Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

After introducing the new member to the cubs, Xu Lingguang handed the Qilin egg to Lan Jian and You Yu, asking them to take care of the little Qilin, while he went to prepare dinner.

For the first time, the cubs didn't follow him around like little tails. Instead, they eagerly circled around Lan Jian and You Yu, tiptoeing to see the sleeping baby Qilin inside the Qilin egg.

Yu Rong watched for a while, then, a little impatient, reached out to poke at the little Qilin: "Why isn't she awake yet?"

Yun Feng slapped his hand away and said disdainfully, "Don't wake her up."

After saying that, she couldn't help but reach out and gently touch the little Qilin's ear, exclaiming, "Its ears are so soft and warm!"

What does she eat?

Mu Yun was too big to squeeze inside, so she could only desperately peek inside.

"They're so small, shouldn't they need milk?"

Having climbed atop Mu Yun's head and secured a good spot, Sui Chun said, "I noticed that all the human cubs need their mothers to breastfeed them right after they're born."

The chick flapped its wings, its eyes full of confusion: "Then who will feed her milk?"

The chicks were stumped by the question. After thinking hard, they came to a consensus: "It must be Brother Lingguang!"

Hearing this, Youyu felt that something was not right. She looked at her older brother and then at the children, and hesitated before saying, "Shouldn't they be able to drink cow's milk or goat's milk?"

He vaguely remembered that Yu Rong and Yun Feng had drunk it before.

As they were discussing this, the little Qilin, having had enough sleep, let out a hum, turned over, and slowly opened its eyes.

Several cubs formed a circle and looked at her from the cave entrance.

The little Qilin's eyes were unfocused at first, staring blankly at the circle of cubs above it.

"She looks so dazed."

"Her eyes were silver-white."

"Why aren't you moving? Did you scare her?"

Can she talk?

The cubs chattered incessantly, and the dazed little Qilin finally focused its gaze, seeing the cubs above its head.

She sat up abruptly, took two steps back, her eyes wide and her ears perked up, and let out a very delicate "Aww!"

But because the voice was still too immature, it sounded like a kitten whimpering, and had no intimidating power whatsoever.

Yu Rong: "Is she hungry? Does she want milk?"

"It doesn't look like it."

"Maybe he just wanted to go out and have some fun," Mu Yun said.

Zhaoling flapped her wings and flew above the cubs' heads, chirping incessantly.

The chick translated for him: "You're all too noisy."

Finally, Yun Feng used her claw to push the onlookers away: "You must have scared her. Look, she's still backing away."

The cubs could see that the little Qilin had indeed retreated to the edge.

A pair of round, silvery-white eyes darted around, looking wet and glistening with moisture.

Yun Feng angrily said, "You scared her to tears!"

Lan Jian listened, then frowned and looked over: "Quiet, let me see."

Upon hearing that the little Qilin had cried out of fright, the cubs immediately shut their mouths, though their eyes remained darting around, trying to catch a glimpse of the little Qilin.

Lan Jian reached out and lifted the little Qilin out.

The little Qilin sat in his palm, blinked, rubbed against his fingers, and made a whimpering sound, as if it were complaining.

And perhaps feeling that she had a powerful backer, she was no longer afraid. She stood up proudly, stomped her front paws on the ground, and let out a howl.

This time she was much more imposing than before, looking both cute and fierce.

Youyu, who was standing nearby, saw her perked-up ears and wanted to touch them, but was afraid of scaring the little cub. In the end, she restrained herself and pinched her fingers. After thinking for a moment, she took out her treasured hawthorn candy, peeled off the oil paper, and handed it to the little Qilin.

"Don't be afraid, here you go."

The hawthorn candy was specially made by Xu Lingguang for Youyu. After all, candied hawthorn skewers are not easy to carry and preserve, but it would be much simpler to make hawthorn candy.

Fresh, bright red hawthorn berries are simmered with sugar, then poured into molds to resemble small hawthorns. They are sweet and sour and very delicious. Wrap them in oil paper and put them in your purse so you can enjoy one anytime, anywhere.

Besides candied hawthorn, this was Youyu's favorite candy, and she usually couldn't bear to eat too much of it.

The hawthorn candy, with its sweet and sour aroma, clearly caught the little unicorn's attention.

She had just woken up and her understanding of the world was still very vague. Apart from the presence of her parents, she was very wary of any unfamiliar presence; she was a very cautious little girl.

However, perhaps because she was in her father's palm and enveloped by his aura, she felt safe and became bolder.

She looked back at Lanjian, somewhat hesitant.

Lan Jian gave the little cub an encouraging smile and gently tapped her unicorn with her finger: "Go."

The cub couldn't actually understand the human language, but she instinctively understood from her father's actions and expressions that he was being encouraged.

So the cub mustered its courage, took a careful step forward, and approached the hawthorn candy that Youyu offered.

Yu's hand holding the hawthorn candy was very steady, without shaking.

But when the little Qilin got close to sniff him, he became so nervous that he even held his breath.

The other cubs also held their breath nervously, their eyes wide open, observing the little Qilin's every move.

The little unicorn tentatively nudged the hawthorn candy with its nose.

The sugar stains on the surface of the hawthorn candy stuck to her nose. She stuck out her tongue and licked her nose in confusion, and tasted a slightly sour but also sweet flavor.

The cub's eyes widened immediately, and it made a soft "woo" sound in its throat.

Having tasted success, the little Qilin glanced at Youyu and saw him holding his hand up without moving. So, it boldly took two more steps forward.

Both of its front paws stepped onto Youyu's palm.

The cub's claws were relatively large compared to her body. The pads under its claws were warm and soft, and the claws, which were not yet fully grown, gripped Youyu's palm tightly. They were strong but did not hurt; instead, they were a little itchy.

Youyu suppressed the itch and didn't dare to move, staring intently at the little Qilin.

After the little unicorn stepped firmly, it lowered its head and licked the hawthorn candy again.

The sweet and sour taste was clearly to the little one's liking. After licking it a few times in a hurry, she opened her mouth unsatisfied and shoved the whole hawthorn ball into her mouth with a loud thud before turning and running towards Lanjian.

The little cub, with a small candy ball in its mouth, tilted its head back and looked at Lan Jian with bright eyes, its tail swishing back and forth.

Lan Jian understood what the cub meant, and pointed at her little horn, saying, "You eat it yourself, I won't eat it."

The cub was a little disappointed that she couldn't share the little sugar ball with her father. Her ears drooped, and she began to look around, her nose twitching as if she was looking for something.

After sniffing the air for a while, the cub's eyes lit up, and it jumped off Lan Jian's palm and ran happily forward.

The little ones made way for her, following in a line behind her to see what she was going to do.

Then, the little Qilin rushed towards Xu Lingguang, who was preparing dinner, with very cheerful but clumsy steps.

Xu Lingguang turned around when he heard the noise and saw a small black ball running towards him, followed by a string of larger fluffy balls.

The eldest, Lan Jian, followed two steps behind the group of cubs. When he met Xu Lingguang's gaze, he mouthed, "The little Qilin wants to bring you food."