It wasn’t because he was hungry, Wei’an just inexplicably felt an urge to take a bite.
This was a very hard bone jade, yet Wei’an easily bit off a small piece into it.
The moment he bit off the bone jade, the knife hidden in his body, which had not changed at all since the last time he absorbed a large amount of EY substance and solidified by a quarter, made a slight movement.
That hazy knife solidified just a little more. It was a very slight change, yet Wei’an felt it clearly.
He widened his sapphire-blue eyes in confusion, patting his round, full belly, and let out a tiny burp.
As he prepared to take another bite, a hand reached out from behind and held his hand down. Quan Ci, half awake, noticed the bone jade with a missing piece in Wei’an’s hand, his sleepiness immediately vanishing in shock, his heart even skipping a beat.
He quickly sat up, lifted Wei’an’s chin, and spoke sternly, “Open your mouth.”
Wei’an obediently opened his mouth. Quan Ci carefully examined his teeth, noting how the little round teeth were lined up neatly, with no signs of redness or wobbling.
It was unclear if Wei’an had swallowed that small piece of bone jade.
“Why do you always have to bite everything?” Quan Ci pinched his face, then picked him up and walked out.
They had to check if everything was okay.
…
In the living room, after two hours of examination for biting a piece of bone jade, Wei’an realized he might have done something wrong.
Now, he sat obediently on the sofa, under the watchful eyes of his male father and his brothers.
Alhandra held the bone jade with a missing piece in his hand, chuckling with anger. “Am I not feeding you enough, or giving you enough to drink? Do you have to take a bite of anything you see?”
“No,” Wei’an raised his big eyes and explained, “Wei’an wasn’t hungry, but just wanted to take a little bite.”
Alhandra pinched his cheek, grinding his teeth as he said, “You want to take a bite even if you are not hungry. If you were, you’d probably try to swallow the whole thing!”
Wei’an, annoyed, turned his head away, refusing to let him pinch his face. “Male father, you’re being mean! Wei’an wouldn’t do that!”
“Oh, you still dare to be angry with me?” Alhandra turned his head back to look into his eyes, his blue eyes were full of earnestness and solemnity. “You are not allowed to eat random things in the future. Do you understand?”
Sensing that his male father was truly angry, Wei’an reached out, cupped Alhandra’s face, and rubbed his soft cheek against him. His big blue eyes curved slightly, showing a cute, flattering smile as he said sweetly, “Wei’an understands, Male father don’t be angry anymore, angry is not good.”
After some clever and cute actions, Alhandra’s anger was completely extinguished, leaving him with a helpless feeling from body to heart—he truly couldn’t stay mad at him.
After calming his male father, Wei’an used the same sweet tactic to soften Quan Yan(2nd brother) and Quan Fan’s expressions, and even Quan Ci, who was frightened by him, had no choice but to admit defeat.
There’s nothing they can do about it, when such a tender rice dumpling-like cub tries to make you happy by pretending to be cute, surely not many can resist it.
Especially his doting brothers and male father who have always loved him.
With the biting issue settled, now it was time to understand why Wei’an suddenly wanted to take a bite of the bone jade and, more importantly, how he managed to do it.
For a Zerg, biting through a star beast’s bone jade wasn’t easy, but with some effort, it was doable.
However, for Wei’an, only four and a half years old and still with baby teeth, it should have been impossible to bite into such a bone jade, no matter how hard he tried.
Yet, he’d bitten a piece off effortlessly.
Wei’an was once again made to open his mouth for everyone to inspect his little baby teeth.
Round, neatly aligned, not particularly sharp, and nothing unusual about them.
Papar Xing stretched out his hand to touch it, but Alhandra slapped him away halfway.
“Did you wash your hands?” Alhandra asked with a glance.
“I did.” Papar Xing replied softly, then reached out and touched Wei’an’s teeth, asking him to try biting down.
Although he didn’t understand why Xingxing wanted him to bite his finger, Wei’an obediently took a light nibble.
Looking into his innocent, clear eyes, Papar Xing regretfully withdrew his finger. Wei’an was still too young; explaining this to him wouldn’t make much sense, and they might miss some crucial details.
So, they could only guide him with careful questions.
“Why did you suddenly want to bite this bone jade?” Papar Xing asked, crouching in front of him.
“Because I felt like it!” Wei’an answered with absolute confidence and seriousness.
“When you bit the bone jade, did you feel anything unusual in your body?” Papar Xing calmly rephrased the question.
Wei’an patted his belly with his small hands, “I’m full. And the knife changed, too.”
Hearing that he was full, Alhandra reached out and touched his stomach. “For tonight’s dinner, there’s your favorite dessert. Do you want some?”
“Yes!” he nodded immediately, but then hesitated, his little face showing reluctance. “But I’m too full to eat.”
He really was full!
Alhandra said, “If you’re too full, don’t eat it. I’ll have the chef make it again tomorrow.”
If he hadn’t just thoroughly checked him and found no issues, he would’ve taken Wei’an for another checkup.
“Okay.” Wei’an’s eyes curved with delight.
Seeing that Alhandra had finished asking his questions, Papar Xing took his turn. “The knife you mentioned—what kind of knife is it?”
Wei’an took out the knife Quan Ci had made for him from his space. “It’s like this.”
The small wooden knife in his hand was entirely black except for the handle, which was white, with delicate white patterns extending from the handle to the blade, forming a mysterious design.
Hearing the mention of a knife, Quan Ci recalled the translucent cub holding a knife that had appeared in his dorm years ago before he met Wei’an.
He pushed down his thoughts, though one question lingered in his mind: Is the reason why Wei’an ate the bone jade related to the knife he held in his arms at that time?
Papar Xing squinted as he looked at the wooden knife in Wei’an’s hand. His voice was soft, but his words made Quan Ci’s heart race, “Wei’an, do you mean that there’s a knife just like this inside your body or in your spiritual sea?”
“Yes, yes.” Wei’an nodded.
“Then who gave you this knife?”
“Brother!” Wei’an pointed at Quan Ci.
Papar Xing turned to Quan Ci with a gentle expression, his golden eyes curving slightly. “It seems you know something we don’t?”
In fact, ever since that incident when Wei’an had mentioned something about the ‘black stuff getting eaten by the knife’, Alhandra had wanted to ask him carefully about it. But then they both fell ill, and the matter had been put aside.
A small part of him had delayed it intentionally, initially thinking Wei’an was still young, then later, scared by his sudden illness, he’d hesitated to bring it up.
At this moment, when the matter was raised again, Alhandra turned his gaze to Quan Ci. “Tell me about it!”
Quan Ci glanced at Wei’an’s innocent and confused eyes, feeling both helpless and unsurprised.
From the start, he suspected he might be able to keep secrets for Wei’an, but Wei’an himself might not be able to, or he might even reveal them accidentally.
Even now, he still couldn’t figure out how Wei’an managed to appear before him in that state back then.
Quan Yan and Quan Fan were kicked out because Alhandra didn’t want them to know what was coming next.
After explaining what happened back then, Quan Ci was also asked to leave.
Outside, as he tried to walk away with a cold expression, Quan Yan and Quan Fan stopped him on both sides.
“Long time no see, let’s catch up a bit,” Quan Yan said with a smile.
“I’m busy, no time,” Quan Ci responded coolly, still attempting to leave.
“I have some academic issues, brother Quan Ci. Could you help me take a look?” Quan Fan stepped forward, blocking his path.
“I remember you’ve consistently been top of the class. If you don’t understand, I probably don’t either.”
Although Quan Ci was reluctant, he was still dragged away by the two, one on the left and one on the right.
In the room, after listening to Quan Ci’s narration, Alhandra and Papar Xing circled Wei’an with surprise in their eyes.
Alhandra pondered for a while. Back then, Wei’an, who was so young he couldn’t even speak, only exhibited one unusual trait: he’d sleep for more than ten hours a day.
As he thought about it, he remembered a time when Wei’an woke up and urgently said, “Brother hurts, no medicine~”
At that time, he thought he was dreaming, but now that he thinks about it, it’s really unusual!
“Alright then.” Alhandra pinched Wei’an’s chubby cheeks, feeling a bit displeased. “You were hiding little secrets from me even back then.”
Holding onto his father’s hand, which was pinching his cheeks, Wei’an mumbled, “I don’t have secrets to male father.”
“How did you do it?” Papar Xing asked curiously.
“It’s like this and that!” Wei’an animatedly demonstrated with his little hands. “I fell asleep, and when I opened my eyes, I was there with my brother.”
Papar Xing sighed quietly, seeing Wei’an’s serious expression. “And what about the knife?”
“It’s Wei’an ,” he answered, his bright blue eyes blinking as he replied in a sweet voice.
“…” Forget it, they should go study what’s so special about that piece of bone jade. Let’s wait until he grows up to talk about the rest!
Wei’an stretched out his little hand expectantly toward the bone jade his male father held, saying, “It’s mine. Brother Chu Yuan gave it to me.”
Alhandra raised an eyebrow. “It’s only a bone jade. You can have it, but you must promise me that until we understand its effects and risks, you won’t bite it again.”
“Okay,” Wei’an said, puffing his cheeks and reluctantly agreeing.
…
There was still a thunderstorm in the morning, but it cleared up in the afternoon. After getting out, Wei’an stepped on the wet grass and ran out with eyes bent, smiling with joy.
In the sunlight, dewdrops refracted into rainbow colors, and the scent of grass and trees mixed with the soil, creating the unique fragrance of summer.
As usual, Wei’an came to the street outside Alhandra Manor to soothe the Zerg sources of the female Zergs who came there. Since the last incident, his male father had allowed him to comfort ten female Zergs.
“Brother Alhandra Wei’an!”
A childish voice suddenly called out. Wei’an paused for a moment before realizing it was calling him. This was the first time he’d been called that, and he looked up toward the voice.
The caller was a young cub, barely reaching Wei’an’s chest, with more Zerg markings than other female cubs. Standing nearby, his eyes were both timid and filled with barely concealed affection.
Wei’an tilted his head in confusion. He didn’t think he had met this young female cub before.
He raised his hand and waved, and said in a soft and mature tone, “Do you need something from me?”
The cub approached, nervously holding out a badge, his voice trembling slightly. “I came to thank you. This is the first badge I received at the kindergarten, and it’s for you.”
His female father had said that he was once an egg that couldn’t hatch, and that it was because of Brother Alhandra Wei’an that he could break out of his shell. And from the first moment he saw him, he felt a natural closeness to the cute brother before him.
Wei’an, puzzled, didn’t take the badge right away. “Why are you thanking me?”
“Thank you for helping me hatch. My father said I was an egg that couldn’t hatch before, but then Brother Alhandra Wei’an helped me to break out of the shell.” The young cub had beautiful, bright amber eyes.
Wei’an was stunned. So he was one of those eggs! He’d grown so fast, almost as tall as he was already.
Gently, he took the badge, his blue eyes sparkling with joy.
Seeing Wei’an accept the badge, more little cubs hiding among the crowd emerged. They surrounded him and called him ‘Brother Alhandra Wei’an.’
Once they received his acknowledgment, their little faces filled with smiles and affection. They each handed Wei’an gifts they had either made themselves, received as rewards, or bought with their allowance, all to thank him for helping them hatch.
Little Wei’an didn’t yet fully understand the emotions welling up inside him, but he was delighted to accept their gifts. Then, he took out his candy and shared it with each of them.
With each piece he handed out, he would mimic his brothers, smiling with squinted eyes and patting their heads, reminding them to grow up healthy.
From the tall building above, Alhandra and Papar Xing watched the scene quietly.
“Our little Wei’an is already acting like a big brother,” Papar Xing said softly, his tone tinged with nostalgia for how quickly time was passing.
“He’s learning from you, uncle, and from his brothers, growing up step by step,” Alhandra said.
Papar Xing smiled, his voice gentle. “Uncle, he is different from us. Don’t restrict his growth too much, just ensure he’s safe.”
Alhandra watched Wei’an, who was surrounded by a group of cubs under the sunlight, and remained silent for a long time.
“Brother Alhandra Wei’an, when we grow up, we’ll protect you,” one little cub declared earnestly, puffing up his chest.
Wei’an looked serious, shaking his head. “It should be the elder brother who protects the younger brother. It is because he wants to protect his younger brother that he chooses to be born before his younger brother.”
Is that so?
The little zerg cubs blinked, but they still wanted to protect Brother Alhandra Wei’an!
Watching this scene, Alhandra was stunned, and the thread tightly holding Wei’an in his heart loosened.
He reached out to ruffle the head of Papar Xing, who was obviously not yet an adult but saw things clearly, and said. “You’re still just a young cub yourself. Don’t push yourself too hard.”
Papar Xing chuckled. “I just want to see the day male Zergs break free from their constraints as soon as possible. Even if it’s a day, an hour, or a second sooner.”
As he said this, his golden eyes sparkled with a vitality that Alhandra had never seen before.
Quan Yu, who had appeared out of nowhere, suddenly rushed up and hugged Wei’an tightly, glaring fiercely at the surrounding cubs. “This is my brother, not yours.”
Quan Yu felt aggrieved; how could he have just gone to school and returned to find so many Zergs competing for his brother?
Wei’an, who was hugged tightly by him, stood on tiptoes and patted Quan Yu’s head. He also stuffed a piece of candy into his mouth, and softly assured him, “Yes, yes, I’m only your brother.”
Quan Yu looked at the envious eyes of the other little cubs around him and pulled Wei’an away with his head held high.
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