"Mom! You're back!"
Long Linger ran out of the yard in a cute manner, followed by three boys with serious expressions.
Seeing that the cubs were waiting for her at home, Hu Jiaojiao felt a tenderness in her heart. She squatted down, caught Long Linger who was rushing towards her, and held her in her arms.
"Is Ling'er behaving well at home?"
"Ling'er is very well behaved! My brothers and Xiaowu are also very well behaved. We are all very worried about our mother..."
Long Linger immediately responded sweetly and rubbed Hu Jiaojiao's hand with her head, like a cute little animal asking for a caress.
Early this morning, the clan leader came to their house and told them that their mother had been released, but she couldn't come back for the time being due to something, so they were asked to wait at home and not to run around.
The tribe leader didn't want the cubs to worry, so he didn't tell them that Hu Jiaojiao had gone out. In case Hu Jiaojiao didn't come back, he could move all the females and cubs in the tribe away as soon as possible.
Who would have thought that the five cubs listened to the clan leader and stayed at home the whole day without stepping out of the yard.
"Who's worried about her!" Long Zhong snorted arrogantly. Seeing Hu Jiaojiao coming back safe and sound, he rolled his eyes and turned his head to look away.
"Why is there a smell of blood?" Although Long Xiu couldn't see, his sense of smell was very sensitive. He keenly noticed that the two people were emitting a strong smell of blood.
Long Yu also frowned and looked at the two of them.
This look... doesn't look like it was just released, but rather like it had been through a fierce battle.
Only then did Long Linger realize that her father was covered in blood. She raised her little head from Hu Jiaojiao's arms, leaned over to look at Long Mo behind her, and asked perfunctorily.
"Daddy, what's wrong with you?"
Long Mo: "..."
Why do I have the feeling that he is redundant? Is it an illusion
Hu Jiaojiao then remembered that Long Mo was still injured, so she stood up and pushed Long Linger into the yard, explaining:
"Your father went to exterminate the stray orcs today. He killed all the hateful stray orcs. Isn't that awesome?"
The five kids all looked at him with suspicion.
Is their father that powerful
"Are you sure you are not kidding us?" Long Zhong frowned and couldn't help asking.
As soon as these words were spoken, Long Mo's face suddenly darkened and he glanced at Long Zhong gloomily.
You little bastard, have your bones become hard because you haven't been beaten for a long time
Long Zhong only felt a chill on his back, and quickly hid behind Long Yu and silently closed his mouth.
Hu Jiaojiao couldn't help laughing.
"I'm going to the river to wash." Long Mo said suddenly with a gloomy face.
It's really not easy to stay at home with all this blood on my body.
"Hey!" Hu Jiaojiao wanted to call out to Long Mo, but before she could open her mouth, he had already left in big strides.
Helplessly, she had to take care of the cubs and cook dinner for them.
After yesterday's dinner, the five cubs didn't eat much all day. Even Long Yao, who was always greedy, had no appetite. For dinner, Hu Jiaojiao made a simple barbecue, a big pot of animal blood and bone soup, and roasted two big sweet potatoes for each of them.
When the five cubs smelled the fragrance, their stomachs growled involuntarily.
The sound was so loud that it sounded like singing.
Seeing Hu Jiaojiao chuckle, they all blushed, covered their stomachs and ran away.
"You rotten belly, you're so useless!" Long Zhong was so angry that he slapped his belly.
Long Linger sniffed and looked happy, "It was better when mom was around. There were delicious foods."
And it feels like home.
Hu Jiaojiao prepared dinner and put it on the table, and Long Mo also came back after washing himself.
Long Mo was still wearing the animal skin he had just washed. After being wrung out, the skin was wrinkled and wet, but it did not affect his appearance at all.
His handsome face was still moist, with wet hair drooping down, covering his golden eyes, giving the impression of a handsome man emerging from the bath.
Compared to his usual cold and sinister appearance, he now looked much softer, like a big dog that had fallen into the water, revealing a bit of gentleness, which was very pleasing to the eye.
Hu Jiaojiao couldn't help but take a few more glances.
I sighed in my heart, with such amazing looks and cold and noble temperament, if he were in modern times, I don't know how many young girls he would have charmed, and he would be far better than those popular young handsome guys.
"Your eyes are about to pop out of your head." Long Zhong folded his arms across his chest, stood behind Hu Jiaojiao, and spoke suddenly.
When Hu Jiaojiao collected her thoughts, she saw the small Long Zhong standing next to her. He looked like a little old man and was looking at her with disdain.
"Little guy, what nonsense are you talking about." Hu Jiaojiao curled her lips and walked over quickly to put the dishes in place to hide her guilty conscience.
Long Zhong snorted coldly and sat down at the table with the other kids.
"Third brother, what were you talking about just now?" Long Linger swung her short legs and leaned over to ask curiously.
"I said she... Ugh!"
In order to stop Long Zhong from talking nonsense, Hu Jiaojiao stuffed a large piece of barbecue into his hand and interrupted him with a smile:
"He said he was hungry. Eat quickly and go to bed early after eating. It's getting late."
"Oh." Long Linger responded honestly.
The cubs were all starving, especially Long Yao. He wolfed down his dinner and went back to his room and fell asleep soon after being frightened all day.
After Hu Jiaojiao took care of the five cubs until they fell asleep, she realized that Long Mo had not come in.
When I walked into the yard, I saw Long Mo standing by the fence.
It's strange. Why is he standing in the yard in the middle of the night without taking a rest? Isn't he sleepy after a tiring day
Thinking that Long Mo was still wearing wet animal skin, Hu Jiaojiao had an idea and hurried into the house and took out the animal skin that she had cut up to make a bathrobe for the baby.
“That…” Hu Jiaojiao walked to Long Mo’s side.
When Long Mo heard the voice, he turned around and saw Hu Jiaojiao standing aside with her head down, holding a small piece of animal skin in her hand. Her voice continued to be heard in his ears.
"The animal skins on your body are all wet and uncomfortable to wear. There are no extra animal skins at home. Take off yours first and use this one to make do with it for the night..."
There was no response for a long time.
Hu Jiaojiao's hands felt a little sore as they held the animal skin, as animal skin was much thicker than clothes.
Are you unwilling
Hu Jiaojiao was about to withdraw her hand when she suddenly felt her hand lighten and the animal skin was already in Long Mo's hand.
"Got it." Long Mo's deep eyes were calm, he didn't even look at her, and responded indifferently.
"Then, then you should change and go to bed early." Hu Jiaojiao's face lit up, and then she turned and walked towards her cabin.
After noticing that Hu Jiaojiao had left, Long Mo moved his gaze to the animal skin in his hand. It was soft and gentle, and indeed looked like the animal skin she liked.
Her words echoed in his mind.
No more animal skins at home
"Oh, right!" Hu Jiaojiao suddenly remembered something and turned back, "Are your injuries serious? I have medicine that can speed up the healing process."
Long Mo's expression froze, and he quickly looked away, moving like a sneaky thief.
"Need not."