The lynx huddled together, looking listless, even its ears drooping.

Mo frowned, grasped the lynx's paw, and carefully examined it in its current position, asking with concern, "Where are you injured?"

The lynx swayed its head from side to side, then lowered its head, trying to burrow into the black clothes.

Mo simply opened his outer robe and wrapped the lynx in his arms: "Let's go home first."

Xi Hejue felt that Bai Ze was being bullied, and followed behind him angrily, his little fists clenched tightly.

Inside the cave, the newly changed items were piled up against the wall of the storage room. Knowing that Bai Ze liked them, Mo carried him to see them.

"What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you."

Bai Ze glanced at it, let out a low "woof," and then buried its face in its paws again.

His mind was filled with Bai Qing's words. The thought of how Jue had been bullied made Bai Ze feel terrible. The deep sense of powerlessness and the anger that had nowhere to go made him want to slap his body.

Usually only Bai Ze eats lunch. Mo touched his face and said softly, "How about we make a pot of seafood soup and roast a few sweet potatoes?"

"Ugh..." Bai Ze responded weakly.

Mo carried the lynx to the animal skin mat beside the fire, then washed a large red fruit and placed it between the lynx's two paws: "It'll be ready soon."

The lynx huddled together, its eyes half-closed.

Seeing that Bai Ze looked sullen, Xi squatted down and asked worriedly, "Bai Ze, is something hurting?"

Jue poured a bowl of water and placed it next to her father.

The lynx shook its head and pushed the apple in front of the two children.

Xi Ke was extremely worried, and sighed repeatedly while resting her chin on her hand.

Suddenly, he noticed the snow that hadn't been cleared from the cave entrance, and an idea instantly came to him. He grabbed Jue's hand and ran outside.

"What's wrong?" Jue asked, puzzled.

Xi bent down and grabbed a handful of snow: "Bai Ze is unhappy, let's build a snowman to cheer him up."

"Mm." Jue nodded.

The two kids hit it off immediately and got to work.

Inside the cave, Mo took a handful of dried seafood, mixed it with mushrooms and chopped pork ribs, put it in a pot with ginger slices, and even added a small handful of goji berries, just like Bai Ze had done when he made soup.

Red sweet potatoes shouldn't be thrown directly into the fire, so Mo placed them on the side.

After doing all this, Mo picked up the lynx and held it in his arms, adding firewood to the fire while gently stroking the lynx's back to its tail.

The lynx pulled open Mo's collar, buried its face in his chest, and remained silent.

"Still angry?" Mo placed his warm hand against the lynx's belly. "I'll help you vent your anger, okay?"

Bai Ze couldn't hear what Mo was saying at all. As soon as he closed his eyes, all he could see in his mind was the image of Jue being bullied.

He's so small and so well-behaved... If you treat him a little nicely, he'll forget the grievances he suffered before and carefully snuggle up to you.

Bai Ze felt increasingly distressed, as if his heart was being torn apart.

Mo noticed that the lynx's ears were tucked to the sides and the tips of its fur were trembling slightly, so he quickly lifted its head up.

The next second, I met those wet, icy blue eyes.

"What's wrong?" Mo cupped the lynx's face, his brows furrowed. "Are you feeling unwell?"

"Did you get angry because of Bai Qing?"

Did he hit you hard?

A glistening mist welled up in Bai Ze's beautiful pupils; his brows drooped, and he looked deeply saddened.

He was less angry at Bai Qing and more angry at himself and the "Bai Ze" who had gone to the modern world.

Mo was at a loss. He hugged Bai Ze and gently rocked him back and forth like he was comforting a child: "Don't be sad. I'll get revenge for you tomorrow—no, I'll get revenge for you in a little while, okay?"

The lynx let out a low whimper and curled up listlessly.

Mo Wufa turned around and called Jue and Xi, who were outside the cave, in, thinking that Bai Ze's mood might improve if he saw the cubs.

Xi and Jue have already built a large prototype of a snowman.

The two children's faces were red from the cold as they rubbed their hands together as they entered the cave.

"Bai Ze, please don't be angry, okay?"

"We're building a snowman."

"Jue even made a hat for it."

"It'll look beautiful once the eyes and nose are attached!"

Xi leaned closer, her eyes sparkling, but she resisted the urge to touch the lynx, afraid that her hands would get cold.

Jue saw that Bai Ze's eyes were wet and his lips were pursed into a line. His expression instantly became serious, and he said earnestly, "Father, I will protect you."

Xi echoed, "That's right, from now on, we'll help you fight."

Bai Ze was able to hold back his emotions, but seeing the two children, especially Jue, he completely lost control.

The child's fearful and uneasy expression pierced Bai Ze's heart like needles.

The lynx's whimpers were very sad, and tears began to fall in a steady stream, its eyes, which were just moist, were instantly flooded with tears.

Bai Ze cried harder and harder, his long eyelashes drooping, and his breathing became rapid.

"Bai Ze, don't cry... What's wrong?"

"Father, you..."

The two children panicked instantly, unsure of what to do but try to wipe away Bai Ze's tears.

Mo was stirring the soup in the pot when he heard the noise and suddenly turned his head. He saw that Bai Ze's furry face was all tangled from crying.

He quickly put down what he was holding and knelt on the ground: "Bai Ze, what's wrong?"

The lynx lay on the animal skin blanket, tears streaming down its face. Seeing the child's worried expression, it felt it was wrong, but it couldn't control itself and could only try to cover its face with its paws.

Mo picked up the lynx, put his hands around its waist, and let it rest on his shoulder. He walked and coaxed it, patting its back again and again.

Bai Ze's sobs gradually subsided, but tears still streamed down his face uncontrollably.

Soon, Mo's shoulder was soaked.

Bai Ze has such a good personality, he's never done anything like this before.

Mo's face grew increasingly gloomy. He said, "I'll take you to Bai Qing right now."

"You can vent your anger however you want."

The two cubs echoed, "Yes, we'll help you hold him down."

With that, the three of them walked menacingly toward the cave entrance.

Bai Ze pressed its front paws against Mo's shoulder, straightened its body, and said in a low, hoarse voice, "Woo~"

"Waaah..."

Mo then kissed his wet eyes: "Don't worry, just keep hitting him."

"Awoo~"

Xi had already rolled up his sleeves: "Give him a good beating. He's always bullying people."

"Let's beat them back together!"

Unable to stop them, Bai Ze simply jumped down, ran to the animal skin mat where he had been lying, curled up into a ball, and even hid his face inside.

Mo, Jue, and Xi stood in a circle, at a loss for what to do.

Xi said, "Bai Ze, how about we make you candied hawthorns?"

Jue: "Father, would you like to see the snowman?"

Mo: "Shall I take you to the mountains for fun?"

"Shall we go to the hot springs?"

"Going to catch rabbits?"

"How about we go beat up Bai Qing?"

……

As Bai Ze listened, his mood gradually calmed down, although he still felt sad when he saw Jue.

He even thought that if he could call the modern world, he would definitely hire a professional to call and give "Bai Ze" a good beating.

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