As time ticked by, the spiritual energy fluctuations around the mother beast grew increasingly active.
Fortunately, Li Chonglou had already cleared out the surrounding alien beasts, otherwise, it was hard to say if any strong enemies would be attracted.
"Squeak!"
About to give birth?
Li Chonglou nodded silently, witnessing the birth of an alien beast for the first time.
It was impossible not to be curious.
He even felt a sense of anticipation.
After another ten minutes, a sudden burst of spiritual energy caused Li Chonglou to instinctively take a step back.
"This is."
He didn't know if all alien beasts behaved like this during childbirth, but what he saw before him felt like more than just childbirth.
It felt like a treasure was about to be born!
This feeling was almost identical to when he waited for treasures to mature in the underground world!
"You guys were like this before too?"
Li Chonglou looked at Zizhi Number One with confusion.
"Squeak."
No?
Visibly, Zizhi Number One's face showed unprecedented tension.
This made Li Chonglou suspect that it was the influence of those hearts.
For the Zizhi beasts, this might be the only time in their lives they would receive such treatment. In the past, let alone the hearts of seventh-tier alien beasts, even those of fifth-tier were something none of them dared to imagine!
Just then, an anomaly occurred.
A black mist suddenly erupted from the Zizhi beast's body. Though sudden, the mist did not spread rapidly.
The moment the black mist emerged, Number One and its offspring's fur stood on end.
Under Li Chonglou's astonished gaze, they turned and fled without looking back.
What the hell?
Before Li Chonglou could react, the black mist's speed suddenly surged, enveloping him completely in the next second!
The black mist spread rapidly, soon covering an area within a hundred meters of the cave entrance.
By then, the two Zizhi beasts had retreated several hundred meters. Only then did Zizhi Number One suddenly snap back to its senses.
"Squeak!"
Oh no! Master is still inside!
Number Three also anxiously clawed at the ground.
"Squeak?"
What should we do now? Did Master get us killed?
"I don't know about this."
A hint of confusion flickered in Zizhi Number One's eyes. This black mist was something he had never encountered before. When he gave birth to Zizhi Number Three, there was no such situation!
However, this black mist evoked a fear from the depths of his soul, and not just for him, but for Zizhi Number Three beside him as well!
It was precisely because of this that the two beasts had failed to react, retreating purely on instinct.
Regret, remorse.
The black mist did not linger for long, dissipating slowly after only about ten seconds.
Before long, a figure emerged from within.
"Squeak!"
As the two beasts exclaimed in excitement, their expressions suddenly froze.
Li Chonglou walked out with a stern face, and on his shoulder, a black figure was perched.
"That's my cub?"
Zizhi Number One reacted and hurried over.
Bang!
An iron fist landed firmly on its head, and Zizhi Number One immediately showed a wronged expression.
"Squeak."
Master, I was wrong.
Hearing the word "Master," Li Chonglou's expression softened slightly.
However, he still said coldly, "If there's a next time, it won't be just a warning."
"Squeak!"
Number One nodded repeatedly, then its gaze fell upon the little one on his shoulder.
The fur of Zizhi beasts was generally light yellow. Theirs were somewhat special, but seeing the little one with black fur, Number One showed no surprise.
It seemed that for their species, fur color was not important.
At this moment, the little one was about the size of an adult stray dog. It perched on Li Chonglou's shoulder, affectionately rubbing its head against Li Chonglou's neck.
"Squeak?"
Cub?
The little one lazily raised its head and glanced at Zizhi, its eyes somewhat indifferent.
The next second.
It returned to affectionately rubbing Li Chonglou.
Zizhi Number One was stunned.
Li Chonglou said somewhat strangely, "Why the expression? Shouldn't you be happy to see your cub?"
Unaware of the anomaly, he even lifted the little one and handed it to Zizhi Number One.
To his surprise, the little one struggled in his hands, trying to climb onto him.
Huh?
What's going on?
Finally noticing something was amiss, Li Chonglou was also bewildered.
"Hey, your dad is over there, where are you going?"
"Squeak!"
The little one let out a childish cry, but its words left everyone present, human and beast alike, petrified.
It's asking me to call it Daddy?
...
About half an hour later.
Li Chonglou sat dejectedly by the cave entrance, wishing he had a cigarette.
A little cub kept trying to climb onto him. Li Chonglou ignored it, accurately pinching its "neck of destiny" and throwing it aside.
The little one rolled a few times and then ran back.
This repeated.
The practiced technique was heartbreaking to watch.
"I've told you many times, your mother and I only met less than half a day ago, you can't possibly be my cub!"
"Bah! Even if we had known each other for a long time, you still wouldn't be my cub!"
What in the world is going on!
I just wanted to recruit three underlings, and now I've got a weakened version of Little White?
On the other side.
The three Zizhi beasts sat in a row, looking at the scene before them with complex expressions.
Zizhi Number One even wore a look of wronged grievance.
The little one, after rolling countless times, finally grew tired and fell asleep next to Li Chonglou.
Li Chonglou, instinctively reaching out to grab it, missed. He turned his head to see.
Finally quiet?
Excitedly, he got up and vanished from his spot.
Only a sentence was left in the air for the three Zizhi beasts.
"Manage your own cub properly! Don't disturb me again unless something important happens. I'll be back when I have time!"
Zizhi Number One immediately breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, it wanted him to leave even more than he did!
Concurrently.
Outside the Living Grassland, Tian Yi stood at the stone gate with Uncle Fei and a few others.
"Strange, why haven't we found Lord Li's remains? Could they be inside?"
Tian Yi said solemnly, "We've searched everywhere else, only this place is left. It shouldn't be wrong."
Afterward, Tian Yi added, "If you find Lord Li's remains, don't do anything rash. Let me handle it."
His words always carried a hint of misinterpretation.
However, the others were used to it. In their eyes, Tian Yi was a loyal follower of Lord Li.
Not many people in this world could do this. They could only admire him.
"Alright, let's go in."
Tian Yi sighed, and sadness once again filled his face.
Walking at the forefront, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Lord Li, it's such a pity that you died."