Chapter 15 Falling into the Trap
"Brother, I think that stupid female has really changed. She really won't abandon us again, right?"

Qiao Ang snorted, "Who knows if she's lying now."

Qiao Ang's words made Qiao Qiao feel frustrated again.

They always felt that Qiao Xixi's current changes were like an illusion, which might disappear at any time.

This also stems from all of Qiao Xixi's past misdeeds, leaving the children with absolutely no sense of security.

After Jin Lin returned with firewood, Qiao Xixi started a fire to heat the roasted meat.

Smelling the aroma of roasted meat, the children temporarily forgot all their anxieties and began to eat heartily.

After eating, Jin Lin walked to the entrance of the ice cave and sat down. He turned to Qiao Xixi and said, "Get some rest. We have to travel early tomorrow morning."

Qiao Xixi nodded, covered the cubs with animal skin blankets, and then lay down beside them.

Jin Lin leaned against the cave entrance, listening to Qiao Xixi and the babies' even breathing, feeling a peace he had never known before.

In the past, he always felt that males should strive to become stronger, rather than just revolve around females all day long.

But now, he suddenly felt that it would be nice to stay with Qiao Xixi all the time.

After getting up and having breakfast, Qiao Xixi and the others continued their journey.

After crossing half of the snow-capped mountain, Qiao Xixi clearly felt that the cold wind was much less than before.

"After we go down this snow mountain, will we be able to leave the ice field?"

Jin Lin hummed in agreement.

"Yes, it won't be so cold after we go down the mountain, and there will be much less snow."

The two were talking.

Jin Lin suddenly lost his footing and his body plummeted downwards.

"what!"

Qiao Xixi exclaimed in surprise and scooped up the three babies into her arms.

The biting wind stung Qiao Xixi's ears.

Jin Lin's golden eyes darkened, and his sharp claws tried to pierce the stone walls on both sides, only to find that they were not frozen stone walls at all, but snow.

"Hold me tight."

Jin Lin let out a low roar, and streaks of golden electricity spread from his claws, knocking off the snow accumulated on the stone wall.

The snow fell softly, finally revealing the stone wall.

Jin Lin stretched his claws out to their maximum length, the sharp tips scraping against the stone wall to slow their descent.

But suddenly the stones on the cliff loosened, and Jin Lin's body plummeted.

Qiao Xixi and the babies fell to the bottom of the cave.

"boom"

Qiao Xixi held the babies in her arms and closed her eyes.

However, the pain I had imagined did not come.

Qiao Xixi opened her eyes and immediately checked on the babies.

"Qiao Ang, Qiao Qiao, Qiao Lie, how are you?"

The children were pale-faced and clutched Qiao Xixi, unable to speak.

Qiao Xixi picked them up and checked them over, only feeling relieved after confirming that they were not injured.

No, how could they be unharmed after falling from such a height?

Qiao Xixi shifted her body and clearly felt that the ground beneath her was warm.

She brushed away the snow from under her bottom and discovered that they were being held in Jin Lin's arms!
Qiao Xixi was so frightened that she scrambled to her feet.

"Jin Lin, are you alright?"

Jin Lin frowned, his voice hoarse with suppressed emotion, "It's nothing."

Josh reached out and pulled him up from the snow.

The moment he moved, Qiao Xixi saw bright red blood spreading across the snow-white landscape.

"You are hurt."

Jin Lin glanced at the wound on his waist, but didn't seem to care. "It's nothing, just a minor injury."

Qiao Xixi looked down and immediately saw the sharp stones on the ground.

If Jin Lin hadn't been protecting them from below, that rock would have pierced their bodies.

"With so much blood, how can it be a minor injury? Don't move, let me bandage it for you."

Qiao Xixi pulled out the animal hide and pressed it onto the wound on his waist.

Jin Lin looked down at the anxious look in her eyes, and his heart softened.

In the past, he wouldn't even have bothered to treat this injury. But seeing the worry in her eyes, he couldn't refuse to let her bandage it for him.

The wound was right on his lower back. Qiao Xixi pressed a piece of animal hide on it to stop the bleeding, and then used a strip of animal hide to tie it up.

"Fortunately, the wound isn't big."

After the bandage was finished, Qiao Xixi looked up and suddenly met a pair of eyes that were brimming with color.

"What's wrong? Is your wound uncomfortable?"

Jin Lin really wanted to say that it was nothing, but meeting her concerned gaze, he nodded against his will.

His gaze was fixed on Qiao Xixi, and his voice was low and hoarse, "It hurts a little."

Just then, a round little head poked between the two of them.

Qiao Qiao stared at them with her clear, bright eyes.

"Let the female mother breathe on you and the pain will go away."

Qiao Xixi was stunned, feeling her cheeks burning. She picked up Qiao Qiao and took a step back, letting out a dry laugh.

"No need for that, Huhu."

A hint of disappointment flashed in Jin Lin's golden eyes.

"It was my mistake; I didn't notice the trap under my feet."

Qiao Xixi looked up at the hole they had fallen into.

"How could there be such a deep hole?"

"This must have been left behind by the orcs to capture large wild animals."

This is incredibly deep; it must be at least ten meters deep.

"Come up to me in a moment, and I'll carry you up."

Qiao Xixi nodded and was about to speak when she heard a heavy breathing sound coming from above.

Jin Lin's expression darkened, and he stood guard protectively in front of Qiao Xixi and the others.

"A wild beast is coming."

Qiao Xixi's expression changed slightly.

The light inside the trap dimmed.

A huge black bear-like head poked its head into the cave.

"It's a black bear beast. Don't move around in the cave. I'll go up and deal with it."

After Jin Lin finished speaking, his hands transformed into sharp claws that pierced the stone wall, and he quickly climbed upwards.

The black bear beast glanced at Jin Lin, and its enormous head suddenly retreated from the cave entrance.

Qiao Xixi knew that the Black Bear Beast would not leave easily.

Sure enough, just as Jin Lin climbed to the cave entrance, the black bear beast bared its fangs and pounced.

Jin Lin jumped out of the cave, transformed into his beast form, and fought with the black bear beast.

With limited visibility from the cave entrance, Qiao Xixi and the others quickly lost sight of Jin Lin.

Inside the cave, they occasionally saw shadows flash by and heard the roars of wild beasts.

Qiao Xixi pursed her lips, wondering what the situation was like upstairs.

I don't know how much time passed, but the sounds outside suddenly disappeared.

Could Jin Lin be in danger?

"Ding Dong"

As Qiao Xixi waited anxiously, the system's voice sounded.

"Time-limited mission. Please help your cub successfully hunt a medium-sized prey within three hours. Mission difficulty: four stars."

Qiao Xixi's eyelids twitched.

"Are you seriously ill? Can't you see we're still in the trap? You still want me to lead them on the hunt?"

Systemic verbal seduction.

"Host~ The rewards for this limited-time mission are quite different. I'll let you in on a little secret: this time the reward is a Beast Soul Crystal. Eating it will awaken your cub's Beast Soul."

Qiao Xixi remained unmoved.

The system will not give up.

"Host~ You raise these little ones not just to protect them, but to equip them with the ability to protect themselves, right?"

Qiao Xixi remained silent.

The system suddenly said in a sinister tone, "Host, although it's a time-limited mission, you'll still be punished with electric shocks if you fail to complete it."

(End of this chapter)

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