Chapter 20: The Most Beautiful and Cutest Baby

Without requiring his parents to intervene, Dongri resolved this sudden crisis entirely on his own.

Being full makes all the difference.

His ears were sharp, his reaction speed was incredibly fast, and his quick head attacks were powerful and effective.

Not only was Pei Qinglu, who was standing next to him, stunned, but Yin Tian and Pei Jing, who were still inside, were also dumbfounded.

This wasn’t a soft and glutinous rice ball; this was a small, hard steel ball, whizzing and banging as it smashed into him.

Pei Qinglu quickly stepped forward, asking Dongri with concern, “…Are you okay? Does your head hurt?”

“…”

The boy, who had been knocked to the ground and couldn’t get up for a moment, looked at Pei Qinglu with resentment.

Instead of asking if he was alright, he first asked if the little kid’s head hurt.

The next second, Pei Qinglu looked at the boy.

His expression instantly switched from concern to disgust.

Their eyes met, and Pei Qinglu said coldly, “Lu Chengxiao, you’re childish and boring.”

“…”

The look of disgust clearly said, “Serves you right.”

The boy named Lu Chengxiao became even angrier, his thick eyebrows furrowed together, his eyes fierce.

But strangely, facing this situation, he didn’t seem to want to retaliate, and in the way he looked at Pei Qinglu, there was a strange sense of accusation.

The boy’s driver got out of the car and hurried to help him up. “Young Master, are you alright?”

The boy didn’t take the offered hand, but shook it off and got up from the ground on his own.

His gaze fixed on Pei Qinglu, his tone somewhat gritted, “…I’m fine, this is nothing.”

Actually, his chin hurt a lot.

It really hurt, a lot.

When Dongri bumped into him, the boy couldn’t control his instinctive physiological reaction, and tears immediately began to well up in his eyes.

But when his gaze shifted to Dongri, he stubbornly said, “…Hmph, is that all you’ve got? You’re so weak.”

If his hand could move away from his chin, and his eyes weren’t red, his words would probably be more convincing.

“…”

But Dongri wasn’t that observant and took the boy’s tough talk at face value.

His anger doubled.

He clenched his small fist even tighter, deciding to give him another one.

Pei Qinglu saw his impulse and quickly held onto this angry little steel ball.

At this moment, Yin Tian and Pei Jing also came out from inside.

Yin Tian looked at the boy, his eyes dark and oppressive, but Pei Jing stopped him after only taking one step forward.

Pei Jing said, “Xiao, what are you doing here? Are you alright?”

Pei Jing: [Don’t cause trouble outside. You don’t want to cause chaos and commotion, do you?]

Yin Tian raised an eyebrow.

He didn’t believe that Pei Jing was genuinely trying to maintain social stability. He was clearly just trying to protect the boy, but Pei Jing had found the right reason. Yin Tian really shouldn’t cause a commotion outside.

Otherwise, the little immortal would be unhappy again.

When the boy saw Pei Jing, the provocative look in his eyes immediately disappeared, and his gaze and posture became well-behaved instantly.

“Uncle Pei…”

Pei Jing sighed silently.

Lu Chengxiao was the child of one of his friends. Because his guardian indulged and spoiled him, he was always arrogant and domineering in his speech and actions; however, his nature wasn’t inherently bad.

“Xiao, what are you doing here?”

“…”

The boy had initially planned to come here to buy bread.

He had seen this bakery online and was intrigued by the special and bizarre shapes of the bread.

But after this incident, he was no longer in the mood.

“I’m not doing anything. I was just passing by.” Facing his elder, the boy was very polite. “Then I’ll go first. Goodbye, Uncle Pei.”

Then he turned and got into the car.

His departing steps and back revealed a subtle sense of frustration, as if he had come all this way just to get beaten up.

Yin Tian had wanted to teach this kid a lesson, at the very least, cause him to get a flat tire on the way or run into something.

Regardless of his status or power, anyone who dared to bully his child would only meet a dead end.

But then he thought about it; this could easily lead to uncontrollable consequences, and the little immortal would probably be even angrier.

Besides, Dongri had already launched his little iron head attack, directly knocking the person to the ground, and had taken revenge on the spot.

The boy passed by them and got into the car, and an unusual scent filled the air.

Faint and indistinct.

Yin Tian sniffed and confirmed that his nose wasn’t mistaken, realizing that the little boy wasn’t human either.

Probably Dongri really hit him hard, so hard that the boy’s bodily functions were somewhat out of control.

Judging from the scent, he was likely a little Qilin.

Just like the little brittle dragon, the scent wasn’t pure, and he probably had half-human blood as well.

No wonder Pei Jing knew him and didn’t let him take action.

Yin Tian looked at Dongri, and after walking to his side, squatted down and touched the little steel ball, who was still angry.

It was the first time he had seen the little guy so angry, and it was quite cute and interesting.

“Still angry? You knocked him flying just now.”

“But you did a great job,” Yin Tian said. “In the future, if anyone dares to bully you, you just bump into them like that, with as much force as you can muster.”

“You did a great job today. Daddy is very proud.”

Pei Jing: “…”

Pei Qinglu: “…”

Is this okay?

Is this kind of parenting really okay?

The Pei family father and son were both silent, never expecting Yin Tian’s way of comforting to be so unique.

What they didn’t expect even more was that it really worked.

It worked instantly.

The effect was outstanding.

Originally, Dongri was really angry.

Even though his dad had come out and the other party had tucked their tail between their legs and run away, he couldn’t calm down.

When he saw Yin Tian, it was also the moment when his sense of grievance was at its peak.

He wasn’t an ugly monster.

He wasn’t.

He wasn’t short either.

Since he was still a baby, he would definitely grow taller and bigger in the future.

How could he say that about him?!

It was so mean!

He really wanted to complain to Yin Tian, preferably to have Yin Tian use his fierce face to scare the boy.

That face was so fierce that he sometimes had to pause and calm down when he saw it, and it would definitely scare the other party to tears.

Unfortunately, the words of complaint got stuck in his throat.

He was left with inexplicable unease.

He was afraid that Yin Tian wouldn’t like him complaining, afraid that Yin Tian would think he was useless.

He was also afraid that if he fought back, Yin Tian would think he had a bad temper and wasn’t a good boy anymore.

Until he heard Yin Tian’s approval and praise with his own ears, and Yin Tian even said he was proud of him!

The sadness of being called an ugly monster disappeared in an instant, and the dark and angry heart was filled with exploding fireworks.

It seemed like he wasn’t so afraid of Yin Tian anymore.

He had never thought about it before, but at this moment, the little guy re-examined his view of Yin Tian—they might actually get along!

The little guy immediately nodded in agreement, “…En En! Baobao bump bad people!”

Then he began to show off, “Bump them all flying! I, I’m not afraid!”

Yin Tian rubbed his head, “You’re really amazing, baby. You’re such a good boy.”

Dongri became even more excited and broke out into a big smile on the spot.

The Pei family father and son watched in silence, feeling a trace of worry about the great demon’s parenting style.

From a theoretical standpoint, there was nothing wrong with how he taught; however, recognition and encouragement were different, and encouragement and instigation were even more distinct. Ultimately, it could only be said that he was indeed a great demon.

After the little interlude, the Pei family father and son also left.

Before leaving, Pei Qinglu waved goodbye to Dongri, “Then I’ll go first. See you tomorrow, Baobao.”

Dongri was immersed in the joy of being praised by Yin Tian, and said goodbye to Pei Qinglu with a smile, “En En! See you tomorrow!”

But the little cub’s emotions were always fleeting, and the harm that the two words “ugly monster” left on Dongri was far greater than he imagined.

This day should have been perfect and happy.

He finally ate two unhealthy desserts and a meal of pure processed snacks.

His appetite, which had been suppressed for many days, was greatly satisfied.

He also gained Yin Tian’s recognition and praise, and as a result, his relationship with Yin Tian became closer.

But as the joyful mood gradually subsided, when he wanted to reflect on the happiness of the day, only the harm of the “ugly monster” broke through the barrier, drenching Dongri with a bucket of cold water that was hard to shake off.

When Dong Mian arrived home that evening, he only saw Yin Tian in the living room, and the little guy was nowhere to be found.

Because Dongri had rarely clung to Yin Tian this morning and didn’t follow him, Dong Mian had time to return to the Celestial Realm to report on the latest situation in the search for the little demon.

In fact, he didn’t stay there for long, but the flow of time in the Celestial Realm was different from that in the human world. By the time he finished reporting and arrived home, it was already after 8:00 p.m.

Dong Mian’s gaze searched the room, and after confirming that the little guy was really not there, he asked Yin Tian, “Where did Riri go?”

Yin Tian didn’t even look up. “Isn’t he right next to you?”

“…”

“Is he asleep? No wonder it’s so qui—”

After returning home, Yin Tian rarely did anything serious.

He was searching online for the negative review rankings of various dessert shops, examining which categories were difficult to make and tasted bad. He decided to give the shop a major overhaul.

Otherwise, business would continue to improve.

If this continued, what would happen?

However, he and Dong Mian were similar, as neither was very good at using electronic devices in the human world, which was giving him a headache.

Unconsciously, he became very focused and then ignored the surrounding situation.

Hearing Dong Mian’s voice, he realized that Dong Mian had returned.

Hearing Dong Mian’s question, he realized that Dongri was missing.

“…Where did this kid go?!”

Dong Mian widened his eyes and sighed heavily, his already tired body and mind even more exhausted.

“It’s best if Riri is okay. If something happens to him, I’ll strangle you.”

He was getting more and more skilled at saying life-threatening words.

Seeing Dong Mian about to start searching quickly, Yin Tian suddenly said, “…Wait, he probably went to look in the mirror. Check the bathroom first.”

Dong Mian paused, “Look in the mirror?”

“Yeah,” Yin Tian said. “He’s been like this since he came back today, running to look in the mirror every now and then.”

“…”

This behavior was too bizarre, and he had never seen it before.

Dong Mian wasn’t very willing to believe it, but curiosity made him want to verify whether it was true or not.

So he stopped the thought of calling out to Dongri and followed Yin Tian to the bathroom door, cautiously poking out half of his head. As a result, he really saw Dongri looking in the mirror inside.

The little guy was standing on a custom-made stepping stool, twisting his body left and right in front of the mirror, scrutinizing himself.

He would occasionally reach out and fiddle with his hair, as if he wanted to change his hairstyle.

He was muttering something, but his voice was very soft, and they couldn’t hear what he was saying yet.

Yin Tian: [See, I told you he was looking in the mirror.]

Dong Mian: […He seems to be talking, too. Let’s listen to what he’s saying.]

With a bit of magic, they could hear clearly.

Dongri was saying to himself in the mirror, “I’m not ugly… Hmph, I’m good-looking… I’m the most good-looking… the most beautiful baby…”