Jin Ling positioned himself in front of Qiao Xixi, blocking the fiery gazes of the other males.
"Let's go upstream. The water is clearer, and there are more fish-beasts." 'And fewer beastmen,' he thought.
"Okay."
Qiao Xixi held the cubs' hands and happily walked upstream.
Jin Ling took off his upper-body beast-hide tunic, grabbed a wooden basket, and went under the water.
Qiao Xixi, meanwhile, spread the beast hides on a large rock in the water, preparing to wash them.
"Mother, Qiao Lie and I want to go play in the water."
Qiao Ang had a restless and playful nature. Since the temperature wasn't too low, he wanted to dive right in the moment he saw the water.
Qiao Xixi saw that this part of the stream wasn't too deep, so she agreed.
"You can't run off. You have to stay near me, understand?"
"We know, Mother."
Qiao Ang stripped off his beast-hide clothes, his little bottom bare, and jumped into the water. Qiao Lie followed him in.
