How could Lu Shu's voice be taken away by a mere mortal?
What's going on?
Soon, Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng found the answer in Lu Shu's deeper memories.
Long before that, they saw Lu Shu and Lu Ming sitting on the hillside, snuggling together.
At this time, Lu Ming was not yet a big star. He wore very ordinary clothes, had no makeup on his face, and smiled, revealing two small tiger teeth. He looked very young and innocent.
"Lu Shu, do you think I sing well?" Lu Ming asked Lu Shu with a hopeful look on his face.
Lu Shu's eyes were conflicted, as if she wanted to tell the truth but dared not.
Seeing this, Lu Ming sighed in disappointment:
"Lu Shu, I actually know that I'm tone-deaf, so how could my singing be good?"
"But couldn't you just lie to me? What's wrong with making me happy for a little while!"
Lu Shu sighed and said:
"You really want to be a singer?"
Lu Ming nodded immediately, excitedly saying, "Of course! This is my dream!"
Lu Shu: "Lu Ming, get this straight, there's a difference between a dream and wishful thinking."
Lu Ming's smile froze.
"Lu Shu, do you have to hurt me like this?!"
Lu Shu: "I just don't want you to get caught up in unrealistic fantasies."
Lu Ming stood up angrily, glaring at Lu Shu:
There's a saying that goes, "Where there's a will, there's a way." As long as I'm willing to work hard, one day I'll be able to stand on the stage and let everyone hear my singing.
There's a saying that goes, "Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh."
Lu Shu wanted to persuade him again, but seeing his determined eyes, she swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
"Fine! If you want to try it, then go ahead!"
Lu Ming was delighted to hear Lu Shu's words and rubbed against its neck.
"Lu Shu, you are my only family. You saved my life and raised me to adulthood."
In my heart, you are my brother, even though we are different species.
"Thank you for supporting my dream. If I become a singer in the future, I will definitely invite you to my concert!"
"Okay!" Lu Shu replied, looking at Lu Ming with doting eyes.
Lu Ming lost his biological parents when he was ten years old. Lu Shu happened to pass by and saved him.
From then on, Lu Shu became Lu Ming's family.
He found food and water for Luming, raised him, and helped him earn his school fees.
Aside from not being able to show her face, Lu Shu practically acted as Lu Ming's parents, doing everything she could for him.
However, the child he raised with such care betrayed him.
Memories flashed by quickly, and then came to a certain day.
It was raining heavily outside, and it was already dark, but Luming still hadn't returned home.
After discovering this, Lu Shu went out to search and eventually found Lu Ming, who was soaking wet, under a bridge.
"Lu Ming, why don't you go home?" Lu Shu asked him.
Lu Ming raised his head, as if he had thought of something, and grabbed Lu Shu's mane:
"Lu Shu, aren't you a divine beast? You should have magical powers!"
"Please, please change my voice, give me a nice singing voice, okay?"
Lu Shu shook her head and refused him.
"Lu Ming, I've told you before, my magic power cannot be used for improper purposes!"
Lu Ming angrily pushed Lu Shu away:
"An excuse! You just don't want me to become a singer!"
"Why is it wrong to make my voice sound better? I haven't hurt anyone!"
Lu Shu: "Not causing harm doesn't mean that what you do is right!"
"Everything has its own laws. What a person should have and what they shouldn't have in their lifetime is predetermined. Forcibly losing or gaining something will inevitably backfire."
"If I were to use magic to change your voice, that would be unfair to the others."
Lu Ming roared, "Are those people born with beautiful voices just being unfair to me?"
Lu Shu sighed:
"Lu Ming, you're too agitated right now. Come home with me first, and I'll explain things to you once you've calmed down."
Lu Shu bent down, pushed Lu Ming onto his back, and carried him on his back.
Lu Ming did not resist.
Lu Shu breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that Lu Ming would be too emotional and refuse to go back with him!
What Lu Shu didn't see was the fierce glint in Lu Ming's eyes the moment he climbed onto its back.
On the way back, Lu Shu used his power to create a protective shield around Lu Ming to prevent him from getting wet in the rain again.
He ran very slowly, asking Lu Ming as he went:
"What exactly happened?"
Lu Ming remained silent for a while before answering:
"Today I went to the audition for a music variety show, but I didn't even finish half a song before they kicked me out."
"That judge said that even if I practiced for a lifetime, my voice would never sound good!"
"Lu Shu, my voice really is awful, isn't it!"
Lu Shu: "Don't listen to their nonsense, actually... it's not that bad!"
"Heh~" Lu Ming sneered:
"I hope that when you lie to me, you don't lie to me, and I don't want you to lie to me when you do lie to me."
"Lu Shu, Lu Shu, you are not human after all!"
Lu Shu paused in his steps: "Lu Ming, you once said that it didn't matter whether I was human or beast."
Lu Ming smiled but didn't respond to that question. Instead, he asked:
"Lu Shu, I'll ask you one more time, could you please change my voice?"
Lu Shu lowered his eyes and did not answer.
He wasn't hesitating; he was thinking about how to explain it to Lu Ming.
"Luming, I really don't..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Shu felt his neck being grabbed and a cloud of black mist entered his mouth.
Lu Shu keenly sensed that something was wrong with the thing and tried to spit it out.
Unexpectedly, Lu Ming hugged his neck tightly and covered his mouth to prevent him from spitting it out.
The black mist seeped into his throat, making him feel nauseous and in pain.
But physical pain is nothing compared to the pain in one's heart.
Lu Shu clearly heard the deer's cry in his ear, speaking in a cold voice he had never heard before:
"Lu Shu, since you won't give me someone else's voice, then give me your own!"
"I've never told you, but your voice is so beautiful. It's such a waste on a beast like you!"
Lu Ming's face was ferocious, just like a demon.
Lu Shu fainted from the pain and collapsed into the forest.
When he woke up, Lu Ming was gone.
He wanted to speak, but found that he couldn't make a sound.
A black mist was lodged in his throat, corroding his body. He tried to peel it off, but found that it had grown into his flesh.
Even so, Lu Shu was still worried about Lu Ming's safety.
He searched for a long time in the mountains and forests, but could not find the deer's cry.
So he went back to his and Lu Ming's home, where he didn't see Lu Ming, but only a house in complete disarray.
A few days later, Lu Shu saw Lu Ming on television.
Hearing him sing with his own voice, gain fans, and indulge in vanity and fame, Lu Shu was furious.
He went to find Lu Ming when he was alone, wanting him to return his voice, but Lu Ming not only refused, but also used evil magic to knock him unconscious.
When he woke up, he was already on his way to a private research institute.
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