Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

The cries of the two cubs were so loud that Xu Lingguang's ears hurt from the noise, so he could only try to reason with them gently, saying, "Stop crying, I'll let you out."

But the cubs were terrified and wouldn't listen, continuing to emit piercing whimpers.

Xu Lingguang couldn't understand it and thought it was the sound animals made when they were scared, but he didn't know that it was the cubs calling for help.

If only I had known—

He definitely won't use this damn defensive formation.

Just as Xu Lingguang was studying how to retract the spirit vine from the array plate of the defensive formation, an extremely majestic and powerful roar suddenly came from the mountain. The sound was indescribable; Xu Lingguang felt immense pressure the moment he heard it, and he almost involuntarily prostrated himself on the ground.

Muyun, who had been hiding in his arms, was terrified. It desperately burrowed into Xu Lingguang's armpits, unable to speak, only letting out terrified and meaningless cries.

Xu Lingguang felt a sense of foreboding, and his hands trembled slightly from the eerie roar. Fortunately, he finally figured out how to turn off the formation. He removed the spirit stones from the formation plate, and the faint light on the plate immediately went out. The spirit vines binding the three cubs also disappeared.

Yu Rong and Yun Feng realized that the vines binding them had disappeared, so they quickly got up, picked up the still-unresponsive Zhao Ling, and ran out of the courtyard.

"Big brother!"

The cubs could already smell their older brother's scent, and their tender voices were filled with dependence on him.

Upon hearing the cries for help, Lan Jian immediately came to the scene. His massive figure landed, his shadow stretched long by the silvery moonlight, enveloping the small courtyard. It seemed as if he could easily crush the entire courtyard with a mere bow of his head.

Xu Lingguang sat blankly in the courtyard, looked up and stared at him. Mu Yun, who was hiding under his armpit, had already fainted from fright.

The silver-furred behemoth was reflected in its clear pupils.

The colossal beast galloped in, riding on clouds. Its golden-red vertical pupils were cold and majestic, and the two horns on its back were both noble and ferocious, inspiring awe as in the legends.

Xu Lingguang was in a daze for a while before finally realizing that he had caught the young one, and now the old one was coming to his door.

He trembled, wishing he could slap himself five minutes earlier and tell him to stop being so arrogant!

This time you've really messed up. :)

Xu Lingguang's chest heaved, and as the effects of the alcohol evaporated, his mind became clearer than ever before. He quickly thought about how to slide to his knees in a more elegant and moving way, so that the giant beast in front of him would understand that it was just a small misunderstanding and spare his life.

He nervously licked his dry lips, and under the gaze of those golden-red vertical pupils, he slowly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, his smile obsequious: "Please listen to me, this is all a misunderstanding, I can explain."

Lan Jian stared coldly at him. The young man in front of him sat on the ground with his hands raised, his smile even more obsequious than that of Manager Zhao. However, perhaps because of his handsome features, he did not come across as repulsive.

So he hesitated for a moment between killing the other person directly and just listening to what was said.

Seeing that he didn't move, Xu Lingguang seized the opportunity to quickly explain, "I am seriously injured and will soon die, so I have nowhere to go. Therefore, I am staying at your esteemed place. This defensive formation was originally set up in case a wild beast accidentally wandered in, not to frighten those cubs. I released them immediately after I discovered them. I have no evil intentions. The sun and moon can bear witness to this!"

As he spoke, he clasped his hands together in a prayer-like gesture, then secretly peeked at Lan Jian's expression through his slits. He noticed two fluffy little heads peeking out from the fur on Lan Jian's neck, staring at him.

Those two heads were clearly the two young yellow-horned charioteers that had been unlucky enough to be captured earlier, and now that they had a backer, they had become bolder.

Xu Lingguang gave a dry explanation, but seeing that Lan Jian remained unmoved and silent, he became uneasy. However, he always knew how to take advantage of situations; the fact that the giant beast hadn't immediately killed him meant it was intelligent and probably hadn't made a decision yet.

So he quickly pressed his advantage: "However, the cub has been frightened after all, and I am willing to apologize and make amends. Just tell me what you can do."

Before Lan Jian could say anything, Yu Rong and Yun Feng were already interested.

The two little brats are the type who never learn from their mistakes. Now that their older brother has arrived and they have someone to rely on, their previous fears have vanished. As soon as they heard Xu Lingguang say he could make amends, they were eager to try.

Yu Rong whispered, "I want to eat pickled fish."

Yun Feng chimed in, "I want that little nest."

Zhao Ling, being rather slow-witted and unable to keep up, couldn't figure out which one she wanted, so she simply said, "I...I want them all!"

Lan Jian glanced back at the three cubs, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

Although he disliked humans, he wasn't an unreasonable killer. Based on Xu Lingguang's explanation and the cubs' words, he had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

Xu Lingguang's residence on the edge of the Ailao Mountains was tacitly approved by him; as long as the other party didn't venture deep into the Ailao Mountains and enter the Chenghuang tribe's territory, he would turn a blind eye. But what he didn't expect was that the three cubs couldn't resist the temptation and became petty thieves for human food.

It's bad enough that they broke into someone's house, but they also got trapped by a defensive formation.

Lan Jian glared coldly at the three cubs.

The cubs, who were still excitedly plotting how to make Xu Lingguang apologize, suddenly became obedient, huddled together with their heads drooping, looking extremely pitiful.

Lan Jian sighed and turned her gaze back to Xu Lingguang.

Actually, after he came here last time, he went back and asked Youyu to find a suitable cook among the humans so that he could bring him back to Ailao Mountain and have the cook prepare meals for the cubs.

The reason the cubs are so eager for human food is not necessarily because human food is so delicious, but simply because they have never seen it before and find it novel.

Once they've eaten enough, the novelty wears off and they get tired of it.

However, this task was not easy to carry out. According to the news sent back by Youyu, the humans were so frightened by the mere mention of the Ailao Mountains that no one was willing to go into the mountains. As a result, Youyu was unable to find a suitable cook for a long time.

Lan Jian had planned to tell the kids after he found the cook, so they wouldn't be disappointed. Who knew that after only a few days, they couldn't resist and secretly sneaked into someone else's house to steal while he wasn't looking.

Lan Jian was annoyed that her younger siblings were useless, but seeing them huddled in her fur trying to please her, she couldn't bring herself to be harsh. So she could only bend down and pick out the cubs that were burrowing into her fur one by one and throw them in front of Xu Lingguang.

The cubs rolled around on the ground a few times, then rolled to Xu Ling's bare feet, where they lay on their backs, staring at him with wide eyes.

Xu Lingguang: ? ? ?

Xu Lingguang was some distance away from them, so he naturally didn't hear the cubs whispering their requests, nor did he know Lan Jian's plans. Therefore, he could only cautiously look up at the giant beast in front of him to confirm: "What is this?"

"The tribe is short of a cook. If you want to stay, you'll need to help me take care of them. The pay will be good."

Lan Jian looked down at him, suppressed the urge to sigh, threw a bag of gold and silver in front of him, and said, "Of course, I won't force you if you don't want to, but you must leave Ailao Mountain."

Xu Lingguang: ? ? ? ?

Xu Lingguang: !!!

Is there such a good thing?

He glanced incredulously at the cloth bag thrown in front of him. The bag wasn't tied tightly and spread out after hitting the ground, revealing that it was filled with gold, silver, and crystal-clear spirit stones.

Isn't this too generous?

He received much more than his previous boss.

Xu Lingguang took a deep breath and struggled to suppress the smile on his lips.

He's willing!

He'd love to!

He'll fight anyone who tries to take it from him!

Working for someone else doesn't matter, it's still working for someone else. Anyone who doesn't take a job with high pay, low workload, and accommodation is a fool!