Dreamweaving Butterfly

"Jinbao."

Qin Yan crouched down, and Jinbao immediately trotted happily into her arms to nuzzle her.

Even Fu Nanshan's cool, expressionless face took on a complicated look at the sight.

Who could possibly tell that this was an S-Rank Anomaly?

"What's this?"

Qin Yan fished a huge moth out of its mouth.

It really was enormous. With its wings spread, it was bigger than Qin Yan's face.

Its wings were black and red.

"Look, Younger Uncle."

Qin Yan cupped the huge moth in her hands and showed it to Fu Nanshan, her eyes sparkling.

"Pretty."

Fu Nanshan: ...

He didn't dare open his eyes, hoping it was just a hallucination.

Seriously, coming back was one thing, but why had you brought another anomaly back with you?!

Yes, it was an anomaly, and a documented B-Rank Anomaly at that: a Dreamweaving Butterfly.

Because this anomaly roamed deep in the mountains and posed relatively little danger to humans, the Special Administration Bureau had only kept an eye on it without disturbing it.

They wished it would stay deep in the mountains for the rest of its life, preferably never coming out.

Well, now it had not only been brought out, but brought into his home.

Only then did the Dreamweaving Butterfly, which looked half-dead in Qin Yan's hands, flutter its wings twice and revive.

Fu Nanshan took a deep breath. "Give it to me."

Qin Yan obediently said, "Okay," and walked over with tiny steps.

But before Fu Nanshan could grab the butterfly, the large black-and-red butterfly flapped its wings and took flight.

Fu Nanshan's expression changed. He was just about to launch the prayer beads in his hand when the butterfly meekly flew onto Qin Yan's shoulder.

Qin Yan tilted her little head in confusion.

"Hello?"

The Dreamweaving Butterfly gently fluttered its wings twice, as though responding to her.

Qin Yan immediately broke into a sweet little smile.

"This is Tuantuan."

Holding Tuantuan, she introduced it to the Dreamweaving Butterfly in her soft, childish voice.

The tiny girl treated the huge butterfly like a friend.

"This is Jinbao."

She crouched down again and squeezed Jinbao's little paw.

When she introduced Jinbao, the large butterfly was clearly a little frightened, its wings trembling rather badly.

"Don't be scared, don't be scared."

Although she didn't understand what was happening, that didn't stop Qin Yan from trying to make peace.

"This is my Younger Uncle."

Holding one of Fu Nanshan's fingers, she spoke very softly.

"Younger Uncle."

The little tot gazed pleadingly at Fu Nanshan.

"Can I keep the butterfly?"

"It's so good, and so pretty."

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Fu Nanshan had a headache.

But... he simply couldn't say no.

"Do you know what it is?"

The little one answered adorably, "A butterfly."

Fu Nanshan told her calmly, "It's an anomaly."

He felt he still needed to explain things clearly to her, so, for the first time, he spoke at such length, earnestly explaining the dangers to his little niece.

"There are creatures in this world with strange powers. They're highly destructive and uncontrollable, and the Weird Qi seeping from their bodies can contaminate people and turn them into monsters."

Qin Yan leaned against his knee, her eyes wide as she listened very attentively.

From Fu Nanshan's angle, the soft, fair little bundle had her hands on his knee and her little face pressed against the backs of them, slightly squashing her soft cheeks.

She looked like a fragrant, soft glutinous rice cake.

"They're very dangerous."

Fu Nanshan reached out, and golden Sanskrit chants formed a tiny cage that captured the Dreamweaving Butterfly.

The Dreamweaving Butterfly flew over and hovered above his palm.

Of course, it was only so easy to catch because the Dreamweaving Butterfly's physical attacks weren't particularly strong.

Its attacks mainly relied on the scales dusting its body.

"Dreamweaving Butterfly, a B-Rank dangerous anomaly. Its scales can put people to sleep and weave dreams, letting them die silently in their dreams."

Fu Nanshan was very patient with Qin Yan and spoke at length, his cool, snow-like voice pleasant to hear.

Qin Yan's little mouth fell wide open.

"Younger Uncle, you're amazing!"

Fu Nanshan said, "This is the power of the Martial Dao."

"With the appearance of these anomalies, a small number of people in this world also awakened abilities that can fight them."

Qin Yan only half understood, her clear eyes carrying a rather clueless bewilderment.

Whatever her Younger Uncle said, she nodded.

But in reality, she hadn't understood much at all.

All she knew was that her Younger Uncle was amazing and that the big butterfly wasn't an ordinary butterfly.

"Silly."

Fu Nanshan lightly tapped her tiny nose with his slightly cool finger.

Although he called her silly, his tone held a hint of affection.

The silly little kitten merely gave him a goofy smile.

"Butterfly."

She held out her little hand.

"Uncle, butterfly, good."

She didn't know how powerful the butterfly was. She only knew that the big butterfly was pretty and meant her no harm.

She wasn't silly. She knew who was friendly toward her and who didn't like her.

Fu Nanshan stared at the quiet Dreamweaving Butterfly for a while, unable to quite make up his mind.

Jinbao rolled its eyes at him.

"Why worry so much? What the hell are you scared of when I'm here?"

Hearing Jinbao speak for the first time, the little one stared blankly at the Little Black Dog.

"Jinbao?"

Forgetting all about the butterfly, she crouched down and poked the puppy's chubby body.

"Talk?"

Jinbao stopped pretending, wagging its tail and pushing its chubby little body into her hand.

"Master, Master, Jinbao will protect you!"

With that fawning manner, how did it resemble an S-Rank Anomaly at all?

Children were fairly quick to accept things.

Qin Yan picked Jinbao up and kissed its forehead.

"Okay, Jinbao will protect me."

"Yanyan will protect Jinbao, too."

The pretty baby's voice and expression were both utterly serious.

Jinbao was so touched. Not only was its little master's soul sparkling and warm, but she was also incredibly kind.

In the end, Fu Nanshan released the Dreamweaving Butterfly.

The moment it regained its freedom, the Dreamweaving Butterfly flew onto Qin Yan's shoulder.

Not to be outdone, Tuantuan bounced around on the table.

Master, Master, don't forget me! I'm your favorite little one!

The tiny human child now had little companions tucked on either side.

A call came from the Special Administration Bureau, and Fu Nanshan went to answer it.

Qin Yan carried the little ones off to see the cats and dogs.

She also busied herself watering the flowers.

Besides dreams, the Dreamweaving Butterfly also fed on ordinary nectar.

Not to mention, Qin Yan was now watering and tending many of the flowers at the Fu Family Residence.

The butler helped her, marveling at the flowers in full bloom.

"These flowers seem much bigger than last year's, and their colors are especially beautiful."

Even more bees were coming here to gather nectar.

Holding a little watering can in both hands, the little tot worked diligently, running back and forth to water the plants that needed it.

A group of much livelier cats and dogs followed behind her.

"Time to eat."

Her voice wasn't loud, so she had to tap the little watering can with a small stick, sending the sound far into the distance.

Soon, all the cats and dogs came running happily.

After filling their bowls with cat food and dog food, she finally finished her work.

She was a little tired, but the little one felt thoroughly satisfied.

Not far away, Fu Nanshan watched Jinbao trailing behind Qin Yan and the Dreamweaving Butterfly on her shoulder.

He raised his hand, took a photo expressionlessly, and sent it to the director of the Special Administration Bureau.

At that moment, the director was still complaining incessantly to him about the S-Rank Anomaly barging into the Special Administration Bureau.

"It just swaggered right in, all to give those people nightmares. It has absolutely no respect for the Special Administration Bureau."

The director went on at length, but Fu Nanshan only replied flatly with a few words.

"Tell it yourself."

The director of the Special Administration Bureau said, "It's because I can't beat it, and I'm afraid of causing even more problems."

Fu Nanshan fell silent.

"All right, all right, but it should at least give us a heads-up. Otherwise, where does that leave the Capital Special Administration Bureau's dignity? If the Special Administration Bureaus in the other regions found out, wouldn't they laugh District One to death?"