If you want to survive after transmigrating, become the male protagonist's new mother.

Pei Yuening followed with Xiaolong.

Xiao Long was jolted like that and grumbled in dissatisfaction, burying his head in Pei Yuening's arms.

Pei Yuening could only hold it and coax it, stroking its back gently with her palm.

"Oh dear... alright, alright, be good."

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Luo Ren, who was ahead, turned around and glanced back.

Their eyes met in mid-air, and Pei Yuening playfully stuck out her tongue at him.

Pei Yuening: (omitted)

Luo Ren smiled softly and looked away.

Ye Jiyun didn't notice their subtle interaction.

He was two steps ahead, and only when he noticed that Pei Yuening was walking slowly did he turn around and take his hand.

"Are you tired?" Ye Jiyun asked.

Pei Yuening smiled at him and obediently shook her head: "No, I'm just afraid of disturbing it."

It refers to the little dragon in her arms.

Ye Jiyun nodded.

"Have you decided on a name yet?"

Pei Yuening seemed to be deep in thought.

"Hmm..." he thought, tilting his head. "It ate my food."

Qin Shuxing pricked up her ears.

"It looks like a chicken wing wrapped in rice."

Lin Yun tilted his head to the side.

"And she's so cute, and her arrival is perfectly timed."

Ye Jiyun's expectations are at their highest.

"Let's call her Juanjuan."

Ye Jiyun: ......

Qin Shuxing: ...Wow. ?

Are you all right?

Qi Zhiyue couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Wow, so capricious?"

Luo Ren gave a barely perceptible smile, but remained silent.

Pei Yuening: "Hmm..."

Because there are still eggs and cakes at home.

Even if he wasn't called "Tart" or "Piece," it still counts as him having a father-in-law.

Lin Yun shook his head with a smile: "Alright, the ancient dragon's roar is curled up... how can it not be unique?"

The group arrived at their encampment outside the ruins.

Pei Yuening was taken to the main tent, where Ye Jiyun personally poured him a cup of flower tea.

"Let's rest for a bit. What would you like to eat later?"

Pei Yuening paused in his tea-drinking motion.

"..."

Good question.

He swallowed hard.

The warm flower tea has a rich aroma, and the cup is warming my hands.

Help! He's so hungry, but he'd rather die than eat a mosaic made by a chef from another world!

Well, with so many people here, it wouldn't be right to leave them out and cook for them separately.

Let's eat together. Making so many meals will exhaust you.

Oh, wait, that's not right.

There are also things that are easy to eat together!

But then again...

Pei Yuening cautiously glanced at He Shuming's expression.

He chose to reach out first and gently tug at Ye Jiyun's sleeve.

"elder brother......"

"Hmm?" Ye Jiyun lowered his head and listened intently.

"Would you like to eat hot pot?"

Before Ye Jiyun could speak, Qin Shuxing, with her sharp ears, looked up a second earlier: "What hot pot?"

Xin Tong immediately responded to the group chat with: "What kind of hot pot?"

Qi Zhiyue raised an eyebrow: "Is that the one you kids ate in the alchemy room for lunch?"

Pei Yuening: "..."

Why is this even involving whipping a corpse?!

He smiled ingratiatingly at He Shuming and said, "Hehe."

He Shuming said expressionlessly, "You were just arrested. After doing hard labor for so long, you've already forgotten?"

Pei Yuening shrank back, hugged the dizzy, curly-faced girl up to her, and covered her face: "I was wrong."

Qin Shuxing immediately shrieked, "What's wrong with that! It's just that you can't eat it in the alchemy room, and this isn't the alchemy room."

"Anyway, all the supplies have been moved, and the fines have been paid, let's eat!" He smugly put his hands on his hips for a moment, then asked, "Where's the pot?"

Pei Yuening shrank back: "Uh, it was confiscated."

Qin Shuxing waved his hand dismissively, saying magnanimously, "Find it! What kind do you want? If you don't have it, I'll conjure one for you right here with mithril."

He Shuming's gaze drifted over, and Pei Yuening instantly understood—

He's doomed if he dares to continue using the crucible.

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He cleared his throat: "Anything is fine, even a regular iron pot for cooking will do."

Qin Shuxing said "Oh," rolled her eyes, and pointed at him: "You."

Luo Ren, who had been called upon, silently turned his head and said, "Please speak."

"Go check the camp where supplies are stored, and take whatever you need."

Luo Ren lowered his eyes and agreed, then stood up.

"Yes."

He took two steps, then suddenly turned back: "Young Master Pei."

Pei Yuening: "Huh?"

"Want to go together?" he asked. "We can take a look and see which one suits us."

Pei Yuening subconsciously looked at Ye Jiyun.

Only after receiving consent did he stand up and say, "Okay."

Xin Tong was quite perceptive: "Young Master Pei."

Pei Yuening turned around: "Your Highness, you're too kind. Just call me Ningning."

Xin Tong smiled and called out, "Okay, Ningning."

"It's inconvenient for you to carry Juanjuan, would you like me to hold her for a while?"

Pei Yuening understood the implication in her words, pursed her lips and nodded, then gently handed Juanjuan to her.

Xin Tong took it naturally, cradling Juanjuan in her arms like she was holding a baby.

"Go ahead," she said.

"Um... thank you."

After saying that, he followed Luo Ren out of the tent.

The knights guarding the encampment were still there, but they were noticeably more relaxed than before.

It was also at Qin Shuxing's behest; after all, the alarm had been lifted, so why keep things tense?

Pei Yuening followed Luo Ren through a maze of twists and turns, remaining silent the entire way.

Finally, he stopped in front of a simple tent.

The guarding knight saluted him: "Your Grace, Duke."

"Hmm," Luo Ren stopped at the door and said to him, "You don't need to guard here anymore. Go help out on the east side. We need to prepare to return to the capital."

The knight replied without hesitation, "Yes, sir."

The surroundings quieted down, and the sounds of the campfire and patrolling footsteps in the distance faded into the distance.

Luo Ren reached out and helped Pei Yuening lift the curtain: "Please."

Pei Yuening nodded.

He went inside and glanced around.

The tent was small, containing only a few boxes and some bundled supplies, all of which they had moved in the afternoon.

The magic lamp shone faintly, and the curtain behind them quietly fell.

Pei Yuening turned around.

Luo Ren stood there, and the slight smile that had been suppressed finally emerged from the corners of his mouth.

Then, he reached out his hand to Pei Yuening.

Pei Yuening burst out laughing and ran into Luo Ren's arms.

Luo Ren caught him steadily, placing his palm on the back of his head, his fingertips gently sinking into the soft hair.

Pei Yuening turned his face and pressed it tightly against Luo Ren's chest, the steady heartbeat of his voice ringing in his ear.

He rubbed against her, and the hands around Luo Ren's waist tightened a little more.

Luo Ren kissed the top of his head and asked in a low voice, "Are you tired this afternoon?"

Pei Yuening nodded: "Yeah, so tired..."

"Should we look for something first?"

"No," Pei Yuening snuggled into his arms, "I want to hug you a little longer."

"You and my brother haven't come home all night, and we haven't heard from you either..." he said. "I'm so worried about you."

"I know," Luo Ren comforted him, then lowered his head and kissed his forehead. "I'm sorry, I'll have Philo deliver the message to you next time."

After saying that, he laughed and added, "Besides, you solved everything yourself, didn't you?"

"..." Pei Yuening muttered, "That's true."

His back relaxed, and he finally lifted his head from Luo Ren's arms.

Luo Ren also looked down at him.

Pei Yuening's gaze swept from his forehead to those gray-blue eyes, then slowly moved down to his lips.

As if by unspoken agreement, Luo Ren remained silent and lowered his head slightly upon noticing the change.

Pei Yuening tilted her head back and offered herself up.

A familiar, ambiguous atmosphere washed over him, enveloping Pei Yuening completely in its tenderness.

He closed his eyes and obediently cooperated with Luo Ren's entanglement.

Until the warm tip of his tongue entered, Pei Yuening's hands, which were originally wrapped around Luo Ren's waist, slowly moved up and instead tightened around his neck.

Luo Ren placed his palm against the back of his neck, his thumb brushing against his earlobe, pulling him closer to his embrace.

After a long while, he stepped back slightly by half an inch.

Their breathing was erratic, their foreheads pressed together.

Their lips were still almost touching.

Pei Yuening then realized that she had forgotten to breathe.

But he only had time to take a quick breath before Luo Ren blocked his mouth again.

Even deeper than the first time, Pei Yuening's fingers almost lost all strength.

Luo Ren wrapped his arms around his waist and pressed him tighter and tighter, until he was almost standing right next to him.

Pei Yuening tiptoed and tilted her head back in response, her tongue being led by his, her breath growing shorter and shorter.

However, at that moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside the curtain.

The two of them suddenly opened their eyes.

Pei Yuening, chin in hand, withdrew her lips and instinctively pushed Luo Ren away.

Almost simultaneously, the curtain was lifted.

"Father? Are you here?"