The cubs, however, didnât slow down. Third, running at the forefront, collided into Bai Qingqing when he dashed over.
Following that, the other two cubs knocked into her as well.
Bai Qingqing fell sitting on the floor on her butt. Thank god the ground was dry because it didnât rain today.
She smacked their heads in annoyance and admonished them. âI told you three to slow down. Disobedient!â
With the soundly asleep Anâan in his arms, Parker easily shoved the little leopards away with his leg and said, âIâll carry Anâan to bed. You can stay outside and play for a while longer. Come back and eat later.â
âGot it,â Bai Qingqing said with a smile.
Parker left with Anâan. Curtis quietly stood next to Bai Qingqing and said nothing, looking a little silly.
Bai Qingqing rubbed the leopardâs fur vigorously and said to Curtis, âYou should go back too.â
Curtis merely glanced at the village with beastmen coming and going, and Bai Qingqing understood what he meant right away. She said embarrassedly, âAlright, letâs all go back together.â
Bai Qingqingâs concession, however, induced heartache in Curtis. Smoothing her hair, he said, âJust play in the village as you wish. Iâll go back first.â
Delighted, Bai Qingqing nodded vigorously. âMm. I wonât talk to other males!â
Curtis swept a final, threatening gaze at the males secretly peeking at Bai Qingqing from outside, before leaving with a tense face.
Once he left, males came over to chat her up immediately.
Bai Qingqing lowered her head and ran off with her cubs without talking to them.
She ran to an empty plot of land blooming with morning glories and finally didnât see any males.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The cubs had a merry time sprinting and rolling around the sea of morning glories.
Seeing her kids having so much fun, plus considering morning glories were quite aesthetically pleasing, Bai Qingqing thought of growing them in her own courtyard.
She found a sharp rock, then chose a morning glory with simpler vines and started digging.
âDo you need my help?â
Parkerâs voice rang from above. Bai Qingqing looked up at him. âYou finished cooking so quickly?â
âParkerâ paused for a moment. After rolling his eyes around in thought, he then replied, âNo. Itâs still early, so Iâm thinking of leaving the cooking till later.â
Bai Qingqing, engrossed in digging, wasnât paying any attention to Parker initially. But the Parker before her eyes felt way too strange.
Bai Qingqing, about to lower her head, looked up instead. Staring at âParkerâ, she noticed that this pair of eyes was of a dimmer color, not as good-looking as Parkerâs.
Following that, she immediately noticed that his hairstyle was very normal. Although a layer of hair had grown over Parkerâs shaved hair, his bowl cut was still there. However, the âParkerâ before her had the hairstyle of an ordinary leopard.
Speculation arose in Bai Qingqingâs heart. She widened her eyes and covered her mouth with soil-stained hands.
Th-Th-This... is Parkerâs brother, isnât it!
Though, there were also three animal stripes on his face. Wasnât it said that Parker was the strongest in his litter?
Back then only Parker was a two-striped beastman, and the rest were all one-striped beastmen. How come when Parker became a three-striped beastman, his brother became a three-striped beastman as well?
âParkerâsâ gaze started flickering. Was he busted so quickly?
âI... Iâll be right back. Wait for me!â âParkerâ said in a panic, then turned around and ran off.
Bai Qingqing let out a suspicious âEhâ. She got to her feet and chased two steps after him. âParkerâ hid behind a large tree, then jumped out immediately.
âI saw a pretty flower just now and wanted to give it to you.â
âParkerâ walked over with a morning glory, a toady smile on his face.
It was a smile that reeked of sneakiness. Parker, who had an extraordinarily high opinion of himself, had never acted in such a lowly manner before. This strong contrast stunned Bai Qingqing quite badly.