The little guy couldn't resist the food. He skipped over and Emperor Chongle personally removed the strawberry stems from the strawberries for him, picking out the big, red ones. The little guy took a bite, found them sweet, and wanted to feed them to his father first.

After his father, father, and Master Ning had all been fed by him, the little guy finally ate the remaining strawberries quietly and contentedly.

When the little guy had strawberry juice all over his mouth, Emperor Chongle patiently wiped Qianyuan's mouth, telling him not to smear the juice on his dragon robe.

Qianyuan thought the crisis was over and started whining and pleading, "I want it! Anyway, Daddy definitely won't scold me."

Emperor Chongle: "Is that so? I pitied you for the suffering you've endured these past few days, and you've taken advantage of my kindness."

"Little liar."

Upon hearing Emperor Chongle's words, Qianyuan immediately became incredibly obedient, placing his hands obediently on his knees like a primary school student admitting his mistake.

The little guy even secretly looked at the parents next to him, hoping they would plead for him.

Qinglong had long seen that Emperor Chongle understood that they had gone through a lot these past few days, but they kept it to themselves.

However, he couldn't just stand by and watch his child being scolded, so he quickly spoke up to stop it.

It wasn't until Ning Guanyan received a hint from Emperor Chongle and led the well-fed Qianyuan to see the swallows building their nests that Emperor Chongle put down his handkerchief and spoke with a mocking tone:

"The Azure Dragon Immortal Venerable looks very different. He used to be indifferent to matters of the heart, but now he even protects his cubs from the slightest grievance. Didn't you say I was too indulgent in the past?"

After a moment of silence, Qinglong briefly recounted what had happened to Emperor Chongle.

The fathers who had been hurting each other finally quieted down.

Although Emperor Chongle already knew that his child was suffering and going through danger outside, how could he not feel heartache when he heard it with his own ears?

"That little liar. He always lies to me, saying he's doing great outside, but he never comes to me to complain..."

Although Qinglong did not speak, Emperor Chongle immediately understood Qinglong's meaning:

"You want to completely shelter him under your protection? The abstinent and self-disciplined immortal succumbed to demonic possession, which only exposed his ambition..."

"But it didn't work."

Emperor Chongle reached out his hand, almost enveloping Qianyuan's small figure in his palm:

"Even if I were willing to give up everything, I still couldn't break him free from his shackles."