Chapter 19
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There were more precognitive images floating in Ling Rui’s mind, but the clearest one he remembered was his uncle lying on the ground.
There were noisy voices, saying his little uncle was a traitor.
He saw his little uncle’s pupils gradually dilating, and he seemed to hear his little uncle’s final words, “What a pity, I can’t die on the battlefield.”
He listened to his little uncle’s weak voice fading away, and he felt his whole body go cold, trembling with fear.
In the grip of immense terror, Ling Rui’s voice trembled as he asked, “Ah Wu, you, where are you?”
“I’m in the hunting ground, there are three redwood trees here.”
Ah Wu’s response came promptly, “You don’t need to come find me, I’ll come find you.”
With tears in his eyes, Ling Rui refused to let Ah Wu come to find him.
He had heard from Ling Xing that Ah Wu was injured.
“I’ll go with Little Uncle to find you.” After saying this, Ling Rui interrupted his foresight ability.
Breaking free from the foresight, as soon as he raised his head, he met his little uncle’s gaze.
“Little Seven, what’s wrong?”
Murong Xu squatted down, looking at his red eyes and the tears that were about to fall, furrowing his brows, he asked, “Is it because Uncle didn’t take you, so you’re sad?”
Ling Rui wasn’t sad for that reason.
He reached out his small hand, clasping Murong Xu’s neck, his voice choked up, “Little Uncle, don’t go to the city tower.”
Murong Xu: “…”
What city tower?
Murong Xu was puzzled, but seeing the still saddened child, he could only agree reluctantly, “Okay, okay, Uncle won’t go to the city tower.”
“Cover your face, Uncle will take you out!”
Murong Xu reached out and pinched his cheek, smiling, “Last time, didn’t you want Uncle to take you flying? That’s not flying, it’s just qing gong.”
Murong Xu finally relented and agreed to take Ling Rui along.
However, before leaving, he made sure Ling Rui was disguised. “Your identity must not be discovered, otherwise there could be trouble. People from Yong Wang’s mansion are definitely watching you.”
Having suffered such a significant loss, Yong Wang’s mansion would not let it go easily.
Both Little Seven and the beast that injured Ling Xing were thorns in Yong Wang’s side. Murong Xu had to protect Little Seven and find the beast before the people from Yong Wang’s mansion made their move.
“Little Seven, hold on tight to your uncle.”
After saying this, Murong Xu took Ling Rui out of the room. He didn’t use the front or back door but instead chose to climb over the wall. He effortlessly leaped over the tall walls of the General’s mansion.
“See this wall? When I used to slack off and not train properly with the Martial Arts Master, my father would chase me around the mansion with a stick. In the end, I had to climb over the wall to escape.”
His first attempt at climbing the wall wasn’t very successful.
He didn’t make it directly over to the other side but instead fell off the wall, almost scaring the passing Miss Li to tears.
“Don’t hit Uncle.”
Hearing that he had been beaten, Ling Rui quickly hugged Murong Xu’s neck and pressed his little face against him, trying to comfort him.
Murong Xu had never seen such a considerate child before. He smiled proudly and said, “Don’t worry, your uncle is very skilled now. Not many people can beat me.”
The uncle and nephew climbed over the wall and left. However, shortly after they left, a visitor arrived at the General’s mansion.
People from Yong Wang’s Mansion came, saying they wanted to take Little Seven to ask some questions and find out how Ling Xing got injured. To put it nicely, they were coming to ask questions, but bluntly speaking, they were coming to interrogate.
Murong Feng was not at home today. When Madam Murong heard what the steward from Yong Wang’s Mansion said, she sneered.
“The Seventh Prince is a prince of the country. What does Yong Wang’s Mansion take him for? Saying they’ll take him to ask questions. If this gets out, where is the dignity and respect for the Seventh Prince?”
“Madam is overreacting. Our Yong Wang is the uncle of the Seventh Prince. When elders ask questions, how can it be said to be disrespectful to the Seventh Prince?” Although the tone of the steward from Yong Wang’s Mansion sounded mild, his attitude clearly indicated that they wouldn’t stop until they took the Seventh Prince away.
“The Seventh Prince is still young, and he was just frightened into illness by your young master. If you want to ask questions, wait until the Seventh Prince recovers and returns to the palace, then let Yong Wang’s Mansion go to the palace to ask.”
After Madam Murong finished speaking, she slammed the teacup on the table heavily and said coldly, “Little Song, show the guests out!”
Even after such a straightforward dismissal, the steward from Yong Wang’s Mansion still didn’t leave. The smile on his face seemed to be glued on, and his tone remained unchanged, “Madam Murong, I’m just following Wangye’s orders, to take the Wangye’s nephew to the mansion. It’s difficult for me to report back to Wangye if you make things difficult like this.”
Madam Murong: “…”
Madam Murong paused, frowning, and asked the third miss beside her in disbelief, “Little Three, do people from Yong Wang’s Mansion not understand human language?”
The Third Miss held a handkerchief and often pretended to be a lady in front of people, but as soon as she opened her mouth, it was clear that she was from the General’s Mansion.
She smiled gracefully and said, “Mother, from what I see, the people from their mansion don’t understand human language. How about releasing Big Yellow and having a good chat with this steward?”
After the Third Miss finished speaking, a few seconds later, she actually brought out Big Yellow.
The half-man-high big dog wasn’t even tied up, and as soon as it came in, it bared its teeth at the unfamiliar guests. Its teeth were sharp and still had traces of blood from raw meat.
“This dog was sent by my eldest sister from the border. It has the bloodline of a wolf king in its body and has fought enemies with my eldest sister on the battlefield, eating the flesh and blood of enemies.”
“Do you… want to have a chat with it?”
The big dog’s body slightly lowered, its head held high, and a low growl came from its throat, which was a prelude to its imminent attack.
Sweat dripped down the steward’s forehead.
He clenched his fists, trying to keep calm, but in the face of the big dog’s eager attack, he couldn’t stay calm at all.
“Madam Murong, do you really want to oppose our Yong Wang’s Mansion for the sake of a Seventh Prince? Don’t forget, he hasn’t been handed over to the Noble Consort for upbringing yet!”
A while ago, Emperor Ling asked openly in the court about who should have custody of the Seventh Prince.
Although Murong Feng was a military commander, he also saw the meaning behind Emperor Ling’s words and dared not answer.
Now, everyone in the Murong Mansion was protecting this little prince, who most likely had nothing to do with them, and the steward from Yong Wang’s Mansion found them extremely ridiculous!
“Still not leaving? Big Yellow, attack!”
With a command from the Third Miss, Big Yellow rushed forward.
The steward screamed and fled in panic, rolling in his own urine.
Seeing the annoying person leave, Madam Murong instructed the servants, “Clean up here properly, and put up a few pots of flowers. Get rid of the smell.”
After sending the servants to do their tasks, Madam Murong called her steward, “Go, ask the palace for two imperial physicians, it’s urgent.”
“Also, send someone to Fenghua Palace to apologize to the Noble Consort. We, the Murong Mansion, have seen the people from Yong Wang’s Mansion come to intimidate the Seventh Prince, causing the Seventh Prince to faint. This is incompetence. Please punish us. By the way, we must not forget to apologize to His Majesty.”
“After all, the Seventh Prince is still the heir to the throne. He was frightened in our mansion, so I should apologize to His Majesty. Little Huan, help me change clothes. I want to pay my respects.”
With Madam Murong’s arrangements, everyone in the mansion immediately got busy, and several waves of people went to the palace, making a big fuss along the way.
When they arrived at the palace gates, the large maid from the Murong Mansion cried as she apologized to the Noble Consort, while the steward hurriedly brought the imperial physicians back to the mansion, saying urgently, “Poor little Seventh Prince, he fainted twice in half a day. Two imperial physicians, please take a good look at him.”
Meanwhile, Madam Murong, dressed in ceremonial attire, knelt in front of Emperor Ling to apologize in person.
Emperor Ling had just finished listening to Yong Wang’s words about maintaining justice, and now he had to listen to Madam Murong’s apology. He pressed his temples, feeling a headache. “Lu Guang, bring me a cup of refreshing tea, and then invite Madam Murong in.”
The emperor rarely met with the vassals’ wives, usually leaving such matters to the empress.
But the empress was fasting and praying, so she didn’t manage much.
This time, involving the safety of the imperial heir and implicating the royal mansion, such matters were not suitable for the empress to handle.
While the palace was in turmoil, the little child, holding onto his uncle’s neck, was being carried around by his uncle. He looked at the scene below in amazement, his mouth wide open, “Wow, it’s so high!”
Murong Xu had practiced martial arts since childhood and had reached a very high level. He was also at a frivolous age, and seeing the little child looking up to him with such admiration, he couldn’t help but use qing gong instead of walking.
When he flew forward, he didn’t step on sturdy branches but chose to step on thin and tender ones.
Looking into the eyes of the little child, which were sparkling, as if emitting light, he raised his chin slightly, leaping forward while saying to the child in his arms, “When you grow up a little more, Uncle will teach you martial arts. So next time when you encounter bad people bullying you, even if Uncle isn’t around, you can fight back.”
“Yeah!”
Ling Rui nodded excitedly and said, “Learn martial arts to protect Uncle!”
He wanted to grow up quickly so that he could protect his uncle.
Hearing Ling Rui’s words about learning martial arts to protect him, Murong Xu felt warm in his heart. He lowered his head and kissed the top of Ling Rui’s head, saying affectionately, “You’re really Uncle’s good little darling!”
Having such a good little treasure, their General’s Mansion had indeed accumulated great virtue.
There were people searching deep in the hunting ground, looking for the beast that injured the Yong Wang’s Mansion’s heir. Even though the Eldest Prince personally said he wanted to protect it, they still had to capture it first.
After capturing the beast, whether to protect or to execute it would depend on the higher-ups’ intentions.
“Little Seven, don’t speak.”
Murong Xu saw those people and lowered his voice, instructing, “We need to get ahead of them.”
“Okay.”
Ling Rui had already told Murong Xu where Ah Wu was hiding on the way.
He thought Murong Xu would ask more questions when he said this.
But his uncle didn’t ask.
His uncle just promised him that he would bring Ah Wu out.
Having often come to the hunting ground before, Murong Xu was familiar with the terrain here. He often competed here and always came in first.
Searching for something in the hunting ground, he was as proficient as ever.
Soon.
Ling Rui, hugging his uncle, watched with wide eyes as his uncle easily left the people behind.
After shaking off the people, Ling Rui’s soft face leaned over, and he whispered, “Uncle, redwood tree.”
“Almost there.”
Murong Xu answered and continued forward.
After a moment, under the redwood tree, a strange creature lying on the ground raised its head upon hearing movement.
It looked like a tiger, with a dragon-like horn on top of its head.
Murong Xu was about to continue observing when a choked cry burst out from his arms, “Ah Wu!”
The creature called Ah Wu stood up, emitting a low growl from its throat that Murong Xu couldn’t understand.
“Uncle, put me down.”
Ling Rui struggled in his uncle’s arms. He wasn’t clinging to his uncle now. He struggled and landed on the ground, his little legs straight as he pounced towards the creature.
“Ah Wu, I missed you so much.”
With closed eyes, Ling Rui buried his face in the creature’s fur. His tears wet the creature’s fur.
Despite emitting an aura of “don’t mess with me,” the creature faced the culprit who made his fur wet with tears without any impatience.
He let the little child hold him.
“Ah Wu, I haven’t seen you for many, many days.”
Ling Rui, with his tear-stained face, counted on his fingers, “There were 1, 2, 3… 10 days without seeing you!”
Ling Rui could only count up to ten, so he could only count up to ten days now.
While Ling Rui counted, the creature stared at him without blinking.
Before they were separated, Ling Rui was still a little dumpling.
Now, Ling Rui had become a human cub.
“Ah Wu.”
After counting, Ling Rui lowered his head and saw Ah Wu’s wound, making his eyes even redder, “It hurts.”
The wound was on him, but Ling Rui said it hurt.
While the child and the creature were still embracing each other, Murong Xu, leaning against the tree, couldn’t wait any longer.
“Little Seven, is this the Ah Wu you’re looking for?”
“Yeah!”
Ling Rui stood next to the creature, his little hands around its neck. “Uncle, this is Ah Wu.”
After speaking to Murong Xu, he turned to the creature he was holding and introduced, “Ah Wu, this is little Uncle.”
The creature glanced at Murong Xu but didn’t speak.
Murong Xu didn’t expect him to be friendly with him after meeting his cold gaze. “Alright, Little Seven, we can’t waste any more time.”
Murong Xu said, “We’re leaving now.”
If they lingered, others would come looking for them.
“Ah Wu, can you still move? If you can, then follow me out of this forest. Once we’re outside, I’ll find a way to take you to the General’s Mansion.”
After Murong Xu finished speaking, the creature let out a low roar.
Ling Rui looked up and translated, “Ah Wu says he can still move.”
With Ling Rui as a little translator, Murong Xu reluctantly communicated with the creature, which didn’t seem friendly at all, and they confirmed the route.
Before leaving, Murong Xu found another white tiger and left a wound on its back, similar to Ah Wu’s.
“This is the beast that injured Ling Xing.”
Murong Xu cleaned the dagger and put it away, saying, “If the masters want to catch it later, catching this one will do.”
The white tiger, which replaced Ah Wu, was originally a fierce one. It had once bitten off the arm of an innocent passerby but was not immediately killed after being captured.
Emperor Ling happened to know about such a tiger at the time and casually praised its courage.
With this praise, the white tiger’s life was spared.
The white tiger was kept in the depths of the hunting ground, with Emperor Ling’s tacit approval.
After arranging the white tiger, Murong Xu, holding Ling Rui and leading the creature behind him, turned and left.
They hadn’t been gone long before the people who entered the depths of the forest found traces of the white tiger.
“Master, the wound on this white tiger is consistent with what Ling Xing described, but Ling Xing said the beast that injured him looked like a tiger but wasn’t a white tiger, and he said it had red and white markings…”
“What red and white markings? It’s blood stained on its fur, so it looks red and white.”
The leading master squinted at the white tiger and said, “It’s him. Take him away.”
With the culprit behind the attack found, the guards relaxed a bit.
Murong Xu soon brought Ling Rui and the little creature out. He had just heard Ling Rui say that the creature was only a few years old.
“Ah Wu, sorry to trouble you, but hide inside here.”
Murong Xu pointed to a sack and explained, “There are too many people outside, and you’re too conspicuous. Even if we take the back roads, we might still encounter people.”
If they encountered people, with the appearance of this creature, it would definitely startle them.
He couldn’t let people know that he brought a creature back to the General’s Mansion.
“Ah Wu, the sack is clean.”
Ling Rui touched the creature’s head and said softly, “Let’s hide together in the sack.”
Murong Xu: “…”
Murong Xu: “Little Seven, you don’t need to hide.”
His precious little nephew, he could hold him!
As for this unfamiliar creature, it was already kind of him to carry the sack himself.
With Ling Rui’s comforting touches, a few minutes later, the fierce creature willingly entered the sack on its own.
Murong Xu raised an eyebrow and smiled.
With one hand holding the child and the other carrying the sack, he walked back to the General’s Mansion along the path.
They left by climbing the wall, so naturally, they would return the same way.
But as soon as they climbed back over the wall this time, they encountered his third sister who was standing guard below the wall.
Murong Xu: “!”
With one foot slipping, Murong Xu twisted his foot.
The child in his arms almost fell out, but luckily, his third sister was quick to catch him.
“Third Sister, why are you here?” Murong Xu limped in pain, his face contorted.
His third sister held the child, pinching his chubby cheeks and soothing him, “Little Seven, don’t be afraid, you won’t fall.”
She finished comforting the frightened child, then immediately put on a stern face and said coldly, “It seems like you’re itching for trouble. If you want to leave, then go ahead, but why take Little Seven with you!”
“Little Four has been drinking tea with the Imperial Physician in the front for a while now. If she doesn’t see Little Seven soon, she’ll get angry even drinking tea.”
Murong Xu was a bit stunned by her barrage of words, “Why did the Imperial Physician come?”
He had just taken Little Seven out for a walk, so why was his third sister so angry?
“Come inside first, I’ll tell you inside.”
Third Miss picked up Ling Rui and went back to the room. Whether she didn’t see or didn’t notice, she didn’t ask about the moving sack behind Murong Xu.
Murong Xu looked at his third sister’s back and lowered his voice, “Go to the guest room and wait. I’ll bring Little Seven to see you later.”
Murong Xu lived in a separate courtyard, so there was more than one room available.
He pointed to one of the rooms and let the creature in the sack go in by itself. Then, he limped back to his main bedroom to listen to his third sister.
In the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, Third Miss quickly explained what had happened in the mansion.
Ling Rui was lying on the bed, looking up with his little round face, listening attentively.
“Little Seven, do you understand what you need to do?” Third Miss looked at his little face and asked.
Ling Rui blinked, shook his head, then nodded.
He didn’t fully understand, but Auntie’s repeated instructions made him understand what he needed to do.
“I need to… pretend to be sick.”
Ling Rui said, then leaned back, pretending to fall.
Third Miss tucked him in and stroked his little face, comforting him, “Just pretend a bit, don’t be nervous. The Imperial Physician won’t ask you anything.”
After speaking softly to Ling Rui, Third Miss got up and went to fetch the Imperial Physician.
As soon as Third Miss left, Ling Rui’s eyes turned to Murong Xu, “Uncle, where’s Ah Wu?”
“Ah Wu is in another room.”
Murong Xu held his little hand and whispered, “Once the Imperial Physician leaves, I’ll bring Ah Wu to see you.”
“Okay.”
Seeing Ah Wu, Ling Rui always felt his heart settle. He didn’t need to worry about Ah Wu anymore, so he started thinking about his uncle again.
In the vision, his uncle died young.
He squeezed his uncle’s hand tightly, desperately trying to figure out how to change his uncle’s fate. But he hadn’t figured it out yet when the Imperial Physician arrived.
“Is Seventh Prince awake?” Imperial Physician Tang who always treated Ling Rui, asked with his head down.
“Little Seven just woke up.” Murong Xu replied from the side.
Upon hearing this, Imperial Physician Tang approached and began examining Ling Rui.
The examination took a bit longer, long enough for Murong Xu to think his little child was about to slip up.
This was Ling Rui’s first time pretending to be sick, and even his little face was tight with nervousness.
“Seventh Prince has been scared more than once, and a weak child like him can have serious problems from repeated frights.”
After finishing the examination, Imperial Physician Tang stepped back a few steps and said to Murong Xu, “Considering Seventh Prince’s current physical condition, he must not be scared again. I’ll prescribe some medicine for Seventh Prince to take on time for two days, and his condition should improve.”
Murong Xu: “…”
Murong Xu looked at Imperial Physician Tang, feeling like he was deliberately cooperating.
Imperial Physician Tang’s medical skills were top-notch in the Imperial Physician’s Court. He couldn’t possibly not see—
Little Seven’s condition was nowhere near as serious as reported.
“I understand. I’ll have someone make the medicine right away.” After taking the prescription, Murong Xu respectfully escorted the two Imperial Physicians out.
Among the two Imperial Physicians, Imperial Physician Tang was the main one treating Ling Rui. The other one accompanied him, but his understanding of the little prince’s condition was not as clear as Imperial Physician Tang’s.
But just now, when he looked at the little prince’s complexion, he felt that the little prince’s face was too pale, which was not a good sign.
“Seventh Prince has been through quite an ordeal this time.”
He chatted with Imperial Physician Tang, discussing the little prince’s condition, “When we report to His Majesty later, should we be honest with him?”
Now everyone knew about the incident between Seventh Prince and the Yong Wang Shizi.
Yong Wang Shizi had bullied the Seventh Prince repeatedly, resulting in the prince being scared and falling ill. In this matter, the Seventh Prince was clearly the victim, but Yong Wang still insisted on finding fault and even went to the General’s Mansion to take Seventh Prince away.
Seventh Prince had been frightened again and again. In less than half a day, he had seen the Imperial Physician twice.
Although this time it was Yong Wang’s side that had gone too far, Yong Wang was still Yong Wang. What if they offended him…
“As a physician of the court, receiving the grace of the imperial family, I must be loyal to His Majesty. Whatever His Majesty asks, I will answer truthfully.” Imperial Physician Tang said calmly.
The accompanying physician smiled and nodded, “Indeed, it should be so.”
The two Imperial Physicians returned to the palace. Madam Murong was also present when they reported to the Emperor. She had been given a seat by the Emperor and was sitting on it now.
After hearing the report, Madam Murong knelt down again to apologize.
Emperor Ling frowned, feeling increasingly annoyed with Yong Wang. He valued his reputation above all else, so he had always been tolerant and lenient towards Yong Wang, his only imperial uncle.
But now, Yong Wang was pushing it too far!
Little Seven was his own son. The repeated bullying of Little Seven by Yong Wang, was he not putting him in his eyes?!
Yong Wang was his elder brother, no doubt, but as the emperor, Yong Wang was just a subject in front of him!
Emperor Ling’s expression became more and more unsightly, and Madam Murong’s apology only fueled his displeasure towards Yong Wang even more.
“Imperial Physician Tang, is Little Seven awake now? If he is, send someone to bring him back to the palace.”
“Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince has been through too much today. In my opinion, it would be better to bring the Seventh Prince back tomorrow.”
As Imperial Physician Tang answered this question, he thought of the scene where the little prince tightly held Master Murong’s hand.
The young prince seemed reluctant to return to the palace today.
After hearing the physician’s response, Emperor Ling also said indifferently, “Then bring Little Seven back to the palace tomorrow. Madam Murong, you are not at fault this time, there is no need for you to apologize.”
Emperor Ling absolved Madam Murong of guilt.
He sat on the high seat with a cold expression, holding a string of beads used for meditation in his hand. In front of Madam Murong, he instructed Lu Guang, “Spread the decree: Yong Wang Shizi, for his disrespect to the royal family and mistreatment of the prince, is no longer fit to inherit the title of shizi.”
“Furthermore, since he enjoys causing trouble outside, he shall be ordered not to leave the Wangye residence for a year.”
After saying these words, Emperor Ling waved his hand, dismissing Madam Murong and the physician. With no one left in the hall, he held the beads, his eyes filled with a deep sense of purpose.
On the way back to the palace, Madam Murong met the maid heading to Fenghua Palace.
Returning together, the maid whispered, “I’ve told the Niang Niang about the matter, but judging by her expression, she still seems worried about the Seventh Prince.”
“Send him back tomorrow, and she won’t worry anymore.”
Before Madam Murong returned, Ling Rui had already left the bed and gone to the adjacent guest room.
As soon as he arrived, he hugged the much larger beast than him, “Ah Wu, Little Uncle said I should bandage your wound.”
Murong Xu closed the door after entering.
He squatted down in front of the young beast, which was of considerable size but still young, and began treating its wound, “Hmm, this wound is quite deep.”
Murong Xu felt that if this kind of wound were on his own body, he would be grimacing in pain.
However, this young beast hadn’t made a sound of pain the entire time.
Although he hadn’t made a sound of pain, the little guy standing next to him had a wrinkled little face, as if in great pain. He would frown one moment and then lean over to blow air on the wound the next.
The cub, who had turned pale with fear from pretending to be sick just now, now had a flushed face from his anxiousness.
Both applying the medicine and wrapping the wound were done calmly, but the little child beside him was bustling around.
When the medicine was finally applied, Murong Xu left with the medicine bottle, leaving the two small ones alone in the room. As he reached the door, he reminded, “Little Seven, don’t forget to eat later.”
“Okay! I won’t forget!”
Ling Rui sent his uncle out with his short legs, then closed the door and went back to his Ah Wu, “Ah Wu, I still want hug.”
After being apart for so long, Ling Rui felt a bit insecure without him.
His request for a hug was just a notification.
After making the notification, he opened his arms and hugged Ah Wu again, “Ah Wu, I want to hug for a long time!”
“Mmm.”
Ah Wu responded softly and lifted his paw, pulling the child he wanted to hug closer to his chest, where his death gate was, a place no one, human or beast, could approach except for the child in his arms.
Only this child in his arms could touch it.
When this child first stuck to him, he was in a pitiful state, a small bundle of white fur all tangled up, lying on the ground, unable to even cry out.
He approached, originally intending to eat this little dumpling.
But as soon as he took it in his mouth, the little dumpling made a soft pleading sound.
Then, he paused with the little dumpling in his mouth for a moment, before bringing it back to his nest, letting it rest for a while.
Before the little dumpling had rested, it rubbed against him, asking him for food.
So he gave it.
This went on, and a round little dumpling was added behind his buttocks. The little dumpling followed him every day, refusing to eat or drink if it couldn’t find him.
He gave the little dumpling a nickname, calling it zaizai.
Since then, this ferocious beast, which no other creature dared to approach, had a zaizai it could rely on for life. And this zaizai wholeheartedly depended only on him.
“Ah Wu, I don’t have fur, so you don’t need to lick my fur.”
Ling Rui, nestled in Ah Wu’s embrace, sensed that Ah Wu wanted to groom him and proactively said, “Wait until I transform back before grooming my fur.”
Licking fur was not only an expression of affection but also a way for young animals to check if the cub’s body was healthy.
Ah Wu closed his open mouth again.
He lowered his head and rubbed against the cub’s cheek, which was soft even without fur but still very cute.
After a while, Ling Rui, nestled in Ah Wu’s arms, calmed down emotionally. He began telling Ah Wu about a recent premonition dream.
As he spoke, he suddenly had a doubt, “Will Niang Niang protect little Uncle?”
With Niang Niang there, as well as everyone else in the General’s Mansion, how could little Uncle possibly die? The more he thought about it, the more wrong it felt, so he was about to go out.
“I want to see Auntie again, and Grandmother!”
He hadn’t taken two steps when Ah Wu grabbed him and pulled him back, “Don’t worry.”
Ah Wu pressed him against his chest, letting him continue to lean against him, and said in a cold tone, “Whoever kills your uncle, I’ll go kill them.”
Ling Rui: “…”
Ling Rui was taken aback for a moment and said, “So many people are around Uncle, and they all want to kill Uncle.”
Ah Wu responded with a casual tone, “Well, then kill them all. Kill them all, and no one will harm your uncle.”
Ling Rui: “No, that’s not good.”
Ling Rui, a naturally auspicious little Rui beast, was still somewhat unaccustomed to the idea of killing many people.
Ah Wu looked down at him and said in a calm tone, “I won’t let you kill anyone.”
The Rui beast couldn’t bear too much karma, but he wasn’t afraid.
After all, he was a fierce beast, very fierce.
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