Chapter 94: Meat To Ea

Chapter 94.1: Meat To Eat

Qing Yu’s face was one of undisguised contempt as she took several steps back.

And at that moment, that white little ball then mournfully slid itself down from the tree, and then turned to face her, its large azure blue eyes that looked as if they had just been cleaned looking aggrievedly at her. There was no need to mention just how forlorn a look its small little face was, its tiny paws coming to carry out an action that was so hilarious to see.

Qing Yu lifted an eyebrow up calmly and looked down at the little creature from her higher vantage point. It was looking rather indignant and it two tiny paws held its small little bottom, but despite that, the farts were still sounding out in incessant mini explosions one after another, rocking that tiny little body.

‘Poooot’

Finally, Qing Yu could not hold herself back from laughing seeing the little creature’s antics, its tiny face looking so mournful like there was nothing worth living for in life anymore. Qing Yu then tossed a black coloured elixir over. “Nah, this is an antidote. Eat it and you’ll be fine.”

Hearing that, the little creature then released its paws that were holding its bottom tightly, and picked up the elixir and popped it into its mouth straight down its throat.

After while, the urge to fart continuously then disappeared.

“Next time see if you’ll still dare to nick people’s things to eat. This is a good example of suffering the consequences of your own actions.” Qing Yu said with a smile, not caring whether it understood her. She then tapped the tip of her toes on the ground lightly and leapt up into the tree to pick some of those fruits.

She took a whiff. [Most sweet and fresh smelling fruits are usually edible.]

[But it was clear to see that those fruits would not be able to fill one stomach so should she hunt for a spirit beast or two for them to roast and eat?] Her gaze then swung over to the tiny spirit beast looking at her with its large eyes.

[Forget it. That tiny little one would not even be enough for one person.]

[But….. It looks rather beautiful though. With its big round intelligent blue eyes, it’s really exceptionally adorable, and this is my first time seeing such a creature, a rabbit that does not look like a rabbit, a fox that does not look like a fox.]

She then took a couple of steps, about to go see if there were any signs of spirit beasts around, and she came to sense some movement behind her. She turned around and saw that little thing following right in her footsteps. Seeing that she had stopped, it also halted its step, and just looked at her innocently with its large clear eyes.

Qing Yu laughed softly and asked: “Why are you following me? Are you hungry?”

As she spoke, she gave a couple of the fruits she had just picked to it. The little creature stretched out its tiny paws and hugged the fruits within its short paws, and took a crunchy bite before its mouth began to chew vigorously.

But in the instant that Qing Yu lifted a foot to leave, it grabbed up the fruits in its stubby paws again and went following with a pitter patter of its legs.

Qing Yu did not know what to make of it. “…..” [What does it really want?]

“Just eat those fruits you have. Don’t follow me. I did not come here to play. Go back to where you came from and be careful that you do not get preyed upon by others. You’re so small that you aren’t even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth. Understand?” Qing Yu said as her eyebrow arched up, pausing in between each word as she preached.

The little creature seemed to be highly intelligent and it looked like it could understand what she was saying. So immediately after Qing Yu said those words, she just turned herself around and strode away.

“Mistress, I can’t help but feel that there is something unusual about that little fella.” Zang Mai’s doubtful voice suddenly sounded.

It felt like he had suddenly come to remember something but he just could not put in into words.

“What is unusual about it?” Qing Yu asked casually.

From what she could see, it was just a spirit beast that was more attractive looking than others, and a little more intelligent.

Zang Mai was deep in thought for a moment before he then said slowly: “I seem to have felt….. An aura that I am rather familiar with.”

“Hmm?” Qing Yu did not fully understand that and she was just about to ask for clarification when a gentle and youthful voice that was tinged with a certain sadness rang out behind her. And under that soundless and silent night, it sent a chill running through Qing Yu, causing her back to break out in cold sweat.

[Was she….. hearing things in here?]

Chapter 94.2: Meat To Eat?

“Little Burrow, did you just hear a child’s voice or not?” Qing Yu asked softly. Luckily, she had Little Burrow accompanying her, otherwise hearing such a voice on such a dark night light this would really be too frightening.

Yet, Zang Mai answered in an equally cautious voice. “I thought I heard a child’s voice calling out…..”

“Mother….. You don’t want me anymore….. Boo hoo hoo…..”

This time, the voice sounded highly mournful which then burst straight into tears, filled with endless sorrow, highly heart wrenching to hear.

Qing Yu’s entire body stiffened up.

“Mistress….. Why not….. you turn around to take a look?” Zang Mai inquired in a soft voice.

“Don’t you know that I am terrified of baby spirits the most….. Do you want to scare your Mistress to death…..” Qing Yu said, her face drained of all colour.

The only weakness she had her entire life, the thing she feared the most, were dark aggrieved spirits of babies. When such a perfectly fresh life was shrouded over by dark death, turning them into aggrieved spirits filled with terrifying rage, just how painful and stifling would it make one feel.

“How do you know that it’s a baby spirit? Can’t it just be a lost child?” Zang Mai retorted.

Qing Yu rolled her eyes. “Would a child from any normal family come running out to such a dangerous place to play? Are you stupid or do you think I’m dumb?”

After saying that, she took a deep breath. [Don’t turn around, don’t look, don’t listen]

“Mother….. Don’t abandon Meatball…..”

Something soft and fleshy suddenly grabbed onto her ankle, holding back her footsteps.

Qing Yu’s body shook and she lowered her head to look, only to discover that the round and pudgy little beast was clinging on to her leg for dear life, its tiny body even trembling intermittently, like it was sobbing spasmodically.

Seeing that there was no reaction from her after a while, it then lifted its head, its beautiful large eyes brimming over with tears as they flowed down incessantly. The adorable little face was weeping so hard that it seemed it might collapse at any moment, it slightly open mouth revealing tiny sharp teeth as it whimpered pitifully to say: “Mother….. Meatball will not be greedy anymore….. Don’t abandon Meatball…..”

Qing Yu stood frozen in her spot, her face blank, unable to recover from the shock.

Qing Yu then spoke inwardly: “Little Burrow, are you seeing this….. The little thing can actually talk…..”

“I see it…..” Zang Mai replied, the expression on his face wooden. [It being able to speak is not the critical point here. The most important thing is…..]

“Mistress, it called you Mother….. Who did you….. have this little thing with?”

“Have your big fat head!” Qing Yu gnawed out those few words with her teeth tightly clenched together.

It was probably because she had suffered such a great shock earlier and was now completely befuddled by this scene before her, Qing Yu’s rage rose up within her and she finally shouted out those words in a roar.

The little fella by her foot who was still wrecked by its heaving sobs was startled a moment before it pouted, looking highly hurt. “Meatball is not fat…..”

Although it was rotund, but it wasn’t exactly fat.

Having heard it say meatball so many times, Qing Yu cast her gaze onto it before she grabbed on the little fella’s neck and picked it up off the ground, bringing it right in front of her face to look at it straight in the eyes. “What in the devil is this meatball you keep mentioning?”

“Meatball is not a devil. Meatball is me…..” The little beast’s blue eyes blinked pitifully in innocence.

“You are called Meatball?” Qing Yu was taken aback for a moment, before she burst into laughter, almost unable to breathe. “Pfft ha ha ha….. Who is so ingenious to give you such a name….. Can it be any tackier…..”

But after Qing Yu picked up the creature, she then came to discover that though the little thing looked so round on the surface, it was in fact because of its fluffy fur that made it look like a ball of snow, and to realize that it did not even weigh two taels, extremely light.

Chapter 94.3: Meat To Eat?

The little beast was very clever and it realized that Qing Yu was making fun of it, so it pawed the air in front of it a couple of times and then said in a tiny voice: “Because Meatball likes to eat meat and wants to eat it everyday. That is why Mother gave Meatball the name Meatball. Has Mother forgotten all about it…..”

“Me?” Qing Yu was bewildered as she pointed her finger at her own nose. “Little one, you’ve mistaken me for someone else! I do not know you at all!”

As she said that, she released her grip as she put the little creature down on the ground. She then said to it with a stern face: “I’m warning you. Do not follow me anymore. I am not your mother, and if continue to pester me, do you believe that I will throw you right into the nests of the other spirit beasts, where you will be gobbled right up?”

“Don’t believe.” The little beast shook its head to say and stuck its tongue out impishly. “Mother has tried to scare Meatball like this before, but it always ends up having all of them run away when they see Meatball.”

“Oh?” Qing Yu arched up an eyebrow, thinking it rather funny. “A small little thing like you still dares to brag so much?”

“Meatball isn’t bragging.” Meatball said with a pout, looking like it wanted to defend itself. But seeing that cold and impatient look on Mother, it did not dare to continue to prattle on too much and just clamped its mouth shut.

Qing Yu could not be bothered to continue arguing with the little creature. [She had come out for quite a while and if she doesn’t go back soon, Little Bei might get worried.]

“Mother! Wait for Meatball…..”

The figure in front suddenly halted, and the little beast almost crashed right into her.

“I told you not to follow me.” A twitch throbbed at Qing Yu’s temple, like she was silently holding back the rage that was threatening to explode. “If you continue to follow, I might just roast you and eat you up.”

[She had not been able to find much to eat!]

A chill ran through Meatball’s rotund body and it then said softly. “Mother, Meatball can help you find food….. Can you bring Meatball with you…..”

With such a gentle and obedient sounding voice, its azure blue eyes staring unblinking at her, filled with cautious anticipation and unrestrained adoration.

It looked so pure and innocent, like one would be able to see through what it was thinking with just a single glance.

Qing Yu’s heart unconsciously softened. “I really am not your mother…..”

“You are. Meatball remembers Mother’s scent. The elixirs Mother cultivates are the yummiest…..”

Oh Heavens! It was such an adorable little thing. She suddenly became worried that if it encountered people with ill intentions, would it be deceived and end up roasted and eaten?

Qing Yu sighed and seemingly helplessly, she reached out her hands and said: “Come, I’ll carry you.”

Meatball’s tiny body quivered with joy and its beautiful large eyes became wet, looking like tears were going to fall the very next moment. Qing Yu creased up her brows and said in a low tone: “If you cry, I will dump you here…..”

At almost the same moment her voice fell, the little fella scuttled like a gust of wind into her arms, its soft and warm tiny body plopped obediently within, not moving an inch. Its tiny paws clutched her clothes tightly, seemingly afraid that it would be abandoned.

The corners of Qing Yu’s lips lifted slightly as she raised a hand to ruffle the little beast’s head hard, moving back in the direction she had come. In her arms, Meatball’s large eyes closed from the comforting touch, an expression of absolute bliss on its face. “Mother, Meatball finally found you…..”

The night breeze rushed past, which blew away its soft and faint whisper.

On the other side, Qing Bei was keeping track of the time in his heart and when he still did not see Qing Yu come back, he could not help but grew anxious. He stood up thinking to go look for her and when Yan Xi Rou who was rather timid saw that he looked like he was going to leave, she immediately asked: “Where are you going?”

Qing Bei was already getting rather impatient with her and really could not be bothered with her but at that moment, Yan Xi Rou’s eyes suddenly grew wide with terror. “What….. What is that?”