Chapter 1213: An excited heart, trembling hands!

Golden sunlight filtered through layers of leaves, casting dappled shadows on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's broad back.

Ma Yili gently held Xiao Zhiwei in her arms, carefully protecting her waist with one hand, afraid that the child would slip during the bumpy ride.

Just moments ago, Xiao Zhiwei was sobbing with fear, but now, nestled in her mother's warm embrace, her fear gradually dissipated, replaced by boundless curiosity.

Her big, round eyes blinked, her little head tilted slightly forward, and her chubby little finger pointed at the dark gray neck of the Tyrannosaurus Rex in front of her. Suddenly, she let out a clear, childlike exclamation: "Wow! A dinosaur! A big dinosaur!"

The voice was soft yet loud, instantly drowning out the rustling of the surrounding leaves and the children's quiet conversations.

As if hearing the call, the Tyrannosaurus Rex tilted its massive head slightly, and a low whimper rolled out from its throat, gentle as if in response.

Xiao Zhiwei was startled by the sudden interaction and shrank closer to Ma Yili. Then, she was attracted by the Tyrannosaurus Rex's gentle appearance and giggled, her little fingers waving gently in the air.

“Other children go to the zoo, but your father took you back to the Cretaceous period to see real dinosaurs. Isn’t that amazing?” Ma Yili lowered her head and kissed the top of her daughter’s soft hair, her voice so gentle.

"Amazing!" Little Zhiwei nodded as if she understood, her little mouth pouting, but her eyes remained glued to the Tyrannosaurus Rex, staring at its swaying tail and its thick limbs, her little face full of amazement.

Hearing Xiao Zhiwei's soft, sweet voice, Lin Lang turned around and looked at her, his eyes full of doting affection.

He used a weather summoning spell, raising his hand to condense a wisp of soft white mist, which gently floated in front of Xiao Zhiwei. The mist transformed into a white butterfly in the air, fluttering its wings and circling around her twice.

Little Zhiwei's eyes lit up, and she reached out her little hand to catch it, but the butterfly playfully flew upwards, making her giggle.

"Father, butterfly!" Little Zhiwei looked up at Lin Lang, stretched out her little hand, and called out in her childish voice.

"Do you like them? Your father will conjure up a few more for you." Lin Lang smiled and raised his hand, the mist in his palm swirling, conjuring up several more small butterflies made of white mist.

They swirled and danced in the air, sometimes landing on the children's shoulders, sometimes resting in the hair of the wives and concubines, adding a touch of fantasy to this Cretaceous journey.

In early summer, holding Xiao Haozhe, the little guy excitedly reached out to catch the white mist butterfly, and the mist broke and dissipated in his palm.

"Wow, this is so much fun!" Xiao Haozhe giggled sweetly.

Xiao Zhimo also raised her little hand and jumped up, popping a misty butterfly, which floated away in the wind like a bubble.

"Hehe..." Xiao Zhimo smiled happily.

"Father, may I touch the Tyrannosaurus Rex?" Xiao Zhiyan shook Lin Lang's trouser leg.

Lin Lang patted Xiao Zhiyan's cute little head and said affectionately, "Of course you can, baby. Go ahead, Tyrannosaurus Rex doesn't bite anymore."

Xiao Zhiyan mustered her courage and stepped forward, carefully touching the rough skin of the Tyrannosaurus Rex's leg. It felt like touching tree bark, and she exclaimed in exaggerated surprise, "Wow!"

Unable to contain his excitement, Xiao Haochen ran forward, looked up at Xiao Zhixi riding on the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and pleaded, "Little sister Xi'er, I want to ride the Tyrannosaurus Rex with you too."

"Come on." With a thought from Xiao Zhixi, Xiao Haochen immediately lost his weight and floated up, steadily riding on the back of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Xiao Haochen stroked the skin on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's back and cheered excitedly, "Xi'er is so amazing!"

Xiao Zhixi giggled sweetly, feeling a great sense of accomplishment.

Xiao Zhihan pointed to a dense thicket of bushes ahead and shouted, "Father, look over there! There are so many flowers!"

Lin Lang looked in the direction she pointed and saw that the bushes not far ahead were full of colorful exotic flowers and plants.

Those flowers were much larger than those in the modern world, with layers upon layers of petals, their colors so vibrant they were almost eerie—red like fire, pink like the sunset, and purple like mist.

There were also some blue-green flowers I'd never seen before, shimmering in the sunlight.

Even more peculiar is that the stamens of some flowers shimmer with a faint fluorescence, as if they were inlaid with countless tiny stars.

"Wow, what beautiful flowers!" Wang Ailin's eyes lit up with surprise as she tugged at Lin Lang's sleeve and shook it gently. "Father, can we go take a look?"

Lin Lang pondered for a moment, glanced around to confirm there was no danger, and after the system notified him that the flowers were non-toxic, he said affectionately, "Go on, baby, but don't go too far."

"Mmm," Wang Ailin responded, taking Xiao Zhihan's hand and skipping off to pick wildflowers.

Holding Xiao Zhiwei in her arms, Ma Yili watched the children's joyful figures with a gentle smile on her face.

Little Zhiwei stretched out her little arms, trying to break free from Ma Yili's embrace, "Mommy, put me down, I want to go pick flowers with my sister too."

Ma Yili replied affectionately, "Okay, Mommy will carry you over."

Little Zhiqing nestled in Zhou Mengyao's arms, pointed at a group of running Triceratops in the distance, and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Mommy, look, those dinosaurs have horns on their heads!"

"That's a Triceratops. They were herbivorous dinosaurs, and the horns on their heads were used to defend against enemies," Zhou Mengyao explained gently.

No sooner had the words left her mouth than Wang Ailin exclaimed loudly, "Father, there are dinosaur eggs here!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Haoyi immediately said anxiously, "Mommy, put me down quickly, I want to see the dinosaur eggs too."

Zhou Mengyao squatted down, put her two children, whom she was holding in her arms, on the ground, and said gently, "Go."

Xiao Zhiqing, holding her brother Xiao Haoyi's hand, excitedly ran forward and squatted down in front of the dinosaur egg to look at it curiously.

Wow, the dinosaur egg is so big!

Xiao Zhiruo's exclamation rang out clearly, drawing everyone to gather around Wang Ailin.

Under the sunlight, three oval dinosaur eggs, slightly larger than ostrich eggs, lay quietly in a sunken pit deep in the flower bushes. The eggshells had a warm, off-white hue and were covered with fine bluish-brown patterns, much like glazed ancient porcelain.

Wang Ailin squatted by the pit, her fingers hovering over the eggshell, hesitant to touch it, her eyes sparkling: "Father, can I touch the dinosaur egg?"

"Of course you can." Lin Lang walked over with a smile.

Wang Ailin gently placed her fingertips on a dinosaur egg. It felt smooth with a slightly grainy texture, and the warm sensation spread from her fingertips. She could even faintly feel a weak pulsation under the eggshell.

"Wow, the dinosaur egg is still warm!"

The little ones squatted in a circle in front of the dinosaur egg, chattering excitedly as if they had discovered a rare treasure, and were all extremely happy.

Chu Xia also carried Xiao Haozhe forward, feeling incredibly curious as it was the first time she had ever seen a dinosaur egg.

Lin Lang stepped forward and said through the system prompt, "These three are Maiasaura eggs. The baby dinosaurs inside are about to hatch, which is why the eggshells are warm."

"Is the baby dinosaur about to hatch?" Xiao Haoyi lay on the edge of the pit, his nose almost touching the eggshell, breathing very softly. "Will it peck its way out of the shell like a chick?"

"Pretty much." Lin Lang smiled gently.

Xiao Zhiwei was placed on the ground by Ma Yili. She wobbled her short legs to the edge of the pit, carefully touched the eggshell with her chubby little hands, and then quickly pulled them back, giggling.

"The egg is so smooth! Mommy, can I wait here for the little dinosaur to come out?"

“Of course you can.” Ma Yili squatted down next to her daughter and brushed the grass leaves off her skirt. “But be gentle, don’t scare the egg baby.”

Little Zhiwei nodded vigorously, obediently squatting on the grass by the pit, her little hands supporting her chin, her round eyes fixed on the dinosaur egg, like a serious little guardian.

Xiao Zhixi, along with Xiao Haochen, floated over and hovered above the dinosaur egg. Like two little angels, they stared at the egg with great curiosity, eagerly anticipating the hatching of the baby dinosaur.

Xiao Haoyi and Xiao Zhiqing stayed by the dinosaur egg, occasionally touching the shell gently to feel the life inside.

The occasional low roars of dinosaurs echoing through the jungle seemed less frightening due to the distance.

Zhou Mengyao looked around but couldn't find any trace of the Maiasaura. She couldn't help but wonder, "The book says that the Maiasaura was one of the few dinosaurs that would actively build nests, incubate eggs, and raise its young."

"When baby dinosaurs hatch, don't the mother dinosaurs stay by the nest to protect the eggs from predators? Why didn't I see any mother dinosaurs?"

After hearing this, Lin Lang replied according to the system prompt: "That's right, that's how it is normally. The Mother Dragon will take care of the cubs after they hatch until they can survive independently."

“The Mother Dragon incubates its eggs, hence the name ‘Mother Dragon’.”

"But the mother of these three eggs was ambushed and eaten by a Deinosuchus while she was drinking water, leaving three unborn baby dinosaurs to die."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mengyao's heart tightened, and she said with a hint of worry, "If the three baby dinosaurs lose their mother before they are even born, will they be able to survive?"

Lin Lang replied, "If a newly hatched baby dragon loses its mother, its chances of survival are extremely low, and it is almost impossible for it to live to adulthood."

As soon as he finished speaking, a soft "click" sounded, eliciting a series of surprised exclamations from the children watching.

"Wow! What's that sound?" Xiao Zhiqing immediately perked up her little ears and stared intently at the dinosaur egg.

"It looks like the baby dinosaurs are about to hatch!" Xiao Zhihan clapped her hands excitedly, her eyes fixed on the three dinosaur eggs.

Everyone fell silent, their eyes all turning to the pit.

On one of the dinosaur eggs, a thin crack appeared in the shell, which drew a noisy cheer from the little creatures, who couldn't wait for the baby dinosaur to hatch.

Seeing this, Ma Yili, Chu Xia, and Zhou Mengyao unconsciously held their breath, excitedly witnessing the baby dinosaur hatch.

After all, this is the first time that humans have witnessed a dinosaur hatching by traveling through time, which is very exciting.

Then, the cracks in the dinosaur egg grew larger and larger, and a "crackling" sound kept coming.

"The little dinosaur is coming out!" Xiao Haoyi excitedly grabbed Xiao Zhiqing's hand, his voice trembling slightly.

The children gathered around the pit, unconsciously holding their breath, afraid of disturbing the little life inside.

Lin Lang's eyes were also full of anticipation.

The crack in the eggshell grew wider and wider, and a wet little paw emerged from the crack, gently scratching at the eggshell.