Chapter 64
The banquet was held in the open air, in a beautiful forest surrounded by giant trees only found in the Beast’s domain. The trunks were purple, and the leaves were blue with silvery markings, the most precious symbol of the Beast realm.
When the feast was held, lanterns were lit up to add to the glow of the trees. Amid the joyous laughter of the beasts, and the wonderful cheer and fellowship of the nobles, a riot suddenly broke out among the small group of tiger rabbits, with Gu Xiyu at the center.
The reason for this was that they noticed a strange tiger rabbit among a group of noble tiger rabbits. They had not seen him in their circle before; his fur was a bright blue with an oily sheen, and he was a very good-looking tiger rabbit by all accounts. But no one had seen him in the so-called high circles, which meant that he was only a ‘commoner’ among the tiger rabbits and was not eligible to participate in the royal family’s banquet.
What was even more annoying was that when asked why he was here, the male tiger rabbit calmly said that he wanted to come and ‘marry’ His Highness Gu Xiyu.
The fact that he came to a bamquet that was clearly a matchmaking party was not enough; he even said the word ‘marry’ without knowing how high the sky was.
Although it was not compulsory in the beast race to choose a spouse of the opposite sex, the tiger rabbits were rare, so by default, the royal family members had to marry someone of the opposite sex to complete the task of reproducing the next generation. The union of two males was almost impossible.
“How arrogant, I can’t stand it!”
“I think he’s just here to make a scene, a guy with no status and no background, sisters hurry up and throw him out!”
The tiger rabbits may be cute, but even girls were tough fighters, and they were not afraid to go into battle. They were just a bit more polite at first, trying to get rid of him with an attitude of courtesy first. But the blue tiger rabbit, who looked quiet and calm, didn’t know how to behave at all. When they surrounded them in a threatening manner, he whipped out his tail, which was charged with electricity, and sent the front group of tiger rabbits flying.
There was even a spark of electricity in the air, which showed how hard he had pushed himself and how he had no mercy on them.
In high society, everyone was a gentleman who moved his mouth but not his hands, and it was the first time they saw one who came up and gave people a severe beating without saying a word. The other tiger rabbits were also enraged and started fighting with their tails and paws.
For a moment, Gu Xiyu thought he was watching some kind of animal-world channel. His little paws were clutching a cocktail-like drink that someone had slipped into his hand, and he watched in disbelief as the tigers and rabbits, who had just been laughing and talking to him in hushed tones, fought with each other.
What was outrageous was that some used the opportunity for infighting. Even among the beasts, there was a lot of rivalry among the upper class, including those who don’t like each other but can’t be bothered to show it to each other. They all took advantage of the chaos to trip each other up.
The beast king, who was exchanging pleasantries with the other princes and nobles, noticed the chaos and came towards them with a frown.
As the battle became more intense, Gu Xiyu, the ‘protagonist’ being fought over, was also gradually pushed to the side by the crowd, without even giving him a gap to persuade him to fight.
“Do you think I’d get discovered if I slipped away during the chaos?” Gu Xiyu looked at the out-of-control scene and gave a little thought to the system.
The system did not answer him as he put the small wine cup in his hand on the haystack and retreated step by step toward the darkness. Only he hadn’t gone far and hadn’t even had time to completely disappear from sight when he saw the center of the commotion suddenly crackle with several powerful bolts of electricity. The bolt carved a path through the huddled crowd; the weeds on the path were burnt to a crisp, and a few poor tiger rabbits failed to withstand the impact and were simply slapped away.
The electric shock came from the blue tiger rabbit. Those sent flying were covered in scorch marks, and even though they were not afraid of electric shocks, they were knocked to the ground and unable to move, some of them even passed out. Everyone in the chaos was shocked by the power of the electric shock, and the scene suddenly fell silent as everyone stared at the situation with shocked faces.
A looming and trembling voice emerged from the herd of beasts, “Tiger… can a tiger rabbit’s electric shock be this strong?”
It was not uncommon for tiger rabbits to fight with each other playfully, but this was the first time they had seen such a destructive aura. The nobler the birth, the more powerful the talent, so it was almost impossible for a commoner tiger rabbit to possess such a powerful ability.
While Gu Xiyu was still stunned, the light blue tiger rabbit that everyone was talking about, calmly stepped out of the crowd from the path he had cleaved out like an overlord and came to him with a jump.
The moment he met the other party’s blue eyes, the feeling of being directly suppressed by his bloodline reappeared. He stared at those eyes for a while and suddenly came to a realization.
……The Great Demon?
The Great Demon transformed into a tiger rabbit?
He remembered that part of Wen Yu’s abilities after transforming was that he could directly inherit the skills that came with the species itself, so even if he wasn’t really a tiger rabbit, it wasn’t surprising that he could do what tiger rabbits could.
Gu Xiyu suddenly felt that the tiger rabbit in front of him was a bit familiar.
Wasn’t this the blue tiger rabbit that appeared in the system’s animation the other day to coax him?
The tiger rabbit that was suspected to be Wen Yu stood before him like that. There was a visible gloom in his eyes, immersed in blue eyes like a deep, bottomless whirlpool. He had the mark of adulthood on the top of his head and was slightly larger than his tiger rabbit form.
Although today was the day he officially came of age, his form would take a few days to undergo complete evolution. The royal family had already arranged for him to be taken to a secluded place after he has chosen his future mate, and he would only come out when his transformation was complete.
In his daze, Gu Xiyu heard the other man ask him in the language of the tiger rabbits, “Were you leaving?”
Then he added, “There is no need to go secretly.” There was a familiar gentleness in his tone.
When the blue tiger rabbit finished speaking, his long tail went around him and tied him up, carrying him securely on his back. The other party was so arrogant that he disregarded the fact that he was in the territory of the beast race. Before the beast king could arrive, he took Gu Xiyu away without saying a word.
Once Gu Xiyu realized the identity of this tiger rabbit, he obediently laid on top of him without struggling, letting the wind blow the fluffy fur on his body as Wen Yu ran. For some reason, the panic he had felt for the past few days gradually smoothed out.
When the protagonist of the banquet was taken away, the first thing the beast guards tried to do was chase after the tiger rabbit to save him, but they were stopped by their king.
The king who had maintained his human form stared at the scorch marks on the grass and said with a heavy expression, “Forget it.”
“There are many tiger rabbits in the royal clan, and he is not the only child I have. The clan will no longer interfere with the events of his life.”
Everyone did not expect the king to compromise so abruptly, and the children who were closer to him came up to him and asked him curiously, “Why is that?”
The king did not answer the question.
The steward-like person close to him—the little mouse who had been sent to fetch Gu Xiyu back to the Beast Race—asked worriedly, “Then what about the closure of the portal…”
The man with long blonde hair was silent for a moment, then he answered carelessly, “I believe he is a sensible child and should be able to distinguish between priorities.”
Not long after Wen Yu carried Gu Xiyu away, he changed back to his Admiral Caesar appearance. Perhaps he had been blown by the wind for too long, or the so-called adult transformation period was just around the corner, but his head was a little dizzy. When he saw Wen Yu return to his human form, he asked feebly, “Isn’t Caesar dead?”
Wen Yu turned and smiled for the first time.
He took the fluffy tiger rabbit into his arms like a treasure and walked up to the spaceship parked in a deserted area, saying, “Caesar is dead; I killed him a long time ago.”
Of course Gu Xi Yu remembered this, he just wanted to mock Wen Yu, who appeared in front of him in this way, but his body was getting more and more uncomfortable, and he couldn’t even say the words in his heart.
The attentive Wen Yu seemed to notice his discomfort, and his slightly warm hand caressed up and down his back, as if trying to ease his pain.
Perhaps it was the familiar scent that gave him the illusion that the pain in his body really didn’t seem so unbearable.
“Rest well, I will watch over you.”
Wen Yu’s voice became more and more distant: “When you wake up ……” He didn’t hear the words after that; his consciousness sank like a stone in water, and his vision went black.
Gu Xiyu slept for a long time, during which he also had many messy dreams, his body repeatedly wavering between hot and cold. It was not that he did not wake up during the process, but when he did, his thoughts were confused and sluggish, and he only knew that he was in a safe place, with a soft bed beneath him and someone always by his side looking after him.
He knew that person was the great demon.
He had to admit that this situation did brush up on his goodwill. For the first time in all his life, Gu Xiyu felt a sense of security. He could safely show his most vulnerable form to the other person without worrying that they would take advantage of his weakness to hurt him.
It was amazing that the subject was clearly the great demon who scared everyone at the bureau. He was now aware that the mission route he had experienced was certainly different from what those staff had gone through back then—they wouldn’t have come back with trauma if they had gone through this relationship-like process.
It couldn’t be that the Great Demon had a habit of domestic violence, could it?
When Gu Xiyu woke up refreshed and rejuvenated, his surroundings had changed into an unfamiliar room.
It was a cabin in a giant spaceship, with a bed and furniture, and a faint scent of violets in the room.
He could feel the presence of another person in the room. He had just opened his mouth to speak when a strange sensation suddenly shot through his brain, and his voice faltered at the back of his throat, turning into a soft moan when it finally came out.
He realized that he had regained his human form at some point, without a single piece of clothing on his body, and a sensitive part of his body could still feel the warmth of another hand in action…
Gu Xiyu was startled. His blood pressure instantly spiked, and he lifted his foot to kick the man who was half-pressing him away, saying in shame and anger, “What are you doing?!”
From experience, the first thing he did was to check his chrysanthemum—no painful sensation, which meant that the imaginary thing hadn’t happened yet.
He knew that the Great Demon was an old rascal, but he didn’t expect the man to be so heartless as to not let him be when he’d passed out and was undergoing a painful period of adult transformation.
Gu Xiyu gripped the covers and stared at Wen Yu, who had fallen out of bed and was wearing a casual outfit, in anger and shame. The latter rose up and met his gaze helplessly, and a bit of grievance appeared in his blue eyes: “You were the one who kept pestering me about how uncomfortable you were, insisting that I help relieve you.”
Gu Xiyu sat up with a head full of questions. He took a few deep breaths and then calmly replied, “Wen Yu, it’s already done, you could have just told me the truth, I wouldn’t blame you.”
Saying that he asked for such a thing himself, Commander Gu would definitely not admit it.
Throughout the previous two worlds, even though he had enjoyed doing those things with the Great Demon’s soul fragments, he had never actively asked for them.
Wen Yu pursed his lips, his expression slightly unhappy, and he defended himself, saying, “I didn’t lie.”
“I even recorded a video; if you don’t believe me, would you like me to show it to you?”
Gu Xiyu: “?”