When returning, Ye Xing brought Snake Rain with him.

Hu Mian silently dug a small hole and helped She Yu bury the baby. Then he kept his head down and followed Ye Xing quietly. He was completely different from when he first came.

Ye Xing saw that Hu Mian was sad, and felt a little irritable in his heart.

In her heart, she always thought that Hu Mian was still a child and didn't want him to be forced to grow up in pain and hatred, but in the face of facts, she was powerless.

The return journey was dull. Without Hu Mian's jokes and joking, the process seemed extremely long and boring.

They had not returned for many days and the snow on the ground had become much thicker. When they were near the tribe, Ye Xing saw from a distance that Yingyu was circling in the sky amidst the snow, looking like he was searching for something. He turned around and flew back after seeing them.

"Your Highness, you are back!" Yingyu greeted happily after landing.

When Sheyu saw the Eagle Clan, she instinctively felt disgusted and tensed her body involuntarily. Humian, who was sitting next to her in a daze, straightened up as if unintentionally and blocked the way for her.

Ye Xing caught a glimpse of his little movements and her heart softened.

She pretended not to notice and asked Yingyu why he risked flying out.

Yingyu talked about business with a worried look on his face: "After you left, I found two more groups of people from other tribes. They all wanted to come to us. They said there are still many such people, and they are desperately rushing in our direction. Many people have died on the way, so I often fly up to patrol these days."

"…Escape?"

Ye Xing pondered secretly, and then asked him: "How did you deal with those people?"

Yingyu was a little embarrassed. After all, these things were decided by them on their own, and he didn't know whether Ye Xing would mind.

"Most of those people are female. We temporarily placed them in the stable and want to make a decision after His Highness returns."

"Where is Hu Qing?" Ye Xing looked indifferent.

"Hu Qing is still in charge of daily defense and training. When I came, he was at the training ground in the east!"

"Okay, you continue patrolling. If you meet anyone fleeing here again, bring them back directly. Be careful." Ye Xing gave simple instructions.

Yingyu responded casually, keenly sensing that Ye Xing and the others seemed to be in a bad mood, especially Hu Mian, who did not secretly run over to pluck his feathers when he saw him just now.

He flew back into the sky with doubts and soon disappeared into the horizon.

Ye Xing led them to continue walking. Just as they saw a corner of the house, they were discovered by Bao Sanwa, and then a large group of people immediately surrounded them, cheering.

She ordered Bao Mi to watch the people unloading the supplies, and asked Bao Sanwa to arrange a place for She Yu to live, and then called Lu San to find out what had happened in the past few days.

Lu San focused on the new people who had appeared, several of whom were females from the Tiger Tribe.

"Many of them are from scattered tribes. Only the three females are from the Tiger Tribe. Sanwa is not very familiar with them, but Huqing knows them all. It is said that they were together with one of them."

"Have you been together?" Ye Xing asked.

Lu San nodded: "Yes, Hu Qing said that they had spent two hunting seasons together, it seems that they still have some feelings for each other."

"Is Hu Qing special to her?"

"Not yet. I shared my bowl of hot water with her on the first day." Lu San curled his lips, looking a little regretful.

Ye Xing did not comment after hearing this. He turned around and looked at Hu Mian behind him and said to Lu San, "Hu Mian is hungry. Go make him a bowl of hot soup first. Has he finished eating the bear paw last time? If not, roast one for him. Don't forget to add honey."

Only then did Lu San notice Hu Mian and was a little surprised at his performance. His Highness took out so many private treasures at once, but this kid didn't even jump high. It seemed... this trip wasn't going well.

After Lu San left, the room suddenly became quiet again. Ye Xing walked over, pulled Hu Mian to sit down, and said, "After you're full, take a nap. When you wake up, I'll take you out for a run and find you an old bear to fight. How about that?"

As expected, Hu Mian shook his head to refuse, then he lowered his head, held Ye Xing's hand and said, "I don't want to go. The weather is cold and your hands will be cold."

Ye Xing stopped moving, then smiled and said, "It's okay, I have internal strength to protect my body. It feels a little cold, but I'm not cold at all."

After hearing this, Hu Mian still refused and just sat obediently holding Ye Xing's hands.

If Hu Mian was a girl in the original world, Ye Xing would have lost her patience and kicked her to wake her up. Indulging herself in pain was, in her opinion, the behavior of a coward.

But here, facing Hu Mian, she would always preconceivedly regard him as a little boy who needed care. It was okay to give him a little lesson, but she would never be willing to use heavy hands on him.

She was willing from the bottom of her heart to be patient enough to wait for him to grow up.

"Then let's go horse racing?" she asked again.

Hu Mian still shook his head, paused for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Is this the story you were talking about that needs revenge?"

"What?" Ye Xing was stunned by the question.

"The revenge for the love of our parents must be avenged!" said Hu Mian.

This was a story that Ye Xing had once told him when he had nothing to do - a man should be brave, and one must avenge the love of his parents and the revenge of his teachers and benefactors.

At that time, I just wanted to kill time and told it as a story for fun, but I didn't expect that it would be his turn so soon.

"Do you hate it in your heart?" Ye Xing asked back.

After a while, Hu Mian answered, "I will kill Hu Changlei no matter whether I hate him or not! He is a bad guy."

As he spoke, he relaxed his body and leaned against Ye Xing, slowly saying, "I used to think I was the one without a father or mother. Now that I know, I still don't have one. I just... I can't imagine what they look like, and I can't imagine what it's like to live with them. She Yu said they love me very much, but I will never be able to feel it."

Ye Xing didn't expect Hu Mian to think this way. In his heart, grief far outweighed hatred.

She was surprised and relieved at the same time. She was originally prepared to persuade him to be patient.

"In fact, losing something without getting it is much better than getting it and losing it again. I... am very glad that you don't have to experience the pain of separation from life and death." Ye Xing said with a sigh.

She wanted to say that she could avenge him, but she took the words back. She thought for a moment and said directly: "...I don't want you to live because of hatred. Hatred can make you stronger, but it can never be the goal of your life. The hatred between your parents is irreconcilable. If it were me, I would definitely not let it go easily. But you can clearly know what your heart wants and not be blinded by hatred. Hu Mian, you are really a great child!"

"Your parents' spirits in heaven will surely be proud of you!"

After Ye Xing finished speaking, she felt the wet heat on her shoulders. She resisted the urge to hug him. For the first time, she wanted to try to let him feel the comfort between adults.

There was only a slight sobbing sound in the silence. At this moment, there was a sudden noise. It sounded like... someone was arguing.

Ye Xing frowned!

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