After revealing their secrets, who would be foolish enough to go over?
Chen Xi picked up the two cubs and turned to run.
Yan Hua picked up his teacup and threw it at him.
Chen Xi dodged it immediately.
Yan Hua didn't chase after him, he just stood there counting.
Before Yan Hua could finish counting to ten, Chen Xi rushed back and returned the two cubs, then sat opposite him with a well-behaved expression: "I was wrong, I shouldn't have revealed your secrets, but you are indeed too wicked."
"How so?" Yan Hua spread his hands innocently: "If you want your power to grow, you can only deplete it constantly, and then let your spiritual energy recover. Over time, your spiritual energy will be much greater than that of your peers."
Jin Yan, surprisingly, agreed with Yan Hua this time: "That's right, if you want your spiritual energy to become stronger and stronger, you must constantly deplete it. Otherwise, if your body isn't trained, your spiritual energy can only remain at the same level."
Chen Xi pouted.
Explanation was concealment, and concealment was the truth.
Yan Hua had deliberately not told the two cubs this because he wanted to hold and play with them.
Qi Yu and Si Qing were sleeping soundly. They had reverted to their original forms and were curled up together, unresponsive to any poking.
Shaofeng and Annuo, no longer worried about the future, were filled with curiosity and a playful spirit.
The adults stood around the table, poking and prodding the sleeping Qi Yu and Si Qing on the table, having a great time playing together.
After all, these two cubs wouldn't wake up.
Qi Yu seemed to sense something in his sleep, furrowing his small brows and impatiently flicking his tail.
Si Qing snuggled into Qi Yu's embrace, stretching his small paws comfortably in the warmth.
Qi Yu wrapped his dragon tail around Si Qing, pulling him into his embrace, his chubby dragon claws holding him tightly.
"These two cubs don't seem like dragons, they're more like otters," Annuo poked Qi Yu's small head, then reached out to stroke his head, joking.
Qi Yu felt Annuo's touch in his sleep and immediately nuzzled her palm.
Chen Xi looked on with envy: "Ah, the life of cubs is so happy. Their parents are alive, they have food and drink, they can sleep when they want, play when they want. Unlike me, I don't have parents."
"If you don't mind," Yan Hua looked at Chen Xi, "I don't mind being your father, son."
"...You're tired of living," Chen Xi rolled up his sleeves.
Yan Hua beckoned him.
Chen Xi snorted and looked at Annuo and Shaofeng: "See? See? Yan Hua has a terrible personality. He always wants to be someone's father and deliberately sets traps for cubs. How mean."
Yan Hua flicked his dragon tail.
Chen Xi immediately leaned back and then provocatively swayed: "Hey, hey, I dodge, I dodge again."
Annuo and Shaofeng really didn't want to deal with them.
They took back Qi Yu and Si Qing, carried them to their rooms, and settled them in.
Outside the room, however.
Ling Ruo sat beside Jin Yan, watching Yan Hua and Chen Xi playfully bicker, and Annuo and Shaofeng returning to their rooms to settle Qi Yu and Si Qing. Her heart felt increasingly uncomfortable, and finally, she couldn't help but gather her courage and ask Jin Yan:
"Master, are you, are you taking Qi Yu and Si Qing as your disciples now?"
In the memories of the original host, Jing Xiu, Jin Yan didn't seem to like taking disciples very much, otherwise, he wouldn't have hit and scolded her.
"I don't think so. How could Yan Hua agree? He protects those two cubs very closely," Jin Yan said, then continued: "I just think they have talent, so I want to teach them as much as possible."
Ling Ruo froze, and then a surge of dissatisfaction rose in her heart: "But you are my master!"
"I've long regretted taking you as a disciple," Jin Yan said indifferently: "You're a waste. Even if I taught you those cultivation techniques and mental methods, you wouldn't be able to learn them. It would all be a waste."
Jing Xiu felt as if struck by lightning.
Yan Hua, who was not far away, heard what Jin Yan said to Jing Xiu and his expression was not surprised.
Chen Xi leaned into Yan Hua's ear: "Jin Yan seems to really like Qi Yu and Si Qing. Aren't you afraid he'll snatch your two precious little disciples?"
"Dragon clans cherish geniuses and admire the strong. I'm not surprised by Jin Yan's reaction," Yan Hua glanced at Jing Xiu, who looked scared and jealous, and said subtly: "On the other hand, that Jing Xiu, she's been giving me a more and more bizarre feeling these past few days."