So much so that if Yan Shu wanted to see them, she had to follow the schedule.
Even at night, things have to be done in order.
This left her feeling somewhat empty.
"You guys..." Yan Shu reached out and tapped their foreheads one by one, her voice tinged with self-reproach, "How come it seems like I've become the least important thing to you now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the seven males changed instantly.
Ah Hou was so anxious he was about to explode: "How could that be! Shu Shu, what are you saying?!"
Ah Xu frowned and gently took her hand: "Shu Shu, why would you think that?"
Ah Huai's eyes immediately welled up with tears: "Has it been because I haven't been putting you to sleep lately... Shu Shu, don't be sad."
A-Ye immediately knelt down, lifting her robe to pounce on Zhan Yuan: "I'll ask Zhan Yuan for leave to accompany you right now!!"
Zhan Yuan raised his hand to block him, but his eyes also darkened slightly: "Shushu, you're right...we have indeed neglected you for too long."
Yan Shu was soft-hearted and wanted to say, "It's not your fault," but she hadn't had a chance to say it.
Zhan Yuan whispered, "But you also need to understand that although you founded the tribe, it is still—"
“You are not the pillar of this tribe, you are the heart of this tribe.”
“We are the pillars, we will not allow you to carry heavy loads.”
"All you have to do is live well, lie down comfortably, and be loved by us."
As soon as he finished speaking, the others nodded in agreement.
Ah Chen's eyes were red: "As long as you lie down... we'll have a chance to fight."
Looking at this group of men, some proud, some awkward, and some gentle, Yan Shu felt her heart flutter and her skin ache terribly.
She gently opened her arms: "Then you two, why don't you hurry up and hug me?"
The next second, seven powerful males swarmed forward.
The entire couch nearly collapsed, the flower shadows swayed, and the birds scattered.
But in that instant, Yan Shu felt as if she had returned to the very beginning, the warmest origin.
Yan Shu was so tightly embraced by the seven men that she could barely breathe. The soft couch sank low, and the sunlight shone softly on her hair. When she tilted her head slightly, she suddenly smiled and said softly, "I want to go out and play."
The atmosphere froze upon hearing this.
Ah-Hou was the first to sit up, his eyes sparkling: "Me too! We haven't gone out together in ages!"
Ah Huai's ears perked up with excitement: "Really? Is it really possible?"
Ah Chen paused for a moment, then whispered, "Shu Shu is willing to take us out to play... of course I can."
Ah Ling didn't speak, she just nodded, but she still caught that subtle, almost imperceptible expectation.
Aye had already started planning the route: "Where to? I'll take Shushu flying."
Ah Xu was the most composed. He glanced at Zhan Yuan before saying softly, "I have no objection. Wherever Shu Shu says we should go, we'll go."
Everyone looked at Zhan Yuan.
Zhan Yuan's eyes darkened slightly, and he remained silent.
The atmosphere became awkward for a moment.
Yan Shu noticed and blinked at him, "What's wrong? Is something holding you up?"
Zhan Yuan paused for a moment, then shook his head, but his expression revealed a hint of... grievance.
He said in a very calm tone, "...Tomorrow, it's my turn to accompany you."
Yan Shu was taken aback, then didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
So that's what you care about.
Before she could explain, Zhan Yuan whispered another sentence, with a hint of pitiful accusation: "You've been bothered by them lately, even though I... I've clearly had a hard time arranging my schedule."
His tone was completely different from his usual godlike demeanor; it was as if a dragon that hadn't been chosen was exiling itself.
Yan Shu helplessly reached out and pinched his cheek: "Alright, alright, don't worry, going out to play doesn't count as taking turns, you'll still be the one when we get back."
As soon as he finished speaking, the faint hint of grievance in Zhan Yuan's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a satisfied smile with a touch of pride. He reached out and embraced her, like a child who had just received candy.
“Then let’s go,” he said.
The other males immediately cheered, and laughter filled the bedchamber.
……
Before the news of Yan Shu's decision to travel had fully spread throughout the tribe, Zhan Yuan had already made all the arrangements.
The personnel in charge of each task force were immediately reassigned, patrols were rotated and intensified, and Aye's carnivorous ants were deployed in advance to control the routes and ensure safety along the way.
Everything was completed quietly and efficiently in the shortest possible time.
All because Zhan Yuan said, "She wants to go out."
When the tribe's males and females finally received the news and volunteered to accompany and protect her, Yan Shu refused without hesitation.
“No need,” she said bluntly. “I just need them here.”
The crowd felt a mixture of bitterness and awe, yet no one dared to utter another word.
When they wanted to see him off—
She has long since disappeared.
Zhan Yuan was always decisive in his actions, and he quickly and cleanly took her away into the horizon, leaving her no chance to disturb him.
……
High above, the sea of clouds surges and rolls.
Yan Shu was held by Zhan Yuan and sat on the back of the flying spirit beast, with the other males following closely behind.
Ah Xu steered the course, Ah Hou clamored to sit on Shu Shu's lap, Ah Ye held onto her ankle tightly, Ah Huai yawned behind her, and Ah Ling and Ah Chen stood on either side, alert to the wind in the distance.
Yan Shu breathed in the long-awaited air of freedom, her eyes crinkling with laughter.
"Ah...it really feels different!" She took a deep breath, tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and felt as if she had completely relaxed from the pressure.
Sunlight danced on her hair, her robes fluttered lightly, and she looked like a fairy being lifted up by the wind.
Ah Xu looked at her with a gentle smile: "If Shu Shu likes it, we can go out more often in the future."
Zhan Yuan turned his head, his fingertips lightly tapping her palm, and whispered in response: "Wherever you want to go, we'll go with you."
Ah Hou sat down immediately: "How long can we play this time? I won't let anyone take Shu Shu away from me!"
Aye: "Let's make this clear first, I want to sleep with Shushu for one night."
Ah Huai: "Then I want...and...want too..."
Surrounded by their chattering, Yan Shu laughed so hard she bent over, her eyes filled with a long-lost ease and joy.
She nodded, a smile playing on her lips: "Okay—this time, let's have as much fun as we can."
Unexpectedly, Yan Shu nodded in agreement so readily.
"Okay—this time, let's have as much fun as we want."
As soon as she finished speaking, several males seemed to be ignited, their eyes instantly shining like stars in the night sky.
"Really?!" Ah Hou was so excited he almost jumped off the back of his flying spirit beast. "Shu Shu, you said it, you can't go back on your word!"
Several males gathered around her, acting all lovey-dovey.
Zhan Yuan smiled gently, then leaned down to Yan Shu's ear, his voice low and gentle: "I'm also very happy. If we had known, we would have come out sooner."
Yan Shu was taken aback, then narrowed her eyes, smiled and leaned into his arms: "Yes, I also think... we should have come out sooner."
The wind grew gentler, and the flying spirit beasts glide smoothly across the sky.
They headed towards the vast world, with a huge tribe already prepared behind them.
And now, their journey begins—
just began.
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