Boss Zhao’s tent is not big; it’s spacious enough for one person to sleep comfortably, but a bit cramped for two. However, the advantage of its small size is that it’s easy to set up. Shi Yuebai asked Xu Yintang to find a place to sit, and he quickly set up the tent by himself.
While setting up, Shi Yuebai suddenly smelled a delicious meat fragrance. Turning around, he saw Xu Yintang sitting under a tree, gnawing on chicken wings from a KFC family bucket. Xu Yintang, seeing him looking over, friendly asked if he wanted to join.
It’s already past 8 o’clock in the evening, well past dinner time. The family bucket Xu Yintang just took out from the system backpack is still warm. Taking a bite, the fried chicken wings are crispy on the outside and tender and juicy inside.
Shi Yuebai looked at the dark and eerie forest with occasional ghostly cries and then at Xu Yintang seemingly having a picnic. He agreed and said, “Sure.”
So, Xu Yintang took out another family bucket and offered it to Shi Yuebai, asking, “Want some Coke?”
Shi Yuebai shook his head, “No, thanks.”
Oh no, he even brought Coke… Is this person’s system backpack filled only with food and drinks?
Xu Yintang just asked casually, and since Shi Yuebai declined, he happily opened a bottle of ice-cold Coke for himself and then asked, “Where’s your cat?”
“Found it stuffy and it ran into the woods. Don’t worry; it’ll come back on its own.”
“Okay.” Xu Yintang nodded and continued the conversation, “What’s its name?”
“Casey. But I have friends who also call it Little Darling.”
When saying these words, Shi Yuebai always felt a bit cheesy and couldn’t help but touch his nose. Although Casey Cat firmly pinned the blame for the name “Little Darling” on him, looking back at the scene when they named it, Shi Yuebai mostly maintained silence. He didn’t refute his teammates who were all cheering with their eyes closed and praising, “Our Little Darling is the king of the world”…
Xu Yintang smiled, “That’s quite a coincidence.” He waved Little Darling’s tentacle towards Shi Yuebai, “It’s also Little Darling.”
By the way, Blueon’s black cat is also named Little Darling.
—Little Darling.
Xu Yintang glanced at Shi Yuebai’s eyes, which faintly revealed a golden color in the darkness, and thoughtfully raised his eyebrows.
Little Darling was a polite and well-behaved cub. When mentioned by its “mom,” it stretched out its tentacles to greet people and emitted a gentle purr. Shi Yuebai scrutinized the tentacle that reached him, cautiously touched the shiny and smooth tentacle tip, and responded, “Hello, Little Darling.”
It was the first time Little Darling had encountered someone who politely responded to its greeting. The tentacle tip flexibly wrapped around Shi Yuebai’s fingertip, shaking it twice to express happiness, and quickly retracted, curling up behind Xu Yintang—some of its tentacles were entwined to form a waist pillow, making Xu Yintang sit more comfortably. Shi Yuebai also saw a tentacle tip moving on Xu Yintang’s shoulder as if giving him a shoulder massage.
Ignoring the lethal power of appearance, it is indeed a considerate and polite pet that fits the name “Little Darling.”
His wild and boundless soul can’t be compared to a pet.
Shi Yuebai teased in his mind, casually bit off a chicken bone, and, not bothering to spit it out, just chewed and swallowed it. Suddenly, his ears moved, and he turned his head to look deep into the forest.
“Something is coming.”
He intended to alert Xu Yintang to be vigilant, but Xu Yintang just responded with a nonchalant “Hmm” as if he had everything under control. Soon, from the depths of the forest, there were several extremely miserable screams. Shi Yuebai’s perception showed the red and bright signal of an enemy attack, one after another, disappearing within a minute.
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However, a few minutes later, only a few butterflies appeared in his line of sight. They danced gracefully, their iridescent scales shimmering in the moonlight, and one butterfly landed on Xu Yintang’s fingertip. The others flapped their wings and suddenly disappeared into the darkness.
In the shadows.
Shi Yuebai lowered his gaze to his own shadow, which appeared clean and empty. However, if he focused his attention a bit, he could sense that he was surrounded by countless butterflies. These butterflies extended and spread throughout the forest, turning every shaded space into their territory.
Building nests, spinning cocoons, giving birth to more and more of their kind.
The flapping of wings gradually faded away as the butterflies quietly settled down in the shadows. Even Shi Yuebai, at this point, couldn’t clearly capture the movements of each butterfly. They existed naturally, as if they were an integral part of the shadows.
Shi Yuebai felt the need to reassess this teammate’s combat ability.
“Don’t you want to introduce them?”
Xu Yintang said, “This is Third Flora. Its butterflies will be responsible for monitoring the surroundings. We can rest easy at night.”
As he spoke, another butterfly flew out of the darkness, dancing in front of Shi Yuebai, its wings sparkling with colorful phosphorescence.
“But it doesn’t work well in the fog.” Xu Yintang pointed to the mountain, where, illuminated by the faint moonlight, a thick mist began to rise from halfway up the slope.
“There’s something inside that interferes with Third Flora’s ability to discern direction. The butterflies are easily lost in there.”
Third Flora had lost several butterflies because of this, and it now nestled in Xu Yintang’s shadow, softly whimpering, wanting to stick close to its “mom.”
Shi Yuebai nodded, “Fog can disturb the magnetic field. It’s hard to see what’s inside from the outside.”
Usually, he could see any movement inside the fog from this distance, but now it looked somewhat blurry, as if looking through frosted glass. He could only see shadows moving within the mist, accompanied by the chaotic and restless roars and howls of wild beasts, sounding like the mutterings of a madman.
The danger wasn’t too high. In a D-rank instance, there wouldn’t be monsters too strong. The sense of crisis from the large number of butterflies around him was greater, along with those tentacles entwining around Xu Yintang—these definitely weren’t their true sizes, just a disguised mimicry.
Shi Yuebai crunched on the chicken bone, noticing another small creature emerging from Xu Yintang’s collar. Unable to hold back, he asked, “How many did you actually raise?”
His tone was a bit sharp, and his unconsciously furrowed brows made his expression appear even colder.
Xu Yintang touched the head of Second Treasure, answering good-naturedly, “Just these three. Little Darling is the oldest, Third Flora is the youngest, and this one is Second Treasure. It’s a twin with Little Darling.”
Little Darling, Second Treasure, Third Flora…
Shi Yuebai’s face tensed even more. He wanted to ask Xu Yintang if he knew when he gave out those names, but thinking about his own naming skills, criticized countless times by Casey Cat, he had no right to comment on others.
In the end, he could only make a dry acknowledgment, “Those are all good names.”
Xu Yintang, rarely finding resonance with someone in the matter of naming, happily said, “The little ones really like the names.”
The names he chose were excellent — they sounded pleasant, were easy to say, and carried good meanings. How could they be considered childish, and Yu Kongyou insisted that they would dislike their names when they grew up.
Second Treasure enthusiastically agreed with a howl, and its eyes, dripping with charm, rolled around, making it much more pleasing to Shi Yuebai. “Clearly, those who could appreciate the well-chosen names given by Mom were not bad people. Look at its name; it clearly knew it was Mom’s most cherished treasure!”
…
Mom…
…Mom…
…?
Shi Yuebai fell silent; he felt the need to digest this information.
No, he had no prejudice against teammates raising demonic or divine cubs. It was just like some people had cats, and some had dogs. This teammate’s pets were just a bit unique. If he could, he would even consider exchanging his grumbling and carefree half-soul body for such a sensible and considerate cub.
However, the clinging of the cubs to his teammate, calling him Mom, and the fact that in Beast Eye mode, he could “see” the existence of some mysterious and terrifying “nests” in his teammate’s lower abdomen, along with the apparent blood relation among these three cubs — all these factors combined —
Shi Yuebai couldn’t help but feel a tingling sensation on his scalp.
Although these three cubs were currently in their infancy, as fragile as just-sprouted seedlings that could break with a pinch, he could vaguely glimpse a hint of their future. He had caught a fleeting glimpse of such enormous and terrifying entities that resided in the void sea far from the mortal world in a certain instance.
Those entities, even a brief glance at them would drive people insane. Yet this teammate not only adopted three cubs but also walked away unscathed, looking mentally sound.
Shi Yuebai looked at Xu Yintang with a gaze that carried a hint of admiration.
…
As the night deepened, several waves of wild beasts attempting to ambush were swallowed by Third Flora in the shadows. It even brought a few over for Little Darling to taste.
However, both the black-haired zombie and the green-haired zombie had a somewhat rotten smell, and Little Darling stopped eating after a few bites. It left them for Second Treasure to sniff out the evil energy and gulp down.
Following them, a black-furred wild boar with two crimson eyes and four fangs rushed over. Little Darling liked this one very much. The sound of tentacles wrapping around bones, breaking, and splattering flesh echoed continuously. It scared Boss Zhao and the others, who were peeking at the situation outside, nearly wetting their pants. They trembled with fear, worried that the monster would not be satisfied after devouring the wild boar and would turn to them to fill its belly.
Shi Yuebai sat calmly on the side, eating fried chicken without any disturbance. The close-quarters feasting of monsters didn’t affect his appetite at all. Judging from the increased volume of Little Darling after it expanded, Shi Yuebai once again raised his assessment of Xu Yintang’s combat power.
This cub was raised very healthily. Its glossy and well-hydrated tentacles demonstrated excellent hunting skills, even better than many carefully nurtured divine servants in certain instances. Additionally, it displayed high intelligence and could understand human language. Given time, it would undoubtedly become a formidable force.
As for the one weakly nestled in Xu Yintang’s arms, it was less robust. Swallowing food was a bit challenging, and its eating speed was not fast. Its abilities were related to the spiritual domain but limited by its physical condition, making it challenging to fully unleash its potential. When it communicated with Shi Yuebai, he sensed that it might be underdeveloped, like a premature baby.
However, as long as it wasn’t congenitally deficient, there was no problem. The growth potential of demonic cubs was terrifying. If they didn’t develop well initially, a bit more consumption would compensate for it.
After thinking for a moment, Shi Yuebai said to Xu Yintang, “If the corpse of the tomb owner in this grave has a core, you can dig it out and feed it to this one. It will be beneficial for its development.”
He hadn’t explored this instance before, so he could only infer the situation of the tomb owner based on known information and past experiences. Generally, tomb owners in search of immortality or enlightenment had some cultivation. They either had cores or immortal bones. Consuming a core was more effective than devouring thousands of black-haired zombies. Eating a core could provide various nutrients needed for the cub’s development.
Xu Yintang nodded, indicating that he had taken note. “Thank you.”
“No problem,” Shi Yuebai said after swallowing the last piece of fried chicken. He picked up the empty family bucket, and scooped up a struggling and angrily meowing Casey Cat from thin air.
He had heard this fellow’s frantic meowing from a distance. It must have rushed back in a hurry upon catching the scent of fried chicken. When it discovered that Shi Yuebai not only ate behind its back but also didn’t leave a single chicken bone for it, it was infuriated. Without regard for the presence of others, it spat out a series of meows that sounded like curses.
“You, you sneaky cat! Pervert! Shame of a witch!”
“We have a complete set of laws in our country!”
“At least three years! Heavy penalties! “
“I curse you to be single for the rest of your life! Dreaming of hugging your moonlight —”
Shi Yuebai overturned the family bucket on the ground, trapping the protesting Casey Cat underneath. No matter how it struggled, it couldn’t escape. Shi Yuebai, with an expressionless face, said, “Sorry, I wasn’t strict enough.”
“No problem,” Xu Yintang smiled and shared his experience of raising cubs with his teammate, “My Second Treasure wasn’t very obedient when he was young. A few more beatings, and he became sensible.”
As soon as these words came out, Casey Cat inside the bucket immediately quieted down. He realized that Shi Yuebai, instead of rejecting the idea outright, was genuinely considering the possibility of raising a well-behaved son under the threat of a stick. Feeling desperate, he wailed, “You devil!”
“If you dare touch a single hair of mine! I’ll scratch your new sofa to shreds!”
The wailing was so pitiful that even Little Darling, who was focused on eating, took a moment to check the situation. Xu Yintang patted the wiggling tentacles, turning his gaze away. Second Treasure, clinging to his mom’s collar, poked out a little head and howled, teaching his brother like a little adult.
‘That one is a bad kid! We won’t play with it!’
‘Flapping its wings, Third Flora cooperatively echoed Second Treasure’s opinion.’
‘This cat is so fierce! Will it bully us?’
‘Third Flora is so scared, sob, QAQ…’
Author’s Note –
Third Flora, these people are so scary.
Third Flora: Not like me, I’m so cute, and I care about Mom.
Third Flora: I am Mom’s most adorable baby!
Look at all three of these cubs!! They’re the most adorable!! 🥹
Little Darling is still the best baby, but the other two are stellar as well
Thank you for the chapter💚💚💚 glad to see the MCs mesh so well already🤭
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The cubs are just too cute ♥️♥️
I love how Shi Yuebai went immediately from “DANGER! DANGER!” To, “Well these cubs are actually quite polite and well behaved”
Blinded by love~ <3
Of course someone else’s children are better than yours Shi Yubai!
Thank you for the chapter! ❤
Well, Shi Yuebai is taking this very well haha
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He’s open to discussion and he hasn’t realized that Xu Yintang is his white moonlight, so these interactions are just his genuine feelings on the matter. Even though XYT and his children are terrifying, SYB looks at it more practically: “Creepy that those eldritch abominations are your biological children, who you, a male, possible gave birth to, but at least they’re well behaved.” Plus he was polite to the children from the start (even our hotel group had some horrified biases at the beginning)! I’m sensing a well rounded character and I’m so excited to see more of him!
Love it 😅 thanks for the chapter!!!
It’s very refreshing to see Shi Yuebai quickly adapt to and accept the cubs, I love that. And that he’s pretty much just impressed by Yintang. They’re quite well matched
Thanks for the chapter! (♡ω♡ ) ~♪
Shu Yuebai: why can’t my child be more like these three children?!?
Casey the cat: where’s my chicken?!?
Three good children: bad cat child! Naughty! We won’t play with it! So scary…
Thanks for the awesome translation 🤣❤️🤣❤️🐈⬛👀👀👀
3 good monster kids and a bad cat. What a wholesome family camping trip this is. Lol
Love how ML was considering beating Casey 😂
Babies are so cute~~
This is not very contraceptive of the author. 😂✨
Having 3 children is hard work
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