Unlike what everyone imagined, the sugar and milk added later still couldn't suppress the bitterness of the tea.
The bitterness remained just as fresh, refined, and aloof from the world.
No matter how much sugar they added, it couldn't neutralize the stubborn bitterness of the tea.
They couldn't help doubting life. Which step did they get wrong?
Mu Shiyue took a small sip as well and it was so bitter she shivered.
"You all should stop messing around." She quickly shook her head, her face full of disgust. "Don't waste things. This bitterness cannot be neutralized."
Unwilling to give up, they added several more pieces of sugar.
But even if the sweetness became cloy, the bitterness still came back in the end.
They could only admit helplessly, "As expected of Master's roasted tea leaves, it truly has personality!"
"Master is indeed amazing!"
Mu Shiyue: "…" It's not worth that much praise.
Everyone was discouraged by the milk tea, but soon their spirits lifted.
"These tea leaves should still be drunk alone, but Eldest Senior Brother's roasted tea leaves can be used to make milk tea!"
Perfect!
Everyone thought this decision was extremely good.
Ke Chongbo received both types of tea leaves and a little milk.
He could give them to his father, mother, and elder brother.
"Ying~"
"Hou~"
"Moo~"
The sounds of the little cubs came from behind.
This time, their voices carried a special tone.
Soon, everyone saw a few cubs pushing something over.
A glint of light flashed in Chu Jingzhuo's eyes, and his expression instantly changed, "My egg!"
Yes, the three cubs were pushing and rolling a big, round egg, even fighting with each other for it.
Under the cubs' paws, the big white egg rolled round and round.
They didn't care about the terrain, playing with it like a ball.
The big white egg rolled across grass, rocks, and into a muddy pit…Originally pure white, it's now stained with green grass, yellow mud, and black unknown smudges.
Little Tiger Baby pushed and pushed, while occasionally biting the eggshell a few times with its mouth.
Unfortunately, its milk teeth weren't sharp at all and couldn't bite the shell open.
Although it's an egg, it looked quite pitiful.
Chu Jingzhuo was so frightened his heart almost leapt out. He immediately rushed over and snatched the big white egg from their paws.
Fortunately, a spirit beast egg was much sturdier than an ordinary egg, and after all this torment, it's still intact.
Though the shell was a bit dirty, it hadn't cracked.
Chu Jingzhuo gently wiped off the dirt on the eggshell, restoring it to a spotless pure-white egg.
Everyone walked over and expressed their relief, "Luckily it's a spirit beast egg. If it were a regular egg, it would've been eaten already!"
Of course, if it was a normal egg, Chu Jingzhuo wouldn't have been so panicked.
"Won't the yolk inside have scattered?" Ke Chongbo asked, face full of worry.
This egg had gone through who knew how many disasters. The spirit beast inside might not have even formed yet and might still just be yolk.
Being tormented like this, the yolk might've broken apart.
"No, that won't happen." Xin Jinrui shook his head firmly. "It must still be fine inside."
"How do you know?" Ke Chongbo looked over curiously.
Xin Jinrui glanced at Little Tiger Baby, who was circling around Chu Jingzhuo. "Before Little Tiger Baby was born, Senior Hu Niu always used the egg as a pillow and toy."
The others nodded, "Yes, Senior Hu Niu often used the egg as a toy and pushed it around."
Little Tiger Baby managed to survive its mother's rough treatment and was now lively and jumpy. That alone proved the strength of spirit beasts!
Ke Chongbo: "…"
This was his first time hearing such a thing!
Although there were many spirit beasts in Changtian Sect, and some gave birth, they usually gave birth to live cubs.
After all, being raised with human care, they weren't worried about outside dangers, so they didn't need to lay eggs.
As for the few species that laid eggs, Ke Chongbo had never seen them. They were all handled by specialists.
It's the first time he had heard of a spirit beast treating its own egg as a ball.
Were wild mother beasts always this savage?
Chu Jingzhuo wiped the egg shell clean, then pressed his ear against it and listened for a long time, but couldn't hear anything.
His expression softened slightly. No news was the best news, right?
The spirit beast inside should be fine!
Chu Jingzhuo consoled himself.
"Awuu~" Little Tiger Baby continued calling and hopping, trying to take the egg back.
The egg was very fun!
"Ying~"
Little Sesame cried as well. It also liked to play.
"Moo~"
As for Niu Lang, he's just joining the fun.
Chu Jingzhuo's face turned dark, "This isn't your toy!"
They had so many toys. Why torment the poor little egg?!
"Hou~" Little Tiger Baby bared its teeth at him.
Because this one was more fun!
"Tiger Baby." Mu Shiyue walked over, her voice sinking.
Little Tiger Baby froze, ears drooping.
When it saw Mu Shiyue, it immediately ran toward her, whining in a spoiled tone as though nothing had happened.
Mu Shiyue directly grabbed Little Tiger Baby, "Go face the wall!"
"Awuuu~" Little Tiger Baby tilted its head innocently, its big eyes blinking.
Why was it being punished to stand facing the wall?
Mu Shiyue sneered and tapped its forehead, "You obviously sneaked into Old Fourth's room and stole the egg."
Little Tiger Baby lived up to its tiger nature, it really was a tiger spirit beast.
Still small, but like a newborn tiger who knew no fear, running everywhere.
Probably because its mother was here, it wasn't scared at all and caused the most trouble.
It treated everyone's rooms like its territory, exploring all of them, sometimes dragging Little Sesame and Ah Lang inside too.
Everyone knew spirit beasts had territorial instincts, so they didn't say anything.
Maybe when they grew bigger, they would return to Myriad Beast Forest. This place was far too small and not enough for them to play.
Their important belongings were already stored away, so they didn't stop them from running around.
But today, the spirit beast egg couldn't be stored in a storage bag.
Even putting it inside a Beast Dwelling Ring would prevent hatching.
So Chu Jingzhuo placed the spirit beast egg in his room.
He didn't think much about it. Everyone was roasting tea, so he left the room.
Unexpectedly, the spirit beast egg was found by the cubs and used as a toy!
Mu Shiyue had told them before not to enter other people's rooms casually, and not to cause trouble inside.
The outside area was large enough for them to wreak havoc.
When they grew a bit more, they could even play on the back mountain.
But judging from what happened today, they obviously didn't listen.
From what Mu Shiyue understood of them, it's almost always Little Tiger Baby causing trouble, Little Sesame joining in, and Ah Lang accompanying.
So all of them had to be punished.
"Awuuu~" It didn't want to stand facing the wall.
Little Tiger Baby's voice became even softer and milkier, sounding pitifully babyish.
But Mu Shiyue's heart was like cold iron, completely ruthless.
"Stand facing the wall for fifteen minutes!"
She grabbed the three cubs and placed them aside, making them put their front paws on the wall to stand facing it.
Although the cubs shook their heads and swished their tails impatiently, their paws really didn't leave the wall.
This sight left Ke Chongbo dumbfounded.
Sect Master Mu really had her own methods of raising cubs!