Chapter 915: A Wandering Beastman

Chapter 915: Chapter 915: A Wandering Beastman

After sitting for a while, Rong Ye finally decided to stop beating around the bush. He placed his cup on the table and looked directly at the young City Lord.

"Why do you hate your father so much?"

The moment he asked this question, the atmosphere in the hall changed.

Rong Jinyu, who had been pouring water for the elders, paused. He slowly turned around and looked at Rong Ye before smiling.

"Uncle, why do you think I hate him? Don’t you hate him too?"

Rong Ye was stunned.

This brat!

He had asked a simple question, yet the boy had managed to throw it right back at him!

Rong Jinyu’s smile remained pleasant, but there was a sharpness in his eyes that made it clear he wasn’t as innocent as he appeared.

Rong Ye stared at him for a moment before clicking his tongue.

"You’re quite good at talking."

"Thank you, Uncle. I’ve always thought so too."

Rong Ye almost choked. This little bastard was certainly shameless! However, before he could say anything else, Rong Jinyu’s smile gradually faded.

He lowered his eyes and fell silent for a moment.

"I don’t really want to talk about what that man did," he finally said. "Those things happened a long time ago. There’s no point in bringing them up again." His voice was calm, but there was a hint of gloom in it.

Rong Ye’s expression changed slightly. He could understand.

Perhaps the memories were simply too unpleasant for the boy to talk about. After all, even Rong Ye himself had spent years trying to forget the terrible things that had happened in this city.

He had only spoken about his hatred recently because his Lan Lan coaxed him so much.

Since Rong Jinyu wasn’t willing to talk, Rong Ye didn’t press him further.

However, that didn’t mean he had given up on finding out the truth. If the boy wasn’t going to tell him, there were plenty of other ways to investigate.

He could always ask someone else. After all, the truth couldn’t remain hidden forever.

Just as Rong Ye was thinking about this, Rong Jinyu suddenly spoke again.

"My mother was a wandering beast. And so am I."

The words instantly stunned everyone in the hall.

Well, almost everyone.

Xuan Long remained completely indifferent. He was more interested in watching Su Qinglan than listening to the young fox’s family affairs.

Su Qinglan, on the other hand, was simply confused.

A wandering beast?

What was that?

Recently, she had learned so many new terms that her head was beginning to hurt.

First, there were sub-beastmen. Now, there were wandering beastmen.

She had originally thought that the beast world was relatively simple. After all, she had spent most of her time in Dragon Beast City, dealing with food, farming, cooking, and the daily needs of her family.

Now, she was beginning to realize how vast this world really was.

After leaving a small tribe, she had discovered that there were countless things she didn’t know.

Su Qinglan quietly turned toward Rong Ye, hoping he would explain what a wandering beastman was.

Unfortunately, Rong Ye was too shocked to notice her questioning gaze. His eyes widened as he stared at Rong Jinyu.

"What did you say?"

Rong Jinyu shrugged.

"My mother was a wandering beast. I was born while she was wandering from place to place, so naturally, I’m a wandering beastman too."

The three elders could no longer sit still.

"You? A wandering beastman?"

Elder Luo stared at him in disbelief.

"How did you even get into the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan?"

Rong Jinyu’s smile disappeared. He looked at the three elders, his expression becoming gloomy. "But I also possess the bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan. You can’t simply kick me out because my mother was a wandering beast!"

His voice was no longer playful.

"Whatever my origins are, I’m still a beastman. I have the same bloodline as the rest of you. Why should I be treated differently?"

The three elders fell silent. They had never expected the boy to bring up this matter so directly.

Rong Jinyu then turned toward Rong Ye. Unlike the three elders, Rong Ye was someone he was willing to look at seriously.

Perhaps it was because Rong Ye was a nine-tailed fox himself. Perhaps it was because Rong Ye had once suffered under Rong Yanchen. Whatever the reason, the young City Lord considered him someone worthy of his attention.

As for the three elders?

He didn’t even bother giving them another glance.

Rong Ye studied him for a moment before finally understanding something.

"So that’s why you came here."

Rong Jinyu raised his eyebrows.

"You wanted to become a normal beastman and live an ordinary life. But the other beast cities wouldn’t accept you because of your origins, so you came to Fox Beast City."

The young boy’s eyes lit up.

"Uncle, you’re smart!"

Rong Ye’s mouth twitched. He hadn’t praised the brat. Why was he acting as though he had received a compliment?

Rong Jinyu continued cheerfully, "That’s exactly what I want. I just want to live a normal life, find a female, and settle down. I don’t want to spend my entire life wandering from place to place."

He paused before adding, "After all, no one wants to live like a wandering beast forever, right?"

Su Qinglan nodded slightly. She could understand that.

Wandering from place to place without a stable home couldn’t have been easy. Even if a beastman was powerful, it didn’t mean he wanted to spend his entire life fighting for survival.

However, Rong Ye soon noticed another problem.

"If all you want is an ordinary life, why did you accept the position of City Lord?"

He narrowed his eyes.

"You should know the rules of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan. The position belongs to the strongest fox with the clan’s bloodline. If you sit on that throne, you must be prepared to defend it."

Rong Jinyu shrugged as though the matter had nothing to do with him.

"I didn’t want it. They forced me to accept it."

Rong Ye frowned.

"Who forced you?"

"The elders, of course."

The moment Rong Jinyu said this, the three elders sitting nearby immediately became uncomfortable. They had a bad feeling about where this conversation was going.

Sure enough, Rong Ye turned toward them.

"Which elders?"

Elder Luo’s expression stiffened. Elder Hu immediately looked away, while Elder Shen suddenly found the patterns on the table extremely interesting.

Rong Ye’s eyes narrowed further. "Why are you looking at each other? Did you force him to become City Lord?"

"No!" Elder Luo immediately denied it. "We didn’t force him!"

"That’s right!" Elder Hu hurriedly added. "We never made such a decision!"

Elder Shen nodded repeatedly.

"Those old fellows were the ones who insisted!"

The three elders nearly wanted to cry.

They had traveled all the way to Dragon Beast City to invite Rong Ye back precisely because they were dissatisfied with the decision made by the other elders.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan had seven elders in total. And they were only three.

The remaining four elders had supported Rong Jinyu and insisted that he should become the City Lord. Since the four outnumbered the three, the latter had been unable to overturn their decision.

And because the clan’s rules stated that the strongest nine-tailed fox had the right to claim the position, the three elders had decided to bring Rong Ye back.

As long as Rong Ye returned, he could challenge the current City Lord and settle the matter according to the clan’s rules.

At least, that had been their original plan.

Unfortunately, things had become complicated.