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Chapter 634: Chapter 637: The Things of That Year
Instead, it was Su Tang whose eyes were turning red. She patted Yadang’s arm, "Brother, no matter what choice you make, I will always support you. But I want to remind you: don’t lose the people who love you the most for an insignificant passerby."
Yadang nodded at Su Tang. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
He then turned his gaze to Ayu, "So, how did I lose it back then? What role did you play in it? What did you do wrong?"
Ayu seemed reluctant to recall those scenes from the past, he closed his eyes in agony.
Yadang casually sat cross-legged on a rock, resting his cheek in one hand, and said, "No rush, I have plenty of time."
Ayu’s breathing became irregular, it took him a few moments to compose himself before he began narrating the events of the past.
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Ayu was a very lively and playful cub.
His greatest joy was to lead his little brother around every day.
One day he’d steal meat from Uncle’s house, the next he’d hide Grandpa’s freshly picked fruit, and the day after that, he’d go to the Ming Deer Clan in the west to tease other cubs.
Back then, the Ming Deer Clan and the Sky Fox Clan only had minor disputes due to dietary differences, and were quite tolerant of the cubs.
Additionally, Ayu was a considerate cub — he never crossed the line with his antics and always somehow made people laugh when they talked about his actions. So, whether it was the Beastmen of the Sky Fox Clan or the Ming Deer Clan, everyone quite liked him.
Recently, Ayu was thrilled!
Because he got another younger brother, born from his favorite Aunt Jin Se.
His new brother was tiny and soft but a bit ugly. Ayu hoped that as the cub grew, he would become as handsome as him!
However, a couple of days ago, Ayu accidentally dropped the cub onto the ground. Aunt Jin Se cried a lot but didn’t blame him.
Although Ayu was young, he felt guilty about the incident, and wanted to do something to compensate Aunt Jin Se and his little brother.
One day, Ayu was playing with over a dozen of the older and younger cubs from both clans.
Because this wasn’t the first time, the people from both clans were accustomed to such scenes, and when they saw them, they’d greet with a smile, "Ayu, you’re taking the little ones out to play again!"
At these times, Ayu would always humorously hold up his head, as haughty as a Gugu Beast.
The cubs from the Ming Deer Clan boasted about how beautiful and soft the white flowers in their tribe were.
The young Ayu got an idea when he heard this.
Are the flowers pretty?
Could he pick one and give it to Aunt Jin Se?
Thus, Ayu suggested that they all go play in the white flower field, a suggestion that the cubs happily agreed to.
The white flower field was a bit too deep for these cubs. Even the tallest among them, Ayu, was barely taller than the white flowers.
So, the cubs naturally started playing hide and seek.
Ayu completely forgot about picking a white flower for Aunt Jin Se.
As they were playing, they lost track of time. And when Ayu finally gathered the cubs together again, he realized that the sky had already darkened.
Beastmen only gained the ability to see in the dark after a certain age, so this group of half-grown cubs standing in the flower field were completely in the dark.
Furthermore, due to their height, the cubs ended up trapped in the white flower field, unable to find their way out. They couldn’t see where the edge of the field was, and kept running around aimlessly like headless flies.
The cubs were getting frantic. They could faintly hear their parents calling for them, but no matter how much they yelled, nobody came to their aid.
