"Huh? Why did you come back alone? Where's Dad?"

Zhang Meiting inquired, standing up and glancing outside, noticing that her father-in-law's car had left the courtyard.

"Oh, dad went for morning tea with Uncle Jian and the others."

Xue Qishan replied and took a seat beside Zhang Meiting.

"Ah..."

Qiqi baby heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing that Xue Zhongze wouldn't be joining them for breakfast. She visibly relaxed.

Seeing her reaction, Xue Zhan found it somewhat amusing. He spoke up once again to defend his grandfather, saying, "Luo Qiqi, my grandpa is actually very kind and not scary at all."

Luo Qiqi blinked her watery eyes, seemingly saying, "Don't think I'm easily fooled just because I'm small. I saw it earlier. Mr. Tiger is scarier than Lion Master."

Seeing the expression on Qiqi baby's face, Xue Zhan shook his head in resignation. Well. After spending some time together, Qiqi baby would realize that grandpa is genuinely not fierce.

Without saying more, Xue Zhan used his chopsticks to pick up a big meat bun and placed it in Qiqi baby's bowl, "Here you are! It's your favorite big meat bun."

"Thank you, babe!"

Luo Qiqi politely thanked him and then extended her chubby little hand to grab the meat bun, taking big bites.

"Take it slow, don't choke."

Zhang Meiting said as she placed Luo Qiqi's big milk bottle beside her.

"Thank you, beautiful auntie!"

After devouring the meat bun in a few bites, Luo Qiqi picked up the big milk bottle and took a hearty sip, her eyes sparkling with happiness.

"Meow!"

Da Hua meowed at Luo Qiqi, "Master, Da Hua is hungry too. I want to eat meat buns too. You can't eat them all by yourself!"

Uh...

Luo Qiqi burped after her meal and turned to look at Da Hua, who was crouched by her feet. Then, she extended her chubby hand, grabbed one of the big buns in front of her, and threw it on the ground. Da Hua skillfully pounced on it and carried the meat bun away.

"Wow, Qiqi, your Da Hua is amazing! It can even pick up buns like a dog."

Xue Zhan exclaimed in surprise. It was the first time he had seen such a talented cat.

Just as Da Hua found a good spot to enjoy its bun, it heard Xue Zhan's words and suddenly turned to face him, baring its teeth, "Don't compare the Leopard Lord to a dog! Da Hua is far more formidable than a dog could ever be!"

"Huh? Why are you still angry?"

Xue Zhan, seeing Da Hua's unfriendly demeanor, tried to mediate, "Qiqi, your cat is quite fierce. It might not be safe to keep it around. How about I get you a gentler one?"

Da Hua was speechless...

Damn it, this guy is trying to ruin my relationship with the master!

Da Hua began to curse all sorts of Xue Zhan's relatives in its heart.

Upon hearing Da Hua's apparent displeasure, Luo Qiqi quickly spoke up, "No, no! Da Hua was given to Qiqi baby by her master. Qiqi won't exchange it for anyone else!"

Upon hearing Luo Qiqi's words, Da Hua felt somewhat relieved and shot Xue Zhan an annoyed look before lowering its head to eat the meat bun.

I'm getting worse as I get older, arguing with a little brat over nothing!

The interactions between the two kids and the cat amused Xue Qishan, "Alright, let's eat quickly! After breakfast, we'll go visit the Taoist temple where Luo Qiqi lives. We need to find the note to locate Qiqi's dad."

Hearing that they were going back to the Taoist temple, Luo Qiqi's eyes lit up with excitement. "Oh, oh! I'll get to see Lion Master later."

While the rooms here were more spacious than the Taoist temple, and the beds were more comfortable than the grass mats there, they lacked the presence of Lion Master.

Luo Qiqi, who had only been away for a day, was already missing her irresponsible master.

Without saying another word, Luo Qiqi continued eating.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Tian, who was serving them, had overheard their entire conversation. After the group stopped talking, she discreetly reached into her pocket and pressed the pause button on her phone, which had been recording their conversation.

After finishing breakfast, the group got into a car and headed towards the outskirts of Cloud City.

Two hours later, the car arrived near the location where Xue Zhan had been attacked. Looking at a fork in the road ahead, the driver, Xiao Zhang, respectfully asked, "Miss Qiqi, should we take the left or right road to reach your Taoist temple?"

Luo Qiqi began scratching her head and naturally took off her shoes once again. After a while, her chubby hand pointed to the "left" direction, her voice soft and tender, "Driver Uncle, let's go to the right road."

"Okay! Miss Qiqi!"

Without hesitation, driver Xiao Zhang headed towards the right road.

Luo Qiqi continued to gaze out of the window, feeling a bit anxious. She was sweating slightly as she clutched the Taoist priest frock with her chubby little hand.

Da Hua glanced outside, sighed quietly, and transmitted a message to Luo Qiqi, "Baby, it seems like you've taken the wrong path again."