Pleading (Continued)

The Banjiu rubbed its round head against Jian Mo's leg. "I'm just so happy."

Jian Mo laughed, "Then you can be happy for two years."

Jian Mo has only invented the classroom; she doesn't plan to introduce "exams" for the time being.

Therefore, the kids are a little annoyed by having to come to class every day, but it's not to the point of being stressful.

The cubs from different tribes played together and quickly became familiar with each other. The older and younger cubs each had their own playmates and no longer needed to play together.

The kids were quite happy about that.

The little ones quickly became friends and played together.

They were getting impatient with the adults picking them up and dropping them off every day.

The young members of the Ice River Tribe protested first. "We can walk ourselves, there's no need to pick us up. What wild beasts in the forest would dare to lay a hand on us?"

The Ice River Tribe's animal form is that of a bear. Even juvenile bears are incredibly powerful, and no ferocious beast dares to provoke them.

When a group of bear cubs are mixed together, it's even more terrifying.

It's the kind of situation where all prey would avoid it.

That makes sense, but the cubs are precious, and the adults are worried. They insisted, "Picking you up and dropping you off isn't troublesome, it's just along the way. If you behave well, we can relax. There's no need to worry about it on the road."

The children of the Ice River Tribe, scolded by the adults, pleaded with their ears sticking back, "We were just discussing it!"

The adults said, "Don't even think about it. If we don't agree today, you might sneak out and run back to the tribe tomorrow."

The kids. "No way! We were taught that in class, we won't run around!"

The young members of the Ice River Tribe failed to gain the right to move freely, and the young members of the Mengshui Tribe could no longer stand their ground.

They ran to Yun Long: "Chieftain, can we go to school by ourselves? Our tribe and the Riverside Tribe are not far apart, and there are many people traveling on the road, so it's not dangerous. We can go by ourselves."

Yun Long smiled and asked, "Why don't you want an adult to pick you up anymore?"

The little ones chattered amongst themselves:

"It's too tiring for them to pick us up every day."

"We're not such tiny little kids anymore; we can walk on our own."

"If I were to walk by myself, I wouldn't have to rush."

After listening to their reasons, Yun Long, "Let the adults pick you up for a while. I'll observe the situation, then lead people to clear out any wild animals on the road. Once I'm sure there's no danger, you can go on your own."

The cubs cheered, "Thank you, Chieftain! We knew you wouldn't refuse outright!"

Yun Long casually ruffled the hair of the nearest little one. "Go play."

The children played together every day, and soon they all knew that the chief of the Mengshui Tribe was going to lead people to clear the prey on the road from the Riverside Tribe to the Mengshui Tribe.

They not only talked about it, but the kids actually saw adults patrolling and hunting herds of animals close to the road on their way to class.

The children from other tribes were incredibly envious of the children from the Mengshui Tribe: "Your chieftain is so kind."

The young boy from the Mengshui Tribe tilted his head back. "That's right, our chieftain said that things should be discussed. If we go to him, as long as we can give a reason, he won't refuse."

The children from other tribes were even more envious, as most of the adults weren't so easy to talk to.

If the adults find them too annoying, they might even beat them up.

The children of the Ice River Tribe huddled together, whispering among themselves.

"Do you think the tribe is unaware of our current strength?"

"I think so too. The adults have always treated us like little kids, which is why they refuse us. If they knew we weren't little kids anymore, they wouldn't refuse us, right?"

"If you put it that way, it seems like—"

The little ones looked at each other, smiles spreading across their faces.

Several little hands clasped together, and they quickly reached a consensus.

For the next few days, the cubs remained calm.

Until this day, the adults of the Ice River Tribe had something to do and were a little later than usual to receive the message.

After arriving at the Riverside Tribe, they wanted to pick up the cubs, but found no trace of their own tribe's cubs.

After searching everywhere but still not finding the cub, the adults of the Ice River Tribe started to panic.

They called to the children of the Riverside Tribe who were playing and questioned them carefully.

Jiang Xing stepped forward. "They've already gone back."

The adults looked at each other, puzzled. "When did they go back? Did any adults come to pick them up?"

Jiang Xing shook his head. "We didn't notice. We only know that after class, they walked across the river in groups. We thought you were waiting on the other side."

The children of the Ice River Tribe had just been clamoring to go back on their own, so how could the adults not understand?

One of the tall, muscular orcs with round eyes slapped his thigh. "They must have left first. Let's go find them now."

The other two orcs chimed in, "Let's go, let's hurry and catch up with them!"

After thanking Jiang Xing, the three orcs from the Ice River Tribe immediately transformed into giant bears and ran away on all fours.

The people from the Riverside Tribe heard the commotion, came over to ask a couple of questions, and after confirming that nothing was wrong, they paid no more attention to it.

Unexpectedly, as darkness fell, the people from the Ice River Tribe rushed back, anxiously saying, "Our tribe's children haven't returned to the tribe yet. We've searched the roads but haven't found them. Could you ask them again if they said anything today?"

Upon hearing this, the people of the Riverside Tribe immediately sent people to find Wu Jiong and Jian Mo, while simultaneously reassuring the people of the Ice River Tribe.

Jian Mo calmly asked, "Have any of the children in your tribe had a fight with you recently? Did they go back on their own, or did they run away from home?"

If they go back on their own, they might get lost; if they run away from home, then it's hard to say—the little ones might be hiding from them.

Upon hearing this, the people from the Ice River Tribe wiped their sweat and said, "Not considered noisy? They only exchanged a few words. I wonder if they've run away from home. Doctor Jian Mo, do you think they might have run away from home?"