"Stop making trouble, come here! Come here quickly!"

The tiger cubs were covered in mud and were very slippery. Qing Yuan didn't dare to use any strength. He lowered his voice because he was anxious. He finally picked up one, but when he was about to pick up the next one, the one in his hand ran away.

He didn't dare to shout loudly, for fear of attracting Ling Yun and Song Mu, so he couldn't scare these naughty guys at all.

Two words kept repeating in Qingyuan's mind: It's over.

It’s over, it’s over, it’s over.

The stream of the tribe comes down from the back mountain, circles around the valley, and converges into a medium-sized pool at the entrance of the tribe, with a pile of silt.

Normally no one comes here, it's soft and muddy when you step on it.

Qing Yuan secretly looked in the direction of the tribe entrance. Seeing that Lin Qiu and the others didn't seem to pay attention to him, he quickly grabbed the tiger cub and wanted to put it into the river to rinse it. Even if it couldn't be washed clean, at least it would look presentable.

“Ahhh——”

Qing Yuan was anxious, so his actions were a bit rough, causing Shao Zheng to resist strongly and howl.

His voice immediately attracted the attention of Ling Yun and Song Mu. Qing Yuan felt the gazes from behind and suddenly broke out in a sweat.

"Isn't that Qing Yuan?"

"What is that in his hand?" Lin Qiu looked from afar. Qing Yuan seemed to be holding a... mud ball?

Ling Yun and Song Mu saw it clearly. Song Mu threw down the things he was carrying and rushed over hurriedly: "Qing Yuan, what are you doing?! Let them go!"

Song Mu thought Qing Yuan turned hatred into love and was jealous that Lin Qiu gave birth to cubs for them, so he wanted to drown the tiger cubs while they were away.

Qing Yuan was startled and loosened his grip on Shao Zheng's hand.

Song Mu rushed forward and quickly caught Shao Zheng.

He frowned and looked at Shao Zheng, but couldn't recognize which one it was.

"Hey, let me explain..."

Qing Yuan felt like he had no way to defend himself. He almost threw her baby into the water in front of Lin Qiu.

"Xiao Qiu, I just want to take them out to play for a while."

Lin Qiu didn't know how to scold him, and walked over here quickly.

Song Mu put Shao Zheng on the shore and, without further explanation, punched him into the river. "Why did you bring that kid to the river? Didn't I tell you to take him to Pu Su? What are you thinking?!"

Song Mu bent down, grabbed Qing Yuan's clothes, and pulled him out of the water: "Don't you want to live?"

Qing Yuan knew he was in the wrong, otherwise he wouldn't be being pulled by Song Mu like this. The pain from his chin made his face twist. "I really just want to take them out to play for a while. I think you don't have time to take them out to play normally, so I took them to the stream to play in the water. I really don't have any other intentions!"

Qing Yuan looked at Lin Qiu who had already rushed over and explained blankly: "Lin Qiu, how could I harm your cub?"

He was soaked all over, with water droplets dripping down his hair. He looked quite pitiful because he had choked on the water.

"Forget it, forget it, Song Mu, he is still a child." Lin Qiu believed that Qing Yuan did not mean it. She was angry in her heart, but looking at the kids next to her who were having fun in the mud again, she was too lazy to argue with Qing Yuan.

"Stay away from our kid in the future!" Song Mu let go of his hand. Qing Yuan was prepared this time and supported himself with his hands, so he didn't choke on the water again.

He struggled to get up: "Lin Qiu, I knew you had me in your heart."

Lin Qiu: "..."

Seeing that Lin Qiu didn't say anything, Qing Yuan looked up at her and actually saw a bit of disgust in Lin Qiu's eyes.

Lin Qiu said, "Since you've messed them up like this, you're responsible for cleaning them up. After washing them, please take them out to dry in the sun and then deliver them to our door. Song Mu, let's go back first."

Among these five cubs, except Shi Wei who could be identified by their body shapes, Lin Qiu, their biological mother, could not recognize the other four. They had completely turned into mud cubs.

Qiao An saw Lin Qiu crawling towards her with his little legs. Lin Qiu looked at him with difficulty, but still couldn't pick it up.

"Let's go home."

We can’t keep these kids anymore.

“Ahhh——”

When Qiao An saw that his mother did not pick him up as usual, he cried out in anxiety.

Song Mu was about to follow Lin Qiu when Qing Yuan grabbed his arm and said, "Hey, don't go. These brats of yours are so naughty. I can't catch them at all. How can I clean them?"

Qing Yuan was thinking about the lawsuit. If he had known from the beginning that this bunch of brats would be so difficult to deal with, he would never have brought them into this mess!

Song Mu lowered his eyes and glanced at Qing Yuan. Qing Yuan said, "You can't let your son soak in the river forever, right?"

It seemed like it had learned to dig in the river with all four claws.

Song Mu was speechless, but could only stop and say: "Since you can't solve it yourself, they shouldn't come!"

Qing Yuan was embarrassed.

He reached out and grabbed Qiao An, and then grabbed Fang Han who was standing next to him. "Behave yourself, Shao Zheng, don't get out of here. Go over here and sit in line to take a shower!"

Song Mu still has some fatherly authority. When he speaks, these kids dare not disobey him.

Qing Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and began to draw water to help wash the cub: "Your tiger beast's fur is really too long, and the mud inside is difficult to wash. It's much easier for us lions."

Song Mu said unhappily, "We tigers wouldn't roll in the mud for no reason."

Now these guys know what’s right for them. From now on, they’ll be thinking about coming to the river to play every day.

What if someone falls into the river and drowns while not being watched? It’s too troublesome to think about it.

Song Mu felt that Qing Yuan was a real troublemaker. He warned, "No matter what you do, Xiao Qiu won't marry you. Stay away from our child, and don't think about Xiao Qiu anymore."

"Song Mu, even though I got into trouble today, aren't they okay? Look how happy they are. Don't you and Ling Yun usually have the time to take them out for fun? In short, there are just too few males in your family!"

"You've said this so many times. How much longer are you going to keep saying it?"

"I'll keep talking until I convince you."

Qing Yuan's twisting made Song Mu's eyes go dark. Because Lin Qiu herself didn't want to look for one, other males had retreated. He and Ling Yun didn't actually have much experience of competing with other males for their favor. He didn't know how to respond to Qing Yuan.

If I had known earlier, I would have let Ling Yun stay!

Song Mu was not good at speaking, so he lowered his head, swatted the cub in his hand a few times, then put it on the shore and grabbed the next one to swipe.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Qing Yuan also helped to clean the cub sullenly: "I won't give up."