Chapter 58: The “love” In Love At First Sight Is The Same “love” As Family Affection
Shen Liqian’s heavenly tribulation had only just passed halfway.
Finally, under everyone’s extreme vigilance, they finally saw the spiritual beast.
Or rather, one person and one beast.
The person was a girl of about eight or nine years old, her cultivation level undetectable. She rode a crimson spiritual beast, slowly passing by the mountain’s edge, clad in ivy and girded with dodder. Behind her followed a grey tabby cat. Amidst the rolling thunder and pouring rain, she appeared exceptionally leisurely.
She looked at the youngsters before her, seemingly finding their vigilant demeanor amusing. Her clear, innocent eyes curved like crescent moons in the sky.
The spiritual beast beneath her was entirely crimson, with patterned markings on its forehead. Its form resembled a tiger but bore leopard-like stripes. Following the pattern down its body, one could discover it surprisingly possessed two tails.
As it approached the group, it made not a sound.
He Qingqing’s voice trembled: “Spiritual beast Mengji, Heaven Rank Low Grade, cultivation – unknown!”
Spiritual beasts above Earth Rank already had the qualification for ascension, and Heaven Rank spiritual beasts were even more extraordinarily talented.
Typically, those below Deity Transformation were in the young stage of Heaven Rank spiritual beasts, while those above Deity Transformation were in the mature stage. Without a doubt, the Mengji before them was in its mature stage, with a cultivation of at least Deity Transformation or higher!
This is great; no need to call Uncle-Master Xiu for protection, because even he would be slapped to death by the Mengji beast!
The Mengji beast, carrying the little girl, acted agilely and instantly appeared by their side.
Just as everyone drew their swords, their hearts filled with extreme tension.
“Don’t be afraid, I’m just bringing A Wei to see her mother.”
Suddenly, with a flash of white light, the Mengji beast transformed into human form before them.
Her face was sharp and handsome, her skin reddish-yellow, and her hair a bright, fiery red. Strange and mysterious patterns adorned her forehead, and she wore clothes woven from plants.
The Mengji beast tightly held the hand of the girl named A Wei and said to everyone.
Everyone relaxed their bodies, and only then did they realize that A Wei’s appearance bore some resemblance to Qin Zhi.
Could A Wei possibly be Qin Zhi’s daughter, who was taken to be fed to wolves?
The youngsters immediately made way, revealing Qin Zhi behind them.
Previously, Ming Zhaoshuang had knocked Qin Zhi unconscious, and later handed her over to He Qingqing and Wei Jiao to care for. After He Qingqing rested, Wei Jiao had been holding Qin Zhi and sitting to the side.
The Mengji beast, holding A Wei’s hand, approached her.
Midway, A Wei suddenly let go of the Mengji beast’s hand and rushed towards Qin Zhi. Crystal tears instantly welled up in her innocent eyes.
“Mother!”
A Wei tightly hugged Qin Zhi, crying out like a wild beast, sobbing incoherently.
At this moment, the Mengji beast spoke: “Eight years ago, A Wei was just born when she was thrown north of Shuangyu Mountain to be torn apart by wolves. This was originally not a big deal, as female infants were almost always abandoned in the mountains each year. However, the first wolf beast to tear at A Wei was a she-wolf who had just lost her own cub.”
As soon as the Mengji beast said this, Ming Zhaoshuang understood.
A Wei was, at first, a “wolf child.”
A she-wolf who had lost her cub, in extreme grief, would have an overflow of motherly love and raise a human child as her own, feeding her wolf milk, raw meat, and raising her in the way one would raise a “wolf.”
However, under such circumstances, a human child would also lose their human traits. Apart from looking like a human, their language, actions, and living habits would all be like a wolf’s, completely becoming a beast.
However, it now appeared that A Wei had not lost her human nature. Furthermore, according to the Mengji beast, that she-wolf should have been located at the junction between the north and south sides of Shuangyu Mountain. The spiritual beasts there were of low grade, at most Yellow Grade, and their cultivation would not exceed the Golden Core Stage.
But now, the she-wolf was not seen, yet a Heaven Rank spiritual beast, Mengji, was present.
What had happened in between?
The Mengji beast continued: “That she-wolf treated A Wei as her own cub and raised her for three years. But during a conflict, her wolf pack was attacked by other beasts and suffered heavy losses. I don’t know if it was by beastly intuition or how, but she somehow knew of my existence. This mother wolf, having lost her support, brought A Wei all the way into the depths, avoiding the attacks of those spiritual beasts, and delivered A Wei before me.”
“Logically, at that time, she should have had no intelligence, not even the most basic thought, being no different from an ordinary wild wolf. Yet, she endured countless attacks from various beasts, holding on with her last breath until she personally entrusted A Wei to me.”
That was merely a Yellow Grade Mid-Rank she-wolf, yet relying on her mother’s love, she evaded waves of ferocious beasts and entrusted her child to the beast she believed to be the safest.
Even though that beast was not of the same kind as her.
“A Wei was only three years old then, but I felt an inexplicable sense of closeness towards her, so I brought her back to Hundred Beasts Cave and raised her alongside other Heaven Rank spiritual beasts. Fortunately, I had been recognized by a master before and knew what the human world was like. I could also weave dreams, so I learned from humans and raised her into what she is now.”
As she spoke, her gaze turned towards Ming Zhaoshuang, seemingly containing something more profound.
But Ming Zhaoshuang was distracted, as she suddenly remembered that the third female lead in the original story was named A Wei!
It’s just that the A Wei in the original story was the little princess of the Beast Sect in the Upper Cultivation World, naturally beloved by various spiritual beasts, with countless Heaven Rank spiritual beasts under her command. She was nothing like a child raised by wild beasts.
Then why did she feel such a strong sense of familiarity upon seeing Qin Feilong, calling him “Brother Feilong” affectionately, making him overjoyed? One must know that Qin Feilong was Qin Du’s son, and Qin Du was Qin Zhi’s older brother.
That wouldn’t be messed up…
Wait!
Ming Zhaoshuang suddenly remembered that A Wei in the original story did fall in love with Qin Feilong at first sight, and was completely devoted to him, even betraying the Beast Sect and sacrificing her sect for him. However, there was never a scene described of Qin Feilong and her being intimate, nor was it ever explicitly stated that she was a member of Qin Feilong’s harem.
It was just that given Qin Feilong’s notorious reputation, Ming Zhaoshuang had made a preconceived assumption.
So, the feeling of love at first sight was actually a feeling of family affection!
Upon realizing this, Ming Zhaoshuang was utterly dumbfounded.
Shaking her head, shaking her head, shaking her head again; a bitter smile, a bitter smile, another bitter smile.
What a dramatic turn of events…
“You might not know, this entire Shuangyu Mountain is a formation, created by the Beast Sect to tame us Heaven Rank spiritual beasts.”
“On the other side of Shuangyu Mountain is Shuangyu Village, where people unconsciously become increasingly ferocious and evil, until they lose their most civilized human nature.”
“And on this side of Shuangyu Mountain is Hundred Beasts Cave, where the spiritual beasts unconsciously become increasingly gentle and kind, until they lose their most savage bestial nature.”
The Mengji beast walked to A Wei’s side, patted her shoulder, and said slowly.
“The beasts in Hundred Beasts Cave, except for me, are all in their young stage, even though they are Heaven Rank spiritual beasts. The spiritual beasts surrounding Hundred Beasts Cave, although all Earth Rank spiritual beasts, have cultivation reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, and their temperaments become even more violent under the influence of the formation. This makes it impossible for the gentle and kind Heaven Rank spiritual beasts to leave.”
“Therefore, those Heaven Rank spiritual beasts are also trapped in Hundred Beasts Cave.”
“Hundred Beasts Cave opens once every hundred years. The Beast Sect will send elders to take out the spiritual beasts that are approaching adulthood, and to release the newly captured young spiritual beasts.”
The Mengji beast’s voice held a hint of helplessness:
“But I am powerless to do anything about it. In ten years, it will be the time when Hundred Beasts Cave opens. At that time, not only the spiritual beasts but also A Wei will be taken to the Beast Sect.”
“Because A Wei is a Spirit Beast Communication Saint Body, the born master of all beasts.”
