Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 168: Chapter 166: I Was Wrong, Shen Yue

She didn’t know what had happened to Bai Chaosi.

But to use such a secret technique on a child who had just learned to transform—the person who did it must have a vicious and cruel heart.

’But in this Beast World, who was really any better than anyone else?’

’Everyone has their own trials and tribulations.’

’Every Beast Clan has internal strife, and neighboring countries are at war.’

’Even between cities, there are conflicts and fights over resources.’

’To put it bluntly, it was all for survival.’

’Even the original owner of this body, judging from the memory fragments I’ve seen these past few nights, probably lived a life harder than anyone’s.’

So, she could only say that she understood what Bai Chaosi had been through, understood his choices and actions from last night.

But emotionally speaking, her sadness and disappointment from last night were very real.

The hurt and injustice her child had suffered were also real.

’Just because he claims to have his reasons, are they supposed to simply forget the pain once the wound has scarred over?’

Bai Chaosi watched her back.

He saw that she remained where she was, unmoved, not turning around.

His voice was utterly hoarse:

”It was me. I know it’s my fault. I messed up. I let you down...”

”I know I disappointed you and wronged Liu Bao. And I know I shouldn’t have used my own suffering to make you bear this pain.”

His words were filled with bitterness and anguish:

”But I can’t lose you two.”

”I really can’t.”

Shen Yue kept her back to him, not saying a word.

It was just impossible to know what was going through her mind, reflected in those exceptionally bright eyes.

The wind blew through her slightly wavy, waist-length hair, making her already slender frame look even more frail and thin.

Yet her straight posture radiated a resilience and distance that couldn’t be ignored.

Bai Chaosi stood just a few steps away, sensing her aura—so close, yet so distant and unfamiliar...

It felt as if in the next second, she would ride the wind away from him, growing more and more distant until he could never reach her again.

His heart skipped a beat, the fear inside him intensifying.

’I have to get closer to her...’

Limping on his foreleg, he shuffled step by step until he was at Shen Yue’s feet.

His blood-stained fur looked filthy.

He tilted his head back, looking up at her with his dark cyan eyes.

He gently and cautiously nudged his head toward her calf:

”I was wrong, Shen Yue.”

”Even though I can’t kill Jie Ying to avenge you right now, I’ve already locked her up. I promise she’ll never appear before you and our child again. Once I find a way to break this secret technique, I will kill her with my own hands and give you and our child the justice you deserve.”

When he finished, he saw that Shen Yue was still silent, but she didn’t seem repulsed by his approach.

Emboldened, he lifted his chin and cautiously rubbed his fluffy head against her calf.

”Shen Yue, can you please give me one more chance?”

”I’ll do everything I can to make it up to you and our child. I won’t let you get hurt again, not even a little bit, okay?”

His voice grew quieter, laced with a thick, nasal tone, as if he were about to cry.

”I really can’t lose you and our child. Don’t reject me. Please don’t leave me, okay?”

”You and our child are all I have...”

Shen Yue felt the fuzzy sensation against her leg.

She glanced down at his fawning gesture, watching as he lazily swept his tail against her leg now and then.

He was acting just like a dog begging for scraps of affection and a pat on the head.

Especially with him blinking those bewitching fox eyes, it made her feel like some imperious ruler with a seductive fox spirit fawning at her feet, desperate for attention.

The corner of her eye twitched.

Just as she was about to kick this shameless male fox spirit away,

Suddenly, the sound of something slicing through the air shattered the silence, heading straight for her face.

”Watch out!”

Her body was forcefully shoved aside by Bai Chaosi, who had instantly shifted back into his human form.

”SQUELCH!”

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh reached Shen Yue’s ears.

She stumbled and fell to the ground, her eyes widening as she looked over.

A sharp, black blade that had shot through the air was now lodged deep in Bai Chaosi’s chest.

It carried immense force, knocking the impaled Bai Chaosi off his feet and sending him flying backward.

Shen Yue instinctively reached out to grab him.

But it was too fast. She only saw Bai Chaosi spit out a mouthful of blood as the force sent him sailing away like a kite with a snapped string!

”Fox!”

She cried out and was about to rush forward.

But in the next second,

An invisible force materialized from thin air, completely immobilizing her.

She was frozen to the spot.

She could only watch helplessly as the momentum carried Bai Chaosi backward, sending him hurtling toward the immense cliff behind them.

”Young Master!”

A Cheng appeared in an instant.

He desperately reached out to grab him.

But he was a second too late, only managing to catch a piece of Bai Chaosi’s sleeve.

Bai Chaosi plunged straight down.

Shen Yue’s heart clenched painfully.

Just then, a figure in black suddenly appeared behind her and grabbed her by the shoulder.

Before she could react, her assailant knocked her unconscious with a chop to the back of her neck.

Her legs gave out, and she was instantly whisked away.

”Shen Yue!”

Huang Ziyue, Mu Silin, and the others sensed the dangerous aura and rushed over, only to see Shen Yue being abducted by the figure in black.

It had all happened far too quickly.

The moment they sensed the appearance of the black-clad figure’s aura, they had rushed over.

But in the space of a single breath, Shen Yue had already fallen into their enemy’s clutches.

Without a second thought, the group prepared to give chase.

However.

”MOO~”

The sound of Moo Moo’s cry suddenly came from behind them.

Huang Ziyue and the others spun around, only to be met with a horrifying sight.

The Lizardmen, who were only supposed to appear at night, were now swarming out from the mountains in a dense, unending tide.

From a distance, their numbers were so vast they resembled a plague of locusts, covering every inch of visible land.

Ye Lüqi was stunned.

”Why are these brutes showing up now?”

Mu Silin and Lan Cangyue were also in utter disbelief.

’Don’t these beasts only come out at night?’

At the foot of the mountain, the Beastmen resting in a clearing saw the dense horde of Lizardmen charging down from the slopes.

Screams erupted from all sides.

They scattered and fled like a disturbed hornet’s nest.

The entire scene descended into chaos.

But how could their two legs possibly outrun those four-legged beasts? In the blink of an eye, some were already falling into the Lizardmen’s maws.

In an instant, the air was filled with deafening cries and shrieks.

Although the tent area was some distance away from where the other Beastmen had been resting, some of the Lizardmen were already charging in their direction.

Huang Ziyue’s eyes narrowed. He couldn’t afford to waste time wondering why the Lizardmen were out during the day.

He said quickly,

”I’ll go after Shen Yue. You all save the children.”

It was the best plan.

Though they were all worried about Shen Yue’s safety, they knew this was not the time for squabbling.

So, there were no disagreements.

They immediately split up. The others rushed toward the tent area.

Meanwhile, Huang Ziyue followed the fading aura of the figure in black, vanishing from the spot in a flicker of movement.

「Meanwhile, on Shen Yue’s end.」

After being knocked unconscious by the figure in black,

She found herself trapped deep within a dream.

In the dream, she was in an enclosed environment. She couldn’t see her own body and her vision was hazy, but she could hear voices from the outside.

”Lan’er, do you think our child will be a boy or a girl?” a man’s voice asked from above her.

A gentle woman’s voice replied,

”Boy or girl, I’ll love our child no matter what.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Yue felt something crack above her, and light from the outside instantly poured in.

The man’s voice rang out again, full of pleasant surprise.

”Lan’er, look! The eggshell is cracking!”

The glaring light was blinding, and Shen Yue struggled to adjust.

She squinted, slowly lifting her head toward the sound of the voices.

Her gaze was met by two pairs of eyes, both filled with eager anticipation.

The man had purple hair and a face so handsome he looked like a god descended from the heavens.

The woman’s eyes shone as brightly as the stars.

Her gentle, exquisitely beautiful face was like the moon on a frosty night—an ethereal, almost unreal beauty.

Shen Yue was completely stunned.

Because the woman’s eyes bore a noticeable resemblance to her own.

Before she could process what was happening,

She saw the beautiful, gentle woman’s eyes light up with pure joy.

”It’s a girl.”

The man was also ecstatic.

”That’s wonderful! It really is a girl.”

Saying this, the woman reached her hands toward Shen Yue.

”My little treasure is finally hatched! Your female mother is so happy!”

”Come, let your female mother hold you.”

Shen Yue still hadn’t grasped what was happening as the woman gently lifted her into her arms.

The soft touch and warm embrace left her feeling awkward and bewildered.

’Something’s not right... why do I feel so light?’

She hurriedly looked down, and her eyes widened in shock.

Staring at the tiny arms and legs, she realized she had become a newborn baby!

’I can’t believe this!’

’How did I become a newly hatched child?’

’What in the world is going on?’

’Didn’t that figure in black knock me out?’

Then, it suddenly dawned on her.

’Wait, this isn’t real.’

’This must be a memory-dream from the body’s original owner.’

’That means everything I’m seeing and experiencing right now is just the original owner’s memory!!’

At that moment, the woman gently stroked her head and planted a kiss on her cheek.

”My baby is so beautiful! Your female mother adores you.”

The man beside them wrapped his arm around the woman, his face radiating pure joy and bliss.

”Our child takes after you. She inherited your looks.”

”Lan’er, thank you for giving birth to such an adorable and beautiful child for me!”

Shen Yue understood in an instant.

She was witnessing the moment of the original owner’s birth. This was the original owner’s infancy, and the man and woman in front of her had to be the original owner’s parents.