Chapter 027

Chapter 027

Seeing that the other party did not speak, Bai Xiaoyu refrained from asking further.

However, the elderly person sat gracefully, with silver hair and eyes beneath the hat filled with a sense of vicissitude and kindness.

He seemed to be an old man with many stories.

No more words were exchanged between them, but the old man seemed to enjoy watching him and Dahai.

Especially when looking at Dahai, her fingers resting on the wheelchair's armrests tightened, causing the skin around them to turn slightly white.

But she quickly concealed it.

Bai Xiaoyu paused in petting Dahai, pondering the other party's earlier words. Could this be Dahai's parent?

But if this was indeed Dahai's parent, why didn't they just say so directly?

Was there some unspoken reason behind it?

"Dahai, come here and keep this parent company..."

Dahai hopped over, but the old man gently shook his head. "Go about your business; I'll just watch. Don't worry about me."

Bai Xiaoyu noticed the slight movement of the old man's fingers before he let go.

Bai Xiaoyu: "I don't have much to do right now. I'll stay here and see if any parents need anything."

So, he stood next to the old man with Dahai, who was unusually well-behaved today, standing still without causing any trouble.

It seemed he was right; this old man was indeed related to Dahai.

The old man nodded almost imperceptibly, seemingly grateful.

Bai Xiaoyu then focused his attention on the interactions between the parents and the eggs.

Speaking of which, he was still curious about the magical way the parents recognized their eggs earlier.

The audience in the live stream had been paying close attention to the other parents while Bai Xiaoyu interacted with the old man.

"Here comes the first parent to touch the egg. When guiding the spiritual awakening of the hatchling, the Beastman or Half-Beastman parent will inevitably reveal their beast form or a part that can transform into one. Otherwise, the spiritual energy cannot better integrate into the egg, and some hatchlings might even be wary of someone who looks so different."

"Let's see how many Beastman parents there are!"

"Let's count how many of our host's eggs can hatch Beastman babies."

"It looks like a large-scale outing where parents chase after eggs."

"Hahaha, that parent is so silly, getting hit on the forehead by a rolling egg."

Bai Xiaoyu watched as well. The first parent to reach the egg appeared to be a pure human.

He was visibly trembling with excitement as he carefully squatted down in front of the egg.

Seeing the egg, which was taller than his knee, he grinned widely. It was truly beautiful, with its lustrous surface and perfect oval shape, making it the most dazzling among all the eggs!

In fact, every parent present was thinking the same thing.

Having taken care of the eggs for so long, Bai Xiaoyu could immediately recognize the egg in front of the parent as Xiao Shiyi, the most mischievous of all the pure human eggs.

Bai Xiaoyu was confident that if this child were a Beastman, they would be just as mischievous as Xiao Yi and Xiao Shiwu.

Pure human hatchlings and Beastman hatchlings differed significantly in terms of physical strength and energy levels from birth.

Each egg had its own personality and racial traits. Although Xiao Shiyi was a pure human, he had high spiritual energy, making him more sensitive and curious about the outside world.

What Bai Xiaoyu did not expect was that they would also be wary of strangers.

Despite the subtle connection between the egg and the parent, this was essentially the first real meeting with their biological parents after two months without consciousness or interaction, naturally leading to wariness.

As soon as the parent for Egg No. 11 squatted down, the egg began to show signs of caution. When the parent lowered his head to touch the egg with his forehead, the egg recoiled and rolled away.

The father of Egg No. 11 was caught off guard by the egg's tail strike and touched his forehead, stunned.

Bai Xiaoyu wanted to go over and ask if he was alright, knowing that after being boiled in the essence refining agent so many times, the eggs' physical strength and explosive power were quite impressive. Being hit must have hurt. At least, that's what he thought.

The next moment, the parent touched his forehead and smiled foolishly like a proud father. "My baby is already so agile and strong before hatching."

The parent of Egg No. 1 followed closely, saying, "Baby, slow down. Wait for Dad."

Other parents were also trying to interact with their eggs, but the eggs rolled away quickly.

Thus, a comical scene unfolded: a group of eggs racing ahead, with flustered parents chasing after them.

Occasionally, voices could be heard.

"Don't block me from chasing my egg."

"You stepped on my foot."

"What? You think your egg is prettier than mine? Want to fight?"

The live stream was flooded with question marks and laughter.

"I've never seen such a challenging egg enlightenment process. Usually, it happens in the incubation room, where parents can communicate directly."

"I just came back from Ding Lan's place. All the parents are individually guiding their eggs, heads touching, and spending at least two hours guiding spiritual energy."

"Now his live stream is gaining popularity, as it's rare to see so many wealthy families and Beastmen gathered for an enlightenment ceremony."

"Speaking of which, how come these parents are so focused on chasing the eggs that they haven't even released their beast forms and some of their beast traits? These parents aren't very professional."

"Hahaha, they must be having a blast with the eggs."

"This isn't just enlightenment; it's turned into a family activity. But I feel like the parents aren't the ones who interact with the eggs day and night. They need to pull out all the stops, or they'll be chasing forever, hahaha."

"This actually helps the parents get closer to the eggs and familiarize themselves with each other. In the past, it was always one-sided enlightenment by the parents. Now, getting the eggs' approval before enlightenment is clearly better than the previous method."

"I have the same feeling. I wonder if I can send my eggs to the streamer for incubation when I lay them in the future?"

"Get in line. I'm going to find a partner and lay an egg right now."

"Me too..."

Thus, the live stream chat exploded with people looking for partners to lay eggs.

On the other side, Ding Lan, who was also streaming, noticed his fans reporting the situation.

After the reports, the number of viewers in his live stream started to decrease gradually.

Ding Lan frowned. Was another big streamer starting a broadcast? How could so many people leave? The official cultivation stream had given him a great recommendation spot, so his viewer count should be increasing.

Just as he was puzzled, he saw several top fans with crowns sending messages.

"Streamer, I'll go gather intel for you."

"I'll go too; after all, there's strength in numbers."

"+1."

Several of his top fans, including the top three, suddenly left.

Ding Lan wanted to stop them, but investigating the competition wasn't necessary.

Before he could say anything, the system notified him that his top three fans... had left the live stream.

Ding Lan's face darkened.

Something felt off.

These fans removed their fan titles from his live stream and headed straight to Bai Xiaoyu's live stream.

As professional trolls, they immediately said, "Dog streamer, what stupid thing did you do this time? Do you want rotten eggs or a meteor shower today?"

On Bai Xiaoyu's side, after the initial chaos when the eggs gathered, the parents and eggs eventually separated.

Once they split up, the entire back garden of the cultivation center was filled with eggs and parents in different areas.

The viewers couldn't keep up, almost getting cross-eyed trying to watch everything.

"Streamer, please switch to panoramic view. This small area isn't enough to see all the wild eggs you've hatched."

"Yes, please switch quickly. I want to see how No. 15 egg interacts with its parent."

"Streamer, please, hurry up...!"

Bai Xiaoyu watched the viewers roll around in the chat, amused yet exasperated. He hadn't said no, but he needed time to react and operate. They were rolling around already...

Seeing the streamer, who usually ignored them, immediately switch to panoramic view, everyone silently gave a mental thumbs-up. Indeed, they needed to learn more tricks from the trolls and the eggs.

This dog streamer had finally surrendered.

The viewers quickly found the eggs they were most interested in.

In a corner of the garden, a parent was fighting with an egg.

The cause was that the parent had been following No. 7 egg, and when it rolled here, the parent thought it was a good opportunity and nudged the egg with its forehead, causing it to roll several times.

Seeing this, the parent laughed heartily.

No. 7 egg quickly reacted, rolling over to the parent and colliding with its leg.

The parent moved slightly and gently pushed the egg away. "Kid, I'm here to enlighten you."

Saying this, the parent nudged again, and the egg collided once more.

Every time the parent tried to nudge, the egg fearlessly bumped back.

After several repetitions, the parent couldn't hold back anymore and instantly transformed both arms into furry paws, grabbing the egg and pushing it hard with its forehead.

The two kept bumping heads, the forehead and eggshell making a thudding sound.

No. 7 egg's parent: "Looks like I won't be able to enlighten you unless I beat you into submission. Haha, your old man has roamed the stars for years and never backed down from anyone."

No. 7 egg: "Not backing down? Let's fight."

The father and son engaged in a three-hour head-bumping battle, and in the process, the parent inadvertently enlightened No. 7 egg.

Bai Xiaoyu watched the footage sent back by his fans, his lips twitching.

The viewers laughed and marveled.

"No. 7 egg has always been aggressive. Even its own father couldn't avoid it, hahaha."

"His father is something else too, actually fighting with the egg. What a talent."

"How long will they keep fighting?"

"I don't know, but I know the father is a half-beast. I thought No. 7 egg had a chance to become a beast, but now it seems unlikely."

Bai Xiaoyu, seeing that the person and the egg didn't seem close to finishing, shifted his gaze and replied, "Anything is possible."

The audience in the live stream merely thought he was having another one of his childish outbursts, given that the announcement from the parent group was still fresh in their minds.

At this moment, under the large tree ahead, there were two people and an egg.

Xiaoyu had searched for the egg multiple times and just by seeing this tree, knew it was Little No. 15 and his parents.

No. 15's egg was continuously rolling up the tree trunk, only to fall back down. The egg didn't give up and kept rolling.

The two new parents looked at each other, unsure what the egg was doing.

They tried to pick up the egg, but it struggled a bit, as if sensing something, and then allowed them to hold it.

However, once they moved away from the tree, No. 15's egg would struggle again, making it impossible to hold.

His parents, helpless, put the egg back down.

No. 15's egg then rolled back to the base of the tree and continued its struggle with the trunk.

The audience in the live stream watched with great interest.

"No. 15's egg is quite persistent. I've seen the streamer come here to find him many times. Why is he so fixated on this tree?"

"In this day and age, who doesn't have some peculiar habits? Even eggs do."

"Streamer, do you know why?"

Xiaoyu raised an eyebrow. He, of course, knew—it was simply racial instinct. He had once satisfied No. 15's egg, but he wasn't sure if the parents could figure it out from the egg's behavior.

Just then, the blonde mother suddenly had an idea, her eyes filled with surprise and joy as she looked at the egg. Even though it was unlikely, she was very happy. If it was as she thought, it meant the child's beast bloodline was stronger.

She walked towards the egg again, this time spreading her arms, which instantly transformed into beautiful golden wings with exquisite feathers.

No. 15's egg paused, seemingly sensing something, and rolled to its mother.

The father approached, exchanged a glance with his wife, and then bent down to pick up the egg. With one hand holding the egg and the other arm around his wife's shoulder, the blonde woman flapped her wings, and the family of three soared into the air, not too high or low, about a hundred meters. After circling once, they landed on the tree. The egg excitedly rolled between her wings, and finally, the parents and No. 15's egg successfully completed their spiritual awakening.

The audience in the live stream: "..."

"Hatching eggs, hatching eggs, any will do, human or beast."

"Sitting at home, food falls from the sky."

"Dog streamer, want to hatch an egg? Let's do it together."

Xiaoyu laughed and scolded, "Scram."

The big black egg, which had been quiet all along, jumped, seemingly wanting to do something. Suddenly noticing the gaze of the person in the wheelchair, it hopped a couple of times and then restrained itself.

"Amazing, today Big Black didn't get mad at us."

"Maybe he's in a good mood today?"

At this moment, the third peculiar egg, No. 3's egg, rolled around and finally reached a high spot.

It successfully caught everyone's attention.

Xiaoyu's expression was a bit subtle. No. 3's egg's racial instinct was even more peculiar, and he wondered if the parents could understand it.

The parents, seeing the egg roll so high, were immediately terrified and hurriedly followed behind, trying to protect it with their hands.

The egg, however, kept pushing their hands away, seemingly wanting to go back down.

But how could the father dare let it? So, the egg and the person stood in a standoff on the slope.

Finally, the father gave in and started walking back, constantly looking over his shoulder, afraid the egg might roll down accidentally.

His worry was not unfounded; as soon as he turned around, the egg wobbled, then...

began rolling down, flipping over with great joy.

The parent was shocked and rushed forward to catch it.

The egg seemed somewhat satisfied and continued playing this game with the parent several times.

Initially, the parent didn't react, but later, realizing something, a look of joy appeared on their face.

They continued playing the game with the egg until it got tired, and finally, both the parent and the egg easily completed their spiritual awakening.

The audience in the live stream laughed heartily but then felt a bit dejected.

"No. 3's egg is also a seed egg, but his father is a pure human."

"His father isn't a pure human; I saw fur growing on his neck just now."

"So he's a half-beast. Another seed egg gone."

Xiaoyu felt that telling the truth now wouldn't be believed, so he chose to remain silent.

He had been standing for a while and was getting tired. This body indeed needed more exercise.

At this moment, the big black egg hopped over and stood behind Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu slowly leaned against it and gently stroked its warm shell. "Big Black is the most considerate."

The elderly man in the wheelchair chuckled, his gaze lingering between Xiaoyu and the big black egg.

Bai Xiaoyu's movements were originally natural, but under the other person's gaze, he felt a bit uneasy. Thinking that this might be Big Black's family, he suddenly felt embarrassed and straightened up.

However, Big Black Egg took the initiative to approach him, and Xiaoyu... had no choice but to accept Big Black Egg's kindness.

Soon their gaze fell on another couple and their egg.

This was No. 2 Egg.

Similarly, because of its energetic nature, it was considered one of the potential seed eggs by the live stream audience.

Upon seeing the parents, two half-beasts, one of whom was a traditional half-beast with animal ears and tail, the live stream started comforting Bai Xiaoyu.

"At least we still have two seed eggs to look at. Even if the one egg isn't a beast child, there's still No. 1, whose father is clearly a powerful beast."

The couple accompanied the egg as it circled around them, seemingly looking for something.

Bai Xiaoyu thought about it; he had No. 2 Egg's favorite toy in his system grid. If the parents couldn't understand the egg's needs, he would give it to them. After all, not everyone carries such a large bag around.

The parents were scratching their heads when suddenly the mother transformed into her beast form.

In the next second, a half-beast with a human head and animal body appeared before everyone.

The originally gentle woman instantly grew taller, and as she opened her large pouch, the egg excitedly rolled inside.

Bai Xiaoyu: "……"

Bai worried, turns out they had a pouch themselves.

No. 2 taken care of, only No. 12 left.

Everyone looked and started cursing the jinx from earlier, as these parents were a combination of a pure human and a half-beast.

No. 12 Egg didn't cause much trouble; instead, it had a good sleep. When it woke up, its parents were already there.

Thus, the last hope of the live stream audience became No. 1 Egg.

When they found No. 1 Egg, it was rolling ahead while Duan Yang walked slowly behind. His steps were so light that he barely made any sound, giving off the impression of a large feline padding on the ground.

The live stream audience scrutinized Duan Yang again and collectively sighed in relief.

"This is definitely a beast, no doubt about it."

"No. 1 Egg, you're now the hope of the entire village, do us proud."

"Speaking of which, the direction No. 1 Egg is going seems familiar."

Everyone's spirits lifted, and the live stream burst into laughter.

Even Bai Xiaoyu couldn't help but curve his lips slightly.

If No. 1 Egg went where they imagined, there would be a show to watch.

As Duan Yang walked, he transformed into a snow leopard as tall as a person, covered in fluffy white fur.

It turned out that No. 1 Egg did not disappoint everyone's expectations. Having tricked Bai Xiaoyu, it now became a filial son, leading its father to the mud pit.

In front of its father, it rolled directly into the mud pit, causing mud to fly everywhere.

After playing for a while, No. 1 Egg stopped and earnestly invited its father, splashing mud on his feet.

Duan Yang looked at the muddy egg and began to question his life.

The tall snow leopard, after confirming that the egg rolling in the mud was indeed his own, started thinking about his ancestors.

Was the egg a crocodile egg?

Or a water buffalo egg?

Otherwise, who would think a naturally clean snow leopard would enjoy rolling in mud?

What a terrifying habit!

After confirming there was no such bloodline on his side, he began to suspect his partner.

Could his partner have water buffalo or crocodile blood?

No wonder the temper was so stubborn and stinky.

A man fighting mechs and bugs sneezed. Which idiot is cursing me?

I wonder if Duan Yang has seen the little one yet. Their kid must be well-behaved and sensible.

Finally, the snow leopard looked at the muddy egg inviting him again and gritted his teeth, stepping into the mud pit, shaking his paws as he walked.

As soon as he entered, a splash of mud welcomed him enthusiastically.

An hour later, a black-gray leopard dripping with mud used its claws to dig out the gray-black egg stuck in the mud.

The live stream audience couldn't help but laugh uncontrollably.

At this moment, someone suddenly realized, "Would a snow leopard have such a habit?"

The live stream paused for a moment before exploding again.

A bolt from the blue!

The top-seeded egg was also gone in the end!