Elder Cang sat cross-legged on the cold marble floor, sweating profusely as he lined up six energetic little cubs right in front of him.
He counted them one by one, his old eyes blinking in utter amazement: the two tiger cubs, Xiao Yi and Xiao Er, the twin snow wolf baby girls, the fiery little lion cub, and the clever nine-tailed fox cub, Ciao Ciao.
When he learned from their innocent babbling that all six of these distinct, highly talented cubs were actually biological brothers and sisters and all around the exact same age... Elder Cang nearly fainted on the spot!
"Goodness gracious!" the old man gasped in his heart, clutching his chest.
"Which incredible female in the world could have possibly given birth to so many different, magnificent cubs in such a short period of time?! She is truly remarkable! This... this completely challenges the legendary fertility of the Beast Queen herself!"
Before his poor old heart could even settle from the shock, two long, sleek shapes suddenly slithered out from the dark shadow behind a massive porcelain vase!
Elder Cang’s eyes widened to the size of teacups.
One was a powerful, dark emerald snake, glinting with noble scales, and right beside it was a tiny, snow-white snake, delicate as carved jade!
Elder Cang’s jaw dropped so far it nearly unhinged. "I-Is that not the supreme bloodline cub of the Teng Clan?!" he screamed internally, staring at the emerald snake.
"And that tiny white one... is that not the sacred bloodline cub of the Moon Spirit Serpent Clan?!"
Before he could process how two ancient, top-tier noble bloodlines were hanging out together, the emerald snake flickered with a soft light and instantly transformed into a chubby, handsome human boy!
It was Xiao San!
The generous little lion cub immediately trotted over, holding two massive, juicy golden peaches in his mouth. He plopped them right into Xiao San’s lap with a proud thump!
"Here, Big Brother!" the lion cub chirped happily, licking his nose. "These two are for you and your little sister!"
"Thanks, little brother," Xiao San said in his mature little voice. He picked up the tiny white snake, Yue Yue, and cradled her gently against his chest like a priceless treasure.
Truth be told, Xiao San and his little sister were not happy at all right now!
When that terrible spatial portal had tumbled everyone into the Upper Domain, Xiao San and tiny Yue Yue, being the smallest and lightest of the group, had been flung far, far away into the deep gardens.
Xiao San had spent twenty terrifying minutes frantically searching through the giant bushes just to find his baby sister first! Only after securing her had he finally reunited with the rest of the chaotic pack.
So as Xiao San sat on the floor, peeling a bit of the golden peach to feed his sister while taking a bigger bite himself, he carried a very grumpy, solemn expression on his chubby face.
Meanwhile, poor Elder Cang felt as though the entire sky had collapsed straight onto his head!
He clutched his white beard with both shaking hands, staring at the circle of royal, terrifying, and wildly varied cubs sitting casually around him, happily munching on his divine peaches.
Can someone please... please explain the universe to him right now?!
He had lived for thousands of years, yet he felt he had become far too old to comprehend reality!
Where on earth did this army of miraculous, legendary cubs come from?!
And how had they so effortlessly, ruthlessly hijacked his entire orchard of divine peaches and his fragile old heart in less than five minutes?!
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