Chapter 135: You Might As Well Kill Me With Your Filial Piety

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: You Might As Well Kill Me With Your Filial Piety

Gu Weilan looked at the six Qilin cubs and the single Mole Clan cub, finding them all utterly adorable.

Gu Zhan Yuan and Gu Zhanqian, the two Mo Qilin cubs, curiously put their heads together, staring at the little Golden Qilin cub of the Qilin Clan with great intrigue. They even gently tapped the Golden Qilin cub’s leg with their paws. Then, the two sneakily glanced at Gu Weilan. Seeing that she didn’t stop their behavior, they grew bolder and patted the Golden Qilin’s belly. Leaning in to take a sniff, they seemed to realize that this little fellow shared a very close bloodline scent with them. Their curiosity piqued even further, they couldn’t help but gently pat the little Golden Qilin’s paws, wondering why she wouldn’t play with them.

Meanwhile, Gu Zhanchang, covered in blue scales, frowned slightly. He was very interested in the little female cub of the Mole Clan. He leaned in to sniff her, hopped back two steps, leaned in to sniff again, and hopped back once more—repeating this over and over. It was a mystery what he was trying to do.

Zhanshao, the sapphire-green female cub, was deeply fascinated by the chubby, round female Fire Qilin cub. She walked around the female Fire Qilin cub in circle after circle, leaned in for a sniff, and then resumed her pacing.

Gu Weilan curiously asked Pomegranate Seed, "My cubs have all taken the Beauty Potion, Intelligence-enhancing Potion, Body Building Potion, and Poison Immunity Potion. Oh, and the Talent Potion too. Why can’t they speak yet?"

Pomegranate Seed gasped, metaphorically pressing its philtrum to keep from fainting. "Are you kidding me, Host? They are only a little over two months old! No matter how precocious Beastmen are, it still takes them six to eight months before they can call for their Mother and say a few simple words!"

Gu Weilan sighed and smacked her lips. "Fine. I just wanted to take a group of talking cubs out for a stroll. I imagined that would look incredibly cool!"

"You’re already incredibly cool," Pomegranate Seed replied. "More and more Beastmen are using the Cultivation Liquid produced by the academy’s factory, and their cubs are free from Genetic Collapse Syndrome. Your name has already begun to circulate among many of the Beast Clan’s people in power."

Gu Weilan narrowed her eyes. "Could this be a good thing? They wouldn’t be trying to harm me, would they?"

"Would trying to send the most outstanding unmarried males in their families to form a bond with you be considered trying to harm you?"

Gu Weilan was curious. "Males with exceptionally good talent?"

Pomegranate Seed shook its head. "Their bloodline talent and potential are quite decent. However, the chances of their Beast Clans producing an atavistic bloodline are simply too small. Actually, if you don’t detest the Sea Clan bloodline, Xie Jing has a very high probability of siring an atavistic Kunpeng Clan cub."

Gu Weilan’s eyes widened. Just as she was about to say something, she heard the voices of her beast husbands coming over to check on the cubs.

Shi Lingfeng saw the little cubs playing on the soft cushions on the floor. Pointing to the little female Mole Clan cub, he said, "This little female cub is of the same clan as you, Female Master, right? Finally, one of us beast husbands has sired a cub with the Female Master’s bloodline!"

Gu Weilan glanced at Shi Lingfeng but said nothing.

Lorenzo’s eyes widened slightly. What had he just noticed? Had he actually seen a flicker of displeasure in the Female Master’s eyes? Shi Lingfeng also realized this belatedly. However, they immediately thought of the Gu family, concocting a tragic backstory in their minds. Perhaps the Gu family’s past actions had broken the Female Master’s heart so deeply that she ended up disliking cubs of her own bloodline by association? They didn’t consider the possibility that Gu Weilan simply disliked the Mole Clan at all.

Shen Mianzhou felt his heart melting at the sight of the little cubs. He began to look forward to the arrival of his own cub in six months. What would that be like? It would definitely be just as adorable!

Samuel gently stroked his belly, pressing his lips together. His situation was somewhat unique. Watching these cubs play together, he couldn’t help but think that they would grow much closer to one another as they grew up. If his own cub were sent back to the Siren Sea Area to be raised, it would likely lose the chance to form such deep bonds with its blood-related siblings. Yet, the Siren Sea Area offered unique trials for the Sea Clan, which were crucial for a cub’s development. Samuel pursed his lips; he would have to discuss this matter further with his father.

Xie Jing and the nanny robot approached, holding milk bottles. Gu Weilan took one, and just as she fed it into the little fiery-red Qilin’s mouth, the little Qilin transformed into its Beastman infant form. Gu Weilan’s eyes lit up. The little one was fair and chubby; she didn’t look like a newborn cub at all!

Shi Lingfeng’s eyes were full of envy. "Have you decided on a name for this little female? She looks exactly like you, Female Master!"

Gu Weilan looked closely again and again, her face full of bewilderment. "How can you tell who a little cub resembles? Why can’t I see it at all?"

Shi Lingfeng looked at Gu Weilan and noticed there was no rejection of Xie Jing in her eyes, only genuine confusion. He couldn’t help but adjust his glasses, pointing to the cub’s brow and eyes. "This little female cub’s willow-leaf eyebrows and almond eyes are the spitting image of you, Female Master. Only her nose and lips take after Xie Jing. This just shows what an absolute beauty she will grow up to be! She inherited the best features of you both!"

Shen Mianzhou pointed at the female Mole Clan cub in Xie Jing’s arms and said softly, "The little female in Xie Jing’s arms is actually the exact opposite of the one in yours, Female Master. Her phoenix eyes take after Xie Jing, but her nose and mouth shape are identical to yours!"

Gu Weilan craned her neck, leaning in to take another close look. All she could tell was that the two chubby little babies looked different.

Taking the opportunity, Gu Weilan whispered to Xie Jing, "I was thinking we should wait until your brother gets back to name them. After all, both Qilin cubs possess atavistic bloodlines. We can decide on Little Ten’s name first. How about Gu Jingchan?"

Xie Jing’s narrow phoenix eyes suddenly lit up. He asked tentatively, "Is it the ’chan’ character in Chang Juan, as in sharing the moon’s beauty from a thousand miles away?"

Shi Lingfeng and Lorenzo’s expressions darkened slightly, but then a thought crossed their minds: if the Female Master and Xie Jing were to form a bond, wouldn’t she stop going to the Beast God Matching Center? At this thought, they suppressed the jealousy brewing in their hearts.

A faint smile graced Gu Weilan’s lips as she nodded. "Yes, that’s the one."

Xie Jing carefully probed further in a soft voice, "Actually, all my cubs can take your surname, Female Master. I’m not really that close with the Qilin Beast Clan... What I mean is... if my cubs have to be surnamed Zhan, it would be much better if they took your surname!"

Samuel’s pupils quaked. What an incredibly filial son!

Shi Lingfeng immediately forced the corners of his mouth down. He had to run through every single unhappy memory from the past ten years just to keep himself from bursting into laughter.

Lorenzo closed his eyes. The Female Master was clearly trying to help Xie Jing mend his relationship with the Qilin Clan, yet not only did Xie Jing miss the hint, he nearly severed his familial ties with a single stroke! Was he actually about to say, "I’m not that familiar with the Qilin Beast Clan"? Heavenly Milk, his father must be wheezing with rage in the Beast God’s embrace right now, right?

Only Shen Mianzhou voiced his agreement with Xie Jing. "Yes, Female Master. Since Beast Husband Xie Jing is willing, why not let all three cubs take your surname!"

Shi Lingfeng and Lorenzo turned their heads slightly and exchanged a look: *Let’s not play with the idiot anymore, okay? This is too terrifying!*

Samuel couldn’t help but take a step back as well. In his mind, there were no convoluted political machinations like the ones Lorenzo and Shi Lingfeng had thought of, but Samuel placed great importance on the Beast Clan. The Female Master had given Xie Jing the perfect opportunity to let the cubs take his paternal clan’s surname, and he was rejecting such a good thing? This was a grave act of unfilial piety! It was unfilial! Utterly unfilial! He was completely speechless!