Chapter 3 First Encounter
While Yu An closed his eyes and waited for the invading monster to leave, a huge translucent creature slowly appeared beside him.
With the arrival of the unsightly Lord Usatos, an almost terrifying pressure spread, and the monsters nearby who were coveting Yu An fled in all directions.
Before the slender arm could get close to Yu An, it turned into powder and disappeared inch by inch under the suppression of this powerful force.
Monday was almost scared silly, trembling with its tail between its legs. Although it could not see the existence hidden in the void, the fear that was even more terrifying than before made it burrow into Yu An's neck in fear.
Yu An didn't hear any other movement, so he tentatively opened his eyes. Sure enough, the strange arm disappeared without a trace. The child breathed a sigh of relief and patted his friend who was still scared.
"It's okay, the weird thing is gone." Yu An softly comforted the trembling puppy. He was used to monsters popping out from time to time, and after the monster disappeared, he felt sleepy.
Yu An yawned, his round eyes misty. He placed the puppy on the pillow and patted its head. "Don't be afraid. It's time to go to bed. Good night Monday~"
It didn't dare to say good night on Monday. It walked around fearfully for a long time, and found that when it curled up at the foot of the bed, the dangerous aura on it was much less. So the puppy curled up at the foot of the bed and slowly fell asleep.
Yu An has always had good sleep quality. His soft face is pressed on the pillow, his pink little mouth is slightly open, and his peaceful and cute sleeping face can melt the hearts of onlookers.
Suddenly, a tentacle gently poked Yu An's face. The cotton-like touch made the Lord of Usatos stunned for a moment, and then he touched it again.
The huge figure gradually shrank, and the tall and handsome man standing beside the small bed had a pair of cold lake blue eyes. He leaned over slightly and examined the white and tender little cub on the bed.
This cub was completely different from the other cubs he had seen. The tyrannical aura unique to the Usatos race was completely absent from this little guy, and there were no black patterns on his body that could enable mental attacks. It was as white as a handful of snow.
All in all, it was too harmless and soft to be a Ultatos cub.
The man frowned slightly, stretched out his slender fingers and gently touched Yu An's face. Black textures spread on the back of his hand, forming a huge color contrast with Yu An's fair and smooth face.
Yu An curled up into a small ball feeling insecure, his long eyebrows furrowed. After his cheeks were touched repeatedly, he hummed softly twice, and subconsciously reached out to hug the thing that disturbed his sleep, holding it in his arms.
The familiar breath made Yu An feel an unprecedented sense of security. He rubbed his soft little face against the man's hand and murmured, "Grandma, hug me..."
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The Lord of Usatos opened his eyes wide, feeling the warmth from his hands, and stared at the daring little cub in amazement.
In the past, no matter how naughty the cubs in the tribe were, they did not dare to act too presumptuously in front of him. The suppression from their bloodline made those cubs naturally afraid of him, but this one... actually dared to hug him?
The Lord of Usatos lowered his eyes and looked at Yu An. He did not withdraw his hand immediately, but sat quietly beside the bed. He waited until the surrounding space could no longer withstand his power, and then he slowly disappeared.
Before leaving, he cut his wrist and fed the gushing blood into Yu An's mouth. The cub looked malnourished, and the blood from the adult tribesmen could provide nutrition to the cub.
Grow up quickly...
After waking up, Yu An had no idea what happened at night. He stretched refreshed and suddenly felt something sweet in his mouth. He smacked his lips twice, trying to recall whether he had eaten candy before going to bed last night.
Could it be that he ate a candy and forgot about it?
Yu An couldn't remember it and didn't dwell on it for too long. He went out with Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi had a plastic bag of empty bottles he had picked up hanging on his head and was happily circling around Yu An.
Every time Yu An put the bottle into the bag around its neck, Monday would wag its tail happily, and Yu An would also curl his beautiful eyes happily.
The combination of human cubs and puppies picking up empty bottles together attracted a lot of people's attention. Many adults who were moved by the cuteness took out their mobile phones to take pictures of this scene, and subconsciously the little ones got closer.
Yu An noticed that there were more and more adults around him, and his little hands nervously clenched the corners of his clothes. This reminded him of the day when his short-haired sister brought him back home after his grandmother passed away. People nearby who heard the news came to watch them.
Their expressions might be one of pity or amusement, and their unconcealed gazes were fixed on little Yu An. Yu An felt uneasy under these gazes, but he couldn't avoid or get rid of them.
Since then, he has been very afraid of the attention focused on him. Yu An pursed his lips, picked up the empty bottles nearby, and then trotted away quickly on his short legs. He called to the puppy who was standing there in a daze: "Monday, go home."
The puppy immediately followed the child, swinging the plastic bag around its neck.
For several days in a row, Yu An took Zhou Yi to pick up bottles nearby. He put half of the money he earned into his little pillow and used the other half to buy sausages for the puppy.
But the money needed for three meals a day was far more than the one or two dollars he had every day. Yu An could only watch the money in his little pillow become less and less.
The little guy sat on the bed dejectedly, with several ten-yuan bills in front of him. He counted them one by one: "One, two, three... six..."
There are only six left. Yu An is illiterate and only knows a few numbers in his head. Most of them are learned from people around him. But since he can count the amount of money, it only means that he has very little money left.
Yu An held the puppy in frustration, his soft voice lowered a lot, "Monday, we are so poor, we can't afford to eat, we will be hungry."
The puppy wagged its tail carefree, its whole body filled with joy.
After getting five dollars from buying bottles from Grandpa Wang again, Yu An bought some sausages for the puppy as usual. He sat by the flower bed, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, revealing his slender arms, without the baby fat of other children his age.
Yu An looked at Zhou Yi happily eating the sausage, and was infected by his happiness. He also smiled contentedly. Two dimples appeared on his dusty little face, and his lake blue eyes sparkled.
Suddenly, he saw a tabby cat jumping out from the grass. The kitten licked its fur gracefully, glanced at the crowd, and walked towards a young girl with a clear purpose.
"Meow~" The kitten called out sweetly, then lay down on the ground, revealing its soft belly, "Meow~"
Yu An understood what the kitten meant: [Two-legged beast, do you want to raise me?]
As expected, the girl was so adorable by the kitten that she cried out in pleasure. She tentatively reached out to touch the kitten's head, and the kitten tilted its head back obediently and rubbed her hand actively.
"It's so cute!" The girl boldly picked up the kitten and excitedly said to her companions, "It wants to come home with me! I have a cat! I want to be Hakimi's mother!"
The girl happily carried the kitten away, not knowing that there was a child on the other side staring at her.
So this is how I can find my mom? Yu An’s not-so-clever little brain turned around and came to this conclusion: So, my parents haven’t come to find him because I haven’t gone to look for them?
With this thought, Yu An suddenly became excited. He scanned the people around him with his eyes, and subconsciously stopped when his gaze fell on a person who was wrapped tightly.
The man was wearing a hat and a mask, with long black hair sticking out from the hood, and a pair of beautiful clear black eyes were looking at him.
Long hair and beautiful eyes, these two features made Yu An think that this was also a kind and beautiful sister. The two, big and small, looked at each other for a few seconds across the crowd. Yu An mustered up the courage and ran towards the person.
The moment Yu An approached, the two people who had been following Lin Huaichen and Wen Xun became alert at the same time.
One of the boys, with dyed red hair and a lollipop in his mouth, pushed the brim of his baseball cap and nudged the person next to him, "Is this the future crown prince?"
The middle-aged man raised his head and unexpectedly met Lin Huaichen's gaze. He immediately lowered his head in fear.
The red-haired boy didn't get a response, so he repeated impatiently, "...I'm talking to you, do you have the most basic manners?"
The middle-aged man had no choice but to whisper: "It should be. The head of the family and Mr. Wen came here for this child."
The red-haired boy looked at Yu An with great interest. "This child is quite cute, but he doesn't match this couple. They should be paired with a little devil child who is naughty all the time."
The middle-aged man didn't dare join the discussion, so the red-haired boy continued to talk on his own. At the end, he couldn't help but get angry, "...Fuck! This is so boring. I should be chasing alien species in the most dangerous place in the world, not here watching the emperor and empress search for their relatives."
The middle-aged man smiled apologetically, "The mission given to us by the base is to protect them. This is easy and not dangerous."
The red-haired boy scoffed. "One of those guys is the number one in the S series, and the other is [Absolutely Immune]. Are we going to protect them both?! What a joke! They just want us to act as cameras to monitor them."
The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly. This young man was different from him. The big guys in the S series could comment on other big guys at will, and he was just a small follower who made up the numbers.
On the other side, Yu An ran smoothly to Wen Xun's side. He grabbed the corner of his clothes with his little hands, raised his head and said with all the courage he had accumulated along the way: "Hello... Can you be my mother?"
"I'm easy to feed. I don't eat much. I can also make money by picking up trash. I can earn five dollars a day..."
Yu An finished speaking these words haltingly, his face gradually turning rosy. Seeing that the man didn't speak for a long time, the little guy had the idea of backing out and slowly loosened the corner of the clothes in his palm.
At this moment, a chuckle attracted Yu An's attention. He looked sideways and saw a tall and handsome uncle. The uncle had one hand on the shoulder of the long-haired "sister" with an obvious smile in his eyes.
The uncle squatted down to his eye level, and touched Yu An's little head with his big, broad hand. His voice was low and pleasant, "He is a boy, so he can't be your mother, but we can be your father. Are you willing to go back with us?"
Yu An opened her eyes wide in confusion, staring at her tightly wrapped "sister". Subconsciously, she put her hand in her mouth and bit it, then tilted her head, "Boy?"
Wen Xun hummed softly, took off his hat and mask, and exposed his delicate and bright facial features to the sunlight. His eyes were slightly upturned, which created a strong sense of oppression in the silent eye contact.
Yu An and Wen Xun looked at each other for a few seconds. The little guy was a little scared and took a few steps back. He looked around like a frightened animal, ready to find the right opportunity to escape.
A child's anxiety can easily be noticed by adults. Wen Xun moved his hand hanging by his side, but did not step forward. Instead, he pushed Lin Huaichen, signaling him to go and coax the child quickly.
Lin Huaichen smiled, bent down and picked up Yu An. The child was very light, and he felt almost weightless in his arms. "Didn't you say you wanted to go home with us? Why are you running away again? You can't go back on your word, kid."
Yu An hadn't been hugged like this for a long, long time. He was at a loss, his body stiff, and he didn't dare to touch Lin Huaichen's expensive and neat suit. He said weakly, "No, I didn't go back on my word."
He was just too scared.
Lin Huaichen also has his own way of fooling children. Unlike his usual tone to his subordinates, he is much gentler and more patient with the children. "What's your name, then? Can you tell me?"
Yu An blinked and answered obediently: "It's Yu An."
"Yu in Poppy Yu, An in peace of mind?" Lin Huaichen pretended to know nothing and stroked the child's furry head. "She is indeed a beauty, and the name is very nice."
Yu An didn't know what the two characters in his name were. Listening to Lin Huai's clear explanation, the little guy nodded with a bewildered look in his eyes, "Yeah, it's a nice name."
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