translator: xiin
editors: apricot & juurensha
In his previous life, Shi Li and Xiong Ye had gone through decades of ups and downs together.
He knew that Xiong Ye liked him, liked him so much. However, after becoming Beast Kings and living more and more comfortably, he inevitably began to think differently. His eyes started to wander, and he became interested in other people, but Xiong Ye never did.
Xiong Yeโs gaze had always been pinned on him.
Shi Li didnโt intend to tie himself to Xiong Ye for a lifetime after his rebirth, but he couldnโt deny that Xiong Ye still held a special place in his heart. However, now, Xiong Ye was acting so intimately with someone else.
Shi Li found it a little unacceptable and wanted to go over and stop it, but there were quite a lot of people around Xiong Ye. They surrounded Xiong Ye and the injured man, making it so that he couldnโt get close.
Shi Li was rather angry, but at this time, the priest began to drive everyone around him back, โYou guys should stay away from Niu Er!โ
โGrandpa Priest, will Niu Er be able to get better now that heโs woken up?โ Xiong Ye asked again.
โI donโt know.โ The priest said, โTake him back to your cave and take good care of him.โ
Niu Er was twenty six years old and wasnโt that young anymore, but he was a little reticent and his looks were average. Although his animal form was big, his fighting ability wasnโt very strong, and he hadnโt really caught the interest of any of the women in the tribe. He lived alone since he didnโt have a partner.
They couldnโt let him live on his own now that he was injured.
โAlright.โ Xiong Ye nodded. He hoisted Niu Er onto his back and prepared to leave.
โXiong Ye!โ Shi Li frowned at Xiong Ye, โAre you going to bring him back? Arenโt you worried that heโll…โ Shi Li had already been very dissatisfied with Xiong Ye bringing Zhou Ji home, but Zhou Ji had his Beast King father as a backer, so he couldnโt offend Zhou Ji. He also knew that Xiong Ye had dug out two caves, so he had held back.
However, Niu Er…
Unless something unexpected happened, Niu Er wouldnโt make it. He didnโt want anyone to die in Xiong Yeโs cave.
Shi Li didnโt say it clearly, but his meaning was obvious. Xiong Yeโs expression turned ugly at once, but he didnโt have time to quarrel with Shi Li at the moment. After giving Shi Li a cold glance, he carried Niu Er into his cave, put him down, then came out again to get medicine from the priest.
When he returned with the medicine, Zhou Ji had already returned to the cave.
Zhou Ji didnโt like Niu Er. More precisely, he didnโt like how Niu Er smelled.
The rotten wound made him smell like a zombie. Although he had gotten used to it in his last life, he still really hated it.
His lack of interest in stale meat was also related to this.
However, he didnโt have any objections to Xiong Ye bringing Niu Er back even if he didnโt like Niu Erโs scent.
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This man had been about to die. It was normal for Xiong Ye to want to save him.
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โOh.โ Zhou Ji nodded. He didnโt like Niu Erโs scent, but if he was going to be particular about it, this smell could be found in other places, too. This kind of rotten meat smell was even stronger in the collective cave that people of the tribe lived inโโthese people were really no good at preserving their food!
Xiong Ye didnโt have time to concern himself with Zhou Ji right now. He placed Niu Er in the brightest place in the cave and planned to administer medicine to him again.
Zhou Ji spoke up, โHis wound has started festering. Should we clean it up and remove the rotten parts?โ He felt that it was necessary to improve his living environment however he could.
โThatโs right.โ Xiong Ye said, โGrandpa Priest said before that rotting flesh should be cut off.โ
“Then why wasnโt it cut out before?” Zhou Ji asked. Earlier, the priest hadnโt had any intention of doing so.
โGrandpa Priest taught me these things before, so I know how to do it.โ Xiong Ye replied. He picked up a stone knife and prepared to cut.
Zhou Ji interjected, โ… That knife is dirty. Shouldnโt you wash it in hot water first? His body also needs to be washed.โ
In fact, Xiong Ye was a little frantic right now.
Although Niu Er had woken up for a while, he had soon closed his eyes again. He still had a fever, and he was so thin…
He knew that Niu Er was going to die.
Because of this, he was left not knowing what to do… Zhou Ji told him to cut out the rotting flesh, and he had agreed. Now that Zhou Ji said to wash Niu Er first… then he would wash Niu Er clean first.
Xiong Ye followed Zhou Jiโs instructions and put a pot of water over the fire to boil, tossing the knife into the water to boil it, then cleaned Niu Erโs body with hot water.
Dinosaur leather could barely be used as clothing and couldnโt be used as a towel. Xiong Ye used a dried giant luffa gourd with its seeds already removed to clean Niu Er; it looked a bit like a scouring ball, and Zhou Ji felt that wiping this thing against skin must be very painful.
Xiong Ye spoke while wiping, โHeโs actually my elder brother. We have the same father.โ
โBefore, in the winter, it was too cold, and I was too hungry to hibernate, so he turned into his animal form and let me sleep next to his stomach.โ
โAfter he reached adulthood and joined the hunting team, he would give me good food to eat.โ
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After Niu Er died, he would return to the Beast Godโs embrace, and few people would remember him. Xiong Ye felt very miserable just thinking about it.
โOh.โ Zhou Ji had been listening very seriously and would occasionally reply with a few words, asking about the situation in the tribe as he paid attention to Niu Erโs present situation.
Niu Er seemed able to withstand all the tossing and turning; the crystal core in his body showed no signs of continued collapse.
After Xiong Ye finished cleaning Niu Er and scraped off the rotting flesh from his body with the stone knife, Zhou Ji told Xiong Ye to go and wash the pot, then took out his own knife to chop up a bit of elephant bird meat. He put the meat and some vegetables into the pot and cooked a pot of soup, then had Xiong Ye feed it to Niu Er.
โCan he eat right now?โ Xiong Ye was a little dazedโโNiu Er hadnโt woken up.
โYes. Open his mouth and pour it in.โ Zhou Ji said. This ox probably hadnโt eaten anything in two days, and he wouldnโt be able to get better if he didnโt eat. โProp him up before you feed him.โ So that the food wouldnโt end up in his trachea.
Xiong Ye listened to his instructions and clumsily began to feed Niu Er.
โHow much do you want to eat tonight?โ Zhou Ji was preparing to roast some meat for Xiong Ye.
โAbout this much.โ Xiong Ye drew out a shape that looked to be about five kilos large, then frowned. โDid you eat during the day today?โ
โI ate.โ Zhou Ji replied as he cut off five kilos of meat, then began roasting it.
Although Zhou Ji said that, Xiong Ye looked at the meat that was still exactly the same size as in the morning and felt a little bad.
When Xiong Ye finished feeding Niu Er, Zhou Ji had already finished roasting the meat. Xiong Ye immediately tore it in two and gave half of it to Zhou Ji, โYou should eat some too. Otherwise, you wonโt have any energy.โ
โI donโt like to eat stale food.โ Zhou Ji said.
Xiong Ye: โ……โ How could Zhou Ji still be alive if he was so picky about food?
Zhou Ji must be using this as an excuse to refuse him so that he could leave the meat for him to eat! However, wouldnโt Zhou Ji feel humiliated if he exposed his lies?
Xiong Ye was a little worried, but he suddenly recalled that amongst the prey the hunting team had caught today, there had been a snake.
Zhou Ji had said before that he didnโt like to eat dinosaur meat, but he was willing to eat snakes.
Today, Xiong He hadnโt even shouted for everyone when the tribe was distributing the meat.
Everyone went to fetch their meat and ate in silence, and nobody said anything even though there was very little meat today.
Over two dozen people from the tribe had died at the same time. Everyone felt bad, but they still had to live on…
Xiong Ye obtained the snake from Xiong He and brought it back to the cave, handing it to Zhou Ji as he said, โThis is fresh prey that was caught today.โ
“Thank you.โ Zhou Ji said. He cooked snake soup and ate half of it, leaving the rest for Xiong Ye to feed to Niu Er.
Niu Er needed to eat more. As for him, he had really eaten a lot during the day, and he had specifically eaten plants that were abundant in energy.
After eating, Zhou Ji went back to his โroomโ.
Xiong Ye wouldnโt come to disturb him, so he snacked a bit on plants while he used his spiritual powers to keep an eye on Niu Er.
Beastmen had very strong vitality. The state of Niu Erโs body had been getting steadily improving ever since his crystal core had stabilized.
He was now very curious about the beastmenโs crystal cores. Humans took zombiesโ crystal cores as spoils of war and used them after they killed the zombies, but beastmenโs crystal cores were different and would shatter when they died…
The beastmen in this place probably didnโt even know that they had crystal cores inside their bodies.
Zhou Ji had used up all of his spiritual power on Niu Er, but when he woke up the next day, he was once again suffused with energy.
Energy was really too plentiful in this place!
That morning, Zhou Ji was the first to wake up, but he didnโt go out. Niu Er, who Xiong Ye had been placed near the fire at the entrance of the cave, soon followed suit and woke up, making some noise as he did so.
Zhou Ji didnโt moveโโXiong Ye should wake up soon.
Sure enough, Xiong Ye quickly woke up and came out, โNiu Er, youโre awake?โ
Niu Er looked at Xiong Ye. His voice was hoarse, โXiong Ye……โ
โHow do you feel? Iโll bring you to go see the priest!โ Xiong Ye immediately said.
Niu Er: โI want to use the toilet…โ
Only after Xiong Ye had carried Niu Er away did Zhou Ji emerge from his room. He roasted meat while boiling soup, and even before heโd finished, Xiong Ye had returned with Niu Er on his back, โZhou Ji! Niu Er is alright! Heโll be fine with a few days of rest!โ
โCongratulations.โ Zhou Ji said.
“The priest asked me to stay and take care of Niu Er, so I wonโt participate in the hunt today. Iโll go down to the riverside later to take a look and catch you some fish.โ Xiong Ye continued. Since Zhou Ji was still unwilling to eat meat, he would take some time and catch some fish. To him, catching fish wasnโt anything difficult.
โItโs good for injured people to have fish soup.โ Zhou Ji was very much in agreement as he handed the roasted meat in his hand to Xiong Ye.
Xiong Ye shot Zhou Ji a grateful look.
Before, when Shi Li had suddenly changed his mind, and his heart had been in turmoil, Zhou Ji had kept him company.
Yesterday, when Niu Er had almost died, and his heart had once again been in turmoil, Zhou Ji had still kept him company again.
Although Zhou Ji didnโt like to talk and was very weak, he was really very good! And he wasnโt as stupid as heโd first thought!
xiin: learned something todayโฆ luffa sponges are VEGETABLES
Juurensha: Luffa sponges are delicious vegetables! Cook them with egg and some dried shrimp!
Yay am I first to set up my tent?
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This has to be the prettiest comment I’ve seen.
I keep thinking it was a sea creature. Wrong sponge ๐งฝ
Thank you
Same ๐๐
Poor Niu Er was sponged with a vegetable, hahaha.
Of Course Zhou Ji is good for you, Xiong Ye. Forget Shi Li Quick.
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter!ใพ(@^โฝ^@)ใ
Thanks fort the chapter. (ใป ฮฉ ใป โฟ)
Quiet but steady, thatโs Zhou Ji for you and Xiong Ye is already taking notice of Zhou Jiโs good qualities. Having psychic powers is so convenient and maybe they could hunt together in the future too~
Thanks for the chapter! ^^
Loofah vegetables… do they taste like straw?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK!!!!!!!!!
Eat more vinegar, Shi Li! Feel the weight of your choices!
The “little” bear is more of a catch the more chapters we get…he can do basic surgery? He really did learn a lot from the priest!
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter! +1 in favor of ML, -1 for the trashy ex.
You only 1- by one??? He deserves more minuses on that one
On the other side the big sweety needs more plusses if you ask me…
Thanks for the chapter! ^ ^
I love the new profile~
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I have only had luffa sponges in soup. I’m curious about how they taste when prepared differently…
Thank you for the update! Zhou Ji is so reliable.
loofah sponges used to be vegetABLES?
… i feel so enlightened…
Thanks for the chapter! ๐
I didn’t know that painfull-sponge can be eaten!?
Loofah is actually delicious when not ripe. It’s like zucchini but with different tastes.
Here in the Philippines luffa sponge is called patula and it is quite tasty specially when cooked it with broth. ๐
Thank you very much for the chapter โคโคโคโค
[Sure enough, Xiong Ye quickly woke up and came out, โNiu Er, youโre awake?โ
Niu Er looked at Xiong Ye. His voice was hoarse, โXiong Yeโฆโฆโ
[โHow do you feel? Iโll bring you to go see the priest!โ Xiong Ye immediately said.
Niu Er: โI want to use the toiletโฆโ]
Toilet is a modern word. To use a Toilet pipes are needed and pipes need metal and metal needs a blacksmith (or whatever) and I haven’t read about any of that so far. Here are some Suggestions to replace the word Toilet with a less modern word and a more primitive one: Piss, Wiss, Wee, Pot, Bucket, Dump, Turd, Outhouse?(is Outhouse too modern?)
I hope this comment helps and is not taken as an insult because it is not meant to be one.
ya! you don’t want to eat luffa sponges are the old luffas that had been dried out, you want to eat luffa when it is green and tender…hahaha, ya’ll gonna indigestion otherwise…
My grandmother had a plant that wound up a tree, so we picked it from the tree, imagine my surprise that it was a veggie and not a fruit.
Also, they smell so good dried.
Thank you for the chapter~~! ๐
I would like to grow some loofa sponges in my garden
Wut, luffa is edible! ๐คฏ
So glad Niu Er is okay. Also loving this slow burn love. I hope Zhou Ji teaches Xiong Ye to cultivate as well. I don’t want Shi Li to have the upper hand.
Thanks for the chapter!
I had to google what is luffa sponge lol. Turned out it is my favourite veggie, just didn’t know the english name ๐คฃ.
You can EAT luffa sponges?!
or boil the luffa sponges with pepper, salt, tomatoes, then shrimp or fish. you can also add other spices to your liking and it also taste good with vermicelli and other thin noodles. XD thanks for the TL!
Shi-greedy unrepentant slag man-li ๐
I love luffa sponges in soup! ๐
Zhou ji reminds me of Yoongi
:<
I miss hims