Du Cong, the unicorn chieftain, looked at the two excited unicorns in front of him, a look of doubt flashing in his eyes, and asked a soul-searching question.
"To be honest, did you help release Du Han on purpose?"
Du Tao, the little unicorn's father, would never admit it. He immediately shook his head like a rattle drum, denying it three times: "I didn't, I didn't, clan leader, please don't talk nonsense."
The little unicorn girl, Du Ran, chimed in, "Chieftain, don't talk nonsense. We don't have parents like that."
When she said the last sentence, a hint of guilt flashed in Du Ran's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
However, Du Cong was no ordinary beast. Even before it opened its mouth, it had already locked onto the two with its divine sense, and naturally did not miss the guilty look that flashed across its eyes.
Knowing that this was pretty much what it had guessed, it had a bit of a headache. It waved its hand at the enthusiastic couple and directly rejected their request.
"You can go back now. I will arrange for the able-bodied men in the clan to go out and search."
Upon hearing this, both Du Tao and Du Ran became anxious. The two beasts exchanged a glance, and Du Tao took a step forward, stretched out its two front hooves, grabbed one of Du Cong's hooves, and began to howl.
"Chief, you can't do this! Hanzaizai is our only bloodline, and we must go out to find her ourselves."
Since it was putting in such effort, Du Ran, not to be outdone, staggered forward and lunged forward, grabbing Du Cong's other hoof in the same position, and also howled.
"Chief, you can't do this! We can't abandon Hanzaizai! Please let us go out and search. I promise we'll go out safely and come back safely."
Later on, the two of them probably felt it wouldn't be real without tears, so they secretly cooperated to smear saliva under each other's eyes.
Du Cong was so engrossed in watching that the veins on his forehead throbbed, and he wished he could just run away like a beast.
However, the two seemed to have anticipated this, each clinging tightly to one of its hooves. It struggled for a long time, but couldn't break free.
Taking a deep breath, he finally couldn't help but yell at the two of them, "Let go!"
Du Tao and Du Ran were not intimidated by its loud voice at all. Instead of letting go, they clung to it even tighter, and howled in response.
"We won't let go. We won't let go unless you, the clan leader, agree to let us give it up."
"Yes, yes, clan leader, you should agree quickly. Zai Zai has been gone for a while now. If we don't go looking for him soon, what if he gets caught by those people from outside and forced into a contract?"
It would have been better if they hadn't mentioned the contract. The moment the contract was mentioned, Du Cong got even angrier. Ignoring the feet they were clinging to, he directly condensed his wood spirit power and began whipping the two unreliable creatures.
He smoked and cursed, "You know there's a risk of being bound by a contract? What kind of parents are you? I told you a thousand times not to go out recently, not to go out, are you deaf or trying to rebel? You just ignored me."
When they were almost finished drawing lots, Du Cong got really angry. He broke free from the two guys and started kicking their butts.
Du Tao and Du Ran were also cunning. After taking a few hits, they thought that was enough. When Du Cong kicked them again, they started scurrying around to avoid the clan leader's hooves.
Thus, it developed into Du Cong chasing after Du Tao and Du Ran, spinning around the entire field.
The commotion quickly attracted other unicorns.
Everyone watched with an expression of indifference as the clan leader chased after Du Tao and Du Ran again. Some of them, not wanting to miss out on the drama, even stepped in to help block Du Tao and Du Ran.
Only after the clan leader had vented his anger and finished beating everyone did they start asking what had happened.
When everyone learned that Xiao Duhan had been secretly released from the clan's territory by her two unscrupulous parents, they were all momentarily surprised.
Then they all got excited, raising their heads and saying they wanted to go out and find their own offspring, some of them even claiming to be offspring themselves.
This scene gave Du Cong a headache, and he began to reflect on whether he had given the wrong order.
In a way, this can be considered a side effect. It was because when the secret realm opened last time, more than half of the unicorn clan was kidnapped, and it was worried that it would issue this ban.
But we forget that unicorns are inherently free-spirited and cannot be caged. Moreover, the path of cultivation depends not only on hard work but also on luck.
If we know how to avoid problems, it might actually affect everyone's mentality, making them timid and hesitant, which is not what it wants to see.
Thinking of this, Du Cong sighed and met everyone's gaze: "Let's cancel that ban."
After thinking for a moment, it added, "It's dangerous outside, as I'm sure everyone knows. If you absolutely must go out, please be careful. Okay, that's all, let's call it a day."
After speaking, Du Cong glanced at everyone again, trying hard to memorize each face, and silently prayed that he would still be able to see them after the secret realm closed.
"Don't worry, Chieftain, we will all be fine."
The beasts below also sensed the heavy atmosphere. Someone shouted loudly, which immediately sparked discussion and reassurance from everyone.
"Yes, yes, we are capable and have made preparations."
"Yes, Chieftain, don't worry, we understand."
"That's right, I always carry dizziness herbs with me. If anyone dares to lay a hand on me, I'll use them all on them."
"What a coincidence, I also got quite a few to take with me."
"Haha, I'm different. I made a deal with the 'Queen of the Hill' next door. If we go out, we'll team up. She'll be in charge of attacking, and I'll be in charge of defense."
"Really? Then I'll go find a complementary partner too."
The topic has veered off course here.
Seeing everyone discussing so enthusiastically, Du Cong finally put aside his worries, smiled, and said, "Remember to get your things from the storeroom when you go out," before turning and leaving.
And it left with an easy gait.
The remaining unicorns were also very happy to see this. After whispering a few words to their tribesmen, they dispersed and resumed their lives before the opening of the secret realm.
It's not a complete recovery, but people are definitely more cautious than before.
Even when they go out, they no longer act recklessly or go it alone like before. They team up with familiar people and are more cautious.
As for Du Han's unreliable parents, the moment the clan leader spoke, they ran to the storeroom to collect their share and happily went out of the clan to find their child.
However, as soon as they left their clan's territory, the two beasts were drawn away by the fragrance of the spiritual herbs.
Thinking of the Wind Chasing Grass, their favorite food, which was at its freshest and most tender, the two beasts exchanged a glance and decisively changed direction, heading towards the Wind Chasing Grass.
Let's wait until they've eaten their fill before looking for the pups; they're all grown up now anyway.
Then, having eaten their fill of the Wind-Chasing Grass, the two beasts were distracted by other things and, unsurprisingly, became the Forgotten Child Couple.
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