The Beast King replied, "I truly surrender. I have admired my master since I was born. My master's abilities are so strong. I would be eternally grateful to be able to stay by my master's side."

For some reason, Jiuying disliked him very much.

Jiuying sneered, "Sycophant, no matter how much you say, it's useless. Your so-called admiration is nothing more than sending people and personally stealing things time and time again? Do you even believe it yourself?"

The Beast King declared emphatically, "I was blind to your greatness, but I have now realized my mistake."

Jiuying: "..."

Suddenly I don't know what to say anymore.

Shen Miao, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, interjected and asked, "What benefits would I get from accepting your surrender?"

She added, "Because I could have killed you right now."

The Beast King exclaimed dramatically, "There are so many benefits! First, I'm strong; second, I'm very obedient; and finally, I can help you with chores. See? Isn't that a great deal?"

"Are you sure you won't steal my golden eagle egg after you surrender?" Shen Miao asked with a half-smile.

The Beast King hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, Master, I can't beat you. To be honest, the main reason I surrendered to you is because you are powerful. We beasts admire the strong the most."

This last sentence pleased Shen Miao, and she relented, saying, "I accept your surrender, but I need to observe you for a period of time. You must correct many of your previous faults."

"Of course, of course, I will obey my master's every command," the Beast King said obsequiously.

Shen Miao ignored him and only asked, "What's your name?"

The Beast King shook its head and said, "I have no name. Whatever my master calls me, that's what I am."

“Then I will give you a name.” Shen Miao thought for a moment, staring at the few tufts of red hair on the Beast King’s head, and said, “You shall be called Xuan Feng.”

"Xuanfeng, what a wonderful name! I'll be called Xuanfeng from now on," the Beast King said happily.

Even though she knew there was an element of acting involved, Shen Miao was still amused by him. Jiu Ying, watching from the side, frowned and whispered to Shen Miao, "Shen Miao, this isn't a good idea. This beast is very cunning. Who knows if he did it on purpose?"

Shen Miao smiled calmly, "Since I dared to accept his surrender, I'm not afraid of what trouble he might cause."

Seeing her insistence, Jiu Ying didn't say anything more, but she was still worried. After thinking for a moment, she walked over with a cold face and made several hand gestures to Xuan Feng.

The gestures were extremely complex, and no matter which way Xuanfeng tried to dodge, she was firmly trapped within them.

After finishing, Jiuying coldly warned, "You'd better behave yourself in the future. If you try to do anything to harm the Shen family, this restriction will take your life."

Xuanfeng's face turned a little pale, but she managed a weak smile. "I can't do anything. Don't wrong me."

Jiuying snorted, "Whether I've wronged you or not, you know it in your heart."

Shen Miao did not stop Jiu Ying from doing anything. In her view, Jiu Ying was also a member of the family. She accepted Xuan Feng's surrender, which made Jiu Ying feel uncomfortable. So, let him do something that would make him feel comfortable.

After doing all this, Shen Miao didn't plan to linger on the mountain and took Jiu Ying and Xuan Feng down the mountain together.

After returning, she told Qingchen and the four children about Xuanfeng's surrender. The children clapped and cheered, praising Shen Miao for her skill. Only the four little treasures glared at Xuanfeng.

Xuanfeng apologized with a forced smile, then tried to appease Sibao with her treasured possessions. Sibao snorted and turned away.

Shen Miao didn't interfere in their relationship. Xuan Feng had wronged Xiao Si Bao before, so it was only right that he suffered a bit.

She cares more about Qingchen's opinion.

Qingchen only asked one question, "Are you able to control him?"

Shen Miao said earnestly, "If I can take him in, I can keep an eye on him."

After that, Qingchen didn't say anything more, tacitly acknowledging that there was now an orc in the family.

Xuanfeng thus settled down at Shen Miao's house.

At first, the little ones kept challenging him to spar. Xuanfeng didn't dare to hurt Shenmiao's little ones, so he always let them win, but he also wouldn't let them hit him. He was just teasing them.

Erbao, being the most clever, discovered Xuanfeng's little trick and complained to Shenmiao, saying that Xuanfeng was cunning.

"How is he cunning?" Shen Miao chuckled, stripped Erbao naked, and threw him into the bathtub.

Erbao was a little shy. He felt that he was grown up and should no longer let his mother help him take a bath. He wanted to wash himself. However, Shenmiao suppressed him. Shenmiao had once believed him and let him wash himself. As a result, Erbao didn't even wash the mud off his face.

This is terrible! If I wash myself several times, won't I end up covered in filth?

Shen Miao poured water on Erbao, and the little boy splashed around, crying out, "Mommy, Mommy, water got in my eyes!" Shen Miao wiped his eyes.

Erbao blinked and continued the previous topic, saying that when Xuanfeng fought with them, she seemed to be letting them win, but she was actually just playing with them.

"Wouldn't it be better if he played with you?" Shen Miao asked.

Erbao pouted, "No, if he doesn't fight me, I won't know how strong he is, and I'll never be able to beat him."

Shen Miao exclaimed in surprise, not expecting her son to have such awareness.

She smiled and said, "The fact that he can make you laugh proves that he's much better than you. You should train hard, and when you advance and become better than him, he won't be able to make you laugh anymore."

Erbao grunted in agreement, thinking that what Shen Miao said made a lot of sense. He clenched his little fist and said, "I will definitely train my water control skills well and defeat him as soon as possible."

Unexpectedly, Xuanfeng's presence sparked the little cub's competitive spirit, which Shen Miao thought was actually a good thing.

She was scrubbing the little cub's back when, perhaps she used too much force, the little cub suddenly transformed into a little fox cub. Shen Miao stared at the fluffy ball under her palm for a second, then happily began to rub it.

"Huh, what's this?"

As if discovering a new continent, Shen Miao twirled a few black hairs between her fingers, quite surprised. The little cubs all took after their father, with white fur all over their bodies, so these few black hairs stood out very conspicuously.

She thought it was stuck on, so she pulled hard, which made Erbao yelp.

Shen Miao quickly comforted Erbao, hastily washed him clean, dried him off, and then carried him to Qingchen's room without even wrapping him in animal skin, which made Erbao wiggle his little bottom and complain.

Shen Miao ignored her and anxiously said to Qing Chen, "Qing Chen, Qing Chen, something bad has happened! It seems like the baby is having a problem."

Qingchen raised an eyebrow: "What?"

"Look, he actually has black hair growing on his body," Shen Miao exclaimed in surprise, pointing to the few incongruous black hairs.

Qingchen leaned over for a look and was speechless.

"It's just a few black hairs, is it worth all this fuss?" I simply can't understand what she's thinking.

Shen Miao blinked. "Ah, is this normal?"