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 Chapter 22 Why Were His Cubs Calling Someone Else Dad Now? They were said to be sobbing, yet the crying of Ji An and Ji Le was only slightly louder than that of a kitten on the side of the road on a cold winter night. Restraint and fear had long been etched into their souls. Even when given free rein to cry, they dared not raise their voices. Ji Yanqing knelt on one knee, setting aside his axe, and tightly embraced the two frail and helpless bodies. Listening to the cat-like cries spilling from their throats, feeling the unstoppable trembling of their bodies, his heart felt as if it were being viciously gripped and crushed, suffocating in pain, and immersed in an indescribable bitterness. “Don’t be scared, don’t be scared...” Ji Yanqing had no experience in coaxing scared kittens, so he could only repeat these three words over and over. In response, the two youngsters clutched at his clothes as if they were holding onto their only lifeline. The commotion did not last too lo...

 Chapter 25: The Goat In the dead of night, the dogs were startled awake by a commotion outside. They howled fiercely, sounding almost like wolves. Lin Xing hastily dressed and got out of bed. Outside, Gu Qiming was leaning against the door, waiting for Lin Xing to open it. “Why are you back so late?” Lin Xing asked worriedly. It was well past midnight, approaching the hour of the Rat. Coming down the mountain at this hour was dangerous. Gu Qiming didn’t answer directly, instead smiling and saying, “Look what I’ve brought back today.” He stepped aside to reveal his prize to Lin Xing. Lin Xing peered around him and was astonished to see a large black mountain goat! “Where did you get a black goat?” he exclaimed. “From the mountain, of course,” Gu Qiming replied. “I mean, how did you catch a black goat? They’re rare to see.” And this one was still alive, no less. “I’ll tell you in a bit. Let me tie it up in the yard first...

Chapter 19 Silence descended upon the room. Oliver, still reeling from the terrifying sensation of plummeting through the air, patted himself down frantically, then reached out to check on Qi Jiayou as well.  A bewildered Ai Ling asked, “What... what happened to you all?”  From her perspective, her arrogant classmates had fallen into a bizarre stupor after Yi Zhen’s earth-shattering declaration. Their expressions and movements remained frozen for an unbearably long time, before they abruptly began patting themselves down as if ensuring they hadn’t lost any body parts.  Ursula gaped, Natalia stood frozen, Jin Qi looked at his unharmed companions, barely suppressing tears of relief. Only Nishikawa Hiroki stared intently at Yi Zhen, muttering under his breath a single word, “Illusion.”  Standing beside Yi Zhen, Anji was even more confused.  From his point of view, these Divine Embryos hadn’t uttered a single word since they s...

 Chapter 21 Daddy, who are you calling Daddy??? Without a second thought, Ji Yanqing quickly scanned his surroundings. Amidst the pitch-black darkness, a towering, menacing figure bore down on them, sending shivers down their spines. Yet, before despair could fully consume them, the beast vanished, its tail between its legs, as if the fires of hell were at its heels. This unexpected escape left their minds a blank canvas, incapable of coherent thought. “Let’s go!” Ji Yanqing lightly tied the axe to his right hand with a rope to prevent it from falling. His hand had been injured in the previous battle. Regardless of why the beast suddenly turned and ran, one thing was certain: they must escape this place as quickly as possible. They couldn’t bear the risk. Who knew if it would run halfway and then suddenly decide to return to eat them before continuing onward? As Ji Yanqing’s words fell, the crowd, frozen like they were in an ic...