"What if I told you that I've already found that person..."

Before Gal could finish speaking, he heard Snake Three's excited voice, "Mother, come here quickly! Your cutest baby is calling you!"

"Oh, right away." CatDodo, interrupted like this, temporarily forgot what Gal had said and took the initiative to run to meet SnakeThree.

Her meeting with the snake cubs was incredibly smooth and joyful. After clapping her hands, she took the initiative to light a flint and steel to cook something, looking forward to returning to life. She also emphasized that she must tidy up the house.

The snakes were still thinking about the house they had worked so hard to build, and how they hadn't even had a proper stay there yet...

She Rong stood aside with his arms crossed, watching this scene with a detached expression.

The following day, everyone embarked on their journey home.

CatDodo proactively traded some food in the tribal city, processed it into semi-finished products that were convenient to eat on the road, and then studied the way back.

With She Rong around, the little ones are extremely lively. They always call She Rong to share whatever they eat. It's obvious how close they are to each other.

If it were anyone else, they would probably be jealous at this moment, but Mao Duoduo, with his long hair tied up, handsome face, and wearing animal skin clothes that were no different from ordinary orcs, with his arms showing some nice muscles, did not have the bulky muscles of ordinary orcs.

The other party is good-looking, especially after becoming a three-striped beastman. Although he was able to suppress his power, the change himself attracted more and more attention from others.

While everyone was eating, Maoduoduo cooked something simple and told everyone to share it.

Gal stood a short distance away, somewhat aloof, seemingly out of place among them. CatDodo, unsure how to respond, offered him a bamboo tube filled with meat broth.

"It will be a long time before we go back, so this is all I can do for now. I hope you don't mind."

"...Your cooking is always delicious."

Gal spoke each word carefully, looking intently at CatDodo.

Cat Duo Duo felt a little embarrassed by the other person's gaze, coughed lightly, and sat down to one side, staring blankly at the sky.

Looking at the bamboo tube in his hand, the unique fragrance of bamboo balanced the aroma of the meat broth. He could tell without even drinking it that the taste was quite good.

only--

He glanced at the Serpent Rong instinctively, his eyes filled with undisguised hostility.

The Serpent Rong was now surrounded by several cubs, who were chattering noisily. The Serpent Rong listened patiently, but was very sensitive to hostile gazes, glancing at them casually before turning its gaze elsewhere without a second thought.

"Daddy, Mommy's cooking is super delicious!"

"That's right, when we get back, we can continue to eat Gugu Chicken, and lots of other delicious food. Mom can cook everything."

"Hehehe, that beggar's chicken is delicious too, so fragrant. By the way, Daddy, have you been eating this well lately?"

...

She Rong listened patiently, and when they asked him questions, he just hummed in response, seemingly agreeing but also just going through the motions.

The main reason was that his memory was also hazy during this period. As his power increased, he also had to use sleep to get through the overwhelming negative emotions brought about by this actual increase in power.

If the children were still rational, they would have quickly noticed the inconsistencies in She Rong's behavior. But the joy of reuniting with their father made them forget about these things for the time being.

Late at night, the fire hadn't completely died down, and the little ones were already snoring and asleep around Maoduoduo. It was their perfectly natural action that led Sherong to silently take on the responsibility of adding firewood to the fire, dispelling some of the chill.

It seems that during this time apart, the bond between Zaizai and the others and Maoduoduo has grown rapidly, to the point that I have to take it seriously.

It was at this moment that the aura emanating from not far away made She Rong raise his eyes to look.

It was Gal. His expression was indifferent, but he pointed outside, his meaning quite clear.

Serpent Rong stood up and went outside with the other party. As soon as they were outside, Gal couldn't help but pour out his suppressed emotions, "I officially declare war on you. I like Cat Dodo, and I will compete with you to the end."

"Is that so?" Serpent Rong didn't take it seriously, and the attitude revealed in his words and actions further confirmed to Gal that he didn't care about Cat Duoduo at all.

"Damn it, if you don't love her, why are you binding her like this and not giving her freedom..." Gal's anger flared up, and he stepped forward and grabbed the other person's collar.

His azure eyes were already tinged with fire, and he raised his hand to give the other party a lesson they would never forget.

"I said, let me go." Serpent Rong's voice turned cold, indicating a dangerous undercurrent flashing in his eyes.

"I won't let you get away with this. You can't treat CatDodo like this..." Gal felt sorry for CatDodo. The other party had traveled thousands of miles to find Serpent Rong, only to be met with Serpent Rong's indifference.

Just as the arrow was about to be released, a woman's voice interrupted everything, "Hey, what are you doing?"

Cat Duoduo yawned, and when she saw who was outside the cave, she gasped. Especially when she saw their actions, a thousand different ideas came to mind.

She managed to say with difficulty, "...Um, you two have such a good relationship."

These words made Gal realize what was happening, and he abruptly released Serpent Rong. Serpent Rong also took a step back, and the dangerous power that had been on his right hand slowly withdrew.

Forget it, let's just say this guy got lucky and escaped a disaster.

"Ahem, you guys keep chatting, I'm going to check over there." Mao Duoduo didn't want to admit that she came out to use the restroom.

She ran quickly for a while, finishing as fast as she could, and even had the thought of learning papermaking sometime when she had time. Coming to this world was so miserable for her.

It seems only Gal and Serpent Rangers knew what happened that night. One secretly remembered it, while the other paid no attention.

The next day, they continued their journey back.

The journey there was difficult, but the return trip was easy. Especially with the protection of the two powerful male orcs, Serpent and Gal, they were more than capable of dealing with wild beasts.

Cat Duoduo and her cubs successfully turned this outing into a perfect adventure. They used local ingredients to cook all sorts of dishes, enjoying the delicious food while also picking some wild vegetables, seasonings, and herbs that she thought might be useful.

After several days of this, just as they were about to return to the village, CatDodo saw some orcs living alone. They waved to CatDodo from afar, and some even told their stories.

It's simply that for various reasons they left the village at a young age, and after living alone, they got used to it and could never go back to their original state...?