As the ice and snow melted at an accelerated pace, thousands of Adélie penguins leaped out of the water one by one, successfully reaching the shore. They lingered on the bank for a few minutes, quacking and spreading their little wings before waddling forward.

They want to share this land with the emperor penguins so they can breed here in the summer.

The increase in the Adélie penguin population has made the area even more chaotic.

These past two days, the emperor penguin parents have been staying here, and Xu Qiaoqiao feels quite happy. Although Jun Qi doesn't say anything, it's clear he's in a good mood too.

However, when these Adélie penguins arrived, he raised his head, squinted slightly, looked at these unscrupulous hooligans causing trouble here, hummed a few times, and then slowly walked to Xu Qiaoqiao's side, preventing them from seeing Qiaoqiao.

"Chirp chirp." Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the Adélie penguins and chirped weakly a few times. So many rascals! And they seemed to hold grudges. She had a bad feeling.

This premonition came on very strongly, and I don't know how to explain it.

However, on the second day, Xu Qiaoqiao could sense that the number of Adélie penguins surrounding her and Junjun had increased significantly, and she felt a sense of familiarity among them.

Ah, it seems that the Adélie penguin they beat up before is getting revenge.

Xu Qiaoqiao blinked. Although there were many of them, she had been training herself these past few days. Although the results weren't great, she could still scare them.

"Chirp chirp".

Jun Qi called out a few times. He looked very calm, as if he was not surprised by the change, or even just waiting for them to do so.

Xu Qiaoqiao: ...

Seriously, are the Adélie penguins really that close?

I don't think this was mentioned in the materials I read about them back then. Or is it just a coincidence?

Xu Qiaoqiao looked up at the Adélie penguins and accidentally made eye contact with one of them. She paused for a moment, feeling that it didn't seem like one; perhaps there was some secret behind it.

Jun Qi moved closer to Xu Qiaoqiao, nuzzled her neck with his head, and whispered something to her, beak to beak.

After he finished speaking, he chirped loudly a few more times.

Then, Xu Qiaoqiao noticed that many emperor penguin chicks had also gathered around. They were much bigger than the Adélie penguins and were also very bold, walking over with their heads held high and chests puffed out.

During the incident, he even made a show of defiance towards the other party.

"Gah~ Gah~"

The trait of bullying the weak and fearing the strong is not shameful. Before even getting started, morale is gone, and they slip away in dejection.

Xu Qiaoqiao: ...

What's going on?

The emperor penguins that had been attracted by Jun Qi's calls slowly gathered around the two of them after the Adélie penguins had left, without making a sound.

They formed a circle around Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi, stopping when there was still some distance between them. Then, one of the emperor penguin chicks stepped forward and chirped, "Chirp chirp chirp!"

Boss!

Xu Qiaoqiao: !!!

Boss?

She slowly turned her head to look at Jun Qi, her eyes filled with shock. "When did you become the boss?"

How could she not know?

Jun Qi felt Xu Qiaoqiao's gaze. With a smile in his eyes, he leaned over, touched Xu Qiaoqiao's beak with his beak, wrapped his arms around her, and chirped softly a few times.

I'll explain it to you later.

Xu Qiaoqiao blinked: Okay then.

Since Junjun said he would explain, then he would definitely explain and wouldn't lie to her. Although Xu Qiaoqiao had a lot of doubts in her heart, she didn't make a sound and quietly looked at the scene in front of her.

The little emperor penguin started boasting, or rather, flattering. Listening to the voice, Xu Qiaoqiao sensed that the other person's aura was somewhat familiar.

She thought for a few seconds and realized that this little emperor penguin seemed to be the same one that had eavesdropped on her and Junjun's conversation before, and had also kicked that scoundrel a few times when they were beating him up.

The emperor penguins were clearly still somewhat afraid of Jun Qi's gaze, but even so, they obediently listened to what Jun Qi said.

This made Xu Qiaoqiao seriously suspect that Junjun had beaten them all up until they submitted.

When Jun Qi was dealing with these newly recruited underlings, his attitude was not so gentle. He said directly that if these thugs came to provoke him again, he would beat them up. If one was not enough, he would bring two. If two were not enough, he would bring three.

Anyway, there are more penguins, and they are bigger and taller than them.

As long as we don't back down, we can maintain our dominance by relying on our momentum.

Hearing Jun Qi's words, Xu Qiaoqiao couldn't help but lower her head, afraid that she would burst out laughing at any moment. She buried her face in the thick downy hair on Jun Qi's back, her body trembling as if she had been electrocuted.

Jun Qi sensed these changes in Xu Qiaoqiao and smiled helplessly. He then dismissed his underlings and led Xu Qiaoqiao a little further away, stopping only after the snow under their feet had cleared.

He patted his girlfriend's head and winked, "Alright, alright, have you laughed enough?"

Xu Qiaoqiao then raised her head, shook her head, and her eyes were full of smiles. Although Junjun's words just now were very forceful, the contrast with her cute appearance was really huge.

In short: Damn, so cute!

"Chirp chirp." You're so cute.

Upon hearing Xu Qiaoqiao's words, Jun Qi coughed a few times, tilted his head, blinked, and looked down at his feet. He was very happy, but still a little embarrassed.

"Chirp chirp chirp." Qiao Qiao is cute too.

After Jun Qi finished speaking, he explained the events of the day to Xu Qiaoqiao. Ever since Xu Qiaoqiao had explained the story of the Adelie penguins to Jun Qi, he knew that the other party would not let it go so easily.

Given their shameless behavior, they'll definitely call a bunch of their own kind to come and fight.

After beating up the Adélie penguin that day, the emperor penguin chick that wanted to follow Jun Qi and Xu Qiaoqiao stayed with them. It only went back to its own parents when it needed to eat, and spent the rest of the time with Jun Qi.

Upon seeing this, Jun Qi recalled his past experience as the leader of the cats, and also considered some of the Emperor Penguins' habits. Since they were going to live together, he realized that some of his bad habits needed to be corrected.

Last time, didn't those cats obediently go for a bath?

Hearing Jun Qi say this, Xu Qiaoqiao understood. So that's how it is. But considering Jun Qi's personality, this approach is quite fitting. Emperor penguins rely on their colonies for survival. Jun Jun, this can be considered finding suitable companions.

With that in mind, things have been going quite well.