At that time, I was just over eight years old. My village was massacred and my mother was dead. A'long and Na'tu desperately sent me across the border. I thought that if I could find my father in Thailand, I could bring him back to save A'long and Na'tu. Unexpectedly, I didn't even get to see him before his dog beat me up and drove me out.
When talking about the past, Zhan Peng still feels uneasy.
"My ribs were broken and I was lying on the street waiting to die. A monk who passed by took pity on me and gave me some food every day and used traditional methods to heal my injuries.
After I recovered, I wandered around that street, begging for food. I was young at that time and didn't understand Thai, so I was often bullied by other homeless people and saw too many dirty things.
Later, the monks at the temple took pity on me and were worried I wouldn't survive. Since they were short of help, they asked me to work as a tiger caretaker. There were several tigers in the temple, and I was terrified of them at first. Later, I even took naps on their backs. I suddenly realized that even the most frightening beasts weren't so scary if I was strong enough.
The old man was doing illegal business at that time and offended many people. When he was being hunted, I saw the opportunity and saved his life. He was attracted by my ruthlessness and took me back.
Everything I have, everything I fought for my son, was not mine originally, baby. I earned it by killing all his illegitimate children and his women, and then promising to forgive and support him in his old age when he could no longer do anything.
He treats Zhan Zhan well because, on the one hand, he really likes him and you treated him with respect when you were at home. On the other hand, he's old and can't do anything about it anymore. On the other hand, he knows I'm ruthless enough, so he's settled down now and handed the family business over to me."
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