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Tao Qiu said, "Chirp, chirp, chirp."

--It's a 50/50 chance. I was afraid you'd find out the secret, but initially I genuinely thought I could take care of the kids.

"Roar?"

--Then why did they agree later?

Tao Qiu: "... Chirp chirp chirp, chirp chirp, chirp chirp, chirp chirp."

--... If I hadn't agreed, who knows how long I would have had to wait at the valley entrance? Besides, my son and I both think you're a good rabbit and won't expose our secret, so we agreed to let you come and play with the kids.

Black Rabbit raised its chin and roared.

--You didn't see wrong, it's a rabbit. I don't have any grudge against you, and exposing your secrets won't do me any good. I have no reason to do that.

After saying that, Black Rabbit remembered something else, and her originally arrogant eyes turned somewhat fierce.

"Roar?"

Did the Green Python already know you could transform into human form?

Tao Qiu: "..."

Finished?.

He turned his face away, pretending not to have heard Black Rabbit's question.

Does not answering mean you agree?

The Black Rabbit huffed and puffed, raising its hind legs as if to stomp on the ground to vent its anger, but when it met the innocent and pure gazes of the three cubs, its movements involuntarily stopped.

Three seconds later, he gently put his leg back in its original position.

Tao Qiu gave a dry laugh as he explained.

--The situation was urgent, and I had to fight her in human form, otherwise I wouldn't be able to win. So it was unavoidable that she saw my human form.

Black Rabbit looked Tao Qiu up and down in surprise. "Roar?"

--Using people? Form and talent? You think you can win? You're not kidding, are you?

Even a massive Snow Bird couldn't defeat Green Python. Compared to Green Python, a person is like a tiny speck of dust. How could someone so small possibly win?

Tao Qiu coughed lightly and chirped.

--To be precise, it's human beings who are better able to use tools to win. I told you before, I defeated the Green Python with rotten, Stinky Ground Fruit. I'm not lying.

He briefly recounted what had happened that night, and Black Rabbit was shocked once again after hearing it.

Can mutated monsters really fight like this? And after the Snow Bird gained the ability to transform into human form, how did it become as cunning as a human?

However, farming is something only humans do; it's fair to say that becoming humanoid has both advantages and disadvantages.

Tao Qiu chirped to comfort the Black Rabbit.

--Did the Green Python get a beating before it learned my secret? The Fox Clan has never even entered the valley, let alone discovered that I have cubs. And at first, the three cubs were terrified of the Green Python, but now they've only seen you once and they like you very much.

After he finished speaking, the three boys stood up and staggered toward Black Rabbit.

Black Rabbit suppressed his instinct to dodge, his body stiffening as he stood still. He looked down at the three cubs who had pounced on his furry paws, looking up at him with joyful smiles on their round faces.

They were saying something to him in their childish voices, and Tao Qiu was translating beside him.

They call you Uncle Black Rabbit, saying your paws are soft and feel very comfortable to touch, and they like them very much.

Black Rabbit was secretly delighted upon hearing this. "Roar?"

--Is it very soft? I think it's alright.

Despite saying that, the Black Rabbit's body language betrayed its words, as it moved its paws forward further to make it easier for its offspring to climb up.

Looking at the three soft, white kittens, Black Rabbit thought of his own little rabbit sisters and brothers from back then. When they were very young, they loved to sit on his paws and play, and would call him "brother" in their sweet, childish voices.

It's a pity that all that's left are memories.

Black Rabbit roared...

--I was initially envious of how you could grow such delicious Stinky Ground Fruit after eating the glowing fruit, but the thought of turning into a human after eating it has made me stop being envious. I don't want to look like food; it would look so strange.

The Black Rabbit is different from the Snow Bird; it is a mutated monster that likes and has eaten humans.

Tao Qiu raised an eyebrow and said, "Chirp, chirp?"

--When you look at me and the baby birds, do you feel the urge to eat them?

Black Rabbit shook its head. "Roar."

--I like eating humans because their flesh has a very special aroma that other mutated monsters don't have. Even if you turn into human form, you'll still smell like Snow Bird, and I won't feel any urge to eat you.

Tao Qiu joked with him, "Chirp, chirp, chirp."

--If you're craving some, go dig up Stinky Ground Fruit from the field and eat it yourself. Eat whatever you like, but don't get any bad ideas about the baby birds.

The Black Rabbit glared at him. "Roar..."

--If I were to eat, it would be you. Your three kids are only this small, not even enough to fill a tooth gap. You're considered tall among humans, so you might be able to give me a little something to eat.

He had barely finished speaking when his paw was slapped.

Black Rabbit looked down and saw the black-haired boy hitting him with his little fists.

The kid is weak, so the blows don't hurt at all. What he's doing is more like him calling out to him.

Sure enough, when he looked over, the little brat started gesturing with his hands and making "ah ah ya ya" sounds at him, his expression quite serious.

Translated by Tao Qiu.

My Eldest Cub says you can't eat the baby rabbits, and you can't eat me either, or you'll become a bad rabbit!

Although the children didn't show any disgust on their faces, and were just trying to reason with him, Black Rabbit was still worried that they would dislike him, so he quickly explained.

"Roar."

--I won't eat you, nor will I eat your father. Me and him? Just kidding.

Black Rabbit lowered her volume, and her voice became much gentler.

The Third Cub gently patted the Black Rabbit's paw and said softly, "Not eating the burrows, that's good, a good rabbit."

Tao Qiu relayed what Third Cub had said.

Black Rabbit first met Third Cub, and she had the deepest impression of her and liked her the most.

He said, "Roar."

--I'm a good rabbit, and you're all good Xiao Xue snowbirds.

The Third Cub's smile grew even brighter. She raised her hands and beckoned. Black Rabbit understood her gesture and lowered her head.

The Third Cub forcefully opened their arms and hugged the Black Rabbit's head, nuzzling his chin.

The little one's skin was so delicate, and the Black Rabbit's fur was a bit stiff; after rubbing against it, a patch of redness appeared on his forehead.

Black Rabbit felt a little sorry for them, but Third Cub just smiled and waved his hand, "It's alright."

Even without Tao Qiu's translation, Black Rabbit can understand this sentence.

Faced with such an adorable little creature, Black Rabbit's heart had completely melted.

After that, Black Rabbit played with his cubs on the grass. He was tall and big, and the cubs chased each other around him. If they accidentally tripped and fell, they weren't afraid. Black Rabbit was thick and soft, and it didn't hurt at all.

Today's lunch was the prey that Black Rabbit brought. It was scared to death the moment it screamed before Black Rabbit arrived.

Besides radishes, Tao Qiu also took out other crops to share with Black Rabbit. In the end, Black Rabbit liked every single one of them.

This was the first time in his life he'd ever eaten so many plants in one meal. If other wild fruits and crops were this delicious, he would have switched to a purely vegetarian diet long ago.

After eating and drinking their fill, Black Rabbit took a nap with them. When they woke up, the temperature had risen, and the children were worried that Black Rabbit would get heatstroke, so they specially asked him to go to the pond and use bamboo tubes to draw water for him to take a bath to cool him down.

The pond was dug by Tao Qiu according to his own human-shaped measurements, which is a bit too small for Black Rabbit, so the kids could only help him like this.

The Black Rabbit was large with thick fur, so it took a lot of water to thoroughly wet it. Tao Qiu also came to help, playing happily with the three little ones. The Black Rabbit obediently lay still, giving Tao Qiu the illusion that she was giving her own pet a bath.

After two hours of work, Black Rabbit's fur was finally completely soaked, and the four of them were also drenched from head to toe.

Anyway, everyone's cool off now, right?

After dinner, Black Rabbit reluctantly went home, seeing off by its three cubs.

For years he's been a lone rabbit, never even finding a mate. How long has it been since he's had such a lively day?

At night, the Black Rabbit lay in its burrow, its mind still replaying the image of its chicks running around it, their lively figures and cheerful laughter as it bathed it.

Is Black Rabbit a little jealous?

These three adorable little ones aren't his? They had such a great time playing with him today; maybe he'd be a better parent than Tao Qiu.

I wonder who the Snow Bird's mate is, how come it gave birth to three high-level mutated Snow Bird at once? Maybe he should talk to the Snow Bird sometime and ask him to give him the three Xiao Xue snowbirds to raise, so the Snow Bird and his mate can have a few more.

Black Rabbit drifted off to sleep, lost in thought. He woke up at daybreak the next day and repeated the day's activities of picking flowers and catching prey. Then, he happily ran off to play with his three cubs.

The mutated monsters in his territory were all dumbfounded. The Black Rabbit, which used to sleep in its burrow for four or five days out of seven and only come out to patrol and hunt the rest of the time, had recently become almost more active than the Snow Bird next door.

The flowers on that patch of grass had been almost completely plucked by him. Even the low-level mutated monsters felt they were innocent victims, having been snatched away by the Black Rabbit just for a morning graze.

Every day after breakfast, the three kids would come to the meadow to wait for Black Rabbit, and the games they played with him became more and more varied.

For example, he would sing some strange songs with his husky voice, tell them stories about the Snow Bird, and the cubs would climb all over him to stick flowers all over his body and braid his long hair, etc.

With him by her side to take care of the children, Tao Qiu felt at ease to focus on planting, and later opened up a strawberry field.

One day, while the kids were napping, Black Rabbit, sporting a head full of braids, approached Tao Qiu and whispered, "Hoo?"

Where is the children's mother?

Tao Qiu looked at him. "Chirp chirp?"

Why are you asking this?

Black Rabbit: "Roar?"

Is she still willing to be with you and have children with you?