When Zhou Xiaoxiao saw the beautiful, fiery-red phoenix, she felt as though she were dreaming.
Only when Zhao Xun came to her window and tapped it with his wing did she realize it was him.
Of course. Phoenixes weren't real animals. Only Zhao Xun could turn into one.
Zhou Xiaoxiao opened the window, only then noticing the baby clutched in the phoenix's talons. Her eyes widened in shock.
"Where... where did you find a baby?" she stammered. "Are his parents... gone?"
"His mother died. I don't know who his father is." Zhao Xun returned to human form the moment he entered and handed the baby to Zhou Xiaoxiao. "I don't know how to look after a baby. He's yours to handle."
Zhou Xiaoxiao looked troubled. "B-but I don't really know how either."
"You can ask Xiao Jiang for advice. He seems pretty good at looking after people." Zhao Xun took all the formula, diapers, baby clothes, and other supplies out of his storage space. "These are all for him."
Zhou Xiaoxiao: "..."
The supplies were quite complete. Almost everything they needed was there.
Wait.
She was a young, unmarried woman. She didn't know how to look after a baby!
"I'm a little tired. Don't come looking for me before evening." With that, Zhao Xun left Zhou Xiaoxiao's room and returned to his own.
He shut and locked the door, then summoned the golden snub-nosed monkey to stand guard beside the bed. Only then did he take off his jacket and lie down.
He really was a little tired.
Ever since his special ability had reached lv5, he had felt that his Mental Power had increased dozens of times over compared with when he first started. Combined with how quickly he usually resolved problems, he had never run out of Mental