cells in advance to grow a body adapted to that world so that their minds have a place to land.


    The first world was called the Dragon¡¯s Realm, and the goal of the mission was to protect a certain kind of dragon race from extinction. The mission took about two years to complete.


    The two of them gradually became close friends in the company of each other.


    He clearly remembered that it was in the second world ¨C the Forest of Trees ¨C that the two were completely in love¡­


    By the time 3032 came, the two had known each other for ten years together. They completed six worlds of quick transmigration tasks perfectly. Finally, they decided to let the thrilling and exciting time first come to an end and take a long vacation.


    So, they decided to use the bodies of these six worlds and raised six egglets of different races.


    And then return to their original world ¨C the Sky Blue Star, to raise their children. But for some unknown reasons, the two did not return to the Sky Blue Star in the year 3032, but to the year 3020, when they still did not know each other.


    Mu CangZhou was helpless to be sure ¨C Jing Man somehow lost the memory of these twelve years and didn¡¯t remember himself at all. However, it was good that he still recognized the children.


    They had talked about this aspect before, and Jing Man said he was afraid of commitment and talking about the future when he was twenty years old. So, leaving the kids behind had gone against his character then.


    From this, it was clear that the Jing Man now was not the Jing Man who was only twenty years old, but his lover who had lost his memory of twelve years.


    Mu CangZhou was not sure if Jing Man¡¯s memory would come back, but it would be interesting to rebuild the emotional bond with him again.


    If Jing Man could remember everything, that would be great.


    But if Jing Man¡¯s memory was completely lost, he would forget these 12 years for the rest of his life. Then, Mu CangZhou would also have the sense to not mention it, just like him, forget all about it, and protect the children and their father wholeheartedly.


    When negotiating today, fortunately he reacted quickly. Otherwise, Jing Man would be frightened, and things would not end well.


    The show was complete, since he said he was a midwife, then he could only honestly be a midwife!


    Mu CangZhou leaned on the bed and opened his personal terminal, and flipped through the column of professional certificates for half a day. After that, he showed his Gold Midwife Certificate to the public.


    He opened the midwife website and started to register as a practicing midwife in TianYuan District. The process went very smoothly, he had a beautiful profile, filled out some forms, and was inducted without a hitch.


    Mu CangZhou chose to work at Garden Road, so if someone¡¯s egg was going to hatch nearby, the star network would push him to the parents of the egg. After doing this, Mu CangZhou cut to the message notification page and saw a somewhat familiar advertising message ¨C


    [June Snow Live reminds you: there is a new live room nearby, click on it to see.


    No, he understands the reason.


    The little golden dragon on the cover of the ad, why did it look like his eldest son?


    I can¡¯t imagine missing my son¡¯s live debut for the second time after I almost missed the police summons!


    Mu CangZhou was discouraged and entered the live stream room, which had long been off air to find out what was going on.


    Seeing the ID ¨C Baby¡¯s Breath and His Babies, he was instantly enlightened that this was really Jing Man¡¯s live studio¡­


    Suppressing the grumpy emotions in his heart, he gave the live room two of the most expensive snow mountains.


    He finally also felt addicted to Jing Man and his son, and threw money to become an ice king.


    Seeing the announcement that Jing Man wanted small snowflakes, Mu CangZhou again began to seriously hang around online for hours to receive many small snowflakes.


    During this time, many people poured into the inactive live room, saying that they had come to play cards and buy a house here.


    The amount of attention on Jing Man had been rising silently.


    After closing the live room, Jing Man was so busy that he didn¡¯t think to open it again.


    He didn¡¯t notice Mu CangZhou hit the money list at all, or even the wave of new fans.1


    The next day, holding Big Bear in his left hand and pushing the stroller with his right hand, he went ahead to dine at Long¡¯s restaurant.


    Long Gui, with her usual smile, took him into the private room.


    While waiting for Jing Man to order his food, she played with Xiao Jin for a while.


    After that, Long Gui raised her eyes and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao Jing, did you know that your live streaming room was on fire last night?¡±


    Jing Man looked at her with uncertainty, ¡°I livestream in the afternoon, but not at night.¡±


    Long Gui smiled, ¡°It seems you don¡¯t know hahaha. Last night, a tycoon gave you two snow mountains, opened the ice king annual fee, and attracted a lot of people to see the show.¡± Then, she tentatively asked, ¡°By the way, does Mr. Jing¡¯s family have six hatchling eggs?¡±


    When he heard the previous sentence, Jing Man thought that maybe the child¡¯s other father found his live room and came to play.


    A little gift was not a big deal.


    Only when he heard the next sentence did he start to be surprised and his eyes widened.


    Jing Man asked, ¡°How did you know?¡±


    Long Gui was surprised, ¡°It seems to be true! Do you remember on the 28th, Officer Chen from the Garden Road Police Station went to your house with Dr. Lin!¡±


    Ah! So this is the reason! Jing Man remembered, Officer Chen said, now the police information must be recorded and released to the public! He also did not have the heart to order slowly, directly applying the last menu.


    Then, he used his personal terminal to open his live room.


    A little bit in, he immediately saw last night someone named ¨C [Child¡¯s Father]¡¯s gift giving messages and becoming the ice king.


    He thought this behavior was strange and childish. Jing Man checked the follower count.


    His followers had risen to 57,392, and he remembered that he only had about four hundred when he went off air yesterday.


    And these fans didn¡¯t look like zombie fans at a glance, they were all alive. Then, he opened the message history, which was almost full of messages. After flipping for a while, he finally knew what was going on.


    A small group of people came to receive the snow mountain rewards and king¡¯s rewards for the June Snow live stream, the whole service announcement. Most of them came by the recommendation of a person called [Immortal Little Jade Rabbit], who had seen the police dispatch video on the 28th and was fascinated by Xiao Jin.


    Many people left messages confessing their love for the sticky father¡¯s Xiao Jin, and also asked about the other baby eggs. The wood has already become a boat2, this playful nature of the live room actually became a little hot, Jing Man tsked.


    With strong curiosity, he opened the official website of the Garden Road Police Department and searched for the police video. He was surprised to find that after only a few days, this video had more than 800,000 views!


    But put yourself in the shoes of a passerby.


    If there was such a rare and fresh, inexplicable, hot news of six race hatchling eggs, he would also want to see the excitement. After thinking about it, Jing Man crinkled a pair of peach blossom eyes and took Xiao Jin out of the stroller.


    The dragon child, who had started to consume powdered milk, smelled very good with a sweet milk scent. As always, he loved his father¡¯s touch, and after being touched he happily burrowed into his arms.


    ¡°Daddy hugs, Daddy hugs Xiao Jin.¡±


    After Mu CangZhou walked into the restaurant he found yesterday with his suitcase, his ears were sharp when he heard what sounded like his oldest son¡¯s pouting voice. After listening carefully, he found that it was indeed Xiao Jin!


    His eyes widened slightly and he was quite surprised.


    It turned out that the number of times he missed Jing Man ¡­.was more than twice, plus Long¡¯s, it was more than three!


    Long Gui saw the fresh-faced customer from afar hear the voice of the dragon child and was going to rush into the private room, and hurried to speed up the pace. Her tone was serious to the front, blocking his figure, ¡°Sir, there are people here, I¡¯ll take you to change seats.¡±


    As a result, Mr. Xiao Jing in the room heard the noise and looked at the door to take a peek.


    After seeing the visitor, he opened the door and said with a smile, ¡°Ah, Sister Long it¡¯s fine. This is Xiao Jin¡¯s other father.¡±

 CH 12

    You should know that Jing Man settles two out of three meals a day at Long¡¯s and never looked at the amount of money he spent. His personal spending at Long¡¯s could be ranked in the top ten of the entire store.


    So, Long Gui secretly felt that she and Mr. Jing were very familiar and saw each other every day as friends. Watching him dressed handsome all day long, holding the big, strong, golden retriever, coming and going as the wind rolls!


    And she also once felt that Mr. Xiao Jing was a lover of home, and would stay as a bachelor. Even during summer vacation, he did not go anywhere.


    But recently¡­ she began to suspect that Mr. Xiao Jing was completely different from what she imagined! Clearly, there were two faces now!


    First, she did not know where he got such a cute, sticky, western dragon child that captured the hearts of people. Then, he abruptly opened a live room and exploded on the Internet! And finally, informed her that he was a couple with an outsider that no one had ever seen before! Publicly came out of the closet!


    In short, Long Gui¡¯s worldview collapsed¡­


    She raised her eyes towards that private room with eyes full of reverence. Oh! Right, there was one more thing!


    She moved quickly to open her personal terminal, flipped through the video [Immortal Little Jade Rabbit] recommended, and fixatingly watched floppy newborn Xiao Jin and the other five eggs, the corners of her eyes flashing envious tears.


    Mr. Xiao Jing¡¯s family clearly had a nest of eggs, all a completely different kind of race!


    Wait, then how did he¡­ manage to eat at Long¡¯s every day?! Long Gui clasped her hands and thought. As far as she knew, in order to breed their own brood, they needed to stay at the egg breeding base for at least a week or two.


    And there was no egg breeding base near Garden Road! The closest egg breeding base was in the other direction of the QingYuan District, on Flowering Bush Road.


    A day¡¯s round trip was not enough time!


    Mr. Xiao Jing is so awesome? You can have a good boyfriend and multiple children without having to leave home and stay in the neighborhood? What ordinary people can¡¯t even think about, he did successfully. It¡¯s scary.


    What was the original image of Jing Man? Long Gui couldn¡¯t remember any more.


    The impression she had of Jing Man went straight from being a dashing bachelor to a tall, powerful, successful man with children.


    Thinking of this, Long Gui¡¯s eyes were filled with envy toward the private room.


    She raised her head, gaze cast elsewhere, afraid that if she looked again, she could not help but change back to her original form, filled with envy and jealousy as her dragon body wrapped around the column.


    Jing Man did not know how much of a psychological impact his simple words had on the dragon sister outside the door.


    Jing Man watched as Mu CangZhou entered the private room and sat down in a seat opposite of his own position. Mu CangZhou looked at the menu and asked, without raising his eyes and in a natural tone, ¡°ManMan, what did you order?¡±


    Jing Man thought about it and replied, ¡°Sliced boiled pork, sweet and sour pork ¡­¡­¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded, ¡°Then I¡¯ll order a few more, let¡¯s eat together. Hmm¡­ stir-fried shredded potatoes, mapo tofu ¡­¡­¡±


    At the end, he looked up to Jing Man and smiled, ¡°By the way, no green onions and garlic, but more ginger.¡±


    Hearing this, Jing Man¡¯s eyes lit up, he did not expect the child¡¯s father and his taste to be the same! He said in an excited tone, ¡°I don¡¯t eat onion and garlic either, but I like ginger! I¡¯ve never met anyone with the same taste as me, what a coincidence.¡±


    Mu CangZhou just smiled and didn¡¯t say much.


    The meal was enjoyable for both of them, and for the first time, Jing Man was so happy to sit at a table with someone he was eating with. The table was full of one¡¯s favorite dishes, but also catered to the somewhat odd tastes of others. And Mu Cangzhou eating was also very disciplined, only eating on his side, and would not fight for side dishes.


    After the meal, Mu CangZhou ordered another milk cake.


    Jing Man laughed and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you full yet? I¡¯m bursting.¡±


    Mu CangZhou shook his head and raised his hand to pick up Xiao Jin, who had been peeking over the stroller wall, ¡°I¡¯m full, here¡¯s something for Xiao Jin.¡±


    Jing Man was a little surprised, ¡°I looked it up on the star network, they say the babies can¡¯t eat until they¡¯ve been hatched for ten days, this isn¡¯t even ten days yet, is it?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s actually counted from the time the eggshells are chewed.¡± Mu CangZhou explained to him, ¡°It¡¯s true that the hatchlings can only drink milk after chewing eggshells, but after three days of milk, they can eat a little bit of supplementary food.¡±


    ¡°So that¡¯s how it is.¡± Jing Man nodded his head frequently and listened very well.


    Soon, the milk cake came up, creamy white and palm-sized, a whole block, dotted with freeze-dried strawberries and grounded into a light red powder. Long¡¯s milk cake was made from goat¡¯s milk, beaten into a light mousse and pressed into milk bricks with a container.


    It melted in your mouth, sweet but not greasy, and tasted like a mouth full of milk flavor, with pink, sweet and sour freeze-dried strawberries. It was everyone¡¯s favorite dessert.


    Xiao Jin had never been interested in what his father ate so far, and only knew that things that smelled like milk were his own food. This time, when he smelled something sweet and not powdered milk, he immediately started to be unsettled.


    ¡°Xiao Jin eat, Xiao Jin eat.¡± The dragon child couldn¡¯t sit still in Mu CangZhou¡¯s arms, waving his claws in the air and scratching, his eyes fixed on the milk cake, and his mouth was chanting.


    Mu CangZhou tried to soothe him with a soft voice, but Xiao Jin didn¡¯t give him face. He used the brute force of a dragon and was about to break free from his embrace and climb onto the table.


    The contrast with the good and soft, clingy look in Jing Man¡¯s arms was stark.


    To be honest, Jing Man had never seen Xiao Jin¡¯s eyes in a hurry, so he felt it was a novelty and opened the video of his personal terminal to start recording. He smiled and pushed the plate over there, ¡°Mr. Mu, feed him quickly.¡±


    ¡°No, he has to be good.¡± Mu CangZhou¡¯s tone was slightly cold, his brow slightly furrowed. He would not allow his child to become like this for a mouthful of food, it was undignified. He pushed the plate away and looked down at Xiao Jin.


    He patiently taught, ¡°Xiao Jin, you can¡¯t be like this when you eat. It doesn¡¯t look good to climb onto the table regardless, and there is oil and stains on the table that will stain your clothes. You be a good boy, let father feed you, okay?¡±


    Xiao Jin understood the words by themselves, but Father Mu said the whole paragraph in which he only understood a few words. He only felt that this father did not like himself and did not give himself good food, and his heart began to feel aggrieved.


    The struggle was more aggressive, almost tearing Mu CangZhou¡¯s sleeve. The corners of his mouth were pitifully skewed, and his eyes were watery as he looked at Jing Man, calling out to him for his dad.


    Seeing this scene, Jing Man was anxious and couldn¡¯t sit still. He felt that Mu CangZhou was not aware that the child was about to cry and still had an intimidating, dark face.


    It has only been a few days since it was hatched, what does he know?


    He slanted a glance at Mu CangZhou, surrounded by low pressure to go over, ¡°Give me Xiao Jin.¡±


    Mu CangZhou thought the child¡¯s manners had not been taught well, the matter was not over, and reflexively retracted his hand back.


    ¡°You give me my son!¡± Seeing his action, Jing Man was immediately upset.


    Yesterday, he signed an agreement with me in a cordial manner, but today he was doing something like robbing a child? What kind of person is that? His tone was slightly elevated and his face was cold.


    Sensing that Jing Man was unhappy, Mu CangZhou reacted. He didn¡¯t know how to explain, so he hurriedly handed Xiao Jin, who was going to cry, over. Xiao Jin, as if this child had magical power, was immediately obedient in Jing Man¡¯s arms.


    Just now, the little tender face with grievance, fear, and unhappy emotions was all gone.


    The sweet and lovely side of the head nestled in Jing Man¡¯s arms, limbs and tail were free to stretch out, trying to enjoy the embrace of his father.


    Even the milk cake on the table, which almost caused him to turn against his father, seemed to have little temptation. This left Jing Man with the impression that Xiao Jin was as good as a kitten in his own arms, but why did he seem to be biting in Mu CangZhou¡¯s arms?


    Xiao Jin was so small, he didn¡¯t know anything, it must be Mu CangZhou¡¯s fault! He grunted at the man and began to ignore him.


    He petted Xiao Jin twice on the head, lowered his own head, and kissed him on his little dragon horns. Then, he pulled the milk cake toward himself, dug a mouthful with a small silver spoon, and tasted it himself.


    The taste was fine, then he gave a mouthful to Xiao Jin to eat. Xiao Jin was very good at eating! What¡¯s wrong with that?


    The father-son relationship here was very cordial. Over there, Mu CangZhou vaguely felt that he was sitting on the bench.


    However, he didn¡¯t know what the reason was.


    When Jing Man had almost finished feeding Xiao Jin, he raised his eyes and gave Mu CangZhou a look. The good feeling that the two were suitable meal partners wore off, only feeling that this was the big evil person who was trying to steal his babies.


    He sounded cold, ¡°Mr. Mu, I can¡¯t agree with your concept of raising a child, but the co-parenting agreement says that everything is subject to me. If you don¡¯t approve, we¡¯ll break the agreement today.¡±


    Mu CangZhou was aggrieved, ¡°Hmm? I didn¡¯t ¡­¡­¡±


    Without giving him a chance to argue, Jing Man put the dragon child carefully into the stroller and repeated, ¡°To listen to me or not to listen to me?¡±


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°Listen to you, but if he does not develop good habits ¡­¡­¡±


    Jing Man scolded how this person was too much, casting an unfeeling eye over a knife, ¡°What are you doing, worrying about trivial matters? Xiao Jin is quite obedient now isn¡¯t he? Don¡¯t be mean to him when he misbehaves. Do not come up and reason with him, okay?¡±


    After hearing these words, Mu CangZhou realized that he had just missed the point.


    The flame immediately extinguished, he nodded honestly, ¡°Yes, you¡¯re right, I was thinking wrong.¡±


    Seeing his good attitude in admitting his mistake, Jing Man finally calmed down as well.


    Xiao Jin had only been in contact with him before, and he was very well behaved.


    He also didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Jin would have the appearance of a grumpy little dragon when he came into contact with others.


    Perhaps ¡­¡­ he doted on his child a little too much maybe.


    The days ahead were long, and it was really important for Xiao Jin to learn how to integrate into society. He also took a step back and softened his tone a bit, ¡°When he knows more, I¡¯ll, we¡¯ll teach him dining etiquette, and certainly not become a naughty child.¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes were like stars, nodding his head.


    Walking out of Long¡¯s restaurant, Big Bear kept looking up at Mu CangZhou, as if asking who this man holding him was. The two no longer mentioned what happened at the dinner table, and tacitly agreed to make a fresh start on following whoever¡¯s child-rearing policy.


    After walking some distance, Jing Man remembered something and asked Mu CangZhou, ¡°By the way, Mr. Mu you did not live in this neighborhood before, have you figured out what to do afterwards?¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded, joking with interest, ¡°I set the scope of midwife work in Garden Road. I¡¯ll help deliver all the babies in this area, and the children will definitely feel very dignified when they find out. I also bought a small house to settle here in the future.¡±


    Jing Man understood, it seemed that he did not take this as a joke, he really intended to move the nest for the children. So, he was also in a nervous mood, raised his eyes and asked Mu CangZhou, ¡°So is Mr. Mu free now, to go to my house?¡±

 CH 13

    However, this visiting trip ended up being an appointment. The two had not gone far from Long¡¯s when Mu CangZhou¡¯s personal terminal alerted loudly ¨C


    [Urgent request for help: The hatchling eggs of Ms. Tan¡¯s family on Garden Road are entering a dangerous period of hatching and urgently need the help of a midwife.]


    The work pattern of a normal professional midwife: let the parents calculate the hatching date in advance, and then make an appointment to go to. Home. Service.  However, Mu CangZhou¡¯s earlier certification was much more powerful, a gold midwife qualification that was much harder to obtain.


    When he registered for the job on the star network, he didn¡¯t look carefully, but the system automatically checked the box ¨C accepting emergency midwifery jobs in the Garden Road area. Mu CangZhou accepted the job. His egg breeding base chief temperament came back to his body, and he became serious and tense.


    He reached out to stop a cab and looked back at Jing Man with slightly apologetic eyes and a soft tone, ¡°ManMan, I¡¯ll come to you after I deliver the baby, okay?¡±


    ¡°Huh? Okay!¡± Jing Man¡¯s hands trembled with nervousness as he saw this kind of situation for the first time. Hearing Mu CangZhou¡¯s calm and serene voice, he hurriedly nodded his head, his heart thumping.


    The scene of Xiao Jin¡¯s hatching seemed like yesterday, and Jing Man clearly remembered how nervous, scared and helpless he felt at that time, and how he wanted to pick open the eggshell instead of the dragon child.


    Now the nervousness and fear fell on the other parents, and it was good that Mu CangZhou could help them! Of course he had no reason to interfere.


    Jing Man took Big Bear and asked for Mu CangZhou¡¯s suitcase. He said, ¡°Mr. Mu CangZhou, you should go now, don¡¯t delay. I¡¯ll carry the suitcase for you, contact me when you¡¯re done.¡±


    Jing Man returned home and took Xiao Jin out of the stroller to rub.


    ¡°Daddy.¡± The dragon child didn¡¯t know what was going on, but after being put on the bed, he immediately kissed with affection and nestled in his dad¡¯s arm to be pampered.


    The sunlight cast in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the dragon child¡¯s pale golden scales as if in a faint glow, extra bright and beautiful. The voice was like a basin of warm water that slowly flowed into Jing Man¡¯s heart and calmed him down.


    Jing Man stroked the tip of the dragon child¡¯s tail twice and the corners of his lips unconsciously curled up, ¡°Xiao Jin, your father is doing something very powerful right now.¡±


    The dragon child didn¡¯t understand what he was talking about, so he nodded facetiously, giggled, and pouted as he tried to get into his father¡¯s clothes. He thought it would be better to get into his shirt and then show his head through the collar! That would be the most fun, just like Xiao Jin wearing his dad¡¯s clothes.


    It was a short break.


    Jing Man remembered his business and found the language AI, so Xiao Jin could continue to learn. He went over to the nest and picked up the unhatched hatchlings one by one to check them out.


    Although it was unclear, Jing Man was confident that his babies were healthy! They will be born soon! Not knowing how long Mu CangZhou would be busy, he was bored, poured some warm water, and wiped the eggshells one by one.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s midwifery skills were solid and could not be compared.


    It took only half an hour to help the hatchlings break their shells, and the rest of the hour was spent teaching the terrified Ms. Tan, a first-time mother, some things about raising hatchlings. When he was done, he looked at the coordinates sent over by ManMan and fell into silence.


    This address was familiar to him¡­


    Only a wall away from the small house he bought.


    It was a complete surprise.


    Jing Man¡¯s house was just like the big castle that he envied for half a day before and couldn¡¯t wait to buy it! At the thought of this, Mu CangZhou curved his lips and smiled lightly.


    At that time, he did not know that Jing Man had lost his memory, and he thought that if he found Jing Man, the two of them would move away from Garden Road and use this small house as a temporary residence.


    Now things had gotten a lot more complicated, and he was afraid he¡¯d have to live there for a long time! He also happened to be neighbors with the 20-year-old Jing Man, what a trick of fate!


    When he heard the strange knock on the door, Big Bear barked twice at Jing Man. He rubbed his paws on the ground and pounced on the front door, making a loud noise to attract attention.


    ¡°Coming.¡± Jing Man shouted as he put down the warm, smooth eggs of his young.


    The sound was not only a reminder to the person outside the door, but also to Big Bear to stop making noise. Pulling open the door, he saw Mr. Mu standing outside the door, in a good mood.


    Guessing that this assisted birth must have been successful, Jing Man was relieved and hurried to call him in. He pointed to the master bedroom on the second floor and said embarrassingly, ¡°That¡¯s my bedroom, the baby eggs and Xiao Jin are living with me, so it might be a bit messy in there.¡±


    He was just thinking of asking the father to come and see the babies. How could he forget that the babies lived in the same room as him! Mr. Mu had to enter his own private area when he came to see the children!


    No one had ever come to his bedroom before, and the thought of it brought a rosy tinge to Jing Man¡¯s ear tips.


    Following Jing Man into the bedroom, Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes lit up. The personal style of this room was so strong that he could tell what kind of person the owner was at a glance. Clean, bright and full of white and blue objects, many small things were very warm, but definitely not cluttered.


    There were traces of Jing Man¡¯s life everywhere.


    There were pictures of Jing Man as a child, his paintings and awards he won when he was in school on the table. There was a glass cabinet with many of his favorite plastic figures. The language packet AI lessons were projected onto a whole wall, where Xiao Jin was learning and reading along, with a very serious attitude.


    Jing Man was completely unaware of what Mu CangZhou was thinking while looking at the bedroom where he lived. He walked to the crib, hooked his hand towards Mu CangZhou, and showed like a treasure, ¡°Mr. Mu, the rest of the children are here.¡±


    The five eggs were usually in a messy, disorganized pile, but Jing Man had just wiped them with water, so they were now flattened out there to dry. Unknowingly they formed the shape of a five-colored plum blossom, which was beautiful.


    He saw Mu CangZhou¡¯s long fingers caress the baby eggs one by one, the corners of his lips lightly hooked, praised, ¡°You placed them very well, I have never seen this kind of magnetic levitation crib.¡±


    Jing Man smiled and scratched his head, ¡°I redeemed it on June Snow Live. It seems that it is not sold anywhere else.¡±


    Speaking of this, Mu CangZhou showed a puzzled look and asked, ¡°ManMan, are you short of money? Why do you want to live stream?¡±


    The reason was something Jing Man himself felt ridiculous when he thought about it.


    But he hadn¡¯t done anything wrong, so he said honestly, ¡°The store wouldn¡¯t let me buy child supplies, and Xiao Jin didn¡¯t have a serial number, so I couldn¡¯t register. I met a friend who told me that I could buy child supplies if I became a parenting anchor.¡±


    Mu CangZhou let out a sigh, leaving aside the egg serial numbers, he hadn¡¯t yet figured out how to tell Jing Man where these kids came from. So, he deliberately took a video of the egglets and sent a copy to the Tian Yuan robot far away at Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base. He barely said, ¡°No wonder you wrote in the announcement that you wanted little snowflakes.¡±


    Jing Man laughed and teased, ¡°That [Child¡¯s Father] is you, right! Don¡¯t give me a gift in the future, I¡¯m embarrassed by the gifts going in vain.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Mu CangZhou picked up the eggs and observed them one by one, looked down and said to Jing Man, ¡°ManMan, the treant egg is about to hatch, at most, only a few days left.¡±


    Jing Man frowned, somewhat unconvinced. The other eggs would occasionally move to show their presence, but this green one, he could guarantee, had never moved! He took the thermometer and looked at the results with wide eyes, ¡°It¡¯s true, it¡¯s a little higher than the other eggs, but only 0.1 degrees.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll stop working for the next few days and concentrate on waiting at home for him to break his shell.¡± Mu CangZhou opened his personal terminal and set it up.


    It was good to have a professional on the side, Jing Man turned his head and asked, ¡°By the way, Mr. Mu, is your home far away, is it convenient to come over? Do you want me to reserve a room for you?¡±


    ¡°Uh.¡± The knife finally cut down. Mu CangZhou felt a little heavy on his feet as he walked to the window and pointed to the servant building of the castle next door, ¡°¡­That¡¯s the house I bought.¡±


    ¡°Hmm? When did it go up for sale?¡± Jing Man took a look and was very shocked.


    The house next door had been vacant for seven or eight years. He was greedy for the land, and wanted to buy it to build a large swimming pool, but did not hear the news that it had been listed for sale. He didn¡¯t expect to be cut off by Mr. Mu now!


    Mu CangZhou was afraid that Jing Man would think he was investigating his personal information and cause an unnecessary misunderstanding. Mu CangZhou hurriedly explained, ¡°I¡¯m not sure about this, when I searched, there was only this house for sale near Garden Road, there was no other choice.¡±


    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay.¡± Realizing that he was overreacting, Jing Man stopped thinking about the (non-existent) pool. After a while, he said coyly, ¡°Actually, it¡¯s good for us to live close to each other, so we can still play together when the kids are separated.¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes closed slightly and he didn¡¯t say anything.


    After seeing the young eggs, he did not linger, said he had to go pack, directly carrying his luggage out as he said goodbye.


    The next few days, the two got along as ordinary friends. They occasionally met on the street at meal times and would go to Long¡¯s together to eat a meal, as a pair of unaffectionate meal partners.


    When Mu CangZhou was free in the afternoon, he would come to his house to cultivate a relationship with the five eggs and Xiao Jin.


    Xiao Jin was learning from the language packet AI, and his words were getting more and more smooth. He also directly transformed the big words ¡®dislike father¡¯ from silent resistance action to ¡®childish words¡¯¡­


    Every time, Xiao Jin said, ¡°I don¡¯t want father to hug me, I don¡¯t want father to kiss me, Xiao Jin only likes Dad.¡±


    Jing Man sheepishly gave Mu CangZhou a good face, and then fumblingly proved that he did not teach the child. Jing Man thought that this kind of life would continue and was quite happy. He was afraid that Mu CangZhou had a little something in mind behind his back; then he was afraid that he didn¡¯t care about the child and he was angry when he saw it.


    This just right degree was difficult to control, but he was indeed the best parenting partner he could accept.


    Day by day, until August 6th¡­


    Jing Man found that just as Mu CangZhou said, his second egg ¨C the green egg with traces of leaves and rain on its shell ¨C was silently making a clicking sound from its shell.


    It was ready to break its shell and meet the new world.

 CH 14

    As soon as he noticed the movement of the second child, Jing Man rushed to the window and shouted, ¡°Old Mu, the second child is about to be born!¡±


    Within a few minutes, Mu CangZhou suppressed his excitement and arrived at Jing¡¯s house with the tools and instruments to assist the birth. The two of them worked together to move the second child, who was making loud noises, gently yet quickly from the suspended bed to the big bed.


    Lest the magnitude of his hatching movements would be too great and affect the other four youngsters.


    This egg was slightly larger than the other ones, green and always emitting the vitality of plants. Jing Man felt that he could smell the faint scent of the forest through the shell. The little one inside seemed to be in no hurry to come out, breaking the shell slowly and methodically.


    He chiseled the egg shell for a while and rested for a while.


    Jing Man didn¡¯t understand why. He remembered that Xiao Jin made a lot of noise when he broke the shell, and it didn¡¯t take long to break the shell from the inside, revealing the spider web pattern on the top.


    Now the little treant, as if undecided where to burrow out, made a faint ¡°kara-kara¡± sound, one moment under the eggshell and the next halfway up the shell. If he didn¡¯t put his strength into one place, he wouldn¡¯t be able to break the shell.


    Mu CangZhou saw the curiosity on his face and explained, ¡°The treant usually breaks the shell from the bottom and then puts roots in the egg shell to absorb the nutrients slowly, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Hearing this, Jing Man suddenly realized and laughed a little. He had looked up a lot of treant¡¯s characteristics in the past few days. This was indeed said by many people, and he forgot about it in a moment of nervousness.


    Seeing everyone gathered around, the small pale golden dragon child playing on the side began to wonder. He put down the toys in his hands, walked over at a steady pace, and skillfully got into Jing Man¡¯s arms. Pointing to the green egg on the bed, he asked, ¡°Daddy, is my younger sibling coming out?¡±


    Xiao Jin had finished learning all the lessons of the language pack AI in the past few days, and could make some short sentences by himself.


    Jing Man helped Xiao Jin sort out his clothes, and the toys and supplies he exchanged from the June Snow platform arrived, so he was dressed like a little furry golden retriever, which was especially cute.


    Jing Man nodded, his peach blossom eyes filled with joy, ¡°Yes, didn¡¯t I tell you? Your sibling is a treant.¡±


    Mu CangZhou looked at his eldest son and seized the time to teach, ¡°Xiao Jin, when the second child is born, you will be their big brother. Take care of them and love them, and of course they will love and respect you.¡±


    ¡°Big Bear is my big brother!¡± Xiao Jin glanced at Mu CangZhou and made a face for Jing Man where he couldn¡¯t see him. Then, he turned his head to look for the golden retriever, and found that the dog was not around. Pulling the corners of his mouth to pull Jing Man¡¯s collar, ¡°Brother is gone!¡±


    Only then did Mu CangZhou realize that something was wrong. The dog, who was usually wildly cheerful and warmly welcomed guests, was nowhere to be seen. Before he could ask, Jing Man smiled and said, ¡°My parents have a golden retriever named Jing Xiang, and the two dogs are a pair. They see each other every once in a while, and today my dad was home and picked Big Bear up early in the morning.¡±


    At these words, Mu CangZhou was surprised. Jing Man seldom mentioned his family to him before, and every time he did, the expression on his face would change slightly, showing his displeasure.


    He didn¡¯t expect the twenty-year-old to not care about this, it seemed that at this time this was not a taboo topic. He wanted to know more about Jing Man¡¯s family, but now that the second baby was hatching, it was not a good time to gossip.


    Seeing that the second baby hadn¡¯t moved for ten minutes, Mu CangZhou put on his stethoscope, applied it to the eggshell, and began to do an examination.


    Seeing Mu CangZhou start to use the instrument, Jing Man was a little nervous, ¡°Is everything okay?¡±


    Mu CangZhou made a gesture of calm and listened carefully. After a while, he smiled, ¡°The second baby has drilled a hole at the bottom. It should be almost drilled out, but we can¡¯t see it.¡±


    In that case, then for a moment he did not dare to move, Jing Man hugged Xiao Jin and walked to the side to check the camera¡¯s video situation. He saw that half of Mu CangZhou¡¯s body was in the camera and thought, not okay, we can¡¯t let this good-looking man steal the thunder from the kids!


    While Jing Man was debugging the camera, the second child secretly completely chiseled under the eggshell. The little treant timidly stretched out only a small, few centimeters long, arm made of wood, groping the quilt.


    After finding that they couldn¡¯t feel anything, they let out a soft sigh. The hand retracted, extending a longer flowering branch, slowly exploring outward, and finally impartially wrapped around Mu CangZhou¡¯s fingers.


    The native form of the treant was not like a tree, more like a finely carved puppet figure, what was more special was a flowering branch that could extend from anywhere on the body.


    This flowering branch was as long as the entire wooden figurine, and could be shifted and moved at will according to the intention.


    At the egg breeding base, Mu CangZhou had delivered many young eggs, including many of the treant race. He should not be so nervous.


    However, when his fingers were grabbed by the young branch of his second child, his forehead still indisputably seeped out a thin sweat, and his body froze, fearing he would do something wrong to make their flowering branch hurt.


    Although, he knew clearly in his heart that this branch was completely plant, just like ordinary people¡¯s hair or nails. It didn¡¯t matter if it was bumped and broken, or if the flower wilted off, the treant wouldn¡¯t feel pain and it could grow back.


    However, he still couldn¡¯t help but feel the tip of his heart trembling, couldn¡¯t help but feel pain from the thought of hurting his little baby¡¯s first flowering branch wrapped around his fingers.


    He quietly put his wrist over, and let them wrap around him.


    ¡°ManMan, come here.¡± His voice was very low, with a smile.


    Jing Man studied the camera for half a day and found that it seemed too intelligent.


    No matter how he adjusted, it focused only on Mu CangZhou and would not change to where he wanted. Hearing the sound he walked over and saw such a scene.


    A thin, about ten centimeters, pink and white flower buds from a reddish-brown peach blossom branch, from the broken bottom of the lime green eggshell was wrapped around the man¡¯s wrist loosely as if he wore a special garland.


    He squatted down and gently stroked the flower branch, pretending to count there, ¡°One, two, three, four, the second baby has grown four flower buds.¡±


    Mu CangZhou smiled, ¡°Generally, the flowering branches of treants are three or four flower buds, and will become more later.¡±


    During the conversation, Xiao Jin discovered this new thing without noticing. He leapt out of Jing Man¡¯s arms, pulled the flower branch from his father¡¯s wrist and brought it to the tip of his nose to sniff it, and tried to chew it in his mouth, almost knocking off the second child¡¯s eggshell.


    This action scared the little treant in the eggshell, and they took control of the flower branch to shrink back into the eggshell, and then refused to move again.


    From then on, they began to pretend to be a ¡®vegetable.¡¯


    They were so close! The second child was almost ready to break out of its shell!


    Jing Man could not calm down. He suppressed his anger and picked up Xiao Jin, who had grown to the length of his arm. He looked directly into his golden brown eyes, and his tone was serious and unquestionable, ¡°Xiao Jin, is this how you treat your younger sibling? Big Bear didn¡¯t bully you as an older brother?¡±


    Seeing this, Mu CangZhou pulled on his sleeve, ¡°Hey, it¡¯s okay. Don¡¯t worry, the second child will come out later.¡±


    Xiao Jin did not understand what he had done wrong, his father had clearly said that his sibling was a treant, so what did they have to do with a branch! Yes! The branch was resting on his father¡¯s wrist, so it must be his father¡¯s fault! He added another stroke to Mu CangZhou in his heart.


    ¡°Xiao Jin did not, did not bully his sibling.¡± The dragon child raised his eyes to his father, his voice indignant.


    He also argued, Jing Man hated to continue to educate, ¡°If you did not bully your sibling, then why did you pull their branch? If your paws are itchy, go pinch a toy.¡±


    At this, Xiao Jin stopped pouncing, turned his head to look at the green egg, eyes complex, ¡°The branch is my younger sibling?


    Jing Man, ¡°Of course it¡¯s your sibling, sticking out of their eggshell, what is it if not your sibling? Look how you scared them, they went back into their egg.¡±


    Well¡­ That was indeed a mistake on his part. Xiao Jin lowered his head in shame and looked like he was at your disposal, whispering, ¡°Daddy, I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good to know that you¡¯re wrong. Don¡¯t bully your sibling again.¡± The good little dragon was the one who could change his ways. Seeing that he was going to cry, Jing Man was also a little intolerant, he put him down and stroked him twice on the head. Softening his tone, ¡°Xiao Jin, go apologize to your sibling, and then persuade them not to be afraid and to hatch out early, okay?¡±


    The dragon child nodded and agreed, crawled over and looked at his father and dad, and raised his paws, signaling them to stay away.


    After the two left, Xiao Jin muttered to the discouraged second child, his voice was so small that it was inaudible.


    Jing Man could faintly hear: daddy, father, ra, very good, delicious¡­


    All the words the dragon child couldn¡¯t say were replaced with ¡®ra¡¯. Jing Man smiled helplessly, he did not think the tree baby could understand the dragon¡¯s mutterings. However, Xiao Jin was actually a good lobbyist, and it wasn¡¯t long before the two fathers watched as the second child slowly extended the flowering branch from the breach under the eggshell. They also showed their tiny log-colored right hand and began to pull at the edge of the eggshell.


    Both fathers and big brother cheered on the second child and watched them stop and rest.


    After the little tree completely crawled out of the eggshell, looking at the small wooden body and face, which was somewhat similar to Jing Man and Mu CangZhou, the boulder in Jing Man¡¯s heart finally fell.


    The second child was a humanoid, but a wooden humanoid, less than fifteen centimeters in size, surrounded by a light wood color, like newborn tender bark, bright and smooth. They were so timid that they hid behind Xiao Jin and peeked out their head to see their fathers.


    The unscrupulous father squinted his eyes and glanced somewhere and asked Mu CangZhou in his ear, ¡°Is the second child a son or a daughter? I can¡¯t tell.¡±


    Mu CangZhou laughed a little and followed his example by coming close to his ear and his hot breath swept over. The low voice came into Jing Man¡¯s ears, ¡°Look at the flower branch, they are a peach tree sub-race, regardless of gender.¡±


    Jing Man raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°What about when they become human?¡±


    That¡¯s a bit exciting.


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°Even when they become human, they will be gender fluid.¡±


    Gender fluidity was something Jing Man had heard of before, sometimes male, sometimes female, can be male or female! The second child was both!1

 CH 15

    Jing Man looked at the little tree person for a while and asked, ¡°What is a good name for our second child?¡±


    Although his eyes did not fall on Mu CangZhou, this sentence was obviously asking him.


    The two of them had previously discussed when they made the co-parenting agreement that the children would take the surname of whoever was closer to them.


    Mu CangZhou lowered his eyes, as if he also remembered this agreement. A few moments later, he said, ¡°Let¡¯s start with a nickname, there¡¯s no rush.¡±


    That¡¯s true, he was the one who was in a hurry. Jing Man suggested, ¡°How about following Xiao Jin¡¯s name and calling them Xiao Mu or Er Lin?¡±


    Before Mu CangZhou could say anything, he saw the little pale golden dragon on the bed turn sideways, revealing his brother¡¯s full face. Tilting his head towards Jing Man, his claws rested on the broken pieces of eggshell, his tone was salivating, ¡°Daddy, does ZhiZhi want to eat the eggshell?¡±


    ¡°Of course ZhiZhi wants to eat it, don¡¯t touch other people¡¯s things.¡± Jing Man looked back at Mu CangZhou and saw the approval in his eyes.


    The little name ¡°ZhiZhi¡± was really much better than his own.1


    He sat on the ground level with the two children, peach blossom eyes gazing at the wood-colored little child, surprised that such a cute little creature was actually a child of his own bloodline.


    Unlike Xiao Jin, who clung to him directly after hatching, ZhiZhi was now as quiet and silent as they were in the egg. Not sure if they were shy or hated or feared himself, Jing Man held his breath and looked nervous as he slowly reached his hand over. His bony hand was warmed by the daylight, as if he was holding a ball of sunlight.


    The branch full of peach blossoms was slowly transferred into Jing Man¡¯s hand.


    ¡°ZhiZhi, I am daddy.¡± Jing Man stroked the second child¡¯s peach blossoms and patiently introduced himself, ¡°This one on the side is your father. You are the second child of both of us, Xiao Jin is your brother. Oh yes, Big Bear will be back tomorrow, he is your dog brother.¡±


    ¡°Big Bear is counted as a son now, right?¡± During the conversation, Mu CangZhou also sat down.


    The two followed Xiao Jin¡¯s example and rambled on and on, speaking to ZhiZhi, gradually familiarizing them with their scent.


    The little treant was still silent, but the emotions in their eyes rose and fell, and gradually relaxed. A peach blossom branch rubbed against Jing Man¡¯s hand for a while, and then slipped into Mu CangZhou¡¯s hand.


    Xiao Jin was very resourceful and coincidentally sat in front of Mu CangZhou¡¯s hand, using his body to block his father¡¯s contact with his brother.


    He still clearly remembered the scene when his father did not give him food, his brother just hatched, and couldn¡¯t not eat! As the older brother, only he could save them!


    Due to the second child being born after the dragon child, his heart matured a bit, and the relationship with his father became better.


    Jing Man¡¯s peach blossom eyes were blooming with laughter, very satisfied. He took Xiao Jin¡¯s coveted eggshell and placed it next to the little treant, ¡°ZhiZhi, be a good and eat the eggshell.¡±


    ZhiZhi showed a dumbfounded expression, holding the eggshell over and opening their mouth to take a bite, but nothing came off. They dropped the egg shell fragment and spat it out twice, sulking.


    Mu CangZhou laughed at this, ¡°Treants use their roots to absorb nutrients, ZhiZhi grow some roots.¡±


    Roots?


    ZhiZhi understood, they put their palm on the eggshell and began to try to absorb the nutrients into their body through the ¡®roots.¡¯ When they tasted it, ZhiZhi was very surprised, and their little face showed an insatiable expression, and in a short time they absorbed a small piece of the eggshell.


    After watching the second child eat in a special way for a while, Mu CangZhou remembered something. He whispered to Jing Man, ¡°ManMan, I¡¯m going home.¡±


    As soon as Mu CangZhou stepped out of Jing Man¡¯s house, ZhiZhi, who was eating dutifully, sensed their father¡¯s departure.


    The expression on their face became frantic. They dropped the eggshell, stood up on their two small wooden legs, walked on the bed, wanting to get down, and cried out with a wail. This was the first time the child made a sound, and Jing Man didn¡¯t expect them to start bawling.


    Seeing this, Jing Man and Xiao Jin looked at each other in confusion, their mood was also nervous.


    Jing Man hurriedly held the second child over to comfort, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with ZhiZhi? It¡¯s okay, don¡¯t be afraid.¡±


    In his head, he did not combine the two events of Mu CangZhou leaving and ZhiZhi bursting into tears, and secretly guessed that the little treant had absorbed too much eggshell and was not feeling well.


    ¡°ZhiZhi, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± The dragon child looked at his brother being intimate with his father and felt some envy. So, he came over and hugged his father¡¯s arm, rubbed his cheek, and finally made a strong effort to squeeze his body into his father¡¯s embrace.


    When Mu CangZhou arrived at Jing Man¡¯s bedroom with the clothes he bought for the little treant, he saw this scene ¨C


    Jing Man looked tense and hugged the two children, unable to comfort them.


    ZhiZhi had tear stains on their face and their eyes were tightly closed as they whimpered in their father¡¯s arms. Xiao Jin also had a bitter look on his face, curling the corners of his mouth, his brow furrowed tightly.


    He really can¡¯t imagine what happened in these few minutes, obviously just now was very happy. Mu CangZhou frowned and asked, ¡°ManMan, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Jing Man was also confused and unsure, ¡°ZhiZhi seems to be unwell.¡±


    ¡°Let me take a look.¡± Mu CangZhou came over and found the tiny body trembling slightly, their brow furrowed and looking very weak.


    ¡°ZhiZhi?¡± He gently touched the treant on the face.


    The latter smelled their father¡¯s scent, their eyes swished open, and the peach blossom branch at his side quickly hooked his sleeve and shot up.


    This image was somewhat familiar.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart sank, remembering something that happened a few years ago in the second world ¨C the Forest of Trees.


    Not quite the same as the wooden humanoid of the Sky Blue Star, the treants of the Forest of Trees leaned a few degrees deeper into the trees. In other words, they were more like some kind of trees that were able to communicate and think.


    Although they were able to become human, except for the flowering period when they fell in love, they preferred to live in their original form with their roots intertwined in the earth and their leaves held in the clouds.


    Treants in love were also simple. Together with the selection of a piece of water and fertile feng shui, they would live together. They would tangle their roots together and birth more children.


    In the Forest of Trees, each newborn little treant would have an invisible bond with their parents. This bond was invisible and colorless, easily untraceable, but it was the bond that sustained the life of a young treant, and if it was broken, the young would die.


    His and Jing Man¡¯s mission in that world was to replace several children¡¯s parents¡¯ tragic death and establish a life-bond with them. It was also a period of extremely quiet and peaceful life, which allowed the two to gradually become friends towards each other.


    At that time, Jing Man¡¯s second form was a peach blossom tree¡­


    Mu CangZhou was afraid that ZhiZhi had inherited that part of the genes of the treants of the Tree Forest, and had tied the life bond that linked their fathers to them.


    So just now, when he walked away, ZhiZhi felt unwell, and began to cry.


    Mu CangZhou was not very worried about this because as soon as the little treant was a month old, this bond would break itself. During this time, he, Jing Man and ZhiZhi, the three of them would have to be inseparable.


    But¡­


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s gaze fell on Jing Man, this guy now had amnesia, and he did not have a very good explanation.

 CH 16

    Sensing that ZhiZhi had stopped crying as soon as Mu CangZhou returned, Jing Man¡¯s gaze shuttled back and forth between the two, as if in thought. He asked Mu CangZhou, ¡°What did you do just now?¡±


    The latter was burying his head in thought about how to talk about living together, and said absentmindedly, ¡°I went home to get the little clothes I bought for them.¡±


    ¡°Oh yeah, you¡¯re a midwife, you can buy as many baby supplies as you want!¡± Jing Man laughed and pretended that nothing had happened, ¡°So what are you waiting for? Let¡¯s get their clothes on.¡±


    There was a rustle, and ZhiZhi was put into a soft, light, white one-piece baby outfit. The little one secretly touched the clothes with their hands and found that it was not very tasty. So, they gave up and sat with their head cocked and yawned in Mu CangZhou¡¯s hand.


    Jing Man had the intention to verify his heart¡¯s suspicions, so he opened his personal terminal to order food, ¡°Let¡¯s eat at home tonight, I¡¯ll order a take-out.¡±


    In a short time, the take-out arrived, and Mu CangZhou took the initiative to go downstairs to get it. After he left, Jing Man held ZhiZhi, his eyes unblinkingly observing the little treant.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s first foot left the room, then the second foot and ZhiZhi¡¯s face suddenly changed, eyes full of panic, trembling, and began to look all over the room. It turned out that it was not a coincidence that they would be afraid as soon as Mu CangZhou left.


    Seeing this scene, Jing Man suddenly became enlightened.


    Just as Xiao Jin began to cling to himself frantically as soon as he was born, this child seemed to have more affinity with Old Mu¡­


    His heart was slightly sour when he thought about it. Blood ties could not lie, and he loved ZhiZhi, who could bloom and smelled of grass. But, as the co-parenting agreement said, parents could not interfere with their children¡¯s nature and choices.


    When Mu CangZhou came back with the take-out, the sun had gathered its last light and the house was dark.


    Jing Man didn¡¯t know why he didn¡¯t turn on the light, but his whole body was stretched out in a big figure lying on the floor, and it was hard to see his expression. Xiao Jin shrank at his neck, and ZhiZhi was lying on his belly.


    ¡°ManMan! What¡¯s wrong?¡± Fearing that he was sick, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart suddenly clenched.


    He ran quickly to turn on the light. The room was once again illuminated, and Jing Man felt his eyes stinging a little, so he raised his wrists to cover them. His voice was slightly hoarse and nasally, ¡°ZhiZhi seems to like you more, you take them to raise.¡±


    So, you can¡¯t let the child go? Mu CangZhou was relieved and found it interesting. He had never seen Jing Man do such a nonsensical thing, and thought about it and also followed to lie on the carpet. It wasn¡¯t icy, but it was a little chilly. He turned his head to Jing Man, ¡°I won¡¯t take them away.¡±


    Jing Man was surprised, in his mind the two were just foster partners before the babies were all hatched.


    When the babies were born, it was time for one person to take their three children and go their separate ways for good.


    ¡°Hmm?¡± He turned to Mu CangZhou with wet eyes, wondering what the man was talking about.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s throat rolled as his gaze traced Jing Man¡¯s similar, yet somewhat younger, features to his lover¡¯s. He closed his eyes slightly, ¡°I will not take any of the children without your permission.¡±


    The child is mine, and so are you.


    Thinking it was just for show, Jing Man withdrew his gaze and slowly rose from the ground with the two sleeping children in his arms.


    Jing Man, ¡°Let¡¯s eat first.¡±


    Long¡¯s did not provide take-out service, so dinner was bought from another restaurant. Jing Man poked it with his chopsticks, feeling little appetite.


    Mu CangZhou sensed it and asked, ¡°You don¡¯t believe me?¡±


    Jing Man shook his head and just smiled.


    Mu CangZhou was in a hurry and blurted out, ¡°Then let¡¯s live together.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Jing Man had a question in his eyes as he pondered the possibility.


    Since they met, Mu CangZhou had given him the impression that he was gentle, calm, and knew how to behave. This statement would obviously ruin the current simple and ordinary friend relationship, not like him.


    Since he said that without thinking, Mu CangZhou regretted it for a moment. He was afraid that his fire would burn too much and scare Jing Man.


    Who said warm water boiled frogs? How could he directly think about entering the house? The result was not quite what he had in mind.


    Twenty-year-old Jing Man actually did not feel that he was too much and leave the table.


    When he thought of a possibility, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart warmed up.


    He said stiffly, ¡°May I? ManMan.¡±


    Jing Man looked at Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes and thought hard. Finally, he realized that it seemed like a very good suggestion!


    First of all, the children would not be separated from him, and secondly, he could learn more about what the child¡¯s father really looked like under the mask of his smile. Furthermore, he didn¡¯t feel so attached when the child wasn¡¯t born, but now his breath was going to freeze at the mere thought of being separated from ZhiZhi.


    The idea that Mu CangZhou had been suffering in silence from a life separate from the dragon child made him feel even worse.


    Today, it was time to end it.


    His face blossomed into a smile, like a spark on a burning flame, hot and fleeting. Jing Man said, ¡°Yes, you can stay in the room next to mine.¡±


    With great joy, Mu CangZhou immediately agreed, ¡°Okay!¡±


    He didn¡¯t know what was going on in Jing Man¡¯s little mind. But, he hoped from the bottom of his heart that this cohabitation would last until the day when the invisible bond between him and ZhiZhi disappeared after a month.


    After the meal, Mu CangZhou was ready to go home to get some toiletries, but then remembered that neither he nor Jing Man could leave ZhiZhi. So with some difficulty he said to Jing Man, ¡°ManMan, I¡¯m going home, can you bring the kids with me?¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡± Jing Man had no doubt about it. He didn¡¯t realize that if Mu CangZhou and ZhiZhi alone had a relationship, he wouldn¡¯t have to join at all¡­


    The next day, Jing Man was a bit confused when he heard footsteps outside the door, Big Bear was clearly not home. Only when he heard the faint sound of Mu CangZhou talking to someone did he realize that he was not the only one in the house now.


    Wearing his pajamas, he sleepily pulled the bedroom door open a crack to see what was going on. Coincidentally, Mu CangZhou spotted him and their eyes locked. Mu CangZhou generously showed what was in his hand. The delivery bag was filled with all kinds of seasonal vegetables and what seemed to be raw meat.


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°ManMan, the stove works, right? I¡¯ll let you try my cooking today.¡±


    Jing Man was surprised. The stove at home had not been used for a long time, ¡°Alright.¡±


    By the time Jing Man finished washing up and helping the two waking children to clean up, Old Mu had already finished cooking breakfast. When he saw him coming downstairs, he immediately greeted him.


    The food on the table was not much, but there was enough for the two of them to eat. Jing Man saw that there was also a bowl of tender egg custard, which he thought was for Xiao Jin to add to his meal.


    Under Mu CangZhou¡¯s expectant gaze, he took a small spoon and scooped up a bite of the skinny egg congee.


    It was salty and tasty, with two kinds of small dishes on the side.


    A bowl of thin congee warmed his stomach, and could mobilize his good mood all day. He bit into the fresh shrimp pancake, which was fried golden brown on both sides and made his fingers tingle. Jing Man¡¯s eyes widened in surprise as he nodded at Mu CangZhou with the pancake in his mouth.


    Whenever he bit into the sweet shrimp meat, he was as happy as if he had won the jackpot!


    Jing Man did not hesitate to praise him, ¡°Old Mu, I did not expect you to have this skill!¡±


    Mu CangZhou pursed his lips and smiled.


    Not every transmigration world had take-out to order and restaurants to order from. So, the person who first became interested in cooking was Jing Man, but he had trouble controlling the heat and always came up with some strange recipes, and they had run out of food every now and then.


    So, Mu CangZhou had to take the lead.


    The result was¡­ he had talent for this.


    Jing Man put down his chopsticks after two tastes, ¡°Old Mu, you eat first, I¡¯ll feed Xiao Jin the egg custard.¡±


    The man who used to be 100% compliant with his wishes now seemed to have developed a backbone in vain.


    ¡°I already ate two bites when I was cooking just now, you eat first.¡± After that, Mu CangZhou walked straight to the other side of the table and sat down with Xiao Jin in his arms.


    Little ZhiZhi sat at the table, taking a deep breath of the aroma from the food on the side, holding the unabsorbed eggshell in their hand to digest it.


    In addition to the ¡®roots¡¯ in their hands, they actually had them under their feet too, but ZhiZhi didn¡¯t think it would look good to step on the food with their feet.


    Of course, they didn¡¯t think so when they drank from the ¡®roots¡¯ on their feet.


    After the meal, Jing Man volunteered to wash the dishes. Mu CangZhou pulled up the corners of his mouth and smiled, ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll ask ManMan to put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher.¡±


    Jing Man then remembered that his house was installed with this thing, not like his high school dinner at his classmate¡¯s house. His cheeks burst red swiftly, he felt that Mu CangZhou had changed a lot since he moved in.


    From the original, tepid, nice man, he became a lot more real. However, he was not as simple as he thought.


    After staying at Jing Man¡¯s house last night with trepidation, Mu CangZhou could not analyze what he really meant. He contacted the Tian Yuan robot in the Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base. He seeked the opinion of the absolutely neutral AI.


    As a result, after stating what he had done in the past few days, he was scolded by Tian Yuan.


    Of course, he really couldn¡¯t call it scolding. After all, there were no swear words in the core of the AI, but it just sounded very solid.


    [The only way to get love is to pursue it with sincerity, Mu CangZhou has already concealed Jing Man¡¯s memory loss, so why disguise himself? Mu CangZhou is cheating Jing Man!]


    [Tian Yuan feels ashamed for Mu CangZhou, what Mu CangZhou took off to do was not done well at all.]


    [Please, Mu CangZhou, do not continue to deceive Jing Man. Otherwise, when Jing Man¡¯s memory comes back, he certainly cannot spare Mu CangZhou. Then, Tian Yuan will watch live, and absolutely not help Mu CangZhou.]


    [¡­]


    Tian Yuan would not use ¡®you,¡¯ ¡®I,¡¯ ¡®he/she¡¯ such personal pronouns, and would directly use full names.


    Mu CangZhou felt like everything was in vain, and he felt that the words sounded exceedingly serious.


    That night, his plan to pursue his man was revised intensively, from boiling a frog in warm water to helping cure his amnesia and never hiding his thoughts. Of course, he couldn¡¯t do anything too out of the ordinary. Otherwise, his position as his children¡¯s father would not be able to continue.


    He thought about it painfully.


    He wanted to be good to Jing Man. He wanted to raise his children with Jing Man. He wanted to be with Jing Man forever.


    That really couldn¡¯t go on like this.


    According to the current pattern of the two getting along, they would only travel more and more in the direction of friends, gradually deviating from the love track! He might as well be himself. Suddenly, their personal terminals rang almost simultaneously.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes brought up a touch of imperceptible joy.


    Jing Man read the message and shouted, ¡°Brother Mu, great! The egg breeding base in Tianhu District said they want to give our kids replacement egg breeding serial numbers!¡±

 CH 17

    [Hello, dear hatchling parents,


    This message is from Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base. #officially stamped#


    We have been alerted by the Garden Road Police Department that you have six unregistered hatchling eggs in your home. It is not conducive to social harmony to leave your hatchlings out in the open, and you are unable to take part in social activities such as medical examinations and schooling without a registered hatchling number.


    Therefore, the base invites you to bring your eggs to our office before 18:00 on August 14 for health checkup and hatchling registration.


    August 7th, 09:26]


    Jing Man wondered why the Garden Road Police Department did not contact the surrounding egg breeding base. Instead, they sent a message to the Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base, which was two days away.


    But it was a great thing to be able to give the babies a household registration! His children wouldn¡¯t have to be undocumented! Thinking about his previous experience of not having a household registration and the difficulty of buying children¡¯s supplies, Jing Man finally felt a sense of relief.


    He immediately made a reservation with Mu CangZhou for the earliest trip to Tianhu District tomorrow.


    Not knowing how long the trip would take, the two fully packed two suitcases of things at home in an excited mood.


    Eyes fell on the dragon child and the treant that had broken out of their shells, and Jing Man smiled. These two babies stuck to their fathers, and when the time came, each person could hold one.


    However, the remaining four eggs were not so easy to carry.


    Everything was unknown until their shells were broken.


    Afraid of knocking them over, afraid of the long journey, afraid of the rough and tumble, afraid of affecting the development of the children inside¡­


    Jing Man could not feel rest assured, and he scrunched his eyebrows as he scrolled through the mall. Everything comes to those who wait, he finally found a superb suspension stroller!


    It was a gentle milky white color, with a sun protection cover and was painted with a dark, beautiful snowflake pattern, but it was also made with the thirty-first century¡¯s most secure and stable material.


    The thing that caught Jing Man¡¯s eye was that it could transform!


    At its smallest, it could shrink to the size of a cat bag, and at its largest, it could be pulled open into the size of a double bed!


    Its original use was for children with large second forms, who transformed into humans after one year. It was often used by children that could not stabilize between the two forms, and would often suddenly become big or small.


    However, Jing Man thought it would be great to use it for the remaining four eggs that hadn¡¯t yet broken their shells. When it came time to settle the bill, he realized that this item could not be settled with money, it cost 5,000 popularity points and was an exclusive item from June Snow Entertainment.


    And Jing Man¡­


    He initially became a baby-raising anchor just to be able to purchase things, and this purpose was reached directly after signing the contract.


    Jing Man usually neither lacked money, nor expected to become a net star. There was no interest in being a big anchor.


    The account only live streamed once since the dragon child had learned to speak.


    After that, he became busy and left the matter completely behind¡­


    At this time, he sheepishly glanced at the balance, and discovered that besides the miscellaneous things he bought these days without looking at the price, there were actually 43,841 points of popularity value left!


    Much more than he thought!


    Jing Man opened the details to check, Mu CangZhou¡¯s offline gifting with the two snow mountains and ice king gave 9,776 points of popularity value. The ice king was 6,000 points, and the snow mountain was 1888 points. The rest were contributed by those who came from the police video or Mu CangZhou.


    After reading his announcement of ignoring money and only asking for small snowflakes, they gave away a lot of free small snowflakes to the screen recording.


    He counted, plus his previous purchase deducted, the cumulative popularity value for this live stream directly broke 60,000!


    And his fans also unknowingly broke eighty thousand, the Sky Blue Star had too many idle people with nothing to do except eat melon seeds¡­


    They ate the scented melons without a trace, and ate very well, which Jing Man did not expect at all. Jing Man found that even now, the livestream room where he played the recording had a row of accounts hanging in it.


    From time to time, they sent him a free little snowflake.


    Their IDs were very genuine: [Baby¡¯s Breath Livestreaming Today?] [One Person Writes in Blood Begging to Open Livestream] [I¡¯m Such A Big Dragon!] [Jade Rabbit Staying Online for Babies] [If No Live Stream I Will Die] [No Hope for Live Stream Tell Your Father] ¡­


    Looking at everyone¡¯s love for Xiao Jin overflowing out of the screen, Jing Man¡¯s heart was warm as if he had just finished drinking a cup of milk tea with excessive sweetness.


    New parents all had this in common ¨C as long as you like my child, then I like you.


    A great sense of satisfaction rippled in his heart and slowly fizzled out.


    Jing Man thought to himself, This matter of being a baby-raising anchor seems to be a lot warmer than he originally thought.


    Not only could he directly close the distance between him and netizens from all over, but he could also connect with each other through the silk strands. And since his babies were so cute, it was not impossible to let others express a little affection.


    If he did not have to take the children to Tianhu District, and rest early tonight, his string of sanity would be tightly pulled. Jing Man wanted to open the live stream to show the children!


    They had only seen the soft and sticky Xiao Jin, but not the flowering ZhiZhi yet!


    The next day, the delivery arrived very early.


    After checking that there was nothing wrong with the stroller, Jing Man was full of joy as he set the size and carefully put in the remaining four babies that would hatch at some point. Before he officially left, he remembered Big Bear and called his father.


    ¡°Dad, I¡¯m going out for a trip, can you watch Big Bear for me?¡±


    ¡°Tianhu District, I don¡¯t know how many days I¡¯ll be there.¡±


    ¡°Not alone, with a friend.¡±


    ¡°To¡­ to travel, a new art gallery recently opened there.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll contact you when I get back.¡±


    The attitude on the other end of the phone was not the same as before. Before he went out to do what his parents never asked, today seemed to have a trace of strange temperature. Jing Man¡¯s head was a bit confused after the phone call.


    However, the most important thing was to give his children numbers, he did not look deeper.


    With a family of eight people, they needed to leave as soon as possible to go on their journey.


    Mu CangZhou booked a family leap cabin, which could accommodate 6-10 people, and the place was very spacious. After entering the oval cabin, they settled the children and lay down in the partitioned room.


    A strange fragrance came from the room and everyone gradually fell asleep, chasing the dark sweet smell in their dreams.


    By the time they were woken up by the staff, it was already the afternoon of the tenth.


    Tianhu District was much livelier than QingYuan District, and the egg breeding base business was hot. He could see parents with their children everywhere. Jing Man saw three cat sub-races, five little mermaids, as well as dragon whelps and little treants along the way.


    After two and a half days of sleep, all of them were in good spirits.


    It had been a long time since he had rested so well, Jing Man just felt comfortable, peach blossom eyes hooked up to smile.


    Mu CangZhou had a dream that left him¡­ very satisfied.


    Even Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi were very happy. They gave their fathers face and also made a sound of laughter.


    The two children¡¯s life experience was not much, and did not realize that they slept through two administrative districts. The surrounding architectural style and street greenery were different from the previous.


    Since taking the children around was not very realistic, the two came to the leap technology lounge, with a little plan.


    Mu CangZhou took the initiative to take up the responsibility of being the ground mate and asked, ¡°ManMan, the egg breeding base is in the suburbs, should we stay in the city or find a place there?¡±


    Jing Man was indecisive and blinked, ¡°Brother Mu, what do you think?¡±


    Mu CangZhou feigned contemplation, ¡°Let¡¯s go straight to the egg breeding base and see if we can get there. It¡¯s quite troublesome to make a household registration, I¡¯ve seen it before, there are three or four days to do it, and there are those who have dragged it out for years.¡±


    In fact, this trip was set by him together with Tian Yuan. Tian Yuan analyzed from the conversation he provided that Jing Man thought ZhiZhi had a better relationship with him and that¡¯s why he accepted him to live in Jing¡¯s house.


    If Jing Man found out that ZhiZhi was unable to leave his two dads, then his attitude might have to change.


    So, Tian Yuan proposed that they take a trip together.


    Tian Yuan said there was a study that showed that in unfamiliar places, people who traveled together would spontaneously form small teams and stay together.


    So, Mu CangZhou told him to send that official message.


    How long the egglets¡¯ registration would take depended entirely on whether Tian Yuan could crack the invisible blood tie brought from the transmigration world on ZhiZhi.


    If they could erase this bond that tied the father and son together, then they would be able to go home immediately. If not, they can stay here long enough for a month and wait for it to lift itself!


    Hearing Mu CangZhou speak so seriously, Jing Man¡¯s heart also became a little more nervous. He scowled and mumbled, ¡°Better hurry up. My parents will be suspicious if it takes too long. The only thing they¡¯ve asked me to do is to try to deliver the next generation naturally, and I don¡¯t want to expose these six eggs¡­¡±


    Mu CangZhou chuckled lightly, ¡°I¡¯ll call a car and we¡¯ll go to the egg breeding base first.¡±


    He opened his personal terminal and started to scroll down.


    As time passed, Mu CangZhou found nothing. His gaze sank slightly, ¡°I forgot that the egg breeding boom hasn¡¯t passed yet, so it¡¯s pretty hard to find an empty car.¡± He raised his eyes and asked, ¡°ManMan, is carpooling acceptable?¡±


    The people who go to breed eggs should not be bad at heart, so carpooling, and leaving this transit point in a hurry was the right thing to do.


    Jing Man nodded vigorously, his hair curling up mischievously with his movements.


    In a few moments, Mu CangZhou¡¯s terminal alert for the car came.


    Jing Man picked up a milk-smelling dragon child with one hand, with ZhiZhi in his pocket, and lifted his suitcase to go out.


    Mu CangZhou put his suitcase under the stroller.


    The stroller was not easy to levitate through with people coming and going, relying entirely on human power to push.


    It was clearly said that they were carpooling, but they arrived at the place and found that the car was now empty.


    ¡°Sir, sit a little further in, there will be a family later.¡± After sitting down, the minibus driver of the carpool said with a friendly reminder.


    Only then did Jing Man come to his senses. It was still carpooling, they were just the first ones to get on the bus.


    The vehicle moved steadily.


    In a few moments, it fell into the current of vehicles, becoming an insignificant bit of starlight in the bright galaxy. Not long after, the driver stopped by the side of the road.


    Jing Man knew that this was waiting for another family.


    ¡°Xiao Ze, the car has arrived. Don¡¯t scratch the stroller with your claws, I find you are like a cat sometimes, not at all like a dragon whelp!¡±


    He vaguely heard the words and recognized the familiar, clear, youthful tone. Jing Man¡¯s mind was imprinted with such an image ¨C


    The fair young man with small freckles on his face, with a small dragon child with white scales, waited expectantly for the car to come. The little white dragon may be bored, with sharp claws scratching anything around he could touch.


    Then¡­ Dad caught him in the act.


    He couldn¡¯t hold back his laughter, ¡°The carpool turned out to be Xiao Feng.¡±

 CH 18

    Feng Huo¡¯s family arrived at Tianhu District because it was time for his little Ze to have a health checkup. The nightingale¡¯s nerves were tense for some time, due to traveling away from home, but now that he saw the carpool and met someone he knew, a smile finally bloomed on his face.


    Sitting down in the car, Feng Huo introduced Bai ChengYue, ¡°Brother, this is the friend I told you I met at Rose¡¯s that day, Jing Man.¡± Turning his head to Jing Man, ¡°Jing, this is my lover, Bai ChengYue. We¡¯re here today to give Xiao Ze a health checkup.¡±


    Jing Man smiled and nodded. Bai ChengYue¡¯s race was a western dragon, very tall, well-dressed, and standing there would just make people stressed. As a courtesy, he also introduced, ¡°This is Mu CangZhou. We are here to give the children a replacement egg serial number, the previous one was lost.¡±


    The relationship between the two people was a bit complicated, he was afraid that he could not explain it for a while, so he did not elaborate.


    At that, Feng Huo showed a surprised look and blurted out, ¡°Mu CangZhou, the same name as Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base Chief Mu?¡±


    Bai ChengYue raised his hand and smoothed it over Feng Huo¡¯s head, with a warmth in his eyes, ¡°It should just be the same name, the net rumor is that Chief Mu is at least 60 years old, don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±


    Then he cast an apologetic glance at Mu CangZhou.


    Although Feng Huo¡¯s words named the real body, Mu CangZhou was not the least bit panicked. He waved his hand and said, ¡°Hahahaha, this happens all the time. My name is pronounced the same as Chief Mu¡¯s, but the words are different, I¡¯m just a small midwife.¡±


    This was true, he used to be called Mu CangZhou,1 no water character, and then changed the word.


    However, the media from all walks of life were not well-informed, and always used his previous name, or just wrote Chief Mu. Except for some of the core staff of the egg breeding base, almost no one could equate him with Chief Mu.


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Feng Huo understood. He leaned on Bai ChengYue¡¯s shoulder and stroked Xiao Ze in his arms, his tone carrying a hint of sentimentality, ¡°I really have to thank Chief Mu for curing the placenta bacteria. I¡¯ve been married to my brother for three years, and my first baby was taken away by this disease just after birth, and I never dared to have a child after that. When we saw that the disease was curable, we regained our confidence and applied for a place at Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base with the idea of giving it a try. Xiao Ze unfortunately also got this disease after he broke his shell, but luckily they cured it¡­¡±


    At the end of his speech, Feng Huo¡¯s voice became a little choked.


    After he said so, Jing Man remembered, about May and June, it seemed that the whole internet was full of news of Chief Mu¡¯s cure for the placenta bacteria, singing praises all over the place. However, he was busy with his final year, so he was just touched by the news and didn¡¯t pay much attention to the follow-up. He lamented, ¡°Chief Mu is amazing, he must be a very kind and solemn person, thanks to him. Thankfully, Xiao Ze is okay.¡±


    Mu CangZhou was proud and bashful to hear them frantically citing him here. As the head of the egg breeding base, it was his job to do so. When he first spent several years researching this project, he only thought of saving the poor babies. He had no idea it would have such a wide and deep impact.


    Xiao Jin was not at all afraid when he saw a stranger, his eyes cooing and staring at Xiao Ze. He remembered the smell of this little white dragon, but the little white dragon didn¡¯t seem to remember him.


    ¡°Daddy, dragon child.¡± Suddenly, he burst out from under Jing Man¡¯s clothes and raised his claws to point at Xiao Ze in Bai Cheng Yue¡¯s arms.


    ¡°Huh? Xiao Jin has grown so big.¡± Feng Huo said in surprise.


    Jing Man laughed, stroked his little paw and said patiently, ¡°Xiao Jin, that¡¯s Brother Xiao Ze, he¡¯s really a dragon child like you.¡±


    Feng Huo was surprised as if he had seen a ghost, saying, ¡°Your child can talk so early?¡±


    Not knowing why, Jing Man shrank his neck, ¡°He could speak a few words after chewing on the eggshell, I bought him a language pack and he learned it by himself.¡±


    So, that¡¯s how it was. Feng Huo was envious, ¡°Xiao Jin is so good, Bai LeZe doesn¡¯t even pay attention to the language pack. We have to teach him slowly, and he doesn¡¯t even like to open his mouth to talk. It¡¯s been almost a month now, and he¡¯s still like this.¡±


    Hearing him say that, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart felt a little strange.


    Although the little white dragon looked very healthy, according to him, he was just born with placenta bacteria, and later, including the current performance of inattention¡­ He was afraid there was some hidden genetic issue.


    Mu CangZhou originally did not have the intention to ask but did, ¡°Xiao Ze is so old, when did he come to the base?¡±


    Feng Huo remembered very clearly, ¡°The application was approved on July 2 and the breeding started on July 6. On the 15th of July, he broke through his shell, very soon.¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded, ¡°That¡¯s about half a month older than my child.¡±


    He wrote down the information and waited for a while.


    Seeing that everyone was talking about other topics, he took out his personal terminal and quietly sent a message to Tian Yuan¨C


    [Tian Yuan, mark the western dragon (white scale) who submitted the egg breeding application on July 2nd, started breeding eggs on the 6th, had the egg child born on the 15th, got the placenta bacteria, and upgrade the medical examination done on him to the highest level.]


    When the driver pulled up, Jing Man found that the suburbs were actually busier than the city. People were coming and going, and the sounds of children could be heard everywhere.


    Seeing his confusion, Mu CangZhou, a native of Tianhu District, explained, ¡°Tianhu District has the top-ranked egg breeding base in Sky Blue Star, and these people should all be here to breed the next generation.¡±


    The two families started looking for a place to stay.


    Feng Huo asked, ¡°We¡¯ve booked the Five Seasons Hotel we stayed at last time we were here, do you want to join us?¡±


    Jing Man and Mu CangZhou looked at each other and nodded their heads.


    Halfway to the hotel, Bai ChengYue suddenly asked, ¡°Why don¡¯t you put Xiao Jin in the stroller?¡±


    Jing Man then remembered a blind spot, the fact that the two of them had brought the six children would shock others. So, Mu CangZhou turned the stroller into a mode where the contents were invisible from the outside.


    Feng Huo and Bai ChengYue didn¡¯t even notice the four remaining egglets along the way.


    And, they possibly didn¡¯t even find the quietly hidden ZhiZhi.


    If Feng Huo came to watch his live stream later, he would definitely find that he had six hatchlings, and sooner or later they would all be shown.


    However, now the road was full of people. Jing Man did not want to frighten Xiao Feng, causing him to scream loudly and make a scene. So, he stroked the little dragon child twice and said lightly, ¡°He¡¯s not heavy, so it¡¯s easy to carry.¡±


    When they arrived at the place, Feng Huo followed the AI and checked in.


    Jing Man¡¯s family was left to choose their room at the front desk.


    The AI introduced, ¡°Welcome to Five Seasons Hotel, the front desk robot #1001 is happy to serve you. We have a couple¡¯s suite, a suite with a view¡­ and a specialized nursery suite for parents. May I ask what the guests need?¡±


    Jing Man, ¡°What¡¯s so special about the nursery suite?¡±


    The AI, ¡°Equipped with a small environment that each race¡¯s children need to improve their physical quality, such as a jeweled nest for dragon whelps, a warm nest for beast kits, a pool for aquatics, and a sun room for treants.¡±


    Jing Man touched his nose, it sounded interesting, the more he walked into the world the more he realized how boring it was to be an ordinary person. He raised his eyes to the man next to him and asked, ¡°Brother Mu, I¡¯ll take Xiao Jin to the dragon child suite, and you take ZhiZhi to the treant child suite, is that okay?¡±


    Mu CangZhou just finished flipping through the paper version of the ad insert and said firmly, ¡°No.¡±


    Jing Man, ¡°Huh?¡±


    Mu CangZhou pointed to the inserts, ¡°The two suites are so far apart, one on the first floor and one on the twenty-third floor, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good idea.¡±


    The main thing was that they couldn¡¯t be so far away, ZhiZhi¡¯s blood ties must not suffer.


    ¡°Oh right, there is a sudden situation we can¡¯t see immediately.¡± Jing Man did not doubt him. He said with embarrassment, ¡°Can only pick one then, choose which room is better¡­¡±


    The two children were both young and needed a small environment to support them. The father had to be fair, not to favor one over the other.


    Xiao Jin heard his father¡¯s dilemma, and little paws scratched the palm of his hand, ¡°Dad, live in a place good for ZhiZhi, my little sibling is too weak.¡±


    Awww, his first son was so good and sweet, he was very good to his sibling after the last lesson! Jing Man¡¯s heart warmed for a moment.


    Then, the AI warmly reminded, ¡°Another small environment can be added, may I ask the guests what race?¡±


    Oh, that¡¯s fine. Jing Man coughed gently to cover up his embarrassment, ¡°Western Dragon and Peach Treant.¡±


    Following the AI to the nursery suite, they just entered the door and found nothing special, but there were two doors labeled [Microclimate].


    They first found an empty space to pull the stroller where the four egglets were. Mu CangZhou checked the condition of the eggs with an instrument and was relieved to find that the babies were all fine.


    Pushing open the first door labeled [Microclimate], there was warm, bright sunlight, and Jing Man suddenly lit up ¨C


    Three walls of this room were glass, daylight shone through the glass, warmly shining in. The floor was full of soft soil, and he could smell the faint smell of grass and wood. A pool of water was formed into a stream, dripping, and trickling water as it gurgled out. The room was slightly cool and moist.


    Seeing the picture, which was very much in keeping with the growth of the little treant, ZhiZhi came straight to their senses. They poked out their long flowering branch and pointed to the ground, looking to their two fathers with a look of intense anticipation and pleading. Still not speaking, their eyes watery with silent expectation.


    Jing Man smiled, and put the second child down, ¡°Mn, ZhiZhi will live in this room.¡±


    The little treant held on to their dad¡¯s sleeve and slid to the floor like a slide. They smiled and bowed their waist and began to feel the ground with their hands, using the ¡®roots¡¯ to absorb the inorganic nutrients blended in the soil.


    Watching them squat on the ground, playing with the mud, Mu CangZhou watched with amusement. He reminded, ¡°ZhiZhi, take off your shoes and socks.¡±


    Treants not only have ¡°roots¡± in their hands, but also in the soles of their feet. But, usually eating with their feet was very undignified, so by default, they would touch with their hands.


    However, in this kind of water and fertilized place, they could be barefoot, recklessly spreading their ¡®roots¡¯.


    After admiring their second baby playing with mud for a while, Jing Man took a lot of footage. He felt that whether it was an illusion or not, after enjoying the suitable environment, the peach blossom branch that fell beside his second baby also flourished a little. He remembered something important and hurried to take out the little light green eggshell that ZhiZhi hadn¡¯t finished absorbing.


    The little treant absorbed the eggshell at a speed similar to Xiao Jin. They could have gotten rid of them all in three days, but there was a delay during the leap.


    Jing Man looked to Mu CangZhou, ¡°Brother Mu, you keep an eye on ZhiZhi, I¡¯ll take Xiao Jin to the other room.¡±


    Pushing open the second door, Jing Man¡¯s eyes were blinded again ¨C


    Not the sunlight pouring in through the blinds, but by the precious stones and metals built into the aesthetic nest. This room being called a lair was really not wrong. It gave a bejeweled, primitive mining cave feel. The walls, floor, ceiling, everywhere was inlaid with large gems of various colors, but also scattered on the floor.


    One wall even put these gems of gold and silver together into a bed enough for the western dragon hatchling to lie down and sleep on, and it looked very charming.


    Doesn¡¯t money in the personal terminal smell good? Why turn it into embodied gold and silver jewels and angrily brush their existence? Do western dragons like these physical objects?


    Jing Man swallowed his saliva and remembered that a netizen in the live stream room said he wanted to buy a jeweled lair for Xiao Jin. He thought it was some kind of adjective at the time, but he didn¡¯t think there was really such a thing.


    When he looked down at Xiao Jin, the little dragon¡¯s eyes had gone straight and drool was dripping from the corners of his mouth. Plus, he had a happy expression on his face, just like a big cat that had inhaled catnip.


    Jing Man could not help but seriously question the aesthetics of the dragon race and asked helplessly, ¡°Xiao Jin, do you like this room?¡±


    Xiao Jin woke up like a dream and replied super loudly, ¡°Yes, yes, yes, yes! Daddy, can I go play?!¡±


    Since it was his son¡¯s request, the old father could not stop him. Jing Man replied with difficulty, ¡°Go ahead, baby.¡±


    Mu CangZhou came over and saw that his expression was not right. He smiled and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, ManMan?¡±


    ¡°Are all dragons like this?¡± Jing Man pointed to Xiao Jin who was climbing on the bed of gems with his little buttocks, rolling around and burrowing with the gems spread out.


    Mu CangZhou smiled and nodded, explaining, ¡°The substances in gems and precious metals are very helpful to the production of scales in Western dragons. They lack these things in their bodies, so they are especially fond and obsessed with them.¡±


    The initial scales of the western dragon were of one color, and the gems and metals absorbed later would give him another layer of colorful lower scales, like the gilt inside the shell.


    In the daylight, he would refract a beautiful color.


    It was the thirst for strength, this Jing Man could understand. Aptly, he once suspected that the race of his own big children were all misers. It was wrong.


    Now realizing how Mu CangZhou came over, Jing Man asked, ¡°Hey? Brother Mu, you are not watching ZhiZhi?¡±


    Mu CangZhou spread his hands, ¡°I closed all the doors and checked the windows. They won¡¯t run out, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Jing Man said nervously, ¡°No, I¡¯m afraid they might eat something or scratch themself and cause danger!¡±


    Anyway, pure human children loved to eat and scratch when they were young, and they were not afraid of the sky and the earth.


    Simply a minute of inattentiveness could put them in danger. There were a lot of tiny parts over there, Jing Man was afraid.


    Mu CangZhou patted his shoulder and said comfortingly, ¡°There is a housekeeper AI watching. And ZhiZhi eats without opening their mouth. Do not worry, the treant is the most worry-free race.¡±


    He raised an eyebrow at Xiao Jin, who was burrowing around in the pile of gems, ¡°Instead, the dragon children must be taken care of, I¡¯ll go check the pile of gems for any that are too small and would pose a choking hazard.¡±


    In the thirty-first century, gold and silver jewels were expendable in addition to being symbols of money. When they checked out, the AI would check over the small environment of water and fertilizer, the loss of gold and silver jewelry, and count the money separately.


    Now, there was only one room left.


    Since they didn¡¯t book another room, that meant they would sleep together tonight and every night they stayed in Tianhu District afterwards¡­


    Did he want to stay with Brother Mu¡­ Jing Man lifted his eyelids and struggled a bit. Finally, he reassured himself that if he lived alone, he would not book a suite, and then he would be too far away to take care of them.


    The idea of booking another room was withdrawn.


    Mu CangZhou was relieved after checking the size of the gems and found that they were all safe. He sat on the ground, turned Xiao Jin over and pressed him on the pile of gems, shaking the fleshy little dragon child to play with him. This was said to speed up the absorption of the gems by the dragon child.


    Xiao Jin was very comfortable with the shaking and smiled a lot. After a while, he shouted, ¡°Father, look at the scales on my back! Are they beautiful?¡±


    Mu CangZhou wanted to laugh and thought, how long has this been going on?


    However, at Xiao Jin¡¯s urging, he inspected the scales with the instrument and took a picture for Xiao Jin to see.


    Xiao Jin¡¯s golden-brown eyes opened wide and looked at it carefully for a long time, ¡°Father, I think this, this, and this seem to have become beautiful.¡±


    Mu CangZhou looked at where the little claws were pointing and found that, as he had said, these were the scales that had the largest contact area with the gemstones. He complimented, ¡°It¡¯s working, go Xiao Jin, keep up the good work.¡±


    When Jing Man finally found time to look at his personal terminal, he saw that the number 99+ had appeared in the upper right corner of the Star Messaging app icon.


    Gee, what a rarity.


    He knew that he hadn¡¯t received 99+ for years since he had blocked all kinds of groups, so with curiosity he clicked on Star Messaging.


    The author has something to say:


    Anti-misunderstanding statement: Feng Huo called his husband brother (¸ç), but the two have no blood relationship, just a term of endearment.

 CH 19

    Apart from some advertising push, the first message he saw was Jing Man¡¯s dad.


    [Dad: Has ManMan arrived yet?


    [Dad: Before you gave Big Bear, you said you would pick it up in a few days and take it home, but now it can¡¯t sit still after the appointed time. I¡¯m busy with work and can¡¯t stay with it.]


    [Dad: Uncle Wang said Big Bear misses you. You should contact Uncle Wang and explain it yourself.]


    Uncle Wang was Jing Man¡¯s father¡¯s secretary, a dog sub-race.


    The beast people were more or less able to understand the mood of their own animals, so he took care of animals in addition to completing his share of work. He was responsible for helping to feed and take care of the golden retriever Jing Xiang.


    Seeing this message, Jing Man hurriedly found a quiet place and dialed Uncle Wang¡¯s number. The video was quickly connected, and the middle-aged man on the other side was smiling.


    ¡°ManMan, wait a minute, I¡¯ll go get Big Bear and Jing Xiang to come over.¡±


    With that, he opened his mouth and let out a few loud barking sounds, and the da-da-da sound of a dog¡¯s paws scratching the ground immediately rang out over there.


    Uncle Wang set up the personal terminal and let the two golden retrievers into the picture. Big Bear saw his master first and gave an aggrieved whimper twice, paws in the air scratching a few times. Then, he sat up straight and tilted his head and let out a few barks, seemingly pouring out his heart¡¯s indignation.


    Jing Xiang sat aside with a carefree look, and stroked Big Bear¡¯s head twice with her paws. Then, she barked at Jing Man and wagged her tail as a greeting.


    Jing Man¡¯s peach blossom eyes hooked up, eyes wet toward his aggrieved dog son, and issued a coaxing child¡¯s voice, ¡°Big Bear is a good boy. Play with Jing Xiang for a few more days, then I¡¯ll go home to pick you up. Daddy has something very important to go out for a while, I hope you can agree. Big Bear, do you agree?¡±


    As a big golden retriever who loved his master, Big Bear quickly lost the battle and gave a woof to Jing Man¡¯s request. After coaxing the dog, Jing Man went on to the next task.


    Half of the next messages came from Long Gui.


    [Long Gui: How come Mr. Xiao Jing didn¡¯t come to Long¡¯s for lunch today? I want to hold Xiao Jin!


    ¡­


    [Long Gui: Is our home cooking recently not to your liking? Where is it bad? Tell us, we will immediately change it!]


    ¡­


    [Long Gui: It¡¯s been three days¡­ Is Mr. Jing busy with something? I¡¯m getting worried, please reply when you get the message.]


    Jing Man guffawed, after exchanging contact information, he realized that Long¡¯s receptionist lady had so much inner drama. He hastily replied ¨C [Sister Long, I¡¯ve been away on some business recently. Don¡¯t worry, Long¡¯s is still my top 1 favorite restaurant!]


    The other half of the messages came from Feng Huo, whom he coincidentally met today. This was the first time that the two of them had chatted with Star Messaging after exchanging their personal IDs.


    [Feng Huo: Xiao Jing, my room number is 2321, come and play when you have time!]


    [Feng Huo: #picture # My brother said this gem lair lacked some fire, the quality of the gems inside was mixed.]


    [Feng Huo: The AI helped us change to room 2320, the gems are new, and Xiao Ze likes it.]


    [Feng Huo: #video#, hahahaha my brother also went in as his original form to play.]


    ¡­


    [Feng Huo: Xiao Jing, no more chat. My brother wants to take a break, see you later.]


    According to this shifting expression of Feng Huo, Jing Man completely unfolded all the things that Xiao Feng did after they left his sight. He gently hooked his lips and found it interesting.


    Replied ¨C [Xiao Feng, I¡¯m in room 2221, we seem to be quite close.]


    After a while, Mu CangZhou came over. He said, ¡°ManMan, I got a number on the egg breeding base website, it seems to be quite busy recently, we can¡¯t be scheduled until the day after tomorrow.¡±


    At that, Jing Man looked at the calendar. Today was August 10th, the day after tomorrow was the 12th, and the final deadline was the 14th, so they were just in time.


    In the afternoon, Jing Man and Mu CangZhou planned to take the kids to meet Feng Huo and see if they wanted to take a road trip.


    When they arrived at their door, Jing Man was about to knock on the door, but Mu CangZhou was quick to pull his sleeve.


    The expression on Mu CangZhou¡¯s face was a bit unnatural, Jing Man understood and listened.


    A nice, youthful voice flowed out from the doorway. The sound was charming and hazy, with a humid and burning temperature. It was the love and lust that flowed between them.


    This was the first time Jing Man had heard a live version, or a live version from an acquaintance.


    Jing Man¡¯s hands and feet did not know where to go, his heartbeat was 80 mph, and his blood was flowing backwards. He should have felt very strange in his heart.


    It was clear that now people were born synthetically, why did they still cling to that aspect of pleasure? Yet, a trace of envy sprang up in his heart.


    Subconsciously, he seemed to want to grab the ultimate, abundant love. Suddenly, it was as if someone had picked him up from the river of time.


    There was silence all around.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes sank, looking at the tips of Jing Man¡¯s slightly red ears, and his throat rolled. If it was not in the corridor, if his baby did not lose his memory, then he could have had the pleasure he had for seven years.


    But now, Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi¡¯s two pairs of eyes were watching. It was not the time¡­


    In his heart, he laughed.


    Mu CangZhou came close to Jing Man and whispered, ¡°Jing Man, let¡¯s go, they seem to be busy.¡±


    For the first time, his full name was called by that low voice. For a moment, Jing Man¡¯s heartbeat seemed to speed up, but also seemed to freeze. His brain was empty and filled with cotton candy. In the silent space, the voice broke the ice and snapped him back to reality.


    ¡°Okay, okay.¡± Jing Man lowered his head, his heart feverish, not daring to look at Mu CangZhou.


    The images of intertwined men lingered in his mind¡­


    For a moment, it changed to his and Brother Mu¡¯s bodies.


    But Jing Man was not in the least as fearful as he thought, more like fine water flowing into a river, a grain of rice accumulating into a bucket.


    In the elevator, they went from the twenty-third floor to the first floor.


    They stopped three times, and eleven people went up, seven people went down, and four came with them to the first floor. The two people have not spoken, and Jing Man did not look up.


    They walked out of the hotel, the evening breeze blowing lightly, and leaves fell.


    Jing Man looked up and found that it was the naughty birds chasing each other for fun. The green leaves, which were in their prime and should not have fallen with the wind, were inadvertently ripped off.


    Thirsty for no reason, Jing Man asked, ¡°Brother Mu, is there any place that sells drinks around here?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Mu CangZhou lowered his head and wanted to ask Xiao Jin something. Their relationship became closer after playing together. In order to not tire out his father, he ran and laid in his father¡¯s embrace, ¡°Xiao Jin, do you want to eat egg tarts?¡±


    ¡°I want to eat!¡± The dragon child licked his pink tongue and raised his claws to make a two-finger comparison, meaning he wanted to eat two.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Mu CangZhou gave a laugh, ¡°There is a snack street over here, let¡¯s go over there for food.¡±


    Jing Man followed, touching ZhiZhi hidden in his pocket and setting their peach blossom branch straight.


    The snack street seemed to be dominated by the night market. Not many were open at this time, and many shopkeepers were moving things to the door. However, there was already a long line at one store.


    Jing Man took a sip of milk tea, he looked up and asked Mu CangZhou, ¡°Brother Mu, what does that store sell?¡±


    It had been years since he¡¯d been here, and Mu CangZhou had forgotten the specifics of this place.


    At this time, relying on his tall height, he took a peek at what the food in other people¡¯s hands looked like. Then it came back to him, ¡°The Shui Family Dumpling Store sells various flavors of dumplings. The sweet ones are similar to jicama. The salty ones have vegetables and meat.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s interest was instantly filled, and he ran happily to the queue. Almost to the front of the line, Mu CangZhou raised his eyes to look at the helpers here, and immediately took two steps back. He almost forgot, this store was the one his base colleague Shui Xuan¡¯s family opened.


    If he were recognized, the vest that was so easy to put up would fall off, so leaving this side was the best policy. Jing Man did not notice that the person behind him had disappeared, and was gulping at the appetizing variety of dumplings in the window.


    Whether it was the sweet and sticky, colorful, fruit-flavored dumplings that looked like fudge or the savory dumplings with vinegar sauce, he wanted to eat them all!


    ¡°I want this one, this one¡­ and this. Brother Mu, what do you want?¡± After waiting for half a day, no one answered. He looked back and Mu CangZhou had long since disappeared with Xiao Jin.

 CH 20

    As the sun set in the west, the food street gradually became more crowded with tourists, bustling and full of fireworks. Jing Man looked around and didn¡¯t see Mu CangZhou¡¯s figure. He looked puzzled, and at first suspected that Mu CangZhou had taken Xiao Jin and ran away.


    But on second thought, he banished the thought from his mind.


    The two of them were now eating and living together, and Mu CangZhou had plenty of opportunities to steal the children. At home, he always woke up earlier than he did, and he could take all six babies away with him, then he probably wouldn¡¯t ever find them again.


    It didn¡¯t make sense to run away with a child now, it should be an urgent matter¡­ He could understand it rationally, but Jing Man was still very upset in his heart. If he didn¡¯t believe in his character, after finding out that the dragon child was carried away, he would have called the police right now.


    Mu CangZhou did something very irresponsible this time, and he didn¡¯t take more than a few seconds to say something to him. Didn¡¯t he know he would be worried?


    ¡°Guest, the dumplings you asked for are ready. May I ask if there is anything else you need?¡± A word from the helper of the Shui family dumpling store brought Jing Man¡¯s attention back.


    The young man lowered his eyes and swept a shadow under his long eyelashes, ¡°No, thank you.¡±


    Jing Man finished the check, took the assortment of dumplings, and continued his search for Mu CangZhou. After walking a few steps in a certain direction, he suddenly heard ZhiZhi sobbing in his pocket.


    Jing Man slapped his head, remembering the special connection between this father and child. If Brother Mu was too far away from the baby, they would cry. He set his mind on trying to hurry to coax ZhiZhi, and moved along the opposite direction to start looking for the man. Sure enough, this side was the right direction.


    After walking out for nearly half a street, Jing Man saw a thick crowd of people flooding the surrounding area. There were people holding their personal terminals or carrying camera spheres to stream live.


    The one in the middle was definitely Mu CangZhou, if he was not mistaken.


    ¡°Excuse me, excuse me, thank you, my friend is inside.¡±


    Jing Man protected the dumplings and ZhiZhi, pushing and shoving towards the center. When he got inside, the first thing he saw was a crying, tender woman sitting in a large white mussel shell. No feet exposed, her body was connected to the mussel shell, soft and boneless. She must be an aquatic mollusk sub-race.


    The woman¡¯s voice was mournful, covering her face with her hands and crying, ¡°Baby, hold on¡­ You must be okay¡­¡±


    Seeing this scene, Jing Man¡¯s heart felt a shock. Sky Blue Star had an unwritten rule. No one could show their original form in public. This woman must have suffered a heavy blow.


    And Mu CangZhou was standing at the side, with two other people with a gloomy face examining a water-blue hatchling egg.


    His family¡¯s pale golden dragon was held at his waist with one hand. Xiao Jin struggled to get out when he saw Daddy coming.


    Jing Man paid special attention to the hatchling egg, the top was broken some, the color around the body was very dull, not too healthy looking. It was not at all comparable to his family¡¯s aquatic egg that looked like reflected water ripples.


    ¡°Daddy! Daddy is here!¡± Xiao Jin shouted childishly, tugging Mu CangZhou¡¯s sleeve to let him look over there. Mu CangZhou raised his eyes to look.


    The young man who was mixed in the crowd, with a worried face, never letting him shift his eyes away, was really here.


    He said something and walked straight over to explain the situation to Jing Man, ¡°ManMan, I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t get a chance to talk to you. I just heard someone say that there was a hatchling egg that was laid prematurely over here, so I came over in a hurry.¡±


    In fact, the order should be replaced. He left from the queue in front of the Shui Family Dumpling Shop first, deliberately deviating from the sight of his subordinates. Only after that did he hear the passersby talk about the premature birth of the hatchling egg over here.


    After finding out that there was a reason for the incident, Jing Man immediately understood. He grabbed the dragon child and gave an encouraging smile, ¡°Give me Xiao Jin, Brother Mu go help.¡±


    Time passed, and under the watchful eyes of the onlookers, the hatchling egg finally broke its shell again with a click-click-click sound.


    But this time the broken place was the middle area, the eggshell broke a large hole, the inner liquid gushed out like open floodgates, simply not stopping. As the water flowed out several times more than the capacity of the egg shell itself, Mu CangZhou hastily used an instrument to plug the hole for the egg.


    His family¡¯s second child was born without any mucus, and the eldest child had only a thin layer of placenta, which dried up quickly.


    Jing Man had never seen such a picture before and exclaimed, ¡°Oh my God, why is there so much water flowing?¡±


    Struck by apprehension, the woman in the mussel shell cried even louder, ¡°Baby, baby you have to hold on¡­¡±


    The onlookers saw this rash young man, with just one sentence, stimulate the aquatic mother into such a frenzy. Fearing that he would speak out again, a man quietly pulled Jing Man to the side.


    ¡°Young man, you listen to me. The aquatic race contains a lot of water in their bodies, and most of their second forms are born with water and have to live in water until they take human form at the age of one. So, they need to have the right water environment from the moment they are born.¡± He lowered his voice, ¡°If you let the babies keep losing water in their bodies, they won¡¯t be able to keep their lives. The woman just said that she and her husband are both from the mussel sub-race. The child would have been born in a few days, but is somehow suddenly premature. There is no suitable aquatic egg incubation environment around here, the mother was frightened into her original form and the father ran to buy an aquatic incubator. If it wasn¡¯t for these kind midwives stepping forward, this baby would have been out of breath, thanks to being near the egg breeding base.¡±


    After the words, he patted Jing Man¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Young man, you and Dr. Mu seem to know each other?¡±


    Jing Man only wanted to eat melons, and did not want to grow melons1. Secretly with Xiao Jin¡¯s fleshy body, blocked ZhiZhi in his pocket, and prevaricated, ¡°We¡¯re together.¡±


    Li Gu nodded his head, full of envy, ¡°Fortunately, Dr. Mu is here. He is the most powerful gold medal midwife, the others are not as high as his rank, so they all take his advice. Just now, if he did not come, the remaining three midwives would not be convinced by anyone, each holding their own views, all thinking their own ideas were more robust and better for the baby.¡± He sighed, ¡°They argued so much that they almost dropped the egg. The situation seemed to get more dangerous after the eggshell broke open a bit.¡±


    At this point Mu CangZhou¡¯s voice came loudly and in a tense tone, ¡°The child¡¯s situation is not good, the air is getting into the shell, and the water itself is making her vomit a lot. If we don¡¯t take action, she will suffocate. Does anyone have pure water in their hands that we can borrow?¡±


    ¡°I have, I have!¡± Li Gu was not in a hurry to talk to Jing Man. He immediately squeezed in with the people who had water to contribute.


    Bottles of sweet mineral water were carefully poured into the eggshell from the crack on top by the midwives. As a result, a bottle was poured, while the little mussel spit out half, the situation was still not optimistic.


    ¡°Hello, husband¡­¡± Hearing the bell, the mussel woman wiped her tears to connect the personal terminal. Hearing the situation over there, she cried even louder, ¡°What? Nearby aquarium hatcheries are all sold out?! I told you to prepare in advance, you did not prepare ¡­ If the baby dies, I will not live!¡±


    It appeared that she momentarily forgot the point and began to blame.


    Mu CangZhou held his forehead, brow wrinkled very tight.


    He called on his terminal and ordered, ¡°Does anyone have a fish tank, turtle tank, landscape tank, anything that can hold a small mussel? Any container, to cover the egg.¡±


    ¡°¡­ Oh good, then you go with the boss to his house to get the old incubator, as soon as possible.¡±


    A container for water, is it?


    Jing Man¡¯s mind appeared in front of the snack street statue fountain, raised his hand and asked, ¡°Brother Mu, would the fountain work?¡±

 CH 21

    ¡°Fountain? What nonsense is this man talking about? That fountain has to be 500 meters1 away, how can the mother go there?¡±


    ¡°Yes, don¡¯t you see the electric hazard posted above? The fountain can¡¯t even keep fish, let alone the newborn baby mussel.¡±


    ¡°And the water quality of the fountain cannot be guaranteed, I think it¡¯s best to wait a while.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think we can wait. Listen to the little mussel person again in the eggshell knock on the middle area. The crack was just mended and it cannot last long.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s better to have hope than no hope at all, the little mussel person has already spit out half of the water in the last wave, I don¡¯t know how long it will last¡­¡±


    ¡°Forget about the fountain. Dr. Mu, I just went to ask around. Nearby snack bars do not have fish and turtles, so I borrowed a wash basin.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s sentence startled a thousand waves, the onlookers as well as several midwives argued, each holding their own views. The basin borrowed by the passerby was not big enough for the tattered aquatic egg to be hatched.


    Mu CangZhou lowered his eyes in contemplation and finally calmly made a decision, ¡°Let¡¯s go to the fountain, that is live water, the water quality is still guaranteed. The egg wants to be born with a strong desire. The desire is very strong, we can¡¯t wait any longer.¡±


    The main backbone spoke, and the crowd regained confidence.


    They picked up the wash basin with the hatchling egg and started moving. The mussel woman Lin Zhuzi gritted her teeth and tried, but found that she still could not take human form.


    The large mussel shell that had been given to her for protection became a burden that she could not shake off. She clearly knew that her child going with the midwives to the fountain side was the best choice.


    In particular, Dr. Mu, the action of repairing the eggshell was not slow in the slightest, and he seemed to be an experienced old midwife on a regular basis.


    Giving the child to them, she was a hundred times more at ease. Yet, the thought of missing the birth of her child because she was frightened and unable to move, Lin Zhuzi¡¯s heart was like being poked hard with a knife, a lot of pain.


    She looked at the egg of the child and could not stop the tears rolling down her cheeks, whimpering and sobbing pitifully.


    Water content of aquatic people was extremely high, so she couldn¡¯t stop crying.


    Jing Man saw that most of the people were focused on the dying egg, and would not miss him, so he thought of taking care of the mussel mother. So, he went to Mu CangZhou¡¯s side. Borrowing the blockage of Xiao Jin in his arms, quietly handed ZhiZhi to him. His eyes were like a drop of stained ink, a wet gaze toward Mu CangZhou.


    Jing Man said, ¡°Brother Mu, ZhiZhi cannot leave you, you take them to save the little mussel person. I¡¯ll stay here with the mussel mother.¡±


    Mu CangZhou, of course, could not agree.


    The fountain was at least five hundred meters away, the blood ties had long tied the two dads and the child, none of the three of them could be far away from one another.


    Coughing softly, he raised his hand to attract the attention of the onlookers ¨C


    ¡°We all don¡¯t want the little mussel to lose sight of its parents as soon as it is born, right? May I ask if any of our friends with a robust enough original form can help this lady move?¡±


    Right, it can still be like that.


    Although it¡¯s accepted that people don¡¯t show their original forms in public, this was an emergency, so of course they couldn¡¯t generalize! Immediately a number of people came forward and said they were wolf sub-race, tiger sub-race, bear sub-race¡­ all strong and fierce.


    They finally selected four kind-hearted people of similar height to carry Lin Zhuzi. To Jing Man¡¯s surprise, Li Gu was one of them. The mussel woman never thought in her life that she would one day sit on a beast person palanquin. She was so moved that she cried again, but this time it was tears of joy and gratitude.


    On the way, she kept thanking them, ¡°Thank you all, thank you so much¡­¡±


    A group of people hustled towards the fountain, attracting a lot of attention.


    In the midst of the downtown, four tall beasts as robust as a carriage carried a crying mussel female. This was a rare sight to see in eight hundred years. Pedestrians on the road saw this scene and took the initiative to give way, and many people began to watch and eat melon, joining the ranks of loving little babies.


    When they reached the fountain, they were in a difficult position.


    There was a center with four large streams of water, surrounded by another circle of small springs, and the medium-sized fountain was 5 meters in diameter2. In terms of size and water storage alone, it was more than enough to be used as a temporary incubation pool for the little mussel.


    However¡­ At this moment, the fountain was operating.


    The water was being sprayed out against gravity, looking pleasing to the eye and extraordinarily elegant, bringing coolness to the hot summer.


    But, at the same time, it also represented a heavy danger, the spout was electrified. In case of leakage, everyone would be shocked.


    Also, it spurted a lot of water, so it was very painful when hitting the body. Mussel people were a very soft race, and simply could not bear the pressure.


    Some people looked for the staff responsible for maintaining the fountain, while some people looked for ways to turn off the fountain on the star network, and some people began to contact the leaders of the snack street¡­


    Ordinary people tried to contribute to the poor mussel mother and child.


    A bit of light leapt into Mu CangZhou¡¯s mind, the snack street was attached to Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base. He immediately contacted the egg breeding base¡¯s terminal, the Tian Yuan robot, with a call.


    In a flash, the fountain spurted out smaller and smaller. It finally gurgled a few bubbles and the water completely subsided.


    Next, it was time for the midwives to do their thing.


    They carried the hatchling egg into the fountain. The first step was to open the hole that had been artificially filled, and then they began to assist in breaking the shell of the little mussel. After a short period of time, the aquamarine hatchling egg was completely broken open.


    The little mussel was a circle larger than the palm of a hand and her shell color was the same as her mother, a beautiful silver-gray, slightly shiny like a pearl. The shell was open, and a soft mass lay shrunken in the shell.


    It was a girl, the lower part of her was still pink and white mussel flesh, the upper part of her body was a person, with her breathing body slightly undulating.


    All was moved to the fountain. Lin Zhuzi watched the entire process and she lovingly looked at the little mussel in the water, her mood excited.


    Lin Zhuzi let out a trembling voice, ¡°My baby¡­ Great, you finally came out¡­¡±


    Seeing that the child was fine, everyone¡¯s high heart also relaxed, and congratulated the woman on her newborn daughter. Many people turned their cameras to themselves, began to end the video recording and spoke some uplifting closing remarks.


    Jing Man was also relieved as he walked up to Mu CangZhou and patted him on the shoulder. He complimented, ¡°Brother Mu, it¡¯s great. Being a midwife can help people in a personal way.¡±


    Mu CangZhou only nodded slightly, his gaze still fixed on the little mussel lying in her shell, sleeping.


    He felt¡­ things were not as simple as they seemed.


    At this moment, ZhiZhi peeked out a small head from Jing Man¡¯s pocket, eyes not blinking while looking at the fountain pool. Suddenly, their pupils tightened and they ruthlessly pulled off the peach blossom branch in their hand, and handed it to Daddy in front of his eyes.

 CH 22

    ¡°ZhiZhi, why are you hurting yourself?!¡± Seeing that the second child had completely ripped off the flower branch and left a scar on their hand, Jing Man whispered in anger.


    He did not expect that this would attract everyone¡¯s attention.


    The onlookers then realized that this young man, who had a good relationship with Dr. Mu, had a little golden dragon child on his arm and a small treant hidden in his pocket. They began to tsk and tsk, whispering speculation about their relationship.


    ¡°ManMan don¡¯t worry, it will still grow out and it won¡¯t hurt.¡± Mu CangZhou comforted, took the peach blossom branch and solemnly squeezed it in his palm, nodding to ZhiZhi.


    The flowering branches of treants contained their energy, which was very beneficial to newborns. And this race was naturally very sensitive to all things, ZhiZhi must have sensed something.


    This little mussel was originally a much weaker premature baby than any of the others, and it was best not to intervene. Taking this as a backup plan, Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes still fell on the quietly sleeping mussel in the water.


    Birth was a new life journey for everyone.


    When a human child was born, the doctor needed to make sure they cried loudly and announced their arrival to the world with a piercing sound. The midwife also needed to make sure that the hatchling that hatched from the egg was awake, preferably immediately picking up an eggshell to nibble on.


    The little mussel, on the other hand, was merely asleep.


    The sleep was insubstantial, and the eyelashes twitched slightly, as if it was a nightmare.


    Lin Zhuzi also sensed the difference, eyes locked on her daughter.


    Her friends and relatives had many births of their children and when they were born, they would be shy and close their mussel shells, to ensure that they could be in a safe environment. None of them opened their shells for a long time like her daughter, who was sleeping and showing her body to people around her. She asked nervously, ¡°Dr. Mu, when will my baby close her shell?¡±


    Her voice sounded a little hoarse, she had been crying for too long today and her eyes were swollen into walnuts.


    ¡°Soon.¡± Mu CangZhou put on his gloves and gently massaged the little mussel with regular light strokes, trying to get her to wake up through external stimulation.


    Finally¡­


    The little mussel softly wailed, her frown gradually relaxed, and she spit out a bubble as she woke up leisurely. After discovering that she was surrounded by so many people, she was terrified.


    The little mussel showed a pitiful look, trying to close her mussel shell, but because her body was weak, she didn¡¯t have enough strength. Her little face was red and only half closed. Finally she gave up and pulled a few pieces of broken eggshell from the side to cover herself, shyly spitting bubbles.


    Seeing that she relied on her own ability to wake up, Mu CangZhou instantly felt a sense of relief.


    Now he would be able to use the peach blossom branch to replenish her lost energy. He frowned, this fountain water capacity was too large, and would dilute the energy, causing too much waste.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes fell to the wash basin and shook his head.


    The line of sight shifted back to the mussel woman.


    Her silver gray clam shell was large, more than two meters1 in diameter, like two large, open, round tables. Her shell was not deep enough to be used as an incubator.


    However, Mu CangZhou visually estimated that, when full of water, it should be able to shallowly cover the small mussel, enough to be used as she absorbed the energy. So, he asked, ¡°Madam, would you accept to transfer the little hatchling into your shell? This flowering branch will provide enough energy for your daughter to close.¡±


    Seeing that she could finally do her part in her daughter¡¯s vocalization, Lin Zhuzi cried with joy and said, ¡°Of course!¡±


    Once more, she started crying again.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s temples popped, and he patiently directed several other midwives to add water to the mother and transfer the baby¡­


    Finally, he used the instrument to process the flowering branch contributed by his child into tiny fibers and scattered them into the mother¡¯s shell.


    Lin Zhuzi gently stroked her daughter with infinite tenderness in her eyes. She raised her eyes and asked, ¡°Dr. Mu, can I close my shell?¡±


    ¡°Remember to leave a breathing slit.¡± Mu CangZhou nodded his head in acquiescence.


    This was indeed able to facilitate the melting of the flowering branch fibers, allowing the little mussel to absorb energy more quickly. The mussel woman and the small mussel were enclosed together, so no one else saw anything.


    Onlookers gradually dispersed.


    However, Jing Man noticed that the four beast people who helped carry Lin Zhuzi from the end of the street were still waiting on the sidelines.


    They must be worried that later Lin Zhuzi could not turn into a person, afraid that she would still need help.


    He smiled at the crowd and relaxed his mood a few points.


    He was a little hungry, so he found a place to sit down, and picked up the paper bag of dumplings previously bought in the Shui Family Dumpling Store.


    The sweet dumplings were almost half stuck in a ball and the jam inside was oozing out from the running and squishing. The salty vegetable dumplings and meat dumplings were also soaked in vinegar sauce, so that they could not be seen in their original shape.


    Jing Man picked the ones that could still be tasted, and the taste was really good.


    Sweet, but not greasy, with slightly natural fruit acidity, the fruit and neutral flavors were very good. They had their own characteristics, and the previously eaten dumplings were not the same. He fed Xiao Jin a little soft sweet dumpling as well, and the little dragon ate with satisfaction, his golden brown eyes filled with contentment.


    Feeling resistance coming from his lapel, Jing Man looked down to see the little treant also looking at him with bated breath. ZhiZhi licked their lips with a look of anticipation.


    Thinking that ZhiZhi could eat dirt, and the eggshell had been chewed, they should be able to eat some supplementary food.


    Jing Man tried to put a small piece of dumpling in their hand, the size of a fingernail.


    ZhiZhi¡¯s eyes lit up with a light smile and they started to taste it with the ¡°root¡± in their hand.


    This piece of dumpling was absorbed by them in a short time, and they looked at the rest with greed.


    Although his second child did not say a word, Jing Man made up ZhiZhi¡¯s soft voice, requesting their words. Piece after piece, he put a lot of food in their hand until ZhiZhi burped and their eyes stopped staring at the box containing the dumplings.


    Unknowingly, most of the dumplings were secretly eaten by father and children.


    Only a few squished and indescribable shapes remained.


    ¡°Doctor, the baby closed her shell!¡± The silver gray large mussel shell slowly opened, and Lin Zhuzi happily informed everyone.


    She was in a thin summer dress all wet with water, attracting the attention of passing pedestrians. There were also people who were excessively whistling, eyes showing obscenity, lingering on her body.


    However, the new mother had all her attention on her daughter, and did not notice this.


    Seeing this, Jing Man couldn¡¯t sit still, he picked up the two kids and walked over, turning sideways to block those disgusting eyes. Jing Man¡¯s face was scarlet and his eyes looked away as he whispered, ¡°Lady, let¡¯s close the shell first. The clothes are wet¡­¡±


    Lin Zhuzi looked down, squealed, and snapped the shell closed.


    But remembering what Mu CangZhou said about leaving some slits for her daughter to breathe, she slowly opened it up again a few inches.


    ¡°Zhuzi! Wife, baby!¡± A short while later, the father finally arrived with the aquarium incubator.


    Still huddled in her shell, Lin Zhuzi responded with a loud voice, ¡°Honey, you¡¯re finally back!¡±


    Several midwives, including Mu CangZhou, started to move again and began to transfer the mussel baby to the incubator.


    The mussel dad was unsure, and asked around his wife¡¯s mussel shell, ¡°Zhuzi, still haven¡¯t recovered yet? Now that the baby is well, don¡¯t be afraid.¡±


    Only to hear the annoyed curses inside, ¡°I¡¯ve long been able to change! It¡¯s just now my shell is full of water, and my clothes are also wet!¡±


    The mussel dad was anxious and ran to buy his wife dry and clean clothes. He also borrowed a large piece of cloth to cover Lin Zhuzi, so that she could safely change clothes.


    The little mussel lived comfortably in the aquatic incubator. She quietly opened the shell a slit, thinking that no one would know as if secretly watching.


    Finally, it came to an end. Lin Zhuzi regained her human form, and together with her husband they gave thanks to the onlookers. She also said that she would ask all the midwives and the beast people who helped her move to settle their fees.


    ¡°Remember to take the baby for a health checkup, the sooner the better. When you register, say it¡¯s a premature birth and they will give you an early number.¡± Mu CangZhou did not want to pester and left these words, held Jing Man quickly away, and disappeared in the crowd.


    Being dragged almost half a block, Jing Man kept holding the children carefully, his hair spread out and drifting in the wind. When he stood still, Jing Man gasped and asked, ¡°Brother Mu, what¡¯s the hurry?¡±


    Mu CangZhou hugged Xiao Jin to lighten his load, ¡°Those two are not very rich people, they can¡¯t afford to hire me.¡±


    Oh right, he¡¯s a gold medal midwife, and expensive.


    Jing Man nodded his head, thinking that he had accidentally discovered another side of Mu CangZhou.


    ¡°By the way, Brother Mu.¡± He smiled a little, with a scarlet hook in the corner of his eyes, and asked out loud, ¡°That fountain, it was the person you contacted to turn it off, right?¡±


    He had been observing, although everyone wanted to contribute their share. But that big fountain definitely turned off once Mu CangZhou used his personal terminal.


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°¡­¡±


    He was shocked in his heart, he didn¡¯t expect to be perceived by ManMan. His brain was running fast and he started to think how to explain it perfectly.


    Jing Man suddenly tapped his head and said, ¡°Oh yes, Brother Mu is a gold medal midwife. Midwives have to work at the egg breeding base for a few years at first. Brother Mu is from Tianhu District, he worked in this egg breeding base before, right? You should know someone there.¡±


    Mu CangZhou just wanted to go with the flow and agree, but his eyes met with Jing Man¡¯s and read the cunning hidden in it.


    As his partner for many years, he naturally knew what it meant.


    Mu CangZhou immediately shook his head and denied it in a cold and hard tone, ¡°No, I was assigned to work at the egg breeding base in Leiyun district and was not here.¡± He explained calmly, ¡°I contacted the Five Seasons Hotel and informed them of the emergency situation here. This fountain belongs to them.¡±


    So¡­


    Jing Man¡¯s eyes sank, it seemed he guessed wrong. He had just received a message from Feng Huo saying that his family Xiao Ze would be able to have a physical exam early tomorrow morning and was now washing him in vain. And, everyone was obviously coming together, but Mu CangZhou said his own children could only be booked on the day after tomorrow, his heart was slightly suspicious.


    It seemed to be a misunderstanding, there were really too many people rushing to the egg breeding base. He gave an embarrassed smile and with wet eyes proposed, ¡°Brother Mu, let¡¯s go eat dumplings again?¡±


    Mu CangZhou took a look at the time, Shui Xuan should not be off work yet.


    He waved his hand, ¡°Let¡¯s go eat something else. I just saw you, Xiao Jin, and ZhiZhi already tasted those dumplings.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s heart warmed and he nodded slightly.


    He really didn¡¯t expect that Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes had lingered on him while he was busy rescuing the young child¡­

 CH 23

    With such a big interlude, the two forgot what they heard at Feng Huo¡¯s door; that charming voice seemed to have been completely inaccessible. They returned to their suite at the Five Seasons Hotel, with no feeling of embarrassment at having run into someone else¡¯s business.


    The four young eggs were still lying quietly, and Jing Man saw the aquatic egg swaying from side to side as soon as he returned. He hurriedly called Mu CangZhou to come over to see, ¡°Brother Mu, is our aquatic egg going to hatch too?¡±


    Mu CangZhou shifted his eyes, thinking it was unlikely.


    The third world that they transmigrated to was the beast world, and since they were hatching in order, the next one should be the furry beast egg. Speaking of which, he missed White Moonlight Bear ManMan, with a round head and body the height of three heads, in his heart.


    Compared to the ordinary bear sub-race beast people of the Beast Plains, ManMan was much weaker and cuter. The concept of a ferocious beast could not be shaped by bared teeth, especially cute. But then he was even worse, his beast type inexplicably became a juvenile red tiger, just like a larger cat, smaller than the moonlight bear.


    In that world¡­ It was ManMan who protected him in every way.


    When he thought of the past, his heart beat a little faster. However, Mu CangZhou didn¡¯t say anything, he just came around and carefully examined the aquatic egg.


    After a few moments, he decided, ¡°It¡¯s not ready to hatch.¡±


    Since the midwife said so, it was all right. Having seen the way Mu CangZhou delivered the hatchlings with his own hands, Jing Man totally worshiped him as a god when it came to the young eggs.


    At night, the two hatched children were placed in [microclimate] rooms that were good for their bodies. Two people went into the master bedroom unannounced, and no one fussed about rebooking a new room.


    Lying on the bed, the memories of the past with Jing Man¡­ kept coming back to mind, and Mu CangZhou¡¯s throat rolled, pulling over the covers to cover up. His voice was even more magnetic than before, with a sexy hoarseness, ¡°ManMan, you go take a shower first.¡±


    Jing Man slipped on his personal terminal and was eating a melon from today¡¯s Tianhu District snack street.


    The crowd of the star network went from whether the mussel mother¡¯s shell was beautiful or not, whether the little mussel was cute or not¡­ all the way down to the four original forms of the beast people, calling them really handsome, and wanting to know if they were still single or not.


    Of course, there were also more serious topics, such as special circumstances of changing into one¡¯s original form in the city, the six characteristics of a young egg that will be born prematurely, and how long a small mollusk can persist without closing its shell.


    He took a glance at the time, it was only eight o¡¯clock.


    No hurry.


    So, Jing Man did not raise his eyes, and lazily voiced, ¡°Brother Mu, you go first to wash, I¡¯ll wait.¡±


    Mu CangZhou turned sideways to look at Jing Man. His pajamas were pressed tightly against his skin, revealing his waist, and because he was leaning on the pillow, his hair was messy.


    He felt this sense of d¨¦j¨¤ vu at this scene.


    Yes, during the time when they were in a relationship, he could see this scene every day.


    ManMan liked to lie on the bed and read a book or scroll through his terminal, not focusing on him. But then the solution was simple, Mu CangZhou would come closer to him, like a feline hunting. He would stare at his prey for a long time, and then suddenly lean down at the right time, take away the book or terminal that grabbed his attention, leave a delicate and tender kiss on Jing Man¡¯s face and neck, nibble on his lips¡­


    Most of the time he would respond, and everything was very logical and indescribable.


    The other part of the time, he would be angry, angry at Mu CangZhou for interrupting his business, and telling him to go away. But after he finished his business, he would turn around and see the poor Mu CangZhou, and then he would be soft.


    He would take the initiative to hug him, soft voice pampering, whining voice apologizing. His peach blossom eyes glowed with a touch of spring, in the name of checking the results of fitness on their own hands, and then things were indescribable.


    It¡¯s over, he can¡¯t think about it.


    Now Mu CangZhou only wanted to kiss him, his blood tended to go only to one place¡­


    Jing Man was completely unaware of the amount of waste generated in the mind of the man next to him, he did not go away to urge, ¡°Brother Mu, you go first to take a shower.¡±


    Mu CangZhou, he¡­ was afraid that as soon as he stood up, he would be exposed. But then he thought, from the bed to the bathroom was only a few steps away, so Jing Man should not notice.


    So, he calmly confronted it, pretending that nothing had happened and went to get a change of clothes.


    In the last few steps he took into the bathroom, Jing Man raised his eyes and looked at the time.


    In the light, he glimpsed at the indescribable, and the shape of Mu CangZhou¡¯s pants was burned into his mind. For a moment, the hot lava inside his brain spurted out, and Jing Man was inexplicably weak.


    He thought of the indescribable image he had made up in his head at Feng Huo¡¯s doorstep, and this image became more and more profound, gradually extending to the action scene¡­


    That night, the two of them went to bed with their own thoughts, skipping the scheduled candlelit talk.


    The next day, Jing Man woke up abruptly when he heard Xiao Jin¡¯s voice calling out for Daddy. He felt that his body was confined, and when he opened his eyes, he had actually rolled into Mu CangZhou¡¯s arms¡­


    The two people¡¯s bodies seemed to be specially made for each other, and this embrace was so tight that it was a perfect fit.


    The slightest movement could affect the other.


    Jing Man¡¯s cheeks burst into red, swallowed his saliva and called out in a small voice, ¡°Brother Mu¡­¡±


    ¡°Mn¡­¡± Mu CangZhou slept as sweetly as never before this night, even his proud biological clock was disrupted. His habit of waking up early was forgotten, as well as the kids and ManMan¡¯s memory loss.


    His arms tightened, and his big hands turned over Jing Man with his back to himself. His eyes were not open, but his thin lips were accurate as his soft jelly-like lips kissed the other man.


    Jing Man brainstormed a lot trying to figure out why the two of them were so close together, and admittedly felt very awkward. However, definitely not as awkward as this scene now¡­ He was forcefully kissed by someone somehow? As a result, there was not a single unhappy feeling in his heart?! This was not normal!


    Mu CangZhou did not get a kiss back from his lover, his brow wrinkled and his head cleared up a bit. Then, all those bad memories leapt into the mind all at once.


    After realizing that he kissed the amnesiac Jing Man, his body froze, his muscles tensed, and his scalp tingled¡­ He wished he could turn back the clock completely.


    ¡°Daddy, Daddy!¡± The voice of Xiao Jin outside the door grew louder and louder, bringing Jing Man back to reality. His child was calling him, which he could not ignore. His heart was immediately torn with anxiety.


    There will be time to ask Mu what he meant! Thinking about it, Jing Man kicked Mu CangZhou away and said, ¡°Brother Mu, you have the wrong person! I¡¯m Jing Man!¡±


    Because of his emotions, his tone was raised and his voice was a little cuter than before. Jing Man, of course, had never heard that Mu CangZhou had a lover, and the two had agreed before that whoever fell in love would be the dog!


    Only now for him, to be able to take himself off the list was the most important.


    Mu CangZhou was keenly aware that Jing Man was giving him an out, so he also took it as good as it came, pretending to be asleep and confused, ¡°ManMan sorry, I was dreaming of eating dumplings, I didn¡¯t mean to bite you!¡±


    The two of them could not afford to ridicule this nonsensical reason, but they both felt that the best outcome for the moment was to live with it, so they did not expose each other.


    Jing Man blushed and glared at Mu CangZhou, and jumped off the bed to see what was wrong with Xiao Jin.


    When he opened the door, the pale golden western dragon was sitting on the ground with a frightened face. There were tears at the corners of his eyes, and two small claws nervously twisted together.


    Xiao Jin¡¯s original fleshy dragon wings, which were not much bigger than a small green mango, had inexplicably grown fluffy golden feathers. Now, his wings were stretched out like a bird flying high in the sky, covering Xiao Jin¡¯s entire body.

 CH 24

    Jing Man put his arms around the teary-eyed dragon child and gently coaxed, ¡°Xiao Jin, don¡¯t be afraid, it¡¯s okay. The wings are still fine.¡±


    Actually¡­ He was not sure.


    Throughout the years, he had not seen any western dragon wings with feathers. After all, scientists had limited the expression of genes in order not to create sutured monsters.


    And orthodox western dragons had fleshy wings. He bit his lower lip and cast a look of help to Mu CangZhou. The latter understood and came over to lean on his side, clutching Xiao Jin¡¯s claws with his long knuckles.


    Mu CangZhou said in a calm and composed tone, ¡°Xiao Jin is fine, father has seen this kind of case before, you are too strong in absorption. Is it true that all the gold and silver jewels in that room have disappeared?¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s eyelashes fluttered in thought, and for a moment he couldn¡¯t tell if Brother Mu was just casually speaking the truth or stating it.


    Still, Xiao Jin obviously listened. He tilted his head to look at Mu CangZhou, golden brown eyes with vertical pupils gradually rounded, eyes full of expectation.


    Mu CangZhou smiled and continued, ¡°You can hide these feathers when you get the hang of it, and then you¡¯ll be just like everyone else.¡±


    ¡°And although they look soft and fluffy, they are actually made of precious metals. Don¡¯t believe me? Feel them.¡±


    Hearing him say that, Jing Man realized.


    No wonder when he picked up Xiao Jin today, he felt that the baby was more than ten pounds heavier than before¡­ He thought that he had slept in a daze last night, and his hands and feet were weak today. He also followed suit and said, ¡°Yes, Xiao Jin, don¡¯t be afraid, such golden wings are especially beautiful. If you get lost in a crowd, just open your wings and Daddy will be able to find you accurately!¡±


    With the warm and calm tone of the two, the dragon child¡¯s emotions gradually calmed down. He explored his claws to grab the wings in front of his eyes and carefully fiddled with them. Finally, he sniffled and stopped crying, ¡°It¡¯s really pretty.¡±


    After coaxing Xiao Jin, the two of them walked to another room labeled [Microclimate].


    When they opened the door, there was an elegant and beautiful fragrance, refreshing the heart, a sniff seemed to sweep away all the bitterness.


    Peach blossoms were in bloom.


    A twenty-centimeter-long branch of peach blossoms floated on the water surface, adorned with seven or eight pink, exuberant flowers. Unlike the five-petaled peach blossoms that are often seen in the past, the flowers from ZhiZhi were double-petaled.


    The petals cascade, there were two or three layers, some plain, and some bright. This cut flower branch floated and sank with the water, stained with many crystal water droplets.


    Seeing this, he was stunned, but couldn¡¯t find his second child. Jing Man was worried.


    Before he got anxious, Mu CangZhou raised his wrist and pointed to the bottom of the pool.


    Jing Man squinted, quickly walked over, and fished out his second child. As he dried them off, he scolded, ¡°ZhiZhi, why are you sleeping in the water?¡±


    He just habitually asked a question, not expecting the little tree person, who did not like to talk, to answer. The result was a soft, sweet, indistinguishable child¡¯s voice that came softly, ¡°Water, comfortable.¡±


    At the sound of this, Jing Man¡¯s eyes widened in surprise, ¡°ZhiZhi, you can talk?¡±


    After confirming that these were the words of his own second child, great joy spread in his heart.


    Good child! In one night, the second child grew several centimeters, not to mention the flowers that were torn off ruthlessly also grew and blossomed, and the most important point! They can talk!!! He took the little wooden person, who had grown a size taller, in his arms and kissed them happily.


    Previously, his second child did not speak at all, nor did they pay much attention to their two fathers, just like a small tree growing wildly. Now, although they did not actively talk to people like Xiao Jin, they at least gave a response.


    Being treated with affection by Daddy, ZhiZhi was also very happy, carefully following their brother¡¯s example and rubbing against Daddy¡¯s hand, in return for a bigger kiss.


    Mu CangZhou came over and inspected the newly emerged flowering branch.


    The branches were still tender, a smooth green skin. However, the flowers were healthy, vigorous and blooming, growing in groups of three or five against the stalks and adorning the narrow peach leaves.


    The flowers grown by the treants would not disappear at all except by violent removal. However, there was a cycle of budding, faint blooming, glorious opening and complete withering.


    Some treants didn¡¯t like to watch their flowers fail, and would pick them off early before they faded, so that new buds would grow the next day.


    Jing Man sat on the ground, one baby in each hand, and said to himself that the Five Seasons Hotel was the right place to be.


    Both babies had grown at once, and when the trip was over, he wanted to give a big shout-out to the microclimate nursery suite that came with the room!


    After checking the room, Mu CangZhou came back with a sullen look and said, ¡°ManMan, I¡¯m afraid we have to change the room.¡± In Jing Man¡¯s puzzled gaze, he explained, ¡°The precious metals and gems in the next room are half missing, and the fertility of the soil in this room is also somewhat depleted.¡±


    Jing Man nodded and asked, ¡°By the way, Brother Mu, after changing the environment, can the children stay in such a good state of growth?¡±


    Mu CangZhou lowered his eyes and shook his head. He laughed softly, ¡°No, the energy in their bodies is almost at its limit, they need time to digest it properly.¡±


    Jing Man gazed with a hint of cunning, blinked and looked at Mu CangZhou with a wet gaze. He said, ¡°Then, let¡¯s not change the room yet.¡±


    Yes, in case there were two bedrooms in one suite¡­


    The two of them would logically have to sleep in separate beds.


    It¡¯s true that Brother Mu shouldn¡¯t have kissed him in a daze this morning, but Jing Man knew in his heart that he had woken up first¡­ He woke up from his sleep, how could the dream calculate this?


    And the kiss, as well as the two in a very well-fitted, inseparable embrace. He really couldn¡¯t say in good conscience that he hated it.


    Sensing something, Mu CangZhou smiled and nodded, ¡°This room is really nice, so let the children absorb the energy first.¡±


    At lunchtime, the golden feathers on Xiao Jin¡¯s wings had not yet subsided.


    It was not a good idea to go out with this distinctive western dragon image, so the four of them decided to stay in the hotel and order take-out.


    Jing Man opened his personal terminal. The first thing that caught his eye was Feng Huo¡¯s moving live stream¡­


    [Feng Huo: ManMan, we¡¯re taking Xiao Ze to the egg breeding base!]


    [Feng Huo: #picture# I¡¯m still late, there are more than 20 couples in front of me.]


    [Feng Huo: Hey? This time, the physical examination program is not quite the same as the previous one, the checklist has three pages, which is much more complicated than before. And the parents¡¯ blood and information must be collected.]


    [Feng Huo: We¡¯ve been to seven or eight departments, and there are more than 20 departments, so my head is bald. But my brother said as long as Xiao Ze is okay, these are not difficulties!]


    [Feng Huo: ManMan, are you still not awake? The signal is not very good, I¡¯ll find you again when our physical exam is over.]


    He laughed quietly, took pictures of Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi¡¯s new appearances and sent them over to Feng Huo to show his own babies.


    After that, he entered the snack street and started to order food. Today, he wanted to eat Sichuan cuisine, so he ordered chicken noodles with double peppers, sliced pork in water, bamboo shoots in golden soup¡­


    After dinner, he went to the Shui Family Dumpling Store. Brother Mu did not eat yesterday, and his heart was still thinking about it. While waiting for the meal to come, Jing Man browsed the star network for a while.


    An official video caught his attention ¨C


    [Tianhu News V: Thanks to Chief Mu and his team curing the babies of the prolific placenta disease, the egg breeding base in our area is overcrowded and the people are happy to welcome the babies. However, some people are happy, while some people are worried.]


    [Recently, the hatchling egg of an aquatic couple in Tianhu District was born early. It is reported that this is the sixteenth incident of premature birth of babies this month, eight times higher than before. Now, let¡¯s focus on the people involved.]


    [#Ms. Aqua, who wishes to remain anonymous#: This was the first time my husband and I bred eggs and did a lot of preparation. The doctor¡¯s estimated due date at the time was a week later, and we couldn¡¯t get an appointment with a private midwife, so we decided to come to Tianhu District early to register.]


    [The baby was born prematurely within two days of arriving here¡­ Wuuu, I was so worked up I turned into my original form and couldn¡¯t change back to a human. Aquatic hatching is very dependent on the environment, the baby¡¯s life was in danger, it really scared me¡­ Thank you all for your help, especially Dr. Mu, thank you so much¡­]


    [Tianhu News V: Our reporter contacted all the parents of the local hatchling eggs that were laid prematurely and learned what they have in common, so the general public should pay great attention.]


    [1. Breeding eggs at Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base


    2. All are first-time parents


    3. The parents have enrolled in a parenting tutorial by the well-known parenting guru, Shen Chengzi


    4. The parents have used a new egg shell cream made by Xiu Yan Personal Care


    ¡­]


    This hot and interesting news that didn¡¯t report the same thing at all was a big headache for Jing Man to read. It marked a portion of the video material they put out as the source of the star network. However, a dozen seconds of it showed himself, Brother Mu, Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi in the same frame. The picture was warm and looked like a family at first glance.


    Although the face was pixelated, acquaintances could certainly recognize him at once.


    The problem was that the name of his mother¡¯s company was called Xiu Yan Personal Care¡­


    So no surprise, this news would definitely appear in her company meeting!


    When the time came, he couldn¡¯t hide the fact that he secretly raised a child with a wild man behind his parents¡¯ backs!


    The only thing his parents asked of him, the wild son, was to follow the family tradition and refuse egg breeding. When he fell in love in the future, he had to go through natural childbirth with his lover¡­


    Unless the lover found was male, he must be explicitly married and forbidden to fool around outside.


    Ahhhhhhh¡­ Going to be killed by my parents! Immersed in his thoughts, his chaotic brain became a cookie that was almost softened by water.


    After a long time, Jing Man lifted his head. He straightened his clothes and showed his most handsome side.


    The peach blossom eyes looked at Mu CangZhou with affection, and his teeth loosened, releasing the berry-colored lower lip that had been bitten with a red mark. He said, ¡°Brother Mu, let¡¯s get married and elope directly in Tianhu District! There¡¯s no time!¡±

 CH 25

    Mu CangZhou bet his twelve years of memory that Jing Man definitely didn¡¯t know what he was talking about now. He was just like the previous transmigrations, where every time he met danger, he would start self-loathing and overthink to make a decision.


    He wouldn¡¯t think it through and would make a wild statement¡­


    This was Jing Man, like a wild dog, like a puppy, like a weed growing wildly in a wheat field, doing a common way to avoid crisis ¨C


    He would need a pat on the head, before it took less than a minute to get himself into more trouble.


    He looked at Jing Man¡¯s crimson lips, which were like the petals of a flower in full bloom, Mu CangZhou¡¯s throat rolled and he really wanted to take advantage of the situation¡­


    He wanted to be crazy in the name of youth, to marry him immediately, to raise six children with him in the name of a married couple. However, he also clearly understood that if he really did that, the two of them would be¡­


    He would have the identity of the child¡¯s second father, and occasionally may get a hand job and do other indescribable things.


    But that was not what he wanted.


    He wanted to connect, wanted to love each other deeply. He didn¡¯t want to maintain it until the little bastard¡¯s memory came back, their relationship would not have a qualitative change in results.


    Mu CangZhou grinded his back teeth, using the last nerve of reason to control his right hand, pushing away the guy who was gradually pampering himself and looking at him with meek eyes. The tone of his voice was harsh, ¡°Jing Man, you don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±


    I will take it seriously, I will dream.


    The latter did not panic at all even when he was fierce.


    The more Jing Man thought about it, the more he thought he was a genius! I can¡¯t believe I can propose the idea of getting married right away!


    If they really got a license, they wouldn¡¯t have to be afraid of many things in the future, and Brother Mu wouldn¡¯t fall in love with anyone else! The children would not be separated from him!


    He was so excited, his cheeks were pink and bloody, and his eyes were getting moist. He thought about how the two were now no different from being married, even a galaxy closer than his parents who had been married for over twenty years.


    As of today, they have lived together, shared a bed, eaten together, lived together, and were inseparable. They even have six precious children connected by blood! Can other couples do it?!


    In order to beg Mu CangZhou to agree with him, Jing Man¡¯s body unconsciously moved closer to him, his eyes full of pleading.


    His heart was puffing in his throat, but he didn¡¯t expect to be pushed away. Jing Man¡¯s voice had softened a bit, with a petulant tone that he didn¡¯t even notice. Once again, ¡°Brother Mu, I propose to you, okay? Let¡¯s get married¡­ Think about Xiao Jin, ZhiZhi, and the other four eggs that appeared out of nowhere, doesn¡¯t that mean we¡¯re destined to be together?¡±


    What a tempting offer¡­


    With the soft jade in his arms, coupled with the faint peach blossom scent in the air, Mu CangZhou wanted to lose his mind together¡­ The indescribable place had been unconsciously stretched, showing the true desire of the master. Hope.


    He took two steps back and leaned his back against the cold wall to feel at ease. His body was stimulated by the wall, and sanity was brought back to a few points.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes looked over at the two [microclimate] rooms, Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi were busy with their own business, and their eyes did not look this way.


    Putting his heart at rest, he grabbed Jing Man and pulled him to his chest. He put the bony hand to his lips and kissed a few times. He asked, ¡°ManMan, do you really want to marry me? We will never be separated.¡±


    Who cares about eternity, Jing Man only wanted to get the result he wants now.


    He understood in his heart why Brother Mu wanted to kiss his hand. His cheeks were hotter for no reason, and his confidence was a bit firmer.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes were dark and heavy, hair dangling in front of his forehead, revealing a previously undiscovered shade. He asked again in a deep voice, ¡°Will you marry me? Together forever.¡±


    This time, in addition to the kiss, he nibbled on Jing Man¡¯s hand with his teeth, exactly where the ring finger of his left hand was.


    Jing Man swallowed and nodded, ¡°Brother Mu, I want to marry you and not be separated.¡±


    Having gotten the answer he wanted, Mu CangZhou smiled brightly and attacked with a kiss.


    This kiss¡­ was superfluous, lingering, attacking, demanding, and lasted a long time.


    The slightly swollen and red lips became a memento of the day¡¯s engagement that was carefully carved by the two.


    The first kiss, neither knew how long it lasted.


    Jing Man¡¯s patience gradually dissipated and he bit the tip of Mu CangZhou¡¯s tongue before he was finally released.


    His heart¡¯s concern was completely resolved, and an extraordinarily real feeling of something glimpsed in yesterday¡¯s afterglow, Jing Man¡¯s head finally became completely awake. He realized that he had just done something absurd like forced marriage in order to get out of trouble, and even went so far as to take advantage of Brother Mu¡¯s long-standing fondness and goodwill for himself¡­


    In short, do not, want, to live, anymore.


    Feeling the body of the young man in his arms become stiff, Mu CangZhou pulled up the corners of his mouth in a belated smile.


    This kiss was his dessert, not the main meal. He lowered his head and pressed his forehead against Jing Man, his voice with a hint of hoarse, thirsty, ¡°ManMan, fianc¨¦, I want to know why you want to marry me.¡±


    Oh, Brother Mu turned out to have agreed to something so absurd in total ignorance of himself. Jing Man was so ashamed and indignant that he put his hands over his face and was ashamed to see anyone. Mentally exhausted, his feet became weak and he was unstable, falling to the ground.


    After realizing this, Mu CangZhou picked him up and put him on the bed. He leaned over and propped his hands on either side of Jing Man¡¯s ears and locked eyes with him.


    Jing Man started to feel awkward at this point. He blushed and said, ¡°Brother Mu¡­ Get off.¡±


    Pretending not to hear anything, Mu CangZhou also felt the change in Jing Man¡¯s body between the pushing and shoving. He let out a light laugh, ¡°ManMan, why do you want to marry me? Do you crave my body?¡±


    Jing Man didn¡¯t know why he was inexplicably amused, which resulted in his face becoming dark.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s gaze was incomprehensible and interrogative, as if to say why are you laughing when you are obviously reacting too.


    He scowled and told the story honestly, ¡°My parents told me when I was very young that I must give birth to the next generation naturally, so that the child will be healthy and smart.¡±


    ¡°There is no difference between egg breeding and natural childbirth.¡± After Mu CangZhou finished arguing, he got jealous and said, ¡°Then why don¡¯t you find a girl to marry?¡±


    Jing Man got out from under him, laid down on his side, and turned to look at him. He smiled, ¡°I haven¡¯t finished yet, my parents also said, unless I like someone who is a boy, but we have to be married.¡±


    Mu CangZhou realized that the little bastard must have pulled some strings and decided that he was the most suitable candidate for marriage. He took his eyes off Jing Man and also laid down on the bed in a big shape.


    Mu CangZhou said roguishly, ¡°Okay, then we¡¯ll get married. But I don¡¯t accept elopement, I want to have a wedding and a banquet for guests.¡± Afraid of pushing the person away, he added, ¡°Just a small one, I don¡¯t have parents, only four or five friends will attend.¡±


    Even if he said so¡­ it was still hard to get.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Jing Man gave a muffled hmmm.


    Looking at Mu CangZhou lying there, he was tickled for no reason. He raised his foot cheaply and kicked the legs of the other, but this time Brother Mu was prepared, his body slightly moved sideways and he easily dodged.


    He turned his wrist and pulled his fine, white, bony ankle.


    Jing Man made a face and immediately started to struggle, ¡°Brother Mu, you let go!¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes were dangerous, and his deep voice asked, ¡°Feet still moving?¡±


    Jing Man did not answer, but put his index finger on his lips and shushed, allowing Brother Mu to grab his ankle. He half sat up and listened sideways, somewhere in the room, the tiny click, click, click. Was one of the eggs hatching?!


    In his heart, he thought that the crib did not give off an alarm of a temperature rise, so this shouldn¡¯t be happening!


    Jing Man quickly tapped on his personal terminal and cut to the camera that came with the crib.


    It turned out, holy shit! More than one egg was hatching!


    Both the blue aquatic egg and the furry beast people egg were actually starting to crack! He gave Mu CangZhou a glance at the scene on his personal terminal, with stars hidden in his eyes, ¡°Brother Mu, the third child and fourth child are about to be born.¡±


    In front of the child that would be born, the two fathers stopped flirting.


    The room that was full of scarlet dissipated, and the two hurriedly put on their shoes and got out of bed.


    The two older children were carried out, and the family couldn¡¯t be missing to see the birth of the two newest babies together.


    The first time, Jing Man was unfamiliar with it, the third and fourth time, Jing Man felt he could go up and give a hand. He didn¡¯t panic at all as he watched the baby crack the egg shell from the inside and brand the shell with shallow cobwebs.


    Urging Mu CangZhou to check the health of the hatchlings that were breaking their shells, he put the fifth and sixth babies that had not yet hatched on the other side. In the meantime, he gently taught Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi, ¡°Our children are going to be born again, you two are going to be big siblings, are you happy?¡±


    ZhiZhi¡¯s mouth was slightly open, and gave a surprised look at the two eggs. They blinked in confusion, ¡°ZhiZhi, is, big sibling?¡±


    They thought they themself only had two identities, their father¡¯s and daddy¡¯s child and Xiao Jin¡¯s sibling, but they never thought they could become a big sibling!


    Without waiting for Jing Man to answer, Xiao Jin flapped his wings happily, curling a cool breeze.


    ¡°Yes! Big Bear is the oldest brother, I¡¯m the second brother, and ZhiZhi will be the third sibling!¡±


    ZhiZhi¡¯s eyes rolled up, licked their lips, and said in a soft voice, ¡°Miss, Big Bear.¡±


    Xiao Jin continued to comfort, ¡°Brother also misses Big Bear, we can see when we get home.¡±


    Looking at the two children talking to each other, Jing Man¡¯s heart was also filled with sweetness.


    Our babies are really too cute! I joked about including Big Bear in his brother¡¯s ranking and they really believed it! It¡¯s true that children trust their parents 100%! I¡¯ll have to remember to find a chance to correct this idea later.


    Mu CangZhou finished his examination and put away the instruments.


    In a relaxed tone, he looked at Jing Man, ¡°The third and fourth babies are healthy and influenced each other, so they broke their shells early. It¡¯s not a sign of premature birth.¡±


    At this comment, Jing Man was relieved. He tuned the camera to make sure it could completely capture the scene of the third and fourth babies breaking their shells.


    However, he accidentally touched the livestream button.


    At the same time, tens of thousands of people who had followed [Baby¡¯s Breath and His Babies] received a reminder of the opening of the stream. The netizens who flocked to the live stream room were in the mood to watch dragon babies, but they saw two baby eggs appear on the screen instead.


    One covered with beautiful water ripples was an aquatic egg, while the other was beige and fluffy, instantly recognizable as a beast egg.


    Before they had time to question where the baby dragon had gone, they heard a soft, click-click-click sound from the hatchling, and immediately withdrew their minds and began to watch the hatchlings with bated breath ¨C


    The beast egg broke a hole first, and the furry little paws poked out and scratched, like a cat¡¯s paws, especially cute.


    The aquatic egg followed suit, and a tuft of long, inky blue hair seemed to be alive and waving in the wind.


    This was a sign that the egg was a rare aquatic medusa!


    The author has something to say:


    Medusa reformed. He will not have a snake head, but the petrifying eyes are still there.

 CH 26

    [These two hatchlings are breaking eggs so fast, it¡¯s great not to worry about them! Go baby, go baby! Little Snowflake x29]


    [Am I the only one who¡¯s excited to see the baby dragon? What kind of hatchling eggs are these?]


    [Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s strange? The number and race of hatchlings in this anchor¡¯s house is over the limit!]


    [The viewer ahead did not look at the Garden Road police records. Baby¡¯s Breath anchor¡¯s family has six eggs! Admit if you¡¯re afraid or not!]


    [What video? Requesting keywords!]


    [Link¡­]


    Jing Man didn¡¯t even notice the live stream was on, he stared at the two eggs without blinking, trying to figure out the race of the third and fourth baby.


    From his angle, the beast egg broke open first, but the aquatic egg poked out a hint of hair first¡­ competition was fierce! Unsure of his decision, he asked Mu CangZhou for advice.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s tone was sure, ¡°Third child is a tiger sub-race and fourth child is a medusa.¡±


    The third transmigration world they went to was the Beast¡¯s Field, and the fourth world was the Sea of Ice, so he had them in mind. However, in Jing Man¡¯s ears, the feeling was not quite the same.


    Brother Mu could distinguish the race of children from a hairy paw or a strand of hair, too strong!


    Seeing that their brother took a long time to be born, ZhiZhi pressed on a bit. They dropped their eyes to their newly grown, luxuriantly blooming peach blossom branch, eyes flashing, and wanted to pull the flower branch.


    Jing Man sensed his second child¡¯s small thoughts, and with agile hands, scooped ZhiZhi into his arms, protecting the peach blossom branch. He said, ¡°ZhiZhi stop pulling off your flower branch. Your brothers can be born healthy, they already hatched much faster than you and brother.¡±


    Although the camera was now defaulted to the two hatchling eggs, the people watching the live stream could still hear, and this immediately caused an uproar.


    [Flowering branch? Is that the flowering branch I¡¯m thinking of?! How come I did not know anything when the treant hatched?]


    [If you are a member, you can adjust the range of view. You can pull the view to the left, and you can see the little treant sitting on the anchor¡¯s lap, a peach blossom treant! No wonder I smelled the faint scent of flowers as soon as the stream started!]


    [Ahhhhh I saw it too! What a cute little treant, so nice looking! Little snowflakes for the anchor! Snowflake x100]


    [View to the right and you can see another man with a dragon child in his arms. Please start your show if you are here for the baby dragon.]


    [Thanks boss for reminding me that life is well!]


    [Ahhhhhhhh I don¡¯t know which baby to look at, they are too cute!]


    He didn¡¯t know that the internet had become a mess of noise after seeing his babies.


    Jing Man watched as his third child retracted his white fur paws, opened his mouth, exposed his canine teeth and began to chew on the eggshell from the inside out. After biting into a piece of eggshell, he chewed and swallowed it. Unlike the previous hatchling, he was determined to break out of the shell, instead, it was more like he tasted something delicious and began to dine with nourishment and joy.


    The hole in the egg shell became bigger and bigger, and through the big hole, a dumb little tiger face could be seen sniffing and smelling. However, the child didn¡¯t want to leave the food at all, gnawing a little and eating a little, licking his mouth and making lapping sounds like a kitty¡¯s barbed tongue that sticks out mischievously from time to time.


    Jing Man pointed to Mu CangZhou and laughed, ¡°Look, a snack.¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the fourth child, a medusa, on the side.


    This was a rare, aquatic, amphibious creature. Unlike the previously rescued small mussel, the necessity of a water environment was so great that not being born in the water would be life-threatening. The medusa just needed to be replenished with a lot of water before his hair became dry and withered.


    However, this species had a special power, if those eyes looked at someone face to face, there was a certain chance that the other would be petrified¡­ After half an hour, the symptoms go away.


    In ancient times, before Sky Blue Star was not so developed and as peaceful as now, when two sides fought, the one who brought more medusa, who had greater chances of medusa petrification, had a higher probability of winning¡­


    Fortunately, the Petrifying Eye had no effect on people who were related by blood, and they didn¡¯t have to worry since they were the fathers and siblings.


    The medusa had lush and powerful, long, curly hair, and used the hair to tear open a hole large enough to hatch out of. He emerged from the eggshell with a small head and a cloud mark painted between the eyebrows. A little cold face stared all around.


    His face was very good-looking, childish and cool. The medusa looked more like a BJD doll1 than ZhiZhi, except for the dark blue hair that looked completely anti-gravity and had a life of its own.


    Finally, the medusa¡¯s eyes settled on Mu CangZhou and opened his mouth to break the image of the cool guy, ¡°Aw¨C¡°


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s smile curved his eyes, and he raised his hand to pat the head of the little fellow with a gentle touch. After that, he directly moved him to the living pool equipped in the microclimate room to hydrate him.


    Seeing this, Jing Man also turned off the camera and followed along with their third child, who was concentrating on chewing his eggshell.


    [How to start playing the recording screen? I haven¡¯t seen what the legendary medusa looks like!]


    [I¡¯ve been trying to say that the anchor is not acting like it¡¯s officially on¡­ So¡­ We saw the live stream by accident?]


    [I¡¯m late, is the live stream over already? So soon!]


    After transferring the room, the palm-sized tiger cub had gnawed off quite a lot of his eggshell in no time. The energy in his body accumulated to the upper limit. Sleepy, the white tiger¡¯s paws retracted, hugging the tiger tail, curled into a ball and began to sleep. He also seemed to be very fond of the eggshell, not at all wanting to get out of it, and slept directly in it.


    Jing Man was afraid that he would be uncomfortable sleeping and wanted to get the little white tiger out. But he was still very reluctant, and even with closed eyes, he bared his fierce baby teeth.


    Mu CangZhou smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him, most beast people like to stay with food.¡±


    Jing Man nodded thoughtfully, he thought of the big golden retriever Big Bear when he was a puppy, he also liked to hold a rubber bone or sleep against the food bowl.


    Looking over at the medusa swimming on his back in the live pool, he asked, ¡°Why do I feel that the third and fourth child are not as clingy as Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi?¡±


    After hatching, each one was busy with their own business and had no desire to interact with their father and daddy.


    The child was not sticky, the joy of being a father was directly cut in half!


    Mu CangZhou raised his hand and rubbed Jing Man¡¯s head, saying comfortingly, ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, it¡¯s because they feel safe now that we are all around them. When we are not around, the newborn children will still be afraid.¡±


    So, that¡¯s how it is¡­


    ¡°I want to try.¡± Jing Man smiled wryly and moved naturally to take Brother Mu¡¯s hand.


    With the other hand, he picked up Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi, led them to tiptoe out of the microclimate room and hid in the doorway to observe secretly.


    Surprisingly, the little white tiger woke up right away, meowed loudly, stepped on the eggshell, and tried to climb out.


    The little medusa also jumped from the water with a jolt, emerged his head, called out, and looked around for them.


    The children¡¯s line of sight was limited, and the third and fourth child could only see each other, with anxious faces and communicating in different languages.


    ¡°Rawr-¡°


    ¡°Meow-¡°


    It seemed that the children still needed them. Jing Man was so worried that he dared not joke any further. He went back to the room with a bunch of people and spent half a day trying to get the children to settle down.


    After that, Jing Man said, ¡°It¡¯s time to give the babies names.¡±


    Mu CangZhou thought about it, ¡°YanYan, Xiao M¨¤n?¡±


    Jing Man shook his head, ¡°No, my name is Jing Man, it¡¯s pronounced the same.¡±


    Mu CangZhou laughed lightly and didn¡¯t think Jing Man cared about that. His intuition told him that he found the word difficult to write, so he asked, ¡°What do you think is a good name?¡±


    Jing Man pondered over his cheeks and racked his brains to come up with two nicknames, ¡°FanFan, Xiao Shui.¡± 2


    Mu CangZhou laughed out loud, the name FanFan was too cute, and a snack food for the white tiger fit very well.


    Xiao Shui was also down the line of Xiao Jin, quite good. They couldn¡¯t call the medusa boy a little beauty.


    Given that the babies could not leave their parents before they finished chewing their eggshells, this night, the two of them and all four babies stayed in the same room.


    Jing Man was originally only going to bring FanFan to sleep with Xiao Shui, but this led to Xiao Jin discovering this and excitedly hugged Jing Man¡¯s arm, refusing to let go.


    ZhiZhi followed suit and hugged his neck like a wildly spoiled child3, but also wanted to rely on Father in between. The children laid in the middle, while the two fathers couldn¡¯t do anything. They had to consider their words if they wanted to chat at all.


    After thinking for a long time, Jing Man asked, ¡°Brother Mu, do you think we can have the wedding back at QingYuan District?¡±


    I was just talking about it, but I didn¡¯t expect this kid to take it seriously. Mu CangZhou twisted his head to look at Jing Man, in the warm yellow light, even the fine hairs on his face could be seen clearly, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s okay if my friends don¡¯t show up.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Jing Man was now a little confused, if they did not need to call friends and family to be present, what was the wedding for¡­


    Seeing his confused expression, Mu CangZhou crossed over the sleeping children, grabbed Jing Man¡¯s hand with precision and held it. It seemed to give him peace of mind, ¡°It¡¯s okay, your parents¡¯ blame will all be dumped on me.¡±


    Jing Man held his hand back, but his heart did not approve.


    The next day, it was time for the children¡¯s physical.


    With the experience Feng Huo shared, they went to Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base early in the morning to line up and grab a good spot at the front.


    Jing Man was pushing the stroller with Xiao Jin, Xiao Shui and the two eggs. Mu CangZhou was carrying ZhiZhi and FanFan in his arms.


    Xiao Jin¡¯s metal wings had not yet subsided, and so he was placed in the group to be less conspicuous. Xiao Shui was a medusa and could attack indiscriminately, petrifying all people who were not kin.


    Mu CangZhou greeted Tian Yuan early and asked him to pull those who were familiar with him to the other end of the egg breeding base for a meeting. So, most of the people who stayed here to give the children a physical exam were newcomers, and no one even knew he was Chief Mu.


    There were dozens of steps in full physical exams, and the two of them were very busy pushing the stroller through the crowd.


    Other people finished a step in five minutes, but they had to finish six.


    According to the difference of each race, there were several other separate departments to run.


    Now Jing Man understood why Feng Huo just chatted with him yesterday in the morning and had been nowhere to be seen or heard from since.


    It was really too busy and tiring to do a physical examination on a child!


    After spending three hours at the egg breeding base, and seeing all kinds of couples and hatchlings, the two of them finally arrived at the unit where the egg breeding sequence was done. This place was tucked away in the corner of the egg breeding base and was surrounded by a lot of vegetation, damp and cold.


    If it wasn¡¯t marked on the map, Jing Man wouldn¡¯t dare to go there.


    ¡°Knock, knock, knock.¡± He tentatively knocked on the door.


    A voice that didn¡¯t know what was wrong passed through the wall: [Welcome to Tian Yuan¡¯s office].


    Upon entering the door, Jing Man realized that it was an AI, an AI that was interestingly equivalent to a human. He looked over at Mu CangZhou and saw a hint of unnaturalness on his face as well. It turned out he wasn¡¯t the only one who felt weird, so it was okay.


    Tian Yuan sat on the chair, crossed his hands and rested his chin, and said in a mechanical voice: [Please introduce yourself to Tian Yuan and explain the purpose of coming].


    Jing Man summoned up courage, opened his personal terminal and handed over the medical information, ¡°I am Jing Man and he is Mu CangZhou. We came to give our children egg sequences.¡±


    Tian Yuan nodded, his eyes didn¡¯t fall on Mu CangZhou. He walked over to the baby stroller and looked at the four hatchlings and two young eggs with a joyous expression on his face. The eyes kept blinking and secretly took pictures for remembrance.


    Jing Man knew that an AI took photos with a blink, but he had not ever seen such a high frequency of photo-taking. He was a little worried if there was a problem with his own babies and looked at Mu CangZhou for help.


    From the moment he entered the door, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart rolled up a million waves.


    He and Tian Yuan together planned this Tianhu District trip, but really put him, ManMan, and the children together, the scene again made him very uncomfortable. He felt in his heart that these were two worlds, now merged into one. It was like a separate world, revealing a bit of unreality.


    After another hint from Jing Man, he said, ¡°Tian Yuan, here¡¯s the medical information, we should do the egg breeding sequence now.¡±


    [Okay Mu CangZhou, congratulations, the children are raised healthy.] Then, Tian Yuan seemed to see something, reached out to pick up ZhiZhi and gave a kiss. Against the two men¡¯s puzzled looks, he made up a lie: [This is Tian Yuan¡¯s gesture of blessing to treants].


    He also gave Mu CangZhou a wink without a trace.


    It sounded strange, but it was better to not say anything, so Jing Man didn¡¯t speak.


    [Egg brood physical examination data is being entered¡­]


    [Egg breeding sequence is matching¡­]


    [Egg breeding sequence replacement is complete, please ask Mu CangZhou and Jing Man to check in the personal terminal.]


    Jing Man took a look at his personal terminal, and sure enough, there were six children in the children column.


    Mu CangZhou also glanced at the terminal and glanced at the message sent by Tian Yuan, and his heart was happy.


    Tian Yuan said that he had ripped out the blood tie that connected Jing Man to the little treant, and now Mu CangZhou only needed to connect with ZhiZhi, so he didn¡¯t have to tie the three together.


    This accidentally just confirmed Jing Man¡¯s previous suspicions!


    Ten days had passed since the father-child trio could not be separated, leaving 20 days for Mu CangZhou to take good care of ZhiZhi.


    He would not have to stay in the Tianhu District, and could go home without exposing this secret. Wonderful!


    The two thanked Tian Yuan and returned to the Five Seasons Hotel, where the Feng Huo family had long since left.


    After the physical examination, FanFan and Xiao Shui ate their eggshells. They had grown up a lot after seeing the world and were no longer afraid to stay alone from now on. The two old fathers finally didn¡¯t have to sleep with four children in between tonight.


    That night, Jing Man thought it was time to go home, so brought the two of them closer together. He was in a mood to have a little fun, and after his bath, he huddled under the covers and wrapped himself up like a baby silkworm.


    Mu CangZhou saw this look on his face and found it a little cute. He came over and put his head against Jing Man, swallowed his saliva and asked, ¡°ManMan, are we fianc¨¦s now?¡±


    Jing Man nodded his head and shook it again. They had only verbally said they were getting married, but they hadn¡¯t actually done anything yet. So, he wasn¡¯t sure.


    Looking at him like this, Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes darkened. He lifted the quilt, viciously straddled his waist, and kissed him heavily.


    Then, Jing Man bit through his lips before he would let go. It was not the right time, he admonished himself.


    Mu CangZhou collected his thoughts and fumbled to turn off the light.


    Mu CangZhou said in the dark with a raspy voice, ¡°ManMan, go to sleep. We must go home tomorrow.¡±


    Jing Man, ¡°???¡±


    This wasn¡¯t what he thought! He thought the relationship would go further when he went home. He bathed and waited for nothing.


    Even if you couldn¡¯t take one step, at least take a half step forward. I¡¯ll bite you, don¡¯t be a wimp! We kissed quite well just now, keep going!


    After waiting for half a day and still no movement, Jing Man couldn¡¯t take the initiative to mention this matter.


    His heart was not happy, and he secretly scolded Mu CangZhou.


    Jing Man gritted his teeth, grunted and turned over. He didn¡¯t notice the man behind him showed a gloomy and stoic face.


    QingYuan District.


    Getting off the leap point, Jing Man stretched his body, feeling comfortable and refreshed from his sleep. It had been almost a week since Tianhu News broke out about the premature birth of a baby, and as a result, his mother still hadn¡¯t come to him.


    He felt oddly put out in his heart, but secretly hoped that she forgot to look for him. He and Mu CangZhou ultimately did not get a marriage license. Before the departure, the two were bewildered by the beginning of this cold war, but no one mentioned the matter.


    Jing Man actually unilaterally sensed the cold war, while Mu CangZhou didn¡¯t and thought that Jing Man was just afraid to return home. The two of them still ignored each other on the surface, but their actions were very tacit.


    Mu CangZhou went to get a taxi, while Jing Man watched the luggage and the children, without even discussing. When they returned home, everything was still the same, and it seemed that his parents had never been here.


    Jing Man felt a sigh in his heart.


    After a short break, he asked Mu CangZhou, ¡°Do you have something to do later?¡±


    Mu CangZhou thought for a moment, ¡°Dinner only.¡±


    Jing Man nodded and suggested, ¡°Then don¡¯t go out, I¡¯ll go get Big Bear.¡±


    Looking down at the four children waiting to be fed, Mu CangZhou said, ¡°Don¡¯t pick him up. You have four kids and a dog, and you¡¯re starting school soon¡­¡±


    What? You don¡¯t want a dog because you have kids? Am I that kind of person? Jing Man was immediately upset when he heard that!


    The young master¡¯s temper rose. He let out a huff, clasped his hands, and said with a cold face, ¡°Mu CangZhou, you don¡¯t interfere with my business, okay? I like to raise whatever I want to raise. My mother can¡¯t even control me.¡±


    The subtext was that it¡¯s not your turn to be in charge.


    Yet, upon hearing his angry words, Mu CangZhou laughed instead. Your mother can¡¯t control you? Then why did you ask me to marry you in Tianhu District? But only to think, if he really said that, Jing Man¡¯s shame and anger would eat him alive.


    So, he just smiled, ¡°No, if you want to pick him up, go ahead, Big Bear is a good dog, and I like him a lot.¡±


    That was more like it. Jing Man dialed his father¡¯s personal terminal, but there was no answer after a long time. Frowning, he checked his account number and made sure it was his father¡¯s personal number. Yet, no matter how many times he dialed, there was no answer. There was not even a transfer to his secretary.


    In the past twenty years, there had never been anything like this. In a flash, his heart was in turmoil, so he looked up his secretary Uncle Wang¡¯s number and made a phone call.


    This time, it was quickly answered.


    Jing Man hurriedly asked, ¡°Uncle Wang, is everything all right? Why isn¡¯t my dad answering his phone?¡±


    There was a long silence and he said, ¡°ManMan, do you want to pick up Big Bear? I¡¯ll send him over to you later.¡±


    Jing Man, ¡°Oh okay, thanks Uncle Wang, just what¡¯s wrong with my dad?¡±


    Uncle Wang, ¡°¡­ The new product of Xiu Yan Personal Care was exposed for having quality problems, and the excessive remarks made by Mr. Jing before were released by someone with an interest. Mr. Jing and Ms. Yan are very busy these days, but you don¡¯t have to worry too much, they are being watched by the right family, it will be fine after a while.¡±


    Ah? Mom and Dad are in trouble? It was like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky. Jing Man¡¯s heart throbbed with disbelief at what had happened.


    His parents were a haven and a signpost, not much of a presence in day-to-day life, but an integral part of guiding him home when necessary. He hung up the terminal in a drifting mood and, with a glimmer of hope, tried to call his mother again.


    [Sorry, the terminal you have dialed is empty, please try again later].


    What¡¯s going on here¡­ it sounded more serious.


    Under what circumstances would a terminal number that had been used for years be canceled?


    Jing Man didn¡¯t think about it, nor did he dare to think about it. In the past 20 years of his life, he had never had to worry about this. The sudden blow to his head was too much for him to bear. With despair, he slowly slid down the wall.


    Mu CangZhou settled down the children and came back to see Jing Man crouching in the corner, pitifully cowering in a ball, looking restless. He walked over and squatted beside Jing Man, clutching his cold hand. He asked in a deep voice, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, ManMan, did your father hurt you?¡±


    The young man raised his eyes, desolation and vapor spread out in them. It could make people fall into the ice with just a glance. Like the late night of the Sahara desert, vast, barren, very cold, without a trace of life. Shaking his head, Jing Man wished he was just scolded by his father. After all, the prerequisite for scolding one¡¯s own was that they were fine.


    Jing Man said helplessly, ¡°No¡­ Something seems to have happened to them¡­¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart thumped with suspicion.


    Now¡­ Maybe that was the turning point for Jing Man¡¯s future personality transformation, and why he stopped talking about his parents. However, Jing Man was panicking, and he couldn¡¯t panic. After thinking about it, he lifted Jing Man up and sat him down, and poured another cup of calming hot tea on the table.


    He opened the terminal and searched for relevant information.


    Two days ago, when they had just boarded the Tianhu District¡¯s return journey to the leap station, there was this hot search ¨C


    [Counting the seven sins of Xiu Yan Personal Care, with pictures and truth.


    First, the new eggshell care cream contains large doses of hormones, causing dozens of young eggs to hatch prematurely.


    Secondly, the quality control was poor, and the phenomenon of low quality goods was endless.


    ¡­


    Seven, the corporation¡¯s Yan Xiu¡¯er and her political husband Mr. Jing, are senior anti-egg breeding anti-social personages.]


    In addition, it was revealed that Ms. Yan Xiu¡¯er has luxury homes, cars, watches and bags under her name.


    Mr. Jing HanYang was also active in show business in his early years, publicly expressed the idea of natural childbirth and passed on this idea.


    From a professional¡¯s point of view, the evidence was lacking.


    Most of the pages were about the hatred of the rich, jealousy of capital, and the degree of smuggled goods was over the limit. Besides the issue of the eggshell care cream, the remaining few articles were all speculation.


    However, with seven articles altogether, it made the person look more guilty.


    You see she has money, then she has done bad things.


    You see she is anti-egg breeding, so she has the motivation to produce eggshell care creams that make the hatchlings hatch early.


    This hot search relied on nothing more than the mobilization of public opinion.


    Mu CangZhou searched the ingredients of the eggshell cream by category and found that the hormone content was actually within the allowed range.


    The posters had the intention to involve Xiu Yan Personal Care by putting these items together and comparing them with the data. It was a good way to fool the public.


    However, Mu CangZhou knew that this care cream was not necessarily linked to the premature birth of babies. The weather could be too cold or hot, and long-distance travel bumps may lead to premature birth of young eggs. In addition, besides the aquatics having environmental restrictions, other babies would not have much trouble if born early, and can be nursed to recovery.


    He flipped through the list of mansions and was slightly relieved not to find the house where Jing Man lived. The strife was not spreading over, so the two of them could properly calm down and find a solution.


    According to the timeline, Jing Man¡¯s parents must be able to solve this matter.


    Otherwise, they would have waited until 3022, when the Quick Transmigration Bureau came to the Sky Blue Star, looking for one hundred people with outstanding contributions to enter the Quick Transmigration Bureau.


    Jing Man would not have been given the volunteer name that his father had transferred to meet with him.


    How to put Jing Man¡¯s mind at ease, however¡­ Mu CangZhou didn¡¯t think it through.


    At this point, Jing Man also looked up this trending search, and the more he read, the more he felt something was wrong.


    His parents were not as serious as they say!


    They just chose to have a natural birth themselves, and did not say that choosing egg breeding was incorrect behavior, but people misunderstood. Moreover, the family rules his parents set for themselves were clearly written. If you choose interracial lovers or homosexuals, then you can take a step back and choose egg breeding.


    It didn¡¯t say anything definite at all.


    Also, Xiu Yan Personal Care sells a variety of things like care cream, toiletries, all kinds of cosmetics, beauty instruments ¡­ How come other things have never been exposed to have quality problems? This new product is the only one that has stepped on the mine?


    Jing Man gritted his teeth and went through the comments for half a day, and found that apart from those who were easily misled, there were still people who could think independently. However, when a person is frustrated, others will take the opportunity to attack, and their support gradually sank into the sea of comments.


    After that, the blogger sent another post, seemingly wanting to direct public opinion to moral issues, killing both Jing HanYang and Yan Xiu¡¯er with a single blow.


    The comments on this post were not so angry. The couple just proved their preferences and opinions, and they were not as serious as the anti-social people they say they were.


    Jing Man also searched for information.


    He was surprised to find that several verified parenting accounts4 defended this new eggshell care cream, and they directly pointed out the inaccuracies in the first hot search and began to disprove the rumors.


    He was surprised, no wonder the topic of the blogger¡¯s second post changed to shady morals.


    The product doesn¡¯t work, this is nonsense, they can¡¯t find another bad point.


    He called Uncle Wang¡¯s terminal again.


    Jing Man, ¡°Uncle Wang, I know about the news and how things stand. I just want to ask a question, where are my parents now?¡±


    Uncle Wang thought for a while and said honestly, ¡°¡­The police were called to investigate, you do not have to worry about this, my district is very strict in this regard. Every month there are a lot of people to investigate, it¡¯s just a routine thing.¡±


    So¡­


    Other people would be investigated in a day or two, unlike his parents who used to be in the entertainment industry and released public statements that could amount to one circle around the QingYuan District.


    Jing Man thought for a while and said, ¡°Uncle Wang, please take care of Big Bear for now, I have something to do. Thank you.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, he squeezed Mu CangZhou¡¯s arm. He felt sorry to ask, ¡°Brother Mu, can I announce the identity of the children to the outside world?¡±


    Mu CangZhou raised his eyebrows, signaling him to continue.


    Jing Man said with some embarrassment, ¡°I saw they said my parents were anti-egg breeding¡­ Then, if their son had six eggs in one go, doesn¡¯t that prove that they are not like that?¡±


    Mu CangZhou lifted his hand and touched his head, asking the question, ¡°Are you still angry with me?¡±


    Jing Man instantly shook his head like a rattle. After experiencing a roller coaster of emotions, he felt that his reasons for being angry were too silly. It was just like an adolescent schoolgirl trying to play hard to get. Then, when the other person didn¡¯t fall into the trap, she immediately became angry, and engaged in a cold war with the classmate.


    Mu CangZhou smiled and nodded, ¡°Then, we still have to get a marriage license first. Otherwise, it¡¯s not easy to prove.¡±


    ¡°What about the wedding?¡± Jing Man finally asked, remembering what Brother Mu had said he wanted earlier.


    Mu CangZhou eyes slightly curved, ¡°I made it up, I don¡¯t care.¡±


    It¡¯s fine that it¡¯s just you.


    In the thirty-first century, couples were encouraged to obtain a marriage license on the star network.


    Jing Man directly entered the Civil Affairs Bureau online with Mu CangZhou, where he took a photo of his ID, then filled out the information and received an electronic marriage certificate. His personal terminal information also changed, and the word married stood out.


    With a long sigh of relief, Jing Man felt that there was hope for his life again, and his mood suddenly relaxed a bit. He asked Mu CangZhou, ¡°We¡¯re married, so what should I call you? Husband?¡±


    The latter¡¯s heart was beating very fast at that. Jing Man didn¡¯t like this name before, feeling it was too intimate. So, except in bed, where the atmosphere was in place, he rarely used husband to call him.


    He touched his nose, ¡°Just call me Brother Mu, or Cangzhou is fine.¡±


    Jing Man looked at the time, ¡°Okay, Brother Mu. Thank you.¡± Then, he asked, ¡°Brother Mu, is it okay if we go to the police station now? To take the kids to testify¡­¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded his head, and moved to stuff the newly organized children supplies into the basket under the stroller again. After spending some time in the Tianhu District, Jing Man was overcome with emotion as he once again walked down the road leading to the Garden Road police station.


    The last time he walked up this road, Xiao Jin was the only one of the children to hatch. The pale golden dragon child and the most sticky Daddy were like this until now.


    And now, well¡­ four of his children had hatched, more than half.


    Afraid that Xiao Shui and innocent passers-by would look at each other and accidentally petrify people, they found hooded clothes for Xiao Shui to put on. The brim was pulled low to ensure that he could only see a step in front of the way. In addition to this, he was also stuffed into the innermost position of the stroller, in front of the two eggs that had not yet hatched, to block.


    On the way to the police station, it was enough to ensure that everything was safe. When he came to the Garden Road police station, he learned that his parents were not here, and Jing Man became nervous again. After seeing Officer Sun, who he had just met after seeing the baby eggs, he hurriedly went up and explained his reason for coming.


    Officer Sun thought about it and was a bit embarrassed, ¡°Jing, this is a problem. It¡¯s a cross-police case, so you need to communicate with the police system¡¯s AI Xinghai.¡±


    Jing Man said, ¡°Can¡¯t we communicate now?¡±


    Officer Sun thought, Xinghai is not something you meet just because you want to. How many people feel that their loved ones have been wronged and want to apply to see Xinghai, but have been refused.


    For Xiao Jin¡¯s sake, he made a last-ditch effort, ¡°I can help you apply, but don¡¯t have much hope, the AI usually doesn¡¯t see people under ordinary circumstances.¡±


    He went through the procedure to submit the application of the two people who wanted to see Xinghai. For a long time, there was no movement. He pointed to the screen and said, ¡°Xiao Jing, look¡­ If you can¡¯t, you should run to the police station where your parents are.¡±


    Before the end of the sentence, AI Xinghai Jun suddenly popped up on the screen like a desktop pet, wearing a police uniform, with a speech bubble above his head, ¡°Let Mu CangZhou and Jing Man find me.¡±


    In no time, a number of robot assistants came out from the corner of the police station and took the two to their destination. When they reached the door of the room, the robot assistants grabbed the stroller and forbade taking the babies inside with them.


    Jing Man froze.


    As a result, in the next second, a mechanical voice was heard coming from the room, ¡°Bring the babies in with you.¡±


    This voice was very familiar, if one remembered correctly¡­ It¡¯s similar to Tian Yuan, both were mechanical voices with very little change in emotion and an electrical hum.


    Mu CangZhou pulled over the stroller, grabbed Jing Man¡¯s waist, and brought him to the room. He had already met Xinghai Jun once and knew his background, so he didn¡¯t panic at all.


    Jing Man sat down and explained the reason for his visit.


    Xinghai said, ¡°You mean, you want to use the children to prove that your parents are not anti-breeding egg system people?¡±


    With the closed environment and dim light of the interrogation room, Jing Man felt a little weak. He rubbed his hands together and nodded nervously.


    Xinghai said, ¡°Overruled. Egg breeding is personal to you and there is no direct proof of your parents¡¯ position.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Not expecting him to say that, Jing Man froze.


    Mu CangZhou touched his shoulder as a comfort, his eyes fell on AI Xinghai and asked, ¡°Excuse me, Xinghai Sir, how can we prove that Ms. Yan Xiu¡¯er and Mr. Jing HanYang are innocent?¡±


    ¡°This is simple.¡± Xinghai raised his hand and pointed at Mu CangZhou, ¡°You use your reputation to give them public proof.¡±


    Jing Man was even more confused, his eyes darted back and forth between Mu CangZhou and Xinghai, wondering what this had to do with him¡­


    Xinghai held his own cheek and said, ¡°This is the easiest way. The second way is not to intervene, wait for the judicial officers to check all their identities, past, companies, and assets.¡±


    This sounded difficult, and no one knew how long the stalemate would go on. Mu CangZhou glanced at Jing Man, thinking that with the current relationship between the two, they should be able to support a portion of the identity reveal. A few moments later, all voices were silent, and he said, ¡°I¡¯ll testify for them.¡±


    Xinghai nodded his head, and his fingers flew over the terminal, quickly editing out a one-page statement, ¡°Just sign it.¡±


    After settling the business, he stood up and went to the stroller to observe the soft and cute babies. Jokingly, he asked, ¡°Mu CangZhou, can you help a robot raise the eggs?¡±


    Mu CangZhou was forced to expose his identity and was in an unpleasant mood, mockingly saying, ¡°Why don¡¯t you just make a copy of the data? It¡¯s a lot of work.¡±


    Jing Man listened to them speak in riddles in their conversations, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.


    He remembered what Feng Huo said when they met back then¡­


    Mu CangZhou, the same name as Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base Chief Mu! He covered his heart and asked in surprise, ¡°Brother Mu¡­ You¡¯re, you¡¯re Chief Mu?¡±


    ¡°Sort of¡­¡± Having envisioned quite a few scenarios of revealing his identity, but none located at the police station, Mu CangZhou shrugged his nose and responded.


    Jing Man wondered, ¡°Didn¡¯t they say Chief Mu was seventy years old?¡±


    Mu CangZhou explained, ¡°The last Chief Mu was my adoptive father, and we were both named Mu. It wasn¡¯t specifically reported.¡±


    Oh¡­ Then he understood that it was a hereditary profession. But then, Jing Man remembered the news that had been widely reported last month ¨C that Chief Mu had researched the technology to cure the placenta bacteria, a disease born in hatchling eggs.


    This proved that his Chief Mu truly had real talent!


    But¡­ Why was this person hiding his identity from himself? Was it to fool him?


    Or¡­ Did he know where the six kids came from?


    Jing Man¡¯s scrutinizing gaze wandered around the person he just got a marriage license from today and bared his teeth in a threatening manner.


    Mu CangZhou did not want to respond yet, but he continued to meet Jing Man¡¯s eyes. The momentum must be sufficient, or all the plates will be lost.


    ¡°Ahem.¡± Xinghai coughed twice to regain his presence, and his men quickly made several more certificates and handed them over for them to sign.


    Some were signed by Mu CangZhou alone, some were signed by two people together.


    The two of them still don¡¯t understand that this was a police station.


    The matter was not yet over, and they already started flirting?


    Not appropriate, I tell you!


    People hunkered down in the shadows, and stared at Xiu Yan Personal Care, as well as the deputy district chief of the QingYuan District. After they saw the news that the police department had confirmed, after Mu CangZhou¡¯s public testimony, that Yan Xiu¡¯er and Jing HanYang were not a threat and were not anti-social, anti-egg breeding people, they all gritted their teeth.


    The couple was a perfect pair of people, the public appearance had always been excellent.


    When young, they went through the entertainment industry, accumulating publicity. The red carpet was paved for them afterwards.


    Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s Xiu Yan Personal Care branch and factory opened to the whole Sky Blue Star, and Jing HanYang¡¯s career later was smooth sailing, easily getting votes that others didn¡¯t dare dream of.


    How could they not be jealous and not want to take a bite? God knows how long they took to dig up so much dirt.


    It turned out Mu CangZhou ran out to give people support! Didn¡¯t you say you wholeheartedly helped the egg breeding base with the birth of babies, come and prove it!


    Meanwhile in QingYuan District Garden Road.


    On the way home, Mu CangZhou held the sleeping ZhiZhi, and followed Jing Man. His mood was not at all relaxed.


    He seized this time to desperately rehearse in his mind what to say when they returned home. The identity reveal made him feel uncomfortable, but the boulder hanging high in his heart was finally considered to have fallen to the ground.


    In short, it hurt and felt good.


    Suddenly Jing Man stopped his pace, turned his head as if nothing had happened and asked, ¡°Brother Mu, want to go to Long¡¯s restaurant? I have a craving for cold osmanthus rice dumplings.¡±


    Before Mu CangZhou could say anything, Xiao Jin got up in the stroller, licked his mouth and shouted happily, ¡°Milk cake, milk cake!¡±


    A group of siblings who had never eaten Long¡¯s milk cakes heard them and actually followed suit, yelling, ¡°Milk cakes, milk cakes!¡±


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    Mu CangZhou: The marriage certificate was received, and the mother-in-law¡¯s good feelings were brushed off. However, I think ManMan wants me to die. (:)


    Jing Man: He said what?

 CH 27

    Mr. Xiao Jing seldom goes out, and dined at Long¡¯s for most of the year. When he went out for a long time, Long Gui was both happy for him and looked forward to his return soon. As a friend, she was happy that he could finally go to enjoy the outside world. But privately, she wanted to see Xiao Jin and the other babies sooner.


    Two days ago, Mr. Jing slipped and opened the live stream. Long Gui didn¡¯t catch it in time, but she watched the recording several times!


    Ah! Why didn¡¯t Mr. Jing turn on the live stream for a little longer that day? She just saw a tiny furry paw and a strand of magical hair, and wanted to see the full picture of the babies!


    It was just about dusk, and there was another hour or two left before the shift would be over.


    Long Gui counted on her fingers how many days Mr. Xiao Jing had been away from home, and was itching to turn on the video screen again.


    The pop-up screen of the recording has now taken up half of the screen.


    Long Gui took a glance and was surprised, ¡°So that¡¯s a peach blossom on the branch of the little treant? How is it different from ordinary peach blossoms?¡±


    ¡°Because it¡¯s a double-petaled peach blossom.¡± Jing Man had just stepped into Long¡¯s, heard Sister Long¡¯s question, and naturally picked up on it.


    Long Gui nodded and said, ¡°So it¡¯s like that, thanks for the tip, I¡¯ll do a search¡­¡±


    Wait, this voice! Her heart beat faster, and looked up in surprise. There were two men standing in front of her, enjoying the moonlight and the fine view of their male companion! It was Mr. Xiao Jing and the other father of the child that she had been longing for!


    Not seen for a while, their appearance had not changed at all, but they looked a lot more intimate. They were pushing a milk white stroller with printed silver snowflakes and dark patterns. It appeared to be a very extravagant-looking baby stroller.


    Jing Man looked at her with a smile on his face, ¡°Sister Long, it¡¯s been a long time.¡±


    ¡°Welcome! You¡¯re finally back!¡± Long Gui stood up and took a cursory glance, the space inside the stroller was divided into six equal parts with six babies!


    They actually brought out all six hatchlings today! The ones that were still in eggs were there! Looking around, the other diners started to look this way, and Long Gui hurriedly took them to a private room. As she walked, she asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao Jing, where did you guys go play? Big Bear not come with you today?¡±


    Jing Man, ¡°To give the children a health checkup. Big Bear is now at my parents¡¯ house.¡±


    Health checkup? Long Gui¡¯s heart mentioned, ¡°Are the children all right?¡±


    ¡°Shh, go in and I¡¯ll show you.¡± The thin index finger was raised to his lips, and Jing Man curved his peach blossom eyes.


    At the word, Long Gui nodded heavily, his cheeks flushed with excitement.


    Bringing people to the room first, she moved quickly to serve tea and water, opening the menu for diners to help themselves¡­


    After that, she looked at the stroller with bated breath and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao Jing, do you need to bring a stroller for the kids now?¡±


    He wanted to make Jing Man happy so that he wouldn¡¯t get too angry when he talked to him later. Mu CangZhou came over and pulled the stroller into a bed and answered instead, ¡°No, this has a change function.¡±


    ¡°Hiss, is this June Snow¡¯s special stroller? I thought it looked familiar just now.¡±


    Long Gui gathered her skirt and squatted down to tease the kids.


    The first time she saw Xiao Jin¡¯s wings, she was surprised, ¡°Do western dragons have feathers on their wings?!¡±


    Mu CangZhou glanced at Jing Man, who was engrossed in a sea of menus, and explained with a sigh, ¡°Xiao Jin absorbed an excessive amount of precious metals and gems, which are temporarily stored in the metal feathers, and will slowly disappear afterwards.¡±


    Xiao Jin was familiar with Long Gui and was very respectful of the person who brought him sweet and fragrant milk cakes.


    After finding out that she liked his wings, he specially twisted his body and flapped his wings twice to show the full view to her.


    The little dragon child looked at Long Gui with watery eyes and called out in a child-like voice, ¡°Good day, Auntie.¡±


    Long Gui¡¯s heart was struck by cuteness, and touched Xiao Jin¡¯s wings with trembling hands, ¡°Xiao Jin, long time no see, do you want to eat milk cake today?¡±


    ¡°Milk cake!¡± Hearing this, the three babies hiding at the other end of the crib behind their egg siblings also quietly showed their heads.


    They didn¡¯t know Long Gui well, so they just hid themselves.


    Now that they saw their older brother and she get along well, they were no longer afraid.


    Surrounded by double the cuteness, Long Gui¡¯s heart bursted, and she couldn¡¯t wait to grab the kids now and become a mother!


    Genes were really amazing, these four children have different races and different original forms.


    However, the little faces have inherited the advantages of the two fathers, different looks, but all good-looking!


    Long Gui¡¯s gaze swept over the babies¡¯ faces one by one, and immediately waved his hand, ¡°I¡¯ll give you four milk¡­¡±


    The sound of her voice stopped abruptly and her movements were frozen in place, as if someone had pressed the pause button.


    Milk cake! Say it!


    All four children blinked their big eyes and looked at her with anticipation.


    In the end¡­ Auntie was not moving! How strange!


    The four children moved this way and that to see what was going on.


    Mu CangZhou froze, ¡°¡­¡±


    He was just focusing on Jing Man, thinking about the warmth of the daylight gathered on him, sweeping out the light and shadows so beautifully.


    He forgot to separate the medusa child from the others, and his petrifying eyes took effect on Long Gui.


    Realizing that something was not right, Jing Man knitted his brows and came over to wave his hand in front of Long Gui¡¯s eyes.


    As a result, the other party¡¯s eyes did not focus at all, still maintaining a hand up and mouth open.


    ¡°Petrified for half an hour, is it?¡± Seeing this scene, Jing Man, with a headache, took the initiative to pick up the conversation.


    Mu CangZhou nodded, ¡°Pure human is half an hour, other races have a margin of error of about ten minutes.¡±


    Unsure if Long Gui could hear him now, Jing Man came to Mu CangZhou¡¯s ear and asked in a whisper, ¡°What about Oriental dragons? The long striped kind.¡±


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°Flying dragon in the sky, wood of the five elements. Water produces wood, petrification time will be reduced.¡±


    Jing Man murmured, ¡°That¡¯s less than half an hour¡­ Let¡¯s wait a while.¡±


    Hearing the sound of walking outside the door, he tapped his head and hurriedly said, ¡°Right, Brother Mu, let¡¯s go guard the door. Cut off the food delivery people, don¡¯t let them in.¡±


    The two fathers slipped to the door and pretended to chat, blocking the view of the others.


    Only the children and the petrified Long Gui were left in the room.


    As a result, because Long Gui did not move for a long time, fear rose in ZhiZhi and FanFan¡¯s hearts.


    The little treant changed their expression and reached out to pull the still blooming peach blossom branch to see if they could provide help.


    The other little white tiger thought that the milk cake to the mouth was gone and meowed with a cry. He angrily held his tail to his mouth and curled into a ball.


    The eldest child and the fourth child hurriedly shouted to Daddy to come to the rescue, but the sound was so low that Daddy could not hear them at the door.


    They looked at each other and took the responsibility to coax the other two.


    When Jing Man returned to the room with the food, he saw the dragon child holding the little white tiger, patting him on the back with his paws like an adult, and chanting, ¡°There must be milk cake to eat, brother will not let FanFan go hungry.¡±


    And Xiao Shui stood with a stinky face and clasped fists, his hair in two strands, one wrapped around ZhiZhi¡¯s left hand and one around the root of the peach blossom branch.


    Guessing what had happened, Jing Man¡¯s heart warmed and he hurriedly put down his dinner plate to take up the responsibility of coaxing the child.


    He asked Xiao Jin to understand the situation.


    He told ZhiZhi, ¡°ZhiZhi, didn¡¯t Daddy say so? Don¡¯t tug on the flower branch, even if it doesn¡¯t hurt, it takes time and energy to grow out.¡±


    Mu CangZhou also came back and he echoed, ¡°The more energy you accumulate in your bodies now, the healthier you will be when you first take human form in a year, the better your growth and development will be.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t want to be a one-year-old baby when your brothers are three or four years old, do you?¡±


    ¡°No more!¡± The peach blossom branch shook with shock, ZhiZhi does not want to be the only little baby.


    Instead, Jing Man tapped the table, ¡°Three or four years old?¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded, he does not want to hide anymore.


    In 3020, the egglets in the Sky Blue Star egg breeding bases transformed into one-year-old children a year after they broke their shells, yes.


    But wait until 3032, their technology will be upgraded again.


    If the hatchlings in this year accumulate enough energy and knowledge, then after the human transformation, they can age by a few more years.


    Most of them are three or four years old, but there are also cases where they transform directly into six-year-olds.


    Their six eggs were brought back from the future, so they also have the ability to grow fast.


    However, now was not the time to talk about it, he pointed to the clock hanging on the wall.


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°It¡¯s been almost twenty minutes, so everyone hurry up and return to their position before Long Gui is no longer petrified.¡±


    The two fathers led by example and resumed their seats, the first child unfolded his wings, and the second, third and fourth child hid behind their egg siblings.


    Jing Man squinted his eyes and whispered, ¡°Xiao Shui close your eyes and don¡¯t look at Auntie!¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± The medusa¡¯s ink-blue hair was windless, blocking the line of sight.


    The next second, the power of the Petrifying Eye lifted, and Long Gui¡¯s time began to flow again.


    She finally spat out the last word, ¡°¨Ccake!¡±


    Well, the attitude of the children seemed less expectant than expected, Long Gui withdrew her hand, her heart a little lost. And for some reason, her raised arm was a little sore.


    She shook it off, not thinking about it.


    Mu CangZhou came over and said with a calm demeanor, ¡°Children, why don¡¯t you thank your aunt for the milk cake and come and eat it quickly.¡±


    Then he sent Long Gui to the door without a trace, and she disappeared for a little longer¡­


    Walking to the door, Long Gui scratched her head, always feeling that something was not quite right.


    Long¡¯s is now serving food so fast!


    She just said the menu one moment, and the next moment they arrived?


    Back at the front desk, she tapped her fingers on the table, unable to figure out the hurdles, and finally decided to look through the private room menu.


    She finally relaxed when she saw the [Milk Cake x4].


    No way! Since she said she would give it away, of course she couldn¡¯t charge for it, so she immediately started to change the menu.


    Just after the menu was changed, she looked up and saw the other little sisters in the restaurant gathered around. They all had expectations and gossip on their faces.


    One of the waiters smiled and raised her hand and asked, ¡°Sister Gui, did you get the little dragon child?¡±


    ^


    Inside the private room, Jing Man pulled the door a crack, watched secretly, and returned to his seat after finding nothing happened.


    During this time his heart had been hanging high, fearing that someone would notice something.


    Now, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.


    You know, this was the first time the petrifying eyes of the fourth child attacked! If we had not cooperated well, it would have been exposed!


    If we hadn¡¯t worked together to do ¡°bad things¡±, we would have been comrades in the same trench.


    Jing Man raised his eyes and looked at Mu CangZhou.


    After Long Gui left, Brother Mu started feeding his children the milk cakes, without even touching his own chopsticks.


    It¡¯s a perfect father who puts his children first, extra points!


    At this time, Mu CangZhou was helping the tiger to eat. He wished for the whole tiger to dig in and used wet paper towels to wipe FanFan¡¯s little paws. The action was gentle, and the muscles on the arms are slightly bulging, outlining the smooth lines.


    The gradually sloping daylight shone on the polished spoon, and the light reflected into Jing Man¡¯s eyes.


    Jing Man¡¯s eyes were blinded and he could not see anything.


    In his mind, an image suddenly appeared out of nowhere ¨C


    Moonlight Bear was injured, the muscles around his waist were turned over, the skin was open and bloody, and it was painful. There was no one of his kind around him, but there was a red tiger cub with him, whose features were eight points similar to FanFan¡¯s.


    The red tiger¡¯s claws scratched the rocks with deep marks, wailing and howling to the sky.


    With tears at the corners of his eyes, he used the tip of his tongue to help the moonlight bear lick the wound one by one, and also chewed bitter herbs to put on the wound, tending the moonlight bear with great care.


    After that¡­ he regained his mobility, and Mu CangZhou still took care of him without fail.


    Yes.


    In this picture, he was the moonlight bear and the red tiger was Mu CangZhou.


    ¡°ManMan, you eat first.¡± Abruptly, a gentle, low voice came, snapping him back to reality, and a colorful, vibrant life was born before his eyes.


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    Mu CangZhou: ManMan is not talking, I¡¯m panicking.


    Jing Man: QAQ, WHY!

 CH 28

    ¡°Brother Mu, thank you.¡± Jing Man¡¯s eyes fell on Mu CangZhou and said this sentence without thinking. When he made a sound, he found that his voice was a bit hoarse.


    It was as if the wind suddenly came, calm rivers and lakes stirred up layers of white curling foam. Jing Man¡¯s heart also rippled layer after layer.


    This image was fleeting.


    He simply did not catch the tail of memory fragments, and did not have time to think about the context, it quickly dissipated. Jing Man could not even figure out why such an image appeared in his mind. The sense of logic was strong, and the physical sense was so real.


    But¡­


    Jing Man raised his eyes and landed on Mu CangZhou, his eyes gazing at him with a hint of gratitude.


    Whether that image was real, or one that would happen in the future, this image of mutual companionship and licking each other¡¯s wounds alone was worthy of his thanks.


    Thank you for being there for me when I was hurt, and for everything you did for me. There were no children to sustain them in that image, they only had each other. And he could tell that Red Tiger was seriously doing everything he could to take care of him and be there for him.


    It was warm.


    You know, he was twenty years old. His first twenty years were crushed and broken. Only Big Bear and himself had been this close. This was a rare experience for him, and he dared not ask for it. Mu CangZhou finished wiping FanFan¡¯s paws, petting the little white tiger until he purred. Hearing this sound, his heart trembled. In his heart, he thought it was all over!


    ManMan decided to sweep his legs out from under himim off his feet, otherwise why would he be polite with him here? Thank you, thank you, these three words, they were not enough!


    Mu CangZhou felt a burst of chills behind his back, and the cold hairs on his arms stood up. However, he tried his best to maintain his composure. His voice trembled slightly, waved his hand, ¡°It is just a father helping his son to wipe his feet, why are you being polite with me?¡±


    Sensitive to his change, Jing Man puffed out a smile, laughing extra cheerfully. Since he discovered Mu CangZhou¡¯s true identity at the police station, he thought a lot about it. He also guessed that Mu CangZhou, in addition to his identity, must have more things to hide from him.


    He originally thought that since they were both adults, they should not bring home unhappy emotions. So, he had proposed to come to Long¡¯s for a meal. At the table, based on Mu CangZhou¡¯s attitude and sincerity, he was going to decide whether to choose to turn a new leaf and continue to walk hand in hand to eat a normal meal Plan A. Or to tear up his face, the elopement, and eat a break-up meal Plan B.


    With a thousand calculations, he forgot about Xiao Shui¡¯s petrifying eyes¡­


    It directly led to a quarreling atmosphere, which was not easy to set up, to be suddenly destroyed with a swish.


    And¡­ so sorry Sister Long, Xiao Shui petrified her¡­


    In his heart, he kowtowed to Sister Long!


    Anyway.


    The two sneaked around together for ten minutes, waiting outside the door for someone to deliver food in order to cover the petrified Long Gui. Jing Man¡¯s heart was beating fast, emotionally excited and happy. The two were in one formation at that moment, back to the relationship before he knew Mu CangZhou concealed his identity.


    When he came back, he immediately planned to activate Plan A and treat this as a normal meal.


    Well, now¡­ Seeing the memory, he didn¡¯t know whether it was a past memory or a premonition.


    Jing Man¡¯s lips slightly hooked, with a smile in his eyes, he quietly changed his mind. He decided to hide this vision!


    Hm, Mu CangZhou, I got a little secret too!


    Jing Man had a very deep sense of foreboding that afterwards, at a specific time and scenario, the vision he saw would automatically be fulfilled! Forming a story!


    It depended on who couldn¡¯t hold it in first and would reveal the secret first!


    Just married, he had not yet enjoyed the newlywed life, how could he even mention divorce?


    The meal started off as a mess, but the second half of the meal was a happy one.


    The more Mu CangZhou ate, the more he found that Jing Man did not care to punish him. It seems that he automatically accepted his identity as the head of his own egg breeding base! Jing Man¡¯s mood was so good that he even helped himself to serve food and pour water!


    Jing Man was happy, he was also happy, and the two were back to a happy life.


    At the end of the meal, Mu CangZhou stood up and stuffed the kids into the stroller. The meal took a little longer for the dads to eat, and the children drifted off to sleep in the setting sun after milk cake.


    As Mu CangZhou adjusted the stroller, Jing Man took a look. Jing Man, ¡°No need to put the canopy down, we¡¯ll be home in a minute.¡±


    So, they left Long¡¯s.


    In the stroller, four hatchlings and two eggs were huddled together just like baby chicks.


    Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi were sleeping soundly, and Jing Man had appropriately pulled the peach blossom branch out from under Xiao Jin¡¯s heavy metal wings, lest he wake up and accidentally rip it off.


    Medusa Xiao Shui lifted his eyelids to take a look.


    Thinking of something, he moved to the corner of the baby stroller, and then turned his back.


    The little white tiger FanFan ate a lot and could only lie on his back. His belly was rounded and he could only play dead next to his slightly cool medusa brother. He curled beside Xiao Shui¡¯s body since it smelled like milk.


    In August, the day was hot, and no one wanted fur stuck to their body. The medusa was an aquatic creature and did not like his brother¡¯s fur. So, he kept drilling deeper and deeper into the stroller, trying to avoid him.


    However, as soon as he moved, FanFan became confused and stuck to him. The furry belly and paws rubbed against him, and got even hotter.


    Xiao Shui was annoyed and used his hair to push the little tiger outward a little, ¡°Go over there!¡±


    FanFan was sleepy, was pushed by his brother until he rolled over, and was on top of Xiao Jin¡¯s wings. It didn¡¯t hurt, but FanFan was startled and howled loudly, ¡°Meooow¨C¡°


    Jing Man heard the sound and hurriedly stopped to ask, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    FanFan did not know anything, just scared, sitting there, eyes wide and round.


    Xiao Shui was squished even though he wanted to sleep. He was angry, but could not say a lot of words. He was so upset and aggrieved that he could only point to his own eyes and draw a small circle with his left hand, ¡°Xiao Shui.¡±


    After that, he pointed to FanFan and drew a big circle with his right hand, ¡°Brother.¡±


    Both hands slapped together and the right hand pressed the left hand to the ground. Then a strand of hair floated up and yanked the right hand up. Finally he ran over and touched his right hand on Xiao Jin¡¯s wing, ¡°Meooow!¡±


    Jing Man thought it was cute as hell as he watched his son act out the mime. He roughly understood, ¡°Xiao Shui, do you mean that you can only stay in the corner because of your eyes? And then your brother wanted to stay wherever he wanted to stay, but also squished you, so you pushed him away, he hit Xiao Jin and screamed?¡±


    Finally someone understood himself, the medusa exhaled and nodded heavily. He bit his lower lip and forced calmness on his face.


    Little did he know that he was being sold out by his hair. Just seeing his hair messy tangled together, interlocking, it increasingly morphed into a large woolen ball. The four children were very knowledgeable and independent in character. Obviously, he was a little younger than FanFan, but took on the responsibility of taking care of others.


    Jing Man¡¯s heart was warmed as he picked up FanFan, who was exhausted and sleepy, so that Xiao Shui could sleep in peace. After that, he raised his eyes to Mu CangZhou, ¡°Brother Mu, is there a way to turn off the medusa¡¯s petrifying eyes?¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡­ He had just half guessed what Xiao Shui was playing at. He was stunned when Jing Man asked this. Hearing the question, he nodded his head slightly, but the expression on his face was not relaxed, ¡°There is.¡±


    There was indeed a way to nullify the Petrifying Eye.


    But, he didn¡¯t know how¡­


    During the time in the fourth world, Sea of Ice, Jing Man was a medusa and himself was a serpent-tailed siren. The two did not land together at the start and saw each other only after a while.


    After meeting, Jing Man gleefully showed the effect of the Petrifying Eye, put them away with ease, and had on a small proud face. He said the older medusa taught him how to converge his breath, he learned to hide it himself, otherwise a lot of people would have been petrified along the way.


    At that time, he was so happy to finally meet ManMan, the knowledge did not enter his head at all!


    In Sky Blue Star, medusas were an extremely rare and special race, and if someone wanted one, it was not easy.


    The only guy around who has mastered how to restrain his power¡­ had amnesia, and could not be counted on.


    Jing Man asked again, ¡°Then, what should we do?¡±


    Mu CangZhou was silent for a long time and slowly spoke, ¡°I¡¯ll go back and ask Tian Yuan.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s house has plenty of rooms, and the two had no more good reason to sleep together. Late at night, Mu CangZhou laid in bed, nostalgic for the days and nights when he ate and slept with ManMan at the Five Seasons Hotel. The more he thought about it, the more energetic he became, and he couldn¡¯t sleep at all. He took a hot shower, his hair dripping with water, running down his collar and wetting the fabric.


    But to no avail, he tossed and turned with ManMan in mind.


    The ManMan who slept beside him like a clingy puppy, the ManMan who woke up in his arms with clear eyes¡­


    He can¡¯t.


    In order to change his mood, Mu CangZhou decided to go downstairs to warm a glass of milk.


    When he pushed open the door, he saw a scorching light under Jing Man¡¯s bedroom door.


    It was two o¡¯clock in the night, why aren¡¯t you asleep?


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart was slightly moved. He walked up and knocked on the door with very light movements. No one answered, perhaps he forgot to turn off the lights.


    Mu CangZhou lowered his eyes, feeling uninterested, and intended to leave.


    As a result ¨C the next second, the door opened.


    Jing Man was wearing light pajamas and looking at him with a light smile.


    Mu CangZhou noticed that both buttons of his blouse were unbuttoned, revealing his Adam¡¯s apple, collarbone and a piece of white, translucent skin. His breath hitched and his throat rolled.


    ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Jing Man smiled and fumbled to turn off the lights, and came out from the door. He asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Brother Mu?¡±


    Mu CangZhou smiled, ¡°I couldn¡¯t sleep, I was worried about the children.¡±


    Oh, Jing Man twisted his head to look at the door, ¡°They have long been asleep, children sleep a lot, but might be noisy in the middle of the night.¡±


    Mu CangZhou eyed the man standing so close to him that they could hug at the first reach, and kiss him on the corner of the lips at half a step away.


    Just¡­


    After all he had been through, he now could not predict with 100% certainty the consequences of doing so. Would ManMan respond to him? Or would he drop a big slap on the face and tell him to pack up and get out.


    As he pondered whether to take the risk or not, a light scent hit him and Jing Man arrived in his arms, wrapping his arms around his waist. In the hazy light, Mu CangZhou saw that the person in his arms had slightly red ears and clear, bright eyes.


    So, Mu CangZhou gulped and invited, ¡°ManMan, can you sleep in my room tonight?¡±


    Jing Man laughed and let go of the hug, returning to a distance of one step away, ¡°Why? In what name?¡±


    Mu CangZhou, blessed to the core, opened his personal terminal and pointed to their marriage certificate. Mu CangZhou stiffly slid down the expert-written marriage dictionary and read, ¡°Newlyweds sleeping in separate rooms will affect the relationship, it is recommended not to¡­¡±


    ¡°Oh, this.¡± Jing Man clasped his hands and leaned against the door with a manic smile on his face, ¡°There is no relationship in the first place, how else can it affect anything?¡±


    At that, Mu CangZhou¡¯s mood sank to the bottom, eyes gloomy.


    But next, Jing Man headed for the guest room, ¡°I¡¯ll sleep in your room. I got up in the middle of the night to take care of the kids.¡±


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°What about me?¡±


    Jing Man said rightfully, ¡°You¡¯ll sleep in your room too, we are indeed a newlywed couple, right?¡± His voice was getting lower and lower, ¡°Just because we don¡¯t have a relationship now doesn¡¯t mean we won¡¯t have one in the future¡­¡±


    Seven days can form a habit, and after sleeping in the same bed with this person for ten days, his habit was locked.


    He couldn¡¯t sleep.


    Lying on the bed, he listened to the breathing of the person next to him, sniffing the scent of his body.


    Mu CangZhou was in a very excited mood, looking at Jing Man with eyes full of love.


    ¡°Brother Mu, sleep.¡± Feeling the burning eyes running over his body, Jing Man¡¯s heart heated up. He stretched out a hand to cover Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Okay, ManMan good night.¡± Mu CangZhou pulled his hand over and kissed the palm of his hand.


    Later, he crawled over again and looked at Jing Man with one hand propped up, ¡°ManMan, stay with me, okay?¡±


    Jing Man was speechless, ¡°We already got a license, how else do you want to be together?¡±


    Mu CangZhou smiled, squeezed his left hand and nibbled on the ring finger, ¡°Okay, wife, tomorrow I¡¯ll go buy a ring.¡±


    The ring, a trap for public love.


    Jing Man, ¡°¡­ Don¡¯t change indiscriminately.¡±


    Meanwhile, on a deserted island somewhere in the Sky Blue Star, a friend from the Dragon¡¯s Realm landed. This was the first target of the mission the two were protecting ¨C the nearly extinct embroidered thread dragon, Suther.


    The author has something to say:


    Mu CangZhou: Don¡¯t change your name indiscriminately? So! Can I buy a ring? [Xi Da Pu Ben]1


    Jing Man: Sell silly old gong, ten dollars for two.

 CH 29

    On a tiny, tiny, wild island that didn¡¯t even have a name on the map, the air trembled slightly, tearing out a dark rift in time.


    ¡°Are we there yet?¡± The voice had the distinctive rasp of a voice change. A small leg wearing white socks and uniform shoes stretched out from the crack first.


    When he was rescued by Jing Man and Mu CangZhou, Suther was still a six-year-old, suspected degenerate, soon-to-be-extinct embroidered thread dragon whelp. Now he was sixteen years old, and in two years, he¡¯d be able to join the Quick Transmigration Bureau!


    This was Suther¡¯s last long vacation so he applied early for an off-world trip, and once school was out, he rushed to the Quick Transmigration Bureau to tear open a space-time rift. He did not have time to change out of his student uniform. His silver hair was the same as his school days, and was combed back meticulously. He was carrying a bento box in his hand, which was a companion gift brought for Brother Man, containing a lot of delicacies of the Dragon¡¯s Realm.


    On his back was a leather school bag, which contained the teacher¡¯s holiday homework¡­


    When he walked into the space-time rift, Suther had a longing expression on his face and couldn¡¯t wait to see Brother Man and Brother Zhou. After standing still, the expression on his face suddenly turned into confusion.


    There was water in front of him, sand behind him, and no one around for a hundred miles. It was not like the beautiful Sky Blue Star with diverse culture and species that Brother Man and his team mentioned!


    Suther¡¯s eyebrows furrowed in anger as he nodded a few times in the void, and he let out a questioning voice, ¡°System, don¡¯t you usually land at the Quick Transmigration Bureau? I only have two months of vacation time, so I can¡¯t waste it like this.¡±


    The system, which was bound to the host for the first time and did not know that this situation did not apply to otherworldly travel, explained, [The Quick Transmigration Bureau is not yet stationed on Sky Blue Star, so in order not to affect the order of the community, stowaways can only land in the wilderness. You should be able to make it across in time to meet them].


    Suther found a tree and sat down. Looking at the shimmering sea in the moonlight, he opened his lunchbox and touched some fruits, asking, ¡°Which way are we going?¡±


    [Don¡¯t rush, I¡¯m connecting to the star network, their network is very slow¡­]


    ¡°Hurry up, then.¡± In a short time, Suther had eaten more than three times the size of the lunch box. However, it was not a big problem, there was still a lot inside, since it was a small space used for storage.


    He packed up his things, quietly hugged his legs and waited, looking at the sea waves trembling.


    A short while later, the system spoke: [I found where they are! Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base! The star network shows that the last public appearance was at this location!]


    Suther looked at the map for a moment, hummed, walked to the open beach, and closed his long, narrow eyes. The sound of wind breaking sounded, and the teenager disappeared from the spot.


    A young embroidered thread dragon with a shoulder height of two meters, a body length of five meters, covered with multicolored scales, and a circle of silver scales around his neck suddenly appeared out of thin air from where he stood. His body shape was the same as a Western dragon, but his wings were much larger than the average Western dragon, almost twice as large as the body.


    Suther¡¯s short claws crossed the air twice and turned in place a few times to find a good position.


    His wings waved with great effort, fanning out a hurricane of wind in preparation for takeoff. Takeoff was the most laborious procedure, he flapped his wings hard in place for ten minutes.


    When his claws were about to leave the ground, the system¡¯s voice came, chagrined: [Wait, Suther, use stealth! There are no embroidered dragons in Sky Blue Star!]


    Suther, ¡°¡­Why didn¡¯t you say so?¡±


    He had to stop and do the hand trick to be invisible! The wind that he had been trying to save was wasted! You don¡¯t know how difficult it is for a half-ton dragon to create wind to fly itself out of thin air!


    When he started to fly towards Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base, Suther¡¯s heart was full of expectation and he was flying happily in the air in a dazzling way. He had no idea that he had made a mistake¡­ He didn¡¯t know that his beloved Brother Man had lost his memory and couldn¡¯t recognize him at all¡­


    The next day, Jing Man was stung by the hot and bright sunlight as soon as he opened his eyes, and he glanced at the time on his terminal ¨C 11:46am.


    ¡°Why did I sleep until this time¡­¡± He recalled for a moment. He tossed and turned last night and couldn¡¯t sleep. Then, at about 2:00 or 3:00, Brother Mu came knocking on the door¡­ He ran to the guest room and slept in the same bed with Brother Mu, and only then did he finally fall asleep.


    He got up and washed up, then went back to his bedroom. The kids were already awake and FanFan was wearing a bib with cream on it, so he guessed Brother Mu had already fed the kids.


    ZhiZhi was not at home, they still couldn¡¯t be far away from Brother Mu and wasn¡¯t crying, so they should have been taken away.


    ¡°Daddy! You¡¯re awake!¡± Of the remaining three babies, Xiao Jin had the sharpest eyes.


    After finding Daddy appeared, he ran over quickly with his little feet happily. With all four paws, he tugged at Jing Man¡¯s pant legs and tried to climb up.


    A ¡°tear¡± sound was just heard¨C Although the cloth of his pants was very tight and durable, a dragon child with increasingly hard claws scratched out a few rows as if a cat scratched the same marks, and ripped his work pants into a pleated skirt.


    Everyday he would hug Daddy¡¯s thighs, tried and true, why did it not work today?


    Xiao Jin did not react, fell heavily on his buttocks, metal feathers knocking out a sound, attracting the attention of the other children.


    FanFan and Xiao Shui, who were trying to learn how to talk, put down what they were doing and looked over in unison.


    He didn¡¯t know if his butt was injured or not, he hurt so much and he wanted to cry. But in front of his younger brothers, he could not cry. The pale golden little dragon child¡¯s mouth curled downwards and blinked his eyes to let the tears dissipate.


    Rubbing his bottom, he looked at Daddy¡¯s miserable pants and whispered, ¡°Daddy, are the pants okay?¡±


    ¡°Come on, let Daddy see if you¡¯re hurt.¡±


    Xiao Jin was almost to his thighs just now, and listening to the sound of this fall, it was not light. Jing Man was in no mood to care about his pants. He quickly picked up the dragon child and went to the bed and sat down, pressed his son to his leg and started to examine his tail.


    Seeing the wound, Jing Man sucked in a breath of cold air, heartbroken.


    Ah, he was bleeding. A few scales had broken off and stuck into his flesh. It hurt to look at.


    Even though he was hurt, his son was still only concerned about his daddy¡¯s feelings. Jing Man¡¯s heart was as soft as cotton, warm and yielding.


    ¡°Daddy, don¡¯t worry about it!¡± Xiao Jin felt that after lying on Daddy¡¯s leg, the pain had disappeared, and was very delighted inside. When he saw his brothers¡¯ eyes on his buttocks, he blushed and twisted his body to get off Daddy¡¯s lap.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡± Jing Man looked back, and he understood.


    ¡°FanFan, Xiao Shui, you stay here and don¡¯t move around, I¡¯ll take Brother to find the first aid kit.¡±


    He carried Xiao Jin to the guest room and took out the family first aid kit. The broken scales had to be pulled out with tweezers as soon as possible.  He picked up the tweezers and gestured twice, the cold metal light flashed and made a cold, hard, merciless clicking sound.


    The thought of poking Xiao Jin in the ass with this thing made Jing Man¡¯s heart ache. He was very steady, but his hands were shaking with the tweezers¡­


    On second thought, Mu CangZhou was the head of the egg breeding base, so he must be better at using tweezers than he was, so he should do it¡­


    ¡°Xiao Jin is in pain, right?¡± Jing Man touched the back of the dragon child and felt his body was a little stiff.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not very painful.¡± Xiao Jin shook his head. His eyes fell on Daddy¡¯s torn pants, and he blamed himself.


    Jing Man softly asked, ¡°Where did Father and ZhiZhi go, did they say before they left?¡±


    Xiao Jin, ¡°To get my big brother back.¡±


    Big Brother? Aren¡¯t you the oldest? But then it hit him, Big Bear!


    Then, it was uncertain when Mu CangZhou would be back, so Jing Man had to try to help his son pull out the scales himself. He checked, a total of five scales broke off, three pieces stuck in the flesh.


    This little dragon baby¡¯s nails were so strong, but his scales were so brittle.


    Jing Man used a wet towel to clean the wound. After picking up the disinfected tweezers, he was hesitant to do it.


    ¡°Daddy,¡± just when he was at a loss, Xiao Shui¡¯s voice came from the door.


    Jing Man, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Xiao Shui?¡±


    ¡°Hair, can.¡± Xiao Shui looked back, FanFan did not follow him. He ran over with small steps, his teeny figure tilted his head to look at Daddy and opened his arms for a hug.


    Jing Man understood, bent his spine, and grabbed him with one hand.


    As soon as Xiao Shui stood still, he used his long, dark blue hair to roll over the tweezers in Jing Man¡¯s hand in a swift manner. With a frown, he moved quickly to pull out all three broken scales.


    ¡°Blood, blood.¡± The learned words were still limited, and Xiao Shui¡¯s desire to express himself was curbed, sulking to himself.


    Jing Man reacted and hurriedly took the hemostatic antiseptic spray and sprayed it twice on the affected area, waiting for it to coagulate into a scab.


    He was just stunned. He did not expect the medusa¡¯s hair to be so powerful. First of all, the force was so strong that he couldn¡¯t even snatch the tweezers from his hand. Secondly, Xiao Shui¡¯s manipulation of the hair was so precise that he just witnessed everything, and the tweezers didn¡¯t shake at all and didn¡¯t let the wound expand.


    ¡°Xiao Shui is amazing.¡± Jing Man touched Xiao Shui¡¯s head with an envious face, then watched as the hair tenderly wrapped around his hand.


    ¡°Thank you, Xiao Shui,¡± the pale golden dragon also wagged his tail. Xiao Jin was lying on his back and did not see what happened, but after his brother came over, his butt gradually stopped hurting.


    Xiao Shui heard these words, was embarrassed, came over and also leaned on Daddy¡¯s lap.


    The three formed a picture of their own. Not much time was left as the remaining little white tiger also looked for their traces and ran over, standing in the doorway meowing and growling. The little white tiger did not need assistance. He grabbed the bed sheet and climbed onto the bed, and Jing Man¡¯s lips hooked up into a deep smile. He smoothly fished out the nail clippers from the medical kit, ¡°Here, let Daddy see if your nails need to be trimmed.¡±


    Not much later.


    ¡°Woof woof woof!¡± Big Bear finally came home and barked happily as soon as he entered the house to announce his takeover, then jumped up and down happily.


    A single dog created the effect of chaos.


    ¡°Big Bear, sit down first.¡± Big Bear loved ManMan and missed him, especially since he hadn¡¯t seen him for a long time.


    Seeing this, Mu CangZhou smiled helplessly and put ZhiZhi on the table so that the dog would not jump up and knock them over. He held down the restless dog and untied the rope.


    Sure enough, the next second, the big golden retriever, like a shot arrow, zoomed to the second floor.


    In the master¡¯s bedroom, he did not see his master, so went over in the bedroom and sniffed around, barked a few times, and turned around and ran away.


    At that moment, Jing Man hid in the attic room on the third floor with the children in his arms.


    Jing Man lowered his voice and tiptoed, ¡°Shh ¨C keep quiet and see when Big Bear finds us.¡±


    The dragon child, white tiger, and medusa also followed his example and shushed, trying their best to suppress the excitement in their hearts, quietly squatting in the room.


    Only Xiao Jin had seen Big Bear, the rest of the children had only heard of this legendary big brother but never seen him. However, that didn¡¯t stop Daddy from proposing the idea of hide-and-seek, and everyone raised their hands in approval.


    It was inconvenient to have such a big place as home. Big Bear searched everywhere he could, but still didn¡¯t see his master. The dog ran around shedding hair everywhere, and the sweeper followed behind with constant warnings. The more he searched, the more he lost confidence, and now the only place left was the locked door.


    Big Bear ran in a circle back to Mu CangZhou, who was watching the show, stood up and stomped on him with his paws, pushing him to help find him together.


    Mu CangZhou knew Jing Man and the others were still home and turned to ZhiZhi, ¡°ZhiZhi, want to play hide-and-seek with us?¡±


    Hide-and-seek? It was recently talked about in the language packet, and it was so much fun! ZhiZhi nodded their head and said in a delicate voice, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Mu CangZhou picked up ZhiZhi and asked him, ¡°Where do you think Daddy is now?¡±


    The invisible blood tie linking Jing Man was lost by the hand of Tian Yuan, so ZhiZhi could now only feel his father¡¯s location, and they shook their head with a frustrated face.


    Mu Cangzhou, ¡°It¡¯s okay, then we¡¯ll follow Big Bear brother to find them together.¡±


    ¡°Woof woof woof!¡± At this moment, Big Bear waited at the door of a room, urging with his barks.


    ¡°One, two, three, found you!¡± Mu CangZhou held the doorknob and counted together with ZhiZhi.


    The result of opening the door was an ordinary guest room¡­


    He looked at Big Bear and wondered, ¡°Do you not know where he is?¡±


    Big Bear didn¡¯t give him a look and ran to the next doorway to sit down, scratching the door with his paws and barking in the middle of his voice.


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°Believe you once more. One, two, three, found you!¡±


    Soon, the rooms on the second floor were guessed by Big Bear, and they still hadn¡¯t found anyone. When they reached the stairway, ZhiZhi suddenly spoke up, with a small wooden hand pointing to the ceiling, ¡°Up there.¡±


    Hearing their words, Big Bear, who had been leaping downstairs, turned back in one direction and ran upstairs instead. When he arrived at the third floor, Big Bear was about to rush to open the door, but ZhiZhi shook their head and still pointed upstairs.


    Mu CangZhou was convinced and carried them upstairs again.


    The two and the dog arrived below the attic and looked at the ladder that had obviously been moved today. They shouted at the door, ¡°Woof woof woof/one, two, three, found you!¡±


    When playing hide-and-seek with Big Bear in the past, Jing Man didn¡¯t even run to such a difficult place. This time, he knew that Brother Mu would help, so he took the children to this place. When they heard the sound, they all panicked and looked at Daddy for help.


    Jing Man carried his sons over one by one and said in a wild tone, ¡°Mu CangZhou, I have your sons. You have one minute to open the door and let me out!¡±


    Xiao Jin was puzzled, ¡°Daddy?¡±


    ¡°Hahahaha it¡¯s okay, Daddy loves you.¡± Jing Man gave each of the three children a kiss on the head and explained embarrassingly, ¡°I can only open the attic door from the outside, so we can¡¯t really get out until he opens it.¡±


    There was a rustle, the door opened and the ladder was lowered.


    Jing Man, ¡°Brother Mu, you carry the babies down first.¡±


    ¡°One.¡± The pale golden baby dragon child was put on Big Bear¡¯s back.


    ¡°Two.¡± A fluffy white tiger cub was placed on his head.


    ¡°Three.¡± The cold medusa was placed on his shoulder.


    Mu CangZhou stretched out his hand again to catch his beloved one.


    However¡­


    Jing Man, ¡°Brother Mu, get out of the way!¡±


    Mu CangZhou looked up at him, and Jing Man leaped with an unrestrained expression. The corners of the mouth were pulled into a smile and peach blossom eyes were slightly up with pleasure.


    From below, Mu CangZhou could see that Jing Man¡¯s clothes revealed his white waist and protruding hip bones, tantalizing his heart. But, this person jumped down and only gave him a look.


    The dog was happy as he sat on the ground. Hugging his dog son, Jing Man began to feel deep father and son love¡­


    Jing Man didn¡¯t read Mu CangZhou¡¯s meaning, and gently coaxed Big Bear who hadn¡¯t seen him and was upset for a long time, sulking for half a day. After that, he waved his hand and called all the children and Big Bear back to the bedroom.


    He first said to the children, ¡°This is Big Bear, your older brother! Daddy¡¯s big baby! Then, he introduced to the dog, ¡°Xiao Jin, you already know him. The one with flowers is called ZhiZhi, the white tiger is called FanFan, and this icy, long-haired child is called Xiao Shui. Big Bear still has to protect them and love them.¡±


    Big Bear seemed to understand, but the children¡¯s scent was already very fragrant, not to mention the scent of his owner. He loved his children to death.


    These babies just hatched less than a month ago and in his eyes, they were as cute as small toys. As a tall, strong, fit and big golden retriever, a paw could knock over three and a half of them.


    But the big golden retriever had a good upbringing, was a good friend of man, and was a good partner of the master.


    Big Bear would absolutely not touch the babies with claws or teeth, and would protect the babies, just like protecting his master! The babies were also excited to have such a spirited creature suddenly appearing around them.


    Xiao Jin got a hint from his siblings and coyly moved his slightly uncomfortable butt over to scratch Daddy¡¯s freshly changed pants.


    Xiao Jin, ¡°Daddy, we want to play with Big Bear.¡±


    Jing Man was not sure, ¡°Then let¡¯s play, aren¡¯t you guys playing right now?¡±


    ¡°Not like this.¡± Xiao Jin tilted his head, his golden brown eyes ManMan was expecting, ¡°Can we play hide-and-seek?¡±


    After a moment of contemplation, Jing Man nodded and said, ¡°Let¡¯s set a range, just play on the first floor, don¡¯t go out. By the way, you are only allowed to hide on the ground, no climbing up and down, in case you fall.¡±


    Xiao Jin just wanted to agree, but then he thought that there would not be much room to hide, and his face was a bit embarrassed.


    Jing Man read the hesitation in his son¡¯s eyes and touched him on the head, ¡°You are still too young, if you get hurt like you did today, Daddy and Father will be very distressed and sad.¡±


    Xiao Jin looked back at his siblings, all of whom were nodding their heads vigorously.


    Jing Man smiled and went over to them and said, ¡°Choose one of you to team up with Big Bear as a ghost, who will only look for people, not hide and seek.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Several childish voices rang out happily.


    His children played happily with Big Bear while Jing Man sat on the stairs watching them. Every now and then he went into cardiac arrest.


    ¡°Xiao Jin, your brother is really not in the sewer, please don¡¯t break up the house¡­¡±


    ¡°Hey, FanFan don¡¯t get into the garbage can! The eggplant skin inside is not edible! Right, it¡¯s not good, hurry up and spit it out.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Shui, climbing curtains with hair is also climbing high and low. Get down from the curtains, or you don¡¯t play, go upstairs and learn to talk.¡±


    ¡°Big Bear, your pollen allergy gets worse when you get close to ZhiZhi. Don¡¯t get close to their flower branches. Be patient, Brother Mu said these peach blossoms will be gone in two days.¡±


    ¡°Oh, ZhiZhi picked all the flowers for you, that¡¯s okay. ZhiZhi come here, give the flowers to Daddy, I¡¯ll save them for you.¡±


    His children, although their thought process was amazing, they were not the type of wild children who did not listen.


    Jing Man said what not to do and they would just stop.


    After a while, Jing Man didn¡¯t have to worry about what they could and couldn¡¯t do.


    Mu CangZhou finished his business and walked up to him, sat down on the higher step and unintentionally pressed his calf against Jing Man.


    Jing Man felt burned by the warmth, but his current position was the most comfortable for him to adjust many times, so he did not move away. A low, clear male voice rang out behind his ear, bringing up a wet, hot temperature, Mu CangZhou, ¡°ManMan, give me your hand.¡±


    Jing Man, ¡°Hmm?¡±


    The first thought that rose in his heart ¨C why do you want my hand for no reason?


    The second thought ¨C the theoretical ring mentioned last night? You bought the ring? So soon!


    His heart puffed and his eyes still fell on the children. He did not turn his head to look at him, just deliberately extended his right hand.


    If Mu CangZhou wanted him to change hands, it proved that he wanted to put a ring on his left hand.  However, Mu CangZhou squeezed his right hand and kissed him on the palm of his hand.


    This was not the same as the promised script!


    Jing Man was puzzled and looked back at him. As soon as he turned his head, he saw a magnified handsome face, and he was retained by a light kiss.


    When the kiss was over, Mu CangZhou let him go and said seriously, ¡°ManMan, I will always be with you.¡±


    Jing Man blushed and drew back his hand, but felt an itch in his palm. He looked down and a line of numbers appeared in his hand, like a terminal number.


    Jing Man was confused, ¡°Brother Mu, what is this?¡±


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°Robot Tian Yuan¡¯s terminal number, in a few days I have to go back to start the quarterly meeting of each district egg breeding base. By then, it will be busy, I may not receive your message.¡±


    Jing Man tilted his head, peach blossom eyes with hazy moisture, the expression on his face hit a question mark, ¡°?¡±


    Mu CangZhou was caught off guard by the cuteness and came over to give him a peck on the tip of his nose, explaining his intentions, ¡°He is a robot, all messages will be returned in seconds. Tian Yuan also has access to the entire base¡¯s cameras as well as my personal terminal, so if you want me, go directly to him.¡±


    Oh¡­ The man was handing over his leverage. It was clumsy, but really thoughtful.


    Jing Man gave a derisive chuckle, ¡°Any time I can get him to broadcast live? You don¡¯t need privacy?¡±


    Mu CangZhou raised an eyebrow and touched his ear. ¡°No need, all of me, can be shown to you.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s cheeks instantly reddened. He just took two steps on the side of the traffic lane, and this man¡¯s wheels ran over him, and he was resigned to his fate¡­


    Two days later, Suther finally arrived at Tianhu District.


    With the help of the system¡¯s positioning, he found an unoccupied place and landed safely, transforming into human form and shaking off his tired arms. The back of his head, which was originally combed in adult form, had fallen apart, his body smelled of sweat, and his clothes were a bit wrinkled.


    He gave himself self-surveillance, shaking his head vehemently, ¡°No, I can¡¯t go see Brother Man and Brother Zhou like this. System, help me exchange some of this world¡¯s currency to open a room, I need to take a shower.¡±


    After a while, the system replied: [I have helped you check into the Five Seasons Hotel].

 CH 30

    When Suther got out of the jacuzzi, he wrapped himself in a towel. After tapping his fingers on the terminal, the room¡¯s own housekeeping AI brought out the washed and dried school uniform and started ironing it.


    Suther thought to himself that when the clothes were ironed and he was clean and decent, he could go out and find Brother Man and Brother Zhou.


    The two of them had always said that there was nothing good to eat in the Dragon¡¯s Realm, but Sky Blue Star had a much wider variety of food than the Dragon¡¯s Realm, and now it was finally time for them to treat him to a meal.


    But before that, there was one very important thing left to do. He dabbed some pomade and slowly pushed his silver hair back in the mirror, ¡°System, help me find the exact coordinates of Brother Man and Brother Mu right now.¡±


    [Sorry, but Sky Blue Star has not set up a Quick Transmigration Bureau yet, so we can¡¯t pull up the encrypted data. We can only find the time and location of their last appearance on the star network. 8.10, Snack Street Shore. #video#]


    Suther watched a short video clip from the news and ranted, ¡°That was ten days ago! They haven¡¯t been seen since?¡±


    [Yes.]


    Suther, ¡°So, you¡¯re checking the neighborhood surveillance for me?¡±


    [I¡¯m checking, so far it¡¯s the afternoon of August 18, so wait.]


    Jing Man got a message that popped up on the terminal ¨C


    [Dear Baby¡¯s Breath and His Babies, the system detects that your live stream time this month has not yet reached the minimum requirement, please hurry up and start livestreaming as soon as possible!]


    [You have 28 hours of live stream time this month and have completed 3.7 hours.]


    June Snow Live platform.


    Jing Man understood, the live stream platform was rushing the broadcast mercilessly. His eyes fell on the time and he exclaimed, ¡°This time is not right!¡±


    He remembered that he had only live streamed once and the time was definitely less than three hours.


    Then where did the extra time come from¡­


    With questions, Jing Man opened the long-lost Jun Snow Live room and found that it was almost full of unread messages and alerts.


    He took a cursory glance at them¨C


    [When will Baby¡¯s Breath start livestreaming again? Will you schedule a time? I love your kids, come on, come on!]


    [Anchor, quickly start the stream, if not, the children will be big soon! orz]


    The same as the last time, almost all of them were urging for more.


    Jing Man looked at the children. The four babies were sitting or lying on Big Bear, playing with toys and chatting a bit every now and then. He thought to himself that only Xiao Jin had met with everyone, so it would be better to broadcast Xiao Jin¡¯s daily routine.


    So, once he finished absorbing the metal on the wings and returned to a little golden dragon with golden flesh wings, he would be ready to start streaming.


    Xiao Jin took the opportunity to rub against Daddy¡¯s chest, ¡°Daddy, you said you want me to livestream, what is livestream for?¡±


    Jing Man, ¡°To show the brothers and sisters on the Star Network what western dragon hatchlings are like, and their daily lives. They are not as lucky as Daddy to see such a cute Xiao Jin every day.¡±


    Xiao Jin seemed to understand and sat on the bed. He wagged his tail and asked, ¡°Can¡¯t we show them the life of a little treant, little white tiger, and little medusa together?¡±


    Before, when he was the only one born, it was boring to stay alone. Now, he had his siblings with him and was happy. Hearing these words, Jing Man looked back at the kids and found that their faces were also full of doubts.


    Facing the puzzled eyes of the children, Jing Man smiled and said, ¡°Daddy thinks we should do it one by one. For now, let Older Brother live stream first. Wait for a while and then change, so we all have a share.¡±


    The first live stream was when Xiao Jin was still very ignorant, all soft, following the voice package while learning language. Today, he was already a big dragon child that was a little heavy to hold.


    Jing Man sighed in his heart, while rubbing the little dragon¡¯s head, and adjusting the video camera Feng Huo gave him earlier. He opened the live stream room and was just about to start the livestream when he saw on the recording screen the birth of FanFan and Xiao Shui on 8.11.


    Jing Man¡¯s eyes widened, what¡¯s going on?


    No wonder fans had risen to 100,000, their births were also recorded. After scrolling through the history of pop-ups for a while, Jing Man became enlightened and his mind went blank. It turned out that last time he recorded, he touched the live stream button by mistake¡­


    He had no idea that the camera sent by Feng Huo was directly connected to the live stream¡­ It could quickly start the live stream with one click. Then, let¡¯s not split it up and meet everyone together directly.


    Jing Man put Xiao Jin back to Big Bear and let him reunite with his siblings, smiling awkwardly, ¡°You¡¯ve already met everyone when Daddy didn¡¯t know, so let¡¯s livestream together from now on.¡±


    He fixed the perspective, so that people would not be able to adjust the perspective.


    This time, the start of the June Snow platform also reminded fans and soon the live stream began to fill with people, one by one.


    The screen showed a sturdy, cute, drowsy golden retriever lying with two front paws holding a small treant that had a flowering branch beginning to grow buds. The small treant was playing with the dog¡¯s paw. On the side of the fluffy belly sat a little white tiger and little medusa, both of whom were playing with a puzzle. And their old friend Xiao Jin had his neck craned back looking at his wings, practicing how to make them open and close.


    [Front row! Finally, after many days, the show is on! The four children are reunited, so cute ahhhhhh!]


    [Crap! I strongly refused to believe you guys when you said that this family has a lot of children. Now I kneel, the anchor¡¯s family really has god-like genes. I like the children you have!]


    [The canine sub-race is going to be envious! I also want a bunch of children around me!]


    [It¡¯s said that medusa will petrify people when one looks at them, is it true? #curious#]


    Jing Man cleared his throat, didn¡¯t enter the frame, and held out his hand and waved it in front of the camera.


    He said, ¡°Long time no see, everyone. This is Baby¡¯s Breath and His Babies. I was a little busy a while ago, so I didn¡¯t start the live stream. Now I¡¯ve been poked and prodded by the system, and I just remembered that I didn¡¯t finish my task this month.¡±


    ¡°Welcome everyone to my babies, and thank you for liking them.¡±


    [I just want to adjust the perspective to see what the anchor looks like, but it turns out that I can¡¯t actually adjust? I¡¯m dead]


    [The anchor¡¯s voice sounds great! I feel like I can make up a handsome man¡¯s image just from his voice! The hands also look good!]


    [Ummm, I came from the police records. I want to ask the anchor if the police case before was solved? These children didn¡¯t really appear out of nowhere, did they?]


    [Bought from a gene bank I assume, I heard that the underground egg breeding base can breed eggs for people who are not married?]


    [As a person who comes from an ¡°underground egg breeding base¡±, I say that the people in front of me are talking nonsense, they are just an additional layer of privacy that¡¯s all.]


    [Oh, you exploit the loopholes you NB1, regular egg breeding bases also will not give out personal information and genes.]


    [My family still believes in watching the doctor destroy all the genes after the egg breeding, none of the public egg breeding bases have the time to let people observe.]


    [That¡¯s for sanitary purposes, there are special people and special equipment¡­ The previous sisters went to a private base for sanitation concerns¡­]


    Seeing the focus of the pop-up screen go wrong 800 miles away, Jing Man raised his eyebrows. After meeting Mu CangZhou, everything about their life together with the kids seemed reasonable and natural, and the children were very intimate with each other.


    He had forgotten that they had appeared out of nowhere in his bed, and that he hadn¡¯t gone through the egg-rearing process at all.


    Viewers began to spam bullet screen comments complaining, becoming more and more serious. They gradually started to call people¡¯s wrongs and they would join each other in personal attacks.


    Jing Man was annoyed and bored. He wanted to use the live stream to show everyone the growth of the children¡¯s trajectory, but the mood dissipated little by little.


    Now the children were still small, and he did not know if they would be affected by the words.


    Once they became literate afterwards, it would not be good for them to learn this.


    Thinking of this, he said in an unpleasant tone, ¡°If you want to argue, go out and argue. I¡¯m not going to answer personal questions, and I don¡¯t care to be asked again.¡±


    He opened the live stream to share the lives of his children, not to see these people quarrel.


    People who often surf the star network and seen a lot of soft and cute anchors, suddenly heard Baby¡¯s Breath¡¯s tone changed, which was somewhat new.


    [Anchor, don¡¯t be angry, I¡¯ve been watching the live stream well. I want to eat this mouthful of babies!]


    [Right, stay live. I won¡¯t argue, let me be at ease watching these children.]


    But to some people¡¯s ears, this was a sign of weakness. They ignored Jing Man¡¯s warning and continued to curse and persist in their output.


    [Yo, so quick to react this time? How come you didn¡¯t notice when the little white tiger broke his shell with the medusa last time? Not an accident, right?]


    [Yes, I also think that maybe the anchor used illegal means to get the multiracial genes, and then produced these children. He broke the law, and then covered himself up by deliberately going to the police uncle to make trouble. Disgusting.]


    [Crap! I hate this kind of foul play that takes up public resources, don¡¯t watch!]


    [A friendly reminder, this anchor asked for people to not send gifts. Look at the king list, it has a surprise. An example of wanting to be wildly popular! :)]


    Seeing these people make up stuff, Jing Man was speechless. Why don¡¯t you write a book, if you can fabricate lies out of nothing.


    He was here to share the cuteness of his own babies, these people seriously missed the point. However, Jing Man also straightforwardly felt the difference between this live stream and the last live stream. The last time the live stream started, not many people watched it, and only accumulated a total of more than 200 fans. However, the live stream room was quiet, and the guests were happy.


    The environment was soothing as everyone came in for the children, watching the children and expressing their love for Xiao Jin. This time, although thousands of people were packed in less than 10 minutes, Jing Man felt it.


    People didn¡¯t come for the children, few people even mentioned the kids.


    Most people seemed to want to unravel the mystery of his babies¡¯ origins, to find out why he had attracted so many fans, even going so far as to use conspiracy theories and fabrications out of thin air. There was no point in this live stream, it might as well be over sooner.


    He pursed his lips and spoke in a slightly cold tone, ¡°I¡¯m not going to be on air because I¡¯m busy at home, so I¡¯ll see you again if I have a chance. Thanks for watching.¡±


    When Mu CangZhou finished cooking and came up to call, he saw Jing Man lying on the floor with the children and squeezed in front of Big Bear. Sensing the low pressure around Jing Man, he came over and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong ManMan, why are you unhappy?¡±


    Without waiting for Daddy¡¯s answer, Xiao Jin stood up with an indignant expression and said, ¡°Daddy let us livestream for a while, and then he got upset.¡±


    Now Mu CangZhou realized that there were all kinds of people on the star network, even his family¡¯s egg breeding base had a large number of anti fans. ManMan¡¯s popularity was soaring so fast that it must have attracted the attention of people who were interested.


    He sat over and put his head on Jing Man¡¯s shoulder,  ¡°ManMan, don¡¯t feel bad. You livestream just for the sake of fun, if not happy we will cancel the contract.¡±


    ¡°Cancel the contract?¡± Jing Man raised his gaze, tone slightly confused. His wet eyes looked at him, as if he did not expect to have this path available.


    The author has something to say:


    Suther: System, have you found Brother Man?


    System: The star network is slow! Don¡¯t rush.


    ManMan: Super angry! No more live streams!

 CH 31

    Seeing him like this, Mu CangZhou laughed, ¡°Of course you can cancel the contract. You have the qualifications to buy the child supplies, so you do not need to use this mall.¡±


    ¡°Right! Then, let¡¯s cancel the contract!¡±


    Why give your good kids to an audience that doesn¡¯t know how to appreciate them?


    Jing Man immediately opened the terminal and began to study how to cancel the contract. However, a big hand reached over and turned off his terminal. It rubbed his head very smoothly, and kneaded the upturned black hair into becoming even more out-of-place, raising it up like a small hedgehog.


    A low laugh echoed in his ear, ¡°It¡¯s time to eat dinner.¡±


    Hearing the word ¡®dinner,¡¯ the little white tiger immediately became more energetic than anyone else, and his eyes became round. He dropped the puzzle and pounced on all fours towards the door, ¡°Eat, eat, eat! Go, go, go!¡±


    Because he ran too fast and his body was too light, his feet slipped when he turned the corner and threw out a perfect drifting arc.


    ¡°Woof woof.¡± Big Bear moved his body without a moment¡¯s hesitation, letting the children leave him.


    After that, his head crouched on the ground, allowing ZhiZhi, Xiao Jin and Xiao Shui to crawl on top of him and carry them up with a flick of his tail.


    He had high shoulders and long legs, and his size was as big as a hundred palm-sized little white tigers. Within a few steps, he overtook FanFan, who was the first to leave.


    Xiao Jin looked at the little white tiger that was left behind and ran harder with a grumpy face, ¡°Hahaha, FanFan is not as fast as we are.¡±


    Xiao Shui, holding ZhiZhi in one hand and Xiao Jin in the other, wrapped his hair tightly around Big Bear¡¯s neck to prevent them from falling down. Without looking up, he said, ¡°He¡¯s trying hard enough¡­¡±


    After the meal, Jing Man went through the app, found the cancel button, and clicked on it with a sneer.


    However ¨C [Failed to cancel, your live stream hours for this month have not been met, please stream enough time and try again].


    Ugh, that¡¯s annoying.


    He wanted to cancel the contract because the live stream made him very unhappy, and as a result, it wanted him to try hard to stream.


    Jing Man didn¡¯t believe it and called customer service, ¡°Hello, I¡¯d like to ask about manual termination.¡±


    The result was that the other side rambled a reply, ¡°Because you have a record of purchasing June Snow Live platform goods this month, you must complete the live stream task for the month. If you want to forcefully cancel the contract, in addition to paying three times the breach of contract fee for the gift bounty during the live stream period, you will also have to deduct 10 points of citizenship credit. We suggest you think about it.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, Jing Man bristled, and his goodwill towards this platform dropped a lot.


    When he bought something with his popularity value before, there was no hint at all, and at that time he didn¡¯t consider canceling the contract. When crunch time came, he realized that this platform actually had dark rules. It seemed that in the future, he must be careful and read through the contract again and again before signing.


    It was okay to pay the fee, but he couldn¡¯t just let them deduct his citizen¡¯s credit value!


    In Sky Blue Star, everyone¡¯s initial credit value was 100, which decreased when they committed a violation. Many stores and establishments were closed to people with a credit score of 95 or less. Those with a credit score of less than 60 were only allowed to move within a three-block radius of their homes.


    Any violation of the law, whether black or white, would be permanently deducted from 10-100 points and would never be added back. Any moral infractions like daily violations and fare evasion on the bus would also deduct 1-10 points when caught, with a little restored within a year.


    As far as he knew, many good stores with high ratings in the QingYuan District were forbidden to people with credit scores below 95. Plus, after graduating and going into employment, employers would certainly check his record, and he did not want a blemished history.


    Seeing the displeasure on Jing Man¡¯s face, Mu CangZhou came over and took a look. He pursed his lips and said, ¡°Although the platform is reasonable, it¡¯s still a bit greedy. Both the money and the credit value are deducted. How about you play something random to get enough time and leave it at that?¡±


    Jing Man lowered his eyes, the tone of voice was low, ¡°Well, there¡¯s no doubt that before the popularity increased, livestreaming was very fun¡­¡±


    Seeing the four children play with each other, Jing Man¡¯s heart moved slightly. He still wanted to share the children¡¯s growth with everyone. He turned his head and asked, ¡°Brother Mu, why don¡¯t I build my own live stream platform? It¡¯s forbidden to post pop-ups that have nothing to do with live stream content, and I don¡¯t expect people to send gifts, so I¡¯ll stream from time to time and share the babies.¡±


    ¡°As long as you want to.¡± Mu CangZhou smiled, thinking that the twenty-year-old Jing Man was very interesting, the ideas were one after another for a while, the sky was the limit. However, he believed that if Jing Man really wanted to do it, he would do it well.


    Jing Man knew in his heart that he must first stream enough time to get out of his contract with the June Snow Live platform.


    In the afternoon, the children were playing in the pool in the backyard. Jing Man¡¯s eyes fell on the property next door. He still had a craving for the vast backyard of the old house bought by Mu CangZhou.


    This pool was very small and could barely fit grown adults, not to mention all of the children and the two fathers. It was only suitable for the currently small children to play in.


    When the children grew up, he must convince Brother Mu to dig up the backyard to build a large pool. The dappled shadows of the trees were shining on the pool, covering up the too-hot sun. Xiao Jin and FanFan were sprawled out on the inflatable boat, occasionally sticking their tails or paws into the water for a couple of minutes to stir up the crystal water. ZhiZhi and Xiao Shui, the two children who were not afraid of water, were freely swimming up and down in the water, throwing and catching water balls.


    As a member of an aquatic race, the little medusa was naturally very pro-water and staying in the water was much more comfortable than staying on land. However, Xiao Shui usually wanted to stay with his siblings. Apart from hydrating his hair and taking a normal bath, he hardly had much time to spend with water.


    To be able to soak in the water for a long period of time, the little child was particularly happy, with long navy blue hair spread out, like the beautiful algae under the deep sea.


    Jing Man squinted and looked over, ZhiZhi was gurgling water.


    He hurriedly spoke to stop, ¡°ZhiZhi, if you are thirsty, go back to drink plant nutrient solution, don¡¯t steal the pool water.¡±


    Okay then. The little treant rose from the bottom of the water with their small head sticking out, spitting out a few bubbles, and began to swim to the shore.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t drink the bath water¡­¡± ZhiZhi muttered, but their voice was as thin as a mosquito, and they couldn¡¯t even convince themself. Seeing Jing Man looking at them with a smile, they blushed, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go back to my father for water!¡±


    Big Bear did not like water, so he laid down under a tree to hide, with eyes on his master¡¯s babies, ready to go and save them. Jing Man went over with a cold drink, sat down close to Big Bear and crossed his feet to watch the children play in the water.


    After watching for a while, he thought the image was nice. He fixed the view and turned on the camera. He pressed the livestream button after the frame was adjusted just enough to accommodate the entire pool without exposing his home environment.


    One by one, many people came in between live streams.


    [Wow, is there another child to watch?! Pool play? Click to watch!]


    [How come there are only three children? Where did the little treant go?]


    [Yo, why is it on again? Did the anchor finish his business? I¡¯m actually quite curious to see how you will justify this life?]


    [Upstairs, why are you speaking like this? This live stream is about raising babies, thanks. If your mouth is itching to spread gossip, please go to the star blog.]


    [I will not be silent, I¡¯ll beep. In addition to beeping, I have to send gifts. #small snowflake X1#]


    After scanning the pop-ups twice, Jing Man gave a giggle. Some of the pop-ups were still annoying now, but the most annoying people hadn¡¯t come yet. Still, he didn¡¯t really want to talk, so he raised his hand and changed the announcement directly to ¨C [Live stream time countdown 25:31. Will finish this month¡¯s guarantee and then cancel the contract, thanks.]


    ¡°Boss, two crispy fried noodles. 1Put more sauce and take to go, thanks.¡±


    On the Tianhu District snack street, Suther was holding a charcoal grilled squid skewer in his left hand, stinky tofu in his right, and an essential bag of Shui Family Dumplings on his wrist. Although he hadn¡¯t seen Brother Man, he felt that the trip had been worthwhile just because of the great tasting and cute street food on Sky Blue Star.


    In the past two days, he ate all the snacks offered on the street because of his good appetite and good teeth. He knew more about which food was good than the locals.


    While Suther waited to hear from Jing Man, he bought himself some clothes to fit in perfectly.


    After taking off his student uniform, his overall appearance was much more casual and relaxed, and his deliberate old-fashionedness was dispersed.


    After he got the crispy fried noodles, Suther sniffed the crisp, spicy and sour taste, but he still felt unsatisfied. These things simply could not meet the appetite of the embroidered thread dragon. So he turned a corner, he was ready to buy some cold watermelon juice. He knew who had the best watermelon juice in the neighborhood!


    At that moment, the system¡¯s voice suddenly sounded: [Suther, I¡¯ve found Jing Man!]


    Suther said with surprise, ¡°Really?¡±


    The snail noodle vendor thought he was talking to himself and replied, ¡°Authentic Liu family snail noodles, visible snail meat, of course it¡¯s real.¡±


    Suther was embarrassed for a little while. Sniffing the stinky sour asparagus smell in the air, his nose slightly itchy and sneezed. But after glancing at the bright red, spicy oil of the snail noodles in someone else¡¯s bowl, he gave in to the craving in his stomach, gulped and said, ¡°Then have one, to go, please.¡±


    He now knew that not many people on Sky Blue Star had a system, and it would look strange for him to talk to himself. So, trying to hold down the excitement in his heart, he didn¡¯t say too much to the system and just whispered, ¡°Keep watching, don¡¯t lose the trail again!¡±


    After getting the finished snail noodles, he quickly rushed to the hotel. Back at his place, the system played an audio clip.


    [Do you hear this voice as Jing Man?]


    Suther nodded heavily, ¡°Brother Man, definitely Brother Man! The first sentence is very gentle, his usual voice, and the second sentence¡¯s tone is his unhappy voice! So, where am I going to find them?¡±


    [I¡¯ve sent him a message in your name, and so far I can only find out the live stream location is in Garden Road, QingYuan District].


    ¡°QingYuan District? That¡¯s too far, I¡¯d have to fly for half a month!¡± Suther¡¯s head was confused, if he remembered correctly¡­ He was now in Tianhu District, two districts away from there!


    [Leap travel technology can reach there in two days, do you want to book your ticket?]


    Two days! It¡¯s time to get a head start!


    Suther gritted his teeth, ¡°Book it!¡±


    ZhiZhi dragged the flowering branch slowly back into the house, having wanted to go upstairs for water themself. But, they felt that their father was a little closer to them and could hold them.


    So, they turned a corner. When they almost reached their father, they heard him talking to someone, and instead of his usual gentle voice, there was more than a little anger and distance.


    They had never seen this kind of emotion in Mu CangZhou.


    ZhiZhi¡¯s small face showed a trace of fear, quietly hiding behind the legs of the stool, not daring to go over.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s face was heavy. He said to the end of the terminal, ¡°Ms. Yan, what you said is not right. We don¡¯t know each other, we don¡¯t have any friendship, I am helping you to corroborate for the sake of Jing Man.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t say that, he will not like to hear that.¡±


    ¡°This project you are talking about is illegal and against human decency, I advise you to give it up as soon as possible.¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t, I will simply withdraw my previous statement.¡±


    ¡°I believe he will be on my side.¡±


    ¡°Mn, I hope that next time we talk, none of us will stand in court. Bye.¡±


    Hanging up the terminal, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart rippled, and he could probably guess now why Jing Man never mentioned his parents before.


    This woman¡­ Profit-seeking, cold-blooded, brave, and crazy. Did she ever wonder why scientists had to restrict gene expression when they were researching egg breeding technology? And what about the fact that now the fae parents want their children to have the characteristics of two people, which was the general trend.


    The liger was unable to reproduce, and had an unstable temperament. Mules born from the combination of donkeys and horses, also had sterility defects. Nature was a wonderful thing, and it presented itself as the best.


    Humans should not presume to shake nature by the power of a mayfly, or else¡­ It will be reversed and swallowed up.


    Thinking of this, Mu CangZhou lowered his eyes and immediately sent a message to Tian Yuan, asking him to pay more attention to the news of the folk¡¯s black market egg breeding base recently. Feeling a gentle tug on his pant leg, he looked down.


    ZhiZhi came back at some point. They stood at his feet with a timid face, biting their lower lip and asking him, ¡°Father, who made you angry?¡±

 CH 32

    Mu CangZhou being ¡®angry¡¯ was not quite anger. He had only heartache and pity for ManMan in his heart. To be fair, Ms. Yan Xiuer was a very courageous woman. The first foot just came out of the police station, the second foot was like no one else.


    The next investment project was in her mind upon resuming state of affairs and her psychological quality was formidable beyond comparison.


    However, this time¡­ Why did he not see her come back to see Jing Man at all? Not even a phone call, nor even a text message.


    Mu CangZhou refused to believe that she didn¡¯t know that Jing Man had baby eggs and born children until now. And, the project she was trying to do now would probably not work.


    Between the original 3020 and 3032, Mu CangZhou had never heard of an underground egg breeding base that had made a success of mixed genetics. Twelve years to sharpen a sword, the base had a problem, and the sword simply could not be sharpened.


    And once in a while, she went into the bureau without him to fish for people¡­


    Ms. Yan was afraid of being hammered to death by someone with a heart, eating jail time.


    However, the disagreement between adults made ZhiZhi think he was angry. They were still a small child, did not understand, and should not bear these.


    So, Mu CangZhou bent down and picked ZhiZhi up and put them on their lap, smiling gently, ¡°ZhiZhi, it¡¯s okay, you don¡¯t have to worry. It¡¯s just a few work-related things.¡± Seeing that ZhiZhi was not quite convinced, he directly used the great method of changing the topic, ¡°By the way, at the end of the month I have to go back to Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base, ZhiZhi has to go back with me, do you know?¡±


    The child did not remember things in his heart, they were really stunned at the words. With wide eyes, they asked in a panic, ¡°Daddy and siblings are going with us?¡±


    Mu CangZhou shook his head, ¡°Daddy knows I¡¯m leaving, but he doesn¡¯t know exactly when. I guess the odds are that they won¡¯t be going.¡±


    Well¡­


    The little treant looked embarrassed and showed their uneasiness.


    They were not yet a full month old, and with the help of Tian Yuan, their blood ties were tied only to their father. But so far, they could only leave their father a distance of more than ten meters. Any farther and they felt very, very uncomfortable, as if their blood was not circulating and their breathing was being choked.


    But to leave Daddy and their siblings¡­


    Just imagining it made them feel empty inside¡­


    The little treant was so overwhelmed that they cried out with a wail.


    The sunlight was blocked by the leaves, and the temperature was just right in the shadow of the trees, making it very comfortable.


    Xiao Jin and FanFan¡¯s interest in water was limited, and they got tired of playing and splashing after a while. The pale gold dragon and small, white-haired tiger cub were spread out on all fours, lying on their backs in the inflatable boat, tails wagging. A dragon and tiger had slightly closed eyes, their expression could not show more enjoyment as they snoozed, and felt the joy of the water bed on the waves.


    Only  the medusa was still excited to play in the pool. Untutored, he learned backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle and many other strokes. The long hair behind him absorbed enough water to become extra shiny and more beautiful than usual, with a hazy, wet airy feeling.


    Although Jing Man was hanging between live streams, he minimized the screen and was in no mood to care what the netizens said.


    He went straight to his terminal to the official school website course selection page. There were less than two weeks to start school, and the class president informed everyone to start choosing elective courses for their third year now. He majored in original design, and wanted to avoid being lazy during his first two years of college, so the elective classes he took were all related to art.


    But¡­ This year he wanted to learn something new.


    His eyes fell on the babies. His hands twitched and he clicked on the list of elective classes at the Egg Breeding Academy that he had never given sight to before.


    Thanks to Jing Man, he¡¯d been brushing up on his live stream time these days. The camera was turned on to the children every morning as soon as their eyes opened, and was not turned off until they went to bed at night.


    Suther¡¯s system used the network to not lose him, and checked the IP to know that he was now near Garden Road activities.


    Two days after the leap, the silver-haired teenager successfully landed in the QingYuan District. At first glance, he did not notice any difference between this side and Tianhu District, with tall buildings and people everywhere.


    It seemed that Sky Blue Star was not as good as the Dragon¡¯s Realm, where the terrain and environment of each district were very different. He caught a bus to Garden Road and sat in the back seat.


    He inadvertently heard a couple in the front row talking.


    The girl sounded so excited that he couldn¡¯t not listen even if he didn¡¯t want to.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhh!!! Finally I get to meet Baby¡¯s Breath and His Babies! I¡¯m anxious!¡±


    The boy beside her smoothed her back, ¡°Yu¡¯er, you have to restrain yourself when the time comes, you must not be the same as now. My cousin said to only glance from afar, don¡¯t disturb them.¡±


    The girl nodded her head like mashing garlic, ¡°Mm-hmm, I know. It¡¯s all the fault of those barbarians on the star network, who are so annoying that they just want to pick on people¡¯s privacy, and Baby¡¯s Breath wants to terminate the contract with the live stream platform. I think if I really can¡¯t watch them in the future, I¡¯ll feel sad.¡±


    The boy, ¡°Let¡¯s do it this way, Yu¡¯er. I¡¯ve got a cousin1 who has added his Star Messaging account, and I¡¯ll have my cousin forward it to me as soon as he posts, okay?¡±


    The girl leaned on the boy¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Great big dragon, I thank your cousin.¡±


    Baby¡¯s Breath and His Babies live stream? Isn¡¯t that the name of Brother Man¡¯s live stream? These two were planning to take a peek at Jing Man?


    Suther¡¯s heart felt a little happy. The system checked the IP and could only find Garden Road, the specific address was not there. When he first got off the leap point, he stared at the map of Garden Road and guessed where Brother Man would be.


    He didn¡¯t think it would be easy to find out. He smiled wildly in his heart, but still maintained the appearance of a cool teenager. After getting off the bus, he used his battlefield concealment skills that he learned during his school years, and followed the two people quietly from a short distance away, without being detected the whole way.


    After walking some distance, he watched them enter a nice looking restaurant.


    Suther sighed, ¡°If you¡¯re looking for someone, don¡¯t go eat a meal, you fake fans.¡±


    Fearing that he would fall into a sea of food and forget his business, he purposely stood outside the door and waited. But the time slowly faded, he waited left and right but did not see them come out.


    So, Suther had to swallow his saliva and walked in.


    With just a glance, Long Gui knew that the young man who just entered the door was a fresh face. She greeted at the door with a smile and took the man to his seat, ¡°Welcome to Long¡¯s, you can order here with Terminal Sweep.¡±


    The teenager hmmed, turned his head and looked around the store and frowned. There was no Jing Man, and there was no couple. Suther asked, ¡°Are there any other seats?¡±


    Long Gui was amazed at the idea of a private room for one person to eat. But on second thought, maybe this was a racially shy teenager who was afraid of strangers.


    So, she took the person to the private room area again and thoughtfully left the room.


    Suther sat down in his seat before he began to regret. The view was obstructed here, in case the couple left through the front door, he wouldn¡¯t be able to see and lose them! However, the private room was convenient for him to speak to the system.


    ¡°System, can you find out where Brother Man is now?¡±


    [Unfortunately, he said he was going to dinner. Live stream just ended.]


    Suther rested his cheek, ¡°How long is the countdown for Brother Man¡¯s live stream?¡±


    [Seven and a half hours.]


    So, it was estimated the stream will be over in another day, and then Brother Man will have to cancel his contract with the platform, so it¡¯ll be even harder to find¡­


    Suther was anxious, but¡­


    It was useless to be anxious. The address won¡¯t pop up out of thin air just because you¡¯re in a hurry. He had to open the menu and decided to turn his anger into appetite.


    After Mu CangZhou took off his Chief Mu vest, he still didn¡¯t cancel his midwife registration. Today he took an emergency midwifery job and went out early in the morning with ZhiZhi. The rest of the children were playing hide-and-seek and paddling under the live stream camera.


    Jing Man was bored and stayed at home, looking through the books delivered by courier for the next semester.


    When he touched the book about child nutrition, the corner of his mouth twitched and read the book cover, ¡°If you want to raise your children well, you can¡¯t do it without technique ¨C Teacher Youzi teaches you unknown tips for children of all ethnic groups. Why is this written the same way as a social media marketing account?¡±


    Jing Man said so, but he still looked forward to the list and found the column of the western dragon.


    ¡°As a western dragon whelp, the baby¡¯s favorite is of course the gem lair! But in addition to absorbing energy from the gem nest, there are several ways to promote the baby¡¯s scales to become hard and shiny.


    1. Apply scale care cream regularly


    2. Exercise more, drink more water and get more sunlight


    3¡­.¡±


    After jotting down several methods, he flipped back to the treant column and followed the notes. The dragon whelp, the treant child, the white tiger cub, and the medusa child all needed items and precautions for their healthy growth.


    Jing Man exclaimed, ¡°The dragon whelp needs to be nourished with gems and metals, the treant needs to be rooted in the soil and get enough sun, the white tiger needs to be fed with various varieties of vegetables and meat, and needs to have its claws sharpened and fur combed, and the medusa needs a big pool¡­ I think I¡¯d better redecorate my home.¡±


    The Five Seasons Hotel microclimate room was very good, and he wondered if I could hire their designers. When he got hungry at noon, he took the customary step toward the kitchen, only to see an icy pot and cold stove.


    Brother Mu was not at home, who cooked meals for him to eat¡­ The kitchen killer decided to go to Long¡¯s to forage for food. He turned off the live stream and stuffed the tired children into the June Snow stroller, which originally looked nice, but now looked like an eye sore.


    Seeing Mr. Xiao Jing come today, Long Gui¡¯s face was happy. Since Mr. Xiao Jing returned from his trip, he stopped running to Long¡¯s every day. So, when her cousin mentioned that his girlfriend wanted to meet Jing Man and his babies, she was afraid that she would have to wait a few more days before she could see him.


    She didn¡¯t expect to see him today, how lucky! She took Jing Man into the private room and squatted down to pet the children.


    Xiao Jin, as always, liked her touch and took the initiative to rub against her hand, greeting and calling aunt obediently. FanFan prefered to belly up and hug her hand with his paws. He asked for milk cake and coconut pastries.


    Xiao Shui was¡­ The child still didn¡¯t like her very much, and when he saw her come, his eyes were closed tightly, He used his hair to block his face to avoid looking.


    Jing Man finished his order and saw that Sister Long had finished petting his son and was standing there, wanting to say something.


    Obviously, she had something to say to him.


    Thinking that Xiao Shui¡¯s disgraceful appearance had hurt Sister Long¡¯s heart. His peach blossom eyes curved up and smiled, ¡°Sister Long, you understand, Xiao Shui does not dislike you, he is really shy and does not dare to look at you.¡±


    ¡°No, no.¡± Long Gui saw the misunderstanding and sighed. She came over and sat down opposite of Jing Man and said honestly, ¡°Mr. Xiao Jing, you¡¯re not currently doing a live stream, and my cousin¡¯s girlfriend especially likes your children¡­¡± she said.


    Her tone was measured, face slightly hot as she requested, ¡°She specially came to the QingYuan District¡­ Can you let her meet the kids?¡±


    Oh wow, real fans!


    Hearing this, Jing Man¡¯s eyes widened slightly, his heart surprised. He was around home every day, but this was the first time he would see a live fan! A milestone!


    Seeing his hesitant look, Long Gui looked embarrassed, ¡°If not, then forget it¡­ I am already very grateful that Mr. Xiao Jing lets me play with the children. I¡¯d better forward your videos of the children to her.¡±


    Jing Man smiled, ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay, let them come over.¡±


    In the other compartment, the table was full of empty plates, and Suther opened the menu again to choose a concubine among the dishes he hadn¡¯t ordered. He suddenly heard the couple¡¯s voices drifting through the doorway, and he immediately followed them.


    Waiting for the fans to come, Jing Man carried the four children over and asked heartily, ¡°Xiao Shui, in order not to petrify them, will you pretend to sleep?¡±


    The medusa nodded understandingly and laid with his head tilted into Daddy¡¯s arms. He liked Aunt Long a lot, but last time when they looked at each other, he inadvertently triggered the petrifying eyes and made a mistake. He heartily did not want to let such a thing happen again.


    The author has something to say:


    Suther is on his way with a big wave of memories for ManMan!

 CH 33

    Standing outside the door of Jing Man¡¯s private room, Tang Xiaoyu pursed her lips. She was clutching the bag strap in her hand and kept adjusting her breathing in order to cover up that she was hundred thousand percent nervous and in a hundred thousand percent excited mood!


    At this moment, she and the dragon child fell in love with were now only separated by a door! Just by gently pushing open this door, she could see them! How can she not be excited to have the beautiful thing she had been seeking in front of her!


    Long Ying watched his girlfriend¡¯s cheeks flush, the tip of the nose emerging a layer of tiny beads of sweat, and feet with a spring in their step. He only felt it was cute, and a little envious. His love for the children was not as deep as her¡¯s, but he was still grateful to Xiao Jin¡¯s family.


    Thanks to them, Tang Xiaoyu was obsessed with this Xiao Jin dragon, otherwise she would not have accepted his pursuit. But he believed when they had their own children, in Yi¡¯s heart, the status of an Oriental Dragon would be able to rise to the top!


    The door creaked open, and this young couple in front of him must be the live fans. Jing Man smiled, said hello, while patting the medusa with his hand, ¡°How are you guys, Xiao Shui is sleeping now.¡±


    Tang Xiaoyu suppressed a scream that was about to burst out and tiptoed over, ¡°I won¡¯t bother him then, we can talk to Xiao Jin and FanFan¡­ Hey, why isn¡¯t ZhiZhi here?¡±


    Jing Man, ¡°They are with their father now.¡±


    Tang Xiaoyu¡¯s eyes widened, revealing a smile, ¡°Congratulations.¡±


    She was congratulating Jing Man on finding a partner. As the first wave of fans who knew him from the police records, she knew very well that Jing Man was alone at the beginning.


    The line of sight fell on the much-grown, pale gold baby dragon and white tiger cub, with two pairs of watery child eyes looking at her with confusion. Tang Xiaoyu instantly felt a burst of affection, and her heart gradually became softer and sweeter.


    She felt that the long journey and wait were worth it!


    She bowed slightly, introducing herself, ¡°My ID is called Immortal Little Jade Rabbit1, real name is Tang Xiaoyu. He is Long Ying, the same name online and offline.¡±


    After that, she held her heart in her hands as a fan girl, ¡°We¡¯ve liked the children for a long, long time, From Sister Long, we know you often come here to dine, and took the liberty to come to disturb you. We are very sorry. I didn¡¯t expect the anchor to be so handsome and elegant in real life, and the children are even cuter and prettier than on video!¡±


    Tang Xiaoyu was a very polite, very real girl.


    Jing Man nodded, ¡°Since you¡¯re here, play with Xiao Jin and FanFan for a while.¡±


    Tang Xiaoyu squatted down in front of the stroller and carefully put her palms out, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Sister YuYu.¡±


    Xiao Jin raised his eyes to Daddy and saw Jing Man nodding, then slowly put his paw on her hand and clutched a finger. He called out obediently, ¡°Hello, sister.¡±


    The little white tiger also followed his brother¡¯s call and ran over to sniff at Tang Xiaoyu¡¯s hand.


    Smelling the sweet scent, his paws held her hand, and he gently took a bite.


    ¡°Hahahaha, Sister¡¯s hand doesn¡¯t taste good, but I have strawberry milk candy in my bag¡­¡± Tang Xiaoyu followed the children to play for a while, and she almost melted. The two children behaved particularly well, not timid, not afraid of life, but also knew very much not to be intimate.


    They seemed to know that she would be leaving later.


    The happy time passed fast and furious.


    She lingered a while longer, finished taking pictures together, and was then ready to say goodbye.


    Tang Xiaoyu plucked up courage and asked Jing Man in a cautious tone, ¡°Baby¡¯s Breath, can I ask you why you want to cancel your contract with the platform? The fans are very curious about this matter, the pop-up screen is full but I haven¡¯t seen you respond¡­¡± Seeing that Jing Man didn¡¯t say anything, she panicked and hurriedly said, ¡°Of course, if you don¡¯t want to talk about it, just forget I asked. We¡¯re leaving now, bye bye¡­¡±


    Seeing how nervous she was, Jing Man was amused. Jing Man bluntly said, ¡°There is nothing to hide, there are two reasons. First, I¡¯m starting school soon, live streaming and schooling cannot be properly balanced. Second, the online environment is not very good, most people are not focused on the children¡­¡±


    The words had come to this point, and Tang Xiaoyu had been enlightened. She followed indignantly, ¡°Yes, those people are too annoying. I reported a lot of swear words, afraid that the children would follow along. I didn¡¯t realize that Baby¡¯s Breath is a student like me, so it seems to be better to be out of contract.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s heart moved slightly, wanting to tell himself that he would later again livestream. But as soon as he thought of his plan to build a live stream platform, he did not say, nor did he give Tang Xiaoyu false hope. After thinking about it, he said, ¡°You guys are Sister Long¡¯s friends and family, right? Let¡¯s ask her to forward my personal ID, and we add each other as friends. Later, you will be able to see the children from the newsfeed.¡±


    Sending the two away, Jing Man also let out a slight sigh of relief. He walked over and put Xiao Shui, who was sleeping in his arms, into the stroller. Originally, Xiao Shui was pretending to sleep in his arms, but he really fell asleep after coaxing.


    He was afraid that if he put him back into the stroller, the child would wake up unconsciously and petrify the person, so he could only keep holding him. His arms were really a bit overwhelmed and sore after maintaining such an action for a long time. He moved his joints, ready to take a break and go home.


    As a result, the door creaked again. Then, came in a silver-haired boy with red eyes, as if he had just cried. Weren¡¯t all teenage boys skinny and stubborn? They were not in tune with the depths of their emotions and usually do not cry, right?


    Could it be that he ran away from home and had a breakdown? Or was caught in early love? Or failed in the exams and his heart could not bear it?


    No matter which one, it was to the point of crying, it should be very important to him.


    Jing Man¡¯s conscience could not allow himself to sit idly by.


    He considered it a gesture of goodwill and wanted to ask about the situation, so he could help report it to the police. Thinking of this, Jing Man looked at the silver-haired boy and asked with a tsk, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you, kid?¡±


    Brother Man¡¯s voice, Brother Man¡¯s face¡­ It was no different from when he left. Even the disdainful attitude hadn¡¯t changed at all!


    Suther sniffled, unable to suppress emotions of the long-awaited reunion, and jumped over like a cannonball. He hugged Jing Man¡¯s waist tightly and buried his head in his arms, crying incessantly.


    Just now, he saw the couple enter the room, so he quietly squatted outside the door. As a result, after a while, the couple came out again. He did not expect that he actually heard Brother Man¡¯s voice and saw Brother Man¡¯s slender figure from afar.


    The embroidery thread dragon immediately remembered that he, Brother Zhou, and himself had lived together day and night for years. He could not help but cry¡­


    Suther gave himself a half-day psychological construction before plucking up the courage to push the door in. He didn¡¯t expect to see Jing Man face to face, and couldn¡¯t stop the tears.


    Eight years, Brother Man and Brother Zhou left the Dragon¡¯s Realm for eight years¡­


    He grew from an uninitiated little bean to an independent big boy, but Brother Man¡¯s face had not changed at all¡­


    Thinking of this, his nose felt sour and he hiccuped.


    After being hugged by the crying teenager, Jing Man froze on the spot, his head full of backwards question marks.


    What happened?


    He just kindly acted like he cared a little, and this child cried louder? Jing Man frowned and shushed his own children to keep them quiet. He also waved his hand, telling them not to look, lest they become emotionally dominant brain crybabies.


    Intuition told him if he pushed this broken child away, he would certainly cry more. If he got too loud, others would think he was a bully. Jing Man¡¯s heart was very conflicted, and he finally gave a slight sigh inside. Raising his hand awkwardly to the cute and naughty silver-haired child, who only reached his chest, and gently smoothed his back, ¡°Don¡¯t cry, big child, you¡¯re okay.¡±


    The child astonishingly said with a trembling voice, ¡°Brother Man¡­ I missed you so much¡­ I missed you so much all these years¡­ You lied, you never contacted me after you left¡­¡±


    How do you know my name?! Why do you speak as if I¡¯m a heartless scumbag???


    Jing Man was full of questions and tore this kid off his body. His hands squeezed the other¡¯s shoulders, and gazed at his face for a long time.


    Tsk, still no impression.


    Not even a hint.


    He hadn¡¯t known many cute and naughty silver-haired kids over the years.


    This child¡¯s features were very stunning. His eyes, swollen with tears, could not stop the beauty of the face, there was no reason not to remember. His long, slender fingers rubbed twice on the silver-haired child¡¯s head. He confirmed that his hair roots were silver, not dyed hair color.


    Then¡­


    Could it be¡­


    Jing Man remembered the image that came out of nowhere in his mind that day.


    If that was in the past¡­


    Or, maybe this child was from the future and came back to the present, then maybe it was really him. When he thought about it, Suther looked at him with a dependent face.


    Upon having enough of the emotional clamor, he wiped his face and stopped crying. He squeezed out a smile and got up embarrassed. Suther turned his head to look at the children in the stroller and wondered in his heart.


    He heard that Brother Man and Brother Zhou had six child eggs, but this was only three. A lovers¡¯ quarrel? One person with three?


    Jing Man didn¡¯t know what kind of strange things were going on in this kid¡¯s head. Jing Man tried to ask, ¡°Kid, do you know me? What¡¯s my full name?¡±


    Suther remembered that when he was still foolish, Brother Man was always afraid he would forget about him and Brother Zhou, and asked this basic question every few days. He returned emotionally, ¡°Jing Man! The Jing in ¡®view¡¯ and the Man in ¡®satisfaction¡¯!¡±2


    Jing Man tsked, really knew his own people. He glanced at the kid¡¯s face and said bluntly, ¡°You know me, but I don¡¯t seem to know you.¡±


    Suther said, ¡°Of course you don¡¯t know me in human form, since I hadn¡¯t successfully transformed into a human when you left.¡±


    He looked up and around the room, and finally shook his head. No, the place was too small, not enough for him to transform into his original form. When he saw Xiao Jin, Suther¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Brother Man, I know you don¡¯t know me, but you would certainly recognize my original form!¡± He pointed to Xiao Jin, ¡°I am also a western dragon, of the embroidered dragon sub-race. When I was a child, my scales were bright and vivid, I was not very smooth because of malnutrition, and my scales often shattered!¡±


    Jing Man was so confused, ¡°Huh?¡±


    Hey, too much time has passed, Brother Man could not remember his original form.


    Suther slapped the table and asked, ¡°Brother Man, is there any open space? I will show you!¡±


    Jing Man was embarrassed to say that even if he showed his original form, he could not remember. He had never heard of an embroidery thread dragon¡­ but¡­ to be honest, he still wanted to see what a larger western dragon looked like.


    And the bright, vivid, often shattering scales sounded weirdly cute. Jing Man stood up and pushed the stroller with a twinkle of interest in his eyes, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go to my house.¡±

 CH 34

    Under normal circumstances, Jing Man would never bring a ¡®stranger¡¯ into his home. But somehow, he just couldn¡¯t be wary of Suther, the silver-haired kid who cried when he met him. He even had the illusion that this was like his own child, and that he had to protect Suther as well as Xiao Jin and the others.


    He didn¡¯t know where he, a 20-year-old boy, got a 16 or 17-year-old son.


    Halfway down the road, Jing Man suddenly realized something was wrong. His eyes fell on the stroller and his peach blossom eyes flashed.


    The hot sun outside the door made his family¡¯s aquatic medusa feel uncomfortable and he had woken up long ago.


    When Xiao Shui had just woken up, his little head probably was still confused, and he forgot the important thing of not looking at strangers. At this time, his eyes were wide open, eavesdropping on his conversation with Suther.


    The entire way.


    Jing Man didn¡¯t know how many times Suther looked at Xiao Shui, but he wasn¡¯t petrified! What did Brother Mu say at the beginning, a medusa¡¯s skills will not have an effect on those who are related by blood?


    It¡¯s hard to believe¡­ Was he really related to this child who called himself an embroidered dragon? Jing Man once wanted to call his parents to ask¡­ If they had done something when they were young that he didn¡¯t know about¡­


    ¡°Brother Man, is this your house!¡± Suther exclaimed with envy and disbelief when he saw Jing Man¡¯s steps stop in front of a tall and imposing villa that looked like a palace.


    Jing Man nodded with a hint of disbelief, dismissing the absurd notion in his head that this might be the illegitimate son of his parents.


    According to the nature of those two in his family, if they really did meet a true love out there who had their child, then they would not be stingy in dumping money. The child would be just like him, without any materialistic hardships.


    Back home, Jing Man saw Big Bear, who stood up from the bedroom door and pounced on him. When he went out today, he didn¡¯t bring the dog, nor the two unhatched egglets.


    Big Bear protected them well, which made his heart warm.


    ¡°Woof woof woof!¡± At the sight of a stranger, Big Bear barked a few times and ran around Suther sniffing and trying to touch him with his paws.


    Jing Man stopped his inappropriate behavior and introduced him to Suther, ¡°Big Bear, this is Suther.¡± Then he turned back to Suther, put his hands on his elbows and asked with a smile, ¡°Is this place big enough for you?¡±


    Suther froze, then understood that Brother Man wanted to see his original form.


    ¡°Almost, almost.¡± He visually measured the size of the living room, which was bright, spacious and flashy enough for him to change.


    But before turning into an embroidered dragon, he still ran to put away the decorations on the table and cabinet, so that they wouldn¡¯t ripple and break later.


    Jing Man took Xiao Jin, Xiao Shui, FanFan and Big Bear and sat on the stairs. His eyes were excitedly fixed on the silver-haired boy standing in the center of the living room. He was about to meet a Big Dragon!


    Only to hear ¨C the sound of breaking air, the air distorted where the teenager was standing, reflecting everything around him unreal. The next second, a huge western dragon appeared in place. His color was beautiful, hitting the eye all silvery white, with rainbow-colored scales arranged at the tips of his toes and tail.


    The dragon moved slightly, the silver-white scales reflected the surrounding environment, showing colorful pearl luster, beauty crystal clear. Suther had a pair of tiny, transparent-looking horns on his forehead, showing that he had not yet grown into an adult.


    Jing Man found that the ceiling of his house was still not high enough and the space was still not big enough. As a result, the dragon could only hang his head, bend his body, throw his tail in front of him, and curl up there in an uncomfortable position.


    His wings were very large, like a long, beautiful shawl decorated behind him, but if unfolded then he should be able to fly. The dragon¡¯s golden-green eyes with vertical pupils looked at him, reflecting his entire self like a glass bead.


    Looking at the dragon¡¯s gaze, Jing Man held his breath.


    It felt like the dragon in front of him was not a powerful dragon, but a deer running and jumping in the forest, drinking and eating grass along the stream, without a trace of aggression towards him, just childish and dependent.


    Because of Suther¡¯s appearance, the surrounding furniture was squeezed back a few steps.


    Xiao Jin saw a large version of his own kind for the first time, and a sense of crisis engraved in his genes came out abruptly. He was so frightened that the scales on his neck all opened up and expanded, trying to make his cat-like size look bigger.


    The thought of protecting Daddy and his brothers rose to the forefront of his mind. He inhaled and spread his wings to stand in front of them, milking a fierce and terrible cry.


    Jing Man couldn¡¯t hold back a snort of laughter when he saw his son trying to be a mantis here. Jing Man, ¡°Okay Suther, you change back to human form.¡±


    The dragon looked at him, nodded, and the next second turned back into a fresh teenager.


    Seeing that the furniture had made him squeeze and move out of position, Suther¡¯s cheeks warmed up and he ran over to easily move them back into place again.


    The weight of the solid wood furniture was unclear, Jing Man tsked at the strange power of the dragon race. Although he had seen it many times before, he still found the inhuman monstrous power of the dragons to be amazing. He took Xiao Jin back to his lap, patted him twice, and said, ¡°Xiao Jin, learn, from now on you will be the one responsible for our family¡¯s efforts.¡±


    Xiao Jin seemed to understand, but did not understand why Daddy said so. He still patted his chest and promised with conviction, ¡°Yes, Daddy, leave it all to Xiao Jin!¡±


    After arranging the furniture, Suther followed and sat on the stairs with an expectant look, ¡°Brother Man, do you remember me?¡±


    Jing Man thought for a moment, but still shook his head. There seemed to be some image in his head, but he couldn¡¯t grasp it, and there was a slight cone of pain in his head, not quite noticeable.


    The answer was disappointing.


    Suther sighed helplessly, but did not get annoyed. He said to himself that he was to blame for growing up too fast, or else he wouldn¡¯t have failed to make Brother Man remember.


    ¡°By the way.¡± Jing Man remembered something, raised his eyes and asked, ¡°Suther, just now you and Xiao Shui looked at each other?¡±


    ¡°Xiao Shui is?¡± Suther swept his eyes over the children one by one, not knowing the names of the children.


    Jing Man took Xiao Shui into his lap and gave him a kiss, ¡°It¡¯s him, a Medusa.¡±


    ¡°I looked at him. Xiao Shui has beautiful hair.¡± Suther nodded and reached out to pet the child, but was mercilessly pushed away by the dark blue hair. Xiao Shui remembered that he couldn¡¯t stare at people anymore and deliberately turned his head away from him.


    With a tsk, Jing Man asked, ¡°So, how come you¡¯re not petrified?¡±


    Suther came to his senses and didn¡¯t hide it, ¡°Oh¡­ You¡¯re wondering about that. Not two years after you left with Brother Zhou, I was also bound to the Quick Transmigration Bureau system. I¡¯m spell-free and stun-free.¡±


    Hmm? System! What is that thing? And it helps people to strengthen their bodies?! Jing Man hid his surprise and asked, ¡°A system? You have a system in you?¡±


    Suther was too nervous to hear that Jing Man didn¡¯t seem to know what the system was. He only thought Brother Man was shocked at how he could bring the system to Sky Blue Star. He laughed in a low voice as an afterthought, ¡°Oh, I forgot that Brother Man was back for a long vacation with the kids, and you and Brother Zhou didn¡¯t get to bring your system back. I¡¯m on a short vacation, so I was able to bring my system. But it¡¯s not much use to bring them, the network is not adapted, and it took six or seven days to find your coordinates.¡±


    These words gave all the information at once. He said it lightly, but in Jing Man¡¯s mind evoked a thousand thoughts. He lowered his eyes and began to analyze.


    From this passage, it was basically certain that there was an organization called the Quick Transmigration Bureau that could arrange systems for people. He and Mu CangZhou had been or would be part of this agency in the future, he just didn¡¯t know if Mu CangZhou knew.


    Based on his interactions during this time¡­ He guessed that Mu CangZhou 80% knew, or at least knew a lot more information than himself. Maybe the image of that white bear and red tiger that burst into his mind before was what had happened, or was about to happen.


    Looking at Suther again, Jing Man¡¯s gaze softened a lot.


    This child did not hide anything from himself, and was trusting himself 100%. It¡¯s a great, warm feeling to be trusted. He couldn¡¯t help but raise his hand and pull Suther closer, his eyes looking up at him, and asked, ¡°So, how did you find me?¡±


    Suther was angry to think that he wasted a week of his two months of vacation. He said, ¡°The system first looked up your and Brother Zhou¡¯s latest public information on the star network, and it showed that you were at Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base, and then I flew there stealthily.¡±


    Jing Man nodded, thinking that the information on the news when they saved the mussel woman¡¯s baby was found. Also, he added in his mind: the system is able to link to the star network and check publicly released information.


    Suther continued, ¡°After going there, I couldn¡¯t find anyone at all. The surveillance there was guarded by AI, and they couldn¡¯t hack into it. So, the system helped me check into the Five Seasons Hotel, and these days I¡¯m wandering around the snack street¡­¡± Here, he swallowed, ¡°Brother Man, you did not lie to me before, the food at Sky Blue Star is really great! I¡¯ve been foraging over there these days, and I eat a lot, so I haven¡¯t eaten the whole street yet.¡±


    At that, Jing Man hooked up a pair of peach blossom eyes, ¡°I haven¡¯t eaten all the food street in Tianhu District, have you tried the Shui family dumpling store?¡±


    Suther nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice, and his playful silver hair branched out into a tuft of dull hair, ¡°I¡¯ve had every flavor of theirs! It¡¯s a must! Sometimes it¡¯s late and they¡¯re out.¡±


    Jing Man asked, ¡°So how did you find me later?¡±


    Suther said happily, ¡°Thanks to June Snow Live! Brother Man has been on live stream all this time! The system found out that the voice was yours, and the hand that was shown before was also yours!¡±


    So that¡¯s what happened, Jing Man smiled. It¡¯s really fortunate, if it wasn¡¯t for the limitation on the length of the live stream between June Snow Live, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to livestream so intensely, and then Suther might not have found him.


    A smile suddenly appeared on Suther¡¯s face. He said, ¡°Brother Man! The system just connected to your home network and can see my newsfeed. I¡¯ll show you what I¡¯ve been up to since you left with Brother Zhou.¡±


    The images were projected onto the clean white wall, and Suther graphically gave Jing Man a detailed account. ¡°This is my third-grade skip test paper¡­ This is a group photo of my graduation from elementary school, with me in the middle¡­ This is the medal for completing the first simulation of quick transmigration¡­ This is the certificate of an outstanding graduate¡­¡±


    Looking at these materials, the trajectory of Suther¡¯s growth over the years became clear in Jing Man¡¯s mind. Although he still did not have much memory of the young man in front of him, he could make up a picture of this kind of person through these medals and certificates. Suddenly, a photo came into view, and the sting in Jing Man¡¯s head became deep and blatant, and his face turned white for a few moments.


    Suther said happily, ¡°Look, Brother Man! This is the gem lair you designed for me!¡±


    This was different from any gem lair Jing Man had seen before, more like a symbiosis of jewels and trees. The colored gems were spelled out into several huge flowers with very fleshy petals, and these flowers were wrapped around a tree with gold inlay, mapping nature¡¯s pearly whites up. In the mid-section of the tree, there was a huge bird¡¯s nest stacked with tottering gemstones.


    After seeing the full picture of this jeweled nest, Jing Man¡¯s headache got worse, as if someone had carved his brain with a chisel and stirred it with their hand, making it unbearable.


    ¡°You watch the babies for me, I¡¯m going to take a nap.¡±


    Without explaining too much, Jing Man fled back to his bedroom and unlocked the door before his body couldn¡¯t hold him up.


    Suther froze in place, too overwhelmed by the joy and petty pride of showing his milestone to pay attention to what had happened to Brother Man. He asked the children dumbly, ¡°Has this ever happened before, when Brother Man suddenly had to go to bed?¡±


    The children shook their heads in unison, their eyes tinged with worry.

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    Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations


    Editor: SpringBreeze


    ¡°Is Daddy okay?¡± The little golden dragon plucked up the courage to come forward, scratching Suther¡¯s pants with his claws, asking back with a worried face.


    The intimidation of the dragon was still there, but Daddy had just entrusted him and his younger brothers to this dragon kin, and he had to bow his head. FanFan and Xiao Shui also came over, eyes watery, looking at Suther as if he was the only hope.


    To be honest, Suther was in a state of complete confusion. He heard the click of the lock, Brother Man went back to bed and locked the door.


    As the only adult in the current space who understood, he felt he couldn¡¯t mess up first. It was his duty to stabilize the children. He scratched the back of his head and changed the subject, ¡°Maybe the story I told was too hypnotic¡­ Brother Man suddenly got sleepy.¡±


    The children pondered this with doubt.


    ¡°He¡¯s gone to bed, so let¡¯s go watch TV.¡± Suther remembered how he had been effectively distracted by Brother Man when he was a kid.


    So without further ado, he picked up the children and moved them to the fluffy sofa, so that the system could turn on a sub feed to the animation and start playing.


    Because it was at home, the children were not very alert. Their attention was quickly diverted successfully, and they sank into the cartoon.


    ¡°ZhiZhi, we¡¯re home.¡± Mu CangZhou finished his emergency midwifery work and went home with the second child in his arms.


    ZhiZhi nodded, their eyes falling on the long flowering branch in their right hand, pouting and not too happy.


    It had only been a few days, and their flowers were popping up again, so they were afraid they would make Big Bear allergic to pollen again and wouldn¡¯t be able to play with him. Pushing open the door of the house, Mu CangZhou was puzzled when he heard the unfamiliar noises.


    ManMan didn¡¯t like to show this kind of cartoon to his children, so why did he change his mind today? When he walked into the living room, his eyes flashed.


    There was a strange silver-haired boy sitting on the sofa with his back to him. The children were gathered around this teenager, but Jing Man was not around.


    ¡°Who are you?¡± Mu CangZhou approached quickly. His tone was cold, like the wind in an ice cellar, cold and solemn wafting into Suther¡¯s ears.


    Suther shrank his neck and turned around while rubbing the goose bumps on his arms, smiling awkwardly, ¡°Brother Zhou, it¡¯s me, Suther!¡±


    His affection for Brother Man was one of dependence and affection, while for Mu CangZhou it was one of respect and a hint of fear. In his memory, Mu CangZhou and Jing Man often played the role of the villain and hero in front of him.


    The friendly and gentle one was Jing Man, while the one without a trace of emotion was Brother Zhou¡­


    He remembered that he could not absorb the gem energy when he was a child. Brother Zhou always grabbed him upside down by the feet and rolled in the pile of gems, forcing him to absorb.


    It was horrible!


    Suther? Mu CangZhou squinted his eyes to identify.


    From the face of this silver-haired teenager, the shadow of the silly embroidered dragon could indeed be captured. The golden-green eyes were his unique mark.


    With a slight nod, Mu CangZhou walked over and put ZhiZhi into the pile of babies. Sitting on the other side of the sofa, he opened his thin lips and asked directly, ¡°How did you remember to come here in good time? Did something happen in the Dragon¡¯s Realm?¡±


    ¡°No, no, I¡¯m here on vacation.¡± Suther waved his hand and cowered his neck.


    Mu CangZhou caught the key point at once. His gaze was like a torch, his expression was not rippled, and his tone was bland.


    However, the words that came out made Suther¡¯s heart panic for ten points.


    ¡°The Quick Transmigration Bureau has not yet established a branch office in Sky Blue Star, and no organizations or individuals from other realms can come here. Is your system buggy, how did it smuggle you here?¡±


    Suther turned pale, ¡°I don¡¯t know! I applied for off-world travel, and my system arranged it for me!¡± In response, he plucked up the courage to lunge at Mu CangZhou¡¯s arm and shook it frantically, ¡°Brother Zhou! Save this child, don¡¯t report me! Please, please!¡±


    Mu CangZhou speechlessly pushed him away and rubbed his hand twice on his silver hair, ¡°Go back now before anyone finds out, the sooner the better.¡± He looked around the room and wondered, ¡°Where¡¯s ManMan?¡±


    Mu CangZhou thought Jing Man had gone to another room and didn¡¯t ask, but it turned out that he had been talking for half a day and hadn¡¯t seen him come out.


    Suther pointed upstairs, ¡°Brother Man is sleepy, he is sleeping now.¡±


    This was not in line with his daily routine, Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes sank. He asked in a serious tone, ¡°Did you arrive at Jing Man¡¯s house directly or?¡±


    ¡°Aiya, it¡¯s not that good¡­¡± Suther told the whole story of strolling around for delicious food for a week again.


    The more Mu CangZhou listened, the more his blood rushed to his brain, and his brain buzzed with pain. Suther, this kid, told Jing Man everything in one breath, how can this end? Jing Man had lost his memory! Memory loss!


    He did not dare to mention a word of the matter, this person¡¯s lips touched and exposed everything out?! All the strings he buried with great difficulty were all disrupted. This kid went on a vacation, patted his butt and slipped away, then what about him? What about the kids?


    What nonsense!


    The more Suther spoke, the more he felt that Brother Zhou¡¯s mood was getting worse and worse. He thought that maybe he had stayed at Sky Blue Star for too long, and a thin layer of sweat formed on his forehead. However, Brother Zhou didn¡¯t say stop, he didn¡¯t dare to stop either, so he had to keep on blah blah blah-ing.


    He heard how Suther showed Jing Man all of his achievements in the past few years, and then Jing Man suddenly wanted to sleep.


    Mu CangZhou threw a murderous gaze, gritted his teeth and said word for word, ¡°You, go back to the Dragon¡¯s Realm now immediately, do not wait for me to finish my long vacation to give you a record.¡±


    Suther, ¡°???¡±


    This was not what was promised! He thought he could get a lighter sentence by confessing! He was punished for taking leave of absence at Sky Blue Star, great! Seeing that Brother Zhou¡¯s attitude of expulsion was confirmed, he also strained his neck. He twisted around and hugged the children sitting around eating melons, and put on a non-violent non-cooperative attitude.


    Suther¡¯s eyes were red at the corners and he shouted loudly, ¡°I¡¯m not leaving! I- I- I haven¡¯t seen you guys in eight years! I¡¯m not going to leave! Not going! Not going!¡±


    Anyway, Brother Zhou had not brought the system back, so he cannot be dealt with immediately.


    If he wanted to settle the score, he would have to wait for two more years!


    In two years he would be eighteen, and by then he would not be afraid of Brother Zhou!


    Seeing his appearance, the gloom in Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart was getting deeper and deeper, and his starry eyes were fixed on Suther, ¡°You have one hour to think it over before you speak.¡±


    Unaware that Mu CangZhou had returned with ZhiZhi, Jing Man returned to his bedroom with a headache so severe that his body could not support him to the bed. Once the door was locked, he slid to the floor and passed out completely.


    Immediately after passing out, the headache disappeared and he realized that he did not lose consciousness, as if he had gone straight into a dream state.


    Jing Man found himself in a place with mountains, water and plants.


    His mind was like a clear dream, could hazily feel what was around, what there was, but it was also like watching a movie, the surrounding things were not under his control. He took two steps forward and a huge picture book suddenly appeared in front of him.


    The album was as big as a bed, the cover was pure white, floating up and down in the air.


    ¡°What is this?¡± He strained to turn the pages and took a brief look. There was not a single word in the picture book, all broken, blurred and distorted pictures. There were many, many blank pages, and the ones with patterns seemed to be related to the treehouse-type gem lair Suther had shown him.


    However, these broken scenes alone could not be connected to a story. He didn¡¯t know which page to turn to, the image of this page was very distinct. Without waiting for a closer look, a blindingly bright light appeared in front of Jing Man¡¯s eyes, and his consciousness was sucked into the picture book.


    When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was painted on a paradise world-like cliff, and in the picture was the tree house-shaped jewel nest. No wonder he considered the jewel nest so pleasing to the eye, so it was his own design¡­


    Feeling a weight on the back of his feet, something was lying next to his feet. He made a strong effort to resist the will of his body itself and controlled his head to look down.


    It turned out that there was someone squatting at his feet as big as Big Bear, and as Suther said, it was a small, vivid, malnourished, damaged scaled dragon. The color of the iris of the eyes, like Suther, were golden green.


    When Suther grew up, only the scales on his fingertips and toes were colored. However, he was really like a non-mainstream Suther dragon as a child, with the colorful scales in an open, messy arrangement. Tsk, the expression on his face was still absolutely very silly.


    Jing Man felt like he was talking, but what was said, he could not hear. Basically, he said three sentences, Suther only reacted a little, but was very good and sticky to him.


    This picture ended, skimming over many blurs, and he was sucked into another page. The moment he entered the picture book, Jing Man felt strange in his body. It seemed that he was not a person, his vision was high and wide, and he could feel the nerves of the torso like ¡°wings¡±, ¡°claws¡± and ¡°tail¡±.


    He glanced at the outstretched claws and guessed that he was also a western dragon. The color of the scales was lighter than Xiao Jin¡¯s, and it was a dragon that looked¡­ like a very tasty light cream-colored dragon.


    At this moment, Jing Man was flying along with another solid gold dragon. He heard his own voice saying, ¡°How long will we fly?¡±


    The golden dragon in front of him gave him a cold glance, his tone unable to conceal disdain, ¡°If you are tired, go behind me and wave your wings with the wind I fan out.¡±


    After that, there was the image of shuttling between the clouds, two dragons in a hurry. The scene shifted and the destination arrived. It looked like a long-abandoned mine, with scattered digging tools and scaffolding that had very thick rust.


    Jing Man waved his tail and put away his wings, wondering whether there was a mine inside or not.


    The golden dragon seemed to see his doubts.


    In a cold tone, he said, ¡°Suther needs a lot of gems to be wise, and we can¡¯t afford to pay for them, so we have to mine them ourselves.¡±


    After that, the golden dragon, high and cold, assigned him a piece of gemstone mine, a very rich mine, to teach him how to dig. He went deeper into the mine.


    Jing Man could feel his body, but could not control it. He saw himself scratching hard with his claws on the cave, and the cave instantly cracked open and a number of splendid broken gems fell down. The ground slowly accumulated a large pile of cold, light, colorful ore.


    Looking at such a dazzling picture, usually only criticizing this as earthy aesthetics, but in his heart, he unwarrantedly had born desire. Engraved in his genes, the dragon race¡¯s thirst for the power within the gem was calling to him.


    Thinking of Xiao Jin¡¯s previous unproductive performance in the microclimate¡¯s gem lair, Jing Man said, ¡°No! It¡¯s too fatal!¡±


    Yet, he was only a spectator of these images.


    The body did not listen to his command, he gave a fierce dive over, tumbling and wandering in the sea of gems¡­ He was under the influence of the dragon body and actually felt that rolling in it, the physical sensation was really very, very good. However, because his sanity survived, he was extremely ashamed, the same as looking at his own dark history as a child.


    Until a mechanical voice sounded in his head ¨C


    [Golden Dragon has completed half of the task, ask about the progress.]


    Only then did he come back to his senses, picking and choosing the gems, and loading them into the system backpack. Then, he continued to wave his claws and scratch the wall as a gold miner.


    At the end of the day, the two dragons poured out the gems in their backpacks and compared their harvest, which was about even.


    But Jing Man knew in his heart that the golden dragon gave himself a share of the rich mine, he went to the poor mine. He did a much more difficult job than himself, the claw tips worn out a layer of white foam with attrition.


    Many pages later were images of digging for gems in abandoned mines in various places, and Jing Man quickly flipped through the picture book.


    The picture was finally not a blur, and at last had a slight change. Seeing the clear picture, Jing Man¡¯s heart beat fast. He quickly put his hand on the picture book and was sucked in.


    The story was very coherent and the experience of watching a movie was great.


    After entering the picture book, Jing Man found that he was with the golden dragon, along with a small dragon with damaged scales at the foot of the mountain.


    Around a tree, he built and painted a jewel nest in the shape of a treehouse, decorated with large flowers.


    By this time, Suther had gained a circle of fat.


    Also much smarter, if he called his name, he would pay attention to him. When the adults were busy, he would be good and stay on the edge.


    The foothills did not seem as safe as the wilderness where they had been digging, and there were always other dragons around. Most of the dragons were very bad and tried to take their gems without working. So, they protected Suther from being bullied, while preventing other dragons from stealing the gems they dug that were used to strengthen Suther¡¯s body and develop his brain.


    During the construction of Suther¡¯s nest, they encountered a very serious obstacle.


    The gems they dug were so broken that the little dragon had a hard time absorbing them and often turned his face red. The two big dragons had to work hard to use the ability to put together the broken stones into large pieces of stones.


    The golden dragon had a lot to say about this, and his attitude was not very good, which scared Suther to tears. He had to reconcile the two dragons, although his instincts told him that the golden dragon didn¡¯t even like him very much.


    Piecing together the big gems was a difficult task, progress was super slow, and Jing Man felt tired. He flipped backwards and found many more pages of repeated images.


    This work was maintained for a constant period of time.


    Finally, they built a treehouse jewel nest similar to the one in Suther¡¯s image. Jing Man found himself unable to enter the picture book world and was mercilessly thrown out.


    Later, there were many blank pages, blank with no marks at all.


    On the last page of this section was the image of separation.


    This page was clear, but still inaccessible.


    Jing Man looked at this picture. In his own human form, cupped in his hand were broken gems assembled into a hand-made jewel nest, just like the first painting.


    Suther had grown up quite a bit, and his scales did not shatter.


    He looked the same as a normal young dragon, and even a little fatter, because his scales were rich in color and more beautiful.


    Intuition told him that this book had no more images. Jing Man frowned and flipped through the pages with disbelief.


    On one page, he found the image that had once appeared in his mind, the white bear and red tiger together. He knew that this was him and Mu CangZhou. Then he turned to the back, there was really nothing.


    The moment he closed the picture book, his consciousness was pulled out of the landscape world where the picture book existed.


    Jing Man woke up from his dream, the cone of pain in his head dissipated a bit. He supported his body to stand up and walked over to lie down on the bed.


    Looking up at the ceiling, eyes wide, trying to rationalize the logic of the images in his mind, trying to remember the story he just saw.


    Thanks to the page of the white bear and red tiger, Jing Man followed this pattern and ventured a guess that the golden dragon could be Mu CangZhou¡­


    Only, why?


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s attitude towards him was so icy cold?


    It was even more condescending than when the two of them first met, and seemed to be disgusted with him and with Suther. Jing Man remembered that in this picture book, the golden dragon would rarely open his golden mouth to talk to them except when he had questions.


    Most of the time, he wouldn¡¯t spend time with him and Suther. If that was something that happened in the past, it would be excusable that people were not familiar with each other.


    But if that¡¯s what happens in the future, then Mu CangZhou was really great.1


    Jing Man hooked up his peach blossom eyes and looked out the door, pulling up the corners of his mouth, thinking about whether to tell a certain Mu about this intermittent dream.

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    Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations


    Editor: SpringBreeze


    Half an hour later, Mu CangZhou turned his head and looked coldly at Suther. The swirls in his eyes were obscure, and the air around him was cold and bone chilling. He asked Suther in a shuddering tone, ¡°Have you thought it over?¡±


    The latter cowered for a moment, shook his head, twisted his hands, and turned his head towards Jing Man¡¯s bedroom.


    Mu CangZhou narrowed his eyes and guessed his thoughts, his heart tightened. He hurriedly reached out to grab his arm, but it came up empty.


    Suther jumped out of the couch at lightning speed, over the children, and ran upstairs in a few giant strides, knocking frantically on Jing Man¡¯s door. He thought, even if he had to leave, he had to say goodbye to Brother Man! See Brother Man once! ¡°Brother Man, open the door! Help me! Brother Zhou wants to kick me out! Brother Man, open the door, don¡¯t sleep!¡±


    Hearing the stormy knocking on the door and Suther¡¯s desperate shouting, Jing Man sat up from the bed, his forehead pounding. He yanked open the door and dragged Suther inside.


    Once inside, Jing Man sat down on the edge of the bed, the dragon emotions still fresh in his mind. He had the illusion that he was powerful and strong. Hands in fists, chin up, ¡°What did he do to you?¡±


    He didn¡¯t notice the difference in Brother Man¡¯s attitude before and after he slept.


    Suther stood there, indignant, ¡°Brother Zhou wants to kick me out! He says I¡¯m a stowaway, and he¡¯s going to deal with me after my vacation!¡±


    How could Mu CangZhou be so cruel when the embroidered dragon could not come here easily?


    Jing Man frowned slightly, and looked out the door.


    After going through the picture book in his dream, he was influenced by the dragon and completely regained his love and protection for Suther in his heart. He listed him in his list of children to protect.


    At the same time, he had a lot of complaints about the Golden Dragon¡¯s way of doing things.


    As a result, Mu CangZhou again was here bullying the embroidered thread dragon child in front of him, he is the Golden Dragon Stone Hammer!1


    Jing Man pulled up the corners of his mouth and patted the place beside him, ¡°Come, sit here, Brother will cover you.¡±


    Seeing that the call for help was effective, Suther was overjoyed. He sat down and grabbed Jing Man¡¯s arm, trying to move towards him. He was very satisfied to stay next to Brother Man.


    As a result, Jing Man waved an eye at him and tore him off, teaching the silver-haired kid the same way he taught his own children. He said in a serious way, ¡°You¡¯re so old, and you¡¯re still getting close to me, it¡¯s not right.¡±


    Suther gave a cry, put on my good face, and smiled cautiously.


    A little more settled, he guessed he could stay.


    Jing Man stood up and walked to the door, admonishing in a childlike tone, ¡°You stay here and be good.¡±


    He walked out of the room and met Mu CangZhou, who had just come upstairs.


    Mu CangZhou thought for a moment and decided not to mention why Suther came up and knocked on the door like a fugitive. He just asked, ¡°ManMan, I heard you suddenly got sleepy just now, what happened?¡±


    However, Jing Man wasn¡¯t going to let it go, he said in an indifferent tone, ¡°I went back to sleep when I got sleepy, Brother Mu, I feel like I¡¯m in tune with this kid.¡±


    Mu CangZhou held his breath and looked at Jing Man, especially wanting to ask him what he knew.


    However, he was afraid that if Jing Man didn¡¯t figure out the logic of it, he would have figured it out once he mentioned it. It was quite a dilemma in his mind.


    Seeing that Mu CangZhou still did not honestly explain, Jing Man gave a laugh in his heart.


    His brain circuitry with the light cream-colored dragon weirdly match up. He felt Mu CangZhou had always been on the opposite side, coaxing him like a fool.


    Thinking of Suther in the house, he slightly lowered his eyes and fell into thought.


    Finally, he decided to conceal his dream and just said, ¡°Suther is a poor little boy I picked up at Long¡¯s and seems to have mistaken me for someone else. I decided to let him stay at my house for a while, do you have a problem with that?¡±


    Hearing him say that, Mu CangZhou just assumed that Jing Man didn¡¯t believe what Suther said. His heart was happy. Jing Man made a statement that he wanted to keep Suther, and he could not refuse.


    Mu CangZhou nodded his head and said, ¡°Sure, I have to take ZhiZhi back to Tianhu District on the 29th, so I can let him keep you company.¡±


    The words turned out to be tasteless to Jing Man¡¯s ears.


    What? Not only to drive away the embroidered dragon, but also to take away the second child? You¡¯re a real bully.


    Jing Man hid his dislike and said suspiciously, ¡°Why do you want to take ZhiZhi away?¡±


    Mu CangZhou was stunned, and then smiled, ¡°¡­ They¡¯ll cry if they can¡¯t see me.¡±


    Oh¡­ That¡¯s true.


    Jing Man¡¯s gaze traced Mu CangZhou¡¯s features for a moment, and to his surprise, the human face hid a fiendish nature. His brow furrowed tightly as he asked, ¡°How long will you stay there?¡±


    Mu CangZhou calculated, ¡°Five days to leap back and forth, three days for the meeting, almost eight. Nine days¡­¡±


    Jing Man thought seriously for a long time and decided, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go with you and bring the kids, Suther and Big Bear.¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart felt a little bit unbearable that the whole family had to be caught in the running because of himself.


    There was nothing strange about what Jing Man said, except that his attitude was a bit cold. He asked softly, ¡°Aren¡¯t you starting school soon?¡±


    Jing Man decided not to let Mu CangZhou have the opportunity to run away with ZhiZhi. He immediately replied, ¡°Teaching will be online, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Mu CangZhou had to nod, ¡°The meeting is boring, you¡¯d better think about it.¡±


    Look at his stammering attitude, there was definitely something suspicious!


    Tianhu District, he was going to go for sure! Jing Man raised his eyebrows, tilted his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, just take the opportunity to go out for a few days to renovate the home. By the way, do you know any microclimate designers?¡±


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°Tian Yuan can, he is very good at this.¡±


    Nodding, Jing Man remembered something and continued to ask, ¡°I want to take the backyard of your house and make it into a huge pool, is that okay?¡±


    Seeing that he had no intention of splitting the family, Mu CangZhou snorted a laugh. He said, ¡°Yes, but remember to leave some soil, when ZhiZhi is bigger, they¡¯ll need to be in contact with natural soil.¡±


    And so, Suther was left.


    That day, Jing Man looked as usual, but at night, he went back to his bedroom and slept.


    Mu CangZhou came knocking at the door in the middle of the night, and he answered in an icy voice, ¡°Suther is here, and it is not good to see us sleeping together.¡±


    On August 28th, Xiao Jin unknowingly became a month old baby dragon.


    This month, he grew up fast. From a palm-sized western dragon with softly stepping scales, he grew into a fat, hard-scaled dragon the size of an A4 book.2


    Jing Man made up enough live stream time, and contacted June Snow platform to cancel his contract. So, he bought a new camera sphere that would not open the live stream with one click, recording the whole day.


    The pale golden dragon was given the opportunity to match his own outfit today. He got together with Suther and went through the closet and chose a golden king outfit to put on.


    These clothes did not really match Jing Man¡¯s aesthetics, but he purely wanted to empty his June Snow platform¡¯s remaining popularity value and added things to the shopping cart at random.


    And this set of clothes was too big, the top alone could cover the little dragon¡¯s knees, the pants were pinned up and he could barely wear them.


    But Xiao Jin and Suther agreed, it was golden! It looked good!


    Seeing Xiao Jin take two steps, he would step on the corner of his pants, causing the tragedy of falling flat on the ground. Suther stepped forward and volunteered to take on the task of carrying and moving Xiao Jin today.


    Jing Man was pleased to see that these two dragons were getting along and becoming good friends who could appreciate each other.


    But he had analyzed it secretly, in the eyes of his children, Suther¡¯s identity was subtle¡­


    The children called Big Bear their brother, but called Suther by his first name.


    The children would be very happy to play hide and seek with Big Bear on a team, but when on a team with Suther, a touch of disappointment would appear on their faces.


    The children usually like to lie on Big Bear and ride Big Bear to show off, but they didn¡¯t easily ask Suther to hold them, as if they were afraid of tiring him out.


    Perhaps it was because on the first day they met, Suther hugged him and cried. This image shocked the children, thinking of him as a crybaby¡­


    After seeing his dragon form, they felt that he was very powerful ¡­


    So, they did not dare to provoke him, and did not feel comfortable to include him as their brother.


    Xiao Shui saw Xiao Jin stuck with Suther all the time, and would try to stare at the suspicious character and petrify him. Although it never worked¡­


    ¡°May Xiao Jin grow up healthy! Become a strong and gorgeous dragon!¡±


    The day soon came to an end with laughter.


    In the evening, Jing Man was videoing with Tian Yuan, discussing with him how to decorate his house.


    Mu CangZhou came over to him and asked, ¡°We¡¯re leaving tomorrow, have you packed your bags?¡±


    Jing Man nodded slightly, and then turned around. He continued to talk to Tian Yuan and did not focus on him.


    Only then did Mu CangZhou realize that Jing Man¡¯s perversity in the past few days showed that he was displeased with him. He was a little helpless, but he did not know what he did wrong. He could only follow Jing Man quietly, trying to wait for his time to free up so that he could lock eyes with himself.


    Jing Man sensed the figure following him but he had mixed feelings and didn¡¯t know how to face Brother Mu.


    As time passed, the disdainful feeling of the giant dragon to the golden dragon in the picture book gradually detached from his mind. He also realized that he was angry at Brother Mu with something that had not happened so far and whose authenticity was not testable. This was very childish and irresponsible behavior, but his heart could not pass this hurdle, so he escaped.


    Until Tian Yuan on the other side said, ¡°Detected Mu CangZhou is looking for Jing Man for something, so Tian Yuan decided to hang up the terminal. Goodbye.¡±


    Jing Man awkwardly put away the terminal and pretended to realize, ¡°Brother Mu, want to see me?¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes were so deep that they seemed to suck him in, and he asked directly, ¡°ManMan, are you avoiding me these days? Why?¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s eyes rolled up and he opened his mouth to give Suther the blame, but Mu CangZhou was the kind of person who found problems and solved them. The first two days he was slow to listen to Jing Man¡¯s made-up nonsense. Now, realizing that he was avoiding himself, he had to ask for clarification. So, he walked up and clutched Jing Man¡¯s wrist, pulled him to the guest room, pressed him to the bed, looked at him condescendingly, and asked again.


    Because of a dream that affects the relationship of the present world. How could Jing Man say such a fatal thing?


    He still held his original view, and put his face to the side, ¡°Suther is here, letting the minor see us behave affectionately is a bad influence. I was busy working with Tian Yuan on how to create a microclimate and didn¡¯t have time to take care of you, sorry.¡±


    ¡°Lies.¡± Mu CangZhou pressed down and nibbled on his earlobe, his hot, wet breath spraying on Jing Man¡¯s swan-like neck.


    Feeling a tingling tickle, Jing Man rubbed his neck and tried hard to push Mu CangZhou away. He said in annoyance, ¡°Really, believe it or not.¡±


    Mu CangZhou frowned, he didn¡¯t want Jing Man to focus on the story Suther had brought, but it was not a good idea to continue getting the ¡®cold shoulder.¡¯ He said, ¡°I don¡¯t know what Suther told you, but if someone finds out he¡¯s here, he¡¯ll be punished and his future will be buried in his own hands. Send him away before it¡¯s too late, will you?¡±


    That serious? He hadn¡¯t considered it¡­ Jing Man¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly as he considered if this statement was a lie to him.


    Mu CangZhou sensed his doubt and bumped his forehead on his head, ¡°Really, I wouldn¡¯t joke with you about such things.¡±


    Jing Man looked into his eyes, very deep and heavy, but the emotions flowing out were very real, and finally nodded with difficulty, ¡°Mn, I¡¯ll talk to him.¡±


    Poor Suther, who happily packed up his things, ready to follow the large group tomorrow to take the leap point to Tianhu District and snack happily for food, was called over.


    The children were already asleep, covered with small blankets.


    Brother Man was sitting on the bed and Brother Zhou was standing at the side.


    The cool breeze sent in through the window, and Suther looked at them with a serious expression on his face and shivered a little.


    Jing Man¡¯s brow was furrowed, and he spoke the lines he had agreed to with Mu CangZhou. His tone was as gentle as possible, ¡°Suther, it¡¯s too much time to leap back and forth, why don¡¯t you go home first?¡±


    ¡°Brother Man, even you want to kick me out?¡± Suther¡¯s shoulders shook and he whimpered.


    ¡°No.¡± Jing Man said with a stiff upper lip, continuing with the words Mu CangZhou had made up for him, ¡°Wait two years later, brother will go to look for you, okay? I¡¯ll definitely spend more time with you then.¡±


    Suther didn¡¯t answer, but stared up at Mu CangZhou, as if he knew it was his idea. He talked to the system in his head and said with a flash of light, ¡°Stay with me for a year then, I¡¯ll leave right away.¡±


    Mu CangZhou came over and spoke coldly, ¡°Three months.¡±


    Suther was still scared, but this was the only chance he had left, he kept yelling with his neck strained, ¡°One year, one year, one year!¡±


    ¡°Two months.¡± The terms Mu CangZhou offered became less and less.


    Suther¡¯s nose was sore and the corners of his eyes were red, ¡°One year¡­ Stay with me for a year, please¡­¡±


    Seeing the two of them argue back and forth, like bargaining in a vegetable market, Jing Man looked stifled, his tone serious decision, ¡°six months, then we stay with you for six months. If you can


    Seeing the two of them vegetable market bargaining back and forth, Jing Man looked stifled, making a serious decision, ¡°Six months, then we will stay with you for six months. If you can, listen to me, if not, you two do not stay in my house to quarrel.¡±


    Mu CangZhou and Suther did not obey anyone, but they listened to Jing Man¡¯s words. They gave each other a look and a grunt of agreement, and Suther was evicted from Sky Blue Star that night.


    Once again in the Tianhu District, slowly walking down the leap point was a familiar family of eight.


    Jing Man was in the lounge watching the children, waiting for Mu CangZhou to go to the pet leap point area to get Big Bear. Then, he heard a female voice from behind him, ¡°Hey, hey, hey! Honey, look, is that Dr. Mu¡¯s friend?!¡±


    Jing Man turned his head at the sound of the voice, his eyes narrowed, and it was indeed an acquaintance. His lips curled into a smile and he raised his hand in greeting.


    He laughed straight in his heart, the number of times Mu CangZhou showed up publicly was really too little, and he wasn¡¯t the only one who was kept in the dark. Most people in this world couldn¡¯t guess that he was the famous Chief Mu.


    The visitor was the mussel woman they rescued in Tianhu District earlier, Mr. and Mrs. Lin Zhuzi. At this moment, they were pushing an aquatic baby stroller slowly, looking like a large walking fish tank, which in addition to the small mussel, they also added aquatic plants, gravel and red coral.


    When they approached, Jing Man asked in a friendly manner, ¡°Are you also going to the egg breeding base?¡±


    Lin Zhuzi froze for a moment and shook her head.

 CH 37

    After Getting Amnesia, I Accused My Gong of Trying to Steal Our Children


    ¡°The car we called is here, bye bye.¡± Saying goodbye to Jing Man and his group, Lin Zhuzi and her husband Li Chi continued their journey.


    After walking some distance, Lin Zhuzi said in a worried tone, ¡°Honey, I feel in my heart that we should tell Dr. Mu about the baby¡¯s current state and ask him if there is a solution.¡±


    Li Chi gave a sigh, and put his hand on her shoulder to soothe, ¡°Zhuzi, one matter does not bother two masters.1 Shen Chengzi will soon finish a course of treatment, the baby absorbed the medicine very well, she will certainly get better.¡±


    Seeing Lin Zhuzi was still very uneasy, he persisted, ¡°Think about it, so many children whose health is worse than our baby are back to health, soon she will be fine.¡±


    Thinking of the various information and medicine sent by the baby care master, Lin Zhuzi nodded slightly. Stiffly, she gave herself a piece of mind. Her gaze fell on the aquatic baby stroller, the water inside was an imperceptible blue color. It had been ¡®purified¡¯ with the medicine given by the master.


    The little mussel closed her shell tightly, and the situation was indeed getting better and better.


    But Lin Zhuzi frowned slightly, her heart was still looking forward to it. If the baby could open her shell more often and play with them, it would be better.


    Only, this child¡¯s personality was unreasonably quiet since birth¡­


    This time, Jing Man took the kids again to stay in the nursery suite of Five Seasons Hotel. They waited in the lobby for a while before the room with four microclimate rooms was ready.


    The AI said it had never received such an order before, and other families only had three racial babies max. It was the first time in a hundred years that a medusa child had stayed at a five-season hotel, and it was not easy to prepare a microclimate room.


    When they entered the suite, Jing Man checked it out. The dragon child and the treant needed a microclimate room that was not very different from the last one. In addition to some differences in the placement of items, the basic configuration was the same.


    Back to the room with gems inlaid on the walls and floor, Xiao Jin¡¯s eyes lit up. He had not had a decent nest of gems until now, and Jing Man had only bought him some gem toys.


    Xiao Jin raised his eyes to Jing Man, his eyes shining brightly. His little paws excitedly patted the stroller and said with anticipation, ¡°Daddy! Can I go in and play?¡±


    Jing Man looked at Mu CangZhou helplessly and smiled, ¡°Go ahead, it¡¯s all yours. Remember not to be too greedy. While storing energy, remember to absorb it, do not grow metal wings again.¡±


    At the word, Xiao Jin¡¯s muscles on his back became slightly strained, and spread his fleshy wings. He turned his head to look at them and thought his wings were beautiful, the wings with metallic feathers were as good as the light golden membrane wings. But he was a good boy and would listen to Daddy. Xiao Jin nodded seriously and decided to take it easy this time and absorb the gems and metals.


    Although the metal wings looked like feathers, appearing soft and light, it was really too heavy!


    When walking around with them on his back, he almost stumbled a few times. He didn¡¯t want to make a joke of himself in front of his siblings.


    After settling Xiao Jin, Jing Man smiled and asked the little treant, ¡°ZhiZhi, are you going to stay in your microclimate room now?¡±


    ZhiZhi¡¯s eyes moved, as if they were thinking. After a moment, they asked in a soft voice, ¡°Can Big Bear stay with me?¡±


    ¡°Sure, as long as he wants to.¡±


    Jing Man squatted down, looked at Big Bear, and said in a serious tone, ¡°Big Bear, would you like to stay with ZhiZhi in their room? There is mud and running water inside, if you go in there, your fur will definitely get dirty and you will have to take more baths.¡±


    Big Bear sat crouching and gazed at ZhiZhi. Finally, he gave a woof in his expectant gaze, and his tail flicked happily behind him.


    Jing Man smiled, ¡°Then you can go in and play.¡±


    He pursed his lips and proceeded to push open the third door labeled with the word [microclimate].


    He guessed whether it was for white tiger cubs or medusa babies. He didn¡¯t know how the hotel did it, but this room looked big and wide, like a deep forest without borders. The thick vines climbing up the old trees grew beautiful swaying flowers. In the damp place under the tree was a lot of small gray and white mushrooms and bright green moss.


    The wind wandered through the gaps and the green leaves at the top of the tree were blown around. There were birds singing on the branches, and grasshoppers, whether projected or real, were jumping on the grass leaves, causing them to tremble slightly.


    Suddenly, a white figure leapt out of the forest, moving so fast that it left a blur.


    This thing appeared unexpectedly, Jing Man was scared enough to take a step back. After collecting himself, he raised his hand on his brow and squeezed his eyes to see what it was.


    FanFan, the tiger cub, saw it clearly and he shouted excitedly, ¡°I want to eat rabbit!¡±


    He struggled to get out of the stroller, licking the corners of his mouth happily.


    Mu CangZhou laughed softly at this and took the little white tiger down to the ground, patted his bottom and let him start rushing forth.


    It turned out that this was a microclimate room for tiger cubs to exercise their hunting ability.


    Jing Man was happy to see that the child¡¯s physique could be exercised.


    Only, the child would not really have to drink blood and fur, right? Jing Man shuddered at the thought of such a cute fluffy family member gnawing on bloody raw rabbit meat.


    He cast a moody glance at Mu CangZhou. The latter raised his eyebrows, not reading his meaning, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, ManMan?¡±


    Jing Man scratched his head helplessly and gestured to the room, ¡°Can he really catch rabbits? What if FanFan wants to eat them? We can¡¯t let him eat wild food.¡±


    In order not to reveal too much information and discourage FanFan from hunting, Mu CangZhou came closer and whispered in his ear in a soft magnetic voice, ¡°That is an AI prey with 99% realism, and when he catches it, the AI will reward him with a rabbit snack.¡±


    He looked down and saw Xiao Shui looking at them suspiciously, as if asking Daddy and his father what they were doing so close to each other. Jing Man shrank his neck, his cheeks slightly red, nodded his head to show that he knew and was no longer worried.


    The three babies were settled, and now the medusa was left. Jing Man left the stroller behind, picked up Xiao Shui and walked to the next room. Just as he pushed the door open, he heard the sound of raging waves, and the place was set up like it was on the beach.


    Under the golden sand and gravel, there were all kinds of wet coastal animals, including crabs, sea snails, and shells. There were several coconut trees planted on the shore, and Mu CangZhou said the coconuts on them were edible. The sea was so deep, blue and endless that one look at it seemed to suck people in.


    ¡°Daddy, do I have to stay here?¡± Xiao Shui tilted his head to look at Jing Man with a worried tone.


    The dark blue hair also followed its owner¡¯s mood and wrapped itself around Jing Man¡¯s wrist, gradually tightening it.


    Hmm?


    Obviously the other children are very fond of the microclimate room, but Xiao Shui was actually resistant.


    Jing Man was slightly stunned.


    After reacting, he raised his hand and caressed the child¡¯s back, softly saying, ¡°If you don¡¯t like it, then you can be with Daddy and Father, it¡¯s okay.¡±


    Xiao Shui bit his lower lip, and took a fond look at the blue sea and blue sky. He was about to ask Daddy to close the door and hide the place that attracted him, so that he could stay with the two dads for a few days.


    However¡­


    ¡°Hello medusa, I¡¯ve finally waited for you.¡± A mysterious and treacherous, smoky female voice with a story just from hearing the voice line appeared in everyone¡¯s ears.


    This was so unusual, is there someone else in the suite I paid for? Jing Man took a few steps back, hugging the child warily. He asked in a loud voice, ¡°Who are you?¡±


    ¡°My name is Risa.¡± The calm surface of the sea slowly scattered a seaweed-like dark green hair. The hair was windless and looked as alive as Xiao Shui¡¯s hair.


    Not alarmed, Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes crossed over this hair one by one. Finally finding the key point, he was relieved. He put his hand on Jing Man¡¯s shoulder and squeezed it, whispering, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, ManMan, it¡¯s AI.¡±


    AI? This voice sounds exactly like the tone of human speech, without a trace of AI¡¯s mechanical stiffness and haphazard pauses! You said she was an AI?


    Jing Man, with a face of disbelief, asked in a sideways whisper, ¡°How can you tell?¡±


    Mu CangZhou pointed out to him, ¡°That place, see, the hair is detached. And parts of the hair have been playing repeatedly, the sound should be recorded in advance.¡±


    Jing Man looked over and found the tiny bug in the projection. He relaxed and asked the good baby in his arms, ¡°Xiao Shui, so are you going to live here?¡±


    Xiao Shui buried his head into Daddy¡¯s chest and shook his head. In fact, he wanted to meet his fellow seniors in his heart, but¡­ It was so easy for his brothers to have their own affairs, and he could be alone with his father and daddy, he wanted to cherish this opportunity even more.


    There Risa continued in a smoky voice, ¡°I will teach you how to become a qualified medusa, come to me in the sea.¡±


    Hearing these words, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart moved slightly. Xiao Shui had not yet mastered the ability to turn off the Petrifying Eye by self-consciousness, so he didn¡¯t know when he would have to wait until ManMan regained his memory. He wanted Xiao Shui to try¡­


    So, Mu CangZhou suggested, ¡°Xiao Shui, why don¡¯t you stay here for a while and we¡¯ll stay with you on the beach.¡±


    Xiao Shui buried his head deeper, his father¡¯s offer was really tempting to him¡­


    He could meet with senior medusa, and at the same time enjoy the pampering and company of his father and daddy all to himself. His little brain was trying to work, weighing which answer he wanted the most.


    If the child didn¡¯t want to, then they didn¡¯t need to rush. Jing Man was distressed to see that Xiao Shui¡¯s hair was getting tangled up again. He knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°Brother Mu, it¡¯s fine, we¡¯ll just take Xiao Shui with us. If it¡¯s too much trouble for you, I¡¯ll take him myself.¡±


    ¡°It will be good for him.¡± Mu CangZhou did not want to lose this opportunity for the child to learn to control the Petrifying Eye, and with a flourish said, ¡°He will learn how to control the Petrifying Eye by following the adult medusa, that¡¯s how you used to learn¡­¡±


    His voice stopped abruptly, his expression turned solemn, his eyebrows lowered.


    Hmm? I used to learn this way? Hello? What are you talking about, Brother Mu? The expression you have now isn¡¯t clear, you have to be honest with me. You suddenly mention something and I do not know how to respond!


    Jing Man was surprised as he looked at Mu CangZhou, eyes with a smirking emotion, ¡°Oh, really? I¡¯m sorry I forgot, I used to be a medusa.¡±


    The perception of anger in this statement was very, very low, more teasing and curious.


    Mu CangZhou was surprised for a moment, and great joy rose up in his heart.


    Suther¡¯s presence may have really changed Jing Man! Now may be the best time to confess!


    The corners of his lips were slightly hooked, and he deliberately put on an expression of ¡®I am very much in possession of the truth and made up a lie¡¯, ¡°You heard wrong, what I said was what Tian Yuan said to me. In the past, when medusa were not as rare as it is now, this is how everyone learned to master the technique of controlling the Petrifying Eye.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s peach blossom eyes evoked spring, ¡°So, that¡¯s how I learned to do it too. Was I really a medusa before? So powerful!¡±


    He couldn¡¯t understand what Father and Daddy were talking about. Xiao Shui was now full of thoughts: I can learn to control the petrifying eyes! I can play with Auntie Long now! I don¡¯t have to pretend to sleep in front of the guests anymore! He was so happy that he couldn¡¯t untangle his hair fast enough. He let go of Daddy¡¯s arm and pounced on the sea without looking back, with his short, fleshy legs.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s intuitive qi and blood rushed to his head, and his eyes were fixed on Jing Man.


    Now Jing Man was hiding a belly of bad things, and the way he kept asking him questions actually made him react¡­


    This was really nonsense.


    Jing Man sensed the other party¡¯s uneasy emotions and found it interesting, so he deliberately moved closer to Brother Mu.


    He had his hands on the beach, his fingers in the fine and soft gravel, and his eyes were wet looking at Mu CangZhou. Jing Man said, ¡°Brother Mu, tell me.¡±


    Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me everything you know. It¡¯s better to do it now than choosing another day. If he keeps it in any longer, he¡¯s going to go crazy.


    Mu CangZhou teeth tightened and took a deep breath. With dark and heavy eyes, he looked at Jing Man and decided to put up a fight today and tell Jing Man everything.


    But before that¡­ He had a fierce look in his eyes, closed his eyes and went over to him, twisting and grinding on his lips and asking for more.


    When he opened his eyes again, Jing Man¡¯s eyes became even more moist.


    It had been a while since they had kissed, and the suddenness of it made him breathless and his eyes slightly red at the corners. He gasped, his cheeks burned and his fingers twisted together. He said angrily, ¡°Xiao Shui is still here, and you just¡­ I ask you something and you don¡¯t answer, you keep not telling me, I¡¯m really going to get angry!¡±


    The corners of his lips hooked up, Mu CangZhou picked him up across the room and walked towards the master bedroom. As he walked, he said, ¡°Xiao Shui is studying with medusa, I will tell you everything you want to know.¡±


    Jing Man struggled and jumped off the floor, throwing a sharp glare at him, ¡°Put Little Five and Little Six in place before you do! You¡¯re an irresponsible father.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Mu CangZhou nodded his head, but as soon as he could, he grabbed Jing Man back again. He pressed Jing Man into the bed in the master bedroom, pressed and kissed him, and whispered in his ear, ¡°Be good and wait for me.¡±


    Then, with a sullen face, he went out to arrange for the remaining two eggs.


    Jing Man lay on the bed, his heart beating fast. He noticed one thing, Brother Mu was very aggressive and anxious every time he kissed him, spilling his hormones mercilessly, just like a wolf that hungered for a long time¡­


    The thought of that blank picture book in the dream to be filled, the missing part of his heart, as if it was finally going to be filled.

 CH 38

    When Mu CangZhou stepped back into the bedroom again, Jing Man had already changed into fluffy and comfortable home clothes. He leaned on the bed and swiped the terminal, looking very relaxed and soft.


    In fact, he did not read anything into the content. It¡¯s just that if you don¡¯t read something at this point, your heart will seem to jump out of your chest. He moved to the side and gave way to Mu CangZhou.


    Seeing him undressing with his back to himself, the smooth muscle lines on his back, Jing Man¡¯s breath was warm and his eyes were moist, a little embarrassed.


    Mu CangZhou lay down and looked at Jing Man sideways, grabbed his hand and squeezed it around.


    After a long time, he said in a gentle tone, ¡°ManMan, I really don¡¯t know where to start. What do you want to hear?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­¡± Jing Man thought a little and decided to ask what he cared about most first. Jing Man, ¡°Brother Mu, tell me first how the kids came to be. How our two genes gave birth to six racially different children, I¡¯ve always wondered.¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded, his long, thick lashes fluttering. Think about it differently. If he lost his memory, and six children appeared in his bed, he would also be confused. Jing Man could hold back for so long without taking the initiative to ask questions, it¡¯s really remarkable.


    His eyes were dark and heavy, his gaze lingered on Jing Man¡¯s face, and his voice trembled as he spoke the truth, ¡°You have amnesia.¡± In Jing Man¡¯s puzzled gaze, he continued, ¡°Our souls have traveled to six different worlds before, using a different body in each world. Before that, we used the body genes of those six worlds to breed the eggs¡­¡±


    Is it that complicated?


    Jing Man frowned and wondered, ¡°Then why did Dr. Lin detect that the genes of the father and mother of the hatchlings were the same.¡±


    If the eggs were made from other-worldly bodies, the genes should be different, right?


    ¡°Oh, this.¡± Mu CangZhou laughed lowly, ¡°It¡¯s just a matter of gene expression, our bodies in the quick transmigration world are built with the original genes.¡±


    So¡­ It seems to make sense. Jing Man nodded his head. He continued, ¡°Then, why do I have amnesia?¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded and then shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t think you¡¯ve lost your memory, you¡¯ve just hidden some of it away. You¡¯re not acting like the twenty year old you described to me before. But our system didn¡¯t bring it back, and there¡¯s no way to detect it.¡±


    It turned out that whenever Jing Man mentioned his younger days, he treated that time as dark history.


    ¡°By the way, the system and also how quick transmigration came about.¡± Jing Man raised his eyebrows in doubt, and asked with his elbows in his hands.


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°This is more complicated. In the original year 3020, we did not know each other. In 3032, the Quick Transmigration Bureau landed at Sky Blue Star, and we met as the first quick transmigration volunteers¡­¡±


    ¡°Stop.¡± Jing Man interrupted him, sitting up straight and wondering, ¡°I was only out of college then, wasn¡¯t I? How did I meet you, Chief Mu?¡±


    Mu CangZhou seriously recalled.


    After all, it was more than ten years ago, so he didn¡¯t remember the details clearly. After a short while, he said, ¡°You used the identity of Jing HanYang¡¯s son. Your father was the district chief of Tianhu District at that time, and he was qualified to participate in quick transmigration.¡±


    ¡°Oh, he got a promotion!¡± Jing Man¡¯s eyes brought up a smile and he wondered, ¡°So, how is my mother? Has Xiu Yan Personal Care covered the world?¡±


    Mu CangZhou thought for a moment and shook his head, ¡°You didn¡¯t mention her.¡±


    Yan Xiu¡¯er was already doing illegal things. Mu CangZhou guessed that she was either framed in jail or engaged in other laborious things that hurt ManMan¡¯s mood. There was no such person in his heart.


    ¡°So¡­¡± Jing Man didn¡¯t think too much about it and continued to ask, ¡°What exactly does quick transmigration do, is it fun?¡±


    Mu CangZhou touched him on the head, ¡°The first world was in the realm of dragons, where Suther came from, and our mission was to protect him, raise him, and keep the dragon race, the Embroidered Dragons, from disappearing¡­¡±


    The two snuggled together and talked all night long.


    You asked a question, I answered.


    Jing Man analyzed that what Mu CangZhou said should be all true. Anyway, all the details of the first world could match perfectly with the blank picture book that appeared in his dream. But somehow, these things just sounded in his ears, like he was listening to someone else¡¯s story.


    It wasn¡¯t as profound or easy for him to accept as the picture book had been for him.


    When he heard the last three worlds, Jing Man began to be a bit disinterested, bored as he put his foot on Mu CangZhou¡¯s thigh.


    Noticing this, Mu CangZhou reached out to grab his foot and asked in a low voice, ¡°ManMan, are you sleepy?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Jing Man nodded his head in a low, muffled voice and tried hard to pull his foot back.


    However, Brother Mu was so strong that he could not succeed. With a smile in his eyes, Mu CangZhou asked, ¡°Then let¡¯s pause for a while, and I¡¯ll continue to tell you when you want to know, go to sleep first.¡±


    Jing Man nodded his head, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep like he was a good boy.


    Mu CangZhou told the story of the quick transmigration mission, all that happened, but he deliberately omitted the change in their feelings.


    There was no other reason.


    When he finished telling the first world, he observed.


    The emotion in Jing Man¡¯s eyes was still listening to the story, not as if he was immersed into it. Since Jing Man was not replaced, if he went to tell his own love anecdotes with the former ¡°Jing Man¡±, it definitely did not help the current feelings. He rolled over, buried his head in Jing Man¡¯s shoulder and neck, and closed his eyes.


    He prayed earnestly, hoping that ManMan would think about it soon, sooner and sooner.


    That night, Jing Man had another dream.


    In the dream, he finally returned to the world of the landscape where the blank picture book existed. Once he returned, he smiled helplessly and struggled to turn the pages of the huge book.


    He was surprised to find that the first world blurred and broken images had been patched up.


    However, when he pressed his hand to the page, there was no response, the picture book did not suck him in. Somehow this time, he could only be the one reading the picture book, not the one acting in the movie.


    Jing Man guessed at the subtitles that might accompany the picture and stumbled through the world. Turning further back, the story of the second world began.


    The Forest of Trees, as it sounded, was a greenery, the mountains were full of tall and upright trees.


    When Jing Man confidently pressed his hand on it, he found that the story of this world could not be entered. He frowned and turned the picture book halfway through, and found that the picture had hardly changed.


    It was all trees, with separate branches horizontally and thick trunks vertically.


    But he could tell the difference between the trees, and there were two trees that appeared very often, on almost every page.


    It should be him and Brother Mu.


    These two trees were constantly changing places, and every few pages there would be an extra sapling around, a very weak kind.


    The two trees would use branches to support the sapling, arrange the surrounding natural environment, and occasionally watering, In short, they slowly let the sapling become strong.


    But every few pages the sapling would be replaced, it was really confusing.


    Until a certain page, they suddenly changed from 100% tree form to the same wooden human form as ZhiZhi now, with a flowering branch as long as their body trailing behind them.


    Jing Man squinted his eyes to distinguish. His own was a peach blossom branch with long, thin willow leaves, the same as ZhiZhi¡¯s flower. The double-petaled peach blossoms were very showy, as beautiful as pink clouds.


    Brother Mu¡¯s flower¡­ was a species he did not recognize. Anyway, they were small white flowers, not at all dazzling, small and dense.


    Standing next to his bright-colored self, it looked a little miserable. The treant with his own face and the treant with Brother Mu¡¯s face eating and living together looked a little weird, but logical.


    Jing Man flipped through a few pages, and they were all painted on them. He said, ¡°If only there were captions, this book doesn¡¯t even have any inscriptions, so it¡¯s lonely.¡±


    However, when he turned to the next page, he breathed a sigh of relief.


    The peach blossom eyes were wide open, there was shyness and anticipation in the eyes, and his cheeks were rapidly flushing red. It turned out that the two tree people somehow, suddenly intertwined together. The clumsy kiss, clumsy intimate contact, clumsy indescribable¡­


    The flowering branches also twisted against each other because the emotions were in place, and pollinated against each other.


    The two tree-people, who looked very cold, curtained up and started to get indescribable. Jing Man guessed after the fact that the first few pages of the two trees planted so close, because they fell in love?!


    Aaaahhh!


    Fortunately, he was not sucked in, or else he would be immersed in eating yellow-fleshed watermelon1, which was also too embarrassing.


    Jing Man quickly closed the book and pretended nothing happened.


    Nonetheless, he enjoyed the picture book. The expression of his enjoyment, Brother Mu¡¯s bulging Adam¡¯s apple, the movement of the two men, the charming hues, all of them stimulated his nerves. He had not seen Brother Mu completely unclothed in reality¡­


    So the indescribable place, was that what it looked like? Very nice¡­


    Hmm, so exciting¡­


    He was in his own mind and no one else was around. Jing Man¡¯s face was red, he held his head and curled into a ball, rolling all over the ground. That image in his mind for a long time could not be dissipated.


    He now wanted to wake up, and wanted to immediately get out of this ¡®unclean¡¯ world.


    But the thought of waking up and rolling into Brother Mu¡¯s arms, with their skin against each other, and also hearing shallow breathing ¡­


    He did not know what to do.


    Jing Man did not know how long it took, but his mood finally calmed down. He admonished himself, ¡®I haven¡¯t seen the world behind me yet¡­ I¡¯ll turn over quickly, I should be fine.¡¯


    So¡­ He half-shyly half-expectantly finished looking at the whole set of astringent pictures of the second world.


    Finally, it was time for the third world, and Jing Man flipped it open with great anticipation.


    The book suddenly closed on its own and he was expelled from the landscape world.


    As soon as he woke up, Mu CangZhou¡¯s voice came from his ears, ¡°ManMan, what¡¯s wrong? You¡¯re so hot, you don¡¯t have a fever, do you?¡±


    ¡°No, no.¡± Not expecting that his body was also affected by the picture book, Jing Man first perceived that the indescribable part was high-spirited, so he quietly bowed his waist and tried to hide it.


    As a result, as soon as he opened his mouth, a sweet groan spilled out of his throat.


    Hearing this voice, Mu CangZhou¡¯s throat rolled.


    The corners of his eyes brought up a complex look and put his hand into the blanket, ¡°Let me see if you really have a fever.¡±


    Jing Man quickly grabbed his hand, blushing, not knowing why he was doing this himself. He spoke awkwardly, ¡°I might have a fever and I¡¯m thirsty. I want to drink water, Brother Mu help me pour water!¡±


    Guessing his little mind, Mu CangZhou chuckled lowly. He helped Jing Man tuck in a corner of the blanket and asked, ¡°Okay, fever requires more sweating, do you want to take a hot bath first?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Jing Man did not respond for a while. It was only when Brother Mu came over and nibbled on his lips that he awkwardly said, ¡°Yes, that makes sense, then you go out first, I¡¯ll take a shower.¡±


    After leaving the bedroom, Mu CangZhou was so happy he nearly took off from where he was.


    He thought this little heartless person heard so many stories and also had no feelings. The result¡­ When he woke up, he got another big happy news!


    Thinking about what Jing Man might do now, his heart was racing and his throat was so dry that he ran to drink a lot of water to get back to his senses.


    Looking at the time, it was five o¡¯clock in the morning.


    In a few minutes, he had to go to a meeting at the egg breeding base. Mu CangZhou stood up and looked in the microclimate rooms to observe what his children were doing now.


    Xiao Jin was lying drunkenly in the gem nest, coiled into a ball, and if he was right, his wings had sprouted a few more metal feathers. ZhiZhi and Big Bear were lying on the soft soil, their eyes tightly closed, feeling the love of artificial daylight.  FanFan was sleeping on the trunk of a tree, with four or five plates of rabbit meat on the side, it seemed he had a good hunt. Xiao Shui was lying on his back on the surface of the sea, only he was awake. As soon as he pushed the door, he felt it and his eyes were extraordinarily bitingly cast this way.


    Seeing this, Mu CangZhou frowned. This Risa really taught him how to control the Petrifying Eye and indiscriminately release it?

 CH 39

    The outdoor meeting plaza of Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base was decorated with roses. The crowd was bustling, sitting or standing, waiting for the clock to point to nine o¡¯clock. The clothes used were not for the usual meetings and mingling, everyone here was dressed in clean, sober white doctor¡¯s uniforms or lake-blue nurse¡¯s uniforms, and the organizers did not serve any alcoholic beverages.


    Mu CangZhou wore his usual researcher¡¯s white lab coat, with his hair loose and disheveled, his face covered with a white mask and clear glasses to conceal his superior appearance.


    He would always disguise himself as a drop in the ocean, as he did today. He was lost in the crowd of people who came to the quarterly meeting of Sky Blue Star egg breeding bases.


    Everyone was waiting for Tian Yuan to come out and speak. These egg breeding base personnel and technology, at first, were all distinct out of Tianhu District, and they only later slowly separated. However, every quarter, they would hold a meeting to communicate with each other and think about the future prospects of egg breeding technology.


    Mu CangZhou brought a glass of juice and found a place to sit down. The sound of two people chatting came from the side.


    A slightly younger woman said, ¡°I wonder if Chief Mu will show up today, I haven¡¯t seen him yet.¡±


    Her companion echoed, ¡°Tian Yuan said Chief Mu comes every time, and I¡¯ve been here every time, but I¡¯ve never seen him. Maybe he¡¯s watching over us in the surveillance room.¡±


    ¡°This year, Tianhu District has researched the technology to cure placenta bacteria, so I guess Chief Mu will come out.¡±


    ¡°Shh, according to the grapevine, Chief Mu has passed away. Currently, it is the robot Tian Yuan who is guiding the work of Tianhu District, maintaining the illusion that he is still alive.¡±


    The young lady exclaimed, ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s actually good, Chief Mu is an iconic figure. If we lose him, the people might lose their trust in the egg breeding technology.¡±


    ¡°How can that be? Everyone knows that egg breeding is the safest, healthiest and most convenient means of reproduction!¡±


    ¡°No, no, no, there are still natural births and artificial wombs, but the officials have suppressed the news.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Every time, Mu CangZhou heard all kinds of speculation, but this time it was a traceable, half-truth. Mu CangZhou felt a little bored and withdrew his attention. He remembered the most unbelievable gossip he had ever heard, saying that Tian Yuan had killed him, created a database and transformed him into a robot, and now Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base was run by two AIs¡­


    The clock struck nine, and Tian Yuan arrived on time. He stepped up to the stage and began his opening speech, [Welcome to Tianhu District¡¯s Egg Breeding Base, this is Tian Yuan. During the past season, Tian Yuan is sure every egg breeding base has received more egg breeding applications than ever before. Once again, Tian Yuan urges everyone to make sure to properly certify the parents¡¯ information and genetics¡­]


    He spoke for almost two hours, reading out the data of all the egg breeding bases.


    Those who were interested in the data listened carefully, writing and drawing in their notebooks from time to time, while those who were not interested had already started to wander in their minds, which was the norm.


    [Finally, let¡¯s welcome the two newly established egg breeding bases in the last quarter ¨C the representative of the fourth egg breeding base in QingYuan District and the representative of the egg breeding base in FuHe District.]


    Mu CangZhou knew that FuHe District had always wanted to establish an egg breeding base. It was just that the economy there was not very good, and the district mayor had been working to improve the GDP to reach the level of building a egg breeding base. Seeing that he finally got what he wanted, Mu CangZhou was also very happy for him.


    However¡­ There were already three egg breeding bases in QingYuan District, and the third one was newly built last year. Was it too much to add another one?


    Mu CangZhou frowned and turned his attention to the representative they sent.


    It was a woman, slender, and also wearing a mask. The exposed areas were very well maintained, and he could not tell how old.


    However¡­ he thought he recognized the woman¡¯s eyes from somewhere.


    After the meeting, Mu CangZhou slipped into TianYuan¡¯s office through a side door and asked him to collect all the information of the fourth egg breeding base in QingYuan District.


    When he saw the words ¡®legal person Yan Xiu¡¯er,¡¯ he had a headache for a while.


    From the day after the phone call, Yan Xiu¡¯er did not contact him again. He had no idea what Yan Xiu¡¯er was thinking now. What¡¯s more, she had decided to run a mainstream egg breeding base after giving up her previous ideas and figuring out the hurdles? Or was it a deep obsession to give up the black market business and go straight to the right path to do evil things¡­


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes were dark and sunken, and the swirls in his eyes were getting deeper and deeper.


    But then again¡­


    Yan Xiu¡¯er knew that he was Chief Mu, but did not leak this news out. Could this be taken as a sign of her having expectations?


    ¡°Tian Yuan, let me see the publicly available egg breeding data and late hatchling follow up information for the fourth egg breeding base in the QingYuan District.¡±


    [All the information?]


    ¡°Yes.¡± Mu CangZhou¡¯s mouth was tightly pursed into a line. He removed his mask with the clear glasses, folded his legs to sit on the seat, and proceeded to start looking at the information.


    He hoped she¡­ didn¡¯t do something that would go to the bureau and hurt ManMan¡¯s feelings.


    Endless waves were lapping at the shore, and if one ignored the outer outline of the door, one would almost think of this as being at the beach. The long green curls of seaweed-like hair tangled with Xiao Shui and pushed towards the shore. But the little medusa didn¡¯t want to get away from the sea and also maneuvered his hair to try to tangle with Risa.


    However, who knows how the Five Seasons Hotel did it, the AI projection was able to touch him but he couldn¡¯t touch the AI projection. Xiao Shui¡¯s face was anxious, he buried his face into the water, opened his eyes and looked at the beautiful Risa with a supplicating gaze.


    Her smoky voice spoke hoarsely, ¡°Xiao Shui, you can now control the Petrifying Eye, go out and try while the iron is hot.¡±


    Xiao Shui¡¯s lips curled downwards and retorted, ¡°How can I just try this? If I miss, my opponent will be petrified, that¡¯s not good. I need to practice more.¡±


    As he said, he finished learning how to master the Petrifying Eye, but he was not done yet.


    If the one in the water now was Risa herself, maybe she would also be compassionate, let this not a month old little guy stay with her a while, and consolidate the newly learned skills. But the sad thing was that ¡°Risa¡± was just an AI projection.


    She was programmed to say that the task was complete and couldn¡¯t wait to see the results, not even for a moment. Xiao Shui was eventually banished to the beach, which was the farthest distance she could control her hair.


    ¡°Go ahead and try it, just for me.¡± The seductive, smoky voice lingered all over the room, but unfortunately the object was a tiny little child who didn¡¯t know what style was all about.


    Pushed to the beach, Xiao Shui was also very aggrieved Daddy and his father had managed to prepare a happy room with water everywhere for him, but Aunt Risa wouldn¡¯t let him in the water at all. He paced back and forth on the beach, only to have the long green curls follow him around, ready to push him out at any time.


    Xiao Shui looked indignant, picked up a small conch and threw it into the water as if in anger. Then, he stood up and patted the gravel on his body, stood on his tiptoes and stretched his hair long enough to reach the door handle. He was ready to go to Daddy, but then he thought about it and went into the room where ZhiZhi was staying.


    He remembered that there was also a pool here, although it was not comparable to the whole sea, but it was barely enough for him to lie down¡­


    When Jing Man completely relaxed, he found that Brother Mu had left.


    A note was left for him on the table ¨C ManMan, I went to a meeting, the probability of not returning in the evening. If you want to see me, remember to find Tian Yuan.


    He grunted, ¡°Obviously, just sending a star message is fine.¡± However, the smile at the corner of his lips betrayed him.


    Thinking that it was still early, Jing Man changed his clothes and asked the guest room AI to order breakfast. After that, he went to see how the children were doing. The two eggs, one white and one purple, were lying quietly in the stroller, with no sign of their shells breaking, and no idea how long they would have to wait.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Xiao Shui?¡± He went from room to room to grab the children out, and when he reached the last microclimate room, he was stunned that it was empty except for the sand and the ocean.


    Xiao Shui was gone, and so was the medusa projection that had been there before. Jing Man lifted his foot and tried to go to the sea to retrieve someone.


    But then a soft and creamy voice sounded behind him, sounding pitiful, ¡°Daddy, I¡¯m here.¡±


    Jing Man turned around and saw Xiao Jin, ZhiZhi, FanFan, Big Bear, but not Xiao Shui!


    Where was his Xiao Shui? Where was Xiao Shui with his long and beautiful hair? It was obvious that it was Xiao Shui¡¯s voice, and it was very close, but what was wrong with only hearing his voice but not seeing him?


    Xiao Shui¡¯s heart was beating so nervously, lips curled downwards to cry, frantically beckoning.


    Just now Daddy went into the treant special microclimate room, grabbed Sibling ZhiZhi who was planted in the soil, carried them away and did not look his way.


    He also followed the steps, and yet, he was still invisible to Daddy.


    Oh, my God! What the hell did Aunt Risa teach him?


    Xiao Shui now remembered that just now he entered Sibling ZhiZhi¡¯s room the same way!


    ZhiZhi turned their head to look, but they seemed to see nothing, and complained to Big Bear how the door suddenly opened!


    Jing Man looked suspicious and searched up and down, ¡°Xiao Shui, where are you? We¡¯re not playing hide-and-seek anymore.¡±


    ¡°Waaa!¡± Xiao Shui¡¯s heart was so hateful, he ran over and hugged Daddy¡¯s pant leg, and climbed up with both hands and hair together.


    Jing Man felt the weight, he squinted his eyes and fixed his eyes, Xiao Shui turned out to be at his feet! When did he get here? He bent down, picked up the child, and patted him twice to make him stop crying. After that, he softly asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Xiao Shui baby?¡±


    Xiao Shui hiccuped and buried his face into Daddy¡¯s chest, and took a while to tell the story.


    ¡°Aunt Risa asked me what I wanted to learn¡­ Hiccup, I want to learn how to control the Petrifying Eye¡­ Auntie taught me the most powerful kind, others will not be petrified¡­ The kind that doesn¡¯t even feel my presence¡­¡±


    This¡­ It seems to be a bit too much.


    Jing Man¡¯s head was blank, and his expression was difficult to help Xiao Shui wipe away the tear stains. He said with difficulty, ¡°Baby is not crying anymore, so how are you learning?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m learning very well, especially well. Aunt Risa said I¡¯m a once-in-a-century medusa genius¡­¡± The expression on Xiao Shui¡¯s face turned cloudy here, a little embarrassed.


    With a click, Jing Man felt something break in his heart.


    His child had been taught by the AI to go from being afraid to touch people and being careful of hurting them to the point where no one could even see him spin and jump in front of them? He would rather go back in time! At least in the past, Xiao Shui and family members got along without obstacles, now the invisibility attribute was really an indiscriminate attack ¡­


    Thinking seriously for a long time, Jing Man put the four children on the ground and said with difficulty, ¡°Xiao Shui, let¡¯s try to see if we can find you¡­¡±


    The moment he hit the ground, Xiao Jin exclaimed, ¡°Brother is gone!¡±


    Hearing these words, Xiao Shui cried again with a whimper. The three remaining children were also very surprised, looking back and forth, trying to find their brother. At this point, Brother Mu was not there, and Risa was nowhere to be seen.


    Jing Man didn¡¯t know if the matter could be resolved or not.


    In order to calm Xiao Shui and the kids, he said, ¡°Let¡¯s play hide and seek today, Xiao Shui hide, but you have to make a sound so we can find you. By the way, you must not go to dangerous places.¡±


    Mu CangZhou spent a day checking all the information of the fourth egg breeding base in QingYuan District.


    Fortunately, the information seemed to be qualified, no strange data, and no unqualified information. However, unfortunately, it was also this point, as a newly established egg breeding base, their accounts and data backup¡­ It was too beautifully done. After dropping his eyes in thought for a while, he took the initiative to contact Yan Xiu¡¯er.

 CH 40

    ¡°Hello Chief Mu, what can I do for you?¡± The female voice from the other side was dignified and elegant, yet gentle.


    Mu CangZhou lowered his eyes and organized his language. Finally, he decided to stand in the position of a junior to speak, ¡°Just call me CangZhou. Congratulations Ms. Yan for establishing the fourth egg breeding base in QingYuan District. Can I ask how you came up with this idea? This is very different from what you mentioned to me before, and I am concerned in my heart.¡±


    A soft laugh came from there, ¡°Oh, that. I think you were right before, if one could really succeed, professionals would have already researched this ages ago. It¡¯s not at all my turn to get a slice of this pie. And really, I don¡¯t want to go back to the bureau, so I just gave up on the idea of mixed breeding eggs. Then, I saw ManMan¡¯s live stream and found that there seemed to be nothing wrong with egg-breeding children. My grandchildren are all very cute, and they will all be beautiful when they become human. It¡¯s time to let go of old ideas, one must always move on.¡±


    When the woman calmed down, her words were wise.


    Huge joy blossomed in Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart at these words. Yan Xiu¡¯er had thought things through herself, and this was the best outcome! She does not want to do something illegal and disorderly to lose her life, so ManMan naturally will not be sad!


    But Yan Xiu¡¯er was really changeable in her advocacy of child rearing. At first she was a proponent of natural childbirth, then she became interested in mixed egg breeding, and finally she started to choose the traditional egg breeding base¡­ A woman¡¯s heart was a needle in the heart.


    But he didn¡¯t worry about that, it was a good thing that she was on the right track.


    Mu CangZhou pondered a little, and slightly opened his thin lips to issue an invitation, ¡°Then Ms. Yan, do you want to come over to see the children? We usually live in the QingYuan District, so we can make a round trip in a day.¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s not necessary.¡± Yan Xiuer¡¯s answer was unexpected from Mu CangZhou, ¡°I¡¯m having a hard time catching the last train of this season¡¯s egg breeding base, it just opened less than a week ago, I have a lot to do.¡±


    Just opened¡­ Less than a week¡­


    Mu CangZhou hung up the terminal, wooden.


    No wonder the accounts were doing beautifully, less than a week after opening, how much business can there be? How much flow? As long as there was an accountant, there would be no wrong accounts.


    No wonder Yan Xiu¡¯er had not done anything, she was busy opening an egg breeding base. After going through these materials prepared by Tian Yuan, there was not a single page with the exact date. The data showing time was deliberately blurred.


    He raised his head and looked at Tian Yuan with a smile, ¡°You know that Yan Xiu¡¯er did not do anything, right? Why didn¡¯t you tell me earlier, causing me to worry for half a day.¡±


    [Mu CangZhou did not ask, how does Tian Yuan know what Mu CangZhou is looking for? Tian Yuan is just a robot, and does not master the art of reading minds.]


    Seeing Tian Yuan¡¯s dislike for him was justified, Mu CangZhou even had some nostalgia for such a life. Mu CangZhou remembered something, slender fingers on the desktop tapped twice, ¡°By the way, before you checked the mixed genetic egg breeding technology, what did you find out?¡±


    [Did not find any directly related information. But Tian Yuan found that a star blog account named Egg Breeding Master Shen Chengzi is offering false and inaccurate breeding courses that may endanger the hatchlings].


    It felt like he heard this name somewhere before.


    Mu CangZhou looked aghast, his brow furrowed, ¡°So, take care of him?¡±


    [Already informed AI Xinghai Jun. thanked Tian Yuan well, saying that Tian Yuan indirectly assisted the Star Police in a case that endangered the children].


    Xinghai Jun was the AI of the Star Police system, so since he had been approached, there was no need to worry.


    Mu CangZhou relaxed and took off his white coat to change into his regular clothes. Preparing to leave from the egg breeding base, ¡°This meeting is considered done, see you next quarter.¡±


    Tian Yuan eyed his upright figure and chanted in a small voice, [No need to wait until next month. When the renovation is over, Jing Man said he would invite Tian Yuan to play in the QingYuan District]


    In the Five Seasons Hotel, Jing Man had just signed for an expedited courier, and he was slightly relieved in his heart. After the delay and many trials of everyone playing hide-and-seek together, he learned that Xiao Shui would not be invisible when he was sleeping, or extremely relaxed, and would only be passively invisible when he woke up. Moreover, when he touched someone directly or indirectly, he would not be invisible either.


    Direct meant touching through clothes, while indirect meant connecting with him with a rope or a piece of wood.


    With other children it¡¯s useless to connect, it must be him, but he estimated that Brother Mu could also be connected.


    So, Jing Man went to the star network and bought two items.


    The first was a positioning brooch, a small golden star stamp, pinned on Xiao Shui¡¯s clothes. It allowed the parents to find out where their children were through the terminal.


    ManMan previously felt that the children were still young, wandering under their noses every day, and did not need this thing. But now that something like ¡°Xiao Shui¡¯s Occultation¡± had happened, it could only be put on the agenda as soon as possible. He bought six star brooches at once, and gave them to the children one by one, the kind bought for the two eggs was attached to the eggshell.


    The second was an anti-loss leash.


    He looked at the size. Xiao Shui was still a palm-sized baby, so the kind used by babies and toddlers was too big. They simply did not match.


    So, Jing Man bought a fluorescent pink leash specifically designed for small pets¡­


    Putting on the tiny life jacket-like vest on, the other end of the rope was tied to his own ankle, so that the connection could ensure that the child was not invisible.


    After he finished this series of actions, the children looked shocked at the sudden appearance of Xiao Shui. Xiao Jin was the first to jump over and hug Xiao Shui, nuzzling his cheek in his brother¡¯s hair, ¡°I finally see my brother! Xiao Shui was so good at playing hide-and-seek today, couldn¡¯t find you nearly all this time.¡±


    ZhiZhi, however, was interested in the pink leash and smiled ingratiatingly at Jing Man, raising the flower branch in their right hand to brush up their presence, ¡°Daddy, I want to wear the vest too, I want to be connected to Daddy too.¡±


    FanFan ran over and sniffed around the leash. After confirming that it was not poisonous, he opened his mouth and bit into it. He found that there was no taste, and simply could not swallow after.


    After ptooey-ing twice, he ran over to huddle with Xiao Jin and Xiao Shui, and let out a belated sigh, ¡°Xiao Shui, I haven¡¯t seen you today, I missed you a little.¡±


    Jing Man deliberately chose a longer version of this leash, ten meters long when completely unfolded. With a little bit of attention, no tragedy of dragging Xiao Shui would occur.


    But with this rope, Xiao Shui would no longer want to play hide-and-seek ¡­ Others followed the rope to find him, so their search was accurate.


    When Mu CangZhou came back with various delicacies bought from the snack street, he saw such a scene.


    ManMan was with the children nestled in the sofa to watch children¡¯s cartoons, and embraced watching cartoons very seriously. Since he was nervous, Xiao Jin¡¯s wings were tightly tucked away. FanFan did not like this kind of subject matter without food to watch. His head rested on coiled arms, eyes half closed, and he yawned with lack of interest. ZhiZhi was leaning on Big Bear¡¯s belly as usual, their mouth was opening and closing, not knowing what to say to Big Bear.


    Everyone was busy with their own business, the TV was turned up loud, and except for Big Bear raising his head to look, no one noticed he was back.


    Eyes scanning around, Mu CangZhou did not find Xiao Shui, and then squinted his eyes to take a closer look, he was amazed.


    Jing Man had a garish fluorescent pink leash hanging on his foot, the other end of which extended all the way to the fourth microclimate room. He walked gingerly to the room where Xiao Shui was and couldn¡¯t help but laugh.


    Their medusa was wearing a small animal leash and was lying on his back on the sea, sinking and floating with the waves. It looked as if Jing Man was afraid that he would disappear with the waves, so he deliberately put such a thing on to prevent him from slipping away.


    Hearing the sound of laughter, Jing Man turned his head to look and was surprised that all the snacks were gone, ¡°Brother Mu, when did you come back?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m done there.¡± Mu CangZhou stayed at the egg breeding base for three days. The first day, he blended into the crowd for meetings and researched Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s information. The second and third day, he continued to blend in with the crowd, replacing Tian Yuan to get the gossip. Tian Yuan was not always present because of the robot¡¯s identity, and each time he would arrange for Mu CangZhou to bring a microphone to blend in with the crowd.


    Because of the programming and a series of other issues, he only trusted Mu CangZhou.


    He raised an eyebrow, ¡°What¡¯s that?¡±


    Jing Man looked down, his peach blossom eyes twitched, and said breathlessly, ¡°That Risa, she did teach our Xiao Shui how to control the Petrifying Eye, but she taught too much. Now Xiao Shui not only can¡¯t petrify others, but has also become invisible.¡±


    After hearing these words, Mu CangZhou¡¯s forehead veins jutted out. He took a step forward and picked up Xiao Shui with a serious expression, ¡°Let me take a look.¡±


    After a short while, Mu CangZhou figured out what was going on, he asked, ¡°What about Risa?¡±


    ¡°Gone, completely gone.¡± Jing Man, in order to find her, specially went to the small environment of sea water to swim a few times, yet not even a hair was found.


    Mu CangZhou pondered for a moment, ¡°Have you tried to get the guest room AI to change the small environment?¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Jing Man smiled and paused, he¡­ really hadn¡¯t thought of that.


    So, the family packed up their things and came to the lobby to sit and wait for the room change.


    ¡°Dr. Mu! Little Brother Jing!¡± A familiar voice suddenly came and Mu CangZhou looked back. It was the Lin Zhuzi family.


    The couple had not seen each other for a few days, and they were quite haggard.


    Jing Man was keenly aware that the aquatic stroller they were pushing had also changed its style. So he asked, ¡°Is this a new stroller? It doesn¡¯t look as good as the previous one.¡±


    It was too small to say, not to mention that the algae planted inside was a lot less, they could see the small mussel person hidden in between, revealing half of the mussel shell.


    Speaking of sad things, Lin Zhuzi¡¯s eyes were slightly red, ¡°Yes, the previous one was contaminated¡­ We can only buy this model temporarily.¡±


    ¡°Contaminated?¡± Hearing this word, the two people were stunned. He couldn¡¯t figure out why a small baby stroller would use this word¡­


    Lin Zhuzi¡¯s husband squeezed her hand and sat over and said, ¡°Before we enrolled in Egg Breeding Master Shen ChengZi¡¯s course, it turned out he¡¯s not an egg breeding master at all, he was just cleaning up at the egg breeding base.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t the baby somewhat congenitally deficient? ZhuZi and I were very worried. After a lot of trouble, we got in contact with that scammer, and spent a lot of money to buy courses and medicines. Those medicines turned out to be water purification solution! We prepared the water and it was very good, so the purification solution couldn¡¯t dissolve. Every day, my baby can only shut the shell tight ¡­ Growth and development is even slower, and now she cannot talk¡­¡±


    Jing Man was stunned to hear this. What age was this where such a thing as charging money to harm the young still happened?! He asked angrily, ¡°Has that crook been brought to justice yet? We can¡¯t let him harm people anymore!¡±


    Lin Zhuzi nodded with trepidation and said, ¡°This time we just arrived at his place not long after the star police came to arrest him. We followed for a day to make a statement.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Jing Man relaxed a lot and he asked with concern, ¡°Is the little mussel alright?¡±


    Lin Zhuzi, ¡°Fortunately, we went to the egg breeding base to register for a checkup. It was recommended to come to the Five Seasons Hotel to open a room with a microclimate to nurture more, the rooms here are regular.¡±


    Jing Man was surprised, ¡°The egg breeding base will actually introduce the hotel business?¡±


    He looked back at Mu CangZhou, his eyes full of questions. Mu CangZhou touched his nose and said in a deep voice, ¡°This is what Tian Yuan used to negotiate, every microclimate room seems to be designed by him.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Then let me contact him quickly and ask Risa what¡¯s going on!¡±


    However, before he could dial the terminal, there was a familiar click-click-click sound in his ear. When he looked down, the white egg seemed to be starting to break its shell!


    ¡ª


    SB: What is your guess of the next baby?

 CH 41

    Sky Blue Star was very rich in people, and about 1% had ABO gender, but that was still ten million people. Most of them were Beta, and both men and women have two sets of organs, but they were similar to pure humans in all other areas. Except for the fact that they support the ABO political party, the difference was not visible at all. Alphas and Omegas were special, making up only 1% of the ABO group. Alphas were physically fit natural leaders, while Omegas were gifted and intellectually superior.


    Either one was a pride of the heavens, but God created people using the equilibrium theorem, and along with their excellence comes a ¡®small defect¡¯ in their genes. There comes a time of the year when they can do nothing but go into heat, and both were immersed in bonding fever and susceptible periods. Therefore, they also have their own set of ¡®pheromone selection criteria¡¯. The higher the pheromone fitness, the more suitable the two, and the estrus period could be more quick and worry-free.


    Seeing that the Omega egg was about to break its shell, Jing Man was also nervous. He was a little worried about this baby.


    When he was in school, he had contact with several Omega friends. Every year, due to health reasons, they would take several month long leave, and would invariably be married at an early age. Jing Man did not want his child to be controlled by a ¡®rut¡¯ in the future, not free to control their own lives.


    The white, jade-like egg shell was slowly cracked from the inside, and they were eager to be born from the egg, eager to see another, wider world.


    Since Jing Man¡¯s room was not yet ready, they were temporarily staying in Lin Zhuzi¡¯s room. The Lin family also squatted aside, staring unblinkingly at the white hatchling egg.


    After a long time, her husband Li Chi raised his hand and asked, ¡°The ABO have no hard shell, so they should be just like human children, so how do they break the eggshell?¡±


    Mu CangZhou paused, not having heard this kind of question before. However, he still answered, ¡°ABO eggshells are soft on the inside and hard on the outside. The hatchlings come out of it just like poking through a layer of plastic wrap.¡±


    Li Chi nodded frequently and continued, ¡°Ten minutes have passed, isn¡¯t this plastic wrap a bit thick?¡±


    The moment this statement was made, everyone¡¯s eyes were gathered on his face.


    Lin Zhuzi couldn¡¯t stand it anymore and instructed him to shut up, ¡°Dr. Mu is using a metaphor, the eggshell is not really plastic wrap¡­¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s hatchlings formed a circle to guard the birth of their sibling.


    In the aquatic stroller, the little mussel also uncharacteristically opened her shell to reveal a head to secretly observe the baby, who was said to be younger than her.


    ZhiZhi heard the sound of the shallow water fluctuating, they looked back, their eyes on the little mussel. They remembered that this was the little sister that they pulled the flower branch to help, a friendly smile on their little face, waved towards the little mussel.


    The little mussel found someone looking at her and was so scared that she snapped her mussel shell shut with a crisp sound. However, the peach blossom branch adorned on the hand of this wooden figurine caught her eye and dissipated in her mind. In her hazy memory, she had just broken the shell when she felt very uncomfortable, and some bouts of a headache.


    There were still many eyes around looking at her. She was frantic to close the mussel shell, but short of strength. It was the energy provided by a flowering branch, which was a full size smaller, that allowed her to control the mussel shell. So, it was from this little person, the little mussel¡¯s mood excited a lot, cheeks slightly hot, giving a series of bubbles.


    Finally, the slow movement of the mussel shell opened some, following their example, she waved towards the little benefactor.


    ZhiZhi had almost forgotten their previous reckless look when they said they would pull the flower branch. After Jing Man¡¯s repeated education, they knew their flower branch would grow up to consume a lot of energy, and they could not pull. However, they still remembered this little mussel in their head.


    It seemed to be the little sister they had seen a while ago, very cute and soft when she was just born. They were accompanied by their brothers, Xiao Jin, FanFan, Xiao Shui, and Big Bear.


    Little Mussel was only by herself, so lonely. If they can play with her often, then she can surely grow up healthily soon too. Thinking of this, they went to Lin Zhuzi¡¯s side and lifted the flower branch to poke her. They tilted their head and asked in a milky voice, ¡°Auntie, where does your family live?¡±


    Lin Zhuzi was surprised when she was suddenly cued by the little cutie. She blinked and replied, ¡°FuHe District.¡±


    It sounded like a long way away, and ZhiZhi asked coyly, ¡°Then, can you move to QingYuan District so we can play with our sister.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Lin Zhuzi froze, her heart was shocked, she did not understand why the little treant would have such a thought. The economy of FuHe District had not been very good, and if they wanted to breed eggs, they could only go elsewhere, and only half a month ago did they build their own egg breeding base. Still, the FuHe District was rich in water resources and was a haven for aquatics, and it was the only area where they didn¡¯t have to pay for water.


    ZhiZhi did not understand the twists and turns, they just wanted to spend more time with this little sister. They counted on their fingers, their own family was relatively large, moving to the FuHe District would be very troublesome. That¡¯s why they proposed that the mussel people family move to the QingYuan District.


    Jing Man¡¯s attention was also drawn to them, and after listening to the conversation, he kept wanting to laugh in his heart. He put the second child in his arms while giving Lin Zhuzi a smile and said, ¡°Sister Lin, don¡¯t take it personally, ZhiZhi¡¯s little head doesn¡¯t know what to think.¡±


    At that, Lin Zhuzi waved her hand and did not care. However, in the aquatic stroller placed aside, the little mussel spat out her first word in her life, ¡°ZhiZhi¨C¡°


    But because the water did not transmit well, no one heard.


    A short while later, the white eggshell finally broke open a large hole. The little child rolled twice from it and cleverly turned the eggshell from standing upright to lying flat. The first thing that came out of the hole was a small fleshy foot covered with egg liquid, followed by a small leg, which the child seemed to want to come out first.


    Jing Man wanted to laugh at this image, but he was afraid to scare the child into leaping back.


    However, Mu CangZhou, thinking that this was an Omega and will likely marry in the future, thought about there being outsiders on the side. He was born bare-assed in human form, the impact was too bad, so Mu CangZhou quickly took off his jacket to cover him up.


    Jing Man was happy to see the hilarious look, but seeing the situation, he frowned. However, Mu CangZhou must have done this for a reason, so he asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Brother Mu?¡±


    Mu CangZhou knew he hadn¡¯t reacted yet and was helpless. He winked and said, ¡°He¡¯s covered with egg liquid and will be cold, so go get the little fleece blanket we prepared.¡±


    So, as soon as the little Omega hatched, Jing Man wrapped him in a very soft and warm fleece blanket to make him look like a baby silkworm. The AI prompted them that their room was ready, and the group said goodbye to the Lin Zhuzi family.


    When they returned to their room, Jing Man¡¯s heart was still warm. The other children were born either animal-like or young, slender, shrunken humanoids, none of them were fleshy little babies. However, the Omega in his arms rounded out his dream, although he was also a palm-sized little person, he looked like a human baby. His eyes were closed, and his body was very soft everywhere, looking like someone that needed to be taken care of, so he kept holding him and did not dare to let go.


    The children also loved this different little brother and gathered around ManMan to watch him. Xiao Jin was already familiar with the addition to the family, sniffing at the child and pawing at the blanket a couple times. He opened his mouth and asked, ¡°Daddy, what¡¯s this brother¡¯s name?¡±


    Jing Man pondered for a long time, ¡°How about Xiao Bai?¡±1


    Xiao Jin was very happy to hear that, the little character, the same as him! However, before he could be happy, ZhiZhi came over to him, blinking their eyes and asked, ¡°How about BaiBai, Daddy, how about BaiBai?¡±


    He didn¡¯t know that the children had their own factions in this area. Jing Man thought it was not a big problem, nodded his head and decided that the fifth child would be called BaiBai.


    Xiao Jin and Xiao Shui were saddened for a moment, but immediately pulled themselves together and set their eyes on the purple egg. Only one day later, while the hatchlings were playing hide-and-seek, Jing Man heard a conversation like this.


    ZhiZhi, ¡°BaiBai don¡¯t catch me, I¡¯m Sibling ZhiZhi. You go catch Brother Xiao Shui, he is over there.¡±


    Xiao Shui, ¡°Hey, BaiBai is catching people again, the others can¡¯t find me at all. You are the only one that told me I smell like sea salt. I should have known to let Daddy name you Xiao Bai, then you and I would be one.¡±


    BaiBai, ¡°Hey, Brother Xiao Shui got you! The one who let me have a double character name.¡±


    The ABO people on Sky Blue Star seemed to recognize people by their scent. They could smell each other¡¯s pheromones, and they could smell other people¡¯s body odor. Jing Man waited for BaiBai to spend three days chewing through the eggshells before catching a ride back to the leap point in the QingYuan District.


    BaiBai liked the scent of peach blossoms on ZhiZhi¡¯s body and gave the most face to this sibling. He couldn¡¯t talk yet, so he babbled and wanted to sit with him.


    Jing Man also found that this child was a bit picky about food. When eating, he would first smell the food and then consider whether to eat the food. For example, he couldn¡¯t tell the difference between various kinds of milk powder, but BaiBai could smell the best raw material at once.


    By the time they got home, the construction workers had already left.


    Jing Man checked, each room had been restructured into a microclimate room suitable for the children to live in. The dragon child¡¯s room was covered with all kinds of beautiful gems and precious metals, but also equipped with a comfortable crib. The treant child¡¯s room was set up in the backyard and appeared to be a glass greenhouse, but you couldn¡¯t see the outside from the inside, nor the inside from the outside. The white tiger cub¡¯s and the medusa child had the same model as the Five Seasons Hotel, and pushing open the door felt like entering another world. However, the reward for FanFan changed from freshly fried rabbit meat to bags of freeze-dried snacks, and Xiao Shui¡¯s room did not have a ¡°AI Risa¡± in it. The omega¡¯s room looked the most normal, except that the furniture had been replaced with child-resistant, bumper-proof ones.


    The sixth child¡¯s room was not yet finished, Tian Yuan said he would wait until they hatched. When Tian Yuan designed the room, he also left a doorway for Big Bear to pass through. Whether the sweeper responsible for removing dog hair was happy or not, Big Bear was happy anyway.


    At night, Jing Man and Mu CangZhou had to take care of BaiBai, and the other four also followed the same example and went to bed. When the children were all asleep, Mu CangZhou crawled over to him and kissed him on the eye, smoothing his brow. He said with a low smile, ¡°ManMan, what are you thinking about? So serious.¡±


    Jing Man turned to look at him, ¡°When will Little Six hatch?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, they¡¯ll hatch out on their own time.¡±


    Jing Man nodded, his eyes fell on the lone egg in the stroller, and he was still muttering in his heart.


    The texture of this egg was very different from the other five. The others were the shiny kind, while only this one had a frosted texture. The color of the others was bright, only this one was a deep dark purple. He didn¡¯t know if it was his own illusion, but he felt that the color of the sixth child was even darker than before.


    The next morning, Jing Man got through to an unfamiliar caller.


    The caller asked happily, ¡°ManMan, are you home yet? I want to go see my baby boy and my little grandkids.¡±


    Jing Man frowned at the words and looked at the number, it was indeed a stranger number. He asked in confusion, ¡°Mom, is that you?¡±

 CH 42

    September 10th.


    The sunlight slanted on the wall, shining a dazzling warm yellow, and the air was clear and airy. Jing Man sent off Yan Xiu¡¯er, who was elegant, graceful and not the least bit old, and stood in front of the courtyard with his head hanging in a daze. His mother had come to see him on a whim and stayed with him for a week, an experience he hadn¡¯t experienced in years.


    During this time, she didn¡¯t even mention a word about her opposition to breeding eggs, nor did she ask him how he and Mu CangZhou met. She just naturally accepted the existence of the six hatchlings and Mu CangZhou, playing the role of an amiable grandmother, and the Jing house was filled with the happiness of three generations together.


    However, Jing Man was a bit incapable of accepting the scene where she was holding the youngest child, BaiBai, and feeding him powdered milk. Shouldn¡¯t Ms. Yan Xiu¡¯er have scolded him for being disobedient, for daring to use egg breeding technology to raise offspring without permission, and then leave in a huff?


    As a result, she didn¡¯t even mention it¡­


    Hearing the sound of the door creaking open and closed, Jing Man turned his head to take a look. It turned out to be Mu CangZhou who came out to check on him when he didn¡¯t go back for a long time. His voice was crisp and concerned, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, ManMan?¡±


    Jing Man lips hooked up a shallow smile, shook his head, ¡°Nothing, outside enjoying the breeze.¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes narrowed as he walked over with long legs, ¡°Don¡¯t worry so much, I talked to Ms. Yan.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Jing Man was puzzled, he hadn¡¯t seen Brother Mu spend any time alone with his mother.


    Mu CangZhou took his hand and pulled it back, saying as he walked, ¡°I told her before, I couldn¡¯t tell you the secret until she was gone.¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s expression was strange. How come he didn¡¯t know that Brother Mu was in touch with his mother? Back home, Mu CangZhou just continued, ¡°A while ago I mentioned that a new egg breeding base opened in QingYuan District, remember?¡±


    Jing Man nodded, his face still puzzled, not knowing how these two events could be related. Until he heard Mu CangZhou continue, ¡°The legal entity of that egg breeding base is your mother.¡±


    All of a sudden, he felt his worldview was violently impacted, his soul was about to leave his body, and he couldn¡¯t believe his little ears. Seeing his shock, Mu CangZhou came over and gave him a kiss on the lips, ¡°You haven¡¯t communicated with her, and you don¡¯t know that she¡¯s changed her mind. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Pushing the person away with his hand, Jing Man sat up straight and began to think back on the past few days together. He accidentally discovered quite a few details that he had only touched upon after being illuminated. No wonder his mother¡¯s posture was so smooth when she picked up BaiBai, who had not long broken from his shell.


    Most people were afraid of accidentally pinching the palm-sized baby, and would seriously study before they dared to start. No wonder she sent all kinds of gifts that the children happen to use.


    Jing Man previously guessed that it was prepared by the assistant, but didn¡¯t expect it to be the items selected by the mother with care. No wonder she came in that morning and became very familiar with the children in the afternoon.


    Although the children of the family were very kind and well-behaved, that was only to him and Brother Mu. They were still wary when faced with strangers.


    His mother arrived in the morning, and the afternoon of the same day, she was with the children alone in the backyard playing, a scene he had never seen before.


    Now all of them couldn¡¯t be wrong. Children had a strong sixth sense, so only those who were around their children a lot and loved them from the bottom of their hearts would be accepted quickly.


    After eating in the afternoon, Jing Man turned on his optical computer just in time to see the big system prompt ¨C


    [Warm reminder: elective course on child nutrition will be held tomorrow afternoon, the following are the materials listed by Mr. Lin, please prepare well in advance.]


    Looking at the list of ingredients and seasonings, Jing Man nodded his head frequently.


    It seemed that the teacher who taught this class promoted the principle of ¡®practice makes perfect.¡¯ There were several ingredients that were not commonly used and cannot be found in online supermarkets, so after thinking about it, he sent a message to Long Gui for help.


    The Long family owned a restaurant, so they really had all these things, and in a short time they came together with take-out. The children saw several ingredients in a separate lunchbox that Daddy had put away, and they came over to look at it.

 CH 43

    After the child nutrition class, the teacher posted an anonymous class poll to find out what race the students and their families were, and to adjust the order of the class afterwards. Jing Man opened the poll and found that it was multiple choice, so he checked six races: western dragon, treant, beast, aquatic, ABO, and undead.


    He had a very good impression of the course. The teacher was a lady who looked like she was in her early thirties, but according to her self-introduction, she was actually over 60 years old, and her name was very cute.


    The atmosphere of the class was not different from watching a food show, and Teacher Tang knew that in the thirty-first century, people seldom washed their hands to make soup, and these students were not familiar with all kinds of cooking utensils. So, the whole half of the class was carefully introduced one by one, so that everyone prepared in advance what the ingredients and kitchen utensils actually had a purpose.


    But fortunately, the thirty students were not all kitchen idiots. The teacher threw out questions that were answered, the scene was not awkward. The rest of the time, she was showing videos of her children feasting on the side dishes she made when they were little.


    The students who could sign up for this elective class were all child lovers who had a desire to raise babies. So, everyone watched the children very happily, and did not mind her time for water.


    When the system prompted Teacher Tang to finish voting in the evening, she clicked on it and flipped through it, and her face froze. She took a screenshot of the answer and sent it to her granddaughter ¨C [Yu, see if this overlaps with what you told me earlier about the type of children in the Baby¡¯s Breath family? #picture#]


    It was also a coincidence that Tang Xiaoyu saw this message right after she finished her training today and just after taking a shower.


    Grandma had a colorful life of her own and she seldom talked to her. She isn¡¯t in trouble, right? Thinking of this, she shrunk her neck and slowly clicked on it.


    The eyes skimmed from the child¡¯s race one by one, and Tang Xiaoyu¡¯s heart beat faster and faster, she hurriedly replied: [Yes, Grandma, where did you see it?]


    She waited a while before the other side replied: [¡­ Baby¡¯s Breath may be my student, otherwise it is his fan that deliberately filled it in.]


    Tang Xiaoyu nodded, and her mood calmed down.


    Grandma was not unreasonable. If the student did not look carefully at the question that said to choose family members, by hand selecting a few of their favorite races, it was also possible. Thinking about it, she suddenly remembered something.


    She clicked on Jing Man¡¯s circle of friends to find out what was going on, but was disappointed to find that he was not the kind of person who posted a message every day, and would only bubble up when something big happened. The poll was anonymous, and she didn¡¯t know who had voted.


    She just looked forward to the next class to get a glimpse of what¡¯s going on.


    After filling out the poll, Jing Man didn¡¯t know that it had caused a small storm in the Tang family, and Jing Man was surrounded by his own babies and couldn¡¯t get out of it for a while.


    ¡°Daddy, I want to eat the child cookies too!¡±


    ¡°And milkshake, pudding, and puree!¡±


    ¡°And creamy fudge! Rainbow butterfly noodles!¡±1


    ¡°Woof woof woof!¡±


    It turned out that he chose to teach online, so the classroom was a direct screen cast. The children could hear everything Teacher Tang said and did during the lesson. The first half of the introduction of cooking utensils and ingredients. The other children listened to a few sentences, felt bored and went to play.


    Only FanFan¡¯s eyes shined, waving his little paws, eager to try. In the later half of the mukbang, he took a stab at the foodie pit. Five kids, and a golden retriever, all eyeballs on the projection of the children and food.


    For adults, it was not much of an attraction, only colorful, and more ornamental than the taste of supplemental food, but the kids liked it most. The children smacked their lips and their eyes were watering as they looked at Daddy, hoping that he would put the goodies in front of everyone.


    Perhaps, it was because Daddy¡¯s idea of being all-powerful was deeply rooted in people¡¯s minds. Jing Man explained several times that cooking was not his area of expertise, but no child believed him at all.


    They also listened to what Teacher Tang said¡­ She said that food made with the love of parents tasted better and the children grow healthier when they eat it. The children reflected on the fact that all they ate was food made by their father, and they really didn¡¯t seem to have tasted Daddy¡¯s cooking.


    So, why doesn¡¯t Daddy cook for everyone? Is it because he doesn¡¯t love us? The little heads started to get stuck when they thought of this, and pairs of eyes gazed at Jing Man with unspeakable aggression.


    Alas, they were his children, and he couldn¡¯t let them be upset. Eventually, Jing Man lost the battle, he reached out and touched the dragon child¡¯s back, ¡°Xiao Jin, will you take your siblings to play hide-and-seek? I¡¯ll look at the recipe.¡±


    Xiao Jin nodded at first, but after two steps he became alert and asked, rubbing his claws, ¡°What¡¯s the recipe?¡±


    Jing Man was overjoyed and explained that it was a book that taught how to cook before sending the children away. He stood with his hands clasped in the kitchen, leaning against the door frame, his mind recalling the video Teacher Tang showed in today¡¯s class, what those children were eating. Finally, he found out sadly that either the ingredients were not prepared enough in advance, or the pattern was too complicated for him to handle.


    When Mu CangZhou returned home, he still had no clue and was squatting in the corner of the kitchen looking at his optical computer. After listening to his complaints, the other side laughed out loud.


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°If I¡¯m not mistaken, the videos your teachers put up are all supplemental food for humanoid children, right?¡±


    Jing Man recalled that this was indeed the case.


    Mu CangZhou then said, ¡°The children have not yet transformed into human beings, the recipes cannot be applied to everyone for the time being, they actually want to consume kindness. Believe it or not, if you squeeze juice, they will go crazy with joy.¡±


    Jing Man, ¡°¡­¡±


    Brother Mu seems to have a bit of truth in what he said¡­


    He never thought he would waste half an hour of his life on this matter¡­


    Finally, there was a direction. Jing Man looked back, and the children pretended to play in the living room, peeking their heads in from time to time to peek this way, very attentively. His heart was warmed and he slowly said, ¡°The juice is too perfunctory, there is fresh chicken here, or I can make them a nutritious meat floss, you can teach me how to do it.¡±2


    At that, Mu CangZhou laughed softly, changed his clothes and came out to help him. During the meal, the children looked at the food on the table and sniffed it.


    This dish was made by their father, this one too, this one too¡­


    FanFan whimpered and whimpered, ¡°Daddy¡­ Daddy is cheating, this is all Father¡¯s cooking¡­¡±


    Without waiting for Jing Man to explain, BaiBai inhaled from his nose to save his dad¡¯s life, ¡°Brother, don¡¯t cry, these meals don¡¯t taste the same as usual, Daddy must have added love to it.¡±


    Jing Man nodded and smiled, brought the little white tiger over, opened the jar of meat floss and gave him a spoonful in his bowl. He said in a gentle, kind tone, ¡°This is Daddy¡¯s food for you, it¡¯s not a separate dish, but it can be mixed into most foods, try it and see if you like it.¡±


    The pink tongue with barbs brought most of the meat floss into his mouth in just one go, and the rich aroma spread out with a slight salty and burnt taste. FanFan¡¯s eyes instantly lit up, this is delicious! A human delicacy!


    He finished the rest of the meal and lifted his paws to scratch Daddy¡¯s sleeve, signaling him to fill it up for himself. In the next moment, a big hand reached out and picked up the tiger child by the back of his neck and threw him back to his seat.


    Mu CangZhou narrowed his eyes, his tone dangerous, ¡°One taste is enough, so eat well.¡±


    FanFan fluffed up his hair and bared his teeth at his father.


    But food first, so he did not pester. He smelled the aroma in front of him, buried his head and obediently ate the food in the bowl. Although not as aromatic as a mouth full of meat floss, meat floss was indeed added into it! It tasted better than what he usually ate!


    Seeing the other children casting envious and inquisitive glances at him, Jing Man hooked his lips, opened the jar of meat floss, and gave each child a little scoop.


    While they were tasting it, he urged the children not to think nonsense in the future, how could Daddy not love them.


    After the meal, the children were sent off to play.


    Jing Man brought a cup of tea and stood next to Mu CangZhou, asking, ¡°What have you been doing today? You left early and came back late, and you didn¡¯t tell me.¡±


    Mu CangZhou froze, and finally decided to tell the truth, ¡°I went to the egg breeding base established by Ms. Yan. She really spent the money to purchase all the best machinery available. It is indeed good to have an egg breeding base.¡±


    Jing Man nodded and sensed something again. He lowered his eyes and after a pause asked, ¡°Are you in touch with her often?¡±


    Otherwise the same thing, on the basis of close familial relations, his mother should still engage with her own side, and let herself send a to Brother Mu. Mu CangZhou touched his head, ¡°Before, I helped her get out of the detention center. Afterwards, she thanked me but we have not talked much after that.¡±


    He himself also had a little distrust of Ms. Yan, but after some fieldwork, found that she really opened an egg breeding base as a new career, and finally felt at ease.


    In fact, he went to the QingYuan District Egg Breeding Base today in disguise and anonymously. When he arrived, there was a batch of newly bred hatchlings waiting to be collected by their parents.


    It was a wonderful thing for parents to meet their young for the first time, as they don¡¯t know if their personalities were compatible with each other and if they would be happy with each other in their future lives. Therefore, a professional was needed to lead them through this series of contact.


    Mu CangZhou was standing at a distance, and he saw Ms. Yan¡¯s hands-on approach and the smile on her face that could not be faked. What struck him most, perhaps because she was afraid that the chemicals in the cosmetics would be harmful to the children, was that Ms. Yan, who had worked in the entertainment industry when she was young, did not wear powder on her face.


    Now there were many supposedly natural and harmless cosmetics on the market, but Ms. Yan still did not take the risk. Mu CangZhou felt that this could show she was determined. Not noticing the slight change on Mu CangZhou¡¯s face, Jing Man heard the beep and glanced at the optical computer.


    He sounded surprised, ¡°Of the twenty races voted for, four of them are our children! I didn¡¯t expect the undead to come in first out of thirty!¡± His line of sight slid and continued, ¡°Then the second is the beast people race, the seventh is the aquatic race, and the sixteenth is the treant race.¡±


    The undead actually ranked first, this answer was unexpected for Mu CangZhou. He came over to take a look and said, ¡°This teacher is of undead blood, so many undead recognized her and enrolled in the class.¡±


    With a hmph, Jing Man ran back upstairs and took the lone purple hatchling, stroking the shell and reciting the words, ¡°Baby, do your best to grow up, Daddy will do good with the lessons, so when you hatch out you can eat good food.¡±


    However, the egg only lay quietly, as if sinking to the bottom of the sea, without the slightest sound.

 CH 44

    She still remembered the silver collar that Elona had, it was as beautiful as a necklace and there were a lot of exquisite floral engravings. It was practical and aesthetic.


    ¡­ They were both collars, so why was hers so strange!


    The collar on her neck was as thick as two fingers, and the grey metal looked extremely cheap, and even had some rust. It looked like the slave collars that slave dealers used, it was ugly and demeaning.


    Only genuine slaves would be locked up in these poor-quality shackles.


    ¡°W-what is the meaning of this!?¡±


    Elena was shocked and started grabbing at the collar, but she couldn¡¯t take it off no matter what she tried.


    Why did she have to wear this? She was the demon king, how could she wear something only human slaves would wear?


    Elena felt an intense humiliation and was enraged, but when she wanted to erupt, she only felt emptiness.


    ¡°Why¡­ why is it all gone!?¡±


    She couldn¡¯t feel anything.


    All the demon king¡¯s power within her completely vanished, other than her perception skill that could still prove her identity as the demon king, she was now just an ordinary human girl¡­


    No, she was even worse than an ordinary human girl, because she was Lin Xiao¡¯s slave.


    ¡°Uh, don¡¯t worry, this is Snow¡¯s enhanced demon-sealing collar, along with the reagent from earlier, it suppresses your power.¡±


    ¡°What!?¡±


    No! Impossible!


    Elena couldn¡¯t believe it and did whatever she could to take it off. She clawed at her neck until it was red, in the end, she was forced to bite her tongue and tried to awaken her blood¡¯s power!


    The pain almost made her blackout, as she closed her eyes and strained herself trying to use all her strength to break free, but all that was waiting for her was endless emptiness.


    Her legs went soft and she plopped down onto the floor.


    ¡°It¡¯s gone, it¡¯s all gone¡­¡±


    She lowered her head and looked at her right hand as she clenched it and formed a fist, then she relaxed and then clenched it again, she foolishly repeated this over and over in a daze.


    She tried everything and the only thing left was a sense of powerlessness. She didn¡¯t have the demon king¡¯s strength anymore, nothing, the only thing she could do was clench her small fist that was no threat at all.


    ¡°Do you really not feel anything? Wow, that brat Snow is amazing!¡±


    Lin Xiao walked over and looked left and right, then tugged it a couple of times, causing Elena to be shaken along with it, leaving behind some pitiful red marks.


    Elena had her head down and her expression couldn¡¯t be seen, while Lin Xiao happily nodded his head.


    ¡°Amazing! This is just a simplified demon sealing barrier, and it also wouldn¡¯t leak, so it won¡¯t weaken over time¡­ hehe, that¡¯s amazing.¡±


    With this, Elena was the perfect maid! He could bring her anywhere without any risk of her identity being revealed, it was safe insurance.


    ¡°Is this why you didn¡¯t want me to move? You lied to me and told me it was because you were clearing up the demon sealing barrier, but you were afraid I would resist so you sneakily slipped this collar on me, right?¡±


    Elena calmed down as she slowly stood up. She stopped tugging on her collar like she accepted the reality.


    She finally realized why Lin Xiao made a solemn vow that he wouldn¡¯t do anything to her midway because as long as she wore this collar, she would lose all her strength and become powerless.


    She was now completely Lin Xiao¡¯s slave, he could do anything he liked to her now.


    Look at that perverse expression, he¡¯s probably already getting impatient and would soon do something strange to her.


    Elena knew she fell into a trap and simply gave up resisting. It was funny, she actually naively thought that she was Lin Xiao¡¯s comrade in arms and they were standing together against Snow, but in reality?


    In reality, they were intimate siblings and their quarreling was just a show, in the end, Lin Xiao and Snow were family, so Elena the outsider, was cheated.


    ¡°Uh¡­ how could you call that lying?¡± Lin Xiao awkwardly smiled and changed the subject, ¡°So Elena, can you really not feel anything?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m just a normal girl now, so I can¡¯t resist no matter what you do to me.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Really, I can¡¯t do anything like taking you with me¡­ you don¡¯t have to worry.¡±


    She still remembers when she first became Lin Xiao¡¯s captive, he almost pushed her down and stripped her, at that time she was able to scare Lin Xiao off with the threat of killing him along with herself so they came to an agreement.


    Elena would promise to be his maid and he would promise that he wouldn¡¯t do anything overboard to her.


    Thanks to that, they came to an agreement, and their relationship quickly improved, since then, they came from being enemies to allies.


    But Elena forgot the saying that life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure.


    The peacefulness numbed her sense of danger and she lost the vigilance she should have as the demon king. As she cooperated with Lin Xiao, she gradually forgot about the agreement and the core that maintained their relationship.


    The core that maintained their relationship was power.


    Because she¡¯s the demon king, she had the power to kill him along with herself, so she could earn his respect and become allies¡­ but what would happen once she lost that and become a normal girl?


    Lin Xiao liked her stubbornness, her beautiful face and criminally alluring body, he even once honestly said that he wanted her to stay by his side as his maid forever.


    The reason he never did that was that he was afraid, now that she lost all her power, what would he do?


    Yes, what would a young male going through puberty do to his beautiful and obedient maid?


    Was there a need to ask? Everyone should know!


    Look at his perverted gaze right now that couldn¡¯t stop glancing at her chest.


    ¡°A normal girl, huh?¡± Lin Xiao felt like Elena sounded off, but he still heartlessly continued to joke around, ¡°You don¡¯t have any power, right? Hmph, demon king, let¡¯s see how you keep acting high and might toward me now!¡±


    ¡°Yes, I can¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°Now you know to be afraid, right? I told you that you would pay the price for your arrogance!¡±


    ¡°Hm, I was wrong¡­ so master, please forgive me.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that simple! Did no one teach you that you should be respectful when apologizing? How should you address me as a maid?¡± Lin Xiao didn¡¯t notice how she called him and continued questioning her.


    ¡°I should call you master¡­ but master, that is how I addressed you earlier.¡±


    ¡°Ah? Did you?¡±


    Lin Xiao thought back and realized that Elena already started calling him master, it was completely unexpected.


    He still remembers when he tried so hard to teach her and tried many ways to force her to call him master, but she would always agree, call him master for a while, and then go back to calling him Lin Xiao, or pervert, anyways, she just refused to call him master.


    But now she was doing it of her own accord!


    Was Lin Xiao happy? Of course!


    Elena¡¯s voice was extremely pleasing to the ear, no matter how apathetic she was.


    If her simply calling him master was that addicting, how amazing would it feel if she moaned next to his ears!?


    That would have been something impossible, but now, his delusions could become reality!


    Because Elena was completely reduced to being his maid and had to follow all his orders.


    ¡°So master, how do you want to punish this disobedient maid?¡±


    As if noticing his inner delusions, Elena apologized and crossed her hands over her stomach and slightly bowed as she silently awaited her master¡¯s orders.


    Any orders¡­


    It was time for another elective class on child nutrition. Today, Mu CangZhou was home for the rest of the day, so Jing Man let him take the children to the pool in the backyard to play, and shut himself up in the study to start the class.


    Teacher Tang Yuan1 had discussed with Tang XiaoYu and decided not to bother the person who anonymously voted for six races. In the lesson, she showed everyone a video of her children when they were young and had just broken their shells before they became human.


    Among her children and grandchildren, fourteen were undead, five were beast people and two were aquatic. However, she only showed the undead children today.


    The fourteen undead were divided into five wax figure sub-races, five zombie sub-races, three vampire sub-races and one skeleton sub-race. Jing Man had seen the children were cute, looking at these different, gothic style children, his heart was very surprised.


    He still didn¡¯t know exactly what sub-race his Little Six was, so he was very curious, and his eyes were glued to the kids.


    The wax person as a child was like a delicacy, like detailed, finely carved wax. Feeling the temperature slightly hot, they would melt. The zombie children had green and white skin, with black marks that looked like cracks, and their expressions were stinky, as if they were in a bad mood. Vampire children were most like humans, but compared to humans, they were white and snowy, with red eyes and sharp canine teeth. The skeleton child was a cold, white skeleton, without any flesh and blood tissue, but because it was still a child, the body was also strangely cute.


    He did not wait to guess what race his child would be, when suddenly the screen flashed.


    On the screen appeared the smiling face of Teacher Tang, ¡°We all know that the undead are divided into six sub-races, right? My children only account for four, but I will teach you all the nutritional supplements suitable for all undead babies, do not worry.¡±


    The students¡¯ mikes were turned off during the online class, but everyone¡¯s speech would float through the air in the form of pop-ups to interact with the teacher. Jing Man saw half of the pop-ups were full of flattery, saying that their family was undead, and that they looked forward to the course.


    He patiently finished today¡¯s lesson and walked out the door to see Mu CangZhou and the kids lying on the couch watching TV. The TV was showing the cartoons that the children liked, with colorful imagery. To his surprise, not only the children, but also Brother Mu¡¯s eyes were looking at the TV.


    Xiao Shui was talking with his head tilted, his hair in the air, looking like he was explaining the plot. Brother Mu had a smile in his eyes and nodded frequently in response. Xiao Jin and FanFan¡¯s eyes on the TV, lazily rolled together, Xiao Jin also learned from the adults, paws petting the fur on the back of the tiger cub. BaiBai and ZhiZhi were not interested in the cartoon being shown, so the two kids did not raise their heads, holding pudding while eating. To be precise, BaiBai was eating with his mouth, and ZhiZhi looked more like they were playing with their hands squeezing the pudding.


    It turned out that Brother Mu and the children were alone together in this way, very calm and warm.


    Jing Man walked over, took Xiao Jin and FanFan into his arms and sat down. He asked Mu CangZhou, ¡°It¡¯s time for Little Six to hatch, right?¡±


    Although each egg hatched at a different time, it had been more than ten days since the last egg hatched, and it was Little Six¡¯s turn to hatch according to the order of the previous eggs.


    Mu CangZhou nodded and shook his head, not answering his question positively.


    Catching a flash of unnaturalness on his face, Jing Man was a bit surprised and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Mu CangZhou spoke, ¡°This morning I measured with a tool, the breathing hole on the top of the sixth child¡¯s eggshell was closed¡­¡±


    That sounded bad, and Jing Man felt a dizzying sensation, just breathing unsteadily. He moved the children in his arms to the side, pulled his legs up and ran for the bedroom. Seeing his master suddenly start running indoors, Big Bear was startled and barked a few times to follow him.


    Mu CangZhou wanted to say that for the undead, the breathing hole should be closed a day before hatching.


    When he had no choice but to rush to the bedroom, he saw Jing Man sitting crouched on the floor, legs bent at the knees, holding the dark purple frosted egg in his arms.


    ¡°ManMan,¡± Mu CangZhou said helplessly as he removed the egg from his hand, ¡°You¡¯re moving it around like that, it¡¯s going to affect its growth.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Hasn¡¯t the sixth child¡­ gone cold?


    Jing Man looked up in confusion, and the corners of his eyes were moist.


    Seeing his appearance, Mu CangZhou knew that this person had no common sense again, so he went over and took him in his arms. He raised his hand and rubbed Jing Man¡¯s head, touched his forehead and asked, ¡°You didn¡¯t read the general knowledge lesson I shared with you about children, did you?¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Jing Man doubtfully opened the optical computer, and found that a while ago Brother Mu did share with him the general knowledge lesson, but he never found¡­ This was very embarrassing, he scowled and asked, ¡°What does it say?¡±


    ¡°The undead need to go through a ¡®nirvana rebirth¡¯ process before breaking their shells, and tomorrow our Little Six will hatch out.¡± Mu CangZhou took the purple hatchling egg away from his arms and carefully placed it back in the crib.


    The next day, thinking that their sixth child was going to break out of his shell today, Jing Man deliberately set the alarm clock for 6:00 am. When he saw the crib, he realized he was still late getting up.


    The top of the dark purple eggshell was scratched with marks by the sixth child, and he was about to lift the eggshell and say good morning to the world. Jing Man rushed to wake up the others, set up the camera, and the family held their breath as they crouched and watched the child break from the shell.


    It didn¡¯t take long for the egg shell to make a crisp click and the top was opened by the little child.


    Jing Man¡¯s heart overflowed with anticipation, and soon a pair of ash gray eyes met his. It was a very beautiful pair of eyes, with clear, hazy eyes. Like the thick snow of a polar winter day, and like the residual ash that hovers in the air when the leaves were burned.


    ¡°It¡¯s my younger brother!¡± After seeing clearly what it was, Xiao Jin rubbed his sleepy eyes, his little paws holding the edge of the stroller, and let out a cry of surprise.


    Perhaps startled, the little child shrank back into the shell. However, their curiosity about the outside world was too strong, and it wasn¡¯t long before they reached out a small, ash gray hand, just like BaiBai when he was first born, and he was humanoid.


    Jing Man shushed the other children who had come to their senses and asked them not to speak, and their bodies unconsciously leaned over to Brother Mu¡¯s side. Not long after, the little child felt that the outside world was no longer a threat to them and poked their head out of the eggshell again.


    When Jing Man finally saw the full face of his sixth child, he felt some familiarity. Turning his head to look at Mu CangZhou, it dawned on him. Except for the twinkling peach blossom eyes, the other features were carved out of the same mold as Mu CangZhou.


    He was not like other babies, so soft and cute, his small cheeks actually carried a harsh sharpness.


    ¡°He¡¯s a little zombie.¡± Mu CangZhou observed for a long time and lowered his voice to conclude.


    ¡°Mn, I recognized it.¡± Jing Man nodded in embarrassment.


    After yesterday¡¯s poke at his knowledge blind spot, he hurriedly remedied the relevant knowledge.


    Sky Blue Star¡¯s zombie sub-race belonged to the undead classification, their bodies looked slender but physically strong, and they were natural born warriors. They were born without the concept of a heartbeat, and their staple food was some kind of plant unique to the tropical rainforest, and they would also eat some gems and half-cooked meat on weekdays.


    Yesterday when he looked through the undead illustrated handbook, his eyes could not move when he saw the zombies. It was as if he knew in the dark that the sixth child would be a zombie, and read that section of knowledge with hunger and thirst.


    Feeling something on his arm, Jing Man looked down and saw that it was Xiao Shui wrapping his wrist with his hair. Xiao Shui blinked his big eyes and asked, ¡°Daddy, what¡¯s the name of our brother?¡±


    Before Jing Man could say anything, Mu CangZhou interjected, ¡°Let¡¯s call him Xiao Sang.¡±2


    At this, Xiao Jin and Xiao Shui brightened up and exchanged a look, their moods becoming happier to the naked eye.


    Xiao Sang seemed to be a relatively quiet baby, Jing Man observed for a while and came to this conclusion. He was a little depressed to find that this baby¡¯s attention to inanimate objects seemed more interested than the father and older siblings up and down the family.


    No, on the fourth day of incubation, he finished chewing on the eggshell that was born with him and hid when no one was looking. Jing Man was shocked to find the child gone before his eyes.


    They immediately searched through their home. In the end, he was found by Big Bear in a take-out bag that was thrown away yesterday, and when he found it, the person in question was carrying unopened disposable tableware in his hands like a steel bar to play with.


    It was then that Jing Man realized with great sadness that his sixth child¡¯s light, cold gaze was not always like unmelted snow. He showed great interest in the broken pair of disposable chopsticks, and his ash gray eyes were filled with a flame of inquiry.


    This was not like the book!


    It said undead hatchlings after the eggshells were consumed, perhaps would have an inappropriate interest and appetite for fresh life and need serious parental guidance?


    He was afraid that Xiao Sang would reveal his ferocity and bite Xiao Jin or FanFan, so he purposely asked their two non-humanoid children to stay away from his brother.


    The result¡­ The result was that Xiao Sang built a home by the garbage can!


    Jing Man picked up Xiao Sang with the paper bag and put him on the table. He frowned and stared at the boy, wondering how to tell him that it was bad.


    However, Xiao Sang unexpectedly showed a mature flavor. He saw that Jing Man¡¯s eyes kept falling on the wooden chopsticks in his hands and thought that Daddy wanted this. So¡­ slowly stretched out his greenish-white right hand, and when his small hand let go, the chopsticks fell onto the table with a snap.


    Seeing that Jing Man didn¡¯t take the chopsticks away, he was a bit puzzled and let out a wheezy syllable from his throat, slowly crawled over and pushed the chopsticks, which were almost as long as his body, towards Daddy¡¯s side.


    Why was he still looking when he¡¯s already in front of Daddy?


    Xiao Sang blinked and somewhat reluctantly picked up the chopsticks, which were too long and heavy for him, with both arms and tried to push it into Daddy¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Is this¡­ Is it for me?¡± Jing Man thought for a long time but couldn¡¯t figure out how to solve the problem of not being a ¡°fetishist¡±. When he came back to his senses, he found that Xiao Sang had already brought the chopsticks to his hand.


    Xiao Sang was wheezing again, nodding and crawling to Jing Man¡¯s hand to sit against him. In fact, the motive of the little zombie¡¯s behavior was the opposite of what Jing Man thought.


    From the moment he broke his shell he clearly knew that this was his home, and that the circle of different-looking turnip heads on the side were his siblings.


    He had been in the eggshell for the longest time, and had been observing everyone for the longest time, so the living people he saw every day were not new to him at all, and there was nothing to study. But today, he finally discovered something new! Daddy ordered takeout that he had never eaten before, and the paper bag that was delivered was so strange!

 CH 45

    After Xiao Sang was born, Jing Man became more and more serious in the elective class, and wrote down a lot of nutritious recipes for Xiao Sang to eat when he was older. Of course, he was only responsible for recording, the cooking process needed to be left to Brother Mu. He was the kind of person who did not like to be in the limelight, so he rarely spoke in class to ask questions, and did not have a strong sense of presence.


    So, the teacher was depressed. Three classes passed, and she still couldn¡¯t tell which student was Baby¡¯s Breath.


    With the limited time available, she had to abandon her previous attitude of non-interference and take necessary measures.


    After class, Jing Man received his first post-class assignment from the teacher ¨C a video of making kid food for a midterm grade. He was a bit surprised to see that. It was too early to assign the midterm grade¡­


    When he opened the class group, it was obvious that the students were also discussing.


    [Explosion of Small Sweet Petite: My sister took this class with Teacher Tang. Her midterm homework was assigned at the end of the second month after the school year began. We are so early this time¡­ Oooooh, I can¡¯t cook¡­]


    [E-Sheep: Whenever it¡¯s assigned, it¡¯s the same. Cooking is something you know how to do, you can learn how to do it. Friend, have you eaten?]


    [Chiba and Star Candy: I¡¯m eating. I read that this course was offline in the past. This is the first time it¡¯s in a cloud classroom, the teacher must have her considerations, try to understand. And the teacher gave two weeks of preparation time. In the past, it would be collected the next day. I think it¡¯s good].


    [Gold-edged Iron Chopsticks: There are eight types of food listed on the list, and the overall difficulty is similar to previous years. But these two cooking methods are easy, so students who are not good at cooking can try them out.]


    [No Passage: I found the video recommended in recipe A, so it can be studied. Link]


    After Jing Man thanked them for sharing, he chose one of the simple foods recommended by Iron Chopsticks, clicked on the link and started to study the recipe.


    Two weeks later, Teacher Tang Yuan collected all the students¡¯ homework, and she couldn¡¯t wait to open it and start watching.


    She was sad to find that these students were ¡®hidden¡¯¡­ Most of them didn¡¯t show their faces, and a few didn¡¯t even speak up.


    Jing Man happened to be one of the students who did not speak up. He didn¡¯t mind the sound, but when he recorded the video, he avoided the kids in the name of hide-and-seek.


    If a voice came out, it would be immediately discovered¡­


    Tang Xiaoyu knew that Grandma collected homework today, so she was the first to send a message asking for the results.


    However, her grandmother¡¯s mood was not beautiful, coldly packaged the homework video dumped over, accompanied by a sentence: [I did not find out which one is baby¡¯s breath, you come to see].


    Tang Xiaoyu at that time did not know why her grandmother was in an unhappy mood, but after watching a few videos she understood the reason for it.


    However, cooking certainly could not be done without ¡®hands¡¯ appearing on camera. She struggled to get out the previous live stream clip of the hands of Baby¡¯s Breath, and watched the video to compare.


    Finally, her eyes locked on the screen.


    This was a pair of well-defined, long and slender hands without losing strength, a moment to rinse rice, a moment to peel shrimp, knuckles beaten as if playing string music, and some movements were obviously not very skilled.


    She could see that this was a man who was not a good cook.


    But how well the rice was cooked was not the point¡­ Tang Xiaoyu was sure that this was definitely the hands of Baby¡¯s Breath that petted the little golden dragon to sleep!


    [Grandma! I found Baby¡¯s Breath! He¡¯s really your student!]


    The recipe that was lucky enough to be chosen by Jing Man was shrimp congee.1 In addition to the fact that it was better to make, another reason was that it was a popular menu item. After making it, every child in the family could eat it.


    Last time, he made meat floss as a topping more or less. He thought the children would forget this one, but he ended up letting Xiao Sang hear the assignment from Teacher Tang.


    He didn¡¯t know what the baby, who couldn¡¯t even speak well, said to his siblings, but the children surrounded Jing Man and gave him a crazy message about wanting to eat Daddy¡¯s food.


    So, Jing Man had a little negotiation with the kids. He made it clear that his weakness was that he was not a good cook, and that the six kids were making him feel uncomfortable.


    Father and child pulled each other out and made a deal that this would be the last meal. Even the youngest, Xiao Sang, was now a month old, and Jing Man gradually discovered the different interests of the children.


    Xiao Jin, as always, liked shiny things and was gradually revealing the greed of a dragon. Obviously, he had prepared a room full of gems. Outside the sight of shiny things, he still could not resist the temptation to pull things into the house to hide. Shiny metal spoons, colored diamond caps on skin care products, a glass shelter bought to cool Big Bear, and even the glittering kitchen knives were not spared.


    Jing Man was confused when he touched the kitchen knife in his room.


    Even once wondered if he was harsh on the little golden dragon, otherwise he should not have hidden a kitchen knife under the pillow! If not for the golden scales covering his body, absorbing enough gems to become very hard and invulnerable to knives and guns, he would have gotten hurt tossing and turning like that!


    When Mu CangZhou came home that day, he saw Jing Man sitting in the living room in a bad mood, with his head hanging, and a kitchen knife on the coffee table in front of him, the one with the rhinestone handle. He went over to pick up the knife and weighed it for a bit, wondering, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, ManMan? This knife has no edge and is not sharp.¡±


    Jing Man shook his head, explained that the knife was pulled out of Xiao Jin¡¯s nest, and explained his concern.


    Mu CangZhou was silent for a long time and pulled him up from the couch, ¡°Come on, it¡¯s time to enroll Xiao Jin in classes.¡±


    Xiao Jin was lying in his gem nest, trying to soak in a bath of brightly colored multicolored gems, and was a little confused when he saw Daddy and his father pushing through the door. He tilted his head for a moment and asked, ¡°Daddy, can I have my knife back?¡±


    Jing Man was a little angry, but he knew in his heart that it was useless to be angry. So, he kept quiet and pushed Mu CangZhou to the front of the room to tell his son about ¡®remedial matters.¡¯


    ¡­


    ¡°Identify the purity of the gemstones?!¡± After listening to his father¡¯s explanation, Xiao Jin¡¯s eyes lit up, it sounded like he could touch a lot of gems. He rolled down from the gem nest with a grunt and ran to Mu CangZhou on his hind legs, hugging his pant leg with his little paws, his eyes full of expectation.


    Mu CangZhou nodded, with some helplessness in his eyes. However, he knew in his heart that now was the dragon child¡¯s thirst for shiny things period. If they did not properly meet his needs, when the dragon child later transforms into a human, he will likely be bothered by shiny things, affecting important matters.


    Once there was a dragon idol whose family conditions were not good in their childhood, unable to meet the thirst for sparkly objects. Directly leading to their first concert, they saw the fans waving large colored glow sticks and their mood soared high to the extreme, directly transforming into their original form in the 10,000 person venue. A huge western dragon suddenly appeared, each scale as big as a human face.


    A second ago, the dragon idol was singing and dancing, then they opened their giant abyssal mouth up to the sky and roared, no different from Godzilla, and almost scared the fans¡¯ young hearts to death.


    Originally, when the dragons were young, they only needed to go to the hotel¡¯s microclimate suite a few times to replenish their energy, and since then the gem lair had become a necessity for every dragon hatchling. The government had also joined forces with the mineral company to open a gem identification course for young children.


    That was, while satisfying the dragon children¡¯ desire for shiny gems, it also opened up the mineral company¡¯s popularity, so that people could choose their own family¡¯s gem lair.


    Garden Road did not have this class, so to enroll in the class, they had to go to the next street, which required a two-hour round trip every day, so Mu CangZhou did not mention it before. He thought Tian Yuan had designed the microclimate room to satisfy Xiao Jin¡¯s desire for bright and shiny objects. But now it turns out that it didn¡¯t, so he had to put enrolling in classes back on the agenda.


    A few days later, it was time for Xiao Jin to go to his first gem identification class.


    Jing Man blushed a little at the thought of his own little golden dragon rolling around in the gems. It was okay to be like this at home, no one minds. When he left the house, so many eyes were staring at the children, if he still did that, he would be embarrassed.


    When he arrived at the place, the teacher showed him the classroom environment. Jing Man relaxed a lot. Each classroom was divided into twelve transparent cubicles, each with a good number of gems of various sizes piled up in them. Some of the kids treated the gems like large watermelons and nibbled them in their mouths.


    Some children were very motivated and took various tools prepared by the institution and put them on the stones in a manner to test their purity. Some of the children were OCD, lining up the gems according to color, size and purity. Each time he placed one, a satisfied smile would appear on his face.


    Xiao Jin was quite interested in the little OCD dragon child, pointing in that direction to Jing Man, frantically hinting that he wanted to sit next door to this little dragon. After the formalities were completed, Xiao Jin followed the teacher into the classroom while Jing Man went to the parent lounge to wait.


    Here, he saw a figure that had a familiar face.


    ¡°Are you¡­ Mr. Jing?¡± The man recognized him first, squinted his eyes for a long time, and then opened his mouth to ask.


    ¡°Yes, hello Brother Bai.¡± Jing Man nodded with a smile and sat down.


    He had just visited only three classrooms, but he didn¡¯t expect his old acquaintance Bai ChengYue to be here with the very soft and cute little white dragon in his memory.


    ¡°Feng Huo didn¡¯t come?¡± Jing Man asked, knowingly, that Feng Huo hardly went out during the day, and he knew it.


    Bai ChengYue nodded, ¡°Mn, I brought Xiao Ze to class by myself.¡±


    The situation was cold again, and Jing Man was a little embarrassed. He took out the optical computer to connect to the monitoring password just given by the teacher. Each cubicle was set up with a hidden camera that allowed parents to see what their children were doing.


    At this point, open the surveillance video, Jing Man¡¯s face changed. Half of Xiao Jin¡¯s body was not in the picture, his body was facing the other direction, and he was holding a gemstone and waving it around, muttering.


    But the surveillance was not set to record, he could not hear what Xiao Jin was saying.


    Looking at the direction, Xiao Jin was definitely talking to the small OCD dragon child ¡­


    Son, didn¡¯t you say that the thirst for shiny things was almost at the threshold? You are here to make friends?


    Jing Man didn¡¯t see the OCD dragon child¡¯s face just now, but he recalled that the scales were a bit grayish white, the body shape was a full size larger than Xiao Jin, and the clothing style looked familiar. He looked up hesitantly and asked, ¡°Brother Bai, which classroom is Xiao Ze in?¡±


    Bai ChengYue raised his hand and pointed in a direction, ¡°The second room over there.¡±


    At that Jing Man fell silent, sighing in his heart that children were really smart.


    He didn¡¯t know how Xiao Feng raised his children, but he actually turned out to be the floppy, cold, OCD little white dragon¡­

 CH 46

    Xiao Jin and Xiao Ze were getting closer and closer because of their classes together. Of course, the way the two of them get along was mostly based on Xiao Jin¡¯s blabbering while Xiao Ze would aloofly nod and prioritize lining up the gems together.


    When he saw this, Jing Man thought that Xiao Ze had lost his relationship with Xiao Jin after not seeing each other for a long time, and that his son had fallen back on him. But to his surprise, the teacher once made a mistake in seating and a strange little dragon was between the two little dragons!


    Xiao Jin, who was relatively outgoing, thought they would go next door to drink baby shakes together after class, so he didn¡¯t say anything. Xiao Jin said hello to the strange dragon and then got involved in the class, playing with the gems in his hand with golden eyes.


    Surprisingly, Xiao Ze was not happy.


    He had a stinky face and didn¡¯t touch any of the gems on his desk, but raised his paw and rang the emergency button placed in his seat. The noisy bell rang through the classroom, and the teacher and Bai ChengYue both rushed to see what was wrong with him.


    He did not say a word, stood straight out of his seat and walked to the seat of the strange little dragon, with a pair of vertical pupils staring at the other. The little white dragon didn¡¯t give up until the little dragon inexplicably got out of the seat, letting him have the empty seat.


    It was only then that Jing Man realized that Xiao Ze valued Xiao Jin as a friend.


    From then on, the teacher remembered, and set Jing Jin and Bai LeZe as regular tablemates, not daring to let the two good friends apart.


    This day, Jing Man was waiting in the parents¡¯ lounge as usual, bored with his optical computer, when he received a message from someone he didn¡¯t expect.


    [Lin Zhuzi: Mr. Jing, we went back and seriously considered ZhiZhi¡¯s suggestion, and now we¡¯re moving to the Garden Road neighborhood with RuanRuan! Our new address is at 108 Flower Pond Road, welcome to play.]


    Seeing this message Jing Man¡¯s first reaction was surprise.


    But then he calmed down and felt a little worried about the little mussel¡¯s health, since she was not well and could not stand the long journey.


    Jing Man had never thought that the mussel family would one day leave the FuHe District, which was good for aquatic life. They would move to a completely new place to live. He hurriedly replied with concern: [Welcome, how is RuanRuan adjusting to this place?]


    [Lin Zhuzi: She¡¯s pretty good! I went back to look up information online and found that there is an area suitable for aquatic life here! After moving here, I found that there are quite a lot of newborn children, and RuanRuan has already made a new friend! They¡¯re also a little mussel].


    Seeing this, Jing Man sighed with relief, his peach blossom eyes hooked up with a soft smile. He still remembered the last time they met, his own ZhiZhi childishly mentioned a mouthful about having Lin ZhuZi and the others move. At that time, after listening, he was a little nervous. If they move over here and their standard of living drops, the heart would have complaints.


    However, now things look pretty good.


    Jing Man looked at the specific address Lin Zhuzi had sent, which was quite close to his house, much closer than Xiao Jin¡¯s classes anyway. He recalled that there seemed to be a large aquarium on Flower Pond Road, and the water resources were abundant.


    Jing Man remembered that his school had organized a spring trip when he was in junior high, but he didn¡¯t go there often, so he didn¡¯t expect that there were actually many aquatics living there. It was close enough to visit when they had time.


    When he returned home in the evening, Jing Man gave a mention to Mu CangZhou.


    Recently, he did not know what Mr. Mu was busy with, leaving early and returning late, and sleeping at night was not great.


    Mu CangZhou smiled and said, ¡°You said before that you want to bring Tian Yuan over to play, have you set a time? He has urged me several times, both explicitly and implicitly.¡±


    Jing Man shrank his neck upon hearing this, he did say that before. But as soon as he got home, he became busy and put it behind him. He sat next to Mu CangZhou and raised his wrist to encircle his shoulder in a soft tone, ¡°Oh, I forgot, Tian Yuan wants to come here, you let him contact me directly to tell me.¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s free hand wrapped around his waist, buried his face in the curve of Jing Man¡¯s neck, sniffed his body scent, and said in a thick and low voice, ¡°Then let him come over first, when he comes, we will go together to see the little mussel.¡±


    He was almost done with his preparations, so he could get Tian Yuan to join him¡­ Mu CangZhou raised his head, rubbed his hand on Jing Man¡¯s head, and asked with dark eyes, ¡°ManMan, your major class assignment this year is to paint oil paintings, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Thinking about it, Jing Man was annoyed and complained, ¡°The teacher asked me to go out and paint twenty paintings, but I¡¯ve been playing with the kids at home every day, so I haven¡¯t done it yet!¡±


    Mu CangZhou then asked, ¡°Have you thought about where to go?¡±


    Jing Man thought for a moment, ¡°I want to go to Wanhua Mountain1, the landscape there is very beautiful in the summer, many plants are in bloom, and there is also a waterscape. But it¡¯s too far away, if I go there, I¡¯ll have to stay there for a long time, and I have to take care of the kids.¡± After a pause, he added, ¡°I plan to go to the nearby Garden Road Park, at least it was designed by a professional gardening team.¡±


    Wanhua Mountain¡­. ManMan likes the scenery there, right?


    Mu CangZhou secretly put the name of the place into his mind.


    Within a few days, Tian Yuan arrived at QingYuan District by leap point.


    To show his sincerity and to make up for keeping BaiBai waiting all this time, Jing Man deliberately took all the kids out together to pick him up.


    Today was the middle of the week and the station was relatively sparse. Jing Man found a high point to look out as far as the eye can see. He had already received the news that Tian Yuan had landed, and the announcement had been made on the radio, but looking around, why couldn¡¯t he be found?


    The robot should be obvious in the crowd, but he just couldn¡¯t find him!


    ¡°Daddy, what are you looking for?¡± Xiao Jin scratched the stroller a little to attract Daddy¡¯s attention, and looked up to ask Jing Man.


    ¡°Tian Yuan,¡± Jing Man looked around again, but still found nothing, and sat down on the seat to take a sip of water, somewhat discouraged.


    Well¡­ If he remembered correctly, Tian Yuan should be the robot friend that he saw at the egg breeding base, right? Xiao Jin blinked and looked at the place not far behind Jing Man.


    Although that person looked different from Uncle Tian Yuan, the smell and feeling was exactly the same, it was definitely him.


    The little golden dragon twisted his two little paws full of gold scales, and his heart was torn about whether to remind Daddy.


    Uncle Tian Yuan had been standing there for a long, long time¡­


    If it was Mu CangZhou picking him up, he would definitely find this robot¡¯s tricks at a glance. Unfortunately, he was busy today and took Big Bear with him.


    It was ManMan who went out alone with the children.


    It turned out there was no one at Sky Blue Star who watched TV or surfed online regularly who could not recognize Tian Yuan¡¯s classic robot image.


    And for robots, the core was the most important thing, the outside tin shell could be changed at will.


    So, this time Tian Yuan went out and deliberately changed into his travel skin ¨C except for the inorganic eyes, the material everywhere else was not much different from a real person! He had been circling around Jing Man several times, but he didn¡¯t expect the boy to be unable to figure out that he was the one he was looking for¡­


    Jing Man sent another message to Tian Yuan, asking him where the exact coordinates were.


    Then, he felt something poke his wrist a few times, and when he looked down, it was ZhiZhi poking him with the peach blossom branch on their right hand. Jing Man didn¡¯t doubt it and touched the flower branch a little, asking with concern, ¡°ZhiZhi wait a minute, I¡¯ll give you some water when I find Tian Yuan.¡±


    Just as Xiao Jin had entered the ¡®sparkly¡¯ thirst period, and his second treant child entered the thirst period of water and sunlight. These days he put ZhiZhi in the pool during the day for them to soak, and at this time thought he saw himself craving for water.


    Only! Not at all! ZhiZhi¡¯s cheeks rose to a blush as they shook their head and continued to poke the back of Daddy¡¯s hand with a flowering branch. At the same time, a sentence popped out of their throat, ¡°Daddy, look over there.¡±


    ¡°Which side?¡± Jing Man¡¯s gaze followed the direction ZhiZhi pointed, there was no one else there except for a dark-haired boy who seemed to be waiting for someone.


    Wait a minute¡­


    His gaze was fixed on the young man¡¯s face, with sharp and expressionless features. And those eyes look unhighlighted and appalling! And staring straight at this side!


    That¡¯s definitely not the kind of gaze an ordinary passerby should have! This man did not look like a good person!


    A sense of crisis came to his mind, Jing Man quietly stood up to block the view of the other side, and then carefully put down the cover of the children¡¯s stroller. He noticed that the man had been staring at himself during that time! He¡¯s not afraid to try to kidnap the children?!


    A thin cold sweat percolated from his forehead, he was alone with six children, and this was a crowded traffic hub¡­ If that person was a madman, grabbing a child and running off, where could he cry!


    Jing Man calmly pushed the stroller, and walked towards the crowded area.


    The kids in the car were also confused. The kids who had seen Tian Yuan were full of questions, wondering why Daddy was running away. The few kids that had never seen him before were huddled together nervously, and Daddy was pushing the cart faster than ever this time. It was somewhat exciting, hiccup.


    When Jing Man walked to the crowded gate, the noise of the people around him reassured him a lot. Looking back, the suspicious man was also gone. Jing Man relaxed and turned on his optical computer, ready to ask Tian Yuan where the hell he was.


    Then, he saw a string of messages bombarding¡­


    [Tian Yuan: Selfie, ManMan, today Tian Yuan looks like this, hahahaha hard to imagine!]


    [Tian Yuan: Hey, ManMan, what is ManMan doing running so fast? This body doesn¡¯t use tracks to walk, so it¡¯s troublesome to take steps.]


    [Tian Yuan: Stop, stop, stop, ManMan stay there and don¡¯t move anymore, Tian Yuan will come over right away!]


    What the hell¡­


    He, he actually treated his little companion as a suspicious person¡­


    No wonder the eyes were ¡°staring¡± and ¡°very dangerous¡±, his eyes were glass beads, of course,  it¡¯s not as vivid as real people!


    Jing Man silently looked back, as he said, this body¡¯s walking was not well-adapted. The ¡°black-haired man¡¯s¡± eyes were fixed on the ground, just like a child learning to walk for the first time, using his eyes to measure the distance of a step, and then lift his feet to take a step, very inefficient.


    Retracting his eyes, Jing Man raised his hand to lift the cover of the stroller and touched each of the babies for a little while to cover up his embarrassment.


    When Tian Yuan approached, Jing Man was slightly relieved to see his face as usual, and was ready to launch the host¡¯s amiable attack to make him forget about the foolishness just now.


    However, Tian Yuan¡¯s brow furrowed and his voice opened with, ¡°Is ManMan hiding from Tian Yuan?¡±

 CH 47

    Jing Man took Tian Yuan back to the Jing house. Jing Man took the babies out of the stroller in turn, and then tilted his head to look at the second floor, wondering which guest room was suitable for Tian Yuan to stay in.


    As a result, the robot picked up ZhiZhi and headed to the backyard, saying as he walked, ¡°How about Tian Yuan and ZhiZhi live in the sunroom?¡±


    He previously helped ZhiZhi deal with blood ties, and this child he was the most familiar with. Although now ZhiZhi was a couple months old and had not been bound to their father for a long time, this did not prevent Tian Yuan from heartily liking this good little treant.


    Another reason was that the bodies of the treants were wooden, cool to the touch. For Tian Yuan, this would give him peace of mind.


    Regardless of what others think, ZhiZhi was overjoyed to hear this. They immediately hugged Tian Yuan and did not let go, and their eyes looked at Daddy expectantly.


    Their room was built outdoors, some distance from their brothers¡¯ rooms. It was okay to play together during the day, but every nightfall they had a touch of loneliness in their heart.


    Now Uncle Tian Yuan could live with them, that was the best!


    Jing Man¡¯s mood was still partly left in embarrassment, thinking about things more cautiously than before, afraid of doing something wrong.


    Although the parties involved were looking forward to it, he still opened his mouth to suggest to ZhiZhi, ¡°This is not appropriate, Uncle Tian Yuan is a guest in our house, letting him squeeze in with you will make it look like our family is not good to him¡­¡±


    ZhiZhi was an understanding baby. When Daddy said so, they came to realize. They also calmed down, pouted, and loosened their wooden hands.


    However, the other party was not happy. Tian Yuan looked at Jing Man with a very hurt expression, ¡°So, ManMan treats Tian Yuan as a guest? Tian Yuan thought we were very close, and with Tian Yuan¡¯s friendship with Mu CangZhou, at worst can be considered a distant cousin¡­¡±


    As if the expression on Jing Man¡¯s face wasn¡¯t devastating enough, he continued, ¡°No wonder ManMan saw Tian Yuan at the station and ignored him, so ManMan didn¡¯t want to see Tian Yuan¡­ Now it makes sense why it took ManMan so long to contact Tian Yuan after he returned to the QingYuan District¡­ Since ManMan doesn¡¯t welcome Tian Yuan, then Tian Yuan will leave now.¡±


    The robot did not leave for the door, but put down ZhiZhi in his arms and went to the sofa to sit down. He said with conviction, ¡°No, although Jing Man is not friends with Tian Yuan, Mu CangZhou is still Tian Yuan¡¯s friend, Tian Yuan is sitting here waiting for Mu CangZhou to come back and meet with his friend before leaving.¡±


    It¡¯s over, this is a hornet¡¯s nest. Jing Man¡¯s mind was swept up with these words.


    After listening to Tian Yuan¡¯s cruel statement, which contained no personal preposition but only the person¡¯s name, he was even more unsure of himself.


    The name was very serious, he did not know whether this guy was angry or acting!


    At this point, Jing Man just hated himself for not having the ability to distinguish expressions from the robot¡¯s face. Moreover, even if one got close, you still couldn¡¯t read the feelings in those glass eyes! His eyes were very unscientific!


    Jing Man stared nervously, fidgeting. He came closer and sat down, patted the robot¡¯s shoulder, and spoke with difficulty, ¡°Tian Yuan, you think too much. Of course you are our indispensable family! Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t have brought my family to get you back, don¡¯t you think?¡±


    Tian Yuan nodded his head with a sound. But he didn¡¯t say anything, his eyes looked at him and gestured for him to continue.


    Jing Man had to lose the battle, ¡°Since ZhiZhi is also willing, then you two can live together. No more anger, okay?¡±


    Having gotten the answer he wanted, Tian Yuan was satisfied. He adjusted his sitting posture to a more comfortable one and started to play with the children, sweeping away his previous aggrieved image and acting as if the old master had come home.


    In the evening, Jing Man heard Big Bear¡¯s voice outside the door, and he quickly went to greet him. Mu CangZhou was wearing a very sporty outfit today, looking full of energy. When he came out to greet the door, Mu CangZhou smiled and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with ManMan, Tian Yuan didn¡¯t cause any trouble today, did he?¡±


    Jing Man let out a long sigh, took the leash from him and knelt down to help Big Bear untie the leash. He glared at Mu CangZhou and said, ¡°Forget it, you didn¡¯t tell me earlier that he would change his shell, I searched around but couldn¡¯t find him. Those glass eyes are too scary, I thought he was going to kidnap the children.¡±


    At that, Mu CangZhou laughed out loud.


    Jing Man continued, ¡°When he came back, he gave me a hard time and wanted to sleep with ZhiZhi in the backyard sunroom, which I didn¡¯t think was good. Guess what he said?¡± Without waiting for Mu CangZhou to make a sound, he sighed and began to ask himself, ¡°Be serious, this robot actually morally kidnapped me! As soon as he opened his mouth, he said I treated him like an outsider. As soon as he entered the door, he gave me a show of authority, so that I did not dare say what he actually wanted to do. But fortunately, he just took the children to the backyard, and dirtied his clothes a little. He didn¡¯t give me a big deal.¡±


    After hearing this, Mu CangZhou¡¯s face changed slightly, the expression on his face was more than a little stiff. He rarely did not follow Jing Man¡¯s intention to speak, hastily comforting with a few sentences, and went inside the house. However, Jing Man just wanted to complain a little, and was still very happy in his heart.


    Tian Yuan took the initiative to help take care of the children after arriving, and then took the children to the bath. He couldn¡¯t be happier.


    Before going to bed, Jing Man sat on the shag carpet and told stories from fairy tales to the six children, who had played with Tian Yuan all day, and now were clinging to him more than ever.


    Mu CangZhou quietly blocked Tian Yuan into the sunroom where the night had fallen and the incandescent lights were on. Tian Yuan knew that he was going to tell himself about how he deliberately embarrassed Jing Man today, but he was not weak, and he was a bit excited.


    Mu CangZhou sat down on ZhiZhi¡¯s children¡¯s bed and opened his thin lips lightly. The words he uttered were unexpected, ¡°Tian Yuan, thanks for coming today. Thank you for helping to divert ManMan¡¯s attention.¡±


    Tian Yuan casually picked up a box and counted the flower petals that ZhiZhi had faded off earlier. He nodded, ¡°Tian Yuan wanted to see ManMan and the children, just stopping by to help Mu CangZhou, don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    Mu CangZhou rubbed his hair and spoke with difficulty, ¡°But ManMan is in a bit of a bad mood, can you do it differently? Of course, I¡¯m not saying you¡¯re bad, I¡¯m afraid he won¡¯t be able to stand it for long and will kick you out.¡±


    Tian Yuan paused in his movements and gave a hum from his nose, as if he was not very happy. ¡°ManMan would not kick out his good friend Tian Yuan.¡± He changed the subject and asked, ¡°How long will it take for Mu CangZhou to get ready?¡±


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°The land thing is done, Ms. Yan transferred to me the land that she had previously auctioned off in Wanhua Mountain with the intention of building a factory.¡±


    His expression was more than a little odd and ashamed, ¡°I had a problem with her before, always looking with a filter in her eyes. Now I find that she is quite unpredictable, and the condition attached to the sale of the land to me is to help her walk her dog for a month¡­¡±


    ¡°Jing Xiang is her family¡¯s golden retriever and should not be familiar with me. I¡¯m always unwilling to let it run off, but today I took Big Bear with me, and things were much better.¡±


    Ms. Yan Xiu¡¯er said, during the first few days of walking Jing Xiang, Jing Xiang was not happy, so it did not count, and that he¡¯ll start a month from today. But after learning of his idea, the land was already given to him long ago, and the construction team there had already started work for four days.


    After hearing these words, Tian Yuan nodded his head frequently.


    Mu CangZhou wanted the architectural drawings that he designed, and according to the current construction team, it would take almost a month to completely build.


    Tian Yuan¡¯s face cut a wry smile, ¡°Then Tian Yuan will stay in QingYuan District for a long, long time.¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded helplessly and added, ¡°By the way, you should stare less at ManMan, he doesn¡¯t like your eyes.¡±


    Jing Man had no idea what Mu CangZhou was actually doing. He only thought that after the completion of the new egg breeding base in QingYuan District, there would be a lot more couples choosing to breed eggs. Brother Mu¡¯s midwife qualification was still listed online, so he was helping people deliver babies every day, and he was complimented several times at the dinner table.


    The calendar was torn down day by day, and it had already been a week since Tian Yuan arrived home. Jing Man was lying in bed that night and reviewing the situation in his head. He was surprised to find that before Tian Yuan came, he had a lot of things to do every day.


    After Tian Yuan arrived, he had help with the kids, but somehow, he had to do even more!


    Today, Tian Yuan advised him that FanFan, a fluffy beast cub, needed to be groomed more often, and he booked a first-class groomer here.


    Tomorrow, Tian Yuan will be talking about how Xiao Shui¡¯s hair hydration was not good enough or detailed enough, and they must go to a baby supplies store right away to review the various hydration creams on the market.


    The day after tomorrow, he could find a market selling the freshest undead staple, rainforest plant leaves, and they had to go across two streets to go to this market, another day wasted!


    The more he thought about it, the more he poked Mu CangZhou, who was just lying down. He raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Brother Mu, do you think Tian Yuan is not in the right state?¡±


    Mu CangZhou was so tired from walking the dog, working as a supervisor, and purchasing various items that he wanted to drift off to sleep when his head hit the pillow. However, when he heard these words, he woke up with a jolt. After a moment¡¯s reflection, Mu CangZhou continued to close his eyes, then used sleepiness to hide his weakness. He made a nasal sound and muttered, ¡°What¡¯s wrong ManMan, I see he¡¯s taking care of the kids with more dedication than I did when I was a kid¡­¡±


    Jing Man sidled up to Brother Mu and shook him, ¡°Yeah! He¡¯s so devoted too!¡±


    Mu CangZhou, ¡°¡­¡±


    He didn¡¯t hear what the boy was trying to say, seemingly neither angry nor displeased. So, he opened his eyes to find out what was going on, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw ManMan¡¯s red, rosy lips very close to his own.


    He couldn¡¯t resist kissing him.


    After the kiss, Mu CangZhou asked, ¡°So, is it bad for Tian Yuan to take care of the children? If you think it¡¯s not good, I¡¯ll go talk to him tomorrow.¡±


    Why, that¡¯s not the reason! He could not thank him enough for catching such a dedicated wild robot!


    Jing Man¡¯s ears were slightly red and his face was a little hot, so he reached out and pulled the covers up to cover most of his face. He said shyly, ¡°No, no, I mean, shouldn¡¯t I show something too? I think he should be tired of staying here now, so tomorrow I¡¯ll take him to the Flower Pond place to play and meet the little mussel and their family.¡±


    Since he did not suspect Tian Yuan of deliberately causing trouble, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart was completely relaxed. At this time, upon seeing ManMan¡¯s lovely appearance, he only felt as if there were a hundred little kittens scratching and kneading in his heart. He rolled over and kissed him, smiling, ¡°It¡¯s your call.¡±

 CH 48

    On this day, Mu CangZhou was busy again. Jing Man and Tian Yuan took the children to Flower Pond Road to look for the little mussel to play with. As soon as he landed, he called Lin Zhuzi and asked where they were.


    The result was an apologetic female voice, ¡°Mr. Jing, I¡¯m sorry, we may not be able to make it. The child care class that we just showed RuanRuan came to us and told us to go do the paperwork right away. Their leaders are usually busy and not around. They just have a few hours this afternoon. I don¡¯t know how long the delay will be¡­ RuanRuan cannot be sent to a care center, and we can¡¯t go out to work, it¡¯s quite a delay. I can¡¯t pick you up, I¡¯m sorry¡­ Mr. Jing, I took it upon myself to buy you VIP tickets to the aquarium, can you go somewhere to have fun? It¡¯s a one-way ticket for all kinds of things¡­¡±


    Listening to these words, Jing Man¡¯s heart also had some bad feelings. But there was no way, there was a reason, their family really couldn¡¯t come now. Jing Man discussed it with the children and Tian Yuan, and thought that since they were all here, they should go to the aquarium.


    Upon arriving at the Tianchi Aquarium, Jing Man was amazed by the huge change in the front gate.


    This visitor station alone was more magnificent than when he saw it in junior high school, covering an even larger area. The lady at the ticket office was surprised to see that the two adults with so many babies could still maintain a quiet atmosphere.


    Having seen too many shouting kids, she knew how rare this image was. But after the ticketing, she quickly recovered and gently asked, ¡°Are there any aquatics among these cute kids?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Jing Man nodded, leaned down and picked up his baby Xiao Shui, who normally didn¡¯t look like an aquatic, and introduced him, ¡°My child is a medusa.¡±


    ¡°Wow! Is it really a medusa? I didn¡¯t even notice it just now!¡± The little sister showed a surprised smile and handed over a bracelet, showing Jing Man to put it on the child. She then said, ¡°This is the pass to enter the toddler experience area, only baby aquatics wearing the bracelet can go down to play. Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s included in the VIP ticket.¡±


    Xiao Shui put on the bracelet and said happily, ¡°Thank you, sister!¡±


    However, the ticket agent didn¡¯t seem to hear him at all and was indifferent. Entering the aquarium, Jing Man realized that he hadn¡¯t been here for a long time and the place had changed a lot!


    In the various tanks, in addition to the beautiful, rare, or unidentifiable fish and aquatic creatures swimming around, there were also many staff members who looked like aquatic workers. They did not need to use any external tools to breathe in the water, moving around in the water was no different than walking on land.


    Ignoring the fish swimming around, Jing Man found that in addition to the occasional string of bubbles, as well as the hair and clothes not controlled by gravity, it was almost impossible to see that these staff members were now in the water.


    The expressions on their faces were calm and joyful, all very content with their job. Some of the mermaid sub-race staff also maintained their original forms. The upper body was human-like, while the lower part of the body was a huge fish tail trailing gracefully.


    With their movements, the tail fins of various colors were like a veil of mist, beautiful beyond compare.


    Jing Man also knew that this tail was not as harmless as it looked, for its killing power was huge, and the strength could crack marble. The last time he was here, it wasn¡¯t like this. There weren¡¯t even many aquatic staff, and the fish were not the best in terms of variety or condition, not at all comparable to what they were now.


    The aquarium staff swimming in the water with all kinds of fish was a scene Jing Man couldn¡¯t even think of at that time.


    Tian Yuan was captivated by this beautiful scene as soon as he entered, and he turned on the video mode. His mouth pursed tightly, his face serious, and his eyes flashed with a weird light to record. The children were almost stunned to see so much water and a wide array of beauty when they first visited the aquarium.


    Yet, when listening to the content of their words, the children had different little minds. Xiao Jin was particularly fond of the fish with shiny, eye-catching scales. After entering the jellyfish exhibition hall illuminated by purple lights, he looked at the jellyfish illuminated by colored light as if they were treasures, and he was almost dazzled.


    The little golden dragon raised his little paws high and pointed to a jellyfish tank, asking coyly, ¡°Daddy! Can we have jellyfish at home? I like those!¡±


    Jing Man took a look and found that the jellyfish Xiao Jin had chosen had long, yarn-like tentacles, with a light blue and transparent body, which looked really beautiful. He thought that the pond in the backyard was quite large, so he could raise it. However, he took one more look at the name tag and his whole body paused.


    It read, ¡°Australian Box Jellyfish: commonly known as sea wasps, is the world¡¯s most poisonous animal. With stinging cells that release toxins more poisonous than cobras, it can make people die within 30 seconds. Note 1¡± 1


    Son! What¡¯s wrong with you! There are so many jellyfish on display here, picking one of the most deadly ones immediately?


    Jing Man¡¯s scalp tingled, feeling that just by looking at this box jellyfish, he was going to be poisoned. He excused himself and fled the jellyfish exhibition hall with his stroller.


    FanFan, on the other hand, acted like a superb food connoisseur, staring at the live fish as if he was about to pounce on them and cut them up alive.


    Jing Man looked at him, momentarily speechless. The things in the heart of his little white tiger were divided into two kinds: those that can be eaten, and those that cannot be eaten. It seemed to be able to be eaten, none of them were spared from his little mouth-watering expression. What could not be eaten, it was difficult to get a look¡­


    The ability to eat was a blessing. FanFan was just a little gluttonous, and did not do anything out of the ordinary.


    Jing Man nudged him a little on his little head and whispered in his ear, ¡°These fish can only be seen but not eaten, go home and let your father make you some delicious squirrel fish.¡±2


    BaiBai was the only child who showed any displeasure. His sense of smell was so good that before he got to the aquarium, he was yelling about the fishy smell and how bad it smelled. Now that he was in, his nose couldn¡¯t take it anymore. But he wanted to enjoy the view, and when Jing Man asked to take him out, he did not want to.


    He could only hold ZhiZhi tightly and inhale the scent of flowers on his sibling¡¯s body to continue his life. The expressions of surprise, shock and disgust were on his face in turn, which made Jing Man¡¯s heart ache, so he had to speed up the tour.


    Fortunately, ZhiZhi¡¯s character was very mild, and also very much liked fifth brother BaiBai. Anyone else looking at the beautiful scenery would feel uncomfortable being entangled with a nuisance.


    In the furthest corner of the stroller, Xiao Sang¡¯s mouth was slightly open and his eyes rolled around, looking left and right, enjoying it very much. After staying with this child for a long time, Jing Man was gradually able to read his micro-expressions.


    This child liked new, curious and previously unseen things, and had a novel way of measuring value. Give him a few stacks of common hundred dollar bills, and he would treat it as just a waste of paper. Whereas never-before-seen, small, broken shells with peculiar patterns were treasures to clutch over and over all day.


    This was his first time at Tianchi Aquarium, so he was curious about everything, and his mood was particularly good. The only little aquatic friend ¨C Xiao Shui ¨C was in a mood to go to heaven with excitement.


    This was still the most water this inland child has seen since he was born. His blue hair flew higher than usual, and his little hands clutched the edge of the stroller, his knuckles all pinched and white. He might be fantasizing about how happy he would be to enter such a wide expanse of water.


    As they walked around, they finally arrived at the toddler experience area. Jing Man took a look and found that it was a great, big pool.


    The pool was divided into several sections, which were respectively set up with a variety of different water ecological environments, with corresponding seaweed and fish placed. Inside, he could see a lot of aquatic children, who had not yet turned into human beings, maintaining their original forms while soaking and playing.


    There were also some who kept human form and wore cute children¡¯s swimsuits, but based on the excessively long breath-holding time, it could be concluded that they were aquatic toddlers.


    The pool was not deep and the staff around looked reliable.


    Jing Man opened his arms towards Xiao Shui, and Xiao Shui¡¯s eyes lit up in the next second, hugging Daddy with his hands and hair. Xiao Shui originally thought that Daddy would not let him go into the water. Although he had brought the bracelet issued by the ticketor on his wrist, he did not have much hope.


    Daddy actually agreed to play with him here! Daddy is so nice!


    Not knowing the complex psychological activities of the child in his arms, Jing Man kissed his son on the top of his hair, urged him not to swim far away and not to remove the rope attached to his hand.


    That¡¯s right, so far he had not found a solution to this frequent state of invisibility. At home in a small area is fine, but out of the house, he must use the parent-child rope connected to Jing Man. Xiao Shui looked at the surface of the pool, his face full of happiness. After looking back at his family, he dove into the water and started swimming.


    As soon as he entered the water, his hair seemed to come to life, and the shine was brighter than ever. The rare aquatic bloodline was also revealed, and the fish intentionally or unintentionally swam straight to his side, going so far as to boldly shuttle though his living hair. His hair sometimes changed into the appearance of the fish swimming around him, and sometimes teased those large fish, playing happily.


    Jing Man¡¯s camera followed Xiao Shui and recorded the scene faithfully. Humans were herd animals, and so were humanoid children. After staying in the water for a while, Xiao Shui¡¯s divine quality of seclusion suddenly collapsed.


    As an afterthought, people realized that there was a rare and beautiful medusa hiding here! He immediately became the most eye-catching child in the pool. Other aquatic children also swam towards him like little fish, and Xiao Shui soon made many new friends.


    This was a precious experience he had never experienced on land.


    The siblings each had their own sparkle, while he could only put away his sharpness at first because of his petrifying eyes, and later turned into a transparent attribute, like a dull dot around the Big Dipper.


    Xiao Shui had so much fun here that he accidentally lost track of time.


    It was not until the staff began to broadcast the closing announcement that he said goodbye to his new friends and hurriedly swam towards the shore.


    He was quietly relieved to see Daddy, Uncle Tian Yuan and his siblings waiting for him while having smoothies.


    Jing Man also saw Xiao Shui so happy for the first time, so he let him go.


    The water quality here is perhaps a little better because the children are going to play, and BaiBai¡¯s nose is not uncomfortable.


    Looking at his own son climbing out of the water, with all his hair sticking to his body and water flowing wetly down, but his eyes looking at himself without blinking, Jing Man¡¯s heart softened a bit. He lifted the prepared bath towel, wrapped Xiao Shui into a baby silkworm and stuffed him into the stroller.


    On the way home, Jing Man discussed with Xiao Shui, ¡°When you¡¯re a little older, why don¡¯t we get an annual pass to the aquarium?¡±


    Xiao Shui nodded, his cheeks curled up into pear-shaped nests, and his hair involuntarily reached out to wrap around Daddy¡¯s wrist.

 CH 49

    ¡°ManMan, have you packed all the painting materials you should get? I saw before that the colors you have are almost not enough.¡± Mu CangZhou asked, holding the two restless golden retrievers before leaving.


    Jing Man¡¯s peach blossom eyes hooked up. He patted the board and nodded with a smile, ¡°Enough, Tian Yuan helped me replenish the paints.¡±


    When his name was called, Tian Yuan didn¡¯t say anything, but pushed the stroller to the front first. The children sat in the car, their faces glowing with joy that their father finally had time for them today!


    Their destination today was unexpectedly Wanhua Mountain, which had already been crossed off the list of options. The professional class started to rush the sketching assignment.


    Jing Man read that Wanhua Mountain was too far away and that he would have to stay there for 10 days to half a month. He had six children, so he couldn¡¯t just go as he pleased, so he gave up on this location. He planned to go with the flow, like most of his classmates, to sketch in a nearby park. However, Brother Mu took the initiative to leave his job and took some time off to come back with him.


    He said he could help take care of the children because Tian Yuan was coming. Let him relax and use his own eyes to discover the beauty of Wanhua Mountain.


    Once the location was decided, the only problem left was Big Bear, the dog. Jing Man wanted to send him to his parents¡¯ house again. But then, Brother Mu stopped him.


    He said one golden retriever was also walking, two golden retrievers would also be the same. Before, when they were busy, Big Bear was left at the Jing House. This time, Jing Man was the only one who was busy, so he had nothing to do, so he took Big Bear with him.


    The place in Wanhua Mountain was very big and the environment was very good for the dog to have fun. In addition, he took Jing Man¡¯s parents¡¯ big baby Jing Xiang with him, in the name of giving back to the Jing residence.


    After the car was parked in Wanhua Mountain, Jing Man was familiar with the way to go to the main entrance.


    The result was called by Brother Mu.


    Jing Man turned his head and saw that the wind had blown Mu CangZhou¡¯s pure black hair up, and the sunlight poured down, gilding the hair with a warm brown hue. The eyes, like a deep, dark spring, at this time all were looking at him tenderly.


    Mu CangZhou gently smiled, raised his hand and pulled Jing Man over and read in his ear, ¡°Go to the hotel first and then put down your things.¡±


    Then, the group turned around and went to the most remote side of Wanhua Mountain. If Mu CangZhou hadn¡¯t mentioned it, Jing Man wouldn¡¯t have known there was a hotel here.


    Throwing his things onto the bed, Jing Man¡¯s heart was full of confusion, ¡°Brother Mu, why did you choose such a remote place!¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s expression slightly froze, but was very well hidden. He replied, ¡°This is the only place that has both a child activity center and a pet activity center.¡±


    And the most important thing was that this was the furthest away from the construction site¡­ The rooms on the upper floors of the hotel were not visible from either direction of the building being built there.


    ¡°Oh right, we have to be more considerate with our families.¡± Jing Man nodded repeatedly and did not doubt. But in the next second he reacted, ¡°No, Brother Mu! This is a scenic area, there are plenty of places for activities, these two centers are unnecessary!¡±


    Faced with Jing Man¡¯s questioning, Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes sank slightly, gritted his teeth and persevered with great mental strength. His face showed a little rare embarrassment, ¡°I over thought. The hotel booked for half a month, gave a discount, and now it¡¯s too late to cancel it. It won¡¯t do for us to change the hotel to stay in.¡±


    After these words, he opened the optical computer and began to look at the new hotel. Seeing this, Jing Man hurried to stop him, ¡°No, no, it¡¯s just a few more steps away.¡±


    Money was not made this way, big brother.


    This hotel was elegantly decorated and the environment was good. Perhaps it was because the location was slightly remote and not many people lived here, the room was also very new. The hotel did not make a mistake, so why change it?


    Purpose achieved.


    Mu CangZhou continued to swipe the optical computer screen to see the hotel, while peeking above he said, ¡°The main entrance is so far away, so taking this route every day is very troublesome. It¡¯s better to move there early now, that way it doesn¡¯t take so much time.¡±


    Jing Man thought it was no use splitting hairs over where to come and go. He smiled, went over to put his chin on Mu CangZhou¡¯s shoulder, and then confiscated his optical computer, ¡°Don¡¯t dwell on it. I remember that there is a side entrance, maybe it¡¯s even closer than the main entrance.¡±


    Hearing this, Mu CangZhou lips hooked up a smile. Although he explained the situation to the construction workers in advance, if he went over, he could let them pretend to be strangers.


    However, the dog could not understand human language. He walked the dog this time and there were dog-loving workers mixed with Big Bear and Jing Xiang. The dogs certainly behaved very excitedly when the two parties met.


    When the time comes, his closely prepared plan would not be exposed. It turned out that a while ago Jing HanYang and Yan Xiu¡¯er both asked him out alone. He had only dealt with Yan Xiu¡¯er and was not familiar with Jing HanYang. At that time, there was still some weird illusion of an ugly son-in-law meeting his father-in-law, and his heart was not sure what to expect.


    However, when he arrived at the agreed Western restaurant, he found that the difficult situation he had guessed did not appear. The parents came with the mindset of being frank.


    Jing HanYang said directly, ¡°We know that ManMan has already received a marriage license with you, and we won¡¯t be the evil ones to disturb your relationship. The two of you¡­ how you met, love and know each other, things have come to this, we as parents cannot control. I just think that there are already children, shouldn¡¯t a wedding be on the agenda?¡±


    At that time, Mu CangZhou felt a dizzy spell, his brow was furrowed and his hand holding the glass of water was slightly firm.


    He had always had the mindset of letting nature take its course with regard to his own feelings.


    The idea was that they were soul mates anyway, and it was with this person in every way. He never worried about a change in feelings, but the elders thought about things that were obviously more profound than they were.


    The wedding was a vow to all family and friends.


    Wedding? Jing Man certainly deserved a wedding! Mu CangZhou couldn¡¯t help but recall that before Jing Man lost his memory, the two were closer than they were now. But at that time, they were both busy completing quick transmigration missions. They had seen other people¡¯s weddings in the quick transmigration world, but had not yet performed their own ceremony. That was not a regret.


    When Jing Man¡¯s parents saw that Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart was moved, they were very satisfied.


    Since Mu CangZhou also sincerely wanted to be with their son, they also put their hearts at ease. After that, they discussed a lot about the wedding, but they were not satisfied with the existing wedding building and wedding theme. Finally, Mu CangZhou decided to build a building that would last for a long time, so that the palace standing in the river of time would witness the love between them.


    After hearing his ambition, Jing Man¡¯s parents also got excited. Yan Xiu¡¯er gave up a piece of land near Wanhua Mountain that she had previously auctioned off, so that Mu CangZhou¡¯s goal could be reached as soon as possible.


    This was what Mu CangZhou had been working on during this time. The mountain did not look high, and the slope was not too steep, but it covered a wide area and stretched as far as the eye could see. The mountain was very rich in species, and there were many rare plants and animals found for the first time. Most of the places were enclosed by the government as a nature reserve.


    Everyone usually referred to the foot of the mountain when they mentioned Wanhua Mountain. However, the foot of such a large mountain was the size of dozens of large ecological parks put together, which could not be fully experienced in half a month.


    Jing Man was here for a few days, so he selected a number of scenic places and set up an easel to start sketching. The work of taking care of the children and golden retrievers was handed over to Tian Yuan and Brother Mu.


    Probably the best thing about Jing¡¯s kids was their adaptability.


    They knew that Daddy was busy with his business and he couldn¡¯t be disturbed. The adults had advised that the place outside was too big, so they must not run around. So, except for the daily dog walking, they spent all the time playing in the hotel¡¯s children¡¯s activity area.


    This area was quite large and was located in the landscaped atrium of the hotel, which was very safe. Xiao Jin was nervous when he arrived here and told his siblings to wait outside. He himself ran in and checked up and down.


    After making sure that there were no children that were more aggressive than himself and that he could protect his siblings, he let them in.


    This was a way to protect his younger siblings that he had only recently developed. Earlier, on a whim, his siblings had begged Daddy to take them to see him in a gem identification class. There was a little dragon there who saw how soft and cute ZhiZhi had grown and ran to tease them with itchy claws.


    The little dragon used the most awkward, bullying way to attract attention.


    A claw grabbed ZhiZhi¡¯s peach blossom branch and it was ripped off, and the petals trembled scattered on the ground. The flower branch was torn off completely painlessly, but ZhiZhi somehow cried that day. Tears like golden beans rolled down one by one.


    Xiao Jin saw this scene and was furious, furiously jumped up and wrestled with the little dragon on the ground. For the two round western dragon babies, it was you give me a claw, I return your bite, and no one wanted to give way. The little dragon was about to turn one year old, was almost twice as big as Xiao Jin, and was very strong.


    However, the thought that his sibling had been bullied swirled in his mind, and in his rage, they inspired Xiao Jin¡¯s ability to fight, and he did not lose ground at all. The first case of fighting and brawling in the gem identification class caused the teacher and parents a lot of headaches, and it took a lot of work to reconcile.


    Although, they later apologized to each other.


    However, Xiao Jin took it to heart. He secretly decided that he would not let others bully his siblings under his nose again. That¡¯s why he was now patrolling the field first. But to be honest, that incident was actually a big oops.


    ZhiZhi burst into tears because they remembered Daddy told them that the peach blossom branch could not be torn. If torn off, they would not grow tall.


    As their brothers broke the shell one after another, they had a sense of crisis in their heart. ZhiZhi was crying and wrestling in their mind: what if they became a dwarf just short of the energy of this one peach blossom branch?


    Xiao Jin, needless to say, was the first born brother. He occasionally grew metal wings, and his physique was very good, so the transformation of such a person would certainly grow very tall. ZhiZhi thought they, as a small vegetarian tree, could not compare. FanFan was a big cat, so his height was not measured. However, he was a good baby who loved to eat, was now the heaviest, and his future potential was incalculable! ZhiZhi secretly observed that when he stretched, plus the tail, he was longer than their own length lying down. And Xiao Shui, although about the same height as themself, his hair could move. When measuring the height, put effort into the hair and the value would go up! He was the most terrible enemy! Only the soft and delicate BaiBai and Xiao Sang, who was not too interested in eating, could still be safe. Still, the latter could be fearful, the future was uncertain.


    ZhiZhi didn¡¯t want to be the shortest one of the siblings! At that time, they were not at all angered to tears because of the reckless little dragon. Rather, they were frightened by the sight of the six children of the Jing family, where five were tall, and only they were a little dwarf!

 CH 50

    After the family spent a week at the foot of Wanhua Mountain, Jing Man¡¯s sketching homework was almost finished. After relaxing his schedule, the first thing he wanted to do was to take over the care of the children from Tian Yuan.


    Then, the robot was able to go deep into the mountains as he had hoped, to carry out his long-awaited biological expedition. That¡¯s what Tian Yuan had been yelling about before he left.


    After spending some time together, Jing Man discovered that Tian Yuan seemed to have a hard-working and studious nature implanted in his chip, sometimes as eager as Xiao Sang for the stimulation of new things. As a result, when he arrived at Wanhua Mountain, he was too busy sketching outside.


    When he arrived at the new environment, the two golden retrievers and the children all carried an air of uneasiness. Mu CangZhou was not born with three heads and six arms, he could only hold three children and two dogs. This caused Tian Yuan to give up his hobby and stay in the hotel with the children. He was asked to come to QingYuan District for a relaxing trip, but for various reasons he kept letting people take the kids, so Jing Man felt guilty and decided to do something for him.


    Higher robots like Tian Yuan rely on solar power to start almost all parts. But after all, it was a machine, and over time, the gears and tracks inevitably wore out, so it needed to be filled with mechanical lubricant.


    Tian Yuan¡¯s body was specifically used for going out, and was idle in a dark room for a long time. Jing Man inquired that the other currently did not have any time to go out to replace the fuel tank. So, Jing Man wanted to help him get a new fuel tank.


    This thing was very normal, but there were still more or less embarrassing elements in it. Peeling off the mechanical lubricant on the robot¡¯s shell and replacing it with the same amount was like removing a human¡¯s clothes and applying sunscreen on them¡­


    It was something abrupt, something personal, and something inappropriate.


    He found Mu CangZhou while in a nervous mood, ¡°Brother Mu, I want to give Tian Yuan a surprise, or a gift. I want to thank him for taking care of the children during this time by giving him a new fuel tank. But I don¡¯t know how to ask for it, can you help me out?¡±


    Mu CangZhou had a strange expression on his face after hearing what he meant, but he raised his hand, rubbed his head a little and said, ¡°Just tell Tian Yuan directly, he will be very happy. In the past, he always asked the other AI in the egg breeding base to help change, and sometimes he would find other doctors.¡± At the end, he added with a light laugh, ¡°Although Tian Yuan is extremely intelligent and thinks like a human, in the robot¡¯s mind, the **shell** is a very, very unimportant thing that can be changed at any time, just like clothes. He won¡¯t care if you change his shell, but if you say you¡¯ll help him get a chip upgrade, or install antivirus software, then he will jump three feet high with joy.¡±


    Jing Man was stunned to hear that, once again, knowledge had increased!


    But since the person in question would not be embarrassed, what was he afraid of?


    The next morning, the sun had not yet fully risen, and the mist with a slight chill enveloped Wanhua Mountain, gilding the lush mountains with an ethereal, fluttering layer of dress. This was the time when Tian Yuan usually woke up. When he came out of his room today, he saw Jing Man waiting outside the door with a mysterious box in his hand.


    The box looked both somewhat familiar and unfamiliar.


    After all, a robot repair kit should not appear in Jing Man¡¯s hand. Thinking that the door was opened in the wrong way, Tian Yuan took two steps back and closed the door, only to pull it open again after a few seconds. However, the scene in front of him hadn¡¯t changed at all. Jing Man was still standing there, holding a robot repair kit that didn¡¯t match him.


    Tian Yuan turned on the scanning imaging function and scanned the human figure in front of him from head to toe.


    After making sure that this was Jing Man himself and not a robot disguised as Jing Man, he spoke helplessly, ¡°Is ManMan looking for Tian Yuan for something? It¡¯s okay, Tian Yuan is going to take care of the children when they wake up.¡±


    Jing Man rubbed his sleepy eyes, smiled and held up the repair kit in his hand, ¡°Of course! Today, I want to give you a gift¨C¡°


    Halfway through his sentence, he felt a lightness in his hand.


    Tian Yuan blinked and took the robot repair kit in Jing Man¡¯s hand, saying with surprise, ¡°Thank you, ManMan, for the gift. Tian Yuan has always wanted a new repair kit! It¡¯s alright now, isn¡¯t it? Tian Yuan is going to wake up the children.¡±


    As a robot, Tian Yuan of course had a strict schedule to follow. These days his schedule almost always revolved around the children and had been set in stone. If Jing Man interrupted him today, the children might not be the first to arrive at the children¡¯s activity area! That¡¯s not good!


    Seeing that Tian Yuan had misunderstood his own meaning, Jing Man was dumbfounded. He reached out to get the robot repair kit, but it was no use at all. He had no choice but to speak with a bitter face, ¡°Tian Yuan, you misunderstood! This is not a gift, it¡¯s what¡¯s inside! You give it back to me.¡±


    Tian Yuan returned the maintenance bag to Jing Man and said with anticipation, ¡°Then please ask ManMan to give the gift to Tian Yuan!¡±


    But in his heart, he thought, hurry up, I have to take care of the children!


    At this moment, the atmosphere of surprise has been completely ruined.


    Jing Man took back the recovered robot repair kit and smiled helplessly. He also did not sell himself short, opened the repair kit to reveal the new fuel tank lying quietly inside, and said directly, ¡°Tian Yuan, the gift is to change this for you!¡±


    Tian Yuan was so touched that he came over and hugged Jing Man, making a whimpering sound on his shoulder. He was a little embarrassed because every time he asked someone else to do this job, he would inevitably get a handful of dirty oil. He always promised to help the AI get a new tank when he asked for help, and compensated when he asked for help from others in the egg breeding base.


    This was a precious first!


    After expressing emotions, reason returned.


    Tian Yuan hung his head and said, ¡°Thank you very much ManMan. ManMan¡¯s feelings Tian Yuan accepted. But it¡¯s already time to wake up the children, so let¡¯s put off changing the fuel tank for a while.¡±


    Jing Man did not listen to him, pulled the robot into the room and pressed him into the bathtub.


    The hair on his forehead rose as he lowered his head, and the young man¡¯s voice was unquestionable, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Brother Mu has already gone to call the children. I¡¯m not busy anymore, so I¡¯ll help you get a new tank today, and then you can go play in Wanhua Mountain.¡±


    Lying in the bathtub, Tian Yuan¡¯s eyes lit up a bit, this is happiness on top of happiness! So, when Jing Man finished changing the new fuel tank, Tian Yuan went straight to the mountain with a small package on his back.


    Jing Man was left with a stiff expression on his face as he looked at the oil stains on the ground and the oil spots on his clothes. He squatted on the ground and wiped the floor, but the more he wiped, the dirtier it became. He simply called the receptionist to send AI to clean up the scene, and returned to his bedroom to take a thorough shower, and threw his dirty clothes into the washing machine.


    The youngsters were surprised to find that it was not Tian Yuan who woke them up.


    Xiao Sang was the first to get himself dressed and sat down to swing his feet and watched his father help BaiBai. After watching for a while, he poked his head in and said, ¡°Father, Uncle Tian Yuan didn¡¯t put those clothes on like that, you made a mistake.¡±


    Mu CangZhou frowned and checked it again carefully.


    Then, he found that it was indeed so. The outfit was cut in a way that the front was long and the back was short, as if it was bought by Tian Yuan. Xiao Sang saw his father change to the right direction, laughed a little, and continued to take a moment to sway his feet.


    After a while, he looked at the watch on the wall and continued to ask, ¡°Father, where did Uncle Tian Yuan go today? You are so slow, we used to go to breakfast at this time. This way we won¡¯t make it to the children¡¯s area in time for the first wave.¡±


    Mu CangZhou sighed as he walked over and rubbed Xiao Sang¡¯s head a couple times, feeling the coolness in his hand. He said, ¡°Tian Yuan went out. Is food allowed in the children¡¯s activity area? If we can¡¯t make it, we¡¯ll go there first and then we¡¯ll eat. I¡¯ll take care of you with Daddy today.¡±


    At the mention of Daddy, the expressions on the children¡¯ faces changed and their heads turned in unison.


    With expectant faces, they looked at Mu CangZhou and inquired about Daddy.


    They said, ¡°Is Daddy not busy today? I miss Daddy so much!¡±


    ¡°Since Daddy is back, will Daddy take us out to play?¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, yes! Let father and Daddy take us out to eat delicious food!¡±


    After listening to the children¡¯ requests, Mu CangZhou thought about it and nodded his head, ¡°Okay, when Daddy comes back from work, you can discuss with him whether you can go out.¡±


    Jing Man finished tidying himself up and went out to the children¡¯s room, but found that they were not here. When he opened his optical computer, he saw the coordinates Brother Mu had sent him, and he hurried over to meet the group.


    Brother Mu and the children were waiting for him in the atrium of the hotel, and Jing Man thought the children had gone into the children¡¯s activity center to play as usual. Only when he arrived did he find them waiting at the cafe.


    The handsome man with an imposing appearance had six children of different races, but all very cute, and two golden retrievers with satin fur creeping at his feet.


    The children each had a small cup of juice in front of them, with a variety of delicate desserts. The man looked at his optical computer from time to time, and sometimes tilted his head to look around, obviously waiting for someone.


    Such a picture could not wait for a year and a half to see. At this time, there were a few people quietly hiding in the sidelines to watch.


    Jing Man passed by and heard them whispering praises of Brother Mu and the children. There was some small pride in his heart, and some shame at the public execution.


    However, he frowned slightly when he saw a man dressed as a hotel waiter take out his optical computer and started filming.


    Jing Man quickly walked over, his eyes firm and tone polite, ¡°Hello sir, please respect other people¡¯s portrait rights, don¡¯t shoot without permission. You don¡¯t want people taking pictures when you¡¯re out and about, do you?¡±


    The man¡¯s face reddened slightly and he stammered, ¡°I¡­ I didn¡¯t take them, I¡­ As an employee of the hotel, can¡¯t I take a picture of the cafe?¡±


    Jing Man¡¯s eyes sank slightly and he nodded, ¡°I hope so. But if I see pictures of my lover and children circulating around on the star network, I¡¯ll come back for a statement.¡±


    After speaking, he no longer entangled with this person, and walked with long legs towards Brother Mu and the children. He didn¡¯t see how colorful and mixed the expression of the man behind him was. Big Bear was the first to see Jing Man, and he immediately stood up and waved his tail wildly, excited to pounce this way. After being here for a few days, he knew not to bark, lest he scare the kids playing on the side, so he had to show his excitement in this slightly restrained way.


    ¡°Daddy!¡± The six babies were all happy to be able to cling to Daddy again after a week and went over to his side.

 CH 51

    At the foot of the mountain, in the corner where the wildflowers bloomed, there was a long, thin winding river flowing slowly. The river was neither wide nor deep, and the water was clear, with small transparent fish living in it.


    There was a shallow pond, about 10 meters in diameter, under a large tree, which was suitable for the children to play in. If Jing Man hadn¡¯t been trying to find the best secluded space for sketching, he wouldn¡¯t have found this place that generally went unnoticed by other people.


    Xiao Shui, ZhiZhi and Xiao Sang, the three kids who had the gift of race and didn¡¯t have to worry about drowning, slowly stepped into the pond under the watchful eyes of Jing Man and Mu CangZhou.


    As an aquatic child, the medusa, Xiao Shui stepped into the water, like two halves that become whole, but there was no river whose water could give him the same carefree, back-to-nature feeling as this one today. After stepping into it, Xiao Shui felt the slippery, cold pebbles beneath his feet and felt like he was back in an eggshell. His body slowly soaked, relaxed and free, and the feeling of softness and openness grew deeper and deeper. He slowly closed his eyes and let his whole body float on the water, his hair spread out, and his lips were smiling.


    Xiao Sang¡¯s eyes swished open when he entered the water, he looked around twice, and then fluttered to the bottom of the lake. After waiting for a while, the water surface clattered. Xiao Sang floated up, and his green and white hands cupped two stones. The two stones look ordinary at first glance, but after a closer look, they were very transparent inside, with the texture of jade.


    Xiao Sang squeezed the stones and refused to let go. Returning to the shore and sitting down, his hands gently sharpened on the jade over and over again.


    Jing Man noticed the difference and came over to ask, ¡°Xiao Sang, what is that in your hand? Don¡¯t pick up things under the water.¡±


    The next second, the undead child looked up and the emotion in his eyes was like a winter snow scene, slightly cool but with a touch of lingering around it. He held up the stone to show Jing Man, ¡°Daddy, there¡¯s something inside the stones.¡±


    Jing Man let out a cry of surprise and squatted down to take the two stones that had caught his son¡¯s eye with interest. One was oval in shape and the other was like an equilateral triangle.


    The oval one seems to have thin green lines inside, and the lines were wrapped around each other to form the appearance of a tree. The other piece had a crimson dot inside, like a whole blood bead stored inside.


    ¡°There really is!¡± Jing Man was so amazed that he asked, ¡°Xiao Sang, did you feel them as soon as you entered the water?¡±


    Xiao Sang nodded with a hint of surprise, his eyes still on the stones. The corners of his mouth skewed down as if he was torn between urging Daddy or not, since he wanted the two stones back.


    Jing Man, however, did not receive his son¡¯s message, holding the stones in his hand.


    He carefully searched his memory in his mind and remembered that he had read similar legendary stories when he was cramming his knowledge of children.


    A long, long time ago, when people still ate raw meat, the relationship between the races was not as harmonious as it was now. Because there were a lot of gaps between each other¡¯s habits, the various races and districts would experience friction from time to time. Swords, spears, and halberds would be taken out every now and then to wear off the rust.


    The long-term state of seeing every bush and tree as an enemy resulted in the five senses of humans to be much sharper than in peaceful times, and they were often able to feel some new things appear in life. A beast person saint was born, and the sky raised a full three days of colorful auspicious clouds.


    When the saint was still small, they one day sank into the water for nearly half an hour without emerging. Everyone knew that they were not a good aquatic race, so it was asserted that they had drowned. However, they were also afraid of the water beast people, not daring to rashly enter the water.


    So, after weighing many things, the beast people decided to seek a truce with the benevolent aquatic race and asked them to help retrieve the body. The beast people race and the aquatic race had a truce meeting for several hours, and finally reached an agreement when the sun was about to sink to the bottom of the sea.


    The two races chose the path of permanently laying down their weapons, respecting each other and helping each other. Just after the agreement was signed, the saint emerged from the bottom of the water, clutching a radiant, dazzling stone.


    People say they found a cluster of light embedded in the stone that brought the Seed of Peace to Sky Blue Star.


    Jing Man¡¯s brain circuit was very simple. The stone that the saint found under the water was so powerful that it could overturn the war. The two stones that Xiao Sang found under the water also looked powerful, one with a tree inside and one with a red dot, so maybe they had some good uses too.


    Jing Man unconsciously ignored Xiao Sang¡¯s expectant attention and took the stones aside. He cautiously asked Mu CangZhou, ¡°Brother Mu, do you see anything special about these stones?¡±


    The latter raised his eyebrows, took the stones and looked at them for half a day, ¡°This pattern looks like a tomato and the other one looks like broccoli?¡±


    At that, Jing Man looked incredulous as he gave his own explanation to Mu CangZhou.


    ¡°This one looks like a tree inside, symbolizing upward growth and life. This one looks like a drop of blood, symbolizing the completion of life, health and peace.¡±


    Seeing him like this, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart was helpless. He seriously wondered if ManMan had been drawing and sketching continuously lately, and all the thoughts that sprouted in his mind had been processed artistically. As he tried to arrange his wording to properly enlighten the man, Xiao Sang came over anxiously and tugged at his pant leg.


    The child¡¯s gaze held a trace of sadness and his voice muffled, ¡°Father, can Daddy give me back the stone?¡±


    Hearing this question, Jing Man made a big blushing face as he avoided Mu CangZhou¡¯s smirking gaze and returned the stone to Xiao Sang. He gave the stone back to Xiao Sang with a dry admonition, ¡°Xiao Sang, be good, only play with it, don¡¯t put it in your mouth.¡±


    ¡°Of course, I know!¡± Xiao Sang took the stone and immediately dodged to the side.


    At this time, the remaining children and two golden retrievers had also entered the river to play for a while. Jing Man watched their playful appearance, heart very relaxed.


    He saw Xiao Shui pour a handful of water on ZhiZhi playfully. ZhiZhi turned around and thought FanFan did it, and immediately threw water back. Not long after, the children all played together, and his mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He quickly took out his sketchbook to present the image he had captured to the top.


    Mu CangZhou took the time to look at the children in between, and found that Jing Man¡¯s way of thinking was quite complicated.


    What he saw was obviously the children laughing and happy, but somehow transcribed onto the paper as huge ancient creatures with swords drawn, looking dangerous, as if war was about to break out. But Jing Man was so engrossed in his creation that the expression on his face became much more serious. He quickly stroked as if the surrounding environment was nothing.


    This showed a completely different side of Jing Man from the past. Mu CangZhou felt a hot current passing through his heart when he saw it, with a little sweetness and an overflowing heartbeat.


    After leaving Wanhua Mountain, the midterm results came out quickly and Jing Man got a satisfactory answer.


    After lunch, he slept at home with six different kinds of dumplings curled up around him.


    When he heard a knock at the door, he ran to the door in a daze. He wondered who it was, since Brother Mu was even busier than before lately, he didn¡¯t even come back for lunch.


    ¡°ManMan, Tian Yuan is back!¡± Opening the door to see, it turned out that outside the door stood robot Tian Yuan, who went to Wanhua Mountain more than a month ago.


    He didn¡¯t know what exactly he had gone through during this time, his clothes were covered with unknown grass seeds, stubble, and broken blades, looking no different from a vagrant.


    If it was a normal person, going out for so long would cause one to tan by a few degrees, but Tian Yuan¡¯s body, except for the clothes, had no change at all.


    Jing Man¡¯s eyes bypassed him and stuck to another robot in a police uniform, asking hesitantly, ¡°Is this Xinghai Jun?¡±1


    The last time he had seen Xinghai Jun was when he and Mu CangZhou had just met, and he had said a lot of vague things that he unfortunately didn¡¯t understand. Still, was there a connection between the robots of these different system agencies? It was the first time he knew that!


    Xinghai Jun nodded slightly as he spoke, ¡°Now sending Tian Yuan home, please sign for it.¡±


    Seeing Jing Man¡¯s face full of confusion, Xinghai Jun explained, ¡°This fool went too deep after entering the mountain, there was a rainstorm and a landslide. My team happened to meet him when they went there to search and rescue people.¡±


    He said it to the point, but Jing Man listened with great fear. He hurriedly invited the two into his home.


    He turned to Tian Yuan and reprimanded him as if he were Big Bear, ¡°Is Tian Yuan okay? Why didn¡¯t you tell us if something happened to you! If it weren¡¯t for the help of the police, we wouldn¡¯t have been able to see you! You have such a big egg breeding base to take care of, you can¡¯t do that anymore!¡±


    After Tian Yuan entered the mountain, he said he wanted to immerse himself in biological research, and directly cut off contact with the outside world unilaterally.


    So what happened, Jing Man and the others did not know anything.


    When Jing Man said that, Tian Yuan was not annoyed, and said stupidly, ¡°Tian Yuan is fine! The egg breeding base has backup data of Tian Yuan to manage, do not worry! Even if ceased to function, Mu CangZhou knows where Tian Yuan¡¯s backup chip is! Tian Yuan will live longer than anyone!¡±


    As a robot, he was not able to understand human empathy behavior. Because they were good friends, so many secrets were also directly self-exposed. However, upon seeing Jing Man speak and the corners of his eyes abruptly redden slightly, he still pulled a tissue and handed it over. In his mind, he silently calculated where the problem was, why Jing Man was crying¡­


    After listening to the explanation, Jing Man¡¯s mood also calmed down.


    After once again realizing his lack of understanding of the robot, he awkwardly pulled up the corners of his mouth and turned to Xinghai Jun, who was watching the show with interest.


    Jing Man sniffled and bowed, ¡°Anyway, thanks for the help of the police, thank you for helping me get Tian Yuan back, nothing serious happened in this storm, right?¡±


    Xinghai Jun shook his head and glanced at Tian Yuan, ¡°Except for this robot and a few goats raised by a farmer, there were no other casualties.¡±


    Jing Man relaxed a lot, he thought about it and asked, ¡°Hey, normally the police station AI is not allowed to leave? Is there something Xinghai Jun has come here to do today?¡±


    Xinghai Jun hummed and looked at Tian Yuan, ¡°I want to ask Mu CangZhou to help me make a copy of Tian Yuan¡¯s social information and send it to the police station.¡± At the end, he added, ¡°I don¡¯t mean anything else, it¡¯s just that I¡¯ve only seen this one AI with such high intelligence that can rival me, except for the one in the State Department. I want to make a friend.¡±


    ¡ª


    SB: Robots can have a social life too! Robo-buddies!

 CH 52

    Recently, the egg breeding base became busy again, and the replicated data left by Tian Yuan was not enough to support the overall situation, so the main body had to go back. Thus, Jing Man took the kids to accompany him to the leap point.


    Whether or not Xinghai Jun finally got Tian Yuan¡¯s social information, Jing Man did not know. He wanted to ask about it, but both sides put it off on the grounds that it was top secret.


    ¡°Uncle Tian Yuan went out this time, when will he come back?¡± ZhiZhi tugged on Jing Man¡¯s sleeve, and asked in a soft voice.


    The children were a little uneasy when they arrived at the leap point this time. Every time they came here they either had to send someone to pick them up, or Daddy had to take them out.


    This time, they didn¡¯t hear that a friend was coming, and Daddy didn¡¯t pack their bags, so it must be Uncle Tian Yuan who was leaving.


    Jing Man was dumbfounded for a moment, and cast a questioning glance at Tian Yuan. The robot got the message, came over and squatted in front of the children. He blinked and said, ¡°Tian Yuan has to go home and get back to business, and will come back when free, but the time is not certain. The children should eat well, grow taller, and be healthier when Tian Yuan comes back than they are now, okay?¡±


    When the children heard that the time was not certain, they were a bit upset. FanFan¡¯s eyes kept falling on Tian Yuan¡¯s face, afraid that the next moment they would not see his face. Xiao Jin was sitting next to Xiao Shui, and the two children were muttering something, their eyes focused on Tian Yuan¡¯s face every now and then.


    ZhiZhi was carefully plucking the peach blossoms that were about to bloom off the branches, and solemnly put them into Tian Yuan¡¯s hands, telling him to keep them.


    Xiao Sang gave Tian Yuan the precious stones he had found on the Wanhua Mountain, which he had always loved, as a souvenir.


    BaiBai even rubbed his slightly red eyes and opened his arms for a hug. After being held in Tian Yuan¡¯s arms, he buried his head and took a deep breath of his body¡¯s smell, wanting to remember in his heart.


    The reason for this was that Tian Yuan, as a robot of the egg breeding base, was programmed to be very good at taking care of and accompanying the children. Especially after spending nearly two months together, there was a time when Daddy was still very busy and Tian Yuan took them alone.


    Their feelings for each other could be said to be deep.


    After sending Tian Yuan away, Jing Man took the kids back home slowly into the sunset. When he was sorting out the children¡¯s laundry, he opened the closet, which was almost full, and realized that Tian Yuan had left such a deep mark on the house during this time. He had bought at least ten outfits for each of his children.


    The six children had the same sibling clothes, little clothes of the same style and different colors, and even a small animal plush suit, which looked very cute. Seeing that the children were still not in a great mood, lying on the floor with pillows, not interested in playing and learning, Jing Man¡¯s heart sighed.


    He went up to them and said, ¡°Uncle Tian Yuan has to go away for business, so don¡¯t be sad. Father said he will be finished in a few days, so he won¡¯t have to work overtime anymore. When he comes back, we will keep you company. Besides, parting is for a better reunion, didn¡¯t you promise Uncle Tian Yuan to grow up well? He will call us when he gets to Tianhu District, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    The children nodded obediently to maintain their understanding, but it¡¯s always a little hard to accept the sudden departure of someone they¡¯ve spent so much time with. This was the first time they have been exposed to such a profound parting, and it was normal that they couldn¡¯t get over it for a while.


    After a long time, ZhiZhi uttered a proposal, ¡°Let¡¯s go to the Sunshine Greenhouse together, Uncle Tian Yuan has been living there with me since he arrived, there must still be many traces of his life there!¡±


    As a few days passed, the sadness of Tian Yuan¡¯s departure gradually faded away and life returned to normal. This morning, Jing Man woke up on time and felt an additional source of heat around him, emitting a warm and comforting scent. He was so confused that he turned over and a feeling of reassurance came over him, Jing Man just hugged him and wouldn¡¯t let go.


    After sleeping for a while, he felt that something was wrong. The heart began to be nervous, and opened his eyes to see that it was Mu CangZhou.


    Jing Man relaxed, and with a soft, nasal voice asked, ¡°Brother Mu, when did you come back?¡±


    ¡°Last night, you were asleep when I came back.¡± Mu CangZhou said with a smile, the first kiss of the morning covered Jing Man¡¯s lips.


    A while ago, when the family went to Wanhua Mountain, he could not personally go to the construction site to supervise the work for various reasons. This resulted in the process of house¡¯s construction to be delayed by a lot. Then, there was a rainstorm that washed away half of the walls that had already been built. He had to stay there at night and did not come back for a while in order to finish the project on time.


    Now that the masonry house for Jing Man was finally complete, he was relieved to go home after ordering the aldehyde removal AI service.


    Jing Man let out a hum, not suspecting anything. Seeing that Mu CangZhou was not going to avoid it, he blushed and fumbled to change his clothes under the covers. He climbed out of the nest after putting on his pants and stood in front of the closet to look for a suitable top when Mu CangZhou hugged him from behind. His low, raspy voice came out and tickled his ears, ¡°ManMan, let¡¯s get married.¡±


    However, this statement and action directly scared Jing Man, even the clothes in his hand fell to the ground. Jing Man turned around and pushed him away, his face full of disbelief, looking surprised, ¡°Brother Mu, we¡¯re already married! There¡¯s a certificate to prove it! How else do you want to tie the knot?¡±


    ¡°By having a wedding and letting everyone know we¡¯re together.¡± Mu CangZhou frowned slightly and said so.


    So that¡¯s how it is.


    Strange feelings rose in his heart, Jing Man¡¯s heart was perplexed and surprised, and there was a trace of expectation that could be foraged. He felt his throat tighten and smiled awkwardly, ¡°Brother Mu, why do you suddenly have such a thought. We are fine now. There¡¯s no need for a wedding, right?¡±


    Mu CangZhou shook his head, his eyes slightly sunken, ¡°It¡¯s different, I want to marry you and receive the blessing of friends and family. We¡¯ve been together for so long and our kids are so old, what are you afraid of?¡±


    Afraid of what¡­ Afraid that he¡¯s not a good person? Afraid that he won¡¯t get along with you? Afraid that they won¡¯t get along? No, these problems don¡¯t exist with them. The two of them get along in a way that tranquility yields transcendence.


    In this way, it seemed that there was really nothing to be afraid of.


    Jing Man¡¯s cheeks warmed slightly as he hooked up his clothes with his feet and pulled them over his body. He sat on the edge of the bed for a long time, his voice softened a bit, and asked, ¡°Brother Mu, what about the wedding, have you thought about it?¡±


    Mu CangZhou thought Jing Man was going to retort, but Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes lit up when he heard these words. Endless joy blossomed over his heart, and a wisp of sweetness flowed through his mind. He nodded heavily and took out his optical computer to reveal the house he had built at the foot of Wanhua Mountain and projected it onto the wall.


    A beautiful palace, like a city of ice and snow, appeared in front of his eyes, but the material used was slightly thicker and heavier, like bluestone. From the appearance alone, this was a very beautiful house.


    Mu CangZhou rubbed Jing Man¡¯s hair and said, ¡°This is the vacation villa I built for you, and also the place where the wedding will be held.¡±


    ¡°Huh? Oh.¡± Jing Man didn¡¯t react at first, and only after a while he said with surprise, ¡°So, you¡¯ve been building a house all this time?¡±


    Mu CangZhou gave a hint, and although he already had an idea in his mind, he put his head on Jing Man¡¯s shoulder and asked, ¡°So, my new house is all built, are you going to marry me?¡±


    ¡°Yes, then let¡¯s get married.¡± Jing Man¡¯s neck felt a little itchy, but felt that the man was putting all his weight on himself, and to avoid falling, he endured it.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes curved, pressed him back to the bed and kissed.


    The two stayed quiet for a while before Jing Man suddenly broke the silence and said, ¡°Brother Mu, my memory hasn¡¯t fully returned. It¡¯s okay to have the wedding now, but I¡¯m not sure what¡¯s going to happen in the future, can you handle it?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Without thinking, he got Mu CangZhou¡¯s definite answer.


    Jing Man blushed, looked Mu CangZhou in the eyes and said, ¡°Then there¡¯s a lot of things to prepare for the wedding, we¡¯ll be busy! By the way! You can¡¯t bypass me this time and make your own decisions about everything!¡±


    With two low sounds of laughter, Mu CangZhou smiled and nodded, raised his hand and could not help but run his fingers through the other¡¯s messy hair a few times.


    The children didn¡¯t know that the dads were talking about life events and were delayed. When they woke up and saw that it was getting late, somehow Daddy hadn¡¯t come to call.


    Xiao Jin waited for a while and spontaneously got up and woke up his siblings one by one. He struggled to get everyone dressed and stepped on the stool to wash up. When the unscrupulous father finished settling the big event, he remembered that he still had so many children. He ran over and just opened the door to see the bathroom in a mess, somehow also dripping water on the floor.


    Xiao Jin was holding the twisted and slippery faucet with a guilty face, and was working with Xiao Sang on how to put it back. Many other children were lying on the ground with either clean or dirty clothes, silently wiping the floor, the clothed bodies were also very wet ¡­


    He originally intended to be the first to share this event with the children, but seeing this scene, the two fathers were both silent.


    Mu CangZhou came forward to take the kids off the sink one by one and took over the repair work. Jing Man was in tears as he helped the children take off their wet clothes one by one and changed them into dry and comfortable ones.


    Jing Man felt guilty for having to postpone waking up the kids for a while, but the workload multiplied all of a sudden.


    Xiao Jin had a small frown, his face looking dejected. Feeling that he had done something wrong, his eyes did not dare to meet Jing Man. Jing Man found this, sighed in his heart, and picked up his sad little golden dragon.


    He gave the dragon child a kiss on the forehead, stroked his slippery scales and encouraged, ¡°Xiao Jin, don¡¯t be sad, thank you for helping Daddy take care of your siblings.¡±


    ¡°But¡­ I broke the faucet.¡± The little golden dragon child¡¯s eyes kept looking in the direction of the bathroom, his heart obviously still couldn¡¯t let go.


    Jing Man said comfortingly, ¡°Well, Daddy knows that. But then again, these things have their own degree of wear and tear, maybe they have been used for a long time, so it¡¯s time to replace them. And then it just so happens that you ran into it the moment it broke down.¡±


    Xiao Jin¡¯s tail flicked behind him as he asked, ¡°So, it could have leaked if Daddy unscrewed the faucet?¡±


    ¡°Well, of course!¡± Jing Man let out a laugh, ¡°Anyone who twists a faucet can have bad luck.¡±


    Since he made a mistake that everyone could make, Xiao Jin felt much more relieved. Turning back to see his siblings¡¯ eyes pass this way, he was a little embarrassed and struggled to escape.

 CH 53

    By the time the children had made a mess, it was almost time to eat. The two dads looked at each other and decided to solve the problem of food first.


    In the large and spacious open kitchen, Jing Man took the children to identify the types of vegetables. On the other hand, Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyebrows were relaxed, and the vegetable board under his hand made a neat and rhythmic sound. He had been delayed in the morning and had not been able to go out to buy vegetables.


    Mu CangZhou had to make bashful dishes from the leftover celery, dried tofu, tomatoes and potatoes in the refrigerator, and pour them onto the freshly rolled noodles. It had been a long time since he had cooked for the children, and now he had to make do with what he had, without any meat, so he was a little upset.


    However, this displeasure soon washed away.


    None of the Jing family¡¯s children had problems eating.


    Looking at the children eating all of the thin, white and sinewy noodles, each one was particularly happy, and buried their heads in delicious food. It was Xiao Sang¡¯s first time eating food that did not contain any undead staple tropical leaves at all, and the novelty of it made him exude happiness all around. He was the first of the children to finish the food in the small bowl, as he had the highest skill points in using chopsticks.


    ¡°Father, give me some more noodles.¡± After eating the bowl of bashful noodles and drinking all the soup, Xiao Sang lifted the bowl and looked at Mu CangZhou with bright eyes.


    The son¡¯s support was the best book of approval. Mu CangZhou smiled and nodded, stroking his little son¡¯s head, ¡°Okay, I didn¡¯t know you liked this.¡±


    At this time, Xiao Jin also finished the noodles. He strutted his feet and walked over, quietly put the bowl on the side of the stove, and handed the bowl in waiting to add rice. His golden brown eyes with vertical pupils were full of expectation.


    As a little white tiger, FanFan¡¯s eating process was much simpler than the brothers.


    He did not have to use any tools, just buried his head and ate a lot of food. The reason why he was not the first to finish eating was because his bowl was a circle bigger than his siblings¡­


    At this moment, watching his father add noodles for his brother, FanFan pulled his head to look at the pot. It felt like the bashful dish was almost finished! Then, it might be gone when it¡¯s his turn?!


    He hurriedly withdrew his eyes, wailed, wagged his tail and began to lick the small diced vegetables around the bowl. He was waiting with all his heart and eyes for the bowl before asking his father to add more food.


    ¡°FanFan take it easy, eat slowly. There is still more in the pot.¡± However, his little mind was completely seen by Jing Man, who frowned and helplessly lectured.


    The little white tiger did not squeal, but the movement of his barbed tongue licking the wall of the bowl did not slow down at all.


    ZhiZhi, as they grew older, the normal digestive tract in their body was almost developed. They now ate, sometimes digesting with their hands and sometimes savoring with their mouth. Today, when they could easily eat the food cooked by Father themself, they chose to eat with their mouth.


    Bite by bite, the noodles mixed with vegetables were served to their mouth, though slowly, each bite of food carried Father¡¯s love, and the thought of it overflowed with pleasure around the little treant.


    After the meal, the family lounged on the sofa and relaxed.


    Jing Man looked at the children soft and cute together in a pile, the corner of the lips curved in a shallow hook. He put down the tea cup in his hand, the crisp sound of glass clashing with glass attracted everyone¡¯s attention.


    Jing Man cleared his throat, ¡°First of all, Daddy would like to apologize for being a little late to wake you up today.¡±


    The children blinked and looked at each other, wondering what Daddy was selling.


    Jing Man glanced at Mu CangZhou and they exchanged a look before he continued, ¡°There¡¯s a serious reason for that. Your father came back, and we talked for a while, so we were delayed.¡±


    ¡°Now Daddy wants to quiz you guys, do you know what a wedding is?¡±


    It so happened that the cartoon showed such an episode yesterday, the children immediately raised their hands excitedly. Even ZhiZhi and Xiao Shui, who were usually quiet, have a layer of expectation on their faces.


    Seeing that the kids were so generous, Jing Man smiled and pointed to Xiao Jin and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s say it one by one in the order you broke the shell, and be careful not to repeat it with your sibling.¡±


    Xiao Jin stood up and said in an excited tone, ¡°It¡¯s when people who love each other tell everyone they are together! Like a princess and a prince, Daddy and Father!¡±


    Jing Man smiled, ¡°Yes, and there are families that are Daddy and Mommy, Mommy and Mother.¡±


    ZhiZhi¡¯s cheeks flushed and their little wooden hands flew as they gestured, ¡°Under the beautiful arch of flowers, exchange rings!¡±


    Then, FanFan wagged his tail and added, ¡°And kisses!¡±


    He was a little embarrassed and shyly buried his face in his big paws with beautiful tiger stripes.


    The room was filled with a happy atmosphere as everyone was so impressed by his cute appearance.


    After waiting for a while, Xiao Shui frowned and seriously analyzed, ¡°As long as the marriage should be together forever, living together and experiencing the necessities of life together. It¡¯s sad that weddings are usually held first and then eggs are laid, we didn¡¯t have the chance to attend Daddy¡¯s wedding with Father.¡±


    Hearing these words Jing Man¡¯s cheeks warmed slightly and his gaze flashed.


    Their family¡­ The situation was too special.


    Technically speaking, he didn¡¯t know Mu CangZhou when he knew he had a brood¡­


    And they hadn¡¯t even had a wedding!


    The matter of directly skipping the ticket to raise the children was a wrong example, and they must find a way to hide it from the children! He hurriedly named BaiBai and asked him to continue to add.


    The pink carved jade doll, holding his heart in his hands, with a longing in his eyes, ¡°The two parties who can have a wedding must have pheromones in them that make each other like them! Even if it¡¯s not a race with pheromones, there must be a nice smell that attracts each other!¡±


    Hearing this, Jing Man froze. He seriously thought about it for a while, and the smell on Brother Mu¡¯s body was indeed very nice. It was the kind of reassuring smell with an accommodating scent that allowed his anxious heart to instantly calm down.


    It was like the smell of grass in spring when the leaves were sprouting and everything was coming back to life, like the unique sip of mint soda under the blazing summer sun, like the light fragrance of crushed golden sycamore leaves in autumn, and more like the spark of firewood lit in a fireplace during a silvery winter.


    Xiao Sang¡¯s slightly cold voice broke his fantasy, ¡°The wedding is a responsibility, but also the grave of love. But in front of the grave stands the monument of eternity, so the wedding is also eternal.¡±


    Among the undead, graves and tombstones are both very good things.


    This was considered to be the highest level of appreciation from Xiao Sang. After listening to the children, the trace of uncertainty hidden in Jing Man¡¯s heart also crumbled away. He cleared his throat and was ready to tell the children directly that he was going to marry Mu CangZhou.


    This led to a peeled orange in his hand. Jing Man looked at Mu CangZhou inexplicably, took the orange and stuffed it into his mouth.


    At this moment, Mu CangZhou¡¯s voice came slowly, ¡°To make up for you not attending the last wedding between me and Daddy, we are planning to hold another one, so you must come this time.¡±


    The youngsters were happy as if it was New Year¡¯s Eve and came over to inquire about the details.


    Jing Man, however, froze, finding it difficult to swallow the orange petals in his mouth, and his smile froze on his face.


    ? ? ? What¡¯s up with Brother Mu!


    They directly eloped online, there was a ghost at the last wedding!


    Don¡¯t deceive the babies like this!

 CH 54

    When the leaves were falling and the poetic autumn came, the sky was tinted with the color of fire, and it was finally the day of Jing Man and Mu CangZhou¡¯s wedding. Jing Man¡¯s family moved to their new home at the foot of Wanhua Mountain early.


    It is said that behind every blissful, happy wedding was a busy and helpless one.


    When Jing Man got up in the morning and put on his suit in front of the mirror, he didn¡¯t feel nervous, everything was so relaxed and natural. On one hand, their relationship was already so strong that nothing could bring it down, so there would be no major changes in their lives before and after the wedding. After all, the marriage license has already been received, and their children were already born.


    On the other hand, they needed to invite a few people, mostly relatives of Jing¡¯s parents, as well as Mu CangZhou¡¯s colleagues. The full count only sat less than ten tables, the trouble was also much less.


    When Jing Man was fully dressed, straightened his back and pushed open the door, he saw that the children had been called up by Yan Xiu¡¯er to get fully dressed. He frowned lightly, went to ZhiZhi, tugged at their fluffy skirt, and said helplessly, ¡°Mom, why are you dressing ZhiZhi in girl¡¯s clothes?¡±


    Yan Xiu¡¯er glared at him and said with justification, ¡°Your family¡¯s yang energy is too heavy, I let ZhiZhi be a girl for a day to suppress it. Are they not gender fluid anyway? You have a family of eight, oh no, plus Big Bear. Nine are male! It¡¯s disturbing!¡±


    Listen to this nonsense. However, it was not a good sign to offend the only woman in the family on the big day, so Jing Man quietly shut up.


    When Yan Xiu¡¯er was called to see the flowers used for the wedding decorations, he hurriedly and quietly pulled ZhiZhi aside. The second child of the family deliberately put on a layer of cream that can cover the face of the wood grain, and now the cheeks looked no different from normal humans, appearing more bright-eyed, with white teeth, and very cute.


    With a wig bought by his mother, and a white puffy dress, they were a little princess with a cluster of peach blossom branches in their hand. ZhiZhi was born with beautiful skin, usually a bit on the neutral side, and was the most feminine of the brothers. This dress was not only peaceful, but also particularly attractive.


    Jing Man¡¯s peach blossom eyes hooked, touching ZhiZhi¡¯s head, ¡°ZhiZhi, Daddy knows you are gender fluid, but usually you were brought up as a boy. Your grandmother suddenly let you wear girls¡¯ clothes, do you have uncomfortable feelings in your heart? If it¡¯s uncomfortable we¡¯ll change it right away.¡±


    ZhiZhi shook their head and patted their little hand on the hem of their skirt with doubt in their eyes, ¡°Does Daddy think I don¡¯t look good like this?¡±


    Jing Man smiled and gave them a kiss on the cheek, ¡°Of course it looks good. But obviously it¡¯s all about what you¡¯re comfortable with, we don¡¯t need to listen to Grandma.¡±


    He had read when he was catching up on his child knowledge that races born gender-fluid would generally grow up to survive as a single gender. Some extreme individuals would also undergo surgery to make their gender more pure.


    He just didn¡¯t know if this was the case with his second child.


    ZhiZhi¡¯s answer was unexpected, their voice was soft and firm at the same time, ¡°Yes, ZhiZhi asked to wear a dress¡­¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± This was what Jing Man did not consider, was ZhiZhi not the kind of child who enjoyed mobility? The family¡¯s own children were great!


    ZhiZhi saw Daddy¡¯s surprised expression as if he had seen a ghost and couldn¡¯t hold back a snort of laughter. They said, ¡°Today is Daddy and Father¡¯s wedding day, a very special day, and ZhiZhi wanted to dress up a little to distinguish themself from their older brother and younger brothers.¡±


    It was best for people to remember firmly and know that the Jing family had a little treant!


    ¡°That¡¯s good, you can dress up as you like.¡± Jing Man stretched out his hand to hold ZhiZhi off the ground, ¡°We were delayed for a while, let¡¯s go out and take a look.¡±


    So a short while ago, there were already guests coming in in twos and threes. The villa was built bigger than the Jing residence, and the decorations were minimalist and understated. The colors were bright with a sense of clarity, and even though there are more people, it doesn¡¯t feel cramped and serious at all.


    Because Yan Xiu¡¯er strongly requested, the newlywed husbands followed part of the ancient rituals. Taking everything into account, Jing Man did not see Mu Canzhou¡¯s face for a week. Yan Xiu¡¯er only allowed them to call each other by voice, not even by video.


    In the crowd, Jing Man saw the man at once. He was standing over there with an upright posture, talking with a friend he knew well. His back was turned, so he couldn¡¯t see Mu CangZhou¡¯s face, but Jing Man could fully picture his expression in his mind.


    When he pulled away from his own mind, Jing Man was surprised by his own thoughts.


    His heart was beating fast, and the drumming rhythm told himself ¨C it turned out that the companionship between the two had long been as natural as drinking and breathing, like some kind of companionable symbiosis. After seeing him, one¡¯s mood was actually so jumpy.


    Soon, the wedding began.


    The guests sat under the arch built with flowers to watch the ceremony, there was a gentle breeze blowing through, and the air seemed to have a honey-like sweetness.


    Mu CangZhou looked down at Jing Man in front of him, and felt a softness that had been frozen in the air suddenly melt away. The pair of peach blossom eyes were very bright, and ManMan¡¯s eyes were full of himself. The cheeks had a light layer of thin red, and he trembled slightly.


    Obviously nervous in his heart, but put on a fearless expression, like a semi-adult feline learning to hunt for the first time, trying to prove that he could do it.


    The two of them followed the priest¡¯s vows and took the rings Xiao Jin handed them to put on each other. Jing Man subconsciously looked down at the ring on his hand and rubbed it with his thumb. The slight extra hint of weight carried much more than it seemed.


    ¡°ManMan, come back to your senses.¡±


    Brother Mu¡¯s voice rang out, Jing Man looked up in confusion, and the next second the touch on his lips was soft. It turned out that what Jing Man had just ignored as a whisper, what the priest said was ¨C the groom and the bridegroom could kiss.


    ¡°Daddy! I want a kiss too!¡±


    ¡°Daddy, kiss me too!¡±


    The children didn¡¯t give the two dads a chance to take the kiss deeper, and barged over at the chance, causing the guests watching the ceremony to be amazed. The charming atmosphere was over before it started.


    Jing Man looked at Mu CangZhou and smiled, turning his head to put a stamp on each of the children¡¯ foreheads.


    After the ceremony, there was more and more to do.


    People kept coming over to ask about the children and Mu CangZhou. One wave of people left and another came, Jing Man was a little tired of dealing with it. He looked back and Brother Mu was also surrounded by a crowd, and was slightly emotionally ill, but his good grooming kept a smile on his face.


    ¡°ManMan, the children want to take a lunch break and insist on your company, go and take care of it.¡± Finally, Yan Xiu¡¯er couldn¡¯t stand it anymore and found an excuse to send Jing Man away through the crowd.


    Jing Man returned to the wedding room, but found that the children were not here.


    When he glanced at his optical computer, he saw that his mother had sent a video of her taking the children to share the wedding cake.


    Mom said, ¡°I¡¯ll take care of this, I know you don¡¯t like to socialize, go home and rest.¡±


    Jing Man was also simple-minded. When he got the message, he felt reassured and laid down.


    When he woke up again, the night sky was dyed an extraordinarily rich and serene color. The faint smell of alcohol leapt into the nostrils, not unpleasant, but very strange. Feeling wrong, Jing Man hurriedly opened his eyes and found that Brother Mu had returned, he was slightly relieved.


    Seeing Mu CangZhou fall on his side, not even taking off his clothes, just lying on top of the quilt and sleeping quietly, Jing Man frowned slightly.


    ¡°Brother Mu, get up.¡± The weather in November was slightly cold, and this side was at the foot of the mountain. The window was open for ventilation, so the mountain wind was sent in from time to time. If he caught a cold, it would be bad.


    Jing Man pulled the quilt to cover him up, but this man did not know what to eat when growing up, his frame was very heavy. The quilt was firmly pressed under his body, and when he pulled it, Brother Mu still did not move, as if he was a heavy stone statue.


    Hearing his voice, Mu CangZhou lifted his eyelids to take a look. However, Jing Man looked at his eyes unfocused and deeply suspected that he was looking at the air.


    He just saw Mu CangZhou hum, reached out to grab Jing Man¡¯s wrist, and then made no movement again. Jing Man was now in a dilemma, with good intentions to cover this person with the quilt, but he was somehow trapped. He tried hard to pull his hand out, but the man was asleep and his strength was still too great.


    ¡°You are a crab, right? Don¡¯t pinch me with your pincers!¡± He was annoyed and puffed up, using his empty other hand to scratch at Mu CangZhou¡¯s waist.


    There was a hint of sulking in the haze of Mu CangZhou¡¯s mind as his sensitive parts were harassed. He brought Jing Man under him with one hand and lifted the covers with the other.


    Good, the world was now at peace.


    Being completely and utterly trapped, Jing Man cursed in his heart. He had lived for more than 20 years, he had seen drunk and crazy dancing in the street, seen others stubbornly compare how many bottles they can drink, also saw someone hugging a dog to confess their feelings, and even seen people fall asleep as soon as they lay down.


    However, others fell asleep immediately without holding someone closely and not letting go¡­


    The more he thought about it, the more angry he was. He moved the only part of his body that could move ¨C his neck ¨C and raised his head and bit Mu CangZhou on the ear, letting the pain pull him back to his senses.


    He did not pull back, but the expression on Mu CangZhou¡¯s face was not right.


    Mu CangZhou spoke in a very flat and light voice, not at all sounding like he had too much to drink, ¡°ManMan, aren¡¯t you going to bed at this late hour?¡±


    He thought, I¡¯ve been sleeping all afternoon and now I¡¯m hungry.


    Jing Man nodded angrily and his tone was tinged with fury, ¡°You want to sleep, you sleep first! Leave me alone!¡±


    The next second, Mu CangZhou rolled over and left him, only to see him cover his eyes with the back of his hand, the whole body trembling.


    Jing Man took a look, and his heart was pounding.


    How come this person was crying after a few words were said?


    Based on his previous nature, seeing this image would immediately anger him, and would long ago throw open the door and leave. But now, the ring on his hand reminded him of the word responsibility.


    ¡°Brother Mu, are you okay?¡± Biting his lower lip and thinking for half a second, Jing Man still came over and asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, you¡¯re so cute.¡± Mu CangZhou moved his hand away, revealing a smiling face, it turned out that this person was secretly laughing.


    Jing Man now did not understand, ¡°???¡±


    Mu CangZhou came over and gave him a kiss, explaining, ¡°I wanted to see how you would take care of me if I was drunk.¡±


    So, this was all an act!


    Jing Man was furious and kicked Mu CangZhou in anger, ¡°Then you see, I don¡¯t take care. You will be left to fend for yourself.¡±


    ¡°You won¡¯t leave me alone, and I won¡¯t drink myself unconscious.¡± Mu CangZhou wanted to laugh at the thought of Jing Man¡¯s expression just now, calmly stating the facts.

 CH 55

    In the blink of an eye, at the end of the lunar calendar, a heavy snowfall that lasted for three days finally stopped. The streets were getting colder, and pedestrians were wrapped in thick coats, gathering in twos and threes, carrying large bags in their hands.


    The New Year period was the dawn of the year for Sky Blue Star¡¯s brick-and-mortar stores. People usually like to shop online, but during New Year¡¯s Eve, they like to visit the stores. Jing Man¡¯s children had also broken out of their shells for several months now, and they had grown from palm-sized bunches to about a year old babies, happily running up and down the house every day like a small group of animals.


    This was very shocking to Yan Xiu¡¯er, every time she came to Jing Man¡¯s house, she couldn¡¯t help but buy a bunch of food for the children and record a bunch of videos to keep.


    In her perception, the children turned into humans when they were one year old, and should only be as big as human children when they were one year old by then.


    ¡°ManMan, I¡¯ve been looking for you guys a lot this year. I¡¯m going to go to the Fire Island District with your daddy for New Year¡¯s Eve, so I won¡¯t be with you guys.¡± She put down the big shopping bags, walked straight over and said with a smile.


    Jing Man nodded repeatedly, happy that she did not come to interfere. In previous years, he lived alone, and being alone for the New Year was good. This year, with the kids, he and his parents geometrically increased the degree of interactions, which felt quite odd.


    After dinner, he told Mu CangZhou the news.


    The man, with extraordinarily dark eyes, suggested, ¡°How about letting Mom and Dad take the children with them? You and I will be the only ones left at home.¡±


    Jing Man scowled, a thin layer of red on his face, and his eyes rolled.


    After the wedding¡­ The two of them got together half-heartedly, and lived a married life.


    But for various reasons, they couldn¡¯t enjoy anything because they always had the children in mind. Moreover, the body was served by Mu CangZhou, but he was unable to relieve himself completely, and this will not work in the long run.


    He rolled his throat and swallowed a little. He lowered his head and looked unnaturally at his toes, his voice leaking out of his throat as thin as a mosquito, ¡°Then, go talk to Mom¡­ If she agrees, then it¡¯s okay¡­¡±


    Not to mention what a NSFW1 year the two fathers had at home.


    Anyway, the children left their parents for the first time completely to follow their grandparents out on vacation.


    Fire Island District¡¯s full name was Volcano Islands District, as its name was generally a dozen islands, surrounded by a sea with several dormant volcanoes and an erupting volcano. It was estimated that volcanic eruptions brought not only searing lava and death, but also rich minerals and heat waves that can breed life.


    This side was home to unique tropical amphibians. The amphibians were proud of their original forms and were not ashamed to expose them in public, instead they can often be seen in the streets as giant frogs or lizards.


    Their enthusiasm also attracted foreigners, many of whom come to this pure land to relax into their original forms.


    Yan Xiu¡¯er and Jing HanYang were not racist as rumored. Being pure humans, they instead had good relationships with other friends who had a second form and would come to the Fire Island District every few years for fun.


    ¡°Where¡¯s BaiBai?¡± After checking in at the hotel, Yan Xiu¡¯er took inventory of the wave of children and found one missing, immediately letting out a cry of surprise.


    Xiao Jin rubbed his two paws together, torn between telling the truth in his mind or not. BaiBai entered the hotel and kept mumbling that he smelled something very fragrant. After that, he said he was going to the bathroom and would come over later, but half an hour had passed¡­


    Yan Xiu¡¯er saw that his expression was not right, came over and picked up Xiao Jin with a serious look and asked, ¡°Do you know where he has gone?¡±


    With his grandmother¡¯s gaze on him, Xiao Jin quickly lost the battle and told the truth. His brother had never run away without permission before, and Xiao Jin felt very bad about it.


    Half an hour¡­ There were too many accidents that could happen.


    Yan Xiu¡¯er did not dare to think about it, her heart burst with fear. She angrily knocked on the bathroom door, stopped Jing HanYang, who wanted to clean up as soon as he landed, from showering, and had him quickly come out to watch the other five children. Then, she went out the door and went to look for BaiBai.


    Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s heart was anxious and first went to the hotel¡¯s front desk to broadcast the search of a missing person and transfer monitoring.


    ¡°Brother, you smell good! Can we be good friends? I¡¯m BaiBai.¡±


    In a corner of the hotel, BaiBai blocked a red-faced child, who looked six or seven years old, in an area filled with greenery. His nose twitched as he inhaled the sweet smell of vanilla in the air.


    The amphibian beaver sub-race, Phil, saw this and felt greatly pressured. He was the son of the hotel owner, and usually played in the hotel.


    Consequently, he was cornered by a child that looked less than a year old in his own territory, which was too humiliating.


    Phil was not of an ordinary beaver sub-race, his mother was a royal in the Fire Island District. Although the existence of the royal family in the present era was not very meaningful, the cultivation of good upbringing from childhood made him unable to say no. He lowered his eyes and thought, although the child in front of him was imposing, he was actually very soft and cute, and had no aggression to speak of.


    Maybe it¡¯s a good choice to be friends with him.


    So, Phil kept his composure, nodded, and introduced himself, ¡°I¡¯m Phil.¡±


    It was the first time BaiBai smelled a scent so in harmony with his feelings, he was almost intoxicated. He only found the vanilla scent fresh and pleasant, the sweetness was just right. It was not at all like ordinary vanilla, so cloying. As a direct result, he seriously lost his mind.


    ¡°Brother Phil, you smell so good.¡± BaiBai wanted to take another step closer to smell his body, but instead Phil looked tense and took a half step back, directly pouncing on an empty space.


    When Yan Xiu¡¯er aggressively brought people to look for him, what they saw was her only omega child, chasing after the most exquisite noble young master in the whole world¡­ And that child was walking fast, so tense that he was about to cry.


    BaiBai was close on the other¡¯s heels like sticky candy, without even a teensy bit of self-awareness¡­


    Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s originally brewing emotions broke immediately, and began to feel embarrassed.


    It was not at all what she guessed, which was that her grandson was abducted by bad guys, but that her family had not taught her godson well¡­ How shameful.


    ¡°BaiBai, are they here for you?¡± Phil perceived a cluster of complex eyes, stopped walking and asked.


    The latter rushed at the opportunity to pounce on the older little boy, sniffing right away to get enough of the sweet scent to heal, before turning his head to see. Seeing his grandmother¡¯s increasingly enraged face, his mood snapped and cracked¡­


    The hotel waiter broke the embarrassment, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! Your grandson is playing with my young master!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good, BaiBai you must not run around in the future, it really scared me.¡± Yan Xiu¡¯er patted her chest with palpitations and ran over to pick BaiBai up. Then, she apologized to the child in front of her, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the trouble my grandson caused you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, he¡¯s interesting.¡± Phil nodded slightly, showing his age-appropriate maturity.


    After a few pleasantries and goodbyes, BaiBai¡¯s mood was visibly downcast, and his heart was filled with sadness that the nice-smelling boy was going to disappear. Phil pursed his lips and made a move that he couldn¡¯t believe. He took the initiative to call Yan Xiu¡¯er, left her his contact information, and made a pact with BaiBai to contact him if he wanted to meet.


    When she returned to the room, Yan Xiu¡¯er told Jing HanYang exactly what happened. The latter looked odd after hearing it. He remembered the reports he had read and asked BaiBai, ¡°BaiBai, why did you go to that boy?¡±


    ¡°He smells good and sweet¡­ I smelled it as soon as I came in¡­ I¡¯m sorry, I should have told you guys in advance¡­¡± BaiBai was slightly nervous and grabbed the hem of his shirt.


    When he returned, the siblings surrounded him for a political lesson, so he knew that his capriciousness had put everyone in a tense and very guilty mood. If the child refused to admit it, a wild child to the end, then Yan Xiu¡¯er would have no psychological burden, and give a serious lecture. However, the child was not completely wild, immediately knew his mistake, and changed.


    So, she gave up on the idea of lessons, and just admonished never to run around, other children should be warned, if this happens again, spanking could not be avoided.


    They planned to stay here for a week.


    This week, everyday BaiBai opened his eyes and begged Yan Xiu¡¯er to go to Phil to play. Phil was also a rare good-natured person, at beck and call. The happy time was fast like a shower of rain, and tomorrow was the day they would return.


    BaiBai was frustrated at the thought of it, but he knew in his heart, compared to the fragrant Phil brother, Daddy and Father waiting at home was the most important. Phil sensed this and was also very distressed about how to comfort this little friend. He said, ¡°BaiBai, you said your home is very cold in the winter, so it is possible to come to Fire Island District next year to play, right?¡±


    BaiBai was not yet one year old, and he was not sure how his family arranged it in the past. He shook his head, clenching his lower lip, ¡°I don¡¯t know, maybe.¡±


    ¡°Then¡­ Can you come back and play with me next year then?¡± Phil smiled and offered.


    BaiBai thought he hadn¡¯t made himself clear and repeated, ¡°No, I don¡¯t know if I¡¯ll come¡­¡±


    ¡°I heard you.¡± Phil¡¯s eyes were big and round, and he said in a firm tone, ¡°I¡¯ll be here for you as long as you come. Okay? Don¡¯t be sad anymore.¡±


    At that, BaiBai looked up with a pair of bright eyes. He showed a big smile, ¡°Okay!¡±


    Seeing BaiBai finally in a good mood, the smile returned to his face, Phil somehow felt himself also infected by his good mood. The two played for a while, and then BaiBai suddenly looked up, revealing an attempt to be slightly sinister, but presented only a cute little expression.


    ¡°Brother Phil! You¡¯re from the beaver sub-race, right? I haven¡¯t seen a beaver yet, can you show me your second form?¡±


    Phil¡¯s face abruptly turned red. Even if this was the Fire Island District, where people often turned into their original forms, the initiative of asking to see other people¡¯s original forms also carried other meanings ¡­


    BaiBai was really the first he met. So, he regarded such a peculiar friend as a treasure. Quietly thinking for a long, long time, he raised his head at BaiBai who still had a look of expectation.


    ¡°Well, then, seeing as you¡¯re leaving tomorrow.¡± Phil let out a breath to stabilize his mind, and then pulled BaiBai to his room.


    When he got to the place, Phil was still a little reluctant in his heart. But not wanting to let his best friend down, he slowly said, ¡°BaiBai, close your eyes.¡±


    The next second, the exquisite young master in the room disappeared, replaced by a half-human tall, furry rodent.2 Phil did not look the same as an ordinary beaver, but more massive, and looked a little fierce in addition to cute. He had tiny ears hidden in the back of his head, sharp incisors, and gleaming black bean eyes.


    Beavers were rodents, so their original form was relatively speaking, compared with other people, not so good-looking, and did not have the advantage of attractiveness.


    Phil¡¯s heart still had some pressure, afraid that his own form would be perceived the same as a gray mouse, and that BaiBai would have other ideas like his old friends. But for omega, in front of the breathtaking scent, good looks had to stand aside.


    BaiBai rushed over like an arrow leaving the string, suddenly pounced, and buried his face in Phil¡¯s furry belly, nuzzling wildly. He excitedly shouted, ¡°Brother¡¯s body smells even better!


    Seeing this, Phil could only smile helplessly, he felt he had to have a little more faith in BaiBai. After all, from the very beginning, this child behaved completely different from the others. He had seen ABO people before, and they did occasionally scent in advance, but none were as obsessed as BaiBai¡­


    Could this be the legendary pheromone attraction? BaiBai was not even a year old yet¡­ No, it can¡¯t be¡­

 CH 56

    After returning home, BaiBai still missed Phil every day, and the originally well-behaved and soft omega child had now become the one with the biggest mouth. Every day, with a small mouth open, chattered in Jing Man¡¯s ears, like chanting a scripture for Jing Man to contact Brother Phil.


    He was rather tired of it.


    After listening a number of times, Jing Man was also interested in this legendary Phil. Amphibian, mammal, and rodent were three kinds of unrelated classification, but could be cleverly integrated in a creature. Yet, with so much on his plate, it was a shame he couldn¡¯t leave everything behind to explore the Fire Island District.


    So, Jing Man had to ask for Phil¡¯s contact information from his mother.


    The boy who appeared on the video was indeed very pleasant. He dressed as an old man, but after seeing his silly son BaiBai, the boy¡¯s eyes were filled with a faint happiness that could not be faked. Jing Man gave up the room to his two best friends after a silent look around. Still, he had some hesitation in his heart, for he was not sure how far the friendship between the two kids could go.


    After all, their age difference was quite wide, and there was still an irreconcilable long-distance relationship. The road was long and difficult, but the way forward was just ahead.


    As the calendar flipped by, when the cicadas were once again chirping in the treetops and ice cubes were clinking against the walls of glasses, summer was here.


    July 27th was Jing Man¡¯s 21st birthday. This year¡¯s birthday was more festive than any other year.


    In addition to his family, he also invited the mussel family, Feng Huo¡¯s family, Tang Xiaoyu and her boyfriend, and Phil, who was on summer vacation. The group of friends gathered at Long¡¯s and sang a happy birthday song to Jing Man amidst the mingling of cups and glasses. But in the midst of the laughing and joking, Jing Man knew that everyone was not all here for him.


    His eldest child was going to take human form tomorrow, and that was the most exciting thing of all!


    As expected, all of his friends stayed at the Jing residence that night, looking forward to watching Xiao Jin turn into a human being the next day. When Jing Jin1 was one year old, all of his health indicators were very satisfactory.


    Standing up to the height of Jing Man¡¯s crotch, he was too heavy and they could no longer hold him in their arms to pet the little dragon. When the oldest brother of the children grew, he learned to be calm, composed, responsible, and knowledgeable. The scales glittered like pearls, neatly arranged like a beautiful work of art.


    Anyone who saw him would exclaim that this was a western dragon with a promising future. His golden-brown eyes were free from childish ignorance, and only an inexhaustible desire to know more about the world filled them. When Xiao Jin¡¯s brow was furrowed, he curled up into a ball and let out a dragon roar from his throat. Everyone was sweating for him.


    The time had come to build the first milestone of his life.


    Bai LeZe, who had successfully transformed into a human a few months before him, looked more nervous than Xiao Jin.


    In the mood of taking care of his brother, he deliberately turned into dragon form and laid beside Xiao Jin, with his tail gently hooked on the golden dragon, and his little claws clenched very tightly.


    He kept cheering for Xiao Jin.


    ¡°Brother Mu, how come our Xiao Jin looks so much bigger than Xiao Ze¡­¡± After Bai LeZe transformed into the dragon form, Jing Man was taken aback. He had a puzzled look on his face because this child, who was also a western dragon, can obviously transform into a human, but how come his height was not yet up to his calf?


    With a light laugh, Mu CangZhou whispered the truth in his ear, ¡°Our eggs were brought back from the future, when a piece of technology was popularized and the hatchlings became human of four or five years old.¡±


    At that, Jing Man understood, indeed¡­ Brother Mu seemed to have mentioned it before. He once again looked at the ground at the two small white and gold dragons, heart flooded with laughter.


    Feng Huo said that Xiao Ze waited for Brother Xiao Jin to become a human being and go to kindergarten with him, but now¡­ Xiao Jin was not afraid to become his big brother in one fell swoop!


    As an understanding child that didn¡¯t make everyone wait too long since he broke his shell, he still didn¡¯t make everyone wait long this time.


    A short time later, Xiao Jin successfully transformed into a human. The little boy, who looked four or five years old, was lying on the bed, with his eyes tightly closed. His hair and eyelashes were brilliant gold, which looked very nice.


    Looking at the cross-age transformation that broke common sense in front of them, the onlookers¡¯ expressions became very complicated.


    Feng Huo was the first to break the silence, he looked at Xiao Jin and said, ¡°ManMan, your eldest son is indeed one year old, right? I see that he is almost older than my nephew who is in the first grade.¡±


    Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s expression shifted suspiciously between Jing Man and Mu CangZhou, with a faint anger between her words, ¡°You said you only met last year, so this Xiao Jin¡­ He doesn¡¯t look like he¡¯s a year old¡­¡±


    There were also outspoken people like Tang Xiaoyu, ¡°Oh my God! How come baby Xiao Jin is so big once he becomes human? Will he not be able to enjoy his childhood like this?¡±


    Mu CangZhou gave a light cough to silence everyone. He lowered his eyes, the expression on his face did not move at all, and took out some words that he had prepared long ago, ¡°To be honest, we are the first pair of parents to participate in the new egg breeding program in Tianhu District. Now that we see the success of the program, we are happier than anyone else! As you know, the hatchlings actually grow very, very fast in their first year of shell breaking, with rapid brain and muscle development, but the traditional way of egg rearing has a shortcoming that very much limits their room for growth. We cracked this limitation last year when we were working on the technology to cure the placental bacteria, by the way¡­ At that time, ManMan and I happened to have wanted children, so we supported the participation in this project¡­¡±


    All the people present knew a little bit about Mu CangZhou¡¯s true identity and had no doubts about what he said. Being able to directly see the milestone across the ages, everyone¡¯s interest was raised.


    Lin Zhuzi frowned and asked, ¡°So, is this plan absolutely safe? After knowing each other for so long, you guys have never missed a beat, taking your own children for experiments is really too risky¡­¡±


    After hearing her doubts, everyone snorted with laughter, ¡°Look at these children of the ManMan family, which one of them looks unhealthy?¡±


    Especially baby FanFan, who can eat, sleep and run around, was now a big white tiger who could knock people over when pampered. In a short period of one year, he ate himself into a partially adult tiger one bite at a time, and his body shape was comparable to Big Bear. Now seeing everyone¡¯s eyes focused on his own, FanFan¡¯s furry face held some contempt as well as a foolish expression, and turned away with a whimper.


    Not long after, Xiao Jin regained his strength and woke up, he got up from the bed and felt his new body. The clothes that could be freely extended on his body had turned out to be very well-fitting and did not affect his activities.


    Jing Man was very proud to see the tender face of his eldest son, revealing the unique elegance and magnificence of the dragon race, with a hint of out-of-this-world arrogance between his eyebrows.


    ¡°Xiao Jin¡­ Brother?¡± And the one to accompany him together with the human transformation, the white dragon child, Bai LeZe, saw Xiao Jin. His expression was completely confused.


    Who will tell him what¡¯s going on in the world? He thought, he thought when the brother of the Jing family was a dragon, the size was larger because he was not picky and ate properly.


    As a result, now that he has transformed into a human, Xiao Jin leapt straight into the appearance of a big brother, almost catching up with BaiBai¡¯s best friend Phil! Phil had already celebrated his seventh birthday!


    Seeing his son on the floor with a dumbfounded expression, Feng Huo couldn¡¯t really stand it, although he did not fully understand what Mu CangZhou said.


    However, it looked like Xiao Ze¡¯s plan to become an older brother was 100 percent out of the question¡­


    Thinking of how he was previously happy at home planning to wait for Brother Xiao Jin to transform into a human, he wanted to take Xiao Jin along to do whatever. Now seeing this situation, Feng Huo also had some heartache.


    While his buddies were busy talking to Xiao Jin, he quietly poked Brother Bai, hinting that he should hurry up and pull his son up. Xiao Ze¡¯s brain didn¡¯t come around until he got home.


    As an obsessive-compulsive focus sufferer, he had also done a serious ranking order in his mind about the brotherly care relationship between his best friends. According to the above, he was older than Xiao Jin, and had the responsibility and obligation to take care of Xiao Jin and his younger siblings.


    But now that the world has abruptly changed, does Xiao Jin have to take care of him in turn? In other words, when Xiao Jin¡¯s younger siblings become human one after another, will they all be older than him? By then, will he change from everyone¡¯s big brother to everyone¡¯s little brother? And if the dads want to raise another egg, will the egg be born bigger than him?


    The most important point was that he will call the younger hatchlings ¡°big brother¡± in turn?


    Not to mention the troubles of other families, the whole Jing family was full of happy atmosphere anyway. In order to celebrate Xiao Jin¡¯s departure from the paw-eating category, Jing Man allowed the children to play at home unrestrained, even if they scribble on the furniture!


    Well¡­ Jing Man even took the lead in fetching paints and sketching chibi dragons on the walls of Xiao Jin¡¯s room.


    Art was Xiao Sang¡¯s favorite, and he preferred his artistic daddy to his father, who had a lot of prestige in the crowd. In Daddy¡¯s hands, each painting was a different light and brought him a fresh feeling. It¡¯s wonderful!


    He liked to observe the way Daddy draws most. Serious and dedicated, as if the canvas in front of him was another world. And Daddy¡¯s hands were the soul-regenerating machine, pushing open the door of the other world that already existed step by step.


    Beaver Phil¡¯s family did not come to pick him up, so he still stayed overnight in the QingYuan District. At BaiBai¡¯s request, he floated in the pool in the backyard in his original form, swimming freely, with an air of joy visible to the naked eye. The paws were slapping the water with great joy, and the surface of the pool was stirring up white waves without a second thought.


    ¡°BaiBai, Jing Jin is one year old and transformed into four and a half years old, right? So, will you be like him and turn into a child of several years old?¡± After swimming in the pool a few times, Phil jumped over to BaiBai who was cooling under a tree, half lying in the shade and asked.


    The tone of voice was three parts joy, seven parts of expectation.


    It was not time to tell.


    If you ask BaiBai, BaiBai didn¡¯t know either. Although the heart thinks so, BaiBai did not want to burst Phil¡¯s good wishes.


    The soft little boy came over and touched the beaver¡¯s head, sniffed the sweet scent of vanilla in the air, and couldn¡¯t resist a gentle kiss on Phil¡¯s hairy head.


    This startled the latter¡¯s black bean-like eyes wide open.


    BaiBai was very frank, eyes burning with certainty, ¡°There is a great possibility! We can continue to observe the other siblings transform into human beings! I¡¯ll send you the days my siblings broke their shells, you must come and see them!¡±


    Xiao Shui, the other aquatic in the pool, looked at his brother with very mixed feelings. He now clearly knew that he would automatically lift the invisibility if he soaked in the water for a little longer. Today, he had been soaking for two hours, hair hydrated like the seaweed floating in the sea, absolutely visible, and had a strong presence!


    However, his younger brother and the other¡¯s best friend, who was bullied, was able to magically act as if no one else was around!


    After Xiao Jin transformed, ZhiZhi once again became the most nervous child of the Jing family. There were less than ten days to go before their birthday!


    According to their father, they will also grow into a big kid by then! The kind of big kid who was several years old all of a sudden! But compared to their brother, they only grew less than 20 centimeters in a year. The flower branch in their hand was still a thin one, only the number of flower buds had increased.


    The length of the little treant had changed from the size of a palm to the size of two palms.


    What if¡­


    What if they turn out to be only one year old, then what can be done¡­


    ZhiZhi wanted to cry.


    I blame myself for pulling the flower branch when I was a kid, otherwise I would have grown up properly, and definitely wouldn¡¯t have this kind of imaginary trouble now!

 CH 57

    In the early morning, the daylight shined slowly, adding a layer of bright light to the street. Rose petals, wet with dew, were scattered along the street with a light fragrance.


    Xiao Jin was walking alone, his heart leaping and his expression pretending to be heavy, holding Big Bear¡¯s leash tightly in his hand. Today he volunteered to get up early to walk the dog, and did a perfect job that was impossible for a child to do. He looked like a child who would be dragged around the street by the dog, but the divine power of the western dragon was hidden in him, showing only a bit of calmness.


    ¡°Big Bear, walk faster. Today, Sibling ZhiZhi will transform, I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll miss it!¡± After a walk, Xiao Jin also had a thin layer of sweat on his body, he opened his mouth to urge.


    Big Bear got the message and barked twice. His eyes kept sweeping on Xiao Jin¡¯s legs.


    It was obvious that your short legs were slowing down the progress, so don¡¯t give the dog the blame.


    Being looked at by Big Bear like this, Xiao Jin¡¯s heart also rose a bit in distress. He helplessly skimmed his mouth, muttering, ¡°You have four legs, I only have two! It can¡¯t be helped!¡±


    The golden retriever cocked its head and traced the face of his young master with his eyes, and suddenly had an idea. He prostrated himself on the ground, tail wagging like a hula hoop, and used his paws to pull Xiao Jin¡¯s pant legs, letting him sit on his back.


    ¡°This, this is not good.¡± Xiao Jin¡¯s heart was clearly looking forward to it, but his face was still a bit thoughtful, ¡°We¡¯re outside, it¡¯s not good if people see us, Daddy said it¡¯s very rude.¡±


    Big Bear didn¡¯t care about that, in his opinion, riding himself was the fastest way to get home quickly! There was nothing better than this.


    Xiao Jin¡¯s eyes dropped and his long eyelashes swept a shadow across his face. In the end, he made up his mind, whatever! It doesn¡¯t matter if you let the neighbors laugh at you, you can¡¯t miss out on your sibling¡¯s transformation!


    ¡°They shouldn¡¯t¡­¡± Not far behind Xiao Jin, Jing Man hid behind a tree and looked over in a complicated mood.


    These days Xiao Jin desperately wanted to find new things he can do after transforming into a human, so he furtively wanted to walk his dog. He knew that Xiao Jin and Big Bear would be able to accomplish this task, but as a father, he was always worried that something unexpected would happen on the way.


    So, Jing Man decided to follow them quietly, and even sprayed his new perfume to cover up his smell so that Big Bear would not notice. If he had followed them openly, he would now be able to take the initiative to go up and stop the two little fools from making a fool of themselves.


    At this point, Jing Man looked at them and repented.


    Sure enough, in the next second, the eldest son raised a leg up to ride the dog¡­


    On the sidewalk of the villa, people come and go, and Xiao Jin was the brightest star. Everyone¡¯s eyes could not help but focus on him. The wood has already become a boat, the people who should be lost were already done for.1


    Jing Man sighed lightly and sped up to go home from the other side.


    When they arrived home, the other children were already dressed and up.


    Jing Man picked up Xiao Sang who greeted him at the door. He mischievously held up the croissants he had just bought and announced loudly, ¡°Brother Mu, I brought back breakfast bread, have you warmed up the sweet milk for the children?¡±


    Some of the kids here guessed what Daddy was up to, like Xiao Shui and ZhiZhi who laughed and didn¡¯t say anything, and came over to take the stuff from Daddy¡¯s hand.


    There were also simple-minded little fools.


    FanFan stuck his tongue out to lick the traces of milk around his mouth and replied instead of his father, ¡°It¡¯s warm! I drank a bowl and a half!¡±


    BaiBai followed him, ¡°I had a bowl, too! A small bowl should be enough to eat a croissant!¡±


    Not long after, Xiao Jin came back. He got off Big Bear early when he was almost home.


    By now, his cheeks were flushed and he pretended nothing had happened. He ran in and asked, ¡°Did ZhiZhi transform yet?¡±


    ZhiZhi shook their head with slight concern, waved the peach blossom branch on their hand to attract attention, ¡°Not yet, I don¡¯t feel anything at all. Did Daddy remember my birthday wrong?¡±


    Jing Man helplessly stroked their head, ¡°How can it be, it¡¯s today. It¡¯s not even nine o¡¯clock yet, wait a little longer. I remember that you broke your shell in the afternoon.¡±


    Mu CangZhou also said, ¡°Yes. I was there, I missed Xiao Jin¡¯s shell break, but I didn¡¯t miss your shell break.¡±


    At these words, ZhiZhi nodded with a heavy expression, trying to eat a lot of breakfast today.


    After the transformation, age and height was a certainty, whether a success or failure, they had to save more energy to grow taller!


    As expected, after lunch, ZhiZhi felt bad and a strange, sprouting feeling appeared. The peach blossom branches adorned on their hands grew rapidly, becoming longer and thicker, wrapping them layer by layer. From head to toe, not an inch of skin was exposed to the air.


    Just as when the shell was broken, they did not make everyone wait too long. In less than half an hour, the tree ball wrapped around ZhiZhi was about the same size as Xiao Jin before he turned into a human.


    However, ZhiZhi still did not stop growing. Peach blossom branches continued to extend, and wrapped themselves in a few more circles before completely subsiding. After this huge tree ball was set, it entered the next step of the procedure ¨C flaking.


    Whether it was the bark, leaves, trunk or flower buds, they all hardened and fell off one after another, gradually revealing the little child wrapped inside and flapping their eyelashes.


    ¡°Daddy, did I succeed in becoming a human being?¡± ZhiZhi sat in a mess, and raised their hand to touch their cheek, the new soft touch made them panic a little.


    Jing Man looked at this child with watery eyes, soft face, red lips and white teeth, his heart was completely healed. ZhiZhi¡¯s face was already very superior, and now that the wooden texture faded away, they were even more lovely.


    ¡°Of course, it worked!¡± Unlike Xiao Jin¡¯s solitary sharpness, ZhiZhi looked on the neutral side, just like a more high-spirited little girl.


    ZhiZhi nodded with satisfaction and struggled to get up. They looked at Xiao Jin and patted their side with an expectant face, ¡°Brother Xiao Jin, come stand here! Let¡¯s compare our heights!¡±


    Xiao Jin didn¡¯t know what to do, but he came over and stood next to them.


    ZhiZhi lifted their hand to use the flower branch to measure who was taller and who was shorter, only to find that their hand felt empty. After they became human, their flower branch was gone!


    How can the flowering branch be gone? The treant was incomplete without the flower branch! ZhiZhi could not accept this bad news for a while. The bridge of their nose was sore and tears fell down with a plop.


    ¡°Why are you crying? ZhiZhi is fine, don¡¯t cry!¡± Xiao Jin saw the situation like a big enemy, frowning and began to coax the child. In his mind, he desperately tried to remember what he just did to make his sibling unhappy.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not.¡± ZhiZhi choked and blew a snot bubble, ¡°I, I don¡¯t have my peach blossom branch¡­¡±


    Knowing the reason, it was good to coax right then.


    Jing Man played the video he had just recorded of the two children transforming into human beings, and pointing to the image above, he said to ZhiZhi, ¡°ZhiZhi, look, the flowering branches are still there, they have turned into another form to accompany you.¡±


    Mu CangZhou also said comfortingly, ¡°Yes, Xiao Jin still had claws, dragon horns and dragon scales before turning into a human, but now that he has turned into a human, he can¡¯t see any of them? But you¡¯ve seen how Brother looked when he became a dragon again, right? They are all there. If you don¡¯t believe it, slowly wait until your body has the strength, you can turn back into a small treant. I guarantee that your flowering branch will grow on your hands!¡±


    Xiao Jin breathed a sigh of relief after knowing that he hadn¡¯t pissed off his sibling. He turned into the appearance of a dragon child, opened his arms and swayed, pretending he was a big golden starfish, ¡°You see, the original form of Brother is still fine, but after turning into a human, the horns and tail are all hidden.¡±


    Family members tried so hard to comfort them, ZhiZhi was also embarrassed they had cried. They wiped the tears clean, showing a smile, ¡°I know Brother, now that we¡¯ve become human, let¡¯s compare heights.¡±


    While they were busy comparing these out-of-body things, Xiao Sang quietly came over, he picked up a piece of peach blossom bark that the treant sibling had just peeled off and sniffed it.


    Abruptly, the green and white eyes widened. He felt the rich energy contained in the bark and was in a good mood to find a box to collect all these bark and petals piece by piece.


    There on the door frame after drawing the height line, unfortunately, ZhiZhi was two centimeters shorter than Xiao Jin, but the difference was so little that the naked eye could barely tell the difference.


    Jing Man looked back and said happily, ¡°Xiao Sang is a good boy, he took the initiative to help his sibling collect the bark that fell off! Come here, Daddy will reward you with a hug for being a good boy!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Xiao Sang looked down at the box, embarrassed to say that he thought it was garbage to be thrown away and had planned to save it secretly when no one was looking. But looking at Daddy¡¯s outstretched arms over there, he was moved and nodded his head in a very hopeless way.


    He covered the box and ran over to enjoy a bear hug from Daddy.


    FanFan looked excited, as if he wanted to do the same as they did with Xiao Jin, and pounced on ZhiZhi¡¯s body to smell and feel the human form of his sibling.


    Xiao Shui was speechless for a moment. The long, seaweed-like curls strangled white tiger¡¯s tail like lightning, and the medusa stood firmly with his hands clasped and his eyebrows downcast, ¡°In a few days, it will be our turn to become human, what¡¯s all the excitement!¡±


    Then, he saw FanFan¡¯s eyes turn from excitement to doubt and then to shock. After that, the white tiger ran towards the floor mirror as if he had found a new land to stomp on.


    Xiao Shui was silent for a long time, then the whole person petrified, like when he could not control the petrifying eyes before, and accidentally hurt Long Gui.


    Seeing FanFan spin around and wag his tail in front of the mirror around the bend, but also stand up on his legs to try to feel their human perspective of what kind, Xiao Shui now knew how simple his brother¡¯s head was¡­


    No wonder he was so excited to see Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi when they transformed into humans, just like discovering a new land.


    It turned out that this beast person brat simply did not connect the two things in his mind, regarding the first birthday and the human transformation. He probably thought the two siblings were taking turns to find a strange encounter¡­


    The eyes fell on the other brother who was a bit silly. Xiao Shui silently walked over and sat down next to BaiBai. With his long hair raised, he pointed at Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi and asked, ¡°BaiBai, you do know that we will become completely human when we reach one year old, right?¡±


    BaiBai looked back with a look of stupidity, ¡°Of course, I know! How could anyone not know such an important thing?¡±


    Xiao Shui was relieved that there was only one IQ black hole in his family, so the average would not be pulled very low.


    Who would have thought that BaiBai continued, ¡°When you are one year old, you can turn into a human, and when you are ten years old, you can turn into your favorite race. When I¡¯m ten, I want to become a beaver, so I can go play in the sea with Phil.¡± He blinked and asked, ¡°Brother Xiao Shui, what race do you want to be when you are ten? You have the scent of sea salt mixed with cedar on you, you would definitely be an especially attractive omega!¡±


    Xiao Shui¡¯s smile suddenly froze on his face, gritting his teeth and popping out a few words from between his teeth, ¡°Who. Told. You?¡±


    ¡ª


    SB: Did anyone else have silly warped ideas when they were a child?

 CH 58

    No matter how Xiao Shui explained it, BaiBai was convinced that he could freely choose a second race after reaching the age of ten. The reason why his brother didn¡¯t believe in it was because he wasn¡¯t ten years old yet!


    This made the medusa furious.


    The days before his birthday were already irritable, and every time he saw BaiBai he would think of this, and his hair involuntarily tangled into a ball of hair.


    Jing Man did not know the truth, thinking that seeing the brothers turn into humans one after another caused the aquatic race son to be too stressed, and specially put aside the things at hand to take care of him.


    Time slipped away in the noise, and finally came the third and fourth children¡¯s birthday.


    Through the early morning fog, the sun had not yet risen from the sea, a resounding and distant tiger roar broke the silence.


    ¡°Brother Mu, you go control FanFan¡­ The neighbors will be frightened if they hear screaming this early in the morning.¡± In his sleep, Jing Man frowned and raised his foot to kick Mu CangZhou.


    His foot fell short, and he was shocked.


    Lifting his eyelids, he saw Mu CangZhou changing his clothes. The long and slender fingers slid through the buttons of his clothes, and one after another seemed to be dancing to music on the ice.


    ¡°What are you doing up so early?¡± Jing Man rolled over and yawned.


    Mu CangZhou let out a laugh and asked him, ¡°FanFan is turning into a human, don¡¯t you want to get up to see?¡±


    ¡°Huh? So early!¡± Hearing these words Jing Man was instantly refreshed and he got up from the bed with a grunt.


    Mu CangZhou nodded, ¡°I can¡¯t say the time is right, but from the sound of this, it¡¯s the transformation.¡±


    When the two fathers arrived in FanFan¡¯s room, the white tiger had disappeared. In its place was a white-haired boy with long arms and legs, and FanFan was sleeping in a ball like no one else.


    The sleeping position was still the usual feline position, Jing Man guessed he should not yet have ¡°I have been transformed into a human¡± in his mind.


    ¡°It was so easy for him to turn into a human, we missed it.¡± Jing Man¡¯s mouth was full of regret, but his tone was full of pride.


    Mu CangZhou gave a hum, took a half step back and closed the door with a smile on his lips, ¡°Let FanFan sleep.¡±


    Then, they came to the next door and saw Xiao Shui soaking in the pool, sleeping quietly, without the slightest movement of transforming into a human being. It seemed that these two brothers had different orders of transformation.


    Anyway, they already got up, there was no point in sleeping again.


    The two turned on the camera record, taking a closer look at the process of FanFan transforming into a person ¨C


    After seeing the white tiger, with slightly trembling breath, a face with the unique ferocity of a beast and naive feline. Then, he abruptly stood up, the tail and ears that shook two times were the first to disappear. Then, the bones changed, and the fur on the body also quickly shrunk back.


    It can be said that the speed of FanFan¡¯s transformation into a human was the same as his meal, as fast as the autumn wind sweeping the leaves.


    Jing Man looked dumbfounded, ¡°FanFan is outstanding, isn¡¯t he? He¡¯s in great shape, he never worries about eating, sleeping or transforming.¡±


    Mu CangZhou glanced at him, the emotions in his eyes were mixed.


    Finally, he spat out, ¡°You can¡¯t say that.¡±


    Sounds like the same rule for pets¡­


    As expected, the next second, Jing Man began to lament, ¡°Hey, now that the child is older, it will be difficult to touch the big furry tiger in the future. FanFan¡¯s body temperature is often warm, and it¡¯s especially comfortable to hold in the winter.¡±


    When Xiao Jin got up, he saw the two dads in the living room. He ran over to give his daddies a surprise hug, and his eyes were full of love for Jing Man, ¡°Wow, Daddy is up early today! Want to walk the dog with me?¡±


    He had now taken over all the dog walking duties. These days, he knew his way around, so he wanted his family to walk with him.


    Jing Man pursed his lips, stroked Xiao Jin¡¯s fluffy hair and shook his head, ¡°No, you can go by yourself. I saw that the sanitation workers just sprayed this morning, so remember not to let Big Bear step on the lawn and not to burrow in the grass.¡±


    Xiao Jin nodded seriously, took the leash, put it on Big Bear and went out.


    After a while, ZhiZhi came in through the back door, and the temperature difference made them shiver. ZhiZhi felt that their five senses were much sharper than before after transforming into a human, and sleeping in the backyard greenhouse was still a bit chilly at night.


    Jing Man was keenly aware of this, and he helplessly hooked his hand, ¡°Mu Zhi, come here.¡±


    It was often said that when parents call you by your first name, you should panic.


    ZhiZhi felt panicked to death at this time. Their eyes were slightly drooping, and their steps were heavy. They moved over step by step, sat down carefully, and observed Daddy¡¯s expression with their eyes lowered


    The small movements of the child did not escape Jing Man¡¯s gaze and he screamed in his heart that this was too cute, while deliberately not saying anything with a serious expression.


    The second hand ticked round.


    ZhiZhi¡¯s heart was beating like thunder, they couldn¡¯t hold back and said, ¡°Daddy, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Jing Man listened to the soft tone of the child, feeling like a small hand scratching at the bottom of his heart. He patted his side, ¡°You sit over here.¡±


    ZhiZhi obediently did so, and the next second Daddy grabbed their hand, the warmth came.


    Jing Man¡¯s peach blossom eyes were raised and his voice was caring and gentle, ¡°Now you don¡¯t have to absorb the essence of the sun and moon, come back to bed at night.¡±


    So¡­ Don¡¯t blame yourself!


    ZhiZhi regained their confidence, gave a cute hum, and snuggled into Daddy¡¯s arms with a smile.


    After a while, Xiao Shui, BaiBai and Xiao Sang all came downstairs one after another. The children, without exception, expressed their respect for Daddy for waking up so early today.


    Xiao Shui went around the kitchen and came back with nothing, asking, ¡°Daddy, have you seen FanFan? It¡¯s time for him to turn into a human today, why is he still in bed?¡±


    The reason why he asked this question was because he had a small expectation in his heart. He and FanFan broke their shells at the same time on the same day, but his egg broke a little later and he was ranked as the younger brother.


    In every way, FanFan was not as mature as himself!


    The medusa thought this while tying a knot in his hair.


    Xiao Shui was thinking, if only¡­ If he could transform into a human first, then there would be hope for him to be an older brother!


    Unaware of the four children¡¯ unrealistic fantasies, Jing Man took a bite of his waffle and pointed upstairs, ¡°He¡¯s already transformed and is resting in his room.¡±


    Before the words left his mouth, Xiao Shui¡¯s world turned black and white and his whole body cracked open. It was even more open than the first time he heard BaiBai¡¯s make believe story, saying that at ten years old, one can also change into another race.


    His glass heart was almost about to break into glass shards.


    Before he could start crying, BaiBai was surprised and said, ¡°Wow! I think I faintly remember hearing a tiger roar this morning, is that when Third Brother turned into a human? He¡¯s so good!¡±


    Mu CangZhou brought the last waffle over to Xiao Sang. This waffle was not quite like the others, he deliberately controlled it to make it look like the shape of a dog, since Xiao Sang liked these different things.


    Upon hearing this, he smiled and said, ¡°Yes, I think he¡¯s almost rested, you can go up and call after dinner. Just whisper in his ear that we¡¯re having mango waffles today.¡±


    Xiao Shui was even more shocked, the former little white tiger was so powerful! A full three hours before he himself transformed! His plan to turn his brother into his younger brother did not only fail! The gap was getting bigger and bigger!


    With multiple entangled emotions, Xiao Shui¡¯s spiritual field was fully stimulated, and fell into the stage of transforming into a human. His feet went weak and he collapsed.


    Jing Man put down his things, hurriedly picked up Xiao Shui and put him on the sofa, ¡°What¡¯s wrong!? Brother Mu! Xiao Shui collapsed without warning!¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart tightened and he hurriedly brought a medical kit over. After a careful examination, he frowned slightly, ¡°It¡¯s okay, he¡¯s just about to turn into a human being.¡±


    The procedure of Xiao Shui¡¯s transformation was similar to ZhiZhi¡¯s, but his hair grew longer and wrapped him up. It didn¡¯t last long, but the ten minutes made Jing Man sweat hard.


    The other kids were in a fluffy and safe bed when they transformed into humans, but only the fourth child fell to the ground with a thud. With such an impactful scene, how could he not be heartbroken?


    Fortunately, the hair soon fell apart. The usual hair with the breath of life also faded its power, tranquil and quietly spread flat. The beautiful baby with cold white skin wrapped inside was revealed. Xiao Shui¡¯s face was another style of good looks, a blend of the best from both dads, with a touch of seeming exoticism. He didn¡¯t give himself time to rest, and soon his fingers twitched slightly. His eyes opened and he struggled to sit up straight.


    ¡°Baby, rest a little longer.¡± Jing Man was slightly relieved to see him alive and well. It seemed that the fall had not hurt him, and reached out to take the delicate child into his arms.


    ¡°What am I¡­ Is the change over?¡± Xiao Shui obediently laid back in Daddy¡¯s arms and moved his body to feel the warmth.


    Jing Man nodded, ¡°Yeah, when FanFan comes down, we¡¯ll go to the police station this afternoon to check the bone age and change the ID number.¡±


    In general, after the children become human, the ID simply did not need to change. However, their family situation was special, the child crossed time and space, directly from one year old to 4-5 years old.


    Therefore, Mu CangZhou approached Xinghai Jun to discuss the matter, so that the Jing family¡¯s children could run IDs according to the real age presented by their bodies. In itself, Xinghai Jun was reluctant, proving at length the possible drawbacks of doing so. The result was a video message from Tian Yuan, and he changed his mind¡­


    Dr. Lin, who had checked the bone age at the Garden Road police station and had helped test the sire and dam of the children, held up her glasses. She called Jing Man to the side and said in a gentle voice, ¡°Xiao Jing, the bone age has changed a little.¡±


    He swallowed hard and asked, ¡°What change? Dr. Lin, don¡¯t scare me!¡±


    Dr. Lin smiled and compared the two data sheets.


    ¡°Before, you wrote that the tiger child, FanFan, broke the shell first, so FanFan was always the oldest on the data. But when you look at these two strings of data, it shows that the medusa Xiao Shui¡¯s bone age is half a month older than FanFan. Do you see how this can be filled in?¡±


    Jing Man was relieved to see that it wasn¡¯t his own children that had the problem.


    He glanced back. Although FanFan had turned into a human, the expression on his face was still a bit childish, and the white hair on his head was silly. The hair of Xiao Shui had become shorter after transforming into a human being, appearing more wise and fresh than before, looking to be big brother material.


    He called Mu CangZhou for a discussion and finally decided, ¡°Let¡¯s write it according to the bone age. In fact, we have always felt that Xiao Shui is the older brother!¡±


    When he got the new ID certificate, Xiao Shui¡¯s eyes narrowed and he said in disbelief, ¡°Daddy! This seems to be wrong, I¡¯ve become the third child!¡±


    Jing Man took Xiao Shui¡¯s tiny white hand and gave a mysterious hush, ¡°Yes, Daddy specially asked the doctor to change it, our Xiao Shui is now a big brother. Hide it from FanFan!¡±

 CH 59

    Learning that he was the fourth oldest of the brothers, FanFan nodded and said, ¡°Oh, I see. Father, what¡¯s for dinner?¡±


    And so, the page was closed without a ripple. It was also this big-hearted brat, otherwise, anyone else who became a little brother in a baffling way would inevitably make a ¡®younger brother of a younger brother¡¯ speech.


    Thus, four children transformed into humans.


    Jing Man counted the days, there was still some time before BaiBai¡¯s first birthday, the next half of the month can be used to relax and rest. After returning home, not waiting for him to rest openly, Xiao Shui frowned and tugged at his hem. When he looked down, the medusa, whose first name was Jing Miao1, had depression written all over his face.


    Xiao Shui¡¯s hair could not move freely after he was transformed into a human, and the first time he touched the hem of Daddy¡¯s shirt with his hand, it felt quite new. He said, ¡°Daddy, please control BaiBai and tell him that our race has been decided since birth, no matter how much we regret it, we can¡¯t change it! Even at the age of ten, you can¡¯t change it!¡±


    ¡°Huh? What¡¯s all this?¡± Jing Man, who was hearing this theory for the first time, showed interest.


    Xiao Shui stood in front of Daddy and told him, ¡°Xiao Bai thinks he can still choose his race when he is ten years old, so he tells me every day that he wants to become a beaver¡­¡±


    In fact, Xiao Shui did not want to be a tattletale, but recently Daddy had started to help them contact kindergartens, and after a while, BaiBai would definitely not be able to escape.


    If they let him enter kindergarten with this wrong theory, he would definitely be laughed at!


    After hearing this, Jing Man burst out laughing, BaiBai was too cute! You think this is a game? You can change jobs at level 10, right? He called BaiBai to him and asked, ¡°BaiBai baby, I heard from your older brother that you want to become a beaver when you are ten years old, why?¡±


    BaiBai blinked and said what was on his mind, ¡°Daddy, I¡¯m not good at swimming. But Brother Phil is a beaver, so he can¡¯t live without water. I want to change races, so I can play with him.¡± Not aware that there was anything wrong with this line of thought, he continued, ¡°But recently I thought about it, the mermaid race is also good, I saw on TV that mermaids have the talent to command small fish, it sounds great!¡±


    Understanding the matter, Jing Man raised his hand and touched his son¡¯s head.


    BaiBai¡¯s character had always been like this, he would try hard to get what he wanted. His desire to hang out with Phil was obvious to all, not to mention what their relationship could develop into in the future, at least the starting point was good for now. However, this fantasy must be shattered after all.


    ¡°A mermaid¡­ is indeed very beautiful. But I think that to be an aquatic, our medusa is also good.¡± As soon as Jing Man¡¯s words left his mouth, Xiao Shui looked at him with an expression of having eaten a dead fish, accusing him with an expression of why he was going along with BaiBai¡¯s nonsense.


    Jing Man laughed and waved his hand to make a gesture of calm, then raised his eyes and asked, ¡°By the way BaiBai, who told you that you can change races at the age of ten?¡±


    BaiBai thought about it and replied, ¡°In the Fire Island District, the little friends of the salamander race and the frog race said so.¡±


    So it was these two races, Jing Man showed an expression of understanding. Salamanders and frogs were both amphibians, but unlike other common amphibian races, they have a ¡°metamorphic development¡± stage in the process of growth and development. The appearance of the two stages looked different, and to those who were not familiar with it, it looked like two races.


    It seems that BaiBai did not know how to stay away when he was making friends, and misunderstood that he could choose another race.


    He said, ¡°BaiBai, I¡¯m sorry to tell you that we can¡¯t change our race even when we reach the age of ten. You see Daddy and Father don¡¯t have a second race, right? If I could change, I would have to change one for fun.¡±


    ¡°This¡­ so, it seems that older brother is right, I also quarreled with you before, Brother Xiao Shui sorry¡­¡± BaiBai¡¯s entire childish mood was quite gloomy, but very understandingly apologized to Xiao Shui first.


    Seeing his son suddenly so down, Jing Man¡¯s heart was also quite upset. He said, ¡°Baby, if you want to learn to swim, how about Daddy enrolling you in a training class? Although you can¡¯t reach the level of Phil and Jing Miao, who are natural swimmers, you can definitely stay alive in the water!¡±


    ¡°But, I never learned¡­ this sort of material at all¡­¡± BaiBai skimmed his mouth, his fingers restlessly gripping the sofa cover to ravage.


    Now that he understood his little brother¡¯s motives, Xiao Shui didn¡¯t think the boy was stupid anymore. His eyes were full of fighting spirit, ¡°BaiBai, if you want to learn to swim earlier, tell me, big brother is an aquatic! There is no need to be taught, I will take the form of medusa and use my hair to assist you to float up and learn for sure!¡±


    BaiBai¡¯s eyes lit up as soon as he heard it, and he immediately ran happily to discuss with him how to learn to swim and what the best swimming stance was. As the saying goes, there is no difficulty in the world, only the person who has the will.


    With the tireless efforts of Xiao Shui and BaiBai, the latter soon mastered the ability to swim in the water.


    September 4 was the day that the Jing family¡¯s omega transformed.


    Phil had already started school at this time, but he had purposely communicated with his teacher to ask for a vacation and came in a decent formal dress to attend the feast.


    In Sky Blue Star¡¯s ABO race, alpha and omega¡¯s unique pheromone glands were primed to grow when they turn one year old. From that moment on, their unique scent will also slowly reveal itself. Therefore, their birthdays needed to be a big event, and all alpha and omega under the age of seven in the current area should be invited to the ¡°fragrance-seeking party¡±.


    Originally, Jing Man thought that since BaiBai appeared four or five years old, he would look too different from other people¡¯s one year olds. It would arouse suspicion and would not be easy to explain or handle right away. However, Tian Yuan made a turnaround and helped him get this done.


    He said to the public that he had not registered his ID in previous years, and now he had just made up for the ¡°fragrance-seeking party.¡±


    The sun was hanging in the sky like a ball of fire when Phil arrived in the middle of the afternoon. As soon as he entered Jing¡¯s house, he saw the figure surrounded by people. He was too late, BaiBai had already finished transforming.


    He had a slender figure with soft, unabated baby fat on his cheeks and wore a beige suit.


    In Phil¡¯s impression, the lotus-like child he met last time was completely different. Phil looked at the group of strange children and pursed his lips. He approached a little closer, but heard the sound of busy conversation.


    His heart sank.


    ¡°Mu Bai2, I¡¯m a lemon-flavored pheromone. Do you smell it, do you like it?¡±


    ¡°Lemon is too sour, right? Mine is popsicle flavored, smells cold and cool in summer.¡±


    ¡°Mu Bai, I like the smell of you, is it jasmine?¡±


    ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know¡­¡± BaiBai bristled, his expression impatient, he really didn¡¯t know the answer now either.


    The new scent that emerged from his body was light and sweet, but uncommon, and he would have to go for a test to know exactly what the pheromones were. This was the first time he had seen this group of children from the same race, and as a result, he did not expect them to be so enthusiastic. Everyone scrambled over to release their pheromones, trying to make friends with him, and ended up surrounding him with some annoyance.


    As if he smelled too many pheromones, BaiBai felt some vague dizziness in his brain. Just like going to a perfume store and indiscriminately spraying all kinds of strong, light, floral and fruity fragrances into the air, the nose was stimulated by bad use. The joys and sorrows of human beings were not connected. An hour before, he wanted to know more about people¡¯s scent on their bodies, but now he only felt it was raucous and unbearable.


    Phil came closer, the superior height of half a head higher than others gave him a great deal of momentum.


    Seeing his expression, those children were a bit baffled. Instantly, like Moses parting the sea, they made a path to BaiBai.


    ¡°Brother Phil, why are you so late?!¡± BaiBai was sitting on a cushion and his vision was blocked.


    Seeing a lifesaver now, he immediately revealed a smile, and ran over into Phil¡¯s arms.


    ¡°Got delayed on the road, congratulations, BaiBai, on transforming.¡± Phil hugged the little boy in his arms tightly, lowering his voice to send a blessing. After that, he took out a box from his pocket and handed it to BaiBai, ¡°This is a gift.¡±


    He thought BaiBai was going to open the gift in public.


    As a result, Phil saw his eyes twinkle, turn around and bow deeply, and said to the other children, ¡°Thank you all for coming today, and the fragrance-seeking party is over, I need to open gifts. Make yourselves at home!¡±


    After that, he didn¡¯t look at those people behind him, and led him away. Back in the bedroom, BaiBai first took a deep breath to fill his chest with clear, clean air. Then, he tossed the gift aside, like when he was a kid, and went into Phil¡¯s arms, while yelling, ¡°Brother Phil smells the best, those people smell so messy, it makes my nose uncomfortable.¡±


    Hearing this, Phil finally showed a smile. He opened his arms and swept BaiBai into his arms, happy from the bottom of his heart that what he feared had not come.


    It was so good.


    After such a long time together, Phil has long figured out BaiBai¡¯s character. The first time they met, he was so keen on himself because the other smelled his natural beaver vanilla scent glands. With subsequent interactions, he became more and more fond of this child. And since he had met Xiao Jin, he was worried that the ¡°seven-year age difference¡± would no longer exist.


    But he had gone back and done his homework on the ABO race, and a knot had been planted in his heart. This race was very special, each with the scent of pheromones to do the maintenance, so as to distinguish how well two people fit together. He was afraid, afraid that BaiBai would meet a fellow alpha, afraid that he would fall in love with someone else¡¯s scent.


    But now the stone had finally fallen, BaiBai had not moved on, and his fears would no longer stand like a sharp ax to the head. The two embraced for a while, sniffing the familiar scent of vanilla in their nostrils, BaiBai finally regained his energy.


    ¡°Come open your present, I made it myself.¡± Phil smiled and slipped the gift into BaiBai¡¯s hands again.


    The gift box didn¡¯t weigh much and was small enough to hold in one hand. He tore open the navy blue ribbon, and then opened the beautifully wrapped wooden box.


    Inside laid two small, fluffy dumplings, one grayish brown and one white as snow.


    BaiBai carefully identified them, frowned and wondered, ¡°Is the gift two hairy balls?¡±


    Phil blushed for a moment, ¡°Yes¡­ They¡¯re beaver dolls. Two beavers, the white one is you and the other one is me¡­ It looks a little different. I collected fallen fur to make it.¡±


    After hearing this, BaiBai brought the fur ball to his nose and sniffed it, and said happily, ¡°It¡¯s true, it smells like Phil! Thank you for the gift, I like it very, very much!¡±

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    Seeing BaiBai¡¯s love for the beaver dolls that he made, Phil pursed his lips and gave an embarrassed expression, ¡°It¡¯s not good, it doesn¡¯t look like a beaver at all¡­ Let¡¯s just pretend it¡¯s two balls of fur.¡±


    If he did a good job and BaiBai liked them so much, he would be very happy. Now it felt more or less like a virtue that didn¡¯t match.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s a beaver! It¡¯s you and me!¡± BaiBai plucked a glance at him, shook his head hard, put the gift in the box and put it away solemnly. Daddy had said he couldn¡¯t choose a race. Then there would never be a picture of him turning into a beaver and lying with Brother Phil. Then of course this gift should be cherished! Thinking of something, he calmly stood up, smiling brightly, ¡°Brother Phil, I also have a gift for you!¡±


    At that sentence, Phil raised his eyebrows in surprise and waited for him to take out the gift. The next second, BaiBai¡¯s mouth held a smile and pushed him out of the room. He didn¡¯t say anything, so Phil was confused and curious.


    A few moments later, BaiBai came out, changed into a children¡¯s swimsuit.


    This was a new thing, Phil raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°I thought you hated water?¡±


    Even before going to the Fire Island District surrounded by the sea, he saw that BaiBai also did not seriously go into the water.


    ¡°My gift to you is that I learned how to swim! So, we can play together!¡± BaiBai laughed and ran ahead to the backyard pool.


    Phil received this gift, of course, but now it was almost dark, who wanted to swim? However, BaiBai did not have any such awareness, and ran as fast as he could. Phil had no choice but to follow. He was relieved when he passed the living room, the ABO people have almost left by now. Otherwise, BaiBai¡¯s fleshy arms and legs would have been seen by the annoying kids.


    After a few more days, Jing Man was in his last year of college. The schedule was empty, and the school had given them enough time to study for their exams and find a job. Jing Man was happy he didn¡¯t need to worry about classes and gleefully stayed at home with the kids.


    Finally, it was Xiao Sang¡¯s birthday. As a child who loves new things, Xiao Sang was looking forward to growing up as a human. When he grows up, he can get more freedom from Daddy! And there would be much, much more things to study.


    The most intuitive thing was that so many toys that were forbidden for children under 3 years old can be played with! Xiao Sang refused Daddy¡¯s offer to throw him a birthday party because he didn¡¯t have any close friends.


    Apart from his family, the only person who watched him transform into a human was the ¡®undead little rabbit,¡¯ Tang Xiaoyu, who was also an undead.


    Xiao Sang had deep impressions of this sister, such as her boyfriend was an oriental dragon, she was a police cadet, and every time she saw him, she had to publish 500 words of compliments, praising what a cute undead child he was.


    To which Xiao Sang said, ¡°I have no melons.¡±1


    His transformation process looked painful, the bones elongated, skin was torn and flesh grew, the whole person felt like being skinned and reborn, almost making Jing Man heartbroken. But Xiao Sang himself said there was no feeling, it was also quite fun.


    Tang Xiaoyu, who was watching, also comforted Jing Man by saying, ¡°This level of damage to the undead is a piece of cake, our body structure is amazing. Unless attacked with a silver weapon, they can¡¯t feel any pain at all, and they don¡¯t need to breathe even if they¡¯ve turned into a human. Sometimes I use my original form for training, and when the intensity exceeds the limit, my arm will dislocate and fall off. But reattaching is fine. I have developed a superb technique for setting the arm. When Xiao Sang needs something, you can contact me!¡±


    She didn¡¯t say anything, but Jing Man¡¯s sweat flowed when she explained it. He took notes in his mind, ¡°In the future, we can¡¯t easily let Xiao Sang turn into his original form. Their physique is both tough and fragile, I don¡¯t want to take my son to the hospital to have his arm reattached.¡±


    After transforming into a human, Xiao Sang¡¯s features still had a somber sharpness. His hair was dark and black, the same as his unique frosted eggshell, with a low sheen that looked, at a cursory glance, as if it had been thrown into an inkpot and dyed, then scratched out without drying.


    When kindergarten opened, Jing Man was the first to bring a string of children to enroll. The six children were all sent to the Garden Road Kindergarten and Sunflower class as transfer students because they had made the arrangements in advance.


    The teacher was happy to receive a family of six children with different styles and such unique characteristics. She asked Jing Man, ¡°Can we advertise that the children are enrolled in our school? To show the diversity of our school?¡±


    And it was also hinted that being able to give the children certificates of excellence upon graduation would be good for elementary school selection. It was a good idea, but Jing Man kept his head cool and didn¡¯t say yes on the spot.


    When he got home, he talked to Mu CangZhou and found out that the inter-temporal egg-rearing technology in the current space-time was not yet perfect. He had more or less live streamed in front of the public with the children before, and people knew that their children should be just over a year old this year. When the time came to be exposed, it would not be easy to explain for a while.


    So, he had to politely decline the teacher¡¯s offer.


    This kindergarten was already a big brand, the Jing family children could only be an icing on the cake for them, so they did not take this point to make things difficult for the children. After entering the kindergarten, Xiao Jin¡¯s social skills inflated and soon became well acquainted with his classmates, taking his little brother to be the king there.


    Within half a month of starting school, he asked Jing Man, ¡°Daddy, can I invite my classmates over to play with us?¡±


    Jing Man just took it as a few good friends and nodded his head to agree. He laughed and said, ¡°Bai LeZe, the little white dragon, is now in a kindergarten class with you, now you are an older brother, remember to take care of your younger brother.¡±


    Xiao Jin raised his head and said very confidently, ¡°Xiao Ze said he was going to skip a grade. When I¡¯m in first grade, he will too! Daddy, just get ready for the kids¡¯ party!¡±


    When the day came, Jing Man prepared the children¡¯s party for 30 people. He wanted to reserve four places for each of his sons¡¯ best friends. He figured that would be more than enough. It was hard to make so many friends in just half a month, so they shouldn¡¯t make much of a splash.


    After class, looking at the endless line of children brought back by his son, Jing Man¡¯s eyes were dark. After counting the number of children, there were actually more than 100 children. Three whole classes of children had been abducted by Xiao Jin.


    Not enough toys and food were prepared, this was too embarrassing. Jing Man immediately called Uncle Wang and asked him to contact some party activities for children.


    This was his father¡¯s personal secretary, who was very capable of organizing parties, and it was definitely enough to catch the duck on the shelf 2 temporarily. After that, he called Long¡¯s again, naming Miss Long Gui to answer, asking her to prepare a lot of food that could be used to feed little children in the restaurant and send it as soon as possible.


    So, the children of Garden Road Kindergarten experienced a wonderful afternoon. There were beautiful sisters who often appeared on TV to sing children¡¯s songs to everyone. There were also professional drama actors dressed in princess dresses and princely clothes to give immersive stage performances. There were even storytelling robots who brought light shows to create a colorful world¡­


    Not to mention the constant stream and variety of Long¡¯s delicacies! Many of the desserts were on the hidden menu, the kind that no one who dined at Long¡¯s every day had ever seen!

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    It was well known that kindergarteners secretly had a characteristic, that was, they say a lot of nonsense. If they saw a stray cat on the road, or met some sparrows, they would run home and surround their parents, chattering endlessly. Now more than a hundred children experienced the Jing family¡¯s unique ultra-luxurious children¡¯s party, which of course, would not be secretly hidden in the heart.


    In fact, the former sunflower class leader, now Xiao Jin¡¯s number one little brother, Nie Xiao, came home and excitedly took his parents to the living room, passionately opening mike.


    ¡°Today, Xiao Jin invited us to his house to play! His house is so big and crowded! The golden potato cakes and milk cakes are all from Long¡¯s, and they also invited Princess XiXi to perform in person! Xiao Jin¡¯s daddy was also rather handsome and gentle¡­¡±


    Listening to his son¡¯s bragging, Daddy Nie¡¯s mind was full of question marks. He deliberately asked, ¡°Is it Xiao Jin¡¯s birthday? The lineup is so grand.¡±


    Nie Xiao counted on his fingers, ¡°It¡¯s not Xiao Jin¡¯s birthday, it¡¯s not ZhiZhi¡¯s birthday¡­ It¡¯s not Xiao Sang¡¯s birthday either. It seems to be just a normal day, and Xiao Jin said he invited us to his house for the first time, so it should be grand.¡±


    Nie¡¯s mother also raised her hand and asked, ¡°Which Princess XiXi is it? Is it from Genesis of the Elves?¡±


    Nie Xiao blinked and nodded heavily, that was his favorite children¡¯s adventure show! ¡°Yeah, I even took a picture with Princess XiXi! Mommy, you can ask Xiao Jin¡¯s daddy for the video taken at the party, I asked Uncle to save it!¡±


    The Nie parents looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes. They still remember when Xiao Jin first entered kindergarten, he quickly pried away the children who were close to his son. Nie Xiao could not stand the gap, and was sullen every day.


    As a result, not long after, the son was also inexplicably pulled in by Xiao Jin, and became the number one friend. Father Nie was really curious about what magic this youngster named Jing Jin had, and wondered how his parents could educate a child with such strong social skills. His future was immeasurable. He poked his wife and hinted that he wanted to see the party video as soon as possible. Princess XiXi or whatever was not important, but mainly used to observe how others were raising their sons.


    The friend request beep on Jing Man¡¯s terminal started ringing again, for the twenty-seventh time today.


    He didn¡¯t think much about it when he gave his son a party, he just wanted to make Xiao Jin look good, and now that it¡¯s all over, Jing Man finally realizes what¡¯s wrong.


    The education system in the thirty-first century was public, and everyone was equal upon enrollment, regardless of origin. This also meant that there were children whose family conditions were relatively ordinary. Now that he had calmed down, he also realized that his family seemed too high profile¡­


    Fortunately, the culture on this side of Garden Road was very good, and the parents of the other children did not have bad intentions. Mostly, they sighed with him about the luxuriousness of the party, then directly raised the intention ¨C wanting a copy of the party video, and after that there was no extra thought.


    Jing Man had just added Nie Xiao¡¯s mother as a friend when she sent a greeting message and then secretly asked him for a video of Princess XiXi. Jing Man looked back and Xiao Jin was in a particularly good mood after entertaining his buddies today and was now a dragon nibbling on a cake.


    He went over to help the transformed person after being very noble and cool. Only in front of family could he wipe his naive son¡¯s mouth. Then, he sat on the ground and put him in his arms, scratching the little golden dragon¡¯s chin and asked, ¡°Xiao Jin, Nie Xiao is your classmate?¡±


    Xiao Jin laid comfortably in Daddy¡¯s arms, blinked his golden-brown eyes twice and nodded steadily, ¡°Yes, the little boy with the gray hair. You said he was thin and told him to eat more.¡±


    ¡°Oh! The little chinchilla!¡± Jing Man remembered, the little boy had left a deep impression on him. He looked particularly cute and well-behaved, but he was said to have a dominant and opinionated personality. Before Xiao Jin enrolled in the school, he was the boss.


    The children of other races that were more powerful than him were all under control!


    Jing Man guessed in his heart that the main reason why the puma, vampire and eagle children listened to this little chinchilla was because they couldn¡¯t bully him and saw him as cute, so they spoiled him. Since it was really the parents of the students, Jing Man didn¡¯t worry about information leakage and quickly sent the video over.


    This day, too many parents asked him for the video, Jing Man also did not put this matter into mind.


    A few days later, when he went to pick up Xiao Jin from school, a woman with gray hair and big eyes gave him a greeting. This woman looked a lot like Nie Xiao and had a lovable spirit, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Nie Xiao¡¯s mother!¡±


    Jing Man smiled, nodded and returned the greeting.


    He didn¡¯t expect Nie Xiao¡¯s mother to have something to ask him today, but she continued with a shy face, ¡°I have a question for Xiao Jin¡¯s daddy, how did you get in touch with Princess XiXi?¡± Seeing Jing Man¡¯s eyes with doubts, she continued to add, ¡°Our family loves to watch Genesis of the Elves, and we also wanted to invite her to Nie Xiao¡¯s birthday this year, but they said they never had a slot, so we watched the party video and confirmed that it was Princess XiXi herself, so¡­¡±


    When she said the name, Jing Man was not impressed, the party was all arranged by Uncle Wang. This mother should also be a chinchilla sub-race, who looked at his eyes clearly and held a touch of caution. Jing Man really couldn¡¯t bear to let her be sad, so he gave out Uncle Wang¡¯s contact information.


    In the past, Jing Man never had the idea of blaming himself if the mother was unhappy, but today, after picking up his kids from school, he still felt very strange in his heart.


    In the evening, Mu CangZhou saw that he was distracted and leaned on him to ask the reason. Knowing the cause and effect, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart was more or less clear, Jing Man was infected by the natural affinity of that chinchilla race.


    It was now the later half of the year 3021, and in a few months, the Sky Blue Star executives would be in contact with the alien intelligent galaxy that would establish the Quick Transmigration Bureau in the future.


    This was one of the signs, the weak race¡¯s natural ability was enhanced, and racial equality was further developed. Thinking of this, the emotions in Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes were obscure and unclear. He didn¡¯t directly explain this matter for a long while. Then, he took Jing Man¡¯s slender knuckles and kissed them, saying, ¡°ManMan, your memories should come back in a few months, I hope you won¡¯t regret it then.¡±


    Wasn¡¯t he talking about Nie Xiao¡¯s mother? Jing Man couldn¡¯t figure out what Brother Mu was thinking. He jerked his hand out and plucked him out with a sulky look, ¡°Regret what? Do you think I¡¯ve done anything in the past year or so that I could regret in the future? You know why you didn¡¯t say so earlier?¡±


    A series of questions from the head to the face made Mu CangZhou also unable to stand. Jing Man was never a person he could read. He sometimes felt that Jing Man would regret every single thing he did now, after his memory returned, but sometimes he felt that Jing Man was full of bravery, who would then break down and accept all of his own.


    The thoughts churned and dispersed, and finally to the pair of soulful peach blossom eyes, Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart abruptly fixed itself. The corners of his lips raised with a light smile, his eyes lowered as if with sentimentality, and he murmured, ¡°I guess if there is no memory loss, you will not be so simple to agree to my proposal.¡±


    This move was really right, Jing Man could not stand this look of Brother Mu. He immediately put all those messy questions to the back of his mind, opened his arms to hug Mu CangZhou, and viciously said in his ear, ¡°You are forbidden to think about anything else! Although I do not know what the future me is like, one thing can be guaranteed. If I don¡¯t like you, then I will definitely not agree to have eggs with you!¡±


    A few days later, Jing Man once again received a message from Nie Xiao¡¯s mother.


    [Xiao Jin¡¯s daddy, I have good news for you! Thanks to your introduction, my family has signed a data modeling copyright contract with Princess XiXi! After that, all kinds of service AI used in the terminal can be changed to Princess XiXi¡¯s model for a fee! Video]


    Clicking on the video, Jing Man finally knew who Princess XiXi was.


    This was the heroine of the long-running children¡¯s adventure drama ¨C Genesis of the Elves, brave and kind, very smart. Elves were a race not found on Sky Blue Star, so it was very mysterious and eye-catching. The show cost a lot of money, and when it first aired it was very popular with children, the plot was quite deep, and it also had some adult fans.


    But it was a very old children¡¯s show, and now it was the tears of the times.


    Before the party for Xiao Jin, Uncle Wang did not know what method to invite her to the scene. However, the former little chinchilla¡¯s family was so powerful!


    They actually contracted the terminal service AI package! You should know that Sky Blue Star had one terminal per person, and one of the softwares that must be installed in the terminal was the service AI package! Even if the AI package only sells for a dollar, it still has to be multiplied by a huge base!


    Nie Xiao¡¯s mother continued to send a message: [One of Princess XiXi¡¯s requests is to bring your family into the partnership, is it convenient for you to come over next Monday to sign the contract?]


    This¡­ sounded like a lot of money for nothing, and Jing Man couldn¡¯t figure out why.


    On Monday, he arrived at the place where the contract would be signed, and as soon as he entered, he saw a familiar figure, ¡°Mom? What are you doing here.¡±


    It was not a big sound, but it caught the attention of everyone present.


    As expected, Yan Xiu¡¯er, who had removed her elfin makeup, was standing over in a pavilion and lit up when she saw him coming. Yan Xiu¡¯er came over and held her son, with a tone of sorrow, ¡°I know you don¡¯t like watching children¡¯s adventure shows, but not so much that you didn¡¯t know Princess XiXi was performed by me in my early years.¡±


    Nie Xiao¡¯s mother, who had watched the show for half a day, finally shed tears of lemon eating1, the goddess that she holds dear turned out to be someone else¡¯s mother!


    After signing this contract, Jing Man opened his terminal and searched for Genesis of the Elves. After checking the time, he knew why he had no impression of this at all. He was only four years old when this children¡¯s show was a hit, and his mother was on fire in those years, but rarely accompanied him.


    Turning on the TV and seeing his mom having fun with the other kids in the show, he was angry and aggrieved, so naturally he wouldn¡¯t watch the show. He had a strong ability to forget sad things in his heart, and when he grew up, he kept this memory completely hidden.


    There were too many people at the party that day. He was too busy taking care of the children. His eyes did not linger on Princess XiXi, who was wearing a full costume and heavy elf special effects makeup, and naturally did not realize that there was his old mother hiding underneath¡­


    Now thanks to the children, the relationship between the two was also eased, his mother¡¯s lack of companionship when he was young could no longer leave a mark on Jing Man¡¯s heart.


    From that day on, Jing Man¡¯s family left behind an indispensable bedtime activity ¨C the family sat around and watched Genesis of the Elves together!

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    When the autumn breeze rolled down the leaves and the waves of wheat were golden, it was also Jing Man and Mu CangZhou¡¯s wedding anniversary. It was said that the first wedding anniversary was a paper wedding, which sounded less powerful than a gold wedding or a silver wedding.1 So, Jing Man did not have the slightest intention of having a big event and decided to take a vacation with the kids.


    The events encountered outside were not so conventional, so you could take this opportunity to grow the relationship between fathers and children, and then quietly train the children to survive after they become humans.


    After deciding the destination with Brother Mu, he immediately decided to go out this time without Big Bear. This was the first time the children traveled as a group after becoming human, and they were all very excited.


    BaiBai was especially excited to go and play with Brother Phil.


    When they were ready to get out of the leap point, they were dumbfounded by the snowy scene outside the window, where the frost had frozen into a snow white scene with snow fallen on the branches.


    BaiBai bit his lip and gently tugged on Jing Man¡¯s hem, ¡°Isn¡¯t the Fire Island District in the tropics, with no snow and no rain all year round? Where¡­ is this, Daddy?¡±


    ¡°This is near the Arctic Circle, the snow forest area. I forgot to tell you in advance, forgive Daddy, okay?¡± Jing Man meticulously helped the children layer by layer to put on thick clothes and explain to them.


    His face was slightly hot after speaking, and he glared back at Mu CangZhou. It was agreed that the children would be informed of the destination of the trip in advance before departure. Yesterday, this person, because of the first anniversary of the wedding, was very excited. As soon as they got home, he dragged him into the bedroom.


    When the back was sore at the end from exercise, the clock showed it was two o¡¯clock in the morning¡­


    If it wasn¡¯t for the reliable housekeeper AI, who took the initiative to help the children repack their bags, he fears they would only have light beach apparel to wear¡­


    The family almost wore swimming trunks in the snow because of this guy¡¯s capriciousness! The thought of it made him a little angry!


    The children¡¯s expressions changed dramatically at this answer.


    They now knew they were going to land in a completely strange place, and although Father and Daddy were with them, Xiao Jin still had a strong sense of crisis in his heart. He pursed his lips, opened the children¡¯s terminal, and searched the basic information of the snow forest area on it with a single glance. And when ZhiZhi heard the word ¡°forest¡±, their eyes widened for a moment. They pasted their face to the window, trying to see if there were many trees planted around.


    Since the kindergarten teacher said it, there were many trees for it to be called a forest! Treants liked to live in places where there were many trees, and ZhiZhi was very interested in knowing if the place where they were about to land would have a fellow companion.


    Xiao Shui looked slightly worried and touched his hair, worried that if it was too cold, his hair would need to retain water if it froze. He also regretted in his heart that he could not go to the beach to roam recklessly. Since he was taught by Risa, his invisibility attribute had gradually disappeared and it did not particularly affect his normal life. Although the aquatic in the water showed a posture that was always the most elegant and beautiful, he secretly also looked forward to all the stars to surround the moon after he entered the water.2 It seems he¡¯s going to miss it this time ¡­


    Sometimes Xiao Sang, who secretly turned into his undead form, lowered the brim of his hat to cover his green and white skin. His eyes shone with interest, and he clenched the children¡¯s camera Daddy bought for him. After taking a lot of photos, he began to check the various testing instruments that he had slowly acquired during this period. He wanted to see if they were still working in the Arctic Circle, and looked forward to learning more about plants and animals that he had never seen before.


    FanFan was the only one of the children who felt most indifferent about changing travel locations. As a feline with a King Engine3, he was already indifferent to water, and every time he traveled to the Fire Island District he was a little tired of it. And even if he didn¡¯t have winter clothes, he could also become a big tiger with thick fur to keep warm, and his brothers could squeeze and hide in his arms, his arms can be warm! The thought of this made FanFan¡¯s heart happy, if it was the original form, maybe the tail would be comfortably swaying left and right.


    Only BaiBai felt that the sky had fallen, and the whole person was very sad. After knowing that he was going to travel, he had already agreed with Brother Phil to go to the Fire Island District today to play, saying that it was not too much to count the days with your fingers! The result was now to go back on his word! And he couldn¡¯t see Brother Phil or smell the vanilla on him anymore!


    Seeing BaiBai¡¯s visible bad mood, Jing Man was also very distressed. He reached out and gave his son a few pats on the head and made a solemn promise, ¡°BaiBai, this New Year we will also go to the Fire Island District, Daddy and Father will go with you. By then, you will have plenty of time to play with that little beaver. Don¡¯t be sad now, focus on the present, okay? Today is Daddy¡¯s wedding anniversary.¡±


    After finishing the mood and clothing, the group walked down to the leap point. The temperature was cool, and there was a strong dampness because of the snow, but they were dressed warmly, so they didn¡¯t freeze at all. After a few breaths, Jing Man felt a clear, fresh air with the smell of pine needles slowly filling his lungs, very comfortable.


    In the leap point centers he had been to, generally, only the outside area was open, and the transit area was indoors, which was noisy and not well ventilated, and could be a bit stuffy. But the snow forest area was very different, the leap center was completely outside the structure. And the feeling of modern technology was much weaker, the floor was even wooden.


    There were tree branches sticking out of the leap center in a grand manner, and the leap point they just rode in descended so grumpily on top of a thin layer of snow, like a small stone falling into a blank canvas. There was very little traffic here, including the staff of about twenty people, and Jing Man had no trouble managing the safety of the six children.


    He took the time to come up to Mu CangZhou¡¯s ear and complimented, ¡°Brother Mu, this place feels quite comfortable, I like the place you chose!¡±


    Mu CangZhou pursed his lips and smiled, ¡°Then you can experience it more and get used to it in advance. This is the place where the Quick Transmigration Bureau will be established afterwards, and we will have to live here for a long time.¡±


    Jing Man raised his eyebrows and continued, ¡°So, how long will it take?¡±


    He had heard a lot about the Quick Transmigration Bureau from Mu CangZhou, so he had no doubt that his memories would return after the Quick Transmigration Bureau came down. He was still very concerned about this point in time, which was related to his own interests.


    Mu CangZhou looked down and thought for a long time, ¡°It should be March 15.¡±


    While Jing Man was calculating the number of days and months to go, a staff member stopped Xiao Sang and turned his back on them, pointing at them, and the scene did not look very pleasant. Seeing his son being stopped, Jing Man¡¯s brow furrowed, and now he couldn¡¯t care less about his imagination and ran quickly to ask what was going on.


    The staff was relieved to see that an adult had arrived. He pointed to the wooden floor, his face bitter, and said bitterly, ¡°Sir, it looks like you are here for tourism, right? Take care of your son when you go out. He is going to dig the floor with a shovel!¡±


    Jing Man squatted down to check, the wooden floor was indeed poked with a few scratches. It was very ugly, like a few pimples on a clean face. With all the evidence, his side was indeed at a disadvantage. Still, he knew that Xiao Sang, although sometimes too forward thinking, and could not connect with others, was still a very good obedient baby, who would absolutely not damage public property for no reason.


    So, he pulled Xiao Sang to his side and asked with a trusting smile, ¡°Xiao Sang, tell Daddy why you are poking the floor. It¡¯s lying here serving the people, and it¡¯s not in your way.¡±


    Just now, the staff rushed out and indiscriminately told Xiao Sang to stop, so the child was scared. He bit his lower lip and pointed to the floor with the shovel in his hand, ¡°There¡¯s something underneath, it¡¯s growing underneath and it¡¯s coming up.¡±


    The staff member was also a temperamental person, he said impatiently, ¡°Our project is personally supervised by the master builder, using the best wood substrate, the soil underneath is also burned with fire, there is not even a grass seed! What does such a small child know?¡±


    Seeing his aggressive look, Jing Man was displeased. He made a gesture of calm and continued to ask Xiao Sang, ¡°How did you sense it? Is it a plant or an insect?¡±


    He didn¡¯t forget his Xiao Sang¡¯s talent ¨C he had a great affinity for nature and could feel two magical rocks when he walked into a small river gully. Xiao Sang put the shovel back into his backpack, squatted down and touched the board twice, and answered, ¡°Something like a mushroom.¡±


    Then, it could be a mushroom.


    Thinking of this, Jing Man looked a bit severe. Remembering when he was following his teacher on a trip to collect reference material, he talked about¡ª


    ¡°Students come and look, this tree is infested with white fungus. Although from the outside there are only some small white mushrooms, you can feel it when you touch it with your hands, the bark on this side is very loose, isn¡¯t it? The small mushrooms can grow from the inside of the tree to the outside, which means that the tree has been eroded almost. You can think about how the mycelium is distributed inside the tree when you draw, that picture is beautiful.¡±


    Jing Man carefully examined the floor and found several small mushrooms only a few millimeters in size between the cracks. This proved that this floor had been eroded by the fungus. If not dealt with as soon as possible, in a short time, this place would turn into the same as rotten wood, and completely collapse.


    ¡°Underneath, you¡­¡± Halfway through the sentence, he raised his eyes to the staff and read a hint of displeasure in the other party¡¯s eyes again. However, Jing Man¡¯s gaze was too sharp, too calm, and put out a few flames in the staff member¡¯s heart. His mood eased and he took the initiative to ask, ¡°Sir, what have you found?¡±


    Seeing his attitude changed for the better, Jing Man nodded and continued, ¡°The bottom is infested with white fungus, it is recommended to check it out quickly before it ends badly.¡±


    The staff waved their hands, ¡°No way, the fungus was checked last month, it won¡¯t happen.¡±


    Mu CangZhou also came forward, ¡°Check it, my child is undead, he¡¯s very sensitive to these things.¡±


    Perhaps trying to convince Jing Man and his group with facts, the staff did not say anything else and soon brought the instrument to check the fungus. He just pressed against the board and started the test, and the instrument immediately sounded an alarm, ¡°Beep, beep, beep¨C¡±


    The staff immediately sat down, cheeks red, solemnly apologized to Xiao Sang and Jing Man, and refunded the cost of this leap. Seeing that the uncle who was still embarrassed just now ran away in a hurry with the instrument to seriously check what kind of fungus had infested the board, Xiao Sang pulled the corner of Daddy¡¯s coat and asked, ¡°Daddy, I didn¡¯t do anything wrong, did I?¡±


    ¡°Of course not, Daddy trusts you to do the right thing.¡± Jing Man smiled and thought his son was really cute.


    Mu CangZhou pondered slightly and added, ¡°Xiao Sang is too hands-on, which is good, keep it up, but talk to us first about anything you think of afterwards.¡±


    ¡°Otherwise, it will be like today, you are obviously doing a good deed, but people still thought you wanted to destroy the floor.¡±


    Xiao Sang nodded thoughtfully, but in his heart, he was thinking, since Father and Daddy were willing to supervise, instruments only for children over the age of eight can be ordered!


    When they arrived at the snow forest area, of course they had to experience forest activities. Jing Man didn¡¯t book a hotel this time, but a cabin at the foot of the mountain. This cabin was very large, but the design was rather rugged, with only two large rooms for sleeping. The rest was a large, fireplace-lined living room.


    After some consideration, there were too many variables around the campground to feel comfortable letting the children stay in one. So, the two husbands decided to take three children each and sleep in separate rooms.

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    In order not to favor one over the other, Jing Man did not choose from the six children, but directly took the three younger children to share a room and let Mu CangZhou take the older ones.


    When he got this result, Xiao Shui felt sad for the first time that he turned from fourth to the third oldest. It turned out that in addition to protecting his younger brothers and taking on more responsibilities, the other thing was that he couldn¡¯t be at Daddy¡¯s side!


    It was not that he didn¡¯t love Father, it¡¯s just that¡­ the Jing kids wanted to be around Daddy more than anything else!


    When they entered the room, what they saw was a two-meter wide bed. Interior decoration was very simple, combined with the wooden structure, one could also faintly see a trace of a free and bold American rustic style. The owner¡¯s aesthetic was very rugged. In addition to the moose specimen hanging on the wall, the carpet was also covered with a whole sheet of faux leather, which happened to be white tiger pattern.


    Although it was artificial, Jing Man was still afraid FanFan would have a psychological shadow. He put down the things and asked him, ¡°FanFan, if you feel uncomfortable, we will change rooms with your siblings.¡±


    Just now he took a glance, he had no idea what the interior decoration was, anyway, the carpet was not tiger skin! However, FanFan had very thick nerves and didn¡¯t see anything wrong with that. He was surprised when he came over to see what the carpet looked like, and happily hugged Daddy¡¯s waist and pouted, ¡°Daddy, Daddy, look, this room is a little white tiger like me! Can I become my original form and play on it?¡±


    Seeing this, Jing Man smiled helplessly and nodded his head in agreement.


    Back to the other children, BaiBai¡¯s whole heart flew to Brother Phil, hugging the terminal, beaming and giggling from time to time.


    Xiao Sang was looking forward to rummaging around the room. He went through every drawer, every cabinet, even under the bed and around the desk. Knowing that he had his hands full, Jing Man didn¡¯t stop him and let him explore the place.


    After taking out the things he brought and needed immediately from the suitcase, a quarter of an hour had passed.


    Just now, he could hear the noise from the opposite room, but now he couldn¡¯t hear it anymore.


    You¡¯ve gone out to play, haven¡¯t you? How can you not take us!


    Jing Man wrinkled his nose and went to the window to take a look, and as expected, he saw a glimpse of bright colors. Xiao Jin, ZhiZhi, Xiao Shui and Brother Mu were all outside the door. Brother Mu was sweeping the snow from the door with a big broom, and the children were running around without being too cold. He turned around and pet FanFan¡¯s hairy head and asked, ¡°All cleaned up, right? Let¡¯s go out too.¡±


    FanFan wailed, rubbed against Daddy¡¯s side, and then lifted his butt off the ground, twisted his back and walked towards the door. When he reached Xiao Sang, he pawed his brother twice, signaling him to stop lying on the floor and shining his flashlight under the bed. These two children were soon ready, only BaiBai was still holding his terminal, closing himself, not hearing anything.


    We can¡¯t let him go on like this, now he¡¯s like this, what will he do when he enters his teenage years?


    ¡°Don¡¯t be like this on vacation.¡± Jing Man went over and turned off his terminal, with a strong disapproval in his eyes.


    BaiBai turned his head back to look at his brother, got a hint from Xiao Sang¡¯s eyes,and shouted, ¡°I know, Daddy! I have nothing to pack. I¡¯m ready to go out!¡±


    Seeing that he had the good sense to do so, Jing Man left the details alone and led the children slowly out the door. When the three older children saw Daddy and their brothers come out, they immediately flocked over to him.


    Xiao Jin held up a branch of different lengths and thicknesses and said, ¡°Daddy, you¡¯re here! Father said we could use the old fireplace in the hall, so let¡¯s gather some firewood!¡±


    Jing Man went over and felt the palms of the three older children¡¯s hands to make sure they were still warm and that the snow and cold air had not lowered their body temperature. When his mind was at ease, he nodded and smiled, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s compete to see who can collect more and better firewood within half an hour!¡±


    The Jing children loved this kind of competitive environment, and their short legs immediately swung up and scattered.


    Jing Man coughed twice and called them back, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Daddy will introduce you to the specific rules and which branches are the best ones!¡±


    The children nodded and sat in rows on the stumps cleared of snow at the entrance, listening carefully to Daddy¡¯s words, ¡°First of all, we can only pick up the dry firewood that falls on the ground, no hands to pull the branches! That¡¯s you, Xiao Sang, put the plastic saw away! We are guests of the snow forest area, and cannot destroy the original ecological balance! And then you cannot go too far, only in that small forest over there to collect firewood, do not run to a place where we cannot see the house we live in! Right, in addition to firewood, other things are not allowed to be moved. Such as mushrooms, pine cones, and unfamiliar nuts, all do not touch. Many things in the wild are poisonous, you have to protect your own lives, do not let Daddy worry!¡±


    Feeling that what should be said had been said, he took the three big kids that just collected firewood to come over, and introduced them to which were good for burning, which were too wet to take back and also can not be lit, which would make too much smoke¡­ After checking the children¡¯s body positioning star pins were intact, only then were they reassured to collect firewood.


    At this time, Mu CangZhou had cleared out the open space in front of the door, with snow piled to the side, like a small grain pile. He came over and warmed Jing Man¡¯s ears, lowered his eyes and kissed him on the cheek, ¡°Are you cold?¡±

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    While the dads were talking, Xiao Jin took on the responsibility of taking care of his siblings and supervising them. And he really found out something was wrong!


    ZhiZhi¡¯s mind didn¡¯t seem to be on the firewood gathering game at all, their eyes and feet kept glancing to the west.


    Earlier, Xiao Jin collected firewood in the west. He knew that although there were many trees, they were all evergreen species. After half a day¡¯s effort, he did not pick up many dead branches that could be used as firewood. He was just reminded of this, so ZhiZhi went in the wrong direction!


    And if they walked a little farther, they would definitely exceed the line that Daddy said!


    The thought of ZhiZhi worrying Daddy, Xiao Jin¡¯s sense of responsibility as the eldest brother skyrocketed, and he walked up to ZhiZhi, saying coolly, ¡°ZhiZhi, you¡¯re going too far.¡±


    Since the moment ZhiZhi entered the forest, they keenly felt that something was attracting them somewhere, and its attraction was so great that it could be said that the little treant¡¯s whole heart was adorned with it. When suddenly preached by their brother, they were not prepared, and were really scared. When they recovered, they gathered their thoughts and nodded their head, followed their brother back, and said they would not run away.


    Xiao Jin succeeded in getting his sibling back on track and was in a very good mood. But not long after, ZhiZhi from time to time looked over there.


    Xiao Jin was a bit embarrassed, he had just told his younger sibling, if he said it again, he would certainly be uncomfortable in his heart. Xiao Jin¡¯s eyes fell on the white tiger, who changed form as soon as he left the house. He now firmly did not want to turn into a human, with claws and big mouth to collect firewood with much difficulty. He gave up the game, and the tree trunk faced the impotent rage of FanFan. Xiao Jin had a plan.


    He went over to the white tiger and gave him a few instructions, only to see the tiger¡¯s eyes, which had lost hope, suddenly light up and look happily in the direction of ZhiZhi, nodding repeatedly.


    Thus, the following scene happened. FanFan had completely given up the firewood collecting job.


    The range of activities centered around ZhiZhi, while pretending to pick this tree, and sniffing that tree. Once he saw ZhiZhi go deeper into the woods, he would quickly run over to block the road ahead. No matter where they went, there were big white tiger eyes brightly gazing at themself. ZhiZhi was completely annoyed in the end and also diverted their attention, regardless of what attracted them to the forest, to play chase with FanFan.


    And, they (ZhiZhi) also picked up firewood on their way to chase.


    When Jing Man felt that the kids were almost done with their outdoor activities for the day, he gathered them in front of him and counted their harvest for the day. ZhiZhi was surprised to find out that they came in third place in their semi-paddling form!


    BaiBai was so preoccupied with chatting with Phil that he picked up a few branches and went to hide under a tree, while FanFan was too busy playing with himself and couldn¡¯t pull many branches with his tiger paws.


    And Xiao Sang¡­ The youngest brother was not surprised by anything he did, at least today he was not in the mood to pick up branches on the right.


    Xiao Shui, the only child who has been seriously collecting firewood since the beginning and had not lost his mind at all, ignored his other siblings¡¯ firewood and seriously compared his own firewood stack with that of Brother Xiao Jin¡¯s.


    It turned out that his older brother was too good! That pile was better than his own, no matter the quality or quantity of firewood, or even the neatness of the pile together!


    And, there was happy news to share with everyone! His hair didn¡¯t freeze in the snow!1


    Over the next few days, the family wandered around the foothills, familiarizing themselves with this mountain, which was shrouded in snow all year round, and gradually accepting the good cold of the northern country well.


    A few days passed, BaiBai¡¯s emotions over not seeing Phil calmed down, and became the family¡¯s good baby again. When he got up this morning, he even praised the smell of snow mixed with the smell of pine needles.


    While making ginger cola in the house, Jing Man suddenly remembered something and raised his eyes to look out the window. He looked back at everyone in amazement and laughed, ¡°We¡¯ve been here for so many days and it hasn¡¯t snowed! Isn¡¯t that great?¡±


    Mu Canzhou noticed this as well. The snowy forest area had more snow days than sunny days, which was why the snow stayed on all year round. It was reasonable to say that this was still autumn and winter, there were only two clear days in a month at most, so the snow should not only fall, but should fall a lot. Yet, they have been here for several days, and not a single piece of snow has fallen. All they saw was old snow!


    He checked the terminal and found that there was nothing special about the weather, only outdated news. It said that a while ago there seemed to be some kind of meteorite landing in the snow forest area, but after breaking through the atmosphere it disappeared, and scientists had not been able to find the specific landing site. Looking at the time, this was a few months ago on the news. He only chatted with everyone, and they did not take it to heart.


    At night, Mu CangZhou took the three big children into the room. When the children were all asleep, he heard a soft knock on the door. Mu CangZhou¡¯s lips curled up in a faint smile, put on his shoes and opened the door for Jing Man. The two of them had to sleep in separate rooms for the past few days with the kids, so it was a surprise that Jing Man could come to him.


    As if he was afraid of waking up the children, Jing Man didn¡¯t follow him to the bed. Instead, he led him straight to the window, and when he turned around, his peach blossom eyes reflected the layers of bright, white snow.


    Mu CangZhou looked at his appearance and his throat rolled. The moonlight was tantalizing, since the two could not easily be alone. He lowered his head and tried to kiss him. This caused the other man to unromantically turn his head to point outside, wet eyes with the intention of offering treasure, ¡°Brother Mu, look outside, the snow!¡±


    The charming scene was immediately broken, anyone who saw this woodland deer look could not be profane. So, Mu CangZhou closed his mind and replaced it with a light kiss on the forehead.


    The two did not stay too late, mainly because Jing Man was afraid that the children would wake up and have fear in their hearts when they saw he was not by their side. After leaning together for a while to watch the snow fall, he left through the door.


    The next day, Jing Man woke up very early. Although he did not sleep long last night, he felt refreshed.


    After tucking in the sleeping children, he went to the window to watch the snow. The light snow from last night had long disappeared, and now all that fell was snow large as goose feathers, flying lightly in the air. The restful time did not last long, he saw Mu CangZhou return from the house with his head down, walking with a pace not as spirited as usual, but with a touch of numbness.


    What time is it, Brother Mu got out of bed and left? Jing Man put on his coat and rushed over to open the door for him.


    When the door opened, the wind and snow poured in first, freezing him tightly. Yet, after waiting a few breaths, Mu Cangzhou was still standing outside the door with his head hanging low.


    ¡°Come in, Brother Mu, it¡¯s so cold.¡± Jing Man was uncertain, reached out and pulled him in, who was very cold to the touch, not knowing how long he had been out. He asked a few more questions, but Brother Mu did not say a word, as if the whole spirit of the person was taken away. Jing Man unexpectedly read a piece of loneliness and panic from his eyes.


    Jing Man was tempted to ask what was wrong, but thought better of it and didn¡¯t say anything. He just took a duster to help him flick the snow off his body, the house was warm and the snowflakes had started to turn into water.


    By the time the snow was cleared from his body, the man finally regained some vitality.


    Mu CangZhou turned his head to look at the two rooms, fists clenched. The door was obviously now properly closed¡­ But how could last night¡­


    Jing Man finally couldn¡¯t help himself and raised his voice, ¡°Brother Mu! What¡¯s going on? What are you doing out early in the morning? You don¡¯t say anything, I¡¯ll worry!¡±


    ¡°ZhiZhi¡­ is missing.¡±

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    Losing a child in front of your eyes¡­ For a parent, it¡¯s like a bolt from the blue. Jing Man was angry and annoyed after asking for details, and then he was also confused. It turned out that when he went to look for Brother Mu last night, after leaving, Brother Mu did not lock the room. ZhiZhi should have disappeared then ¡­ ¡­


    Brother Mu said he woke up and went to look for the child and realized that the snow had been falling the entire time, layers fell, covering all traces.


    When he heard that he didn¡¯t know how long ZhiZhi had been lost, he was even more panicked and exclaimed, ¡°ZhiZhi is so small, it¡¯s freezing cold! What do we do?! He went out without telling us¡­¡±


    Mu CangZhou tiredly raised his eyes, picked out peach tree leaves from his pocket, and comforted, ¡°Do not be afraid ManMan, ZhiZhi is a treant, their physique would not be afraid of the cold. And they should have gone out as their original form. I picked up these leaves on the ground.¡±


    Jing Man touched those long, narrow, bright green leaves, and recognized this was ZhiZhi¡¯s flower branch with a glance. In an instant, overflowing self-reproach once again pressed down on his head.


    The two people looked at the blanket of snow, the novelty of coming to the north was missing. Looking at the white, only to feel depressed and unable to endure, breathing with a sense of stagnation. However, sitting down like this was absolutely impossible.


    Jing Man frowned, gritted his teeth and opened the terminal. He began to contact the people who rented them a room, asking if there was any secret path in front of this, and then contacted the local police. Mu CangZhou contacted Tian Yuan again, urging him to find out if there were any cameras that could be called on the mountain as soon as possible.


    Like this natural resource-rich mountain, a lot of hidden cameras would be hooked up to observe animals and plants. It was unlikely that one of them saw ZhiZhi¡¯s figure, but they could only treat a dead horse as if it were still alive.1


    When the two of them contacted all the human and material resources like crazy, it was already dawn and the other children woke up one after another.


    Xiao Jin woke up to find only Xiao Shui sleeping beside him, while the temperature of the other in the bed was gone. He was the first to notice that something was wrong and rushed out to ask the two dads, who had somehow woken up long ago, ¡°Where¡¯s ZhiZhi?¡±


    Jing Man froze for a moment and smiled stiffly, saying that ZhiZhi had been taken to the hospital last night because they were not feeling well. He and Mu CangZhou had just discussed the matter and decided not to spread the news of ZhiZhi¡¯s loss to the other children for the time being, so as not to scare the younger ones as well.


    Xiao Jin was convinced by Daddy¡¯s words and he came over with a worried face, ¡°Is it serious? Can we go see him?¡±


    It was true that one lie required more lies to be told.


    Jing Man smiled bitterly in his heart, he now wished ZhiZhi was really sick, lying quietly in the hospital, that was better than disappearing for nothing. After thinking about it, he replied patiently, ¡°The doctor said that treants are prone to discomfort from the climate, and that they will be fine if they take care of themselves over there right away. It is the treant¡¯s own hospital, and they do not allow visits.¡±


    Seeing Xiao Jin was still a bit worried, Jing Man raised his hand and touched his head, his tone was very firm, as if saying so can even fool himself, ¡°Do not worry, ZhiZhi will be back soon.¡±


    Xiao Jin always felt that something was wrong, but his natural trust in Daddy made him swallow his doubts and go to call his other brothers to get up.


    In no time, the police sent sixty small patrol AI spheres and a beast people-type nanny robot, but no live police. This was the police¡¯s AI core Xinghai Jun¡¯s intention.


    The snowy forest area was freezing cold and not suitable for the police officers to go out. However, sending the small police patrol AI spheres did not have this trouble. They floated in the air, and were only the size of a ping-pong ball. They could be anywhere like a fish in water. Not only that, they consumed few resources, allowing him to start a carpet search as soon as possible.


    On the other hand, he took into account that the two careless fathers might not have the spirit to take the other five children at this moment, and deliberately sent in the nanny robot.


    Mu CangZhou went out with the AI sphere, and Jing Man wanted to follow in his head.


    The result was that Brother Mu stopped him and said, ¡°ManMan, I know you also want to find ZhiZhi as soon as possible, but we still haven¡¯t figured out why they ran out. In case the other five children also want to go out, then it¡¯s up to you.¡±


    His heart couldn¡¯t take the children disappearing again.


    Hearing these words, Jing Man had to put his mind to rest and stay with the nanny robot to take care of the children.


    Last night, ZhiZhi was half-asleep, and seemed to hear the voice of Father whispering with Daddy. They ignored them, turned over and went to sleep.


    Unaware of how much time passed, a fresh and exotic fragrance reached their nose.


    It was the same smell that attracted them in the forest, and smelled like it contained great energy. Smelling made them a little thirsty, as if the most sumptuous and tasty delicacies were waiting to be picked up. So, ZhiZhi could not sleep anymore and impatiently got up to drink some water.


    It turned out drinking didn¡¯t help. After drinking, the thirsty feeling intensified, and the mind cleared as well. They had a feeling that the place was not far away, so they decided to go and have a look. ZhiZhi looked back at their father and brothers, who were sleeping soundly, and tried to twist the door handle.


    The door opened with a click.


    ZhiZhi stood in the doorway for a long time thinking, and finally decided to take a gamble.


    During the daytime, Brother Xiao Jin wouldn¡¯t let them go there, so they were afraid that if they told Father and Daddy, they wouldn¡¯t approve of the other going. Still, they definitely didn¡¯t want to miss this delicious meal of energy! They even had a feeling that after they swallowed it, they would grow taller and taller! Taller than their older and younger brothers!


    ZhiZhi tiptoed to change their clothes and go through their room, the door was fingerprinted and could not trap them. Out of the door, they realized that it was snowing. Cold snowflakes fell on the neck, feeling somewhat itchy and cold. So, they simply turned into their original form, the treant form really did not feel cold at all!


    Once in the woods, ZhiZhi went straight to the source of the unique fragrance, and found that the distance was much farther than they thought, but the desire for power drove them. Stumbling and rushing, they did not feel tired at all.


    ZhiZhi was so intent on going deeper into the forest that they accidentally lost track of time and forgot their original idea of going out to look and return. When they went deeper into the forest, they found that the fragrance was actually spread all over the place. To find the root cause, it would take time and effort. In the end, they changed direction multiple times and got lost.


    AI ranger spheres that flew into the forest could not be sure of the direction, so they had to scatter in all directions, and were soon out of sight as well. Mu CangZhou followed behind, with two emotions of hope and despair intertwined in his heart.


    Being left in the cabin, Xiao Jin and the other children always felt a strange atmosphere. After asking Jing Man several times, he said in a hoarse voice, ¡°ZhiZhi is missing, and everyone is looking for them like a headless fly¡­¡±


    Xiao Jin¡¯s mind moved and he hurriedly told Daddy, ¡°When I was collecting firewood the other day, ZhiZhi seemed to be very interested in the west!¡±


    Jing Man then grabbed the straw and told Brother Mu the news, and the team¡¯s search had a direction.


    Unexpectedly, this search lasted a day and a night. By the next day at noon, Tian Yuan finally sent a message. He finally truly found a few abandoned cameras in the west that recorded the figure of ZhiZhi. Mu CangZhou received the video with a slight frown and could see that the cameras had not been maintained for a long time.


    Some were trampled by birds too many times, screws were loose, and the direction pointed to the ground; some lenses were stained with dirt and looked like a blurred picture; there were broken lenses, and a broken overlapping image looked very uncomfortable to the heart.


    Seeing ZhiZhi¡¯s thin figure in the snow shuttle, with a peach branch dragging on the ground, plucking off a lot of petals and peach leaves, he had a little lump in his throat. However, he suppressed his emotions and hurried to inform Jing Man of the news to put the other¡¯s mind at ease.


    The AI sphere followed the path of these cameras, but even though they went through the mountain, they did not find ZhiZhi.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s mood again sank, but he held the idea that maybe ZhiZhi was just staying in the AI sphere¡¯s blind spot, so as not to be found step by step with long, frozen legs. The warm and bright wooden house had long lost yesterday¡¯s cheerfulness. As expected, the children knew that ZhiZhi was missing, so the mood was low to the extreme. There were those who kept blaming themselves, and those who secretly dropped a few teardrops.


    Jing Man was afraid that the children were not strong enough to withstand the tears and pain of their bodies, so he asked the nanny robot to tell them a story to distract them. His mind was now in such a mess that he couldn¡¯t finish this task by himself.


    Brother Mu and the others finally found ZhiZhi¡¯s trail, and he immediately wanted to swoop down to the mountains to follow the search team. However, Brother Mu said that the road there was rugged, so he asked him again to wait a little longer until they really found ZhiZhi. So, he waited and waited ¡­ When the nanny robot told the children eight stories, and the children were put to sleep, Mu CangZhou came to tell the news that he had found ZhiZhi.


    But¡­ Why was Brother Mu¡¯s expression even more grave than before?


    Jing Man¡¯s heart tightened at the sight of his appearance, and the taut string in his head snapped. Once he thought of the worst possible scenario, his eyes immediately came down with tears. Mu CangZhou was also amazed, and then realized that the fool may have guessed wrong. He hurriedly turned the terminal camera to the three-meter-tall peach tree in front of him. Although growing in the icy snow, the branches of the green leaves flourished, and the tree was decorated with double petal peach blossoms.


    The picture flashed in front of him. Jing Man looked at the familiar, yet unfamiliar peach tree and hesitantly said, ¡°What is this?¡±


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s tone was calm, ¡°ZhiZhi is somehow completely a tree, and currently cannot be awakened. But he doesn¡¯t have any health problems at all, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Jing Man was skeptical and looked at him with wide eyes for half a day, but couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°How did they grow so big, are you sure it¡¯s okay?¡±


    Mu CangZhou adjusted the camera, and the upper part of the large, verdant tree also in frame. He said in a partially complicated mood, ¡°They seem to have absorbed the energy of this tree and turned into a tree, I don¡¯t know how.¡±


    Jing Man couldn¡¯t sit still any longer, he asked Mu CangZhou for the coordinates, woke up the children one by one, dressed up and got ready to meet up with them. The nanny robot sent by Xinghai Jun also followed behind. The group hurriedly set off and found that the road was really rough and it was already halfway in the afternoon when they arrived.


    ¡°ZhiZhi!¡± Xiao Jin recognized the unusual, peach blossom-adorned tree as ZhiZhi as soon as they arrived, and he ran over with his brothers to surround the tree. But after calling out for a long time, there was no response.


    The children returned to Daddy disappointed and hurt, but because they finally saw ZhiZhi, their hearts were not afraid, and they were all much more lively.


    ¡°Brother Mu, can ZhiZhi not wake up?¡± Jing Man said as he walked over there.


    Then, something unexpected happened. ZhiZhi was seemingly an ordinary, quiet, energy-absorbing tree, when they suddenly flew out many gnarled branches, wrapped up the whole group and pulled them underground¡­

 CH 66

    Jing Man¡¯s eyes went black, and then he lost consciousness. He woke up again and found himself trapped by vines, unable to move, and could smell a faint scent in the air. The visibility around him was very low, the light was dim, and he could vaguely see that he was inside a leap cabin.


    The walls should be made of alloy material, but the material was like a jelly gel feeling, transparent and sticky. The surrounding furnishings were also unfamiliar, with complex and strange symbols carved everywhere, and the passing information did not even look like anything from the Sky Blue Star. It took Jing Man some effort to rip the vines, untying his hands and feet free, and he turned around to find Mu CangZhou and his children in the tree.


    When the family was free, they began to look around the space.


    ¡°This looks like a Heartwood Star creation.¡± Mu CangZhou examined it cautiously and finally told the truth.


    Jing Man stared at it and asked rhetorically, ¡°Heartwood Star?¡±


    Mu CangZhou nodded, his face much more relaxed. He explained that the people of Heartwood Star were gentle in nature, so there was no need to worry about ZhiZhi and everyone¡¯s safety.


    He explained that the Heartwood Star was gentle and did not need to worry about the safety of ZhiZhi and everyone else. Moreover, he had already guessed the general development of the matter in the light of his past experience. The aliens who incorporated Sky Blue Star into the Wisdom Galaxy were from Heartwood Star.


    Heartwood Star had a connection with their quick transmigration life, and their ancestors had evolved from the second quick transmigration world they had visited, the Forest of Trees. So, this time it should be the same process as before when they joined the Wisdom Galaxy, except that ZhiZhi had mistakenly entered the territory of the Heartwood Star people.


    Mu CangZhou didn¡¯t know why it happened at this time. It was now much earlier than the official announcement of the first arrival of the Heartwood Star people to Sky Blue Star. Mu CangZhou quickly figured out that maybe they had come this early, and the news was suppressed. That¡¯s not the point, the point was how to communicate effectively with the people of Heartwood Star.


    ¡°Xiao Sang, don¡¯t run around!¡± While he was checking if there was any door, Jing Man saw his own little zombie let go and ran to the corner over there, and kept pulling at the outer wall of the gel there.


    Fearing that the gel was poisonous, he rushed to grab his son back. As a result, it was too late, Xiao Sang really dug out a bare branch from the inside, and refused to let go. They couldn¡¯t see the outside of the gel, so they only found that the branch had a different texture than the vine that had been wrapped around them.


    The other children also gathered around.


    BaiBai suddenly exclaimed, leaned down and sniffed the bare branch, then raised his eyes and said in surprise, ¡°Daddy, this is sibling ZhiZhi¡¯s branch!¡±


    This was a frightening statement to Jing Man¡¯s ears. He clutched the branch in a nervous mood, afraid that it was part of his own little peach tree that had been chopped off, and not part of the whole tree¡­


    Gritting his teeth, he used some slight force and tentatively tugged twice. After feeling the obvious resistance, Jing Man was much relieved that there was resistance to prove that it was not a cut length and was still growing well on his child.


    Mu CangZhou came over to check a bit. After a while, he said with a complex expression, ¡°ZhiZhi seems to have deliberately put the branch over here. This branch¡­ It¡¯s been secretly drawing energy from the gel.¡±


    ¡°So¡­¡± Jing Man let go of the branch, turned back to him with a huff and asked, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we find out if there are any Heartwood aliens here?¡±


    Mu CangZhou hung his head and shook it, his eyes dark and heavy, ¡°No need to look, they are everywhere¡­ The spiritual power of the Heartwood people is very strong and can completely cover this area.¡±


    Jing Man was now also nervous, according to him, their every move could be under the surveillance of others.


    Seeing him like this, Mu CangZhou touched his head and the corner of his lips curved up, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there should be no Heartwood Star people here. They can¡¯t hold their tongues, we¡¯ve been here for so long, and you see there¡¯s no movement at all.¡±


    Can¡¯t hold their tongues? Jing Man¡¯s mouth twitched, feeling that the Heartwood Star people were not that dignified when he said so.


    ZhiZhi had long felt the presence of their family, and they wanted to respond to them, but it was difficult to do so. They clearly knew that they had now turned into a treant form and not the treant with only peach blossom branches before.


    Rather, they had completely transformed into a tree form, into an ordinary peach tree with its branch tips overlapping in the wind for the birds to rest. There was another tree around the peach tree, which was much taller than them.


    It would be logical to grab nutrition from him, but ZhiZhi only felt comfortable staying with him through and through, his body was filled with energy, and he had a drowsy, relaxing feeling of being in a hot spring.


    This feeling they had been enjoying for a long, long time, and now that their family was here, they wanted to wake up too. They wanted to change back into their human form and return to Daddy¡¯s arms to be pampered.


    However, the transformed person unexpectedly wasn¡¯t able to change into human form. What if¡­ they turn into a tree in the future and can no longer be with their family, and can no longer run on the ground? Thinking of this, ZhiZhi¡¯s heart was so sad that they wanted to cry, but they did not possess the ability to do so, and finally only a little peach gum oozed out on the trunk of the tree.


    In their head full of anxiety, a grown man¡¯s voice came. After a lazy yawn, as if close to their ear, he said, ¡°Little peach tree, absorbed enough energy? Just know how to absorb, do not know how to send, your pre-service training is not good.¡±


    ZhiZhi had been here for two days but it was their first time to hear this voice, which immediately scared them to death. If they were in human form, their sweaty hair would definitely be standing up. They desperately struggled to get away with the whole tree, but their body was as dead as before and could not move. And from the man¡¯s words, they guessed that this man was the big tree next door that they had stolen energy from!


    What if it¡¯s the one who¡¯s coming to ask for punishment? They hadn¡¯t thought about that!


    The voice continued, ¡°Just imagine talking to me in your head. Hello, little one, I¡¯m Zaka.¡±


    ¡°Za, Zaka?¡± ZhiZhi asked, trying to focus, and then asked.


    Zaka, ¡°Yeah. But to send such a small tree to wake me up? That¡¯s too much, employing child labor!¡±


    ZhiZhi didn¡¯t know what the man was talking about, but they could feel the power of the man. Thinking that their family was still in the gel they had constructed, ZhiZhi consciously silenced themself.


    Their mind also did not dare to think wildly, for fear of being discovered.


    Zaka seemed to be a comfortable chatterbox. Seeing ZhiZhi not talk, nor was angry, he helped himself by asking what time and place this was.


    ZhiZhi cautiously calculated the time since they left home, and then answered him.


    Zaka¡¯s tone became shocked, ¡°I¡¯ve only been here for three days and I¡¯ve been awakened? This is not what I was promised!¡±


    ZhiZhi did not say anything as usual.


    After a while, Zaka suddenly exclaimed again, as if he had only just felt it, ¡°Why are there so many people in my house! Did you bring them?¡±


    When it came to their dads, ZhiZhi couldn¡¯t play dead anymore. They thought about it and said, ¡°You brought them in of your own accord.¡±


    ¡°Huh?!¡± Zaka was shocked, he really had just woken up. Before, the tree vines had all acted by instinct. This time, he had come with the desire to build peace and friendship, so how did he accidentally bind up the locals! He quickly put down a sentence, and then went silent, ¡°I¡¯ll go deal with them, this is a misunderstanding! You also don¡¯t stay here, quickly become a person, later we may have to apologize together!¡±


    Leaving ZhiZhi to think for half a day, they finally came to a conclusion. This Zaka ¡­ Seemed to have taken them as one of his own kind¡­


    Jing Man and the others tried to pluck the gel to escape from here like Xiao Sang pulled branches from the gel. However, they underestimated the polymerization and recovery ability of the gel, and any more work would be futile.


    After being yanked in, the nanny robot and other patrol AI spheres did not react and none of them followed them in. But this was not a bad thing, Mu CangZhou reassured Jing Man, ¡°ManMan, those AI¡¯s vision is linked to Xinghai Jun. By now, the police must know about our current situation and they will not sit idly by.¡±


    Jing Man nodded and took the children to a place to sit, hoping to escape with ZhiZhi. No one expected that they would be attacked by a tree in the middle of nowhere¡­


    At this time, Zaka had already taken the spiritual power back home. He quietly looked at the line, observing, while thinking about how this matter ended. Since taking on the position of interstellar diplomat, this was the first time he met such an embarrassing thing.


    For the first time, his own vines had unleashed themselves while he was still asleep and directly captured the natives of the planet! To do such a thing at the first meeting, the first impression could not be worse, who would believe that they were peace-loving after that!


    Rounding up a bit, the first foot cuts off other trees while the second foot says oops it was a misunderstanding, I slipped and actually want to be friends with you. There isn¡¯t a person who would believe that!


    Such a thing had never happened in the past, Zaka felt that this planet was more special.


    In the past, after the discovery of a planet, the Wisdom Galaxy would first hide to observe for a period of time, observing for a year to collect enough data, and then consider whether to befriend them. As a result, this planet, which the indigenous people called ¡°Sky Blue Star¡±, was different from anything they had ever seen before.


    Previously, they had seen that the planets with human races generally had only one to eight species. Their Heartwood Star had only one kind of treant, any more would lead to each other¡¯s discontent, resulting in civil war. After meeting Sky Blue Star, they collected data for ten years and they were still not finished.


    More than 300 races with more than 10 million people and more than 2,000 races with fewer people had been discovered. It was rare for such a multi-racial planet to maintain an atmosphere of peaceful coexistence. So, the Wisdom Galaxy held several meetings and finally decided not to wait for the data to be fully collected and to launch diplomacy in the eleventh year of their study of the planet.


    The most peace-loving diplomat of the planet, Zaka, was specially sent. Three months ago, when the weather fluctuated, was the time when he really started to come into contact with the planet. But after the ship touched the planet¡¯s atmosphere, it was thrown off and he could feel the planet¡¯s self-resistance.


    This discovery made the Wisdom Galaxy more interested. They spent three months researching the gel that wrapped around the outer layer of the ship, spending a lot of time and money for Zaka to land successfully. This gel contained a substantial amount of energy that protected Zaka on the inside while putting his consciousness to sleep.


    These energies could only be absorbed by the Heartwood Star Treant, and there were only two ways to break it. One was to let a fellow Heartwood Star treant input energy, where the two sides passed energy to each other. The second was through the passage of time, allowing  self-consumption. After the amount of gel was reduced, Zaka would also wake up.


    ZhiZhi accidentally claimed the ¡°kindred treant¡± identity, and took the first way to consume the gel to wake up Zaka. Zaka observed the people in front of him for a long, long time, and secretly started the analyzer to study their race, and finally he found a strange thing.


    The two adults were of the human race, one was 100% pure human, the other not so pure. Yet, the remaining five children, who called them both Daddy, were each a different race, and the purity of the bloodline was quite high. It¡¯s a wonder how¡­


    This was not the point, the urgent task was to establish a friendly connection with them. Zaka worked hard to organize his language and braced himself to speak. Suddenly, a sharp pain came from the torso of his trunk.


    After transferring his spiritual energy quickly, Zaka suddenly found a large metal chainsaw with a cold light on his waist! And on the other end of the chainsaw, with a height of less than one meter three1, a head with the ears of a beast, and a tail behind was a petite robot!


    If Jing Man was outside at this moment, he would be shocked that the nanny robot sent by Xinghai Jun was carrying a chainsaw!

 CH 67

    Anger and doubt played in turn through Zaka¡¯s mind, but there was not much free time for him to think idly. The robot in front of him looked small and weak, but the chainsaw he controlled was made of some kind of unknown material, hard and sharp. The saw ignited and bark was cut off of Zaka, so his safety was becoming a problem. Naturally, he could not sit and wait for death. He stretched out the vines to grab the little robot, so that it could no longer hurt him.


    As a result, a few vines were released, but they were out of his control.


    He was surprised to see the rock-hard vines had their own self-awareness. They first shot out, so they could strangle the calves with brute force to tie the robot up, hanging it upside down in the air. Then, the robot¡¯s arm, which was attached to the chainsaw, was pulled off by another vine. The arm was brutally separated from the body, revealing the sparking colored wires inside.


    The nanny robot¡¯s clothes were caught and pulled between the pieces, looking very tattered and miserable.


    Zaka was startled by his own vine!


    Although he was very angry for getting chopped, he did not want to put this poor robot through this! He quickly sent a thought, controlling the vine to loosen it up.


    He also dejectedly picked up the completely separated chainsaw arm and gave it to the robot, setting it at the robot¡¯s feet. The robot¡¯s glass eyes turned, and with his other intact hand began to debug the chainsaw on the ground for a long while. He connected wires in no time, lifted it up, turned on the switch, and rushed up again, without any idea of retreat.


    Zaka had no choice but to reach through the vine to grab the chainsaw and tie up the robot. He did not know about the ¡°protection of mankind¡± that these people had engraved in the robot¡¯s circuit board, only that the robot was crazy.


    His mind didn¡¯t connect the other with the people staying in the gel at this time.


    Zaka did not want to, he really was bent on the idea of preaching peace to¡­


    But looking at this moment now, he had not only taken innocent people, but also destroyed the robot¡¯s arm¡­


    For the establishment of diplomatic relations, this opening was hard mode. It was getting more and more difficult to close, and the scene was left in silence.


    The peach blossom¡¯s side was pressed full of branches, fragrant, and lively even in the ice and snow. ZhiZhi wasted half a day, but still could not change from tree form to human form, their body¡¯s veins were completely different from before.


    However, his efforts were not in vain, and they learned how to transfer their spiritual energy without any help.


    ZhiZhi transferred their consciousness from their position at the root below the ground to the ground level. They immediately looked at the wreckage in front of them, the beast-eared robot that had been tied up, and their young mind was greatly shaken.


    But looking next to this big tree with vines and showing a dejected appearance, they thought and said, ¡°You just send those people out, they came together.¡±


    This was the first time Zaka heard this little kid on the side take the initiative to talk to him, and said with some surprise, ¡°How do you know this will work?¡±


    ZhiZhi thought to themself that there was no other way for you to do it, so why not give me a convenient way to release my family. However, they didn¡¯t reveal this, they just said, ¡°Let¡¯s try.¡±


    Zaka thought about it a little and thought it made more or less sense. He was now at a loss on how to handle the people in the gel, as well as how to deal with the robot on the ground.


    Two big problems, perhaps integrated together, can cause a qualitative change in the effect.


    Jing Man and his group, who were staying in the gel to find a solution, were shocked to see the vines suddenly come from all directions again, and Mu CangZhou hurried to protect the five children. However, the vines were very different this time, the action was very gentle. Their entangling movements were somewhat cautious.


    Jing Man and the others were confused and spat out again, shocked to see the nanny robot with his battle-damaged chainsaw. But once they thought that this was the robot sent by Xinghai Jun, they more or less guessed the truth. The robot that the police sent could not be a simple child nanny.


    Once he saw the people he was protecting appear, the robot was thrilled and waved his arms and legs to try to look after them and tend to them.


    Zaka saw this brotherly and friendly scene, but believed in ZhiZhi¡¯s words and began to observe secretly.


    Could it be that Heartwood Star people were around? Jing Man couldn¡¯t help but guess. He gave a wink to Mu CangZhou and turned slightly sideways to protect the children.


    Mu CangZhou nodded, faced the tree, and gently asked, with thin lips, ¡°Greetings, guest, from Heartwood Star.¡±


    The words were plain in tone, but they sent a million waves through Zaka¡¯s heart. He thought he was the one who knew the most information, but the Sky Blue Star native actually knew that he was from Heartwood Star!


    Mu CangZhou repeated again.


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Zaka.¡± Zaka thought about it and decided to take this opportunity. So, he transformed into his human form in front of these people, his ethereal green hair windless and his upright body like a tree.


    Seeing Zaka¡¯s face, Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly and a little impression came to his mind. Although there was no direct contact, the memory of this person was of a very kind and interesting personality.


    Then, to not make things more complicated, it was good to stop in moderation. He omitted some things and gave a short introduction to his party.


    Sure enough, Zaka showed an interested look.


    Seeing this, Mu CangZhou hit the snake and pointed to the peach blossom tree on the side, ¡°Zaka, please help my second child, ZhiZhi, to take human form.¡±


    Zaka did not think too much and nodded in response, and then reacted, ¡°Huh?


    This was not his fellow Heartwood Star Treant?

 CH 68

    Zaka, who was not a treant that could hide things in his heart, asked directly with a question, ¡°Is your second son a peach tree?¡±


    Mu CangZhou looked at him, nodded steadily, and because of these words, his ink-colored eyes blurred with sadness.


    Zaka was self-conscious, with eyes on the Jing Man family¡¯s children of different races one by one, and hesitantly said, ¡°So¡­ You are also treants?¡±


    Without waiting for Jing Man¡¯s answer, BaiBai gave a snort of laughter as he saw that this uncle was not dangerous and became much bolder. He lifted his little finger and pointed at himself, his voice crisp and clear, ¡°I¡¯m an omega baby of the ABO race.¡± After that, he pointed to his brothers, ¡°They are also different races, only Second Sibling is a treant.¡±


    Even the one from the advanced realm, Zaka, never heard of such a mixed family composition case. He still had doubts in his heart and even brainstormed that the children were adopted by them.


    But when he saw the children and these two who had the same exquisite face, he swallowed the words back. It was very offensive to wonder if someone¡¯s son was his own son. His vines had already offended these people many times¡­ Now was not the right time to add fuel to the fire.


    Zaka nodded slightly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I shouldn¡¯t have asked that. I¡¯m going to go help the little treant change into a human now, so don¡¯t worry.¡±


    He walked to the lush peach tree, put his hand on the trunk, and sent a steady stream of energy into ZhiZhi. Thanks to this boost, ZhiZhi¡¯s original shackles, which were difficult to break, soon became loose. It didn¡¯t take long for them to turn into a child, running on their little legs to hide in Jing Man¡¯s arms, enjoying Daddy¡¯s warmth with abandon and not feeling anything wrong.


    The other children ran quickly, also wanting to get into Jing Man¡¯s arms, but their expressions were all inexplicably tangled, unable to act.


    It turned out that ZhiZhi had turned a little chubby because of the amount of energy they stole from Zaka.


    Although the little face was still very delicate and cute, the weight had swelled and went from a slim and sickly thin boy image into an overweight, round, fleshy baby. Jing Man¡¯s embrace was occupied. But because it was only fat, although ZhiZhi suddenly increased in weight, it did not affect the flexibility of their body.


    They did not have any self-awareness of being rounded, and they pushed hard into Jing Man¡¯s arms. They accidentally made too much effort, knocked Jing Man into a stumble, and fell to the ground unsteadily. Fortunately, the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow, so the two that fell also did not get hurt, and so the father and child from the snow got up. ZhiZhi¡¯s head looked down to see the back of their hands round.


    They were shocked to find out that they had really become a fat kid after a rush. This was not the same as promised!


    ZhiZhi pursed their lips and began to shed big tears.


    Mu CangZhou, who saw everything with his eyes, had dark eyes and helped Jing Man and ZhiZhi to clean up the snow on their bodies. He couldn¡¯t remain calm and asked Zaka in a deep voice, ¡°What happened to ZhiZhi? It won¡¯t affect their health, right?¡±


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s fine, overeating is to grow fat, and this child¡¯s appetite is too big, sucking away a lot of my energy. I have not yet settled the score with you.¡± Zaka came over to check, and wasn¡¯t worried, ¡°After a while, they will absorb the energy sucked from me and will become thin.¡±


    Hearing these words, the team finally put down their hearts, so the former treant¡¯s excess energy manifested this way. Xiao Jin also previously absorbed metal gem energy frequently in excess, but Xiao Jin grew thick, golden feather wings.


    Xiao Jin said he was proud to be a veteran and came over to pat his sibling¡¯s shoulder, comforting them, ¡°It¡¯s okay ZhiZhi, don¡¯t worry about it. I always had too much energy before, but I would be fine after a while. When the energy is absorbed, you will become very powerful!¡±


    With a hum, ZhiZhi stopped crying. It¡¯s good to have more energy in the body, but they wanted to grow taller vertically, not fatter horizontally!


    ZhiZhi¡¯s lips curled downwards and poked themself in the arm, poking a round nest in the flesh, and it was really very fleshy. They raised their eyes to Jing Man and gulped, eyes multiplying with hope, ¡°Daddy, I think I can become a small tree?¡±


    This was indeed a solution, turning into a tree shape so that no one could see that they had become fat.


    Jing Man was about to nod when he heard a large number of footsteps in the direction they had come from, heavy and anxious, with no intention of hiding themselves. The deep woods in such a remote area were rarely inhabited, and at this point, not knowing whether the people coming were friends or foes, the group became nervous.


    Eyes exchanged looks for a few weeks, they all converged their voices, quietly hid behind the trees, and fixed their eyes in that direction. When everyone was hidden, the nanny robot stayed behind to take care of the aftermath.


    He picked up his broken arm, converted the chainsaw into the shape of a broom, and flew through the snow, sweeping away their footsteps imprinted on the snow, and then got into the snow pile to hide himself. However, the people over there seemed to be lost, the sound that was not far away but abruptly stopped. Ten minutes passed, but still no one had been seen.


    Zaka was waiting impatiently, wanting to take the form of a tree to extend the vine to check something.


    However, Jing Man saw in the eyes, and he hurriedly whispered to stop, ¡°Zaka, do not move, your tree form is tall and large. It¡¯s so striking that a tree suddenly appearing in the forest would certainly be found!¡±


    ¡°I can make it smaller¡­¡± Zaka explained in a weak tone, only by becoming completely tree form could he use the vine.


    But seeing Jing Man still shaking his head, he had to give up his idea. He also remembered that his vines seem to be a little out of control, in case one accidentally tied up the visitor also tied to the heart of the tree, he was the nail in the coffin of the bad guy.


    After waiting for a while, he heard footsteps again, and as they approached, BaiBai smelled the sweet scent in the air, and couldn¡¯t help but whisper, ¡°Daddy, it smells so good over there.¡±


    Because he smelled something he liked, BaiBai¡¯s eyes were tinged with interest and his emotions were high.


    ¡°There is a scent? Can you tell what scent?¡± After waiting for so long without seeing anyone, Jing Man was a little impatient, so he decided to break through from this side, but unfortunately his sense of smell was not as sensitive as BaiBai.


    BaiBai sniffed carefully again, he frowned and analyzed, ¡°It should be from an animal¡­ I¡¯m not sure exactly¡­¡±


    Because he couldn¡¯t tell what kind of fragrance, he couldn¡¯t help Daddy. BaiBai was a little sad, and secretly decided that he would have to do some hard work when he got home. He was obviously very sensitive to scents, but he had not considered further study of this aspect and was guilty of sin. It¡¯s useless to just know that it¡¯s an animal scent, the information obtained was still too little.


    Jing Man could not tell the difference, so he casted BaiBai a ¡®don¡¯t worry¡¯ look, continued to hide behind the trees and quietly waited.


    After a few more minutes, a furry head suddenly appeared in front of them, which was a deer-like but non-deer, donkey-like animal. It was olive-brown in color, with slightly white eyebrows, upright kangaroo-like ears tinged with black tips, clear eyes and with a cautious look, walking lightly and gracefully.


    ¡°Is that a fawn?¡± Xiao Shui asked Daddy in an airy voice, afraid of scaring the little creature.


    Jing Man looked at it for a moment and had an answer in his mind, and also replied in an airy tone of voice, ¡°It¡¯s a forest musk deer1, it has musk on it.¡±


    He had seen this animal before when he was looking through their picture books. Because of the naive and cute expression, he had also searched for information on the star network. However, he knew that this animal was very timid, mostly solitary, and should not make so much noise.


    At the beginning, there was a lot of noise. Just listening to the sound, he thought more than ten people suddenly came to the mountain. After waiting for half a day, there was still only one forest musk deer strolling slowly in the snow. Without knowing the situation, everyone had to remain quietly in place, not daring to make a move.


    However, it was not only Jing Man and his group who did not dare to move, but also the Star Police who were arranged by Xinghai Jun to go up the mountain to search and rescue. They all quietly hid in the shadows, waiting for this beautiful and innocent four-hoofed animal to leave.


    They were about to reach their destination when this little creature came out of a nook or cranny. Like other wild animals, the forest musk deer was also a treasure of the snow forest area, and the district law stipulated that no person or organization¡¯s activities could affect the natural life of the local animals.


    As law enforcement officers, they could not know the law and break it, so they had to lie down and create the illusion that they were not on the mountain, which was still nature. Both parties were particularly well camouflaged, only to see that this forest musk deer did not feel in the least that there were many upright-walking human-type creatures in front of and behind it.


    It jumped around leisurely, and from time to time, it lowered its head to dig out the weeds in the snow to open nibbles, without any intention to leave.


    Seeing the Star Police were very anxious to report the current situation Xinghai Jun, they were afraid of delaying the search and rescue. But through the patrol AI spheres, they already knew Jing Man and his party were now successfully out of danger.


    So there was no hurry, they ordered down, let them wait for this forest musk deer to be away in the distance and then go forward, as long as the people were brought down the mountain before dark. The two parties then hid quietly, either squatting, lying down, or lying behind a tree, with their eyes gathered on this furry forest musk deer.


    A long time passed, it was so long that Jing Man¡¯s legs and feet were tingling and he couldn¡¯t help but stand up and move around.


    The forest musk deer finally got tired of staying here and left the snowy forest at ease, and they were all relieved when they couldn¡¯t see its furry butt. In order not to lure the forest musk deer back, the rangers released more ranger spheres, trying to reach Jing Man through them.


    The sudden sound of human voices from the patrol spheres really startled Jing Man and his group, but now they finally knew who the footsteps had come from and had a relieved feeling in their hearts.


    Zaka has long been curious about these small spheres floating in the air. He reached out and grabbed one, slightly forcefully crushing the shell.


    He put the remains of the ball in the palm of his hand, fiddling around to check the structure of the inside. But he didn¡¯t crush it completely, the camera inside was still intact.


    The Star Police suddenly saw the man¡¯s face through the terminal as an enlarged image, a black line: [Sir, please do not continue to destroy public property, we are the rescue team from the Snow Forest Area Star Police. Please come down the mountain, later it will be dark and the road is not good at night¡­]


    If other organizations had said that, Jing Man would probably still have 80% concerns, but when he heard it was the Star Police, he relaxed a lot and took the lead and came out from behind the trees.


    The law on Sky Blue Star was strict, and impersonating a Star Police officer was not only punishable by jail time, but also by a large amount of credit, so no one would dare to do it and the Star Police had a very high credibility.


    The two sides soon converged, and the Star Police brought the long-prepared hot drinks, in accordance with the usual inventory of search and rescue personnel information, they just needed to scan their terminals.


    When it was Zaka¡¯s turn, Jing Man gave a wink and told Zaka not to speak.


    He came forward with a gentle smile on his face and answered instead, ¡°This is our friend Zaka, he is a southerner, the terminal he bought was too poorly protected from freezing and became obsolete when he went up the mountain, so he can¡¯t check his information now. Let¡¯s wait until we get back to the Star Police Station, okay?¡±


    Since Suther¡¯s last visit, he and Mu CangZhou have long discussed the matter of ¡°Sky Blue Star will sooner or later join the Wisdom Galaxy¡±. It was unanimously decided that when the time came, they would not personally take the lead, but would choose to hand over the appearance of the officer representing the Wisdom Galaxy directly to the state.


    Let the professionals do it! This was the fastest way to get the job done!


    The Star Police had wondered why they found one more person than their superiors had accounted for, but seeing that none of them looked like any great evil, and not to mention that they had a litter of children with them, it was impossible for them to really do anything bad.


    After discussing with each other, they nodded their heads and agreed.


    At the police station, they met Xinghai Jun in the office of the secret room here.


    As the only core AI of the Star Police Department, each precinct has Xinghai Jun¡¯s information, and he was able to appear wherever he needed to be at any time. After seeing an acquaintance, everyone was in a good mood, and Mu CangZhou instructed Zaka to give Xinghai Jun the reason for his visit directly.


    The ¡°man¡± in front of him looked very real, but no matter how he scanned it, he could only come up with the answer that it was an inanimate robot. He thought that Jing Man had made some important arrangements with Mu CangZhou, so he suppressed his suspicions and dragged out the whole plan of the Wisdom Galaxy to the robot in front of him.


    When Mu CangZhou met Jing Man two years ago, in the secret room of the Garden Road Police Station, Mu CangZhou had already told Xinghai Jun almost everything that was going to happen in the future.


    Among them, of course, was the fact that members of the Wisdom Galaxy would be coming, and that the structure of Sky Blue Star would change dramatically. As the first core AI to guard the safety of the Sky Blue Star, Xinghai Jun had already informed the upper level of such an important matter, and the upper level had naturally prepared various solutions in advance.


    In a few words, Zaka also tried to find out that Xinghai Jun¡¯s status was very high, and the conversation with him was not a child¡¯s play. Returning to his familiar position as a diplomat, he not only became less stressed, but also much more relaxed.


    Seeing that the negotiation between the two sides had gone well, Jing Man and his group silently retreated from the conference room. Not knowing if Xinghai Jun would come back to talk to them afterwards, they did not return to their cabin at the foot of the mountain for convenience, but took the children and prepared to find a hotel nearby.


    The two tall and handsome fathers with six cute children of outstanding looks were a beautiful sight everywhere they went. 2


    But today there were a few more discordant noises around the conversation, ¡°Look! That family is full of handsome boys, but how come one kid is so fat? I think he is heavier than me!¡±


    ¡°You do not talk nonsense, what if those five are their own children, this little chubby is a friend¡¯s child?¡±


    ¡°Oh right! One look at them and you know he could not be in their family, these two big handsome men look like they have no obesity genes!¡±


    ¡°But the child is so fat and unhealthy, I really do not know how these parents think, not caring about the child as if they did not birth him. The human heart is really very biased.¡±


    Jing Man heard their comments, forehead veins popped and burst, and his heart burned a fire of rage.


    I can tolerate you pointing at me, but what do you mean by attacking my family¡¯s ZhiZhi¡¯s appearance? Not to mention that ZhiZhi would recover in a few days, even if they remain chubby, they are still my family¡¯s good baby. What does it have to do with you passers-by?


    He turned around and fiercely glared at the group of gossipers, the cold and threatening intent under his eyes all spilled out.


    The gossipers had been caught and the latter couldn¡¯t afford to lose face. Silently, they hurried to flee the scene.


    The eyes retracted and became gentle again, seeing that ZhiZhi did not have any mood fluctuations because of these remarks, Jing Man¡¯s heart relaxed a lot.


    Both hands were holding his child, so he had to come over and gently touch Mu CangZhou with the back of his foot, a pair of peach blossom eyes flew up, ¡°Brother Mu, thought about what to eat for dinner?¡±


    Mu CangZhou hailed a large hover cab that could fit a large family. While waiting for the car, he kept his head down and his eyes lingered on Jing Man¡¯s feet from time to time.

 CH 69

    The snow forest area was so cold compared to their home, Jing Man had been wearing boots on his feet since he arrived here for convenience. It was the kind of black leather boots that could protect the feet tightly, and when stepping on the snow, it would make a creaking sound.


    The tough-guy leather boots neutralized the softness and docility of Jing Man when he stayed with the children, making him look more like his old, unrestrained self.


    It had been a long time since he found this wild taste in Jing Man. Mu CangZhou¡¯s heart was hot, and somehow felt a little dry in the throat. Thinking back to when he first arrived in the snowy forest area, Jing Man was so focused on playing with the children that he didn¡¯t bother to kick himself with the back of his foot, so he didn¡¯t notice this.


    Later, while anxiously looking for ZhiZhi, the two of them couldn¡¯t care about these extrinsic things.


    This was the first time Mu CangZhou discovered that he might have a potential foot fetish. However, there were thousands of people who wore leather boots, and he was never moved by others.


    He frowned and mentally examined himself. He was unusually silent when he got in the hover car, thinking hard about whether he wanted to accept the label of ¡°footie¡±.


    After a long time, Mu CangZhou thought it through. He wasn¡¯t interested in wearing leather boots. It just reminded him of Jing Man when there were no children in his life. At that time, Jing Man was very bright and wild, like a free meteor without any concern. The obstacles that stood in his way were all burned mercilessly.


    Moreover, he was the only planet that was allowed to enter Jing Man¡¯s private sphere, forming a twin star with him, and everywhere they went, they were a duo¡­


    Hearing the sound of the children playing, the warmth in Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes rose again. ManMan was good and attractive in the past, but now he was more so. In addition to ManMan, he had six cute and understanding children, which was his happiness.


    ZhiZhi saw Father sitting there not talking to them, and quietly moved over.


    They kneeled on the seat, approached Mu CangZhou, covered their father¡¯s ears with their hands and asked in a low voice, ¡°Father, I¡¯m so fat now, should I eat less later?¡±


    ¡°Be careful not to fall.¡± Mu CangZhou moved the fleshy ZhiZhi back to the seat and asked with a disapproving smile, ¡°Food is food, energy is energy, it does not affect. You are now an energy surplus, what does this have to do with you eating less? Don¡¯t you get hungry if you don¡¯t eat properly?¡±


    So¡­


    ZhiZhi poked the flesh on their stomach, a little discouraged, they thought they could lose weight faster by eating less.


    But once their father spoke¡­ They really felt an empty stomach, so hungry¡­


    After finally finding ZhiZhi and having the stone dropped from their hearts, the Jing Man family became aware of the hunger problem that had been ignored during the previous emotional stress.


    When they arrived at the restaurant, they ordered a large amount of food and were refused by the AI waiter when they reached the fifteenth course.


    The robot first bowed a perfect 90¡ã, then said sweetly in a mechanical voice, ¡°Sir, the food you ordered has more calories than two adults and six children can eat. In order to eat healthy and not to waste food, e4245 suggests that you do not add more dishes.¡±


    At that, Jing Man smiled helplessly.


    This restaurant has a good reputation on the star network, but it used ordinary AI waiters who did not know how to be flexible. When ordering, the AI would strictly calculate the calories according to the number of diners, in order to achieve the purpose of not wasting food. The AI¡¯s children¡¯s food intake was calculated by child, and saw they ordered more than two adults and six children worth of calories. She immediately began earnestly to refuse adding more to their order.


    However, she didn¡¯t know that they were all hungry, not to mention FanFan. This snacker could just order enough dishes to feed seven or eight.


    Jing Man was about to explain to her that his family¡¯s calorie requirements were different from others, but was interrupted by Mu CangZhou clapping his hands.


    ¡°That¡¯s all for now.¡± In Jing Man¡¯s uncomprehending gaze, Mu CangZhou nodded slightly and watched the AI waiter leave.


    Jing Man bristled, ¡°Let¡¯s just give her a word, this is not enough to eat.¡±


    ¡°This is an ordinary AI, if you say too much she will not understand.¡± Mu CangZhou explained, ¡°It¡¯s okay, let¡¯s change to an empty table after eating and let it recalculate the calories.¡±


    So, they ate the meal like a banquet, ordering some dishes at this table and eating them, and then quietly changing tables to order again. If they were at Long¡¯s restaurant, their strange behavior would have been laughed at by Long Gui, who would drag her little sister to laugh along.


    But in this kind of purely AI-run restaurant, no one felt anything was wrong.


    Still thinking their own restaurant business was good today, table number one after the check, followed by table number two and a new customer.


    After the meal, they went back to the hotel to rest. Jing Man and Mu CangZhou opened a large suite with several, interconnected rooms. Neither pursued any microclimate room, it was fine being cozy and tidy.


    When Jing Man wanted to change his shoes, Mu CangZhou came to his ear and muttered two words.


    Then, the two said they were sleepy and wanted to rest, ready to go into the master bedroom and let the children play by themselves.


    Xiao Jin blinked, raised his hand first and asked, ¡°Daddy, how are we going to sleep at night? There aren¡¯t enough bedrooms.¡±


    Jing Man froze for a moment, the hotel was rather ordinary. Unlike the Five Seasons Hotel where you could assemble your own suite, the one they were staying in was the largest, with only four bedrooms.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s eyes sank, and his hand clutched Jing Man¡¯s arm to keep him from leaving him.


    The children were also very worried about ZhiZhi. ¡°Then today you can sleep together and talk about how much you missed them. Daddy and I don¡¯t care. You can decide whether you want to play on the floor or sleep on the sofa.¡±


    The children lit up and looked at Jing Man with watery eyes to see what Daddy wanted.


    When they saw Jing Man also nodded, the children cheered up instantly.


    Daddy didn¡¯t care, if Daddy doesn¡¯t scold, then it¡¯s freedom and nonsense with parental permission! This was so cool!!! Not to mention how many indescribable things happened between the two fathers in the bedroom, the five children surrounded ZhiZhi and cried to them about the hardships of the past few days.


    Xiao Jin was the first to hug ZhiZhi and said seriously, ¡°Little Sibling, you must never run that far again, FanFan and I can¡¯t stop you¡­¡±


    ¡°Our dads were worried to death when you ran away for a few days, but they deliberately hid the news at first to keep us from worrying, saying you were sick and we couldn¡¯t visit.¡±


    ¡°Especially Father with the psychological pressure, went to the snowy mountains for several days. Eyes were bloodshot, we cannot let Father worry about us.¡±


    Coming home after hearing these remarks for the first time, ZhiZhi condemned themself in their heart and their face fell.


    As soon as he returned to his room, FanFan, who had turned back into a tiger, heard the words and blocked ZhiZhi to stare at Xiao Jin¡¯s reproachful gaze. Giving an aggrieved tiger cry, FanFan then said, ¡°Brother, don¡¯t blame Sibling ZhiZhi, it¡¯s my fault for falling asleep at night. Otherwise, I would have stopped them from running around!¡±


    BaiBai came over, ¡°I¡¯m still to blame, I¡¯m not good either, I didn¡¯t smell ZhiZhi earlier in the snow¡­¡±


    Xiao Sang did not say a word, but the discerning eye could see, from how his eyes had been glued to ZhiZhi¡¯s back, his eyes of concern and care could not be faked.


    Seeing that the atmosphere was gloomy, ZhiZhi¡¯s head was lowered to the sofa, Xiao Shui sat over and took his sibling¡¯s hand. He looked at his brothers and read in their faces worry, care, cherish, blame¡­ All kinds of precious feelings mingled together, pulling each other¡¯s hearts closer.


    Xiao Shui laughed and said, ¡°These things are all behind us, didn¡¯t ZhiZhi give Daddy a promise never to run away again? I have faith in ZhiZhi, don¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Of course I do! I trust Sibling ZhiZhi the most!¡±


    ¡°ZhiZhi can¡¯t run away, you guys are not allowed to run away, we stay together and always watch over our dads!¡±


    ¡°Yeah! I won¡¯t run away either, from now on I¡¯ll also keep a close eye on you all, no wandering off.¡±


    Seeing that the atmosphere was no longer stagnant, Xiao Shui cheered and laid down on the long fleece blanket to relax.


    Seeing him lying like this seemed to be very comfortable, the children looked greedy, and one or two followed his example¡­


    In a short time, all six children laid down on the carpet, and the fluffy pillows and warm blankets were pulled around them or covered.


    FanFan waved his long tail, blinked his eyes, and turned his body to lie on his side with ZhiZhi¡¯s head on his big paws, ¡°Sibling ZhiZhi, let¡¯s not talk about unpleasant things. But I¡¯m a little curious about what you met in the mountains, can you tell me?¡±


    ZhiZhi looked around and found their brothers had gathered around them again when they heard the sound. They smiled and began to remember, ¡°I don¡¯t remember much about the road, I just followed a scent and walked and walked for a long time, taking many turns and circles. Then, I came to Zaka.¡± ZhiZhi paused, ¡°Zaka is the treant, you all know it, right?¡±


    The children nodded their heads, and even the most mature Xiao Jin showed the childlike innocence of a child.


    Seeing this, ZhiZhi continued, ¡°I knew the scent came from him, and I also felt a lot of energy in the land underneath him. I was hungry, and I didn¡¯t know he was a treant, but I thought the tree was special. Thought nothing of extending the flowering branch in my hand into the ground and secretly sucked a little of his energy.¡±


    He gestured out a distance of a few centimeters, indicating that it was really a little.


    ¡°As a result of absorbing, I felt my body getting hotter and hotter, and my consciousness was still a little fuzzy, but there was no discomfort. It just felt like soaking in a hot spring, and my head was hot and dizzy. When I came to my senses, I had completely turned into a peach tree, the one you saw. After turning into a peach tree, I could feel more clearly where those things contain energy, and rely on instinct to approach him, always absorbing energy.¡±


    Speaking of which, they should pinch their own flesh, which was precious energy! What happened later, the other children also know almost. So, they told ZhiZhi a little more about the police patrol AI spheres they had met during his absence these past few days, as well as the nanny robot stories.


    The children spent the night talking and rolling on the shag carpet. Jing Man and Brother Mu also kissed and rolled in the bedroom.


    The next day, the family woke up in a very good mood. But when they brushed their teeth, Xiao Sang was distracted and spat foam on his feet several times.


    Jing Man noticed this keenly and asked Xiao Sang what he was thinking about. The gloomy child withdrew his gaze from ZhiZhi and his voice was cool, ¡°Why did ZhiZhi grow taller and thinner after one night?¡±


    Jing Man was stunned at the words, he looked left and right but didn¡¯t notice any difference.


    It¡¯s true, not everyone had Xiao Sang¡¯s keen insight to spot a millimeter of change.


    After thinking twice, Jing Man and Mu CangZhou made a decision, saying, ¡°We have decided to end our trip early and not stay here, as the snowy forest area is not convenient after all. Do you think you have left anything in the cabin? There¡¯s still time to pick it up today, so I think we¡¯ll leave tomorrow at the latest.¡±


    The children nodded understandingly and thought hard in their heads.


    The next day at the leap point station, the children were all wrapped up and thought they were going back to the QingYuan District when Jing Man clapped his hands and said, ¡°We¡¯re going to the Tianhu District to look for Tian Yuan, and the invisible data on ZhiZhi will not be difficult for the robots.¡±


    This was an unexpected pleasure!


    The children were overjoyed and clapped their hands in celebration. If it was a trip to Tianhu District, it wouldn¡¯t be the end of the trip!


    When they were settled in their seats and ready to take off, BaiBai exclaimed, ¡°Oops! I need to send Brother Phil another location! He¡¯s on vacation and said he¡¯s coming to see me in the snow forest area, but yesterday he just changed his ticket to the QingYuan District, so now I have to tell him we¡¯re going to the Tianhu District.¡±

 CH 70

    The day they arrived at Tianhu District was clear and sunny, the sunlight gently enveloped the earth, bringing brightness and good mood to the people. As soon as everyone got down from the leap point, they saw a familiar figure, with sharp eyes like a torch and a tall and winding body.


    Tian Yuan¡¯s commonly used body was well known in the Tianhu District, so he had deliberately changed his skin for travel. The children of the Jing family were most familiar with his almost human-like body, and were thrilled to see it from afar. After greeting Jing Man, they swarmed over and surrounded Tian Yuan.


    ¡°Uncle Tian Yuan! It¡¯s been a long time, I missed you so much!¡±


    ¡°ZhiZhi missed you too! Look how tall I¡¯ve grown!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for a long time to come and play with us, so I came to find you myself.¡±


    The children were talking so much that they couldn¡¯t even hear what they were saying. But this was not a problem with Tian Yuan, who could handle hundreds of audio tracks at the same time and could clearly distinguish the voices of the children.


    With a smile on his face, Tian Yuan leaned over and chatted with the children while quietly recording their growth with the cameras built into both eyes.


    The last time they met, the children were barely a year old, and now they were running around like 4 or 5 year olds. This made him even more interested in what Mu CangZhou called ¡°inter-stage egg breeding technology¡±.


    Jing Man and Mu CangZhou had more contact with Tian Yuan and did not feel that it had been a long time since they had seen each other. So, they simply said hello and followed them, listening to their childish conversations with smiles in the corners of their eyes.


    This time when Jing Man¡¯s family stayed at the Five Seasons Hotel, Tian Yuan negotiated with the hotel and asked for a suite built on the first floor. The rooms on the first floor had always been for the exclusive use of the treants and now ZhiZhi¡¯s body mutation could completely turn into tree form.


    In order to recover their body and consume the excess energy as soon as possible, they needed to allow the roots to grow more freely in a microclimate room.


    The other children had already turned into humans and the hotel¡¯s own microclimate room could no longer play a beneficial role, so this suite was designed for treants. The entire living room was the microclimate room and the path to the bedrooms were not paved with flooring, so that treants could draw energy from the soil at any time. The interior was very forest-like, but unlike the white frost-covered forests of the snow forest area, the atmosphere here was gentler and softer, reminiscent of lush broadleaf forests.


    ZhiZhi had long been prepared for a bitter battle, and as soon as their things were packed up, they couldn¡¯t wait to take root in the center of the living room and turn into a leafy peach tree. The double petals of peach blossoms were cascading on the branches, more abundant than before on the snowy mountains, and suddenly the room was filled with a fragrant and sweet smell.


    Tian Yuan tilted his head, staring at the peach tree, turned on the video mode and murmured, ¡°ZhiZhi is so beautiful¡­¡±


    At this point, ZhiZhi could not communicate with the non-tree people, and was overwhelmed by the words, but could only shake the top of the tree to express their joy.


    Jing Man told Tian Yuan about this small change in time, and the three adults quietly admired the beauty of the peach tree. But soon, the calm, peach-colored water was stirred up in waves.


    The other children were used to the original form of ZhiZhi these days and could not appreciate the romance of it.


    Without waiting for the dads to arrange it, they spontaneously came under the peach tree and ran around turning things over to set it up, saying they wanted to stay here with ZhiZhi.


    Jing Man smiled helplessly as the children chattered and played under the tree, which made it impossible for people to quietly enjoy the beauty of the peach blossoms. They chatted for a while, Xiao Jin found the picnic cloth from the luggage, and arranged for the younger siblings to order food and load the plates.


    The trip to the snowy forest area was worthwhile, the children had perfected the skills of how to survive in the wild and work together.


    Jing Man rubbed his chin in thought.


    The way the kids were arranging things on the picnic cloth was overly skilled, not as if they were accompanying ZhiZhi, but as if they were really enjoying the flowers here¡­ ZhiZhi in their tree form was shielded from external perception, trying to root into the soil and trying to focus on consuming the excess energy in the body.


    The majority of the day had passed, but it did not feel like they had used up a lot.


    Thinking that they were not working hard enough, they silently increased their efforts, yet things did not show any sign of improvement. ZhiZhi stopped growing and started to review, and suddenly it occurred to them that the soil at the Five Seasons Hotel was very fertile, so maybe that was the reason.


    The energy they needed to grow was all received from the outside world, so they did not consume less than their own above. They may have to change the microclimate room, the more barren the better. With that thought, they hurried into human form. As soon as they raised their eyes and saw the scene in front of them, ZhiZhi¡¯s whole body froze, and their heart was flooded with feelings of emotion.


    Their dear daddy and brothers completely disregarded the filthy dirt! Abandoned their proper business! Staying close to them and watching over them!


    Jing Man was startled when the shade overhead was suddenly gone. Turning back to see ZhiZhi standing there with red corners of their eyes, he hurriedly put away the terminal and ran over.


    Jing Man smiled worriedly, squeezed ZhiZhi¡¯s fat hand and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter ZhiZhi, didn¡¯t you say you wanted to absorb the energy urgently and turn into a tree shape for this whole time?¡±


    ZhiZhi sniffled and squeezed out a smile to explain the reason.


    It turned out they wanted to cry and that was okay. Jing Man also did not question them and directly arranged the hotel to change rooms.


    After some deliberation, the family moved to a suite commonly used by the aquarium. This room had plenty of sunlight and water, but the soil was very poor, most plants would be unable to take root in the golden sand. ZhiZhi transformed into a peach tree to feel things out, as a peach tree, it would be very difficult to live here.


    Their body quickly mobilized the residual energy in their body, just as they wanted.


    So, they shook the left branch to indicate, after which they fell into the journey of absorbing energy. The change of room had little effect on the others, except that it changed from watching the broad-leaved forest, and listening to the insects and birds, to watching the blue sea and blue sky, and listening to the waves roll in.


    Xiao Shui was considered to have taken advantage of ZhiZhi, as this environment was the most beneficial to him. He didn¡¯t hesitate for even a second to come here and darted into the sea to roam, enjoying the cool seawater passing through his fingers.


    Later, Xiao Shui could not help but transform into his medusa form, with his hair flowing freely in the sea without wind. The sunlight shines on them, gilding them with a soft glow, making them beautiful.


    ZhiZhi absorbed so much energy that it took a month to regain their original slim body. In fact, it could have been done in twenty days if they had gone all out, but Jing Man had slowed them down at a later stage for fear that their sudden weight loss would affect their health.


    Some of the lateral weight was transformed into height, and now ZhiZhi was really the tallest among their brothers. The child was so happy that they accidentally changed their gender to female and celebrated by wearing a little dress for a few days.


    The other children were also very respectful, even Xiao Jin would call ZhiZhi his sister when she was a girl.


    The kids had missed too many classes, and with finals coming up in a while, Jing Man took the large family on the return trip without stopping.


    The Jing family¡¯s children had developed good habits since they were young, and while they were in Tianhu District, except for ZhiZhi, who was focused on losing weight, the other children didn¡¯t miss their cultural lessons while having fun.


    When the end of the year came, all the children got good grades, except for ZhiZhi who had a low score in one course. When the parent-teacher conference was held, the teacher gave face to the children, praising again and again, really envious of the others.


    The approach of winter break often meant the end of the year. While the people of Sky Blue Star were complaining that the taste of New Year was getting lighter and lighter, an official announcement was made ¨C Sky Blue Star had successfully approached the intelligent creature from the alien planet, Zaka, and after much understanding and preparation, would officially join the Wisdom Galaxy next year.


    This news was immediately released and the whole planet boiled up. Although most scientists had always believed that there must be other civilizations outside the Sky Blue Star, for millions of years few people had touched the edge.


    Now, this age-old problem was solved so simply, and in one step. No need to spend all the manpower and resources to search the vastness of the universe, and did not have to slowly make contact with the unknown.


    In one fell swoop, it became one of them!


    It was like a dream!


    However, they also knew that the officials would never joke with such a big event, so all carried a stomach full of questions every day in the star network, waiting for Zaka to open a live stream. During this time, every day he would open a four hour live broadcast, two hours to exchange information with the official staff, and two hours to answer the questions of netizens.


    At first, there were many conservatives who held opposing views. However, as time passed day by day, the officials, as if peeling a silk cocoon, released all the benefits of joining the Wisdom Galaxy, directly sealing their mouths.


    Join and they could experience and learn more advanced technology, who does not crave! If they joined, they would have the opportunity to experience the customs of other planets, who does not want to do so?! Who wouldn¡¯t want to join and have the opportunity to experience the customs of other planets?


    However, the official meeting with Zaka was vague and did not mention meeting Jing Man¡¯s family at all, which was just what they wanted.


    On New Year¡¯s Eve, there was an air of joy and happiness everywhere, and the whole planet was filled with the joy of witnessing a historical milestone. Jing Man and Mu CangZhou didn¡¯t want to join in the fun, so they took the children and ran to their parents¡¯ house in one go.


    After the relationship with their parents eased, they met often, but always at Jing Man¡¯s house. Jing Man¡¯s old house was a very strange Eden for the children. Upon entering, the caretaker children took off their coats and handed them to the butler AI.


    Jing Man smiled and asked their mom who came to greet them, ¡°Happy New Year¡¯s Eve, Mom, isn¡¯t Dad home?¡±


    Yan Xiu¡¯er kissed her grandchildren one by one, heard this, and her beautiful eyes wandered. She spoke with some anger, ¡°He went to a meeting again, I don¡¯t know how many meetings he has to hold day after day. He can¡¯t even come back in time for the New Year!¡±


    Seeing this, Jing Man echoed indignantly, ¡°Yes, I specifically told him that I would bring the children back today, but I was still pigeonholed, I have never seen such a father.¡±


    The words in this line completely forget that in the past twenty years, most of the time father and son, mother and son were only online contact states. It wouldn¡¯t have been possible to spend New Year¡¯s Eve together in such an intimate way. Don¡¯t even think about it.


    Showing a helpless smile, Mu CangZhou coughed lightly and tried to correct his father-in-law¡¯s name, ¡°ManMan, don¡¯t say that. Mr. Jing is doing a good job for the country and for the people. After being promoted to the district chief of QingYuan District he has a lot more responsibility on his shoulders.¡±

 CH 71

    On Jing Man¡¯s side of the family, it was theoretically customary to make dumplings and stay up at night on New Year¡¯s Eve. Although, he had never participated in such activities¡­ As far back as he could remember, his parents were workaholics, and it wasn¡¯t easy to get two people together during the day. Once the New Year rolled around, they were even more bouncy between the wine glasses and gambling chips1, among the flickering lights.


    So unlike other families, the Jing house was more empty during New Year¡¯s Eve. Even the family get-together was a problem, naturally they would not be distracted to consider the busy affairs of the world. Fortunately, this time was not like the old days. Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s concept of family had changed, and the person had free time. This year, she seriously, even cautiously, learned from other women in the egg breeding base how to organize the New Year, trying to be a good mother.


    The ingredients needed for the dumpling filling were all prepared in advance, and she also secretly learned how to make dough and roll dumpling skins.


    Everything was ready, just waiting for the children and grandchildren home. At this juncture, Jing HanYang was pulled away to work, and the family could not get together again, so Yan Xiu¡¯er was inevitably a little angry. However, she also understood that her husband had to work this shift.


    This year, Sky Blue Star announced it will join the Wisdom Galaxy, many of the original inhabitants could continue the old customs, and would not have to worry about things changing. Jing HanYang was promoted to the head of a district, and the responsibility on his shoulders became heavier, and when he made a video call, the man could not hide the green and black under his eyes.


    They all understood in their hearts that the sooner these jobs were over, the better. She eagerly greeted Jing Man as he sat down to rest, and took the children to wash their hands.


    ¡°Have you ever made dumplings at home?¡± Yan Xiu¡¯er asked softly as the warm water flowed over her hands and mixed with the hand soap to create a dense lather.


    The reason for this question was that she wanted to leave a deep childhood impression on the children. If it was not the first time they experienced making dumplings, the effect would inevitably be diminished.


    Faced with his grandmother¡¯s question, Xiao Jin thought for a moment, shook his head and said with certainty, ¡°No.¡±


    Before Yan Xiu¡¯er was happy, he sighed softly and continued, ¡°Father wrapped the dumplings so fast that every time he finished making four or five dumplings before we put the ingredients in the skin, it was no fun at all.¡±


    That explains it¡­ Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s smile froze on her face. She should have known that Mu CangZhou, a man who can lead the egg breeding base outside and take charge of the stove inside, might also know how to wrap dumplings in a fancy way. She was still a beginner in cooking, and trying to take the lead in this matter was a step in front of Lu Ban¡¯s door.2


    It seemed that it was not easy to be a competent grandmother. Thinking of this, Yan Xiu¡¯er raised her hand and gently touched Xiao Jin¡¯s head, saying sarcastically, ¡°Well, that¡¯s a pity. I still want to teach you guys how to make dumplings¡­¡±


    Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s sudden change in mood was all in the children¡¯s eyes, and when they saw the melancholy in her eyes for no reason, the children were at a loss for words. It¡¯s true that they have only known this nominal grandmother for a short time, so there were no deep feelings, but this was Daddy¡¯s mother.


    She will definitely affect Daddy¡¯s mood! Anyone in this world can be sad, but as long as it¡¯s under their noses, they must not let Daddy be sad!


    The children exchanged glances with each other, washed their hands faster, pretended to pack their bags, and ran to the room inside in a flurry for a little meeting. After a rustling, they figured out the reason for Grandma¡¯s displeasure and carefully formulated today¡¯s policy ¨C since Grandma wanted to show off her dumpling-making skills, they would never let Father interfere in the kitchen today!


    So, here¡¯s what happened next.


    Jing Man found that the kids were different nowadays, their eyes moved away from themselves, and from time to time, they were secretly watching Brother Mu.


    And ZhiZhi seemed to be hiding some little secret that they wanted to tell Brother Mu, as soon as they saw him get up from the sofa, they would immediately say that the bow on their shoelace was open and wanted Father to help tie it.


    Even if they were wearing cumbersome and cute little boots today, he hadn¡¯t seen anyone whose shoelaces could fall apart twenty times a day!


    ¡°Ahem.¡± Receiving Mu CangZhou¡¯s implicitly passed gaze for help, Jing Man¡¯s mouth held a smile to pick up ZhiZhi who was secretly untying their shoelaces.


    ¡°Stop it, your shoelaces are clearly tied properly. You guys are so focused on blocking him on the couch. He drank so much tea that his bladder can¡¯t take it anymore.¡±


    ZhiZhi¡¯s small face turned red and fled, jumping away from the sofa to make way.

 CH 72

    This New Year¡¯s Eve was a very difficult day for Mu CangZhou as the children¡¯s understanding of things was a bit off. By mistake, Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s goal of making New Year¡¯s Eve a special and memorable one for the kids was half achieved.


    The children were afraid that Father would take over the reins as soon as he arrived in the kitchen, making their grandmother lose face. So, they carefully set up a policy to keep Father out of the kitchen at the root and tried hard to implement this task.


    Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi were responsible for keeping Father on the couch and keeping him from wandering around, and Xiao Jin was mainly responsible for watching Father¡¯s behavior, prompting ZhiZhi to untie their own shoelaces and make small situations when he got up.


    Xiao Shui was responsible for keeping Father out of the kitchen, following him from the moment he left the living room. When he came out of the bathroom and wanted to go to the kitchen, he immediately took a breath and rushed up, ¡°Father, wait!¡±


    Suddenly, a low voice was sent into Mu CangZhou¡¯s ear. He looked back and it was his own little medusa. Mu CangZhou always had a little more tenderness for this child. Because he broke his shell with FanFan, and they had limited energy, they shared their love equally between the two children from the beginning.


    Some studies have shown that the treatment of children in the period before they break their shells for a month could affect their future personality.


    To be fair, Mu CangZhou didn¡¯t think there were any major problems with the personalities of his children. But he also knew that with six children raised together at the same time, that it was inevitable parents would carelessly neglect space. This child, Xiao Shui, happened to be different from his brother FanFan, and did not have strong self-confidence in many things, doing things with a point of caution from time to time.


    It took a lot of patience and trust to improve this situation, so Mu CangZhou squatted down to make his eyes level with Xiao Shui, raised his hand to gather his long, wavy hair, and asked softly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    The place touched by Father was very itchy, Xiao Shui shrank his neck and thought of the responsibility he had come with.


    So, he relaxed again and said with a red face, ¡°The air at Grandma¡¯s house is too dry¡­ my hair is a little uncomfortable¡­¡±


    He didn¡¯t wait for Mu CangZhou to react, he rushed into the kitchen like a wild animal without a brain to find a small bowl to get water. When he came back to Mu CangZhou, his eyes were moist and his mouth muttering, ¡°Father, can you put some water in my hair?¡±


    When a son is in need, the father must meet them. Mu CangZhou immediately picked up Xiao Shui with one hand and took the small bowl with the other, turning back to the bathroom, ¡°Sure, we¡¯ll just use the shower.¡±


    This was the perfect way to interrupt Mu CangZhou¡¯s intention to go to the kitchen to see how the dumplings were chopped.


    Xiao Shui was happy to see that this method was working. However, when the warm water drizzled onto his hair and Mu CangZhou asked him if the water was the right temperature, Xiao Shui felt a little bit of shame, knowing that he had never been so delicate in the hot Fire Island District!


    It was a rare day when BaiBai was not on the phone with Brother Phil. There was homemade New Year¡¯s Eve food, with a very, very large number of dishes. Too many kinds of smells were mixed together, making his nose feel uncomfortable, and he was lying by Daddy¡¯s side in a depressed and sickly state, talking to Jing Man about one thing or another.


    On the surface, however, he did not break away from his brothers to monitor Father¡¯s activities, and his eyes and attention were still glued to Mu CangZhou. When he saw that Father and his brother Xiao Shui had been gone for a while and had not returned, he was very anxious. They would not have gone into the kitchen and let Father kill them, right? Once this thought came to his mind, he couldn¡¯t sit still.


    Jing Man saw the child arching in his arms, thinking that his nose was uncomfortable again, and quickly buried the soft little child in his arms, trying to purify his senses with his own smell, and softly asked, ¡°Do you smell something again?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Daddy¡¯s sudden affection flattered BaiBai, he shook his head, refusing to let Daddy worry, ¡°No, no, I saw that Father is not back yet, I also want to go to the bathroom¡­¡±


    Jing Man smiled, ¡°Then let¡¯s go to another bathroom, come on, I¡¯ll take you there.¡± After saying that, his eyes fell on Xiao Jin and ZhiZhi, who were huddled together playing with their terminals, ¡°Do you two want to go to the bathroom?¡±


    The latter quickly minimized the page, trying to check whether there were cameras in the grandmother¡¯s house, and shook his head no.


    Xiao Jin said, ¡°Daddy, don¡¯t worry about us, we¡¯ll go by ourselves!¡±


    Indeed, these two children were very capable of taking care of themselves.


    Then, Jing Man turned around and asked Xiao Sang, who had been rolling around with the two golden retrievers since he entered the door and was now lying on Big Bear¡¯s belly, scratching him, ¡°Precious Xiao Sang, do you want to go to the bathroom?¡±


    Xiao Sang lazily stretched, green and white eyes turned, and stiffly shook his head, ¡°No.¡±


    This kid had the most special and solitary personality, so only he knew that he was playing with the dog on the surface and was actually observing the dog¡¯s behavior and reactions. Big Bear and Jing Xiang both recognized Father¡¯s footsteps and scent, and both of their ears would prick up if he came back.


    Perhaps thinking that he had enough people to watch his father, FanFan opened up a new battlefield for himself.


    He ran into the kitchen on the pretext of staying with his grandmother, preparing food with Yan Xiu¡¯er and stealing a little of the ingredients every now and then.


    The big white tiger was also very talented at making food because he had a great love for eating and a very keen sense of taste. The same person who had not been in the kitchen several times, his cooking skills were actually much higher than Yan Xiu¡¯er. Whether it¡¯s vegetables or meat, as soon as he saw and smelled it, he could match it in his mind and come up with recipes and cooking.


    Seeing the chopped, fatty and lean pork and BaiBai¡¯s chubby lotus root on the counter, FanFan gulped and asked Yan Xiu¡¯er, ¡°Grandma, do you have a deep fryer at home?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Although Yan Xiu¡¯er did not cook at home, she had all the kitchen utensils in case she needed them at any time.


    The day finally came. FanFan¡¯s eyes lit up when he got a positive answer and he said with a big smile, ¡°Let¡¯s make stuffed fried lotus root!¡±1


    He could already visualize the taste of a salty, crispy, and delicious fried stuffed lotus root in his mind! This¡­ It didn¡¯t seem to be a dish that a beginner could master¡­


    Yan Xiu¡¯er started to regret it when she took out the brand new frying pan, but when she turned around and saw FanFan¡¯s mouth-watering and expectant expression, she couldn¡¯t say no. After thinking about it, she said, ¡°Let¡¯s see, you wait for a while. I¡¯ll go get your father to come over and help.¡±


    Who would have thought that these words ignited FanFan¡¯s nerves, and after his brothers¡¯ explanation, he already understood that he could never let Father into the kitchen today!


    ¡°No! I¡¯ll do it let me do it!¡± He shouted while running quickly to close the kitchen door. His expression was even a bit fierce, making Yan Xiu¡¯er confused. Guessing that maybe FanFan wanted to show off a trick like himself, Yan Xiu¡¯er nodded in understanding, ¡°Okay, Grandma believes you can do it!¡±


    The day ended with all the children wandering around in a bit of a frenzy. Originally, Yan Xiu¡¯er wanted to ask the other five children to come to the kitchen to experience rolling and wrapping dumplings, as she had originally thought. However, when she went out of the kitchen several times, the children seemed to be too busy to care about themselves.


    She was too embarrassed to interrupt, so she had to work with FanFan and the cooking robots to complete the New Year¡¯s Eve cooking activity.


    Thanks to FanFan, she learned a lot of cooking tricks and how to use those things in the kitchen¡­ She thought it would be Mu CangZhou at the helm and she was playing second fiddle, but it turned out that FanFan had taken over the job originally intended for Mu CangZhou as his son.


    The meal was a great success for everyone.


    FanFan didn¡¯t want Daddy to know that he did most of the cooking today, because when he wanted to go into the kitchen at home, Daddy was worried about him cutting his paws and getting burned by the hot oil, so he refused to let him go free to cook.


    So, he deliberately steered the conversation towards his grandmother, convincing both Daddy and Father that Yan Xiu¡¯er was a good cook.


    In this day and age, fireworks had long been disallowed, replaced by a comprehensive regional broadcast of the year¡¯s actions in each district, along with cheerful music. Intuitively hearing what people have done this year, and how far society has come, was not a matter of celebration.


    The clock turned to twelve o¡¯clock and Jing Man heard Jing HanYang¡¯s voice unexpectedly ¨C ¡°Happy New Year, everyone in QingYuan District, I am Jing HanYang, the newly appointed district governor this year, we have achieved a lot in the past year¡­ Finally, I¡¯m going home for the New Year. I wish every family a Happy New Year and to remember to open your terminals to receive red envelopes.¡±


    ¡°Huh? This year, Dad gave out red packets to the whole QingYuan District!¡± Jing Man opened the terminal and grabbed the third prize of 88 yuan.2


    He looked at the rules for grabbing the red envelope and found that there was a maximum of 8,888 and a minimum of 8 yuan.3


    This money may not seem much, but there were hundreds of millions of people in a district, the base was huge! Yan Xiu¡¯er came over and took a look, pursed her lips and smiled, ¡°This is sponsored, you continue to look back.¡±


    Seeing that his mother was in a good mood, Jing Man¡¯s heart jumped. As expected, the top sponsors were some government companies, and then dropped down to private enterprises. The first in the list was Xiu Yan Personal Care!


    Ten hundred thousand¡­ The zeroes at the back of Jing Man¡¯s eyes were blurry, but he still couldn¡¯t figure out how much money his mother had sponsored.


    As a person who didn¡¯t feel much about money, this was the first time his heart was beating wildly because of too much money.


    My mom is a rich woman, my dad is the district chief, it feels like I¡¯ve become powerful too.


    While he was thinking, Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s face suddenly approached him with a slightly drunken smile and asked, ¡°ManMan, you always thought your mom and dad were not good people, right? That¡¯s why you are so happy to see us doing charity.¡±


    It was weird to bring this up on New Year¡¯s Eve.


    Jing Man was not a good liar, and frankly he did have this feeling after all these years, so he did not dare to say anything and looked at Mu CangZhou with wet eyes, hoping he could save him.


    Fortunately, Mu CangZhou understood. He raised his glass and Yan Xiu¡¯er clinked, laughing, ¡°You¡¯re drunk. Let me, an objective and impartial third party, answer the question. We have never doubted the character of the two of you. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and you are both indelible founders who have made great contributions to society. However, as far as emotions are concerned, I don¡¯t think you have been a good pair of parents in the past twenty years.¡±


    With such words spoken, Yan Xiu¡¯er¡¯s head cleared a little.


    She gave a hint, glanced sadly at Jing Man, didn¡¯t say anything, and ate a dumpling by herself. The New Year¡¯s Eve dinner lasted too long, and the dumplings got cold and a little hard.


    Jing Man was relieved to see the atmosphere had eased, and he gratefully clutched Mu CangZhou¡¯s hand and said to Yan Xiu¡¯er, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t eat it yet, I¡¯ll go warm it up for you.¡±


    Hearing a ¡°creak¡±, the door opened.


    Jing HanYang, who was still broadcasting more than ten minutes ago, appeared in front of them. When he saw his wife and children and their cute kids, he took off his stern face and bent down to change his shoes while smiling, ¡°Happy New Year, have you received all the red envelopes?¡±


    ¡°Grandpa! Grandpa!¡± They had no hope of seeing Jing HanYang today, but it was a surprise to see him there. The kids swarmed and surrounded him.


    Xiao Sang nodded, ¡°I¡¯ve got it, thank you for the 8888.¡±


    Xiao Shui was shocked, ¡°Is it that much! I only have eight yuan!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, little brother, I only have eight yuan too.¡± ZhiZhi secretly covered their 88.


    Xiao Jin smiled, ¡°I¡¯m the same as Xiao Sang.¡±


    BaiBai frowned, ¡°Am I the only one with 888?¡±


    ¡°What? There are still red packets?!¡± This was FanFan, who was too busy tasting the food to listen to the live broadcast.

 CH 73

    y exiledrebelsscanlationsupdated on June 21, 20223 Commentson Amnesia Chapter 73: Back to Snow Forest


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    After the New Year, the people of Sky Blue Star gradually felt that the process of life seemed to be accelerating. The effects of joining the Wisdom Galaxy spread like a cold Siberian wind, penetrating into every aspect of everyone¡¯s life.


    The treants, represented by Zaka, were very gentle and selfless, and after negotiating with the top management of Sky Blue Star and thoroughly understanding the technological situation of the planet, they quickly formulated a plan to help.


    However, it was not a model of unconditionally supplying high-tech products and keeping them inactive, but sharing slightly advanced technologies that could be 100% applicable to Sky Blue Star. They sent people to teach the local cutting-edge talents systematically and let them absorb it themselves, so that they can pool their ideas and teach others to fish.


    Most original research started with choosing an idea with unknown validity, and then verifying it from all aspects. There are too many variables from zero to unknown, and many talented people end up hating themselves for choosing the wrong path.


    Now, Zaka had shown Sky Blue Star a myriad of right paths in all sectors, and everyone was just pushing hard for those goals. These changes may seem more intuitive to the top management, but for Jing Man and the rest, life was just getting easier and easier.


    When life was very smooth and happy every day, people would more often choose to live in the moment, enjoy life wholeheartedly, and feel that every second of time was passing very slowly and comfortably.


    But ask him exactly how it was comfortable and he could not say the reason.


    From the end of the New Year until April, Jing Man felt as if he was living in a honey pot. From the moment he opened his eyes to the moment he laid in bed at night, his mood was floating in the air, happy and joyful.


    The kids were now able to take care of themselves, they all knew how to behave and monitor each other, so he didn¡¯t have to worry much every day. The parents, in hindsight, wanted to give the family more bonding, and from time to time they would make time for family gatherings, and they didn¡¯t talk about things that were annoying.


    In terms of studies, he still applied for online classes. Most of the time he was very free, but also more immersed in his studies.


    The two of them were getting more and more acquainted with each other, and they often knew what each other wanted with a look and a gesture. He thought this life of leisure could go on forever, but one day he received a message from his father ¨C [ManMan, thanks to the help of the Wisdom Galaxy, our own Quick Transmigration Bureau at Sky Blue Star has been set up. Zaka and others are selecting people to join the team, I have an application slot, do you want to go and have some fun.]


    Quick Transmigration Bureau¡­ He¡¯s so comfortable that he¡¯d forgotten about this important thing!!! Because he seemed to have impaired memory, he couldn¡¯t remember what had happened before at all. So, he could only take what Brother Mu said as a reference ¨C they traveled from the future to the present and only had two years of vacation. At the end of the two-year period, someone will come to pick them up and leave, at which time, relying on future medical treatment, his memory may come back.


    That¡¯s easy to say, the problem was, too much had happened in the past two years. The bond with the six hatchlings and their parents was a factor they hadn¡¯t considered at all before. According to the time the egglets appeared, by the time he celebrated his birthday this year, two years would be up!


    When the time came, he was to leave behind the amiable and gentle parents, and the children waiting pitifully to be fed, or to accommodate with the other side to see if they could take a few more years off, it was best to stay here and not go back. But listening to Brother Mu, it felt like the people over there were not very talkative, which could be too much trouble.


    Thinking about it, Jing Man rolled in bed depressed, the happy buff from a good night¡¯s sleep could not let him get up on time.


    Mu CangZhou was cooking and received the message. He put down his things, walked into the bedroom, and asked, ¡°ManMan, do you want to go to the Quick Transmigration Bureau?¡±


    When he heard the question, Jing Man hugged the quilt obsessively, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes lost their luster because of his depression, ¡°I think¡­ I think it¡¯s better not to go¡­¡±


    Mu CangZhou did not understand, sat on the edge of the bed and asked with a smile, ¡°Why not go, in a short time we will have to go back ten years, you don¡¯t remember those colleagues? Let¡¯s get to know each other again while we still can.¡±


    Jing Man sighed, ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m afraid of, when the two years are up, we¡¯ll have to leave. What about the kids? We have old and young at home.¡±


    He waited for a long time, but no one responded. Jing Man looked up in confusion, while Mu CangZhou was about to sit down, the two of them bumped their heads together, causing Jing Man to grit his teeth in pain.


    ¡°All right, rub it, rub it¡­¡± Seeing this, Mu CangZhou, despite the fact that his own forehead also hurt, hurriedly checked the affected area for Jing Man. Seeing the red, swollen bulge, he was distressed.


    The seriousness of his expression made Jing Man want to laugh. When he laughed, he pulled the wound on his forehead and started to grimace again. After a moment of confusion, they both laid down on the bed together.


    Jing Man was lying on his side in the arms of Mu CangZhou, and his eyes were tracing his face.


    The more he looked at him, the more he was attracted to him. The spirit of a face fanatic was unbeatable.1


    At this moment, Jing Man couldn¡¯t care less about the pain. He only felt that Mu Cangzhou was truly superior, every inch was kneaded into his own aesthetics.


    ¡°ManMan, you think too much.¡± Seeing that he was indeed not in pain anymore, Mu CangZhou was finally relieved. He sniffed the light fragrance of the person beside him and only felt his spirit soothe. At Jing Man¡¯s uncomprehending look, he continued, ¡°Parents and children have their own lives, and we can¡¯t always be there for them. We have traveled to the past and changed some things. So, do you think life in the future will be the same as before?¡±


    Jing Man blinked his eyes, long eyelashes like a fluttering butterfly, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Mu CangZhou elaborated, ¡°It¡¯s true that we can¡¯t accompany them, but after we leave, the Quick Transmigration Bureau will generate ¡°Jing Man¡± and ¡°Mu CangZhou¡± in this realm. Two dolls with the same personality as us will live in our place. The memories will be stored, and when the memories are read, it will be just like we have been with our family all these years.¡±


    ¡°Damn, it can still be like this!¡± The child who had never seen the world was completely swept away by the advanced technology of the future, Jing Man regained happiness.


    Mu CangZhou smiled helplessly, ¡°It¡¯s just a basic operation, we¡¯ve experienced it many times before. We can say that this vacation, except for your amnesia and Zaka¡¯s early contact with Sky Blue Star, the rest is all in the calculation.¡±


    ¡°So¡­ Will we change many, many things?¡± Understanding Brother Mu¡¯s explanation, but thinking of the horror of the butterfly effect, Jing Man began to panic.


    ¡°No.¡± Mu CangZhou said categorically, ¡°The world has its own ability to repair itself, and only those who have frequent contact with us can be affected. We¡¯re just back on vacation, we¡¯re not running for president.¡±


    Hearing him say that, Jing Man completely put his mind at ease. Thinking of something, he smiled wryly, his peach blossom eyes shining, ¡°Brother Mu, why don¡¯t we not take the initiative to participate in the Quick Transmigration Contest this time, and see how the world¡¯s restorative power works?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­ That¡¯s fine. But if nothing moves by the last day of selection, we¡¯ll have to sign up ourselves.¡± It¡¯s not harmless to be slightly inked for a few days, but if you really don¡¯t go, it might be a bit of a big deal. Mu CangZhou knew that as the subject of the quick transmigration, they would be inextricably linked to the Quick Transmigration Bureau and was curious about what would happen next.


    Sure enough, by late June, the two received a handwritten letter from Zaka.


    A handwritten letter! In a world where you buy things in the morning and receive them at noon, a handwritten letter was a rare thing. The handwriting on the first page was arrogant and full of anger.


    [Did you two masters not get the notice? You are qualified to join the Quick Transmigration Bureau, so why don¡¯t you apply? The selection process will end at the end of June, and only one hundred people worldwide will be able to join. It¡¯s fun to join the Quick Transmigration Bureau, so do it quickly! If you don¡¯t come, I¡¯ll go to your house and arrest you!]


    This page was written with a lot of anger, but on the second page, he was afraid they wouldn¡¯t go, so he started to say something softer, and the handwriting was much more regular and clearer.


    [I¡¯m sorry I sounded so bad earlier. I thought about it carefully, you must have forgotten to register, so I had someone prepare the registration form, just sign the places I circled and come on time for the medical examination. I¡¯d love to see your family again! There is also a children¡¯s room at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, so bring the kids if you can! I miss the little peach tree.]


    At the end of the letter, Zaka drew a sketch of two lush trees standing side by side.


    After receiving the letter, Jing Man laughed with joy. It turned out that¡­ This was how the world line ended, by torturing Zaka to get them to join the Quick Transmigration Bureau. The two of them immediately did not hold back, picking up their long-prepared luggage and rushing back to the snowy forest area with their children.


    After six months, there had been a dramatic change. Just down from the leap point, they could see the difference. The last time they came, the people were scattered and the grounds were decaying. Now, the leap station was completely renovated, the materials used were taken from nature, maintaining the pure wood color. However, many places were painted white and transparent colors. Although a roof was added, the permeability remained unabated.


    The field contained small nodes of local culture in the snow forest area everywhere, giving the illusion that this leap station was even a landscape, and people were willing to stay a little longer. The staff had also changed, with young and fresh faces rippling out the vitality of the snow forest area.


    When the wind blew, the snowflakes decorating the eaves made a tinkling sound, like wind caressing a harp, in contrast to the original curtain of heaven and earth.


    ¡°Daddy! Is this the place where we came last time?¡± BaiBai looked left and right, his face flushed with the beauty of the scene and the boisterousness of people coming and going.


    Xiao Sang¡¯s eyes were also wide open as he silently read the little story carved on the floor. He remembered that last time there were termites hidden under this floor, but now there was not even an ant estimate, let alone termites. 2


    When buying tickets, Jing Man found that the price had gone up a wave. Jing Man searched the star network for this reason, saw pictures and short videos, and was mentally prepared.


    But seeing the same actual scenery as the Ice Kingdom, he also received a great shock. He nodded and smiled, ¡°Yes, they redecorated.¡±


    ZhiZhi seemed to be looking for something, their eyes searching. After a long time, they pulled Jing Man¡¯s sleeve, ¡°Daddy, Uncle Zaka is in that direction.¡±


    It was not appropriate to attribute this special power on the wonderful induction between treant and treant, but mainly because ZhiZhi ate a lot of energy from another, and now smelled and craved¡­


    The two parties successfully met, Jing Man looked around and asked in a lowered voice in surprise, ¡°Zaka, should you not be very busy? How do you have time to pick us up yourself?¡±


    As soon as the words left his mouth, he received an accusing look.


    Zaka coldly snorted, indistinct face plated with a layer of cold, but familiar taste, ¡°This side of the development was too fast, I was afraid that you would find a way to delay the medical examination time deliberately and not come. Half a year has passed, but I have not seen you take the initiative to find me.¡±


    On the surface, he was not too happy, but this treant¡¯s chattering nature still had not changed.


    On the way, he drove himself, like a child offering a treasure to an adult, pulling Jing Man and the others around to see the new places and explaining the stories behind them.


    By the time he got back to the Quick Transmigration Bureau, he had forgotten all about his anger with Jing Man and his lack of concern for his friends. He was so happy and smiling that he taught FanFan to turn into a cat-sized tiger and affectionately held him in his arms for a long time.


    Time flowed slowly, and soon came to the end of the two-year vacation on this day.

 CH 74

    y exiledrebelsscanlationsupdated on June 21, 2022Leave a Commenton Amnesia Chapter 74: Change for Me


    Previous Chapter


    7 min read


    Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations


    Editor: CaiCat, SpringBreeze


    July 27, 3022, Garden Road, QingYuan District.


    It was a beautiful summer day, with the clear sun shining on the Sky Blue Star at all times, and the weather rarely affected the rhythm of people¡¯s lives. However, on Jing Man¡¯s birthday, it was a different story.


    When Jing Man woke up in the morning and took Big Bear for a walk, he saw the sky was foggy and misty. The gray clouds were so thick and heavy that the sun¡¯s rays had been eaten away. The wind rolled down the clouds and continued to press down, hating the tall buildings, the cedars and sycamores, and the pedestrians on the street were all swallowed into their bellies.


    It was clearly midsummer, the wind rolled away the morning dew, yet was able to blow cold with ease. Jing Man began to regret that he only wore a thin T-shirt when he went out, and the drum of retreat sounded in his heart. But¡­ Today was the last day to walk with Big Bear in person. According to Brother Mu, by 3032, Big Bear had already died after living a long life. So, he deliberately let the children rest, and took Big Bear out alone.


    This was less than half of the journey. The golden retriever not only vented enough energy, but also riveted with a big tail to go forward. Now when he stopped, Big Bear also stopped his pace, tilting his head and smiling with his tongue, his beady eyes asking his master ¡®why did you stop?¡¯


    Big Bear was so cute!


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, keep walking!¡± Jing Man laughed and petted his dog¡¯s head a few times. He looked up, thought it wouldn¡¯t rain anytime soon, and continued along the road.


    When he was walking on the road, he didn¡¯t feel anything, but once he got home, he sneezed when the heat and cold alternated. After one sneeze, he sneezed two more times and got a chill.


    Xiao Sang was the first to react, running over and pulling the hem of Jing Man¡¯s shirt to make him squat down. He touched his forehead to Daddy¡¯s to check his temperature.


    When they found out that Daddy was back, the other children also ran over and surrounded him.


    Xiao Jin frowned slightly and looked like a small adult, ¡°Daddy, you don¡¯t have a cold, do you? I heard you sneeze three times! The weather forecast says it¡¯s going to rain, and you didn¡¯t put on more.¡±


    ZhiZhi took the leash from Jing Man, ¡°How is Big Bear today, Daddy hasn¡¯t walked him alone for a long time, he looks so happy.¡±


    BaiBai gave Jing Man a kiss on the cheek and wished him a happy birthday, ¡°Happy birthday, Daddy! Happy birthday! I¡¯m the first one to wish you a happy birthday, aren¡¯t I? I was going to say it as soon as it was past twelve, but you didn¡¯t answer when I knocked on the door!¡±


    Ah, this. Jing Man thought back to last night at twelve o¡¯clock¡­ He was naked and so busy tussling with the demonic Brother Mu that he didn¡¯t notice the knock on the door. As he reached his peak, Brother Mu said Happy Birthday and I love you over and over again in a hot, wet tone in his ear.


    Brother Mu¡¯s voice could make people¡¯s ears pregnant, he was up and down into a mess of paste¡­


    So according to this, BaiBai was not the first person to send his wishes.


    But! There¡¯s nothing wrong with making out with your lover at night, and there¡¯s no need for a dad to let his child down on such a trivial matter. So, Jing Man¡¯s lips hooked slightly and he lied without blushing, ¡°Yes, BaiBai is the first one to wish Daddy a happy birthday, and Daddy wishes you a happy birthday forever!¡±


    The other kids were not happy to hear this, and they all shouted Happy Birthday to Daddy.


    At noon, Yan Xiu¡¯er and Jing HanYang also took the time to come over. The family opened a private room at Long¡¯s and had a beautiful meal. The food at Long¡¯s never disappoints, and was no worse than the banquets the two usually eat, and Jing Man¡¯s parents raved about it.


    After they had eaten, they sat and talked while it rained outside. The summer rain was so sharp and painful that each raindrop wanted to smash into the flesh and blood of the earth.


    Jing Man stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his children watching the rain. He suddenly exclaimed, his eyes falling helplessly on Mu CangZhou, ¡°Oops, we can¡¯t go to the playground if it¡¯s raining!¡±


    Their original plan was to take the kids to the largest playground in the QingYuan District for a good day of fun. After all, they were going back to the future tomorrow, and their last day had to be a full one.


    Mu CangZhou didn¡¯t think it would be a problem, ¡°It¡¯s okay ManMan, there are indoor programs in the playground.¡±


    Jing Man stubbornly shook his head, ¡°No! It¡¯s not comfortable to play in the rain.¡±


    Mu CangZhou felt it was cute seeing the other¡¯s hair puff out. However, his mother-in-law and father-in-law were in front of him, so he couldn¡¯t go and rub Jing Man all over the place, so he asked softly, ¡°What do you want?¡±


    Jing Man puffed up, ¡°Go home, check the kids¡¯ homework, and forget about it.¡±


    The additional homework assigned by the teacher was different for the kids because of their race. Jing Man, a pure human, initially had a headache every time he did this, feeling the time pass like years. Now that he¡¯s learned a lot about it, he finally doesn¡¯t have a headache anymore, but it¡¯s still a difficult task for him.


    If he had to be fulfilled, he couldn¡¯t find anything more fulfilling to do than this. Yan Xiu¡¯er and Jing HanYang excused themselves when the rain lightened a bit. Before they left, Jing Man dragged them to take a picture. He opened his mouth, wanting to confess the absurdity and drama of his life in the past two years. But in the end, he only said to take care of their health and didn¡¯t say anything more.


    Although he could not really accompany his parents, there will be another him to accompany them through these ten years. When they return to the future and inherit the memories, the two parties will not even create a hint of missing out.


    ¡­


    As soon as he got home, Jing Man was excited to start checking his children¡¯s homework.


    But of course, his children were too well-behaved ¡­


    Except for FanFan, who was too lazy to write the process and skipped the answers, and Xiao Sang, who didn¡¯t want to write for some of the questions that were meaningless, the rest of the kids¡¯ homework was fine.


    After a long day of hard work as a dad, he couldn¡¯t find any mistakes, so there was no sense of accomplishment.


    So, the eyes fell on the children.


    Since the children became human, they quickly mastered this skill and never easily became their original forms again. Bored stiff, he held the nice and warm, fluffy, teeny tiny white tiger and petted a few times. Jing Man looked at the other kids and narrowed his eyes.


    It had been a long time since he¡¯d seen the golden dragon child, the lush peach blossom treant, the medusa with anti-gravity hair and sharp eyes like a blade, the cute and soft like a little angel BaiBai1BaiBai¡¯s ABO form is also humanoid, but it matches his actual age, so he looks younger.2, and the noble, elegant, little zombie with an air of despair.


    Peach blossom eyes swept over the children, Jing Man smiled and said, ¡°Today is Daddy¡¯s birthday, so everyone must listen to Daddy, right?¡±


    The kids were not sure, you look at me, I look at you, a hundred should give face, ¡°Of course! Whatever Daddy says is right!¡±


    Jing Man rubbed his fists, ¡°Then¡­. Daddy doesn¡¯t have any other wishes, he just wants to see your original forms. What are you waiting for? Change for me.¡±


    Author¡¯s Note:


    In the next chapter, they go back to the future, and then the novel will be finished.


    Thanks for reading this! Love you guys! Mwa-da!

 CH 75

    y exiledrebelsscanlationsupdated on July 6, 20221 Commenton Amnesia Chapter 75: Happy Birthday


    Previous Chapter


    12 min read


    Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations


    Editor: SpringBreeze


    The curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows were not drawn properly, and the warm, fluffy sunlight came in through the cracks, coincidentally shining on Jing Man¡¯s eyes, and his curly eyelashes were baked and tickled. He yawned lazily and turned around to nuzzle against the heat source around him.


    The action was very familiar, and the conditions were ripe for pampering. In the early morning, the day was dry, the easiest to polish a gun and discharge. With a beauty in Mu Cangzhou¡¯s arms, he was quickly awakened by the nuzzling.


    Remembering today was an important day, he suppressed the stirring in his heart, just lowered his head and kissed his lover¡¯s hair swirl, not wanting to wake him up. Today, he was rarely in a hurry to get up, because it was the first day of vacation. After two years of hard work, he was finally granted two years of leave. He prepared early, he must be in these two years, to propose to Jing Man!


    The two of them have been in love for years, leaving traces of their love in many worlds, but have not been able to find the time to hold a wedding, the name was not right too.


    Wait a minute, an eye-catching thing came into view.


    ManMan somehow already had a ring on his ring finger¡­


    Was it not the first day of vacation? Mu CangZhou suppressed the question in his mind, flipped his wrist, and his quiet, black eyes swept a glance at the time on the terminal.


    This glance let his eyes deepen.


    It was now July 27, 3034. Their vacation ended before it even started?


    No, they should be quick transmigrating to other worlds this holiday, the memory have not yet been inherited back. According to the mode of operation of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, there was absolutely no way that the two of them would waste their time.


    The man¡¯s face became complicated. Reason told him that the memory had not been inherited yet and to wait a little longer, but emotionally he still could not accept it. He was most afraid of this kind of waiting time. If the memory did not return, no one knew exactly what happened.


    What if, what if the person who married Jing Man was not himself? Just thinking about it, part of the heart felt a vague twinge.


    The cold face emitted a chill as he raised his left hand, his eyes fixed on the area of his ring finger.


    The same type of couple¡¯s ring was circled on the knuckle. It was obviously a simple metal ring, but he thought it was cute. The person who got married to Jing Man was himself, so the specific process would be tasted when the memory comes back.


    Mu CangZhou put away the chagrin he had just felt and secretly laughed at himself for being so old and still acting like a young man on such matters.


    ManMan should still be sleeping for a while before getting up, so he let him keep the other company. With this idea, Mu Cangzhou raised his hand and leaned over, hugged Jing Man from behind and smelled the light fragrance on him, gently and quietly wanting to rub him into his own blood.


    Jing Man¡¯s memory inheritance took twice as long as Mu CangZhou, possibly because he had been in a state of amnesia for the two years he was on leave. It had to be mended before new content could be instilled. By the middle of the afternoon, Jing Man woke up.


    As soon as he opened his eyes, there was Brother Mu sitting next to him, who was also dumbfounded. Jing Man was the first to speak, ¡°Brother Mu, we had a very colorful vacation¡­¡±


    ¡°Yeah¡­ I got married and raised six kids¡­¡± It was more than a Pacific Ocean away from what he had prepared for his vacation.


    Jing Man thought about it and asked, ¡°So, did we do a simulated dimension, or did we really go back in time and raised six kids in the past?¡±


    They had both technologies at their disposal at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, and could either simulate a completely real dimension for them to vacation in, or send them back to the past in a package. Privately he hoped it was the second, and if that was the case, the kids would all be almost adults this year. And he would have a set of parents who loved him.


    But just to take a vacation, the latter cost too much manpower and resources to be realistic. Mu CangZhou gave him a deep look, did not speak, and opened the photo album in his terminal. The album was different from before, which was monotonously divided into two sections: ManMan and Work, but was also divided into six additional albums. Looking at the thumbnails, each album contained thousands of photos.


    Inside were all traces of the existence of the six children, but Mu CangZhou was wondering, if this was only their memories of these two years from breaking shell to elementary school, then what about the remaining ten years?


    ¡°Wow! We really raised children!¡± Jing Man did not know the details and was surprised to see this.


    He excitedly checked his terminal and found that the address book was topped with the accounts of six children: Xiao Jin, ZhiZhi, Xiao Shui, FanFan, BaiBai, and Xiao Sang.


    With just one click, he could contact his children.


    Jing Man praised the development of technology in his heart, and was about to move his fingers to call Xiao Jin to say hello, but Mu CangZhou grabbed his wrist very firmly, and Jing Man¡¯s grip hurt a little. In his puzzled look, Mu CangZhou spoke in a hoarse voice, and looking up, he saw a look of desolation in the other¡¯s eyes.


    His voice was so tight that it sounded like the bass of a cello, ¡°ManMan, I¡¯m sure that the memory inheritance is over. But¡­ I can only recall the memories of the two years we spent on leave with the children, I can¡¯t recall at all how they grew up in the last twelve years¡­¡±


    At this point in the conversation, Jing Man also guessed the deeper meaning. Movement paused, dumbfounded. A cold, thin layer of sweat from the back of the spine seeped out.


    Since there was no memory, then it meant that this did not happen around the two of them.


    In this world, there were no dolls to replace their children growing up¡­


    They put too much trust in the way the Quick Transmigration Bureau system worked and ended up being the kind of people who just gave birth and didn¡¯t care about raising them. Did they disappear from their children¡¯s lives for more than a decade, not asking about life and death?


    From the time the children were born to the time they grew up, both of them did their best to be with them personally, and the bond between father and son was so deep that it could go down in history. As a result, in the end, it completely disappeared when they needed themselves most.


    There was a silence, a long silence, so long that even the breaths could be counted.


    As the two hesitated, there was a knock on the door, and beyond that there seemed to be the sound of small footsteps and children¡¯s playfulness.


    Jing Man let out a sound of surprise, collected his thoughts and asked Mu CangZhou, ¡°Brother Mu, when did you wake up, was there anyone else at home?¡±


    Mu CangZhou shook his head, his black hair hanging down, ¡°Not long, I was waiting for you to wake up. I haven¡¯t been out of this house.¡±


    The two men¡¯s eyes converged, gradually igniting a glow.


    Could it be¡­ The children?


    Inserting a tidbit of information: the housekeeper AI data of the Jing residence was disordered. As a housekeeper AI that guarded a mansion, his database was equipped with solutions for various encounters with unexpected events. Relying on this set of solutions and his excellent learning ability, he had been fully competent in this job since his first day on the job.


    The housekeeper AI was fully confident that he could guard the mansion, whether it¡¯s an overwhelming star pirate raid, a sudden ¡õ1, or a mass uprising of the people, and could even mobilize force resources if necessary. However, he had not encountered such a situation at all¡ª


    Almost at the same time, six children with Master¡¯s blood flowing through their bodies appeared out of nowhere. Each of them was physically no more than six years old, and their internal age and body could be seen from their language and demeanor.


    Objectively speaking, these six children were 100 percent intruders, and they did not have the qualifications to enter this building. There was only one ironclad order for intruders ¨C control and arrest, and shoot on sight if necessary.


    The housekeeper AI dug through all the control and arrest options at his disposal and found them all violent and completely unsuitable for these soft and cuddly children.


    Not to mention that their faces bore a lot of resemblance to his own two masters, giving him ten kernels, he wouldn¡¯t dare to pull a gun at his master. You can¡¯t touch it, and you can¡¯t be fierce. The housekeeper AI had to go down helplessly and watch them wander around the house hand in hand.


    The children suddenly came to the future and were attracted to the brand new room, very happy to find that the house was full of traces of Daddy and Father. They looked at the decorative paintings everywhere in the house, went through all the books and checked every room. Finally, they were shocked to find that there were only three rooms in the house. One was a study, one was a game room, and the other with the door closed was supposed to be a bedroom.


    What the heck! Daddy didn¡¯t leave a room for the children, do you still have us in mind?


    But when the bedroom door was closed, it meant Daddy was not up yet, and they were good babies who loved Daddy, and would never wake him up.


    The kids waited in the living room and at noon, FanFan went through the fridge and made dinner with the leftover ingredients. It turned out that the dads were so lazy today that they didn¡¯t get up even after sunrise.


    If BaiBai hadn¡¯t smelled the scent and confirmed that Father and Daddy were really in the house, they would have wondered if they had come to the wrong place. Until, there was a knock at the door, saying that there was a delivery to be signed for.


    The children looked at each other, Xiao Jin pursed his lips and stepped forward, ¡°Daddy is very busy, I can sign for it.¡±


    The courier boy was at a loss as he was holding the cake. It was an order from the Quick Transmigration Bureau, and the courier had specifically told him to deliver it to Jing Man himself.


    In order to deliver the cake, he and his colleagues had to compete with each other to get the chance to meet their idol. As a result, the idol could not see him! The idol also had six children at home who looked a bit like him!


    The courier boy suppressed the strong gossip, accompanied by a smile, ¡°Children, not that I won¡¯t let you sign for it, but this form specifically says to deliver to the person himself¡­¡±


    So, there was that scene just now.


    Xiao Jin apologized in his heart to Daddy for waking him up, while with his younger siblings prepared to adopt a cute attack, and then knocked on the bedroom door.


    When he heard the knock on the door, Jing Man¡¯s heart suddenly lifted and he rushed to open the door without stopping for a moment.


    ¡°Daddy, are you awake?¡± Outside the door, Xiao Jin bit his lower lip, a pair of golden brown eyes harboring expectations. Behind Xiao Jin, five children lined up, all with wet eyes, as cute and well-behaved as a kitten wearing contacts in the dark.


    ¡°Awake, Daddy¡¯s awake!¡± Jing Man hugged his babies tightly, and the joy of losing and regaining them rushed to his brow, and then haloed into a thick and dense tenderness. The last time the kids saw Jing Man so excited was when he lost BaiBai, so they followed suit and cried out with a whimper.


    Jing Man¡¯s heart ached for the children, seeing the children begin to grow, their own emotions following the fluctuations, also wanting to cry. The scene was chaotic for a while.


    Mu CangZhou¡¯s mood was also very excited, but he was more introverted, just patting Jing Man and the children¡¯s backs, softly coaxing. After waiting for a long time, the delivery boy saw that they were still immersed in their own world and could not extricate themselves.


    He couldn¡¯t help but hold the cake up in his hands, smiled, and said,  ¡°Mr. Jing, wishing you a Happy Birthday. The cake was delivered by the Quick Transmigration Bureau, please sign for it.¡±


    The author has something to say:


    Ahhhhhhhhhhh the main part of the book is finally finished! My brain screams!


    There are extras for when the kids grow up.


    I can say that this book was interspersed with the major twists and turns in my life, and I have been writing it off and on for a long time, and to be honest, I never had much enthusiasm for it, so thank you for your company.


    ¡ª


    SB: Thank you for reading up to the main ending! Please check out the extras, ManMan and Brother Mu will return.

 CH 76

    y exiledrebelsscanlationsupdated on June 21, 20221 Commenton Amnesia Chapter 76: Become the Richest Man (Extra I)


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    15 min read


    Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations


    Editor: SpringBreeze


    It was autumn again, and the leaves on Wanhua Mountain were redder than ever, with warm colors spreading for thousands of miles and cascading into one¡¯s eyes. The uniformed staff came and went anxiously, holding many ribbons, flowers and desserts to decorate the venue¡­


    This was the venue of the Shanxia Hotel, and it had been chartered by an important guest.


    ¡°Wait, move this family portrait to the stage, and change the group photo on it.¡± Dressed in a light-colored trench coat, Bai LeZe stood on the stage and looked at it for a long time, and spoke slightly.


    ¡°Okay¡­¡± The staff laughed bitterly, this family had hired the most demanding event planner he had ever seen.


    The desserts had to be neatly arranged, arranged in gradient colors by color, the ribbons had to be tied exactly the same, the angles had to be fine-tuned twice, and even the decorative bouquets had to bloom to the same degree, which was killing the flower-givers this morning.


    The photo had been moved four times! Four times! But¡­ Even though there were many matters and obsessive-compulsive disorder was serious, sorry, but he really gave too much! The staff ran to move the photos with a willingness to help.


    While Bai LeZe was squinting at the correct placement of the family photo, Jing Jin, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a decent suit, slowly walked in. Today was Daddy and Father¡¯s 30th wedding anniversary, and the brothers volunteered to take over the task of organizing their pearl wedding party.


    But as the date arrived, they were both too busy to find their shadows. Worrying about things basically fell on him as the ¡°idle¡± president, saying that you are the richest, while we have to go out to move bricks, we cannot compare.


    So, he ¡°had¡± to call Bai LeZe from Uncle Feng Huo¡¯s family to help. Xiao Ze was a clean, aesthetically pleasing, little white dragon when he was a kid, and grew up to become one of the leading interior designers in the QingYuan District.


    This little white dragon was as clean as a white sheet of paper when he was a child, and over the years he had taken on an artistic color. Letting him lead the wedding venue completely was a great use.


    But¡­ Only Jing Jin himself knew, he called Xiao Ze over for something else. Just looking at that slim, cold white figure standing there, his mood felt a few points lighter, and a hint of a smile opened from pure change.


    Accidents always appeared when people let their guard down.


    ¡°Ah! Sir, excuse me! Get out of the way!¡± A waiter on the side was busy watering the flower pillars, so focused that he didn¡¯t see anyone coming behind him.


    When he was about to water the next column, he turned around and saw the dazzling CEO Jing Jin. He was so scared that the watering can fell out of his hand and cracked on the ground, bursting out large, shimmering, water droplets. What frightened him even more was that the water mixed with nutrient solution splashed onto the plain-looking suit pants, but wearing it on such a man meant that it was definitely not something he could afford to pay for.


    The waiter froze in place, not knowing whether to enter or retreat.


    Finally, his eyes fell on the trouser legs, which were completely wet with nutrient solution, and he gritted his teeth and said nervously, ¡°Sir, I¡¯m sorry¡­ I¡¯ll take the pants to the dry cleaners for you¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, you go about your business.¡± Surprisingly, Jing Jin just gave him a glance and his gaze fell back to the man in front of him.


    Sure enough, he¡¯s a Dragon¡­


    With just one sentence, the rabbit subrace waiter felt like he was being targeted by a fierce beast and couldn¡¯t help but shiver. Still, there was no need for him to compensate, that¡¯s great! In his heart, he thanked Mr. Jing. The waiter picked up the watering can and left as if he was trembling.


    Completely ignoring his own wet trouser legs, Jing Jin walked with steps like a runway model, and slowly came to Bai LeZe¡¯s side. After stopping, his voice was soft, ¡°Xiao Ze, how is the venue set up?¡±


    After the human transformation, he stopped calling Bai LeZe older brother and accordingly put him in the ranks of those he needed to take care of. Every time he saw him, his own tone unconsciously softened. Now both were in their thirties, as old bachelors, and this problem had not been cured.


    This too gentle voice, if the people under his hand heard it, one would wonder if the boss was being soul-searching.


    ¡°It¡¯s almost over.¡± Bai LeZe¡¯s eyelashes fluttered slightly as he raised his eyes to look at Jing Jin, trying to see something in his attractive golden-brown eyes.


    Not knowing what he wanted, Jing Jin blinked and responded seriously to his gaze. When people¡¯s eyes intertwined, even if there were no words, there was a deep connection of emotions.


    Bai LeZe suddenly remembered who said this to him and said that it was all poisonous chicken soup1, even if he stared at this little golden dragon for an hour, it was useless.


    Go be your big CEO Jing self! He sullenly retracted his eyes, he did not know how his mood suddenly became depressed. Obviously, with this time to receive an invitation, he was excited for two nights and did not sleep.


    Jing Jin was his childhood sweetheart, the two were very familiar with each other. However, he felt that he did not understand this little golden dragon. The first time they met, he was obviously so weak, so small. A month old kitten may have been more skinny than Xiao Jin.


    When Xiao Jin just broke his shell, his clinginess was completely whiny! To be expelled from dragon kind! But he was like a sponge, absorbing the water of knowledge and quickly grew up.


    As the other five hatchlings of Uncle Jing Man¡¯s family hatched one after another, Xiao Jin also slowly implemented the policy of eldest brother being the same as a father, becoming more and more mature and organized. When he got busy, he even made use of his swelling social ability, making friends with countless people and becoming an ¡°old friend¡± himself, the kind he only contacted a few times a year.


    This time, when he heard Dad say that Uncle Jing Man and Uncle Mu CangZhou had been married for thirty years, Bai LeZe was still very puzzled.


    The Jing family children¡¯s identity was special and he knew about it since he was four or five years old, but even then the time was not right. Later, when Jing Jin invited himself to help plan the auditorium, he also asked.


    The guy calmly told himself, ¡°My dad and my father, the two are more special, they first raised children before falling in love.¡±


    Listen, what was all this talk. If you wanted to have a child, you had to go to the egg breeding base to go through the process. He did not believe that Uncle Jing Man and Uncle Mu CangZhou had six children without their knowledge!


    This old man must have swindled himself!


    Before he asked Jing Jin how many years they had not been in love, the guy was also lying to himself, saying he had not met the right person and had stayed single, just thinking about making money to buy a gem lair.


    He spat out that his money could buy almost half of the world¡¯s gem veins, directly forcing prices up was not enough? Xiao Jin also laughed and said that the price was raised, but as long as he saw whichever gem lair, it would appear on his design table in the afternoon.


    The other talked big, without a little bit of modesty. And he also said he wasn¡¯t in love, despite meeting a little rabbit and flirting a moment ago¡­


    What¡¯s so great about bunnies, could they have white scales?


    ¡°Then, I¡¯ll wait for you for a while.¡± Jing Jin¡¯s voice called him back to the earth.


    Bai LeZe gave him a somewhat irritated glance, nodded with a hum and withdrew his eyes. He continued his tour of the entire venue as if this venue was his capital and he was the king who controlled life and death.


    Jing Jin walked to a less obstructive place and sat down, his eyes following Xiao Ze. The rabbit subrace waiter fled the scene and thought more and more wrong, but he spilled most of the watering can on the legs of today¡¯s golden master daddy! He plucked up the courage to run back to the scene and saw him still over there.


    So, he rushed over and said the words he had organized in his head dozens of times as quickly as a bamboo pipe, ¡°Sir, I suggest you change your pants first! The plant nutrient solution we use here is acidic and will ruin the material!¡±


    Only after he finished speaking did he dare to look up to see Jing Jin¡¯s expression, only to find that he wasn¡¯t angry or anything, but instead side-stepped his body as if he was going around him to look for something.


    The rabbit subrace waiter followed his line of sight and saw the bad-tempered, but really knew how to design ¡®wedding planner¡¯. He praised from the bottom of his heart, ¡°Mr. Bai is so amazing, he obviously just added some decorations to the place, not touching the big structure, but it just feels like the hotel is much higher than before.¡±


    The words were soothing to Jing Jin¡¯s ears, complimenting Bai LeZe was lovely to hear.


    ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s the best.¡± He followed and echoed a few words, feeling that this waiter was a bit annoying and blocked him from looking at Xiao Ze.


    Jing Jin waved his hand indifferently, ¡°The pants are fine, I¡¯ll change them later, you don¡¯t have to take it to heart. Do what you need to do, I see the flowers are not yet finished watering, do not delay the business.¡±


    Bai LeZe was in full swing when he got busy, and after arranging the last thing, he turned around to look for the shining figure. This led to seeing the other ¡°flirt¡± with the waiter again and Bai LeZe was suddenly angry.


    The heart says you are pushing 40, yet you still want to be an old cow that eats young grass. That bunny looked like he wasn¡¯t even out of college this year. He did not show it, picked up his bag and turned his head to go.


    Jing Jin waited for Xiao Ze to call himself, and as a result, saw him go to the exit, so he also hurried to follow. As soon as he walked, he felt that his pants were uncomfortably wet, and some of the original water was trickling into his shoes.


    Why was Bai LeZe walking so fast?


    Jing Jin thought this, and with a slip of the foot, the old man fell flat on the ground.


    Thanks to his dragon race for having hard bones, if one could not be hard as granite, then the force would definitely cause injury.


    Other people also saw the scene of CEO Jing trip and fall, but also felt a strong sense of embarrassment and Jing Jin wanted to lift the floor tiles out of anger. Frozen, no one dared to go up to help.


    ¡°Xiao Ze, give me a hand!¡± This was not pretend, Jing Jin put on a bold face, sat hard on the ground and shouted at the person.


    Bai LeZe laughed helplessly. He rarely went to Jing Jin¡¯s company, but if Jing Jin was in this state when he was working, then he was confident that he could also become the richest man.


    When he returned to his room, the misunderstanding had been cleared up and Bai LeZe knew he was overthinking it, Jing Jin had absolutely nothing to do with that little bunny. He went to change his pants, and Bai LeZe sat in the guest room¡¯s living room waiting for him, observing the soft furnishings of the hotel along the way.


    He came out soon after, wearing a comfortable hoodie, and he looked embarrassed, ¡°Xiao Ze, why did you run so fast just now? I was in a hurry to catch up with you and I fell. I haven¡¯t fallen since I was six years old, so it¡¯s a shame.¡±


    Bai LeZe opened his mouth and did not say anything, he just saw Jing Jin chatting intimately with the bunny and became inexplicably sour.


    Jing Jin sighed and made it to the opposite side of Bai LeZe. ¡°Xiao Ze, you always say nothing, so how can our relationship develop?¡±


    Bai LeZe froze, ¡°Develop?¡±


    Jing Jin¡¯s eyes were hurt, ¡°Yeah. When I was eighteen, I asked you if you wanted to be with me, after all, it¡¯s not easy to find a lover of the same race nowadays, and we get along so well, we would definitely become very happy partners. But you rejected it outright, and gradually distanced yourself from me after that. Every time I see you, I have to find the right reason to do so.¡±


    He made so much sense that Bai LeZe almost suffocated himself with a breath. His expression darkened and darkened, his thoughts grew deeper and deeper, and finally he hissed almost like a quarrel, ¡°Jing Jin, you are not human! When you were eighteen, I hadn¡¯t had my fourteenth birthday yet! I thought you were joking, so I didn¡¯t tell my father about your molestation of teenagers.¡±


    Hiss¡­ Jing Jin sucked in a breath of cold air.


    He thought he was mature in his thinking, but he didn¡¯t seem to think about it at all at the time. Just thinking that the two of them grew up together, and that he liked Xiao Ze the most and didn¡¯t want to change anyone else in his life, he had a brainstorm and confessed to a 100 percent minor.


    Both of them fell silent. One madly scorned his eighteen-year-old self in his heart, cursing himself for being a fool. The other one, the more he thought about it, the hotter his ears got and the redder his cheeks got. Was this true?


    After a long time, Jing Jin rubbed his hands nervously, ¡°Wait, Xiao Ze, if you thought I was joking, then why did you ignore me after that?¡±


    Bai LeZe¡¯s glare flew over, ashamed and annoyed, ¡°You really do not care about me! At the time, I started to go abroad one after another to sketch, study with teachers everywhere, and desperately develop my artistic potential. My life was about to be ruined, so I didn¡¯t have time to care about you!¡±


    After hearing these words, Jing Jin was numb. At the time, his confession was rejected and his heart turned into ashes. He put all his thoughts on making money, childishly thinking that if you bought many, many gem lairs, then you could definitely recapture Bai LeZe¡¯s attention.


    Bai LeZe gazed into the golden brown eyes, also vaguely remembering the good old days when Jing Jin once told him those bold words. He asked, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you wanted to find a dragon lover, and didn¡¯t you meet a lot of dragons after working with gem lairs? How come you didn¡¯t meet the right one?¡±


    ¡°They, they are not you.¡± By Xiao Ze¡¯s red face gaze, Jing Jin¡¯s throat rolled. Dormant for many years, having forgotten to be filled by a lover¡¯s heart, it began to gush into the blood.


    Thirty years old and still as impetuous as an eighteen years old, he said with a cross heart, ¡°I, I have a cleanliness fetish, other dragon races are not white, I like white.¡±


    Knowing that Jing Jin had lost his wisdom again, Bai LeZe laughed out loud, ¡°Oh? Then you don¡¯t like the golden ones?¡±


    Jing Jin nodded repeatedly, ¡°No, what¡¯s so great about the golden dragon? Just turn on the light and it blinds the eyes! But the white dragon is better, each scale is like a pearl, especially beautiful.¡±


    ¡°Good, then I will help you bleach a little, so that you also get your wish to be a white dragon.¡±


    Feeling the right atmosphere, Jing Jin did not care about Bai LeZe making fun of himself, he asked solemnly this time, ¡°Xiao Ze, I have waited for sixteen years for my beloved. Would you like to be with me and discuss a place to marry, for a love that will never end?¡±


    Bai LeZe glanced at him with a sly look in his eyes, ¡°I¡¯ll have to think about it.¡±


    However, he didn¡¯t hold on for long. After silently counting to ten in his heart, he jumped over and hugged Jing Jin tightly, buried in his chest and laughed out, ¡°I do.¡±


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    This extra, around ManMan¡¯s and Brother Mu¡¯s 30th wedding anniversary, is about the children¡¯s lives after they grow up.