As it turns out, Pei Yuening was overthinking things; it was just PTSD from her previous life.

He subconsciously thought that the teacher was going to torture him by calling him to the office, but in fact He Shuming didn't say anything at all.

He simply asked how his brother was doing lately, and then asked him to move a stack of new textbooks to the classroom and distribute them to everyone.

Pei Yuening returned to the classroom with her textbooks, only to be completely bewildered.

How's your brother doing lately? He's doing great.

What's wrong with Ye Jiyun? Nothing's wrong, I even ate the food he made this morning.

Why did He Shuming ask this question?

He thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave up on thinking about it.

Anyway, I'll see my brother when I get home tonight.

When the new textbooks were handed out, the discussions in the classroom grew even louder.

The Potions textbook—a thick book with pictures of various herbs on the cover, and inside it's a full illustrated plant guide, starting with the most basic identification in the wild and gradually going deeper.

The Biological Identification Practice Textbook is even thicker, containing records of the habits, breeding methods, and precautions for various magical beasts.

Each of the following creatures—the juvenile unicorn, the wind wolf, the griffin—has its own dedicated chapter.

Pei Yuening casually flipped through the pages, her eyes lighting up.

Oh dear, look at this mess! Isn't this just an animal care guide?

Although he had never owned a pet in his previous life, he had extensive experience in virtually petting cats and dogs, and had watched countless animal documentaries.

Taking care of cubs? That's a piece of cake.

He closed his textbook, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his face.

Lin Huaijin, who was standing next to him, glanced at him and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing," Pei Yuening quickly suppressed a smile, "I just think this course is quite interesting, and I really like Warcraft."

Baby cubs only.

Lin Huaijin glanced at him a few times, but didn't say anything more.

The biological identification practice class is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

The class was not held in a classroom, but in an open area on the hill behind the college.

Moreover, it is said that the children in the school are all descendants of the familiars of nobles, and were specially sent there to support the school's curriculum.

This is just a pet-raising kindergarten!

As Pei Yuening walked over with the crowd, she could see several large fences in the distance.

Upon closer inspection, wow!

There are actually several cubs here, each separated by a fence, creating a fluffy sight as far as the eye can see.

There are three that are most eye-catching.

A unicorn, pure white, with its horn not yet fully grown, only a small protrusion on its forehead, was munching on grass with its head down.

A wind wolf, with gray-blue fur and pointed ears, lay dozing on the ground, its tail occasionally flicking.

A griffin, with the front half resembling an eagle and the back half resembling a lion, its wings not yet fully grown, huddled in a corner, its round eyes warily scanning its surroundings.

They are all still cubs.

Pei Yuening's heart melted instantly.

"Divide us into groups." The biology teacher, a middle-aged woman wearing glasses and holding a notebook, said, "Those whose names are called, stand together."

"Group 1: Pei Yuening, Ryan, Ollie, Lin Huaijin."

Pei Yuening was taken aback.

Are you in a group with Ollie?

He glanced at Ollie instinctively, and sure enough, Cao Dan's face had darkened.

Who are you trying to fool? He doesn't even want to be with him!

However, it was limited to giving him the cold shoulder. After being punished by Luo Ren last time, Ollie clearly learned his lesson.

At least they stopped causing trouble in public.

Pei Yuening withdrew her gaze and silently walked to her group.

Ryan also came over.

Ollie's dark expression changed instantly.

"Lai..." He didn't finish his sentence.

Because Ryan bypassed him and went straight to Pei Yuening.

Pei Yuening was flattered.

He adjusted his stepmotherly demeanor when facing Ollie, replacing it with a gentle (what he thought was) smile.

"What's wrong?"

Ryan met his gaze, then blushed instantly: "N-nothing."

"We'll be in the same group from now on, and I... just wanted to say hello to you."

Pei Yuening smiled again: "Okay, then I'll take care of you in the future."

Ryan nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

The four of them dispersed.

Ollie's eyes were practically popping out of their sockets, but no one here cared about him.

Lin Huaijin had already entered the enclosure and was staring at the wind wolf.

Ryan stood by the fence, holding a small basket of meat, feeding the griffins.

He moved very gently and slowly, waiting for the griffin to finish each piece of meat before handing over the next.

The griffin was initially wary, but after eating a few pieces, it gradually relaxed and even nuzzled Ryan's hand.

"It likes you," Pei Yuening couldn't help but say.

Ryan looked up at him.

"Thank you," he said softly.

Then he lowered his head again to feed the griffins.

Pei Yuening didn't say anything more.

He turned to look at the unicorn.

The little white dumpling was still munching on grass with its head down, but it would occasionally raise its head and glance in this direction.

Pei Yuening squatted down and reached out her hand.

The unicorn took a step back.

Pei Yuening didn't move; she just squatted there, her hand outstretched in mid-air.

"Hello," he said softly, "My name is Pei Yuening."

The unicorn didn't move.

"What's your name?" Pei Yuening continued softly, "Can you talk? Don't you have a name? How about I give you one?"

The unicorn's ears twitched.

"Should I call him... Xiaobai?" Pei Yuening thought for a moment, "No, that's too perfunctory."

"Should I call him...Snowball?"

The unicorn took a step forward.

"You like snowballs?" Pei Yuening smiled: "Okay, then let's call it Snowball."

The unicorn took another step forward and brought its nose close to Pei Yuening's hand to smell it.

Then it nuzzled its head into Pei Yuening's palm.

"I...I'm not very good at...speaking."

Pei Yuening felt as if he had been struck in the heart.

He gently stroked the unicorn's head, running his fingers down its fur.

"Good boy, good boy..."

The unicorn let out a small, soft hum and rested its head against Pei Yuening.

The other two stood on the other side, arms crossed, watching the wind wolf.

Ollie stretched out a hand, trying to suppress it with magic.

The wind wolf raised its head, glanced at him, and then lay back down.

They don't even acknowledge him.

Ollie frowned, increased his magic output, and even considered directly engaging in a temporary contract.

The wind wolf got annoyed by him, its ears perked up, and it flicked its tail.

A gust of sand covered Ollie's face.

"Cough, cough—" Ollie took two steps back, his face covered in sand.

Ryan quickly handed her a handkerchief: "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing." Ollie took the handkerchief and wiped his face, his expression ashen.

Lin Huaijin decisively distanced himself from the eye of the sandstorm and instead tried to make contact with the griffins.

He stood by the fence, his hand outstretched, maintaining a safe distance.

The griffin ultimately chose to continue rubbing against Ryan's hand.

Lin Huaijin: "..."

What a blind, ignorant kid.

Pei Yuening is addicted to rubbing unicorns.

"Can I hug you?" he asked.

The unicorn nodded.

So Pei Yuening gently reached out and pulled the unicorn into her arms.

"Is it comfortable?"

"Um……"

Pei Yuening couldn't resist bending down and nuzzling it: "Oh, I like you so much!"

"I...I love you..."

Pei Yuening gave it a big kiss on the forehead.

He masturbated for a while, then suddenly had a thought: "Want me to tell you a story?"

The unicorn asked in confusion, "What...is this a story?"

"Hmm..." Pei Yuening recalled for a moment: "Once upon a time, there was a little unicorn."

"It's very late now, the little unicorn should be sleeping, but he's holding on tightly to his mother's horn."

"He wants Mom to listen carefully to him and guess how much I love you?"

"The unicorn mother said, 'Oh dear, I had no idea...'"

"So the little unicorn spread its two front hooves wide apart as far as it could."

"It said, 'Mom, there are so many.'"

"The unicorn mother's arms are longer, and she opens them wide to say, 'But I love you so much.'"

"I love you as high as the hoof I raise."

As Pei Yuening spoke, he raised the hoof of the unicorn in his arms.

"The unicorn mother had even longer hooves, and she said, 'I love you as high as the hooves I raise.'"

Pei Yuening raised his hand.

The little unicorn exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, it's so much longer than my nest!"

Pei Yuening kissed it: "Right? That's why I like you even more."

He continued speaking.

"The little unicorn had another brilliant idea. He did a somersault, stood up on his hind hooves, and said, 'I love you all the way to the tips of my hind hooves.'"

"The mother unicorn picked up her baby unicorn, tossed it over her head, and said, 'I love you all the way to your hind hooves.'"

"I love you as far as crossing a river and climbing a hill."

The little unicorn was a little sleepy, looking at the bushes ahead where the sun was setting.

"The river is in the distance."

"I love you, all the way across the river and over the mountains."

"The little unicorn said this, then closed its eyes."

"The mother unicorn put her baby unicorn on a bed made of leaves and bent down to kiss him."

"Then she lay down beside the little unicorn, smiling softly as she whispered..."

"I love you all the way to the moon, and then back from the moon to here."

The story was over, and the unicorn in Pei Yuening's arms obediently closed its eyes.

He held it and gently patted its back, humming a lullaby until it was completely asleep.

Meanwhile, Ollie was being chased all over the field by griffins, his face covered in sand blown by the wind wolves, and his head adorned with griffin feathers.

Pei Yuening and Ryan lived a peaceful and happy life.

Lin Huaijin stared at each other, wide-eyed.

Ori's confrontational game.

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