Adorably Cute Baby: Mommy's Going Against the Heavens

Shen Yunxi glanced at Binghuang with a half-smile and explained, "This is... Xue Rong's friend, named Lan Yu."

Shen Ruoning's dark eyes darted around, her gaze fixed on the blue feather on Shen Yunxi's shoulder. Her little face was full of excitement as she stretched out her chubby little hand: "Mommy, it looks so cute, can I touch it?"

"I don't want to... I don't want her to touch me!" Lan Yu resisted instinctively, her heart churning with turmoil.

How could a mere child allow the mighty Ice Phoenix, a proud and noble ancient divine beast, to touch it at will?

Seeing the expectant look in her daughter's eyes, Shen Yunxi agreed without hesitation. Then, she reached out her slender, fair hand and gently but swiftly grabbed Lan Yu.

Caught off guard, Lan Yu was firmly held in Shen Yunxi's hand before she could react. She handed Lan Yu to her daughter and said gently, "Here you go, Ning'er. Be careful not to hurt it."

The implication was that Shen Yunxi was telling Lan Yu not to hurt the little girl in front of him.

Lan Yu grumbled inwardly, but there was nothing it could do; it had already acknowledged the woman before it as its master.

"Ruoyu, Ruoning, hurry up and pack your things, we need to leave the valley!"

"Wow!" Shen Ruoyu exclaimed excitedly, "We can finally leave the valley! I'll go pack my things now."

"Mother, I'm going to help my brother."

The next morning, shrouded in a light mist, a simple and unassuming carriage slowly drove out of the valley.

The man driving the car was tall and stiff, like a javelin. His face was deathly pale, and his eyes were empty and lifeless, like a puppet without a soul. The two patches of rouge on his cheeks were so bright they were almost blinding, adding to the eerie atmosphere. It was clear at a glance that he was not a living person.

"Mommy, what do you think of the paper figure I cut out?" Shen Ruoyu pointed at the paper figure of the carriage like a treasure, looking at Shen Yunxi with a hopeful expression. Her little face was full of smiles seeking praise, and her eyes were bright and sparkling, just like little stars twinkling in the night sky.

"I followed the steps in the book step by step, and I even drew eyebrows and eyes on him!" he added proudly, fiddling with the hem of the paper figure's clothes with his little hands, looking quite pleased with himself.

"Mother, come and see!" Seeing that Shen Yunxi did not respond immediately, Shen Ruoyu couldn't help but urge her, her voice carrying a hint of coquetry.

Shen Yunxi looked at the paper figure driving the car and silently complained to herself that her son's taste needed improvement.

"Hmm, not bad." Shen Yunxi suppressed a laugh and commented, then added, "Don't put those two red blobs on him anymore, it looks too fake, like a clown."

"Mommy, don't you think he's cute like this?" Shen Ruoyu pouted, looking quite pleased with herself.

"Whatever makes you happy!" Shen Yunxi knew her son's personality well; if she continued talking to him, he would keep talking indefinitely.

"I'm so bored! I'm going out to play for a while and take a look at the Ten Thousand Demon Forest. I'll come find you guys later!" Lan Yu, who had just woken up from the ice, was very curious about the outside world, so he couldn't wait to go out and play.

"Okay, go ahead, but be careful!" Shen Yunxi instructed.

"I am the mighty Ice Phoenix, who can hurt me!" Lan Yu sneered, then flew away!