Picnic

"No... no... you can't do that, meow..."

Tears streamed down Aura's face as she sobbed and begged for mercy, but Li Yan merely chuckled and brandished his Iron Sand Palm. Bad kids need to be beaten, and bad pets need to be beaten hard; only by beating her would she obey.

The porcelain-white snow-capped mountain transformed into a volcano, Li Yan contentedly put away his Iron Sand Palm. "If you provoke me again, I'll beat your ass to a pulp."

"Waaah... you naughty cat..."

Aura was no longer the arrogant and smug person she once was; tears streamed down her face...

Back in her room, Li Yan washed her hands immediately. If it were someone from her previous life, they might have already started licking their hands, but the upright Li Yan would not do such a thing.

The morning sunlight streamed into the princess's room. Fern rubbed her eyes and got out of bed. She had a terrible nightmare last night, in which a familiar figure appeared beside her and killed all the despicable people who had murdered her parents.

Birds flew from the balcony outside the window, singing softly. Fern put down the Little Bear she was holding, opened the window barefoot, and fresh air rushed into the room. Outside the window was an indoor lawn where several dogs were running around, and on a picnic blanket, a few familiar figures were lying there enjoying the sunshine.

"Little Fern, you're awake. Come down and have breakfast."

Li Yan, who was enjoying a sunbath in a deck chair, looked up and saw Fern leaning against the windowsill looking at the lawn. She waved and called out softly.

Seeing the familiar face, Fern felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She nodded gently, washed up in the bathroom, tidied her hair, opened the wardrobe, and found some casual clothes to put on. In the past, her mother would prepare these for her, but now... she could only rely on herself.

After going downstairs, led by the Mechanical Maid, she arrived at the lush green lawn. The little dog on the lawn saw a stranger approaching and curiously ran over, sniffing at Fern's feet before barking softly and leaving.

"What an adorable puppy."

Little Fern's eyes lit up, and she wanted to reach out and pet the puppy, but the shy puppy wagged its tail and ran towards Li Yan.

"Come and have breakfast, little Fern, and you can feed the puppies while you're at it."

Li Yan waved and called out softly, looking at the new vitality on Xiao Fern's face. He was happy for her. The pain of losing parents is not so easy to forget, and the only thing he could do was to give Xiao Fern a perfect childhood.

"Um!"

Little Fern ran over to Li Yan kicked away the puppy that was playing and tearing at his trouser leg, and took Little Fern for a picnic.

"For this kind of greedy little dog, you only need to lure it with ham and bread, and it will obediently follow you."

Li Yan patiently taught them, casually tossing a small piece of meat on the ground. Seeing the food, the puppies wagged their little legs and rushed to grab it.

Seeing the puppies' adorable faces, Fern offered them some sausages to tempt them. The puppies' eyes lit up at the sight of the sausages, and their little tails wagged especially happily.

While eating bread and using a sausage to entice the puppies, Fern had a smile on her face. Frieren lay on her side watching. One of the puppies seemed to be attracted by the Magic Tome in Frieren's hand. It seemed uninterested in the food and ran up to Frieren and snatched the Magic Tome from Frieren hand.

In a daze, Frieren looked down at her palm, where the Magic Tome was no longer there. The puppy was carrying the Magic Tome and trotting around, seemingly wanting to play with Frieren.

Worried about the Magic Tome, Frieren, disregarding all martial virtue, used Binding Magic to control the puppy. With her cheeks slightly puffed out, she gently patted the puppy's head, but the puppy held onto the Magic Tome tightly, refusing to let go. Frieren sighed and could only pick up a piece of meat from the picnic blanket and hold it to the puppy's nose.

The puppy was instantly tempted by the food offered to it, but the moment it let go, the Magic Tome was snatched away by Frieren. Looking at the puppy's drool on the Magic Tome, Frieren wiped it away with a bitter face.

The little dog, completely unaware of its mistake, happily ate the meat slices and even wagged its little tail gleefully.

Seeing this, Solitär her mouth and chuckled, while Frieren, who was supposed to help defeat the Demon King, looked distressed because of a little puppy.

"Little puppy, go bite Frieren cat!"

Aura commanded the little dog that was wagging its tail at her, but the little dog just tilted its head, not understanding the meaning of Aura's command. It thought that Aura wanted to play with it, so it happily pounced on Aura and bit Aura shoe.

"Damn it, you're such a stupid cat."

Aura gently shook the puppy, lightly tossing it away, and angrily poked the puppy's head.

Butler Macht pushed a beverage cart in, a friendly glint in his eyes. "My lords, would you like some drinks? We have orange juice, grape juice, and strawberry juice..."

Strawberry milk!

Frieren raised her little hand.

"Orange juice!"

Solitär and raised her hand slightly.

"Watermelon juice, meow! I love that blood-colored drink, meow."

Aura stood with her hands on her hips, looking smug, but the next second, the puppy grabbed her shoe.

"You wretched, stupid dog, get away from meow!"

"Steward, could I have a glass of papaya milk?"

Little Fern raised her hand timidly. She had loved the smell of papaya since she was a child. It had a refreshing fragrance, and when paired with milk, it was simply the most delicious drink in the world.

"Yes, but it needs to be mixed with something: one-third papaya juice and two-thirds milk."

Macht skillfully swirled the cocktail shaker in his hand; this thing was great for mixing drinks thoroughly.

Would you like some ice?

Macht asked softly, his tone gentle yet carrying a touch of Noble elegance and poise.

Add a small ice cube.

Little Fern blinked, and Butler Macht's movements as he swirled the cocktail shaker were quite a spectacle.

What shape do you like? Is a puppy okay?

Macht transformed the gold into a small golden carving knife, and with a few light movements, a square block of ice instantly transformed into the shape of a puppy.

"Amazing!"

Little Fern couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaim in praise.

"You flatter me, my lady. I hope the taste suits your liking."

Macht smiled and handed the papaya milk to little Fern.

"My ice cubes need to look like Demon King, meow!"

Aura exclaimed excitedly.

"Sorry, I can't!"

Macht glanced at Aura expressionlessly; only a fool like Aura could make such a strange request.