The bustling moments quickly passed, and in the blink of an eye, the year-end arrived.
Before the first snowfall, the goods entrusted to various villages by Yu Village were successively delivered.
The main road in the eastern plains was also completed, creating an atmosphere of joy and celebration among the villages.
The Yu Village merchant convoy traveled east along the road several times, accumulating wealth, and the people in the village were all smiles.
"For Lord Yu Su's birthday feast this year, it should be grander than last year."
"Last year was Mr. Chi's idea. How about asking Mr. Chi again this year?"
When they came to seek Chi Nan, he was not surprised at all.
Seeing the first snow about to fall, he had long expected this group of people to come knocking on his door.
A group of fervent admirers of Yu Su.
He saw through them.
"Last year, it was mainly your leader, Lord Lu, who achieved great success. If you want to do it the same way this year, you should approach him."
"Mr. Chi, we don't plan to do it like last year; it lacks novelty."
"Yeah, organizing a birthday banquet for Lord Yu Su should not be perfunctory."
"..."
Chen Nan was stared at by pairs of eyes saying, "How can you be so perfunctory?" for a long time, leaving him speechless.
"So, how do you want it?"
"It has to be creative."
"It should be interesting."
"It should be a surprise."
"It must be more grand than last year."
"You have many ideas; otherwise, we wouldn't have approached you."
The dignified Jiao Clan Prince was treated as an idea tool; Chen Nan almost went to settle the score with Yu Su.
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Yu Su was still unaware that the villagers had gone behind his back to exploit Chen Nan again. Today, the mother desert leopard was giving birth, and both Yu Su and Lu Yan were busy with it, worried about any mishaps.
The mother desert leopard was expecting two cubs this time. As the delivery approached, her belly grew larger, and her temper worsened. Except for Yu Su and Lu Yan, she refused to let anyone else approach. Yu Su had to personally help with the delivery.
Having watched the video materials provided by the general elf, Yu Su first gave her a bowl of Purple Cloud Grass and Gan Wu soup to ensure her strength before starting.
Fortunately, the mother desert leopard was in good physical condition, and after half an hour, she successfully gave birth to two cubs.
Yu Su wiped the mucus off them and wrapped them in soft blankets to keep them warm.
The desert leopard king, staying by Lu Yan's side, let out a roar and approached the mother leopard, gently licking his companion to comfort her.
After a few nudges, the mother leopard turned her head away, showing dissatisfaction, wanting it to move aside so she could see her cubs.
Yu Su brought the cubs in front of her, facilitating interaction.
He gently touched the mother leopard's head. "You are strong, truly amazing."
The mother leopard nuzzled against him, glanced at the two cubs, and then closed her eyes to rest.
Lu Yan cleaned the placenta and other materials from the nest, replaced it with warm and dry thatch, dispelled the bloody smell in the room with magic, and disposed of everything.
Coming back, he found Yu Su still looking at the two cubs. "Let them rest; you've also gotten dirty. Go clean up."
Yu Su agreed and glanced at the leopard family before leaving with Lu Yan.
Yu Zhou, with two small desert leopards already reaching his thighs, was waiting outside.
"Brother, are the cubs born?"
"Yes, but don't go now; wait a few days before entering."
At this time, the mother leopard didn't like others approaching her cubs too much. Yu Su warned Yu Zhou not to go inside.
Although Yu Zhou was eager to see the cubs, he understood. "I got it."
The two small desert leopards rubbed against his legs, howled towards the den of their parents, and followed Yu Zhou.
They had already formed a contract with Yu Zhou and were now his contracted beasts.
With new cubs born to their parents, they had grown and could no longer stick to their parents. Moreover, at this time, going inside might be chased out by the desert leopard king.
...
After returning home, Yu Su took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and came out.
By now, Yu Zhou had taken the two small desert leopards to Yu Ji's house, and Jian Yunchuan had gone to the warrior camp.
Now, only he and Lu Yan were at home.
Without any reservations, Lu Yan, as soon as Yu Su came out, picked him up.
"What are you doing?"
Some time ago, their partner relationship was finally "exposed" at home. It happened because when Lu Yan kissed him, they were too engrossed, and neither noticed when Jian Yunchuan and Yu Zhou returned, bumping into them.
Because of that, Yu Su didn't let Lu Yan touch him for several days.
After holding back for so long, Lu Yan's eyes were green, and now, seeing Yu Su come out of the bath, white and tender like a freshly baked pastry, fragrant and sweet, he couldn't resist.
"Give me a kiss." Saying this, he didn't wait for Yu Su's reaction and just hugged and kissed him.
Yu Su was left with red lips, looking even more tempting. Nervously, he glanced at the door, afraid of being caught again.
"Lu Yan!"
This guy was like a dog; he had just finished bathing, and now he was all over him again.
Lu Yan took him back to his room and closed the door.
"No one will see."
"..."
This guy!
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After a few days, the first snowfall arrived.
The villagers organized a grand snow birthday feast for Yu Su.
The ideas forced out by Chen Nan were indeed creative. Commanding a group of warriors above the fifth level of Qi cultivation, they performed a snowflake dance. The snowflakes in the sky sometimes looked like dragons, sometimes like phoenixes, changing into various patterns. Finally, when they burst in the air, it resembled the blossoming of fireworks, creating a beautiful snowflake shower.
Yu Su hadn't seen anything like this before and watched with great interest.
However, he noticed that Lu Yan didn't participate in the performance this year, and he couldn't help but wonder.
On the ground, the snowflakes gently danced atop the staff, emitting a beautiful snow-colored radiance. The staff, which had been cherished by its owner just moments ago, was now abandoned, solely because its owner had no time for it anymore.
This year, Yu Su's nineteenth birthday was much more interesting than the previous one, from various perspectives.