The little octopus rolled away so fast that it left afterimages, making Yu An's eyes blur.
Chapter 67
Xiao Liu and Xiao Jiu looked at the rolling baby, exchanged a glance, and fell into an eerie silence.
"I don't want this sister-in-law, I want another one, I want another one!"
The little cub rolled around without any restraint, its tiny tentacles flying wildly. After a while, Yu An, who couldn't stand watching any longer, grabbed it and caught it.
"Ba Zai."
Yu An cleared his throat, trying to calm the little octopus that was about to go berserk: "It's not what you think. Xie Chiyuan is your sister-in-law."
The noise from the eight-child abruptly stopped.
He tilted his head back, looking at his elder brother with a mixture of belief and doubt: "Really? Xie Chiyuan really won't become my sister-in-law? Brother, don't lie to me."
Yu An awkwardly avoided his gaze, then continued, "He really isn't now."
Yu An quietly emphasized the present moment, and the dim-witted Ba Zai was immediately fooled.
He stretched out his little tentacle and poked his older brother's palm, finally stopping his fuss: "Okay, as long as sister-in-law isn't Xie Chiyuan, it's fine."
Xie Chiyuan's goal is to eliminate this group of mutant offspring.
Especially when Ba Zai clashed with Xie Chiyuan several times, his little tentacles were cut off every time. That shameless Xie treated his little tentacles like free seafood takeout.
The silly boy didn't understand the wordplay Yu An was playing, but the clever Xiao Liu and Xiao Jiu immediately grasped the key point.
"Alright, you guys better be careful sleeping tonight."
There's only one tent here, and Yu An will definitely be sleeping with Xie Chiyuan tonight. The kids have nowhere else to go.
Just as Yu An was about to lay out cardboard boxes for the babies, he looked at the eighth baby and suddenly remembered something: "Wait, the eighth baby snores when it sleeps soundly."
If Bazai were to snore while living in the same tent, Xie Chiyuan would definitely know.
The little rascal who was called out stiffened, his little tentacles turning slightly pink. He stammered, "I don't snore, I don't snore when I sleep!"
Yu An looked down at him and declared ruthlessly, "No, you snore."
Bazai: "..."
The group bully is about to burst into tears!
Seeing his reaction, Yu An chuckled and said, "You don't snore loudly or disturb others, just a little bit. Xie Chiyuan's hearing is too good, which is why I'm worried about you."
This explanation was at least somewhat acceptable to Bazai.
Yu An racked his brains trying to figure out where we would stay tonight, and Xiao Liu, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up.
"Big brother, you and Xie Chiyuan stay in the tent. Xiao Ba, Xiao Jiu, and I will go to the car. We can put a blanket in the back and sleep there."
The car they were driving was indeed very spacious for the shrunken baby.
Yu An hesitated for a moment, but still carefully helped them into the car.
Judging from Bazai's tantrum tonight, it's clear that the grudge between the kids and Xie Chiyuan is not something that can be resolved in a short time.
Yu An couldn't help but let his mind wander. If he really got together with Xie Chiyuan, then he might as well just leave the baby problem to Xie Chiyuan.
Of the three cubs, only the eighth cub remained in a heavy mood.
"I've made the bed for you. Don't wander around at night, just sleep here quietly, okay?" Yu An reminded you worriedly.
The three little ones nodded in unison, all obediently indicating that they would listen.
Yu An touched each of them one by one before turning around and returning to the tent.
No sooner had Yu An left than the three little ones held a serious meeting. To be precise, it was two little ones holding a meeting, while a bewildered little eighty listened in.
"That guy surnamed Xie is pursuing our eldest brother." Xiao Liu calmly announced this cruel news: "And it seems that our eldest brother isn't indifferent to him."
Xiao Ba didn't believe it. He said smugly, "Big Brother said he won't let her be his sister-in-law!"
Xiao Liu looked at Ba Zai with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, and coldly reminded him: "Big Brother said he won't let him be a sister-in-law now, he didn't say he won't let him be a sister-in-law in the future."
Ba Zai: "!"
Bazai was shocked.
Xiao Jiu and Xiao Liu were on the same wavelength, so they were already speaking in agreement: "That's right, that guy surnamed Xie wants to rise in rank and become our elder. He's dreaming!"
Ba Zai was stunned: "Xiao Jiu, what you said actually rhymes."
Xiao Jiu was too lazy to pay him any attention.
Xiao Liu continued to express his opinion: "Xie Chiyuan is too dangerous. Although he is pursuing Big Brother now, humans are a strange species. Some humans are very affectionate, while others will kill their wives! We need to keep a close eye on Xie Chiyuan."
Without hesitation, Ba Zai said, "If we can't let him take over, then we'll join forces and take him down!"
Xiao Liu couldn't hold back any longer, flapped his wings, and smacked him in the face: "Idiot, if he's gone, Big Brother's food reserves will be gone too!"
Because of their status as grain reserves, they may dislike Xie Chiyuan, but they can't get rid of him!
As the discussion dragged on, the kids hatched a wicked idea: "Let's kidnap Xie Chiyuan, just like the research institute trapped us back then—"
"Then let Xie Chiyuan obediently serve as the elder brother's reserve food!"
How exactly to implement this wicked idea still needed to be discussed. The kids huddled together, whispering and continuing their meeting.
Yu An, who was excluded from the children's meeting, is now back in her tent, also having a headache over her conversation with the children.
well.
It seems the kids don't want a sister-in-law who's too fierce.
Xie Chiyuan had not returned yet. Yu An peeked out from under the tent flap and saw the passing flames.
Her long, wavy hair, reaching halfway down her waist, remained stunningly beautiful even in the night.
"Little brother, can't you sleep?"
Flame bent down, his gaze meeting Yu Anping's: "Want to come to my tent? I have a lot of experience in putting people to sleep."
Yu An quickly shook her head: "No, no, I don't need to be coaxed to sleep."
He can sleep!
Flame glanced into the tent but didn't see Xie Chiyuan.
She simply sat down and spoke to Yu An: "This is a rare opportunity, why don't we chat for a while?"
Yu An had promised Xie Chiyuan that he would not come into contact with the flames.
But now that they're sitting right in front of him, as a gentleman, he can't just close the tent door and pretend he doesn't see them.
Yu An had no choice but to cooperate: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Flame was filled with curiosity about him, and she asked, "Why are you following Xie Chiyuan? As far as I know, Xie Chiyuan is not a friendly person."
"He is friendly to me."
Yu An spoke up for Xie Chiyuan earnestly: "He's not just friendly to me, he's very kind to many people. He's a really good person. Don't believe those brainwashing stories outside and think of him as something scary."
flame:"……"
The flames were speechless and choked with emotion.
As a mutant, how could she not know what kind of person Xie Chiyuan was?
Once the flames subsided, I wanted to find another topic to talk about.
Yu An asked first, "The magician said you have a younger sister. Are you twins? I've seen a pair of twins before, and they look exactly alike."
Yu An was referring to Tang Xin's twins.
Flame chuckled: "My sister and I... are indeed quite similar to human twins. It's just that identical twins produced from mutants aren't as endearing as human twins."
"To put it bluntly, we are failures."
Flame seemed unfazed by her status as a failed experiment. Her gaze passed over Yu An, seemingly fixed on S City in the distance.
"Failures don't matter, we're still alive."
Yu An nodded in agreement: "That's right, it's already a wonderful thing that you can all be alive. The person I'm looking for is also in S City."
At this very moment, the two people they were thinking of were in the same place.
The feeling of missing someone is the same.
Flame felt relaxed talking to Yu An; the aberrant being was very sensitive to emotions. Therefore, Flame could clearly perceive Yu An's understanding of her.
She found it strange: "Yu An, aren't you afraid of the mutants?"
Yu Anxin said, "I've raised a bunch of deformed babies. What would happen if I were scared?"
He calmly replied, "Don't worry, people can be good or bad, and so can mutants."
There are those hopeless, degenerate individuals, and there are those degenerate individuals who can be properly educated. Yu An considers himself quite tolerant of degenerate individuals.
The two continued chatting until Xie Chiyuan returned.
Upon seeing Xie Chiyuan, Flame got up and left without saying a word.
Feeling guilty, Yu Anlue shrank back into the tent. By the time Xie Chiyuan came in, he had already covered himself with the blanket and was snoring insincerely.
Xie Chiyuan was so angry he laughed.
"Still pretending to be asleep?"
Xie Chiyuan took off his coat and pulled him, blanket and all, close to him: "Come out. What did I tell you last time?"
Xie Chiyuan didn't want Yu An to have any contact with the mutants in the Red Bird organization.
With nowhere to run, Yu An had no choice but to slink out and accept his fate of being scolded.
"Their organization is very dangerous. You only see the beauty and passion of the woman you're talking to, but do you know that all the men who have relationships with her end up dying violent deaths in various ways?"
The magician brought several aberrations this time, and none of them looked like monsters.
Xie Chiyuan recounted the origins of all the mutants who accompanied him.
Yu An became more and more confused as he listened.