Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

On the day of departure, Xu Lingguang specially asked Zhuang Shun to choose a carriage that was not usually used. The carriage did not display the Qianjinlou logo and quietly blended into the caravan to leave the city.

Because they didn't want to attract attention, the carriage wasn't large, so it couldn't be as comfortable and relaxing as the previous large carriages.

Xu Lingguang, Lan Jian, and You Yu, each holding two cubs, along with a dejected Nie Yuqin, sat around a low table. On the table sat Qi Tu, who had been forbidden from leaving the carriage and whose face was full of reluctance.

The quail flapped its wings weakly and sighed softly. Chaos beside it also sighed, then said with disdain, "Why are you sighing!"

The quail widened its yellow eyes and rebelliously retorted, "Mind your own business!"

The carriage wasn't big enough to facilitate his fighting, so Chaos decided to let it go for the time being.

Ignoring the troublemaking Qi Tuo, Hun Dun turned to look at the gloomy Nie Yuqin beside him, stretched his neck and nudged him. When he didn't move, he twisted his neck and tilted his head to burrow under his arm, muttering, "You're not really crying, are you?"

"Still crying?"

Chaos spoke with a disdainful tone, as if to say, "You're such a grown-up, why are you still crying?" His red eyes darted around, trying to see whether Nie Yuqin was actually crying or not.

Nie Yuqin was already in a bad mood, and his teasing made her even more depressed. She raised her red eyes and stared at Hun Dun, saying, "I didn't cry!"

"If you keep bothering me, believe me, I'll beat you until you cry."

Chaos snorted, retracted its stretched neck, and shook its head, saying, "Little treasure-hunting mouse, you are no match for me."

Nie Yuqin's face turned red with anger, but she seemed to have lost her previous gloom.

Xu Lingguang, fearing that Chaos might really anger someone to the point of injury, smoothed things over by pinching Chaos's beak. He warned, "Behave yourself, don't cause trouble before we leave the city."

Because of the frequent murders in Fufeng City, many people have recently heard rumors and are leaving the city more often than before.

Xu Lingguang's entourage's carriages were mixed in with the others, and they had been waiting in line for half a day.

The reason for keeping Qi Tuo confined in the carriage and preventing him from leaving was to prevent him from being recognized, which would render their efforts to leave the city discreet futile.

Chaos still listened to his parents' words. He hummed twice more, buried his head in his chest, and simply went to sleep.

Xu Lingguang then looked at Nie Yuqin, who looked dejected, and knew very well why he was in a bad mood.

Originally, Nie Yuqin did not intend to leave when they departed. Yu Yun had not shown her face since the incident at the Princess's residence.

The city was filled with people searching for Yu Yun, and wanted posters were plastered all over the streets, but they still couldn't find any trace of her.

Lan Jian guessed that Yu Yun had probably already left the city. Xu Lingguang also leaned towards this guess. If Yu Yun was still in the city, it was impossible for her to remain completely undetected under the combined, carpet-style search of several top forces in Fufeng City.

But Nie Yuqin was clearly unwilling to gamble on this possibility. He worried that if Yu Yun was still in the city while they left first, Yu Yun would be left isolated and helpless.

When we set off this morning, Nie Yuqin refused to leave no matter what. It was Xu Lingguang who felt that dragging things out was a waste of time, so he gave Lan Jian a look and had her knocked on the head and tied up.

After getting on the bus, Nie Yuqin didn't cause any more trouble, but she was clearly worried about Yu Yun and was sullen.

Xu Lingguang poked Mu Yun, who was lying on his lap with his finger, and winked at the little cub: "Aren't you going to comfort her?"

Mu Yun and Yu Rong were sharing candy. The two little ones had somehow reached an agreement, piling their candies in the middle and dividing them up one by one.

Mu Yun's furry belly was covered with sugar cubes wrapped in oil paper, which rose and fell with his breathing. Just one glance made Mu Yun feel sweet.

Upon hearing Xu Lingguang's words, the little cub paused for a moment, its soft belly heaving. It barely managed to lift its head and glance at Nie Yuqin, then waved its paws and said, "Don't worry about him."

After saying that, he quickly went to check the few remaining candies in the middle and saw Yu Rong secretly taking an extra one. The little boy immediately shouted indignantly, "Why did you secretly take an extra one?!"

In his excitement, he suddenly sat up, scattering the candy he had placed on his stomach all over the floor.

Now there was no need to divide it anymore. The two little ones started a fight over Xu Lingguang's legs, their little paws scrambling to grab the candy and pull it into their own arms. The commotion was so loud that the other little ones came to watch.

Sui Chun fanned the flames from the side: "Yu Rong has a lot more under his belly, Mu Yun, did you see that?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Yun immediately went to rip open Yu Rong's belly, and the two little cubs immediately started fighting fiercely.

"..."

Xu Lingguang glared at Sui Chun, who was stirring things up, then speechlessly grabbed the two little ones by the scruff of their necks and separated them. He then picked up the candies that had fallen everywhere, gathered them all together, and divided them in half between each of them.

"Now it's fair. If there's another fight, we'll confiscate everything."

The threat of confiscating everything terrified the two little ones, and they immediately became obedient. However, they ignored each other, clutching their pile of candies and turning away to find another place.

As soon as Xu Lingguang made room on his lap, Yun Feng and Xiao Qilin, who were eager to try, immediately jumped over and took their spots.

Zhao Ling and the chicks, who were a step behind, tried to squeeze in, and the four little ones squeezing together in Xu Lingguang's arms made their fluff fly everywhere.

Xu Lingguang: "..."

Looking at the four little ones huddled together so tightly, I thought to myself that a big carriage is definitely better.

Amid the little cubs' commotion, the long convoy of cars slowly moved forward, and finally it was Xu Lingguang's turn.

Just in case, Xu Lingguang had Lan Jian put all the cubs into his sleeves.

After the little ones crawled into Lan Jian's sleeve one by one, Xu Lingguang glanced at the sighing Nie Yuqin and gestured for him to return to his original form so that Lan Jian could also be taken in.

Just as he finished putting it away, the guard knocked on the carriage. Xu Lingguang handed Shen Tu's token through the carriage window: "By order of the patriarch, I am going out of the city on business."

Upon seeing Shentu's token, the guards indeed asked no questions or searched the carriage. They simply circled the carriage once with a magical artifact before waving their hands and saying, "Let it pass."

The token of the Shen Tu clan was even more useful than he had imagined. Xu Lingguang gave the puppet horse a command, and the puppet horse neighed and sped through the city gate.

Only after they were fifty miles away from Fufeng City, and after confirming that no one was following them, did Lan Jian release the cubs again.

Xu Lingguang packed away the overcrowded carriage, took out the luxurious carriage he usually used, and with a smile, picked up the little ones one by one and put them into the carriage: "Finally, we can go home."

The little ones happily squatted side by side on the cart shaft, exchanging words one after another: "We're going home!"

"drive!"