Chapter 199

After school started, in the third Beast God month, the Female Guard Team had already resumed training; however, among those participating this time, there were several fewer old faces and at the same time many new faces.

Because Zhang Fan, Fei Er, Nuoya, and Ge Rui Si had all gone to the school to become teachers, they no longer returned to train; however, their positions did not change.

As for the newly added faces, many were those who had not been selected the previous year, some were those who had not yet reached the age requirement, and of course the most numerous were those females who refused to grow old.

At this recruitment assembly, Zhang Fan and the others, being busy with school affairs, were unable to attend in person; they merely arranged for Ba Ke Er to go and hold down the fort.

Spring comes, autumn goes; autumn comes, spring goes. In the blink of an eye, a Beast God year has already passed.

Counting it up, Zhang Fan has already been living on Shouren Xingqiu for about a year or two.

In these short two years, he not only reaped the love he had long dreamed of, but also gained a whole bunch of adorable children.

That's right! About a year after Le Yuan's triplets were born, Zhang Fan actually became pregnant again! And this time he gave birth to a male-female dragon-phoenix twin!

Fortunately this time he had a natural birth, and did not suffer as he did when giving birth to Le Yuan and his three brothers, ultimately still having to choose the extremely risky cesarean section.

Even before the baby was born, Zhang Fan had already learned from the Beast God that he was carrying twins, but he never expected to give birth to such an unconventional dragon-phoenix twin!

This not only came as a complete surprise to Zhang Fan and his spouse, but also stirred the entire tribe's people.

"Good heavens! Fan Fan, you've given birth to a male-female dragon-phoenix twin! In our Beastmen's history, this has never happened before from ancient times! I'm really envious of you!"

Seeing Fei Er look at him with an envious yet slightly sour expression, Zhang Fan's originally somewhat bitter expression instantly changed; he burst into an exaggerated laugh, proudly saying to Fei Er:

"Hahaha... what's the use of envying me? If you're capable, go give birth to a dragon-phoenix twin yourself!"

Fei Er looked at Zhang Fan's extremely arrogant appearance, his teeth itching with anger. He didn't speak, merely let out a soft snort and began to change the subject.

Zhang Fan, seeing this, did not expose him, but instead went along with Fei Er's line and continued the conversation.

After all the visiting relatives and friends, as well as the females who came to share in the joy, had left, Zhang Fan's smile gradually faded, replaced by endless worry.

Yes! He worried, and his worry was not about anyone else, but his adopted son Le Le!

Even before this female baby was born, Le Le had already shown a timid demeanor. Zhang Fan really couldn't imagine whether, if Le Le saw the family gain another female baby like himself, he would become even more timid.

However, Zhang Fan at this time did not realize that he was merely creating worries for himself.

Because when the four children returned home from school and saw the two little ones lying on the bed, they were so happy they jumped for joy.

Among them, Le Le was the happiest. When Zhang Fan asked him, he said:

"Dad, now I have a little brother! I am no longer the only female child in the family! So you don't need to be overly careful with me. Many things, I actually understand! I thank you and Father! At the same time, I deeply love our family!"

After hearing Le Le's inner monologue, Zhang Fan realized that from beginning to end, being timid was never Le Le, but himself and Ba Ke Er. It was precisely because of their timidity that the current situation arose.

Fortunately, their family did not develop a rift because of this; instead, the relationship between each family member became even closer, more tightly bound.

As for the names of the two newly born children, they were to be chosen by Ba Ke Er. Originally, when Ba Ke Er heard Zhang Fan ask him to name the children, he could hardly believe it!

After all, no matter how you say it, his own cultural level cannot compare to Zhang Fan's, and moreover, the names of the previous four children were all chosen by Zhang Fan. By now he had long grown accustomed to letting his beloved make the decisions.

Seeing Ba Ke Er's disbelief, Zhang Fan also found it a bit funny, lightly patted the dust off Ba Ke Er's shoulder, and said with a gentle smile: "Exactly, since the first four children were named by me, it should be you who gives this one-of-a-kind dragon-phoenix twin its name."

Seeing Zhang Fan's sincere eyes, Ba Ke Er could not refuse any longer, so he gritted his teeth, steeled himself, stamped his foot, and agreed.

Thus, over the next few days, everyone in the tribe saw Ba Ke Er the teacher constantly zoning out unconsciously, and each time he would bite his lip, furrow his brows, wearing a look of deep thought.

Seeing Ba Ke Er like this, his cousin Fei Er found it strange; thus one day after school, he dragged his partner Mo De, also bringing his own little female, and secretly followed behind Ba Ke Er, wanting to find out what was going on.

However, he hadn't been following long before Le Yuan discovered him.

"Uncle, what are you doing? Why have you been sneaking behind my father? Is there some shameful secret?"

Seeing Le Yuan look at him seriously, Fei Er instantly felt somewhat stifled. He really hadn't expected his own nephew to be so capable, to notice these things so easily.

However, in order to get an answer to his question, Fei Er still chose to be frank.

"It's like this, Yuan Yuan, I've noticed! Your father has been acting strange lately—why does he keep zoning out? Tell me, why is that?"

Fei Er looked at Le Yuan with a puzzled expression, spread his hands, and threw out his question.

After hearing Fei Er's question, Le Yuan instantly understood, his face lighting up with sudden realization, a faint smile playing on his lips as he said: "Uncle, you only just noticed? You're really slow!"

Saying this, Le Yuan shook his fluffy ears, "Let me tell you! My father has recently been worrying about the task my dad assigned him!"

Upon hearing this, Fei Er instantly perked up, his eyes widening: "What task?"

"What task is it! I'm not going to tell you, Uncle! I'll keep you in suspense—if you really want to know, go ask my dad!" Having just said that, Le Yuan sprang to his legs and dashed off toward his home.

Later, when Fei Er learned the answer, Ba Ke Er had already given the dragon-phoenix twins their names, with the male being the elder and the female the younger.

Ba Ke Er pondered for about four or five days before finally naming the children. The male's name is Miu Xi, which in Beastmen language means 'brave one'; the female's name is Nu Sha, meaning 'beautiful and charming'.

When Zhang Fan heard Ba Ke Er report the results of those days, he didn't say much, merely smiling and nodding at him.

Seeing Zhang Fan nod at him, Ba Ke Er also began to feel happy, for he knew this meant Zhang Fan had approved the names he had chosen for the children.

Time flew, and several more years passed. At this point, Zhang Fan was already the father of a group of children on the verge of adulthood.

Looking at the children who were fast approaching adulthood, Zhang Fan smiled, a smile full of relief.

"Children, come over, Dad has something to say." As soon as Zhang Fan's words left his mouth, the six children quickly gathered around.

Seeing the children's swift movements, Zhang Fan smiled and nodded, saying: "Not bad! It seems you all have been training seriously in your daily lives."

Upon hearing the praise, the children felt happy inside, but their expressions remained calm and nonchalant.

"Thank you for the praise, Dad! We'll work even harder!"

"Great! Watching you all grow from tiny beans bit by bit, I feel very relieved!" Zhang Fan saw the children were all composed, and rather than wanting to voice his thoughts, he held back.

Just then, Ba Ke Er came over. Seeing that Zhang Fan had spoken for so long without bringing up that matter, he felt somewhat amused. His partner, who loved to tease people, had remained unchanged after all these years.

Stepping forward, Ba Ke Er embraced Zhang Fan from behind, gently kissing his forehead with great composure, then lifted his head and said to the children:

"Your dad called you over today actually to tell you: starting today, we two will go travel outside the tribe! This is a dream your dad had even before he partnered with your father."

"For your sake, your dad hasn't gone out to relax for many years! Now you've grown up, become sensible, and can handle your own affairs, so it's time for us to go out and see the world."

"After we leave, everything at home will be entrusted to you! Le Le, you're the eldest and the one who gives Dad and Father the most peace of mind. After we're gone, you must take good care of your younger brothers."

"Oh! Right! Little Source, Little Source, and Little Far, your three coming-of-age trials have been set, in three months. And Le Le, your dad has additionally prepared an important task for you: to go to school and act as principal in his place."

"As for Miu Xi and Nu Sha, you two just study hard! Alright, we've said what we needed to say—do what you ought to do! I and your dad will go pack up first."

Ba Ke Er had barely finished speaking when, before the children could react, he already took Zhang Fan's hand and returned to their room to pack up.

And the children abandoned by their own worthless father and dad each stood frozen in place, unable to snap out of it for a long time—let alone digest that long speech!

Only after they finally managed to come to their senses did they realize that the worthless father had already taken their dad and fled through the window! And now no one knows how far they've gone!

The kids, wearing bitter expressions, even if unwilling, could only helplessly accept the fact that their dad and father had abandoned them and secretly left with their brothers.