Brother, are you really going to hit me?
Kunlun Mountains.
"Tongtian, have you ignored your second brother's words? What did your second brother tell you? Have you forgotten?" Yuanshi glared at the crying cub through gritted teeth, feeling both anxious and heartbroken. He hesitated repeatedly, but finally hardened his heart and scolded his younger brother. As long as his younger brother admitted his mistake and threw away that damned fluffy thing in his arms, he would reluctantly forgive his younger brother's mistake.
The cub noticed the fluffy thing trembling in its arms and instinctively soothed it, choking back sobs, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."
"Tongtian!" Yuanshi laughed in anger, picked up the cub, and stared at the damned fluffy thing with hostility, his face becoming even more gloomy.
The cub shuddered. Although terrified, upon seeing the little beast in its arms, it resolutely chose to stand up to its second brother and shouted without hesitation, "No!"
"You! You don't actually think your second brother wouldn't dare to punish you, do you? Hmph, I'll give you one last chance, Tongtian, are you going to let go or not?!" Yuanshi revealed his Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, casually stroking it in his palm. The raging fury burning in his eyes successfully sent a chill down the cub's spine. Waaaaaah, second brother is so scary, so fierce... Maybe, second brother, you should just kill me already. Letting go is impossible!
Yuanshi heard the cub's inner thoughts and couldn't help but twitch his lips. He tried to hold back, but his heart softened a little. He really couldn't bring himself to do it. He was so helpless.
Kill Tongtian? Absolutely impossible! He'd probably kill his elder brother before he even made a move! Did Tongtian really think his second brother was such a ruthless person? So he decided to be gentle and use love to influence his younger brother, who was now covered in thorns.
"Good boy, Tongtian, it's not that your second brother won't feed you. Look at how many fluffy creatures there are already on the back mountain. Aren't they enough for you to run wild with? Have you forgotten what happened when you were bitten by a snake and almost died? Your second brother is just afraid that other people with ulterior motives might sneak in and harm you. You're my only brother. Can you bear to make your eldest brother and me worry about you all the time?" Yuanshi's attitude softened considerably, and he coaxed his younger brother gently.
"Second Brother~ But Tongtian just loves fluffy things!" The cub's eyes were brimming with tears, and his shoulders were trembling, looking extremely sad.
"What's so good about being fluffy? Be good, stop making a fuss, give it to me, okay? Second brother promises to find a place for it to rest and recover properly, how about that?" Yuan Shi hugged the cub into his arms, patted its head soothingly, and sighed repeatedly.
"Second brother, Tongtian begs you, please let me raise them. I promise I won't let them bother the brothers' cultivation. Second brother, I will keep them in check... Second brother, please? Please!" The cub nuzzled Yuanshi's hand, pleading and acting cute. Its adorable, childlike voice immediately made Yuanshi a little unable to resist.
Yuan Shi's face immediately darkened. Before he could utter any more words of scolding, he saw the cub raise its head, its eyes filled with hopeful starlight, bright and beautiful, with a pitiful look that made it impossible for him to speak or be harsh with it!
"Second Brother is the best! Second Brother wouldn't want Tongtian to be sad... Second Brother spoils Tongtian the most~ Second Brother, please say yes, okay, okay~" Seeing that Yuanshi's attitude had softened a lot, the cub immediately followed suit, and his childish voice successfully made Yuanshi surrender.
"You! What am I supposed to do with you, Second Brother? You little rascal, all you know how to do is make your Second Brother happy!" Yuan Shi smiled, but still poked the cub's forehead in annoyance.
The cub finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to itself, "That was close! Luckily, I managed to get away with it!" It immediately gave its second brother a sweet smile.
"Thank you, Second Brother! Second Brother loves Tongtian the most~ Tongtian loves Second Brother the most!" The cub showered Yuanshi with compliments, catching him completely off guard. His face was practically splitting with laughter, and he felt like he was floating on clouds, dizzy and lightheaded. Hahaha, is Tongtian's mouth coated with honey? So sweet...
Taiqing, who witnessed the whole thing, almost laughed. He thought to himself, "My second brother is so easily fooled. He's completely bewildered with just a few words. It seems I, as his elder brother, have to step in."
He coughed lightly and slowly said, "Tongtian, do you not even listen to your elder brother?"
The cub pouted in grievance, stubbornly hugging the spirit beast in its arms, remaining silent as it resisted the oppressive feeling emanating from its elder brother.
“You’re a good boy, you should understand why your older brothers don’t let you raise so many spirit beasts… The ones you picked up before were fine, your eldest brother just let you do as you pleased, but you’ve gone even further and picked up even more. Tongtian, Tian, you must understand, Kunlun is a sacred mountain, not a mountain of beasts. You must not indulge in this path anymore, it is absolutely unacceptable to you and to your older brothers!” Taiqing stroked his beard seriously, looking sternly at his dejected younger brother, a hint of pity rising in his heart, and carefully spoke.
"Brother, Tongtian, he..." Yuanshi was about to defend himself without thinking, but he fell silent after meeting his brother's gaze, not daring to speak at all.
I'm sorry, third brother, your second brother can't help you anymore. Good luck to you!
Tongtian was very puzzled. Why couldn't they raise more fluffy animals? Kunlun Mountain is so big, what's wrong with raising a few? Fluffy animals are so cute, easy to pet, and obedient. Why don't the brothers like fluffy animals?
"No!" Tongtian still refused his elder brother's words, shaking his head with an extremely firm attitude, refusing to back down.
Yuan Shi's heart pounded wildly. Looking at his elder brother's bulging veins on his forehead, he sensed something was wrong. Still, he steeled himself and pleaded with his stubborn younger brother, "Brother, be good and listen to your elder brother, understand? If you keep being stubborn, even your second brother can't protect you anymore!!!"
Tongtian grunted, a rare seriousness appearing on his handsome face, and he refused to lower his head.
"How dare you! It seems I've spoiled you rotten. Now you don't even take your elder brothers' words to heart. You truly deserve to be punished!" Taiqing was also enraged. He roared and drew out a long whip formed from spiritual energy. With just a casual flick, a powerful pressure instantly swept across the entire Kunlun Mountain. Kunlun trembled, and countless living beings prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling in fear.
Yuanshi stared wide-eyed, utterly astonished, not understanding why his elder brother had suddenly become so angry... He put the cub behind him, and with his back to his elder brother, he kept making "hurry up" gestures, signaling his younger brother to slip away quickly so that he could cover him.
Tongtian also became stubborn, meeting his elder brother's indifferent gaze without fear, and said in a childish voice, "Big brother, are you going to hit me?"
Yuan Shi: "...!" How come this little brat still can't understand his intentions? Oh no, if his older brother starts making a move later, he's afraid he won't be able to stop him! Just imagining that scene made him shudder!
Taiqing hesitated slightly. Hitting him was out of the question; he only had this one precious younger brother. Who would feel sorry for him if he hurt him? Wouldn't it be him who would feel sorry for him? But making a show of scare him was possible. At least it could deter the cub's restless heart, which was always thinking of picking up all the beasts in the prehistoric world and raising them in Kunlun!
"Big brother, are you really going to hit me?" The cub's eyes were already red, his voice trembling with disbelief, and he was on the verge of tears.
Taiqing: "...!!!" Oh no, his younger brother seems to have taken it seriously, thinking he's really going to teach him a lesson! He watched in horror as tears welled up in his younger brother's eyes, as if he were about to burst into tears at any moment. He couldn't help but panic. Oh no, he seems to have overdone it...
"I hate my older brother! He bullies me!"
Seeing that things were not going well, Yuanshi didn't care about offending his elder brother anymore. All he could think about was his younger brother's aggrieved look. He hugged his younger brother and coaxed him gently, "How could your elder brother really bear to hit you? I was just joking with you... Hahaha, Tongtian, don't be angry. Your second brother will apologize on your behalf, okay?"
Tongtian choked back tears and murmured, "My elder brother is going to hit me!" Recalling all the kindness his elder brother had shown him since he took human form, all the ways he had cared for him, his unwavering devotion was evident. He never imagined that his elder brother would actually lay a hand on him...
Overwhelmed with grief and indignation, the cub let out a loud cry and tears streamed down its face, instantly frightening its two older brothers.
"Tongtian!" Taiqing panicked, carelessly discarding the spirit whip in his hand. He quickly ran over and looked at the cub sulking in Yuanshi's arms, refusing to look at him. He smiled bitterly and said, "Big brother just wanted to scare you, how could I bear to hit you? Tongtian, be good, big brother was wrong, please look at big brother, okay?"
The cub stubbornly refused to turn around, heartbroken. Large tears fell one by one onto Yuanshi's clothes, quickly soaking the front of his clothes. Yuanshi frowned, sighed repeatedly, and subtly glared at his helpless elder brother. He inwardly cursed his elder brother for scaring Tongtian to tears and for not being able to coax him no matter what he did. What should he do?
Taiqing sighed and looked distressed, feeling extremely regretful. What should he do? Tongtian wouldn't calm down and wouldn't pay any attention to him. What should he do? What should he do?
Hearing his soft, kitten-like cries, the two older brothers felt as if their hearts were breaking, their eyes filled with tenderness for their younger brother.
"Tongtian, don't cry. You can raise it however you want from now on, but there's one thing: you can't just pick it up anywhere. It has to pass the approval of your elder brothers before it can stay by your side and be your playmate!" Taiqing was completely helpless and could only lower his voice and let the cub take this opportunity to bargain.
To everyone's surprise, the cub was genuinely heartbroken, completely forgetting his idea of raising a spirit beast. His mind was filled with his elder brother's words, "He should be punished!" He cried even harder, his face, now a mess of tears, his eyes as red as a rabbit's, as he angrily complained to Yuanshi, "Second brother, I don't want to talk to eldest brother anymore! I hate eldest brother! Eldest brother doesn't love me anymore!"
"Alright, alright, if you don't want to talk to your older brother, then don't! Tongtian, don't cry, it hurts your second brother's heart to see you like this. Whatever you want to do, your second brother won't say a bad word about it... Don't cry, okay?"
Yuanshi tenderly wiped away the cub's tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears appeared, and he couldn't wipe them all away!
Yuanshi was furious. He glared at his eldest brother, who was still at a loss, and felt like he wanted to beat him to death. Cough, cough, not exactly scold him, but rather lecture him... Serves you right for being so foul-mouthed! Serves you right for talking nonsense! Oh no, Tongtian thinks you hate him and is so heartbroken! This troublesome eldest brother, I, Yuanshi, don't need him anymore!
Taiqing had a terrible headache. He wanted to explain himself, but found that no matter how he explained, it would seem so weak and powerless. So he simply shut his mouth and urged his second brother to say a good word for him!
Hilarious! You want him to speak up for his older brother? That's impossible. Tongtian is furious right now. Speaking up for him will only make Tongtian more disgusted, okay? Brother, you'd better pray for yourself.
Watching Yuanshi's retreating figure carrying the cub, Taiqing felt a wave of helplessness and profound desolation. Oh no! His precious little brother was really ignoring him now!!! QAQ
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