Chapter 8 Chapter 8

The next morning, Yan Luoyue did not cry or make a fuss, and obediently followed Yan Yu to the incubation room.

However, Yan Gan, who had gotten up early to see her off, was reluctant to leave. He tried several times to keep Yan Luoyue at home, but was finally ruthlessly suppressed by Yan Yu, who had already made up his mind.

"If you miss your sister, just come to the incubation room." Yan Yuhun said nonchalantly.

Yan Gan's expression was heavy, as if he had already imagined the scene of himself being surrounded by a group of aunts and ladies.

Yan Yu didn't take Yan Gan's reservedness, which was typical of a young boy, to heart.

As soon as she brought Yan Luoyue to the incubation room, Yan Luoyue was surrounded by a group of turtle women.

With her lovely appearance and the ability to change shape at birth, Yan Luoyue became the most dazzling star baby in the whole room.

It was still the familiar earthen kang, with women sitting and chatting beside it, and the kang was covered with little turtles.

Their round carapaces are only the size of a one-dollar coin in their previous lives, and their bodies are incredibly mini and cute.

Hundreds of little turtles were spread out on the kang mat, and there was still plenty of room.

Seeing Yan Luoyue coming, the women happily stroked the kang a few times.

They pushed away a dozen little turtles to the left, and pushed away a dozen little turtles to the right. After they made room, they placed Yan Luoyue's cradle neatly in the center.

One of the women tucked Luoyue in lovingly:

"When children learn to transform, they always imitate me and their father. But how can adults and children be the same? I can't bear to count the number of times I failed."

"Now that Luoyue is here, when they see her appearance, they will know that they should transform into a doll, which will save them a lot of trouble."

At this moment, Yan Luoyue finally understood why she was so popular.

It turns out that in this world without preschool education, she is still a precious teaching aid.

On the kang mat, the little turtles carefully circled around Yan Luoyue.

They opened their small eyes full of curiosity and looked at Yan Luoyue carefully.

Suddenly, there was a "pop" sound, and some little turtle blew a bubble at Yan Luoyue!

This broken saliva bubble was like the sound of a starting gun, instantly awakening the instincts of the other little turtles.

For a moment, the sounds of "pop" and "pop" surrounded Yan Luoyue in 3D, and the sound never stopped.

The little turtles were happily blowing bubbles and crawling towards Yan Luoyue, their little paws making clacking sounds on the kang mat.

Yan Luoyue: “…”

She recalled the fear she had experienced when a few little turtles climbed up on her together.

This time, there were a lot of turtles on the opposite side, a whole group of them.

All the newborns this year are sleeping on this kang.

Although he kept shouting in his heart "Don't come over here", the development of the situation obviously did not go as Yan Luoyue wished.

As the joyful crawling of the little turtles approached, she could almost hear the simultaneous broadcast in her mind:

Report - In my dialect, the moon has been surrounded by little turtles.

The enemy little turtle was climbing towards Yan Luoyue's feet.

The nearest saliva bubble of the enemy turtle is only one centimeter away from our Fangyan Luoyue!

Faced with the contrast of outnumbering enemies and overwhelming power, Yan Luoyue looked around and finally made up his mind. He took a deep breath, puffed up his cheeks, and turned his cheeks into a round white ball.

——“Pah.”

Yan Luoyue blew a huge bubble that was bigger than the little turtles' shells!

The little turtles tilted their heads back and stared blankly at the transparent bubble of saliva, forgetting even to blink, the whole turtle was stunned.

…

While the little turtles were curiously studying Yan Luoyue, Yan Luoyue was also carefully observing their body structures.

Just like the little turtles will imitate her and transform into human form, Yan Luoyue also needs to refer to their appearance so that she can become a real little turtle.

Although she has not yet achieved cultivation, the matter of transformation has nothing to do with cultivation.

The reason why the demons are different from the beasts is that they are born with two forms.

In addition to their own demon form, the demon race can try to transform into human form from birth without any cultivation.

Just like a human baby can learn to sit up, roll over, and crawl when it grows to a certain age... For the demon race, transforming into a human is as natural an instinct as eating and drinking.

Logically speaking, turning into a turtle should be easier than turning into a human.

Therefore, a situation like Yan Luoyue who learned to become a human before learning to become a turtle is as incredible as "learning to eat before learning to breathe".

Yan Luoyue had been learning how to transform into a turtle all morning.

Perhaps it was because he lacked some spirituality in the way of change. Yan Luoyue made many attempts, but there was no sign of success.

During this period, Yan Luoyue's biggest progress was learning how to shrink her neck.

It was not until Yan Yu finished the work at hand, picked up Yan Luoyue and fed her the prepared powder paste that Yan Luoyue realized that the whole morning had passed like this.

Seeing Yan Yu feeding Yan Luoyue porridge, the women came over.

"Hey, this child transformed so early, what do you usually feed her?"

"Here, just soak this in warm water and feed it to me."

Yan Yu generously showed off the "milk powder bag" she carried with her.

The cloth bag was very clean, only the size of a sachet, and contained half a bag of off-white snowflake worm powder, enough for Yan Luoyue to eat for a day.

The aunties and aunties took a few bites and praised Yan Yu's cooking skills. Some of them were even more enthusiastic and took the initiative to suggest to Yan Yu:

"Having only this flavor every day, Luoyue must be tired of it, right? I still have some dried red worms from last year that have not been ground. I'll send you a bag tomorrow so you can have something different to eat."

"Yes, yes, yes, I have dried fat caterpillar powder at home, so don't be polite to my aunt."

"We also have..."

"I'll bring you some tomorrow..."

The women talked affectionately, and some of them pinched Yan Luoyue's little face, which was so tender that it looked like it could drip with water, pursed their lips, and made sounds like teasing a little baby.

"Let me see. Hey, our little Luoyue hasn't grown teeth yet. Don't worry, when our little Luoyue grows teeth, Auntie's house has the most fresh stink bugs. They are fat and plump, and they are full of juice when you bite them. I'll grab a handful for you as a snack every day, okay?"

Yan Luoyue: “…”

Listening to the various dishes being announced, Yan Luoyue, who was originally trying her best to eat with a spoon in her mouth, suddenly fell into a daze.

No, no, no, aunts, you are too polite. She really can't bear such rich love from an elder.

No wonder Yan Gan was unwilling to come to the incubator. She thought it was because the young man couldn't bring himself to do that. It turned out that this place was such a scary place...

Normally, when babies are surprised, they will open their mouths unconsciously, but this time, Yan Luoyue kept her lips tightly closed.

Thinking of a future filled with all kinds of insect powder, she subconsciously crossed her arms and made a big cross with her two chubby little arms in front of her chest.

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Yan Luoyue originally had the habit of taking a nap.

But today, she was so frightened by the enthusiastic aunts and uncles that she couldn't fall asleep.

As soon as she closed her eyes, she seemed to see many colorful insects flying around in her vision, and she could hear the comments of the ladies: "plump and tender", "full of fat and fragrance", "full of springiness", "long aftertaste"...

“…”

Shivering silently, Yan Luoyue opened her eyes and decided not to take a nap this afternoon.

She chose to continue practicing transformation, numbing herself with endless failures.

Having encountered so many setbacks, Yan Luoyue's mind became empty unconsciously as he practiced, and his thoughts ran as far as a wild horse.

Suddenly, a slight heat flow, completely different from the previous one, appeared out of nowhere. Yan Luoyue immediately felt her heart warm up, and she actually found a hint of strange feeling.

Suddenly coming back to his senses, experiencing the special feeling just now, Yan Luoyue suddenly realized.

——No wonder the demons always say that their ability to transform is “like instinct” when describing it.

It turns out that the power of transformation is like the law of nature, it is a natural and logical thing, and it only requires a little bit of natural coincidence.

On the contrary, the more you force it in your heart, the harder it will be to achieve.

Taking a deep breath, Yan Luoyue relaxed his limbs and imitated the state of being trance-like and slightly sleepy just now.

After putting aside most of his thoughts, it seemed as if a force from deep within his blood was surging. Yan Luoyue did not force it, but let it flow out naturally.

While he was drowsy, the sensation on Yan Luoyue's back suddenly changed.

She opened her eyes as if to wake up, looked around, and confirmed what had just happened.

——It is obvious that she has mastered the secret of transforming into a turtle. Well, she means, part of the secret of transforming into a turtle.

So, at this moment, Yan Luoyue's limbs and head have not changed, but his body has turned into a round shell.

In other words...

Well, yes, imagine a little turtle with its carapace on the ground.

Yan Luoyue is now in a position with her four legs facing the sky.

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That afternoon, as the sun was setting, Yan Yu moved a plain white stone into the incubator.

The stone is oval in shape, fine in texture, and has a very smooth surface. From a distance, it looks like a turtle egg that has been magnified hundreds of times.

It was also on this afternoon that Yan Luoyue finally saw what the legendary "bloodline test" was all about.

The women who had been sitting by the kang and chatting and laughing before went up one by one, casually making a few cuts on the back of their hands and wrists, leaving a red mark that had just touched the oily skin.

As soon as the barely detectable blood energy touched the smooth surface of the stone egg, several rays of light emitted from the white stone embryo.

The light steadily shone onto the kang, illuminating the carapaces of several of the little turtles.

Then, the woman withdrew her hand with a smile, walked quickly to the kang, and put her little turtles into her pocket.

She greeted everyone happily.

"I'm going to take the kids home first!"

"Go ahead, go ahead, his aunt."

"Don't forget to weave the mat tomorrow."

Tomorrow morning she would bring in more little turtles to look after along with the other newborns in the tribe.

After some time, when the tribesmen can easily pick out their own children from a group of little turtles that look similar, Yan Yu won't have to ask for the appraisal stone every day.

The golden-red shadow of the sun was almost halfway below the horizon.

In the incubator, the women took their own children away, and the number of little turtles left on the kang became fewer and fewer.

Until the last yellow-shelled turtle was happily put into the arms of its mother, and the hatchery was finally clean.

The kang that was crowded with people during the day, with aunts and uncles sitting on the edge and little turtles crawling on the kang, is now empty.

Yan Yu exhaled slowly, finally finishing a day's work. She felt relaxed both physically and mentally, and immediately stood on tiptoes, stretching her waist happily.

The raised limbs had just been stretched halfway when Yan Yu's gaze drifted to the kang.

In the very center of the kang, a set of baby blankets were neatly placed there.

However, the cradle was empty.

“…”

Yan Yu suddenly remembered that she was on duty today with her child.

So, now that the guard duty is over, what about the children she is taking care of?

——Where is Yan Luoyue?

Blinking in confusion, Yan Yu instantly thought of several possibilities.

She subconsciously lifted the soft blanket and turned her head to look in the direction of the door, as if waiting for someone to come back with the baby. She apologized sheepishly, "Oops, I took the wrong child."

But the next second, her fingers touched something hard.

Yan Yu lowered his head abruptly, and then his eyes widened in surprise!

I saw a small and exquisite turtle with a light green shell and no bigger than a coin, holding a corner of the hairpin in its mouth.

It was trying very hard, arching its back a little bit to crawl out of the cradle.

As if it felt the corner of the quilt was suddenly lifted, the little turtle stopped moving all of a sudden.

It bit the hairpin and slowly raised its head. Its round black eyes were like two black beads.

They seemed to be saying: Other little turtles have been taken home, will you come and take me home?

Yan Yu called out tentatively: "...Luo Yue?"

The little turtle nodded slowly.

Yan Yu happily picked up the little turtle!

"Luoyue, you have learned how to transform!"

"Sister, you have successfully transformed into a turtle!"

Two greetings rang out in the house at the same time.

Yan Yu and Yan Luoyue looked in the direction of the second voice, only to see Yan Gan standing on the doorstep of the incubation room with a smile on his face.

Oh, he came half an hour earlier today, and the ladies hadn't left yet.

The young boy was shy and felt guilty. He was too embarrassed to admit that he was there to pick someone up, so he had to hide here and there, dodging the cats for most of the way around the tribe's territory.

Yan Gan walked forward with a smile, took the little turtle from Yan Yu's hand, held it in his hands tenderly, and looked at it from left to right.

As he watched, Yan Gan suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"Hiss... Sister Yu." Yan Gan called out to the person next to him hesitantly, "Come and take a look..."

"Hmm?" Yan Yu didn't understand what he meant.

Yan Gan hesitated and said, "Look here at the back. Um, has my sister not learned how to change her tail?"

Yan Yu flipped it back and forth twice: "It seems that the tail is really missing."

Yan Gan whispered: "...Ahem, this, it's not like, my sister shouldn't change."

Yan Luoyue: “…”

Yes, in addition to the carapace, turtles also have small tails.

She was so busy turning her limbs into claws that she accidentally forgot about the tail!