Chapter 79: She Will Always Side with Her Female Mother

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: She Will Always Side with Her Female Mother

After Shen Yue finished the yellow apricot in her hand, she generously offered an explanation:

"This is called a yellow apricot. It’s not a wild berry, but a type of fruit, and it’s actually quite nutritious."

Hearing this, the five men all looked at the small fruits in the basket.

’Yellow apricots?’

It was the first time any of them had heard of such a fruit.

"Female mother!!"

"Female mother, Xi Xi thought you had disappeared again!"

"Er Bao wants a hug from his female mother!"

The seven little cubs all ran out of the bamboo house at once, looking for Shen Yue.

But when they saw the five men standing in the courtyard, they froze in their tracks.

Their fur bristled with fear, and they stood frozen in place.

"Why are you here, you big villains!"

"Er Bao doesn’t want to see the big villains!"

"Female mother, they’re villains! Dabao doesn’t like them!"

The little cubs glared at the men with hostility.

Ye Lüqi: "..."

’He’d never imagined his own son would reject and despise him so thoroughly.’

In the shadows, Ye Lüqi’s men broke out in a cold sweat for their master.

’My lord, you’ve really got to step up your game!’

’Not only does Miss Shen Yue have a poor impression of you, but even the Little Prince is disgusted by you. You have to give it your all!’

’You have to outdo these other men and win a place in Miss Shen Yue’s heart.’

’If that’s not possible, then winning a place in the Little Prince’s heart would be good enough!’

Meanwhile, when Sanbao looked at Huang Ziyue, his pupils narrowed into vertical slits.

He radiated a cold aura, staring fiercely and defensively at the man.

It was as if he was afraid the man would try to snatch him from Shen Yue and take him away.

Huang Ziyue’s expression tensed. He pursed his lips and met his son’s gaze, not saying a word.

The two of them were like blocks of ice, radiating cold air at each other.

Seeing this from the shadows, Huang Ziyue’s subordinate couldn’t help but facepalm.

’The meeting between his Great Emperor Master and the Little Young Lord is worse than a reunion of mortal enemies. The hostility is practically palpable!’

When Little Qi saw Lan Cangyue, she paused for a moment. While not hostile, she wasn’t exactly warm either.

She trotted on her little legs timidly over to Shen Yue and hid behind her.

’After all, besides her own Father, there were four other mean-looking uncles in the courtyard.’

’She was scared.’

When Liu Bao ran out, he suddenly dug his front paws in, skidding to a stop.

Upon seeing Bai Chaosi, he lifted his little chin and sized him up for a long moment.

Bai Chaosi met his gaze and even managed a faint smile, hoping to make a good impression.

’After all, this was his first official meeting with his own son.’

Who would have thought the little one would give him the cold shoulder? He looked away with a haughty, proud air, and even seemed to snort dismissively.

Bai Chaosi’s eyelid twitched.

’I didn’t try to snatch him, did I? I haven’t made a bad impression, have I?’

’So why is he treating me like this?’

As for Er Bao, he had cried the hardest yesterday. The reason was that after Mu Silin had jumped into the chasm, he had left one of his men in the shadows to look after the cub.

As a result, Er Bao had cried his eyes out in the man’s arms, fainted from excessive fright, and had even bitten him.

The subordinate, scared out of his wits, had resorted to desperate measures: pinching Er Bao’s philtrum, picking him up by the scruff, and grabbing his neck.

He even pulled out a tuft of Er Bao’s fur in the process.

So now, Er Bao had a trauma response. The moment he saw a male Black Panther who looked just like that subordinate, he was terrified.

He immediately hid behind Shen Yue.

Mu Silin was speechless. ’This little cub... Look at him cowering. Am I really that scary?’

In short, not one of the seven cubs gave the men a warm reception, including Si Bao and Wubao, whose fathers had yet to claim them.

"Female mother, Wubao doesn’t want to see them!"

"Si Bao too! They’re all bad men!"

Seeing how strongly the cubs were reacting to the men, Shen Yue knew they must have done something yesterday to cause such aversion.

’She could just imagine it: with her gone and the cubs already feeling insecure, a group of strange men had suddenly appeared, forcibly holding and trying to soothe them.’

’Coupled with their intimidating auras, the cubs must have been terrified and utterly uncomfortable in the arms of strangers.’

Shen Yue pulled them into her arms and soothed them.

"Don’t be afraid, my little ones. Your female mother is here. They won’t bully you!"

"If they dare to bully you, your female mother will cut them!"

Mu Silin and Huang Ziyue’s faces immediately tightened, and both men instinctively clamped their legs together.

Dabao, still feeling uneasy, pressed closer into Shen Yue’s embrace.

"Female mother, Dabao doesn’t want to see them."

"Er Bao too! Er Bao is scared!"

"Liu Bao doesn’t want them here either."

At that moment, the grown men had a moment of clarity: in the hearts of these cubs, they held no status whatsoever.

’It seemed the challenge ahead of them was not going to be easy.’

’Not only did they have to improve their relationship with Shen Yue and compete for her favor, but they also had to get their own cubs to accept them!’

Watching this, Ye Lüqi couldn’t help but speak up.

"Dabao, I’m your Father! Come on, let your Father hold you."

Dabao instantly shot back:

"No! I don’t want a Father, I only want my female mother! Fathers are villains!"

Ye Lüqi: "..."

Lan Cangyue couldn’t resist giving it a try either. He crouched down, a gentle smile on his face.

"Xi Xi, it’s me, your Father. Don’t you remember? Yesterday, I carried you while we looked for your female mother. Come here, let your Father give you a hug..."

Little Qi looked at him, then glanced over at Shen Yue.

Then, without a moment’s hesitation, she burrowed into Shen Yue’s embrace.

Shen Yue watched her daughter snuggle into her arms, a small smirk playing on her lips.

Lan Cangyue: "..."

’What was going on? He was sure the girl didn’t dislike him. Why, she even saved his life from Shen Yue’s blade that day!’

’She even let him hold her yesterday...’

Little Qi peered at Lan Cangyue, her limpid, ice-blue eyes blinking.

’When her female mother wasn’t around, she could call him Father and have him help her find her.’

’But now that her female mother was back, her first choice would always be her female mother.’

’Besides, she knew her female mother didn’t like these mean, child-snatching uncles, and she didn’t want to make her female mother sad.’

’She would always be on her female mother’s side!’

In an instant, all five men had been shut down by the children. They stood in the courtyard, at a complete loss and visibly embarrassed.

Any one of these five men could make the very ground of the K Empire tremble, yet here they stood, as awkward and rigid as wooden posts.

Shen Yue found the sight rather amusing.

After calming the little cubs, she started to roast some meat, paying them no mind at all.

The little cubs squatted obediently behind her, not nearly as lively as they usually were. After all, the once-spacious courtyard was now occupied by five tall, intimidating males.

They were still a bit intimidated.

But Ye Lüqi and the others were growing impatient, all of them wanting to get closer to the children.

So, while Shen Yue was roasting meat and preparing food, the men tried with all their might to get the cubs’ attention, making faces and winking in an attempt to play with them.

But to their dismay, the little ones stuck close to Shen Yue’s heels, completely unmoved.

When Shen Yue got up and went into the bamboo house, they followed her in. When Shen Yue carried the prepared food to the stone table, they followed her as well.

In short, wherever Shen Yue stood, they stood. Wherever Shen Yue sat, they sat. They followed her every single step, never leaving her side.

This left the five grown men with absolutely no opportunity to approach them.

They were even getting a little dejected.

’As expected. It’s a child’s nature to be closer to their mother.’

Once Shen Yue finished cooking, the little cubs sat obediently at the stone table, which was now laden with corn, sweet potatoes, fried eggs, and a pot of fish soup.

The aroma had long since made the five men in the courtyard drool.

Not to mention the whole roasted pig Shen Yue was holding. It was sizzling, its golden-brown skin glistening and looking perfectly crisp.

The sight alone was enough to make one want to pounce on it and take a huge bite.

Combined with the fragrance, which was enough to make anyone’s appetite surge, the smell wafted for miles.

The five men stood in a row, staring intently, their stomachs letting out embarrassing rumbles.

’They were so hungry!!’

’They had all eaten this morning.’

’But now they were so hungry they were questioning their very existence as beastmen!’

Bai Chaosi had watched Shen Yue’s entire cooking process, his expression shifting from astonishment to disbelief. Now, he was practically drooling. ’When had he ever craved food so much?’