Jun Jiuli left the villa secretly after entering, disguised, and was now on the same street as Long Aotian.
Seeing Long Aotian tightly clutching a small vial containing a blue liquid, Jun Jiuli ran over and bumped into him.
Long Aotian felt a sharp pain in the back of his hand, as if piercing to the bone. Unable to help himself, he let go. The vial fell to the ground with a clatter but didn't break. Jun Jiuli quickly stepped on it.
The liquid on the ground evaporated instantly. Long Aotian, realizing what had happened, quickly knelt down to assess the situation. If Jun Jiuli hadn't stepped on it, he might have tried to lick it up.
He glared at Jun Jiuli with reddened eyes, like a struggling trapped beast, as if he wanted to tear Jun Jiuli apart.
"Don't you have eyes? Do you know how precious this liquid is?"
Jun Jiuli shrugged nonchalantly and said in a casual tone, "Poor guy, how much is it? I'll pay you."
Shui Wa: "Host, your appearance is really asking for a beating."
"I'll piss him off to death."
"You... you think everything can be bought with money? That's a priceless treasure!" he shouted hoarsely.
Long Aotian stood up and tried to punch Jun Jiuli. Jun Jiuli quickly dodged and kicked him in the knee. Long Aotian fell to his knees again.
Jun Jiuli picked at her ear and looked down at Long Aotian on the ground with a playful, cheeky smile.
"Are you f***ing desperate? A useless thing in a broken vial, without even a brand, and you call it priceless? Trying to scam me, don't you know who I am?"
Long Aotian gritted his teeth and said, "Who—are—you~"
"Why should I tell you? Who do you think you are?"
With that, Jun Jiuli took out a small stack of the lowest denomination bills from her pocket, fanned them in front of Long Aotian's face, and threw them on the ground.
"This is for you, peasant. Haven't seen so much money in your life, have you? Hahahahaha~"
After speaking, Jun Jiuli flicked her sleeves and turned to leave. Long Aotian watched from behind with resentment, his teeth clenched. Blood streamed from the wound on his hand.
"Who exactly are you? Leave your name!"
He was not convinced. He hadn't suffered such humiliation in a long time. He vowed to make this person pay, and though the saying goes that a gentleman's revenge takes ten years, he would do it sooner.
"Shi Li Die."
"Okay, Shi Li Die, I'll remember you. You wait."
After delivering his threat, Long Aotian limped away, leaving the money on the ground untouched as he wanted to preserve his dignity. Soon, the money was picked up by a passerby.
Shui Wa: "Hahaha, Host, you're going to make me laugh myself to death."
Jun Jiuli: "Am I becoming more like a villainous boss?"
"Yes, yes, yes, you're like a minor henchman of a villainous boss. Bosses usually don't do these things themselves; they don't get their hands dirty." *Facepalms in laughter.*
"Bitch, are you tired of living?"
"I was wrong! Boss, don't hold it against me. I have a foul mouth." *Slaps own mouth.*
"That's more like it," Jun Jiuli said with an arrogant expression.
My Host is so easily tricked, nice, another escape! ✧(◍˃̶ᗜ˂̶◍)✩.
"Host, why are we following him?"
"Just wait and watch the show."
...
"What! You spent all our rent money? Then where are we going to live tonight?" asked Dan Fu, agitated, shaking Long Aotian's shoulder.
Long Aotian impatiently pushed him away, "Can't you see I'm injured? Am I not your son? Don't you care about me at all, only money, money, money? Have you fallen into a money pit?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I've fallen into a money pit. Can you give me my money back? You're such a waste, you can't even rent a place and you come back injured. Let me tell you, I don't have money for your medical treatment."
Dan Mu tugged at her husband's sleeve, urging him to say less, "Hubby, how can you say that? A'ming is our only son."
"I don't care if he's our son or not. If this idiot hadn't messed up, we'd still be living in a villa. If we can't find a place to stay tonight, we'll be evicted by the city management. We might even end up in the administration office, and at my age, I can't afford to lose face."
Dan Mu's hand, which had been holding Dan Fu's arm, suddenly loosened. Recalling their past life, she also felt her son was possessed. Thinking about the situation they would face that night, she could no longer offer any words of persuasion.
Seeing his parents' reaction, Long Aotian remembered how doting Long Yiyi's parents were towards her. Why was he born into such a family? Why was heaven so unfair?
"I'm so injured, do you two have any semblance of parental care? If you don't want to care for me, fine. But don't come begging when I'm successful in the future. Just pretend you never gave birth to me."
With that, Long Aotian turned to leave, wanting to find a place to stay and get away from this heartbreaking place. Even his parents were abandoning him now. Before he could turn and walk away in despair, Dan Fu called out to him.
"You think you're so smart? I raised you all these years, and you should be supporting me. You're taking our last bit of money and running away, have you no conscience?"
Long Aotian stumbled slightly. He hadn't expected his father to be so shameless.
"Then you guys can come with me. I know of a cave where we can manage for a few days. Once I make money, we'll rent a place again."
"That's more like it."
Shui Wa: "The show is over, shall we go back?"
"The real show is yet to come."
"Why are you following them?"
"To find them a good place to stay."
The cave was a bit cold, and the wind whistling through it created eerie sounds that sent shivers down one's spine.
However, its secluded location meant no one would stumble upon it without reason. This also made it convenient for Jun Jiuli to act. In this place with strict laws and advanced technology, it was crucial to make it appear as if they had come here on their own, leaving no trace.
Long Aotian's family set down their belongings, preparing to build a makeshift communal bed to rough it out for a few nights. Before they could even finish unpacking, they fainted.
Jun Jiuli administered a Reversion Pill to each of them. In no time, the three of them transformed into three grey rabbits.
Shui Wa's mouth gaped in shock, "Host, how did you do that? Although the people here have animal forms, the Beastmen have been born human for thousands of years."
"Figured it out myself."
"Then what about the good place you mentioned..."
"Of course, it's a professional rabbit farm. I'm giving their family a free 'slaughter escape' game. Whether they survive depends on their luck."
Shui Wa shivered violently, its fur bristling. The Host's methods were truly wicked. It needed to be more careful with its words in the future and not get carried away.
ps: The setting is that Beastmen are born human, much like monsters. They also eat meat, so this country also has ordinary animals.