Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off

Chapter 701: Our Daughter Ran Away

Lan Yue forgot about her food too, quickly rushing forward to get a closer look.After all, being able to witness the hatching of a beast cub was one of the most joyful occurrences in the entire beast world.

The three triplet brothers felt it was highly inappropriate to just keep eating during such a joyful family moment.

So, acting in perfect unison, they quickly stuffed one last massive piece of juicy meat into their mouths before excitedly hurrying over to watch the egg hatching.

Only little Mo Xiao Li was clever enough to bring his entire bowl along with him.

He wiggled through the crowd, found a perfect viewing position right at the front, and happily continued to stuff his face and lick his fingers while watching the scene with an intensely excited expression.

Tuck!

The sound came a third time. Suddenly, a tiny piece of the white eggshell fractured and fell away.

Su Qinglan almost gasped out loud, clutching her hands to her chest.

"It’s really hatching..." She was so incredibly excited she could barely contain herself, staring intensely at the tiny hole forming in the shell.

Time seemed to slow down completely inside the warm hall.

Everyone held their breath, completely frozen in place. The little white egg shook again and again, vibrating with new life.

A tiny, spiderweb-like crack slowly spread across the smooth surface of the shell. Then, another small piece broke off and fell to the bottom of the incubator.

No one dared to speak a single word. All eyes were completely fixed on the incubator.

After what felt like an absolute eternity, the little cub inside finally gathered all its strength. It pushed against the restricting shell again and again.

Crack. Crack. Crack.

Finally... The shell split completely open.

A tiny little snake slowly wriggled out from the debris.

The little cub lifted its small head and looked around the room with confused, dazed eyes. It seemed completely stunned and overwhelmed by the giant, crowded circle of faces staring down at it.

Su Qinglan immediately covered her mouth with both hands. Her eyes instantly became wet with tears of absolute happiness.

"My baby..." she whispered, her voice trembling with pure joy.

The little snake was unbelievably small. It was only about the size of her index finger! Its whole body was a flawless, snow-white color, and its smooth scales shimmered softly under the light like the moon.

Two tiny, blue gemstone-like eyes blinked curiously at everyone. It was simply too beautiful for words.

Su Qinglan’s heart almost melted right into her chest.

"My beautiful baby..." she cooed softly. She gently opened the incubator door and carefully stretched out her finger toward the newborn.

"Welcome to our family."

The little snake quietly looked at the finger. Its tiny pink tongue flicked out for a brief moment, tasting her scent.

Beside her, Xiao San immediately became wildly excited. He aggressively squeezed his way right to the front of the crowd.

"Let me see! Let me see!" He happily pointed a finger at his own chest, bouncing on his heels. "Little sister! Look here! I’m your big brother!"

Seeing how well things were going, Hu Yan also stepped closer and opened the incubator a little wider.

But... the very next second... the little white snake suddenly disappeared from sight.

"..."

Everyone froze solid.

"Huh?" Lan Yue blinked. "Where did she go?"

Before anyone could even react, the tiny snake had already slipped out of the incubator like a streak of white lightning.

She moved so incredibly fast that everyone only saw a faint flash of white.

"She’s running!" Hu Yan exclaimed, his hands twitching.

The little snake quickly wriggled across the smooth floor.

Then... she dove headfirst and completely disappeared beneath the thick beast-hide rugs covering the ground.

Because it was already the dead of winter, the entire floor of the house had been meticulously covered with thick, layered animal hides to keep the cold away.

Now, their tiny newborn daughter had hidden herself completely underneath them. She was so small that not even a tiny bump could be seen on the thick surface.

Su Qinglan’s face immediately changed, panic setting in.

"Oh no! What if someone accidentally steps on her?!"

She instantly regretted covering the floor so well. The poor little baby had probably become deeply frightened after seeing so many giant, unfamiliar faces staring at her the moment she cracked her eyes open.

Su Qinglan quickly knelt down flat on the floor.

"Baby... come out," she called out, her voice incredibly gentle and soothing. "Mommy is right here."

But there was absolutely no response. Instead, the little snake quietly wriggled even farther away underneath the heavy rug.

A tiny, barely noticeable ripple moved across the edge of the hide.

"There!" Shi Feng pointed a sharp finger.

Everyone immediately rushed over to that corner. But just as they reached the spot, the tiny ripple suddenly changed direction with extreme agility.

The little snake had already escaped somewhere else!

"Over there!"

"No, she’s here!"

"She went this way!"

The entire room instantly became completely chaotic. The three triplets, Lan Yue, and the husbands were all carefully lifting up one corner of the heavy rugs after another.

But before their hands could catch her...

’Whoosh!’

The tiny white snake slipped away again. She happily wriggled from one side of the room to the other beneath the dark beast’s hides, treating it like a giant maze.

She was simply too small and nimble. No matter how carefully they searched, they just couldn’t catch the little escape artist.

Mo Xiao Li stood nearby, completely undisturbed by the madness. He was still holding his food plate tightly in his hands. He calmly stuffed another huge bite of delicious food into his mouth, his eyes lazily following the moving bumps shifting under the rug.

"She is really fast," he noted, nodding his head seriously while chewing with a satisfied face.

While everyone else was running around the room sweating, yelling, and trying to catch the tiny snake, only Mo Xiao Li continued eating his breakfast, thoroughly enjoying the exciting live show.

The whole house was in absolute chaos. Everyone was chasing the tiny white snake beneath the beast hide rugs, their voices overlapping in a frantic chorus.

"She went that way! Head her off!"

"No, she’s over here by the table!"

"Be careful! Watch your feet; don’t step on her!"

Su Qinglan was almost on the verge of tears. Her newborn daughter was simply too small and delicate. What should she do now?

With so many massive, powerful beastmen scrambling around the room, she was terrified that someone might accidentally hurt the tiny thing.

Just then...

Creak.

The heavy front door was pushed open from the outside, letting in a sudden gust of crisp winter air inside the house. Everyone instinctively paused and looked toward the entrance.

At that exact moment, the tiny white snake suddenly rushed out from beneath the edge of the flipped rug.

Like a streak of pure white light, she slithered at breakneck speed straight toward the door.

Before anyone could move to stop her, she quickly climbed onto the tall black boots of the person who had just stepped inside.