That day, just as Shen Miao was about to go out, the cat-beast family suddenly came to visit.
They were all carrying things, their faces beaming with joy, looking much better than they had not long ago when they were dejected because they had no money for food.
Shen Miao quickly withdrew her foot and said to the cat-beastman family, "Brother Cat, what brings you here? Please come in and sit down."
The cat-beast family entered the house, looking grateful, and said, "Chen Miao, thanks to you. If it weren't for your blood tofu recipe, we would still be starving."
"I'm just teaching you the method. Making money with blood tofu still depends on your own hard work," Shen Miao said politely, but it was the truth.
She was willing to teach him how to make blood tofu because she could tell that the cat-beastman was a good person who didn't like to take advantage of others.
Sure enough, they didn't disappoint her.
The cat-beastman chuckled憨厚ly, "That's not how it works. With your method, we can reap the rewards of our efforts; otherwise, it would all be in vain. To be honest, we've earned quite a few beast crystals in the past two weeks, and now we don't have to worry about food anymore."
"That's great." Shen Miao smiled sincerely.
"These are a small token of our appreciation, Shen Miao, you must accept them." The cat-beastman handed over the items in his hand.
Shen Miao didn't accept it, saying, "Brother Cat, I can't accept this. You know my family doesn't lack these things right now. Given the relationship between our two families, there's absolutely no need for this."
After much persuasion, they finally managed to push everything back.
The cat-beastman respected Shen Miao even more, believing that she helped others without expecting anything in return and was a true friend worth making.
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Shen Miao went hunting in the mountains, and the four little ones watched her go from the doorway.
He turned around and went back to play outside Qingchen's door.
That way, if Qingchen has any needs, he can just call out and the children will appear immediately.
The children were engrossed in their play when the door suddenly opened from the outside, and a tall, middle-aged orc entered. The children did not recognize him.
Da Bao asked warily, "Who are you?"
The orc walked straight toward them without saying a word.
The three treasures, who were closest, charged forward like little bulls, only to be picked up by the middle-aged orc.
The little ones screamed, "Sanbao!"
The middle-aged orc chuckled sinisterly, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the other cubs, a greedy glint in his eyes.
Seeing this, Da Bao rushed forward, kicking and punching the middle-aged orc. Unfortunately, the difference in strength between the two was too great, and the middle-aged orc easily threw Da Bao away.
"Big brother!"
Erbao and Sibao shouted and rushed forward.
"Release Sanbao, or I'll bite you to death!" Erbao, as fierce as a little leopard, bit down hard on the middle-aged beastman's wrist.
The middle-aged orc winced in pain, cursed "little brat!" and threw Erbao out like a sandbag.
Seeing that Da Bao and Er Bao were lying on the ground and couldn't get up for a while, Si Bao couldn't help but burst into tears, waving his fists at the middle-aged orc as he cried.
The commotion outside woke Qingchen from his sleep. He keenly sensed danger and shouted, "Dabao, Erbao, Sanbao, Sibao, are you all alright?"
"Daddy, some outsiders have kidnapped Sanbao, boohoo!" Little Sibao wailed.
The middle-aged orc, unaware that there was another orc inside, became somewhat anxious and kicked away Sibao, who was clinging to him, before turning to run away.
A loud crash came from inside the house; something had fallen to the ground.
The children exclaimed in surprise, "Daddy!"
They were all very scared; their father couldn't walk, had he fallen off the bed?
Da Bao struggled to his feet and limped into the house.
"Help! Someone has broken into the house!" Qingchen suddenly shouted.
The middle-aged orc, carrying the four treasures, quickened his pace. Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his wrist, and he couldn't help but loosen his grip, causing the three treasures to fall to the ground. He scrambled to his feet and rushed into the house.
The middle-aged orc's eyes flashed with ferocity. This brat still had the strength to bite him!
Once he catches him, he'll definitely teach him a lesson!
The children had already run into the house and surrounded Qingchen. Qingchen fell to the ground, his legs numb, and his eyes revealed deep regret.
"So he's a cripple!" The middle-aged orc followed in, looking at Qingchen with great interest.
The children stood protectively in front of Qingchen, shouting, "Bad guy, get away! My dad isn't crippled, he's a great hero!"
"Ha, a great hero with crippled legs." The middle-aged orc laughed mockingly, not taking these little brats seriously at all.
With a flick of his wrist, he lifted the three treasures back up.
Qingchen's eyes were bloodshot. "You released Sanbao, what do you want to do? Come at me."
The middle-aged orc sneered, "What use are you? Capturing you would be a waste of time."
Qingchen's eyes were bloodshot. He suddenly swung something at the middle-aged orc, who had been hiding it behind his back. The orc was agile and dodged it by tilting his head.
"You're asking for death!" A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he punched Qingchen, knocking him unconscious. Then, carrying Sanbao, he strode away.
Da Bao and the others were worried about Qing Chen and San Bao, and didn't know what to do.
"I'm going to find Mother. I must find that bad guy and rescue Sanbao," Erbao said fiercely, clenching his fist.
Da Bao was seriously injured, and he was worried about Er Bao, so he said, "I'm going to find Mother. You and Si Bao stay home and watch over Father. Keep the door closed and don't open it for anyone."
Erbao was unwilling and insisted on going by himself.
Just then, there was another noise outside the door, and the children became alert. However, they soon saw that the person who came in was Shen Miao.
The three children rushed out as if they had seen a savior.
"Mother, Sanbao has been kidnapped by bad guys."
"Waaah, the bad guy is so strong, we can't beat him."
"Mother, why are you only coming back now? We've been bullied by bad people."
Looking at the injuries on the three children's faces, Shen Miao was filled with shock and anger, and asked, "Who were they? Did you even see them clearly?"
"It's a middle-aged orc we don't know." Da Bao clenched his fist, furious.
He is still too weak. If he were stronger, he could protect Sanbao and his father.
Seeing the visibly frightened children, Shen Miao was filled with worry and anxiously glanced at the doorway: "Where is your father?"
"Father has fainted."
Shen Miao comforted them, "Don't be afraid, my children. Mother will definitely catch the bad guys and rescue Sanbao. I'll go see Father first."
Qingchen was still lying on the ground with a fist mark on his face. The children couldn't get him to bed, so they just left him lying on the ground.
Shen Miao checked Qingchen's breath and then carried him to the stone bed.
"Mother, how is Father?" the children asked worriedly.
Shen Miao said softly, "It's alright, Father has just fainted temporarily, he'll recover soon."
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