Many descendants

……

Holding a small nine-tailed celestial fox in one arm, Su Yan went straight to the Imperial Kitchen.

Seeing that Xiao Hao was feeding Xiao Fengning, I went over.

When Xiao Shisi saw Xiao Fengning, he was instinctively wary, but then became suspicious, as if he wasn't quite sure about anything.

Little Fifteen nestled in Su Yan's arms, cautiously observing Su Yan's expression.

"Wen Jin!" Su Yan shouted towards the door.

Wen Jin, holding a wine glass, teleported over instantly. "Yan Yan, you...you say it."

"Who told you to seal his talent?" Su Yan rebuked him with a stern face. Of course, she knew that Xiao Fengning's talent could be sealed, and Xiao Mei could do the same, but not sealing it meant it wasn't necessary.

Wen Jin quickly put the wine glass away, saying, "The child is too young to control himself."

"If he can't control himself, can't I teach him? Do you also think that my teaching is just child's play?"

In the eyes of you old fogies, I'm just a guinea pig, a damn worm, unworthy of your lofty ancient beasts!

"I...I'm not an ancient divine beast." Wen Jin knew that Su Yan was venting her anger, so she looked for help at Zi Qi, who was standing at the door.

Ziqi nodded to him, meaning she should put up with it for now; if she didn't vent her anger, it wouldn't be good for her health.

Then he gestured for all the children to come out first.

Su Yan knew she shouldn't vent her anger in front of the children, but she was just a human being with many flaws and couldn't be perfect.

"Don't leave, everyone. Today I'll see who's really in charge of this family."

"You, it's definitely up to you to decide." Wen Jin obediently unlocked Xiao Fengning's talent.

Xiao Shisi's body tensed up immediately.

Little Fifteen also wanted to struggle.

Su Yan deliberately placed the two of them on the dining table in front of Xiao Fengning, and shouted angrily, "Beat them! Beat them hard in front of me! I won't admit you're natural enemies until you're dead!"

The two little foxes looked pitiful, their eyes brimming with tears, as if they wanted to cry.

"Don't cry!" Su Yan pulled over a stool and stared intently at the three of them.

Xiao Fengning stared at the two little celestial foxes.

Suddenly, she giggled and stretched out her two chubby little hands to hug Xiao Shisi.

Xiao Shisi instinctively wanted to hide, but Su Yan's gaze made him dare not move.

Xiao Fengning hugged Xiao Shisi, "Brother~ Brother~"

Xiao Shisi froze instantly, looking down at Xiao Fengning who was hugging him.

Su Yan said, "What? Have you forgotten that you are the fourteenth child and he is the twentieth? You don't need your mother to tell you who is older or younger."

“I know…” Xiao Shisi lowered his head, trying hard to control his instincts.

Xiao Shiwu felt it was unfair that Xiao Fengning called Xiao Shisi "brother" but not "sister." "I'm the fifteenth child, I'm your sister, call me sister—"

"Sister~ Sister~" Xiao Fengning released the stiff little fourteen and went to hug little fifteen.

Little Fifteen dodged him, "A mouthful of drool!"

Su Yan wiped Xiao Fengning's face.

Only then did Xiao Shiwu let Xiao Fengning get close and hug her.

Su Yan was actually extremely nervous. She instructed Xiao Mei to keep a close eye on the substitute talisman and use her points to pause time and separate them at the slightest change.

Seeing that they did not clash, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Some things, fear is the most useless thing.

Without facing the issues, there can be no breakthrough, let alone change.

Su Yan said to Xiao Shisi and Xiao Shiwu, "You and Xiao Fengning are siblings born of the same mother. Didn't we say before that we should love each other? Why does your mother always summon you to participate in the monthly exams? Is it because she really cares about that little bit of knowledge that you will never use in the future?"

Su Yan looked at the other children who were sitting obediently, frightened by her outburst, and said, "When you grow up, you will all be exceptionally talented and will inevitably leave your parents and siblings to create your own world. I can tell you with certainty that it will be a very long time."

But when you were little, your mother hoped you could spend as much time together as possible, even if it meant roughhousing or biting each other until you were bloodied. These memories will be priceless treasures in the future. Memories, especially happy ones, are often fleeting and easily forgotten, so you need plenty of them to leave a mark on the long years to come.

My mother is a rat-kin beastman, a weak little rat-kin with no talent, despised even by her own mother. If it weren't for your Aunt Xiaomei, I don't know how many times I would have died. Even if I were lucky enough to survive, I wouldn't have lived past fifty.

Compared to you, my life is so short. All I ask for is to see more of you while I am still alive.

Little Fourteen, Little Fifteen, your father wants you to sleep more, avoid risks, accumulate strength, and grow up safely, which is not wrong.

But I want you to experience a richer, more fulfilling growth. Danger is unavoidable. No matter how long your lifespan, the only way to grow up is through trials and tribulations, repeated exploration, choices, struggles, understanding, and acceptance, gradually perfecting your inner selves, and then achieving breakthroughs, awakening, and growth from within.

Su Yan had always thought they were too young to talk about these things, that it was too early and pointless. But she was wrong; they were born of human souls, not human infants.

Their growth has exceeded her expectations, and she doesn't even truly understand it yet.

But they are her children, human souls, and the deep-rooted civilization of the earth, making it her inescapable responsibility to raise and educate them.

It has nothing to do with who the father beast is! In fact, some of these father beasts have never even grown up; they have lifespans but no experience.

In truth, she too is growing up...

Before time reversed, she was pressured by the childbirth system to have children, which was part of her growth.

After time was reversed, she had other choices, becoming a special host for childbirth, which was also a form of growth.

Growth is a lifelong task, and no one can escape it.

……

Ziqi held Xiao Miqi in her arms and stroked her curly golden hair. "Did you hear that? It's better to mess with your father than your mother."

"Daddy~" Xiaomiqi hugged him and called out in a sweet and tender voice.

Ziqi's heart melted. "Okay, we don't need to eat. Let's go drink some delicious milk from our bottles."

"Daddy~ Good~" Xiaomiqi nestled in his arms.

Pei Xuan, standing to the side, was extremely envious. "Fal's beast form is really good, and the humanoid cub is so adorable."

"Now she's mine." Ziqi picked up Xiao Miqi and strode away.

Pei Xuan glanced inside the hall and then beckoned Wen Jin to leave quietly.

Qing Linghuan has really messed up this time.

He did like Su Yan, and he was sincere in his feelings. But he wanted to possess her exclusively, while Su Yan only had affection for everyone else without reciprocation. Unable to win Su Yan's heart, he grew jealousy from love.

Su Yan's ability to summon offspring is simply too powerful, invincible!

This time, Su Yan took all the children back. Qing Linghuan either had to accept the loss of both children with her head held high, or submit to Su Yan and accept her arrangements.

……

The monthly exams continued, and this time Su Yan summoned Little Eighteen, who hadn't even hatched yet.

Little Eighteen should be able to hatch, and there are signs that it should, but it just won't come out, which puzzles Su Yan.

"Mom, is my little brother afraid of the monthly exam? I told him before," Manman asked Su Yan, tilting her head up.

Su Yan picked her up and touched the cute little tuft of hair that had grown back on her head. "Really? Then let him participate this time."

Manman flapped her wings at Little Eighteen, "Great! Now I won't get scolded by Daddy for doing poorly on my tests!"

Whoever you say, they'll come.

Ming Linyuan's forehead was covered in sweat. "Yan Yan, it's so hot. Do you have any ice-cold beer?"

Su Yan asked in surprise, "How do you know about this?"

"Yu Yan and Wen Jin are drinking it now, saying it's the last bottle. Do you have some here?"

“…That was during the Holy War, they always drank.” He took a large keg of draft beer from his spatial storage. “Go ahead.”

"By the way, your little eighteen will also be taking monthly exams starting now," Su Yan said to Ming Linyuan.

Ming Linyuan looked at his bald, unborn son, "...But him?"

"It's okay, you can get zero points," Su Yan said with a smile.

a bolt from the blue!

Ming Linyuan swayed and walked away carrying a bucket of beer.

Another one drowning their sorrows in alcohol...