Huo Chengche gently bounced the soft, warm baby in his arms and soothed him softly.

"Can we wait a little longer? Sister Zhuangyou is in the palace right now. Brother Crown Prince has already sent someone back with a message. But the uncles here are being bullied by bad guys. Shall we help the uncles drive the bad guys away?"

"Okay!" As soon as the little boy heard there were bad guys, he immediately nodded his head in agreement, puffed out his cheeks, clenched his little fists, and said angrily, "The uncles are all good people, and those who bully them are big bad guys! We have to chase them away!"

Huo Chengche held the adorable little baby and smiled indulgently.

"Big brother! Big brother! Those two people in the dilapidated Taoist temple have woken up!"

Even from more than ten meters away, Huang Qiang's loud voice was still deafening.

It was impossible for Huo Chengche and the little boy, who were standing in the courtyard, not to hear, so they immediately looked over.

Huang Qiang had just run into Tongyou Lin's courtyard when his loud voice approached, making it seem even more deafening.

"Brother! We were so busy chasing away those scoundrels from the woods that we forgot about those two guys in the run-down Taoist temple. Now they've woken up and come looking for us here! Brother, what do we do now—"

Huang Qiang was talking enthusiastically, but when he ran into the yard and looked closely, Tong Youlin was nowhere to be seen. There was only a boy who was about half a year old holding a pink and chubby little baby, with a pair of deep eyes and a pair of clear, dark pupils staring at him intently.

His words abruptly stopped. Huang Qiang was stared at by both of them. He scratched his head awkwardly, chuckled, and, relying on his dark face which didn't show any change in expression, pretended nothing had happened and asked casually, "Um, where's our big brother? Have you seen him?"

The little boy blinked his bright, watery eyes and replied in a childish voice, "Uncle Lin went to take care of some business. It was what the Crown Prince instructed!"

As she spoke, the little dumpling snuggled into her prince brother's arms, hugged his neck, and then flashed a big, bright smile at Huang Qiang, her dimples peeking out and her little tiger teeth bared, as if to tell Uncle Huang Qiang that this was her prince brother.

Huang Qiang was momentarily stunned by the little boy's adorable and innocent smile. He first chuckled foolishly along with him, then realized what was happening, his expression changed, and he moved closer to the little boy, asking cautiously, "Who gave the order?"

Huo Chengche noticed Huang Qiang's changed expression and narrowed his deep eyes imperceptibly.

"Brother Crown Prince!" the little dumpling said with a soft, childish laugh.

"Crown Prince?" Huang Qiang glanced at the little boy holding the baby and asked.

The young man's narrow eyes were deep and unfathomable. When he met Huang Qiang's gaze, his brows furrowed with a commanding presence. He regulated his breathing and gathered his energy, his aura building up, and his taut muscles were taut like a bowstring.

Huang Qiang was startled by the boy's sudden cold and sharp gaze, and quickly looked away. Seeing the little boy nod, he immediately nodded mysteriously as well.

“I understand,” Huang Qiang said earnestly and mysteriously to the little boy, “Is he a little deity too? Don’t worry, I know, I won’t talk nonsense.”

Little cutie: ? ? ?

Huo Chengche: ...

"Hehehe, don't worry, God. Although I, Huang Qiang, am a rough man, I'm not stupid! I'm very shrewd! Rest assured, I will never go out and talk nonsense!" As he spoke, Huang Qiang patted his chest with a proud look of "I know everything".

Huo Chengche's aura suddenly dissipated, and he raised his hand to pinch his brow, letting out a sigh.

He... should have thought of that sooner.