The party ended at about eight in the evening. It was just the right ti before the children got hit by sleepiness.
Shen Yuan, Bai Tingfeng, and Yanyan took charge of sending off their guests. The celestial fox spirit, who has sharp senses, could swear in his nine fluffy tails that the looks he was receiving were super suspicious, particularly the jumping glances between him and Bai Tingfeng.
So have playful glances, so are blatantly teasing, while so have a sour and pained look. What Shen Yuan noticed from the latter is that most of them have the sa features: thin, willow-like bodies and their height is more on the shorter side.
Shen Yuan may be a little different from them, given that he is a tall kind of oga with a decent, lithe physique, but he does not doubt that they are ogas like him.
It’s not a mystery why they have such expressions. Try as they might, their eyes lingering on the big, alpha man beside him. They must have seen their little skit on the dancefloor earlier.
How sweet and heartbreaking would it be seeing the one they fantasize about having fun and hugging his husband?
"Wow, it seems like a lot of ogas are mourning today," Shen Yuan sneakily comnted on the side after bidding goodbye to a guest. Of course, the perpetual smirk wasn’t forgotten at all.
The sole alpha who heard and the target of that side comnt creased his forehead, looking thoughtful.
"Did soone die?" Bai Tingfeng innocently asked.
"Yeah, soone got their heart ripped out. Lots of them," Shen Yuan sarcastically whispered. It’s not a child-friendly comnt, so Shen Yuan covered the ears of the innocent five-year-old.
But despite his efforts, Bai Tingfeng remained oblivious to what he ant.
"You’re hopeless, Bai Tingfeng." Shen Yuan just said and uncovered his son’s ears.
Yanyan looked at them with a sheepish smile. "Papa and Daddy lo—"
But Shen Yuan had already covered his mouth before the boy completed his teasing.
"This silly boy. Co on, the aunty from Ma Family is about to leave. Let’s say goodbye to them," Shen Yuan tried hard not to show the stupid smile on his face.
In his peripheral vision, he could see the vague figure looking at him, smiling.
"Go on. Keep looking at closely, and don’t bla if you fall harder."
The three then continued bidding goodbye to the family friends that joined them tonight. When it was ti for the family of Yanyan’s friends to go, Shen Yuan didn’t hesitate to invite the five little boys to their ho for a play date.
Yanyan is growing, and for the sake of his growth and healing from the previous traumatic experience, he needs friends who can distract him. Besides, his cute little son seed to be a highly social little boy.
Yanyan will surely enjoy his friends’ company.
To which all of the parents agreed.
"So, when’s going to be their play date?" Song Yongnian smiled. He is the Dad of the naughty Xiaolun. Just like the little boy bragged, his Dad looked like a fresh rookie actor—a pretty boy.
"Our house is open for this handso little man any day of the week. But since our Yanyan looked excited to play with Xiaolun, let’s schedule it two days from now, Wednesday."
Shen Yuan looked down at the curious boy who had been looking up at him for a while now.
"Is that okay with you, Xiaolun?"
Little Xiaolun nodded like he was enchanted, then looked at Song Yongnian.
"Yanyan’s Daddy is really beautiful. He made my Daddy ug- ouch!"
The boy who doesn’t have any filter held his forehead, teary-eyed.
"Wu Chen!" Song Yongnian threw a sharp glare at his husband. "Why flick your son’s forehead like that? You’re super strong!"
"That’s controlled. Don’t worry, honey," Wu Chen reasoned.
Contrary to what the boy claid before, his alpha father is a good-looking alpha. It’s just that Wu Chen has frighteningly thick and sharp eyebrows that give him a permanent glare.
Song Yongnian just rolled his eyes.
"Thank you so much for inviting us, Shen Yuan. We will be on our way because soone needs to discipline himself," Song Yongnian said while dragging his two boys. "We will see you on Wednesday. Bye-bye, Yanyan."
"That’s what you get by marrying a mber of the Wu Family," Wu Jin said, watching the back of his brother and his little family.
"You’re not going with them?" Bai Tingfeng asked upon seeing that Wu Jin wasn’t leaving.
"Of course, I am going. But not without saying goodbye to my future colleague."
Out of nowhere, Wu Jin hugged Shen Yuan, startling the unsuspecting fox spirit, catching Bai Tingfeng off guard, and making Yanyan gasp. He then whispered, "I heard that you will have it hard. But I look forward to your performance once the group becos active."
"Oh?" Shen Yuan only raised his eyebrow. Is that a threat or a warning? Well, regardless. He doesn’t enjoy being hugged by humans he doesn’t know personally.
Discreetly, he pinched the alpha’s side with his sharp nails and dug into the skin and a little bit of flesh.
"Ouch!" The S-Class alpha, who has nerves of steel, couldn’t help but yelp due to the sharp pain that assaulted his waist.
"Wu Jin! Stay away from my husband!" Bai Tinfeng looked like he was about to mangle the courageous one. He grabbed the man by the shoulder and pushed him aside.
"You’re bad, Uncle Jin! You’re harassing my Daddy!" Yanyan also jumped in front of Shen Yuan. Stretching his little arms to cover his Daddy.
Wu Jin, who just felt like he lost a piece of his skin underneath his tux looked like he was wronged looking at the unforgiving eyes of the father and son.
These guys act like knights in shining armor when the one they protect already made the kill!
Wu Jin felt like he was wronged. He’s just greeting Shen Yuan and giving him the heads up of what he heard from his connections in the Hunter Association.
"Are you okay?" the oga asked with a lovely and kind smile. "I am sorry if I suddenly pinched you. That is my bodily reflex when soone I’m not close with violates my personal space."
"You pinched him?" Bai Tingfeng looked at Shen Yuan. "Then don’t worry that much; it won’t hurt him at all. Admiral Wu is a famous tank. He’s got a strong defense as one of the descendants who bear the blessing of the Black Tortoise."
"Black Tortoise? Do you an Genbu or Xuanwu? The Black Warrior of the North?" Shen Yuan asked.
Bai Tingfeng responded yes, and Wu Jin nodded while pressing the part where he was pinched.
"Oh, okay. I see," Shen Yuan had a cryptic smile.
The cogs in Shen Yuan’s head started turning because he found sothing interesting. He was just passing this information because it only appeared twice.
First is that Bai Tingfeng in the manhua was called the Leaping White Tiger multiple tis, and it may just be passing information in the story. Still, it was ntioned before in the manhua that the power of the holy White Tiger blesses him.
Back then, he thought it held no special aning because myths and legends could be loosely used in modern literature.
But then he transmigrated here and t these other two people who said they received the power from other celestial beings he was rubbing elbows with. Or are they different beings, considering that he is in another world?
Shen Yuan doesn’t know the answer to that. All he knows is that these people who claid that they are blessed are S-Class Awakeners.
Chairman Mao from the Qing Family said that he got the blessing of the Azure Dragon, granting him the power to bring forth storms, just like his dear, good, annoying brother in heaven, Qinglong.
Then there’s this Wu Jin who says that he’s got the blessing from the Black Tortoise, making him almost indestructible like the timid but brutal brother Xuan.
If two could be considered a coincidence, then three definitely is not. Maybe he should consider the possibility of people bearing the blessing of other great spirits popping up as he stays here in this world.
"You guys have a fascinating background, huh? It seems like you guys are not using the Sacred Beasts as re symbols," Shen Yuan remarked while laughing a little.
"Yanyan, Tingfeng, let the Wu Jin go. He is just a little kid pulling pranks on his uncle."
Receiving a blessing from great beings like them is akin to becoming a child of a great spirit or deity.
And being a good brother of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise while he is in the Spiritual Realm, he’s got the right to be these humans’ uncle if he wants to. Only that— he isn’t sure if these great spirits who granted them blessings are the sa as the ones he is close with.
"Uncle?" The pain of the pinch subsided, but now Wu Jin is confused after hearing what Shen Yuan said.
Bai Tingfeng also looked at Shen Yuan with an inquiring gaze.
"Daddy is Uncle Jin’s uncle? Then does that an I’m Uncle Jin’s uncle or his nephew? Or cousin?" Yanyan asked, rubbing his head.
"What is happening here?" A familiar voice sounded out of nowhere. Chairman Mao cos out with Rong Suyin and Bai Weisheng following him.
"Shen Yuan, do you have a minute? Let’s talk about your career."
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