They needed to be cautious on their first night in town.
It was getting darker. Yu An didn't separate from the children; they chose the largest bedroom and brought out a big bed.
There were two beds in the bedroom, enough for them to sleep in.
The tiger cubs transformed into their original form and lay on the floor, not even needing to occupy a bed.
Chiu Chiu lay on him, saving another bed.
Seventh Child slept in the same bed as Tan Zhan, while Eighth Child and Ninth Child slept next to Yu An.
Bazai, watching Qiuqiu petting the tiger, couldn't help but say sourly, "What's so great about petting something so furry? You can't eat it and it's not fun."
Yu An likes furry things, so she defended furry things, saying, "Furry things are really easy to pet, and petting them is very stress-relieving."
The little cub flung out all its tiny tentacles and placed them in its older brother's palm: "Big brother, doesn't squeezing my little tentacles relieve stress?!"
His little tentacles weren't hairy, but they were smooth!
Yu An: "..."
Yu An gave his little tentacle a squeeze as a courtesy.
The children would occasionally say a few words, and Yu An's mood wasn't too heavy.
late at night.
The children went to sleep, but Yu An didn't. He deliberately didn't let himself fall asleep.
The peacefulness during the day made Yu An even more convinced that this town might only reveal its true nature at night.
He had traveled all over the country with Xie Chiyuan and had seen a lot.
Therefore, his intuition was very accurate this time.
In the latter half of the night, Yu An heard many footsteps.
People who stroll around in casual clothes during the day are still on the streets at night.
They walk like normal humans, but the expressions on their faces are terrifying no matter how you look at them.
"Have you counted them all? How many are there? Are there enough for us to share?"
"That's enough, I see a big guy."
"Sigh, I haven't eaten in a long time, I'm starving."
The people were talking to each other, but it felt stiff. Their facial expressions were rigid, and their words weren't as natural as they had been during the day.
Yu An didn't rush to listen any further. He walked up to the babies, as if to wake them up.
This way, if these people have any ill intentions, everyone will be able to take precautions.
But the babies, who showed no signs of distress before falling asleep, could not be woken up no matter what they tried.
Cold sweat instantly dripped down Yu An's forehead. He tightened his grip, trying to wake the five cubs: "Tiger cub! Tiger cub, wake up!"
"Little brat, little brat, get up and eat grilled fish!"
"Chirp chirp, wake up!"
"Seventh cub!"
"Tan Zhan!"
Yu An called out to everyone, but without exception, no one woke up.
They were all "asleep".
Yu An even heard Ba Zai turning over and talking in its sleep: "You stinky little thing, I don't want to play with you anymore! Begging me won't help!"
"If you hit the tiger cub, I'll forgive you."
The little creature was having a sweet dream, and its tiny tentacles twitched happily.
The other babies were breathing steadily and, although they weren't talking in their sleep, they appeared to be in a deep sleep.
Yu An couldn't wake them up, so he could only keep himself awake and calm.
He sealed all the windows and doors shut; with so many babies, there was no way he could take them out.
Therefore, all he can do now is try to ensure that the place they are in is safe.
The footsteps grew closer.
The first person I encountered during the day was an older man in a floral shirt, who was holding a palm-leaf fan in his hand. The edges of the fan were worn away.
"Young people love to sleep; the more they sleep, the healthier they become."
"Now that we're in good health, our flavors are really strong. We can finally enjoy life to the fullest."
The voices that were just heard on the street now seem to be getting closer.
Yu An had already turned off all the lights in the room.
In the darkness, he had no one to rely on.
Not only did he have no one to rely on, but he also had to protect his babies.
"If you ask me, these little monsters are just arrogant."
“We have put up signs saying this place is closed, but they still won’t listen and insist on coming over to check.”
"Who says otherwise? The little monsters don't know that once they come here, they won't be little monsters anymore, they'll be little lambs."
The content of these people's conversation made Yu An understand completely—
It's not just that the signal is blocked here.
Here, the mutants will lose all their abilities and become what they call little lambs!
Yu An's palms were sweating.
His Adam's apple bobbed, swallowing all his unease, and he pressed himself firmly against the door.
They lived on the second floor, and the sound of their footsteps on the stairs could be clearly heard.
"There's one more thing, be careful not to get Qin Sang's floor dirty."
"If Qin Sang comes back tomorrow and sees this mess, she'll be unhappy."
"Okay, got it."
They mentioned Qin Sang, and one of the people who had been silent suddenly spoke up: "There's a boy among them, the best-looking one. He's Qin Sang's relative."
After he said that, everyone else paused for a moment.
Immediately afterward, someone retorted, "Don't listen to their nonsense. Qin Sang's daughter is dead; she's gone mad. How could she possibly have any children?"
"Did she go out this time because Si Si misbehaved again?"
"Sisi can't run far, and Qin Sang will definitely be back by tomorrow morning."
These people talk very randomly, just going about whatever comes to mind.
Only the one who was talking about Qin Sang's relatives is still persisting.
"Qin Sang's daughter is dead, but her son-in-law is still alive. She also has a grandson."
"This one who came is my grandson."
There was another brief pause.
Those people finally lost their patience: "Why all this nonsense! Qin Sang isn't here, and even if her grandson came, she wouldn't know."
The group of people clearly showed their fear of Qin Sang, but they also pretended to be defiant.
One of them was quite imposing. He sneered a few times, just like a villain making his entrance in a TV series: "We are Qin Sang's tenants. She said that staying here is for a vacation."
"She won't kill us."
The crazy homeowner wouldn't have survived this long if it weren't for his son-in-law watching over him.
These people finally fell silent as they climbed the last few steps.
Then.
Yu An heard the door being pushed open.
The door was pushed open loudly, as if the person inside wasn't worried at all about waking up.
Yu An used a cabinet and a bed to block the door. Both of these were heavy objects, so they could hold it in place for a while.
The people outside pushed a few times and noticed the obstruction.
"The little monsters are quite wary."
"Hurry up."
The A-sequence aberration that strikes fear into the hearts of outsiders is just an ordinary little monster in the mouths of this group.
They showed no anger whatsoever at the little monster blocking the door.
"Bang--"
It was the sound of an axe smashing against the door.
Clearly, after failing to push it open, they abandoned their previous idea: not to damage Qin Sang's furniture.
"Bang--"
The axe kept striking, and Yu An heard someone casually saying from the side, "Little monsters just love to rebel."
"When we built them, we should have thought about how to make them more docile."
The last sentence made Yu An's eyes widen.
Are these people the creators of the aberrations?!
wrong.
How could all the people who created the aberrations be hiding here!
Yu An couldn't afford to be shocked; he needed to find a way to save himself before these people came in!
These people said that the mutants would become useless here.
But if they really become useless, then they are all finished.