Chapter 325: Feng Xuan and the Beast Father’s Stubbornness
"Mr. Tian, I don’t know either. Young Master Tian Fu said they’re dangerous criminals and told me to guard them very carefully."
He didn’t get any useful information from the guard, only that Tian Fu had tortured the two people inside, but they hadn’t said a word.
Tian Pingyue said he wanted to go in and interrogate them, but the guard hesitated.
"Mr. Tian, Young Master Tian Fu said that no unauthorized personnel are allowed to approach..."
"Are you implying that I’m ’unauthorized personnel’?"
Tian Pingyue’s voice was low and menacing. "Do I need to get the Family Head to come and open this cell door himself?"
The guard flinched and quickly said, "Mr. Tian, please, go right in. I was being foolish."
’No matter how much the Family Head favors Young Master Tian Fu, he’s still no match for Mr. Tian!’
Tian Pingyue snorted coldly. "I’ll let it slide this time. Go find some brand-new torture instruments. I’ll question them myself."
The guard didn’t dare say another word and hurried off to find them.
As soon as he entered, Tian Pingyue saw a man and a woman leaning in a corner. Both were injured, but their wounds had been bandaged.
Hearing the noise, Mo Feng subconsciously shielded Shen Zi behind him and looked up warily.
He was taken aback to see it was a stranger.
’They’re sending someone else to interrogate us?’
Tian Pingyue glanced at him, then looked down and asked, "Little Fu, are these the people you were looking for?"
Then, Shen Zi and Mo Feng saw a Little Serpent... no, wait, it looked like a small dragon?
Fuzai nodded furiously. "Yes, they’re the ones I was looking for! Thank you, Grandpa!"
Tian Pingyue smiled. "Then go talk with them for a bit. But we can’t rescue them right now. There are a lot of guards outside."
Fuzai nodded, flew down, and with a SWOOSH, transformed into a little girl.
Tian Pingyue: "!!!"
Sensing his shock, Fuzai quickly said, "Don’t be scared, Grandpa. I’m a Dragon Beastman. I can turn into a person."
Tian Pingyue knew of the existence of Beastmen, and he also knew about the Beastman World. Tian Fu had gone to the Beastman World for a mission before.
But this was the first time he had ever seen a Beastman. If Fuzai was a Beastman, then her two relatives...
Hearing Fuzai say she was a Beastman, Shen Zi and Mo Feng lowered their guard a little.
Shen Zi asked, "Little one, who are you?"
"A Dragon Beastman," Fuzai trotted over to them and greeted them obediently. "Grandma Shen, Grandpa Mo, my name is Fuzai. You can call me Fu Fu or Zaizai. You can also call me Little Six."
Shen Zi was stunned. "What did you call me?"
’Grandma?’
’She and her Beast Husband, Mo Feng, only had one child—their son, Mo Yan. So, does that mean this child is Mo Yan’s?’
’Then Mo Yan’s Female Master, their daughter-in-law, is a Dragon Beastman?’
Before Fuzai could even explain, Shen Zi’s mind had already filled in the blanks, and the way she looked at Fuzai became increasingly fervent.
’In other words, their son is still alive!’
"Zaizai, come let Grandma give you a hug!"
Shen Zi pulled Fuzai into a tight hug. No matter how she looked at her, she was adorable.
Mo Feng said timidly, "A zhi, she seemed to call you Grandma Shen, and me Grandpa Mo. And... I don’t think she has Xiao Yan’s scent on her..."
"Wrong, wrong!" Fuzai finally got a chance to speak. "Zaizai wasn’t finished yet!"
She looked helpless. "Grandma Shen, I’m the child of another one of Beast Father Mo Yan’s Female Master’s Beast Husbands. But you are still my grandma and grandpa."
Beastman families often have many elders of the same generation. To tell them apart, they usually add the family name before the title.
Shen Zi was a bit dazed, but it wasn’t too convoluted, and she quickly understood.
"Oh, so that’s how it is. But it doesn’t matter. We’re all family."
She paused and glanced at Tian Pingyue. "Zaizai, this is..."
Fuzai scratched her head. To be honest, she wasn’t too clear on Tian Pingyue’s identity either.
Tian Pingyue, however, didn’t mind and introduced himself directly. He remained unfazed by their dangerous glares.
"I’m not interested in the grudges between you and Tian Fu. I only brought Fuzai here because I took a liking to the little one."
"The dungeon is heavily guarded. If you want to escape, you’ll need a proper plan. I’ll take Fuzai and leave first. This is no place for a child."
"Thank you for looking after our child, Mr. Tian," Mo Feng said. "However, there is a blood feud between us and your son..."
Tian Pingyue understood. The man didn’t feel safe letting Fuzai leave with him.
He didn’t really mind. He was a stranger to the little one, so it was natural for her elders to be wary.
"Fuzai," Tian Pingyue said gently, "what do you think? Do you want to stay with your family, or leave with Grandpa?"
He paused, then added, "Don’t worry, Grandpa will tell the guards not to harm your family."
Fuzai hesitated. She wanted to stay, because she knew Shen Zi and Mo Feng couldn’t transform into their beast forms to escape because of the chains on their hands.
But nothing in the world was harder than a dragon’s Reverse Scale. She had a Reverse Scale given to her by Beast Father Ao Wu, and she could use it to smash the chains.
’But still, it was thanks to Grandpa Tian’s help that I could even get in here...’
Tian Pingyue saw her hesitation. He smiled. "Then be careful and don’t get discovered. Grandpa will be going now."
He really liked this little one. He felt a strange sense of closeness to her.
Years ago, he and his wife had always wanted a daughter, but sadly, fate had other plans.
He patted Fuzai’s little head and turned to leave, but Fuzai tugged on his sleeve.
"Grandpa, wait! This is for you."
Improvising, she plucked a scale from her body and handed it to Tian Pingyue. "I have lots and lots of pretty gems, but I don’t have them with me. Grandpa, next time we meet, I’ll give you pretty gems."
Tian Pingyue jumped in surprise. "Doesn’t that hurt? You silly child, how could you just pull it out like that!"
’Scales grow on your body. It must hurt a lot to pull one out!’
Fortunately, the scale Fuzai had plucked was about to fall off anyway, so Tian Pingyue was relieved.
He accepted it with great solemnity and left reluctantly.
Shen Zi and Mo Feng exchanged a look. They hadn’t expected Tian Fu’s father to be a good person.
"Grandma Shen, Grandpa Mo, eat this."
Fuzai took out the bottle of sugar pills and gave them two each.
Shen Zi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Zaizai, Grandma doesn’t eat candy. You can keep them."
"It’s not candy," Fuzai said, pulling out her Reverse Scale necklace. "It’s medicine my Female Mother made! It can heal injuries and cure illnesses!"
As she spoke, she raised the Reverse Scale and began smashing it against the chains. K-CLANG! K-CLANG! Mo Feng was just about to say that they couldn’t be opened without a key when he saw a dent appear in the metal.
He was dumbfounded. "This... this is made of Meteorite Iron!"
It can suppress spiritual power and drains a person’s strength.
"But this is my Beast Father’s Reverse Scale," Fuzai showed it off. "Beast Father said it’s the hardest thing in the world."
"Oh," she added, "though Beast Father also said it isn’t as hard as Beast Father Feng Xuan is hard-headed."
Immediately after, Fuzai went back to smashing the lock with a series of K-CLANGS. But what surprised the two of them even more was yet to come.
After they ate the two sugar pills, the injuries on their bodies began to heal at a visible rate.
"This..."
Shen Zi was too stunned to speak.
Fuzai put her hands on her hips. "See? I told you it was medicine. Female Mother specially increased the dosage."
’If one isn’t enough, eat two. If two aren’t enough, take the whole bottle. It’s strong enough to bring you back from the dead for a few minutes!’