Chapter 139 - 136: Will You Be Very Disappointed?

Night gradually fell.

Once Nan Zishi and Xuan Jin were both sound asleep, Little Lu Ming cautiously approached Nan Zishi, squatting down to gaze at her gently.

"Mother."

His small hand lightly touched her head, and a soft white glow enveloped her body.

The little one gazed at her with a smile. "You’re finally here."

"But you’re too late. Father is dead."

...

Five years ago, the Eastern Mine was still a lush, ancient forest.

In the deepest part of the forest, an aged Holy Beast White Deer knelt reverently to the side.

The young Beast God sat upon a throne formed from the gnarled roots of an ancient tree.

Silvery strands, condensed from moonlight, flowed down from his forehead.

He slowly picked up his Nine-colored Deer fawn, who was not yet a year old.

His voice was gentle. "Little one, Father’s death trial has come. Father won’t be able to watch you grow up."

Beneath his snow-white skin, the faint light of the forest flowed.

The infant, not even a year old, wanted to hug his father.

He said gently, "Remember this: your mother is a very good person. She has not wronged anyone, nor has she wronged you or me."

"After Father dies, don’t be sad. You must be strong and wait for Mother."

"Father’s only chance of survival lies with your mother. Only your mother can possibly revive Father."

"Goo goo, gaa gaa... Papa..." the adorable baby cooed, waving his chubby little hands.

At that moment, the most ancient, silent aura of the deep forest emanated from his body.

The God slowly leaned in, and the Beast God’s kiss landed on his forehead.

The heritage of the Nine-colored Deer poured unreservedly into his small body.

Wrapped in the immense power, the little deer fell into a deep sleep.

"Old Deer, take good care of him."

"This old servant understands!"

The devout Holy Beast, Old Deer, snatched up the little fawn in his mouth and leaped away.

He didn’t dare look back, running for his life until the great battle behind him was utterly extinguished. Only then did he return, still carrying the Little Deer in his mouth.

"Master!!"

When the little deer fawn was very young, he didn’t understand the meaning of death. He followed carefree at Grandpa Bai Lu’s heels, hopping about and demanding to eat grass.

The Old Deer gave him fresh grass while saying, "Little Deer. You must remember, your father was the Beast God. You are the Beast God’s only heir.

You must remember that he suffered a betrayal. He was backstabbed by the person he trusted most, and that is why he fell."

The little deer fawn tilted his head adorably and asked, "Grandpa, what’s betrayal?"

The Old Deer’s eyes grew moist. "Little Deer. Grandpa is going to die soon, too. After Grandpa dies, what will you do?"

"Grandpa..."

Later, Grandpa stopped moving. That was the first time Little Deer came face-to-face with death.

He buried his grandfather in the valley.

He chose to stay in the Eastern Mine.

"Where’d this little deer cub come from? He has grass in his hands, such green grass!"

A Sin Beast from the Eastern Mine pinned him to the ground, holding him still. "You little brat, you don’t deserve something this good. Hand it over!"

"You can get your own grass, why are you stealing mine! You’re all bad Beastmen!"

Little Deer was kicked, and he clutched his stomach in pain.

"Kid, where do you think you are? This is the Sin Beast Mine! You think everyone here is a good person?!"

"When we tell you to hand it over, you hand it over! Cut the crap!"

Little Deer’s grass was easily snatched away. He was kicked a few more times for good measure.

"Look at that little cub. No father, no mother."

"I’m gonna go mess with him."

"Little Deer, hand over that bag of ore!"

Little Deer: "..."

Inside his small cave, Little Deer knelt properly.

He piously asked his father, the Beast God.

’Father, why did Grandpa Bai Lu say we Nine-colored Deer are born kind? What exactly is kindness?’

’Is kindness useful? Can it stop me from being bullied?’

’Father, when will I grow up? When will I finally get to wait for Mother?’

As Little Deer grew day by day, he would kneel in his cave and say:

’Father, I don’t want to be a weak Little Deer anymore.’

’I never want to cry helplessly again.’

’If kindness only gets me bullied, then I’ll cast it aside.’

The next day,

"You actually stole our meat!"

"Nonsense, we didn’t steal your meat!"

"That meat you have over there is ours! This is the mark we made on it!"

"What’s there to say? Beat them up!"

Beastmen from the two factions beat each other to a bloody pulp.

No one noticed that the Beastmen from both factions were the very same ones who always liked to bully the inconspicuous Little Deer.

He calmly held a stalk of fresh, delicious grass, wandered past the entrances of the two factions, and then returned to his cave.

He lifted his filthy little face, but his eyes were bright.

’Father, I’ve taken revenge for myself. One day, I’ll be able to protect myself completely, and no one will ever be able to bully me again.’

’When I’m a little older, I’ll wait for Mother, I’ll revive Father, and I’ll kill my enemies!’

Inside Nan Zishi’s cave.

Lu Ming’s hand slowly lowered. The words he had said today echoed in his mind.

"Pretty sister, look at me. Do you think you like me?"

"What, do I need to like you to adopt you?"

"Yes, you have to like me. Otherwise, I won’t go with you."

"Fine, I like you. That’s good enough, right?"

’Mother, would you be disappointed if you knew your little cub had become a bad little cub?’

’I won’t acknowledge you just yet.’

...

The next morning, the Beastman Bao Fei was on his usual patrol, inspecting the mining situation in the area.

When he passed by and saw Lu Ming mining alongside Xuan Jin, he stopped in his tracks and gave them a surprised second look.

’Strange, isn’t that the Little Deer who’s always been a loner? He actually chose to join a family?’

The little deer cub was one of the Weak Beastmen, and he was also very skinny.

He’d been in the mine since he was very young. The Beastmen in the mine didn’t know which Sin Beast’s cub he was, and when they asked, he would just say his father wasn’t a criminal.

Eventually, no one bothered to ask anymore.

Bao Fei had once tried to send him out of the mine, but the little deer cub refused, saying, "My father is buried in the mine. I have to stay here and keep him company."

To find out whose cub he was, Bao Fei had even gone to the trouble of investigating every single Deer Beastman who had died in the mine over the past few years, but he came up with nothing.

A cub that small, who wasn’t a Sin Beast himself, didn’t have to mine.

But to look like he fit in, the little deer cub would still dig a little every day.

Bao Fei had considered helping him before, but the little deer cub had always refused.

This little deer cub was something else. He could grow grass no matter how bad the weather was. He never took the grass distributed by the mine, always growing his own to eat.

All of this left a deep impression on Bao Fei.

’This little deer cub has actually found a family he wants to join?!’

Sigh, this world really does worship the strong. So many Wandering Beastmen admired Xuan Jin, and now even a little brat who bowed to no one had chosen to follow him.

Bao Fei never imagined he was doing it for Nan Zishi.

He sighed with emotion, and when he looked ahead, he saw the black-haired, black-eyed female, Nan Zishi, sitting idly by while her Beast Husband dug ore for her.

Bao Fei: ’Damn it... It’s only been one day, and she’s already causing trouble!’

Bao Fei steeled himself and went forward. Just like yesterday, he tried to painstakingly persuade Nan Zishi. "Lady Nan, you have to understand, you’re the one who’s a criminal, so you’re the one who needs to mine. Please, do me a favor and go dig a little. Even if it’s just bringing back a token bag of ore like yesterday, that would be fine. Otherwise, I really can’t answer to my superiors."

Nan Zishi said, "Are you ordering me to do something?"

"How could I be ordering you? Do I look like I’m ordering you? I’m clearly begging you."

Nan Zishi almost broke character.

From the side, the Xuan Snake Beastman, who had been diligently mining, directed a wave of icy killing intent at Bao Fei.

Goosebumps erupted all over Bao Fei’s skin. He forced himself to say, "Fine, just do whatever you want. I’m scared of you, alright!"

’If I don’t get my work done, I’ll lose some rations at most. But if I push this, I might lose my life!’

Suddenly, Nan Zishi felt a pang of anxiety.

’Strange, why do I feel so anxious?’

She clutched her chest and rubbed her head.

Bao Fei had been about to leave, but then he suddenly wondered if this female master was lacking male servants.

So he turned back and asked Nan Zishi, "Lady Nan, a new batch of Sin Beasts is about to arrive. Do you want to go pick some out?"