Junqi said: I can finally walk on my own.

He had been waiting for this day for a very long time.

When his Emperor Penguin mother indicated that she could walk on the ground, Jun Qi did not hesitate at all and stepped off her feet. The ice was cold, but he could handle it.

There will inevitably be bumps and bruises at the beginning, but who is Jun Qi? Would he give up so easily because of these things? No, walking is a very simple thing for him. What he needs to do now is to adapt to his emperor penguin body.

Adapt to the way they walk.

According to normal human timekeeping, this should be one of the hottest hours of the day, so the sun is shining brightly, its golden rays illuminating the ice. On the penguin colony, the little guys are chirping in the warm sunlight, hands on their hips, backs hunched, wandering around like little old ladies.

They were very excited as they left the warm incubator for the first time to test their independence.

Although they are supposed to be walking independently, emperor penguin mothers will still openly follow behind their babies to prevent any accidents.

Or perhaps they're afraid their baby will get lost.

There are over 3,000 emperor penguins here. Even with incomplete statistics, the number is still quite considerable. Imagine if a baby penguin got lost; the chances of finding it would be extremely small.

In addition, emperor penguins who already have babies have their own offspring to raise and won't take care of chicks that have gotten separated from their mothers. Their pouches can only hold one chick. As for those who haven't had babies yet, they're even less likely to take care of other emperor penguin chicks.

They weren't that enthusiastic, nor were they that nosy.

The baby toddles ahead, and the mother follows closely behind. This is so much like humans; the care and love are the same.

When he saw these little penguins walking, Jun Qi paused for a moment, then slightly changed his posture. He didn't want to walk like these emperor penguin babies; it was too ugly.

In Xu Qiaoqiao's words, this would be called cute, silly-looking, with tiny little feet that twitch around really fast, all fluffy and round, and those eyes were especially bright and lively.

"Chirp chirp." Qiaoqiao, I'm here.

Following Xu Qiaoqiao's scent, Jun Qi successfully found her among the emperor penguins. However, she was clearly still clinging to her emperor penguin mother's feet.

However, when she heard Jun Qi's voice, Xu Qiaoqiao's stubbornly unmoving back twitched slightly. When Jun Qi called out a second time, she turned her head and saw her dear boyfriend standing right in front of her.

"Chirp chirp chirp!" Xu Qiaoqiao laughed very happily. Without her Emperor Penguin mother urging her, she slowly climbed down from the other's feet and walked briskly towards Jun Qi. However, because she was still unsteady on her feet, she fell straight into Jun Qi's arms at the last moment.

"Chirp chirp." Junjun, you're here!

After Xu Qiaoqiao fell into Junjun's arms, she didn't move much. She leaned against Junjun's warm, fluffy body, squinted her eyes, and rubbed against her comfortably a few times. It felt so good.

Jun Qi stretched out his chubby, furry arms and hugged Xu Qiaoqiao. She was all furry now. Although the emperor penguin chicks had small heads, their bodies were chubby, and they were all furry, making people want to rub them a few times.

"Chirp chirp." Qiaoqiao, let's go.

They snuggled together affectionately for a few moments, then began to burrow into the group of emperor penguin chicks. Jun Qi, meanwhile, was trying to discern the chicks' scents to see if there were any targets for his revenge.

The emperor penguin chicks huddled together in twos and threes, clearly making friends. However, the arrival of Jun Qi and Xu Qiaoqiao disrupted this beautiful scene.

Their arms were touching, as if they were holding hands. The two adorable little ones walked with hunched backs, their unsteady gait resembling that of an elderly couple.

"Chirp chirp." Junjun, I can feel it.

Xu Qiaoqiao pointed with her other free arm to an emperor penguin chick over there. The chick was developing very well, with smooth, fluffy gray downy feathers. It looked very fluffy, and there was still some snow on its beak, as it looked like it had fallen.

"Chirp." Jun Qi gave a cold chirp, then wobbled toward the emperor penguin that Xu Qiaoqiao was pointing at.

The emperor penguin mother following behind Jun Qi saw this and quacked a few times in confusion. At first, she was wondering why Jun Qi was holding that baby emperor penguin, but now she was wondering why this guy was taking the initiative to hit the baby emperor penguin.

"Gah, gaah?" Who can answer her question?

Xu Qiaoqiao's emperor penguin mother was also very puzzled as to why her baby was so attached to that emperor penguin chick, seeming very dependent on it, and it was clear that she was very happy.

Actually, Junjun didn't really leave. He just walked behind the emperor penguin chick, stretched out his foot, and kicked it down very cleanly.

"Chirp chirp chirp!"

After the other person fell straight down, Xu Qiaoqiao kicked them several more times from behind, chirping a few times with undisguised smugness in her voice; she wanted the other person to hear it.

The two mischievous kids kicked the goose and quickly left the scene.

Meanwhile, the other emperor penguin chicks who witnessed all of this looked up in confusion, wondering what had just happened and what was going on.

This is the time for emperor penguin chicks to make friends on their own. The adult emperor penguins won't interfere; they'll just quietly watch from behind their chicks to make sure they don't get lost.

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