The cub has hatched

Yu Li looked at the faint and gentle smile on Qinglan's face, and his gilded eyes half-narrowed.

His smile was like the melting snow in early spring, soaked with some kind of emotion that made his heart palpitate. He had never seen such an expression in any male's eyes, soft and stubborn, as if even his soul was willingly tied to his partner.

Yu Li abruptly looked away, his bright golden hair covering his slightly constricted pupils.

This kind of partnership made him feel unfamiliar, yet he also felt an indescribable... envy.

In fact, he was very popular in the Golden Eagle Tribe, and he was well aware of the burning gazes of the females.

During the tribe's bonfire parties, the females would deliberately drop garlands at his feet, and would also stuff some honeyed fruits into his mouth when he went out hunting. The females' love for the males was always passionate and straightforward at the beginning.

But ever since the elder brother met with an accident and his whereabouts have been unknown, the burden of the tribe has fallen on him alone.

Furthermore, every time a female showed interest in him, he would always think of his brother's broken wings, bleeding, and unable to return to the sky. The pain his brother had experienced was like a huge rock hanging over his head.

To him, every female carries a deadly danger.

Rather than forming a bond with a female and being trapped for life, it is better to soar alone.

He had never considered forming a bond with a female.

The scene of the tribal trade conference unconsciously emerged in his mind. In order to protect a fallen orc, Fu Ying confronted the entire Beishan tribe. He did not take it seriously at that time, but now when he thinks about it carefully, it seems particularly clear.

He couldn't explain how he felt when she walked towards the blazing wildfire without hesitation or looking back.

He suddenly realized that this female really wanted to protect her partner, she was not pretending, and she was not being hypocritical.

Qinglan also said that his females always protect their partners behind them.

There is probably no other female like Fu Ying in this orc continent.

Thinking of this, Yu Li's gaze fell on the unconscious Wu.

Maybe when he wakes up, he will really be able to welcome a different new life.

"With Aying here, Wu will be fine."

Qinglan noticed Yu Li's turbulent emotions and soothed him in a cold voice with unquestionable certainty.

After he finished speaking, he took a step forward to follow the person in front of him. Mottled light and shadow passed across his clean eyebrows, adding a rare gentleness to his usually cold expression.

Yu Li lowered his eyes and followed the group towards the Black Crocodile Swamp.

The scenes along the way were shocking.

The once lush jungle is now a vast expanse of dry, black, scorched earth.

The cracked ground was covered with ashes. Occasionally, the remains of wild animals could be seen, but they were also charred into a horrible state after being contaminated by magma. The slightest touch would turn them into dry bones, leaving only ashes on the ground.

The wind blew, raising up ashes, and the entire jungle seemed to be filled with death, whimpering silently.

The group was in a tense mood when they left, and felt even more depressed when they returned.

*

Black Alligator Swamp.

Several males helped build a new bamboo house for Yu Li and Wu.

Yu Li is of the metallic nature. After reinforcing the bamboo building, it showed a cold and hard metallic texture, and looked even more solid.

On the night he returned, Fu Ying lived with Dan Yue.

Firstly, his bamboo house by the water had just been built, and secondly, the little mermaid in his belly was very restless. Whenever it couldn't smell its father's scent, it would churn restlessly in his stomach, just like Nezha making trouble in the sea.

Fu Ying lay on the bamboo bed. Danyue held her in her arms, with her palms against her abdomen, and the restless little life gradually calmed down.

"How long is the gestation period of a mermaid?" Fu Ying lowered her eyes to look at her slightly bulging belly, feeling a little curious.

In the Orc Continent, the gestation period of each race varies greatly, but judging from Danyue's humanoid form, I'm afraid the gestation time will not be too short.

Tan Yue lowered her eyes to look at her, her silver-blue eyelashes casting a gentle shadow under her eyes: "When the cold season arrives and the first snow falls, our cubs will be born."

"Cold season?" Fu Ying was a little surprised, her fingertips entwined with Danyue's azure hair. "The rainy season has just ended, and now it's hunting season. In that case, how long will it take for him to be born?"

Tan Yue hummed softly, her palm covering her belly, feeling the faint yet tenacious pulse of life inside, and placed a light kiss on Fu Ying's hair: "Mermaid cubs are born with the ability to hunt. They are the most precious gift the sea has given us."

Fu Ying nodded slightly, put his arms around Danyue's thin waist, and buried his face in his slightly cool neck.

She said, "I wonder if it will be a little male or a little female?"

Tan Yue gathered her arms and pulled her closer to him: "No matter what it is, as long as it's your child, I like it."

He hugged Fu Ying tightly, thinking that a little life would be born soon, flapping its tender tail fin in his arms, and being taken by him to the deep sea for its first hunt. A strange warmth surged in Danyue's heart.

He never thought that he would have such a warm day.

Fu Ying leaned on Danyue's chest, listened to his steady and strong heartbeat, and slowly closed his eyes.

The unique cool aura on him made her feel very peaceful.

Just when Fu Ying was dozing off, a subtle fluctuation coming from the space woke her up instantly.

"What's wrong?" Tan Yue noticed that she had woken up and immediately stood up, his light blue eyes flashing with a cold light of alertness.

Fu Ying did not answer, but sat up, flipped his wrist, and a colorful egg shell appeared in his hand.

The originally smooth surface of the eggshell now had a fine crack.

Danyue's body tensed up instantly, and her light blue pupils shrank sharply.

He carefully touched the crack with his fingertips, his voice a little unsteady: "Is this...about to hatch?"

"It seems so." Fu Ying blinked and placed the eggshell on the soft mattress of the bamboo bed.

She took out the elixir again, turned it into liquid, and slowly seeped it into the eggshell. The familiar process made the little guy more active.

More and more cracks appeared on the eggshell, spreading like a spider web, with colorful lights wandering around. With a crackling sound, the eggshell completely shattered.

Fu Ying stared at the little guy in front of him, with some curiosity in his narrow eyes.

A child as white and tender as a snow ball, with crystal mucus hanging on his arms like lotus root nodes. Perhaps it was because he often absorbed elixirs when he was in the eggshell, the little guy's face was white and delicate, not at all wrinkled like a newborn cub.

He was a little male, a very handsome little male.

A full forehead, a delicate face, very black hair, very long eyelashes, her eyes are not open yet so her color cannot be seen, her nose is straight and the curve is just right, her little red mouth is slightly open, making a sound like a kitten.

Fu Ying reached out and touched the tip of the little guy's nose. He could tell at a glance that it was the Marquis of Buye's child.

Apart from his appearance, the colorful butterfly patterns on his cheeks are almost identical to those of the Marquis of Buye.

However, when this colorful butterfly pattern is placed on the face of the Marquis Buye, it has a sense of weirdness and danger that is breathtaking, but when placed on the soft and tender face of the cub, it is like an embellishment, adding a bit of agility and cuteness.