Chapter 180

When Si Lu and the others returned, they happened to see Heiyao and his group coming back as well.

The moment Heiyao laid eyes on the little female, his eyes instantly lit up.

He placed the meat he was carrying on his back onto the stone slab, then hurried over to Si Lu in just a few quick strides.

That handsome face of his now carried a gentle expression.

As long as he saw Si Lu, his entire demeanor would change.

Normally, he was cold and unapproachable, giving off a "stay away" kind of vibe—extremely aloof. But as soon as he saw Si Lu, he would immediately become incomparably gentle, all smiles, and the atmosphere around him would soften.

Si Lu looked at Heiyao and smiled too, flashing his cute white teeth.

What a coincidence—they'd both ended up arriving at the tribe's entrance at the same time.

"You went to the beach again, didn't you?" Heiyao asked gently as he looked at Si Lu.

He even raised a hand to ruffle Si Lu's hair, his eyes filled with doting affection.

Yep, just from the amount they were carrying, he knew for sure they'd gone to the beach. Of course, this term "beachcombing" was something he'd heard from Si Lu's mouth, so he remembered it.

He knew Si Lu loved seafood—not only eating it, but also the sea creatures themselves.

His adorable little Si Lu made his heart feel all soft and warm.

"Hehe, A-Yao, you're so smart! Yup, we did go beachcombing! Look, we had a huge harvest today! Let me tell you, something super weird happened today—I ran into a seafood rain! It went pitter-patter, pitter-patter, raining down a whole bunch, and I brought them all back. It was so strange—it actually rained seafood!" Si Lu's excitement grew as he spoke.

He couldn't hold back his urge to share what happened with them—it was just too bizarre. He told the story with so much energy and enthusiasm.

"Seafood rain?" Heiyao frowned slightly at those words, clearly confused.

And not just Heiyao—the men standing nearby and even Song Zhan had puzzled looks.

"Lu Lu, what do you mean by 'seafood rain? I don't get it," said Song Zhan.

Nansi also had a flash of confusion in his expression.

Clearly, none of them had any idea what Si Lu was talking about. They'd never heard of such a thing.

"Well, the seafood rain is just... suddenly, from the sky, fish, shrimp, crabs—sea creatures—started falling! So I gave it a name: seafood rain. It's literally sea animals falling from the sky! Isn't that weird? Oh, by the way, you guys have been spending a lot of time with the Giant Crocodile Tribe lately—did any of them ever mention anything like this?" Si Lu asked,"

He figured since they hunted with the Giant Crocodile Tribe every day, there'd be plenty of small talk. Surely they'd have picked up some local info, right?

Maybe this seafood rain was just a special thing near the sea. If that were true, it'd be awesome—getting seafood would be way easier!

Si Lu grinned to himself at the thought.

"Lu Lu, we haven't heard them mention anything like that. I think today was probably just a weird one-off incident that you happened to run into," Nansi said first.

He chatted a lot with the beastmen from the Giant Crocodile Tribe, and he definitely hadn't heard of anything so strange. Sea creatures falling from the sky? That was next-level bizarre!

If that kind of thing really happened, someone would've mentioned it. He felt like he got along pretty well with a few of the males there.

"Yeah, we haven't heard anything like that either," said Song Zhan. Honestly, if Cheng Mo and Bai Di hadn't been with Si Lu today, they might've thought he was messing with them.

"True, we haven't heard about it—but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. We never asked either. We can ask them about it tomorrow," Heiyao said with a smile.

"Mhm, it's fine! I was just curious, casually asking. Anyway, yay, we get another seafood feast!" Si Lu said happily.

"Mhm, you just sit and rest this time. We've done this before, so we know how to make it now," Heiyao said.

With that, the group began preparing food while Si Lu sat on a nearby animal pelt, playing with little Cheng Yu.

The two of them had a great time playing together!

Meanwhile, Cheng Mo and the others were busy preparing the seafood feast, occasionally glancing over at Si Lu and the cub, reassured by how happy they looked.

They thought having a cub really was a wonderful thing. At this moment, they liked this scene even more—having a cub around meant their beloved could play and wouldn't feel lonely or bored.

This way, their beloved wouldn't feel alone, and they wouldn't need to worry so much.

The group peacefully went about their tasks while still keeping an eye on Si Lu and Cheng Yu, who were chilling.

Si Lu was playing with the little guy and even pulled out some strawberries from his spatial storage. The two played rock-paper-scissors—whoever won got to eat one. They were having a blast.

The little one could eat fruit now!

The first time Si Lu found out, he was totally shocked. But of course, Cheng Mo had always been cautious and knowledgeable when it came to cub care. If Cheng Mo said it was okay, then it definitely was.

Plus, Bai Di had agreed too. As a shaman, he knew even more about cub habits. Since neither of them had a problem, Si Lu certainly wouldn't either!

Besides, he'd seen Cheng Mo feeding the little one some meat broth before, and the cub loved it. Naturally, the milk powder and broth were alternated—it wasn't like they were feeding him meat broth every meal.

Si Lu knew this was like what humans called "supplementary food."

At a certain age, babies could start being introduced to solid foods to help them adjust earlier to a normal diet.

Thinking about it now, his cub was almost half a month old, and Tà Tà's kid had started eating soft meat and fruit by one month.

His own cub was strong and healthy, so now that he thought about it, it all made sense.

"Eeyah eeyah~" The little one looked at the dried shrimp Si Lu was eating with obvious longing.

"You want to eat some too?" Si Lu asked,"

The cub nodded wildly, eyes full of eager desire.

"But I don't know if you can eat dried shrimp—it's kinda hard," Si Lu frowned.

"Lu Lu, you can give little Cheng Yu some. He's starting to teethe—I noticed a little point poking through his gums," Cheng Mo said just then.

Yup, he'd noticed it earlier at the beach. He'd been wondering why the little guy kept rubbing his gums with his hands and drooling more—turns out, he was teething.

"Teething?"

"Already?" Si Lu was stunned!