Chapter 74: Silly Girl Feels Guilty
Naming soone!
Di Baijun’s interest was piqued, though she nevertheless snorted lightly on the surface and scoffed, “What does your younger brother have anything to do with ? Think of one yourself.”
“Isn’t it because I co up with horrid nas? So I’ll let you make the decision instead,” replied Wang Hu with a smile.
Old Third had already developed human intelligence so he naturally needed an official na. Old Second, as well as all the other tigers that attain the Transformation Realm and develop human intelligence, would also need one in the future.
Di Baijun hesitated reluctantly for a mont on the surface before she said in a sowhat seemingly impatient manner, “What’s his surna?”
“Wang,” replied Wang Hu without a second thought.
The reason for this was very simple: his surna had been Wang in his past life, and it was still Wang even up to this point in his current lifeti.
Although he had already made up his mind to use that other na when he beca qualified enough in the future, his current surna was still Wang.
Besides, to the tigers, the Wang surna was already good enough for his younger brothers.
As for the surna Di, he felt that he’d better not let Old Second and Old Third use it because it didn’t seem like a good idea to him.
Di Baijun cast a puzzled glance at the shaless jerk. She clearly rembered that the jerk had wanted to take the surna Di back then, and yet he was giving his younger brothers the surna Wang now.
It was just as well that he made such a decision, though. Everything was fine as long as they didn’t take the surna Di. She would definitely put a stop to it if they did.
Among the tigers, the surna Di wasn’t a na that just anyone could take on.
The surna Wang, however, wasn’t a bad choice.
Wang what, though?
Her thoughts began to spread further and further as she tried to think of a suitable na.
Wang Tian?
Wang Di?
Or Wang Hu?
…
Fairly interested in the topic, she blinked every once in a while as she mused over it.
When Wang Hu saw that Silly Girl had indeed taken an interest like what he’d expected, he couldn’t help but secretly sigh emotionally. True enough, the more soone sucked at naming things, the more they would be interested in naming things.
The only exception to this rule was himself. He was well aware of the fact that he was in no way adept at naming things. Thus, he had straight-up used it as an excuse to converse with Silly Girl instead.
However, the person in question was, after all, still his biological younger brother. It would also embarrass him if the na were to suck too much. Thus, he was also secretly thinking of a suitable na. He couldn’t really let Silly Girl na Old Third sothing that sounded too awful.
A few seconds later, a contemplative Di Baijun suggested, “How about Wang Hu?”
A startled Wang Hu imdiately shook his head and replied seriously, “That’s not a good idea. I’m the Tiger King now. If Old Third uses the na Wang Hu… ‘Tiger King’, ‘King Tiger’—this evidently isn’t a good idea.”
Di Baijun wrinkled her nose in a slight show of dissatisfaction, but she didn’t rebut him. She continued to ponder about the issue.
“How about Wang Shan? It’s a homonym for ‘three[1]’,” Wang Hu said slowly, “I also have a second younger brother. When he’s here, he can take the na Wang Liang, which is a homonym for ‘two[2]. What do you think?”
Not quite satisfied, Di Baijun frowned deeply and asked, “Aren’t you being a little too careless in naming them?”
“They are grown n. It’ll do as long as they have nas. Wang Liang and Wang Shan are simple and easy to rember. Moreover, these nas hold very significant anings. I think they are great nas,” replied Wang Hu definitively.
Di Baijun kept quiet. She simply didn’t feel quite satisfied, and yet she couldn’t co up with better nas so she could only reluctantly choose to keep quiet.
Wang Hu blinked. Now that they were done with these external affairs, it was ti to discuss proper business.
He paused for a mont before he said gravely, “Baijun, I’d like to ask a favor of you.”
Di Baijun was still feeling rather dissatisfied when she heard what he said. A foreboding feeling imdiately ca over her, and she watched the shaless jerk warily.
“What is it?”
Wang Hu sighed softly and said sowhat sorrowfully, “You don’t know this, Baijun, but my mother had three children when we were young. I’m the eldest and physically the strongest among the three, whereas Old Third was the thinnest and frailest. Thus, Mother had liked Old Third the least.
“Old Second was the naughtiest and had even frequently bullied Old Third. Although I’m their eldest brother, I couldn’t stop this from happening. After all, they were both my younger brothers so I couldn’t show either party too much bias. Surely, I couldn’t beat up Old Second just because of this, right?
“Thus, Old Third had suffered quite a bit when we were young. One can tell from how he was the first to reach the Transformation Realm that he must also have suffered a lot after he grew up. Now that he’s here with us—as his eldest brother, I have to take good care of him. Don’t you agree?”
The sincerity in his voice lessened Di Baijun’s wariness a little. She asked in a muffled voice, “What exactly are you trying to say?”
“Baijun, Old Third had suffered a lot since he was young. Now that he’s here with us, I’d like to give him a better life. He really sees you as his sister-in-law so I hope that you can be nicer to him and see him as family. Is that okay?” Wang Hu sincerely requested with so hints of beseeching in his voice.
Di Baijun’s breathing turned heavy right away.
Sister-in-law!
These three words…
Yet when she saw the beseeching look on the jerk’s face, she couldn’t vent any of her frustrations at all.
Maybe that shaless jerk isn’t doing this on purpose.
She ntally consoled herself. Then, she raised her chin and snorted coldly, showing no intention of answering him whatsoever.
At the sight, Wang Hu sighed and said with disappointnt, “Sorry, I’ve asked too much of you.”
Then, he turned around dejectedly and left.
Di Baijun’s gaze flickered a little, and she began to feel sowhat guilty. He was just doing it for the sake of his family!
Then, she beca rather angry. To think that shaless jerk had given up so quickly!
I-it’s not like I had rejected your request, isn’t it?
Her brows drew together, and ire arose within her.
Doesn’t that shaless jerk know how to persist a little more?
The more she thought about it, the worse she felt. She wasn’t even in the mood to cultivate anymore.
Nearby, Wang Hu maintained the dejected look on his face on the surface while he secretly observed Silly Girl’s reaction as though nothing had happened.
He found the sight of her not being in the mood to cultivate anymore and looking rather irritated both heartwarming and comical.
That silly little thing was probably feeling guilty.
She was so easy to trick and deceive. What was she to do without him by her side?
Also, how was he supposed to resist tricking her?
Sigh!
Amid the peace and quiet, the one cultivating continued to do so with peace of mind; the one trying hard to think of ideas continued to rack their brains; and the guilty one occasionally peeked at the one who was cultivating with peace of mind.
This continued until the evening when Su Ling ca over with her proposal.
The mont Wang Hu took a look, he felt as if his eyes had been dazzled. As expected, he had a sharp and discerning eye and had chosen the right person.
The proposal had sorted out everything that he had ntioned. The core concept was sumd up in only two lines: ‘Pledge your life and swear loyalty and devotion to His Majesty, the Tiger King. Pledge your life and swear to contribute everything you have to the tigers.’
These two lines were exactly what he wanted.
A fair number of concrete education thods had been listed. For example, they must shout the two lines ‘Pledge your life and swear loyalty and devotion to His Majesty, the Tiger King. Pledge your life and swear to contribute everything you have to the tigers.’ ten tis each in the morning, afternoon, and evening every day.
On top of that, they must shout the lines together. Those that didn’t shout it loudly enough or determinedly enough would have to undergo a series of penalties.
There was also a whole article dedicated to swearing fealty to the Tiger King and contributing to the tigers. Every tiger was to morize it, and all sorts of random checks would be conducted.
Other ideas were also listed in the proposal. Although they might seem rather simple and crude at the mont, the fact that an utterly inexperienced fox could co up with them in such a short ti was already sothing very admirable.
“Yeah, you did pretty well. As expected, I didn’t misjudge you. You’re a fox that can undertake great responsibilities and is a good housekeeper of mine.” Wang Hu wasn’t stingy with the complints. This was exactly when he should build Su Ling’s confidence. Otherwise, when the ti ca for her to face a bunch of savage, ferocious tigers; wouldn’t she be unable to even stand steadily on her legs?
Su Ling, who had been rather nervous, imdiately relaxed a little when she heard what he said. She couldn’t help but smile.
She felt rather happy.
The lord had already referred to her as his housekeeper twice today!
The position of housekeeper was way better than that of a servant.
Housekeepers were a lot more important than servants in many Chinese television dramas that she had watched. On top of that, they could even manage all the servants.
When the lord took in more servants in the future, all of them would be under her supervision.
“Thank you for the complints, my lord.”
Wang Hu instructed, “You can start educating my third younger brother first tomorrow.”
“Huh?!” The look of joy on Su Ling’s face froze at once. She might already have known about it beforehand, but she still felt her legs going limp when it was really about to begin.
That was a tiger. Could she really keep him in check?
Definitely not.
She answered herself right away. Yet, she didn’t dare to resist and could only ask carefully, “Is this a little too early, my lord?”
“Ti is life itself. One must act quickly in everything one does. It’s just as well that you practice a little in advance, too,” replied Wang Hu definitively.
Su Ling knew right away that there was no room for discussion. Her eyes looked around, and she said cautiously, “He’s your third younger brother, my lord. I… I’m afraid he won’t listen to .”
“Hah.” Wang Hu chuckled and said unusually confidently, “Don’t worry, he will. I told you, I’m backing you up. You don’t need to fear anyone so just go ahead and do it. If you do well, I definitely won’t be stingy with your rewards.”
Su Ling still felt rather nervous and uneasy, but she nodded with a slightly gloomy look on her face. She squeezed out a smile and replied, “Yes.”
The night passed peacefully.
Early in the morning the next day, after Su Ling set off to hunt, Wang Hu summoned the nearby Old Third and told him his new na right away.
Old Third naturally didn’t raise any objections and obediently accepted the na. From this point on, he would be known as Wang Shan.
Wang Hu got him to head off to the dinosaur world and hunt by himself, reminding him to bring one back with him along the way.
Everything went smoothly. After they ate, Wang Hu brought Su Ling and Old Third to a spot over a kiloter away.
He didn’t stand on ceremony and spoke directly.
Roar~!
“Old Third, Big Brother here has found you a teacher. She’s Su Ling. From now on, she’ll teach you so things. You are to do everything she says. I’ll be watching you guys from over there. Understand?”
Surprised, Wang Shan glanced at Su Ling who stood at only a shoulder height of approximately three ters tall and who looked like a delicious al no matter how he looked at her. Reluctance instinctively ca over him.
Roar~!
“Big Brother, I—”
Before he could even finish speaking, he noticed his eldest brother’s eyes narrowing, and he imdiately stopped. Then, he lowered his head sowhat dejectedly and let out a soft aggrieved roar.
Roar~!
“Yes, Big Brother.”
Roar~!
“Rember this, Old Third. Disobedient younger brothers aren’t good younger brothers,” Wang Hu added aningfully before he left.
Fear welled up in Wang Shan, and he didn’t even dare to raise his head.
Cough, cough!
A few seconds later, Su Ling mustered up her courage and coughed lightly a couple of tis. Then, she spoke softly via telepathy.
Yelp!
“Um, Third Master, shall we begin?”
Wang Shan looked over, imdiately scaring Su Ling into taking a couple of steps back.
Despite how she had broken through to the Transformation Realm first, she admitted defeat in both her guts and combat strength.
If not for the lord watching at the other side, she would have already made a run for it.
Wang Shan grunted contemptuously.
Su Ling lowered her head and began to speak.
Yelp!
“Please repeat everything I say, Third Master. Let’s begin now. From this point on, I, Wang Shan, pledge my life and swear loyalty and devotion to His Majesty, the Tiger King.”
Wang Shan was rather impatient but nevertheless repeated after Su Ling obediently.
Roar~!
“From this point on, I, Wang Shan, pledge my life and swear loyalty and devotion to His Majesty, the Tiger King.”
Yelp!
“I pledge my life and swear to contribute everything I have to the tigers.”
…
Yelp!
“I pledge my life and swear that my actions will center on His Majesty, the Tiger King’s will. His Majesty, the Tiger King’s orders are absolute.”
[1] The Chinese character for ‘three’ is read as ‘san’.
[2] One of the Chinese characters for ‘two’ is read as ‘liang’.
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