However, the cub, which occupied the entire size of the bedchamber, looked incredibly lively and energetic.
Ning Guanyan stroked the cub's wings as if on a pilgrimage. Emperor Chongle, watching this, kicked the cub's bottom as it sat on the back of his feet.
"Could you make it smaller? They have nowhere to stand."
The cub raised its head, its beautiful feathers seemingly flowing with flames at all times, and its golden beast eyes and elongated eyeliner were so beautiful that they seemed to be deliberately designed, making people inexplicably think of the blazing fire that burns everything when the sun rises on the horizon.
As expected of the king of birds, it is exquisitely beautiful.
The breathtakingly beautiful bird nuzzled Emperor Chongle with its head, its tail feathers brushing past everyone before slowly shrinking.
When it grew to be about the same height as Emperor Chongle, the cub suddenly became mischievous again, using its beak to carry Emperor Chongle onto its back, seemingly wanting to take him on a ride through the clouds.
Emperor Chongle hugged his neck and said, "Father can't handle this. Just carry me on your back and that will be enough for you to fulfill your filial duty."
The little bird then continued to shrink, becoming a palm-sized pendant, an even smaller bird ball, nestled in Emperor Chongle's arms, finally drooping down.
Emperor Chongle did not notice the cub's abnormality. He was busy interrogating the fool. After he found out who the mastermind was, he quickly executed the person on the spot. Only then did he look down at the cub in his arms.
Little Tangyuan curled up in his arms, no longer crying or jumping. Emperor Chongle felt something was wrong, so he poked it with his finger and realized that the cub was burning hot.
"Sweetie? Baby?!"
Emperor Chongle called for the imperial physician to come quickly while using the image-recording bead to summon the Azure Dragon.
The cub is too small for even the imperial physicians to diagnose.
Hearing this, the feverish child managed to stay awake and transform into a miniature humanoid, soft and cuddly nestled in Emperor Chong Le's arms.
This was the first time Emperor Chongle had ever seen such a small cub, but he was too preoccupied with worry to appreciate its cuteness.
The imperial physician said the child had convulsions and a high fever, and prescribed some medicine. But after Qinglong arrived, he said that the child had just forcibly broken through the cultivation barrier in order to save his father.
Looking at the incredibly fragile, tiny cub, Qinglong's eyes had unknowingly filled with worry and heartache.
"I've said it before, this idiot always uses his killer moves to protect others without hesitation."
Emperor Chongle said, "That's because no one took care of him or loved him when he was little. The difficult environment created his sensitive and love-starved personality. As long as someone is good to him, he will respond a hundred or a thousand times."
"Moreover, in the cub's eyes, we are all going to disappear and be separated. He is just afraid that we will leave and wants to protect us."
After Emperor Chongle finished speaking, he raised his head, and for the first time, Qinglong saw confusion and pleading in the eyes of such a proud person:
"Don't say that about him, he has already done very well."
In fact, Emperor Chongle was also wondering if he had made the wrong choice back then. He should have fought to the death with the system to leave the cub behind, so that the cub would not have had to go through so many hardships.
No matter how happy or wonderful the cub's experiences may seem, he is still just a child who cannot live without his father.
The Azure Dragon sighed softly, but did not take the cub away. Instead, it sat down to treat the cub and channeled its spiritual energy into it.
Even though the cub's meridians were carefully combed through by the Azure Dragon several times, the excessive overexertion would continue to affect his physical condition and leave him with chronic illnesses.
The cub's body was already the worst among the divine beasts, and now it's been overdrawn again, making it practically a piece of glass that's about to break.
It's just a high-attack, low-defense glass cannon that can kill everyone with a single burst of fire.
With the soothing of the Azure Dragon, Glass Cannon Cub's spiritual energy began to circulate again, but his face was still flushed and burning.
Azure Dragon had never seen such a fragile cub before, and even a dignified immortal couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Why are you still running a fever?"
Qinglong wanted to cast a few more spells, and if that didn't work, he would call the medicine cultivator down.
Emperor Chongle, who was more experienced than Qinglong, saw him so helpless and confused, just like seeing himself in the chaos of raising cubs for the first time.
He comforted the Azure Dragon: "Don't be nervous, it's alright. When the cub was still a dragon, it was often sick and had no time to go out and play. It was always soaking in medicine and we spent a lot of precious medicinal herbs to raise it."
"Parents shouldn't be nervous at this time, otherwise the child will be frightened if they see it."
Azure Dragon took a deep breath and couldn't help but look up at Emperor Chongle, asking, "Even when the cubs were dragons, their constitutions were poor? That's impossible! Divine beasts are born in accordance with the laws of heaven! They are spirit beasts nurtured by nature, how could they possibly have poor constitutions!"
Emperor Chongle said seriously, "Because the cubs are not beings that belong to this world."
His words finally enlightened Qinglong, providing an explanation for everything about the cub's unusual behavior.
Why does the child still have memories of his previous life? Why is he so attached to his father? Why is he always willing to risk his life to save others?
In an instant, the Azure Dragon saw the cause and effect on the cub and also saw the energy wrapped around it.
"He'll disappear soon, right? Growing up and having to leave is his fate."
Emperor Chongle remained silent, but his terrible expression said it all.
The Azure Dragon lowered its head and gently stroked the cub again, this time with great care and tenderness.
It seems that he has come to understand that the cub is the only inseparable part of him.
He must cherish the cubs.
For the first time, Emperor Chongle and Qinglong sat facing each other in chairs, with several layers of soft cloth and cotton spread on the table between them, and a sleeping cub on it.
Emperor Chongle and Qinglong's expressions resembled those of worried parents whose children had been kidnapped and threatened.
For the sake of the child, I compromised, but I haven't completely given up. I'm thinking about how to pave a path for the child that will not get me hurt.
The baby was fast asleep, belly up, under the care of his two fathers. He wasn't worried at all; having his fathers around was happiness.
When he groggily got up from the table, he saw his two fathers standing guard on either side of him, Emperor Chong Le propping his head up as he pondered something, while Qinglong was meditating and cultivating.
The boy laughed. Although he was still feeling a little uncomfortable, he felt like the luckiest boy in the world. He immediately got up, touched the left side, and then rubbed against the right side.
"Good boy/girl."
Emperor Chongle reached out and curiously picked up the cub:
"My child is so cute, it's amazing that he can still be so small."
Then he waved his hand, and the palace servants entered in a stream, each carrying a tray on their knees.
The tray was filled with various small basins and plates suitable for the cubs, as well as small clothes, books, toys, and beds. Even the furniture was all custom-made for the cubs. Emperor Chongle even ordered people to build a proportionally scaled-down miniature palace for the cubs.
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