CHAPTER 313: CHAPTER 304: I ATE THE LITTLE FRUITY_1

She Wang, Dongchi, Nan Mo, Xi Qing, and Bei Ji looked at Si Yan in utter astonishment.

Si Yan suddenly realized her answer was putting pressure on them. She calmly changed her tone. "It’s not that complicated, just a simple gesture. If they can live, I certainly can’t stand by and watch them die."

"You’re showing favoritism!"

The little Beastman scoffed, "What you have done isn’t something a Snake Beastman would do. You’re using your influence as a Wise One to help the Snake Beastmen; you’re favoring them! Why don’t you help the other pitiful Beastmen? The Scorpion Beastmen are also quite pitiful. Why don’t you help them too?"

Si Yan looked at the little one before her. "Little guy, your family must have told you where your heart is, right? Show me."

The little Beastman, angry yet defiant, still placed his hand over his left chest.

Si Yan asked, "Is it right in the middle of your body?"

The little Beastman paused. "No, it isn’t."

Si Yan said, "See? Even your heart is biased."

She serenely added, "Since your heart is biased, what right do you have to blame me for being biased?"

"You! You’re just a wicked, evil female! You must have ulterior motives; you must be a bad person!"

Dongchi jumped out and roared, "Don’t you dare insult my mother!"

Xi Qing, Nan Mo, and Bei Ji immediately stepped forward.

Bei Ji exclaimed, "My mother kindly saved you and took you in! What right do you have to insult her?"

Xi Qing retorted, "So, my mother is wrong to save people and also wrong not to save them, is that it? In your eyes, all Beastmen are bad. My mother helps someone, and you just have to find a reason to convince yourself that she’s a bad person too, right? Well, I’m sorry, but my mother is different from the females you’ve met before!"

Nan Mo grew indignant. "My mother is a good mother, the best mother in the whole world! I don’t want to be friends with you anymore!"

Bi Yao’s eyes reddened, their rims growing moist. "You... you... There are more of you, so you’re ganging up on me!"

Si Yan had She Wang take the four little ones aside. She looked at her blood-related cousin before her.

"Tell me your story. Who is that two-faced female you mentioned?"

Bi Yao’s expression changed, a hint of fear creeping in.

She Wang handed the Golden Ear Beast to Si Yan; its ears drooped.

"Is this related to the Golden Ear Beast?" Si Yan asked.

Bi Yao turned his face away, not answering.

Si Yan continued, "I’ve heard the Golden Ear Beast is a treasure, its meat exceptionally tender and delicious. If you don’t answer, I’ll have my Beast Husband stew and eat it."

Jin Kun, watching the spectacle from outside, became frantic. "Sister Six is too cruel! That Golden Ear Beast means so much to Bi Yao. She actually said she’s going to eat it! Sister Six truly is a wicked female!"

But just then, Bi Yao whipped his head around, his face contorted with rage. "If you dare eat it! If you dare, I’ll fight you to the death!"

Si Yan put the Golden Ear Beast down. "Can we talk now? There, isn’t that better? Little guy, tell me, who is this female you speak of? And also, who ate your first Golden Ear Beast?"

Bi Yao was completely stunned. "You... how did you know?"

Just as I thought. Si Yan’s gaze shifted.

This little cub was particularly resistant towards his pet, and he also seemed to have a hopeless view of the world. Si Yan guessed that he must have experienced something terrible.

It only then dawned on Bi Yao that he had been tricked into talking. He became furious. "How could you? How could you do this!"

"Not talking?" Si Yan asked, clearly amused. "You wouldn’t happen to want to protect her, would you?"

Bi Yao retorted angrily, "I’m not trying to protect her!"

Jin Kun, outside, was taken aback. "What’s Bi Yao saying? So this isn’t the Golden Ear Beast from his childhood? His Golden Ear Beast was eaten? Who would dare to eat a Golden Ear Beast belonging to Bi Yao of the Golden Dragon Clan?!"

Jin Ting, however, said nothing, merely gazing quietly into Si Yan’s room.

Si Yan said, "You’re certainly capable of being fierce with me. Yet, when it comes to the culprit, you hem and haw. Are you so sure I won’t bully you?"

"I’m not!"

Bi Yao took a few steps back, bumping into the wall. His eyes reddened slightly, making the delicate young master look even softer and more adorable.

Bei Ji, the little sweetheart, stepped out and took Bi Yao’s hand. "Don’t be afraid."

Bi Yao gritted his teeth and looked down at the Golden Ear Beast beside him.

Jin Tong stepped out. "It’s not that he doesn’t want to say. Never mind, I’ll tell his story for him."

Bi Yao immediately turned his head. The young boy, his complexion milky-white, was nonetheless very resolute. "No, I’ll say it! It was Jin Yao! No... it was me... I ate Little Guoguo..."

No sooner had he uttered these words than the young boy suddenly squatted down, hugged his knees, and burst into loud sobs.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to speak; the mere thought of it made him feel heartbroken, utterly heartbroken.

The four little ones squatted down to comfort him, while Jin Tong recounted Bi Yao’s story to Si Yan.

That day, he and Jin Yao happened to be visiting his uncle’s family.

At home, Bi Yao was happily playing with Guoguo, his plump little Golden Ear Beast.

Jin Yao stared at Bi Yao’s first Golden Ear Beast for a long while, then commented, "It’s so fat, it must be tender to eat."

Jin Yao was the sole Dragon Princess of her generation in the Golden Dragon Clan, a figure of immense prestige. Even Bi Yao’s uncle’s family treated her with great respect.

Naturally, his uncle and aunt both refused. It was Bi Yao’s pet; how could they eat it?

But when Bi Yao overheard this, a sense of dread washed over him. Jin Yao was the Dragon Princess; if she truly wanted to eat Little Guoguo, what could he do?

So, he clutched his Golden Ear Beast to his chest and silently backed away.

He couldn’t get the matter off his mind. Cradling his Golden Ear Beast, he went behind the Dragon Cave and released it into the wild.

Little Bi Yao’s eyes were red-rimmed. "Go quickly! Go far away and don’t come back. You must protect yourself, understand?"

The Golden Ear Beast was reluctant to leave, so little Bi Yao threw stones at it. Only then did the Golden Ear Beast understand that Bi Yao was abandoning it. Deeply saddened, it departed with great reluctance.

Little Bi Yao watched the disappearing figure of the Golden Ear Beast he had grown up with, tears streaming down his face.

After setting the Golden Ear Beast free, Bi Yao returned to the cave, believing it had escaped disaster.

Unexpectedly, however, the Golden Ear Beast couldn’t bear to be parted from him and returned. Recognizing it, Jin Yao whispered, "Little Guoguo, you want to see your little master Bi Yao, don’t you?"

The Golden Ear Beast, wanting to return to its master, rolled onto its back and showed its belly to Jin Yao, trying to ingratiate itself.

Jin Yao said, "Come with me. I’ll take you to see your little master."

Without offering even a morsel of food, Jin Yao led away Bi Yao’s pet, the Golden Ear Beast.

In the evening, Jin Yao brought a piece of very high-quality meat.

The cook in Bi Yao’s household prepared the meat and served it.

Bi Yao ate it and found it delicious, so he had several more bites.

Just then, Jin Yao suddenly asked him, "Is it good?"

Bi Yao nodded. This Dragon Princess elder sister isn’t so bad, actually, bringing delicious meat, he thought.

But at that moment, Jin Yao said, "Guoguo’s meat is indeed very delicious, isn’t it?"

Instantly, young Bi Yao felt an overwhelming wave of nausea. He felt extremely unwell and began to vomit violently.