In the early morning, the air was filled with the chill of the night.

Xiao Xinyan wasn't paying attention to her parents' conversation; she was staring intently at the faint figure above Xiao Langbao's head, which was gradually becoming clearer.

"Human child, don't think you can do anything to me just because you can see me!"

The strange-looking, ugly fellow, with an arrogant expression, even crossed his short, thick arms and yelled at Xiao Xinyan:

"I am the Baku, a being beyond the reach of lowly creatures like you humans!"

Baku (dream-eating tapir)...

What is that?

Xiao Xinyan tilted her head slightly, looking completely bewildered.

The other party seemed to have never heard of it before, and the guy who called himself the Dream Eater was immediately speechless, and his aura weakened a bit.

But it didn't care about all that, and before it was fully light, it quickly continued to enjoy its delicious feast.

It perched above Xiao Langbao's head, glanced at the drowsy human cub, and revealed a wicked smile, even uglier than usual.

It used its elephant-like trunk to take a deep breath above Little Langbao's head.

Then it closed its eyes with great enjoyment, anticipating the baby's pure and innocent dream, which would bring it the ultimate deliciousness.

but……

A few seconds later, the creature claiming to be a dream-eating tapir suddenly opened its eyes, its gaze gradually turning red, its face becoming increasingly ferocious, and it began to uncontrollably become agitated:

"It doesn't taste good!"

"Not enough to eat!"

It seemed to have drunk fake alcohol and started acting crazy.

"Why are even babies' dreams like this? Ugh! This tastes awful!"

"Aaaaaah...I'm going to die!"

Xiao Xinyan watched quietly as that ugly thing went mad, and three words uncontrollably popped into her mind—"psychopath".

Just then, Li Qicheng received a special call from Pei Yanchuan.

"Have you set off yet? If not, don't go. I've arranged for an ambulance to pick you up. Stay home and wait patiently. Remember to give your child oxygen."

To avoid any accidents involving them and their child on the road, Pei Yanchuan felt it would be safer to have an ambulance pick them up.

Li Qicheng accepted Pei Yanchuan's suggestion, nodded, and said, "Okay, we'll wait for the ambulance to come and pick us up."

On this side, Li Qicheng hung up the phone. On the other side, the guy who called himself the Dream Eater seemed to have suffered a huge blow and began to become transparent again. Xiao Xinyan could clearly feel that its aura had weakened a lot.

Seemingly related to its weakening, the younger brother, Li Mulang, who had been frowning and looking uneasy even in his sleep, now had a noticeably relaxed brow and his breathing became steady.

My brother's incessant crying was indeed related to that bad guy!

Xiao Xinyan gritted her teeth angrily and secretly vowed to make that bad guy disappear from her brother's side completely!

Just then, Zhong Jingyi's gentle voice reached Xiao Xinyan's ears, "Yanbao, can you help Daddy and Mommy comfort Langbao?"

The last time Langbao cried incessantly, he only calmed down because Xiao Xinyan came close.

This time, it was because he met his older sister that the little guy's emotions gradually calmed down.

Zhong Jingyi unknowingly believed that Yanbao could help Langbao return to normal.

Master Xu's quick agreement to let them take Yanbao home and raise her as their own daughter was probably partly due to this reason.

Zhong Jingyi firmly believes that Xiao Xinyan is not some strange child, nor is she a jinx or a bringer of misfortune; she may be their family's little lucky star!

Upon hearing her mother's request, Xiao Xinyan nodded vigorously, readily agreeing:

"Okay, Yan Yan will help Dad and Mom comfort their little brother."

Her sweet, soft voice is adorable and well-behaved.

Zhong Jingyi unconsciously reached out and touched Xiao Xinyan's head. Having such a daughter must be her blessing.

Xiao Xinyan and her mother stayed by her younger brother's side, while her father went to pack things for her brother's hospital stay.

Xiao Langbao's emotions calmed down a bit, and Zhong Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief. Her heart, which had been in her throat, settled down a little.

"Mommy, what is a dream-eating tapir?" Xiao Xinyan glanced at the creature that was still floating in mid-air, seemingly in a state of self-isolation, and then tilted her little head to ask Zhong Jingyi.

Her large eyes were full of curiosity, her pupils as dark as ink, clear and clean as glass.

"A dream-eating tapir?" Zhong Jingyi frowned, seemingly puzzled that Xiao Yanbao was interested in such a legendary creature.

But Xiao Xinyan nodded earnestly, "Mmm..."

She really wanted to know what a dream-eating tapir was.

Why can someone be so ugly?

Zhong Jingyi thought for a moment and answered, "As far as I know, the dream-eating tapir is a legendary creature in our country. It is said that it lives by eating people's dreams, but it doesn't eat just any dream! It's a rather picky eater, and it likes to eat nightmares the most. It can help people forget the fear of nightmares."

"Then it doesn't seem to be a big bad guy!" Xiao Xinyan pursed her lips, somewhat puzzled.

If the Baku isn't a big bad guy, then why did the younger brother cry so much when it was around?

Could it be... that my brother was crying so much not because of the Baku?

"The Baku shouldn't be considered a major villain. After all, in other countries, it's a lucky symbol, believed to ward off nightmares and eat away bad luck. Perhaps it's because of the Baku's protection that we have fewer nightmares and more pleasant dreams!"

Zhong Jingyi looked at Xiao Yanbao with tender eyes and reached out to stroke her cheek.

The feeling of being stroked by her mother was very comfortable, and Xiao Xinyan couldn't help but squint her eyes, like a kitten having its head rubbed.

"So... are dream-eating tapirs friendly to children?" Xiao Xinyan asked Zhong Jingyi again, looking at Xiao Langbao who had already fallen asleep: "For example, babies like little brothers."

Zhong Jingyi didn't know much about the Baku, but in her mind, it wasn't an evil creature; on the contrary, it was a symbol of good fortune.

"The dream-eating tapir should be considered the guardian of babies. It is because they help children eat away their nightmares that children can sleep more soundly and learn many skills from the dream grandmother in their dreams, thus growing effectively and becoming more and more powerful."

Baku, the guardian spirit...

Xiao Xinyan glanced at the autistic and manic guy with a hint of disbelief—

It doesn't look like a lucky guardian at all; it seems to have taken some kind of fake medicine and is about to lose its mind.

Seemingly sensing Xiao Xinyan's inner grumbling, the Dream Eater suddenly raised its eyes and glared at the little milk ball. The mist surrounding its body was visibly darkening, as if it were about to turn black.

Some were intimidated by its gradually intensifying aura. Xiao Xinyan was stunned for a moment, and then she heard—

"Wow!!!"

Little Langbao, who had finally drifted off to sleep, seemed to have been stimulated again, and with a creak, she burst into tears once more...