Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Xu Lingguang felt that he had been quite self-aware, and that this should be able to salvage some of his terrible image, right?

I hope Lan Jian won't have any strange misunderstandings about me.

He was busy making his own plans, completely unaware that Lan Jian's gaze towards him was becoming increasingly resentful.

Why is he the only one in a room?

Lan Jian looked down at himself suspiciously. Was he less likable than the cub?

Lan Jian pursed her lips, unable to understand.

Just then, Xu Lingguang followed the waiter upstairs. Before he could even speak, Xu Lingguang was already standing at the door of the guest room, carefully placing him on a stool and saying, "I'll go pack my things first and come find you later."

After saying that, she took the chattering cubs to the next room.

Lan Jian was left staring at the closed door.

He had excellent hearing and could clearly hear the chirping of the cubs in the next room.

The cubs were very excited about sleeping with Xu Lingguang, and they had already chosen their partners as soon as they entered the room.

Yu Rong said happily, "I want to sleep inside!"

Mu Yun reacted quickly: "I'll sleep on the pillow!"

Yun Feng and Zhao Ling were a step behind, grumbling and indicating that they also wanted to sleep inside.

Xu Lingguang listened to the cubs making a fuss and said with a smile, "Sleep inside, the bed is big enough."

After saying that, he asked Youyu, who had been silent all along, "Are you going to sleep in the small bed inside, or squeeze in with us?"

Yu's slightly shy voice rang out: "Isn't it too crowded?"

Xu Lingguang said, "It's not crowded. I specifically asked for the biggest room. This bed is almost twice the size of the one I have at home."

Youyu lowered her voice, as if a little embarrassed: "Then I want to sleep together."

Xu Lingguang hummed in agreement and said, "Then let's sleep together."

After that, there was no sound of speaking, but you could hear the cubs occasionally whimpering and some rustling sounds of tidying up.

Lan Jian paced back and forth in the room, her lips pursed, her ears tucked behind her head, feeling very unhappy.

Why does he have to have a room all by himself?

Why does he have to have a room all to himself?!

Sleeping in a small bed is better than staying here.

Lan Jian lay sullenly on the chair, her tail thumping the ground unhappily.

Just as he was pondering how to subtly hint to Xu Lingguang, there was a sudden knock on the door, followed by Xu Lingguang's voice: "Lanjian, am I coming in?"

Lan Jian suddenly sat up straight, sat properly, and gave a soft "hmm".

Xu Lingguang received permission before pushing the door open and entering.

He first glanced at Lan Jian, who was squatting on a chair.

The yellow dog sat upright with its two front paws together in front of it, its satin-like silver-white fur draped over the dark chair, making the ordinary chair look luxurious.

So beautiful.

Xu Lingguang sighed inwardly, recalling the wonderful feel of the fur, and felt a little restless again.

However, fearing he might offend Lan Jian, he could only suppress his anger and asked with a smile, hands clasped behind his back, "The luggage is all packed. We're going out for a stroll. Would you like to come along?"

Xu Lingguang was just asking routinely, since Lan Jian usually disliked noise and seemed to have a severe case of mysophobia, so she didn't seem like someone who liked shopping.

To everyone's surprise, Lan Jian listened in silence for a moment, and then nodded.

Xu Lingguang was first surprised, then delighted. His eyes shone as he looked at Lan Jian and tentatively asked, "Shall I carry you out? Youyu and the others are already waiting outside."

Lan Jian did not refuse.

Xu Lingguang happily went forward and picked him up, but having learned from his previous experience, he didn't dare to take the opportunity to grope him again this time, and obediently carried Lan Jian out.

The cubs outside are already waiting impatiently.

Upon seeing Xu Lingguang emerge, the cubs immediately began chattering and urging him on.

Xu Lingguang patted each of them reassuringly, then whispered, "Do you remember what I said?"

The cubs nodded eagerly.

To show that she remembered it well, Yu Rong tilted her head back and imitated the spirit cat by meowing twice.

As soon as he called out, Yun Feng and Zhao Ling joined in, and the corridor was filled with meows and chirps.

Only Mu Yun jumped from You Yu's shoulder to Xu Lingguang's shoulder, then climbed onto his head and settled in, rolling her eyes down at him and humming, "So childish!"

Xu Lingguang suppressed a laugh and said, "Alright, alright, just remember that. Let's go eat first, and then we can stroll around at our leisure."

So the group of people, young and old, left the inn and headed towards the city center.

Junan City is teeming with alchemists, and the men and women on the street all appear ethereal and otherworldly, like immortals untouched by worldly concerns. This makes Xu Lingguang's "family-oriented" appearance seem rather out of place.

As they walked along, they attracted a lot of attention, both openly and secretly.

Fortunately, Xu Lingguang is no longer the same as before. He calmly carried Lan Jian through the crowd and said, "That restaurant over there looks nice and is quite big. How about we eat there?"

The second half of the sentence was a question to Youyu and the cubs.

Yu nodded, and the cubs, unable to speak outside, meowed in agreement.

The restaurant that Xu Lingguang had his eye on was called "Wenxianju". The three-story pavilion peeked out from between the intertwined branches, and one could vaguely see the figures of people moving back and forth in the corridor. It was indeed like being in a fairyland.

"No wonder it's a big city."

Xu Lingguang sighed quietly and carried Lan Jian inside.

Now that he has money, he would have avoided such expensive-looking stores in the past.

He had only thought of one thing but not another. Just as he reached the door, a young man in a blue robe stopped him: "Honored guest, please wait. Do you have an appointment?"

Xu Lingguang: ? ? ?

No, why do you need to make a reservation to eat in your big city?

He frowned, about to say "no," when he heard a mocking voice from the side: "Where did this bumpkin come from, daring to come to Wenxianju?"

Xu Lingguang turned around and saw the mocking young man surrounded by four or five servants, holding a red fox in his arms. At this moment, his narrow eyes were looking him up and down with an unfriendly gaze.

When the other person saw Lan Jian in his arms, their eyes suddenly lit up. They took a step forward and reached out to touch Lan Jian: "Hey, your silver fox is not bad."