"Drat! You villain, take this!"
Keqing, seeing the person who ruined her fun, scooped up some river water and splashed it towards Shenhe.
Sizzle!
Keqing mixed some Electro elemental energy into the water, causing Shenhe to go numb all over, nearly slipping and falling again.
Seeing the clothes Fengyi had specially bought for him getting wet from Keqing's splash, Shenhe frowned, a thin layer of anger rising between her brows.
"You ungrateful wretch, you dared to wet the clothes Fengyi gave me! Take this!"
Shenhe went to the river's edge, placed her hand in the water, and a stream of cold air rushed towards Keqing.
"Hiss~ So cold >_<"
Since the other party was making a ruthless move, Keqing wouldn't hold back either!
She stood up and frantically splashed water at Shenhe.
Shenhe, not to be outdone, entered the water and splashed back at Keqing.
Electro-Charged!
Superconduct!
Frozen!
...
"Mother Shenhe and Mother Keqing are playing so happily! Yuanbao wants to join the water fight too!"
Yuanbao summoned her fire wings and hovered in the air, looking at the water fight between Keqing and Shenhe with envy and wishing to join in.
With a flap of her fire wings, she swooped down, scooped up the still-dazed Qiqi, and flew towards the river.
Qiqi: Huh? Why am I flying in the sky?!
Before Qiqi could get used to being in the air, Yuanbao, holding her, rushed into the river together.
Splash!
The water splashed up by the two little ones falling into the water drenched both Keqing and Shenhe.
Gurgle gurgle...
Seeing the two little ones sink to the bottom, Keqing and Shenhe stopped their playful fighting and quickly dove to rescue them.
"Mother, Yuanbao can swim!"
Yuanbao wriggled in Keqing's arms, wanting to break free. Her little hand accidentally brushed against Keqing's chest, causing Keqing to shudder and instinctively let go.
"Lord Shenhe, Qiqi can also... swim!"
Qiqi said to Shenhe, who was holding her, asking to be put down.
"Qiqi, let's splash water together?!"
Yuanbao suggested excitedly.
"Yuanbao, wait for Qiqi..."
Qiqi chased after Yuanbao, playing around Keqing and Shenhe.
Forgetting her troubles and enjoying the fun of playing, Qiqi felt very happy.
With Yuanbao and Qiqi's disruption, a lot of the tension between Keqing and Shenhe dissipated.
They looked at each other and both walked out of the river, leaving the space for the two little ones.
Keqing returned to the shore, put on the jacket Fengyi had provided, and quietly watched Yuanbao and Qiqi play, her mood gradually calming down.
"Your cold storage is well built..."
"Your hot spring pool is also quite good..."
Keqing and Shenhe chatted and laughed, skillfully avoiding any mention of what had just happened.
"Yuanbao, the roasted rabbit is ready!"
Fengyi called out towards the riverbank, summoning everyone.
Fengyi lit a separate bonfire and set up wooden racks around it to dry Keqing and the others' clothes.
Shenhe and Qiqi's clothes were also on them.
Only Yuanbao, after playing in the water, returned to shore and her body steamed, her clothes drying in no time.
Like nothing had happened, she picked up the freshly roasted, sizzling rabbit leg and devoured it.
Poor Qiqi could only wear Fengyi's clothes and sit by the fire, waiting for her clothes on the rack to dry.
Shenhe didn't have much of an issue, finding a pair of black stockings to change into.
It was tough for Keqing, with only Fengyi's jacket for cover. Her alluring cleavage, a favorite of Doraemon, unexpectedly also piqued Fengyi's appetite.
"The frozen ice cream should be about ready too. I didn't make much this time, everyone try it and see if it's good. If you like it, I'll make more next time!"
Fengyi opened the small ice cave sealed with stones and took out the frozen ice cream.
He scooped four portions with a spoon, placed them in bowls, and handed them to everyone, while he himself ate from a basin to save on washing dishes.
The milky white ice cream scoops were like snow gauze, softer and more delicious than snow gauze. Just by smelling it, a rich milky fragrance filled the air, as if one was in a sweet ice and snow world.
Such a novel dessert, everyone curiously examined it as soon as they received it.
"Wow wow wow, it's so delicious! This is the most delicious dessert Yuanbao has ever eaten!"
Yuanbao took a small spoonful and put it into her mouth. She was amazed by the delicate texture that melted in her mouth, and the cold, sweet taste made her eyes crinkle with joy.
Yuanbao decided that from today onwards, milk tea would abdicate, and ice cream would become her favorite dessert!
"Ah! So cold, Qiqi likes it..."
Although she still couldn't taste anything, the texture, finer than shaved ice, coupled with the familiar taste of milk, captured Qiqi's heart with just one bite.
"Mmm~ It's so delicious I could cry... Fengyi, I want more!"
Keqing, like a kitten that had smelled catnip, was instantly conquered by the soft, fragrant taste of the ice cream. A hazy mist rose in her purple eyes.
Fengyi: I didn't drug it! It's a matter of individual constitution! See, Shenhe is very normal... Wait, Shenhe, what are you doing?
Fengyi turned his head and saw Shenhe not using a spoon, but instead using her jade-like fingers to smear a scoop of ice cream and suck it into her mouth.
Even that was fine, but why was her face blushing?
Her fingers were still moving back and forth in her mouth, making it difficult for Fengyi not to overthink.
'Could it be that the ingredients used to make the ice cream were special, and they produced a miraculous effect, turning it into a maiden trap?'
Fengyi thought so, but he was absolutely innocent!
Fengyi looked down at the remaining half basin of ice cream in his hands. This was all sinful, and it had to be eliminated quickly!
"Daddy, Yuanbao finished it all! Yuanbao wants more!"
Yuanbao came to Fengyi's side, holding up her perfectly clean bowl, cleaner than if it had been washed.
"You can only have one more bowl at most, otherwise you'll get a stomachache!"
Fengyi added another spoonful to Yuanbao's bowl, not forgetting to remind her.
"Ah~ Okay, Yuanbao understands!"
Yuanbao looked regretful. With such delicious ice cream, Yuanbao felt she could eat a whole barrel.
Too bad Daddy wouldn't allow it...
"Fengyi~ Qiqi is a zombie, she's not afraid of getting a stomachache..."
Qiqi also held up her small bowl.
Fengyi silently added a spoonful to Qiqi's bowl, rendered speechless.
"Wow~ Qiqi is so cunning!"
Yuanbao looked enviously at the larger spoonful of ice cream in Qiqi's bowl compared to hers.
"Qiqi, your bowl looks very pretty, let Yuanbao see~"
Yuanbao thought Qiqi definitely wouldn't be able to finish so much, she should embody the spirit of helping others.
"Helping" and "finding joy" were not in conflict!
"Yuanbao and Qiqi's bowls are the same, uh... Yuanbao isn't thinking of stealing Qiqi's ice cream, is she?!"
Qiqi said halfway through, then suddenly realized and quickly covered her ice cream with her hand.
When it came to food she liked, Qiqi's mind always worked exceptionally fast, making it hard to believe she was a forgetful zombie.